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Branch Congratulated Upon
His, Threat Against
Phone Company
BY WALTER A. SHEAD
Times STAFF Correspondent


Times STAFF Correspondent
WEST BADEN, Ind, July 49,
Kentucky editors began arriving to.
day for their joint meeting with
scribes of the Indiana Republican
Editorial Association at a banquet
tonight.
Ed Jackson, candidate for Gov
ernor, will be one of the speakers.
The program was ifScharge of w.
T. Olcott of Danville. KY, and VII
liam Feudner of the IndianasNlitors.
A program Of entertainment oc-
cupied the Indiana editors today and
a hotly contested golf tournament
was in progress, with Tim Jewett
of the Terre Haute Star leading the
field.
Branch Commended
A majority of the members Of the
G. o. P. State committee left this
afternoon, leaving a clear field for
the editors. Governor Emmett f.
every hand for his fearless speech
at Fridays banquet denouncing the
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
and threatening them with competi-
ton or legislative action to prevent
rate increases.
Branch declared drastic action to
prevent the telephone company from
raising its rates at VIII in dfiance
of the public service commission
might lead to the following possible
action:
Authorization of State or NUM-
cipal telephone companies by the
commission to provide competition
for the Bell or a special session of
the Legislature for purpose of legally
barring such foreign utility corpora
tons.
The Governor said that plans for
retaliation of the company's prop
erty for plrpose of fixing new rates
Yas under discussion. but that this
would require six months and cost
from $50, 00oto 100000 1t was Ap-
parent public opinion has been
aroused over increased phone rates
to such an extent the State will ex-
haust every effort to tie hands of
the company in future.
In Endorsing Mood
Endorsing everything Republican.
platforms, State and national State
and national tickets and the party
record, ad infinitum, the Indiana Re
publican Editorial Assoc iation, at
their usidsumrRr outing banquet
Friday night. vigorously cheered nu-
merous speakers and hai a general
good time.
The Indiana scribes fcr two days
have forgotten edition t1ares and
kicks from subscribers and have
given themselves over to enjoyment
of the fine entertainment offered at
this Indiana resort. During Friday
afternoon the whole party motored
over to French Lick and paid Tom
Taggart's hotel a visit. The genial
host was not at home. He is resting
up from his labors at the New York
Democratic convention at his sum.
mer home in Hyannisport. Conn.
Khan Question Avoided
The trend of all the banquet speak
ers Friday was for party harmony
and strict adherence u State issues
The Ku-KIGx Khan was CLOSED over
and attempt made To relegate the
troublesome question TO the back
ground. Principal speakers We're
Governor Branch, Ed Jackson, Cub
ernatorial candidate, and Frederick
e. Schortemeier, candidate for sec
rotary of State.
A resolution adopted by vive voce
vote praised the Coolidge Administra-
ton upon basis Of strict efficiency
and rigid economy. The foreign
policy was declared sound and bene-
fetal TO the natioR's domestic affairs.
Senator James E. Watson and Post
master General Harry S. New came
in for shares of praise, AS did Gov
ernor Branch. A resolution OF SYM
pathy to President and Mrs. Cool
idge over death of Calvin Coolidge
Jr., ws.s adopted.
Juugo DaltLel bOOmeO
An inter-relations committee as be-
tween State committee and candi-
dates We're named as follows: Ed
Jackson. Frederick Schortemeier,
Clyde Walb, Rurd Hirst, Peru. and
Lloyd Gates.
INTERPRETATIONS committee between
State committee and editors includes:
For the editors, Henry Marshall, La,
fayette, chairman; Jess Pierce, Gin
ton; James Patched, Union City; for
the committee, Lawrence Cartwright,
Portland; Hurd Hirst, Peru. and
Archie Bobbitt. English.
Best authority declared Judge Rob-
ert c. lBaltzell. Princeton, will sue
coed Federal Judge A. B. Anderson
upon Anderson's expected appoint
ment to Court Of Appeals bench in
Chicago.