Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 116, 16 May 1922 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1922.

CENSUS SHOWS 54.3 PER CENT OF INDIANA FARMS ARE DRAINED By WILLIAM R. SANBORN The first Bet of drainage statistics ever issued by the government for th state of Indiana is just from press. It is as of Jan. 1. 1920, the dating of the

United States census, which means that the recordings were made back in 1919 and though fresh from Washington the real records are now thret years old. In the elapsing of this time the work of draining certain territories and hundreds of individual farms has been progressmg in the usual way. Nevertheless the census- returns are valuable for reference and for the supplying of approximate data on this important subject. Roger D. Marsden. special agnt in charge of drainage matters at Washington, is responsible 'for the state

ments and fieures efVen' out. He be

gins by stating that the number of all

farms in Indiana on date of his com

pilation was 205 126, and of these 111,435 farms reported land having more or less drainage, these being 54.3 per cent of the farm land in the state. On top of this showing was the presentation of 66,413 farms which it was claimed needed drainage, or 32.4 per cent. The combined figures showed that 86 7 per cent of alt the farms in Indiana required drainage for proper farm operations. The data relates to . the artificial

drainage of land in farms, and of other organized drainage projects, including

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TRAFFIC RULES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE

ANNOUNCED III SYNOPSIS OF REGULATIONS

Following Is a synopsis of the pro-, posed traffic ordinance as presented Monday night by the ordinance committee to the city council : Sec. 1. Defines the terms "Vehicle", "Horse", Operator", "Congested District", "Person", "Street" and "Park" as used in the proposed traffic ordinance. Sec. 2. Creates and defines the "congested district" bounded on the north by the north line of North A street, on the south by the south line of South A street, on the east by the west line of North or South Twelfth street, and on the west by the west line of North or South Fourth street. Sec. 3. Forbids pedestrians, within the "congested district" to cross street intersections diagonally. Sec. 4. (a) Forbids vehicles, turning to the right from one street into another, to go beyond the center line

of the street from which it comes or into which it goes, (b) Requires vehicles, turning to the left, to go beyond the center line of the street it enters before turning. (c) Forbids vehicles to turn around except at

street intersections Sec. 5 (a) Requires vehicles to stop on the right hand side of the street parallel to the curb, and with the near wheel thereof not more than

one root from said curb, (b) Forbids vehicles to stop or park within twentv

Uncle Sam's Vegetable Cook Book

55,348 gallons per minute and the engines have 625 horsepower capacity. The township trustees are required by an act passed in 1915 to clean and repair biennially all ditches and

areas of unimproved land not yet in! drains, except dredged ditches, con

farms. It is explained that the farm drainage statistics were collected in the general census of agriculture,

while figures relating to general drain

age were obtained in a special canvass of such enterprises. The paper before us presents the two sets of statistics

under separate headings. 21,063,332 Acres The census gives the approximate land area of Indiana as 21.063,332, and the total land in all drainage enterprises as 9,087,183 acres. Of these acres 7,605,565 acres are improved lands. The balance of the lands affected by drainage enterprises are timber or cut-over areas and other unimproved lands. The first drainage law of Indiana dates back 70 years. It was approved on May 29, 1 852. Itprovides for the sale of swamp lands by the county auditors and treasurers. It further provid

ed for the appointment by the governor of a drainage commissioner for

structed in their respective townships under any law of the state. The trus

tees employ engineers to make neces

right-of-way over all traffic at all times and place. Including electric cars, engines and trains. Sec. 12. Makes it unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to oper

ate a motor vehicle, and makes it unlawful for the owner to permit any such person to operate a motor vehicle on the streets of the City of

Richmond

Sec. 13. Forbids any vehicle to display a red op green light in the front, excepting fire department equipment. Sec. 14. (a) Requires all persons informed of the presence of the fire department equipment to drive to the

right curb and remain there until all department equipment has passed.! (b Makes it unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle or electric car within one hundred feet of a fire or conflagration, excepting police and fire department equipment of the

city. ' Sec. 15. Makes it unlawful to drive or operate any vehicle upon the sidewalks within the city without a permit so to do. Sec. 16. Authorizes the board of metropolitan p'olice commissioners

during, or one hour before, any pub

lic or quasi-public parade or demon

stration, to close and rope off any

street or part thereof within the "con gested district."

