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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
REPEAL OF DRY
LAW BY END OF
YEAR is LIKELY
States Speed Ratification
Plans; Beer DebauCh'
Predictions Fail.
BY WALKER STONE
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON. April 10.-RepeaI
Of national prohibition by the end
of this year appeared possible today
with ratification machinery being
Speeded up throughout the country.
The great nationwide beer de-
bauch, which professional days pre-
dicted would follow legahzation Of
brew and cause popular swing of
sentiment back toward prohibition,
has failed to materialize so far.
The new beer, many people have
found, is, as congress deCreed, NON
intoxicating in fact"
Michigan, one time a dry strong
hold, today becomes the first state
20 ratify repeal, as 100 delegates
90 wet and l dry-meet in conyen-
ton in Lansing to register the over
whelming mandate given by Mich
igan voters one week ago
Two weeks from Tuesday. Wis
consin will become the second state
to ratify, when the fifteen elected
wet delegates meet at Madison.
IS States Complete Action
Twenty-eight states have COM
pleted action on their convention
legislation
In addition to Michigan and Wis
consin. sixteen others have fixed
dates for election of delegates this
year, and seventeen others are ex-
pected to follow suit.
States which have set election for
this year are: Rhode Island. May /;
New Jersey. May 16; Wyoming, May
10: New York, May %; Indiana,
June 6; Nevada. June 10; West Vir-
ginia, June 81; Alabama, July II;
Arkansas. July 10; Tennessee, July
20; Oregon, July 81; Washington.
Aug. %; Maine, Sept Il; Maryland,
Sept II; New Mexico, Sept. 10, and
Ohio, Nov. 7.
Jouett Shouse, president of the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, predicts that the fol-
lowing states also will have elections
this year: Arizona, California. Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware, FlOrl-
da, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Hamp-
shire, Oklahoma. Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Texas and Vermont.
Consider Pinchot Vcto
The legislatures of only three
StateS-GeOrgia, Kansas and North
Dakota-Which were in session at
the time the repeal resolution was
submitted adjourned without act
ing.
Pennsylvania legislature will
act this week on Governor Pinchot's
veto of its convention bill.
The only other gubernatorial veto
thus far was in the much more
arid state of Alabama, and the veto
was overridden by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
URGE STATE TO
BEGIN BUILDING
Thousands Can Be Given
Jobs, Trade Recovery
Committee SAYS.

Employment for thousands of Job
less Indiana workmen could be pro-
vided if proposed projects totaling
$67,872350 should be started now
according to Merritt Harrison. m
diana trade recovery committee
chairman
The list of projects, start of which
has been delayed, was compiled by
the committee with assistance of
several groups throughout the state.
The larger. improvements include
Water supply, filtration, etc, $2,704,-
900; sewers, sewage treatment,
drains, S21,763,0O0; highway i'm
provements, $15,OOO,OOO; street re-
pair and resurfacing and new work,
S4,000,000; grade separation, $12,-
500000 market, $1,500,000; district
steam projects. $3,6OO,O0O; power
plants. 81 $4,000.
Among others are: State in
stitutional buildings, S1,505 $50; port
development, S1,5OO,O0O; city build
ings, 1855 000 housing. rebuilding
after fire. S250,OO0; flood prevention,
$500 900; reforeStatit II. 100000; rec
reational project, golf course and
swimming pools, $4,000; lake
project. S35 O0O hospitals. S150,0O0;
churches, $4,000, and schools,
S39 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
n MEANWHILE, I managed to

"MEANWHILE, I managed to
Iva lose most of our store of
coffee overheard, and the grum-
bling was terrible. I peeled the
potatoes so thick that I wasted
most of a whole crate.
I put salt in the pudding in
stead of sugar on Sundays and
did my best to make the rest Of
the food taste like kitchen soap.
"Frightfulness, that was the
basis of my campaign. Make ev-
erybody so fed up they wouldn't
care if school kept or not.
We'll, we were three weeks out
of Havana when I spotted the
sight I was looking for-the little
gray boat with the one-inch gun
on the bow. They was off Day.
tona, and we we're in territorial
waters again as it happened. 1
Just waved a dish towel, and she
came right alongside.
after that it was only a case
of towing the poor old Pegasus
around to Savannah, where there
was the kind of court we needed.
The government seized her.
But I don't believe by that
time crew or skipper cared what
happened. AS far as they we're
concerned the schooner was be-
witched.'
Slim chuckled. well, maybe
she was" he said.
Next-RadiO and rum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
RATE CUTS DEMANDED
Resolution Is Adopted by East Side
Civic Clubs Federation.

