Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 188, 9 August 1922 — Page 12

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TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES SPEND $810,353.87

AS OVERSEERS OF POOR IN FISCAL YEAR

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND.. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9, 1922.

(By Associated Press) i INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 9. A total1 of $610,53.87 was spent from public funds by township trustees acting as overseers of the. poor, for outdoor relief during the last fiscal year, ending Dec. 31, 1921, according to a report made public today by Amos Butler, secretary of the board of state charities. . Thi3 Is the largest amount of money ever expended for such aid in the history of the board of state charities, according to Mr. Butler. The greatest previous expenditure was made in 1915, when S435.4S9.88 was devoted to the poor. The amount used in 1921, it was said, was almost double the average of the preceding quarter of a century. Compared with 1920, the figures for 1921 show an increase of $193,123.74. This was attributed in the report to be due in a large measure to the un

employment situation in certain localities of the state in the last 12 months. Seventeen counties reported more aid and 19 less aid than in 1920. The 19 counties are Ohio, Switzerland, Perry, Spencer, Posy, Pike, Daviess, Martin, Greene, Sullivan, Parke, Carroll, White, Jasper, Marshall, Elkhart, Lagrange, Noble and Dekalb. Increase In Aid The 73 counties reporting an increase in aid over the previous year

cause of sickness, it was said. The reason assigned are as follows; sickness, 7,808; lack of employment, 6,445; widowhood or non support, 3,046; old age, 1.192; insanity or idiocy, 97."

physical defect (blind, deaf or crip

pled) 44S.

"While under the law the bills for:

poor relief are paid from county funds, the counties are eventually reimbursed by the trustees through a

tax levied upon the property of the

townships, it was pointed out. In 1921, a levy of five cents or more was found necessary in 35 of the townships. In 512 of the townships, the

levy wa3 under five cents. In 479 townships, no levy was required. The poor asylum expenditures in 1921 totaled $1,21526.02, of which! Sl.025,863.92 was for maintenance and

ordinary repairs and $41,260.05 for land, new buildings and permanent improvements. For dependent children the counties spent $587,075.51 for maintenance and ordinary repairs and

$8,923.60 for land, new buildings and

permanent improvements, rur mese two Dumoses. ordinarily termed "in

door relief." the counties spent $1,811,-J 230.13. When this is added to the;

outdoor relief, the grand total is $2,421.584. Reports for the year 1920 show a total expense of $2,091,904.14 for the same purpose. There was an increase

of $106,273.33 in the expenses of de

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also are scattered over the state, but pendent children, $30,282.79 in county it is in the northern part in which tho jpo0r asylums and $193,123.74 in out-

round. Air. Butler asserted m the re

port In some counties, it was more than doubled in the last fiscal year, according to the figures. Howard county went from $9,445.05 to $40,217.40. Practically all the increase, it was said, was in Center township, containing Kokomo. Lake county went from $46,447.38 to $85,829.07, Madison county, containing Anderson, increased from $6,278.38 to $18,914.55. Delaware county, of which Muncie is the seat, increased from $7,390.09 to $21,549.31 in 1921 as against $12,077.24 for the previous year. Wavne county, where Richmond is located, spent $18,876.40 iji 1921, $11,136.78 in 1920. There were increases, in round numbers of $6,000 in Cass county, containing Logansport; $3,000 in St. JoseDh county, containing South Bend; $2,000 in Tippecanoe, containing Lafayette: $2,000 in Allen county, containing Fort Wayne. Further south. Vigo county (Terre Haute) and Vanderburgh county (Evansville) reported increases of $6,000 each; Knox county (Vincennes) $4,000... Township Pays Costs The reports received include the aid given both by the trustee and by the school authorities under the compulsory scho'ol attendance law-. All such aid is paid from the poor fund cf the township concerned. The only other outdoor relief from public funds is spent for the burial of soldiers or their wives or widows. It is paid by . the county and is not considered pauper relief, it was said. According to the reports received hv the board of state charities, outdoor relief in the year of 1921 was distributed among 16.896 families and 4.644 persons not members of families fa total of 21.540 cases.) .. There was a total of 79,992 persons altogether. It was said, and the aid averaged $7.63 for each perfon. For the preceding year, the ccrrsoonding statistics were

as follows: 12.991 cases involving 44,-j

253 persons aided. Average amount of aid per capita, $9.43. Of the total number of persons aided in 1921, 39.010 were men and boys, 40.982 were women and girls 49 per cent males and 51 per cent females. The children under 17 years old numbered 43.016, or 54 per cent. They

