Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlihed Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres, aud Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holtlioune Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Holler... Vice President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copit* 1 .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 mail—— 1.75 One year, by mail — 3 00 ®ne year, at office 300 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scbeerer, Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. Storms on the Pacific coast, storms in the southland, storms on the Atlantic coast, what’s the matter with the middle west? She’s alright. Old man Hicks is out with a statement that the groundhog “never did know nothin”’ and that this is to be the first normal spring since the World *war broke some dozen years ago. Thats encouraging, anyway. Wonder what George Washington would say if he could return to this ; country today? Would he be proud of the nation of which he has the honor of being ‘‘Father’’ or would he 1 get out his hatchet and start to Carry ; Nationing? Looks like the prohibition directors can find sufficient evidence of conspiracy in Lake county to cruise excitement any time they look for it. Officials of that section are again , under fire and Director Yetiowley says he. has all the “goods” necessary. Robert E. Crowe, prosecuting at- ' torney of Chicago, wilted when a jail sentence stared him in the face and admitted to the senate investigating committee that he had raised $58,000 for the use of candidates in the last election and he could tell a lot mote if they had some way of prying it oat. ’’ Something seems to have aroused Judge Woods, of Fort Wayne, and he has instructed a grand jury to investigate the alleged laxity of enforcing the gambling and liquor laws in -that baliwick. Many have wondered how they got. away with it . tlie proceedings with tiie hope of discovering just what and wiiere the missing link between law and enforcement is. When a schooner was wrecked off 1. ”g island Sound, New York, the < sailors tied as soon as they were ' rescued aud caught their breath. This 1 led to an investigation and two hundred kegs, each containing twenty gallons of New Foundland blended whiskey soon found hiding places in tlie cellars of the natives. Now a lot of folks declare that some peoplefyjust naturally have all the luck. More than two hundred Americans cuyrv $1,000,000 or more life insurance am! fifteen have more than $1,000,000. Its a fine way to leave an estate and our advice to every man is to carry all he can pay premiums on. However. if most of us had the income ' which is necessary to live and pay annually for $1,000,000 insurance or more, we would feel like leaving the • other fellow do the worrying. At that its a miglity good thing for every one. rich or poor or in between. The business men’s luncheon for the numbers of tlie Decatur Industrial Association once a month would be a splendid thing and would be sure to result in good for Ihe community. Those who attended the recent batt-tju-.i. agree that we should get together of': per Io discuss I lie metis of the city and how we can lie of more service We hope the new board will decide to do this and that, we will have a dozen splendid meetings duiiug the next year. ■ 1 . t-. The meeting of the Adams county farm women to be held at Monroe March 25th under the leadership of Mrs. Verna b. Hatch, of the Indiana I

