Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 110, 18 March 1921 — Page 6

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i ..rial dispatches herein are also reserved. Signing the Home Rule Signatures to the petitions

election to adopt the city manager form of govl rnment JiereVare beng affixed to the instrut ments with rapidity. tiThis is not surprising to t persons who have been working for a number of j-years to obtain adoption of a home rule law by fthe generfresemfTlyy It has-been felt all along that if thtf: people really understood what home frule meant," they would endorse the movement f'and vote foj its adoption. ;f'ii Atravelingtman ;of Jojiet, 111., who intends to I moveliisfamil3r to Richmond, said ' yesterday f that when the old political system was abandoned for the new ty city was bonded to 'i, its legal :J maximum. ; Since the change, the bonded indebtedness has been reduced, extensive improvements have been carried out, and withal the tax rate is lower today than it was under the old system. His commentary is only, one of ; scores that can. be obtained in cities that have adopted the business manager system. t The adoption , of home rule in Richmond will -put it in a class with the progressive municipalities bf the United States that are substituting business methods for political expedients and are f getting 100 cents of value for every dollar that 1 is paid into the city treasury in the form of direct and indirect taxation. " ' 4 The city manager plan is endorsed by po:l liticaj .scientists,? municipal investigators, pro- . ,gressive statesmen, labor leaders, publicists, and I financiers. J? i ' 4 ?k , -... '- X W. G. Lee, national president of the Brother:;'hood of 'Railway Trainmen, says: , V "I'm, for the city manager? plan oecause it f makes possible the elimination 'of politics from k public business, and that means- better government and lower aes.'"fi3 yW. v OUoKalmNew York i banker, said he be-

' lieved it is "the true way-out for th2 American cities." 0 Woodrow Wilson endorses it from both the standpoint of efficiency and democracy. V The results of home rule are astounding. Dayton reduced its floating debt from $125,000 to $50,000) the first year; Wheeling, W. Va., by combining jobs, saved $12,000 in one instance; y Kalamazoo, Mich., saved the people 100,000 annually by. obtaining better fire insurance rates; Webster City, la., saved $36,000 annually since the plan-was adopted; Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., " saved $67,Q0fJ in two years. 3 By-adopting home rule "Richmond will pot be long.iii' discovering leaks and wastes that absorb : thousands of dollars in taxes. The adoption of correct purchasing methods and the installation of progressive administrative policies will show themselves in the amount of money that is saved.

'v "Does America Open Door to Foreign Business?" ,s America wants the open door throughout the world for her business. But does she open her 'own door to foreign business right at home ? Thisquestion is put by Aristide Blank, Rumanian banker, whose firm has recently established

Rippling Rhymes By WALT MASON J MARCH ' Tn March Ihe 'weather runs amuck i-'.u! springs coni.orUon?. great nnd Miiail the poorest -month I over .struck, and I've been up against them nil. It is a month of sudden whims; one day the grass starts' from the soil, and t ht n a blizzard comes und trims ;the whiskers from a stone gargoyle. iWhat he should wear no man. can, know, for he may shiver Or perspire; there's sure to be three feet of snow .if he mils on his spring attire. If he 4'j.uts on his heaty furs, convinced they ,re the safest .bet, a summer zephyr 1 round him whirs, and he's reduced to grease and sweat. March seems to Veep iis all in view, as we fro doddersing along, and then, no matter what 'we do, she shows us what we did was vrong. I've seen all kinds of mouths fro by, I've seen their characters unfold: and some were wet and some "were, dry, and some were hot, and ' others cold. And they were what we vould expect, they were consistent in theirwoys. arid jo the if conduct was 'correct, and drew from me a song of 'praise. But March is summer, winter fall, and sprir?time, badly" mixed and blent; her lightning changes bore us all, and fill our hearts with discontent. ' ;l Correct English Don't Say: 5 i I -wish T WAS rich. v. If ne GOES, whilch I think is doubt"fui. he will call for you. if I WAS rich, I should endow our vco'lege. iV, Unless he TAKKS-better care of h'niself. he will be ill. ' X The teachrr. insists that the pupil - OBEYS the" rules of the school. ,: Say: t' ; (Strbiunctives) 1 I wish I WESR rich. . ' If he GO. which I think Is doubtful, he will call for you. If WERE rich, I should endow our vcollege."'"" " Unless he TAKE better care oi him- ' 'it:h.m R;t!'.te-lU.'V2.:' . 5 ' -The teacher insists that the pupa nEY the rules of the school.

