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Show UTAH 4 JUV, JUDGE AGAIN ATTEMPTING PIANO RELIGIOUS Former Minister to Nicar Steps to prevent the Juvenile Court being used as a agua Likes Walsh aiid collection agency for a bootlegger, are being taken by several Reed, But Thinks Smith Sait Lake attorney who have volunteered their services in defense of fourteen children who, last November, were Sure Thing. "fined" 819 each fay Juvenile Judge Fred R. Morgan, with the announced intention of turning the proceeds of the fine" over to Dick Buttery, professional bondsman and alleged What tha Democrats In tha moonshiner. south and tha nation should do la li . Ill King County is Solidly Behind Governor Smith to quit trotting out Tuvorlta-ao- n horses and concentrate upon tha only Democrat who haa a chance to win against tho Republicans In November," declared D. B. L. Jefe minisferson of Denver, one-tim- ter to Nicaragua and formerly Democratic national committeeman for Colorado In an Interview yesterday with a reperaentatlva of tha Enquirer-Suailuatlon In naDiscussing the tional politics. Dr. Jeffaraon stated hla belief that sentiment for Govof New ernor Alfred K. Smith, York is growing even In the eonth, where, he eeld. opposition to Mr. Smith haa heretofore been most bitter. Southern Democratic leaders who have hereto opposed Smith.' he asserted. "Are beginning to see and their mistake. Prohibition Catholicism ought not to be Issues coming campaign, but they will be. It will be Impossible to correct, helwern now and the elecor even before the tion in November all the misinforhave mation and prejudice that been brought to beer against New the But able York's governor. doparty leaders In tha south are being some thinking and they are ginning to recognise that If they don't nominate Smith they might a well not nominate any one at alL They are discovering that religion as an iaatia ang prohibition are leas important than they thought. controuble thu far." "The tinued Dr. Jefferson la that moat of tha leaders in the south and west were Inclined, until recently, to take a local rather than a national viewpoint with reference to tha presidency. That la tha reason for tha crop of 'favorlts-soma- f But the local viewpoint wont do in national polltira. It Is much more Important for the Democratic party to nominate a man who can I believe whip the Republicanstha Democrats In tha south and certainly in tha west, are getting the nntlonal viewpoint getting away from local or sectional considerations and prejudices and are toward Govconsequently ernor Bmilh. turning Because they are coming to Why? see that It la more Important to put an honest and competent Democrat in tha White House than It la to squabble among themselves and lose." Asked to explain hla confidence In tha Bmlth strength in tha west. Jefferson declared that 10 per cent of the Colorado delegation and a majority of tho delegations from Wyoming and New Mexico will vote for the New York executive from the opening ballot. Other western delegations, he stated, will give complimentary votes to 'favorlta-son- a' and then will vote for Smith. Ho pointed out that Senator Jamea A. Reed of Missouri had made a favors hi Impression during hla recent western speaking tour and that both he and Senator Walsh, awo a presidential era liked throughout thataspirant section aa good Democrats, but asserted that Brnator hal failed to catch any delegates In the western states. Dr. Jefferson spoke to the point when asked to give hla own reasons for supporting Governor Smith. I am a Baptist and a Mason and a former Georgia Democrat." he said, And I am still a good Democrat In Colorado, and I want to sea a Democrat in the Whit House. Just any Democrat? Well, perhaps not, although It would be hard to find a Democrat In public lifa who couldn't Improve over tho Republican ai ministration of affairs since 1120. But there Uni any use talking about putting Just any Democrat In tha White House. No Democratic leader can get there who Isn't nationally known and who doesn't possets the personality which can go out and get tho votes. Governor Smith has a national reputation and the most magnetic personality in American public life. More than that, he la niuare und capable. He la tha only n. Joseph Chex. tho secretary of the western states received (hla week association, word that in King county. In which Seattle Is situated, the Democratic ccnventlnn last Saturday by a two to one vote endorsed A1 Smith's presidential candidacy and placed Ita delegatra to the stata convention under the unit rule. This definitely gives Smith two first district delegates to Houston. Spokane county did likewise and this maana two more national deiegatea from tha fifth district. The results from over tha stata gives Smith control of the state convention at Spokane, April J1. which electa I delegatea-at-larg- o with four votes. Thua Washington's 14 deiegatea to Houston will be Instructed under the unit rule for Governor Smith. Fanning States Support Smith Governor Bmlth gets the eolld delegations from tho farming alalci of North and South Dakota and Mlnneaota 44 deiegatea In all from these three