The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
new PLEA TO
CHURCH hate
COVERS CITY
Mayors Brother, Secretary
and Chauffeur Aid Hand
bill Distribution.
MILDER THAN FIRST
Aimed at Republican Papers
Bought by Catholics
Is Charge.

The brother, secretary, and chauf-
feur of Mayor John L. Duvall, to-
gether with numerous Park Board
employees and members of the Royal
Oaks Horse Thief Detective Asso-
citation, late last night scattered the
second appeal to religious hate, to
save Duvall.
The circulars we're taken from
the printing plant of Castor
brothers in the Roosevelt hotel,
where they had been printed, about
4 in the afternoon and at 8 at night.
They were distributed last night
from the headquarters of the First
Ward Republican Club, n a garage
just off Roosevelt Ave-, between
Winter and keystone AveS., and
from other places.
Mcclure on Committee
The special committee which has
had charge of the writing, printing
and distribution of the circulars, it is
learned, is composed of Jesse F. Nc"
Clure, director of recreation Of city
parks; Arthur MCGEE, secretary to
the mayor; B. F. Payton, investiga-
tor for the mayor; Orville Scott,
head of the Barrett law funds de-
partment, and Claude G. Mccoy,
secretary of the board of safety and
sergeant-at-arms of city council.
Only MCGEE and Payton were pres
ent at the distribution.
Scott denies that he is member
of the committee.
The circular attempted to tell
those who have in the past answered
to the call of religious hate that the
Republican newspapers which are
denouncing Duvall had been bought
by Catholics and that they were at
tempting to persecute protestant
government"
Ricketts, Drives First Car
The first bundles left the print
shop via the back door shortly after
4 Yesterday afternoon in an old
Chalmers car belonging to and
driven by Clarence Ricketts,, 1922
Kappes st.
With him rode Noah A. Romine,
commonly called Albert py the
"boys," an ex-pclice officer assigned
to the park board.
Shortly before 6, Thomas Ralston,
construction foreman for the park
board and a captain in the Royal
Oaks Horse Thief Detective Com
pany. which Mcclure is using to
build a machine for his candidacy
for sheriff, and William O'Nann,
72I E. Tenth ST., a foreman in the
recreation department, riding in a
maroon colored Ford, started distri-
button in the Fourth and Eighth
wards and Wayne township.
Delay in the printing slowed the
second trip. The same car manned
by the same men pulled away from
the front of Castor Bros plant this
time at about p. m. 1t tore out
Indiana Ave. through Riverside
Park. 1t was last seen by a Times
reporter at Kessler Blvd.
At about 9:10 the car was next
found pulling into Roosevelt Ave-,
some of the gathered groups
jumped on the running boards. The
bundles were quickly carried into the
building and the work began.
John Payton, son of B. F. Payton,
also a city employe and recently
made head of the First Voters
League, wearing a cute pair of
knickers, gave the orders.
Among the first to get q, batch
was Glenn Mangus, city detective.
Arthur Reeves, sergeant in the po-
lice department, but usde as chauf-
feur for Mayor Duvall, also was
present.
Police Lieutenant Arthur MCGEE
and B. F. Payton engaged in CONVEX
sation while Orville Duvall, Johns
brother, who works for the park
board at Brookside shops as a fore
man, got his bundle.
Others identified
One of the first cars to leave the
scene bore license 516-897, issued to
Jerry Glazier, 3010 w. Sixteenth ST.
A Chevrolet touring car, license
28-087, issued to Everett D. Wells.
112 Euclid Ave-, came next.
Then in rapid succession:
License 516-894, issued to Charles
Davis, 5241 Winthrop Ave.
License 14-335, issued to Lowell
Sims, 468 Division st.
License 534-161, issued to Oliver
Covert, 1886 Ringold ST., employed
at city garage. He participated in
the first distribution.
License 524-150 issued to Glenn v.
Nichols, 1926 Dexter st.