Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1931 — Page 2

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BILLS IN HOPPERTO 1 ELIMINATE TAX ON REAL ESTATE

TWO OF THREE MEASURES ARE GIVENJOUSE One Provides Retail Sales Levy With License on All Stores. COLLECT ON INCOMES Regarded as Principal Fund Raising Issues of Session. Two of three voluminous bills designed to eliminate the state tax on real estate were tossed into the house of representatives’ legislative hopper today by the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. Levying a tax on personal income, corporate income and gross retail aales, enactment of the trio would supplant completely, it is claimed, Indiana’s traditional property tax for state purposes. That the Income tax on persons and corporations would produce possibly $10,000,000 annually, was the estimate given the state tax survey committee when it investigated its feasibility before suggesting them as passible remedies for the burdensome property tax. Annual Fee Is Proposed Estimates of from half that amount upward are made for the retail sales tax which has aroused the vigorous opposition of merchants and their associations throughout the state. As introduced today, * the retail Bales bill would levy an annual license fee of $1 on all stores in the •tate, plus 1 per cent of their gross sales, payable monthly, beginning Aug. 15. The state tax board would issue the licenses, receive the tax and administer the act, placing all revenues above cost of administration in the state’s general fund. It would have broad powers in investigatin'; returns thought in error or fraudulent. Sentence Is Provider! A 10 per cent fee would be charged for delinquent returns and a fine of from SIOO to SI,OOO assessed for false reports, to which six months sentence on the Indiana state farm might be added, if the violator is an individual. A 3 per cent tax on the net income of corporations is proposed in one of the companion measures. This act, too, would be administered by the state tax commission which would give an immediate appropriation of $20,000 to set up the plan. Third Measure Is Ready Prepared for introduction, but •withheld today, was the third companion measure, for a tax on personal incomes. Lewis E. Taylor, head of the farm bureau’s tax department, said the bill will levy a tax of 1 per cent on the first $2,000 of annual income 2 per cent on the next SI,OOO ; 3 per cent on the next $7,000 and 4 per cent above SIO,OOO. All the bills were sent to the house ways and means committee, where they are expected to be regarded as the principal general fund revenue raising measures of the session. FILLING STATION MAN DENIES ROBBERY GUILT Petersburg Suspect Sent to Jail in Default of $25,000 Bond. By United Press PETERSBURG, Ind., Jan. 29.—AlVin Elkins, 33, Petersburg filling station owner, pleaded not guilty to a charge of bank robbery when arraigned before Mayor William R. Berridgo Wednesday. He was remanded^to jail in default of $25,000 bond. Elkins was implicated in the $3,000 robbery of the People’s Loan and Trust Company here Friday, upon alleged accusations of Lestev Church, charged with being driver of the bandit automobile, and McCrillus Harper, said to have been one of the two robbers who entered the bank. A fourth man is said to have participated in the holdup, but so far has eluded officers. Elkins planned the robbery, according to police. SHOVVMENTRY RECEIVED First Poster Is Submitted in Realtors' Exhibition. j. A. Archer of Falmouth, Ind., is the first contestant to submit his entry in the annual poster contest sponsored by the Indianapolis Real Estate Board in conjunction with the realtors’ home show, April 11 to 18, at the Manufacturers’ building at the fairground. Bankruptcy Report Filed >£.y Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 29.—The Anderson Banking Company, as receiver, has filed an Inventory of the assets of the defunct J. W. Bailey Coal and Supply Company. Assets which represent a total cost value of $77,049.18 are appraised at $46,542.87. NEWWONDER GLAND TONIC DISCOVERED Haring brought more happiness to hundreds of persons tban any other form of treatment, this wonderful gland treatment stands superior as a tonic. Glendage as this treatment is called, comes In treatments of one month. People suffering from nervousness. overwork, lack of Tim and rigor, should try this wonderful remedy. As this preparation is the result of years of study and scientific experimentation, it will be worth your while to interest Tourself and nsk for free booklets. Start today and see what this tonic can do for you. 30-day treatment Glendage *3.00 at leading druggists, including Hook Drug Cos. and Liggett’s. Tour druggist can easily get It for you.—Advertisement.

