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THE MUNCIE POST-PEMOCRAT t ^ |; A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democracy of Muncie, Delaware county and the Eight Congressional Distrct. The only Democratic newspaper in Delaware County.

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Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the postoffice at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 3,1879.

Subscription Price, $2.00 a year in Advance Office 315 North Mulberry Street.

Telephone 2540

GEO. R. DALE, Owner and Publisher.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1921.

. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALK AND ACTION The city of Richmond, which is not to be compared in any way in size and importance to Muncie, several years ago paid a orivate corporation $58,000 for the city’s electrical distribution system. . . i; ' " The city already owned the generating system, but was compelled to transmit the “juice” over a transmission System owned by a corporation which had previously supplied the city with electric service. Richmond had a mayor who was looking out for the people’s interest. Roll Bunch was mavor of Muncie at the time. He made tremendous pretensions of obing in favor of municipal ownership. Bunch talked, the mayor of Richmond acted. The city of Richmond had the transmission system evaluated by the public service commission. It was valued at $58,000 and the city paid that sum for it. In Muncie, with a wind jammer at the head of the municipal works, the great tribune of the people did not attempt to take over the privately owned generating system. He merely sold out to the lighting monopoly the remaining portion of the municipally owned system that was left, following in the footsteps of a former republican chief executive, who had sold out the generating plant. Instead of keeping his solemn promise to favor municipal ownership, he helped place the tentacles of the electric light monopoly around the throats of the dear laboring man, over whose \voes he and Bill Daniels are wont to slobber and snivel. And the price paid the city was only half the amount paid for the Richmond property, yet Richmond knew she was getting a bargain. The municipally owned Richmond plant is immensely profitable. Richmond had a mayor who knew how to “stay put.” Muncie had a mayor who was as fickle as.theSvind. He talked municipal ownership for campaign purposes and acted as the tool of a corporation. He cannot deny it, and Muncie people are paying the price of his treachery today.

It has been suggested at the unemployment conference called by President Harding, that men who are employed shall divide their employment with men out of jobs. That’s all right. We would suggest that Harding let Jim Cox have the presidential job for ‘the next six months, and any half dozen laboring men in Muncie could qualify to relieve Jim Watson, Cabbage Lodge, Boies Penrose, Jim Reed, Tom Watson and Filander Knox for an equal period. What say?

Thh official whitewash brush has been applied and the delectable Newberry, who ought to be wearing stripes now at Fort Leavenworth, is wearing ‘Senatorial toga instead. Senator Jim Watson, the Indiana bearcat, was on 'Hie whitewash committee. Jim knows how it feels to be under fire ever -since the time he was Mullhalled. The senate is getting to be a bigger joke every day. Some comedian once declared the United States Senate to bedhe greatest deliberative body in the world, and there are yet people living who have not discovered the joke. Why is the senate, ’anyhow ?

The people of Muncie seem to be selected as the goats for every speculative enterprise that comes along. Holiday took ’em over for aplenty, the Drake estate claimed its thousands and the waterworks company will soon reach the quarter of a million mark. And now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Illinois security commission has denied the right of the Durant Motors Co., Inc v to sell stock in Illinois, on the ground “that it is purely promotional and without any basis of valuation.” The New York financial paper stated that several Durant Motors stock salesmen were arrested in Illinois for attempting to sell the stock. In Muncie they are banqueted for doing the same thing.

Another w 7 eek has elapsed and the promise that Doc Bunch made to democrat Candidates and committeemen that he would oust the democratic niember of the election commission and have a man appointed to the place suitable to himself, has not yet been fulfilled. It is exceedingly poor politics for a candidate to start something he cannot finish. He informed the candidates arid committeemen that he had good legal advice on the matter and that he x would get aw f ay with it. He has also informed them that he had good legal advice assuring him that in the event of his election he will be able to qualify and hold the office of mayor. If the advice lie claims to have concerning his eligibility to hold office is no better than his alleged advice concerning the election commissioner matter, he is (^ertainly all out of luck. The people of Muncie do not w^ant a mayor who is relying upon lawbreakers to supply him with the funds necessary to carry on his campaign. When a set of men who break the ten commandments every day in the week put up money to elect a candidate it is taken for granted that they are not doing it for their health. These men have no politics. Their religion is to make money unlawfully. They will only back men who give them the assurance that they can continue to break the law after their election. This was proved when a large section of Dr. Bunch’s so-called democratic following, threw their solid vote to a republican candidate for prosecuting attorney and elected him, at the same time defeating the entire democratic county ticket. The democratic men and women of Muncie can still be good democrats and refuse to vote for a man whose candidacy is promoted and financed by law r breakers and ex-convicts.

