Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 262, 15 October 1915 — Page 4

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THE ItICiniOM FAlLaDIULE AND SUN-TELEGRAil FRIDAY, OCT . 15, 1915

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND ITON-TBLBORAM

Published Evcrv Evening Except Sunday, by Palladium Printing Co. Palladium Building, North Ninth and Sailor Sts. R. G. Leeds, Editor. E. H. Harris, Mgr.

In Richmond, 10 cents a week. By mall, to advanceon yeer. $6.00: six months. .0; one month. 45 cants. Rami Routes, in advance one year, 1.00: six montha, f 1.2; cne month 25 cents.

entered at the Port Office at Richmond, Indiana. as See and Class Man Matter.

Goodrich on Taxation "What can be. done to stop the increase of taxes?" That is a question every Indiana business man is asking today. With a tax increase of two hundred per cent in Indiana during the past twenty years the importance of prompt application of some practical, common sense method of regulating the state's taxing power cannot be too greatly emphasized. "Everyone agrees that the condition is no

longer xoierauie, sam jamra r. uwum-u ui Chester the other day, in a clear-sighted, intelligent and comprehensive address dealing entirely with the menace of continually inflating taxation which confronts the people of Indiana. "Is there a remedy for it? The tax doctors do not all agree, but running through all the discussion one can detect a common ground upon which all stand, and that is that, as a condition precedent

zo any iniemgeni revision ox me m. mwo mi state, there must come an amendment to our constitution that will permit the classification of property." Mr. Goodrich accurately declares that under the existing system of taxation one-half of Indiana's wealth is taxed today, while the other half, the "intangible" taxables, are free. Such a condition of affairs brings to mind a sage utterance once made by the late Benjamin Harrison: "The preservation of the principle of a proportionate contribution, according to the true value of what each man has, to the public expense is essential to the maintenance of our free institutions and of peace and good order in our land." It is pleasing to note that Mr. Goodrich turns to the root of our taxing evils to find a remedy for them. His advice to begin the work of providing a fair and equal taxation system by amending the state constitution is sound logic. With that strange, inexplicable lack of comprehension of public nee4s frequently noted among self governing peoples, the voters of Indiana a year ago, while loudly and insistently demanding relief from excessive and unfair taxation, rejected the plan of calling a constitutional

convention to revise the basic law in accordance

with modern conditions. "It is apparent, if this condition is to continue, that the burden of the entire support of the state will fall upon the owners of lands, improvements and other tangible property that can be readily exposed to the view of the assessor. So

alarming has this condition become to all thoughtful persons that the revision of the tax system of Indiana has become a question of first importance to every citizen," Mr. Goodrich said in his timely discussion of the taxation question. "Our present tax law was enacted in 1891. At that time it was regarded as one of the best tax laws of the country. It is what is known as the "general property tax" and in theory is intended to place upon the tax. duplicate all property, tangible and intangible, at its true cash value. Prior to its enactment, the tax laws of Indiana were in a chaotic condition; each county, in fact, each township in the state assessing its property without regard to the rule or custom followed in other townships and without the supervision of either county or state board. The result was that gross irregularities appeared in the assessment of the property. Real estate was assessed in one county at ten per cent of its value, in another twenty-five, perhaps in another fifty. Railroad property and public service corporations were assessed without rhyme or reason, in some counties being assessed at from two to five times as much as property of the same value was assessed in another county in the state. This resulted in the owners of property in the different counties contributing unequally to the support of the state and led to the enactment of the law of 1891. "This law placed under the control of the State Tax Board the assessment of all railroad.?.

