Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller...-. Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller. —Vice-President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, us second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single cop las... 1 .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier — 5 00 One month, by mall ______ .35 Three months, by mall 1.00 Six months, by mall 1.751 One year, by mail ———— 3.00 J>ne year, at office— 8.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional post- > age added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scbeerer, Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. When you are telephoning to London that noise you think Is static is probably only the corks popping out of those bottles on the trans-Atlantic steamers. Business is to be kind of “twixt and 'tween" according to the smart fellows who tell in advance. They predict it will not be quite so good as 1926 and slightly better than 1925. If they include in the barber’s bill a "provided further," that it is a misdemeanor for the barber to make the customer wait more than five minutes to get in the chair, everybody will be for it. “Daddy" Browning is suffering from i mental fatigue, according to a noted alienist who will testify next week anti who has made a study of the silly old man. We knew something was wrong with him and it might as well 1 be called that as anything else. There seems to be a lack of leadership in the 1927 legislature and if some one don’t take hold of things pretty soon it will close in a wild riot which is dangerous, for during occasions of that kind,' most any bill can be squeezed through. Look out for trouble. It has been definitely decided at Washington that there will be no reduction of the income tax for the 1926 profiteers, but they are assured of a drop for 1927 business. The trouble is that promises don’t pay bills and its tough on the fellow who made ;| little TBO3S? -k-d -bat loses cut this year. We don’t understand yet why Judge Landis didn’t make his investigation concerning Cobb and Speaker before he put a doubt in the minds of millions of fans. While his verdict of yesterday exonerates them legally there will always be a feeling that there must have been some grounds and the two men have unquestionably been injured by the original charges. State Chairman Walb has evidently heard from home or some where else for h L . now declares he has done his duty in having the bill presented to repeal or amend the primary and having got nowhere, is now through with it. He is also evidently through with the bills to take the teeth out of the Wright bill, repeal the absent voters law and several other things. There is evidence lie hasn’t much “pull” with his law makers. The daily newspaper is the best educator you can have for it keeps you and the rest of the family posted on all the affairs of importance. You want to know what is going on in the , county, state and nation and there is sure to be many items of Interest for every member of the family in the Daily Demod>at. At a cost of less than a penny a day by mail, you should not hesitate to renew your subscription. Do it now and help us make th u campaign a real success. As spring approaches there is greater interest in the state highways to be improved in Indiana. The five miles from this city south is on the list but. there are a dozen communities trying to get in ahead. If wo could have the easements signed and forwarded to Indianapolis we arc sure this improvement could be ciuched

