Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-06

DuTQeQ LIdL may ne cast upon IHeui.
Both parties should know precisely
what they have to pay and in making the
tax levy, the school corporation should
make provision for It's share. The nal
lacy Of the present law is shown in the
fact that while those who favor 1t repre-
scented not only to the General Assembly
but to the various school corporations
that embraced the provisions Of the law
that 1t would be a long period of years
before the school corporations could be
called upon to contribute anything to
the fund--that the teachers payments
would take care of all demands upon the
fund for a long period of time. Yet the
fund contributed by the teachers already
has been exhausted by a number of
school corporations. The fact that under
this law any teacher who quits the pro-
fesslon before reaching pensionable age
may withdraw all his contributions, Is
conclusive proof that the fund IN every
school corporation in the State would
today be hopelessly insolvent if 1t de-
pended to any considerable degree on the
contribution Of the teachers. The law re
fleets little credit upon those who uphold
it for selfish interests and none at all
upon the wisdom Of the General As
sembly in enacting the legislation.
If the pensioning of school teachers is
to be the accepted policy Of the State,
then the present law ought to be amended
so as to fix Just as definitely the part the
teachers are TO contribute to the fund
as the part that the State is to contri-
butte. The State annually should con-
tribute its part. The joint contribution
should be adequate to create permanent
fund sufficient to take care OF all present
and future demands without any in
crease in the payments aud 1t ought TO
be made compulsory and Statewide in
It's application.
Acting under the authority vested In
the executive by the General Assembly.
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purchased by the State TO be preserved
as one Of the historic land marks of In
diana. Harrison County will be ready
at an early date to vacate the building
and turn the same over to the State.
URGE PRESERVATION
OF EX-CAPITOL.
The care and custody of this building
properly belongs to the Department OF
Conservation and I recommend, therefore,
that a law be enacted authorizing the
Department OF Conservation TO take
charge OF this building as soon as 1t IS
vacated by the county Of Harrison ana
that a sufficient appropriation be made
so as 70 enable the department properly
to care for and preserve the building.
The special session Of the General As
sembly passed q bill creating the Sol
diers' Memorial Commission. Before any
Intelligent steps can be taken for the
erection of this memorial, it is necessary
that the question finally be determined
as to whether or not the city Of Indian
apois and the county Of Marion are 10
be authorized TO condemn the ground be
tween University Park and the Blind
Asylum and turn II over to the state
for the use Of the memorial.
am convinced that this should be
done.
Many States have voted millions upon
millions of dollars for bonuses. No re-
HFra an
eral Assembly Of Indiana. But we should
not hesitate in the construction Of a
mem orial TO expend whatever sum OF
money may be necessary to erect
memorial that Will stand for centuries as
the highest expression Of the gratitude
Of a free people to the men and women
who offered their lives in their defense.
Repeated attempts have been made to
drain the Kankakee Valley. Many dredge
bitches have been constructed, but until
the Rock Ledge at kankakee, Ill, Is
removed so as to afford sufficient outlet
for such drainage, nothing permanent
can be accomplished. The drainage OF
the great industrial district should nat
urally find its way through canal con-
Meeting with the Chicago drainage canal
south OF Chicago, III. Neither one OF
these projects can be accomplished with
out the cooperation OF the State OF I'LL
nois The Governor Of Illinois has indi-
diana In this matter.
I recommend that law he passed au-
thorizing the appointment by the Coy
ernor of commission to cooperate with
similar commission IN the State Of I'LL
nois and to present to the General As
semb.fes Of both States legislation 70
make possible the drainage Of the kan
kakee Valley and to bring about the
construction Of a drainage and barge
canal connecting the Calumet region in
Indiana with the Chicago drainage canal.
Two years ago l recommended the
passage Of law giving to the cities or
Indiana the right ON a referendum vote
to adopt the city manager OF commits
sion form Of government. It passed the
House, but WAS smothered In the Senate
again recommend that such law be
enacted
Under the present depository law the
county treSsurcrS OF Indiana in many
cases have been converting the Barrett
law funds to their own use, either Dy
lOantug the money or by dcpositing II
in banks and receiving the interest
thereon. They assert that such funds are
not governed 5y the provisions Of the
present depository law. go,
This has led to much controversy. biu-
CATION is now pending to test the right
OF the county treasurers to so use sucn
funds The county clerks assert the right
10 use in any way they choose the trust
funds coming into their custody. Ihere
have been a number OF cases Of defalca-
ton of county clerks through the mis-
use of such trust funds. To remove any
doubt as to the Barrett law funds and
to make it impossible for any pubic OF
fetal to speculate In such funds, l
recommend that the present depository
law he so amended that the county
treasurers and county clerks and all
other public officials who receive money
by color of their office, be required, at
the close Of each days business, to de-
poslt such funds in the designated de-
pository of their various townships,
cities and counties.
INDUSTRIAL BOARDS
WORK INCREASED.
The work of this board was largely in
creased by the last General Assembly
making compulsory the provisions OF
the workmen's compensation law. rms
brought under the law $1,000 coal miners
aad many other employees who had been
exempt from its provisions. In the mine
inspection department there has been no
substantial change in the laws for many
years, except the passage Of the shot
hrers' bill and the compulsory compen-
sation provided by the General Assembly
of 1910.
The amount Of coal annually mined In
the State in the past seven years has In
creased from fourteen to thirty million
tons. Ten years ago there were but two
mines In the State using electricity Tor
power and light. Now nearly all of
them are so equipped. Changes In the
mining industry are constantly arising
through installation of new methods, In
creased depth and the introduction OF
new appliances and the constant I'M
provement of old appliances essential to
the safety of the men engaged in this
industry. 1,-.
should not be burdened by many of
these matters. I earnestly urge that the
Industrial Board, upon the recommen-
dation of the division Of mines and min
ing and with the approval of the Gov
crnor he authorized to make rules ana