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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-09
....:TAE CRIME
|A0AlNT TEMPERANCE
\ OAJAMEC A.REED FORMER
10Y U. s. SENATOR FROM MISSOURI

criminal conditions; that I do not
see the facts through unbiased eyes.
1 therefore shall let a distinguished
jurist. who has investigated the sub
ject of crime and prohibition for the
Missouri, Illinois and American Bar
Associations, paint the picture for
you. This investigator and jurist is
Judge Arthur v. LASTLY Of my own
state.
7 EFT me say that Judge LASTLY is,
IL and for many years has been,
a sincere advocate Of prohibition. He
was, for several years, a director Of
the Anti-Saloon League of Missouri.
He was one of the organizers Of the
allies against booze, which con-
Quoted the prohibition campaigns III
Missouri. These organizations spent
thousands of dollars and distributed
tens of literature.
All decepcy was portrayed as ar
rayed on the side of prohibition;
everything that was against decency
was on the other side. One of its
booklets promised that 30 per cent
of all crime would vanish with the
coming of prohibition. 1t was a
brilliant picture Of forthcoming
glory.
If I am not mistaken a part of
this booklet was written by Judge
William H. Wallace of Kansas City,
who distinguished himself as a spe-
cial prosecutor of certain members
of the notorious and desperate
James gang. But the booklet was
sponsored by the organization of
which Mr.. LASTLY was a leader.
I am presenting these facts so
that the reader may know that the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-09
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
CRIMES Big Brother

Crimes Big Brother
PROHIBITION has set up a reign
i Of criminal terror in the United
states. 1t has poured fabulous
wealth into the lap of the under
world. It has made multi-million-
airey of its Remuses and Capones.
It's criminal gangs rob banks. Its
d~esperadOes. in broad daylight, hold
I'D business houses and steal pay
rolls. It's rackets levy millions in
tribute upon scores of Legitimate
industries and its demands are n
forced with machine guns. 1t has
made desperate crime so universal
rhat business men and manufactur-
ers a not transport their money
except in trucks armcred as for
var.
A train OF murder, bribery, cor
rgption, and gang wars has followed
in its wake The captains of the
prohibition. industry engage in or
garized warfare and exterminate
their enemies by the firing squad.
The thing that was fastened upon
us by misguided preachers who
permitted professional propaganda
lists and reformc-s to pry open their
churches on a proht-sharing basis;
this thing that was going to eradi-
cate crime, dismantle criminal
courts. strip the uniforms from un-
necessary police officers, has turned
out to be a monster that is under
mining the foundations Of society
and orderly government, and
threatening us with a state of an
archy.
Some people may say that 1 am
preiudiced; that 1 am exaggerating
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country si3.ooo.o0o q year-mors
than one-half OF the national dsbs
Of this republic.
There are $4,000 murders a year
ia the United States. which has had
ten years Of prohibition. and sixty
a year Ia England. which never hes
adopted the foolish noble expert
ment."
The %intolerant. blaotod fsfoFm4
ers responsible for enactment Of
the prohibition law and is fsten-
ton on the statute books are AZ this
very hour demanding that congress
appropriate millions Of dollars 70
build more penitentiarleg.
They would throw into jail every
man, woman and child IN the
United States rather than give up
the law that, as Emory r. Buckner,
when United States district attor-
ney in New York, said has "afflict-
ed American life with a miserable
sore"
Copyright. 1880. BY James A. Reed. dis
tributed by Current News Features. Inc.
Former Senator Reed next will
discuss Shining Against Youth"
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CITY EMPLOYEES
ARRANGE PICNIC
Old, New Fire Apparatus to
Be in Parade.

Modern and ancient hre-hghting
apparatus viii be displayed in city
hall picnic parade TO Garfield park
at / next Wednesday, according TO
Martin Walpole, Barrett law clerk,
and parade chairman.
The safety board granted permis-
sion to Fire Chief Harry Voshell 70
use a modern piece OF hre-hghting
apparatus and an old horse-draWn
steam fire engine.
The Police and Firemen's band
will lead the parade Of city hall
folks to the picnic site at Garfield
park. The hremen's string quar-
tet viii play in the evening.
Various contests and entertain
ment for old and young have been
arranged by the committee. Every
person on the city pay roll is IN
vited to attend the picnic and oring
their families.
Jerry Gates. city garage super
intendent. is chairman Of the trans
portation committee.
