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Fewer and Better Ones

Statesmen and jurists have repeatedly dwelt upon the
plague of too many laws in the United States. We sometimes
seem in danger of being smothered in our own legislation. On
the other hand. it sometimes seems as if congress were af-
flicted with a kind of paralysis that prevented it from enact
ing any laws at all. Consider the situation in Washington.
After the conference between the president and senate leaders
it was unoffically indicated that almost all the important
bills pending in congress would have to iettisoned if the ship
we're to be brought into harbor on March 4, with the appro.
priations for carrying on the government safely on board.
There was no hope of action on any of the treaties at this SEES
sion, the bill for recognizing the departments of the govern
ment in the interest of economy and efficiency can hardly
hope to get through, the Muscle Shoals bill, the MacFadden
Banking bill, the Federal Building bill-all seem to have fallen
by the wayside.
Does this mean that congress, particularly the senate, has
lost the power to legislate? Not if one looks at the remainder
Of the story. On a given day, not long ago, the senate passed no
less than l55 bills in the space of about two hours. OF course,
these were minor measures. They. were bridge bills, bills for
cnims against the government, private pension bills. And they
went through by consent. The calendar was called and on it
there was a fair apportionment to each senator of a bill or
bills in which he was particularly interested. So, without de.
bate, they were kissed through" But Just the same they add
to the bulk of legislation. They also illustrate one of the vices
of lawmaking as it is at present practiced. Large measures,
proposals of countrywide interest, have to fight for their
lives. and often do it in vain. Meanwhile private legislation is
speeded on its way.
Doubtless a need of our time is fewer laws. But u still
greater need is laws better drawn and more conscientiously
enacted. a mere slackening of the volume of legislation will
be of no great avail unless at the same time legislation is
made more intelligent and discriminating.
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ornt tnIGRnATlonAi sTnoieArL

and where there are more than one
usually there is combination.
Recently. a homestead settler. Just
after proving up. made application
for a loan on his land. and the alb
stract cost him $50. I am told
that charges Of se5. s35 and $50 for
similar services are not uncommon.
In other states, where such charges
are regulated by law, a similar ser
vice would cost $3.50 to $500.
In other states, where the alb
stracter's fees are regulated by law,
a chart. giving the legal fee, is
posted in the office.
No doubt we have good men in
this business who charge a reason
able fee only. but the public is en-
titled to legal protection from a
class of sharks whose greed GER
tainly needs regulating.
Frank Kelley, Keeline. Wyoming
January rs. 1928.
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House and Home

1t is curious to note how the word "house9 has of recent
years given place TO home which formerly had a distinct
meaning of its own. There is no great affection embraced in
the idea of a house, but home is a heart tugging term. Nobody
would say on a return voyage from a far land that he was
houseward bound any sooner than he would say that he or
his wife were keeping home; and assuredly a home breaker is
a wholly different kind of animal from a housebreaker.
But while twenty years ago a person or firm advertising a
house for sale would invariably offer it as a house, in these
more expressive times nine out of ten such advertisements COM
mend TO public attention "a beautiful home" Signs are placed
on new houses never occupied as human habitations, "These
Homes For Sale" although it is manifest from their appear.
ance that they are not homes, never have been homes and will
not be homes until they have been occupied as such Yet, even
when habitations are occupied and have been so for years
a person that has given the subject much though will receive
an odd impression of incongruity, when passing a row of
houses to be told that "These old homes will be torn down soon
and n new building will be erected on their site
It is one of the defects of some Latin languages that they
have no common word that distinctly signifies home. The
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To Be Cherished

