Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 287, 2 December 1922 — Page 11

BASKETBALL CARNIVAL III COLISEUM FRIDAY IS SPIRITED SUCCESS

Richmond's first Community basketball night, .staged in the Coliseum Fri day night was acclaimed a remarkable success from the standpoint of community spirit as well as from the standpoint of the contestants on the 12 teams, -which competed, The DeMolay and Palladium Quintets furnished the feature attraction of the evening's bill in the fourth game. The DeMolay team Is in the Closed league of Community Service and the Palladium five is in the Open league. The supremacy of Community Servlce-bas-ketball was at stake and fans had a real treat in. store for them. This game was harder on the contestants than any played Friday night. " Only' in the latter part of the second half, did the Palladium draw away for a 17 to 10 victory. SDauldinjc and Hyde put up excel lent games for the DeMolay, while Llchtenfels and Phillips carried the major portion of the victory for the Palladium. Girls' Games Good. The girls' games staged during the evening were more than interesting to the fans. It was novelty to see the fair sex out on the floor. .The Gloves won a hard earned victory over the Atlas, 12 to 11; All-Commercials won easily from Atlas Specials. 19 to 8; and Americans won from the Clerks, 9 to 6. In the opening game of the evening, the Legion dropped the K. of C.'s 18 to 16. It was a battle throughout. In the final game the Gloves wan from the Veterans, 14 to 12. Summary: K. of C. (16) Legion (18) H ipskihd . . . ..... F. ........ Chappe! Metz F.. Bulach Geier ....C.T. ..... Kennedy Dahner...... G Williams Vosmeier. ..... ...Q.. , . Saner Field goals Hlpskind, Metz 3, Geier 2, Dahner 2, Chappel, Bulach 3, Kennedy 3. . . . Foul goals Kennedy J, ( Williams 2. Substitutions K. of C.i Klinger for Vosmeier. ' Referee Kennedy. Scorer H. McBride. Atlas (11) Gloves (12) IIollingsworth....F E. .Sitloh Madewcll F ..S. Libbert Field.....' FC ....B. Miller Shuts.. . . .'. RC I. Sitloh Updike G Wessel Hartley G.......M. Libbert Field goals F. Libbert 4, Holllngsworth 3, .Wessel. Foul goals Madewell 6, F. Libbert, Wessel. - . . Referee Fisher. AH Commercials (19) Atlas Spe. (8 Walter..; ...F Wilkinson Harris. ... ....... .F. . Price Batchelor-. ...... . . JC Selkel Bage.... G Miles " Iirgen. ..T G..... ....... Kees Schaefer. ..... . .,RC. . . . . . . .. Blossom Field goals Walters 6, Lux, Harris, Price 