states, and all selected this week. This would Indicate that the governor of New Tork enjoys a high degree of popularity In the greet agricultural renters of the north central states that he Is not going It also shows to have to depend solely on the big eastern elates, with their large metropolitan population, for hla strength In the Houston convention. Grand Junction Sentinel. Smith Delegates Grow in Numbers Smith won II votes In hla home New Tork stata primary, II In tho Michigan primary Monday, II In the Wisconsin primary yesterday and II In the Maine Democratic convention yesterday. These four states brought him 114 votes to none for any opponents. Previously he had been creditIdaho I. ed with the following: Minnesota 24. North Dakota 10, New Hampshire I. Arlxona I, Philippines I, Alaska I. Virgin Islands I, Louisiana 10, Arkansas II. and South Dakota 10. Thin brings hla grand total to date to 272 deiegatea, with 714 necessary far the nomination. Iowa Bourbons Seen for Smith (The New York Times) DEB MOINES, Iowa, March 24. Eidtora of weekly and daily newspaper! from all over Iowa concur In the belief that Democratic - precinct raucuies and county conventions to be held In their districts in the next few weeks will produce a delegation favorable to Governor Alfred E. Smith of New Conspiracy York for the presidential nominaRecalled tion. The editors, who closed their annual convention here this noon, The other day, while visiting a ore believed to reflect the Smith sentiment of the elate. Many of neighboring Grange, the editor was Informed by an exceptionally In- them predict a delegation favor- Democrat who enn win. la a progres- able to If not Instructed for the I voted for Oacnr Underwood telligent member who sive In thought and action, that New York governor. one hundred nml three times In Demomost declare he favored the nomination of Herthat They the last without crackbert Hoover a a candidate for crat! In Iowa seem to have adopted ing underconvention the strain. If. as I preeldent on the Republican ticket. the parly" .viewpoint and look to to i am n of the It Is a mystery to the writer how upon Governor Smith as moat like- Colorado delegation.member I Intend to anyone with an ounce of progreswin for the party. to vote for ly Alfred E. Bmlth he is until siva red blood In his arteries can Most of the editors Interviewed nominated. give Herbert Hoover the slightest expressed the opinion that the deIt Is all he added. For support for our leading office.Hoov- cision of Edwin T. Meredith to tun the states toright." instruct their delega' Recently word came from not tion to cast two or three complison favorite would Iowa's as er headquarters that John T. materially affect Smith mentary ballots fur 'favorite-sons- ,' the Adams end George B. Lockwood in the state. Mr. Mere- or even. If they have a chapce to have been selected aa chief aide In strength gave hie assent to the use of be nominated, to support them the secretary's campaign. Adame dith name ton late In the cam- longer, but they won't have a was chairman of the Republican hie chance a and to acquire my vote Isn't going to national committee, Lockwood lie paign. they believe, same one. The compliment any opinion large following. secretary, and It was these two men-. was Dr. Jefferson expressed the beexpressed relative to the canwho. during the oil expose, emlief that If MonWilson policies with the of Walsli of Senator Mondidacy ployed Blair Coan to gn to reference Nicaragua had been tana to "frame up a case against tana, woh announced his candidaey curried out.to the trouble that haa Senator Wheeler of that state, to a few weeks ago. lunsr developed in that country discredit him In order that they not "nuld have arisen. of HAVEN MIKES might save the official hide M. Dr. Jefferson nasortrd that Govthat worthy statesman. Harry Ohio. Max 8. ernor Smith, if elected to the presCLEVELAND, . Daugherty. idency, would he far more InterThese two men, also, through Hayes of Cleveland does not en- ested in giving the south a square their publication, the National Re- dorse the move for a national Heal and a proportionals voice Ir. party, he said today national affairs publican. conducted a campaign to Farmer-Labo- r thnn in the discredit the entire oil investiga- In denying that he attended a laaur. Ilo also declared tion and te Impeach the honesty meeting In Chicago laat Sunday, th.it dryGovernor Smith's special and good faith of all associated when plane were nude for the and experience In adtherewith. Had they had their of auch a political unit. knowledgo ministrative matters would enable Mr. Hayes said he did not au- him to way, Sinclair and Dohrny today develop sound administrawould be robbing the oil reserves thorise use of hie name as a mem- tive policies which would bring Fill and Daugherty would be mem- ber of the Executive committee of bers ef the president's cabinet, end the party, representing the Inter- tion. to the nation In tower taxathe American people never would national Typographical union, and "In New York." said Dr. Jefferhare had an Inkling of the biggest he knew nothing of the more son In conclusion. "The hell hops scandal In the politics America has that acuntil he read Associated Press and the bankers and the labor unever known. Editorial In the Ore- counts of a meeting yesterday at ions and the school teachers sre sll gon Grange Bulletin. 