Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 317, Hammond, Lake County, 29 May 1922 — Page 1

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Labor Preparing for Fight to Finish Against Wage Cut. m.LLETl INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 DETROIT, May 29. Whether 4TOi00 rail employe will trik tn pretest agalnt a 34S.OOO.OOO pay ent per year ordered by the Inlted states railway labor board 1 np to teventeen national officer of the I nlted Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop laborers meeting In Detroit today. An exeentlve aelon to deelde the rounr of action wa to be held this moraine In the national headquarter otflee. Grand President E. F. Cable annonnced. "The aentlment of the officer In general Is that of ihe minority of the labor board," aald Mr. Gable- "It la very likely that the conference thla morning will deelde to pnt the question of striking np to the men themselves. "The decUon whether to accept or reject the cut will be made at this session. If It Is rejected and a strike Is decided upon aa the only alternative, the date of the strike will be set." INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, May Railroad la bor was preparing today for a fight to the finish" against wage cuts announced by the United States railway labor board. - -This decision of the railway labor board is Indefensible and undoubtedly will be rejected by railway employes when submitted to them for a vote in accordance with the laws of their organizations." was the declaration of B. M. Jewell, president of the railway employes department of the American Federation of Labor. The decision of the board, announced Sunday, cut swages of 400.C00 members of the Protherhood of Maintenance of "Way "Workers from 1 to 5 cen.s per hour. It is estimated that it will mean an annual saving: to the railroads of approximately S4S. 000.000. The decision, although effecting only the maintenance of way men. who are for the most part unskilled laborers, was believed to foreshadow wage reductions for practically every class of railway employes in future dealings of the board. Evsn the wages of the "Big Four" Brotherhoods. It was believed wiil be reduced in future dealings. The labor members of the boari dissented on the ground that the wages established in the new award are "not based upon the human needs of the families involved. "They are Insufficient," the dissenting opinion said, "to provide htese families with absolute essentials. The earnings of this large group of railroad employes will not provide the father of a family with as much fond as is allowed convicts in the Cook county. 111., jail." In the decision the classes referred to as common laborers, numbering about li", 000 men. are cut 5 cents an hour. Drawbridge tenders, pile drivers, ditching and hoisting engineers, firemen and similar classes of laborers must sustain a like cut. Section and track maintenance foremen, assistant foremen will take a cut af S cents per hour. Mechanics in maintenance of way department were reduced 4 cents an hour, and mechanics' helpers 1 cent an hour. Wages of maintenance of way employes, which now range from 23 to 40 cents nn hour, will range from 23 to 35 cents per hour. Under the new scale. The cuts are effective July 1. It is expected that wage reduction awards involving all other classes of railway labor, exceptingtrain service and srd employed, will be issued in time to become effective July 1. These additional cuts. It is estimated, will further reduce the payrolls of the railroads of the country by at least 1100,000,000 annually. Chairman Ben W. Hooper and the members of the board who supported him in the wage award decision, emphasized the fact that their action was uninfluenced by the recent reduction in freight rates ordered by the interstate commerce commission. The decision pointed out that even with the coming decreases, common labor on the railroads will be receiving hipher pay than the scale prevailing: for similar labor In most other Industries. In devising Its ruling the board gave heed to Department of Labor statistics tending to show that the purchas'ng power of the wages now given effect will be 44 5 per cent greater than those of Decarnber. 1917. The dissenting opinion of the labor group contend that the Increased purchasing power is only 15.8 per cent. The new wage award amounts virtually to a return to the scale In effect February 29. 1920, when the roads were returned to their owners after the period of government control. NOTICE Hereafter the nurses' office will be at 33 Rlmbach block, office hours 8;45 to 9:30 a. Tn. and 1 p. m. and 1:10 p. m. Phone 483. If you can not reach her, phone the mayor. 6-27-2 DANIEL BROW?., Mayor.

