Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. 11. Heller Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. I Subscription Rates: Single copies * ....—..—..1 .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier ——-—- 6.00 One month, by mail —__ .35 Three months, by mail... — 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by ma11....* .. 3.00 one year, at office 3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Ra|es: Made known by Application. Scheerer. inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. Help save the roads. Don’t haul excessive loads over them duflng the soft weather. A little care of the roads now will I I save the county thousands of dollars I in the spring and summer and giie us much better highways at a time' when they are needed the most. It took the army and navy and, police and a million dollars to bury! Yoshihito. late emperor of Japan, but they finally accomplished it amidst the plaudits of millions. It looks very much' as though a Me-Nary-Haugen bill will pass the senate this week but its not “the HaugenMcNary bill” talked about in thC last session. It has been seasoned to suit the east. • I Ainie McPherson took a hundred Hen and women up the sawdust trail at Indianapolis during her visit there over the week-end but sh e left trouble behind for those who booked her. She charges SI,OOO a day and they fell short S9OO on the three days. I Seventeen arrests for liquor law violations in Fort Wayne yesterday. | What? Well, its a good thing that Mayor Hosey is out of office. They might say mean things about him. And he was defeated because he was wet. If you get up feeling old and tired and develop pep as tlie business of the day conies on, you are living on your nerves and may expeet a “blowout” most any time, according to the wise men who can sit up until the wee small hours ami arise when they please next day. Beginning tomorrow you can talk by telephone from Indianapolis to London, but we don’t advise you to do so unless you have a lot of money you want to put into circulation or its really urgent. The charge will be twenty-six dollars a minute with a minimum of $76. With the legislature well started on tile last lap of the sixty-one day session, it begins to look as though there would have to be sonic real action if they get any where. There is danger that in the final rush a lot of bills will pass that should not get by and would not if seriously considered. Somebody has discovered there is a tariff on spades and excuses it by declaring that all spades are not used liy farmers. True, but why a tariff? What country was Hooding this nation witli spades to tile extent that protection was necessary? The tariff properly used is a convenient manner of raising money, but the wrong is in putting hundreds of items on the- schedule that lias no need to be there and shouldn't be. There is not the least doubt that the people and perhaps even the legislature would like to do something that would losen tile hold of some of the utilities, but just how to do it without punishing some which ar e right and the public—that’s the big <|uesQop. A dozen bills are now in tile legislative hopper but somehow or other none of theiti seem to just fill the bill. 1 2. Jl — — Dav'ld Werling, a former county

| commissioner and perhaps us well ’ known over the county as any pion- - cer, was laid to rest yesterday, after a long uud useful life. Mr. Werling was u hustling, rugged and honest , gentleman and largely to his efforts •'the town of Preble owes Its creation. i His efforts brought to that place the ■ Standard till station, much of the 'business and made It a trade center. He was a splendid citizen who lived i out a span of four score ujiid six years i and lived them well. Boy Scouts today celebrate the seventeenth anniversary of the birth of this splendid movement, it began in Chicago where W. D. Boyce, a publisher with a high regard for boys, was the founder. It teaches the lads honesty, bravery, service and good manners and has grown until now the membership is nearly a million. It flllls a great place In America where outdoor training has such a strong appeal. The celebration will continue throughout the week. John D. Nidlinger, for many years 'a leading farmer and stockman of the I county, passed to his final reward I yesterday after a long illness. Until a year or two ago Mr. Nidlinger was an active citizen. He was a success ful farmer and stock raiser, was initerested in public affairs and was once a candidate for commissioner. He served as president of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association and took part in many affairs of interest to the farmers. He was progressive and alert and had many friends ovei the county. His death marks the passing of another citizen who won by hard work and thrift. ■ i J _ « I Looks like a new problem may arise next December when William Vare, of Pennsylvania, knocks at the door of the senate. Indications are that the answer will be “please go away and let us sleep,” but Vare has an nounced that he did not spend his mil ilion with any such intentions. Hi will appeal to the supreme court ol •the United States. Now suppose that liigii legal authority says he is right 'and the senate wrong? And then what if Bill knocks again at the doo: of the senate? Will they let him enter or tell him to go back and tel) Judge Taft and his associates to take a running jump? It might get real interesting, mightn’t It? ■ • - -—o —‘— ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY < „ 1 •> From the Daily Democrat File 4 ♦ Twenty Years Ago Thi® Day. 4 Feb. 3.—Cal Miller lands three road contracts in Randolph county for a total of $23,720. Miss Rose Christen becomes a bookkeeper at the First National bajik. Marriage licenses—Sadie Ashbauch er and Jeff Aixslmrger; E. W. Turn bieson and Eva J. McClain. Willshire citizens are making a big effort to land a traction line. Team owned by Sampson Pillarsscares at interurban car and jump l over embankment at the flowers ston< quarry. Albeit J’.rittson and daughter Mar ion, of Midland, Michigan, visitiny here. , Old Adams County Bank Iras instal led a new adding machine. Decatur bowling stars defeat Fort Wayne 311 pins. French Quinn of Paragould. Arkansas, visits here. ♦ BIG FEATURES ♦ ♦ OF RADIO * WEDNESDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO- FEATURES Copyright 1927 United Press Central Standard Time WJZ Hrxiktip seven stations 8 p, in. Wanda Landowska, harpsichordist Eva Gauthier, mezzo-soprano, and Shiikret's orchestra. WCCO—Minneapolis-St. Paul (416 M 9:30 pm., Norwegian glee chib. ■ WOC Davenport, (484 M 9:30 pm., light opera company. ■ WEAF New York three stations 9:3(1 , pm.- Light opera, "LaPoupec.” WLS—Chicago, (345) 9:45 pm. hock--1 ey game. t Mis. Ben Shrank, who has been Hl . for the past week with the flu. is slowj ly improving. Mrs. Lewis Miller and daughter, Dixie, of Bluffton, are the guests of | Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reynolds of this 1 ; city.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1927.

