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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25

juries went to the bad before one
was procured upon which any
dependence could be rested.
Something finally came of it all,
including the grotesque acquittal
of Governor Ed Jackson the other
day.
But there are other details of
the business still to be transacted.
What Of Senator Arthur r. Rob-
inson. the Stephenson protege,
who gave Cyclops Emmons the
touchstone by clasp Of hand and
said "You know me, Pat"
What of Robinson's klanSnan-
ship? What of Robinson's APP
pointment to the United States
Senate? And what. finally, of
sending Robinson back to the
United States Senate this year?
Does the outraged Republican
press of Indiana. standing now
aghast at the Emmons "revela-
tions," mean to allow Robinson's
denomination to be gained by de-
fault?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
What Can You See?

Eye OF man spans Atlantic" says jubilant head
line referring to the teevsion feat recently per-
formed
Probably it's wonderful news, triumph of science
and all OF that Yet it does as if the real issue
is not how far you see?" but what can you see?"
1t won't do us any good to look across the Atlantic
if we are blind to certain things that are happen
ing on our doorsteps Let's let transatlantic sight
wait until We have cleaned up few messes like our
oil scandals, our city slums our coal strikes and
the like
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abb. aG Ss ss' q fact or !Htor%sson 6y
EdsOrs The Tm:s WssR
inRton Bureau. 1929 New York Ave.
washington, 2. e., enclosing two cents
gal advice cannot be given, nor can ex-
tended research be made. All other
T Escsys rs spS
All letters are confidential You are
cordially invited to make use Of this
free service as often as you please;
How can I collect a debt owing to
me by an enlisted man in the United
States Army?
Write to the commander of the
company of the debtor soldier and
request that he (the commander
use his influence toward the settle
ment of the debt of one of his men.
To obtain the name OF the company
commander, write the Adjutant
General Of the Army, War Depart
ment, Washington, D. c. You can
not sue the soldier.
Who was responsible for the or
ganizatiOn of the American Legion?
No single individual seems to have
been responsible for its organization.
At the close of the war, many sug-
gestions and proposals for some
kind of organization or association
Of veterans we're made by different
individuals and groups, and out of
these several war veterans societies
developed, chief among them being
the American Legion. The founding
of this organization grew out of a
meeting held in Paris, Feb. Is, 1919,
by a representative group OF MEM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25

lTHEREUPON he commanded
i one of his men to plunge a
dagger into his own heart; another
to leap into the Tigris and drown;
and a third to fling himself from
precipice.
They obeyed. Relate, said
their commander to his enemy,
what you have seen; before the
evening your general shall be
chained among my dogs"
DynaStic quarrels hared up;
when the AbbaSSides overthrow the
Ommiades they offered friendship
and clemency to the defeated, and
invited them to a feast Of reconcile
alton; the defeated came, and the
victors had them slain as they sat
down to eat.
THE board was spread over their
dying bodies" says Gibbon, and the
festivity of the guests was enlivened
by the music of their dying groans.
With them the Culiphate itself be-
gan to die.
These were the internal causes OF
decay; add to them the inevitable
changes in commerce and industry
and the nvasionS of savage hordea
from the distant East.
The power Of the Moorish empire
bad rested upon the resumption OF
caravan trade after the decay of
Rome and the disappearance Of
great fleets; it fell when the cities
OF Europe grew rich enough to
build fleets once more for the trans
port Of their goods.
n
NOR was it the stopping of the
IN Arab army by Charles Martel
at Tours that proved the turning
point in Arab history; it was the
coming Of the MongolS, warriors
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928. by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A--ace; K-king; O.
queent Jack; X-any card lower
than 10.)
/. How many quick tricks should
be held in the hand to justify a
suit bid of one?
2. Partner having doubled an
original bid, how many probable
tricks should you expect to find in
his hand?
3. Is pass of a double of a no.
trump ever justified
The Answers
1. At least two.
2. At least four.
3. When holding great strength,
yes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25