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Keeping in Practice for Spring

If any one finds the first city violet, hears the first robin’s call, sees the first tuft of 1931 grass, it’ll be the riders of bridlepaths as winter ages In Riverside park. “But spring’s not here yet,” remarked the trio of equestriennes shown in the above photos as they were snapped near the park’s shelter house. Upper Left (left to right)— Kathryn Hadley, 12, of 109 Berke-

BANKERS, LAWYERS CLASH IN HOUSE

Bill to Stop Advertising for Trusteeships Is Fight Cause. Labor members of the house of representatives today stood back and watched bankers and lawyers clash on the question of amending the McClain bill, which would prohibit banks from advertising and soliciting trusteeships and executorships of estates. The lawyers, with the help of several farmers, blocked substitution of the minority report, which would so amend the law that It only would prohibit advertising when it was “intended to deceive or defraud.” Vote Kills Amendment The vote against the substitution was 48 to 38. Opponents of the prohibitory measure vowed they would gamer sufficient strength to kill it on third reading. The only labor members voting were Representatives Fred' S. Galloway and William B. Conner (Dem., Marlon), and William H. Lee (Dem., Gibson). They opposed substitution. Ethics Enter Fight Representative Earl Crawford (Dem., Union and Wayne), who heads banking forces In the house, was joined by fighting the bill by Charles Y. Faster (Rep., Hamilton), who wrote the minority report. Representative Delph McKesem (Dem., Marshall); Clyde Karrer (Dem., Marion), and H. H. Evans (Rep., Henry), fought accep' jinoe of the majority report on the ground that “if It is unethical for a lawyer to advertise for the handling of estates ,it Is not fair to permit banks to do so.’’

HOUSE CALENDAR

House Bills Introduced Jan. 28 H. B. 218 (Martin)— Providing for payment of court bailiffs monthly instead of per diem. (Judiciary A.) V H. B. 216 (Martin)—Fixine Jan. 1 as date for beginning of closed season on black bass msteacf of April 1. (Natural resources.' H. B. 218 (Combs, by request)—Appropriating $1,600 a relief of Mrs. Catherine Downard, Injured Oct. 4, 1926, when automobile she was in was struck by truck driven by Purdue university employes. (Claims.) , , H. B. 219 (Grimm and Smith of Laporte) —Authorising hospitals, physicians, surf'eons, nurses and undertakers to obtain lens in Judgments resulting from suit brought for damages resulting from personal injuries. (State medicine and pubUc healthy (Trent)—Providing for sterilization of idiots. Imbeciles and morons committed to institutions for those so afflicted, upon ascertaining that subjects are capable of reproducing similarly afflicted offsprings; setting up procedure on court hearing and method of operation. (State medicine and public health.) H. B. 221 (Gwin, Stauffer, Eshelman and Crawford'—Regulating height, width and length of vehicles operated on public highways. (Roads.) , H. B. 222 (Gwin' —Empowering foreign railroad to purchase railroad leased from Indiana owners. (Judiciary A.) Bills Passed in Hease Jan. 28 H. B. 20 (McGammon, alack and Galloway)— Establishing county system of old age pensions for indigent persons on reaching age of 65 and prescribing qualifications for application. 1 3 ayes; 18 noes. H. B. 76 (Crawford)— Transferring to national banks trust powers vested in state institutions absorbed by former. 59 ryes; 24 noes. H B 77 (Bold, Monnlg)—Amending 1905 city library law to include Evansville library. 84 ayes; 0 noes. Bllis Postponed ia House Jan. 88 H. B. 179 (Ellysoh)—Providing that county recorder do not record a mortgage or trust deed given to any Individual or corporation unless the mortgage bears evidence that trustee accepts the trusteeship. H B. 116 (Babcock)—Exeluding cities of less than S.OOO population and townships from provision of teacher tenure act. H B. 86 (Kenney, by request)—Providing sl,uoo appropriation for a nurss injured In services of the state. H. B. 190 (Byers)—lncreasing ta' - emptlon to $2,000 for totally disabled war veterans whose taxable property is lass than $5,000. House Bllh Withdrawn Jan. 88 H. B. 181 (Bates!—Appropriating $150,000 from state general fund for improvement and operation of Stout Field, Mars Hill airport, Indianapolis. H. B. 64 (Pary)—Broadening jurisdiction of Lake county superior court. Poolroom Looted of 2100 Burglars who broke Into a poolroom operated by J. B. McWethy, at 2855 Clifton street, early today, took 2100 in cash from a cigar box behind the eigaret case, McWethy told police

