Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 June 1946 — Page 3

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Democrats Give OK to Two Applications for Licenses!

By NOBLE REED

-FMreworks broke out again today liquor laws here.

The Marion county liquor control board split on party lines with

a two-and-two vote on the renewal The application of Max Geller his tavern at 421 W. North st. was appointed Republican chairman of the board, and Charles Meischke, Republican member, The two Democrats on the board, Toney Flack and Robert Allison, voted to renew it. The decision revolved around a long list of complaints against the tavern in the files of the alcoholic beverage commission. The ABC issues licenses after recommendations by the commissioners. Raps Taverns ‘Record’ Board Chairman Smith said “any tavern that has that kind of a record will not get my o. k. for renewal regardless of who the owners are.” Mr. Meischke backed him up on his stand. The record on the tavern con-

CALLS LUDLOW | ILLNESS ‘FLU’

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Hospital Bulletin Denies in the administration of the state’ 5 Hoosier Has Pneumonia. |

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of two liquor’ licenses here. WASHINGTON, June

for renewal of a license to operate Lc rejected by Robert S. Smith, newly |crat, is in nearby Bethesda, ma.

naval hospital with influenza, but

the drink over a counter and that he had no federal liquor stamps. “I won't approve renewals on such evidence,” he said. Board member Meischke voted along,.with the chairman in rejecting the permit. Mr, Allison signed the renewal application and Mr, Flack said he will “sign if later” Their, argument in this case was the same as on the Geller application—there were no convictions against the operator. Blames ‘Politicians’ Meanwhile, Jack Ladin, 129 W. 43d st., whose application for renewal of a license to run a tavern at 778 Indiana ave. was rejected unanimously two weeks ago, issued a statement that he lost his license | explanation of his condition: “because of-a squeeze play on the| “Mr. Ludlow has been at the

to the house press gallery after reports had circulated that Mr. Ludlow was suffering from preumonia| and in serious condition. Mr. Ludlow had teen ill four weeks ago with what doctors believed was virus pneumonia. - Miss ‘Esther Rupple, Mr. Ludlow’s

10:30 p. m. Monday,

tained 29 specific complaints, involving numerous arrests by police| at the establishment, a long list of sanitary law violations and sales to|* drunken patrons. The files revealed more than a! dozen police calls to the tavern to| investigate robberies, knifing af-|

frays, drunkenness and disorderly | conduct, and general vagrancy| cases.

In one complaint, state excise of-| ficers reported finding eight violations of tavern sanitary regulations.

Once Called in by A. B. C.

Once the A. B, C. called in Mr. Geller to explain conditions at his| tavern. The operator said he had] a difficult time controlling his! patrons but promised to improve conditions, However, the record on the tavern showed no actual convictions of the owner on law violations. Board Member Flack said he voted to renew the Geller license “because I don’t think the board should vote any citizen out of business unless he has been convicted of law violatigns.”

part of certain politicians who at-|naval hospital undergoing a heart, tempted a shakedown to get a piece lung and other tests. He had what of my business.” was thought at the time to be inMr. Ladin didn’t name the “poli-|fluenza, beginning abou: four weeks ticians” but said they were identi- |ago. After his temperature subsided fied ‘with the Republican party. however, the doctors decided it realHe said threats to “knock off my | ly had been virus pneumonia, It left | license” were made to him in three | him so weakened they advised him | ‘shakedown” telephone calls jusi|to go to the hospital for a rest and before the liquor board rejected his] |these tests. license twg weeks ago. | “He dictates his letters out there. Smith Answers Charges | Although still far from strong he is Board Chairman Smith said “if | trying daily to be released. We hope Ladin’s charges are true he should he remains until fully recovered. present them to the grand jivy for | “It may take several weeks." investigation right away. “We rejected the license because | of reports that Ladin himself was circulating a story that he controlled the liquor board,” Mr. Smith said. “The truth of the whole thing is that Ladin himself has done more to put liquor in politics] than any other person.” Mr, Ladin also owns a liquor store at 1006 W. Michigan st. “His statement of shakedowns| might have something to do with | the fact that his other place of | business will be up soon for license

STRAUSS SA

11.—Rep. L Louis Ludlow, Indianapolis Demo-

not pneumonia. |

secretary, who talked with him at| offered this|

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ontrol Fight Breaks Out Again A

Home-Hungry Citizens Pine for This Kind: of Pine

A “good grade of pine” from London, Ky. . . capitol} it at a JeRtersonville Jedenl housing sdminisifation Project. physician, sent the hospital bulletin |

