Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 210, 13 July 1920 — Page 12
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1920.
GOV. GOODRICH TELLS ASSEMBLY MEASURES IMPORTANT TO PASS
Governor Goodrich, speaking to the Indiana general assembly at the opening of a special session Monday, recommended that the legislators do the following: Legalize invalid assessments by the state tax board and other-wise remedy the present tax situation. Of this ho saidl The tax law passed by the last general assembly has proven to be a vast improvement over the preceding law. The task of administering the law at the regular quadrennial period of the reassessment of real estate was appalling. Mistakes in the administra
tion of the law, of course, were inevitable. The principle of the law is right and only such changes should be made from time to time as experience suggests to be necessary. Under the prior law there were certain legislative limitations on the tax rates. In the absence of any certain knowledge as to the extent of the duplicate it was impossible to fix such limitation in the new law. In lieu of that the tax board was given control over bond issues and tax levies. In the change from the old to the new law this power threw upon the tax board the enormous burden of examining Into every tax levy and every bond issue author
ized in the state. The tax board has tdnce made a rule which, in effect, means that It will only exercise appellate Jurisdiction in the case of tax levies and bond issues. This rule has greatly simplified the enforcement of the law. I suggest that the following changes may well be made in the tax law at this special session, leaving to the next general assembly the making of such other amendments as the operation of the law may develop to bo necessary for the further strengthening of the tax law: 1. That the control over the t nx levies and bond Issues be restored o the local taxing and bond-issuint; authorities, subject to such appeal ns may be necessary to protect the Interest of the tax-payer. 2. That that section of the law ex
empting public securities be amended so as to make it clear that all bonds issued and payable out of revenue derived from taxation bo exempt from taxation. 3. That the section ' of the law exempting real estate from the lien of taxes be amended so as to make it
clear that the state still retains its lien for taxes upon the real estate of Ihe state. The right of the state tax board to equalize assessed values by horizontal increases by counties has been exercised since 1S91 and never called in question. Under the new law the state tax board claimed to have the power for the purpose of equalization to make horizontal increases by townships. Acting under this claim it made horizontal increases in a large majority of the townships of the state, such increases to apply only to such property as was not assessed by the tax board and excepting from the
horizontal increases certain classes of J personal property. The right to take such action was questioned in court. The Appellate court by a unanimous decision sustained the tax board. The Supreme court recently reversed the Appellate court and held that the tax board was not. authorized by law to make such increases by townships, but only by counties, and that it had no right to exempt from the increases money, intangibles or any other particular class of personal property. a petition for a rehearing has been filed and will be earnestly pressed. No decision, however, can be reached before the October term of court. In the meantime, a chaotic condition obtains in the fiscal affairs of the various taxing units of the state. This unfortunate situation can not be met by further litigation, but an adequate solution can only be furnished by the general assembly. To permit all the horizontal increases to be set asid would result in gross and widespread
injustices, would make necessary the
examination of every tax return in the state affected by the horizontal increases, the making of r,w tax duplicates and the writing of n-w tax re
ceipts throughout the sta; and a suf
ficient increase In the tax levies to meet, whatever reduction would result from the change, with the inevitable
result that all property not affected by
the horizontal increases, would be taxed much higher than other classes
of property so affected. It is very apparent that many taxing units of the state would be unable to complete the financing of necessary extensions of their school facilities on account of the lower bonding power and the reduced revenue resulting from the decreased assessed values. It is conceded that the general assembly could have given the tax board the power to do exactly what it did do. It is also clear that it can now legalize any act of the tax board that it could have authorized, when the law was passed. I am persuaded that the legalizing of the acta of the tax board called in question by the litigation, presents far less difficulty, and will result in fewer injustices than any other course. I recommend, therefore, that the act9 of the tax board in making the horizontal increases be legalized; that provision be made in such act that any taxpayer whose property ha3 been assessed at more than its true cash value by reason of such increases may have the assessments corrected and the property placed upon the duplicate at its true value. This will correct the existing situation in so far
as the general assembly has power to correct it, and will make it possible for any person whose property by horizontal increases has been assessed beyond Its true cash value to have the error corrected and the injustices cured. His other recommendations are to:
Appropriate approximately $970,000 more for state institutions and departments. Provide for a world war memorial building in Indianapolis. Rearrange election laws In view of the woman vote this fall. Restore to local taxing units authority to issue bonds and fix levies. Empower the state purchasing committee to spend $600,000 for a coal mine and cars. Restore "lost amendments" to the county unit road law.
