The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-06
BUSINESS men
VIEW CRIME AS
PERIL TO u. S.
Prohibition Ranks High in
Survey as Paramount
Problem.

Crime and disreSpect for law: ad-
ministration of justice and prohibi-
ton rank, in that order, as the
paramount problems Of the United
States in the estimation of 14.702
representative business and profes-
sional leaders of the country.
The conclusions are the result Of
a preferential vote taken by the
national council of the National
Economic League, announced today
at the leagues headquarters in
Boston, Mass.
More than two score INDIANAPOLIS
men are among the ninety-four IN
dianans who are members Of the
league.
Crime Takes Lead
Crime and disrespect for law lead
in the balloting with 1863. Admin
lstratiOn of justice was next in order
with 1893 and prohibition third.
with 1895.
OBJECTS OF the league are:
l. To unite the best men in all
sections of the country in an effort
to secure a consensus as to which
are the most important economic.
social and political problems;
2. To disseminate the LEADING
facts and arguments in relation TO
these problems and
2. To promote the widest pos
Sible discussion, under nonpartisan
auspices, Of such questions as are
decided to be the most vital and
urgent
Vote on FOrty-One Subjects
The other forty-one subjects
voted upon in the order they were
favored and the votes for each:
Agriculture. farm relief. 1856; world
court, 548; prevention of war; 544. taxa
ton, 525; ethical. moral and religious
training. 500; flood control. AS; disarma-
ment' limitation Of armament. 4O7; CON
servation OF natural resources, 349: re-
forestation. 345; League of Nations. a38
international relations. 1928: personal lib
erty. 328 education. 3l8. Sterilization OF
industry and employment $40; immigra-
tion. 299; stock speculatlons, 278, repara-
lions, war debt loans. 257: relations with
Latin-America. 252: air navigation. 242.
municipal and state finance. 235; tariff
226; efficient distribution, 2l8: citizenship
2O2; government. federal. state and local
2ol; waterways, 1913; national defense, 1874.
business ethics, 176; finance, banking. cur
rency, credit, 1875; revision of calendar,
ISL; public health. 1856: public utilities.
1889; foreign trade and investments. 1876.
merchants marine, 1873; installment pur-
chasing, 1870; race problem. 49, old age
lib; trust, monopolies. 90 regu-
lation and control of industry, 95; rail
ways "a; Monroe doctrine, 10, and inter
state commerce 81.
Indiana members of the league
are;
George AIDE, L. B. Audrus. J. Martin
Antrim. H. c. Atkins, Frederic NJ. Ayres.
Charles H. Barnaby. A. H. Beardsley.
Henry w. Bennett. James Bingham. W.
M. Blanchard L. L. BomGsrger, Albert S.
Bond, Arthur Brady. Arthur v. Brown,
william A. Carson, Gentry Cash. Charles
w. Chase, Stanley Coulter, Joseph J.
Daniels, Eugene H. Darrach, Frank G.
Davidson, Morse Dellplain, Howard A. Dill,
Henry L. Dithmer, James I. Dissette,
George oscar Dix, Donald d. Shane.
Thomas F. English. Edgar H. Evans, }.
w. Fesler. Robert NJ. Feustal, Herbert
Foltz. George c. Forrey, Jr., William For
tune Samuel NJ. Foster. J. E. Frederick,
H. o. Garnan, Alfred M. Glossbrenner,
James P Goodrich, Arthur F. Hall. VIII
liam p. Herod. william F. Hoges Edward
G. Hoffman. Fred Hoke, j. I. Holcomb,
c. Oliver Holmes, Arthur NJ Hood.
w. H. Insey Charles W Jewett, George
V. Kendall, w. W Knight Irving w.
Lemaux, D. B. Luten. Charles J. Lynn.
Charles Martindale, Frederick Z, Matson,
Charles N. McCabe, George 5. Mcintosh,
Homer Mckee. Paul V. McNutt, Winfield
Miller. W. A. Mills. william J. Mooney,
Moses Moritz, H S. Morse. Burton D.
Myers. John r, Newcomb, James W. Noel,
Lew M Bannon, George S, Olive. sam
ue l. Orr, Thomas A. Peabody, n ga.
Perry, s. E. Rauh, Charles T. Remy c. j.
Richards, Walter j. Riley, David L. Ross,
Herbert +. Royse, Samuel D. Royse, W. +.
simmons. Dan W Simms, Fred a. sims.
Frank D. Stalnaker. L. Van Ardsel, j. a.
Van Osdol, ?. z. Wickenhiser, Allen A
wilkinson. Eben H. Wolcott, Conrad Vol,
A. H. Woodwork and Phillip zoercher.