interurbans, telegraph, telephone, express, car

lines, pipe lines, etc, and gave them the general power to revise assessments as finally approved by the local county boards of Equalisation, it also provided for appeals in certain cases. It was a great improvement on the previous law, was regarded as the model law of its day and copied by many of the states. .. "Had this law been followed to the letter and had it been accompanied by a constitutional limitation on the amount of the tax levied, much of our present difficulty might have been avoided. But instead of assessing property at its true cash value, as the law clearly directed, the value of real estate having already been fixed under the existing law, the property that came under the direct control of the State Tax Board, as above stated, instead of being assessed at its true cash value, was assessed at from twenty-five to fifty per cent of the actual value. "In order to equalize this and ignoring the plain purpose of the law, local assessors when they came to assess real estate, improvements and other tangible property, followed approximately the same rule and assessed tangible property at from one-third to one-half its value. "The past twenty years has seen an enormous increase in public expenditure in both state and nation. The increase in national expenditures during this period has been 150 and in the state more than 200. Much of this increase has been brought about by the great changes in our social order which have increased functions performed by the state. "We are spending more money each year on our penal, benevolent and educational institutions. Central high schools are being erected in the various townships of the state and instead of children walking. to. school over dirt roads, as they did when I was a boy, they are hauled to school over macadamized roads at public expense. Vocational training has been made a part of the curriculum. Farmers' short courses, county agents, factory inspection, pure food law, workmen's compensation, mine inspection and other features of similar character required by the changed social and industrial conditions of the times cost large sums of money and along with the building of streets, roads, bridges, etc., have led to an enormous increase in the public expenditures. "Much of this has been necessary and we would not have it done away with,, but side by side, with all these necessary things and sometimes as a part of them has grown up a reckless disregard of the public interest in the expenditure of public funds. Offices have been' multiplied and a duplication of public service in many departments has obtained. . Salaries have been increased and money derived from taxation expended with a carelessness and prodigality that would bankrupt any private business enterprise.

"While the expenditures of the state have increased, as above stated, more than two hun-J dred per cent during the past twenty years, by' far the larger part of this increase has been during the past ten years and the increase still j goes on. The increased expenditure for county! purposes in 1913 oyer 1912 was $1,515,063.00, or!

11. During the same period the increase for city expenses was $900,000 and we are spending for gravel roads each year a sum in excess of seven million dollars, besides the interest on something like eighty million dollars of outstanding bonds. "Our county indebtedness is increasing at the rate of more than one million dollars a year. The tax rate has iacreased almost in exact proportion with the increased expenditure for public affairs. So we find that while the average rate in townships outside of cities twenty years ago was 1.15, today it is 2.40 ; the average rate in the city was then 2.25; it is today 3.72. This increase should not obtain under any just system of taxation. For along with the increased expenditure on account of the new functions assumed by the state should have come an increasing tax duplicate that would have cared for this expense without any increase in the rate. "Nothing is more certain than that the increase in the value of the intangible wealth of a country is greatly in excess of the increase in real estate values. Nearly all of the great business of the country is handled by corporations and the investors hold the stocks or bonds in such corporations to represent their interest therein. These securities, along with mortgages, municipal securities, public service corporation bonds, moneys, credits, demands, etc., are commonly termed intangibles and when we use the term "intangibles" we refer to this class of property. It is safe to say that far more than onehalf of the savings of the country are each year invested in intangibles."

Tie Forum Article! contributed . for this column mast not r - in excess ot f oar hundred words. The Identity of an contiCv'.ors must be known to the editor. Articles wiU be printed In the order received. -

Mr. Editor: The undersigned Is the senior member of the law firm of

Thompson Sprague, of M uncle, Ind. Sometime ago we were employed pro

fessionally by Mrs. Adelaide B. Houck, now Mrs. James Griffith, to represent

her In three cases In your county,

Later, by a change of venue, one of

these cases went to the Henry circuit

court. These cases related to matters involved In the settlement of the

estate and disposition of the property

of her former husband, Mr. Houck.

The last one of these cases was set

tled and disposed of some weeks ago.

On the fourth of this month, we

were advised that Mrs. Griffith and

her husband were removing to Detroit. Mich., to live and would there

fore be out of the jurisdiction of any court in Indiana. Understanding they were just ready to move, left us no time to verify the report or to see

Mrs. Griffith before suing. There

fore on the sixth of October, we filed a complaint against her in the Wayne

circuit court to recover our fees.

