Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1935 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published JiBA THE Every Eve- VT/ DECATUR Hing Except DEMOCRAT Sunday by EES* CO. Bntered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Mutter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Hokhouse, Sec’y a- Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies .... $ 02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier — — $5.00 One month, by mail — .35 Three months, by mail l.J'l Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mall 3,00 One year, at office— 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year.

Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER. Inc. 115 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. A February snow can feci like a sand storm and no one will dispute that. It might be Christmas-like weather. but we don't feel as happy over it. If you like memory tests, stat-? right off hand, the number of townships in Indiana? * If the Republicans don't wqnt Hoover in 1936, Justice Mcßeynolds may be in line. Andrew Mellon may have to sell his art treasures, instead of donating them to a Washington museum. "The Gold Finger Curse” is an interesting fiction story and you will enjoy reading it if you begin the daily installments today. Queen Mary has purchased some woolen underwear for King George which makes the average fellow see the blessing of not being a king. The name Smith was not ritzy enough for Consuelo Vanderbilt, so off to Reno and the judged fixed it for her. With an income of a million a year, she'll probably hook a Daddy Warbucks. The American sisters who jumped out of an airplane and crashed to earth, might have taken a less gruesome route. They probably needed some good fatherly or motherly advice and it's horrible to think that young women of their standing should be in such a frame of mind as to drive them to death. Wiley Post's attempted crosscontinent flight was a flop, the famous aviator landing in a dry lake bed lot) miles from the takeoff point. He hoped to sjteed over the country in seven hours, which if accomplished might be a dern sight too fast to take notes of things seen below. An extra session of the stale legislature appears likely, if legislation of the social security nature is to be passed. Leaders say that until Congress works out the federal plan, the state government will not know what is necessary to make the law operative in Indiana. To extend the benefits to the people it will require slate action and provisions for paying old-age pensions and u .■ mployment relief. [when You Want fl quick dependable radio Ml service call E Harry K W. Thompson fe Phone 250 MB 13 years experience. Sfe Radio service only. Opposite Ashbaucher’s ■ Tin Shop

It would please all if the job could be dune uow. The First State Bank of Decatur is among the first banking institutions to qualify for the financing of city real estate mortgages and new buildings, under the Federal Housing Act. It will be a service of groat good to those who need financial help and will do much towards developing home ownership. In every respect the local bank has and is cooperating with governmental agencies in doing its part to create better conditions. The French want a protective tariff for the banana industry in French Guinea, the situation becoming so serious that many of the native blacks formerly engaged on

the plantations are returning to a savage state. We don’t see where a tariff would help much. They might put on a campaign urging every Frenchman to eat a bunch of bananas daily and popularize the drive with America’s one time ditty. "Yes, we have no bananas.” A local man returning from the southwest tells of the new spirit that grips the people of that sec tion and especially the livestock buyers and breeders of cattle. Ths livestock exchange at Kansas City the past few weeks has experienced some of its busiest days since 1929. Prices are good, breeders are making money and the other fellow is talking good times and going around with a smile on his lace. The Decatur man came home filled with enthusiasm. Strong opposition of the Retailers' National Council lias been mustered against the Black bill to establish a compusory thirty-hour week. The organization is composed of twelve national retail trade associations, with membership representing more than two hundred thousand retail stores in every state and reporting an annual business in excess of $10,000,000,000. The population dependent on these business enterprises is a sufficient portion of the national total to compel congressional consideration of a protest against a plan that would militate against its mistaken sponsors. The council insists that a thirty-hour week does not offer a sound method of advancing the country's economic recovery. Provisions of the plan are too drastic and inelastic, it declares, to meet the varied conditions of business concerns throughout America. The retailers state that geuer-1 al adoption of that schedule would increase the cost of goods at least 25 per cent when the country’s buying power can not withstand such a boost. Proponents of the measure demand retention of existing wages, which would increase prices at the expense of purchasing power. —Indianapolis Star. AXES AND AXIOMS— Compared with the vigorous methods of Nazi Kultur one feels almost ashamed to confess that the best axe story we can tell the children over here is the one about George Washington and the cherry tree. English sentiment about beheading women spies in Berlin might have been conceivably different four hundred years ago. Good old Henry VUI seems to have agreed with the present Nazi leadership that woman's place is alternately in the home and on the headsman’s "block. It was obviously a false historic touch when the Berlin executioner and his assistants donned full evening dress, silk hat and white gloves for a job of work with a medieval axe. Herr Goering, who is both a man of action and a lover of parade dress, should have seen to it. The occasion called for a doublet, jerkin and hose, or going back all the way to unspoiled Germanic co s t ti m e, a bearskin, sandals, aud a two-horned helmet. —New York Times. o The juniors call him “Phillip for Short” — Tuesday at B:ls—’D. H. S. Auditorium.