ley road, astride “Knave of Hearts”; Mrs. R. E. Trimble of Millersvllle road, on “Northern King,” and Mrs. Paul J. Hawkins, 2101 North Pennsylvania street, up on “Enid-Y.” The horses t are property of the Indianapolis Riding Club. Upper Right—“Enid-Y” taking a bank off “all fours.” Lower—Winter winds can blow as far as “Northern King” Is concerned when Mrs. Trimble pats him like this.

SENATE CALENDAR

Senate Bill* Introduced Jan. 28 S. B. 139 (Adams-Ketchum) —Appropriating SSOO to finance printing proceedings oi annual encampment of the Indiana United Spanish War Veterans. (Finance.) S. B. 140 (Doogs)—Reducing salaries ox all state and county employes on July 1. 1931, by one-third the amount received on Jan. 1, 1931; effective for two years. (Fees and salaries.) S. B. 141 (Holmes-Gottschalk) —Authorizing Indiana Insurance bonding and surety companies to invest in federal land banks and joint stock land banks. (Insurance.) S. B. 142 (Holmes-Gottschalk) —Removing maximum limit of $2,000,000 on capital of Indiana trust companies. (Banks.) S. B. 143 (Hartzell)—Providing that the state board of education and superintendent of public Instruction can not revoke or refuse a high school commission because of the condition of the school building. (Education.) 8. B. 144 (Hartzell) —Requiring referendum on township road bond Issues. Emergency. (Roads.) 8. B. 145 (Hoadley-Dennigan)—Requir-ing all governmental Institutions in the state to burn Indiana coal and placing SIOO fine on trustees whj fail to observe the law. (Mines and Mining.) 8. B. 146 (Huff) —Requiring notice of public service commission hearings be published in two newsoapers la each city and county where utility affected is operated. (Judiciary B.) 8. B. 147 (Holmes-Kehoe)—Guaranteeing wages to laborers on public work by providing that contractors shall not l paid final payment until all wages have been paid. (Judiciary C.) S. B. 148 (Kehoe) —Putting control of athletics In all public and parochial schools of state under state board of education. (Judiciary A.) 8. B. 149 (Niblack) —Providing for wet and dry referendum by special election to be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday In November, 1931. (Elections.) , S. B. 150 (Perkins) —Codifying laws relating to street and alley Improvements In first class cities. (City of Indianapolis.) 8. B. 151 (Raber)—Reducing bonded limit for county unit roads from 1 per cent to one-half of 1 per cent. (Roads.) S. B. 152 (Sherwood) —'Requiring the .board of education to advertise for school book bids for twenty-one consecutive days in two daily papers of largest circulation and requiring shat the books l, e furnished to school children at cost. (Education.) S* , B : 153 (Shns)—Creating new Judicial districts by grouping Jennings and Scott counties, Ripley and Franklin. Fayette and Union. (Organization of Courts.) S B. 154 (Slenker) —Fixing open season for muskrat and mink Nov. 30-Feb. 10. (Natural Resources.) S. B. 155 (Slenker)—Requiring a $lO resident and SSO nonresident license for fur dealers to be issued by department of conservation. (Natural resources.) S. B. 156 (Walter-Raber)—Reducing gravel road bond limit to 1 per cent. (County and township business.) S B. 157 (Frledley)—Creating a state P° Brd athletic control of seven members. (Judiciary B.) B , 158 (Alldredge)—Giving attorneygeneral power to go into any county andmake arrests and bring prosecutions for gambling of any kind. (Public morals.) S. B. 159 (Alldredge)— Providing for appeal from city courts in first and second class cities in civil cases to superior, as well as circuit courts, and In criminal cases direct to the supreme court. (Judiciary A.) _ Bill; Passed In Senate Jan. 28 _ B '. B - 19 (Miller, Perkins of Marlon) — Indian a polls board of safety controJ of its own property including right to construct and repair buildings now under bo ® rd _,°T works Jurisdiction. 39 ayes; 1 no. S. B. 23 (Moorhead)—Broadening public service Jurisdiction to include authority over merger* not in public interest and over rural utility properties. 37 ayes; 3 noes. B - 47 —Providing for construction of highways by state highway S rtment J thro 'is h c,t, *sand towns of 5,000 or under. 47 ayes; 1 no. _ Bills Postponed in Senate Jan. 28 74 (Slenker and Kehoe)—Establishing bipartisan state, probation commission of four members, appointed by Governor, to serve without pay and to appoint a state probation officer. _ Senate Bill* Withdrawn Jan. 28 8. B. 113 (Chambers)—Repealing the act creating the fire insurance rate making bureau. 8 Farm Record Book Drive By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Inti., Jan. 29. J. Carroll Bottom of Purdue university extension department and County Agent Floyd Miller are conducting a four-day farm record book campaign in Putnam county.