the status of foreign business on the continent

Petitions asking for an

St. Louis and Shade Trees - ... The average man in Richmond plants trees in front of his home, if there is none there, to offer shade for his premises and to enhance the beauty of his home. Tree planting is a habit here, so much so that there are very few streets that are not lined with rows of trees. St. Louis has been remiss in seeing the beauty and advantage of trees. Important residence districts lack the ornamentation and shade producing effect" of trees planted in parking strips. To add beauty to these shadeless streets, the city forester is setting out about 500 trees under arrangements with the property owners, who are paying $4 for each tree. While St. Louis is bemoaning its failure to plant trees on new streets and is trying to remedy the evil, Richmond can glory in her hundreds of beautiful trees of many varieties that border her streets. Some of the trees, however, are badly in need of trimming. Civic pride suggests that property owners examine' their trees to see if low hanging branches ai;e interfering with the progress of pedestrians." Dead wood also should be removed and the trees trimmed to give them a symmetrical appearance.

Good Evening By Rcy K. Moulton One Brooklyn man has just, about been put out of business by the dry law. For rnnnv vears he has been bidding for the municipal ash removal

but he doesnt know that he will btd.tion and everything connected with

any more. He used to make his money out of the empty beer bottles he collected. Now everybody seems to be savng the bottles for home brew. Were it not for the office seekers, half the Washington hotels would have to go out of business. As soon as a president is elected, his troubles begin and they stick with him for four years, and then perhaps for four years longer. When the inauguration is over Hon. lemuel T. Dingwhizzle starts from Portland. Maine, and Hon. Erasmus Proudfoot starts from Portland. Ore., for Washington, where fhey have a head on collission. Both want to minister to Siam, and when they get to Washington they find that the office has been promised to Hon .Horatio Pillbox, of Iowa. Seventy-four candidates for the orfice of fifth assistant collector of the port of Snake River. La., land in Washington at the same time and very one of them ha a well-established claim to the effect that he and he only was responsible for the president's election. The office foes to a seventyfifth patriot who shows up unexpectedly from Red Horse, Wyoming. The seventy-four start back home with the firm belief that the country has made the most monumental mistake in its history, and that the new president is t,oing:to fizzle out like a defunct firecrackerinside of two months When Elias T. Westinghouse, of Ford River, Pa., is named as minister to Yap, he rises and declares that the new president is the greatest diplomat, the most astute statesman and the most talented gentleman who ever held public office, and that his name will go down with that of Washington in history. Then some newspaper man in the . home town suddenly recalls that Mr. Westinghouse has alwav : supported the opposite party, arA in - deeu, made a tew campaign sp les against the present president, -bamer body sends the glad news to ViishingtJ ton and the appointment of Mr. . Wes -

and foreign business here, particularly with regard to banking," he says. "And I am most surprised after what Americans in Europe told me. "It has been said again and again that Rumania herself? keeps, her doors closed to .foreign investments, and thus keeps herself economically isolated from, the world," he continued. "I was told that the laws of Rumania were unfavorable to outside money; that the mind of the Rumanian people was not receptive to outside enterprise. If you would only open your door as America does they told me, and make conditions inviting for large, rich nations, they 'would become -more interested in you, and you would rapidly benefit in all ways, in wealth and development. If you would attract American interests more strongly you must open your door to those interests. - America wants an open door. She resents .being discriminated against. - . "The bestt way to break whatever economic barriers Shut Rumania out was to establish direct financial connection through a Rumanian bank here. And that is why I came." The difficulties he encountered caused him to question America's open door to foreign business particularly 5 the restrictions that state laws place1 upon foreign banking, limiting, their activities to the most unimportant functions, demanding the fulfillment of many requirements that makef the task an' enormous undertaking,, which would turn away any but the most determined or those under the most urgent necessity. "You cannot ' understand," continued Mr. Blank, with emphasis, "how nearly discouraged one becomes from going ahead in the face of so many obstacles, nor how surprised I was after what I had been told of the benefits of bringing American money to Rumania, how foolish it was for her to keep herself isolated, and how different it was in America. "Equality of opportunity and freedom are the great ideas that foreigners associate with this country ," he said. i "These have made it seem a desirable land to so many, have made many leave home lands to come here. But why should these ideas apply only to the individual in social and political life? It would seem only fair that they shpuld also apply to a business undertake ,at would come here to stay."

