Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 18, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 September 1920 — Page 4

JASPER WEEKLY CO By BEN ED DOAN'E.

ASl'KK, 11 til In COUNT?. INDIAN i Entered an secohd-cUer natter at the pntoMce at Jasper, Ind. nnder tbo act of Marcb3,18U7 rtntwrio'ion 'J(K) Ter Year. This papet U m-Jtled regnlarly tela aibrcriben until deflnUc order to liecintinnei received aril nil nrrtcio paid n full : nn leas in tu fÜrcrelion ci the publisher a different ccurte shonld bo deemed advisable. FRIDAXS&PTEMBER 24 1920. 'X x , VIM TAGGART'S KINDNESS RETURNED IN KIND BRIDGET NAGLE REMEMBERS YOUNG TOM'S COURTESY AND PROVES HER LOVE. Thomas Taggart, Democratic candidate for United States senator, learned early in his political career how sweet it is to be remembered by helpful and appreciative friends. The fitory of Uridget , Naglo will never grow old, for it is typically a story which illustrates the mutuality and unselfishness of the friendships that brighten Thomas Taggarfs career all along the way. When you:ig Tom Taggart he waa 19 left Xcnia, Ohio, to go to Garrett, Indiana, to help open an eating house for his Ohio employers, he was escort to little Bridget Nagle, a pastry cook from Dayton, Ohio, an elderly, friendly body, who, as it happened, was very thinly clad, and consequently not prepared to withstand the bitter cold of the harsh December time. At Deschler, Ohio, in a iirelcss harn of a station, the o wore called upon for a. long nigh' wait on a delayed train. Young rl gart induced the matronly Dridget to try for a nap. When sho awoko two hours later, cczy, snug and refreshed, she found the boy had wrapped her carefully in his new overcoat, and that Tom was exceedingly busy slapping himself ond performing all sorts of acrobatic rti::itH in an effort to keep his blood Elirring. "7od Mess you," said th :!4t'--Irish woman as she return I . overcoat to its owner. Tom Taggart blushed and smiled and hurried the little lady to tho train. Hut that's not all. Ten years lator Thomas Taggart entered upon an up-hill battle for political honors auditor of Marion county. At the tirje Uridget Nagla was still In Mr. Taggart'a employ. Sho called upon him. "Thcy tell me you're gettiif Into politics," sho said. "Thats very true," was the reply. "I want to be county auditor." 'You'll be needin a lot of money, mcbbe?"8Uggestcd Uridget Nagli. "It will tako pome money, yes," said the puzzled Thomas. Tho little Irish lady reached Into the bosom of her dress and produced a roll of bills. "That'll help," she said, simply, handing Mr. Taggart $100, all her fuivlngs. "I've loved you ever since tho night you put your overcoat on xno and went cold yourself, over thoro at Deadlier," she declared, now would she he denied her part In tho election of her friend. "That was the one and only contribution to my campaign fund that yoar," said Mr. Taggart, - when reminded of the episode. Urfdget Naglo had good reuson to remember Tom Taggart and hi. ehivalrie friendliness in after yetirs. Her contrlhutlc n to tho first Taggart campaign bore good fruit and a rieh harvest. WINS CROSS OF WAR Dr. McCulloch Awarded Distinguished French Medal for Bravery Under Fire. Dr. Carlton U. McCulloch. denn rrat'c candidate for governor, is one of the few men in the iioosler state who won Cie croix do guerre in tho world war. Ho entered tho service in 1M7 ns a lieutenant in the medical corps for the purpose of recruiting base hospital No. 22. In August of that same year he was made a captain and later was made a lieutenant-colonel. It was for his bravery aud cotirage In evacuating a hospital during tha bombardment at Corapeigne that won for him a citation from the French government and tho coveted cross of war. Cnnlenlng Is one of the standard j ruies for spring fever. (letting caught in tho rain Increase the overhead on the new prlng hat. 7 German workers with machine guns tat? tools jnlKht . better bo on strike j

