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THE ZlICimOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 20, 1910.

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jssusa l aays ncs wsen. eninsjB ran Bundy roornln. Off le -Corner North Mb and A street Hem Pbon 1121. RICHMOND. INDIANA. Ksjstelpb O. Vmm4m Bdltar Laftwa Jms . Carl mtartl Aaaactajta K4itt Nawa EMM ta SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. I Richmond 15.00 r yr ta advance) ar 10 pr wesk. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Ona rear, In advance IJ O-J Sis months. In advance ?2 One month. In advanca .......... .46 RURAL. ROUTES Ona yaar. In advanr r 5? Six month, tn advanca Oaa month. In advanca Addraaa chang-vri a often aa desired; both new and old addresses must ba Ivan. Subscriber will please remit with order, which should be riven for a specified tarm: name will not ba eater d until payment it received. Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post offle aa second class mall matter. RICHMOND, INDIANA "PANIC PROOF CITY" Has a population of 23.000 and ! srswina. It la the county aeat Of Warn County, and the tradlna canter of a rich agricultural community. It Is located dua east from Indlanapolla miles and miles fram in atata Una. Richmond la a city of homos and of Industry. Primarily a manufacturing city. It ia also tha Jobbing canter of Eastern Indiana and enjoys tha retail trada f tha populous community for miles around. Richmond la prond of lt splendid streets, wall kept yards. Its cement sidewalks and beautiful shad trees. It has S national banks. S trust companies and 4 bulldlrra; associations with combined resources of aver 0,000.000. Number of factnrlea MS; capital Invested $7,000,000, with an annual output of 117.000.000. and a pay roll of ts.700.00f. Tha total pay roll for the city amounts to approximately M.300,000 annually. There are five railroad companies radlattna In eight different directions from the city. Incoming freight handled dally. 1.750,000 lbs.; outgoing freight bandied dally. 7(0.000 lbs. Yard J acllltle, per day, 1.700 cars, rumber of passenger trains dally. 0. Number of freight trains dally. 77. The annual post office receipts amount to fdO.OftO. Total assessed valuation of tha city, Slf.ft00.060. . Richmond has two Interurban railways. Three newspapers with a combined circulation of 19.000. Richmond Is the greatest hardware Jobbing center In the state and only second In general lobbing Interests. It has a piano factry producing a high grade . Klano every IS minutes. It Is the tader in the manufacture of traction engines, and producea more threshing machines, lawn mowers, roller skates, grain drills and burial caskets than any other city In the world. The city's area Is J.MO acres; has a court house costing tSOft.00; 10 public schools and has the finest and most completa big school in the middle west under construction: S parochial schools; Karlham college and the Indiana Hwlnee College; five splendid fire companies In fine hose houses: Olen Miller park, the largest and most beautiful parlc In Indiana, the home ef Rich mond'a annual Chautauqua; sev. en hotels; municipal electric light plant, under successful operation, and a private electric llarht plant, tnanrlng competition; the oldest public library In the state, except one and the second largest. 40,000 volumes: pure, refreshing water, unsurpassed: OS miles of Improved streets; 40 miles of sewers: 2 miles of cement curb and gutter1 combined: 40 miles of cement walks, and many miles of brick watka. Thlrtv churches. Including the RM Memorial, built at a cost of I2SO.OO0: Reld Memorial Hospital, one of the most modern In the state' T. M. C. A. building, erected at a cost of I10A.000. one of the finest In the state. The amusement renter of irnstern Indiana and Western Ohio. No city of the site ef Richmond bold a fine an annual art exhibit. The Richmond Pall Festlvsl held each October Is unique, no other city holds a similar af--fair. It Is given tn tha Interest of the city and financed by the business men. Success awaiting anyone with enterprise In the Panlo Proof City. REPUBLICAN TICKET WAYNI COUNTY For Congress WILLIAM O. BARNARD For Representative LEE J. REYNOLDS For Joint Representative (Wayne and Fayette Counties) ELMER OLDAKER For Joint Senator (Wayne and Union Counties) WALTER 8. COMMONS For Prosecutor CHARLES L. LADD For Auditor LEWIS 8. BOWMAN For Clerk CEOROE MATTHEWS For. Sheriff ALBERT B. 8TEEN For Treasurer ALBERT ALBERTSON For Commissioner (Middle District) . BARNEY UNDERMAN (Western District) ROBERT BEE80N For Coroner DR. ROLLO J. PIERCE For Assessor . . , WILLIAM MATHEWS

sjsi a ,a u a-a-a iiihIIMMH.I Ahmri-n (Naw Ysrk City) has : seaatfa Mi factOed to the strealaasa , laf talairtflnaHi My m flbjam of. shjsasitlia iiatelai' la Ha report an; t llll Ulllf AA .-a1

