Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 173, 2 June 1917 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM

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Insure Against Ghastly Defeat! The American people have plunged Into the gulf ' war andUhey must fight their way out with sword

ana smew. The sword of victory will.be forged from the dollars of the - people. The Liberty Loan will help to " win the war. The alternative is an overwhelming disaster for us. We are at war, whether we like it or not. The groans of our wounded have not yet reached our ears. The casualty, lists of our dead have not yet been posted. The full force of our sacrifice has not yet been felt. But these will come. The United States has to fight its way to liberty by wading through blood and every American home will feel the solemn nature of the death-grapple. The world can be "made safe for democracy" only after a year or more of tremendous sacrifice in men and money. Our 500,000 army of liberation will fieht in

Europe; but the real fight will be at home to back up that army with dollars. Every dollar that the people can save from current income and from additional economies will be needed. No man is exempt. No man is too poor to do his bit by subscribing for a Liberty Loan bond, a $50 bond, or a $100 bond. --" It Is the duty of every man to make a solemn effort to save up for the purchase of a bond. In doing so he not only insures victory in place of defeat for the United States, he not only Insures his own savings in a gilt-edged Interest-bearing convertible investment in a first mortgage on the United States, but he inspires, the continuance of business and industry and of his own occupation. Take out your war insurance today; buy a Liberty bond.

BAVIS AND FARWIG OUTLINE POLICY TO BE PURSUED BY ADMINISTRATION IF EITHER WINS MAYORALTY RACE

Replies to the fiften questions submitted to the nominees of both parties on the city ticket were submited to the Central Labor Council last evening. Dr. W. W. Zimmerman was the only mayoralty nominee who did not reply. . ' ijly nine of the twenty-four nomine for councilmanic positions answered the questionatre. Central La-, bor Council announced that it would retaliate by placing an Independent ticket in every ward in which the nominees refused to answer the questions. The name3 of the nominees who answered and those who declined will be presented to the Council at its meeting on June 15. Appended are the replies of Alfred Bavis, independent candidate for mayor, and of Henry Farwig, Democratic nominee. Answer of Bavis To the Members of the Central Trades Council. Gentlemen: Tho aeries of Questions, outlined by

your committee and submitted to the mayoralty and councilmanic candidates, duly received. Believing as I do that you are actuated solely by the desire to secure the best possible results in the exercising of your vote and In consideration of the unusual Intelligence manifested by the questions propounded,! desire to state, that you are not only entitled to the courtesy of a reply, but also to commendation for your public spirit; depth of thought; clearness of conception of existing condition: and the unselfish spirit with which you subordinate organization advantages to almost every other economic phase of our municipal life. It can hardly be hoped that my replies will meet with your fullest accord, but whatever may be the difference, I ask you to accept the assurance, I am answering according to my conscientious convictions as to what I deem to be for the best interest of the city, with a full purpose of redeeming every pledge made. Where I feel the pledge can not be redeemed. I certainly will not compromise myself of create future embarrassment by making the promise. The absence of definite knowledge of future conditions may make what looks possible today Impossible tomorrow. I am taking for granted you are not asking, or expecting, impossibilities. i I will answer the questions in the numerical order In which they are put, repeating the question In an abbrev- . lated form. Question Number One. "Will you render to the city. In the vent you are elected, your undivided service?" Yes. In my declaration of Intention to enter this race, I said: "The duty of a mayor is 95 per cent pure business which, in a city the size of Richmond, will require 95 per cent of hia entire time every working day in the ear." I feel very strongly that no man has a right to accept a salary of $2,000 annually without giving Its equivalent to service. It will also be my purpose to require of my appointees their undivided time and aervlce to the proper care of their respective departments. . ,-. Question Number Two. "What system of checking expenditure entailed by. the. different departments coming under your Jurisdiction will you use?" . As all departments come under thei

