Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 156, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 November 1933 — Page 13

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1,000,000 POLES IN GERMANY REPORTED UNDER OPPRESSION MORE SEVERE THAN ON JEWS Children Said to Re Flogged for Speaking Polish; InjUvStices to Be Cited to League of Nations. HELPLESS MINORITY, IS NOW PLEA Systematic Discrimination Is Practiced by Hitler and Aids, Is Charge of Group Within Reich. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Seri ppa-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—The critical, even perilous, position of the Polish minority in Nazi Germany, it was learned here today, will he brought to the attention of the League of Nations for remedial action. World interest, it was pointed out, has been focused on the plight of German Jewry, about 600,000 strong, whereas approximately 1,000,000 Poles living within the frontiers of the reich are said to be suffering a corresponding handicap virtually unobserved . Whereas the 900,000 Germans in Poland are represented by three senators and five deputies in the Polish Sejm, and

by seven deputies in the Upper Silesian Diet, it is claimed, the millions of Poles in Germany have no parliamentary representation whateverThe Poles, no less than the Jewish. it. is claimed, have been made the victims of German violence, their oppression having continued unabated since pre-war days. ■The offenses range from P’tty annoyance and infractions of the law." the Polish information service in this country announced, "to grave crimes against Polish life, theii s safety and property.” Polish religious and cultural meetings have been broken, it is charged, and cases of interference with private teaching, singing societies and lectures, assaults and breaking windows are cited. Children Hogged. Is Claim Any child caught speaking Polish to any other in the schools of Nagladen, East Prussia, it is claimed, is given a wooden tablet with the Inscription. ‘ Polish,” on it, and ‘‘children on whom such tablets have been forced receive severe flogging on the Saturday following.” Tt, Is further charged that: 1. "Discrimination against the Polish minority in Germany is practiced systematically not only by private individuals, but also by virtue of ordinances issued by the autorities. 2. "While the German minority in Poland have a statutory right to appeal to the League of Nations whenever they feel they have been wronged by the Polish government, the Poles in Germany proper have no corresponding right.” In Upper Silesia, both Poles and Germans have the protection of the Geneva convention of 1922. Outside this area the legal bases cited for the protection of minorities are: Granted Right to Appeal First, Article 110 of the Polish constitution which grants such minorities "the same rights as other citizens" to maintain their own school's, religious and charitable institutions and the right freely to speak their own language. Second, the allied and associated powers, by treaty, gave to the German minority in Poland the right to appeal to the league. In Germany, the Poles are supposed to be under the protection of the Weimar constitution which grants minorities the right to use their own language "in the schools, courts and offices of administration of a state. There also is a post-war treaty in which Germany pledges herself "to treat minorities of alien origin in her territories according to the same principle"—that is to say to allow them freely to cultivate their own racial characteristics Today. German Poles point out. they have no voice whatever in Germany but are completely suppressed. Unless the league can find a way to intervene, they assert, they will be left even more helpless than the Jews. BRAZIL BANK HEADS FACE THEFT CHARGE Alleged Stolen Bonds Owned by Indicted Man, Court Told. Evidence in the case of John F. Brown and William J. Snyder, president and vice-president, respectively. of the Citizens National vbank o: Brazil, who were indicted lor embezzlement, was heard by Judge Robert C. Ealtzell in federal court yesterday. Snyder and Brown testified that $10,700 worth of Yanderburg countyroad bonds, which they were alleged to have taken from the bank, in reality were he property of Snyder, and had been loaned to the bank to bolster assets when value of other bonds held by the bank depreciated. Statements, issued by the directors of the bank, however, did not show the bonds to be the property of Snyder. The court ordered government and defense attorneys to submit briefs. CAR SMACKS BUILDING: FOUNDATION IS MOVED Police Search for Heavy Hitting Motorist; Tracks Found. Police continued a search today for an automobile driver who is alleged to have hit a building at 1417 Madison avenue with such force that It was moved four inches off its foundation*. Front of the building, owned byRussell H. Hartman. 224 North Delaware ttreet, was badly damaged, according to the police. Automobile tire tracks led to the building at the - point of impact. _