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Ed Jackson, Secretary of State of Indiana, will be the speaker of the day at the Memorial exercises which will be conducted under the auspices of the various patriotic and service bodies or the city. The t parade will start from the intersection of Hohman street and Rimbach avenue at 9:15 o'clock tomorrow morning. All fraternities, etc., in the city are urged to participate in the parade and attend the services at the cemetery. The tormation of the parade will be as follows, on Rimbach avenue ! and Hohman street: I Police department and City offi cials will head the parade and i form at Hohman street and Rimbach avenue, and the following organizations will fall in immediately behind on the soutn s.de u Rlmbach avenue Speaker and committee in automobiles. Band. U. A. R. and Women's Relief Corps in automobiles. i Spanish War veterans j Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. ; Gold Star Mothers. t American Legion. J American Legion Auxiliary. I Veterans of Foreign AVars. I Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, j Polish Legion. j Then on the north side of Rim- j bach avenue at Hohman street will ' be, the Salvation Army, Hammond i City Mission, Boy Scouts. School Children. Knights of Columbus, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Italian Society and other organizations that wish to participate in the Memorial Day services and parade. The Hon. Ed. Jackson, Secretary of the State of Indiana, will be the principle speaker of the day. Jesse K. Wilson will be chairman of the Memorial service at the cemetery. The pa f de will form promptly at 9:00 o'clock and will proceed to the cemetery at 9:30 sharp. The officers in charge of the organization of "the parade and Its movement are, W. E, Long, marshal, with the following assistants, Mac McClure, Ray Seeley. Herbert Lamprell and I. K. Scott. The automobiles for the purpose of carrying the CI. A. R., Women's Relief Corps and the Gold Star Mothers will form in a line on the north side of Fayette street and will move out in their positions in the parade as given by the marshal. AL TABLET TO BE One of the most important features of the Memorial Day exercises to be held in Hammond will be the dedication of a tablet at the tree which was plantel on last Armistice Day in Harrison Park in memory of Edward H. Larsen. Battery "C," 12th Field Artillery, of the famous Second Division of the A. E. F.. who died in France on October 12th, 191S and whose remains were returned to his family who live in Hammond, and after whom the local Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was named. The ceremonies will take place in Harrison ParV, Immediately after the close of the exercises at Oak Hill cemetery, about 11 o'clock, when the Veterans of Foreign Wars will proceed to where the tree was planted and unveil the modest little tablet which they planted in memory of their former "buddy" and namesake. This being the first one erected in this city In honor of those who died in the late world war and they trust that their spirit will lead the city to erect a fitting one in the city of Hammond. "America's Old Guard." as the V. F. W. is known is composed exclusively of men who have fought in America's foreign wars, in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States, on foreign soil or hostile waters, and the principal address of the day will be made by Comrade A. E. Smith, of Hoosier Post No. 264. V. F. W. of Indianapolis, who is a gifted orator and. A. D. Griffiths, of the local Post and prayer will be offered by Rabbi Rappaport, of Kneseth Israel congregation. It is hoped that every overseas veteran in this vicinity will turn out for this occasion, in uniform, if possible, and meet with Edward H. Larsen Post No. 802. assembling at the court house on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock sharp, together with all mother, wives, sisters and daughters of overseas veterans, wtio will be provided 1th autos to go with the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Post. NOTICE RAILROAD SHOP MEN There will he an open meeting of all railroad men effected by the Indiana Harbor Belt contract system. All men expected to attend whether working for the" contractors or not. Meeting win be called Wednesdav evening. May 31. at 7:45. B. M. Jewell, president of the Railway Employes Department, vjill deliver an address. W. M. KNIGHT. Sec. Indiana Harbor Belt Federation No. 74. 5-29