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Bills Introduced In The State Legislature

I—to increase taxes R —to s-educe taxes A—Administrative in character D —doubtful as to the effect on taxes HOUSE BILLS Introduced February 11 I—HH 327 (Kreuger)— Permitting towns and cities between 750and 250.000 population and having l assessed valuation between $1,500.009 and $3,500,000 to improvej streets to gii'e access to public buildings. Intended to provide fori improvements of a connecting link street in Long Beach, LaPorte ■ County, to join the Dunes highway.' A similar bill passed in 1933 was; [ found to have a defect. Cities and j towns. R —HB 239 (Guernsey)— To re- r peal the law granting bounties on | woodchucks, hawks and owls. Em-j ergency. Natural resources. I —HB 330 (Coers by request) — To include under provisions of the j old age pension act persons between 20 an 65 years old wBo are unable by affliction or accident to work. Jud. B. A—-HB 332 (Rockey, Barrett) —■ Amends the tax laws to permit the 1 Board of Tax Commissioners to raise the assessed valuation of smaller taxing units without mak-' ing a horizontal increase for the I entire county. Ways aud means. D—HB 333 (Dyer, Barrett, Ev-j ans) — Extends the tax moratmium law, which would expire this i year, to permit the payment of current delinquent taxes in twenty I semi-annual installments. Reoom-! mended by the Governor's tax; study commission. Ways and mean. I I—HB 334 (Harris) — Author-1 izing boards of county commis-1 sioners to repair community build- j Ings which were constructed by I means of a bequest and are admin-' istered by a board under the be-1 quest. Tile cost of repair may be ' paid out of the general fund or. by j levy. Where this Is done the com-1 mlssioners are to appoint foui- ad- 1 ditional members of the board of' trustees. Emergency. County anu township business. I—HB 335 (Downey et al) — Exempting municipally owned util-1 . ities from payment of state and l local taxes, voiding all taxes and; liens on taxes already assessed, permitting such utilities more latj- . tude in making loans from Federal, agencies for constructing and improving property and permitting l ■ more than one municipally owned i utility to operate as a single unit. 1 Emergency clause to exempt pay- j ' ment of taxes for this year. This ; • is one of the measures in the pro- , gram of the Indiana Municipal League. Ways and means. HB 336 (Downey et ali —AI- • lowing municipalities to condemn [ and acquire and ojierate public utifitios without approval of the pub- ' lie service commission, and to ex- , tend and rehabilitate utility property which they already own without consent of the commission; legalizes all such extensions and . rehabilitatiou work already done i, if they conform to other provisions of this act. Makes the board of

