The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-17
HUGE ILLINOIS.
CROWDS GREET
HOOVER, PARTY
President at Springfield for
Dedication of Lin
coin Tomb.
INTERESTED IN CAPONE
Makes Brief Speech Before
Legislature as He Is
Welcomed.
INTERESTED IN CAPoNE
Hoover at Harding Tomb Picture. Pare 2
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press star Correspondent


SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June IT.
States should be the pioneers in
adjusting functions to changing
economic conditions and inventions.
President Herbert Hoover said to-
day in a brief speech to the Illinois
legislature prior to the rededication
OF Ltncolns tomb.
State legislatures are the labora-
tories in which our new ideas of
government are tried out, the Pres
1dent said in acknowledging an en-
thusiastic welcome from the Joint
session of the house and senate.
The presidential party arrived
shortly after 9 a. m. Central Stand
ard time. This is the last major
stop in mid-western tour of
nearly $500 miles which has taken
Mr.. Hoover into West Virginia,
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Illi-
nois, all states in which recent
Democratic gains forecast hard
battling when the administration
comes up for reelection next year.
Met by Huge Crowd
Mr. Hoover, however. has sought
to avoid partisan politics on the
whole, and at Marion, o., as here,
he appeared in his official role as
head Of the nation to dedicate a
national monument.
A huge crowd met the President
and Mrs. Hoover at the Wabash
station, only stones throw from
the spot where Lincoln boarded the
train which carried him to Wash
lngton for his Inauguration.
It was perfect bright summer
day and thousands of motorists
came from various parts of the
state Crowds we're on station plat
forms as the presidential special
rolled across the state, the largest
being at Decatur, where tonight on
his way back, Mr.. Hoover will make
brief stop.
Interested In Capone
There was much interest aboard
the presidential train in the news
that Al Capone had pleaded guilty
to violations of the prohibition law
and income tax evasion because. the
federal activity which eliminated
in this developments began under
prodding of Mr. Hoover personally.
No comment came from the Presi-
dent, however.
The party was shown the old
Lincoln home, which is furnished
with the original pieces.
My fathers house was very
much like this" Mrs Hoover said,
She inspected the .what-nots" in
the old Franklin store, and the Gu
rious odds and ends of the period
which we're around the rooms.
Applaud Lamont, Dawes
The large arsenal where the nli-
nois legislature received Mr.. Hoo
yer was hung with flags and bunt-
ing and the vast crowd gave the
scene the atmosphere of national
political convention. Commerce
Secretary Lamont and Ambassador
Dawes, both of Illinois, we're ap-
plauded when they entered.
Mrs. Hoover. entering in a sum-
nler green costume, was given an
ovation. A deafening cheer broke
as the President entered, the cheer
ing lasting nearly one minute.
He spoke briefly thanking the
general assembly for the reception
A band outside struck up just as
he began to speak drowning out his
remarks for a few moments.
He spoke less than five minutes
after which he received members
of the legislature on the platform
The President then returned to
lunch with Governor Louis L. En-
merson at the executive mansion
before proceeding to the Lincoln
monument for the dedication exer-
cises at GAS p. m.