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TWO HELD FOR HAMMER DEATH Life or Chair Sentences Faced by Young Married Couple. Charged with murder in connection with the hammer-slaying of John Lagel, 55, of the Cico hotel, Howard Harding, 24, and his wife, Emma, also 24, were bound over to the Marion county grand jury yesterday after being arraigned in municipal court before Judge William H. Sheaf Fer. "What's the best I can get?” Harding asked when arraigned before Judge ShaefTer. ‘‘Life or the electric chair,” answered the judge Harding grew pale and almost fainted. When he recovered sufficiently, he waived preliminary hearing, as did his wife The Hardings were charged with stacking and robbing Mr. Lagel of $45 in his room at the hotel. Mr. Lagel died at city hospital Monday as a result of blows from a clawhammer inflicted during the alleged attack.

EXPERT TO ANALYZE TRENDS OF BUSINESS City Realty Board Sponsors Program for Tonight. An analysis of current business trends will be given by Delbert S. Wenzlick. St. Louis, at a dinner at 6 tonight at the Columbia Club. The Indianapolis Real Estate Board and allied organizations are sponsors. Mr. Wenzlick recently was employed by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation for interpretations of real estate trends, and is said to have made a close study of market influences affecting real estate. Other organizations sponsoring the dinner are the Construction League. Marion County Building and Loan League, Apartment Owners’ Association, Building Owners and Managers’ Association, Retail Lumberman’s Club, Homebuilders Association and the Marion County Bankers Association. BARBER LAvTeNFORCED Several Arrests Reported for Failure to Obtain Licenses. Several barbers in various cities of the state have been arrested for failure to obtain barber licenses under the new state law. it was announced today by Frank McKamey, barber licensing board secretary. He said inspectors are making their first trips over their territories, checking on violations of the new law.

12 Members of Kidnap Gang Held, Say Police

Confessions Obtained From Some of Men, Claim Chicago Officers. By In ited Press CHICAGO. Nov. 9 —Operations of a well-organized and powerful gang of kidnapers, which collected more than $500,000 from victims during the last three years, was revealed today with arrest of twelve men. Confessions have been obtained from some of the alleged kidnapers under arrest, investigators lor the state’s attorney's office said. All are to be charged with kidnaping, a crime punishable by death under Illinois law. The confessions, it was said at the states attorney's office, cleared up at least nine major kidnapings in the Chicago area and may result in solution of five others. Additional arrests are expected. The arrests resulted from an investigation by state and federal authorities. led by Patrick Roche, former chief investigator for the state's attorney's office. The disclosure of the gang was made when attorneys for Frank Souder, Benton (111.) gambler, filed a petition in criminal court asking the state’s attorney’s office, or any

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‘Dinner at Eight' Opens Here on Sunday Night

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Generous! Half-Dollar Tip Phoney: Giver Jailed. “QHAVE and a haircut?” asked Charles Speight, barber, 224 Indiana avenue, uncuriously, as he stropped a razor for Charles Strader, Negro, 1621 Minopqua street, last night. Charles submitted to a shave, haircut and all the “fixins’.” Then he called for a shoeshine w-hich Artis Wilds, Negro bootblack, administered, with artistic slaps of the shine brush. In all his splendor, Charles surveyed himself in the mirror and tipped Wilds half a dollar. He swaggered out of the barber shop hushing Wild’s overwhelming gratitude with a deprecating wave of his hand. When the philanthropist was departing, Wilds bit into the 50cent piece. He bounced it on the counter. He held it up to a strong light. Then he called Charles and angrily demanded that he take the counterfeit back. "Ha! ha!” hahaad Charles, “that's how I got it.” When the angry bootblack called the police, Charles told several conflicting stories. According to the police. He was arrested on a charge of passing counterfeit money.

