Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 309, 5 November 1913 — Page 4

L'AGE FOUR

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 1913

The Richmond Palladium

AND 8UN-TE1JGGRAM.

Published Every Evening Except Sunday, by Palladium Printing Co. Uaaonic Building. Ninth and North A Streets. R. G. Leeds, Editor. E. H. Harris, Mgr. In Rloimond, M cents a week. By Mall, to adTance a year, 95.06; six month. $2.M; one month. 45 cent. Rural Route. In adrance one year,' 92.00; alx month. 11.25; one month 26 cent. Enter at the Pest Office at Richmond. Inelana, aa Second Class Mall Matter. His Honor, the Mayor The panic-proof city is now Zimmerman proof. In a most emphatic way Richmond made it known to her persistent and old time suitor that his day is done. It is too early to analyze election returns from the country at large, but it appears that Richmond has lined up with several other American towns in standing for the new system of efficiency and in giving machine politics the go by. Mr. Robbins has earned his high honor solely on his own merits and deserves every iota of success that is his; the Progressive committee is entitled to a large share of the credit for it has faithfully supported its candidate and carried on his campaign in a clean, fair manner; but Mr. Robbins and the Committee both feel very certain as they have expressed it, that the deepest significance of the victory is that it indicates the city's demands for a new method of administration. Mr. Robbins says he will begin at once to make a careful survey of the present system with a view to installing himself in office, January 1st, to take charge of affairs in a business like way. His plan will be, he states, to go through each department in a most thorough manner with a view to the gradual application of efficiency methods. His administration will stand squarely behind him; Baltz Bescher, who has a fine record as city clerk and eight out of twelve councilmen will be on hand to back up the administration's program. One of the disappointments of the election was Mayor Hunt's defeat in Cincinnati. The brilliant young executive was smothered by the old Boss Cox methods against which he has waged such valiant war for the last five or six years. However, he has set a new standard from which his successor will not dare retreat. But this disappointment is more than offset by the welcome news of Tammany's defeat. John Purroy Mitchel was the people's candidate in every sense of the word and his victory serves as one more proof that the people can always win out when they set themselves to it.

Statistical Liars "Figures won't lie, but liars can figure." This saying expresses somewhat the popular distrust of statistics. But it also suggests at the same time the fallacy of that distrust for it implies that when figures lie the fault is in the man and not in the method. The statistical method was first used in 1648 and suggested at that time "state worthy things," that is, facts worthy of being considered by statesmen and fit to serve as foundations of political action. Statisticians stood close to ruling monrchs and held the confidence of premiers and lords because they furnished the necessary data on which the statesmen could erect their plans. So widespread was admiration for this scientific manner of collecting data leaders of the French Revolution were sure that well authenticated, interesting and important facts would be the chief instrument for freeing the masses. "Ye shall know the facts," they said, "and the facts will make you free." But they were careless in choosing their statisticians. Taking it for granted that any man can gather statistics they selected Tom, Dick and Harry with the ultimate result that the entire method was completely discredited and thrown overboard. Statesmen once more re

signed themselves to the time honored method of governing by guess. The distrust of statistics, born at that time, remains until this day. The common man is always suspicious that the statistician conceals somewhere in the amplitudinous folds of his figured sleeve a few "jokers" and "jonahs" that queer the results. But even so, statistics are very largely used in almost every form of modern commercial and industrial activity. Bankers have their ledgers, doctors their formularies, sanitarians their tables and charts, baseball fiends their dope sheet deducing a player's standing from his statistical record, cooks their printed recipes, carpenters their rules, architects their diagrams and their materials charts, preachers make daily use of statistics and every merchant is in daily reliance on the statistics of his business. Store-keeper and plumber are as dependent on the statistical method as any political economist. Statistics, as used by the efficient political official, is simply a form of social book-keeping. Facts are too numerous and factors are too complex to be carried in the head so both are classified, tabulated and compiled and so put in useable and convenient form. By means of them the official is enabled quickly and certainly to get hold of facts rather than fancies, discovers the real units of inquiry and so simplifies the problem, secures an accurate count of each unit, makes comparisons of the effects of this policy with that, subtracts losses from gains or vice versa, and can reduce the multitudinous effects of some complex process to the simple essence of percentages. In other words, statistics is a labor and time saving device as necessary to the well trained city official as first class tools are to a good mechanic. The reason there may be in some cases the oft quoted hierarchy, "Liars, damned liars, and statistics," is because a set of incompetents, devoid of all knowledge of the use of modern official machinery are given the job of social engineers by an indifferent public.

FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS GOOD RECORD

Total of 135 Fires, So Far, Results in Loss of Only $2,000.

TRUCK SATISFACTORY

Cost of Maintenance of Automobile Cheaper Than Two Horses.