81. Paul at which hla name was enthusiastic for Governor Bmlth, made public. People n the south would loo, SHOUTING ALL OVER if they knew him well enough." INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION I'olumhua (Go.) Enquirer-Bun- . At the rale at which A Smith la going the shouting will be all over before the convention starts. lhaAa wa understand Mr. Lowden, heretoOPPOSITION DECREASES strange Butte Miner. fore existing between him and Mr Knox rhllander rainier. Mr. Dawea has been dissolved. LOOK RATHER LIGHT publisher. In New York, said Dnwra retiring from the bed tinder Democratic the to Hint opposition dark pressure of ejectment proceeding I Seme of those good rnmlldary or Governor Bmtlh waa brought by Mr. Ijowdra's harass look awfully light to ui. decreasing Is lha south. Hiiltm Ulmg- right too L Anaconda. Standard. tie v .w Against Wheeler ex-I't- ct lOlll. rlif Ala-l'Stt- mwvwww . I BEE-NE- J WS (REP) SAYS INJECTION OF Lawyers Volunteer Services to Protect Children, and Will Go to Supreme Court if Necessary. Tha story of this action of a branch of l.'tah's Judicial system was told In part. In the fish Statesman or January SI. Follow-I- n tha story In the Statesman, the matter appeured to have been dropped and no further effort was made to collect tha assessments until last week. Last Wednesday. April 4. however, June Crowther, 14, of Til First avenue, and Woodrow Banka. It. of Second Sou'h and Elisabeth street, each of whom had been Fined" 110. were attain summoned before Judtte Morgan because, after they had made one or two small payments, they discontinued doing so on advice of counsel. Hurd and Hurd, attorneys In tha Continental Bank building, their among others. volunteered services In defense of tha youngIt week when sters last developed that Judge Fred R. Morgan was determined to collect the fines. The three children who were again haled before Judge Morgan last week Included the two already named, and Mary Banks, II. sister of Woodrow. Tha two. Mary and Woodrow, are the children of Mrs. Emma Banks. On behalf of those two and tha Crowther boy. Kurd Hurd filed a demurrer last Thursday as tha Initial step to determine whether tha Juvenile court can pick up children at random, and compel them, without evidence or a hearing, to pay damages te any Tom, Dick dr Harry, bootlegger or otherwise. In order to determine this. It Is announced, the matter will. If necessary, be taken to the supreme court. Meanwhile tha youngsters and their parents have been advised to decline payment of the alleged fines. The money already paid In by pome of the youngsters. It la understood, has been turned over to Mr. Buttery, and the Utah Statesman la In possession of half a dos-a- n receipts Issued by the Juvenile court, on which la the notation, For damage to Buttery's piano. youngsters Only two of the have thua far paid their fines In have others while several full, paid I cents or a dollar. These last discontinued payments upon assurance that legal help would be provided to protect them In their rights and to see that Justice Is done. In addition to the Crowther boy and the Banka children, those fined and whoae who were money. It Is said, la being turned over to Mr. Buttery. Includes George Biter, li. III Sixth avenue; Cecil Carver, 14, 111 Fourth avenue; Helen Hurd, It. Tit First avenue; Frank Ball, 71 G street; Joe Caldwell. TT R street; Leroy Q street, and Earl Peterson,. McArthur, ITI First avenue. Another child, Peggy Moormetster, II, daughter of Dr. Moormelster, 114 East South Temple street, was complained against In the same was case, but for some reason never summoned. Still another lad fined" was Howard who was Farar, whose parents have since moved to California, taking him along. Two or three othera also have since left the Jurisdiction of Utah courta. The case of the Banka children la of special Interest for the reason that Mrs. Banka, a widow, who works by the day at meagre wages to support her family of four. Is ordered to Pay III Into tha coffers of the court, to be handed over to a bootlegger. It la claimed. April 13, 1928. SPE0AL WRITER OF OMAHA TO USE HIS COURT TO COLLECT BILL FOR BOOTLEGGERS STATESMAN ISSUE HELPS SMITH Convinced American People Will Seize Opportunity To Strike Blow at Bigotry and Intolerance. R. G. Metcalf, former governor of tha Panama Canal Zona and a candidate for Nebraska's Demo-cratnomination to tha United States as nuts, believes tha nomination of Al Smith to ba Inevitable and aaya further that wa might as well face tha facts." Metcalf haa been writing for the Omaha (Rep.) from New York, to which city ho was aent by tha Dinah paper to writs of things political aa Jie'Ueea them and particularly aa they refer to the candidacy of Governor Smith. Mr. Writing for tha Bee-NeMetcalf sets forth this, matter of religion ea ha eeea It in relation to tha candidacy of Al Bmlth. "It la very likely that after Governor Smith' nomination