Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 219, 26 July 1921 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1921.

'SEEK GOD DIRECTLY' ! IS ADVICE GIVEN BY i LIBBY 111 LECTURE

STREET CONDITIONS SUMMED UP BY CITY

ENGINEER IN STATEMENT ISSUED TUESDAY

; Persons who geek God through agencies other than by Je6us Christ directly, were scored by Frederick J. Libby. publicity secretary . of the American Friends Service Committee. at the Youne Friends conference Tues-

day. . The, lecture by Mr. Libby Tuesday I was the third of a series of seven, ', which will be completed by Saturday. ; His general theme is "What Doth the (Lord Require of Thee?" The subject ; Tuesday was "God the Life of a ; Friend." ' - - ' "To many Christians have no God. ; They lose God in the sky. and Christ. ! instead of being for them 'the way. ; stands In thetway of their full growth as sons of God. Must Follow Master "The mnsic student, or the aspirant for scientific attainment has to choose his master and follow him in humble

faith. Similarly, he who would know God must choose his master. His con- ' fidence in Christ must be at least equal to the confidence that the fortunate music student has in Paderew- : 6ki if Paderewski is his teacher. He ; must trust him enough to let go. ; Names have no value in the spiritual : world. To deify Christ with the lips ; and not to follow Him avails nothing. '. "The reason why Christians send Missionaries to China, is because of ; their convictions that the Father of ; Jesus Christ is the highest revelayon ;of God that we have. Nevertheless, ; we ourselves are too apt to obscure our vision of the Christ with lesser interpretations of Him. We did this during the war. Soul More Than System. "The Father of Jesus Christ is love. His concern is with the welfare and i prowth of each individual child of his. He cares more for one soul than Hi

does for a system. He is just, not as men and men primarily, but each one

of us looking back over a period of

vears with clear vision, knows him

to have been just to us. He is right

eousness, but it is for our sakes." President W. O. Mendenhall, of , Friends univerity, Wichita, Kas.. is to ' deliver an address Tuesday night. He has not announced his subject, other than to say that he will discuss personal religious problems. INDUSTRIAL COURT DECLARED SUCCESS BY GOVERNOR ALLEN

A review of the street situation in, Richmond.outlining the methods that have been employed locally to bring the streets to the good condition they are now in, and recommendations for the future improvement of streets of

the city, is made in an interview given by Dell Davis, city engineer. A definite program of improvement for the city streets to extend over a number of years, is recommended by the engineer, who says great savings would be made the city in a short time. Mr. Davis' statement follows:

"At no time in the history of .Richmond have our streets been in as good condition. Of course there are streets which are not perfect and many which can be improved, but taken as a whole they are in much better condition than those of other cities. Open Spring Helped . "The open spring which permitted

the department to get an early start, was taken advantage of. No delay was occasioned at the start by having

the street building machinery out of repair. It is customary with the department, during the winter months when outside work is slack, to have all

tools repaired and made ready for tie summer's work. This repair work is done in the city's repair shop, situated in part of the old light, heat and power electric plant. . The shop is a model one containing all the necessary tools and equipment to do work quickly and well. Last winter the road rollers were overhauled and repainted, the rotary sweepers were repaired, road oiler and other smaller tools repaired and put in perfect shape for the summer's work. So well was the work done that so far this year not a moment's delay has been occasioned due to break downs. The city is certainly

fortunate in having Mr. Frank Ray and Chan Williams do their mechanical work. Much credit is due them for the excellent work that has been accomplished. "The repair and maintenance of streets comprise three divisions of

work, namely: the scarifying and rerolling of streets by the road roller; the patching of streets with hot tarvia and crushed 6tone by the maintenance patrol gang; and the distributing of tarvia over the entire surface of iAe streets. Helps to Preserve Street. "More tarvia has been distributed on the street this summer than ever before. The citizens are coming to realize the importance of keeping a binder over the macadam and gravel streets. It not only prevents the formation of dust but waterproofs the surface, causing the water from rains to quickly escape to the gutters leav-

depressions which, on the entrance of

water,' tends to soften the stone and with the action of traffic finally become dangerous holes in the street "Formerly these streets were let go until they had to be scarified and rerolled and new material put on them. Since 1918, when the board of works put the street department under the general supervision of the city engineer, depressions in macadam streets have been repaired by a maintenance repair gang which constantly patrol the streets, filling the depressions

with stone, tamping it level and pour

ing hot tar over the surface to hold the stone in place. This method of repair often redeems a whole block of street for service by filling . of a few holes. "This patch work is done by very efficient workmen. John Murray, Ray Nolte and Alfred Nolte. Numerous

road men have visited us to get acquainted with our methods and have

all stated that these men do the neatest work of any they ever saw.

Process is Described "In the application of Tarvia B. the tarvia is unloaded by gravity into a 12,000-gallon storage tank, then run by gravity from the tank into the distributor. Prior to the distribution of tarvia, the dust and dirt is thoroughly swept off the street into the gutters, from where it is removed after the tarvia has become dry. The tarvia is then applied by a pressure distributor. On newly-made streets one-third to one-half gallon is applied to the

square yard, while on streets which

have been previously treated, approxi

mately one-fourth gallon per square

yard Is applied. Immediately after

the tarvia is applied, the surface is

slightly spread with clean pea gravel

This gravel adheres to the fresh tar

and furnishes grit, which prolongs the

life of the coating and prevents the

surface from being so slippery.

