The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
WOULD YOU ACT v.
AS G|LL|OM DID,!
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c. C. YORK, Former Secretary Of
the Indiana Pardon Board-Any one
would break the law to save a hui
man life, especially the life Of a
loved one.
LIEUT.. JOSEPH SHINN. State
oliceman-Certainly 1 would break
the law to secure whisky for sick.
ness. Such a law does not stand up
under such a test.
HOWELL ELLIS, Public Service
Commissioner-Put me down as one
who would not fear breaking a law
to save a life. Certainly to do other
wise would be humanitarian, to
say the least.
HARRY N. STYNER, First Dep
uty and Chief Inspector, State Fire
Marshal's Ohice-The Governor did
right if he broke the law to secure
whisky in a crisis. l cannot con.
ceive Of any one doing otherwise in
similar circumstances.
STATE CONSERVATION d.
RECTOR RICHARD LIEBER-of
course there is but one answer to
the question What would you do II
loved one was Sick and whisky
was needed to sustain life?" and
that answer is Get the whisky"
CAPT. CHARLES G. Sewers.
State Conservation Department.
second the motion made by Colonel
Lieber. l can see no other possible
answer
| DAVE JENNINGS, Securities Di.
vision, Secretary Of States Office
All have to say on the subject Is
that favor modification of both the
Wright law and the Volstead act.
SAMUEL L. MONTGOMERY In.
heritance Tax Commissioners APP
prove Of Governor Jackson's action. !
know and have heard of several
cases where whisky saved the lives
of Ill persons.
EARL cox, Attorney-This is a
period of liquor hysteria.
GEORGE HUTSELL, County
Clerk-If the law will be enforced so
liquor would be in proper control un-
der doctors and hospitals I believe |
would favor alteration of the law
States adjoining us have such laws,
but if these are abused I am not In
favor of any changes. We hear and
know they are abused. That would
! have to be guarded against.
DEPUTY PROSECUTOR JOHN L.
NIBLACK-The attorney general
probably considered the situation a
long time before writing the letter.
would not care to comment at this
time.
DIR. FRANK W. GREGOR, presi.
dent. Indiana State Medical Associa-
toni think that there should be
no legislation which interferes with
n physician In the performance Of
his professional duty.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE PAUL C.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. disagree as
to the use of liquor for medicinal
purposes, and in the present in
stance it is entirely a matter for
a mans own conscience to decide.
Personally, l would not use whisky.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE DAN V.
WHITE-If my wife was at the
point of death and had an honest
conviction that could save her life.
of course there is only one answet---
I'd try to save her life by the use
Of small amount Of liquor
could take my punishment easily II
l knew l had saved life, especially
the life Of one so dear to me as that
of my wife.
Gilliom's stand was one Of the
chief topics throughout the State.
The following expressions are from
Terre Haute citizens:
DIR. FRANK TABOR, State Com.
mander Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Every physician should be able
to give the patient whatever is
needed in treating disease. He
should not be hampered in any way.
However in amending the law. In.
diana should not pass legislation
such as in force in Illinois. where
the law is too lax.
DIR. JOHN II. HEWITT. State
Senator From Nigo and Sullivan
opinion l should have to know what
method was to be employed in pro.
viding use of whisky for medicine.
DIR. d. w. ASBURY, Terre Haute
Physician-Every physician will
agree that the law should be
amended to permit the use Of
whisky when necessary. I am q pro.
hibitionist but the bone dry law
goes too far. The American Medi-
cal Association should be consulted
before any amendment is adopted
concerning medicinal uses of whisky.
CHARLES S. BAIT, ex-State Sen
ator from Vigo and Sullivan Coun. .
ties-Having been i'll myself in thcS
last year know plenty Of physi-
clans and all of them from tho
mayors on down have told me thai
whisky is essential in many cases
to preserve life.
DIR. d. r. ULMER-I too fec
that an amendment is needed TO do
away with the law which hampers
physicians. I think the physicians
SHOulu ne dllOMeu W pItSCIlDt
whisky when it is needed. 1t should
be done cautiously, however. But
every physician knows how valua-
BILE 1t is in cases of bad shock, ty.
phoid fever and pneumonia.
THE REV. ROY B. DEER, First
Baptist Church-The use of whisky
for medicinal purposes might be
abused. Then. too, physicians have
not agreed that whisky is of medi-
cinal value. Something just as good
might be used in the saving OF life.
and would eliminate any habit that
might result.
CIRCUIT JUDGE JOHN r. JET.
FRIES-There is no doubt but thai
permission of the sale Of medicinal
whisky would be a distinct improve
ment over the present State liquor