Slayer of Six Killed by Mob

By United Press SCHAEFER, N/ D„ Jan. 29.—Charles Bannon, 22, confessed slayer of a family of six, was lynched Wednesday night by a mob which crashed open the county jail with a log, in defiance of peace officers. The lynching was the first recorded in North Dakota in many years. Bannon was to have gone on trial today for the slaying of six members of the A. E. Haven family at Watford City, near here. A band of men came to the jail Wednesday night and told Deputy Sheriff P. Hallam to surrender the keys of the Jail. Hallam refused. The crowd seised a heavy log and pounded through the Jail door. Bannon pleaded with the mob not to harm his father, who was lodged in the cell next to him, also under suspicion of the killing. The mob took the youth to the Cherry creek bridge, where he was hanged. y

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

RILL PROPOSES RAILROAD SALE Special Legislation Applies to Old Line Under Lease. Affairs of an almost forgotten Indiana railroad, once known as the old Southern Indiana railroad and now as the Chicago, Terre Haute &; Southeastern, will be brought to the attention of Hoosiers as result of a bill introduced by Representative Fabius Gwin (Dem., Dubois and Martin). The old line which now is used as a coal and stone road from Terre Haute to Chicago runs but one passenger train daily from Terre Haute to Bedford, is owned by an Indiana corporation and is leased for a period of ninety-nine years to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad. The latter line is owned by a foreign corporation while the old Hoosier road is owned by Indianians. Gwin in his bill seeks to open the way for purchase of the Indiana line by the lessor. He oxplained that the law would apply only to this one line.

DRY DILL UP IN SENATETODAY Debate Is Scheduled on Perkins Resolution. Prohibition debate on the Perkins resolution to memorialize congress to modify and moisten the eighteenth amendment W 8 due in the Indiana senate today. The resolution is to come to the floor on a divided committee report, the majority favoring indefinite postponement. Senator Chester A. Perkins (Dem., St. Joseph), author of the resolution and one of two signers of a minority committee report for adoption, will take the floor in its behalf. Prohibition figures in a bill calling for a referendum, introduced in the senate Wednesday afternoon by Senator John L. Niblack (Rep., Marion.) Under provisions of the measure a special election would be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1931. NEW SCHOOIT planned Lafayette Township, Madison County, May Erect $60,000 Building. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 29.—Notice has been given of intention of the Lafayette township advisory board to issue $60,000 of township bonds for the construction of a consolidated school. The board will meet at 7 p. m., Feb. 23, to hear any remonstrances that may be filed. Efforts to build a school in the township three years ago resulted in a suit being filed in Madison circuit court here by a group of taxpayers asking a mandate requiring a former advisory board to proceed with the building program. Judge Cleon W. Mount of Tipton decided the case for the plaintiffs, and an appeal was then taken to the Indiana supreme court. Election last November of an advisory board favorable to the building project resulted in the suit being dismissed. DR. ROWE WILL SPEAK Disciples of Christ Official to Aid in Church Unit Dedication. Dr. H. G. Rowe, superintendent of the adult department of young people of the Disciples of Christ church in Indiana, will speak at dedication services for the first floor of the recreation hall of the Seventh Christian church, Udell and Annetta streets, tonight. A dinner will precede the ceremonies. Frank Hiland, church board chairman, will preside. FIND PETRIFIED WHALE Excavators’ Discovery Held Proof West Coast Once Ocean Bed. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.—The petrified skeleton of a whale, thirty feet in length with a five-foot skull, today was regarded as positive proof that this section of the Pacific coast was under water some 3,000,000 years ago.