3, Wilkinson. Foul goals Harris,, Walters 2. RefeTee-Haworth. - DeMolay. (10) Palladium (17) Hyde. ...,,...!.. F. ...... . Geier Sanford. ......... ,.F.. . Phillips Hamilton . ....... .C Mulligan Spaulding.........G. Reld Harding G Lichtenfels Field goals Hyde 2, Spaulding, Phillips 4. Mulligan, Reid t. Foul goals Hyde, Brehm 3, Reld 3. Substitutions DeMolay, Brehm for Sanford, Robs for Hamilton, Sanford , for Brehm, Hamilton for Rose,' Brehm lor santora. Referee Kennedy. . Scorer H. McBride. Clerks (6) Americans (9) Shepnian..... F .F. Harris ,lote F , Parker Bradway C. ...... .E.' Harris Eastman .G. ...... . Eubanks VonCarlson . , G Hall Crawford. . ..... .RC. . . .. . . Shields Field goals Shepman 2, F. Harris 2, Foul goals F. Harris 4, Mote 2. Iteferee-Edith Haworth. ' Veterans (12) Gloves (14) . Davis iF Alexander Klinger.,.. F Niebuhr ; Whitcomb...... ..C Marting Hampton G Poole McKinney. . . ... . .G Allstatt .Field goals-Davis, Klinger, McKinney, Alexander 3, Marting, Allstatt 2. Foul goals McKinney 5, Davis, Niebuhr 2. Substitutions Veterans: Eickmeyeri for McKinney; Gloves: H. Wesler for Marting. , Referee Kennedy. Scorer H. McBride. PENNSY NET QUINTETS PLAY ON "Y" FLOOR Teams of the Pensy basketball league held some hotly contested games on the "Y" floor Friday night. Rip Track defeated General Office, 28 to 8, Store Room trimmed Freight y House. SI to 14 and the C. T. Inspectors won over the Electricians, 22 to 11. Coach Ivey has the athletes playing good basketball this time of the season and everything is running smoothly under his direction. Summary: ' General Office (8) Rip Track (28) Klinser ..F Tuffy Black F Boyer Dfntlage C Happner Smith G. Putterbaugh Klinger G Hunt Field goals: Bentlage 3, Klinser. Cover 5, Putterbaugh 3. Hunt 3, Tuffy 2. Foul goals: Hunt 2. " Referee: Ivey. Freiaht House (14) Store Room (31) Wood .F. . Lamb Fitzgibbons ... fentlnge ...... Chandler ..... Burr Field goals: Bentlage. Burr . F.... Williams ..C Samuels . .G.. Fagan ..O... Martin Wood 3. Fitzsibbons. Lamb 5, Williams 4, Samuels 4. Martin. Foul goals: Williams 2; Lamb 2, W illiams. Substitutions: Williams for Bent lage. Referee: Ivey. Electricians (11) C. T. Inspectors (22) Knoll F Weaver Boyd .......... ..F Fagan Bentlage C ..Edwards Todd G Burr Armstrong ...... G Beard Field goals: Todd 2, Bentlage, Wenban; weaver 6. Beard 2, Edwards, Foul goals :Wenban 3; Weaver 3, Beard. Substitutions:- Wenban for Arm strong. . Referee: Ivey.

