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MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS.
Advertising omcea j js cw York, Boston. Pavne. Burns A Smith. Inc
WONDER if the next Legislature will attempt to “validate” the coal
commission’s actions!
WHAT are you going to do with the $3 a ton Jesse Dschbach says
the Goodrich coal commission saved for you?
THERE WOULD BE no lack of men at the penal farm if all the law
breakers who have violated the terms of their suspended sentences were
sent there.
NO TAXPAYER appears to have been interested in the high rate of
taxation before the election, but perhaps the expenses of Christmas have
iroused them as the political orators could not.
ANYHOW, we know two ward heelers who will be compelled to make
their pocket money some other way, since Judge Pritchard barred them
from preying on the unfortunates who get into his court.
THOSE TWO POLICEMEN who went to the bushe3 after trying to en
force the law against the administration's pet craps shooters no doubt
realize now that Mayor Jewett “has taken the police force out of politics.”
Symines Sets a Precedent
Special Judge Frank Symmes granted a suspension of sentence to Pat
Stivens on condition that he keep himself separated from liquor.
Stivens was caught with a bottle of liquor in his possession and Symmes
revoked the suspension and committed him to prison.
This item ought not to be so rare as to attract attention, but it is rare—
so rare in fact as almost to be unique.
Stivens demanded an appeal from the commitment and it was right
fully refused. Having accepted the judgment and availed himself of a
rondititm thereof he has no legal right to appeal.
v Having broken faith with the court he has no moral right to complain
of the court's order.
There remains only one thing for Stivens to do, and that is to pay the
penalty which he avoided by false representations.
Judge Symmes has set a precedent.
If the judges who grant suspended sentence so freely were as careful
to enforce the conditions under which they are granted as Judge Symmes
was in this case there would be little grounds for objection to suspended
Bentences.
But when, as frequently happens in the court of Judge James A. Col
lins, law breakers obtain one suspended sentence after another, without
any effort being made to compel them to live up to the terms of the sus
pension, the Stivens case stands out as a rare incident,
Changing Taste
A pathetic incident occurred in Middleboro, Mass., recento at the i
sale of the effects of the widow of Tom Thumb, the midget. The whole
affair netted less than S3OO, including a four-post bed presented by P. T. |
Barnum and a piano especially built for the countess, which latter sold
for sll.
Tom Thumb and his wife. Countess I.avlnia Magri. outlive 1 their own
generation. Once they were in great vogue, their quaint ways and little
efforts amusing full houses wherever they appeared. I-ater audiences
dwindled until recently it has been impossible for the widow and any at-'
tractions with her to fill the house.
With the introduction of the motion pictures a revolution of far reach-'
ing magnitude took place on the stage. It has been like the coming into
a community of a live wire athletic Instructor. Tastes have changed
The abnormal on the stage is not popular. The silly antics of some artists
have not been along the line of stunted nature, the slapstick plays show
athletic ability and the bold riding and other feats really are the result of
highly trained bodies and well developed physical nature.
A1 this change is for the good. Nature is best when shown in full
development, rather than when displaying some freak action and the
public is aware of this. It Is the healthy, normal actor or actress that is
the favorite, it is now the healthy, full blooded play that the public wants, i
It has ceased to be amused by looking on monstrosities.
Time for Action
The school board at Shelbyville recently passed a restriction for
bidding the young ladies to so wear their stockings, in a manner commonly
called Susettes, that is, to roll their stockings below their knees and per
mit the knees to be bare.
WTiether or not the order extended to the school teachers we are
not Informed, nor entirely advised who Is to enforce the order or how It
Is to be enforced and indeed we do not know whether this order extends
through the winter or the summer only.
The action of the school board is probably based upon modesty.
Whether modesty of the board alone Is not set out. but the question comes
why did the school beard alone do this?
There is a common council in Shelbyville, which passes ordinances
occasionally; it has a board of health and a board of review and indeed
our Governor of Indiana has the habit of calling special sessions of the
Legislature and if this matter were sufficiently serious, it could be
remedied before winter.
Whether the wearing of the stockings this way is a matter of economy
or fad, or necessity, is not known but possibly the school board has studied
this matter more than the average layman and has reasons of its own for
making the suggestion.
It might be if these reasons are sufficiently strong that a committee
should be appointed in each community to make a study of the subject.
Perhaps a larger committee in Indianapolis than in Shelbyville should
work on this and become thoroughly conversant with the facts in the case.
We would volunteer our services on this committee, along with the
rest of the male population.
Hurrah for Feslerism!
Interesting because of the fact that it is not at all likely to cause
any of our good government officials to bestir themselves in the interests
of the taxpayers is the exposition of the manner in which county business
is being transacted by Leo K. Fesler, our good government auditor.