APPEAL FOR RIG MEMORIAL FUND TO BEJPGRNEG Legislators’ Wrath Roused by Tactics of Lincoln Shrine Boosters. Legislation appropriating $400,000 for the Lincoln Memorial union aparently Is scheduled for a speedy death late today, when the house ways and means committee receives a deputation from the union to hear an explanation of the memorial program. An invitation Wednesday night to a dinner party at a downtown club was the tinder that inflamed the opposition of several members of the committee. Intimating that Paul Brown, executive secretary of the union, was a lobbyist, Representative Sam Bena (Dem., Crawford and Harrison), and a veteran of former sessions of the assembly, vehemently spurned the invitation. Benz Declines Invitation “I’m not going to break a rule I set twenty years ago for myself and accept favors from any organization seeking passage of legislation,” Benz hotly told the committee, hammering on a table to emphasize his stand. “You can’t tell me anything about the Lincoln memorial,” Benz told Brown. “I live in that part of the state and I know the purpose of the idea and the feeling of southern Indiana people toward it.” “What happened to that state drive you fellows put on?” continued Benz. Brown explained that approximately $300,000 was pledged by subserpition. Admits Expense Is Heavy “Yes,” retorted Benz, “and the people who raised it got about half of it, didn’t they?” This, Brown denied, saying subscription commissions amounted to about $40,000. He admitted, however, that this sum was exclusive of expenses, which were approximately as much again. Representative George B. McCammon (Dem., Madison) came to the meeting with the report he had been approached as to his attitude toward the bill and had informed his questioner that anything he (McCammon) would have to say would be said before the committee. McCammon and Representative John D. T. Bold (Dem., Vanderburgh) joined Benz in rejecting the dinner invitation, Bold declaring himself against the spending of such a huge stun when “if Abraham Lincoln were alive, he undoubtedly would consider building of a costly memorial inappropriate and incompatible with the simplicity which was the keynote of the martyred President’s character.” Representative Hardin S. Linke (Dem., Bartholomew), committee chairman, set 4 p. m. today as time for a hearing of backers of the memorial bill. Members decided to ask to be excused from house session for several days, that they might continue deliberation on the income tax bill, a Democratic platform pledge measure.

DRY AMENDMENTS VALIDITY ASSAILED

Valparaiso Attorney Agrees With Judge Clark on Ratification. By Times Special VALPARAISO, Ind.. Jan. 29.—Ira C. Tilton, Valparaiso attorney and city school board secretary, declares the ruling of Judge William Clark of the federal court for New Jersey that adoption of the Eighteenth amendment to the United States Constitution was illegal, will sooner or later be upheld by the nation’s supreme court. Congress, the attorney said, did not specify when it submitted the dry amendment to the states that they ratify it through their legislatures or by action of the residents of the several states assembled in conventions. He agrees with Judge Clark in the view that ratification of the amendment by legislatures was illegal, because it is a measure reducing rights of citizens. If the supreme court fails to uphold the contention of Judge Clark, “there is no limit to what congress and the states may go to wipe out individual rights,” the attorney asserts.