tinghouse as minister to Yap has a sudden death. Mr. Westinghouee, moves to another state to recover his aplomb and a part of his late law practice. The postoffice fight in every town from Maine lo Californa takes the form of a mild panic, and the fourteen disappointed candidates in every town begin to knock the administra it. Office-seeking, as someone has said, is the bunk. A MUSIC CRITIC WHO TELLS 'EM. The jazz band at the Dover dances has come and gone, and good old-time violin and piano music has taken its place. That crazy music may be all right with some, but from our observation the two or three times we were there to see and hear them, it was drawing a bunch of crazy nuts to our dances that we are a good deal better off without. Dover' Correspondent to the Alma Enterprise. -7 t ' . Memories of Old Days j In Th!s Paper Ten Years Ago Today On completion of the assessments of Richmond real estate many changes in valuation were found ; some properties being assessed at a lower value than four years before and others at a much higher figure, but on the average the assessment remained the same. FRECKLE-FACE f'ow Is The Time to Get Rid of These Ugly(Spots. Do you know how easy it is to remove those ugly spots so that no one will call you freckle-face? Simply get an ounce of Othine double strength, from your druggist and a few applications should show you'ow easy it is to rid yourself of freciJes and get a beautiful complexon. The sun and winds of March lave a strong tendency to brine out -eckles, and as a result more Othine rj sold in this month. Be sure to ask or the double strength Othine. as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it falls to remove the f reckles. Adertisement.

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TODAY'S TALK By George Matthew Adams, Author of "You Can." "Take It," "Up" - THE STRANGER I didn't pay much attention to him when I first saw him. But the second time, I took particular notice. Then the third time and the fourth time, I began to see something that gripped me and sort of drew me apart from myelf that I might try to understand him. . ; I wondered about his life. He looked rather pale and not overly , strong. But there was such a kindness in his eyes somthing like liquid Ioye, if there could be such a thing. His dress was of the yesteryear sort. And yet he was neat. I once passed him on a street that was busy with movement to and from as is only seen in a great city. One day I noticed him alone on a corner watching the gay and wealthy stream that surged like an army past. ' 1 saw him once in a sick room and wondered how he got there. But he "was so welcome. The sick man was dying. Just then the stranger lifted his eyes and sang softly, though with such beauty, that I stood in an attitude of spiritual amazement. Who could -this man be who sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul" as it had never been sung before? One day I came across him by a country road playing with a dog. And in the part at another time, he was sitting under a tree with a score or more of children about him and he was telling them stories. I seem never to be rid of this strange figure. For he somehow crosses my path no matter where I go or where I may be. .. ' "'T A long time ago, when I was on one of my travel trips, I saw a man beating his dumb horse, and this wandering somebody came from Somewhere . and immediately rebuked the brute of a man. But there was such authority and character to this unknown that the driver apologized, lifting his cap in the act. Once I stepped up to ask his name but in an Instant he was gone! T I am wondering if anybody else has come across this stranger for I am sure that he visits every town he seems to have so much on his heart and those eyes see so much!

Answers to Questions 1 B. W. When was the federal reserve act passed? After ;everal vears of nub'i'! d''ssion and several months of most thorough analysis in coneress, the Owens-Olass bill, gratlv modified bv suggestions of bankers, business men and pubjic leaders from all parts of the country, was passed Dec. 23. 1913. It comprised a most comprehensive re-organization of the banking and currency business of the United States. The first stp in carrying otit the provisions of the law was entrusted to a committee of which William G. McAdoo was chairman. Carter Glass also took active part, in the passage of the bill. Anxious Please inform roe if an American citizen who enlisted in the Canadian army can claim his citizenship as an American after his discharge from the armv. The naturalization bureau states that an American citizen who served in the Canadian forces during the war lost his American citizenship by taking the oath of allegiance to Great Britain. He can regain his citizenship by going before the clerk of the court and declaTing his intention to become an American citizen. Pupil In reading th6 proceedings of the United States senate I not that frequently when bills are being voted on a senator will say that he is paired with another, and that consequently he caanot vote. The pair, I observe, is usually vvith a senator of the opposite political party. - Kindly inform me what is meant by this. It is the duty of a member of the senate or

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.J ! house of representatives to attend as many of the sessions of congress as possible and vote on measures presented. Sometimes, however, it is necessary for a member to be absent, and in this event he makes an arrangement with a member of the opposite party, by which the vote of neither shall be taken, in the way of striking a balance. This is called pairing. Rmdrrs may ' obtain nnnwer ta ! by vrrltlBK he Palladlnm Questions sad Answers departnaeat. All questions should be written plainly snd briefly. Answers will be alrea briefly. Friend's Statement Didn't Cover Subject Failed to State AU That Dreco Could Do. "I took Dreco on advice of a friend but he didn't tell all that Dreco could do. so I'm more than pleased with this medicine," said Mr. .1. J. O'Rouke, of 436 Walnut Street, Clinton, Ind. When your stomach gets balky, bowels stubbor . or sluggish your whole system is thrown out of condi- ; tion for a derangement of the vital organs is .reflected throughout the entire body. Dreco, the herbal remedy helps clear these Organs of troubles like constipation, headache, backache, dizziness, and nervousnees. All druggists sell Dreco. specially introduced liere by Clem Thistlethwaite's Drug Stores. Advertisement.

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