The clerk of the board of county commissioners, himself a member
the administration and of the grand old party that revels under the
u.adershlp of Mr. Fesler, declares that in the little matter of paying out
the taxpayers' money Mr. Fesler has evolved a much more simple method
than that prescribed by law.
Here, at least, Is a man who cannot be accused of representing the
''sinister influences” that have heretofore borne the burden of criticism
of Mr. Fesler and who yet has both the courage and the temerity to offer
a criticism of the holiest of holy administrations that it has ever been
the good fortune of Marion County to endure.
As we said before, we do not expect the accusation of illegal methods
in distributing the spoils to create more than a mild interest among the
spoilers.
So complete is the confidence of the administration in the good faith
and sljeer ability of Mr. Fesler to do no wrong that we have some times
wondered why the other officials in the courthouse were allowed desk room.
Certainly It is wholly unnecessary to have a board of county commis
sioners when we have Mr. Fesler —Just as certain as It Is that In fact we
have none.
The managerial form of government has heretofore been applied to
some cities and there is a demand for it from others.
We suggest that before these seekers after a commission or managerial
form of government determine beyond revocation upon that system that
they give a little study to Feslerism as it is practiced In Marion County.
The greatest outstanding advantages of Feslerism appear to be that
with its adoption ail law defined duties and in fact all interest in expendi
> tures and records ceases.
With Mr. Fesler in the auditor’s office we need neither commissioners
nor laws, claims nor approval.
In fact, all the taxpayer has to do Is to hump himself to keep up with
per cent increases aannaliy in his taxes.
AN OPEN LETTER REGARDING TAXES j
To
Thomas H. Spann
Frank D. Stalruiker
Henry YV. Bennett
Joseph C. Schat
Alfred E. Potts
Albert M. Itoaenthal
J. 11. Hooker
John >l. Judnli
Kdirur H. Evans
E. A. Hendrickson
John It. Welch
Your belated effort to call a halt on extravagant expenditure of pub
lic money in Marion County will meet the general approval of all the tax
payers, but it will be rightfully subjected to these criticisms:
1. It is ill-timed because it immediately follows an election in
which the voters by a majoiity of more than 16,000 approved of
the men and the policies against which you are now protesting.
2. Your suggestion of curtailing public improvements comes at
a time when there are curtailments in private enterprises that
have thrown thousands of men out of employment and promise to
make it much more difficult for men to live than at any time In
the last eight years.
3. You assume that the tremendous burden of taxes which you
are called upon to pay is the result of uncurbed expenditures for
public improvement when, as a matter of fact, the burden Is created
by the addition to timely expenditures of thousands that are and
have been wasted in graft, extravagance and political favor.
* * *
The course of the present administration In Increasing your taxes ap
proximately 60 per cent In the last year can be defended on the plea of
previous adjudication.
The issue before you at the last county election was purely whether
or not you approved of the wild extravagance of administration of your
county affairs to the extent that you wished to re-elect the officials who
were responsible for it.
Both In your primaries and in the election you voted for a continuation
of the administration and the policies against which you are now protesting.
It isn’t sportsmanlike to welch over paying the piper when by a plu
rality of approximately 16,000 votes you have just renewed your contract
with the piper.
• • •
Before you determine that this is an economic period in which public
works should be restricted or abandoned, you should give heed to the fact
that all over this country, including Marlon County, there are idle men to
whom employment must be given if the nation is to prosper.
While It is true that the percentage of Idle labor in Marion County is
less than in many other communities, it is also true that the percentage is
greater than is desirable and will be increased if public work is abandoned.
Much that is said of the greed of contractors and the high costs of
building supplies is the result of immature conclusions.
Contractors who are compelled to split their profits with grafting offi
cials and supply dealers who are compelled to pay big commissions in order
to sell their supplies for public building must, of necessity, pass along this
graft and these commissions to the taxpayer in the form of high bids.
If the graft, illegal and legal, big and little, could be eliminated
from public building and sales to the taxing units the costs to the
taxpayers would be reduced below the pre-war level immediately.
Does not the remedy of costly contracts lie in a return to old-fashioned
honesty rather than in abandonment of public building?
* • •
You are absolutely wrong in your assumption that relief from high
taxes is to be obtained by curtailing or abandoning public improvements.
There are no public improvements now contemplated In Marion County
that are not economically Justified and the completion of which would not
be to your financial advantages as members of the community as a whole.
You specifically refer to the proposed improvement of the Pendleton
pike as though it should he held in abeyance pending price readjustment.
