Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1927 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DE M OCR A T Publlsh.d Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres, and Oen. Mgr. A. H. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Holler Vice-President Entered at the Postofftce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copied —I .02 One week, by carrier —_ .10 One year, by ourrler 5.00 One mouth, by mall __ .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mall 3 00 Dne year, at office 3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. 1 It won’t be safe after February first to drive your car with your old; 1920 license. Orders are to arrest violators of the auto license law in Indiana beginning that date. Oh well, Frank Smith is probably | like Toni Marshall, who always told j the voters if they didn't care for his! services he had a good job waiting' for him at home. A young lady applying for a • marriage license in Norristown, Pa., the other day gave her fathers occu-. pation as a "bootlegger." Evidently | this lass preferred not to enter the state of matrimony under any false claims or pride of ancestry. While you are waiting for the story' of Charley Chaplin and his youthful wife with all its thrills, you will be entertained by the narrative of Peaches and her fifty-two-year-old silly husband, Edward West Browning. Their divorce trial opens Monday at Carmel. New York. What with the salary grab, an in- , vestigation proposed of every thing 1 in the state, efforts to change the primary and registration laws, abolish the public service commission and raise the dickens in general, the seventy-fifth session of the Indiana legislature seems to be cooking up an old-fashioned salad. , The Jackson administration wanted an appropriation of more than $76.000,000 from the legislature, which shows that Jackson .has plenty .of nerve and believes .in asking ftw. - enough. The total of suras appropriated wiii exceea fifty million tioiiars which is about double what it ought to be if the strictest economy is desired. The Daily Democrat will bring you the news of greatest interest to you during the next year, if you are a resident of or interested in Adams county, it costs but three dollars a year by mail in the first or second zones and we are anxious that you renew during the next month that we may conclude our contracts and complete our arrangements for the ensuing year. Members of the state highway commisison are anxious that the Saunders resolution for an investigation of affairs in general in Indiana including their office and the rumors about its conduct, be adopted. Some two years ago Williams and Crawford were Indicted on a framed-up charge but have never been able to got a trial that mey may be vindicated and i. they will welcome any examination which gives them the opportunity to tell the people of the state the truth about the commission. ~ — In 1850 the average age in this country was forty years and now, according to Dr. Mayo, it is fiftyeight, quite an advance in a very im- , portant matter. And according to the wise physicians we have just started on the idea of prolonging life. If we guard our appetities, take plenty of good' exercise but not too much and iiv 0 right, we can add many years to our existence. Dr. Mayo Vtays that while the dangerous ago fur women is sixteen to eighteen, it ■ is from fifty to fifty-five for men. ' A teu million dollar'program for

—...... .. — —— - . Indiana colleges is a big project but J 1 distributed over ten years it will not be felt to any great extent by any individual and we don't know of any way such a sum could be expended . to better advantage. If the appro- •. 1 priatlon is made it will require a two 1 cent tax increase and the biggest >, problem and the most important of it