THE good Mohammedan must
Il honor his parents, circumcise
his children, protect the fatherless,
help the poor. give full measure and
just weight. be abstinent and thrifty,
avoid all alcoholic drink, shun pork
and clean his teeth.
And to every fellow Moslem he
must. on meeting make the ancient
salutation: Peace be with you"
History is never tired of irony.
For 500 years the Caliphs ruled and
the flowers of culture blosSomed
from KhoraSsan to Spain. Why did
their power fail and their colorful
civilization disappear?
First of all. their own luxury
ruined them; to taste all the joys of
the flesh is to lose the relish for
the risks and hardships of war; the
figure of Scheherezade was the SYM
Dol of the change.
Perhaps their love of letters de-
stroyed them; the youth that
learned science and philosophy in
the schools could not cleave to Allah
and Mohammed with the firm and
unquestioning faith that had con-
quered continents.
Sects grew up within the fold, and
wars broke out in which Moor slew
Moor with Moorish ruthlesSnesS. One
Carmath rose and announced him.
self as the reincarnation of Mo-
manned; many fanatics accepted
him. and fought for him with blind
fidelity.
The forces of orthodoxy demanded
the surrender of the heretics. "Your
master" said the leader Of the rebels,
lis at the head of 10000 soldiers;
three such men as these are wanting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25

representing both interests for the betterment
of both principals"
Here is interesting experiment, for, after all,
the interests of capital and labor in final analysis
are the same. 1t will be important development
if recognition Of this fact has reached the point
where an individual can represent both groups salts
factoriy
The experiment is commended to the study Of coal
baronS in Pennsylvania Colorado and elsewhere, to
traction magnates in New York and to others who
cling the outworn idea that labor must take what
is offered and like it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
Al Smiths Chances

Governor Fuller of Massachu-
sets, sizes up the political situa-
ton with horse sense.
He says, IF the Republicans put
over some candidate nominated by
the bosses in a back room at 2
o'clock in the morning, and the
Democrats nominate Al Smith, I
believe Smith will be elected Presi-
dent of the United States"
IF the Democrats do not nomi-
nate Al Smith, he says, They had
better disband or else reorganize
the party as a free trade council of
the Ku-KluX Khan With Tom Heflin
as head kleagle.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
Safety First Platforms

Nicholas Murray Buffers prophecy
that Smith or Richie may lead the
Democrats to victory because Of
their stand against prohibition must
be dismissed as so much conversa-
ton.
The Democrats would not let
either one of them do it, no matter
how willing he might be-
More or less loose talk is permits
sible at this stage of the game, but
when it comes to writing the plat
form. that good old safety first
complex will have its inning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
Men Rather Than Issues

Because Of circumstances so OBJ
yious that the man in the street
understands them perfectly we'll, the
next presidential campaign will turn
on men rather than issues: not that
issues are lacking, but that mos Of
them find each party inarticulate
with dissension.
Realizing that both parties have
become practically helpless as We
hicles of definite expression because
of internal discord over most i'm
portant questions, the people are
looking to the character and per-
sonality of the respective candi-
dates more closely than anything
else.
Insofar as the character and per-
sonality of candidate may repre-
sent issues. those issues will play
an essential part. Otherwise issues
will be sidestepped or ignored in
favor of lineup based on an indi-
vidual estimate of the candidates,
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The Rules

1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
DO it in par, or a given number Of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
HEN in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
3. You must have a complete word
of common usage for eac- jump.
Slang words and authorizations don't
count.
4. The order of letters can not be
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
CoIOrIeSS LineupS

We have come to a point where
our parties are mere organizations
to promote politics
So far as the basic principles Of
government are concerned there il
more difference between factions lr-
either party than between the par.
ties themselves; more difference Re-
tween Tammany Hall and the Helm
crowd, or between the farm bloc and
Wall Street than between Repub-
licans and Democrats in Congress
Practically every important vote
that has occurred during this sos-
sion Of Congress wrecked party lines
We are approaching division be-
tween progressiyes and reaction.
aries. so called, but it has not taken
definite chape as yet.
The old lineup is just strong
enough 20 hold together ar1 Just
weak enough to be incapable Of
functioning
The Nation can not go on in this
inarticulate way much longer. but it
can and it will go through one more
presidential campaign-colorless, in
iSipid, immobile, because its parti-
san lineup does not express the
division of public opinion that has
come to exist.
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lFt. WAYNE JOurnaI.Gazettel