there will ba sums turmoil. Tho nomination la, I believe, inevitable and w might as well face the facta Will tha religious agitation have a determining effect upon tho election? There are at least 10,0011,000 Catholic communicants Jn tha United Btatea There are more than 100,- 000 in Nebraska alone. Ws ail know that as Individuals they meaaaura up to other good men and women. W know they are Juat as devoted to their religion as wa are to ours. Ia it strange that they feel more or less hurt In tha presence of a rule that, while all of tha members of their faith era privileged to pay taxes, and even of to die for our country, non their faith, however excellent they may ba from other standpoint, may asplr to high offlea? "The only method I have of determining 'such a question for myself la along the tinea of tha GoldHow would I feel If en Rule. such a ban were placed upon me because of my religious views? I wouldn't like It a bit. Likewise, It eaddena me to think that whan 1 am drawn to a public man because of hie remarkable public life, hie love for all things good, hla wonderful climb from a poor boy on the sidewalks of New York to his present eminent place I say It saddens me when I am told that I may not follow the leadings of my heart because the man to whom I am led happens to belong to a particular church. A Family Divided. I happen to belong to a family that waa divided in religion. In politics and In war. There were In my family brothers fighting against brothers and asms of them met on the same batteflelds. After the war, and long before the older folks could bring themselves to meet one another the children visited back and forth. Wa found no "merciless Yanks" and no sneaklo Hoover Scores 100 to One In Michigan Bee-Ne- Mbs." They were all good people, hospitable, kind, loving. It might have seemed strange that, which ever eld wa vleltcd, they all had family prayers. They all knelt In tha same reverent fashion, and all reg prayer, Our peated the Father.' It never occurred to ue, I waa 'Our Father It thut presume, Instead of 'My Father.' Through the children, yea, but more through their common prayere and the triumph of love over hate, they were ing age-lon- all finally reunited. May It not ba that something la at work to bring our people closer together, that something la beating at tha doors of the American heart that will help to do away with religious hatred? Unitarian Sir. Taft. When Sir. Taft, a Unitarian, was nominated, there wa some theological stir. We had forgotten tha bright chapters In the history of freedom written by the Unitarians of New Knglnnd. We had forgotten that in John Adams, In John Quincy Adams and In Fillmore we had Unitarian presidents. Somewhat against hla own Inclination for ha waa no bigot so far as concerns other religion IV. J. Bryan waa persuaded to permit the circulation of hla lecture. 'The Prince of Peace, me a campaign document. In it proper place. It was a beautiful lecture, but aa a political document. It was a dismal failure. The evident purpose of It wa to draw public attention But to Sir. Tafts I'nitarlanlsm. the people aa a whole did not eem views to care about hla religious and he swept tha country. There waa some stir when Charlee E. Bonaparte, a Catholic, waa made attorney general, wheq Edward White, another Catholic, was appointed to the supreme bench, and when Mr. Brandeli, a Jew, waa made a member of the highest court of the land. But the pretests hsve all been forgotten In the light of the public service these men rendered. There ie danger that the Injection of religious prejudice Into a alcampaign '.nay react. It ha Govready reacted In the case of ernor Smith for there la a notable change in the south, and I think you will find that some of the southern etatrs will help him In the The southerner have convention. found, ni others will yet lento, thet It Is difficult for one man to look another In the eye and enir emnly declare hla purpose to voiu against a man because of his religion. This l" particularly true when one remember that the essence of one religion I not different from another and when all of them lead to the earn code of moral cond'irt on the part of men. Wyoming Eagle. Smith and Hoover Lead Straw Vote SPRINGS The only R(X'K place In Sweetwater county known to The Rocket where a straw vou le being taken on presidential nominees Ie at the Red Feather Inn at Green River. Laat evening Manager Ren Pctrlo announced that the totals out of between 100 and 400 votes case were: Low-de- n 7, Hoover Republican 10. Dawea 21. Democratle Smith ISO. Reed 27 and Welsh The Rocket. Cars Handed Out After Liquor aw Seizure, Without Even Taking Receipts for Them. Laxity on the part of the Balt Lake county sheriffs office, haa characterized the handling of automobile seised from bootleggers, according to a report aent the county commissioners several days agn by coimty auditor J. IL Sullivan. The report, based on Investigations made by deputy auditor Sam Nichole, discloses that out of s total of IS cars seised, all but two were turned over without question to the first party who walked In and said You are holding my car. The machines, according