Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. 3. H. HellerPree. and Gen. Mrt. ' A R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. HellerVlce-Preeident Entered at the Poatofflce at Decatur. Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copieffl -02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail — .35 Three months, by mail 100 Six months, by mall 1.75 One year, by mall 8 00 fine year, at office.— —— 3.00 1 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rates.' Made known by Application. Scheerer. Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 800 Fifth Avenue. New York. ■ - - —■ America has been dry seven years ] now and according to reports from I many sections Is just as dry now as ' 1 it was the nest day after the law ■ < went into effect. ' . By the way you have only about ten days in which to secure your 1927 ( license plates, after which, if you , drive your car you will be violating ( the law and taking a chance. ‘ { ' ' i Indiana produces 8,000,000 pounds t of honey annually, equalled only by j California, with an income to the ( state of a million dollars. Not a bad , sting. t L | } Withe the opening of the second * week of the legislature the most im- f portant matter for many of the g members is when and how much pay they will draw. c ' t After a couple of trips to the country Sunday we realize why there were a not more people in town Saturday. 11 Except on the main roads, travel was , n impossible except by the us e of chains, a shovel, plenty of time and patience. It will be a day or two before many of the roads are open for sate travel. G Charley Chaplin insists that he has . not don e anything wrong and that his t troubles are all the fault of his wife. but the facts remain that he has quarried three times, was twice as old I as his wife and should have guided I and guarded her. He says he has his back to the wall and will fight which is perhaps what he will have to do ' if he saves his fortune and any part of his once popular name. '” i * Charles Swindle, of Cherokee. Oklahoma, killed a thirteen-year-old boy | who teased him and killed his pet dog and cat. Convicted of murder by a jury the court gave him his choice j of life imprisonment or death, and 4 the old man, blind and destitute, chose 4 death. He will be electrocuted in • March if the sentence is not comI t muted. It doesn't seem fair but there | may be some circumstances about the ( case that have not circulated this far. j { William B. Burford, eighty years old and head of the largest printing ’ plant in the state, died Friday night 1 at his Indianapolis home. Mr. Bur- ( ford was for many years a leading business man and for a half century , held the contract for the state print- 1 Ing as well as those for many coun-l ties. He built up a business worth 1 •several million dollars and prided himI self upon the fact that when a man once began work for him and made good, he never left his employ. Attorney General G’Ufom says the legislative salary boost is unconstitutional while the supreme judges have given a private tip that they would not decide, but in the meantime the boys are being held up for their wages and there is great suffering among the law makers. The auditor refuses to issue any warrants] until the matter is settled and it is probable that the matter will result in a compromise to pay them the regular six dollars per day, thus saving the state $36,000. We get a great thrill out of the story of the Canadian youth who fought. Ms way to California ou his motorcycle, broken down and was I

helped through by a bride and groom ’ on their wedding tour, begged tor a chance and got It and was the only one to successfully swim the Catalina channel, some thirty miles. When .' he left the Los Angeles shore he was worthy sixty cents and a used side ear and when he crawled up the bank on the other side fifteen hours later he was to the good $25,000 and has opportunity now to earn much more. He says he made the fight for hfs mother, whose only support he is and that he will now move her to California to live. There were over a hundred starters and George Young, of Toronto, was the only swimmer who made the grade, so it must have been a real job since the list included many of the most famous men and women swimmers of the world. It is possible that Senator Moses of New Hampshire has provided the Democrats with a slogan on which they may effectively ring the charges in the next campaign. When Senator Walsh of Montana challenged the qualifications of Senator Gould of Maine on the ground that he stood formally accused in a public investigation of having participated in the bribery of government officials in New Brunswick through the payment of SIOO,OOO. Senator Moses is reported, in effect to have made th e comment that it was “bad manners" on the part of the Montana senator. It is easy to imagine an adept Democratic stump speaker declaiming on various unhappy chapters of recent history associated with the names ol Fall. Doheny, Vare. Smith of Illinois Forbes of the Veterans’ bureau, and now Gould, and asking his audience , as he rehearsed each episode what was the Republican answer to Demo 1 cratic criticism. After a tew repeti tions the audience would be antici pating his refrain and be roaring back at him in bitter derision each time he asked the question. "Bad man ners." —Springfield Republican. r—- + 4 . + + + + + tt + vt + + + < ♦ BIG FEATURES « ♦ OF RADIO 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Tuesday's Five Best Radio Featurei Copyright 1927. United Press Central Standard Time WEAF—New York, 492 M. and hook np 7 pm. Tollefson trio Margaret Olson, soprano. WEAF—New York, 492 M, and hook up 8 PM. "Bugs" Baer, humorist and group of artists. WTlC—Haitford 476 M 7:15 pm- . University Glee Club WLW—Cincinnati, 422 M. 6 pm. — American composer's program. .. . DKA Little Symphony. —: o M*«4**«***»**** ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY + ♦ * ♦ Twenty Years Ago This Day. 4 ♦ From the Daily Democrat File 4 ♦♦++♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+« January 17—Snow turns to rain ant sc far. there has been no ice this win ter. -j New officers of (local branch of ' Knights of Columbus installed by T J. MtLaughlin with C. N. Christer grand kinght. Contract to dig Panama canal givei to W. J. Oliver, formerly of South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Crist celebrate Golden wedding. Joe Lose «ells sixteen White Wyan dotte hens and one cockerel to Mr. Fitzpatrick of Delphos for $34.06. C. E. Bel! moves Weis-Fargo express office to the Brock building. Mrs. Samuel Acker is a patient a' the Hope hospital. Fort Wayne. 1 William Wechtcr of Salem, Or.'gon I is visiting here. J —i ... - 0 — Largest Muskrat Farm Is Opened In Canada Quesnel. B. C. —(United — Fencing of 7,000 acres of swamp land at Swan Lake. 40 miles northwest of here, into the largest muskrat farm in the world has been completed, aecoidiug to J. E. McFarland, representivc of a fur company tn Vancouver. Output from the muskrat ranch will I eventually total 50,000 pelts, it. is estimated. The farm consists of low-lying meadows and streams already heavily populated with muskrat, and beaver. Weekly disbursements to neighbo-ing trappers for restocking amount to SI,OOO. , — ( Forest Vail of Fort Wayne visited here Saturday evening on his way tn Portland where be joined Mrs. Vail 1 tor an over Sunday visit.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY. JANUARY 17,192/.

