Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 242, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1928 — Page 8

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URGES INDIANA ALTER CONTROL OVER UTILITIES \ George Rauch, Marion, for Department Headed by Secretary. By United Press MARION, Ind., Feb. 16.—A department of public service at the Indiana Statehouse advocated by George W. Rauch, representative from the Eleventh district in Congress for ten years, in a copyrighted treatise appeared today. Rauch declares that such a department should be headed by a secretary who should be charged with the duty of fostering, promoting and developing public service. "He should be given the full power and authority possessed by the head of any executive department,” the treatise read. "In this State a secretary of public service snould be elected as a measure of compensation for the lack of that close scrutiny and powerful restraint that is applied to Federal department heads by the close proximity of the legislative branch.” Rauch called upon Democratic candidates for Governor and Democratic editors of the State to express their views on "this problem of statecraft.” which he says "it will be a mistake to continue to avoid on account of political expediency.” "The danger to parties and their candidates from the present loose system of utility control is imminent,” said Rauch. "We should require of the man who would be Governor of our State a clear exposition before nomination of his position on the questions growing out of the public utility situation. Rauch took the ground that while election of the public service commission members would be a step in the right direction, it is not the ultimate solution in that it does not remove what he termed the "evil of divided responsibility. He challenged the right of non-elected officials to exercise legislative authority and deplored the judicial attitude assumed by the commission under which "the burden of proof is placed on those who have the poorest facilities for collecting the evidence to be submitted to the tribunal.” Waiters on skates serve tea to skaters at some of the Swiss hotels.

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Baptists to Meet Friday By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Feb. 16.—Attendance of 100 is expected here Friday at a meeting of the Flatbrock Baptist Association, comprising fourteen churches in Bartholomew and Shelby Counties.

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PRIVATE FUNDS REPAIRJ.EVEE Industrial Firms’ Work May Save City From Flood. Private financing of repairs on a twelve-foot break in the east levee of White River at Raymond St. may save the city from flood in that district.. The levee was broken when a safcd; bar deflected the current toward the east levee. The Illinois Central Railroad, F. Hilgemeier Packing Company and others are taking care of repairs. The railroad has constructed a spur track across 400 feet of a nearby cornfield so that a pile driver may be swung into action in making the repairs. Fifty carloads of stone and three carloads of sand have been ordered for the job. Although there is no immediate danger of floods, the river being two and a half to three feet below the break, the situation might become dangerous, according to George Hilgemeier of the packing company. 500 Boy Scouts to Meet B" Times Special MUNCIE. Ind.. Feb. 16.—80 v Scouts of Delaware County will hold their third annual rodeo here Friday. Twenty-five troops with 500 members will be represented.

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SEES SHOALS DEAL DELAY IN BILL REVIEW House Committee to Make Close Survey of Madden Measure. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Further delay in disposal of Muscle Shoals is seen in the decision of the House Military Affairs Committee to go over the entire Madden bill again, paragraph by paragraph. This provides for a 50-year lease to the American Cyanamid Company. Each clause will be discussed with a representative of the attorney general to determine if the Government's interests are safeguarded. Opponents of the plan to turn the shoals over to private interests say this is another subterfuge to avoid a vote at a time when the committee is in a mood to reject the CyanamitT bid.

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TRACE CHICAGO BLASTS TO RIVAL BOOTLEGGERS No One Injured in Bombing of Two Places; Alcohol Found. C,y United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—Two bungalows and a warehouse were wrecked by two high explosive bombs here today. Both bombings were attributer to rivalry in the liquor traffic. No one was injured. A large stock of alcohol was found in the basement of the bungalow ot Edward O'Brien after the explosion there. The bomb tore of the front of O'Brien’s home and damaged a bungalow next door. O'Brien was held for Federal authorities. The other bomb exploded in a warehouse on the south side. Alcohol in tins was found behind a pile of furniture hero.

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