THE

Ban J ohnson s Present Power in Baseball World Now at Zenith

By FRAXK G.'KE.KB In the years that have gone, Ban Johnson again and again has been the colossus of baseball; its mightiest and its dominating figure. Yet the power that is Johnson's just now eclipses all that of the bygone days. For the chieftain of the American League can if he wills shear the ties that bind his league to the National, precipitate baseball warfare Jo a finish, kick the foundation from under the Naticmal Commission and render Kenesaw M. Landis merely an" office boy in the matter of baseball's affairs. "What will Jolfnson do?" s That's the question that has become a nightmare to those who are allied with the National League. Through weeks and months they have tried to ferret out the Johnsonian, plans for the Intef-league meeting in December. But they have failed for Johnson has remained sphinx-like. Utters No Threat. ' No menace, no threat has been uttered by him. He has maintained an attitude of silence in face of the thousand and one rumors which have oozed out of Chicago and back into it. And that very silence has increased the fear of him that is in the heart of many who recognized the mighty power that is his. "Will Johnson cut the ties that bind his league to the American?" Will Johnson make public certain evidence presumed to be in his possession which tends to prove that at least three magnates in the National league are "undesirables ?' Will Johnson kick the foundation from under the National commission and make Landis merely a baseball ornament?" . Those are the questions which are hurled back and forth within balldom now; questions which not merely show that Johnson again has become the mightiest figure, in the game, but quiz zes aestmea to prove that he holds the fate of inter-league peace and the life of the National commission in the hollow of his hands. May Go Peaceful. - Johnson may go into that lnterIeague meeting calm and unperturbed disciple of peace. Or he may in vade it with armor shined up and weapons unsheathed. If he does the latter these things are certain: (1) The National League either will grant all of Johnson's demands or the two leagues will go along on their own in 1923. (2) The schedules of 1923 perhaps will conflict on all Sunday and holi day dates and there'll be-a fight to the bitter finish for patronage in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Phil adeipnia,, where eacn league has a club. (3) Landis will have as much of a! say in baseball's affairs as once-time PHI BELTS TO MEET VETERAN BASKET MEN - Member of the -Bluf ton Independents playing here next Wednesday j night againsdhe '.local ... Phi Delta ; basket team, are all experienced vet erans of the court game. Rippe, guard on the team, was with LaCross, Wis., college for four years. He played with i this college team when it won the ' sceojadary championship of Wisconsin. He teamed with "Tobe" Jessup, Richmond player, who is on the local Phi Delt team. Jessup 13 also the coach of the team. Extensive preparations are being made by the Phi Delts to handle a large crowd at the initial game of the season in Richmond. ' - The locals wil Iprobably lme-up as fqjlows: Porter, Brehm and Rost, forwards; Simmons, center; ' Jessup, Harding and Lovin, guards. GRID STARS CLASH IN OHIO'S STADIUM COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 2 The most brilliant array of all-American gridiron luminaries ever assembled prepared for battle in Ohio Stadium here today. As the eastern Suns and the Western Stars were about to announce their line-up for today's game, the question arose of what to do with the stars from Centre College. Is "Centre an eastern or western school? The question is thus far unanswered and officials indicated a Solomonesque decision In the case may be forthcoming. Without Centre the game probably would be an even match. But suppose they put "no MenuIen, "Red ' Roberts. Murpny, King, Armstrong and several other Centre players on either team? The result quite naturally would be victory for that squad. The balance of power. However, mieht be maintained by dividing the Prayin' Colonels" and giving an equav number to each team. That may be done. -- The all star line ups without centre were announced as follows: Eastern suns Mose'ley, Yale, R E.; Fargo. Wil liams R. T.; Thunnan, Penn. R. G.; Witm'er, Princeton, C: Hatfield, Marshall. L. G.; Lee, Colgate, L. T.; Fuller Brown, L. E.; Hogsett, Dartmouth, Q. B.; Jones laie, rt.; rasy, tiarvard, L. H.; McLaren. Pitt, F. B. Western stars Muller, California, R E.; Stallings, Oberlin. R T.; Trott, Ohio, R. G.; Vick, Michigan, C: Minnick. Iowa, I G.; Heldt Iowa. L. T.; Slyker, Ohio. L. E.; Yeaees, Ohio. Q. B.; Grangle. 111., R, H.; Fletcher, Illinois. L. H.; Eichenlaub, Notre Dame, F. B. Proceeds of the game will go to Co lumbus charities. Tickets sales indi cate the giant Stadium will be packed with a throng rivaling the one that saw the great Michigan-Ohio State game here Oct. 21. . Basketball Results i

HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL Shoftridge, 30; Broad Ripple, 25. IJiton, 32; Clayton, 21. Valley Mills. 22: West Newton, 17. Hartford City. 15; Pendleton, 10. Decatur, 26; Kendallville. 25. Muncie, 18; Kokomo, 24. Converse, 29; Amboy. 14. Mt. Pleasant, 48; Ridgeville, 15. Mooreland, 27; Hagerstown, 21. Matthews, 17; Jonesboro, 12. Jefferson, 61; Farmland, 11. " Young America, 52; Walton, 13. - Portland. 17; Pennville, 10. : Greentown, 55; Galveston, 19. ;

RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND

Kaiser Bill" lias "in Germany's presentday doings. War tf Necessary. It s a fell established fact that John son does not want war1 that peace is his desire. But it: is Just as well known that he prefers, war to a finish to a continuance of some of the exist ing conditions in baseball which Na tional League magnatesThave brei . or fostered. v Whatever plan" Johnson may attempt at the inter-league meeting, it is certain that Jie will have the backing of at least five perhaps ; six rof the clubs in hi3 league. The owners of the Indians, Athletics, Tiger's, Browns and Senators always have been with him to the absolute finish in everything. The Yankees are quite certain to cast their lot with Johnson too. For the old feud is dead, they're friends again and the Yanks know that one of Johnson's chief aims at the meeting will be to get for them a favorable Sunday and holiday schedule. "What s Ban Johnson going to do at tne meeting in December? Answer that and you'll answer, for the Fate of baseball. For Johnson alone sems to have the power to de cide it. (Copyright 1021 By KIbk Feature Symdlcate, lac.) MEATS BOWL THREE . WINS FRIDAY NIGHT STANDING W. I Pct.Tl.Pin Home Laundry ...22 11 .666 32141 Foot Fitters ..... .17 16 .515 31114 Feltman Tramps .17 16 .51531855 Maher Meats ....15 18 .455 31666 Dodge Brothers ...14 19 .421 31058 Webb-Coleman ...14 19 .421 31406 Maher Meats took, three straight games from Webb-Colemans in their bowling: ia the City league Friday night on the R, and W. alleys. Feltman tramps and Dodge Brothers won two out of three games from the Shoe Fitters and Home Laundrys, respectively. High score went to Conklin, of the Feltman Tramps and high average was taken by King, of the Laundrys. Scores: Webb-Coleman. Player 1st 2nd 3rd Coleman .... 145 138 150 James 133 125 133 Gaible 146 124 153 Gard 178 183 136 Crawford ... 156 168 150 Handicap ... 185 185 185 Tl. 431 391 423 497 474 Av. 144 130 141 132 158 Totals Player .- 943 923 907 Maher Meats. 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. 503 497 Av. 168 166 Nick 168 176 159 177 176 137 183 213 186 137 126 119 119 Cox , Fitzgibbons Eubanks . . Johnson ... 144 157, 173 183 119 477 .159 572 191 446 149 Handicap , Totals 944 959 949 High average Eubanks, 191. High score Eubanks, 213. Shoe Fitters. Player l3t 2nd 3rd . Tl. Brockman .. 163 126 168 457 Beckman 160 . 101 117 378 Kreimeier ...159 146 144 449 Klehfoth .... 133 134 101 368 Hackman ... 173 178 190 541 Handicap, ... 261 261 261 t Av. 152 126 150 123 180 Totals 1049 946 981 Feltman Tramps. - Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. 531 513 486 584" 486 Av. 177 171 162 Youngflesh . 168 161 Hill 176 182 Meyers 162 162 Conklin 181 225 Kelley 160 157 Handicap ... 118 . 118 202 155 162 178 169 195 162 118 Totals 965 1005 984 High average Conklin, 15. High score Conklin, 225. Home Laundry. Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. Sherer 193 161 204 558 Ray 144 201 203 . 548 Smith 158 171 132 461 Bennett.... 167 177 146 490 King 198 220 171 589 Handicap ... 67 "67 67 - Av. 186 183 154 163 196 i Totals 927 997 923 i ' Dodge Brothers. Player . lst 2nd 3rd Haner. 142 136 155 Evans 136. 136 142 Dykeman ... 145 130 167 Lynn 182 137 132 Eggleston... 155 163 152 Handicap ... 206 206 206 Total3 966 908 954 High average King, .196. High score King, 220. Tl. 533 414 442 451 470 Av. 144 138! 147 159 167 BIG TEN SCHEDULE -DRAFTED FOR 1923 " ' (By Associated Press) CHICAGO,' Dec. 2. Schedules for the 1923 "Big Ten" gridiron season will be drafted here today at a meeting of the football coaches and athletic directors. Dates for track meets and the baseball season also will be arranged and the conference championships iV swimming and track will be awarded. The decks were cleared for the schedule makers after the meetings last night of the athletic directors tuid faculty representatives. The faculty representatives went into session this morning to consider ruggestions offered by the directors and to define the status of inter-sectioual games for the fall season. It was regarded as probable that Chicago would seek to renew relations with Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa, while Wisconsin probably "will arrange a game with Iowa to take the place of Illinois on the Badge schedule Illi nois probably will bo dropped because of the controversy between the two institutions relatives to the charges of professionalism made by both univer sities in the midst of the last football season. READY FOR BIKE RACE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec 2. Sixteen teams including the .pick of American and foreign professional riders, are entered in the six day bicycle race, starting tomorrow night at 10 o'clock in Mad ison Square. . Prize money for the event aggregated $50,000. It Is said that closely packed leaveswill make a better fire for cooking jthan wood.

SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND,

OFFICER OTLYNN TV ball fan are backin' Secretary HacW idea of aa All-American Amxiatiofi to com. pete wid th' League o' Nation. Whin th" American League nveeto th' National Leaftia for a pow mm 'twill be a regular World' Sence, Hoosier Courtship Most high schools and colleges of Hoosierdom are bridging t&9 gap be tween the ;end of the 1922 football season and the tart of a heavy winter of activities on the basketball court. Undoubtedly the basketball game in the Hoosier state will go through another record-breaking season for 1922-23. So here goes for a long siege of broadcasting, doping and reasoning out tlie probable state champion college and high school team, which will be crowned next spring. . A Daily Mail correspondent sought the views of Jack Dempsey at Longchamps on the topic of short or long skirts for women. We understand that, when asked for his opinion. of the Einstein Theoiy. he dismissed it with a wave of the hand. Punch. Basketball in the Sixth District of Indiana, is already well underway. High, schools are putting more Into the game this season more than ever. New gym floors have been erected for more adequate playing space.. When two teams meet in high school basketball this season, it means a tight to the finish. ' x ' 'ShortrTdge and Broad Ripple high schools of Indianapolis opened the basketball season at the Capital city Friday night. The former quintet won the battle, 30 to 25. Decatur high school basketeers, who play Richmond Hi here next Friday night in the opening basketball game of the Red and White schedule, has a win credited to its record thus far, over the Kendallville five. Decatur is rated to have a better team than last year. One( coach of a high school basketbait team of this district has instilled a new idea into the game. He is able to make it more or less of a coaching game with this new idea. The captain of the team calls time out, a substitution is made. The substitute conveys information to the other members of the team on Vie floor, while the player taken out is given instructions on the bench. When the timeout period is expired, the substitutes is taken out in favor of the original player. Thus, the team is coached o-.' its defects and betters its chances to win. -The rules as. they now stand, can not prevent this method. Eaton High School Basket Qaintet Defeat Whitewater EATON, Ohio, Dec 2 Eaton high school won from the Whitewater Hi basketball teams here Friday night The curtain-raiser resulted in a win bv the Eaton seconds over the White water yearlings, 24 to 2. The big game of the evening was all in favor oi tne local first team by the score of 22 to 3. It was Eaton's night on the basketball 'court and their wins were not to be denied. Both r.chools were well satisfied with the results of the games. Summary: Whitewater (3) Eaton (22) F. Thomas (C) . . . ,F Stephens Blose....... F (C) Larkin i Jones...... . C Beatty Jennings..:... G Meeks H.Thomas ...G Gibson Field Goals Larkin, 4; Beatty, 2; Cotts, 2; Ernst, CoUingham. Foul Goals Blose, 3; Larkin, 2. Substitutions Whitewater, Con stable for Jennings, Hill for Jones, Jen nings for Constable, Jones for Hill, R. Thomas for Blose; Eaton, Cotts for Meeks, Wair for Stephens, Ernst for Cotts, Cottingham for Beatty, Meeks for Wair. Referee VanVoorLIs (Miami). Cardinals Offer $25,000, Five Players For Boley 4 (By Associated Press) ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2. The St. Louis Nationals have offered $25,000 and five players for Joe Boley shortstop of the Baltimore International league club, but Jack Dunn, manager of the Orioles, has refused to consent to the deal for the present, it was learned today. It was said Dunn does not desire to part with Boley, but that he had not definitely decided ijpon this course, rne players otierea in tne aeai have not been named, but it was declared they were valued at $5,000 each making a total of $50,000 offered for. the shortstop. ) The Cardinals are seeking a shortstop to succeed John Lav an who was incapacitated by illness last season. Some of the poisonous plants found in the United States are poison ivy poison sumac, poison hemlock, water hemlock, pokeweed, corn cockle, black cherry,-red buckeye, horse chestnut, laurel and jimson weed.

IND., SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1922.

