Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 92, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 September 1928 — Page 9

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DOCTOR TELLS HOW HE SOLVED RUMJROBLEM Temperance Is Established in Sweden; Prohibition Is Failure. Sweden tried prohibition. It failed. Now a rigid system of State control is being tried, successfully. William Philip Simms. ScripDS-Howard foreign editor, has made an intensive study of the plan, and herewith presents the second of a series on the workings of the system. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, Foreign Editor, Scripps-Howard Newspapers STOCKHOLM, Sept. 6. “You have cut booze consumption in two, reduced crime by more than half and Sobered up the young folks, according to police records, from an index figure of 100 to 17. How did you do it?” I put this question to Dr. Ivan Bratt, the man who has solved the booze puzzle for Sweden. Just turned 50, Dr. Bratt looks much younger. His hai? is sandy and his clean shaven face glowed with the ruddiness of perfect health. His green-gray eyes reminded me of others I had seen—those of Marshal Joffre and Mark Twain—a fighter and organizer and a philosopher. Out of courtesy to me, Dr. Bratt had ordered a small glass of nearbeer. But he hardly touched it. He is certainly not a drinking man, even if he is the one who has kept prohibition out of Sweden. Becomes Temperance Advocate “I began my career as a practicing physician,” Dr. Bratt said. “As such, I saw the ravages of uncontrolled liquor. I witnessed the poverty, misery, crime, insanity and unhappiness it can produce. This led me to a study of the problem, and I became known as a temperance advocate and social reformer.

“Sentiment naturally was driven to favor prohibition. A, plebiscite taken in 1909 resulted in 1,800,000 votes in favor, as against only 20,000 opposed. “I, was heartily In favor of the general aims of prohibition, but I could not help doubting the enforced ability of laws demanding total abstinence. They seemed totally to disregard the human, allimportant element. “I held then, and hold now, that you cannot enforce prohibition as long as any large portion respectable society refuses to regard the moderate consumption of alcohol as a crime. Any law, to be effective, must have the backing of public opinion. Fate Aids Doctor “Oddly enough, Fate itself conspired to strengthen, if not to prove, my contention. The Bratt system of liquor control was given its first trial in 1913. At that time our rationing system allowed an average of two quarts of spirits a family (or passbook holder) a month, and already we were beginning to notice a decidedly beneficial effect. But the war made it impossible for us to get grains and other raw materials, so pretty soon we had what amounted to total prohibition forced upon us. We had liquors enough only for medicinal purposes. “At first prohibition worked wonders. Drunkenness fell off sharply. So did crime. Then something happened. Rum runners appeared off our coasts. Bootleggers became active. There was a popular demand and they met it for the big money there was in it. Things went from bad to worse. During the three years of war-time restrictions, crime more than doubled. “Then came the end of the war and our control system went back to normal. At once the bootleggers began to disappear, as did tne moonshine stills and rum runners. Simultaneously drunkenness fell off amazingly and so did crime. Sentiment Changes “Slowly but surely our prohibitionists are coming to share the same view. In 1922, in another prohibition plebiscite, the vote was 889,000 for and 924,000 against. In 1909, remember, the vote had gone virtually unanimously for prohibition. "I believe the vast majority of the pepole of the world want temperance and a high degree of public morality. They abhor drunkenness and its attendant evils. They oppose saloons. They wish to promote law and order. Prohibition does not seem to be the answer to these problems, whereas, with us, at least, strict control has given decidedly beneficial results. “Why? This brings us right back to the human element. Prohibition ignores the human side of the problem. Our system is based entirely upon it.” Next: How the Bratt system works.

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Beauty of Hoosier State Is Given New Glory by Indiana’s Artists

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By WALTER D. HICKMAN HOOSIER painters and sculptors have caught the spirit of the many examples of beauty in Indiana and these are on exhibition in the Fine Art Department at the Indiana State Fair. The exhibit probably is no larger that in the last year or two but so many artists are represented, the artists coming from all over the State as well as Indianapolis. “There are so many small exhibits on view this year, coming from so many artists,” Fred Veant of Lowell told me when I visited the exhibition. One of the commanding paintings in oil in the exhibit is done in oil by S. P. Baus of Indianapolis. This painting received first prize in oil on any subject and shows an old man repairing a fiddle, probably should say a violin. Another one that is a favorite is a portrait done by Marie Goth of Indianapolis. It is of an old woman working on a quilt. These two are among the more popular ones at the fair.