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MILLIONAIRE'S SON ADMITS HE KILLED BLACKMAIL SEEKER Walter S. Ward, thirty-one, vico president of the baking concern o2 that name, is helpine Whita Plains. N. Y., police search for the pals of Clarence Peters, in connection with whose death Ward is out under bail. Ward has stated frankly that he killed Peters and says that the shooting: followed one of several attempts by Peters and his als to obtain huge sums from Ward through blackmailing tactics. The "club" used by the gang in attempting to blackmail the son of the millionaire baker, Georga S. Ward has. not been revealed. . 26 QUALIFY FOR BIG RAGE SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, May 29. Twenty-six speed mounts already qualified for the 500-mile Memorial Day sweepstakes were given a final tuning up today while rules and regulations were tossed in the discard in order to give three other cars a last-minute chance to qualify. Frank Davidson's D'Wehr, William Gardner's Bents Special, and Jack Curtners Fronty-Ford a hybrid produced by crossing the Frontenac and flivver strains comprise the trio which today were to be given their chance to do a ten-mile qualifying whirl at the not-too-difficult pace f 80 miles an hour. Assuming that they do qualify, tomorrow's list of starters should number 29, among tfccm the world's most noted lace drivers, and advance seat sales Indicate that something like 125,000 to 160.000 folks from Bantrpr to San Diego and Seattle to Miami, and less remote points, will be on han dto watch the $100,000 speed festival. All will keep a vagrant eye on Tommy Milton, last year's winner, who yesterday teased the rail birds with a 103 miles an hour trial lap around the 2:;4-mile trick oval. ALBERT BUHRING PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF PARENTS After waging a desperate fight for life. Albert Buhrlng of South Chica go, passed away Sunday morning at the home of hisparents. Mr. and Mrs Charles Buhring at 631 State Line street. Albert, who was 35 years of age. hRd worked "for nineteen years as a book-binder in the Rand-AtcNally plant in Chicago. Last year he contracted tuberculosis and the disease jnnde such rapid progress that he went to the Edwards Sanitarium at Naperville, 111., where he spent eleven weeks. Realizing that death was inevitable, the young man sent for William, one of his brothers to (bring him to Hammond so that be might spend his last days with the family. The deceased man leaves a widow and one child, aged 11 years and fKe brothers and two sisters. The brothers and sisters are Fred. Will, Charles, Edward, Ella, Walter and Cora. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence at 131 State Line street at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday af ternoon to the St. Paul's Lutheran ch-urch at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Walter F. L'chtsinn to officiate. Interment will be made at the Concordia cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buhring had been married thirteen years. EX-SERVICE MEN ARE INVITED Hammond Post of the American Legion is making a special effort to have all ex-service men out tomorrow In the Memorial Day parade. Legionnaires are urged by their commander to "fall in' at the court house tomorrow morning at 9 a. m. All ex-service men are incited to march with the Legion colors wheth er they belong to the post or not. The call holds that every man who aerved with the military forces of the United States should perform this service as a mark of respect to fallen comrades. CONTRACTORS ATTENTION Bids will be received June 1. 1922, for two-story brick. 42SO. Blue prints, can be seen at 1176 Columbia ave., and all Information given., HOLY TRINITY SOCIETY. 1176 Columbia ave. 5-29-31; 6-1

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NOTICE In accordance with its usual custom there will be no issue of THE TIMES on Memorial Day holiday.

V GUILTY OF Roy C. Patterson Returned to Newcastle, Pa. for, Trial Sentenced to Pen. NEWCASTLE, PA., May 29 Roy Huntsburger, alias Ray C. Patterson was sentenced to not less than one and one-half years nor more than two years to the Western Penitentiary by Judge Emery this morning on two charges, one of bigamy and one of perjury, the sentences to run concurrently. Huntsburger. according to his attorney, Edwin K. Logan, was formerly of Butler. He is 35 years old a fine rppearlng young man, a mem ber of a Butler church and a for-j mer employe of the Standard Steel j Car works of that city. He had trouble with his wife while in Butler and left the city, leaving $1,100 j in the bank to her credit and also. the household furniture. He came to this county and fell in ini. ith .Mlcfi f ummlnc!. ! of Eastbrook. He represented himself to be a single man and changed his name to Roy C. Patterson. After a courtship of less than a year he married Miss Cummings on June 6. 1918. In applying for his marriage license he perjured himself by stating that he was a single man. Later he and his wife moved to Gary. Ind.. where they had some domestic difficulty. Mrs. Patterson came home and afterwards learned that her husband had been married in Butler. Investigation at Butler showed that his wife had since secured a divorce. Mrs. Patterson also learned that her husband's real name was Huntsburger. An Information was made against him and he was brought back from Gary, Ind., by County Detective J. M. Dunlap. He came without a requisition paper. He told Judge Emery that his conscience had bothered him all the four years of his married life, with his second wife. Attorney James A- Chambers, who represented Mrs. Patterson. who was in court, said that she had no disposition to appear revengeful, but that she thought that Patterson should be punished for deceiving) her. The facts in the case, he said, were about as stated by Attorney Logan. judge tmfry said that he wasj surprised that a man of Patterson's apparent intelligence, should have deceived a trusting wife, and that it was his duty to pass such sentence as would deter other men from acting in a similar manner. In passing sentence on the bigamy charge he annulled the marriage of Patter son to Miss Cummings as it had beeni clearly illegal. Mrs. Huntsberger not having secured a divorce when it was contracted. FAMOUS MODEL TRIED TO END HER LIFE MEXICO. N. V., May 29 "I want to live." said Miss Audrey Munson, today, international known as the model who posd for statuary which was exhibited at the Pan-American Pacific Exposition. "You are going to recover," was the encouraging answer of the attending physician, who had been called in to administer an antidote following Audrey's alleged attempt to end her life last Friday, when, she said, she had taken four poison tablets. The former model seemed very reluctant to say why she had taken the poison. SANTE EE TRAINS FORT MADISON. IOWA, May 23 O. M. Eaton, engineer on Santa Fe train number one. from Chicago, and D. Taylor, fireman on a through train from California, were killed here today when their trains crsahed head-on. Passengers were shaken but none was injured, according to railroad officials' reports. Cause of the collision was unknown, and an Investigation was begun at once. TO THE PUBLIC We are again nearing Decoration Day, the Day when our thoughts go out to those ' who went forward and fought for you and I.' This year. Decoration Day will take on a little differentphae and that is that the Children of Belgium and France are sending to this country. Popples made' of silk to sell in the interest of our Boys and I trust that everyone will buy one or more of these, th-us showing that their good deeds have not been forgotten. Sincerely, B-27-2 DANIEL. BROWN. Mayor.

