New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-27
SAY MILLS PLAN
IS IN OPERATION
Many Believe Durant EXCHANGED
money for Old Stun'

Washington, Dec. 81 R)-1n Ger
tain quarters there is the feeling
that Major Chester P. Mills has re-
ccived $4,000 for suggestions al
ready in operation.
Major Mills. former prohibition
administrator of the New York dis
trlct, won a $4,000 prize offered by
w. c. Durant for the best plan of
enforcing the dry laws.
James NJ. Doran. prohibition com
missioner, said that he regarded
change Of old stuff for new
money"
"Durant has purchased gold
brick declared James P. McGovern.
counsel for the Industrial Alcohol
Institute. and Assistant Secretary of
he Treasury Iowman said that
Mills plan was largely enforced at
the present time"
Maurice Campbell, successor to
Major Mills as administrator of the
the New York district, said the plan
was not new but was put into OPP
GRAFTON by Lincoln c. Andrews, for
mer assistant secretary of the
treasury. and from Edward Bonner.
prohibition administrator in south
ern California and Nevada. came the
statement that the plan would not
work in the country at large but was
formed from conclusions in 1.-THE
narrow New York circle"
While no government official con-
nectcd with prohibition enforcement
praised Major Mills suggestion. not
all of the comment was critical.
Real Aid
Dr.. Ernest II. Cherrington. gem
eral secretary Of the World League
Against Alcohol, characterized 1t as
a real contribution" and Senator
Capper of Kansas, said that taking
the enforcement of the Volstead act
out Of politics is highly important"
He added that Mills was dead right
on that point"
Austen Q. Fox. chairman Of the
Moderation League. commented on
W Ildt Iic tStbi'a VIC i4iNiiS @oili0
dence of the Mills plan and asked
why it was abandoned after the lat
ter had retired as administrator for
the New York district.
1.-THE major does not intimate" he
said, that his successors were lack
ing in intelligence sufficient to
comprehend how fatal to bootlegg-
gers the continuance of his plan was
bound to be- OF course, it is needless
to add that he would be the last
man to charge its discontinuance to
official corruption"
XIII on Plants
Major Mills in the plan that
brought him $4,000 said he would
eliminate independent denaturing
plants and urged stricter supervision
of plants that hold permits for spe-
cial denatured alcohol and also q
Benson, r. Benson. D Russo, M.
Oleyer, l.. Dickinson, J. Depot.
Scout Charles Burns of Troop 3,
and Harold Miller. scoutmaster OF
Troop 5. were both awarded star
badges.
Merit badges were awarded as
follows: Pathflnding. to B. Burrell
and II. Bonney; gardening. to A
w. Douchette. G. Cillizza.
F. Sobiecki. w. Lange. II. Zuraw-
ski; fremanship. to F. sacl1et'. l..
Dickinson. w. Douchette, S. kul 8,
c. Cillizza. w. Lange, A. Winning:
first aid to animals, to r. Peters, 2.
Kohela. +. Zurawski. NJ, Siedman:
to l.. Dickinson. X. Tib-
balls c. Davenport, c. Clllizza. j.
Cianfione, W. LANCE: personal
health, NJ. Kaminsl>i, W. Douchette.
G. Cillizza. C. Davenport: cooking,
to X. Tibhals, F. Zura wski: printing.
G. Davenport, +. Zura wski. }. Can
fone. W. Sparkfair. II. Keeling, T..
j.. DombroWik, Stanley
Gwozdz; swimming. to p. Olszowy.
3. Burrell. B. Taylor: bookbinding'
to W. Sparkfair. P. Olszowy. B.
Huck. II. Bonney, f. Shjerden: rep
tiles, to A. Keeling, r. Weldon:
woodworking. to c. Davenport. a.
schultz: safety. to P. Olszovy: metal
work.. to NJ. Siedman, l.. DombroWik.
S. Gwozdz, i. Peters: pioneering. to
f. Peters. II. Bonney: masonry. to
F.. Shjerden, A. Nining: marksman-
ship, to +. Shjerden: interpreting.
10 +. Peters: carpentry, to r. Ruth
plumbing, to $. GwozdZ:
wood carving, to K. Tibbals; civics.
10 T.. Marcinczyk: chemistry, L.
photography, to r.
public health, to B.
Taylor; leather work. to r. Weldon:
eathercraft, to r. Weldon.
Members of the court OF honor
present were: r. A. Catlin. c. E.
Morgan, G. B. Taylor. Neil Mac
DougalI. and the scout executive. o.
A. Erickson. Among the troop lead
srs present were. +. o. Shjerden.
Adolph Schultz. Marvin Heisler,
Fred Peters and Horace Brown.
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