Gus Mueller. city Democratic COM
mittee secretary, chairman of the
contest committee. will be assisted
by City Clerk Henry Goett, Recrea-
ton Director David Kilgore and
Miss Julia Landers, assistant.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

trial racketeering and wanton MUIR
ger OF innocent bystanders.
Y. Gang murders are seldom
solved by tire authorities. and where
arrests are made. those arrested
usually go free. The example thus
set encourages others to kill.
g. The immunity from punish
ment usually enjoyed by the boot
logger has a d~emorallzing effect
upon the community.
%. The excuses resulting from
the use of prohibited liquor pur-
chased and consumed as a protest
or in the spirit of adventure have
a decided tendency to break down
moral restraint and further general
disregard for law.
40. Crimes committed in the
name Of the law by irresponsible
officials present a situation calling
for the utmost care and discrimi-
nation in selection of such officers.
al. The principal problem Of crime
in the United States consists OF the
excess above THE normal rate of
major crimes of violence. Such
crimes have increased largely as the
result of the reorganization of
methods of criminals developed in
the illicit liquor trade since prohi-
bition.
"12. Prohibition is not being en-
forced in many parts of the coun-
try. Our surveys definitely estab-
lish that commencement in such
places is due to official laxity, sup
ported by local sentiment"
THAT is the calm, dispassionate
L verdict of the investigator for
the Missouri Bar Association, the
Illinois Bar Association and the
American Bar Association, based
upon actual facts.
I submit that it is the most dew
astating indictment of prohibition
ever written.
The American Bar Association
crime commission, through Wade
H. Ellis, a former assistant attor-
ney-general, as its spokesman, an
nounced that crime is costing this
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quotations I am about to make come
from a man who was more than
active in helping to bring about the
law that has created the conditions
Of which he speaks.
Judge LASTLY spent years Of la
borious work in digging out the
facts for three different bar asso-
Citations, and 1 think it may be said
for him, in all fairness, that he to-
day is an outstanding American au-
thority on this subject. I pay him
that tribute notwithstanding the
fact that the organizations with
which he was identified fought me
savagely in every campaign l ever
made in my state.
T QUOTE a summary which Judge
L LASTLY recently made of his
findings:
81. The criminal classes r bet
ter financed since prohibition than
ever before.
20. The riches derived from boot
Logging are used to obstruct the ad-
ministration of justice by corrupt
irg public officials; intimidating or
killing witnesses; employing skilled
legal representatives and profess
sional bondsmen to take advantage
of the loopholes of the law and to
furnish bail; to purchase votes, in
timidate voters at the polls and
maintain political organizations to
secure the election Of friends to
public Office.
"3. Homicide has increased great
ly since prohibition.
"a. Gang killings and bootleg wars
have attracted worldwide attention
and advertised us as a nation OF
murderers.
"5. Organizations of gunner and
bombers who can be hired to COM
nit murder and intimidate and
terrorize their victims IRE being
maintained in some communities as
a result of criminal practices which
have developed in the liquor traffic.
IS. Bootleg gangsters are ac-
tive in committing all manner. of
violent crimes, including rape, high
way robbery, bank robbery, indus
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CLOSED BANK TO PAY

Monroe Institution at Decatur to
Offer Second Dividend.
BIZ United Press
DECATUR, Ind, July "a 20 per
cent payment to ~depositors of the
Monroe State bank, closed in
February, because of a s~hrinkage in
deposits, will be made within a day
or two, according to w. S. Smith,
Iiquidating agent.
This payment will make a total
distribution of As per cent. A Is per
cent payment was made il April.
The latest distribution was author
lied by the board of directors last
week. Smith said it was believed
another distribution could be made
in the fall and that liquidation prob
ably would be completed within a
year.
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Congressman Hurt in Cash

CHICAGO July 9.-Congressman
Florian Lampert, oshkosh, Wis, was
recovering ,Oday from injuries in
CURED when his automobile crashed
into a coal truck near Chicago
Heights, III His collar bone was
broken and ne received numerous
bruises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-08
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
COUNCIL ELECTS
Central Group of Montgom-
cry Southern Methodist
Church Holds Meeting.
Special Dispatch to The star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 8 DR.