The movies and radio have been veritable boons to thous.
ands upon thousands. They are not likely to lessen the number
Of theater goers and concert lovers, as some pessimists pre-
DICT. But there is one harmful thing that they may do to the
children of unwise parents. They have in many families
brought to an end the good old-fashioned habit Of reading
aloud. 1t is not so small a matter as it seems, for the love
of good literature and the formation of a sturdy character
have been fostered in every generation by fathers and mothers
who have read good books to their children.
And if the books are really good, they benefit appreciative
boys and girls even if the youngsters do not know what all the
words and sentences mean. Many men who have achieved fame
have thought that their lives might have been wasted if it had
not been for the family readings that we're characteristic in
households of New England descendants. Children can have
all three-the movies, the radio and reading aloud. But if
one has TO go because the others are too engrossing, then it is
usually the reading aloud that is discarded. 1t would be bet.
ter for the child's future to keep that 1t will be a misfor.
tune if the generations to come are to lose so valuable and
vital a force in the moulding of Character.
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SEES DOG GHOSTS.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-Ad FeiIowes,
humane officer. declares he is haunt.
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Spanish and Italian casa is used either for house or home,
but with us the two terms are not identical. Little or no en-
dearment is attached by us to any word used as a substitute
for home. w
But If we were logically to follow the newer usage of the
word home which has taken on a far more material meaning
expression would be. altered to shouting it from the home
tops" People would have home warnings, they would speak
of housewives who also would be hcmekeepers.
Perhaps the fact that "house" has gone to the discard and
home is used instead is partly the result of our collcquiai
use of endearments in a most indiscriminate way. There are
those who do not resent being called "dearie' or buddy" by
saleswomen or dentists or others, though the occasion may be
the first one on which this apparently affectionate person ever
met them So that just as those terms are more intriguing than
"sir" or madame so is home, with all the winsome and
wonderful visions it calls up, more appealing than "house.,
which is a mere structure of brick or'wood and not a place of
peace, rest and love. te M
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immigration Hurdles

Some of the countries of Europe made bitter complaint
against the new immigration law as enforced by our govern
ment. They say that their quotas for admission are filled in
the first month or two of the year and that thousands of their
nationals who are eager to establish homes in America are held
back on the doubtful chance of squeezing in another year. This
is true and sometimes unfortunate. We cannot be expected to
take down all the dikes and permit an undisturbed flood of
humanity of all kinds from ali lands. Although central Europe
grieves bitterly over our policy of exclusion, there are still lots
Of countries whose quotas are not nearly filled. There is still
official room for lots of immigrants from Afghanistan, Arabia,
Liberia, Nepal, New Guinea, Ethiopia, Siam, and dozens of
other lands. We do not want them, but under the law they
would be admitted. The beauty of the law is that we may at
least offer inducement TO some OF those we really want and
are in position to exclude a few of those we can most readily
dispense with.
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Diplomatic Dress

Considerable comment has been aroused over the addition
of two more plain evening suits to the two which already held
a place at diplomatic functions in Paris. The American envoy
has always worn the formal evening attire at such functions.
Switzerland is the other republic which was represented by a
diplomat minus gold braid and tinsel trapping. Tho two new
wearers of the democratic dress are the representatives of
Germany and of Russia.
There was a time when an American at a European court
felt as conspicuous as he looked. All about him there were
glittering costumes In gold and silver, uniforms that tickled
the fancy and delighted the heart of lovers of the bizarre. Is
It not a fact that as men become more civilized they have less
love for the bright fixtures of rank and position?
The action of Germany, once the worst offender in this
matter of paradiDg her goldencrusted representatives before
the eyes of the world, and of Russia, who was little, if any, bet.
ter, should act AS a sort of antidote to the American minds
which have maintained that in Europe American diplomats
ought to dress like European diplomats. They could not, of
course, do that and still remain true representatives of demo
cratic America.
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EMERGENCY HEADLIGHT
WON OWNER PATRONAGE

Whom a ground or s~hortcircuit
occurs In the headlight wiring, the
proper procedure. of course is to
inspect tho wiring and remove the
cause. However, the wiring on some
cars is practically inaccessible. be-
ing concealed In channels formed
integral With the tenders or frame
OF tho car, and cannot be inspected
unless It is entirely withdraw. As
this considerable time, the
motorist often cannot afford TO wait.
In a recent case of this kind, the
mechanic made an emergency re
pair for a driver who had been
stopped by the police for driving
with one light. After inspecting the
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Title Abstracts

