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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
STATE BOARD
TO APPROVE.

ION the hearing Of such petition. II 1t
appears that necessity exists for the
issuance Of such bonds or other evidences
Of indebtedness, the state board OF tax
commissioners shall approve the Issuance
thereof. either a s determined upon by the
proper legal officers Of such municipal
corporation or with such notifications
or upon such conditions as may be
deemed just and proper.
If, on such hearing, II shall appear
that such bonds or other evidences OF
Indebtedness ought not 20 be issued, the
state board OF tax commissioners shall
so declare. aud such bonds or other evil
deuces Of Indebtedness shall not be is
sued
IAN such bonds or other evidences Of
Indebtedness SO Issued under any order
Of such board shall be incontestable, ex
cept for fraud, forgery or for excess OF
the constitutional limitation: provided.
however that In case the proper legal
officers of any municipal corporation
shall have determined upon the issuance
Of the bonds Of such corporation In any
amount not less than hfty thousand dol
lars 100000 and. a petition, praying
that such bonds be not issued, shall have
been granted by the state board of tax
commissioners and the right of such mu-
nicipal corporation to Issue such bonds
50 denied, then and in that event, the
tax levying officer or officers in the unit
affected by such denial may, within ten
(1O) days from the date of such denial,
file In the office Of said state board of
tax commissioners a petition for the sub
mission of the question whether such
bonds shall be issued to the legal voters
of the taxing unit to be affected thereby.
TEN DAYS TINE
IS SPECIFIED.
IF such board be satisfied that said
last named petition is in due form, 1t
shall grant the prayer thereof within ten
DAYS from the fling of such petition and
order such election at time to be fixed
In such order
;"rhe county auditor shall give the
notice for such election, and all proceed
ings for the holding of such election shall
be governed by the law regulating gen
eral elections In such municipality.
1.-The county auditor shall certify the
result Of such election TO the state bord
Of tax commissioners, and If such result
be in favor of the issuance of such bonds
said state board Of tax commissioners
within ten days after the fling Of such
certificate of result shall enter an order
approving such issue.
"All costs and expenses for holding
such election shall be paid by the taxing
unit interested in the issuance of such
bonds; and provided further that all
pending proceedings and also all pro-
ceedings begun before or pending on Jan.
/, 1921, shall be excluded from the pro-
visions Of this amendatory enactment;
such proceedings shall he governed by
the law enacted by this general assembly,
approved March II, 1919, entitled, An
act concerning taxation repeating all
laws in conflict Herewith, and declar-
ing an emergency.
LIEN TO BE
ON REAL ESTATE.
Section 5 Of the bill provides for
"The lien of the state for all taxexs
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
Toneknn Aids Cunid

TOPEKA. Kas., July 22.-Topeka's
latest venture is marriage shop"
established by a local florist for use
by QUITO town brides and grooms who
do not like the idea of 'being hitched'
in public places. and for local people
who are not equipped for home we'd
dings.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22

number of deputies at a salary of not
more than Sc a day.
The house adjourned at71 30 o'clock to-
day to convene tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock.
A motion by Representative Barker Of
POsey to adjourn until Monday morning
at 10 o'clock was ruled by Speaker Esch
bach to be unconstitutional
Speaker Eschbach said that unless the
consent Of the senate was made the house
could not adjourn for a period Of more
than three days.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
Mule Closes Mine

DEwAR, Okla, July 22.-Coal pro-
duction has ceased temporarily in the
Dewar coal mine. A mule new to
mine work became uncomfortable and
went on a rampage when taken into
the mine. Miners fed for the surface.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
INCREASE FOR