By E. F. MURPHY Director or Vocational Agriculture : , - . The soil of our Country is becoming rapidly exhausted. After several years of heavy cropping without returning anything to the soil land has been taken up just a little farther west where the land has not been cropped and is fertile. It has been the almost universal practice of

the civilized world newer lands, on There is noverty wherever they

soils for the food supply. What will the American people do when the

last acre of Western soil is ready to be abandoned because of infertility? Will we oblige our progeny to turn then and face the east, to return to depleted soils and build them up? When the time comes that they must live in poverty on impoverished lands, they will then have little money to invest for the purpose of improving the soil no matter how great the returns for such investments would seem in future years. They will need immediate returns for these improvements because of thir adverse pecuniary circumstances ; and since soils that have been running down for years can not be built up economically in a year or so, it can readily be seen that our descendants will experience a very uncomfortable state of affairs. While we are comparatively prosperous, and the fertility of our soil in Indiana is not yet exhausted, we can well afford to turn our attention to the problems of our soil and adopt systems of soil improvement which can better be done while we are prosperous. The soil is the basis for all agriculture whether it be for the purpose of producing wheat, corn, oats or other field crops,, raising vegetables in our gardens, or even feeding farm animals for our meat. The soil is the sole support of every phase of agriculture and the importance of its upkeep can not be overestimated. The Agricultural Course: Because of the place of soils in successful agricultural operations, it has been decided that a course in soils will occupy the first place in our Vocational Agricultural Course in the Richmond High School. The two-year agricultural course will open this fall with a study of the soil.

Jurisdiction of the mayor, his office Bhould be, and, will be if I, am elected, made the clearing house of every departmental activity. The method of clearing will be by daily, weekly and monthly reports and in maintaining a unit cost system and a monthly compartive record. A strict survey of all departmental needs that a budget may be prepared based on the results of that survey. Question Number Three. : "What effort and method will you employ to secure the best results from both the fire and police departments In such way as will be of essential benefit both to safety and moral wel fare of the people of the city?" The morale of both departments is now adequately covered by a book of rules. The essential benefits, from the point of view of the fire department, is efficiency in reaching a fire in the shortest possible time and by a sys tematic method of inspection of basements and garrets; the motorized equipment furnishes speed and with proper inspection our losses by fire should be almost negligible. From the point of view of the police department, whue under the adminls trative power of the Metropolitan Board of Police Commissioners, my recommendation to that board would be a policy tending to centralize responsibility, placing the force on a merit basis, conditioning promotion and future Increase In pay on the per centage of merits to their respective credits. Question Number Four. "Are you in favor of the adoption of a well defined civil service for all city employes?" I favor civil service where its appli cation Is practical. I am not quite sure that it would be at all necessary in some department work; wherever it would conduce to efficiency I would favor its adoption. Question Number Five. "Have you any plan for the operation of a civil service system that will make such system proof against political influence?" No. Under the present form of partisan politics, making the adoption of civil service compulsory by state law, penalizing any official who at tempts to defeat the purpose of the law, such civil service will be effective and Immune to any political influence, not otherwise. This should be taken care of by the new constitution. Question Number Six. "It has been proven beyond question that where public utilities have been owned by municipalities that it has resulted in the lowering of taxation we therefore ask you are you in favor of extending the municipillzation of all such public utilities?" Most assuredly. Under our present law, our debt contracting power is limited to two per cent of all taxable values and if the city was free from all bonded debt we could not float bonds for amounts exceeding 1350.000. So the acquiring of any further utility properties is but of the question. The influence of organized labor in CB7 city and state could be profitably used in seeing that such delegates to the constitutional convention are voted for who favor municipal home rule carrying with it the authority to acquire utility properties, raising the money for such purposes by issuing mortgage bonds therefor beyond. the general limit of bonded ' indebtedness . prescribed by law; such bonds to be secured by the utility itself and the

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM." SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1&17