Resolution demanding an immedi-
ate reduction in utility rates has
been adopted by the East Side Fed
Grafton of Civic Clubs and copies
sent Governor Paul V. McNutt and
the members of the public service
commission.
The resolution points out that
utility rates have not been lowered
since the World war although COM
modify prices have fallen nearly
IS per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
SAFECRACKERS ELUDE
CICERO POLICE TRAP
Trail of Thieves Lost Near CITY
Limits Here, Says Sheriff.

A trap for safecrackers failed on
Sunday night and their trail was
lost near indianapolis city limits.
After chase by Sheriff Frank Hat
terry. Hamilton county.
Hattery was told by farmer uy-
ing near Cicero that a car with
Michigan license plates was aban-
doned at his farmhouse.
Inspecting the car, Hattery found
a Sawed-off shotgun. a rifle, chlsels
a dge-hammer and a bottle OF
nltroglycerln. He took the latter
and told the farmer to call him
when the men returned for the car
However. the safecrackers pushed
the auto some distance away from
the farmhouse when they returned
and were able to start it so noise
lesSly their departure was not no.
ticed
EIattery picked up the trail. but
lost the car as it neared Indianapo-
lis, he informed local police
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10

Viz Adot VI OIoC
Of the storm battered auxiliary
schooner Pegasus, out of Havana
with rum to peddle.
Slim Dolan tells it. AS he
talks-thOugh he doesn't say it
you never forget that every mo-
ment of that cruise he and his
mate, Pete Busch, also of the coast
guard, balanced their lives on the
footing of very thin tightrope
TT was a nightmare from start
Il to finish, and me and Pete
certainly helped to make it so.
We were the worst they ever
hired aboard that lUgger. 1t was
our business to be.
"Workin' against them all the
time, it's wonder they landed
any booze at all But they did,
in spite of all we could do to hold
EN- back-till we got 'em in the
end.
And they kept wondering all
the time why in thunder every
last little thing seemed to go
wrong on that ship 1t had been
a home, the crew said, till that
cruise. Then all their luck left
EN- and the ship was a mad
house"
Slim" chuckled I'VE could
have told EN- why things kept
happening" he said Only they
never thought TO ask us"
You see" Slim continued.
Pete and had orders to proceed
to Havana, and get aboard a
rummy somehow - anyhow - and
hang on till we turned EN- in.
Nice, easy assignment, what?
When We reached town we
stayed at-let's say the Nevada
hotel. It's a pretty tough dump
down by what they call Muele
Luz, not far from the customs
houSe-and all sorts of places. Full
OF rummies and their agents, that
hotel was. And like nothing on
earth so much as a mining town
in boom-times.
Fights and booze and parties.
and more fights and more booze,
night and day. All it needed was
Helen Twelvetrees and George
Bancroft to make it just like the
pictures.
NIELL, Pete and me hung
W around and played dumb,
and sure enough, pretty soon a
guy comes up and asks us do we
want a job. So of course we said
We did
He takes us to the owners of
the schooner and the consignee-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
HAIL CAUSES DAMAGE
Thirty Minute Storm at Evansville
Takes Heavy Toll.
Bv United Pres.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 10. -
Damage caused by a severe hail
storm which struck Evansville Sun
day was estimated at thousands of
dollars today.
The storm lasted about thirty
minutes, Greenhouse panes were
broken, roofs of homes were bat
tered and tops of unprotected auto
mobiles were broken in several in
stances.
Truck gardens were ruined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
MINISTER STRESSES
HUMAN BROTHERHOOD
DIR. Josiah Stansfield Returns to
Pulpit He Held Is Years.

DR.. Joshua StanSfeld, for fifteen
years minister of the Meridian
Street NJ. E. church, returned to his
former parish Sunday after an alb
sence of many years to deliver
Palm Sunday sermon.
DR.. Stansfield, now a resident of
St. Clair, Mich, and world-travel-
er said, in part:
The only sure basis of world
brotherhood is human brotherhood.
The problem of war among families
and tribes and nations always has
been present, but the problem of
peace arises only from Him who is
known as the Prince of Peace
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10

comes the wind. and we got I'M
der way again. So our plans went
phooey.
From that time on things be-
gan to drag. Day after day passed,
and we still had liquor aboard
and couldn't seem to make any
contacts-no radio, Of course.
we cruised around up the east
coast. BY this time things had
got so bad between Pete and his
old motor that the skipper barred
him from coming within ten yards
of it.
"A fellow on a shore boat had
put it right. as we'll as he could,
and pretty soon when another
boat came out, the skipper hired
the engineer off it and sent Pete
ashore. Of course. that was jake
with us, because Pete could report
and get a cutter on our trail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
I'LL WOMAN ENDS LIFE
Body of Despondent City Resident
Found in GaS-Filled Kitchen.