Senate Observing Public Service Commission Week Two More Measures Regarding Commission Find Way Into Legislative Mill; Cann Bill Scheduled For Third Reading Today; Pittinger Is Made “The Goat” Again; Sen. Gottschalk Says Senate Is In Tangle Due To Large Number Os Measures; .lames I’. Goodrich Interviews Administration Leaders.

i • i By Walter A. Shead Written for the Dally Demourat. Indiana polls, lnd„ Feb. 8. —This is public service commission week in tlie Indiana state senate. With the Cann measure, which would abolish the commission, scheduled for third reading today, two more measures found their way into the legislative mill Monday. One measure, by Senator Russel B. Harrison (Rep.. Marlon), is a joker and would provide that the governor appoint the members of the commission subfest to consent of a majority of the members of the state senate present. The word “present’’ may mean anyhing. The measure would also furher provide that the present personnel of the commission be retained mtil their terms expire. This is an>ther joker, for it. is the opinion of nost all members if the legislature ■hat if they do not do any thing else the present personnel of the commission should go. Anothei’ provision of the Harrison measure would ’>e appeal to a circuit court, which judgment would be final. This provision, it is asserted, is invalid for my court action must take its logial legal road and no judgment of a ■lrcult court can be final without appeal. The lit linger “Derail” measure vliich is expected to be introduced nto the House this week was nailed 'to the cross” Monday when Repreentative Pittinger admitted that the n 1 isure was handed him by a lobbyst on the main floor of the state’ louse and that he did not know the] irovisions of tlie measure. Pittinger, who is the Republican; ’loor leader in the House has been nade the “goat” for the crowd he ravels with on two instances thus. 'ar and his political usefullness rhin•d insofar as the legislature is con•erned. - Pittinger was backed for speaker if the House, against Harry Leslie, n George Coffin. Governor Jackson. Clyde A. Walb and Lawrence Cart-| .right and the entire force was given i sound trouncing by the Leslie 'orees. Pittinger and Leslie then ormed a truce and have been sailing dong untroubled seas on the House.l Evidently things were going too| imoothly to suit the ipowers that be n the Republican camp and tho ‘derail” measure was thrown as a wrench inbo the macliinfery. It. is freely asserted about the state capi-' tol that the derail bill which would niwide for a survey of utility conditions by a commission and a report it t.he 1929 assembly, was written by Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom at the Instance of the Governor and handed to Pittinger by a utility lobby--ist. The Sflma man. is according to those who know him “square as a die" and “honest as the day” and is too gullible and sincere to play ball with the gang of politicians who are attempting to aid the utilities by preserving the commission by at least staving oft abolishment for another two years, or until the utilities can' get their fences patched with the city' councils and boards of commission-' ers throughout the state. Senator Howard A. Cann, author of the Cann abolishment measure, assert-1 >d that lie would call his bill down for second reading today. The Frank-1 fort senator has been criticised some-' what for holding up the measure as long as he has and his mail comes in each day by the basketfull, urging that he yet the measure passed. Despite the storm of commendable let-] ters coming to Senator Cann, it is not believ-ad that his measure can