Since then I have learned that you inserted In your paper an article con

cerning this suit. I want to say that prior to the

bringing of this action, no statement of account for our services had ever been rendered Mrs. Griffith, no request of any kind had ever been made upon her for our fees, and she had never at any time declined or refused to pay the same. If she were going to remain in Richmond, before saying anything about our fees, she would

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Dolly's Daily Ghats For Housewives

Cream Candies. Egg, white of one; flavoring, confectioners' sugar. Mix in enough finely sifted sugar with the egg to make it firm enough to form Into shape with your hand. Add the flavoring, roll out about an eighth of an Inch thick and cut with fancy cutter. For making orange or lemon creams add the grated rind of the fruits; for pepermint a couple of drops of essence. This simple uncoolc "ed fondant can be made up in a thousand ways. Lately I made quite a quantity, flavoring some with almost es

sence, coloring it pink and press!, g half a blanched almond on top; others flavored with liquor had a half cherry; others with coffee, a half walnut; some colored with spinach were flavored with winter green, and so on. I filled a 2-pound box with the same foundation fondant and not more than ten or twelve candies had the same flavor or appearance. Ragout with Soft Eggs. . Dip generous-sited bread cubes In melted butter and let brown in oven. Fill with chopped chicken and beef tongue seasoned and heated in cream

and mixed with bread crumbs which have been scooped from the center of the cubes. Let egg stand for about twenty minutes In water just below the boiling point, then shell and place one upon each cube. Garnish with parsley.

ONLY SIXTEEN, GIRL VERY SICK Tells How She Was Made Well by LydiaE.Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound. New Orleans, La, "I take pleasure

I in writing these lines

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NOTICE Commencing Wednesday, October 13, Falrview-Glen Miller and N. and S. 8th street cars will leave 8th and Main 7'i minutes later. Earlham-E. Main and Easthaven cars will leave 8th and Main streets on the hour and every 15 minutes thereafter, running thru direct from Easthaven to Austin Switch without change by way of Ooran Bridge.

USE COOPER'S BLEND COfflf(BO COOPER'S GROCERY

very properly wait tor as to make a statement to her ot the services rendered for her and the feea charged therefor,. Our haste la bringing - thia suit was on account of the Information we had that the parties concerned were Just ready to leave the state. "We regret very much the mistake that led to our action against Mrs. Griffith for our fees. ' We write this, requesting that you insert it in the next Issue of your paper, because by reason of an honest mistake made, this lady has been placed before the public in an unfavorable light, and we think she is justly entitled to this explanation. W. A. THOMPSON. -

Early Gity History Contributions on the Early Days of Richmond Will Appear In This Column Daily.

THOMA8 McCOY AND OTHER SETTLERS ON NOLAN'S FORK.

Thomas McCoy in 1805 settled about

two mues south of Richmond, but when the "twelve-mile" purchase was offered for settlement, he removed to a farm, southwest of Centerville. He was a man highly esteemed In a neighborhood that produced several noted men. . Henry Bryan lived on a farm near by, he was the first man elected county surveyor, holding the office until his death in 1835. He was an educated man. and his family of three daughters showed the influence of their father's refinement. Thomas McCoy was twice married. The second time he married Hni-v nmn'a

widow. About 1842 they removed to

centervuie, and for a short time were neighbors of my parents. I was about 12 years old at that time, and remember him as a very old man, an authority on pioneer history. He disliked living in a town and they soon returned to the farm, where he died about 1844. In the same neighborhood the widow of Isaac Julian reared her three sons, Jacob, George and Isaac H., who afterwards became nrnminont

Jacob studied law and represented!

wayne county in tne legislature. He married Miss Martha, daughter of Henry Bryan, in 1829 and removed to Centerville. George was a member of congress for a number of years. A good biographical sketch may be found in Young's history of Wayne county. Mrs. S. A. Wrigley.

FINDS NEW INTOXICANT I ' - X.--" LEBANON,' Ind Oct. 15. John Ellis, a farmer, has discovered new manner of getting drunav while living in s supposedly dry. territory. Ellis came to tows so very drank that he was locked up until he explained where he got his llqnor. He finally said that he drank too much "silo whisky," the same being found in the

bottom of any al after

ot the contents has aat in. according to EUia. can- asserted that be obtained sixties quarts of the .Twnlaky.". which la s clear white liquid, from tares slloa near hie farm. ' - Every year more thanJ.C30.000 beds and 8.000.000 meals are provided by the shelters and homes of the Salvation army la Great Britain. ,

