The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-19
SECRET U. 5.
DRY SURVEY
IS ON IN CITY
Hoover Enforcement Group
Agent Checks Effect
of Prohibition.
REFUSES TO COMMENT
ID Questions Are Submitted
in Effort to Learn
Liquor Sentiment.
REFUSES TO COMMENT
ny DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY

RY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY
President Hoover's law enforce
ment commission is conducting a
nationwide secret survey on the
effect of prohibition on the labor
ing classes, and the inquisition is
being conducted in Indianapolis
this week, The indianapolis Times
learned today.
James j. Forester, consultant for
the national commission on law OBJ
servance and enforcement, Is con-
Quoting the questioning here. He
has invited various labor group rep
resentatives to appear at his room,
100, in the Claypool.
Found there by The Times, For
roster declined to be interviewed.
He admitted the survey is secret and
said that he had conducted similar
inquiries in the larger cities and
towns throughout the east without
publicity"
They Kept Quiet
The list includes New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. At Scran-
ton, Pa, and Camden, N. j., he was
discovered by newspaper men, but
they kept quiet about it," he said.
His New Jersey survey, Forester
intimated, brought forth data upon
which he could have predicted the
nomination of Dwight Morrow on
the Republican ticket as a wet"
Forester refused to disclose what
he has learned in Indiana, but most
union labor leaders here are known
to favor repeal or modification of
the dry laws.
In some places aids are employed
for a toulouse canvass among
wage earners. Forester declared.
What the workingman's wife thinks
of prohibition thus is recorded.
Forester expects to leave Indian
apolis Sunday for Lafayette, and
also will conduct an inquiry at
Terre Haute.
Quiz on Family Life
His questions involve the effect on
morale, economic, social and family
life Of the wage earners, The Times
learned from other sources.
The answers are to be compiled
into a report for the committee,
which is headed by George w.
Wickersham. Whether they will
recommend changing the law; For
roster would not even guess.
President Hoover at one time an
nounced that the committee would
not major" in prohibition matters.
In inviting labor leaders in for
questioning, Forester submits q list
of questions so that they will know
what the inquiry is to be about.
Here are the questions:
What, If any, effect prohibition
has had, and in what way
Il. On the morale of the workers;
50. On their economic condition
increased prosperity or otherwise.
SO. On their social life, and the
social effect on their families, in
Guiding the effect, If any, on mo-
rality.
Effect in Health
az. on their home and family
conditions and the family life.
IS. On their health and the health
conditions of the family.
IS. On the social life of the
younger people.
81. On sobriety-whether or not
there is more or less drinking among
the employees now than before pro-
hibition. and the kind or kinds of
liquor now being generally used
beer, wine or hard liquor.
IS. Where and how those now
drinking obtain their supply
whether from outside sources or by
making it themselves in their
homes or elsewhere. If from out
side sources, the character or kind
of places.
80. If any home makers of liquors
are commercializing their products,
and if so, what proportion Of them.
to whom they sell and the kind
most generally sold.
Ratio of Drinkers
40. Whether or not the number
Of employees drinking is less or
greater than prior to prohibition;
also. whether on the increase or de-
crease.
al. Whether or not there Is less
or more liquor now being consumed
by them than before prohibition;
also. whether on the increase or de-
crease.
az. The predominant sentiment
doth sexes) toward the prohibition
amendment, and, or, the enforce
ment act-the Volstead law.
"l3. Whether or not there has
been any noticeable change Of SEN
timent recently-say from 1924 or
any other intervening year to date.
"a. Anything else, including the
unemployment situation. that you
believe might have bearing on the
subject matter Of the commissions
Investigation"