LIBERTY III QUINTET DEFEATS BROOKVILLE LIBERTY, Ind., Dec 2. Liberty high school won from Brookville high in the basketball played here Friday night, by a 17 to 1 score. Liberty had the edge on the Brookville quintet throughout the contest. The first half ended, with Liberty leading by a 10 to 5 scoref Each team scored 7 points in the Jast half. Summary: Brookville (12) Liberty (17) Tullyv. Burt Dickerson... F Huntington Morin ............ C . . . .. McCashland Cates.. .G.... .... Rose Baker G DuBois Field goals Dickerson 2, Moore, Burt 3, McCashland, Huntington Foul goals Dickerson 6, Rose 3. Substitutions Ross for Baker, Baker for Ross, Moore for Tully, Milburn for Cates. Tully for Moore. Ross for Tully. Referee Parker, of Richmond. K0K0M0 SWIMMING -TEAM HERE DEC. 8 Kokomo Y. M. C.-A.- swimming team will appear at" the local "Y" pool Friday night, Dec.- 8. Seating space will be provided for 300 spectators, but no admission will be charged. The visiting Kokomo team scored J 11 points against the Sinai cham pion swimmers, who appeared here recently. Richmond scored 13 points against Sinai, therefore, the Rich-mond-Kokomo tangle should be exceedingly close. Kokomo has had a good swimming team for the past six years and have " held .the district championship several times. Leonard Mow, assistant physical director, has had charge of the local "Y" aquatic club, which Is to face Kokomo. He reports good results from the swimmers in recent practice sessions. "Y" INDUSTRIAL TEAMS PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT Games Start 7:15. Atlas vs. F. and N. Natco vs. Starr. International vs. Piston Rings. Wayne Dairy "vs. K. D. Pennsy, off. Teams of the "Y" Industrial bas ketball league will get into action on the Y. M. C. A. floor Saturday night, starting at 7:15 o'clock. This is the third night of (games to be played in the league and, a record crewd is ex pected to turn out for the evening s bilL No admission will be charged and ample seating space will be pro vided on the running track and on tho playing floor. The league is now in Its .prime, with each team functioning to the best of its ability. President PeterS ia mak ing every effort to make the league the best possible. The . Pennsy players drewthe bye for this Saturday's play, but they will be in full bloom next week against the Starr team. . . , Galled by Death MRS. CELIA B. THORNBURG. .WINCHESTER, Ind., Dec. 2. Mrs. Celia Brewer Thornburg, 60 years old, wife of George Thornburg, died suddenly at her home 10 miles southwest Of Farmland, Friday. Death was caused by heart disease. She is survived by her husband, one son Will of Windsor, and her daughter, Mrs. Frank Ratcliff. of Farmland. ROBERT BECHTOL EATON, Ohio, Dec. 2. Funeral and burial of Robert Bechol, eigbt months old, who died Wednesday in the home of his parents, Mr.ond, Mrs. Clifford Bechtol, in Toledo, took place here Fri day morning. - Services were conduct ed in the home of the child's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. "John Bailey, South Barron street, by the Rev. Hiley Baker of the Christian chuch. Burial was In Mound Hill cemetery. M Calend asonic ar Monday, Dec. 4. Richmond Com mandary No. 8, K. T. Seated conclave. Annual electlcn of oxficers. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Richmond Lodge, No. 196, F. and A. M. Stated meeting. Annual election of officers. Wednesday, Dec. ti Webb Lodge, No. 24, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work in the Master Mason degree, be ginning at 7 p. m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Wayne Council No. 10, R. and S. M. Stated assembly. Annual election of officers. Friday, Dec. 8. King Solomon's Chanter, No. 4, R. A. M,' Stated con vocation. Annual election of officers Battery Service by the Year Pay It by the Month I Automotive Battery Service I Company 1 1134 Main Street limwmitttniMiMmw itiiKinintinuiiuRiimtHuinnimuitin A Good Suggestion Buy a Ranger Bicycle fully equip-1 1 ped, 5 years guarantee. The choice of all who see them. . ' 1 1 MEYERS & KEMPER I I 405 Main St I NttwHrmwumuMtMumti For $1.25 1 1 We will put your garments in first-1 class condition. , Pressing, 50o j I ' -rue A t ct mi r r r- I! 710 Main St. Phone 6280 1 itrnmmTrnnTmmiirTnmiimmmiiiiM