Keep Club Over Utility Barons, * Is Minton Advice

Municipal Ownership Is Shotgun, Counselor Tells Club. “Municipal ownership is the shotgun behind the door and the people of Indiana should keep it well oiled and ready for use on utility barons who refuse to reduce rates.” This advice was given last night by Sherman Minton, public counselor of the public service commission. who spoke at the Martinsville Jefferson Club. Mr. Minton praised the showing made by more than a sore of municipally owned electric plants throughout the state and remarked that “the stockholders in none of these are suffering from depression.” “Municipal ownership of utilities has been more successful from every standpoint in Indiana than has private ownership,” the public counselor said. "Records show that their rates generally are lower to the consumer and that no widows and orphans are suffering from investments made under persuasion.” He assailed the criticism of former Senator James E. Watson and other “Republican die-hards" launched against President Roosevelt's recovery program. “Would Crucify President” “Tricks learned by Republican politicians at the feet of Wall Street and at the elbow of public utility sch?mers are being brushed off for a colossal new deception of the public,” Mr. Minton charged. “Mr. Watson's recent utterances can be taken as the signal to Degin

other government agency having possession of Souder, be forced to give him up. Judge Philip L. Sullivan dismissed the petition for a writ of habeas corpus when Captain Daniel Gilbert, chief investigator for the state's attorney's office, promised formal charges would be placed against him today. Among those held, besides Souder. were Dean Swolley of Peoria, HI.; Edward La Rue and Edward Wagner of Chicago, and Julian Jones of St. Charles. Names of the others were withheld. In the list of the gang's victims, it was asserted, were: James Hackett. Chicago gambler, twice kidnaped and forced to pay a total of *150.000. Wililam Urbana, Peoria gambler, forced to pay *IOO,OOO. James Ward. Chicago alcohol distributor, from whom *45.000 was obtained. John J. Lynch. Chicago manager of a news bureau furnishing race results, from whom the gang obtained *50.000 after breaking his ribs. Three Aurora (111.) gamblers who paid *IO,OOO each for their release and two lowa men were released after they had paid *25,000 each. More than *IOO,OOO was obtained in other abductions attributed to the gang. , **

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Probe Fund Transfer in Meyer-Kiser Bank Case

Erasure in Private Ledger Draws Garvin’s Fire in Court. Erasure of an entry in a private bookkeeping ledger of the MeyerKiser bank drew the spotlight of the probe of Thomas A. Garvin, bank receiver, in circuit court today in tjie affairs of the bank. Sol Meyer, former president of the defunct bank, was questioned regarding the erasure of a $37,411 entry in a contingent fund book in the transferring of that entry from the bank to an alleged purchase of stock in a Florida hotel. Mr. Meyer denied knowledge of the entry or the erasure. He said the entry must have been made by other bank employes. "You'll notice there's not any erasure on the page where it was transferred," defended Mr. Meyer. He explained that auditors for the bank could have made the mistake and reiterated testimony of yesterday that he paid for stock in the Blue Bay Corporation out of his private speculative account in the bank’s vault and that the entry showing that the bank's contingent