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works in cities where there are such boards the governing body of municipal utilities and provides that in cities where there are no boards of works the governing body of the city or town shall name a utility operating board. Ways aud means. "i A -HB 338 (Barry)— Legalizes I contracts made between boards of I county commissioners and boards; jof orphans homes under which the i undertakes to construct and oper-l ate the homes. The bill is intendled to give authority to the Marion | county board of commissioners to; i lake up and administer outstanding I legacies which give funds to the ■ | county colored orphans home. Emergency. Benevolent and scientific I , institutions. Introduced February 12 R —HB 339 (Lomot) — Amends ' law to limit salary of Center township assessor (Marion County) at $3,4)00. Reduces salary Os deputy assessors in Wayne township, Allen ; county, from $5 to $4 per day. Em- 1 ergency. County and township bus-1 iness. I—HB 340 (Braun et al) — A-; jmends 1933 act to authorize con-, i struction of elementary school on , ' the ground of the Allen county Or-1 ' phans' Home. City of Fort Wayne ' •to pay for the iustrubliou of the ‘ ‘orphans, without the necessity of) : transporting them in to Ft. Wayne • ; schools. High school pupils still to ‘ I be taken to the city schools. Edu-. ■ cation. I—HB1 —HB 341 (Smith) — Requires ! townships to take out insurance > i policies for members of volunteer | I fire departments. Must provide for ' i sls a week in case of injury and at , ' least $2,000 for death. Insurance. : ; A —HB 344 (Kent)’— Amends 19-1 ' 33 drainage law to authorize sur- : veyor to remove shrubs and timb- | er within twenty-five feet of a pub- j ; lie tile drain if land owner refuses I ito do so. Makes mandatory that i i the surveyor plan an extension 1 ’ drain on petition of a majority of I ' the landowners affected by poor j drainage. Make other minor amendments, including correction of ty-; ‘ pographical errors. Swamp lands', i aud drains. | A—HB 315 (Rowley)- Amends I ; 1927 legal publication law to exempt Delaware county from provi-, sious which requires publication | ,of legal notices in newspapers I • which have been published for five ■ | consecutive years. Authorizes ReI publican and Democratic county' J chairmen each to designate a pap-' ■ler which “represents” his party.! ;; Jud. A. I—HB 3<B (Radabattgh et ai>j li—Legalizes payment of salaries in i excess of the 1933 uniform salary ■ i requirements to mayors and clerks t] of third class cities. Applies to •' mayors who received not to exceed -I S4OO in 1934 for acting as city -1 judge and city clerks who received -: not to exceed S7OO for acting as ■’clerk of the Board of Works. Emergency. Cities and towns. ' I D—HB 349 (Radabaugh et al)— s Amends 1933 uniform salaries act i to provide that city clerk in third f class cities shall serve as clerk of

the board of works and receive extra compensation of $60(1 annually Also allows him to hire and discharge a deputy clerk. Cities and . towns. I— HB 356 Harriet — Authorizes Wayne township ( Wayne county! Advisory Board to appropriate *3.500 to Charles Hodge, township trustee, for money lost in closed bank. Public expenditures. Introduced February 13 HB 357 (Kent— Setting au . excise tax of 1 per cent a barrel on crude petroleum refined in this state, the tax to be in addition to ■ existing taxes. Penalty of SSO to SI,OOO for failure to pay the tax or I make a report and a penalty of SSO Ito SI,OOO and forfeiture of office ' for any public officer to reveal information given in reports from ■ firms. Emerge n c y . Ways and i means. I—HB 358 (Evans) — Requiring i school officers to provide transpor- '■ tation for colored children who are I forced by race separation to attend i schools farther from their homes | thau those they would attend if the ■ raced were not separated. Education. A—HB 360 (Byers, East)— Per- ‘ mining county recorders to receive | fees and retain 15 per cent in addi- ; tion to their salary, but the com- ; bined fees and salaries are not to exceed $5,000 annually. Fees and | salaries. I—HB1 —HB 365 (Stevens et al) — ; Authorizes common councils to ap--1 propriate funds to aid Itenevolent ! associations in construction and ; maintenance of hospitals in fourth 'and fifth class cities that have no i other hospitals. Permitting issues ’ of bonds and fixing of a levy up to ■ 8 cents. Emergency. State medicine ■ and public health. HB 366 (Babcock) — Man- ’ dates municipal or other assess- , went officers to advertise contract in a construction trade journal in | addition to the two newspapers as already provided. County and township business. 1 HM 368 (Mills et al)— Cuts I from 100 to 25 the number of petii tioners necessary to have the townI ship provide care for cemeteries i operated by non-profit assoeiatious ! where former service men are buried. (.alls for itemized statements of expenses in care of such cemei teries. County and township busij ness. R —HB 369 (Matthews et al) — Extending the 1933 act on salaries iof public officials to Jan. 1. 1938. I The present act which would exIpirc Jan. 1, 1936, cut salaries of ofi: ficers of state and subordinate political divisions on a sliding scale 1 based on the amount of salary. ■ Fees and salaries. HB 370 (Harrie) — Provides for only one justice of the peace ir any township containing a city ot i, part of u city of the third class, ■ j with population of 25,000 to 35,000, : I where there is a city court. Sets > I salary of sl.'<oo annually tor such II justices, with fees to go into town•;ship funds. Applies to Wayne 11 township of Wayne county at Rich- > I mond. Fees and salaries. •; R —HB 371 (Lomont, Randall) — Sets maximum salary oi $5,000 for -; superintendents of schools in cities i between 110,000 and 200.000 popu1i lation. Fees and salaries. f j A—HB 379 (Bauer et al) — Cre-