Our Soil to ruin land and then seek out which to repeat, the process. among the people of the world are obliged to depend on depleted revenue therefrom. Article 18, section 12 of the constitution of Ohio gives to that " state such power. Why not Indiana? Question Number Seven. Knowing that the future welfare of our city is in the development of its industrial relations we ask with much concern, what will be your policy in promoting the Industrial develop ment of the city?" That is a profound question. There are three elements essential to Indus trial development; low taxes; cheap utility product; transporation facil ities. - - A co-operative spirit with every movement along this line is imperative. Taking the first, low taxes, that can only be possible by exercising frugality, consistent with judicious expendi tures, accompanied by vigilance that no leaks are permitted. Second. Cheap utility product in volves a clean conception of corporation Tights, with a steadfast relentless warfare against Imposition of every form not consistent with those rights The administration with which I have been identified in a humble way, recog nized the importance of cheap power to the industrial development and that one thing was the impelling motive behind the merger of the two electric plans of our city; the details of which you are already familiar. You say: "We ask with much con cern." That you should be "concerned" is fully up to expectations, When the industrial survey, recently made, shows that four fifths of Richmond's working population are employed in the shops of the city, it brings home to all of us how important it is not to place impediments in the way of the successful operation of those industries. . . We can not hurt them without hurting ourselves. This does not mean that we should bow in meek submiss ion to any proposed Imposition, but it does mean that we should play four square In demanding our right and not take the corners off the square when asked to concede equal rights to the employer. I have always stood upon that plat form in public and private discussion of this phase of our economic life. Question Number Eight. "Believing that labor, as well as the employer of labor, have . the inherent rights to organize for their betterment would you favor the unionizing, In so far as possible, all city employes?" Th unionizing of city employes is not an executive prerogrative, being strictly within the legislative power of the common council. There is a distinctIon between the different classes o labor in- the city, making it difficult to determine how, or . in what sway, it would be beneficial both to the city and employes. Let us look at this question squarely. You say: "Believing that labor, as well as the employer of labor have ' the inherent right to organize." The same inherent right not to organize must be conceded; to play fair. ' , .. Take as an example, we have one man who has given to the city 40 years of his life; supposing he declines to become affiliated, must the city ignore Its moral obligation to that man and deny him th privilege of his "inherent right" by insisting that he join the teamsters union? :rr. If the ordinance committee, to whom would be entrusted the preparation of an ordinance, after fully investigating, decides it would be to the economic advantage both to the city and em-,