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The oM ides that bleedm guns afwj loose teeth (symptoms of pyorrhea) arc due to little pieces ot tartar or bone under the gums, has been eiplodcH. Scientists have made the astounding discovery that this disease is cained by a germ which is found in cwry human mouth. I This germ is the most active and destructive enemy of sour teeth. Are you protecting them against it? You cart ward off its constant attack and escape the dread results of the disease by

using the proper corrective ' and preventive treatment in your dairy toOet. j To meet the need for this treatment and to enable

everyone to take the

sary precautions

uus disease, a

dentist has put his

prescription before the public in the convenient form

Senreco mntsms the feast ccr receive and preventive for pyorrhea known to dental science Used dairy it wffl swrissniBy pro, tect your teeth from thia disease. Senreco also contains the best . harmless agent for keeping the teeth dean and white. It has a ' refreshing flavor and leaves a prfflt fit y lnA Twfl end r4eas ant taste in the mouth, ess Start the Senreco ticatiucst . toai-detajUb folder wrapped around every tube.

Symptom cfaewbed. A 25c two ca. tube is aufiricnt for six or eight weeks of the. pyorrhea treatment." Get Senreco at your dncpstttoday, or send 4e m stamps or com for sample tube and folder. Address The 5en-s tend Remedies Co 5C6 Union Central Bkfg.t Go rinnsti! Obis, ' ' -

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17 YEARS AGO TODAY THE CAPE NOME, ALASKA, GOLD MINING REGION WAS DISCOVERED BY 8 EVEN MEN WHO REACHED SNAKE RIVER IN A SCHOONER. This discovery of gold on American soil was the second spectacular and dramatic event of Its kind In our national life. A mad rush of men eager to obtain the earth's treasure. was the consequence of this discovery. As in California, a few won but a vast majority failed. Seldom are fortunes made in a moment. It la the small amount deposited regularly that counts in the end. Open your account here. Second NauiomaE Bsmk

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GLEN KARN-RICHMOND LINE Owners Welsh & Spencer teave Arrive 7:30a. m Glen Karn '. 5:20p.m. 7:35 a. m Hollansburg 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a. m Bethel ........4:45p.m. 8 :15 a. m. . . . . . . Whitewater 4 :15 p. m. 8:20 a.m. Lock's Store 4:10 p.m. 8:30 a. m.. . . . .. ." Cox's Mills 4:00 p. m. 9:00 a.m. (arrive) Richmond (leave) 3:30 p.m.

NEW PARIS-RICHMOND LINE Owner Chas. Freed Leave . Arrive : 7:00a. m.. .. . . . New Paris 10:30a.m. ; 7:30 a.m. (Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) 10:00 a.m. : 1:00 p. m New Paris 4:00p. nu. 1 :30 p. m. ( Ar.) . Richmond . (Lv.) 3 :30 p. m.

UNION CITY-RICHMOND LINE Owner Lester G. Harris

Leave 7:10 a.m.. 7:55 a.m..

8:15 a. m

' 8 :35 a. m. . 8:50 a. m..

9:35 a. m..

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Arrive . . . Union City 5:20 p. m. , ... Bartonia ...... 4:35p.m.-

Spartansburg . . .". 4:10p.m. Crete 3:50 p.m. . .. Arba 3:35p.m.

Chester. ....... 2:50 d. m.

10:05 a. m..(Ar.) .Richmond. (Lv.) 2:20 p.m.

RICHMOND-FOUNTAIN CITY LINE Horse Hack Leave. Arrive 8:00 a. m Fountain City 5:00 p.m. 10:00 a. m. (Ar.) . .Richmond. . (Lv.) 2:00 p. m.

RICHMOND-LIBERTY LINE Owner -J. L. Thomas Auto Truck, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Leave ' Arrive 8:00 a.m. .. ... . Liberty 6:00 p.m. 10 :00 a. m. ( Ar.) . Richmond . (Lv.) S :00 p. m. RICHMOND-ECONOMY LINE Owner J. L. McNeill Leave Arrive 6:30 a. m Economy 11:30 a.m. 7:00a.m...... Williamsburg 11:00a.m. 7:30 a. m. ....... Webster 10:30 a. m. 8 :00 a. m. ( Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) 10 :00 a. m. 1:00 p. m. ... . ., Economy 6:00 p. m. l:30p. m Williamsburg 5:30 p.m. 2:00p.m Webster 5:00 p.m.