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J ohnny, the Dog Will Bite You, And He Did While h.'s parents marveled at a window display In the Lion Store in Hammond, Johnny P. Smith, agd 5 yeais. ambled over to the curl) and b-gan petting a dog crouched In the front seat of an automobile ptrked in front of the store. "Grr-rr:" said the dog. "Get away from there," said Johnny's mother to her son. "That dog will bite you. Isn't that a cunning skirt?" This last to her husband. "Grr-rr:" said the dog again. Then he grabbed Johnny's hand. ' The Smiths live at 139 Conkey ave. The dog belonged to F. M. Beard. 3325 . Block ave., Indiana Harbor. Johnny was not seriously bitten.

TO DEMAND FAIR PLAY BY BOARD

President of Hohman St. Improvement Ass'n., Says Board of Works Is "Indifferent". Refusal of the . board of works to go to any expense "at this time" In making an estimate of the cost of widening Hohrrlan street has caused a good deal of dissatisfaction among Hohman street property owners. As a result of the board's attitude toward the Improvement it was said today that there would in all probability be a demand made upon Mayor Brown to remove one o the three members of the board and replace him wUh .t '' man from the Hohman street' ""district."" either north or south. "The three members of the board of works are East Siders." declared Will Love, president of the Hohman Street Improvement Association. "Their personal interests are all ln East State street aurf Calumet avenue." "At a meeting with the board of works Friday we were told by Mr. Swanson, president of the board of works, that the city would not go to the expense of having an expert make an estimatu of the cost of widening Hohman street through the downtown district until after the improvement was underway, or rather beyond recall. "I believe that the downtown property owners are entitled to know about what this Improvement Is going to cost before it is started. Although they are anxious to widen the street there Is a limit to the amount they can pay. It Is not goed business to enter Into this thing until we know what It will cost. The Improvement will be of city wide benefit and board of works could go ahead and get an estimate of the cost If it was heart and soul In the movement." Mr. Love declared that he believed Hohman street should have representation on the board of works. "By Hohman street I mean the great residential territory along the street as well," he said. "The members of the board of works have personal Interests that might very easily prejudice them against the widening of Hohman street." said Mr. Love.- "And while I do! not say that they are prejudiced in this matter I do not believe the attitude of Mr. Swanson Indicates a very strong co-operation with the Hohman street property owners." St. John Citizens in Court Some of th citizens of the town of St, John wish to dlsannex part of the tow.1'1 territory. Others are opposed to It. The n board tried to settle in favor of the opposition but the disannexationlsts refuse to abide by the decision. They have 1 carried it into the superior court at Hammond. - Tile petition for disannexatlon was filed last August by John P. Oerlach. Francis K. Gerlach, Nicholas Bucke, Jacob Huppenthal, Mrs. John Klasaen. Mrs. Johnet Jourdain. Bernard Boecker. Frank V. Austgen, Joseph Sons and the New Tork Central R. R. Co. The town Doard net the matter for January 2. On that date John Miller Jr. and long string of property owners filed a remonstranceThe board announced that the matter would be taken under advisement until April 3. On that date the? decided that as the remonstrators were in the malorlty the disannexatlon should not take place, so they found against the original petitioners. The petitioners haye now filed their appeal with the superior court. The property affected :s bounded on the west by the Monon railroad and cn the north and east by the corporate limits v