were about equally divided as to sex. Those between the ages of 17 and 6 Those between the ages of 17 and 60 numbered 31,104, or 39 per cent. In this group there were 16,536 women and 14.569 men. Those over 60 years old numbered 5.053 and constituted 6 per cent.- The ages of 819, or one per cent were not specified. Mostly Americans Helped According to the report, 11 per cent of those aided were negroes. Less than one per cent were Irish, less than one per cent were German, 90 per cent were Americans and nine per cent were unclassified, it was said. In the 16,896 families aided, there were 75,34S persons, an average of 4.5 persons to each family. The occupation of 16,677 individuals or heads of families was indicated. The laborers numbered 14,991; the housekeepers, 1,220; the farmers, 308: clerks, agents, office employes, 86. The skilled trades were represented by 50 persons and the professions by 22. ""Aid was given 94.022 times, according to Mr. Butler. In the case of 24.934, or 31.1 per cent of those helped, the relief extended over a period of three months or more. The reason for giving help wa3 reported in 19.723 cases. So far as wa possible to judg from the reasons assigned by the trustees, most of the aid given was be-

FOOLHARDINESS GAUSE OF MANY ACCIDENTS

NEW WESTON CITIZEN MAKES ASSIGNMENT GREENVILLE, Aug. 9. Bernard Vondenhoelen of New Weston has made an assignment to Attorney Ceorge W. Mannix, Jr., for the benefit of his creditors. Vondenhoelen'was twice arrested for violating the prohibition laws. He was fined $500 and costs for the first of

fense, and $1,000 and costs for the

second offense. He gave a chattel mortgage on his personal propeaty and secured money to pay his first fine and costs, and gave his note with his wife as security to secure his release the second time. Vondenhoelen's debts are listed at over $15,000 and his assets at about the same. He owns 149 acres of land in Allen township and considerable personal property, all of which is mortgaged. Stanley Bard, arrested last Saturday on a charge of concealing stolen goods, and held under $500 bond for a prelim

inary hearing Wednesday in police court before Mayor Fitzgerald, has been released from city prison, his bond being signed by L. C. Kerlin and Richard Purdy. Probate Court Application filed for appointment of a guardian for Harry W. Hole. Hearing Aug. 11, at 8 a. m. Deed of assignment filed from Barney Vondenhoevel to George W. Mannix, Jr., filed at 11:15 a. m. George W. Mannix was appointed assignee of Barney Vondenhoevel. Bond, $:J0,000. 1 1 a 1 I . r- t . . ....

safety bureau of the auto asso- f,LDeuuie oeuis niea. petition to states that it has erected hun-p6" rea f.tate, filed- Schedule of

ucuis. x-ej-uion 10 sen real estate io

pay debts filed in same case.

Car Stolen From Price . Recovered In Columbus Word was received from Columbus,

CONSTITUTION, LAWS PRESERVE LIBERTIES, BAR HEAD DECLARES

(By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9, The American people should be taugh: that the federal constitution and laws and the courts that interpret them do not destroy but preserve their liberties, declared Cordenio A. Severance,

president of the American Bar asso

ciation, in opening the annual mee ing of the association here today.

a proposea constitutional amend-

, ment to prevent courts declaring laws

uuuuiiMiiuuDaai ne cited as a sample

ui an innovation that would t.ak

away the liberties from the people by

giving congress unchecked power.

ne ueciarea innuences from snvicf

Russia were seeking to overthrow the

Aiufin-du government by force if

necessary.

ii me proposed constitutional

.vUU.Uv..u. Duuujii oe adopted, not only would congress have unlimited right to deal with subjects that have

.. v iwacu upon as oeion

iu iue fciaies and reserved for

ineir exclusive cognizance hut

would wipe out the Bill of Rights and

ln .ne protection tnat It gives to th

(Special to The Palladium) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 9. It seems a harsh thing to declare tnat the majority of automobile accidents on the highways of Indiana are due to foolhardiness and rank lack of caution on the part of automobile drivers, but an, analysis of most accidents brings the reasoning person back to that old human element of carelessness, according to a statement given out today by the safety bureau of the Hoosier State Auto association, "All the safety sermons in ths world will not pound sense into the heads Qt thousands of drivers who persist in dashing through blind country road In tersections at full speed, they 'get away with it' often. Then comes ths psychological moment when another driver is doing the same thing on r. cross road then come the headlines in the newspaper. 1 "And why, of all things, do people ignore the danger signs erected at much expense by the Hoosier Auto association?"