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muster sufficient strength to pass. St nator Thurman A,. Gottschalk (Dem., Adams and Wells) put tho situation concisely and well Monday I when he asserted that the number and variety of measures in the senate had placed the upper body in such a tangle that it was doubtful if anything could be done at this session. “It is doubtful if anything can be done now.” Senator Gottschalk said. "The logical thing to do, however, would be to abolish the commission and pave tho way for some constructive legislation two years from now.” A religious battle occupied almost the entire session of the Senate Monday. The Leonard b'.li providing for compulsory teaching of the Bible was irrevocably killed when after it had failed to pass for lack of a constitutional majority a move to reconsider and table, a double barrelled motion, was carried by a vote of 25 to 16. The motion was put by Senator Torn Tirana man (Dem.. Scott, Jackson and Washington). The measure had the backing of the ku klux klan. / The Dickerman measure which would provide for 120 minutes a week optional religious training, however, ■ was recalled and placed on third read- ’ ing by a vote of 28 to 16. This measure failed to ]>ass last Friday because of a lack of a constitutional | majority. | R. Earl Peters, Democratic state ■ chairman, was active about'the state , house con idors Monday and the ] house Democrats were scheduled to I caucus on the utility measures last | night with a joint caucus of house j ‘ and senate Democrats Wednesday | night. It is understood that the Democrats , will likely adopt some “in the middle 1 of the road” attitude on the utility question which would abolish t.he present personnel of the commission, and in some vay mollify the law cither by some check on appointments or providing for an appeal from the rulings. ' It is understood that another measure is coming in the session which would allow the Governor to “fire” members of the commission at will and without a hearing. Clyde A. Walb, Republican state I chairman, has been absent from the i legislative halls, the past few days and it Is presumed that he and the Governor attempted to pay their debt to the commission by trying to put over the Pittinger “derail” bill through tlie innocence of Pittinger. They have been caught in the act, however, and Walb must look further for some way to take care of the $60,000 deficit which the Republican ! state comipittee faces. i it was significant that former Governor James P. Goodrich was in conversation with certain administration members of the legislature Monday. The former governor, who has much money (tied up in utility plants, would not want to see the utility law abol- , islied. He is understood to favor im- . peadiment or abolishment of the perl sonnel of the present commission. I Goodrich, it is understood was back j of and furnished some of the money I for the investigation conducted by . Thmas H. Adams. Vincennes publishI er, who brought out charges of graft I . ~

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lafld corruption in connection with the I indictments of two members of the j state highway commission, yhichi charges have been vindicated by the action of the Marion county prosecutor in quashing the indictments. A move played by some press associations purported .to be an attempt to impeach Judge James A. Collins of the Marion criminal court is more or less far fetched. While the Marion county jurist, has, tn the minds of many become subject to impeachment by some acts of his, the method of presentment to the lower house

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S HEAVY HAULING : I i | On Adams County j I Highways Must Cease | | While Roads Are Soft J ypj The heavy hauling is ruining the roads and must be stopped 9 J while the highways are soft and thus must apply to all, regardless of person or firm. ij BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED. BY THE BOARD OF COM- u j£ MISSIONERS OF ADAMS COUNTY. STATE OF INDIANA, That the fol- | lowing rules and regulations be and they are hereby made and adopted A ip covering traffic upon the improved public highways of said county: 3 L—l hat the several officers of said county be and they are hereby 9 ordered and directed to arrest and prosecute each and every person who shall haul a load over any turnpike, gravel or macadam road *in said U IE county, at any time when the road is thawing through or by reason of wet weather is in a condition to be cut up or injured by heavy hauling, in vio- u jr lation of section fifty-two of chapter 213 of the Acts of the General “ Assembly of the State of Indiana (Acts 1925, page 601 or any amendatory or supplemental act thereto. 3 x t - V I Here Is The Indiana Law: * jg • I g HEAVY HAULING " i II SHALL BE UNLAWFUL lor any person to haul over anv turnpike, macadam or gravel road (the term “gravel road” to include anv IJ jr- road graded and graveled with not less than one vard of gravel to eight a'" an ‘‘ n,ne u feet ! n len Sth of road) at any time when the [ road is thawing through or by reason of wet weather is in condition to be f ihln m ’h red bV a ? oa(l ” n anv veh fc‘e with tires less LE Sw ? in, "j m dth ’ th 2 weight of which load and 1 Ifj vehicle, including the driver, shall be more than twenty-five hundred hX ( S i : n O^d n th an th Veh,d ®.w , < h tires of three inches and less than four I ,yr inch. es in width, the combined weight of which load, vehicle and driver. four i b nXh r «nd a i n th ® usa . nd pounds; or on any vehicle with tires of J LR bl. i h . ? i- th s n j f > Ve nches In width, the combined weight of ff which load, vehicle and driver, shall be more than thirty-five hundred u= r>z; m bt liih!!-t1 iih !! -t nve inches " r '’Mt". "«•«»"- i -fi bined weight of which load, vehicle and driver shall be more than thirty!'S e « l ! hundred pounds. An, person rlolailng provision of his Metlon. I % hundred ZitaSht J* l''"" U " -«• *l“” - hundred dollars for each load so hauled. This includes traction engines j weighing over the above limit . uamon & u | Our Roads Are Worth Millions Os i | Dollars -- Help Us Save- Them i I Charles Magley, Supt. I I Lfi ' 1

lin a resolution by Thomas Greshan, 'an Illinois attorney is so bitter and , radical that even tho House Democrats will not support the measure.

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