TRIO OF LEGAL LIGHTS TO BE NEMESES v OF PROFITEERS IN COMING PROSECUTIONS

Hf Left to .right: Roscoe C. McCulloch, Col. Henry W. Anderson. Below: Charles F. Reavis. The three special United States attorneys are preparing to go ahead with the prosecution of war profiteers. They are: Former Congressman Rosebe D. McCulloch, Canton, Ohio; Congressman Charles F. Reavis, Nebraska, who will resign to take up the new duties, and Col. Henry W. Anderson of Virginia. McCulloch will have charge of the camp and cantonment cases. Reavis will handle the quartermaster department cases. Anderson's assignment has not been announced. FEDERAL ELIMINAT E WASHINGTON. May 29 The grade crossing must, go and these crossings will be eliminated wherever possible on the roads of the Fed eral aid highway system, which will be built as a result of the passage of the Federal highway act. When the roads which form the primary or interstate system are construc ted, no grade crossing will be allowed to remain that It is at alii practicable to avoid. Every effort will be made to make the roads of the secondary system equally safe, but in this case it is recognized that elimination may not be practicable in all cases at this time. In making this announcement, the bureau of public roads, United States Department of Agriculture, under whose supervision the fund is alloted and construction is undertaken, is putting into effect a policy which it has long advocated in principle, and whose adoption it has urged with increasing effectiveness upon state highway officials for some time past. The policy is meeting with hearty co-operation on the part of the states, and the American Association of State Highway Officials by resolution has pled (BULLETIN) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVIC?J WASHINGTON. May 29 President Harding has decided, temporarily at least, to keep hands eff in the treasury patronage law. It , was learned authoritatively today that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has been given virtually carte blanche authority to go ahead with his reorganization plans, (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' CHICAGO. May 29. Miss Margaret McCarty, former cashier and bookkeeper for the law firm of Moses, Rosenthal and Kennedy, today pleaded guilty to embfzzlement of $9,600 from her employers. She was sentenced from one to ten years in priscn. (BULLETIN) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ONDON. May 29. Pope Pius XI closed the world eucharistic congress today with a farewell message in St. Peters' cathedral, said a Central News dispatch from Rome this afternoon. Pilgrims were present from all parts of the world. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE YONGSTOWN. Ohio, May 29. Official announcement was made here today of the merger of the Electric Alloy Steel Company of Ycunstown and the Atlas Crucible Steel Company of Dunkirk, N. Y. Plans provide for immediate plant extensions.

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GRADE CROSSINGS ged its best efforts to co-operate to eliminate grade crossings on new construction. ( In addition, th policy finds favor among the rallrbads, tome of . the leading" carriers already-Raving len cheerful aid In avoiding the con struction of more grade crossings Instead of grade crossings there will be constructed, -wherever possible, in the future either a bridge or an underpass where roadway and railway intersect. Important roads, which now cross and recross rail road lines at grades, hereafter will be located entirely on one side of the railroad, even though to do so may increase the cost of construction. State officials, realizing the need of eliminating grade crossings, have stated their Jesire to co-operate with the department in carrying out this plan. Where crossings are unavoidable or where local interests justify construction of highways to cross railroad lines, the road will be so located as to pass pver the track or unde rlt. In most instances of this sort, the railroads bear half the cost of building the bridge or un derpass. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, May 29. Byron Campbell Munson, motion picture actor and son of Mrs. Arthur K. Munson, wealthy Chicagoan, denied tcday that he is engaged to Mildred Harris, film star and former wife of Charlie Chaplin, the comedian. Reports of the engagement were published here today. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PARIS. May 29. Allister McCormick of Chicago and his young fiance, Mary Landon Baker, whose wedding has just been postponed until September, united today in a vigorous denial that the friendship of Miss Baker for the late Barry Baxter, a young English actcr, had anything to do with their affairs. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON. May 29. Horatio Bottomley, member of parliament and former editor of the publication "John Bull" today was fcund guilty in old Bailey court of misappropriating funds of the Victory Bond Club, 'which he founded. He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHARLESTON. W. Va.. May 29. Dismissal of the remaining treason indictments against 23 leaders and union officials in th; armed march cn Mingo last summer, was expected here today following the acquittal of young "Bill" Blizzard, who was charged by the state with being the ringleader in that famous affair.