The ciation

dreds and hundreds of warning sign3

at dangerous spots in the highways and could erect them by the thousands if it had the finances. It is pointed out that such funds come only from membership fees in the Hoosier Auto association. "Our civic work is growing by leaps and bounds, including re-painting poles and markings on many motor routes, erection of danger signs and direction signs. To keep up with this our memberships should grow even more rapidly but there are yet many who believe in letting 'George' do it." It is stated that in addition to the civic work for the safety and welfare of the entire body of motorists in Indira, the state association is rapidly extending the "personal service" work

of the organization so that at present !

there are more than 150 service stations which give free emergency road service within a radius of five miles. "Ultimately the member will be

able to telephone anywhere in Indiana)

and obtain free tow-in or free median5 -cal first aid or gasoline delivery if within a reasonable radius of that service station," it is declared. "In this as in our civic work, we can only grow as our membership grows," it is stated. "But we hope to win greatly increased support through service ser vice. If civic necessity and civic pride don't get you, maybe the personal service will." A large increase in the number of auto license issueing bureaus throughout the sate is being arranged for, also, it is declared.

Ohio, Wednesday that a closed car, stolen from Edwin Price of this city, April 21, 1921, has been recovered. This is the second Richmond car to be recovered in Columbus lately, police having brought back the machine belonging to Rev. Charles M. Woodman a few days ago. Both cars were of the same type. Alfred Mills, who was lodged in the county jail in connection with the recovery of Woodman's car, operated with the same group from which this car was recovered, according to local police. They claim the cars were operated by booze runners.

YOUNG ALDERMAN SETTLES CHICAGO RAILWAY STRIKE

f - ' few : h jet

those who preach communism and denounce the exaltaticfof the individual," he said. Church Union Nearer ? Than Ever, Says Report CHICAGO, Aug. 9.' Church union and 'the possibility of all Christendom recognizing one creed appear to be a step nearer than they have for many centuries according to a report of the commission on the World Conference on Faith and Order which will be submitted to the general convention of the Episcopal church in Portland, Ore.,' next month. Teh report announces there will be a meeting in Washington, D. C, in May. 1925, of delegates from nearly a

hundred denominations, from a score of countries, to discuss the possibilities of Christian union. This will be a reconvention of the body which met in Geneva in 1920. Of this gathering the report says "deep differences were manifested, but all were convinced that great progress can be made."

Matter of Concern

"It is a matter of real concern that the American Federation

proved the proposed amendment, and such action by the representatives of so large an organization is symptomatic of a very serious condition of the public mind." In an address entitled "The Constitution and Individualism" he traced the development of American liberty as sheltered and protected by the constitution and by the judicial interpretations placed upon it and declared

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Ulysses S. Schwartz. This young Chicago alderman, Ulysses S. Schwartz, is given credit for settling Chicago's street car strike after it had assumed serious proportions due to what seemed a hopeless deadlock. Schwartz brought the warring factions together by diplomatic steps.

that a growing tendency toward centralization of power in the hands of the government was a danger to the people. "The fact that men will not labor

with diligence unless they can enjoy the fruits of their toil is ignored by

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M'CRAY AND RALSTON TO VISIT MUNCIE FAIR MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 9. Governor's day was to be observed at the Muncie fair Wednesday, when Governor McCray and ex-Governor Samuel M. Ralston were to attend. Both were to be honor guests at a noon luncheon of the Muncie civic clubs at the Hotel Roberts. The seventieth annual fair opened yesterday.

REFUSED HIM 499 TIMES: ACCEPTS 5COTH PROPOSAL BOSTON, Mass.. Aug. 9.-After rejecting the attentions of a score of young men and after having dismissed the suit of her fiance fully 499 times, to use her own figures, Miss Winifred S. Davidson accepted the 500th proposal by Royal A. Marshall and they were married.

BRAND WHITLOCK HONORED BRUSSELS. Aug. 9. A royal decree, published today in the Official Monitor, approves the election of Brand Whit-

Blaine Barr and Thaddeus Barr. ii0CK. ex-American ambassador to Bel-

executors of the will of Martin M. 1 Sium. as foreign member of the Royal

Earr, deceased, filed first account. ,acaaemy or t rench language and litera

Mary P. Horn, administrator of the i ture-

estate of David Horace Horn, deceased, J

filed inventory and appraisement.

Traffic Sign Installed At Eighth and Main The new traffic sign, ordered by the police department several weeks ago, has been installed at Eighth and Main streets. The sign stands about eight feet high and in addition to the "stop" and "go" signs carries a small sign at the top bearing the words: "No left turn."

Lima, Peru, has ordered the establishment of municipal markets.

A Clean Shave Gives you new pep. 5 skilled barbers Harter's Shop In the Murray Bldg.

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The New Buick for 1923 is Here Chenoweth Auto Co. 1107 Main St. Phone 1925

Final Reductions on Porch Furniture

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