atlng a state civil service commission to •elect police and fire chiefs for ull municipalities and to re move them for incompetency. Commission to be comprised of the Governor. Lieutenant Governoi, a lorney genera!, director of public safety and state fire marshall. A secretary shall be employed at $3,000 a year and other necessary employes. State object is to eliminate polities and favoritism from depart ments and promote efficiency. Repeals all laws giving municipal boards control over police and fire chiefs. Jud. B. Introduced February 14 A—HU 381 (Kent)— Amends 1933 law to transfer the employing of men and equipment for road repair from the county commissioners to the county surveyor. Commissioners continue to fix wages, however. Roads. A—HB 382 (Nottingham, Row ley)— Amends 1933 act to provide that the six appointive members of the County ax Adjustment Board shall not hold any public office but that cities, towns and territory outside must all be represented on the board. The seventh member is selected from the County Council. Ways and means. R—HB 383 Babcock)— Requires plans and materials for county roads, bridges and culverts to meet specification used by the State Highway Commission. Prohibits counties from paying for road repair materials until they actually have been used on the road. Roads. HU 385 (Wood, Dyer)— Appropriates SIOO,OOO annually for the next two years to the division of agriculture to be used for paying igterest and principal on the bonded indebtedness on the state fairgrounds. Provides that in case the state earns any money through a pari-mutuel law between July 1. 11935, and July 1, 1936. that amount shall be deducted from the appropriation. Emergency. Ways and means. I -HB 386 (Reisinger)— Requires that all school busses in use in the state after Sept. 1, 1910, shall, be constructed of duraluminum. olcoa aluminium, dow metal, armco metal, twenty-gauge sheet steel or pressed steel and equipped with safety glass and fire extinguishing equipment. All drivers must posses health certificates and be of good moral character. Emergency. Education. Introduced February 15 R —HB 389 (Price) — A cigarette tax bill. Tax would be 2 cents on ach ten cigarettes on a stamp system with retail iicenss fee of $1 annually. Administration would be by state auditor, assisted by county treasurer. Receipts over administration expenses Would go to a free school book fund. Emergency. Ways and means. D —HB 390 (Jeffrey by request) —Allows county commissioners to allow from S4O to $75 for burial of indigent persons; allows S2O to S4O for children. County ami township business. SENATE BILLS Introduced February 11 I—SB 199 (Bedwell by request) — Authorizes appropriation in Sullivan county to reimburse Circuit Court clerk for funds repaid by him to county due to loss by closing of a hank. Claims. R —SB 200 (Bedwell) — Requires publication of notice of purchase of county highway materials and equipment, after requisition by highway officials; county commissioners to purchase on sealed bid, all such material over $250 for one month. County aud township business. R—SB 204 ((Ferris, inman) —< Requires State Highway Commis-' sion to pay off outstanding bonds on free gravel road or county roads which have been or are taken over into state highway system, payment to be from gasoline tax fund. Roads. I —SB 209 (James) — Fixes fee of $1 for automobile drivers’ licenses and makes licenses effective for four years. Effective in 1936. Roads. I—SB 210 (Jernegan)— Repeals the gross income tax of 1933. Effective July 1. Finance. I —SB 211 (Sohl, Eichorn) — Authorizes Lake county prosecutor to appoint investigators at expense of not more than $5,000 annually. County and township business. I-SB 212 (Mcßride)— Fixes salary of beginning teachers, with seventy-two weeks training, at SBOO a year minimum term of eight | months, with S4O added for each year to and including tenth year and of teachers over ten years, S4O a year added for each twelve weeks of additional training up to 180 weeks. Education. R—SB 215 (Smith)— Repeals 1933 act which placed tax levies for funding or refunding obligations of first and second clay citien • outside $1.50 tax law; .same provion is in $1 aud $1.50 law of 1933. _4ties and towns. I—SB 216 (Portions et al)— In- , creases salary of chief clerk of Ciri cuit Court in counties of 200,000 or l more population from $2,000 to $3.- - 000 a year and requiring such chief clerk must be a graduate of a law - school. Jud. A. I—SB 219 (Weiss)— Fixing fee • up to 13*4 cents per meal per pris- ■ oner for sheriffs of Marion aud > Lake counties;- and 20 cents per - meal for all other counties; state I board of accounts to determine • whttt exact amount shall be allow-