Both houses agreed 10 concur in the
senate amendment appropriatlng the sum
OF S39.1715. instead Of SO ,3455T for
street and sewer improvements and as
sessments against property owned By the
state Of Indiana.
Ii was agreed that senate amend
ment appropriating the sum OF $1,000 as
additional maintenance fund, and s2.4G0
for additional equipment and repairs. for
the state soldiers and sailors monument
be concurred in.
II was agreed to increase the main
tenance fund OF the school for the deaf
at Indianapolis from $1,000 to 5000
and to fix an additional appropriation
for the school at $1,000 in place Of $1,000
Both houses agreed to reduce the
S31 600 appropriation for maintenance
and expenses OF the bureau Of venereal
diseases.
This re iuction was made when 10 was
learned that the federal appropriation for
Indiana amounted to $4,000 instead Of
So, 600.
The conference agreed to add the fol-
lowing provision:
The state board Of finance is hereby
authorized to invest the three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars 1880 000)
known as the Purdue trust fund or any
part Of the same in bonds Of the United
States government and are authorized 10
purchase the same from time to time on
the market, IN order to keep said fund
invested -
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HOUSE REFUSES
TO ASK u. S. AID
IN COAL MIDDLE

Confined From Page oneS
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appropriation for the Indiana Boys
school at Plainfeld from $4,000 to $15,-
600 for maintenance and adding a re-
pair fund of $242.
The agreement on the appropriation for
the State Soldiers home at Lafayette
provided for maintenance sum equal
to $24 per month for each member, officer
and emp1oye residing at the home, add
ing the sum of $4,000 for hospital equip
ment, clothing and repairs, and appro-
priating S3S, 1878.
Both houses concurred in the amend
ment made by the senate by adding
81 200 for the Academy of Science for the
year 1920.
1t was agreed to reduce the appropria-
ton for the industrial board from $4,000
to $4,000.
Regarding the appropriations for the
state library, it was agreed that the sum
of 81, 100 be appropriated for clerical help
in the various departments.
$1,000 GIVEN TO
FOOD AND DRUGS.
An appropriation of 5000 was agreed
upon for the department of food and
drugs and water laboratories.
The report does not concur with the
senate's amendment appropriating 500
for the board Of pardons, but both
houses agreed TO fix an additional ap-
preparation for the year ending Sept.
20 1921, and $50 additional for the fscGl
year ending Sept. 80, 1920
Ii was agreed not to concur In the
senate amendment "reappropriatine"
$5O0,0 for the state highway commits
sion for the building of roads
Senator Mckinley of Muncie, chair
man of the conference committee OF the
senate, explained that the appropriation
for the highway commission had not
been made because of the fact that a reg
uIar session Of the legislature would con-
vene within a few months and that this
matter would be left over until then.
as the additional funds were not urgent
at this time
Both houses agreed to not concur In
the senate amendment appropriatins
s6541 to the state department Of con-
servation, but decided upon the follow
ing:
The sum of S1,291, representing fees
collected by the state gas ispectors for
experimenting and supervising the plug
glng of gas wells, and already turned
into the state treasury, is hereby appro-
priated to the department Of cOnserva-
ton TO be apportioned as additional com
pensation among such gas inspectors for
their services in inspecting and plugging
such gas wells That hereafter the fee
for experimenting and supervising the
plugging of gas wells shall be ten dol
lars (S1O), which fee shall be collected. as
now provided by law. and disposed of as
follows: IS for the service Of inspection
and plugging Of wells and 80 to remain
in revolving fund"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
Keen Your Liberty H0nds.

The demand for immediate money, is
bringing many Liberty Bonds from the
boxes of small individual holders. who
turn them over for cash at discount OF
about 10 per cent on their face and orlgi-
nal cost. This is a great mistake ne
Liberty and Victory bonds are an ahso-
lutelv safe investment, paying tar ra'e
Of interest, the equivalent Of five per cent.
without the slightest trouble or risk TO the
most inexperienced Of amateur tnanciers'
and those holding any Of these. ISSUES
should not part with them even at par
not 70 mention discount Of ten or more,
or less per cent.
Instead Of selling the securities they
already have. the owners should. on the
contrary. buy more. They should invest
all they can possibly scrape together IN
these issues
Owing to the demand for money Tor
speculation, or for big enterprises many
Of the bonds have been placed on the
market and at present they are consider
ablv below par SIX TO eight dollars below.
| At that yate, when it is remembered they
are absolutely safe to the investor, they
are the best investment offered 70 the
| man or woman Of small or larger savings
today. 1t would be as unwise to sell your
Liberty Bonds AT this time as il would be
to 90 out on the street and give away SIX or
eight dollars for each bond you own.
If YOU need money, and there IS abso-
lutely no other way than through your
war securities, get temporary loan on
them, but do not sell them, even though
YOU could obtain par. They are more
| likely to be above par in the future, and
even while they are below par they are
/ the best and safest investment for one
not experienced in making money earn
/ more
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
WHY the Increase in Disorder?