all is to see that the money is not wasted after it is raised for money 2 can be wasted in schools and colI leges the same as in every organ- > ization. II j There may have been worse gerry--1 manders than that proposed by Representative Donnell, but we do not now recall a single one. Its avoweil object is, not fairness, but the making of every congressional district in tlie state except one — the Third — safely Republican. Counties are shifted from one district to another for the sole purpose of transforming 1 Democratic into Republican districts, ♦ while keeping all districts that are Republican in the Republican column. Mr. Donnell has gone to the length of splitting up Marion county. Under his bill the southern half of this 1 county, consisting of Franklin. Deieatur. Perry and Wayne townships. I would be transferred to the Fourth district, which would los e Jackson and Brown counties, which would be transferred to the Third district. It is the same bill as that against which 'Democratic senators "struck" two [ years ago. It ought not to be necessary for any one to "strike" against it. There ought to b e a sense of fairness in the legislature sufficient to insure the defeat of the bill, which has nothing whatever to commend it. Its only purpose is to make certain, or'as certain as possible, the election of twelve Republican congressmen in Indiana. Surely it will be defeated if it ever comes to a vote. It ought, as a matter of fact, to be killed in committee. —Indianapolis News. o ♦ BIG FEATURES ♦ i ♦ OF RADIO ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Sunday's Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1927. by United Press Central Standard Time WEAK—New York 492 M, 6:20 pm— Capitol theatre program. WEAK New York. 492 M, and hookup ■8:05 Prince William of Sweden in talk of hunting experiences. WEAK— New York 492 M. and hookup 8:15 pm—Jose Hoffman, pianist, assisted by Ann Mack, soprano. „ K1 (> .< . -.. l-'i.,:. : . 4-’>M. I. ■ 'k.i? KFT GGO 4; S 5 nw—San Francisco symphoney orchestra. WCCO—Minneapolis-St. Paul 416 M. 5:30 pm—Minneapolis string quartette. o Monday's Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1927, by United Press Central Standard Time WHAD—Milwaukee, 275 M. 8:15 pm— Milwaukee Symphony orchestra. WEAF— New York. 492 M, and hookup 9 pm—Weber's Opera "Der Freischuertz.’’ WJZ—New York, 454 M. 7:30 pm— Hadley's orchestra. CNRO—Ottawa, 357 M, 8 pm—Herbert Sanders, organist. WCCO —?,linneapolis-Su Paul, 416 M. 9:30 pin—Odin Male chorus. -0 / s♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4* TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY + ♦ Twenty Years Ago This Day. ♦ ♦ From the Daily Democrat File + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ January 22—King Edward of England apologizes to the United States for action of the governor of Jamaico towards this nation. W. A. Lower appointed a notary public. Famous Thaw trial oyens in New York City. Thaw killed Stanford White pn roof garden at Madison Square Gardens night of June 25. Emotional in- ■ sanity is to be his defense. , Joseph W. Bailey reelected to th. United States senate from Texas. Ed. Vanci! breaks arm in fall at Ohio City. ' The Pastime Club meets with Mias Louise Hobrock. Linn and Patton are preparing plans : for remodelling Murray hotel. , Mrs. D. G. M. Trout is hostess to the Ladies Shakespeare club. ’ Every business house was vushetl 5 with buyers today, those having sales t advertised doing especially well. . —<) Attend the horse sale at Sale Barn, Decatur, Ind., Monday, (January 24, 1:30 p.m. f-8

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Trend Os General Assembly TowardHomeßulels Noted Measure Embodying Serious Rebuke to Chiel Executive Os State Expected To Be Introduced Soon; Cann Bill Providing l or Repeal Os Public Service Cominision Expected To Pass Both Houses; Budget Committee Makes Report; Another Klan Bill Introduced.

I- By Walter A. Sliead (Wrlten for the I*aily Democrat) Indianapolis, lud. Jan. 22. —With the second week of the Seventy-fifth gen- ■ era! assembly brought to a close, there . was a well defined movement and an , undercurrent of feeling that there I would be a measure brought into one of th° branches of the Assembly embodying the most serious rebuke ever 1 given to a chief executive of Indiana, or any other stale tor that matter—a bill requiring approval by the Senate of the executive appointments of the Governor. With the entire trend of th eassembly toward a restoration of home yule, is has already been pointed out. every indication that, the pendulum which started its swing toward centralization of power under the administration of Governor James P. Goodrich, would wing clear back the other way at this ■session. With the legislators in an insurgent frame of mind, disregarding the wishes and orders of the administration and of the Republican state committee, anything may happen at the seventyfifth session. Chief among the home rule measures 'which is almost positively assured of passage either in its present form or with amendments', is the Cann bill providing for repeal of the public «er vice commission. By a vote early in the week on recommittment to the committee on public rights and franchises. the Senate refused to recommit! the bill by a vote of 30 to 20 and adapted the committee report which recommended passage This vote indicates the trend of the Senate. In the House, according to sponsors of the bill, the measure will have still easier sailing. One of the strongest lobbies in a leeade is present at the session and according to some estimates, the utilities headed by the In- ! sull interests will spend approximately I $200,0'16 in an effort V> defeat the bill. The measure would then rest with Governor Jackson, who has been termed the "safety man" for the utilities, it is common talk that whether or not Jackson wruld veto tjie bill will depend on just haw active the utility lobbyists are in the meantime. The move to require the senate to approve appointments of the Governor is not uu idle rumor, but has been the subject of couferet ces among both Republicans and Democrats. One idea advanced would be to have the Senate ...pyepp a- <:n‘rd prjdnfls -n'tthe governor’s appointments. The ex pease attached to this plan, it is argued. would be drawback, but then again is the plea that "something must be done.” Proponents of the plan assert that in most cases the laws governing the various commissions to which tire Governor makes appointments are sound, ftit trouble beinr with the personnel and the administration of the law. This argument is being used in an efiort to defeat the Caira bill. The biennial report of the state budget committee, of which representu’ive Sam Farrell, of-Hartford City, is I chairman, was sent to tire Governor, Fiid.y, containing appropriations for the biennial period of $48,642,496. This figure represents a cut of $27,606.08c - 56 from the requests which totalled $78,248,491.53. The 1927 figure is an increase of $2,034,791 over the appro priaticns of the 1925 legislature which was $46,697,613. Basising the total state's expenditures on the amount expended fee the year ending June 30. 19*5. the state will spe ui approximate !y each year in 1926 and 1527. This amount spent in 1925 waapproximalely $52J)00,000. The largest single appropriation in the budget was for the state highwav eommissien, including the gasoline tax of approximately $6,000,000, a- , mounting to $22,500,000. The highwav commission had asked for a budget of $40,000,900 tor the next biennium, but the committee saw fit to cut the appropriation. $4,446,557 under the figure allowed by the 1925 session. A total [ of $1,284,830 was sliced from the requests of the four state educational in-stltut-ious —Purdue and Indiana Uni verity and the Muncie and Terre Haute state Normal schools. The in stitutious asked for $11,331,830 and , were awarded $7,047,000. One of tb< biggests cuts was on the request of the State beard of Agriculture. Thi- |( body asked for $500,000.00 and war awarded $80,0V(). This sum, will be us ied for construction of a new pouilrj house at the fair grounds. Anothei big cut was in the Conservation de •I partment. The department asked sl. 5 398,403 and -Fas awarded, $517,000. Tlm