Sec. 17. Authorizes the board of

1 ed from such car and reached the I jcurb and such car has resumed motion. This section shall not apply to street cars headed in the opposite dij rection. I Sec. 26. The metrooolitan nntw

Write today for a copy of the official J commissioners shall hav the power bqoklet which gives full Instructions . and authority to issue orders to the in the prqper way of preparing veg-Chief or superintendent of police proetables for the table. - hibiting parking In the "congested disThe cook will find this little publi- trict" upon such streets and alleys cation especially valuable because it or parts thereof, as may best subcontains 105 recipes showing how to serve the safety and convenience of

serve vegeiauiea iu pantiaoie auu , me general traffic upon such street

Iating such orders shall b guilty of violating this ordinance. Sec. 27, The ordinance provides ; penalty not exceeding $100.00 for each violation thereof, and imprisonment may be added not to exceed thirty days.

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sary surveys and let contracts for the

work. For cleaning an open ditch the i front of the buildings of any fire de-

feet or any fireplug, or within five metropolitan police commissioners to

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twenty feet of any street intersection church, public building or sick chamwithm the city; providing further that ber, to be "a zone of quiet" and forno vehicle shall stop within fifty feet bids the ringing of bells, sounding of of the intersection of any street hav- gongs, horns, whistles or itinerant mums a street car track upon it; and pro-! sic narkMn .VS'h ,VehICV 1! I Section IS. Makes it the duty of Ztt0nJ L&T IS!66" the street department to suitably mark

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economical ways.

Every housewife should use a liberal amount of vegetables in preparing meals because their generous use in the diet helps to insure the normal growth of children and prevent various disorders and diseases. This is a free Government Publi

cation. Our Washington Information Bureau will secure a copy for any

reader who fills out and mails the coupon below, enclosing two cents in

stamps for return postage. Be sure to write your name and addTess clearly on. the lines of the coupon.

(Do not send the coupon to The- Ta!ladt'im. Mall It direct to Washington, D. C)

Frederic J, Haskin. Director, The Richmond Palladium Information Bureau, Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith two cents in stamps for return postage on a free copy of the booklet ''Preparation of Vegetables."

and parts thereof; and it shall be tho j I duty of such chief and any and all ; 1 members of the police force to carry ;l out such orders, and any person vio-l

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cost is paid from a tax levied at--a uni

form rate per acre upon all the land benefited. The cost of repairing a tile drain is paid by land benefited, in the same proportion as ttie cost of original construction. In the case of cleaning an open ditch a town lot is assessed as one acre and in such work the land owner may pay in labor. Wayne County Drainage 1 At the date of the census there were 2,410 farms in Wayne county, of which 1,722 reported having drainage, with farms reporting the need of drainage totaling 1,054. Of the total farms 77 were reported as being in levee and drainage districts, according to the specifications of the law. The census gives the approximate land area of the

county at 263,040 acres, of which 243,-

each county. The commissioners were 777 acres were in farms, the total of

authorized to plan the drainage of the land and to let contracts for the work. The cost of such enterprises was to be paid from the proceeds of the sale of such land. Sine thatfs hrdtaoird

the improved land in same being 197,

717 acres. The county was then accredited with 31,756 acres in woodland. The census for Union county showed a total of 796 farms, and a land area

of such land. Since that time a whole j 0f but 103.6SO acres. Of the 796 farms, mass of drainage legislation has been j 563 reported having drainage, while

us farm owners reported a need for drainage. The acreage of improved farms was 100,269 acres.

Henry County Area

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Character of Enterprises - The drainage enterprises of the state are classified as incorporated associations, county commissioners drains, circuit court drains and drainage districts. An analysis of the census figures shows that of the total drainage enterprises in the state 33 per cent relate to the actual drainage of improved farm lands. The total of all improved farms in Indiana covers 16.6S0.212 acres. Drainage of agricultural land was defined for census purposes as the