OFFICERS ELECTED AT ALUMNI PARTY

CAMBRIDGE CITY, June 2. The alumni reception was held at the Pythian temple Tuesday evening. W. H. Doney, president of the asociatlon, introduced the class of 1917, consisting of twelve young men and women. B. F. Wissler, president of the school board.. In a ten minutes' talk related "My Dream." Then followed "Uncle Tom's Cabin" In modernized form, by a number of the girl graduates. Officers named are: Mrs. Will Woodward, president; Miss Helen Filby, vice president; Mrs. Fred Wright, recording secretary; Mrs. Paul Drischel, coresponding secretary, and Max. Kitterman, treasurer. ployes to organize,' and that the employes were willing to subscribe to the principles and to become affiliated, I would certainly sign the ordinance. Question Number Nine. "Realizing that the extreme need of the present is the permanent improvement of our principal thoroughfares where do you stand in the matter of street improvements that will be of lasting and permanent benefit to the taxpayers of the city?" No one realizes more than ,1 what a criminal waste of money there is in trying to maintain a system of macadam streets under present traffic conditions. I stand squarely for permanently improved streets. Question Number Ten "At present we have a very Inadequate and inefficient sewer system as proven. We therefore, ask and desire a full and complete answer to the policy you will pursue In regard to this vital problem?" To provide a remedy for the present admittedly inadequate sewer system is an engineer's problem. The present apparent remedy lays In the construction of capable relief sewers, relieving the present sewers of their over load. To be specific, flooded basements on North E street between Eighth and Tenth streets, have always been a source of much concern to the city. If a relief sewer was constructed on North Twelfth street from North E street to the river, to care for the water from E street east of Twelfth, the E street sewer west of Twelfth would not be overloaded. The same method could be applied to relieve the Main street sewer by constructing a relief sewer on South C street from Reeveston to the river and tapping connections from Main street to that sewer. The problem is too large and intricate to be dealt with in this answer farther than to say I am awake to the pressing need of a remedy for the present condition. Question Number Eleven "Knowing there will be a distinct loss if revenue resultant from the prohibition law recently passed, we are interested in knowing how this loss of $13,600.00 will be met?" I desire to take exception to your expression that it will be "A distinct loss of revenue." There will possibly be unavailable from license fees the amount mentioned, but I am fully assured there will be an economic readjustment of conditions that will neutralize the temporary loss of In come from that particular source. In the meantime there must of necessity to a re-systematizing of expenditures and the availing ourselves of the privilege granted under an act of the legislature of 1915 to appropriate for general fund purposes, from the surplus earnings of our municipal utility such amounts as may be need ed to make up the temporary deficiency. No increase In the tax rate is necessary. Question Number Twelve "To meet the increased expend! tures consequent to the growth of the city, its extended and necessary im provements and the present high prices of necessary material what method have you In mind by which we can equitably meet this increase?" - - . " - A part of this question is included In question number eleven and ans wered in my reply thereto. The In crease in expenditures consequent to the growth of the city, happily, is pro tided for by the growth, since such growth must of necessity, add to the city's taxable values. The improvement program must be judiciously arranged not to inflict a burden unnec essarily and the volume of work done should be governed by prevailing prices. Answer Number Thirteen - "Would you favor the changing of the law so that street improvements could be met by taxing the entire city?" , The changing of the law is a func tion of the state legislature. I have always felt there was a manifest injustice in changing so large a propor tion of the improvement cost to the immediate adjacent properties, since the street becomes a public thoroughfare. I do feel, however, such amounts as would represent the increased value to the property, combined with the value of improved sanitation, should be assessed against' the properties abutting. - The city ' of Richmond is the only city in the state that pays any part of paving its streets, saving intersections, but we pay 20 per cent, of the cost, plus intersections. I believe it is just to all that the city bear such part. Paying the entire cost of improvement from general taxes would necessitate a tax rate so high as to result in driving business and every form of development from our midst. The taxing of the entire city the cost If such permanent Improvements is impregnated with too many dangers to make it advisable. Question Number Fourteen "Feeling that the present method of taxation is unjust and unfair, we, as laboring men would like to know what method of municipal taxation would you propose that would better the condition of the small taxpayer?" , That is a question that is taxing the minds of more profound and deeper thinkers than I ever dared to profess to be. It seems hopeless to think of devising a scheme that would be strictly uniform in its burden.. If taxes are to be looked upon as compensation for services rendered, . then values of a man's possessions would cut no figure in determining what he should pay; for instance, one man with a family of five and with $5,000 in taxable values, i living side; by side with a man with no family but owning $25,000 taxable

THOUGHTS TO THINK - ABOUT. Excuse your faults and belittle yourself; a great man conquers them. " Know yourself; know the other fellow ; know " what you want the other fellow to know. Defeat brings success; half the fights of-life, if won, will bring failure. - When you listen to the other fellow you will fall to hear your 'Better Self speak. Room hunters will hunt you up In a hurry, when what you say In your advertisement about your rooms, gives the favorable impression that good description should give. . Tell all the good points . about your rooms for rent. Read Want Ad page In today's Palladium.-