ed. Jud. B. 11 Introduced February 12 , 1 -SB 221 (Albright— Providing ■ tor appointment by county comissloners of a justice of the peace to ■ sit In county seat and have county ■ jurisdiction in civil cases up to S3OO and fine up to SIOO and six • months' imprisonment in criminal - cases. Jud. A. i A—SB 222 (Miller. Trent!— Removing cost of administering anti- ■ toxin and antirabls vims from state and placing it with county, city or ■ town which used it. Public health. A—SB 223 (Miller, Trent) — Re peals present hydrophobia treat- • ment and dog fund laws and pro ; videe so rtreatment of rabies vic- ■ time at their homes by local physi- • clan at expense of county instead ■ of state. Effective Julyl, 1935. Pub- , He health. I—SB 225 (White)— Abolishes the levying of poll tax. Finance. Introduced February 14 R—SB 228 (Lane)— Mandates 1 use of counties' share of gasoline tax money, 25 per cent for payment ' of county unit and gravel road ‘ bonds and Interest heretofore issued and 75 per cent for road and bridge construction and maintenance. County and township busini ess. A —SB 232 (Eichorn. Hays)—Requires publication of notice to re-, i ceive bids for county, townsliip. i city or town public works in a con- - struction trade journal in additioi\ to publication already required in two or more newspapers. Jud. B. I—SB 233 (Miller. Trent)— Pio- - vides for appointment of full-time i county or city health officers for . terms; salary of 3 cents , per capita less population of cities , in the county having health offic- , ers for county health officers; salary of either not to be less than $2t)U nor more than SI,BOO annually. Public health. I—SB 234 (Jenner et al) - Provides for establishment of a second slate hospital for tuberculosis in souThern Indiana; commission of five to locate site; Governor to ap-i point bipartisan board of four trustees for hospital; appropriates $5,-1 000 for purchase of land and $250,000 for construction. Public buildings. SB 236 (Schricker. Weiss) — Provides for co-operation with Federal government in housing and slum clearing projects. Emergency clause. Finance. I —SB 237 (Weiss, Schricker) — Permits political subdivisions of the state to issue bonds for sale to the Federal government for finan-1 cing public works projects, and re- J moving levies for retiring the bond from provisions of the $1 and $1.50 tax levy limitation law. Emergency clause. Finance. I—SB 238 (Weiss, Schricker) —| Validates ail public bonds issued i by public bodies of the state for | public works projects. Emergency I clause. Finance. I—SB 239 (Weiss, Schricker) — Slum clearance project authorization act. Provides that on petition of 100 citizens in first class cities, fifty citizens in second class cities and twenty-five citizens in third class cities, and City Council may Isold a hearing and determine the need for shins clearance in any area petitioned, the mayor to appoint i a board of five members to be I known as housing authority, to have power to clear the area and 1 construct model homes for persons I of low income; board to have pow-1 er to eminent domain and power to issue bonds to cover cost. Emergency. Finance. o — IS Ji” r-J Vtf CMARJ-Cy BY OLMtICY qRAWT t Feller used t' have t' see a circus t' see a bare backer. Th' difference between love and marriage U. one is a heartache.

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