You will doubtless agree that passable roads are a public necessity
and. on investigation, that the Fendloton pike, as a connecting highway be
tween Indianapolis, Anderson. Toledo and Detroit, Is one of, if not the most
important highway entering Indianapolis. ,
You will find on investigation that the maintenance of the Pendletor
pike in a barely passable condition has already cost you, as a taxpayer,
many times the total cost or permanently improving it
You will also find on investigation that unless you Improve it perma
nently now you will be compelled to pay out in maintenance costs a sum
equal to the coat of permanently improving it, and having so paid the road
will then still be unimproved.
You specifically ref**r to the proposed bridge across White river in
extension of Maple road and you will find on investigation that the lack
of a bridge in this vicinity is costing this community more in one month
than the interest for a year on the entire investment necessary to build the
bridge.
You will discover in the course of this investigation that as a result of
the incompetency of the officials whom you elected to office, and on whose
Incompetency you have placed the approval of a continuation in office, the
bridge over White river on the Michigan road has been closed to traffic for
nearly two years and will continue closed for another year at least.
In the meanwhile, with a detour of approximately four miles necessary
to ingress or egress from the city In this direction, the people or Marlon
County are paying for unnecessary transportation of themselves and com
modities more than enough to build this bridge.
These and a hundred other Instances all go to prove that, the
cause of the high taxes against, which you complain is not public
improvement but public waste.
• •
Last week there came to public light in Indianapolis (wo instances of
the waste of taxpayers’ money which totaled more than SSO,OOO.
1. The fire underwriters disclosed that the city of Indianapolis had
purchased $75,000 more fire equipment than was necessary Tor the proper
protection of the city.
2. The docketing of a claim made by Leo K. Fesler, auditor, revealed
that he had grabbed off more than $5,000 of your money in the guise of a
fee for having his clerkß make two copies of the registration books of the
county.
The $75,000 of city money was paid over as an inducement to certain
defeated interest in the county primary to refrain from bringing legal pro
ceedings to show that they were robbed of nomination to which they were
rightfully entitled.
The $5,000 was paid out of the treasury as a perquisite for a man whom
you elected to serve you and who Is making a fortune by more attention
to ways to get fees than to your business.
At the same time this was going on, your pocketbooks were being
mulcted of SIO,OOO a year more to pay for Janltorlng at the courthouse than it
costs the Board of Trade to supply Janitor service for its entire building.
You were also paying a like sum for Janitor service at the city hall.
* * *
Summed up, gentlemen, you wlil find, whenever you desire to
know the facts, that the taxpayers of Marlon County may have
their necessary public Improvements, and that you may be relieved
of the burden of excessive taxea at the same time.
All that la necessary is that you Insist that the vast sums which
are now being wasted by the most profligate administration the '
county and city ever had be diverted toward the public Improve
ments that are needed and that these public Improvements be
built without graft. j
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6,192 U.
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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ORDERLY LOCATION OF STARS.
Q. Are the stars In the flag designated
each for a particular State? H. F.
A. On Oct. 2*l, 1912, President Taft sent
out an executive order, concerning the
specific location of stars In the flag, ana,
their definite representations. In accord
ance with this order, the stars of the
flag were arranged In six rows of eight
stars each, symbolizing the various States
In order of their, ratification of the Con
stitution.
ORIGIN OF OIL.
Q. Would like to know the origin of
*1- M. J. S.
A. The general theory of the origin of
petroleum Is that it comes from the de
composition of the remains of myriads
of minute forma of animal life that ex
isted ages ago. The oil which IS con
tained in these microscopic bodies forms
petroleum.
GOVERNMENT PAYS WAY HOME.
Q. If a boy enlists In the Army in the
States, and Is In the Philippines when
his term of service ends, does the Gov
ernment pay his way home? D. V. H.
A. Tbe War Department says that when
a man Is stationed abroad at the time his
enlistment expires, his passage to the
| PUSS IN BOOTS JR.
By David Cory.
1 ou remember in the last story we left
llttl Puss Junior in the cave of the
Wolf Man, and that one of his compan
ions had Just sung a song about robbing
travelers. But It hadn't frightened Puss
in the least. Ob my, no. He was used
to so many adventures that he didn't
cure about a little thing like that, you
know. “Come, my men,'' said the Wolf
Man, "let us make ourselves ready," and
at once all the men Jumped up and put
on their coats and caps and picked up
their bows and arrows.
"Too may be one of us,” said the
Wolf Man to Puss, “so come along," but
the young man who had been bound to
the tree, as I told you in the last story,
was left behind, for he was too weak to
go out in the cold.