values, the latter, although getting no direct benefit from the schools, is required to pay five times as much school tax as the man with the family of fve. Such a man Is evidently paying for service , he is not receiving. . So we might multiply cases similar to this and get no where. To be frank, I .don't know of a more equitable method of taxation than what we have and acting on the principle that we should not criticize conditions for which we cannot offer a remedy, I am going to be content In saying whatever plan is proposed that will prove more equitable, I am for that plan. Question Number Fifteen "There is going to be a new constitution written which will vitally affect the power and authority of the officials of municipalities. We, therefore, ask, have you given any study to the principles that should be embodies in that constitution in reference to the government of cities? If so, what? Presumably this question is propounded with the Idea that the mayor of our city should exercise, with Intelligence, the Influence of his official position in an effort to guide delegates at the convention along such linee as would give to municipalities the largest possible scope of authority consistent with the requirements of such cities, based upon his actual experience of handicaps under the present system. I can conceive of no other purpose, in asking this question. The paramount necessity will be the securing of Home Rule for cities, which means: (a) The right to adopt our own charter, selecting If we care to do so, the commission manager form of government. (b) Enlarging the debt contracting power of the city when such a debt is to be created for the purchase of a self-sustaining utility. (c) The removal of such limitations to municipal activities, as now serve to retard much needed developments. (d) Creating a more equitable condition in the matter pf petitions and remonstrances. " Any' property owner living in the city whose property will be affected by the Improvement, should be given the right of recognition to voice his sentiments for or against the improvement. Supplementary to the above I believe the removal of the office" of state superintendent of Public Instruction should be taken out of politics, making it possible to secure a permanent Commissioner ' of Education for the fctate. There are many other phases of municipal reform which should be taken eare of in the general scheme of municipal Home Rule. I am trying to acquaint myself with the principles of modern city government of other states and will certainly work for such reforms as will be conducive to a better condition In our own city of Richmond. . .. ,; , This, I believe, covers the ground of your questionaire and as I said In the beginning, I dare not hope my answers will meet with your fullest accord. It is not to be expected they will, but I am hoping that sufficient of them will be found worthy of your support; if not I shall believe your objections are based on conscientious grounds and attribute my misfortune to the want of a more ripened experience. Yours very truly, ALFRED BAVIS. Farwig Sends Reply RichmondInd., June 1, 1917. Mr. Lucius Harrison, Chairman Legislative Com.. C. L. U., Richmond, Ind. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your esteemed favor of the 12th of May, 1917, in which, I as a candidate am asked to outline my position on public questions of interest to the body of men of which you have the honor to be chairman. You as citizens of this great country long ago learned that It takes more to bring good government to a people than the promulgation of high sounding economic theories. I for one believe that our present system of government well conducted and managed would be far better than a so-called up to date system of municipal government improperly managed and conducted, but whatever the system or whatever the methods of its management the people are entitled to the best government than can be given them. . Promises Full Time. In answer to your question number one I will say that I am In position to give the City my undivided time during business hours, which I will do. In answer to your second question, I will say that I recognize that there is a wide field In our city affairs for efficient methods to work large sav-; ings for the City. We should have a system of strict accounting and check-, Ing in every department, a cut -and dried system that would work well in one department might be bunglesome in another. We need the efficiency that will do work, that will get things done, that will buy supplies at the lowest possible figure and that will save money for the taxpayer. To this end the Board of Works of this City ought to be composed of men that re ready and willing to give their entire time to the. City and.I mean by that spend their time at work at the City build-1

Smith Again Wins

Oratorical Contest , Donald Smith, representing Earlham college, won the State oratorical contest at Bloomlngton last night Depauw's representative, ' W. E. Weland, won second. Snyder is a sophomore In school. This is the second time that he has won the state contest ing and when not so engaged shall turn their time and attention to the conduct of affairs In the different departments of the . City under their charge and to that end I shall, if elect ed mayor make each separate individ ual- member of the. Board of Public Works the responsible overseer of some definite department of the City's affairs, which shall be assigned to him. And I shall insist that they, do each work. - Favor Efficient Police. In answer to question three I would say that our fire department in view of the money spent upon it of late, under efficient management ought to be and I think now is in a high state of efficiency. As to the police department I think it ought to be placed upon a high plane, far removed from the field of partisan politics, showing favors to none, with honest law-abiding, home loving men in charge, who irrespective of personal friendships will dp their duties as public officials to the end that Richmond will be a better and safer place in which to live. In answer to questions four and five ' I would say that expert men ought to be given the positions where experts are required. I do not think that a man that has been at the head of a department for a number of years by virtue of that fact alone ought to be able to claim the right to operate that department indefinitely, Irrespective of whether he is conducting it so as to render the best service to the community. No man who renders an honest service need fear the loss of his job under me but his claim must be on the basis that he can render the service than upon the ground that he is entitled to it for old times sake. Civil service managed by the State I would consider practical, but , its merits as administered locally I would hardly consider practical. In answer to your question six I would say that I consider municipal ownership wholly practical and that I favor the further extension of the city's activities along that line at the earliest practical opportunity. Wants Lower Taxes. In answer to question 6even I would say that Power rates ought , to be at the lowest possible figure and that economy ought to be practiced to the end that taxes may be reduced and I will render every service I can whether public or personal to encourage the extension of our own industries and to bring other industries here. Methods and means of doing this cannot be formulated, as the things that attract industries are so varied. In answer to question eight I would say that I always believe In a liberal attitude toward labor, and that the worker should be well paid for his toil. He ought to be well enough paid that he will not have to organize for protection and as long as he must be organized to secure fair treatment I think he ought to be recognized In his organized capacity. .... .. In answer to question nine I would say that where practical I am in favor at every time necessity demands to re new our streets with permanent construction. In answer to question ten I will say that our sewer system construction