A great many citizens no doubt were
surprised at the showing presented IN the
report of the chief Of police for the July
operations of the Police Department The
total number of arrests was 305, while the
total number during July. 1919. was 247
In considering this comparison, 1t
must be remembered that July, 1919. was
the first month of the prohibition era.
After a year of the repression OF the
licensed sale Of Intoxicating liquors, it
might be expected the number of law
violations would show a material re-
duction, but here we have considerable
increase.
Drunkenness. which indicates the sur
reptitious and illegal sale of intoMcants'
resulted in 25 arrests during last month.
But there is occasion for much more con-
Germ in the showing Of 26 arrests during
the month for assault and battery. ! ! for
breach Of the peace, 16 for discrderly con-
duet, 13 for playing crap, "a for lar
ceny. and IS for nOn-support. All these
offendings have in the past been at
tributed largely to the influence OF IN
toxicating liquor, and now there has been
no lawful sale of liquor in the city for
more than a year. The number of arrests
for drunkenness shows that liquor is OBJ
tainable, but only FIVE arrests are recorded
for the month for the offence Of selling In
toxicating liquor unlawfully.
These police statistics for July are
interesting, but somewhat disturbing
They should afford subject for careful
study by those who are interested in the
moral welfare of the community, and IN al
effective maintenance Of law and order
at all times as may be possible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
OPPORTUNITY FOR CHEMISTS.

There is much talk of the possible syn
thctic production of petroleum from
western shale Utah, Colorado, Wyo-
ming and other States have the oil shale
in inexhaustible quantities-that it, rock
which contains in proper proportions
the carbon (60) per cent and hydrogen
GO per cent? which when united make
petroleum. The combining OF two or
more substances to form another Is
synthesis, the simple meaning of which
is "a putting together, When these
combinations have to do with chemical
substances the process is called syn.
thetic chemistry So it Is now believed
that when the vast pools of crude petro-
leum under the earth shall be exhausted,
the synthetic chemists may be able to
fill all demands from the treatment OF the
oil shale.
England is much interested in the
matter just now, and a suggestion has
been made that Congress offer a reward
of $500, 600 for a practical commercial
method OF producing the golden grease
synthetically. The reward suggested is
ridiculous. Whenever oil shortage grows
menacing private interests will have
millions for the chemist who invents or
discovers a cheap method OF extracting
petroleum, or rather bringing together
the things which combine to make 1t,
from the shale-Omaha Bee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
Anti-Saloon Activity.

The activity of the Anti-Saloon League
leaders of the State shows that the En-
forcemcnt law is TO figure largely IN the
coming campaign and that il even may
become the dominant feature OF the local
canvass. The men opposing the saloon
who were instrumental in having the
Delaware enforcement act passed by the
last Legislature are determined 1t shall not
be repealed and the Federal enforcement
or Volstead act alone left to dry up the
community. There seems to be no DOUBT
the Anti-Saloon League people VIII en-
deavor to exact pledge from every aspir-
ant for seat in the General Assembly to
stand bv the Delaware law and instead oil
revoking it, to possibly strengthen what
ever they regard as weak sections.
Prohibition thus injected into the cam
paign may assume very much greater
degree Of importance than we can foresee
ut this time, for it is not to be denied that
the strict enforcement of the law has many
advocates in the State, although we have
had nothing approaching an enforcement
of prohibition, even with both the en-
forcement provisions in effect. The dry
agent in this county has declared that
the two acts make it less difficult to OBJ
tain convictions for illegal selling or trans
porting of liquor.
Undoubtedly the Delaware enforcement.
law is drastic in many of its PROVISIONS
perhaps unnecessarily SO, but whether or
not Legislature can be induced to change
il is a question which may be one OF the
interesting developments of the campaign
II will be remembered that the General
Assembly, at it's INST session, refused to
make any amendments, even to the extent
of enabling physicians more latitude IN
prescribing it as medicine IN their prac-
| tice.
1t will he interesting. if Delaware
strict enforcement act is pressed on voters
as an issue this fall, to ascertain what
the sentiment or wishes Of the people OF
the State may be after sixteen months OF
drought
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
PRESS COMMENTS.
THE VALUE OF vALUABLES.

