Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 210, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1923 — Page 3

W TESTING BILL WOULD IT HIT PROHI LAW Measure Proposed to Analyze What Is Intoxicating and What Is Not. BY ROBERT TALLEY WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—When your heels hit hard and your head feels queer and your thoughts foam up like the froth on beer; when your knees are weak and your voice Is strong, and you laugh like lieck at some dem fool song. You're drunk, old boy, you’re drunk. This little ditty may hold the answer to the question raised here by Senator Spencer, Missouri, with

hl3 bill calling for the creation of a "booze commission” to decide what percentage of alcohol makes liquids intoxicating liquor. An epidemic of "dollar a year men,” all eager to pass up the $750 per month salary for “booze testing” provided by Spencer’s bill, is anticipated, if the bill passes Congress. “My bill,” Senator Spencer explained today, is not antagonistic to the prohibition law. The eighteenth amendment bars intoxieating liquor and we merely want to find out definitely what is intoxicating. “The present standard of one-half of one per cent Is absurd; why, chemists tell me that some buttermilk contains more than one-half of one per cent, and who ever heard of a man getting drunk on buttermilk? While the commission must work out its own program for grading “careful observation,” it has been suggested that it adopt a box score system, by points, in which an accumulation of 100 points would decide that

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"Call up my wife and tell her I’ll be busy at the office tonight,” counts fifty points. Tells joke third time*, but forgets point of same—seventy-five points. Sings: “We Won’t Go Home Until Mawning!”—lol points. After that the commission can drag out the cold towels and the ice water and prepare the black coffee and order the bromo seltzer.

PARDOUS HOARD TO TRT 52 CASES Thirteen Marlon County Convicts in List. Thirteen of the fifty-two cases to come before the State board of pardons Jan. 15 to 20, have been brought from Marion County. Besides the Marion County cases there will be heard the cases of two alleged wife murderers serving life sentences. They are William Har, sentenced from Vigo County in 1017, and Harry Hiatt, sentenced from Hamilton County in 1312. The Marion County cases are those of: Addie Sweeney, Sept. 8. 1922, ISO,

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days Woman’s Prison, $1 and costs, child neglect. Ora Cadwallader, June 22, 1922, six months State farm, SSOO fine, assault and battery. Nick Jacks, Nov. 18, 1922, sixty days State farm, SSOO fine, violation of liquor laws. Tony Sacko, Aug. 30, 1922, SIOO fine, violation of liquor laws. Henry Cruthers, Nov. 30, 1922, 50 fine, carrying concealed weapons. Ruth Gates, Nov. 18, 1922, ninety days woman’s prison, $1 fine, petit larceny. James Hutchison. December, 1922, thirty days State farm, SIOO fine, violation of liquor laws. Robert Logan Risley, June 27, 1922, six months State farm, SIOO fine, unlawful possession of automobile. Harry Mo. Quinn, July 29, 1922, six months Shite farm. SIOO fine, Unlawful possession of automobile. Marion Smith, Nov. 24, 1922, SIOO fine, violation of liquors laws. Harry Quinn, March 6, 1920, five to fourteen years reformatory, robbery and vehicle taking. Carl Turner, Oct. 3, 1921, three to five years State prison, vehicle taking. Elmer Raines, Oct. 1, 1921, two to fourteen years reformatory, conspiracy to commit felony.

SEVEN ARRESTED IN FREE-FOR-ALL White Mule Alleged to Have Been Factor in Battle. When the police emergency squad finished its investigation of an alleged free-for-all fight at the home of John Payne. 26. colored, 524 K. Court St., John and William Payne were arrested Wednesday night on

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charges of assault and battery with intent to kill, and operating a blind tiger. Mrs. Arneoda Payne was charged with assault and battery and operating a blind tiger. Edna Holt, 1133 N. Senate Ave., was charged witnv assault and battery and vagrancy. Clara Campbell, 6837 E. Court St.; Selesta Brown, 637 E. Court St., and Emistlne Richardson, 419 N. Blackford St., were arrested on vagrancy charges.

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When the police reached the Payne home all persons except John Payne had disappeared. Blood on the floor and on his clothing indicated there had been a fight, they said. The police found Edna Holt on Liberty St. She said she was cut on the head in a fight at Payne’s, and that she bought a half pint of’ “white mule” for $1.25 from Mrs. John Payne, according to police. This they drank and then the Richardson woman

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bought a half pint of liquor from “Babe” Payne, she said, according to police. Then he ordered every person out of the house and the fight was his. Mrs. Payne was found hiding in a shed on Ohio St., police said. Tike Tropical Birds Some of the most colorful dinnergowns are made of black chiffon with large figures In red, yellow and green.

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THIEF USES SKELETON KEY TO ENTER HOUSE Jewelry and Silk Shirt Stolen From W. Pratt St. Home. A burglar used a skeleton key to open the door of the home of Mrs. Alma Peck, colored, 856 W. Pratt St., Wednesday night. -A gold watch, a gold ring and a silk shirt were missing. Mrs. Lillian Maxey, 845 W. Pratt

St., gave the police a description of colored men she saw on the porch of the Peck home. HE’S ACTIVE AT 100 WOLFEBORO, N. H., Jan. 11.— Harry Young, 100, arises at 5:30 a. m. daily and Is engaged in sawing and splitting a pile of wood. He ascribes his long life to abstinence from use of tobacco.