The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
HOOsIERs SEE AGITATION
FOR SABBATH RESTRICTIONS.

blue laws already on the books oi
Indiana has been active lately. &C.
cording to Turner. There Is one
law which might be construed q,
really "blue"-a statute relative to
Sabbath breaking whose provision,
have not been interpreted uniforml,
throughout the State.
The law provides a fine OF 81 to
$40 for persons over II years OF age
who are found on Sunday "rioting
hunting, fishing, quarreling. at com.
mon labor or engaged in their usual
vocations." Exemption IL granted
persons engaged in charitable work,
or necessary business. Baseball
games are permitted between the
hours OF / and 6 p. m. provided
they are held not less than 1000
feet from any established house OF
worship or permanent structure
used for church purposes. Thi.
baseball bill was passed in 1909 as
an amendment to a Sunday observ.
ance act. which had been in exist
ence for some years.
The Indiana anti-basebalI law
was upheld recently in the Circuit
Courts of that State. when a de-
junction against a motion picture
company secured by the Princeton
Law and Order League.
SUNDAY DANCE HALL
HELD TO BE UNNECESSARY.
Recently in South Bend, Ind, the
mayor issued an order that all
dancing halls should be closed on
Sunday. Turner says that a jury
found that a Sunday dance hall wa.
not a necessity and that the pro-
prietor was guilty of violating the
law.
South Dakota has a law which
bans all business on Sunday except
that which is absolutely neces-
sary." but the attorney general of
the State has ruled that the law is
defective and cannot be enforced. A
bill has been prepared for intro
duction in the State legislature
which will lesalize Sunday baseball.
THE blue law most commonly
invoked in Ohio" said Turner, 'fs
the State law against common labor
on Sunday. For anyone who causes
another to labor on Sunday there
is fine of from s25 to 500. Ports.
mouth. Ohio. - now running under
blue laws. Stores are closed, and
one Sunday even milk deliveries
were stopped, but were restored
following an appeal to the health
department. Distribution and sale
OF newspapers on the streets was
also allowed upon appeal"
Turner has been an enthusiastic
supporter of President Harding and
is proud Of the fact that his own
State is so we'll represented in the
national government
SEES DECIDED CHANGE
IN POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE.
Il expect a profound change in
the political atmosphere of WASH
ington, with this administration II
Turner observed. Indeed, It is al
ready apparent. The inaugural ad.
dress was in every way digni-
fed, appropriate, conciliatory and
showed determination and deci-
sion"
Turner hopes for an early peace
with Germany. Nearly all the So
called war laws have been re-
pealed," he said, and now the first
thing that the extra session of Con-
gress should take up is the con-
sideration of a declaration that we
are at peace with Germany.
We must then proceed to make
a treaty of peace with Germany. for
although the allied nations have
acted within their rights and have
gone ahead and concluded a peace
treaty without waiting for us, our
declaration will leave us at peace
with Germany. but with a treaty to
make such a treaty would neces-
sltate the withdrawal of our mill
'ary FORCES from the Rhine, and
such withdrawal will substantiate
Mr. Hardings announced intention
that the United States will mind
its own business"
T.. w. G.