The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13

the evidence in the hands of the New
Albany prosecutor. but that he has not !
done anything and that the Indiana
attorney general has not started any
thing, either. Just how this terrific
battle will terminate Is still a cues
ton. but 1t is believed that the gallant
governor OF Indiana will be able to take
care of himself
The county superintendent bill has
been introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor Greenwell of Allen county. 1t pro-
vides for straight salaries for afrroun-
~ superintendent in the state 1t
contains a list Of all of the county
superintendents OF the state and fixes
the salary of all of them at $1,40S so,
with the exception of a few of the
smaller counties, where the salary is
fixed at $1,000 a year. This s1,40s so is
at the rate of $3.50 a day for every
working day in the year. This is what
they receive now. except that they only
receive pay now for the days the ac-
tuaii work But one strange feature
of the bill is the fact that the super
intendents in big counties like Allen, st.
Joseph. Lake and others will receive
only the same pay that will be allowed
"a the smaller counties.
Indiana stands now to lose H. f.
! Barnard. state food and drug commits
I, sioner. because the house has refused
4 20 increase his salary from $4,000 TO
/ $4,000 year. When Barnard came
1ere from the east a few years ago to
/ organize-the food and drug department.
| he was paid So. 600 year. Then his
salary was raised to s2.500. He has
had numerous offers from other states
running as high as $1,000 a year. but
4 he says he has turned them down be-
! cause he wished 10 remain in Indiana
/ and develop the work here But he
| appeared before the ways and means
committee a few days ago and told
| them that unless his salary was raised
to $4,000 a year he could not remain
| He has offer now from DR.. Wiley,
the government chemist of $4,000 a
| year. and he says he Mill be compelled
! 10 accept the place unless Indiana
| comes through. Barnard is not trying
| TO hold Indiana up for the raise. He
| says 1t is purely a business proposition
/ with him, and he must take the posi-
ton that offers the best financial in
| ducements. 1t is admitted that Indi-
ana would suffer great loss il he was
to leave, but it looks now like he will
Ego.
| 1nstallment house dealers from all
over the state are here fighting a bill
introduced in the house by Representa-
4 tive Spencer of Marion county. This
bill says that whenever an inst al lment
furniture house takes back goods
which 1t has sold on the installment
plan it shall pay back to the purchaser
fifty per cent of the amount of money
that in the lobby that is here fighting
the bill are men representing houses
Terre Haute and several of the larger
cities of the state.
The senate has adopted two personal
: resolutions. One was a resolution ex-
pressing the sympathy of the senate
: with Senator Hibberd of ST. Joseph
} county, account of the death of his
} father. The other was a resolution
thanking DIR. Robert w. Long and wife
of this city for their gift to the state
:, of 100000 worth of real estate for the
purpose of erecting a state hospital ir
connection with the Indiana university
j. school of medicine.
Representative Seidensticker of Mar
ion county witnessed the fight the
t Proctor liquor regulation bill in tn.
! senate and remarked to a number o.