HOLD STATE SOCIAL WORK RALLY OCT. 13 Program Arranged for Conference at Terre Haute. The thirty-seventh annual State conference on social work will be held in Terre Haute Oct. 13-16, John A. Brown, secretary of the State Board of Charities, announced today. Leading authorities on social service have been invited to speak, including: Sanford Bates, Massachusetts commissioner of correction; William H. Eichorn, Bluffton, member of the Indiana board of charities; Dr. John L. Gillin, professor of sociology at Wisconsin University; Prof. Thomas F. Moran, Purdue University; the Rt. Rev. John Francis Noll, Ft. Wayne; Dr. Frank K. O’Brien, director of the Louisville Psychological Clinic, and William A. Wirt, Gary schools superintendent. ASK LAND FOR LINES Power Company Seeks Order of Condemnation. Petition has been filed with the public service commission by the Indiana General Service Company for authority to appropriate several pieces of land between a short distance north of Muncie to Marion for a right-of-way for an electric transmission line now under construction. The petition says that the company has been unable to obtain the right-of-way from the owners of the land and asks the commission’s powers be directed to its aid. The transmission line will compose a part of the system of the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company between Milwaukee and South Bend. ‘PRACTICE FOR SAFETY’ Developed As Character, Pennsy Employes Told. Safety, like character, requires practice, Frank E. Strouse, special representative of the Pennsylvania Railroad, told railroad employes Wednesday night at a safety rally at the gym. “If a monument should spring up on the site of every tragedy due to heedlessness, our Nation would be a graveyard," he said. Indianapolis division has held the safety record of the railroad’s forty divisions for the first seven months this year.

Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported to police as stolen: Elmer Richards of Letts, Ind., Ford roadster, from Noble and Walnut Sts. S. M. Fridley of Corydon, Ind., Essex coach, 180,969, from State Fairgrounds. Carl White, 1109 N. Jefferson Ave., Chevrolet sedan, 634-941, from Market and East Sts. C. M. Hays, Wilkerson, Ind., Ford roadster, Kentucky Ave. and Maryland St. Burrel Chapman, Springhurst, Ind., Hupmobile coupe, from FortySecond St. and Monon railroad. John Lyons, 109 S. Traub Ave., Ford coupe, 661-271, from in front of 3720 Fall Creek Blvd. Charles Brier, 1404 E. Minnesota St., Chevrolet touring, 655,048, from 400 S. Warman Ave. BACK HOME AGAIN Stolen automobiles recovered by police: Emma Cavanaugh, 621 Second St.. Columbus, Ind., Ford roadster, found at Blackford and North Sts.

Among the other Indianapolis artists having paintings on view include B. T. Bond, G. J. Mess, H. M. Woodward, L. F. Mueller, William F. Burgmann, Randolph Coats, Mrs. W. E. Howland, Mrs. Grace Johnson, H. M. Poe, W. Forsyth, Mrs. E. Sangernebox and many others. The beauty of Brown County Is found in many of the landscape paintings. The water color exhibit is most interesting and reflects a high standard, it is pointed out. The exhibit this year is large. Those interested in commercial art will be interested in the work of C. E. Allen, La Porte; W. F. Burgmann, Indianapolis; G. J. Mess of this city; E. M. Jordan, Indianapolis; A. F. Nauert, Indianapolis; L. F. Ayres, Indianapolis; E. E. Evans, Ft. Wayne and many others. This exhibit includes poster Jn color,' illustration advertising on automobile, illustration advertising clothing, illustration advertising any commodity, illustration advertising furniture and others.

GILLIOM PUSHES FIGHTJN KLAN Awaits Date of Argument in Court. Stalemated in his suit tq oust the through recess of the Marion Cir- j suit Court Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom is awaiting setting of a date for oral argument so that he may continue the attack. The suit, begun last spring, has languished after six depositions were taken because of legal technicalities. The first was the change of venue from Judge Harry O. Chamberlin, sought by attorneys for the Klan, led by Charles J. Orbison. Frederick Van Nuys was selected as special judge. Gilliom then awaited answers to the 110 questions he fired at Klan heads. He had been notified, however, than Klan attorneys have asked for an oral argument on the right of the State to file the interrogatories. At the same time the Klan has filed a plea in abatement of the suit and this question will also be settled in the oral arguments. Following tire decision in the argument Gilliom expects to take a number of depositions from prominent Klan leaders, whose identity he does not care at present to divulge. Date for the oral argument has not been set. The longest suspension bridge in the world connects Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N. J.; it is 1,750 feet long and 135 feet above water level.