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Do You Chew? Palladium readers who make sport with the festive chewing gum will be interested in what a food expert has had to say about that confection: we quote from Prof. Lewis B. Allyn's contribution to a recent number of Collier's: "The chewing gum which we buy and find advertised

on every side of us is made from a gum gathered in the I

tropics, and it is right here that the trouble starts. "The trees yielding the crude gum are, as a rule, magnificent specimens, with trunks fifty feet in the clear without a branch. "The process of gathering the sap is as follows: The trunk of the tree is scored in zig-zag fashion, from the first branch to the ground, thus making a trough fully seventy-five to a hundred feet in length; now the sap flowing into this cut is pure and white do not forget this but what happens? (It will be well for susceptible- persons to leave the room at this juncture.) "Imagine, if you can, one hundred feet of tanglefoot fly-paper hung in the woods for a week our own northern woods, to say nothing of the tropics J What you would catch would stock a museum of natural history. The sap as it flows down the tree, being sweet and sticky, attracts and holds many things that move, walk, fly or are blown. The native gatherer is not a dainty person; he has not a care in the world so why should he worry? He is paid by the pound, and even a fly weighs something." The cruel professor goes on to say that this is shipped to the States, boiled, and made into a gum. "It would be natural to suppose that this crude gum, so pure and white when it came from the tree, and now so otherwise, would be put through a drastic filtration and refining before being used. Far from it; the only process is to break it into small pieces the size of cracked corn, and hand picked. Try picking a fly out of a lump of putty!" We wish some politician, expert in such matters, would step in and call the professor a , well you know what, a regular of the statistical variety. When news are scarce we must confess a weakness for chewing gum; it serves very well as a substitute. To hear it maligned like this taxes our tolerance to the breaking point. "This gum is then melted and sugar and flavor added, cooled and rolled out as desired, packed and sold to 90,000,000 of men, women and children, carrying on its face the bar sinister of dirt, for the muddy color is dirt, and the specks you see are " We refuse to quote the Professor any farther. Those who have a stomach for such news may look it up for themselves.

A remarkable record of efficiency has been made so far this year by Fire Chief Ed Miller and the members of his department. There have been a total, og 135 alarms sent in since the first of January and the total property loss, in round numbers, is $2,000, an average of $14.81 per fire. The greatest property loss sustained at any one fire was at the Champion Roller Mills, which will amount to about $500. This shows the property loss for the other 134 fires average only $11.20 per fire. The fire department, under the supervision of Chief Miller, has become much more efficient than any other department of the city government. The police department has also shown satisfactory efficiency but could be greatly improved by providing a small night reserve force, one or two motorcycles and other modern police requirements. Experiment Successful. The fire department's experiment with its combination motor chemical and hose wagon, has been very satisfactory. Last year the per diem cost of maintenance of this wagon was 29i cents. This year the daily maintenance cost of this wagon will be much less. The horse drawn combination chemiesnd hose wagon which require two horses, costs 80 cents a day to maintain, the principal expense being. food for horses. The motor truck, besides costing much less for maintenance, has the additional advantage of greater speed in making runs to fires. Wagon Almost Unsafe. The only ladder truck the department has is one which has seen many years of service and is now almost unsafe for use. Chief Miller wants a modern motor truck and hopes that in the near future he will be able to purchase one. Probably this could be secured by dispensing with one of the horse-

drawn chemical-hose wagons, but no i plans along this line have yet been i formulated nor given much considera-1 tlon by the board of public works. Fire-1 men generally agree that the addition of a motor aerial truck, even at the expense of sacrificing a horse-drawn chemical-hose wagon, would greatly increase the efficiency of the department. Just as good protection could be afforded even to the remotest districts of the city because of the great speed of the motor-chemical-hose wagon and the motor aerial truck, and there would be no reduction in hose capacity of the department, for the hose used by the wagon which would be disposed of could be distributed among the other wagons. Wants to Reduce Expenses. Such a change, it is pointed out, would greatly reduce the expenses of the fire department. At the present time there are two vacancies on the fire department, being filled by extra men. The attention of the mayor was called to this fact two weeks ago. and he said he would take the matter under advisement. It is probable that these vacancies will not be filled until after the election, for political reasons. Chief Miller has invented a folding ladder which promises to be of much use to the department, and is now being considered by a local manufacturing concern for commercial purposes. The ladder is about ten feet long, very light, and can be easily carried by a fireman into a burning building.

NO E" ON HATS OF EARLHAM FRESHIESi The committee appointed by the ; freshmen to advise with the Athletic ' Association of E&rlham College con-! cerning the proposed adoption of the class hat by the fresh"in brought the matter before the organization yesterday. The association advised the freshmen to not use the letter '"E" on their hats. It has been the custom of the ! college to reserve the letter for use in ' rewarding the athletes of the college, and although no definite order was j made to the freshmen by the assocta-: tion, it is believed that they ill re-!

spect the tradition of the college.

mayor, was elected to that o!Tic at yesterday' election by a plurality of 75. Democrats elected three and Republicans seven councilmen. M. Johnson. Republican, was elected clerk and E. A. Colson. Republican, was chosen treasurer.

OF LOCAL INTEREST

Her Perversity. "Come out thin evening." said Sabbubs, '"and I'm sure you'll get a good dinner." "I thought you had no cook now, replied Citimnn. "She doesn't leRve until tomorrow. She'll do her best this evening Just to make u realize how much we'll mis her when she's goue." Exchange.