Few Bills Os Statewide ' Nature Introduced So Far " End Os First Week Finds Legislators Mostly Concerned With Muddle Over Their Salaries; Many Local Measures Introduced; Few Bills Seek To Restrict Powers Os State Government and Favor Return Io Old-Fashioned Home Rule; Wright Bone Dry Bill Attacked; Republican Leaders Are Playing Politics; Boom Started For Thurman Gottschalk For Governor; Fight Over Primary Law Impending.

By Walter A. ahead i Written for the Decatur Daily Democrat Indianapolf.s, Ind., Jan. 17. —As the , first week of the legislature came to a close with 'the salary muddle the chief and first concern of the legislators, and in a fairway of not being solved, the activities show particularly that local measures far outnumber bills introduced of a state wide nature, the latter variety, however, showed a trend toward a restriction of the powers of state government and a return in a measure to oldfashioned home rule. Chief among these is the bill of Senator Cann, of Frankfort, abolishing the srtate utilities law and providing for a return to the franchise system of regulating i ilities. The measure of Senator Gray, of Petersburg, to abolish the state parion board and give the courts in the ounty where sentence originated he power to recommend pardon or parole to the governor. And another measure by Senator Tray designed to restrict the duties if the state board of accounts merely to auditing duties. Two bills were launched attacking the Wright bone dry bill. The first gives justices more latitude to use ‘.heir judgment in granting search warrants and the second removes the $25 fee for prosecutors in liquor rases. Both bills are being fought by E. S. Shumaker, superintendent, if the Anti-saJoon league, *but accordng to observers the two measures are he forerunner of a distinct and bitter wet and dry fight, which will -each its climax in the introduction ( of a. bill by the Indiana Liberty League, modifying he Wright law to permit the sale of “drug store” vhiskey on prescription. Thus far agricultural bills have been slow in making ther appearmee. the farm federation measure iroviding for reappraisement of farm values in 1927 and each four years hereafter which was withdrawn by he author Friday, and the measure iroviding for an increase to $2,000 n mortgage exemptions being the inly two to be thrown thus far, into he political hopper. The question of a legislative investigation is still in the air, and hose who are fostering the move- . •nent assert that the resolution will -•a introduced in the house some time his week. The Democrats have tbanduned their efforts to change the tiles in th- house to comply with the tenate rules. After a conference with larry Leslie, speaker in the house, Leslie i>s understood to have frown'd on the idea of curbing his power to withhold or hand down measures. Rather than incur his antagonism, when he is thought to be favorable o the Democratic move for an investigation, the plan for a change in he rules was abandoned. The plan now is to introduce the resolution, have it assigned to a committee and hen each morning at roll call demand that a report on the bill be brought out. If the committee is constrained to hold the measure up Democrats feel that page one publicity each day on the action of the committee will force the bill out of committee. Plight of some of the members of the legislature and more particularly the doorkeepers, clerks and '-stenographers was piTful and serious when they received no pay for their first week’s work. Some of the legislators were unable to leave town over the week-end; others wired home for money; some of course had plenty and ‘'loan me ten to get home on" was a frequent plea; Lieutenant Governor Van Orman, said that, he loaned SSO to various doorkeepers in the senate to run them over the week-end. It is now understood that the governor, of course, will refuse to sign the appropriation measure and it will go back to the house. The house, to show fits independence of the governor, will pass the measure over his veto. The same routine will be followed in the senate. The new raea- ; sure, however, will call for only $6 per day, it was uiulerstood. Then,. • according to house and senate lead- ' ers, mandamus proceedings will be ’ brought against Louis Bowman, state auditor in 4n attempt to force him to honor warrants. Governor Jack--1 son, of course, will take credit for 1 being against salary increases and i saving the state s3t>,fi(fi>. It will- be J remembered, however, the Governor