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It would be a mighty good thing if those who worry most about their taxes and their improvements would make it their business to be present at council meetings and th we of the board of public works. That would lead to a much better understanding of things. The meeting of council last nigit in which the tax rate was restored to the place it used to be the ugence of the retiring Democratic administration forced it back to $1.05 for political purposes at the last minute last fall. Most people have the idea that a raise of five cents is comparable to the 'revision upwards' of the Payne-Aldrlch tariff. A five cent raise in city taxes happens to mean only 97,000. There was a whole lot of contfhon everyday horse sense In the position taken by 'Doc Zimmerman when he said: "Most people think that when the city taxes are raised five cents that the administration is going to have all sorts of money to do things with. The people who want improvements can't see why the city doesn't do every thing all at once with the 'enormous' sum of money that the raise in taxes apparently means while on the other hand the people that pay the taxes can't see why any raise in taxes is necessary and they howl about that." He went on to say that in his opinion the tax rate ought to remain where It was. unless the council was willing to go ahead and get enough money to make an appreciable hoi? in the enormous budget of $300,000. He remarked that whatever council did or did not do that his administration would get the blame or praise for it and that what ever the council did in this matter be would continue a policy of economy. But while this paper cannot approve of an attempt to make all the Improvements in one year and does not believe that in view of the high coBt of living that a raise to the limit of city taxation Is advisable at present we do.wpnt to drive homo two or three things. This town is in a transition period in which the growth of the town ts dependant to a certain extent on the extensions of streets and alleys. It is not a fiction of our minds but a fact which everyone knows that there are few houses for rent in Richmond. Richmond is so materially prosperous that the town must grow. This sort of growth means higher taxes for a while. A city the size of Richmond, particularly when it is growing Is a much harder proposition tUan a town like Indianapolis, which has the lowest tax rate of any of the large cities. The question Is one of size and growth and the certain fixed charges for actual government which are smaller per capita In a large city than in a small one. Another point which we wish to put forth is one which is also just plain common sense. You can't expect Improvements without paying for them. It is eventually cheaper to raise the tax rate than to borrow money from banks and then use the taxes to pay the interest on the money borrowed. This is, as 'we understand it, the real position which Dr. Zimmerman took. On that proposition he is dead right. Borrowing money from banks and then paying the interest from the tax rate can be shown to be very much like paying double interest on the money.

Zimmerman said to council: "If you will promise me that this council will not borrow money except in eases of real emergency, I will not ask you to raise the tax rate. We will make no improvements to speak of and we will simply carry on only the real administration of the city. I would, much rather the people would howl for Improvements than over raising the taxes." This proposition is fair enough.

When Councilman Wessel arose and said that he would like to request the reporters of the newspapers to make it plain to the citv that the raise in taxes only amount to $7,000 he was saying that people don't know very much about what is going on at any time in the matter of taxes or city government. We return to our original proposition that people ought to get in touch with the situation by going to council meetings. There would be fewer men who blame the city for not making more improvements without taxes and fewer taxpayers who would assail it in case improvements were made with a corresponding raise in taxes. '

A Few Facts Dr. Zimmerman is one of those unfortunate individuals who has received the benefit of all the kicks that were floating around both deserved and undeserved. It is curious that under these attacks he has preserved a singular proportion of the fitness of things and has thus far given the city an administration which has made the most of every opportunity to benefit the city. If it Is any use to reply to a manifestly biased communication coming from a man near to a democratic source in a campaign year it is simply to get a few facts before a public already interested in the tax rate of this city. Mr. Havls's communication was not free from passion and misstatement Says Mr. Bavls: "Although the tax duplicate is higher by nearly three quarters than It was four years ago, no suggestion was ever made to raise the tax levy." But the Schillinger administration had the benefit of a tax rate at $1.10 and did not dispense with that until the last minute when they cut It down to $1.05, from which it was raised last evening. But the Schillinger administration spent $53,580.41 which came from the light plant which it never paid back. This administration can not do that under the existing law. If we are not mistaken the Schillinger administration had the benefit of $32,862.98 from sequestered taxes. In spite of these facts with a tax rate much higher than the present city administration has thus far had, the Schillinger administration succeeded In going in debt at the following clip: Operating Expenses of City 1907 . $195,557.34 1908 202.513.78 1909 209.712.49 1910 to Sept. 1st. 165,919.36 Receipts 1907 $164,510.49 1908 172,769.84 1909 177.873.13 , 1910 to Sept 1st T 151,828.35 Deficits 1907 $31,046.85 190S 25.511.14 1909 31.839.36 1910 to Sept 1st 4,091.01