DEMOCRATS MAP DRIVE Launch Survey Preliminary to Drive to Wipe Out Deficit. By Scrivvs-Hotoard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Determined to go into the next presidential year with a clean financial slate, leaders in the Democratic national committee have launched a nation-wide survey preliminary to a vigorous drive to wipe out their current $600,000 deficit. A professional money raising organization in New York has been engaged 'to make the preliminary survey. Recent reports from strategic centers have told of abnormal resistance to subscription campaigns, but the Democratic leaders point out that these advices arise from million-dollar drives or better. A mere $600,000, they believe, should be forthcoming from the rank and file of the party within ten days. Auditor’s Aid Dies By Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 29.—Mrs. Marjorie Brannigan, who has been employed as an assistant in the office of the Montgomery county auditor, is dead after a short illness. She leaves her husband Paul, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Krout; a sister Ruth, and brother Eugene, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Titus, Crawfordsville, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krout, Alamo. Forty-Eight Hens Stolen By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 29. Thieves raided a cl\icken house on the O. G. Brattain farm. Fortyeight hens were stolen.

VIGO JURY INDICTS AX KILLER OF WIFE

Mother of Victim Voices Hope That He’ll Die for Crime. fly United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 29.—A first-degree murder indictment was returned against Lawrence Johnson, 22, confessed ax slayer of his 16-year-old wife, Mildred, by the Vigo county grand jury Wednesday night. Johnson is held in Jail without bond. He was expected to be arraigned today. Mrs. Anna Watts, mother of the slain girl, desires that Johnson forfeit his life for the crime. Recalling that for three years she mothered Johnson in her home, Mrs. Watts declares: “I want him to get justice and that will put him right where she is—dead.” t Although not yet 40 years old, Mrs. Watts is the mother of eight children. The husband and father deserted the family four years ago and his wife does not know his whereabouts. She expresses a belief that he will come back when he learns of the tragedy as Mildred was his favorite among the children. The other children include Katherine, 18, with whom Johnson “kept company” for a time, finally eloping with Mildred less than a year ago. There are twins, Earl and Erlins, 8 years old. The youngest child is Annabelle, 3 years old. While other members of the family and two guests were downstairs in the home dancing to music from a phonograph, a present from the mother to Mildred, the husband called her to an upstairs bedroom and crushed her head with the ax. "Melody Waltz,” the girl’s favorite record, was being played at the time. Police announce that Johnson has confessed in detail. The girl-wife was an expectant mother and Johnson intimates that he turned killer because he did notsjvant to see another life brought into the world. “You say Mildred’s dead,” Johnson asked police shortly after his arrest. “Well, that’s right. I didn’t want to hurt her, but to kill her quickly. I did it because I loved her. I prayed to God a week before I did it. I intended to be dead myself, too.” POWER TO INCREASE SCHOOL LEVY SOUGHT White Will Introduce Bill Raising Limit from $1.19 to $1.28 Authority to increase the Indianapolis school city taxation limit from $1.19 to $1.28 is provided in the bill to be introduced in the house today by Representative John F. White (Dem., Marlon). The present school city tax rate is only sl.Ol, Albert Baker, school board attorney, points out, but school officials feel they should be able to increase it even though it is improbable the authority would be utilized immediately. Increases are provided for in the bill for two specific purposes, the library limit being boosted from 4 to 6 cents and the tuition limit from 50 to 65 cents.

Hot, Dry Wave By United Press NINEVEH, Ind., Jan. 29. The Nineveh volunteer bucket brigade was called out by the telephone operator and each member asked to bring his own water to the L, Hibbs’ house, which was ablaze. The extended drought has dried many wells of the section, including that at the Hibbs’ home. A nearby water supply was located, however, and a roof fire extinguished with slight damage.

STUDY POLLUTION BILL Manufacturers Seek Measure Less Drastic Than Proposal. Charles O. Grafton, Muncie, today took charge of organization of a group of Indiana manufacturers to vamp a less drastic bill covering stream pollution than the one introduced in the senate by Senator Roscoe Martin (Rep., Cass and Fulton), for the state board of health. Effort will be made to make the bill satisfactory to all interests concerned, he said, following a meeting at the Columbia Club attended by manufacturers and L. S. Finch, state health board sanitary engineer.