approved a nice salary boost for his brother, Jim. superintendent of the feeble minded home at Fort M ayne, and of a number of* other state appointees. The Governor lias his eye ! single, to the senatorial race in 1928, • and every move thus far made in this . session of 1927 has been done on a political basis. There has been no other reason for the introduction of any bills with a state-wide significance. Lieutenant Governor Van Orman has attempted to heal all sore spots occasioned by his committee appointments and his stand beside Senator Nejdl for the presidency of the senate, because he is an avowed candidate for Governor. Leslie, also, is a gubernatorial candidate. He. also, now is “playing politics’’ and will jump whichever way he thinks . the political cat is going to jump in *] his rulings as the house leader. So with Van Orman. A boom was started for Fred Purnell, congressmen i from the ninth district, for governor. Burt Thurman. Watson’s political advisor, also, is an avowed candidate. I So is Clyde Walb, Republican state ! chairman, and Wall) placed his band I picked political machine in charge of I the Republican Editorial association I at the meeting Friday with James I Patchell. Union City, as president. I Patchell is ostmasrier at Union'City I and as such is ineligible to the presi- I dency of the editorial association, but I he is a Walb man and he was nominated in spite of the association bylaws. Other officers are all Walb men. Speaking of Governors. Democrats and some Republican members of the legislature are calling Thurman Gottschalk, state senator from Berne. “Governor” these days and quite a little boomlet has been started for the Adams county man. Gottschalk has seen two terms in the house and both times was a member of the ways and means and the state budget and is a,lso a member of the budget committee this session. Arthur Giliiom. Indiana attorney general, also is a gubernatorial candidate, to say nothing of Fred Schortemeier, secretary of state. Schortemeier, according to political observers would have the better chance in a primary. Jackson is for the primary. Walb scands for the abolishment of the state wide features of the primary. This measure which is expected some time in the next two weeks. I promises to be one of the bitterest I Walb, I Lawrence Cartwright. Eighth dis- I chairman and the RepubUcan I _ MANWANTS IDEAL GAS STOPS HIM "I had gas bloating and was al- I ways in misery after eating. Used I all kinds of remedies, aut got no re- I lief. After risking Adlerika. I was I much better, and now I can enjoy a I good meal again."—W. Taylor. I Adlerika gives the system a I REAL cleansing and brings out old I qjsons which may have caused I trouble for a long time. Unlike I most medicines, it acts upon BOTH I upper and lower bowel. Just one 1 spoonful relieves GAS and takes | away that full, bloa’ed feeling so I tha’ you can eat better and sleep I better. Even if bowels move daily, I kdlerika brings out much additional I poison which you never thought was I n your system and which caused I sour, feassy stomach, nervousness, I sleeplessness, headache. No matter I what you have tried for your stomhch and bowels. Adlerika will surprise I A CLEAR COMPLEXION — « Ruddy cheeks—sparkling eyes—most women can have. Dr. F. M. Edwards for 20 years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments. During j these years he gave his patients a substitute for calomel made of a few well- 1 known vegetable ingredientsmixed with oliveoil,namingthem Dr.Ed wards’Oiive Tablets. Know them by their olive color. These tablets are wonder-workers on the liver and bowtls, which cause a normal action, carrying off the waste and poisonous matter in one’s system. If you have a pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, faead- ! aches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one of Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets nightly r for a time and note the pteasing results. 1 Thousands of women and men take Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets—now and then to keep &L 15c, 30c and 60c. 1 f

state machine aligned on the »lda ot the anti-primary gronp and Jackson. Schbrtem«ler and exSenator Albert] J. Beveridge supporting the primary. It Is understood that the bitterness was carried to such an extreme Fn-i day that Walb objected to inviting Beveridge to the Republican Editorial banquet for fear the former sens tor would talk in support ot the primary. Beveridge, however, with good taste, not mention the subject ' —o— —• May Require Vaccination Os All Dogs In Indiana Every dog ruunlng at large in Indiana must be muzzled for a period of 120 days starting January 10. the State Board ot Health decreed at a special meeting Wednesday. . The only dogs that will escape the muzzles, according to the health board order, will be those in leash or those that haw been vaccinated against rabies. Grover Brown, State Veterinarian, met with the Hoard. He stressed the importance of vaccination against rabies and said dogs that are known to have been vaccinated need not be muzzled. The board recommended that steps be taken by the coming legislature to require general vaccination of dogs. A. B. C. Bus Line Wants To ‘Stop Part Os Its Service Portland. Jan. 17.—Notice has been received by Clerk-Treasurer Clem Wilson from the Indiana Public Ser-

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