the anvil chorus against NRA and President Roosevelt. “They would crucify him as they did President Wilson. Only this time, their deceptions on the public will not be so easy, for they will not be dealing with the League of Nations and other subjects foreign to our home localities. “Attacking Human Welfare” “They will be attacking human welfare this time, and patriotic American efforts to put aside want and hunger—a program to ease the burden of the citizen.” Mr. Minton charged that Wall Street, utility promoters and others, “who profited most under the plan of government before President Roosevelt took office,” are behind the "obstructionist tactics which the discredited old guard Republicans are plotting." “Somebody gave NRA a kick,” he continued. "Immediately, like slinking wolves in the pack, Watson, Reed of Pennsylvania and others became bold and they now are rushing out to snip and to bite at the hind quarters of the NRA. ‘‘Betrayers of Welfare” “This time they intend to talk the American citizen out of his birthright of freedom, his inheritance of n equal opportunity and his vested privilege to enjoy food, shelter and happiness in an ordered social world. “General Johnson was right when he called them ‘witch-doctors.’ I say they are betrayers of American welfare. "In spite of the depression, the public utility interests and the politico-bankers continue to exert their influences in the direction of restoring a governmental system which they can control. They endeavor to block investigations into their old practices. They employ professional objectors and faultfinders. They sound alarms against the progress being made by democracy and cry ‘communism’. Promises Rate Reductions “They humbugged investors and reaped large profits. Now they decry the appearance of just administrators who would bring them to an accounting for their past acts of deception. “Public utilities of Indiana no longer are beneath the protecting wing of officials who can see little of the consumers’ side of the question. They are out in the open, but quake mightily because they face investigation. They no longer are teaming with the party in power to keep rates high, for it can't be done. They know that the old po-litical-utility alliance is gone and that soon all rates justly will be reduced.” CASH, CLOTHING AND JEWELRY ARE STOLEN Cops Investigate Burglaries at Two Homes in City. James Durham. 12?9 South Pershing avenue, reported to police today that S4O in cash, and clothing valued at more than SSO. were stolen from his home yesterday. F. W. Cornelius, 686 Middle drive. Woodruff Place, reported that his home was entered with a pass key yesterday and a wrist watch valued i at SSO stolen. •

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fund had paid for the stock must be in error. “But, Mr. Meyer, didn’t you borrow money from the bank?” interposed Judge Earl R. Cox. “We never borrowed a dollar from the bank,” he said. The bank head declared that the private book in which Mr. Garvin alleged an erasure had been found was considered as a reference book. "We never suspected w-e’d get into difficulties at the time,” he said. “But." continued Judge Cox, “the depositors gave you money. They made your bank.” “They helped a lot but we always considered the bank as ours,” retorted Mr. Meyer. “We wish we had not taken deposits now but had operated on our own money,” he Judge Cox then questioned, “Did you gamble much in grain?” “No sir! Only SSO to $75 and sometimes as high as $1,000,” he retorted. Later Mr. Meyer was shown an entry in the bank’s contingent fund book showing a personal transaction of the bank head with the notation "profit of $1,127.84 in grain.” “You weren’t gambling on the bank’s money in this transaction?” asked Judge Cox. “No sir, it was a personal transaction,” replied Mr. Meyer. “And this and other amounts were used to swell the profits of the bank?” probed Judge Cox. "We figured the bank as a family affair,” replied Mr. Meyer. DEMOCRACY WANING, STUMP JILLS LIONS Post-War Problems Viewed by Club Speaker. “We went to war to make the world safe for democracy, but democracy hardly exists in the world today,” Albert Stump, attorney, said in an address on post-World war problems at w r eekiy luncheon of the Lions Club yesterday at the Washington. “Dictatorship has seized many nations of the world, and there has been talk of dictatorship even for the United States,” Mr. Stump asserted. Patriotic and popular songs were sung by rhe Ramblers quartet, under the direction of Edward La Shelle. Fred J. Keller and Glenn Sheridian, Broad Ripple high school students, provided Hawaiian guitar music. Walter L. Shirley presided.

Self-Rule Plan Pushed Ahead by Gerard Swope

Third Suggestion Is Made for Government by Business. By United Press NEW YORK. Nov. 9—Gerard Swope, president of General Electric Company and author of two plans for business self-government, today presented a third which included labor and the consuming public as well as the government in its regulatory body. Mr. Swope's second plan proposed last week created a sensation because it was interpreted as a possible means by which the national recovery administration would be transferred from government to business control. Recovery Administrator Johnson indorsed the plan, but there was widespread opposition ants administration disclaimers apparently eliminated it from immediate official consideration. Mr. Swope detailed his new recommendation before the Academy of Political Science last night. Other speakers were Walter C. Teagle, president of the Standard Oil of New Jersey, and Donald Richberg. counsel for NRA. NJr. Swope suggested a national economic council of thirty-four representing the federal government, labor, the public, financial interests and agriculture in addition to commerce and industry. The national Chamber of Commerce and industry, national agricultural associations, transportation interests and the federal reserve board each would elect four members. Workers in transportation and commerce each would elect four members. The President of the United States would name five from the public at large. In addition the secretaries ol