OPA Probes Value of Luhber i=

Brought Here

| KENNETH HUFFORD

The trail of the lonesome pine led to Indianapolis today. | Home-hungry - passersby in the {500 block of N. Pennsylvania st. in front of the OPA office, eyed two truck-loads of what OPA investigators described as a “good grade of pine lumber.” The lumber was loaded in two 1946 trucks parked on a lot near the agency's office. Meanwhile, OPA agents examined the lumber to determine what it is worth. It was brought here from Jeffersonville, where OPA men located it as they made a routine investigation of lumber being brought into Indiana for possible sale at above-ceiling prices

Robert Elinor, Somerset, Ky

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From Kentucky

owner of the lumber, brought his two truck-loads here at the invi-

tation of OPA agents after they found he possessed no lumber dealer's license In addition, they said Elinor had no drivers license and no store license He also was said to have no estahlished business address in the state, transporting lumber trom Kentucky

for sale wherever he finds a buyer. In the last several weeks, OPA investigators hate been busy along the Ohio river, watching the influx of lumber. from Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama and other southern states, - Much of it is being sold at aboveceiling prices, Charles D. Smith of

. brought here for investigation after OPA agents located

—Senators who have been condemning and praising OPA collide head-on today as the senate begins debate on the controversial bill to extend the price. act for another year, Opposing ‘senators predicted the bill will touch off the bitterest senate debate since - it reluctantly |agreed to accept the thegry of price control in 1942. : Administration supporters hoped to gain the floor first and hold it until they had formed an opening wedge into anti-price control forces. But they privately conceded that their efforts would have little success in saving the price act from wholesale carving. Senators had planned to open the debate on the price extension bill vesterday but delayed their plans until today in order to pass the

the OPA declared. He is an Indiana district commodity investigator. Before the investigation was be-

|congressional reorganization bill Y leun several weeks ago, about 1500\ The present price act expires | truckloads of lumber were crossing|June 30. :

the Ohio river into Indiana each| Senate Democratic Leader Alben week, he added. W. Barkley . (Ky) who will place This influx has been reduced to!the banking committee's price bill about 450 a week, Mr, Smith quoted | betore the senate ‘with a brief exbridge tenders as reporting. planation,” optimistically predicted The lumber brought here by Ell-|that the measure will be passed in nor was planed at a mill in London, | | some form by the end of the week. Ky.. the OPA investigator disclosed. |He said he planned to have the The Kentucky man told Smith he senate meet early each day and behad been hauling lumber into -In-{gin night sessions Wednesday. diana for about two months, Opening guns in the debate were When queseioned by OPA agents expected to be fired at the bill's at Jeffersonville, Ellinor had ®ust|plan to remove. controls on meat, driven his two truck-loads of lum-|livestock, dairy and poultry prodber into a federal housing admin-|ucts. istration project there. A strong coalition of farm state Addison Dowling, chief enforce-|senators, chafing at present price ment attorney for the OPA here, restrictions, planned to rally around would not say what legal action, if Senator Elmer Thomas (D. Okla.) any, would be taken against Ellnof. who will offer an amendment to ex-

Bitter Fight Over OPA Seen P As Senate Begins Debate

WABHTIGHON. June 1 (U. P. tend decontrols to all agricultural

products. Equally bitter debate is expected to be leveled at the bill's provisions ' that wauld reduce food subsidies; eliminate OPA’s low-cost clothing program, and restore profit mark-up provisions for manufacturers of-aus tomobiles, farm machinery, refrig= erators and other products that were virtually out of ‘production during the war years. Meanwhile, Senator Kenneth Wherry (R. Neb.) discounted a statement made by stabilization Director Chester Bowles that a meat famine will come in a week or so because of livestock hoarding for higher prices, “Bowles doesn’t know what he is talking about,” Senator Wherry declared.

DR. MORGAN'S RITES ARE SET TOMORROW

* Times Special BLOOMINGTON, June 1l-— Services for Dr. W. T. Morgan, member of the Indiana university history faculty who died Sunday, will be held at 1 p. m. tomorrow in the lounge of the Union building. The Masonic lodge will be in charge. Additional services will be held at 3:30 'p. m. in St. Stephens Episcopal church of Terre Haute with burial there. Dr. Morgan's colleagues will be pallbearers.

POSTMASTERS TO ELECT CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, June 11 (U. P.).—~Election of officers will

close the two-day convention of the second, third and fourth-clasy

city Indiana postmasters at Turkey Run state park today.

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