Editor Tribune.-A subject of In
terest to every property owner IN
the state should be given attention
by our present legislature. 1 refer
to the fact that the state of wy.
oming has no law regulating the
charges for abstracts of titles. The
result is that every individual abb
stracter is a law unto himself In re-
spect to the charges he may make.
With the great majority Of home
stead settlers as well as town resi-.
dents, a real estate loan is a neces-
sity, an abstract being demanded
by all loan companies. Now. the
property owner finds himself at the
mercy OF the abstracter. Where
there is only M abstract office In
the county, there is no competition
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ed in his dreams at night by the
ghosts of the dogs he has killed. He
says the dreams always end with
what sounds like the tremendous
wailing of hundreds Of his canine
victims. Medical authorities are en-
dcnvoring to correct the delusion.~
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bulb and Its socket to make sure
that the trouble lay in the wiring
he cut a length of insulated wire
attached at bayonet plug to each
end connected the headlamp with
the dash lamp sacket. In this man.
ner. the entire procedure occupied
but a few minutes and so pleased
the motorist that he later returned
for a permanent repair. deciding TO
keep the emergency cord in the "a
for future use.-American Automo.
bile Digest.
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SINGS AS HE IS SHOT.

MADRID. Jan. 27.-Facins a fir
ing line to be executed for insulting
a superior officer. Private jose
Grandez sanE popular songs for sew
erai minutes before the order to
fire" was given. His executioners
SO admired his bravery that several
refltsed tn shnnt
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Can't Kill En-

The newly elected chairman of the Democratic congression.
al committee declares with considerable emphasis that his
party is not dead, it may look and smell that way, but he in.
sists that it is still alive and will come back. In his Judgment,
the Democracy thrives on defeat, just as it does on calamity
when in normal health. It's motions arc all attuncd to disaster.
A Democrat will serve as n door mat for a full season and
then arise full Of yigcr for another vhirl.
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Stimulating Refreshments

Lord Birkenhead In a caustic comparison with the British
press recently criticised American journalism severely. Among
the items he calls scandalous are the report that his daughter,
Lady Eleanor, smoked a cigarette on a college campus and the
other that he, Lord Birkenhead, was said to have INDUCED in
stimulating refreshments Offered to him by a deacon of a non
conformist church. 1t was a faux pas which borders on an I'M
pardonable sin. The reporter who committed the crime should
blush in shame at his exaggeration.
But the tenor of the Earls remarks, nevertheless, brings
to mind the lines of the sacrilegious bard who wrote:
Fast swells the head that wears a wig
And turns a scayvy to a prig.
Pity the Commoner who as Peer
Frowns at a pint of foaming beer.
The reporter may not have had in mind that a deacon
stimulating refreshments" bore all the earmarks of so I'M
thinkable an insinuation.
The secretary for Indian goes on to say: "Tsis is the first
occasion on which l have had an opportunity to deal with this
matter. I'd like to make it clear that my daughter did smoke a
cigarette, but I wasn't offered any stimulating refreshment by
the deacon" We are under the impression that Lord Birken-
head wrote a book, "America Revisited, published in 1924,
which should have given him ample space to complain about
the slight offered him by the press. Moreover We would say
that such justification would have relieved the book of its
tedious boredom.
What we do regret is the turn of Lord Birkenhcad's mind
regarding the American press, which he used for all it was
worth in 1918. If it was good enough for him then when it gave
him all the advertisement for himself and the British cause, it
should be good enough now, for American journalism has
changed but little since then.
"What seemed to irritate His Lordship most" quotes the
cables from London, "was that the 'scandalous sentences
which the American reporters wrote about him were .cabled all
over the Englishspeaking world" Mr.. Frederick S. Smith, now
raised to the Earldom of Birkenhead, was the head of a press
bureau and took command of the London Times at the begin
ming of the World War. He should know from his own expert
ence that reporters all over the world love sensation and that
matter of record there are more libel suits on file proportion
ately in the English courts than in those of the United States.
The half penny hair raisers" of the British Isles have a
fondness for screaming headlines.
Even If the indulgence in stimulating refreshments were
grossly magnified it would merely be another instance of
American hospitality. "
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BuiIdinu Permits

Mary p, Garrett. 1925 Kenwood. dwell
ing - 500,
- william sufnevem. 1888 Thallmun, adj
Illinois Central Railroad Company. Mer-
rill and South. office. $4,000,
Emma p Brandt. 3045 N. Capitol. re-
J. +. Krnrs. Jr. 111e N. Emerson,
J. ". Carlisle. Gao e. Fifty.Fourth,
A.. and Z, Brabendor, 915o Singleton.
Basil r. HlnnA 1910 W. Thirty-Third.
Eiverrs & Klein 1880 Martnidale. dwell
ing 81 500.
! r Hall 1O41 Congress. furnace. 1884.
r. A. Pierson. $3.50 y. Walnut add
r. j. Miller. olin and Walnut, garage,
Luers F. Mlers. 1905 woodlawn. ga
Z. NJ oschoneld 5749 p. New York.
dwelling 81 900.
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80 Legal Notices
CITY ADVERTISEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD

TO wH BR6aMlp'{R IF aA IPd coSSgGlEERN 1925.
Pubic WORKS eGfOy hs sE cy O Of nd s0sTe
Indiana. that on the 9th day of July. 1925
they ,qlnsnl,moqsdy . adQpgted Declaraiory
Dsciaratory Resolution. No. 1854,
a. Resolved. BY the Board OF Public Works
Of the City. of Indianapolis. Indiana. that
1t Il gssref an9 de6eTTfh eeSsssaCEy 70 open
AVENUE
From east property inc of Olive Street.
To west property line of first alley east
The proposed OPENING, being more par
BeTinnins on the esst line Of Olive
south line of Cottsge Avenue, running
Cottage ea Avenue and 80 feet 'S distant S to
point 5 feet west Of the west line OF the
forth ;easteriy direction. to POINT on !" the E
west line ofthe alley east Of Olive Street.
south sod line Of Scoaee v sqHa q hen e
east of olive Street. distance OF 80 feet,
r re Do to peint Too feet south ~ the
south line OF COTTAGE Avenue and feet
olive Street; thence west, parallel to the
south line OF Cottage Avenue and 100
tset distant tbance 70 NE faS' me ns eas 81 0T
Olive Street. distance Of 10 feet. TO the
place of beginning.
The property beneficially or iniuriously
affected by the proposed opening. being
the abqtting property.
has fixed Monday. July 9th 1925 az a
date upon which remonstrances NAV, be
filed Or PrJsseLted b persons intsres,eS In
above described and on said day az .
O'Clock p. m. said Board win meet 81 its
office for the purpose OF hearing and con
sidering any demonstrates which NAV have
been filed or presented and for the pur
pose of taking final action thereon Such
ACTIONS shall be final and conclusive upon
CHARLES r, COFFIN.
w. II. FREEMAN.
NJ j, SPENCER.
Board OF Public Works. City of Indian
July 5, Is. 1925.
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A gain of s2.3S4.S17 in valuation
Of building permits issued for the
first six months Of 1925, over that
for the first six months of 1924
was reported to the board of safety
today by Francis It. Hamilton. city
building commissioner.
For the 1925 period, 1858 permits
we're issued. with a valuation Of
s14.177, SOL; for the 1924 period, S,S9S
permits, with a valuation Of S11,-
1884.
The month of June. 1925, with
1 ,401 permits and a valuation or
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YOUNG MEN ROUNDED UP
Authorities Seek Murderers of L.
Year.Old Girl.