The central group Sunday school coun-
Gil OF the Southern Methodist Sunday
schools of Montgomery County, COM
prising the Gaithersburg, Rockville, Po-
tomac, Poolesville, Emory, Germantown
and Goshen schools, held it's annual
meeting in the church at Potomac
Thursday evening and elected Rev
Peter c. Helmintoller, jr., pastor of the
church at Potomac, superintendent,
Mrs. Herman Wilson, Miss Ruby Colt,
Miss Marguerite Meyerly and Percy
Soper associate superintendcnts and
Miss Lillian Wells secretary-treasurer.
To consider matters of especial inter-
est to the respective departments of
Sunday school work, the so or more
Sunday school Superintendents, depart
ment heads and other workers were
separated into elementary, adolescent
and adult groups and interesting and
helpful discussions were held.
Rev. A. E. Owen of Washington spoke
in the interest of the standard training
school, to be held at Gaithersburg be-
ginning Sunday, and the proceedings
were participated in by Rev. Joseph H
Balthis of Washington presiding elder
of the Washington district of the M. 'E
Church South; Rev. Carroll Burruss
and others
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Supt. Helmintoller.
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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March (Spe-
ciaD Under auspices of the Epworth
League of Epworth Methodist Church.
Gaithersburg, st. Patrick's social was
held at the church Thursday evening
in charge of a committee of which Miss
Eleanor Spielman was chairman. Games
were played and refreshments served,
and there were other enjoyable features
Preceding the social the usual business
session was conducted by the president,
Mrs. Ethel Mills.
Rev. James j. O'Connor, pastor Of
the Catholic Church at Bethesda, off,
ciated at the marriage at Bethesda of
James S. McAuliffe of Friendship
Heights, Md, and Miss Grace Marie
Morningstar of GAINESVILLE. Md. Ralph
M. Shoemaker of Brookmont, Md, and
Miss Ida Virginia Bass of Washington
were married in Rockville by Rev. Mil
lard F. Minnick, rector of Christ Epis-
copal Church
The members Of the Aid Society of
Grace Methodist Church, Gaithersburg,
were entertained at luncheon at the
home of the president, Mrs. Marshall
M. Walker, in Gaithersburg, Thursday.
A license has been issued by the clerk
of the Circuit Court here for the mar
rage of Charles H. Stagg, "a, and Miss
Susie w. Burke, 80, both of Richmond,
Va.
At a meeting early in the week Of
the Laytonsville School and Community
League, Elmer Armstrong was elected
chairman; Rev. j. A. Grose, vice chair
man; Mrs. Remus Riggs, secretary, and
Mrs. George Plummer, treasurer, and
committee chairmen were named as
| follows: Membership, Mrs. Frank
Dwyer; school, Mrs. j. w. Swaren; pub
licity. Mrs. Merhle Haines; program,
| Mrs. Vernon Fulks; entertainment, Miss
Elizabeth Griffith; community improve
| ments, Howard Plummer.
Following the business session, Mrs.
william McBain, president of the Mont
gomery County Federation Of Parent
Teacher Associations, gave talk, Mrs.
Edgar Rogers contributed vocal solos
| and playlet was rendered by young
people of the neighborhood.
The attendance percentage for jan
uary of the public schools of Montgom-
cry County have been announced by
ent Of schools. Among the "a one
teacher schools, the school at ClagettS-
vile made the best record, with a per.
centage of 90; Darnestown, percentage
$751;, won the banner among the 10
two-teacher schools; Damascus and
| Woodside tied for first honors among
the 10 graded schools, each with a per-
percentage Of 93.4, headed the list of
the four junior high schools Seventh
and eighth grades), and Takoma-Silver
Spring, whose percentage mark was 81,
led the ninth grades of the same schools,
and Damascus carried of the honors
among the nine senior high schools. its
| percentage being 97.3. The average
attendance percentage among the ele-
mentary schools was 1913 and that
among the high schools, 93.7. With an
attendance percentage Of 982, Norbeck
stood first among the "a elementary col
] ored schools Of the county, and the
only col0red hiah School Was 7e.e.
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GIRL SCOUT TROOP
HEADS ARE NAMED
Course of instruction Ended and
Graduates Placed in Charge
of Various Organizations.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, March 8.-As
the result of the course for Girl Scout
leaders, which was concluded Tuesday
after being in progress Monday and
Tuesday nights for the past three weeks
here, heads have been selected for
Scout troops in HyattSville, Edmonston,
College Park and Laurel. A total OF
IL took the course and it is hoped that
troops may soon be started in other
communities in this section besides
those mentioned.