to Mr. Nichols. were turned over without even the formality of asking the claimant of the vehicle to sign a As a result, Nichols dereceipt. clares, there Is not a scrap of paper In the files showing to whom the machines were given, or why. tried to trace the disposition of the various cars that had been taken, hut found this rather difficult," Mr. Nlchola eeld. The report declares that for verification of the disposition of automobiles seised In connection with liquor traffic operations, It was necessary to rely solely on verbal statements made hy tha sheriff and hla deputies. Apparently," tha deputy auditor declared tha cars Involved have been turned back to their legal owners with two exception!. It ia proposed to make test cases of these two. After reading tha report of the uditor to the commissioners, Sheriff Clifford Patten gnnqunced that li would Install a new and mnro complete system of accounting for tha seizure of vehicle. Vote hla Mich. With DETROIT, name the only on on the Republican ballot, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover scored a 100-to- -l victory In Michigan's presidential primary yesterday, returns from of tha precincts Indicated today. Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New York, only Democrat whose name appeared on tha ballot, was victorious by approximately SO to I, tho returns showed. Voters were privileged to writ in the names of other candidates. The result la morally binding on the state II Republican and 10 Democrat delegates to the national two-thir- conventions. With 1,000 of the state's 2,017 precincts missing, Hoovers, vote, unofficially tabulated, wee 149,146. Frank O. Loader was second with third, 1.652; President Coolldge 142, and Vlca President .Dawea fourth, 193. The same precincts gave Bmlth 42.940, Senator Thomaa J. Walah, 463 and Senator James E. Reed 71. MAdoo Filibuster, Has Missed Fire state The St. Paul PlMeeer-Prea- a a bit of sound comment In these reMcAdoo's ''William G. words: cent attempt to rally hla former to a fresh onslaught atrenfftli against Smith apparently has missed fire. The cry of wet nullification' ha fallen on deaf tar of politicians who are tired of the privations of defeat. The Bmlth movement goes on serenely Indifferent to the frantic dismay of tha alarmed McAdoo. 'Tired of tlie privations of defeat!" That is tlie whole thing. The Democrats are tired of wandering In the wilderness. They are hungry for power and offices. They will nominate the Democrat who can garner the most votes, regardless of his religion, views on prohibition or anything else. Butte Miner. Hoover and Smith Win In University Ballot BOSTON Herbert Hoover and Gov. Alfred E. Bmlth of New York together polled more than 75 per cent of the total vote In the nationwide university ballot, results of which were made public today by tha Independent, a national weekly. The 22,065 votes for Hoover represented almost half the undergraduate and faculty total in 25 Smith colleges and universities, polled 1I.6S4. HITTING CLOSE The college and Hoover, young idea Is to the mark. Arbor Day Set By Governor boys are for Smith that tin showing shooting pretty clov Butt Miner. Official proclamation desfegat-In- g Monday, April 16, aa Arbor day and calling upon tha people of Utah to observe tho day In a proper manner, was Issued by Governor Georg H. Dern, Tuesday. Planting of tress, shrubs, vines and flowers upon publie and private grounds la urged by the governor Mrs. Bacon Head Of Civic Center: I Mrs. George M. Paeon was ra- - j elected president of the board ofj directors of Civic Center at the annual ir etlng of the directors, j Other officers elected were: I Mrs. George Prentice, first vice i preeldent; Mrs. L. C. Potter, second vice preeldent; Mrs. B. Rowland Lewis, third vice president; Mrs! George N. Child, secretary; Mrs. U. 11. Christensen, treasurer. . Grand Jury Indicts Former Woman Official ALBANY, N. Y. Mrs. Florence E, 8. Knapp, former secretary of the etata of New York, has beea on several criminal Indicted chargee growing out of her administration of the 1925 state census. It was disclosed at the end of the first day's session of a grand Jury investigation here tonight. The number of Indictments returned and the nature of the charges were not announced. Malone Says South And West for Smith Governor Smith's nomination by the Democratic national conven- tion was predicted yesterday by Dudley Field Malone, former collector of the port of New York, who said he also believed the governor had a splendid chance of election. Mr. Malone returned In the course of the day from a seven weeks' tour of the country, during which he made many speeches for the national association against the prohibition amendment.all over the Democratic leader west country especially in the far sentiand south, where the Smith ment ie supposed to ba weakest, are for New York's governor as be the only Democrat who61 can said. elected president, Mr. alone Democratic politicians, editors and business leaders and the rank and file of all classes with whom I talked In many cities, ere all strong for Smith. 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