BU United Press
LA SALE. Ill. July 7.-Coroner's
physicians today reported that Marie
Sejack. pretty 17-yearold girl who
was found murdered on a roadside
yesterday. was not the victim of
criminal attack. An autopsy showed
the girls skull was fractured. APP
parently by a blow on the head with
bottle Of vermouth. found, near
her body. Two charges Of buckshot
were fired into her side.
Authorities say she and a friend
were picked up by two boys Sun
day night. They are rounding up
all young men possessing touring
cars, in an effort to have the friend
Identify their escorts.
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When Miss Lucille Miller of
Venice, Cal. went to the Cali
fornia beauty tournament at
Santa Cruz she failed to win the
title Of Miss California" But
the judges decided she had the
most beautiful figure Of any Of the
contestants and gave her a special
cup because of IL.
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not filed as court had adjourned un.
I'll October before II was presented.
and Judge Hines refused 70 re-
ceive II.
Although Supreme Court OF In
diana has adjourned for the sum-
mer, It was believed possible that an
attempt TO institute habeas corpus
proceedings before It in an effort
to get the defendants out Of jail
may be made.
The day opened with the defense
apparently strongly fortified in a
commanding position. The case OF
Earl Gentry was set for trial. in ac-
cordance with its wishes, and It was
sure it could bring Stephenson and
Gentry TO trial during the summer
should Il desire.
Eight hours later found the de-
Tense lines broken and shattered, It's
forces in a rout. and the three de.
PENDANTS facing a prospect Of at least
three more months in jail.
The day started with an attack
by William II. Remy, Marion County
prosecutor. upon the question Of
trying Gentry ahead OF Stephenson.
Judge Hines ruled. after some ar.
gument. that the State could elect
the order Of trial. The state forces
then elected to try Stephenson.
Defense Counters
This was the very thing the de-
Tense has been determined not to
do, and It filed a motion withdraw.
ing Supplements request made some
time ago, for immediate trial. The
court sustained this and the defense
then announced It was ready 10 pro-
coed with the trial Of either Klinck
or Gentry.
Judge Hines sat patiently on the
bench for a few minutes apparently
awaiting further defense action.
When not forthcoming he said
he did not intend to hold court open
indefinitely entertaining a lot of
motions, a majority OF which had
little merit. and that IL some steps
were not taken TO bring someone's
trial before evening, he would ad-
journ court until October.
This was shortly after p. m.
Ira Holmes and Floyd @. Christian
remained in the court room, repre-
senting the defense. It's other
lawyers, Eph Inman, chief counsel,
r. f. Johnson and Alfred Cowan
and Ralph Waltz left the Court
house. State forces, including
Charles f. Cox, Ralph K. Kane and
Thomas +. Kane. remained in the
room. while Remy. victorious in
every proceeding of the day. wen.
out for a stroll.
Shortly after p. m. Judge Hines
returned to the bench. He waited
until 4:40 and then adjourned court
until October. ordering Sheriff
Charles f. Gooding 70 dismiss the
special venire OF 100 which had been
called TO try whatever case went
to trial.
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PERMITS
SHOW LARGE GAIN
First Six Months of 1925 Make So 900 Increase Over
Last Year, Says City Commissioner.

S3.9s9 ,9S7 showed a gain OF 1924
753 over June. 1924. when 1859 per
mlts were issued with a valuation
Of $1.755,234.
For the week ending July 4,
Hamilton reported sos permits is.
sued, with a valuation Of $S03,131.
Hamilton was given permission to
go to Lafayette, Ind, with II. f.
Templeton, city smoke inspector,
Wednesday to callbrate the amber
scope, or smoke tester, in prepare
ton for the trial OF NJ. X. Fox
worthy, manager OF the Merchants
Heat and Light Company, July IA.
on charges Of violating the city
smoke ordnance at the company's
plant at w. Washington St and
White River.
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COAL STOCK is LOW
Nations Supply Alarmingly Short,
Survey Shows.
BIZ Emitted Prcss

BU InIfcd Trtfs
WASHINGTON, July T. - The
stock Of bituminous coal has fallen
to SS.000,000 tons-nearly a months
Notwithstanding 10 a survey
conducted by, the bureau Of mines.
which is to be officially announced
shortly.
The survey was conducted after
John l.. Lewis, president OF the
United Mine Workers. in a Scran.
ton speech had pointed TO the
possibility OF a bituminous strike.
because Of aggravated union diff.
culties. The SS,0oO.OO0 tons rep.
resent a stock lower than has been
on hand during the past two years.
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I07I ". MICH St; front room; 81 per
week. Main 1914.
WE HAVE THEM
FURNISHED ROOMS--APARTMEN
B. & B. RENTAL SERVICE BUREAU. i
10 Odd Fellow Bldg. Riley 2707:
a-Light Housekeeping
HIGHLAND, N. 21; 2 clean modern;
everything furnished: 81 week.
MARKET St. E., 605; rm. apt. with
dtchenette; reasonable.
PARK. 1863; groom apartment, nicely
furn.. running water and sink.
TALBOT. 2117 n. large airy rms
laundry. reference exchanged. Ran. 5909.
18th, E. 924; or 5-room apts, cool.
modern Lincoln o6o4.
THREE-Unfurnished rooms semi-modern
Drexel 1853.
DANDY furnished 2-rnI apartment: walk
ing distance: SO mo. DReX. 3540-R.
b-Bo0rd ard Rooms
IOWA. E. 913. room and roard; employed
couple; modern home. DRex. 664O.
WASHINGTON, E.. 5421 modern, cool
rooms; large yard. Irv. 0755-W.