Miss Lois Hall of the District of CO.
lumbia Girl Scout Association gave the
instruction during the course, which
was conducted under the auspices of
the recently appointed District Scout
committee, of which Mrs Louis Dashiell
of Hyattsville is chairman.
Those completing the course who
will take charge of troops include Mrs.
Gladys tombstone of Hyattsville, who
has been named captain of the troop
here made up of elementary school
girls, and who succeeds Miss Emma
Simonds. resigned; Miss Haru Matsu-
diara, who has been appointed captain
of the new troop at Edmonston; Mrs.
Miller, designated captain of the Col
lege Park troop, and Mrs. Barker, named
captain of the troop at Laurel.
Those who took the course and others
of this section interested m Girl Scouts
will make up a party which will visit
the Scout camp at Fort Foote, Md, next
Saturday.
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TOWN OF CHEvERLY
WILL INCORPORATE
Committee Named to Consult Attor-
ney-Planning to Await
Cramton Bill.
specIal plsratch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVERLY, Md, March 8.-Incor-
poration is being considered for Cheverly.
The Cheverly Citizens Association at
its March meeting, held Tuesday night
in the school, approved the recommended
ton of a special committee favorlng
incarceration This committee, COM
prising F. w. Cast, chairman; F. w.
Nickel and Earl Riddick, will consult
with an attorney with regard to the
necessary steps to be taken to secure
incorporation and report to the asso-
citation later.
1t was decided that the association
would take no action with regard to
park and planning development work in
Prince Georges County until the Cram
ton bill becomes law.
Announcement was made that the
Cheverly Players would present the
four-act comedy June" as their annual
play. 1t will be directed by G. Watson
Lambert. The National Guard Armory
at Hyattsville is being considered as the
scene of the play, the date of which viii
be announced later.
F. w. Cast, chairman OF the school
committee. announced that bids for the
construction of the SIS, 500 addition to
the school here will be opened March IA.
Bert H wise, president of the aSso-
citation, who was in the chair, urged
full attendance at association meetings.
A piano solo by Miss jeanette Beliamy
was pleasing entertainment feature.
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plicant. instituted mandamus proceed
incs against the commissioners on
october z. M. Hampton Magruder, at
torney for the commissioners, demurred
to the petition and his demurrer has
been sustained by Judge Joseph c.
Mattingly.
Magruder points out that the action
Of the court removes the case from the
county commissioners office and puts
the issue up to the town OF Laurel. Ac-
cordinqly. the Penn Realty Corporation
has filed application for a permit with
the town authorities.
Stirs Move for Code.
According to Duckett, the effect
of the ruling of the court IN the
case is that the officials OF m
corporated towns such as Laurel, which
have local ordinances governing the Is
suance of building permits, will pass on
applications first for the county COM
missioners and then as representatives
of the town. Laurel is outside the met
ropolitan area. -
The unusual situation leads packers
Of a movement to obtain county-Wloe
building code, which has recently Deen
gaining in favor, to renewal OF tnelT
efforts, especially in view OF the 1act
that test of the legality OF the town
building ordinances is in many quarters
anticipated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-08
PRINCE GEORGES BOY
SCOUTS ORGANIZED
Temporary Organization Is Formed
at Hyattsville
Meeting.
special pispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, March g.
Temporary organization of Prince
Georges County Council of Boy Scouts
was effected at a meeting held last
night at the home here of T. Howard
Duckett, chairman of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, and at
tended by prominent citizens from sew
eral communities in the upper section
of the county.
Mr.. Duckett called the meeting upon
the request of Lem G. Drake, District
of Columbia Scout executive, and ex-
planned that the object of the meeting
was to launch an energetic campaign
in furtherance of the Scout movement
in the county. The chief objective
right now, said Mr.. Duckett, was to
raise funds to coordinate the Scout
organization and development work in
this county with that of Montgomery
County. Henry r. Coates, who is as
Sistant Scout executive for Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges Counties, and
| who Just came to Hyattsville to live,
and Mr.. Drake were other main speak
ers besides Mr.. Duckett.