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HIGHER LICENSE FEE, TAX ON GASOLINE ARE FAVORED BY FARMERS

(Special to The Palladium) INDIANAPOLIS, Irid., Dec. 2. Recommendations that newspapers be put on a' competitive .basis In bidding -for legal advertising,; or be Ignored1 and legal reports be published in separate circulars, that architects engineers and attorneys' fees, paid In connection with the construction of. new school buildings, roads and bridges, be radically reduced; and that auto license fees for autos be increased by 50 per cent, and for autp trucks, by 100 per cent, in addition to a two cent a gallon tax on gasoline, were included in the "report submitted by the federation's legislative committee,' through J. W. Riggs, ' chairman. The recommendations were unanimously adopted and will be made the farm, bureau legislative ' program for the coming year. W. H. Settle, head of the Indianapolis and Buffalo "livestock commission firms, was elected president of thj federation on the Qrst ballot taken during the election, Friday evening. Everett McCIure, of Aurora, first vlci president, and J. H. Gwaltney, of Poseyville, were the other nominees. Weiks Is Promoted. Scott Weiks, of She-lbyville, second vice president, was promoted to posi tion of flB6t vice prsc-ident, by a vote of 85. His . opponents were Russell Van Hook of Renssalaer and T. I Ferris, head of the state wool commit tee. Ray Flatley, of Blackrord county, was made second vice president Mrs. Charles Sewell. of Otterbeln, who was given the first nomination, declined "If farmers could declare a 50 or 100 or 500 per cent stock dividend, or a 900 per cent one, as the sugar company did recently," we could pay our taxes and smile," said Mr. Riggs, in introducing his report. "But with economic conditions as they are, we have adopted as a principle of legislation, the promotion of all laws that will make the tax dollar equal to the business man's dollar. . Advise Economy. "We advise economy wherever possibl, especially in view of the fact that farmers pay 60 per cent of all taxes directly as owners of half the property, and 40 per cent of all other taxes Indirectly as consumers. "In our investigation w found very extravagant practices in construction of improvements. Architects' and attorneys' fees are figured as a -fixed percentage of the gross cost, and thus encourage support of unduly extravagant plans. We recommend that this practice be abolished. "The same holds true In drainage projects, where attorneys are permitted to charge a straight fee of 4 per cent. The higher the cost the greatpr trip ffifi. "It is compulsory In constijictln? a new school house, for tne town ship trustee to purchase plans and snecificatlons from . an architect This must be done before any contractor can bid and there Is no comnptition in submission of plans. Then, if for any reason, construction ia postponed or plans changed, a start must be made at the beginning again. and new plans bought, since in spite of high fees paid, the plans are not the property of tne community Duy ing them. Big Attorney Fee ' "In Sullivan county, we found an instance of a price of $2,700 paid for plans and . an attorney fee of $1,600, for repairing of a building and construction of a new one. The plans were not used and now In 1922, a new start had to be made. , "In another case, in my own county, $2,078 was paid for school plans. The architect submitted, plans for a building with a northern exposure, only changing the location and direction markings. Our school was to be built with a southern exposure, and by these plans installation was given too much radiation on the south side. The contractor knew of this but feared the architect. Now the windows on the south side are open all the time and the children on the north side are always cold." "Consolidation of the .license fee and highway maintenance departments wa3 recommended. Tne dull season in highway maintenace i3 during the three winter months, it was pointed out, while those months are the height of the auto license season. The same forces can be handle both tasks at greatly reduced 'cost. Would Bring Revenue "Application and collection of a two cent a gallon tax on gasoline would bring in , $3,500,000 or $4,000,000 and increasing auto fees 50 per cent and truck fees 100 per cent would mean an additional $2,000,000, with no increased cost of colection. Indiana now has the lowest auto fee In the coun MITCHELL Touring CAR $1690 Delivered Choice of several colors. Steve Worley Garage 211-213 N. W. 7th St See the New HARLEY-DAVIDSON ' Earl J. Wright 31 S. 5th St