Big Fight On Also For Abolition of Public Service Commission.

TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS. May 29. Th democratic state convention, which will hold the center of the political stage this week, does not hold out much hope of being a very spirited affair. Like the republican convention lat week the democratic session will be featured by the adoption of a platform. From all Indications the nomination! will be made by acclamation the candidates in some instances being drafted by the leaders of the party organization. The big fight in tne democratic convention will come Wednesday night when the resolutions committee drafts the platform. Democrats eager to obtain a plank for the abolition of the public service commission are anxious to get on the resolutions committee which will insist upon such a stand. Likewise ihe wet element in the party will move heaven and earth to get a liberal plank in the platform. From the preliminary announcements of the democratic leaders it appears that some of them are likely to run hog wild In their desires to denounce "boards and commissions." They want to see the party take a blanket stand, against all boards. The real think-1 ers of the party realize such a stand would be demagogic and are not inclined to favor the abolition of any board or commission. At present there is no faction in the democratic party strong enough to give battle to the controlling group led by Thomas Taggart, Samuel M. Ralston, Frederick Van Nuys and Walter S. Chambers, state chairman. It is, therefore, certain that the policies already determined upon by these men will go into the platform. In a rough way these policies are: Repeal of the present state tax law and the building of a new statute based on the original' law of 1891 and featuring the "home rule" idea. A plank severely criticising the expenditure of the state highway commission for maintenance. A blanket Indorsement of the Wilson administration without specific reference to the, Leagua of Nations. S Promise of lower taxes and economy in state government. No mention, directly or mavrectyof the wet and dry question Complete silece relative to the repeal of the" state-wide direct primary. The party leaders are still looking for some bright persons who will be able to devise a good plank relative to the public service commission. The republican plank declaring for the repeal of the utilities law or the amending of it to maka it responsive to the people's welfare took the democrats og their feet. This was the last thing,, the democrats dreamed the republicans would put in their platforms. Prior to the adoption of the republican plank the democrats had been looking forward to the campaign thunder of bitter denunciation of the public service commission the tax commission, and the admfhistratlon of the highway commlssion. Just how they can take a fall out of the utilities commission. which will be more forceful than the republican plank, without get ting their feet too wet is ths su preme task before the democrats. They are particularly bitter In their denunciation of the framers of the republican public service commission plank. They declare it steals the democratic thunder and yet does not say anything after all. But It was this exact thing the democrats had hoped to do. They realized they could not go before people In good grace and advocate the repeal of ths service commission because It is their baby. They did not like the idea of jumping all over the administration of the public service commission constantly and have in nearly and have in nearly every instance agreed with the majority members on all orders passed. But the plain fact is, leaders on both sides of- the political fence agree, that all the ranting aBbut ths commission is largely bunk and that the party declarations about it are made -solely for the purpose of cap italizing popular displeasure against the commission. They point out that the commission will not be abolish ed by either party because there is no other better way known of handling these big businesses which are monopolistic in their very nature. More than that there are $400,000,000 of capital invested In them in Indiana and there are something like 40,000 men and women of Indiana stockholders in these institutions. With all this at stake, they declare, there is little or no likelihood of a majority of 150 sane legislators voting to throv all this wealth in which the entire public is vitally concerned into a state of chaos. The candidates for democratic nominations so far made known are Robert Bracken, of Frankfort, for secretary of State; George DeHorlty of Elwood, treasurer of state; Daniel Mcintosh, of Worthington, stats superintendent of public instruction,, Josenh H. Shea, of Indianapolis, judge of the supreme court, and the following men for the four nominations for judges of the appellate court, Joseph Collier, of Indianapolis, Claude Ball of Muncie, Edward MeCube, of Williamport, Valentine E. LUengood, of Covington. The leaders are trying to get Mr. Bracken to run for auditor of state for some reason or other, but he has hot consented to switch. If he will run for that office they will theii bring out Kd. Eisner, of Seymour, for pecretary. No candidate has been (.Continued on page live.)