The testimony Of pat Emmons,
once exalted and puissant in the
Ku-KluX Khan. but now outside
and repentant, is thrilling and
absorbing. Most of it. save for
certain local details" is "old
stuff"
Much that Mr.. Emmons dis
closes was disclosed almost a year
and a half ago after the Repub-
lican-Klux political scandals be-
came rife. And much of it else
had 'een known Ing before that.
We make no undertaking to dis
court the Interest and value c.
the testimony given by Mr.. EN-
mons in Attorney General Gill
LIONS suit to GUST the Ku-Klux
Khan frow lawful status in In
diana. If what he swears to can
have effect to that end, more
strength to his candor and more
power to his jaw.
But there is a disposition to
make a great deal of the Emmons'
testimony as revelation" fresh
and tremendous. 1t is not
revelation save. as We say, in
respect to some Of it's local de-
tails"
Mr.. Emmons gave testimony be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25
Campaign of Names

y
There have been very few cleo
tions in American history in which
the voting turned so largely on per-
Sonal appeal and personal fitness as
it will in 1928
One hears very little discussion of
problems from a partisan stand
point.
So far as the man in the street is
concerned. there is no Democratic
or Republican policy with regard to
flood control,' farm relief, foreign
trade, tax reduction, power regula-
ton and other important questions.
The talk revolves about names
Hoover. Dawes, Smith, Reed, Richie
and the rest.
What the Democrats or Repub-
licans Will do is not measured by
party machines, but by the man they
may name.
Public opinion visualizes a very
different Republican administration
under Hoover than under Lowden,
and very different Democratic adj
ministration under Smith than UNI
der George.
The platforms that may be
written will be accepted as mere
conversations.
This is not a sound or healthy
condition, but it is fact.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-25

What is the worlds record for re-
naming under water?
Six minutes and four-flfths Sec
ond. made by M. Paulinquen, at
Paris, France, Nov. 3, 1872
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tNorth Manchester HeraIdl

North Manchester Herald)
Because of the fact the state
failed to show "concealment of
crime" on the part Of Gov. Ed
Jackson the presiding Judge or
dered him acquitted. Thus we
we're spared the charge Of wit
Messing the donning of stripes
of another Indiana chief exec
utive.
Mr.. Jackson should resign. He
took the easiest way out OF the
mess and nothing was offered to
to show that he was not guilty
of the crime. His attorneys nat
urally took advantage of the tech
nicality and asked for the dis
missal.
The bunk they handed out that
Jackson wanted them to go ahead
with the trial can be taken as
you like.
If Jackson is really sincere in
this plea let him call a special
session of the Legislature and
there present his witnesses.
But he won't do that-neither
will he resign and let's hope he
sits quietly in his Governors man
sion and his chief executives Of
flee and slides out Of the picture
as noiselssly as possible.
The State of Indiana has had
enough of Jackson and of his
friends. 1t will take us a long
time to get the Hoosier State
cleansed Of the mire of the last
few years.
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To the Editor


