Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1927 — Page 17

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PROMOTERS OF FIGHTS STIRRED BY TAX MOVE Congress Bill for Assessing Free Tickets May Have Big Effect Here. Indianapolis boxing show promoters today dubiously studied a dispatch from Washington about an amendment to the revenue law voted by the House of Representatives Wednesday, which would place a tax upon complimentary tickets for fistic exhibitions. The dispatch said the tax would be upon tickets for “prize fights.” Legally they don’t have prize fights in Indiana. They are “Doxing shows.” So the promoters did not know Whether the tax would apply In Indiana. The amendment was introduced by Representative La Guardia, Socialist, of New York. LaGuardia has a habit of messing things up for Indiana politicians, anyway. He started the investigation into the Squibb liquor disappearance from the Indianapolis Federal Bldg. Stirred Trouble Here Sufficiently prodded, Federal agents finally discovered that 350 cases of whisky, valued at $84,000, bootleg prices, had leaked away within two years. Republican politicians here and at Washington put every obstacle they could think of in the way of the investigation. A few janitors and a delicatessen store owner finally were given light sentences. The local fight promoters also mulled over La Guardia’s statement

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Miss Margaret King lends further support to the negative in the debat* about beautiful women being dumb. She won first prize as the ranking senior co-ed in scholarship at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City,

as he Introduced the amendment: “Those who run the prize fight game have been able to maintain political influence through wide distribution of free tickeets for their shows.” IndiE.napolis promoters frequently have moaned that they had to distribute so much “paper” that they could make no money. Two Effects Seen Now they see two possible effects in the tax. law, should the Senate concur in the amendment: 1. The “comp drag” will be lightened, because many pass

seekers will not want to pay even the tax. 2. Those the promoters feel they must placate, who get free tickets, will demand that the promoters pay the tax, too. In the latter event, “goodnight!” ejaculated some of the hard-pressed “athletic club” managers. La Guardia’s bill provides for 10 per cent tax on tickets from $1 to $5 each and 25 per cent on tickets over $5. DEBATE TEAMS CHOSEN Shortridge Girls to Oppose Bedford Terre Haute Schools. Members of the Shortridge High School Girls’ Debating League were announced this week by William N. Otto, debating coach. Those on the first team are Clementine Casmire, Eva Marie Simpson, Ruth Marie Price, captain, and Celeste Jordan, alternate. This group will debate Wiley High School, Terre Haute, at Indianapolis in February. Helen. Johnston was chosen second team captain. Other members are Thelma Porter, Edna Schardt and Allison Rush, alternate. They will debate the Bedford High School' team in Bedford, March 23. ASKS MUNCIE PADLOCK U. S. Files First of 15 Cases to Stop Liquor Selling. The first of fifteen padlock proceedings being prepared by Albert Ward, United States District Attorney, against Muncie establishments charged with selling liquor, was filed in Federal Court today. The place is known as. the "Juliette,” 6KP2 S. Walnut St., Muncie, operated by Robert Lawrence. Robert Gamble was listed as bartender and Charles and Lilly G, Indorf as owners. , The padlock proceedings are a result of raids made by Federal Prohibition agents Oct. 15.

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