INDEPENDENT WINS NEWCASTLE RACE

I RANDOM NOTES ! ! FROM EARLHAM i The plans for the Halloween party

i which the boys of the college will give

'to entertain the girls have been about; ! completed. Masks and costumes of all '

descriptions will be worn by the students who attend this affair, which is the biggest event of its kind in the course of the college year.

NEW CASTLE. Ind.. Nov. 5 J. L. Watkins, Independent candidate for!

Some People We Know and We Wiil Profit by Hearing About Them. This is a purely local event. It took place in Richmond. Not in some faraway rlace. You are asked to investigate it. Asked to believe a citizen's word. To confirm a citizen's statement. Any article that is endorsed at horn Is more worthy of confidence Than one you know nothing about. Endorsed by unknown people. Mrs. John Brannan. IS South Third street. Richmond, Ind., say: "Dean's Kidney Pills are just as represented and are a fine kidney remedy. Whenever any of us have pains in the back or other troubles caused by irregular kidney action. Doan's Kidney Pills give relief." The above statement must carry conviction to the mind of every reader. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that Mrs Brannan had the remedy backed by home testimony. 50c at stores. Koster-Mllburn Co , Props.. Buffalo. X. V. "When Your Back is Lame Remember the Name."

The chorus of the college is badly in need of female voices and President Kelly announced that he hoped the girls would take more interest in the work. The men of the college have turned out in sufficient numbers to make a fine organization. A picture of all the students and professors of the college was takeu yesterday by Mr. Dalbey. The photograph was made in such a way as to include the greater part of the college buildings. .

A Man's Career. A man ought to look upon his career as a great artist looks upon his masterpiece as an out-picturing of his best self npon which he looks with

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CAUSE ANNOYANCE

Indianapolis Officials Unable to Get Devices to Work.

Voting machines caused trouble in fifteen precincts at Indianapolis yesterday. Shortly after the polls opened the election board, with headquarters at the city clerk's office, was overwhelmed with hurry-up calls for help rfom the inspectors and sheriffs who had been vainly endeavoring to get the devices to work. Machinists and experts were hurriedly secured and sent in fast automobiles with orders to give voters a chance to cast ballots, even if the old method was necessary. In almost every case they found the trouble caused by the inexperience and lack of mechanical skill on the part of those who were "endeavoring to set them up for the day's use. In some few cases the devices were queered by careless voters who became confused in presence of the complexity. Many complaints were made during the. day by men who became bewildered by the large number of levers which had to be manipulated before a vote would register.

NEW MAYORS OF I

I INDIANA CITIES !

Terre Haute Donn M. Roberts Dem. South Bend Fred W. Keller, Citi zens'. Evansville Benjamin W. Bosse, Dem. Fort Wayne V. J. Hosey. Dem. Greencastle Walter Cooper, Dem. Muncie Dr. Rollin Bunch, Dem. Anderson Jesse H. Mellett. Dem. Logansport Frank V. Guthrie, Dem. Kokomo George W. Stidger, Dem. Shelbyville Henry Scboolach, Dem. Connersvillo Braun. Dem. Rushville Behout, Rep. Michigan City Martin T. Krueger, Citizens'. Elwood Francis M. Harbitt, Dem. Bloomington John T. Harris, Dem. Peru William A. Hammond, Citizens'. Union City Reitnour, Dem. Portland C. A. Paddock. Dem. Goshen S. F. Spohn. Dem. Jeffersonville Ernest DRault, Dem. Marion W. O. Batcheler. Prog.

WERNLE DIRECTORS ACCEPT RESIGNATION Rev. H. Gahre, superintendent of the Wernle Orphans" Home, tendered his resignation yesterday to the board of directors. The board accepted the

resignation, but deferred the selection of his successor to a later date. The Rev. Gahre has been at the head of the institution for a number of years. Greece annuall produces more than 21,000,000 pounds of tobacco.

CATARRH SUFFERERS Get Immediate and Effective Relief By Using Hyomel. Hyomei is nature's true remedy for catarrh. There is no stomach dosing ,: you breathe it When usiug this treatment, you breathe healing balsams and effectively reach the most remote air cells of the throat, nose and lungs, the catarrhal germs are destroyed quick and sure relief results. Hyomei often restores health to chronic cases that had given up all hope of recovery. Its best action is at the start of the disease when the breath is becoming offensive, and constant sniffling, discharges from the nose, droppings in the throat and frequent sneezing, of that choked up feeling begin to make life a burden. At the first symptom of catarrhal trouble, such as crusts in the nose, watery eyes, hawking and morning choking, surely use Hyomei and -see how quickly you get relief. All druggists sell it. The complete outfit, including inhaler and bottle of liquid costs but $1. Extra bottles of liquid, if later needed, 50 cents. Hyomei is sold by Leo H. Fihe with giiarantee to refund money If it does not give satisfactions

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Advance Thanksgiving Special

TUTFE HAVE a few Choice Suits new and exclusive models in popular shades and materials, which will be on sale Thursday morning at a very low price. The value of these suits range fro $37.50 to $50.00. Special price will be $2975 To show them will be our pleasure. Ready-to-Wear Department

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