and we wish it could be done without the necessity of going to court to .secure them. The proceedings will be started in a few days unless we beat them to it and we don't sec why we don't. The Holland-St. Louis Sugar company is offering an advance of practically a dollar per ton more guarantee for this year than last years contract, a worthy movement and one that should cause many thousand extra acres to be planted for the . 1927 crop. The guarantee is for $6.75 per ton and free seed, a worth-while increase. In the past many farmers diave profited largely from sugar beets and this should make it possible for every one to earn money with this extra crop. The campaign is on now and it is expected that the acreage in Adams county will be the largest in history this year. We listened to a very interesting and instructive lecture last evening by Mr. Fred Atwood, of Minneapolis, grand prelate of the Knights of Pythias lodge. Mr. Atwood is totally blind, having lost his eyesight twentytwo years ago when caught in a northwestern blizzard which froze the optic nerve, but this affliction did not stop this talented and gifted man from proceeding with his work. He travels alone and explained that he devoted the time largely to thinking and there is no doubt that he “sees” clearly with his mind. We were deeply impressed that one who has thus suffered should have so much optimism, so high a valuation of life, i such clear idea of right and wrong and the fellowship of man. He is a believer in and a real evangelist for Pythianism and the world peace which h c feels will come only through the 'love of one man for another. .— o ♦ BIG FEATURES ♦ ♦ OF RADIO * ♦+♦+++♦+♦♦♦+♦♦♦* Saturday's Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1927 United Press Central Standard Time WEAK—New Y’ork 492 M, 14 stations hookup, S pm. Saint Saens program, New York Symphony orchestra. Rene Pollain conducting. WBZ—Springfield, 333 M, and WJZ— New York, 454 M, 7:10 pm. Boston Symphony orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, conducting. WJZ—New 'York 454 M, Old Timers night. New York newspaper club WCCO —Minneapolis-St. I aul, 416 M — The Postal Players. XVnf’— 46-9 M. 12 buokup 'pm. sem; annual moiling, bureau of the budget, addresses by President Coolidge and Biig. Gen. H. M. Lord. >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY 4 ♦ ♦ t Twenty Years Ago This Day. ♦ ♦ From the Dally Democrat File ♦ ++++ ++++ + * + + + + * January 28.—Salvation Army and American Army both holding services here, with the leaders berating each other. E. S. Moses re-elected president and I. N. Teeters, secretary, of the Adams County Farmer's Institute Ten jurors have been agreed upon in the Thaw trial. Gans-Nelson prize fight is being shown at the Pictorium. Admission 10c Rev. E. A. Bunner, of Fort Wayne, is assisting in the Bobo M. E. revival. St. Marys river is frozen over for first time this winter. Miss Laura Lyons and Frank Cramer married by Squire Smith. Miss Jennie Congleton is hostess for Eucher club. — o — ■ —“——- Warning Given Youths Planning New York Trip xNew York (United Press)—Don't come to New York in search of a job, young man, without a minimum of SIOO to meet expenses. This was the warning put forth today by the Young Men's Christian Association here. “New York draws hundreds ot' young men every week, and many are unprepared for the hard lite that confronts them", said Charles O. Wright, executive secretary of the West Side Y. M. (’. A "Some succeed, some 'drift into mediocrity, or crime, and others become hoboes. That they often come from good homes and are fine types ! of boys makes Hie situation all the ■ more tragic. i Os 169 men who applied in two days I to Wright's employement department for work, 17 were utterly penniless, with no food, no place to sleep, and no extra clothing None had uuy jobs I iu prospect.

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1927.

Legislators Refuse To I Plati Follow The Leader

General Assembly, However, Begins To Evolve From Milling Leaderless Mob Into Some Semblance Os | Law-making Body; Party Leaders Unable To Control Legislators; Walb And Van Orman Come To Open Break; New Bill Would Reorganize State System Os Taxation To Benefit Farmer.

By Walter A. Shead (Written for the Daily Democrat) Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 28 —The Seventy-fifth Indiana General Assembly today began to evolve trom a milling leaderless mob into some semblance of a law-making body. As yet, however, legislators are afraid to vote; afraid to step on somebody else's toes; they are still back scratching and log rolling; they don’t, know just where the stand for they are afraid of three things—the Saunders resolution for a legislative investigation of alleged graft ami political corruption; the variety of Utility bills and the p: imary bills. Clyde A. Walb. the Republican state chaiiman at whose instuence the repeal of the state-wide features of the primary was introduced, lias thrown up his hands and says he can do nothing. He's quit trying to fcrce a primary repeal measure. “I did what I thought was my duty as the platform dictated. 1 don’t think now it (the primary I can be touched and I'm through," Walb said Thursday. The members ot the House and senate are leaderless. Both are voting in packs. They aie afraid to kill each ether’s pet bills as yet. for fear of what may come. As this article is written, out of more than 125 bills introduced in the state senate, only two have been killed, one on the floor and another in committee and the bill killed on the floor was revived Thursday and again placed cu second reading. in the House conditions are almost as bad. Out of 178 bills introduced only three have been definitely killed. And the vote for passage of measures has been by overwhelming majorities. Party lines apparently have not mattered thus far. For instance in the Senate all bills have passed with one or two votes against them except one. In the House the percentage has been almost asj bad. The lack of leadership also extends to the house. The prestige gained by Harry Leslie when he was elected speaker ovei the protest of party leaders and the state committee suffered a set back Wednesday when Albert Wedeking , of Perry and Spencer counties was named caucus chairman of the majority faction over Walter Huffman ot Elkhart. Lessie’s choice. Representative Lemuel A. Pittenger, of Selma, majority floor leader who wielded such an influence over his majority taction at the 1925 session seem.- powcrleso to .ncUlvuVe semblance cf partisanship in the Republicans. in fact, i'ittinger does not intend to do so. He is still nursing a grouch over his defeat for the Speakership by Leslie. Walb and Lieutenant-governor Van Orman, both of whom have governorship aspirations, reached an open break Wednesday. Walb sought to use his influence in favor of the Evans ville criminal court bill which was backed by Mayor Herbert Males, of Evansville, Vanderburg county chairman. Walb sought to stand by his county chairman. He asked Van Orman <o do the same. - “If I do 1 will have to tell this senate in what utility office 1 saw .you yesterday." Van Orman told Walb. Then Van Orman used his influence with his senate committee and defeated the court bill irrevocably. Walb, in an attempt to save the public service commission, has alligncd himself with the utilities and is openly seen In consultation with well known utility lobbyists. It. Earl Peters Democratic state chairman, also, has alligned himself with the utilities and the Democratic program is "shot". The Democratic schedule of action so carefully worked out has been put to such rout that Senator Carl Grey, of Petersburg. Thursday said he was going to refuse to Introduce his measure calling for appointment of six members, tlfree Democrats and three Re- : publicans, by districts, subject to ratification by the Senate und providing ; for an appeal to the circuit court. In- ■ stead, Grey asserted that he would i take the bit iu his teeth and introduce ■ a measure calling for senate rctlfiea- . lion of all appointments by the Govi ci nor to board of commissions created by the legislature. The utility lobby- : ists have gotten irngood work during i the past week. As a result, a flood of > measures, including one by Senator Moorhead, of Indianapolis, providing i for the election of members of the public service commission, have ap- , peared. This provision is clearly pro-utility i and u number of oilier bills on the pubI lie service commission leave the legls-