BY WALTER D. HICKMAN THE legitimate stage blues in Indianapolis are rapidly lading because Arthur M. Oberfelder. noted showman, will chase away the last of the depression ghosts at English's Sunday night. With the country figuratively crying for legitimate shows with well-known players and competent supporting casts, Indianapolis will have a splendid legitimate season. The only “if” to this beautiful dream is the box office verdict. Because of the low price we are charging, $1 top at nights, we must play to absolute capacity at every performance,” says Mr. Oberfelder. Mr. Oberfelder is no piker when it comes to picking opening bills, because “Dinner at Eight," the Edna Ferber and George Kaufman dramatic hit of last season, opens at English's at 8:30 o’clock next Sunday night. nan JAMES KIRKWOOD, famous for many movie parts, will be seen as the has-been movie actor in "Dinner at Eight.” Mr. Oberfelder opened this play with the same cast we will have here at the Shubert in Kansas City last Friday night. “The Shubert box office statement will show that we have played to absolute capacity since opening,” Mr. Oberfelder told me. I am giving you the cast as follows because each name means much to the success of the play: Millicent Jordan Eveta Nudsen Oora Lynn Arden Gustave Louis Marcelle Oliver Jordan Robert Leslie Paula Jordan Virginia Milne Ricci. ✓ Louis Tanno Hattie Loomis Audrey Davis Miss Copeland Ruth Miller Carlotta Vance Marian Warring-Manlev Dan Packard Pierre Watkin Kitty Packard. . Viola Frayne Tima Marguerite Swanson Dr. J. Wayne Talbot Jack Davis Larry Renault James Kirkwood The Bell Boy Lowell E. Fox The Waiter Wesley Battersea Max Kane Leonard Lord Mr Hatfield , AI G. Wilson Miss Alden Marian Crutcher Lucy Talbot Gravce Thorson Mrs. Wendel Mary B. Hurst Mr. Stengel Rov Elkins Ed Loomis Lester Boyer I have examined carefully the review's of many critics in Kansas City and the verdict is the same in every case, a wonderful theater buy. Mr. Oberfelder’s circuit so far includes Kansas City, Indianapolis, Co’umbus, 0., Cincinnati, and St. Louis. n n THE shows will open at English's on Sunday nights and close on Wednesday nights with the only matinee on Wednesday. All the plays are cast in New York, and some of the bestknown names of the stage will be in the casts. The second bill will be “Double Door,” which now is one of the season's hits on Broadw'ay. In this cast three important women will appear in Jessica Newcombe, Edythe Elliott, and PatriciaBarclay. Miss Newcombe has been identified with such Broadway plays as “Girls in Uniform,” “9 Pine Street,” “Sophisticates,” and “Cradle Snatchers.” Since leaving Indianapolis as leading woman for Charles Berkell at English’s, Miss Elliott has gone far on Broadway, appearing in such plays as “Salt Water,” “When in Rome,” “Riddle Me This,” and other plays. U tt tt MISS BARCLAY has appeared successfully on the screen and stage. Her latest stage hit w'as “Little Accident.” Violet Heming will the big name in “There’s Always Juliet,” w'hich will be the third offering here. Lester Vale and John Spacey will be the chief supporters of the star. “I am not boasting.” Mr. Oberfelder said, “but right now there are only three legitimate theaters open in Chicago. Indianapolis will have anew play every week.” And that, I maintain, is charing the legitimate stage blues right out of Indianapolis.

commerce, labor, agriculture and treasury and the federal co-ordina-tor of transportation would be members. The federal officials could appoint members to substitute for them. Such a council. Mr. Swope said, could appoint an economic board of any number and of any membership it chose. “It shall be the province of the national economic council to study economic changes, advise the President and congress in regard to economic trends, and to make recommendations,” he said. Mr. Richberg said NRA's final issue was whether business could govern itself in the public interest or whether the government must reluctantly extend business control.

