Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 273, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1933 — Page 5

MARCH 25, 1933

PAINLESS DRY ENFORCEMENT, IS NEW RULE Violent Methods Placed Under Taboo Pending Repeal Vote. Bn Srripps-Haward Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON. March 25.—The Roosevelt administration plans a practical and painless policy of prohibition enforcement pending hoped for ratification of the resolution repealing the eighteenth amendment. Although no formal proclamation will discuss this phase of the controversial subject or provide new regulations for dry agents, executive legislative and administrative acts show that the days of breathless and violet federal dry law-enforce-ment have disappeared to all practical intent and purpose. His face beaming, President Roosevelt reflected the new spirit when he signed the 3.2 beer and wine bill and announced that he had ; asked Attorney-General Cummings’ advice on freeing federal prisoners arrested for violating the Volstead act's provisions with respect to beer of approximately the same alcoholic content.

Complete Change in Attitude Possible freeing of small beer prisoners must await considerable investigation, it was explained at the department of justice. It was pointed out that there is an obvious difference between letting out offenders, who peddled suds around the neighborhood, and beer barons whose far-flung, commercial operations included smuggling, bribing of officials and hijacking. Other signs indicate a complete change in enforcement attitude and methods. Congress has submitted a repeal resolution. It also has slashed enforcement appropriations and banned all forms of snooping and back-door enforcement. This included wire-tapping, entrapment, shotgun and warrantless raids, purchase of liquor and incitement to commit crime. All Branches in Step The third branch of the government —the judicial—has likewise fallen into step. The supreme court has outlawed entrapment, and convictions under the dread “five-and-ten” act are rare. The two men actually in charge of enforcement armies reveal by their w’ords and deeds thet they appreciate w’hat the “new deal’’ means regarding prohibition. Amos W. W. Woodcook, prohibition commissioner, publicly announces that homes and even speakeasies will not be molested, and that the principal activity will be devoted to “sources of supply." Dr. J. M. Doran, alcohol commissioner, has served through too many contrasting administrations not to know what his job calls for. His staff of 660 brewery inspectors, testers and supervisors will not be increased. They will have to taken on their new’ duties, working overtime if necessary, without additional assistance. SEVEN CITY STUDENTS WIN PURDUE HONORS Recognized for Campus Activities and Scholastic Excellence. Recognition for campus activities and scholastic excellence has been given seven Indianapolis students at Purdue university. L. L. McDonald, mechanical engineering student, has been elected to membership in Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical engineering fraternity, and to Scabbard and Blade, national military fraternity. Others are: F. Lambert us, chemical engineering junior, elected to Catalyst, honorary chemical engineering, fraternity. W. V. Covert, mechanical engineering junior, elected to Scabbard and Blade. S. Mall ess, junior mechanical engineering student, elected to Pi Tau Sigma. H. Farrington, mechanical engineering student, chosen as member of cast of the Independent Association play. Mary Hartsock, home economics senior, is in charge of decorations for the Gingham Hop, dance sponsored by Mortar Board. Kathryn Blank, home economics sophomore, in cast of play given by the Independent Association. AIR AND SEA MAIL SUBSIDIES FACE QUIZ Sweeping Inquiry to be Started Soon by Senate Group, Ptf Seripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, March 25.—Investigation of all subsidies for both air and ocean mails will begin soon under the direction of a senate committee headed by Hugo L. Black tDem.. Ala.). Senator Black was the author of the rerolutioi adopted at the last session of congress authorizing inquiry into the system by which air and ocean transportation interests obtain large government grants for carrying mails. With him on the committee are Senators King tDem., Utah), McCarron (Dem., Nev) White, (Rep., Me.), and Austin ißep., Vt.). The committee elected Senator Black as chairman and empowered him and Senator White to proceed with the investigation and make arrangements for hearings. Subsidies for ocean mails have long been under attack in congress. With the development of the air mail, subsidies for that service have also become targets during the discussion of every appropriation bill carrying funds for the postoffice department.

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Murray David Schw’immer of Washington kept his mother away from the inaugural parade by being born a few days before. President Roosevelt heard about it, took time away from banks beer, and economy, to pen his mother a little note and to send young Murray a handkerchief on which is embroidered. "Happy Days—Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Here are the happy Schwimmers and their prized memento.

Urge U. S. Give Refuge to Nazi-Persecuted Jews

Modified Immigration Laws Proposed by New York Congressman. By Scripps-Haward Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, March 25.—Representative Samuel Dickstein,, chairman of the house immigration committee, is drafting a resolution to modify the immigration law to permit entry of Jews being persecuted by the Hitler Nazis in Germany. Pending passage by congress of some such act, Alfred Lief. New York author, has appealed to Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, urging her to relax the present stringent restrictions in behalf of political refugees. The Dickstein resolution would give the President power to suspend the quota law’ for six months to allow’ asylum for persons being persecuted for their political or religious views. Dickstein plans to urge former Governor Alfred Smith of New’ York to come to Washington to testify for the resolution. Dickstein already has introduced a resolution to suspend President Hoover's order of Sept. 8. 1930, clamping down immigration restrictions. Dickstein said that this order has kept out of the United States between 70,000 and 80,000 Germans on the “false philosophy” that they would become public charges. “Admission of German refugees at this time would not in any manner complicate our labor situation,”