Items Gathered In From Far and Near INDICTED BEEF PACKERS. From the Milwaukee Sentinel. Attorneys for the packers intimate that there Is a combine trying to pack their clients off to the cannery. From the Newark Evening News. It is siucerely to be hoped that the Indicted Chicago packers may not succeed tn packing the juries. From the New York Evening Mail. The beef barons may go to prison, of course, A week or so. our prediction Is. after Walter Wellman crosses the Atlantic in a balloon. From th Syracuse Post-Standard. The beef trust magnates may be In

jeopardy, but they have no reason to

envy the leading members of the Narragansett club. From the Indianapolis News. The theory of the packers that they were justified In violating the law is at least interesting. From the Milwaukee Journal. The beef trust ought to be used to it by this time, but we suspect that it would feel better if Judge Landis were not on the job. From the Syracuse Herald. There is at least one part of J. Ogden Armour's statement concerning the action of that federal grand jury in Chicago, the sincerity of which nobody can question. He said: I deeply regret the bringing of these Indictments.' From the Providence) Evening Bulletin. , Perhaps the packers of Chicago will

some day become tired of indictment! It may not ever rob them of their

liberty, but It must be-terribly monot onous, and, besides, them can be little profit in It for them. Even their ingenuity cannot devise any means of making it an excuse for raising the price of meat. LORIMER. From the Boston Herald. How many sensational acceptances to the Lorimer dinner In Chicago will it take to make up for the T. R. refusal? Scran ton Tribune-Republican. Senator Lorimer is probably convinced that a hotel is a better dining place than a club, anyhow. From the ' Milwaukee Journal. Mr. Lorimer has resigned from the Hamilton club, but he has not been moved to snch indignation as to sever himself from the roll of the federal senate. From the Columbus News. On the other hand, it looks very much as if the Hamilton club had resigned from "Billy" Lorimer. From the Da v ton News. Senator Lorimer's friends are going to give a banquet to him as a protest against the way he was treated by Roosevelt. If they want to get good and even they ought to invite Booker Washington to attend it. From the Augusta Herald. Senator Lorimer has resigned from the Hamilton club, but that won't wipe j oui me numiiiauon to wmcn ne was subjected. From the Springfield Union. Then, again. Senator Lorimer probably has one or two of those one-thousand-dollar bills left and can afford to buy himself a dinner when he feels like eating. From the. Columbus Evening Dispatch. Senator Lorimer having tendered his resignation as a member of the Hamilton club, it is the club that is j now on trial, nut wn?t a pity thai the senator did not, while in the resignation humor, send a similar note to the governor for transmission to the legislature of Illinois. TWINKLES BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Genius, Past and Present. "You must admit the greatness of the men who painted the pictures you are so anxious to acquire. "Oh, yes," replied Mr. Dustin Stax; I "although I can't help thinking of what a lot of respect those old mast-1 ers would have had for the men who are now able to buy their works." Providinfl for the . Future. "Why do you insist on taking that youngster's photograph every few weeks?" "After he has plunged into the hardships and responsibilities of mature life, he can take the pictures out and look at 'em. When he sees how his mother used to dress him and cut his hair he'll feel more resigned to being grown up." ' The Habitual Adviser. I wonder, as my mind with counsel teems For every class of man the world' has known. Just why another's business always seems Much easier to master than my own! A Financial Deadlock. "Who is that man who has been sitting behind the b?.r day after day?" inquired the stranger in Crimson Gulch. "That's Stage Coach Charley. He's" in a peculiar predicament He went to town last week and got his teeth fixed. Then he come here and, bein' broke, ran up a bill on the stren'th of his seven dollars' worth of gold flllin'. Charley won't submit to havin' the nugets pried out an' the proprietor won't let him bit away with the collateral, and there you are!" Food's Apparel. We naed to e?.t plain bread and meat When simple grace was said. We felt a gratitude complete When hunger's pangs had fled. But now 'most everything we buy Is wrapped or boxed secure Wth pictures that entrance the eye and lots of literature. They show that if you will consume Their own especial brand The roses of content will bloom For you on every hand. Your figure will be quite correct; Your face will wear a smile And youli .improve your intellect ? In an amazing style. v And so I take my dally bread With pleasure and surprise At all the Joyous prospect spread Before my wondering eyes. By means of illustrations gay . And essays quaintly' rare. Which are included day by day In every bill of fare. This Is My 73rd Birthday LAURENUS C. SEELYE. Dr. Laurenus C. Seelye, who recently resigned the presidency of Smith college after holding that office for thirty-five years, wai born In Bethel. Conn., Sept 20, 1837. He graduated from Union college at the age of twenty and subsequently studied at Andover and in the universities of Berlin and Heidelberg. Upon his return home in 1863 he became pastor of a Congregational church In Springfield. Mass. Two years later he quit the pulpit to begin his career as an educator. From 1865. until 1872 he was professor of rhetoric and English literature) at Amherst college. In the latter year he resigned to become first president "of Smith college. Of Court. "What's the matter T , MCe4d. or something In my bead." "Most be a cold, old man."

