Police Use Gandhi Policy Against Speakeasies in Capital
Washington Sept 15 Uniformed officers begin picketing entrances of select speakeasies to deter liquor. patrols guard doors but do not hassle patrons, aiming to shut down venues when inside stock runs out. Inspector Beane notes line targets places city agents cannot enter for evidence. Howard T. Jones calls the method old and costly but effective.
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Washington
Thaddeus Beane
Ciry
Beane
Howard T. Jones
Federal Prohibition Bureau
Free Legal Aid Society form ed in Memphis to aid needy
A Free Legal Aid Society has been organized in Memphis by nine young attorneys to assist those unable to hire lawyers. The move follows a study showing only 40 acquittals or dismissals in 4,000 cases heard in four magistrates' courts.
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Legal Aid Society
Memphis
Last Man's Club Formed by Oklahoma Legion in Enid
Oklahoma's American Legion formed a last man's club at its convention in Enid. The group plans annual sessions until it claims its last member by death.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
American Legion
Fatigue and Vitality Myths Debunked by Dr Morris Fishbein
Physiologists dispute tonics and patent pills as fatigue remedies. Exercise endurance hinges on oxygen intake and heart performance, not elixirs. The article explains limits of oxygen use, noting four quarts per minute with air and six with enriched oxygen, a calculation unverified due to cost and tunnel needs.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
Hill
Scotland Yard Asks More Cops to Fight Crime
London police chief Lord Byng released the 1930 annual report showing higher crime totals despite fewer officers. Burglaries rose sharply to 52 cases, housebreakings to 2 865, and robberies with larceny to 931, with bag snatching becoming more common. Bigamy and extortion also increased amid economic distress.
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Scotland Yard
Great Britain
London
Placid
Lord Byng
Crime trends and a limestone aid measure flash in news
The report notes thefts and burglaries rising with stolen value around $4.78 million and property recovered near $1.17 million. Auto thefts jumped 50 percent to 4,942 with 4,759 recovered as criminals adopt vehicle use. Also a Tennessee legislature appropriated $25,000 to supply pulverized limestone to farmers at cost.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
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