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‘AGREED RATES’ ATTAGKED BY UTILITY BOARD Practice No Longer to Be Followed, Says McCart, New Chairman. Further progress in the “new deal” for rate reductions, now under way with the McNutt administration public service commission, was announced today by Chairman Perry McCart. It is the stand taken by commissioners that future rate schedules, proposed by the big utility setups, will secure commission approval only if decreases and no increases are included. For several months past, it has been she practice of certain utilities, particularly the old Insull group, \o bring in new schedules consisting of both decreased and increased rates. Established Under Leslie Announced as having been agreed upon by the towns and cities involved, they received approval of the commission without investigation and hearing. This precedent, established under the Leslie regime, no longer will be followed, McCart asserted. He pointed out that the commissioners are ready to accept only rate decreases and make them effective at once. He expects such a schedule to be submitted for the Insull properties when John N. Shannahan confers with him next Tuesday. Heads Insull Interests Shannahan is the head of the former Insull interests in Indiana. Meanwhile the public counselor, Sherman Minton, and his assistant, Herbert Kenney, are studying Section 22, of the utility law which will be used as a weapon to force prompt action for reduced rates if the voluntary method fails to work. Indiana Bell Telephone Company is scheduled to offer seduced rates or face commission action. A conference between commissioners and Bell officials to be held next week will consider the matter. BRITON TO SPEAK IN TOWN HAII SERIES The Hon. H. B. Lees-Smith to Be Here Friday. The audience of the Town Hall lecture series will hear the Honorable H. B. Lees-Smith, cabinet minister to two British governments, Friday morning, in the Columbia Club ballroom. Mr. Lees-Smith served as postmaster-general and minister of education of England. He is the author of several books, the best known of which are “India and the Tariff Problem,” “Studies in Indian Economics" and “Second Chambers in Theory and Practice.” He is a graduate of Queen’s college, Oxford, and one of the founders of Ruskin college, an institution designed to give English workingmen an opportunity to obtain an Oxford education. Hides for Days Without Food Bp I tilled Press DUNKIRK, N. Y., March 25. Edward Olejowski, 12, who had been missing since Saturday, was found Friday under his father’s barn. The youth said he had been there since Tuesday and had gone without food. He was taken to the hospital suffering from exposure. He gave no reason for the act.

A great Catholic ceremony, signifying the start of the Holy Year, will be the opening of the Holy Door, by the pope on Sunday. April 2. The ceremony at St. Peter’s in Rome has remained practically unchanged since 1500. At the left is the Holy Door, sealed with consent. At the right is Pope Pius as he prayed at the threshold of the Holy Door in 1925, when it last was opened. The door will remain opened during the Holy Year.

Smallpox Cases Drop to Record Low During 1932

Refrigeration of Vaccinating Fluid Seen as Chief Cause. By Science Service WASHINGTON, March 25.—The lowest number of smallpox cases ever reported to the United States public health service here for the country as a whole has been reported for the year 1932. The current year is on the w’ay to breaking this record, with even fewer cases reported throughout the United States. During 1932, 11,168 cases were reported. As recently as 1930, there were 48,907 cases. Electric refrigerators may have been a factor in lowering the number of smallpox cases during recent years, public health officials believe. Smallpox vaccine for preventive vaccinations keeps best at low temperature. All vaccine packages are labeled with a warning to keep the vaccine on ice, and the United States pharmacopoeia requires that they should be kept below’ freezing. With the old -style, ordinary ice box, it sometimes w’as difficult for druggists to keep the vaccine cold enough to prevent its deterioration. Now very many of them keep it in

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the freezing trays of their electrical refrigerators. Asa result, public health officials believe that the vaccination “takes” more often, and consequently more people are protected against the disease. In the case of a smallpox outbreak, the more successful vaccinations help to stamp out the disease before it has spread to very many persons. Better refrigeration, however, may or may not be an important factor in the lowering of the smallpox cases. Officials state frankly that they do not know the real reason and, that while refrigerated vaccine may play a part, it may be that the reduction in cases of the disease is due to chance or to unknowm causes. They pointed out that in other diseases, influenza and infantile paralysis, for example, there are unexplained fluctuations in the number of cases reported from, year to year. CENTENARIAN FORO BEER Missouri Woman, “No Mossback” Will Welcome Return. SEDALIA. Mo., March 25.—The return of beer is welcomed by Mrs. Miranda Elizabeth Grinstead, who celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary here Friday. “I don't drink it, but I'm for its return,” she said. “I’m no mossback.”

ZOERCHER TO EXPLAIN INTANGIBLE TAX LAW State Board Chairman to Speak at Meeting Tuesday. Interpretation of the new intangible tax law passed by the legislature W’ill be received by directors of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce at a meeting at 2 Tuesday in the state chamber offices. Principal speaker will be Philip Zoercher, state tax board chairman, who will present the digest and answer questions of the chamber directors. “We find little opposition £o the new law r ,” said W. H. Arnett, chamber managing director,” as the rate of tax is low. but the law itself is highly confusing and business men in general find it difficult to determine just what it provides.

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LAWYERS LEARN POLITENESS IN WOMAN’S COURT Genevieve Kline. New York Jurist. Sits Here on Customs Cases. Word of a woman was law. without a comeback from the male sex, Friday at a hearing here before Judge Genevieve Kline of New York, only woman judge of the United States customs court. Men attorneys and witnesses were nervous and apologetic when they learned that the blunt ways by which men conduct trials are not allowed in a woman's court. The greatest breach of court procedure occurred when an attorney forgot to stand while questioning a witness in a case seeking remission of duties imposed on imj>orted chemical products. Informed by W. H. Whynman, the court's attorney, that it was proper to stand when asking questions, the attorney apologized and was pardoned by the court. Minor violations of proper court rules aroused smiles among a group of women Spectators. All women listeners appeared thoroughly satisfied that a member of their sex, for once, was having the “last word.” Eli Lilly Company sought remission of duties levied on products imported from Hamburg, Germany. Attorneys alleged duties were raised by customs officials on the basis that the chemicals were made from coal tar products. Judge Kline this afternoon was to hear another case involving antique furniture imported by Charles Mayer <fe Cos., of this city. The customs court meets once a year in Indianapolis.

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