Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 21, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 June 1934 — Page 5

JUNE 5, 1934'

Jail Terms in Alimony Cases Err Victims of Poverty Put in Same Cell as Worst Felons. BY GRETTA PALMER Times Special Writer NEW YORK, June s—l sat in as a member of a committee of the Alimony Payers’ Protective League, formed to get the testimony of three men who had been confined on Welfare Island in recent months. They were all what are known as “wife cases.” They had,

none of them, suffered arrest or imprisonment before the failure to pay alimony landed them in jail. Listen to the testimony of one of the jail birds: “I am a porter. I earn sls a week. I have always sent my wife and children half of it, but the court has ordered me to pay $9. I could not do it ind live.

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“They arrested me on a charge of abandonment. I spent one night in the police station, and then I was put into a police wagon and taken to the island. I was handcuffed to a drug addict. “I spent the first two nights in the penitentiary over there. My cell mate was a gunman. They photographed me for police records and took my fingerprints. The parole officer is supposed to come and see you within ten days, they tell me. Mine never turned up until my three-months sentence was almost up. “I spent most of the time in the prison hospital. Some of the men in my dormitory were insane. One Negro poured water around his bed to keep the bad spirits away. “I had two hours in the recreation yard a day. “I have got back my old job noiv, but nobody will speak to me. My children think I am a criminal.” Another of the witnesses had been an accountant with a bank. He is unable to obtain work because he has been in jail and no bonding company will vouch for him. A third testified that he had been put into the same dormitory with the most depraved type of prisoners. No Debtors Prisons There has been a great deal printed in the papers in the last six months about the corruption on the island. Many of the conditions have, it seems, been improved since fusion gained power. But it is still the practice there to incarcerate men who are guilty of no crime except alimony arrears in the same cells with hardened criminals. There are no debtors’ prisons in America. No man can be jailed for failure to pay out money except in alimony cases. And some of these men, mind you, are completely penniless. The alimony prisoner who stays in jail for spite, rather than pay his wife, is almost mythical. Poverty His Only Sin There are cases in which alimony is legitimate and in which the state must use its power to see that the father provides for his children’s support. There are other cases in which alimony is nothing but the racket of a malicious or mercenary wife. But is there any reason why any man guilty of alimony default should be subjected to the same indignities as a felon? Or why he should share his cell with members of the underworld? His only sin, remember, is that of poverty, when he goes in. But he comes out with an education in crime which he may find it useful to employ one of these days. And whose fault will that be but ours?

A Day’s Menu Breakfast — Sliced pineapple, cereal, cream, soft cooked eggs, graham and raisin muffins, milk, coffee. Luncheon — Clear vegetable soup, toasted crackers, rice croquettes with cheese sauce, sliced oranges sprinkled with shredded cocoanut, milk, tea. Dinner — Pork pie, buttered cauliflower, jellied fruit salad, cream cheese, ginger bread, milk, coffee.

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Contract Bridge

Today’s Contract Problem South has the contract for six diamonds. He was not doubled. West opens the ace of clubs, then shifts to a diamond. How would you proceed to play the hand? Remember to provide against bad breaks. AQ J 9 V KQ J 8 4 ♦KQ 5 2 + J * N 1* V (N (Bind) W s E (Blind) Dealer 4k A 10 S 3 None ♦AJ 9 7 6 + KQ73 Solution in next issue. 29

Solution to Previous Contract Problem BY W. >l. M’KENNEY Secretary American Bridge League TO make an original bid at contract, you must either have more than your share of high cards or a long trump suit. It is not advisable to open the bidding with less than three and one-half tricks If you hold only a four-card suit, because then your hand is defensive in type and you can probably get more points by allowing your opponents to play the hand than you can yourself, unless your partner has a long suit.

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However, with a six-card suit, or two five-card suits, two and onehalf primary tricks are sufficient. a u IN today’s hand, when South opens the contracting with one heart, North does not need to hurn the bidding. What he is interested in is finding out the length and solidity of his partner’s suit. He can reason that South’s bid must be based on the ace of hearts and king strength. Over one heart, North makes a one over one forcing bid of one spade. When South bids two hearts, he guarantees at least five hearts. North’s jump to three no trump is a slam try. South, in bidding four hearts, practically tells his partner that he has a solid suit of six cards in length. North, holding controls in the other three suits, feels that the kings in his partner’s hand must fit and jumps to seven, which perhaps is somewhat optimistic, but it is rather difficult not to go seven when holding three aces and your partner has made an original bid. tt tt u WITH a spade opening, South wins the first trick with the king. A small trump is led to dummy’s jack, and two more rounds of hearts are taken, East echoing in clubs. Now a small club is played and won in dummy with the ace. Declarer cashes the ace and queen of spades in dummy, East letting go another club. Declarer discards a club and a diamond. A small diamond now is played and won by the declarer with the king. He then leads his three of hearts. West must hold the jack of spades on account of the ten in dummy, so he b?ars down to a diamond i'.nd a spade. Declarer bears down to the ace and jack of diamonds in dummy, discarding a spade. On the first two hearts East lets go the queen and ten of clubs, but on the third heart, he is squeezed. If he lets go the king of clubs, declarer’s jack will be good, while if he lets go the ten of diamonds, dummy’s ace and jack will be good. (Copyright, 1934, by United Press)

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Party Will Be Benefit to Hospital Occupational therapy department of the Riley hospital will benefit by a dance to be held Monday night, June 18, at Trees by a group of Indianapolis socialites.

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Louie Lowe’s orchestra will provide the music. Mrs. Carl Vonnegut is general chairman, and Mrs. Harold Taylor, chairman of the floor show; Mrs. R. Kirby Whyte, tickets and reservations; Mrs. Jeremiah Cadick, invitations. Assisting with the general arrangements are Mesdames Charles A. Greathouse Jr., Stanley Shipnes, Wells Hampton, Robert Scott, Kenneth Ogle, Paul Hargitt, Laurens Henderson and Henry Jameson; Misses Sybil Stafford, Phoebe Emerson, Joanne Dissette and Betty Lee Burns. ,

Mrs. Garshwiler Will Be Hostess for Alumni Fete Mrs. W. P. Garshwiler will be hostess for the June meeting of the Indianapolis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi. Mrs. Garshwiler will serve luncheon at 12:30 at her heme in Southport. The twelve seniors in the active chapter of Butler uni-

versity will be guests of honor. Mrs. Samuel O. Dungan and Mrs. Garshwiler will give greetings to the seniors, and Miss Helen Gearen, chapter president, will respond. Mrs. Frank D. Hatfield who will close her year as president of the club will give the annual report. Mrs. Allan C. Raup will be installed as president. Miss Helen Barrett is chairman for the meeting and will be assisted by Mrs. Hatfield, Mrs. Raup, Mrs. L. L. Flint, Miss Lettie Blue, Miss Martha Scott, Mrs. Martha Mclntosh, Mr,;. D. O. Kearby and Mrs. A. Hernljy Boyd. Miss Scott

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has arranged a treasure hunt which will conclude the afternoon’s entertainment. Miss Frances Watkins, 3430 Central avenue, will be hostess for a meeting of the Thesi Club at 8 tonight.