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Goodrich Political Appointees Let Contracts for Sums $6,000 in Excess of Amounts Paid Per Mile for Better Roads In Marlon County. TAX BOOST IS PREDICTED The Indiana state highway commission, all of " whoso expenditures are subjeot to tho, approval of the governor, Is now flpondlng tho money of the taxpayers of Indiana at a rate which will require revenue amounting to $212,937,732 to complete the building of tho 3,600 miles of road designated for Improvement by tho commission, according io the Democratic state handbook. Unless the taxpayers of Indiana call a halt on the politically dominated organization which is now being directed by L. H. Wright, with tho approval of Governor Goodrich, they will have to pay taxes amounting to such a staggering sum that an increase of $3.15 In the tax levy would not bo sufficient to produco the money fn one year and a consistent levy of 32 cents higher than the present levy for ten consecutive years would bo necessary to raise the expenses of the highway construction work now contemplated. Loose Methods to Blame. The tremendous cost of state highways In Indiana is due to three things: 1. The letting of contracts for construction to political favorites at more than $,000 a mile excess cost over tho price Marion county pays for better constructed roads. 2. The expenditure of sums at -least half 'as large as the construction costs of roads in overhead expenses such as salaries, traveling expenses and office expenses in tho support of tho highway commission. 3. Tho maintenance by the commission of an expensive retreat for political workers in the form of a vast "maintenance" department presumed to keep up the roads under state supervision to which it attached a "motor transport" department equipped fcith government trucks. ! Prior to August 1, 1920, the stato highway commission had expended $1,743,S73.06, only $974,751.82, of which had been spent in actual construction work on highways. Prior to this date contracts had been let and the commission had obligated itsolf to pay $4,73S,741.3G for 133 miles of hard surfaced roads. Tho average cost per milo of con- ' work on these roads was et ruction v35,G33.37. Waste Total of $823,403. During tho period that the state highway commission waa contracting for roads at an excess cost of $0,191 a mile and thereby wasting $S23,403 of the taxpayers money it was also spending in Its operation for salaries and expenses the sum of $769,121.24, or an overhead of approximately $5,879 a milo and at the time the overhead costs reach this point only about one-fourth of the contract work underway had been completed. Of course, there will bo more overhead expenses in the completion of these contracts now let and if it continues at tho same rate as heretofore it will bo four times $5,S79 a mile or $23,516 a mile, a sum equal to approximately 06 per cent, of the cost of construction! Hero again is a tremendous outlay of the people's money and in a proportion that no ono will attempt to say is necessary In tho conduct of private business. At the same tlrno that these excess profit contracts were being allotted to the favored few and tho overhead expenses wero equalling 06 per cent, of tho construction costs, the department was operating a maintenance department and a "motor transport" department. The maintonnnre department was costing the taxpayers an average of more than $50.000 a month and very little maintenance work was being done. The expenditures of this department to August 1, 1920 from April 1. lUk'O. .when it was organized, were $LVLV'.S7.57,the cost per month having increased from $7,110.11 in April to $95.775.95 in July. The "motor transport" department, equipped with trucks lent to the state by the government, had absorbed $201,160.57 or the taxpayers money up to August 1, 1920, an average of $14.000 a month or $108,000 a year. In other words, the highway commission, as at present operated, is spending $35,633.37 a mile for road construction and the overhead cost of this tonntructlon is at the rate of $2;?,516 a milo1. Reaches Staggering Sum. There are approximately 74,000 miles of highways in Indiana. The commission proposes to take over and improve approximately 3,600 miles of these roads, or about 5 per cent. Dasing as estimated cost oX this work on the actual cost of completing 133 miles now under contract, an idea of the ultimate costs of improving 5 per cent, of Indiarfa's roads by the Goodrich commission methods may be obtained. Unless there Is a radical change in the manner in which tho taxpayers money is expended tho cost will bo 3,600 times $35,633.37 plus 3,600 times $23,51(5 or $212,037,732.

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