Arizona republican., 1913-09-24


 ested in the exceptionally intelligent work for city welfare and betterment which is being carried on by the Chi- cago City club and the Women's Chi cago Citv club. particularly the latter organization which is carrying on vigorous campaign for improved civic conditions The women of Chlcago seem to be thoroughly aware of the great privilege given them in the ballot and Nhe responsibilities involved and they are organized so that they may use their power with the greatest in telligence and are conducting regular campaign of education on civic prob lems. In Chicago a series of traVel1ng screens have been prepared showing where every dollar of money raised by taxation goes and whether it is spent wisely or Wastefully; examples are shown of good schools and bad schools; the milk supply and means for it's inn prOVement is carefully studied and eV- cry feature of the city's needs, with methods for betterment, are presented. Under the leadership of Miss liar riet Vittum the Chicago Women's City club is carrying on successful cam paign for improved jail conditions, which are conVincingly shown to be Wretched and inhuman in the majority of the stations in Chicago. Miss Mary Mcdowell, another leader among the women, sometimes known as the Gar bage Woman" because of her long con-
 tinued fight against the dangerous methods of garbage disposal in Chica- go. has now so awakened public opin ion that it is evident that before long the city will handle it's garbage by an
 incinerator plant. This successful method of handling the garbage ques- tion, which safeguards the health of any city. has been practiced for many years in Germany and a thorough in vestigatiOn of this matter should, at
 an early date, be inaugurated in Phoe
 nix. In city housing Miss Jane Ad- dams work for better conditions is well known: in fact one of the most stimulating things in visiting Chicago | today is to note the awakened interest among men and women who do things there. to serve their city and to do what they can to take the city out of 1 the hands of spells politicians and | handle the great problems in the city | on lines of businesSl5k Ike efficiency. In fact not only in Chicago but | throughout the east generally there l seems to be a constantly increasing | feeling that real success in life is not l attained unless reasonable share of | every mans and WOman's effort is giV- en to public service, all this resulting | in a splendid feeling of fellowship and | civic pride.
 Tt was very gratifying to me to note | that all the above mentioned women
 who are really doing things for the | betterment of Chicago, are members | of the progressive party, and it is par ! ticularly significant to note that the l three women who carried through the
 successful lobby at Springfield for. .wo- l mans suffrage in Illinois: Mrs. Booth. | Mrs. Trout and Mrs Funk are today | vigorous members of the progressive party and are carrying on an organ l ized campaign among the women vot- CTS of the state
 l While east l visited the University | of Wisconsin al Madison, and had a l most interesting conference with pr l Adams, president of the National Tax 1 Association, and with the Wisconsin | Tax commission. The practical results
 which have been accomplished in Wis
 consin by intelligent and just meth l ods of tax reform, are really aston | ishing. One of the most convincing l
 accomplished in this progressive state | is the fact that Wisconsin is today | building a magnificent capitol building l on lines of great classic beauty, costing nine million dollars and is paying for it
 out of the ordinary revenues Of the state from taxation, without incurrine
 one dollar of bonded indebtedness.
 These results in Wisconsin have 1 been accomplished by a thoroughly l scientific study of the taxation problem
 and without incurring any unjust bur den on the various classes of property
 in the state An earnest effort is made to assess property at it's actual cash value and this value is obtained by a | systematic accumulation and tabula-
 tion of data on actual sales values ir any section being obtained on the aV- 1 craze of sales prices covering five l years. Wisconsin Is encouraging the l principle Of a state income tax and ar 1 excellent system prevails of appointing 1 assessors of income for three years 1 their appointment being made by the 1 tax commission under civil service l regulations. and in their appointment
 nothing whatever is known of theil
 political affiliations. Another featur, of which Wisconsin should be very 1 proud is the thorough and practca
 cooperation which exists between tn,
 state university and the various ad l ministrative offices of the state: the 1 university being used as training l ground for young men of special abiI.
 ity who are specially trained to serv, | the state in some particular executive l capacity
 One thing that greatly impressed
 me in my visit to the east was tht
 provision that all really progressive
 cities are making for ample parks anC
 well located and thoroughly equipped
 public play grounds. There also seem.
 to be a very general nfo-ement toward Best stHousehoId Aid