"act or process of drawing off an ex

cess of water by underground con

duits. pipes or tiles, or by open or

The land area of Henry county is given at 254.0S0 acres, of which 239,709 acres ' are in farms. The farms

number 2,540, of which number 2,334 report some drainage. The improved land in farms is placed at 211.05 acres. Teh approximate land area of Fayette county is placed at 138,240 acres and the number of farms is given at 1,081, of which 711 report having drainage. The number of farms listed in Ran

dolph county is 3,226, and the area ! of the county is approximately 286,080 i

acres. The land in farms totals 76,572

partment. (c) Provides vehicles may park at an angle of thirty degrees to the curb on North A street between Seventh and Twelfth streets, both sides. Sec. 6. Provides that traffic within the "congested district" upon east and west alleys shall be westward only; upon north and south alleys shall be southward only. No parking in alleys. Sec. 7. Requires the driver or. operator of any vehicle, desiring to stop, back or turn, to extend his hand out

beyond his vehicle to warn approach-'

ing traffic in the rear. v Sec. 8. "If two or more vehicles approach a street crossing within said City of Richmond at an angle, the vehicle on the right has the right-of-way to proceed, turn to the right or left. In making a left turn at a street intersection the vehicle coming from "the opposite direction has the right-of way. "For the purpose of this ordinance, the words "On the right" is meant on the right hand side of the driver of any vehicle and assumes the driver to be faced in' the direction his vehicle is traveling." Sec. 9 Requires vehicles so loaded that any part of its contents protrudes to the rear of such vehicle to

carry a red flag in the day time and!

a red light at nignt. Sec. 10. Requires vehicles hauling!

a trailer or otner venicie to aispiay a red flag in the rear in the day time and a red light at night. Sec. 11. Gives the motor-drawn fire and police department vehicles the

places. A failure to so mark such

places shall be no defense to the violation of the ordinance. Sees. 19 and 20. Authorizes tho traffic officers to regulate traffic, both of vehicles and pedestrians, within the congested district.

Sees. 21 and 22. Requires street cars within the city to stop to discharge and accept passengers upon the near side of each street. Sec. 23. Requires street cars to stop within the congested district nly for such period of time as is reasonable and necessary to let on and discharge passengers. Sec. 24. Forbids the operation of vehicles within the city with exhaust

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open, or in any other way to make

unusual noise.

Sec. 25. Requires the driver of

every vehicle to stop at the rear of)

any street car which is stopped, al-h

lowing passengers free passage be

tween the street car and the curb, andi

requires the driver to remain stand

ing until such passengers have alight-

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covered trenches in the surface of the t acres. A lot of drainage work has been

ground for the purpose of improving j " xvanuoipii, -,yo larms reportthe condition' of the soil and crops."! ing more or less of it. An interesting map is a portion of j The area of Rush county is given at .nnrt it fihmvs the amount of i 261,760 acres, which is divided into

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state a total of 12.004 separate proj-997 acres, of which 222,682 acres are ects 'with an average of 1,251 acres improved. Of these farms 1,910 re-

assessed.

The usual purpose of an organized drainage enterprise is to provide adequate outlets into which the landowners of the district may drain their farms, and to afford relief from overflows for the district as a unit. There are 174 such enterprises in the state, covering 10,000 acres and up, also 2,611 comprising 1,000 to 5,000 acres. Land and Capital Invested tinder the heading "Organized En

terprises" we find that operating en-j terprlses now cover 9,087,123 acres j and that these are listed as incorporated associations, county commljsioners drains, circuit court drains, drainaea districts and commercial and

individual projects. As to the cost of such enterprises up to Jan. 1. 1920 the figures are given as $31,201,517. It is further stated that it was estimated that $2,729,055 would be required to complete the work as specified. On the same date there were non-operating enterprises covering 288.724 acres of land, which would require $1,933,000 for completion. This makes a total of less than $36,000,000 invested in our drainage projects, not a large sum when the acreage covered and the value of the lands are considered. This has no relation to the sums spent by individual farmers for the tiling and other drainage on their personal holdings. Completed Drainage

The total works completed by the various drainage enterprises to Jan. 1. 1920, comprised 17,470.7 miles of open ditches; 8,227 6 of tile drains, and 165.8 miles of accessory levees. At the same tinie there were under construction 123.4 miles of open ditches. 1S5.7 miles of tile drains, and 9.2 miles of levees. These figures do not include drains or levees installed by individual farmers. There are four pumping districts in the state. The six pumps have a total capacity of

port drainage.

Ships of 31-foot draft are now passing through the Suez canal. Heretofore it has been limited to 30 feet.

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Feltman's Shoe Store. The World's Largest Shoe Dealers 85 Stores . 724 Main Street

KINGLY SHIRTS

for Young Men They Dare to be Different Young men are looking; for things a bit out of the ordinary in their dress especially in Shirts. That's why Kingly have created such a demand. Collar attached, collar to match, or plain neckband styles that are smart in cut as well as in pattern.