Value in a commodity depends, accord
ing TO certain standard economists, on
utilities of time, place and events. An
article is worth what its owner can get
for 1t. What he can get for 1t depends on
where it is, who wants it, for what pur-
pose and the number of bidders
The. Manchester Guardian published an
Interview with Rykov, president of the
supreme council Of national economy
in Soviet Russia Rykov indicated that
some valuables were less valuable IN these
days than formerly, while others were
more SO. The Soviets, he said, would let go
of their platinum slowly In trade with
the outside world--slowly, that If. III
in coparison with their release OF other
articles.
"In platinum we have a world mo-
nopoly," said Rykov, .and consequently
can afford TO wait. Diamonds and gold,
however.-they can have as much as they
want of such rubbish. Platinum IL
different and we are in no hurry TO part
with it, Diamonds and gold ornaments,
the jewelry of the ozars, we are ready
to give to any king in Europe who fancies
them il he can give us some less orna-
mental but more useful locomotives.
Similarly there is no doubt that not a
few American manufacturers would
willingly trade diamonds and gold and
motor cars and electric r,Inabouts for box
cars-plain, old railroad red box cars
ready on the eide track To haul factory
output from point of production to point
of consumption Chicago News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
ITLoOKS LIKE A BUBBLE.

From the statement made by the postal
authorities the Boston wizard Ponz
could not possibly have carried on the
series of international coupon operations
upon anything like the scale he processes
10 have done II may be assumed then
that some parts of the process OF cap,
turing wandering millions by the world
operator have been camoufaged, or,
perhaps, deliberating falsiied,. for the
purpose of throwing of the scent those
who have been trying to discover his
method.
II can hardly be the case TINT he ha.
been receiving money IN one hand ana
laying out the same money with the
other. If this is indeed a fact the official
auditors would only need TO keep his
books in hand long enough Tor the stream
of investors to exhaust his available re
sources. as there are no fresh investments
being made while tho investigation is
proceeding and the bubble would burst
From the postoffice statement 1t looks
like a bubble. II looks more so from
the wild plans credited to pon,i oi q
hundred millions dollar operation IN inter.
national banks and the like.
But the man himself carries an air oil
perfect confidence and the public can only
wait TO see whether this IL grounded IN
fact upon such types OF operations,
shrouded with mystery, as he Processes
to have been carrying on or is the front
OF a fraud Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
OPEN-AIR LIBRARY.

The city Of Madrid. Spain, has actually
done what some cities s-or some city II.
brarians in this country have talked
about doing il has established an outdoor
public library in its finest park.
Most Of the books in this open mir
library are Spanish, of course, but
there are also volumes in English, French
and Italian. Any person using the park
is welcome to use the library. He may
tuck under his arm a volume Of poetry,
n little book of essays, good novel or a
collection Of short stories just as his
mood requires, and 90 off to a quiet
corner TO read and rest and dream.
Such a library offers an excellent OPP
portunity 10 the good librarian TO exer-
cise Judgment and taste IN introducing
a very high type of summer reading
to patrons II offers, too, an opportunity
10 the business man or woman who likes
10 take few minutes or an hour or two
completely away from the days routine
to discover many an author or bit OF
literature which may be OF. genuine
pleasure to the reader, but which he might
never have found in the ordinary course
Of his reading. -.
Every city should have parks, readily
accessible TO those workers who must
spend their days in the crowded busl-
ness or industrial sections. In time
perhaps, every such park will have IFS
open-air library to increase the pleasure
and aid in the recreation of the city
worker.-St Joseph (Mo.) Gazette.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
WORK AND SAVE.