Dependency over six years of i'll
health is believed to have prompted
the suicide Saturday of Mrs. Sarah
P. James, SO, whose body was found
in the gas-filled kitchen of her
home at 1882 Central avenue by her
sister, Mrs. Minnie Crary, who lived
with her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
State Votes on June 6

Governor Paul V. McNutt's official
proclamation, setting June as the
date for election of delegates to the
Indiana convention for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, is being de-
livered today to clerks of the ninety
two counties Of the state.
The official text sets out both the
federal and state laws calling for
the convention. Delegates will be
chosen as wet or dry, the total
number to be elected being 329 A
vote of 165 will be needed to deter
mine whether Indiana is for or
against repeal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
SPEAKER RUNS
AS DRY; PARTY
CHIEFS BITTER
CraWford'S BaCk-Hand Slap
at MCNutt Anglers High
Democrats.
BY JAMES DOSS.
Times STAFF Writer

Earl Crawford, Milton banker.
who had to promise to be good
before he could become Democratic
Speaker of the house in the 1888
legislature, is a dry delegate to the
state convention on prohibition re-
peal June 6.
Thus, Crawford not only repudi-
ates- his partys pledge to wipe out
the dry statute, but also administers
a covert snub to Governor Paul V.
McNutt and R. Earl Peters, Demo-
cratic state chairman, for McNutt
has urged the organization to work
for election of wet delegates.
The Speakers political detection
reused considerable unfavorable
comment today among Indianapolis
Democrats.
He has an unqueStioned right.
they admit, to hold dry views in
the role of a citizen However, as
the holder of such an important
legislative post, he is guilty of i'm
propriety, they point out. in going
to such an extreme as to become q
dry delegate.
Ability Is Conceded
Before the Democrats CaucuSed at
the start of the 1888 legislature it
was admitted that CrawfordS gen.
eral competence made him an ideal
choice as Speaker He proved his
ability as master Of the pack" by
cracking the whip when recalcitrant
representatives threatened to bolt
the party standard on the legisla-
tive program laid down by the Nc
Mutt high command"
However, the Democrats were
pledged to Wright law repeal and
a beer control bill and Crawfords
aridity was attested by votes against
Wright repeal in two previous ses-
Sions.
On Crawford's promise not to
hold up wet legislation through au-
thority vested in the Speaker of the
house, McNutt assented to his can
didacy.
Even after the administration
beer bill passed on its stormy way
through both houses and it became
CraWfords duty as Speaker to sign
it, he voiced tacit disapproval.
York Greatly Pleased"
1T gives me no pleasure to sign
this BILL he asserted. L do so only
because it is my duty as Speaker OF
the house"
l.. f. York, superintendent of the
Indiana Anti-Saloon League, said
today he was greatly pleased" over
the candidacy of Crawford and the
four other delegates named in
Wayne county. The other delegates
are w. G. Dennis, Earlham college
president; Mrs. Charles Teetor. Ha-
gerStoWn; John Holiday and Frank
McFail, Richmond.
Democratic State Chairman Pc
tiers said he had no comment to
make for publication.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
SIX HELD AFTER FIGHT
Arrested on Drunkenness CHARGES
Shooting Laid TO One Man.

A fight that started at a dance
at the home of Frances MuSgrove.
1890 North fremont avenue. Sunday
night caused the arrest of six per
sons on drunkenness charges.
Those held are Ivan Reuban. 3Il2
East North street; Walter Reuban.
his brother. same address; Earl
Scott, 432 Ketcham street: Charles
Seidel. 523 Arnolda avenue: Mary
Vandagriff, 1920 West Vermont
street. and Francis Scherick.
Ivan Reuban, who is alleged to
have fred a bullet at the house
after being ordered TO leave, also
was charged with disorderly con-
duct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
BEER BOON TO
CAFES, HOTELS
ALL OVER U. S.
People Eating More Than
They Have in Months,
Is Report.