"The success of the street depart

ment is due to the co-operation which

exists between all the employes, and the tireless efforts of Albert Schneider, the city street commissioner. He has the confidence of every workman and no man in the department works harder than he. The experience he

gained as a contractor fits him admirably for the position he has. "There are certain streets, which, due to the kind and amount of traffic, should be paved with a permanent pavement It is a waste of money to

try to maintain them with gravel or macadam The city should concur in a program of paving whereby certain of these heavily traveled streets will

be permanently paved each year. By

adopting such a policy, considerable money will be saved in useless re

pairs. As an example, the city was

repairing Ft Wayne avenue about

three times a season, yet regardless

of this expense, the street was almost impassable most of the time. The

street was permanently paved this

year and no money need be spent on it The money and time which has

been spent on the street can be devoted to others where one repair per season will keep them In shape the remainder of the year."

Obregon Cuts Mexican Salaries 10 Per Ceiit (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY. July 26 In line with

a recently announced program -of econ

omy by which it is hoped to establish Mexico's finances, President Obregon

last night issued a decree providing

! for a reduction of 10 per cent in all

federal salaries except those of less

than three pesos daily. The reduction

applies to military and civil employes

alike, 'and will be , effective between Aug. 1 and Dec. 21. In addition to a cut in federal expenses, President Obregon has ordered that the costs of municipal administration also be sharply curtailed. An urgent need of money to rehabilitate the railroads, establish a merchant marine, and provide for general reconstruction was given as the reason for the order.

The United States has a greater

variety of postage stamps than any

other country.

GRESHAM WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE ORGANIZES EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 26. Tho committee that was appointed recently by Mayor Benjamin Bosse to work out plans for the building of a suitable memorial for James Bethel Gresham, one of the first three American soldiers to fall on the soil of France during the late war, and the other soldiers from Vanderbursr county who died during the war. held its first meeting Monday and organized. It is expected that within less than a year a memorial to the soldiers will be built probably in Sunset park on the Ohio river here.

fBy Associated Press) TOPEKA, Kan., July 26. After a year and a half of operation, the future of the Kansas court of industrial relations seems assured, Governor Henry J. Allen declared in a statement today. , "Each of the twenty -eight orders and Judgments of the court rendered thus far has been accepted by both sides of the controversy, excepting the last

which is now pending an appeal be

fore the state supreme court. Gov

ernor Allen said. "Employers and

employes alike are coming to regard

the court as an up-to-date method for

settling industrial disputes. "The result in the coal mining dis

trict has been most striking. Under

conditions created by the industrial

court last year, the miners were en

abled to work 30 per cent more than

the year before, with the resultant increase in production of fuel for the

public and wages to the miners

"Interest in the Kansas remedy for

industrial war Is becoming world-wide, The pressing need for similar legisla tion in other states has become appar

ing the roadway dry and hard.

"The city, in years past, ha3 spent many thousands of dollars from the

general fund for building macadam

streets. These streets were improved

by the city at no expense to the abut

ting property owners whatever. This

practice of building streets out of the general fund is followed by no other city that I know of. At the present

time the cost of crushed stone pro

hibits the city from building more of

these streets from this fund. The

streets are here, they represent thous

ands of dollars in taxes, so consequently it is up to us to maintain them as long as we can. The life of macadam streets which are not protected with a binder is from two to four years, depending on the traffic. Those who ride in automobiles will observe the difference between the streets which have been treated with Tarvia and those which have not. The untreated surface soon develops small

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ent and many are preparing to follow

the lead of Kansas in providing for justice in labor troubles."

Surgeon General Replies to Vet Care Attacks (By Associated Prss) WASHINGTON, July 26 Surgeon General Cumming, appearing yesterday before the special senate investigating committee, replied to attacks 6n the system whereby disabled soldiers were cared for in contract hospitals. "Some of the contract hospitals have been very bad," said Dr. Cumming, but he added that this characterization did not apply to all such hospitals.

The weak point in the conttract hos

pital system was said by the supreme

general to have been the inability of

the government to maintain proper

supervision and accord proper inspec tion.

Circuit Court

Carrie B. Sizelove was granted a divorce from Kred R. Sizelove by Judge Bond in Wayne circuit court Monday. The couple are prominent Milton residents. Mrs. Sizelove asked for $4,000 alimony and was granted $200 by the court. She was granted the restoration of her former name Mrs. Carrie B. Johnson. Cruel and inhuman treatment was alleged in the complaint A. C. Lindemuth was appointed speoal Judge in the divorce trial of John S. Osborn vs. Emma Osborn by Judge Bond in Wayne circuit court Tuesday, on petition for a change of venue. Georgia Robblns filed a complaint for a divorce from Raymond Robbins

in Wayne circuit court, Tuesday. She' charges cruel and inhuman treatment and improper relations with a woman named Janis Goodwin in the complaint. The complaint was the result of some trouble the couple were said to have had at their home, 22 north Fifth street Monday afternoon. Raymond Robbins was fined $5 and costs in city court Tuesday morning for this action. Marriage license was granted to Jos. York Little, clerk of Richmond, and Edna Duke of Centerville. The divorce action filed by Jennie Alexander vs. Edward Alexander was

heard by Judge Bond in Wayne circuit

court, Tuesday morning and taken un

der consideration. The plaintiff charges cruel and inhuman treatment, and asks for the restoration of her former name Mrs. Jennie Hosbrook. The couple was married in Jan. 1921 and after 11 weeks of married life sepa-ntfed.

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