(Farm Bureau should be not only one 1 cf the most interesting meetings of the year, but one of great benefit for those who attend and participate. The program in detail will be given later but It is sufficient to know that a lady with the ability of Mrs. Hatch has the event in charge and that she has the cooperation of a number of tlie leading men aud women of the county. « P. A, Reed, past middle age, is nevertheless anything but a coward. He was sitting in his little store nt Lisbon, up in Noble county Sunday evening, when two bandits entered the store, pulled a gun and demanded his money. Instead of handing it over he reached for his gun, ducked behind a box and opened lire. He shot one of the men through the hand and they tied and were afterwards captured along with two other accomplices. Chances are they will let old man Reed alone after this fop such news travels rapidly and these fellows don’t like to bump into any such a reception. The absent voters law is to be repealed by the legislature, thus depriving many who cannot attend tlie election because of illness or business to be disfranchised. They seem determined to do the things they ought not do in this session and fail to do the things they should. An act to repeal the law has passed each house but will take a conference as the bills ‘were not identical in wording. The law has been abused of course, at have other election laws, but enforcement of the penalty fob such violations would go a long ways towards stopping that abuse and would not work a hardship on honest voters who found the law a very convenient one at times. o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY * ♦ * ♦ From the Daily Democrat File ♦ ♦ Twenty Years Ago This Day. * +++++++♦♦♦+♦♦*♦♦ Feb. 22—Methodist church and Masonic hall at Terre Haute dynamited following a raid on a “blind tiger” Os that city. Berne man arrested to test now “blind tiger” law. There have been 28 conversions at the United Brethren church revival. No markets on account of Washington's birthday. Harry O. Groves leaves for Texas. Postol'fice bowlers defeat. K. of ('. team and lead the city league. Two-cent fare bill passes house and Eggs .ire siiii zoc per dozen and butter 18c per pound. Lai'fes of Pocohontas entertain Re'! Men and wives. Family dinner at the Jesse Parrish heme in Kiikland township. o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + BIG FEATURES + + OF RADIO * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Wednesday s Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1927 by United Press Central Standard Time WEAF—New York 492 M, 3 station*. 11:30 —WEAF light opera eompanv. CN’RW —Winnepeg 384 M, 10:30 pm.- - Orphenm orchestra. WJZ—New York, 454 M, and 7 stations 8 pm.—Shilkret’s orche»lra. WSB Atlanta, 428 M. 10:45 p'» — Georgia Tech band. CNRN— Montreal, 411 M, 7:30 pm.— McGill University band. Many Women To Take Trip To Paris With Legion In September By William J. Dunn It:. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Ind. Fell. 22. —(United Pless) —Women may outnumber tlie former doughboys when Uncle Sam sends his “expeditionary forces” on their second Invasion of Europe. According to statistics released at National American Legion headquarters here slightly mote than half of the 2,100 reservations already taken have been made by women. Os the total number, approximately 10 percent are women who saw service overseas with Hie Red Cross or other relief organizations during the war. Slightly more than 40 percent are wives anil mothei’s of the Yanks W.io comprised the original invading force while the remainder are I he doughboys themselves. Many scenes familiar during the World War, will be re-enacted during the pilgrimage, according to J-egion officials here. Accomodations have been made for ( 30,090 Americans for the trip.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON 1 They would destroy the idols we have And by a toothache sometimes were raised distressed. Ami fill with sordid fact lair history'# They (|raß (ho wurst t() Hgtlt a8 ls (0 page, say: ; And tell of those wo long have loved “Behold this human being walked and praised about, How much they showed the weakness Bargained and dickered in the common of their age. way, And sometimes sinned, and we have They drag the follies down long passed found it out!” away. Say this one drank and 'hut one diced Well. General, 'tls your birthday once for gain, again, Another in the fashion of his day And notwithstanding all these critics Followed a custom which we now say disdain. It Is remembered by the people plain. And walked the paths which mortal Beeunise you were, our country is men must fare, today. (Copyright IVZu Edgar A. truest

Drive Is Opened Against Lobbyists And Politicians Shock Troops Os Free Men In General Assembly Make Efforts To Win Some Sort Os Remedial Legislation With Reference To Public Service Commission And Other Boards And Commissions;Stand Made On Moorhead And Hewitt Bills; Many Salary Increase Bills Are Being Passed; Budget Bill Due For Big Increase.

By Walter A. Sliead. (Written for the Daily Democrat) Indianapolis, I nd.. Fell. 22. —The shock troops of the freeman in the Indiana General Assembly pit lined Ulis week a last stand against the legb>ns oT the lobbyists and the politicians in a desperate effort io win for thpeople of Indiana some sort of r<‘ine dial legislation with reference to the Public Service commission in particn' aj’ and also to the other boards and commissions where the power of government has lic.en centralized and takeen from the people in general This last stand will be made on two bills—the Moorhead measure which conies up as a special order of business Tuesday afternoon and the Hewitt tax bill which may lie called do a n on third reading any day during th.- veek The Moorhead measure, 'jmaaculated and literally hacked to pieces so that it bears small resemblance to the original bill stands a slight chance of being amended with a Democratic feature, which would provide for appointment of the public service commissioners by the governor with rati fication by the state senate. As the amendments to the bill now stand and as agieeii upon 1.-v the G. O. I’. | Utility caucus, the measure is o”'y so much sop to the people and not worth the papeX h is wnt'mi.umm. j" s . as elm iv.nm.iy to the prcseift situation is concerned. The Hewitt tax measure which would eliminate the u'.'tlioiity of the