Make all public bonds bear 6 per
cent interest. Require county clerks and treasurers to be fully under the public depositary law. Increase rates that may be paid for legal advertising. Abolish free employment commission and place employment bureau under state industrial board. Make all public securities nontaxable. Strenghten state's right to make a Hen against real estate for taxes. Authorizing the public service commission to regulate freight car service to state institutions.
May Lose Wife
London social circles are 6tirred by the rumor that Lady Hatfield, who before her marriage was a well known Philadelphia girl, is in Nevada, seeking a divorce. Sir Robert Hadfield, her husband, r e f u s es
either to affirm or deny the story. The richest man in Sheffield and one of the richest in England, Sir Robert Abbott Hadfleld, head of Hadfleld's, Tiimited, was knighted- in 1908 and raised to a baronetcy in 1917.
Born in 1859, he married in 1894 Frances Bett, daughter of Col. Samuel M. Wicker-
sham of Philadel-1
The Farm and the Farmer BY WILLIAM R. SANBORN
MAJOR CROPS STILL BEHIND 1919 YIELD, 'GO-OP REPORT SHOWS
C H. Knoll, of Franklin township, says that some of his wheat is as heavy as any he ever raised. One of his fields should thresh out as much per acre as did his 1919 crop, the other had a thinner stand, but long and well filled heads, "a rather pleasant surprise in view of early indications." , ., . Arthur Curme, Jr., said Monday that he had harvested 102 acres of wheat, of fair average quaUty. But one of his fields showed any fly damage and that field was not very badly Infested.
Mr. Curme says that he cut considerable clover early, and managed to put it away in first class condition, not a drop of rain having fallen on it. Morgan La Motte, southeast of Centerville. has 27 acres of pretty good wheat in shock, which he finished cutting last week. He also claims to "have the makings of a pretty good
crop of corn." if nothing happens to it. notwlthsatnding late planting and a slow start. Partly Winter Killed. "On the low spots where water stands and which were ice covered far weeks, last winter, the grass took
S'lR.HAOPltLD
phia and sister of George W. Wicker-
sham.
During the war Lady Hadfield was active in nursing wounded soldiers and at her instance her husband founded a hospital for the British troops at1 Boulogne. In recognition of her services to the wounded and for her hospital work Lady Hadfield was-inscribed as a Dame Companion of the Order of the British Empire and appointed as a Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The Hadfields have no children, and there is no heir for their magnificent
country seat at Parkhead House, Shef
field, or their town residence at Carlton House Terrace, London. Sir Robert, as chairman of Hadfield's Steel Foundry Company of Sheffield, and former master cutler of Sheffield and president of its Iron and Steel Institute, was appointed member
of the British munitions inventions board during the war and acted in an advisory capacity on the engineering committee of the navy. The baronet is a doctor of science, a member of the Institutes of Civil Engineers and of Mining Engineers and is the Inventor of manganese steel and many other alloy steels and metallurgical
Improvements. Hadfield's, Ltd., had some notoriety in the American press before America entered the war in connection with bids for navy 16-inch shells, which were considerably below the American bids. The Hadfield quotations were defended by Mr. Charles Schwab on the ground of special plant equipment.
FARMERS STORE WOOL CLIP. MARION, Ind., July 13. Carrying
out their threat to store their crop of
1920 wool unless a better price was offered them. Grant county farmers.
give them a price nearer what the farmers claim it is worth. As farmers In many other parts of the country are doing the same thing, a very peculiar condition of affairs is brought about, the pooling and storing being under a national agreement reached by wool producers. The local wool crop amounts to about 40.000 pounds.
who pooled their wool crop this year,
the ground," said Daniel Kltchell, and have stored it at Upland, where it will T hnd some loss from fly. Aside from be held until buyers are willing to
this, my 60 acres of wheat, now in shock, averaged up a fair crop. Mr. Kltchell lives in the Boston district. 100 Acres In Corn and Oats. John E. Miller, now living on the farm formerly occupied by W. II. Glunt. on the Abington pike, has better than 100 acres in corn and oats, but
has no wheat to harvest this year. Mr. Miller says that he has about 70 acres
which looks like a corn crop on us way, and better than 30 acres of fine oats which will soon be ready for the binder.
Indiana's Prize Guernsey. Sweet Bell, pure bred Guernsey cow.
in the McNagny hera at ruuaruey farms, near Columbia City, ranks as the best Guernsey in Indiana. This
cow stands 10th in the tinitea blares p.mong Guernseys in milk and butter
production, her record for one year neing 13J5S8 pounds of milk and 740 pounds of butter fat. The latter sold for $376, at an average price of 53 cents per pound, the skim milk being extra. The cow is now giving four gallons of six per cent milk daily, although she "freshened" Jan. 7. The milk at this period was not used for five days.