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Indianapolis contributes very heavily to the majority of the exhibits in sculpture. Among those from Indianapolis having exhibits on view are Dorothy Burcham, Robert Davidson, who won a first SIOO prize for sculpture in the round made out of Bedford stone, A. P. Lange, E. H.-Miller, Mrs. E. Sangernebo, who has several pieces on exhibition including one she made of Henry R. Behrens, decorator of this city; S. M. Velsey, C. M. Williams, J. A. Willenborg, E. H. Daniels and others. Under the division of sculpture in round for students, F. A. Simons of Jonesboro, Ind., has an interesting study of a boy’s head. A study of this exhibit at the fair shows that Indiana and especially Indianapolis is rich in artists. Indianapolis theaters today offer: Charlie Davis at the Indiana; Dick Powell at the Circle; “Tempest” at the Palace; “Street Angel” at the Apollo; Siamese Twins at the Lyric, and “Girls in Blue” at the Mutual.

‘BIGGEST MAN IN RADIO’ FINDS TALLNESS TRIAL Seven-Foot Dealer Here for Association Banquet. “It’s tough to be tall.” At least James Aitken thinks so. Aitken, a visitor at the Indianapolis Radio Trades Association banquet Wednesday evening, is known as “the biggest man in radio,” standing nearly seven feet and tipping the scales well over 200. He is a prominent radio jobber from Toledo, Ohio. “First, they make hotel beds and Pullman berths too short for me and then just to make matters worse, I recently was asked to pose with a circus midget. The picture is going all over the country through a syndicate.” Foil Cattle Poisoning Piot By Times Special VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept. 6—A plot to poison thirty-five head of cattle on the farm of John Fitzgerald, west of here, was thwarted when sufficient poison to kill the entire herd was discovered in the pasture.

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SMALL ’LEGGER, SQUEEZED OUT BY GANGCZARS Little Speakeasies Wrecked by Philadelphia Ring to Effect Monopoly. This completes the United Press series ot background articles on the gang situation in Philadelphia. BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.—The rise of gang rule in Philadelphia has placed the small speakeasy proprietor in a difficult position. He has a choice between paying out most of his profits for protection or going out of business. The result is that many of the speakeasies are passing from the control of independent owners into the hands of the liquor syndicate that is only too glad to eliminate the middleman and thus increase its own earnings. The former owner of a modest speakeasy on Walnut St. explained the situation Speakeasy “Shook Down” “A member of one of the two big gangs came into my place about two months he said. “And demanc ed $5007 I had to give it to him, otherwise my place would have been held up every night or so until there would have been no stock left. “Two nights later a member of the rival gang came in and said he would guarantee to protect me against hold-ups if I would give him SSOO. I told him I just had paid out SSOO for a month’s protection against stick-ups and hijacking and that I couldn’t afford to pay out any more. ‘“All right,’ the gangster said, then I’ll stick up your Joint right now.’ “I had to give him the SSOO or lose all my stock. Shakedowns like that are what drive us out of business.” Specialize in Two Brands Philadelphia bootleggers concentrate on two brands of liquor—alcohol and “sweat” whisky. The latter is the recent discovery of a bootlegger here and is the most widely sold brand in the East. “Sweat” whisky is made by obtaining charred barrels in which bona fide liquor has been aged in Canada or Cuba. Into these barrels is poured the raw com and rye whisky which the bootleggers make. The kegs then are 'placed in a steam room and the flavor of the real liquor that the barrels formerly contained is "sweated” into the new brand. The alcohol trade is transacted on a bigger scale, and shipments are made, to all sections of the country. Even before prohibition, Philadelphia was the center of the industrial alcohol industry, and now, officials say, the city’s liquor ring supplies the necessary ingredient