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try the average fee being $14.90. Seventeen states also have a gasoline tax, two, Maryland and Oregon, hav ing a tax of two cents. - Kentucky is the only one near Indiana with a gasoline tax." Reports were presented by chairmen of all tate commodity organizations. on co-operative sale of wool, dairy products, rarm produce, and livestock, the greatest interest being shown in the latter. Recommendations were made by W. H. Settle, livestock director, in making the latter report, that money loaned hy county units for the start of the Indianapolis firm, be - repaid as soon as possible. - -- .- Testimonial Meeting v , In a "testimonial meeting Friday afternoon, great cre-iit wa given by county representatives, to the accomplishments in stock marketing, as an inducement to Increase farm bureau membership. - - v - Mass singing, led by K. E. Beeson, of Purdue, proved one of the most pop ular features of the convention. Copies of the "Hoosier; Farmer. the monthly farm bureau , publication, in which popular songs had been printed, were distributed and the whole convention joined In the songs heartily. . - A strong tendency to enlisting more women in farm bureau activities and , to devoting more attention to problems connected with the farm home and improvement of rural social conditions, was apparent.. Several counties reported stronger memberships as a result of women's activities, the secretary's report advised more attention to co-operation with the women's committee, and the report of , Mrs. Charles Sewell, of the women's committee excited much comment- 7. . . Expect More MembersT A decreased membership, with a roll at present amounting to about 40,000 was .reported, but almost all county representatives were confident ' of increasing the membership next year. Many are planning organized campaigns, several reported new members only awaiting the new year, while some were stated to have, already admitted members whose names would not be sent in until the beginning of. the new fiscal year. The onenins: of better economic conditions was expect ed to nave an influence in. increasing the membership. Almost everyone emphasized the need of women's activities in livening up farm bureau work, and Joseph Kerr of Dearborn county, introduced a new and popular phrase, in objecting to the word "drive" as descriptive of membership campaigns, when he suggested "draw" as the better phrase, and advised more women members as the attraction. - Entertainment was given Jn the afternoon and evening program by a male quartet from Fountain county, and a girls -quartet from Bentonville, Fayette county. The girls quartet performed as an orchestra during tho afternoon, and sang farm bureau songs for " the Friday evening program. Members were Misses Elsie and Mary Mason, Frances Hackleman and Ruth Doneiker, , with - Miss Eva Beeson as pianist Representatives and observers from eastern Indiana who attended the convention were: Wayne county. Everett Hunt Whitewater, and Earl Crawford. Milton, delegates; .C M." Hill of Bethel and Charles Weadlck of Webster; Randolph county, W. O. Halloway, delegate; Roscoe Fields, Pierre Ludwick; Henry county, William Smith Spiceland, delegate; Ralpt Test. , Morton Johnson, Walter Koontz, Loren Bond. Lee Ratcliff Tra TjuwHtrm nnrl RawMorgan; Fayette county, . C. E. Edwards, deelgale. James JO Mason, Charles Robinson; Union county, Ross Moore, delegate, Foster CampbelL Big Bargains : Are Here in ' . ' OVERCOATS $18.00 to $35.00 XMASBICYCLES See Our StockGet Our Prices, ; ELMER S; SMITH 5 428 Main St. ;. Phone 1806 Don't Be a Slate to the washtub. Let us dolour washing and reyeve you of this one dreaded weekly burden.! you hare to do Is to go Xo:th nearest telephone and give" 'us your name and street number and onr' delivery truck will be at your door withl few moments.;' y I:;.;'-;-; ; READ OUR PRICES ' ' CALL OUR PHONE ; Family Washing, lb. : . 8c Wet Wash,-lb. . ,...5c Bed Spreads . . . . . .25c Sheets .... . . . . . . . 10c ' buttons Sewed on Free I CENTRAL. STEAM . , LAUNDRY WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER Phone 1951 711 S. H 6t'

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