state tax beard over local Itond issues and place this authority in the circuit or superior courts, likely will pass with the support of the farm bloc. The measure only failed to pass : Friday for lack of a constitutional majority with a vote of 24 ayes and to noes. At least five senators who are iu favor of the' measure were absent when the vote was taken. Moth the Moorhead measure and the ilewit bill received the sjolid Democratic minority in the senate. Ou ’•Tiday the Moorhead measure withstood an atack of the G. O. P. administration leaders, when Senator James J. Nejdi attempted to kill the measure on a motion for indefinite postponement with an effort on tire part of Lieutenant Governor F. Harold Van Orman, to gavel the motion through. The effort proved ab rrtive. h< wove' - when the Democratic floor Leader. Senator Andrew E. Durham insisted on debate on the measure. The attempt of Nejill and Van Orman so angemd some of the Republicans, as it was direct violation of a caucus agreement that seventeen of the Repuhlictuis stood with the fifteen Democrats and saved the measure ffom defeat. With Van Orman playipg politics at every tut 11 in an effort to build his political fences for his governor ship campaign in 1928 the Senate is “run ning wild" at thfs session with little Or no orderliness and with small attempt at parliamentary clockwork. At the 1925 session Van Orman was an excellent presiding ofife?r, but Is proving a disastrous failure thus far this session. Nejdi, too. spoken of by’ some ■ as Van Oman’s running male for liar. > Itmtilt lU4ILU IU Ilf ■ the leader he was at'the two previous < sessions. Nejdi and Van Arman are taking dictation from Bib Bill Mcln- ■ einey. of Elkhart, chief utility' lobblst and Lem Trotter, utility lobbitt an 1 i right hand man for George Ooffin, Republican boss in Indianapolis. An ■ other Senator who admits he is coiner io the utilities than any other man iu

luiliana and who aspires to the Republican state chairmanship is Senator Edward O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne. O'Rourke particularly asked for the credit of leading the fight in the senate for the utilities against any measure which would abridge the power of the present public service commission. Over in the House conditions are somewhat better. Harry Leslie, speaker, has formed some sort of order <mt of the chaos which has maintained in ' the lower house up until this time and has been able, single handed in his 1 own party, but with the help of the Democratic minority to stifle st m? o f 1 tne “cash and carry" legislation which has found its way into the hop--1 per. Leslie is still steering clear o the G. O. F. leaders and thus la’r ha--1 been able to maintain bis positior without alliance with the powers th«t be. He however, is the only ou'st .nding man in the statehouse or otherwise who has been able to do this. ,One of the most confusing ind fc-i---tions about this session of legislator, is the fact that so many salary increase measures are going Through, measures that will increase faxes inevitable. With the fain, bloc in absolute control and voting regardless of I arty lines on anyth! ig tim farmer-' 1 want, the farm bloc seems to be learerless and goes astray on these tax incroasirg measures, allow themsc!ve‘- : • 1,-- ", <d ■ ,m 1 vote to increase measure which wiP increase taxes. Why flits is so, is hare to understand, nevertheless it is. The biennial budget measure con--

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piled on a basis of the 35 cent tax rate I is due tor a big increase during the next two weeks ami it Is certain that Mtore the “special interests’ are through with the budget the state tax rate wllPbe In the neighborhoofi o' 28 cents. All of the incr<‘ai*s. however are not needlss. The Jackson administrillion during the pist two years has been operating on a basis of false ' economy with the state tax too low to meet the needs of the state aud the , state institutions. Jackson has consUtently starved the st lie Institution: penal and benevolent, and switched and juggled the state funds, in order 1 to make a showing of economy that now something must be done to relieve this situation and some money must be spent hence an increased tax rate. The original budget of $48,000, 90(i plready has been increased a >alf million, and another million, is expected to be added before the ineasine gets through both branches of the assembly. o George Bernard Shaw Has Happy Home Life London (United ITess) — When asked recently to contribute to a symposium on marriage George Bernard Shaw replied. "No man dare write the truth about marriage while his wife lives. Unless, that is, he hates her. like Stringberg—and I don’t." Since Mrs. Shaw's appearance and personality are little known to the general public, only a few chosen of their inner circle of friends realized the true significance of Shaw’s reply Admirers, who have from a distance followed Shaw for almost a lifetime, are sometimes more than a little shocked on finding Mrs. Shaw, the former Miss Charlotte Payne-Town-send, a woman of decided views of her own of many subjects. In some of them, no doubt, she comes in serious controversy with her famous husband. Moodful and eccentric to the utmost

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