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Ohio Democrats will open their State campaign at Canton. September 24th. Chairman McKinley of the Republican Congressional Committee predicts that the next House will be Republican by 46 majority. Robert S. Rutledge, candidate for attorney general of Missouri two years ago. has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to succeed United States Senator Warner. Campbell Slemp. the only Republican congressman from Virginia, is to have as his opponent on the Democratic ticket this fall, Henry" S. Stuart, a millionaire cattleman and farmer. Richard F. Pettigrew, former United States senator from South Dakota, believes that a new political party representing a coalition of radical Democrats and progressive republicans is inevitable and that it may come in time to swing the election in 1912. Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp of Lexington, president of the Kentucky Woman's Christian Temperance Union, has announced her candidacy for Congress in the Seventh Kentucky district The principal plank In her announced platform is directed against the liquor traffic. Samuel Bowles, Jr., son of the publisher of the "Springfield Republican." is a candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination in the Second Massachusetts district. Since 1S92 the district has been represented by Frederick H. Gillett, one of the oldest members of the House in point of service and a close friend of President Taft. Henry F. Cochems, who as insurgent has won the Republican nomination for congressman in the Fifth Wisconsin district, defeating William H. Stafford, the present representative, is credited with having been the best all around athlete that the University of Wisconsin ever produced. Since leaving college he has practiced law in Milwaukee. Maine is to have a Democratic governor for the third time since 1S55. In 1878 Alonzo Garcelon. a Democrat, was chosen governor by the legislature, as none of the candidates received the required majority vote at the regular election. Two years later Harris M. Plaisted. father of the man who is to be the next governor, was elected by a fusion of the Democrats and Greenbackers. Charles E. Townsend, who has defeated the veteran Julius C. Burrows for the United States senatorship in Michigan, is 54 years old and a native of Michigan. His home is in Jackson and he has been practicing law since 1896. He was first elected to Congress in 1902 from the Second district, and last November was re-elected for a third term, receiving large pluralities each time. Congressman Sereno E. Payne of the Thirty-fir6t district of New York, author of the Payne Tariff bill, is to be opposed for renomination by E. Clarence Aiken, former mayor of Auburn. Mr. Aiken Is an Insurgent, and is opposed to the Payne Tariff bill and in favor of an immediate revision downward. He has been a life-long Republican and is said to be popular with the masses.

MESSAGE OF MAYOR WAS HOT HEEDED (Continued From Page One.) than they are advised by the controller, do not ask for improvements that this appropriation does not cover, or do not advocate borrowing money to pay interest to banks and fool the people. Won't Vake Any Loans. "The board of public works expects to be economical and carry out the appropriation as voted tonight, but will not use borrowed money. "For instance borrow $25,000 as did the last administration, and count the interest and see what you could improve with it. "According to the annual reports of the city officers on file, the last administration received the following receipts that this administration will not receive, as follows: In 1907 from omitted taxes. .$32,862.98 1908 from Light plant 19,602.91 1909 from Light plant...... 33,977,50 Total extra receipts . . . . .$86,443.39 "And besides they raised the taxes from $1.04 to $1.10 and with all of the above at their command left the city $5,500 more bonded indebtedness than when they took hold of the city's affairs. "They reduced the taxes to $1.05 in my opinion, for political purposes, which failed. Want Much Get Little. "Now, gentlemen, I would rather you would leave the taxes as they are and there will be no howl, than to raise them to $1.11 because it only brings the city's treasury a little over $7,000; each five cents raise in taxes only brings $7,000 to the city. "Now, then if you raise the taxes "THIS DA TE