BV inifod Prcss
NEW YORK, April TO- - The
restaurant and hotel business has
increased as much as ten-fold in
some cities and has doubled in most
large centers since April 7 when
beer was legalized, reports 70 the
United Press today showed.
While much of the increase I'M
doubtedly was represented entirely
by sale Of beer hotel men in several
instances reported increased room
reservations, and restaurant and
dining room managers found that
people were eating more than they
have for months.
Secretary Maurice C. Cohn of the
Chicago Walters Union reported
that all Of his unions / 500 members
were employed over the weekend,
for the first time in many months.
Milwaukee, che of the nations
most famous beer centers. reported
more statesmen are on the road, that
It's hotels have more reservations
booked now than for many months
The citys stimulated business is
further evidenced by the employ
ment Of 5,400 men in the breWeries
against 800 year ago; and by
the publication by the Milwaukee
Journal and the Wisconsin News of
the largest amounts Of advertising
they have carried since 1881.
9 Out of 10 Buy Beer
Reports from representative cities
were:
Palmer House sold more food on
Friday than on any day in its his
tory. Nine out of ten customers
bought beer At Berghofs German
restaurant people still we're stand
ing in line today to get in. 1t ran
out of stems and customers bid for
turns at available glasses.
Ernest Byfield, manager of the
ShermanS hotel, said that not only
was there vast increase in volume
of trade, but each customer was
eating more
Madison, Wis.-William Mcneil,
veteran Wisconsin hotel manager,
said the Park hotel taproom did
more business Friday and Saturday
than ever was done in a similar per-
iod by all bars of the five hotels UNI
der his management.
Boston - Hotel and restaurant
business approximately doubled. One
high-class restaurant reported a 500
per cent increase.
Food Sales Doubled
Denver Restaurants reported
that their food sales had doubled
and in some instances trebled with
Dutch lunch type of meal in great
est demand. The old Quincy bar
reported five-fold increase.
Kansas Restaurant and no.
tel men proceeded warily fearing
the label of beer joint" might be
placed on their establishments.
Little effort was made to press the
sale Of beer.
San FranciSCo-HotelS and res
taurants did a weekend business
surprising all expectations The
famous Hof Brau was forced to call
police on Saturday to handle it's
crowds. Hotel and restaurant man
ayers estimated their business was
from four to ten times normal and
double the usual New Years eve
business.
New York-Leading hotels made
little effort to feature beer, but re-
ported their dining rooms busy with
increased room reservations. Res
taurantS approximately doubled
their business over the Weekend
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
RUM SHIP IS BEWITCHED


All battles between rum runners and
coast guardsmen aren't fought in the
open Much OF the conflict is war Of
wits-better the liquor peddlers and the
under-coyer men Here is the third
Of six articles in The Times series on
Running in the Rum Runners"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
COMMANDS to Camp .Knox

A battalion of four companies
from the Eleventh infantry. Fl.
Benjamin Harrison, has gone to
Camp Knox. KY, to assist in the
processing of the civilian conserva-
ton corps. Lieutenant Colonel Lu-
ther r. James is in command.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
20 Beers Sleep
Nice Drinking, Isn't It-How's Business?-O h-h-
Pardon the Yawn Please.
BY TIMES faster.

After twenty pntS the
ing time of question
ntOXicating?"
However, of the completion the
well to cite the reaction of
Bottles 1, ga
Bottles and 5-Same reaction
"A
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10

II spotted the sight I was looking
for the little gray boat with
the One-inch gun on the bow"
they were glad to get that in
formation in Washington later
and there's a load ready to go,
and they look us over and sign
us on. Me as cook, and Pete as
the engineer.
What I don't know about cook
ing is only equaled by what Pete
don't know about combustion
engines.
This motor was the old make
and-break type-Spin the f1ywheel
and pray she starts-and it could
kick us along in calm weather
about two miles an hour 1t might
have been a Swiss watch for all
Pete knew.
But since all he wanted to do
was break it down at the proper
moment, he don't care much. AS
for me in the galley-it was all
but mutiny from start to finish
with the stuff I dished up and 1
would of been the first to acquit
them if they'd hanged me from
the gaff.
First few days we had a little
wind, SO there wasn't much Pete
could do but pour a little gas over
the side on the quiet now and
then.
With me, of course. the crew
was all hospital cases in twenty
four hours. I'd sneak a little ham
and eggs for Pete and me on the
side; but finally 1 took pity en-
the boys and got an Old sailor-he
was a Spaniard-to give me tip
or two.
Il had needed the job, I told
him. But he couldn't imagine
how much I needed it.
"NUR plan was to wait till we
" got inside American territor-
ial waters and then stage a break
down so we could take a chance
on signaling some coast guard
boat or other Of course we want
ed to get evidence of unloading.
That happened soon enough.
Off Tarpon Springs Greek
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
Wire Hook Used by Burglar

