Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 242, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1923 — Page 12

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IRK ML START INTERIOR POST WITHCLEANSLATE Will Make Tour of West— Admits Ignorance of His New Job, By W. H. PORTERFIELD •WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Although information has been but semi-official so far, there seems rto doubt that on March 4 Postmaster General Hubert Work ■will be named to succeed Albert Fall as Secretary of the Interior. “If I am to be drafted for this job,” said Dr. Work yesterday, “I shall sponge the slate and start writing on a clean slate. “First of all,” he continued, “I want to make a comprehensive tour cf the entire West, visiting all the principal Interior Department projects. You see, I don't know a single tiling about this new job, except that it is the most important in the Government to western people. “Os one thing I am sure. I shall approach this position with an open mind and no conscious prejudices at least. The Interior Department is the dynamite house of the Government, isn’t it? At least, explosions may be expected in that quarter with more or less regularity.” Dr. Work is 63 years old and in the prime of life physically and otherwise. He has a most engaging personality and finds time to see all visitors personally. He believes in the gospel of the clean desk, and practices it. His subordinates, from the bottom up, swear that “Dr. Work is the goods.”

Packer Move Futile Bp Time* Special WASHINGTON, FA. 17.—Senator Norris, Nebraska, declared yesterday that the Investigation of the ArmourMorris packer merger was of vital importance to the American people. ‘‘But I can’t make fellow Senators see it that way,” he said. When Norris presented his measures in committee calling for probe of the merger, all other Senators left the room. Thus the first and probably the last hearing on the merger was closed. Weeks Makes Promise Bp Time s Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Secretary Weeks declares the army intelligence sendee will cease spying upon organisations of laboring men and radical thinkers. Weeks sent his promise in a letter to Senator Wadsworth of New York, chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs. Letters Flood Congress By Timea Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Members of Congress are flooded with mail from “back home" expressing views on the foreign question. For this reason a lot of Senators and Representatives are studying up on foreign affairs as never before. The proposed aconomic conference and the British debt funding agreement have stimulated this correspondt nee. Competition Hy Special WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.—The strawberry now competes with the steer. Packers early made a concoction known as beef extract. It was first considered as a medicant and was up on the drug store shelves with other medicines. In the course of time, however, people with weak stomachs caused a demand and the bottle was brought down to the soda fountain and became a drink. Now Armour & Cos. make fruit syrups.

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REFERENDUM PLAN IS BEFORE SENATE Batt Measure Referred to Judiciary A Committee, An initiative and referendum measure enabling the people to express their sentiment on public questions was under consideration hy the judiciary A committee of the Senate today following introduction late Friday by Senator Charles Batt, Democrat, Terre Haute. The bill provides that on petition of 10 per cent of the voters of the State, based on the number of ballots cast -at the last general election for secretary of State, any question may be submitted to the people. Special ballots would be prepared for voting opinions, but the vote would be taken in some general election, to save expense. Results of the vote would not be mandatory on the Legislature, but supporters of the bill hold that it will make law-making more responsible to public opinion. Only “yes” or “no” may be expressed by the voter under the bill, and the question to be considered must be expressed in not more than twentyfive words. COUNTV UNIT PLAN IS STORM CENTER Many Amendments Proposed for Bill. Opponents of the county unit bill were organizing today for further battle by planning to strike out the enacting clause when the bill comes up for second reading. If this fails, the fight will be taken to final passage, it was said. Indications that the bill will be loaded with amendments were evidenced Friday when half a dozen Senators were on the floor at one time with proposed amendments. President Branch ruled them out of order when It was discovered the bill was up on a divided committee report. In addition to the original amend ment making the bill optional for adoption, other amendments proposed would allow only voteru of the rural districts to vote on accepting the plan, and would increase the requirements I for training of the county superln- j tendent.

DR. BRYAN Y. M. SPEAKER Indiana University Head to Address Big Meeting. Dr. William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana University, wrill speak on "A World of Hate—A World of Charity” at the Y. M. C. A. Big Meeting at English’s Theater Sunday at 3 p. m. Miss Victoria Montanl, harpist, will play. The Big Meeting Orchestra will give a thirty-minute concert preceding the lecture. The meeting, for men only, is free. Pickpocket (Jets sl2 Irene Koeler, 225 E. Vermont St., told police a small billfold containing sl2 disappeared from her coat pocket while at Meridian and Washington Sts. Friday night. Perfection Butter Make* Kiddle* Grow.—Adv. Cor. Washington and Delaware Sts. The House of Bargains Open Saturday Night Until 9:30

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Legislature Gets Down to Business This Week

The Legislature did things this week.

Here are some of them: Tho House passed the $16,000,000 appropriation bill. It passed the $20,000,000 soldier bonus bill. It passed through second reading the Senate bill which would prohibit the Speedway race on Memorial day. The Senate passed the bill regulating motor busses. The House passed the bill permitting the teaching of German in the high schools. The Senate killed the garnishee bill. It voted to accept the ShepherdTowner maternity act. The Senate adopted a committee report for the passage of the county unit educational bill. Still Much to Do. A great many things remain to be done during the two remaining weeks of the session. Tho appropriation bill is ready to be reported out of the finance committee of the Senate with amendments adding about $2,000,000. One amendment is to increase the appropriation for the State Reformatory from sl,500,000 to $2,000,000. It originally w'as $2,000,000, but the House cut it down. A fight on all the amendments is expected. Democrats are ready for the

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battle in order to make a record to which they can point in the next campaign. The Senate is expected to pass the bonus bilj, thus "passing the buck” to the people at a referendum in 1524. Unit Bill Uncertain The Memorial day bill is expected to pass the House by almost a solid vote of members who do not live In Indianapolis. The motor bus bill still is pending in the House. There also is pending a bill to increase license fees for automobiles. T.ae county unit education bill, an, administration measure, appears to have about a fifty-fifty chance of passing. Two votes taken on the bill in the Senate were tied, but on neither vote did the bill have the necessary / twenty-six votes to bring about passage. In addition, there are some five hundred other bills on every subject from dog3 to State institutions still in some stage of progress or hibernation. Consent of a majoi’ity of members of the lower house now is necessary for the introduction of new bills. Thir-ty-three new bills were introduced ifi the House Friday in the rush before adjournment until Monday. The Senate has no restriction on the introduction of bills.

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