Some Will Offer Their Lives Others -Will Loan Their Money to Their Country ' As compared with that of the men at the front the lot of most of our citizens is an easy one. The least that you can do is to subscribe to theLIBERTY LOAN OF 1917 which must be made an overwhelming sue cessl By subscribing to this loan you win be doing your duty as a citizen and your money will be Invested In the safest security in the world. Your interest return will be satisfactory S. Subscriptions of at least $50 should be received from everyone. Protect your country, your family, yourself! ACT TODAY! CALL AT ANY BANK

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must be designed with a bigger and better Richmond In view. . Economy I Required. :, -. In answer to question eleven I would say that this deficit can only be met by a more economical administration. If It mast be raised to meet expenditures I know of no way to conjure tt into existence but by taxation. In answer to question twelve I would say that after the city has done all within its power to keep down the expenditures then whatever amount must be raised must be by taxes and after the rate is made, the rest lies wholly in the hands of County and State officers and the equitable distribution of this burden would be a matter over which I would have no control. In answer to question thirteen I would say that the present law is elastic enough that if the city cared to pay for aU the street improvements out of the general or street funds that the city could do so. - The present policy of the city could not be changed now and be fair to those abutting property owners who have paid for their streets. Favor Municipal Ownership. In answer to question fourteen I would say that as above Indicated I favor municipal ownership and when we have arrived at the point where we would not care to buy other utilities I would favor the diversion of profits Into the general fund. As to question fourteen I would say that the question of method of taxation is a matter that has demanded the best thought of our public men for ages. I would not care in this off hand way to suggest methods of taxation and. remedies that would overturn a system of taxation that has come to us as the evolution of time, unless I had spent a life time study

ing such questions (as I have not) my opinion or suggestion on such questions could not have much weight . In answer to question fifteen I wish to say that I am in favor of the constitutional convention raising the constitutional debt limit of municipalities. . I am glad to have had the opportunity to give you my views upon: the above questions, recognizing it as the right and duty of every citizen to cast an intelligent vote which we only can do by knowing what men stand for and promise to do and I thank you for this opportunity and beg to remain, ' ' : Yours truly, HENRY FARWIG. A Korean student is enrolled in Dubuque college and seminary. I New Discovery Makes 1 Superfluous Hair Leave Roots and. All Depart Instantly. - t As hair or fuzz on the face is such an embarrassing thing, every woman so affected will welcome the information that these disfigurements - can now be completely 'removed root3 and all in the privacy of one's own home, without the assistance of an expert This new method will astonish and delight you. You never saw or heard of. anything : like it-before. - It Is not a depilatory - and not electrical. Just get a stick of phelactlne from your druggist and follow the simple directions at home. In a jiffy you have removed the offending hairs completely. Writh ,your own eyes you see the roots come out. Phelactlne Is absolutely harmless,' non-poisonous and perfectly odorless. It is sold under a moneyback guarantee. adv.