Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1938 — Page 8
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ocal Brewery H He Michigan Beer Law In High Court Suit
dianapolis Brewing Co. Afouds Ban on Indiana
Product Is Unconstituti - From Lower Co
Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—The U.
‘arguments Michigan’s retaliatory beer ban law.
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presented in the Indianapolis Brewing Co. suit to invalidate
The argument that the law should® be declared unconstitutional was Submitted yesterday afternoon by Herbert J. Patrick, former assistant Indiana attorney-general, and at-
. The Company appealed its case against the State of Michigan to the highest court after losing a threeJudge decision in a lower court. - Mr. Patrick's argument had’ been preceded by that of Thomas F. O'Mara, Terre Haute, ‘also a Brewing Co. attorney, who contended the
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CONTRACTS HO COUNTY SOUGHT
Commissioners Deny ‘Pets’ Get Supply Business of Half Million a Year.
An appeal for more competition in bidding on contracts for the County’s supplies; which amount to half a million dollars ahnually, was made today py County Commissioners. For several years, commissioners said, the same companies have been submitting bids without competition. “This has given an impression among local merchants that there are several ‘pets’ who get all the County’s business,” John S. Newhouse, County Commissioner, said. “This is not true and we are urging every merchant who handles supplies used by County departments to submit their bids. “Contracts have been awarded to the same merchants every year but the reason for this is that they were
| many local merchants as possible.
Bids on supplies for the first]
quarter of 1939 will be received by Commissioners Monday. Bids on the annual contracts will be received Wednesday. Items included in the quarterly contracts include all kinds of food, drugs, hardware, hospital supplies, disinfectants, clothing and janitor supplies. Commissioners said they have been unable fo get any bids on hospital supplies and that only one company has been submitting bids on meats for County institutions. Items purchased under the annual contracts include coal, paint, oil, gasoline, ice, drinking water and general office supplies.
NLRB POLL CALLED IN LOCAL FACTORY
A National Labor Relations Board election is to be held among employees of the Century Biscuit Co., Indianapolis, Dec. 13, Robert H. Cowdrill, regional director announced: today. The election is to determine whetlier the majority of the employees desire to be represented in collective bargaining by the United
Baking Workers, local international
RELUEST JURY PROBE OF SCHOOL CHARGE
SE Building Trades Council to Seek Action by Prosecutor.
A request that the Grand Jury investigate, the Marion County Building Trades Council's charge that several schools and other public buildings contain combustible materials, was to be submitted today to Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer. In the request to Mr. Spencer, the committee of the Building Trades Council said: “The council is strongly desirous of having a Grand Jury investigation made. They believe it to be in the public interest that public buildings should be constructed as provided by law. “If persons charged with duties and responsibilities under the law have been at fault, the matter
those responsible for violations
should be held to answer.”
Signers of the request included the following members of the Build« ing Trades Council: Charley Lutz, electrical workers’ representative; Homer Wilson, (hod
carriers’ business agent: R. P. Irre gang, business agent of the Opera= tive Plasterers’ International Association 46, and Courtney Hammond, business agent for the painters, paperhangers and decorators,
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Michigan statute violates both the commerce and .equal-protection clauses of the Constitution. 0 ‘Limited Right’ . Atty. Gen. Raymond W. Starr of Michigan argued that the 21st (repeal) Amendment takes the beer and liquor traffic out from any other - Constitutional protection and the ~ states have full power to pass ‘any * laws they choose governing it. © Mr. Patrick, however, argued that , the right is limited, and that Michi- _ gan cannot lay down rules banning ~ beer from specific states such as was . done in the case of Indiana. ~ “Such retaliatory action will cause a demand for modification of the ~ Indiana law and thus put the brew- * eries into politics in the State,” Mr. ~ Patrick declared.
Reports Agicement
~~ But Mr. Starr made the point that © just because Indiana got in first ~ with its importer statute, there was no ‘reason Michigan’ should be ~~ barred from taking a somewhat | similar step later. | So far the Supreme Court has upheld all state liquor laws passed | since repeal. ~ Hugh Barnhart, Indiana excise director, accompanied the attorneys ¢ here, and explained to reporters * that a “gentleman’s agreement” is © now in force whereby Michigan & breweries do not have to pay the j¥* Indiana importers’ fees.
MOTHER MAY VISIT ~ MURDER SUSPECT
MENTONE, Ind., Dec. 8 (U. P.).— - Friends of Mrs. Elsie Bush, 45-year-old seamstress, said today that she is in a state bordering on collapse, but they plan to take her to visit her son, Rex, 19, held in Fremont, | ©, charged with the murder of a { policeman. Mrs. Bush blames restlessness, and Western and gangster stories for driving her son to a career of crime. The boy left home Monday to seek, work in Buffalo, N. Y. At Perrysburg, O. he is alleged “to have stolen an automobile. Later he held up a " filling station, taking 73 cents, and shot Marshal Neil Fowler when the latter gave chase, according to po--lice.
Legislative, Aid. should be given consideration by the
the only bidders. We- will try to union, 86, Mr. Cowdrill said.
Solution of the problem of local governmental units in financing poor relief probably rests with the Legislature, R. W. Bunch, acting di-| § rector of the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief, said today. Commenting on conditions in Lake County where financing of poor-relief costs has placed the county within two million dollars of its constitutional bonding limits, Mr. Bunch said: “There are at least 15 other counties in the State confronted with an identical situation. Lake County has always had a high per capita poor relief cost because it is in the Chicago metropolitan area and living costs are high.” Mr. Bunch said he conferred yesterday with Dick Heller, Governor Townsend's executive secretary, and said he didn’t think an investigation of the Eake County problem would offer any permanent solution.
MOTHER AND CHILD IN ‘FAIR’ CONDITION
Companion Still in Jail on Delinquency Charge.
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Times Photo. Hilda Helser of Roann is giving the latest hair-do to May Parkinson of Hammond in the stately chambers of the House of Representatives. They are two of the student beauty operators who yesterday took the quarterly examination given by the State Board of Beauty Culture.
CONGRESS MAY GET. TVA-WILLKIE FIGHT
Utilities President Insists on SEC Arbitration.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (U. P.).— President Wendell L. Willkie of Commonwealth & Southern Corp. indicated today that he might ask Congress to intervene in negotia{tions with the Tennessee Valley Authority over purchase of the Tennessee Electric Power Co. a Commonwealth & Southern subsidiary. Mr. Willkie said that if there is any doubt as to TVA'’s power to ac-| !
cept his proposal to submit the matter to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fixing of a pur-
chase price, Congress, meeting within three weeks, can pass the necessary legislation. He contended, however, that competent lawyers believe TVA now has the power to submit the purchase price to arbitration. Mr. Willkie’s statement was in reply to testimony before the TVA Investigating Committee by J.. A. Krug, chief of TVA’s power planning division, rejecting the arbitration proposal. Mr. Krug was scheduled to return for further testimony today. 3
The 19-year-old unmarried Tipton mother and the child whom she abandoned last week in Indianapolis were described as being in “fair” condition today by City Hospital officials. . Meanwhile, the mother’s companion who financed her confinement remained at County Jail on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of the mother. The mother and her companion are scheduled to face Judge John F. Geckler of the Marion County Juvenile Court. The mother was arrested Monday night at her Tipton home and charged with child neglect.
POLICE SEEK GIRL HERE Police today began a search here for 15-year-old Margaret Joan Alverson, who disappeared Sunday from her home in Louisville, Ky. The girl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alverson, came to Indianapolis today to aid police in their search.
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