lators in such a state of doubt and uncertainity that they are afraid to express themselves on any of the measures. The Moorhead bill however in some sections is against the utilities, particularly the section which prohibits holding companies. Senator Harlan, of Richmond, introduced a bill giving the service commission the right to inquire into attorney fees and promotion costs not taxed by lhe utilities as a part ot their valuations in petitions before the commission. Senator Shake (Dem. Daviess and Knox) has a measure providing for an appeal to the clicuit court from orders of the commission, in the county in which the order is effective. Meantime, Senator Howard Cann, of Frankfort, who introduced the original bill to “can" the service commission, sits back and grins when asked when he is going to call his bill- Senate Bill No. 27. down for debate. “Oh I’m in no hurry," Cann said, “let them stew a while.” The utility lobbyists are playing a shrewd game in their effort to preserve the commission. They tell all legislators they are willing to back any bill which will preserve the commission in some form. As it stands now. the whole membership is “up in the air" with the utility representatives in the Third House having the best of the argument. The lobbyists are passing the propaganda now that three members of the present commission will be out of office by May 1 so why seek to change the law. The three referred to aie Clyde Jones and Frank Wampler, Democrats, and Howell Ellis, Republican. Ellis, however, , is likely to lie reappointed as he was J just recently named to succeed Judge’l Samuell Artman, “promoted” to the J state Industrial board chairmanship. || It was learned today that the Judi- j clary A committee in the lower House j of the Aseinbly, which has the Saun- j ders resolution for a legislative in- , vestlgation, is doing a little ihvestiga- ; ing on its own hcok before returning I a report on the resolution. Glen Har- | ris, Lqke county, chairman of the com- j mittee, today sought information as j to the powers of his committee, to call witnesses or punish for contempt. ; A minority report, recommending passage, and a majority report against it, are expected from the committee I the last of this week. I ,i■ Hep. njc<s- ; representing the farm bureau I federation is author of a tax bill which j would mean a sweeping reogranization i ot the state system of taxation. The measure is designed to bring about taxation on sequestered wealth by providing for a flat’ rate of one per I cent on securities, mortages; bonds, | notes stocks and like valuables and j provides for a limitation of taxes on I any real and personal property to not i mote than two per cent of the fair , cash value of the property and to I twenty percent of the normal annual I income of the property. In short the | tax would be fixed on the earning j power cf the property in ease of farm lands such as is now done in manu- i factoring and industry. >■ Senator Linley asserted that the farmer is rapidly being forced into a state of bankruptcy through his tax I burden and that, although he repre- | seats only fifteen per cent of the state j wealth, he is being forced to bear thirty per cent ot the taxation. The ' sponsors of the measure concede that. , the Hmiation of two and twenty per | cent would reduce the amount of tax- I able property in the state, but that the I one per cent on sequestered wealth would more than make up tor this loss, j The plan is meeting with some favor I

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