Religious Tolerance Is Stressed at Conference

Minister, Priest and Rabbi Conduct Discussion at Butler. A conference and discussion on religious tolerance was conducted this morning at Eutler university by the Rev. Everett R. Clinchy, New York; Father John Elliott Ross, Charlottesville. Va., and Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron, Baltimore, who are representing the National Conference of Jews and Christians in a nation-wide tour. The Rev. Ernest N. Evans, executive secretary of the Church Federation of Indianapolis, is chairman of their Indianapolis engagement. The National Conference of Jews and Christians, with headquarters in New York, is tan organization

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‘HIP BOOTLEGGER’LOOMS AS ONE OF ANSWERS TO . INDIANA LIQUOR PROBLEMS ‘Walking Cash Register and Bar’ Already in Operation in Several Beer 'Resorts in City. TAX-GREED MAY FOIL GOVERNMENT High Whisky Price Will Make Path of Illegal Peddlers an Easy One, They Declare. The “hip bootlegger” today appeared to be one of the answers to Indiana's hard liquor problem, now that repeal has arrived, and the thirsty citizenry is wondering jqst what form of state regulation will be prescribed. With Governor Paul V. McNutt silent thus far, except j to stand firmly by the dictum that bottle sales only will be allowed, many beer resort operators were reported planning to install a “walking cash register and bar.”

BRITISH POUND HITS S5 MARK New Post-War High Registered in Foreign Exchange: Franc Climbs. By United Press LONDON. Nov. 9.—The pound sterling reached the $5 mark in foreign exchange trading today, setting anew post-war high record. Opening at $4.98*2 the pound went to $5 in the first forty-five minutes of trading. Then it moved to $5.01. French francs, which had opened at 80 9-16, went to 80%. The pound rose further to $5.01 *2. Today’s gold price was set at 100 shillings 11 pence a fin® ounce ($32.82), including a premium of 9 pence on the French franc, a reduction of 11 pence or 23 cents from yesterday’s price. Gold bars worth $2,060,000 were sold. After the gold price was set, the pound went back to $5.01. DR. JOBES ELECTED BY HOSPITAL STAFF Officers for Year Chosen by Medical Group. Officers were elected for the coming year Wednesday night by the city hospital staff society. Dr. Norman E. Jobes was chosen president; Dr. C. J. Clark, vicepresident, and Dr. David H Sluss, secretary. Executive heads were elected for the various divisions of the hospital. Those members that will form the executive staff of the society are: Dr. Leon G. Zerfals, medicine service division; Dr. Henry S. Leonard, surgery; Dr. H. L. Beckman, obstetrics; Dr. C. H. McCaskey, ear, nose and throat; Dr. Leonard Ensminger, orthopedic surgery; Dr. J. C. Carter, pediatrics; Dr. Bernard liam Tinney, genito-umary surgery; Dr. Larue Carter, neuroery; Dr. Larue Carter, neuropsychiatry. REPORT DENIES ARSON IN LOGANSPORT FIRE State Hospital Blaze Is Probed by Safety Director. Fire at the Logansport state hospital Monday night was not of incendiary origin, it was reported today by Al Feeney, state safety director and head of the fire marshal’s office. Governor Paul V. McNutt asked that investigators be sent to the institution Tuesday when Dr. C. U. Williams, superintendent, reported that it originated in attendants quarters and spread to two wards. Insane patients were rescued, but the damage was considerable, it was reported. PASTOR TO ADDRESS CHURCH BIBLE CLASS Emerson Avenue Baptist Women Hold Fall Luncheon. The Rev. Elmer G. Homrighausen, Carrollton Avenue Reformed church pastor, will address the Ladies' Bible class of the Emerson Avenue Baptist church at their annual fall luncheon at 1 tomorrow. The luncheon will be served by the Christian Home Builders’ class.

