The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-25
SCHOOL NEXT.
PROBLEM ON
NJ CRAY LIST
Governor May Appoint Five
Commissioners This Week
To Make Educational Sur
vey-Favors Amendments.
THINKS TAXES UNFAIR
ny PALLADIUM CORRESPONDENT

is expected that Governor McCray
when he returns the middle of the
week from Virginia. where he has
gone to attend livestock sale, will
give his attention to joint resolution
adopted by the last legislature which
provides for the appointment of a
commission to make a survey of the
educational facilities of the state
1t is said at the state house that
the governor before the end of the
week may name the members of the
commission. There are to be five
commissioners and while it is ex-
pected that the governor will wish to
appoint men who are experts in edu-
cational lines he will also want some
men on the commission who have in
side knowledge on handling business
affairs for one of the main things to
be considered by the commission ac-
cording to the wording Of the resolu-
ton is the cost of education in Indi.
ana.
The governor. it IS said. has given
much thought to the personnel of this
commission as it is to be created by
him, but there has been no hint as to
who will receive appointments al
though it is believed that one and
possibly more than one woman will
he selected for the work.
The manner in which the resolution
for the comission came about indicates
that finances will be one Of the main
subjects for consideration. In the last
legislature an unusually strong drive
for money for the educational institu-
tions was made. Purdue university
getting a very satisfactory levy for
the institution proper and a separate
levy for the Purdue agricultural ex-
pertinent station. Indiana university
and the State Normal also came III
for a generous share of the levy and
the State Normal received separate
appropriation for new construction.
Think Balance Wrong.
In the senate it was intimated that
higher education in Indiana was cost
ing too much and special reference
was made to the State university. Ar
guments also were made that the
amount that was being gwen the high
CIR institutions was disproportionate to
the amount that was granted the com
mon schools. It was this situation
that led to the resolution for the sur
vey commission and it is this. together
with the fact that he is stressing econ
rmy in public affairs that is causing
the governor to give much attention to
the selection of the members of the
commission.
1t was said also at the StatehouSe
today that the governor in all prob
ability would soon appoint a director
of the state highway commission and
that there was little doubt that the
man named would be Lawence Lyons
1f 10 inf
prising because it had been reported
that the governor might hold up this
appointment for considerable time.
the understanding being that MIR.
Lyons might seek the Republican
state Craftsmanship and that if he did
so he would not care to accept the
highway position.
Thinks Taxes Unfair.
Developme of the last week indi-
cate that Governor McCray proposes
10 make q live issue of the pending
constitutional amendments and that
he also intends to defend the amend
ments. particularly the taxation
amendments. 1t also develops that
the taxation amendments are being
championed by the real estate dealers
of the state and it is expected that the
amendments will meet with the favor
Of the farmers. The governor says
that he has been informed that the
value Of real estate and the value OF
Intangible securities in Indiana are
about equal but in spite of this he
avs real estate is bearing IS pei
cent Of the taxation burden and the
intangibles the remaining Is per cent
The governor admits frankly that
most of his money is invested in real
estate and SAYS that he believes he
and many others are bearing tax bur
dens unjustly.
But that there will be strong opposi
tion to the taxation amendments was
indicated by The conference an the
amendments which vas held il. Indian
apolis list week. Argument against the
proposals was led by William l.. Taylor
who is one of the most important cor
poration lawyers in the city and who
has taken an active part in politics
having made the raca for the COVER
1orship nomination seN eral years ago
Mr.. Taylor favOrS sticking to the
property tax.
Gives Illustration.
One of those who favored the tax
alton amendments in the conference
gave as an illustration of the need OF
IN income tax instead of a straight
property tax the case of a man whose
income he says is $4,000 a year but
who pays tax on a property valuation
Cf only little more than 900. ReaI
estate men of course favor the tax
alton amendments because they be
lieve that since an income tax would
tighten the burden on real estate il
would lead to the buying Of more
homes and therefore would greatly
stimulate the real estate business
Theoretically the income tax would hi,
hard the man of considerable salary
who spends all of his income in living
and who does not save or has not
saved enough money TO own hoDe OF
any other kind Of property of conse
quence.
Those who have talked with the
Governor say he is very sincere in his
desire to call Immediately an extra
session of the legislature in case the
taxation amendments meet with favor
able action at the election Sept. G