CENTERVILLE AND RICHMOND LINE Owner O. Darnell Leave. Arrive. 7:00 a. m Centerville 11:00 7:30 (Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) 10:30 12:30 Centerville 4:00 1:00 (Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) 3:30

CARLOS CITY & RICHMOND LINE Lundy & Williams Leave Arrive 6:30 a. m Carlos City ...... 6:30 p. m. 6:40 a. m Bloomimrsport 6:20 p.m. 7 :30-l :00 . . . . Williamsburg .... 11 :30-5 :30 7:50-1:20 Webster 11:10-5:10 8:30-2:00 (Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) 10:30-4:30

RICHMOND-LYNN LINE "W

Leave

7:00 a. m. 7:20 a.m.

7:30 a.m. 8:05 a.m. 8 :30 a. m. 1 :00 p. m. 1:20 p.m. 1 :30 p. m. 2:05 p.m. 2:30 p. m.

Owners Denison & Tharp -Arrive Lynn 12:00 m.

Howell's Store 11:40 a.m. Fountain City. ..... 11 :30 a. in. .... ... Chester ... 10:50a.m.

Kat.) .Kicnmona. iiv.) 10 :30 a.m. Lynn .6:00 p.m. . .... Howell's Store 5:40p.m. .... Fountain City ".....5:30p.m. Chester. ...... .4 :50 p. m. (Ar.) ..Richmond (Lv.).. 4:30pm.

Leave 7:00 a. 7:30 a.

8:00 a. 9:00 a. 2:00 p. 2:30 p. 3:00 p. 4:00 p.

EATON-RICHMOND LINE Owner J. A. BanfiH m Richmond 11 m Boston 11 m. West Florence 10 m. (Ar.)... Eaton... (Lv.) 9 m Richmond . . . (Lv.) 6 m .... Boston ........ 5 m. West Florence .....5

m. Eaton 4

Arrive :30 a. m. :00 a.m. :15 a. m. :30 a.m. :00 p. m. :30 p.m. :00 p.m. :30 p. m.

RICHMOND & CENTERVILLE Owner W. Henson heave Richmond 7:00 a. m. ; 9 :00 a. m. ; 11 :00 a.m.; 1:00p.m.; 3:00p.m.; 5:00 p. m.; 7p.m. Leave Centerville 8:00 a. m.; 10:00 a. m.; 12 noon; 2 p.m.; 4 p. m.; 6 p. m.; 8 p. m. OXFORD AND RICHMOND V Owner H. W. Otte

Arrive. .... Oxford. .... ... . 6:10 p. m. . College Corner .....5:40pi.Am. ,i. Fair Haven ...... 4:30p.m.

Boston ........ 4:05p.m.

Leave. 7:00 a. m. . . 7:30 a.m... 8:15 a. m. .

9:05 a.m.

9:40 a.m... (Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) . .3;00p.m.

2:30 p.m. (Ar.) . .Richmond. . (Lv.) 4:30 p.m.

RICHMOND-HAGERSTOWN LINE Owner H. S. Downerd v Leave - - - Arrive 6 :45 a. m. . . . . . Hagerstown ' . . . , . 11 :30 a. m. 1 :00 p. m. . . . . . Hagerstown . 5 :30 p. m. 7:15 a. m.. . . . . . Greensfork . . . . . .11 :00 a. m. 1 :30 p.m. . . . ...Greensfork! . . . . 5:00 p. m. 8 :15 a. nv (Ar.) Richmond (Lv.) 10 :00 a. m. 2:30 p.m. (Ar.) .Richmond., (Lv 4:00 p.m.

PHONE1069 , m LEE HARLAW: TYTrTTTrV

The public ts requested to take advantage of the Auto Hack for passenger and frelant aarvtos to sad from th various towns in the vicinity of Richmond. For Information, phone 106.

HORSE HACK

Owner Ike Aianenaan

; Monday, Wednesday sad Friday '

7 :00 a. m. (Lv.) . . . Liberty. . . (Ar.) 5 :00 p. m. 10:00a.m. (Ar.) .Richmond. (Lv.) 2:00n.m.

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