preference.
To the Editor:
The trial of our honorable Gov
ernor was a wonderful affair. A jury
trial by the Constitution Of the u
S. A. and Indiana.
I believe there is one decision in
Indiana reports which says the
jurymen are judges Of the law and
facts, including the Constitution. ]
am no lawyer, but 1 believe that J
can find that in Indiana Reports
| AS far as you, Mr.. Jackson. serving
the people of Indiana as you have
in the past, think it we'll for you
to ask the people if they want you
to serve them.
In my estimation, the only one
you intend to serve is your pocket
book and with the aid of the State
Guard you intend to do that.
Mr.. jackson, you are church
member and lawyer, I believe. Just
read the eleventh and twelfth chap
ter of st. Luke from the fifty-sixth
verse on, and tell us what your re-
ligion has to say about your honor.
From what know about your pro-
fession, that Of a lawyer, the Bible
does not speak very well of it.
Our Constitution says a govern
ment for the people, by the people
and Of the people. but have an
other definition for it-a govern
ment for the lawyers and by the
lawyers.
The only say we have is vote one
lawyer out and another one in. So
it is one continuous round of lawyers
for lawyers. I have read law myself.
but haven't the time to dwell on it
longer. But there is one sure thing,
Your Honor, did not vote for you
and am not exerting myself to vote
for any more of this kind Of gov
eminent.
Born and raised in Indiana. in the
U. S. A. I have quit wasting my
time voting for the exercise of it.
Your Honor. I hope this will be
interesting to you.
want to let you know that I'd
be damned glad if you would step
out of Office and take the Bar Asso-
citation with you and turn the gov
ernorShip of Indiana over TO the
people of Indiana, to whom the Con-
stitution says it belongs. Respect
fully yours, j. B. FELT.
54S Adams ST.. Gary, Ind.
To the Editor:
The verdict of acquittal handed
down in the Governor Jackson case,
while generally expected, is another
Of the slaps in the face that have
become so frequent and common
place in the lives of Indiana citi-
zenry. Just another example of the
technical loopholes which so surely
exist in our constitutional laws,
when the crown of some politician
is at stake.
Governor Jackson Is acquitted,
not because Of his innocence of the
attempted bribery charge, but be-
cause the State fell down in its at
tempt to prove actual concealment
Of the crime.
Now. the citizens who have fol-
lowed the evidence i'll the case. and
who form the jury of public opinion
should find some way OF demanding
the Governors resignation forth
with.
Acquittal in this case does not
constitute vindication, but merely
offers back door exit for the
Governor, through which to sneak
out of the shackles of justice and
evade the punishment rightfully due
him.
However. Ed Jackson stands con-
victed Of a crime that cannot be
blotted out Of the mind of the
people by the jury's verdict. While
he is free legally. he must pay the
penalty in the court of public
opinion. His impeachment should
be demanded. A CITIZEN.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09
Untermyer Offers
Compromise to |. R. T.

Samuel Untermeyer, special coun-
sci for the New York State Commits
sion, has sent a letter to the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company Of
fering a compromise in the differ
ences existing between the city and
the company.
The offer proposes that the city
help finance the buying of 432 new
cars which the Interborough has been
ordered to purchase, help finance the
cost of extending local platform sta
tions and give other similar aid. In
turn the company is to cancel some
$4,800,0O of accrued preferentials
which the city now owes the COM
pany under the dual subway con-
tract arrangement, by which the city
guarantees the l. R. T. yearly sum
of $685., 900.
1t is admitted that the Interborough
will not accept this offer. In some
quarters it Is interpreted merely as
a propaganda weapon further to dis
credit the group in control of the
railroad in the interests of the Nor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09
COAL BOSSES IN
PA. take HOMES
AT GUNS MUzzLE
d a isytown Workers
Face New Terror
By AMY sCHECHTER.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. S.-Ma-
chine guns were posted yesterday al
the Vesta Four Daisytown Mine of
the Vesta Coal Company, Jones
Laughlin steel subsidiary, for use in
carrying through the violent eviction
of strikers families.
The situation is extremely tense fol.
lowing the coal and iron policies &C.
tion in throwing the furniture of the
first nine families out into the road.
Reinforcements to the company gum
men are being rushed into camp and
the evictions are scheduled to pro-
ceed today.
| No barracks will be ready to receive
the cold and hungry families of the
miners until next Tuesday.
These evictions are enforced despite
the so-called agreement which was
made with the Jones Laughlin Com
pany for an extension of time for
finishing the barracks, following an
appeal of union officials to Congress-
man Temple of Washington County.
This again demonstrates the futility
of John L. Lewis policy of substitute
ing political maneuvering for fight.
The rank and file is preparing to
fight despite the bureaucratic ma
chine policy of Lewis.
Vesta Four is one of the largest
mines in the country, employing 1900
mine workers prior to the lockout.
lTegether with Melons Pittsburgh
fCoal Company and the Pittsburgh
Terminal, the Jones and Laughlin
Company forms the triumvirate
which heads the bosses war to smash
the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09
Sc WER RECORDS
WERE DESTROYED