The crop report of the co-operative crop reporting service for Indiana, issued Tuesday, shows the corn acreage to be one per cent less than last year, with an indicated production of nearly 6,000,000 bushels less than the final estimate for 1919. The estimated wheat crop for this year is more than 25,000,000 bushels
less than last year and rye shows a
falling off of 262,000 bushels. Oats shows an increase of 1,612,000 bushels. The report follows:
In some counties the corn acreage
has been considerably increased, especially in the northern part of the state, where many wheat fields were abandoned late in May. Some of the
southern counties, however, show quite a large decrease: this is due
I principally to floods and rains during ' May and June. The total for the state amounts to 4,702,000 acres and is 1 per cent less than last year.
Corn 84 Per Cent Normal. The condition for the state is 84 per cent of normal and indicates a production of 169,836,000 bushels compared with 175,750,000 bushels harvested last year. There is a good stand of thrifty plants and the color is good with practically all fields free of weeds. With continued favorable weather
conditions the crop should show quite an improvement by Aug. 1. In a few counties hail and insects have damaged the crop and diseases were reported in a few localities. Winter wheat conditions is not as good as last month by one point, being 60 per cent of normal and indicating a total production of 20,664,000 bushels, compared with 45,792,000 bushels harvested last year. In the north part of
the state the crop is practically a failure in some localities, due principally to the ravages of the Hessian fly. Practically all the diseases and Insects known have been at work this year.
Spring Wheat Not Good. The spring wheat condition dropped eight points during the month and Is reported at 65 per cent of normal; indicating a total production of about 45,000 bushels, compared with 228,000 bushels last year. Last year's wheat still on farms amounts to 1,840,000 bushels. Rye shows an increase of 2 points in condition over last month, being eighty-seven per cent of normal. A total production of 5,058,000 bushels is indicated against 5,320,000 bushels
harvested last year. The condition of oats declined two points during the month and now stands at 82 per cent of normal. A total of 61,837,000 bushels is indicated, against 60,225,000 bushels last year. As yet there has been no heat damage and practically all fields are headed out, but generally on very short straw. The early sown oats are generally much better than the late sown. The barley condition declined one
1,504,000 bushels is indicated, compared with 1,430,000 bushels last year.
Potato Crop to Be Big One. The acreage of white potatoes is 10
per cent less than last year and the
condition is 86 per cent of normaL
On these figures a total production of 7,353,000 bushels is indicated and compares with 4,400,000 bushels harvested last year. The acreage of sweet potatoes shows an Increase of eight per cent over last year and the condition is 91 per cent of normal. On these figures a total
production of 365,800 bushels Is indicated and compares with 315,000
bushels harvested last year. The tobacco acreage remains pract
ically the same as last year. The condition is 85 per cent of normal and
indicates a total production of 16,432
000 pounds, compared with 15,215,000
pounds harvested last year.
The condition of all hay crops shows a decline of four points during the month and now stands at 82 per cent of normal. On these figures a total
production of 2,832,000 tons Is indi
cated, compared with 3,080,000 tons
harvested last year. The condition
figures on the various kinds of hay
are: clover, 80 per cent; timothy, 82 per cent; alfalfa, 89 per cent; millet, 81 per cent; cowpeas, 87 per cent, and soy beans, 87 per cent. All truck crops show a slightly better condition figure than a month ago, and the melon crops are about the same. Due to the sugar shortage there is a slight increase in the sorghum cane acreage. Apples show a decline of 12 points
over the June report; peaches increased one point and pears remain the same. On these figures there is indicated a total production of 5,552,000 bushels of apples, 902,000 bushels of peaches and 607,000 bushels of pears. Grapes show a condition of 89 per cent of normal, which is considerablv
above the average, and blackberries and raspberries show a condition of
91 per cent of normal, also somewhat above the average.
Can Your Vegetables
E. E. RICE, Garden Supervisor. Peas are now available in abundance in Indiana gardens and beans are fast coming on. These vegetables are admirably adapted for canning by the cold process. According to present indications as they are viewed by the United States
Department of Agriculture, home can
ning will be just as important this year as it was during the war. "The shortage of labor on the farms
makes it necessary for the canneries to pay high' prices for the commodities that will be canned later in the
season. Labor in the canning factories is expensive and difficult to ob
tain. Everything from cans to cartage costs, has increased in price and transportation Is slow and more expensive
than it was in war times. All this in
crease must be paid by the ultimate
consumer; and there is not even as
surance that there will be enough
canned products to go around. The
solution is home canning."
Natural flavor in vegetables which
have been canned is retained only when young, tender and quickly-grown
products are used. One hour from
field to can is a safe rule.
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