SEPTEMBER 20. 1697 King William's war ended by the treaty of Ryswick. 1777 British defeated the Americans in battle at Paoll, Pennsylvania. 1803 Robert Emmett, Irish patriot, hanged in Dublin for treason. Born in 1778. 1848 First meeting of the American association for the advancement of science held in Philadelphia. 1872 Major General James P. Anderson died in Memphis. Born in Winchester, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1822. 1879 General Grant arrived at San Francisco on his return from a trip around the world. 1881 Chester A. Arthur of New York sworn in as president of the United States. 1884 Equal Rights party, in convention at San Francisco, nominated - Belva A. Lock wood for president of the United States. . ' 1907 Hon. A. G. Mackey chosen leader of the liberal party in Ontario.

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as recommended the people will expect much and get. little on a six cent raise." i The message was signed by Mayor W, W. Zimmerman, Fred Charles and President Hammond of the board of works. v After reading the message Mayor Zimmerman declared no matter what council decided to do he would uphold its action. He claimed that improvements suggested by the board amounted to over $300,000 and that it would be impossible to do this on $1.11 tax rate. The mayor admitted he might be wrong but he argued that the city should not have to borrow money. Then the mayor flung this taunt in the teeth of council. "Council is afraid to make the tax rate $1.25 for fear of what the people will say." Councllmen and city officials claim that thema.yor was "tryin' to get 'em mad," so that they would leave the tax rate at $1.05. However, , the city fathers refused to "get mad," argued a little, then voted a $1.10 tax rate. Views of Councilmen. William H. Bartel It wjuld be first rate if we would make all the improvements provided for in the budget I don't believe the people 5 would kick then. The man who jumps from a tax rate of $1.05 to $1.25 is as bad as the man who doesn't do anything. Every business man borrows money to bridge him over the dull season. If he carries enough capital to go without borrowing in the slump, he's got too much capital, and there is a lot of money laying around in the busy season not bringing anything in. That's what banks are for. Matt Von Pein We are just making the tax rate for one year and not forever. For a great many years we got along with a rate of $1.04 and did wonders for a city of our size. There are the parks, the city building, beautiful streets. The dollar-ten rate is, a IN HISTORY"

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good one and ought to do. The general opinion of the business men" is that the rate should not be extra high. A good thing would be to make one big improvement each year and I think then we would satisfy the people. The experiment is worth trying at least. Henry Engelbert I dont believe we could do $300,000 worth of improvements in a year and there would not be any sense of raising the tax rate to $1.25. ...... i? Councilraen BurdsaV Evans. Weishaupt, Wessel, Waldele and Williams favored either $1.10 or $1.12 and Councilman King alone wanted to leave the rate where it is at present $1.05. Kauffman wanted the rate $1.15. They argued that the improvement contemplated in the 1911 budget are far from a "do-nothing" policy. King Alone Voted "Nay." When the ordinance was passed all the members voted In favor with the exception of Councilman King. The rate was fixed, $1.05 on the general fund; 5 cents on the sinking fund, and 50 cents on poll tax. The budget ordinance will come up for third reading at the next meeting of council. The mayor told council they would

not need to ask for any improvements but what were in the budget, for It would be another year of economy. The tax receipts will be about $7,000 more than they were, this year and including the vehicle tax, the amount for surplus improvements will be a little over $10,000. There are three improvements., bridge repair $7,500, roofing tbe city building $3,500 And $8,000 for the crematory, which will probably not come up again for twenty years. These Items make the 1911 expenditures especially high and will lessen the number of street improvements. The ordinance was signed by Mayor Zimmerman. "So you enjoy being married to a suffragette?" sld one man. "Thoroughly," replied the Other. "Instead of, keeping me awake with curtain lectures, she nuts me to sleep reading her speeches." Trisbie Collars The Frisco Hade in 3 heights and 3 sizes for 'particular man, Sits equally well on coft or stiff bosom shirts. FRISBIB, COON&Qx TMoy-Nur tTM03raoaDsjpop& 23 FOR SALE IN RICHMOND BY W. P. HAUGHT0N SCHOOL BOOKS and SUPPLIES Quigley Drug Stores Richmond Feed Store 11 Z 13 N. Slh Phone 21S$ The Flower Sbop HIS Usia SL Pfcese 1C33 LIFE INSURANCE E. B. KNOLLENBEKG Roem . Ka oil enters Annex

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