Governor and the Attorney general were among the few state officials e whose r ‘quests were granted as asked. I- The Governor asked for and received e $261,000 and the attorney general’s it i request for $104,900 was met. e Interest next week will center on the s report of the House Judiciary A com- - mfttee on the House resolution iutro-j - duced by Representative George L. , Saunders of Bluffton, calling for a i legislative investigation by a committee of five, of Hastate highway s commission, the state board of accounts. the Marion county grand juries - and into election of state and munici- , pal officers. The report of the committee is expected Wednesday or i Thursday of next week. Represent - :- i 'tive Saunde.s. Delph L. McKesson of ' Plymouth and Edward B. Bender, of I Boone county will alternate for the Democratic minority in defending the minority report expected Jront the committee. J. Glenn Harris, of Gary, chairman of the committee has promised a semi-public hearing, at least on the resolution. The second Klan bill to make its appearance in the Assembly was introduced by Representative Truman G. Mtirdtn, of Cas? county and Representative William H. of ITincetol. The bill would prevent graduates of parochial schools, from being eligible to teach in elimentary or highschools of the state. It provides that no teacher's license shall issued unless the applicant is a graduate of a

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~ — ■fcMl ■ ■■■* • I commissioned public high school. The lj first Klan bill was Introduced, by Sen ' ator Leroy Leonard of Warsaw, pro I vilfng for compulsory reading of the 1 hible in public schools. — Shooting Dogs Called Inhumane; Use Ot Gas Urged By Humane Society Muncie, Indiana. Jan 22. (United Press)— Protesting against the shooting of unmuzzled dogs as an inhuman ’ act,!the Muncie Humane Society reco- • mended the use ot lethal gas to end | I the lives of homeless canines, II

I “The Unpardonable Sin will be the subject at 7 p. m. | Sun., Jan. 23-Taylor Evangelistic Campaign M at the I First Methodist Church - Decatur | At 10:45 a. m., the subject will be I “SOMETHING DIFFERENT.” At 6 I’. M. there will be a Big YOUNG PEOPLE’S RALLY. At 7P. M. the Big J Chorus will sing, followed by address announced above. Mrs. Taylor and others will ■ bring Special Musical Numbers. No afternoon service.

G E. Roop, Former Head Os Geneva Schools, Dies 0 F Roop- tora* r P rincl P a ' “ ntl ’ superintendent of the Geneva schools <l lwl of brain fever at his home In Smith Bend. Wednesday night. The brain fever developed after an attack I of thd Influenza Mr. Roop is survived by his wife, Who la a daughter of Mr I and Mrs F. E. Undsey. of Geneva, and 1 three children. Calvary Evangelical Church The usual Sunday School session will be hold in the morning at 9:30 aud in the afternoon at 2:30. sun

time, the usual preaching will be held. The pa.tor will preach ■he wishes to exprew his tion of the srfendld attendances the pieaching services and ut|w ! every member and oil friends t 0 there Sunday. ———c> —. T. M. Reid who Is ill | u ( h e St J(> hospital at Fort Wayne is ImproviM according to reports today and exn- cll to be back on the job'at the g j 0 „ factory soon. ——- —o—- — _ Attend the horse sale at Sale Barn. Decatur. Ind., Monday January 24, 1:30 p.m.

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