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i John L. Duvall Supreme court today denied an appeal of John L. Duvall, former mayor, find he must serve thirty days in jail and pay SI,OOO fine on a conviction for violating the corrupt practices act. UTILITY MERGER RILL IS PASSED Holding Company Measure to Be Up Friday. Having obtained passage of one of his bills giving the public service commission greater control over mergers, Senator Robert L. Moorhead (Rep., Marion) today prepared to defend his utility holding company measure at judiciary A committee hearing Friday. The holding company bill would give the Indiana commission jurisdiction over holding companies owning utilities doing business in the state, by declaring such holding companies operating utilities. This bill is opposed violently by the utility interests and is not expected to meet with the easy passage in the senate Wednesday afternoon of the. other Moorhead utility bill. The merger bill, passed by a vote of 37 to 3, gives the public service commission the right to turn down merger petitions which they deem; are not in the best interest of the' public and makes the local unit the basis in rate making. It also extends and strengthens commission jurisdiction over rural electric lines.

FILE GOODRICH WILL Girl Bookkeeper Gets Main Share of Estate. By United Press SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 29. Miss Ila Harding, a bookkeeper in the office of the Shelbyville Republican, was given the principal share of the estate of T. E. Goodrich, publisher of the Shelbville Republican, who died Tuesday. She was bequeathed the income from a $20,000 trust fund in the will, which provided that the principal sum revert to the First Methodist church upon Miss Harding’s death, to be used as a memorial to the deceased editor’s wife, Mrs. Belle Goodrich. Another trust fund of $7,0('0 was created in the will for Mrs. Mary McCord, Indianapolis, sister of Mr. Goodrich. At her death the will directed that the principal be given Trinity M. E. church for purchase of a pipe organ to stand as a memory to his father, Nathan Goodrich. Enos Parter, Shelbyville manufacturer, was given the property of the Shelbyville Republican as trustee to either operate or sell. Funeral services for Mr. Goodrich were held yesterday afternoon. TWO CRIMES ALLEGED By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 29.—Charges of shooting with intent to kill and criminal assault are on file in circuit court here against George Warfel, Yorktown, a former soldier who ran amuck with a shotgun last week, and seriously wounded his sister, Mrs. Clytis Martz, 17, and then attempted to kill himself. According to Sheriff Fred Puckett, Warfel admitted the shooting and assaulting an 11-year-old girl who lived at his sister’s home. He will be arraigned as soon as he is dismissed from a hospital.

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OGDEN DENIES DACKING NEW GAMINS SILL Measure Would Increase Power of AttorneyGeneral. A bill giving the attorney-generai * direct jurisdiction in all counties over arrests and prosecution of gambling cases was not inspired by his office, Attorney-General James M. Ogden declared today. The bill was introduced in the senate Wednesday afternon by Senator John S. Alldredge (Rep., Madison), who declared that it was being backed by Ogden. “I know nothing about the matter and have made no plans for a gambling crusade,” the attorneygeneral explained today, when asked if this was anew weapon to be used against alleged gamming resorts in Floyd and Orange counties including the dog racing track at Jeffersonville. Drive Was Considered Ogden conferred with the Orange county prosecutor last summer and announced then that In co-opera-tion with local officials his office might proceed against alleged gaming at the famous resorts of French Lick and West Baden. At out that time he failed to make a case against the Jeffersonville dog racing and the track continued to operate throughout the season with great patronage. So popular was its appeal that most of the so-called “best citizens" of the community made a special trip to Indianapolis to tell Ogden they didn’t want him to interfere. With exception of liquor cases, the attorney-general can make arrests and prosecutions only when his co-operation is asked by the county prosecutor. Would Increase Power But the Alldredge bill would permit him to go after gambling, regardless of the attitude of the prosecutor of local law enforcement officers. The bill provides SSO to SSOO fines and thirty days to six months for persons convicted of keeping a gambling place. The bill was referred to judiciary B committee, of which Senator Earl Rowley (Rep., Laporte and Starke), is chairman.

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