A stick with a wire hook on an
end was used by a thief who stole
two purses Saturday night from the
home Of Harry Escol, SIS East Forty
fourth street, host for a bridge
party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
BY MORRIS GILBERT
NEA Service Writer

NTASHINGTON, April lots
w an old adage of the en-
forcement service that if you can
plant" an undercover man in a
liquor gang, you're likely to get
action.
1t has been done, and still is
being done.
It takes nerve, and wits, and
luck. Government agents have
come to violent and very unhappy
ends through mislaying this COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
CLANDESTINE AFFAIR
BLAMED FOR KILLING
LagrO Farmer Slain by Husband of
Friends; Self-DefenSe Plea.


Friends; Self Defense Plea.
BIZ nitcd Press
WABASH, Ind, April 10-An al
legged clandestine love affair between
Walter Ridenour, 50, farmer near
Lagro, and the wife of neighbor-
ing farmer had resulted today in
the fatal shooting of Ridenour.
Loren Miller 81. whose wife Rid
enour was reported to have been
friendly with, was under arrest here
without formal charge while author
tiles investigated the shooting.
Sheriff Harye Shoemaker said Mil
Ter admitted shooting Ridenour, but
said he acted in elf-defenSe.
Miller, it was said, had inter-
cepted notes exchanged between his
wife and Ridenour. The shooting
occurred in field at the edge of
Mlllers farm Sunday night.
Miller and his wife have three
children. Ridenour is married and
Is the father of several children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
Truck gardens were ruined.
Lions to Hear E, G. Wolf,

Earl c. Wolfe. business manager
Of the city hospital, will be the
speaker Wednesday noon at the
luncheon of the Lions club at the
Washington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10

bination. 9th
ers have done
better for them
selves-and the
law.
Time enough
has passed-so
they say in en-
forcement quar-
tiers here to
tell the story of
tho 1ocf cY.1tico
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
LIGHTNING BOLT FATAL
State Youth Instantly Killed When
Struck During Storm.
By [ nited Press

bU Z WTItU FTtSS
MT. VERNON, Ind, April 10
John William. %, was struck by
lightning and killed instantly Sun
day on the farm of his parents near
here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-10
Bow Injured in Ball Game

Roger Mills. 13, of 1249 Orange
street, suffered a broken ankle Sun
day while playing baseball. He
slipped and fel trying to touch
base.
The Washington times., 1933-08-02
POWER OUTPUT
UP SLIGHTLY

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 GN.SO.
Resisting seasonal influences elec-
trio power production last week
recorded a slight gain over the
week before and maintained it's
margin of increase over year
ago.
Output for the week ended July
20 totaled 1861 $4,000 kilowatt
hours against 1,440,386,00O kilWatt
hours in the like 1882 week, an in
crease of 15.4 per cent.
In the preceding week output
totaled 1,654,424,00O kilowatt
hours against 1,433,993,000 kilo-
watt hours in 1882, an increase Of
15.4 per cent.
The Middle Atlantic region lifted
its gain over 1882 to 1876 per cent
from 11.7 per cent the week be-
fore.
The Washington times., 1933-08-02
O|LPRODUCT|ON
RISES IN WEEK

Daily average production of
crude oil in U. S. in week ended
July 20 totaled 2,746.366 barrels,
an increase of 1888 barrels
over preceding week, according
to the Oil and Gas Journals.
In the corresponding week Of
1892 crude oil production aver
aged 2,131,666 barrels daily.
Production in Oklahoma de-
creased 20,581 barrels to 601,140
barrels daily. Yield in California
was down ALSO barrels to 1885,
$50 barrels daily.
Production in East Texas was
up $500 barrels to 634.94O bar
rels daily. Yield on the Gulf
Coast gained 5,O40 barrels to 1884,
298 barrels daily and, output in
the Texas Panhandle rose 5,292
barrels to 55,602 barrels daily.