Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1938 — Page 34

PAGE 4 , MARRIAGE MILL’ Prison VERDICT HAILED BY CLUBWOMEN

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Voters’ League Praises Lake |

County Prosecutor for His Work.

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The Indiana League of Women | |

Voters today expressed gratification over the outlawing of marriage |

mills by the Indiana Supreme Court. The league's indorsement of the decision was contained in a letter sent to Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson by the board of directors. Another letter signed by the president, Mrs. S. N. Campbell, was | sent to Prosecutor Fred A. Egan of Lake County who instituted the in- | junction proceedings.

Ask Uniform Interpretation

The board’s letter to Mr. Jackson said: “It is with gratification that the | Indiana League of Women Voters | notes the decision of the Indiana | Supreme Court in the case of the] 1852 State Law requiring that mar- | riage licenses be issued only in the county in which the prospective | bride is a resident. Since the law | has been declared valid, the Indiana | League helieves there should be some understanding as to proper | enforcement. { “Therefore the state board, now in session, respectfully suggests that | you, as Attorney General, send al memorandum of this decision to | all prosecuting attorneys, together | with plans for uniform interpreta- | tion and proper enforcement of this | law.”

Letter Lauds Egan

The letter to Prosecutor Egan read: ! “Occasionally in the development | of the social order and the protec- | tion of society, courageous indi-| viduals take bold steps which bring | criticism and local attack. Such a| step you took when you asked for, an injunction against marriage mill | abuses, basing your request on an| old law never properly enforced. “Repeatedly the League of Wom- | en Voters has approached various | influential people in the effort to | have this law invoked—always be- | ing told it would not stand up and | would prove too unpopular. “You took this action on your own initiative and well aware of | the opposition you would meet and the uncertainty of the outcome. For that action the Indiana League wishes, as an organization devoted to better administration of government, t0 express to you its great gratitude. “The resultant popular support of | what you did would in itself be a reward. It must. be a source of great gratification to you to know that your position has been fully supported by the Supreme Court | of Indiana.

League Sponsored Bill

“What the League likes to remember is that in its seven-year effort to improve practices and requirements for issuance of marriage licenses, you were its first public advocate as the author of the League-sponsored bill for a fiveday waiting period between application for a license and its issuance. “In the years since then, we have learned that for the protection both of individuals and society in general, more is needed than a waiting period. We will confidently look to you to help in the succeeding steps to be taken after your recent outstanding accomplishment. “Meanwhole, we congratulate you on your concern for good law and public welfare and hope that changing public opinion will give needed backing for continued effort.”

OFFICIALS NAMED FOR RELIEF BOARD

Warren C. Gibson today had been | elected Masonic Relief Board president. He has represented Oriental Lodge on the board for the last 13 years. Frank C. Stephenson was | named vice president, and Edgar O. Burgan, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Burgan was elected t0 his office for the 12th year. He has been a board member from North Park Lodge since 1918.

DRILL TEAM TO INSTALL

The Ruth Meadows Guards drill team, Frankfort, is to assist Mrs. May Beaver, national page and state manager of the Woodmen Circle, in installation of officers of Romona Grove at 8 p. m. Monday at 512 N. Illinois St. Drills, enter=tainment and dancing are to follow the business session.

Rodney H. Brandon, Illinois prison administrator, is to address the Y. M. C. A. Big Meeting to be held at 3 p. m. Sunday in the English Theater. His subject is to be “How to Keep Our Boys Out of Prison.” A composite study of 12,000 Illinois prison inmates is to form the basis of Mr. Brandon's address. The Washington High School orchestra is to present a short concert to open the program.

PREDICTS 16,500 ON REMC ROLLS

Briggs Says State System To Include 5500 Miles Of Lines March 31.

| Predicting the State-wide Rural |] Electric Membership Corp. would

have 16,500 consumer-members by March 31, 1938, M. J. Briggs, corporation manager, said today that only 48,100 of Indiana's 181,570

farms now have electric service, either from REMC or private utilities. He also predicted the Indiana REMC system on that date would include 5500 miles of lines costing $5,538,000. Rural electrification in the State started in June, 1936, Mr. Briggs pointed out, and since that time Indiana has received one-thirteenth of all money allocated by the Federal Rural Electrification Adminis-

| tration.

17 Counties Aided Seventeen Indiana counties now have received allotments for construction of power lines, Mr. Briggs

| said, and REMC units have been

organized in nine other counties, but no allotments yet have been granted. An additional $3,000,000 is needed in Indiana, according to Mr. Briggs. He said half of the amount would be used to complete construction of lines in the 17 counties and the re-

mainder would be spent to start work in the nine counties.

TAGGART MAY QUI PARTY POST SOON

Hints Resignation Possible in Two Weeks.

Times Special FRENCH LICK, Ind. Jan. 14.— Thomas D. Taggart, Democratic National Committeeman from Indiana, today said he may submit his resignation to the State Committee

in the next two weeks. Reports have been current that Mr. Taggart intended to resign, but he denied reports that he already had done so. According to political leaders, in the event of his retirement, Frank McHale, slated to become Paul V. McNutt’s national manager for the Democratic nomination for President in 1940, and Alex Pursley, Governor Townsend's adviser, will be the leading candidates for the position.

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