The world owes no able-bodied
Stacker living. He must go out among
his fellows and earn it. The character
of that living depends solely upon the
mental and physical equipment witt,
which he has been endowed aided and
developed by his own unceasing efforts.
The work Stacker in peace times IS as
much a menace to his country as his
prototype in times of war. He ls cost
ing his country millions every year
and he it is who is pushing ever upward
the cost of living through reduction OF
output and effort.
More individual effort and more produc-
ton will bring down the cost OF living
and thereby remove distress. Thrift Is
the lever through which this warworn
world is to be stabilized, for neither
the nation nor the individual can get
back to rational basis SO long as the desire
to indulge in reckless spending con-
trolls it. ''Work and save" should be the
slogan of the rising generation, for upon
the character of those now entering upon
mans estate depends the future OF this
Washington Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06

among the other For,y-Eiyh,ers who
were often srolssd from their sl1nbcrs a,
g a. m. 10 lend him safety razT. Mr..
IngergpI, IN his excitement, forgot 10
bring his safety To the convention, and
had " borrow one from The Pullman car
porter on the way here Ia order ~ present
d pleasing roAIn'euauce 90 Chicago. The
most rernar rkable thing about this remark
able man, however, - that although he
operates SIX factories duriug these trOub-
lous times be had never bad any laifr
disturbances among his men.
Another well-known F0fty-Eighter j.
Amos Pinchot, wealthy and hberal-
minded lawyer MIR PInchOt supported
Roosevelt in 1912, and Ike HOPKINS, Wa
much disappointed when Roosevelt
failed the Progressive IN 1915 He als0 ba
came Democrat, and IN due time n di.ap-
poinfsd Wilson man. He - another lean
and lank and long individual n much
nervous energy and unusual culture and
charm.
An interesting thing about Tho Con-
rniftee Of FOrty-Eight - that about hnf
a. its members arc women, and Wunrn ~
widely different types There - Mr.
ina 2. Williams, u Yakima, Washing
ton. for instance. Mrs Williams va an
active supporter u woman suIrag8
in her state. She was a member ~ ne
state legislature, and later ran ior Con
gress. She is an active clubWpman, ~
interested in q farmers paper, aud =
member q the WOmen's Gard and I.hbfi
Club. an organization vhoec. member
will buy only union made gopfis
WOMAN IoNY RrDER
Mrs. Flora Z. Thomas, a member ir0fn
Minneapolis, II q young woman = Ir
bounded enorgy. Her father was ~ NJ
migrant from NOrway,and she was hrol o.
40 in poverty She taught school .n we
consin riding 20 miles a day - and ifool
the school house on pony. Later she p.
came National Secretary = Tho Woman =
Non-Partisan League and IL nov aerrc
tary of the wOrnens clubs 70 fhrtorn df.
ferent states. Although sha r. Only ~
years old she has already done much t0
bring culture and happine- .nto ne lives
a The farmers wives IN the Northwest
An entirely different type n f1rty-
I Fighter il Mrs Marie Tudor Garland a0
7 arisfocratic and clever lady from MaTsa-
I chusetts Mrs Garland, although l0
I elderly lady. r. most energetic Dnr
She was in France when shr heard tha'
tho Conrnittrs ~ For Wight had nnen
called She Immediately caught on Hrrr-
plane n London IN order - maize toaf
70 America and - able ~ attend tnn
first meeting. Mrs. Garland + m worr.ef
about the future - oar country liefrg
4 tho mother 0f sig children herself she ha'
faith that tho worth ~ orr country fn
solve their problems All W have fn In
she thinks. e n give them party which
really dOes represent the People and fheY
will do the regt
Altogether the COMMITTEES a Forty
Fight y a very interesting and sahle
group They may be too idea lls'ic ~ f0o
few ~ make much - q dent IN reality
but they are enphatically not the KIND
az citizens who are ont % form pink
party for pale people" - soms one haa
humorously said.