Well, as soon a* they all were outside,
the Wolf Man changed himself into a
wolf and led the way through the forest,
and Puss went along not knowing just
what to do, but with a firm determina
tion that he would not help In any way
to roh a traveler.
Well, after they had gone for quite n
wn.v they came to a road and the robbers
hid themselves, while the wolf waited
by tbe roadside. And pretty soon along
came a sleigh with four white horses,
and when the driver saw the wolf he
gave a great hello and stopped the
horses, and the men In the alelgh Jumped
out with tb“lr how* and arrows and ran
towards the wolf, whi disappeared In
the wood. And of course this Is Just
what the W If Man wanted the travelers
to do, so that hi* men, who were hidden
It the trees, could spring out and rob
them. But la-fore the men from the
sleigh had g ne even two or three steps,
little Puss Junior Jumped out In front
of them and spoke to tbe loader In a low
voice, and then, quick ass wink, he
and Puss, with the other men. Jumped
Into the sleigh and the driver whipped
up the horsee and away they went.
And when the Wolf Man heard the
slelghbells he and his men ran out of
the woods and shot their arrows after
the sellgh, but no one wns bit, and
pretty soon Puss turned to the men In
the alelgh and grinned. "Well, thev
didn't rob ns. did they?" he said, and
the men refilled: “No, thanks to you,
little Puss In Boots."
Well, after a while the sleigh drew up
In front it an Inn and everybody get
out and went Inside, and when the Inn
keeper saw Pus* Junior ho bowed very
low, for this Inkeeper had once been a
retainer In the castle of my Lord if
Csrahaa, where, you know, Puss Junior's
father was aenescal.
And while the men were busying them
selvea and hanging np their great fur
overcoats, the Innkeeper told Puss thev
were lords who lived In n great castl
nearby and were friends of my Lord of
rnrahas. snd while he wss talking a
red and green parrot In a cage began to
sing: .
"Trn la, la; tra la, la,
Please show me where the crackers are.
For I want some crackers and maybe
some rhoege
And anew pair of trousers to cover my
knees.”
And In the next story you shall hear •
what happened after that.—Copyright, ,
3920.
(To Be Continued.)
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incllns. bnt do not compel" !
TCBBDAY, Dew. 1.
Astrologers read tbe morning of this
day as rather uncertain In planetary
rule. Mars, fiatum and Neptune are In
malefic aspect, while Jupiter and the
SOn are In friendly sway.
The afternoon hours should be fa
vorable for all eorts of trading, nnd
merchants should make the best of all
opportunities.
It Is predicted that Christmas shop- j
ping will show some falling off In the |
costliness of gifts purchased, but that It
will be on the whole exceedingly profit
able.
Organizations of women are to mul- |
tlply. Many of these will bo concerned
In economic reforms and they are to j
have a great Influence on the politics of I
the future.
Persons whose blrthdate it Is should J
avoid worry and beware of entrance to
a quarrel. Business affairs should be [
satisfactory.
Children bom on this day may be
qniek-tempered, but w-arm-hearted. In I
business they are likely to be extremely !
lucy. Girls have the augury of happy j
marriage.—Copyright, 1920.
town of his enlistment or his bona fide
residence Is paid by the Government.
TO FIND MINERAL VALUE OF BOCK.
Q. Where can I find out if a Btone or
rock that I have found contains any min
eral of value? Z. D.
A. The United States Geological Sur
vey is prohibited by law from making
essays for the use of private parties or
associations. If you will send a sample
READ OUR ADS WITH CONFIDENCE Bargain Table
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Washington and AJabama Streets—Jut East of CourthouM Ihiwee. lat
The Indiana Store Announces Its Great
Christmas Community Sale
To make Chjristmas a happier occasion for the entire community, we announce this unusual
event, offering you hundreds and hundreds of useful and lovely
gift articles at very desirable prices.
Another Coat Sale This Week
We present to our customers this week a rare opportunity in coats in
styles that are new and decidedly handsome. The fabrics are the finest,
—T\\ and each garment is well tailored and part and full silk lined. The great
r - \ £\\ coat opportunity of the season; yours to take advantage of.
r<! Soatl 4s $29.50
-/ Alterations Free This Means Another Saving of $2 to $5.
