Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07

and distribute copies of the Gold Star
book in eommemorat.on Of those who fell
in the war.
LAh8UR BILLS
BEFORE SESSION.
Organized labor was kept on the qui
vive durtRg the entire session because Of
manifestations of a tendency to enact leg
islatiOn that labor considers inimical.
Labor rose en- masse against the anti
picketing bill and finally brought about
its downfall in the House after it had
passed the Senate It also opposed the
State cOnstabulary bill, which is still
sleeping peacefully in a Senate commit
ttee.
The latter, however, was squeezed out
by the Rats bill, giving deputy sheriffs
the power to employ deputies at public
expense. This bill, which had a faint
touch of administration support, was OPP
posed not alone by labor, who fear that
sheriffs may load themselves mp with
strike brea kers at public expense, but by
others who are 9pprehensive that it can
be converted into a well-organized politi-
cal machine for the purpose of intimi-
dating voters at the polls.
The railroad brotherhoods also lost
their fight to prevent the repeal Of the
full train and full switching. crew laws.
Both the brotherhoods and the railroads
had powerful Hobbies here working on
the bills. The railroads assert that the
adjustment of these two laws will save
them rillions Of dollars.
AUTOMOBILE
LEGISLATION.
Automobiles and automobiles came in
for considerable attention from the Leg
islature. Besides the bills designed to
curb automobile thefts, a number Of other
measures were enacted.
Among the most important Of these ia
the one designed to do away with un-
marked detOurs. This bill requires tho
installation of detour signs and red lights
wherever roads are blocked and requires
that Signs be erected at snort Intervals
over the roads on which oetours are to
be made.
Another bill provides for the erection Of
highway guide posts by county commits
sioners. In these things Indiana hopes
to come up to the standards of other
States in marking highways. In con-
Iection with this latter bill another
measure permits counties to pay for high
way guide posts out of their general
fund instead of out of their highway
funds.
Still another bin clearly defines which
car shall have the right OF way. Vari.
Gus attempts were made to bring about
increases in license fees, but only one
such measure was enacted 1t increases
fees on cars of more than 50-horse power
and defines trailers.
What autOists declare viii be a safe
guard against automobile thievery / is
contained in the NOH bill, requiring car
owners to obtain certificates of registra-
ton from the secretary Of State. The
State will keep a record Of all facts per-
tanning to the car and any owner who
does not have his registration card is
liable to arrest.
Farmers asked little Of the Legisla-
ture and received little. The Assembly
passed the pure seed bill which was
backed by the Indiana Federation Of
Farmers Associations and which many
farmers say is a step forward in protect
ing agriculture.
Some farmers viii be benefited by the
enactment which provides that all wood
land over three acres in extent shall be
valued for taxation at 81 an acre. This
will take Millions from the tax duplicate,
but it will necessarily mean the increas-
benefit to most farmers IN the long run.
The bill was the idea of the conservation
department to encourage reforestation.
Another bill places the prevention of
disease in swine under the supervision Of
the live stock sanitary board instead Of
the State veterina rian. Another bill
amends the law concerning the enroll
ment Of pedigreed stations.