established to create greater justice, amity and understanding between Jews, Catholics and Protestants. The conference, is headed by three co-chairmen. Newton D. Baker. New York, representing the Protestants; Carlton J. H. Hayes, head of Columbia university history department. New York, representing the Catholics, and Roger Strauss, New York, representing the Jews. Rabbi Lazaron, Father Ross and Mr. Clinchy are making a tour across the United States to the Pacific coast and will visit approximately three dozen cities. The purpose of their tour is to hold conferences and discussions with university and civic groups, in the hope that these various groups will continue such discussions in the future,

The “walking - bar,” or hip bootlegger, operates in this fashion: The thirsty customer signifies his j desire to the bartender. If the cusi tomer is "all right,” the bartender signals with a significant eyebrow to the bootlegger loitering at the end of the bar. The customer and “walking bar” stroll to a vacant room in the rear, maintained especially for that purpose. and a bottle is produced. Th® 10, 15 or 20 cents for the "shot” is “rung up" in the "walking cash I register," who later splits with the j house. Already in Operation This plan already is in operation I in several beer resorts, and appears [ likely to be adopted in others. By operating in this manner, the beer resort operator minimizes the j chance of losing his beer license bej cause his connection with the “hip | bootlegger” would be more difficult j to prove than outright sale over the j bar. Governor McNutt, it is known, intends to proceed carefully in setting , up regulations, because he is fearful of a revulsion of feeling against ! repeal In this, he joins other state ex- | ecutives, distillers and high government officials who hope to keep the liquor traffic on a high plane. Governor Is Adamant The Governor has announced himself as adamant against the sale of liquor for drinking on the premises where it is sold. The Governor feels that any liquor sold in Indiana should be sold for home consumption and sold only in the bottle. However, Frank McHale. one of the Governor's most trusted lieutenants, attended a liquor parley of mid-western state executives recently at Des Moines, and there advanced the suggestion of the socalled “Cuban pint.” This is a two-ounce container which could retail for about 25 cents and would bear a 6%-cent tax stamp. Awaits Lutz Ruling The Governor has said nothing, so far, about this suggestion. He has announced that he will be guided by a liquor commission and an opinion from Attorney-General Philip Lutz in prescribing regulaj tions which would be enforced by ! Paul Fry. excise department direcj tor and “beer czar.” Sentiment about repeal is mixed among members of the Indianapolis bootlegging fraternity who sell by the pint, quart or gallon. "It all depends on the price,” said one. referring to the possibility of repeal wiping out home delivery bootlegging. Can Sell It Cheap “If they keep the price too high,” ; he said, “we'll keep on doing business because there are a lot of guys who like to drink and can't afford to pay a big price for their booze. “We can sell alky at $5 a gallon and. boy, that makes an awful lot of | gin.” His interviewer remarked that It was “awful gin as well as an awful lot of it.” “That’s true,” returned the boot- : legger, “but mast of it won t hurt i you and you can’t deny that’s cheap drinking.” Tax Greed One Problem Another bootlegger, or rather an j ex-bootlegger, held a somewhat | divergent view. He quit a year ago | and decided to “go legitimate,” bci cause he felt repeal was inevitable. “It's a tough racket at best,” he ! said, “and it’s hard to compete with : legitimate liquor, what with hijack- | ing and everything. I'm going to try j to get the agency for some whisky i firm and do a regular business." Most of the questioned bootleggers i agreed on one thing: The future of bootlegging hinges | entirely on whether tax greed or dis- : tillers’ greed makes the price of good whisky too high. TECH PUPIL IS STRUCK BY AUTO; BADLY HURT Youth Incurs Serious Injuries in East Side Accident. Peter Crawford, 16, of 1812 Prospect street, student at Arsenal technical high school, was seriously injured on his way to school today when he was struck by an automobile. He was removed to city hospital suffering from lacerations of the head and possible internal injuries. The boy was struck by an automobile driven by Arthur L. Weigler, 699 North Tacoma avenue, as he was crossing South State avenue in the 400 block. Face Cut in Crash Charles Simmons. 26, of 212 North East street, received lacerations of the face, but refused aid when a car he was driving collided with one driven by Harold, D. Van Stand. 29, 614 North East street, at North and Delaware streets, last night.