\\ )! Children's SERGE DRESSES Reduced
/ 1 Splendid dresses of navy with full pleated and gathered skirts. Some are em
/ J broidcred and braid trimmed—
(‘ 4 $4.98 $7.48 $9.98
Just in Time for Christmas Buying
Kayser’s Fine Underwear Reduced
Kayser's Fine Lisle Union Suits Kayser’s $2.48 Union Suits, Special
$1.25 and SI.4S Suits at 98*. &t
<1 98 Suits at 81 25. s' pL Medium weight fine cotton, sleeveless,
$2.48 and $2 98 Suits at 81.48. |/\ \ 8 ” kIe len S sh : re^ jlar and extra slze -
Sleeveless, ruff shell or lace knee styles, - / Kayser’s Pink Silk Top Suits, Ankle
also some envelope chemise and bodice- / J| Length Style, $3.98 Kind
top BUitß - at $ 2 - 69
Kayser’s Fine Lisle Vests . JotXh.-TpyT" Kayser’s Silk Top Suits, $2.48 Kind
65c and 75c Vests at 49e.
85c to $1.25 Vests at 69<. £fgS’ , White or pink, cuff or shell knee; some
. . ff - are bodice top.
Band top, taped and lace yoke vesta;
white or pink; regular and extra sizes, ) Kayser’s $1.98 Union Suits, Special
Kayser’s Part Wool and Silk Union mi Light weight, sleeveless suits, in ankle
Suits, $5.00 Kind at $2-98 j length.
Low neck, no sleeve style, ankle length, ffiT •' *4 Kayser's Tights or Bloomers. In White
in regular and extra sizes. or Pink Cotton, HALF PRICE.
GIFT TOWELS
Fancy Bath Towels, 98c
Value to $2.00
Large size, assorted Jacquard patterns with fancy
colored borders.
$1,25 and $1.48 Bath Sets, 980
Towels and washcloths to match; beautiful color
combinations.
$1.25 Fancy Towels, 79c
Scalloped, assorted embroidered patterns in blue
gold aud pink; heavy quality.
He Will Appre ia e GLOVES
Gloves are ever in good taste as gifts. We are
ready to supply your wants in gloves of most any
description. Gloves for dress, business, driving
or work.
Unilned kid gloves 82.45 to 84.45
Lined kid gloves 81*95 to 84.45
Silk glove*.. .....81*25 and 81*59
Yarn glove* 75<* to 82*90
Jersey gloves .39<? to 75*
Driving gloves 82.95 to $4.50
Hand Bags for Christmas Gifts
A hand bag is certain to please. Its fitness to
serve for a gift is emphasized by its wide popu
larity. Ours are the latest in style combined with
the best quality in material and workmanship.
$1.50 so $12.50
Biouses for Gift Purposes
If there’s anything a woman likes, it’s a smart
silk blouse. You'll find scores of beautiful silk
blouses ready for selection in our Blouse Depart
ment. There are plenty of Georgettes—and
every other favored silk —in the very newest
models of the season.
$4.95 $6.95 $lO
of your stone or rock to the survey, at
Washington, D. C. f they will give an
opinion based on a test of the specimen.
If an assay Is desired, the proper course
is to employ a private assayer or chem
ist.
EMBLEMS OF PARTIES.
Q. What are the emblems of the So
cialist party and the SoclaUst-Labor
party? J. C. W.
Gift Blankets
$7 Plaid Blankets, a pr. $3.93
Wool finish, large double bed size, in pink, blue,
tan and gray plaids.
$4.50 Blankets, $2.98
70x80 inches, in gray or tan, heavy fleeced, fancy
colored border.
$3.50 Blankets, $2.19
64x76 inches, heavy weight, tan or gray, colored
border.
Plaid Blankets, SS.SB
Former price. SS.9S; 74x54 inches: assorted col
ored plaids, silk bound, heavy wool finish. *
Dainty Christmas Gift
Suggestions
A PRETTY BOUTONNIERE—A fur coat or scarf
or even a serge frock will gain in appearance by
one of these gay colored boutonnieres.
They are priced at 49<) to •-C-C5
A LARGE VARIETY OF DAINTY BOUDOIR
CAPS, in pink, rose, lilac and light blue, trimmed
in pretty laces and ribbons;
98c to
DAINTY LITTLE SACHET BAGS, with
puff and mirror, hand tinted. vCpC
DOR IN'S, gold aq
plated
BEAD NECKLACES, of all de- nn
scriptions and colors; 49<) to
Trimmed Envelope Chemise
These are fashioned of beautiful quality crepe de
chine, satin or silk, with ribbon straps or built
up shoulders, and trimmed with Georgette and
Yalenejennes pattern iace—
sl.9B to $8.50
A. The Socialist party employs for an
emblem a hand and arm -holding a flam
ing torch; the Socialist-Labor party, a
hand and arm holding a mallet.
A RAINBOW AT NIGHT.
Q. Can a rainbow be seen at nlghtt
M. L. C.
A. If the moon. Is shining brightly
while It is raining, a rainbow may be
seen at night.
GOOD AT ONE THING!