II
The Awixa Corporation, of AIslip,
LII, was practically ACCUSED Satua-
day by former U. S. District Attorney
Emory R. Buckner of having knowl-
edge of the destruction of records in
connection with the $29, $780, 900 Queens
sewer graft. which "mysteriously''
disappeared from their offices last
week.
At the same time he emphasized the
curious coincidence that Claire F.
Schlemmer, president, and James F.
Richardson, vice-president and treas
urer of the Awixa concern, are the
most conspicuous objectors to the pri-
vate investigation which Justice Scud-
der is now conducting as preliminary
to the general probe which is
scheduled to begin on Feb. /.
Buckner, who is representing the
state in the hearings which are
directed primarily against Maurice E.
Connolly, president of Queens, threat
ened that all witnesses who refuse to
testify before Scudder at these earlier
hearings will be held in contempt by
the committee, and jailed. Connolly
relinquished his job to August Kupka,
assistant commissioner of public
works in Queens, last Friday in order
to "have time to conduct his defense" ("
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09

tackling the giant steel industry.
They must make a bluff to save their
faces to the miners and also to arouse
false hopes that are doomed to be
shattered with the inevitable result
on the strikers morale.
Looks Like Blackmail.
That the threat to organize the
state industries is form of political
blackmail rather than serious in
tention is indicated in an inspired
news story on the front page of the
Pittsburgh Press, a Scripps-Howard
paper extremely friendly to the re-
dictionary labor leaders. 1t says that
with the imminence of presidential
and senatorial campaigns this will be
an important factor in the impend-
ing elections, inasmuch as the fedora
tion acknowledged, in a resolution
passed at the executives meeting here
last November, that it intended to
support the striking miners with po-
litical participation"
This political participation" how
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09
Injunction Business
Of Right Wing Grows

Growing hard times in American
industry has not hit the injunction
business of the United Hebrew
Trades. This business is flourishing.
For the fifth time, the United He
brew Trades and it's secretary, Nor
ris Feinstone, have applied for an in
junction against the Retail Grocery
Clerks. On four previous occasions,
the best injunction judges in Brook
lyn, try, as they would, were unable to
find the necessary excuse for grant
ing the United Hebrew Trades appli-
cation for restraining order.
Fifth Attempt.
Applying for the fifth time before
Justice Dunn, in special term Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn, the United
Hebrew Trades with the aid Of some
dozen affidavits and other sworn tes-
timony, was able last Saturday to put
over it's fifth attempt.
Aids Bosses.
Using the name of Bickhoff, of 718
Saratoga Ave., grocery firm against
whom the Grocery Clerks are con-
Quoting strike, the United Hebrew
Trades, providing its own lawyer,
Louis Marcus, supposedly paying all
costs of the proceedings and furnish
ing all letters which had been written
10 it by the union, secured the in
junction. On January 10th the order
comes up for final argument.
Members Vote Support.
At a meeting held by the Retail
Grocery and Dairy Clerks Union at
142 Second Ave-, last Tuesday, the
members voted to tax themselves one
dollar each per week for the contin-
uance of the fight against the right
wing dual union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09
MOB LEADER is
CHOSEN IN COLO.
Adams Police Chief
Encourages Violence

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 8.-Mayor
John Pritchard who led the mob
against the strikers hall recently,
was made dictator of Walsenburg
Thursday, placed in command of all
vigilantes and police, and given au-
thority to lead more mobs when he
liked. The action of the council was
highly approved of by Lewis Scherf,
head of the state police, and directly
responsible for the Colum b in
massacre. Scherf apparently acted
as the direct representative of Cow
ernor Adams, in the creation of the
mob commander.
The papers of the vicinity say
frankly "the Walsenburg officials
took drastic action to break the
strike"
Shot Up Hall.
Pritchard's latest raid, some days
ago, resulted in his followers shoot
ing out all the windows in the hally
smashing the doors and destroying
much property.
A committee of citizens called on
Governor Adams Thursday, nd
warned him that movement to inn
peach him would begin unless he
withdrew all state police and stopped
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