Mr.. Duckett was appointed chairman
of the temporary organization. Those
named as his associates were Nicholas
Orem of Hyattsville. Prince Georges
County superintendent of schools;
Harry W. Dorsey of Hyattsville, former
Hyattsville scoutmaster; Kent r. Multi
kin of Laurel, F. B. Trenk of College
Park, Dr. r. w. Mccullough of Bladens-
burg, Perry Boswell of Mount Rainier,
George Finger of Capitol Heights and
DR.. Charles A. Cary of Riverdale.
Another meeting will be held next
Tuesday night at $50 o'clock at the
home of Mr.. Duckett, when it is hoped
to effect permanent organization of at
least strong skeleton group. Later, as
the work develops, committees will
be organized in various communities
to sponsor troops and each community
will be represented on the county
council.
In addition to the temporary members
of the council named last night, the
meeting was attended by the following:
H. w. Gilbertson and E. j. Cannon,
Decatur Heights; Clifford L. johnson,
Bladensburg; DR.. Paul S. Herring, Hy-
attsville; Mr.. Crelly and S. B. Shaw,
College Park; H. T. Converse, Belts
vile; Edgar Brown, Lanham, and Rob-
ert e. Ennis. Capitol Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-08
TOWNS GET RIGHT
TO RULE PERMITS
Action of Court in Building
Case Gives MunicipaIi-
ties Authority.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
cAnA rxnrrnrnnnHnrnAn If The Ga

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March 8.
incorporated towns in Prince Georges
County have the authority to pass on
applications for building permits before
the county issues them, according to
the Interpretation placed by lawyers
in the case, on a ruling of the circuit
court in sustaining a demurrer in
mandamus proceedings brought against
the county commissioners as a result
of their refusal to issue a permit to
the Penn Realty Corporation.
Permit Refused.
The corporation applied for a permit
to erect gasoline station at Montgom-
cry avenue and the Baltimore boulevard
in Laurel, on June %, 1929. The permit
was refused following a hearing on
September II, at which a number of
residents of Laurel objected to the pro-
posed station.
Claiming the commissioners sat in a
ministerial capacity only in such cases.
and had no discretion in the premises,
T. Howard Duckett, attorney for the ap-
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DANVILLE GIRLS
COLLEGE TO CLOSE
Randolph-Macon Institute in
Financial Difficulties, Accord
ing to Trustees.
special pIspatch to The scar.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, March 8.-An-
nouncement was made today that
Randolph-Macon Institute for girls, one
of Danville'S oldest colleges and part of
the Randolph Macon system, will be
closed next June on account of its
financial condition.
The trustees met at Lynchburg yes
terday and arrived at this course after
viewing the balance sheet showing a
deficit said to be in excess of $4,000.
According to Principal John Simp-
son, most of the deficit is due to a
long carried debt. More than 200 girl
students are at the college, which is a
feeder" college for the Randolph
Macon Woman's College at Lynchburg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-08
NELLIE GUSTS LEWIS
GREAT-GRANDSON DIES
Conrad c. Lewis, Who Lived Near
the Old Chapel, Berryville, Va,
Pneumonia Victim at 70.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BERRYVILLE, Va, March 8.-Con-
rad c. Lewis, 10 years old, died at his
home near the Old Chapel last night
of pneumonia and complications. re
was son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
George Washington Lewis Of Clarke
County and a great-grandson of Law
renee Lewis and Nellie Gusts Lewis.
He was also a grandson Of Reverdy
Johnson Of Maryland, at one time Am
bassador to England. His widow, for
merly Miss Mabel Boyer, survives, with
one son, Conrad C. Lewis, jr., and the
following brothers and sisters: Robert
l.. Lewis of New York, Mrs. Samuel
Mccormick of Berryville, Mrs. Edwin
A. Stevens Of Hoboken, N. j., and Mrs.
Ella White of New York. Funeral
services will be held in Grace Episcopal
Church, Berryville, tomorrow at 3 pm.
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LYnchburg Elks Elect.

LYNCHBURG, Va, March 8 (Spe-
ciaD 1.-The Lynchburg Lodge of Elks
Thursday night elected the following
officers; Exalted ruler, T. H. Fox, jr:
esteemed leading knight, c. Harold
owen; esteemed loyal knight, w. A,
Harris; esteemed lecturing knight, D. J.
Gilfoyle; secretary, W. o. Bell; treas
urer, John H. Coleman; tiler, E. M
Woody; trustee, three years, L. K. Burn
ham; representative to Grand Lodge,
L. K. Burnham; alternate to Grand
Lodge, Fred Harper.