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Nina Gabrllowitz Nina Gabrllowitz, daughter of Ossip Gabrilowitz, df .* :ctor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and a granddaughter of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), has been spending the summer at a girls’ camp at Wanalda Woods, Torch Lake, Mich. She took a leading part in a recent horse show, and was voted by campers and visitors the best rider there.

for a large part of the Nation’s gin. * Most of the alcohol plants—there are supposed to be at least eight large ones here—run as perfume factories, and the alcohol, which is shipped out on trains, is labeled either "perfume” or “paint.” The large volume of alcohol that moves out of Philadelphia each week makes its imperative that the liquor syndicate have a small army of guards and “trailers.” So the gangsters hire themselves out to the syndicate to see that the liquor shipment reaches its destination. Wher. one gang is in the hire of the syndicate, the rival group will turn hijackers and stick-up men to earn its living. Thus there is a constant warfare. The thing that must be remembered about bootlegging in Philadelphia is that it is a business. There are no mock heroics, no conferences around a sputtering candle, none of the scenes with which movie audiences have grown familiar. The work is done openly, expenses are budgeted, and a set profit must be made each month. True, the gangster-guards carry pump guns, but they have them for the same reason that a traveling salesman has a fountain pen, because it is needed in the business. Road Bonds Approved Bond issue of $117,000 for the construction of the H. H. Ward Rd. in Clay County was approved Wednesday by the State tax board, which reduced the issue from the $135,000 asked. Bids showed that the road could be constructed for the lesser sum.

There are still two companies in Indianapolis that resort to the old deceptive practice of offering a “Free Lot in order to secure prospects for the sale of subdivision lots. One of them secures prospects throughout the State of Indiana by having visitors to the State Fair sign cards giving their name and address with the impression that there is to be a drawing and that for “advertising purposes” they are to have a chance to win this lot. You are later informed that you have been “selected” to receive the handsome building site valued at $250.00 just in order to get you as a booster for this subdivision. In order to get this “free” lot, however, it is necessary to pay the nominal “expenses” but which sum actually covers the value of the lot. In order to ascertain the particulars it is necessary to go to the subdivision to see your valuable prize, and you do not find out until you get there that the lot is undesirable as a building lot: from the standpoint of location, is next to a railroad, back in a field, is too small, has undesirable restrictions, or any one of a number of different objections. There is then an attempt on the part of the salesman to switch you to a lot at a higher price giving you an allowance for the lot you have “won,” but in reality this allowance is taken care of in the price quoted. This scheme has been condemned throughout' the country by legitimate real estate dealers and by government licensing departments. The Ohio Real Estate Board of Examiners, recently announced that under their neiv licensing law, licenses will not be granted to brokers and salesman using such practices, said: “The avowed purpose of free lot distribution is for advertising purposes. The real appeal, however, is to the credulous, and the subtle and misleading representations lead the recipient of their pretended favor to believe he is getting something for nothing.” Don’t Re a “sucker.” Refuse to deal with any concern that deceives you even though you may feel that you are getting a “bargain.” Where deception is used in getting you as a prospect it often follows that deception will be used in the sale itself. The Better Business Bureau is not financially interested in the Real Estate Business and we will give you the facts on request, without charge. KNOW WITH WHOM YOU ARE DEALING!

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COURTS RESUME SESSIONOCT. 2 Supreme and Appellate Set Recess Close. Supreme and Appellate Courte will resume regular session Tuesday. Oct. 2, Charles Biederwolf, court clerk announced today. The Supreme Court went into temporary recess July 15 after handing down the two mayoralty decisions which fixed L. Ert Slack m office, denying a petition for reheating on the habeas corpus petition of D. C. Stephenson; and affirming, although not increasing the sentIt^A^iy^Be When your Children Cry for If Castoria is a comfort when Baby is fretful. No sooner taken than the little one is at ease. If restless, a few drops soon bring contentment. No harm done, for Castoria is a baby remedy, meant for babies. Perfectly safe to give the youngest infant; you have the doctors’ word for that! It is a vegetable product and you could use it every day. But it’s in an emergency that* Castoria means most. Some night when constipation must be relieved—or colic pains—or other suffering. Never be without it; some mothers keep an extra bottle, unopened, to make sure there will always be Castoria In the house. It is effective for older children, too; read the book that comes with it.

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