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In Silks with French enffs that are an unusual value at $6; with collar attached and two-button band cuff

Weight fabrics, in tan or white, coliax attached, with two-button band cuff

WHITE JERSEYS

$6.50

HI-GLO ZEPHYR

$3.50

WOVEN MADRAS In fancy and plain stripes, at $2.50 and $3.00 Dependable, Fast-Color Shirts In pin checks and pin stripes at '. '. $2.00 The Dennis-Gaar Go. (Incorporated)

TAILORS and HABERDASHERS

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Drastic Reductions in

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25c Colgate's Tooth OI n Paste Xt

50c Pebeco Tooth Paste

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60c Pepsodent Tooth Paste . .

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All Remaining Suits, Coats, Wraps, Re-Priced and Re-Grouped for a Quick Clearance

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Wool Jersey Suits at $8.95 - . About twenty-five left, in all shades and a complete range of sizes.

$15.00 and $19.75 Sport Coats, Capes and Wraps -at $10.95 Just 35 garments in this lot; every one an extraordinary value.

$20.00, $25.00 and $30.00 Suits of . Tweeds, Jersey and Tricotine

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$13.75

Some wonderful values in this lot. The assortment is not large, sq. make your selection early.

$25.00 and $30.00 Spring Coats, Wraps and Capes -'$21.75 In sport styles as well as the more dressy models.

$40.00, $45.00 and $50.00 Tailored and 3-Piece Tricotine Suits at $28.75 Mostly navy blues, a few tans, In sizes 16 to 46. .

$32.50, $35.00 and $37.50 Suits of Tricotines at Tweeds at $21.75 Just about twenty Suits in this lot; over half navy Tricotine.

$50.00, $55.00 and $60.00 Capes, Coats and W'raps -at $39.75 Some of the classiest garments are in this group; all exclusive models.

$35.00, $40.00 and $45.00 Coats, Capes and Wraps at $27.50 Made of Shawsheen, Bolivia, Pandora, Panvelaine, Tricotine and Veldecyne. A few are sport models.

Continuing this Week our SALE of SILKS Included in this group are Silks purchased at such concessions that we are able to offer them for sale ct much less than their real worth. In the various groups are: Taffeta, Crepe de Chine, Figured Crepe, Canton Crepe, Messaline, Georgette, Krepe Knit, Silk Shirtings, Satin, Charmeuse, Tricolette, Baronette.

$55.00, $60.00 and $65.00 Tricotine and Twill Cord Suits at $37.50 Twenty-two Suits in this lot, mostly of the long, tailored styles.

ALL BETTER SUITS, COATS and WRAPS Formerly sold up to $95.00, now grouped in one lot at

KNOLL EN B E R G

$48.50 STORE

Children's Parasols: 59c, 79c, 98c, $1.25, up to $4.00

Black Messaline and Black Satin, $1 Yard 250 yards of Black Taffeta and Black Satin Messaline, good quality, yard wide an exceptional value which enters this Silk sale at much less than Its real worth. Special, per yard, $1.00. Through very special purchase concession, we are enabled to offer the following Black Silks at these unusual prices: Black Taffeta, $1.50 value, yard. $1.00 Black Messaline, $1.50 value, yard $1.00 Black Satin Duchess, Jl-75 value, yard $1.35 Black Taffeta, $2.00 value, yard $1.53 Black Satin, $2.25 value, yard $1.75 Black Crepe de Chine, $2.25 value, yard $1.75 Black Satin Charmeuse, $2.25 value, yard $1.75 Black Taffeta. $2.50 value, yard $1.93 Black Satin Charmeuse, $2.50 value, yard $1.93 Black Canton Crepe, $3.75 value, yard $2.98

The new figured Crepe.de Chine, the popular material for dresses, blouses, skirts, children's dresses, vestees, etc.; all new patterns in the neat, small figures, in tan, flames, navy, grey, mohawk, periwinkle, blue and green combina- A?? P0 tions. Priced, yd. iSdt)K) White Silk Skirtings, all new patterns; yard $1.89 Crepe de Chine, special lot of all colors $1.59

Silk Taffeta, a good assortment of colors; special for this sale $1.59 Silk Messalines, all colors; your choice $1.53 Silk Striped Madras Skirting, all new patterns; per yard 75c 12 mm Pongee, all silk, Japanese goods, yard... 98a All-Silk Tricolette. the best quality, all colors; special, per yard $1.92 Krepe Knit, all colors, the genuine Krepe Knit... $3.50

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