COLUMBUS DAY

Many of the larger cities had special observances on Wednesday of the anniversary of the Discovery of America by Columbus. The date, October 12, was set'aside as Columbus Day, a day when stories of Columbus, his hardships, the difficulty in securing money for the voyage, which resulted so gloriously, are retold and lose nothing by their repetition. Children in school are again impressed with the importance of the anniversary and nearly every city takes some notice of the day. It is noticeable that Ital-

ian societies are taking the lead in many of the cities, outside of!statement

school programs, in the clay’s observance, Americans of Italian birth are justly proud of Columbus and have reason to celebrate the day on which all America is glad to give honor and praise to this explorer of centuries ago. To let the anniversary pass with put some observance indicates American indifference and surely there is no indifference to this important anniversary of the na-

tion’s history.

PRESIDENT HARDING ENDORSES MOVEMENT

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Prominent among the Roosevelt gether as many as possible at As-

mementoes which the Roosevelt Memorial Association is collecting are the spectacle case and speech pierced by the bullet of a would-be

sociation headquarters, 1 Madison avenue. New York, before the anniversay of Roosevelt’s birth, Oc-

tober 27th.

The appeal has been made for

assassin, in Milwaukee, in 1912, original letters, manuscripts in

when Roosevelt spoke for more than an hour with the bullet.in his | body, completing his speech before

going to a hospital. v t

I They have just been presented by i Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt to the Asf sociation of which Col. William ! Boyce Thompson is president. The j Association is now making a nation- ! wide appeal for souvenirs of Roose- | velt’s life, seeking to gather to-

Roosevelt’s hand; books and pamphlets by Roosevelt; literature bearing on his political campaign, posters, buttons, cartoons, paintings, bronzes, drawings, etchings, engravings, photographs, negatives, commemorative medals and other

personal souvenirs.

President Harding has endorsed the movement to found a permanent exhibit of Roosevelt material.

saying in

tion:

“I am greatly interested in the effort the Roosevelt Memorial Association is making to gather material about Colonel Roosevelt. It is, as far as I know, the first widely organized endeavor that has ever been made in this country to bring the records and mementoes of a great life together in one place for the inspiration and instruction of posterity. Such an endeavor is a public service. Thanl(| to the work your Association is doing, posterity will know Roosevelt more completely than it will know any of his predecessors. “I hope you will receive wide and enthusiastic response to your appeal and that, however individuals may treasure their Roosevelt relics, they may be willing to surrender them for the greater good of aU.”

with a thought of the approaching, season and thus, miss a large part of the mad rush of Christmas shopping. It is stated business houses expect a large holiday trade and Christmas buying of merchants started some time ago. Miami County stores are among the best in this section of the state. “Better Business Week” is emphasizing clearly the fact that Troy stores are hard to beat and its business enterprizes equal those in other and larger counties. Trie wise buyers will do their shopping, early, not wait until the last minute and will escape the disappointment which often results from thfe, teridcRCy of putting o#- until tomorrow what can be done today. Start in buying as, soon as merchants offer their holiday stocks. '

IN REGARD TO SPEEDING The U. S. Bureau of Public Roads after making a careful study of three months of all automobile accidents in Maryland gave an interesting report in regard to their cause. It is given here and it is hoped Miami motorists who. have the speed mania will think of it in driving over streets and public highways. The report follows: “The largest number of accidents have occurred at places that have always been considered safe, while the sections which have been commonly regarded as being extremely dangerous are proving to be relatively free from accidents. “There seems to be only one answer. That answer is: “Even the less careful motorists drive cautiously in the presence of recognized dangers, such as- steep grades, sharp curves, grade crossings, etc., while the absence of such dangerous features gives the driver a sense of security which prompts him to take a chance and yield to the well-nigh universal passion for speed.

commission. Of outstanding importance are the great strides being made by the railroads. The»August earnings for the leading roads are estimated at nearly $100,000,000. This is within a shade of the 6 per cent contemplated by the transportation act. Car loadings are now SO per cent of the rush traffic movement last year and 36 per cent above the low point of last summer. Tn addition the government has sold fi00,000,OlKr olTAar trusT^certificates for the roads ?md may sell twice as much more. The time is near when they can afford both to reduce freight rates and start much needed improvements. Nothing could stimulate business more than these two developments. Signs that the turn has come have appeared in many other directions. Conditions in the oil industry are on the mend and prices are rising. The copper market has shown more strength this week than at any time this year. Evidently commodity prices are stabilizing, an encouraging sign. Bradstreet’s index number of wholesale prices for October 1 shows the fourth consecutive, though slight, advance.

FUTURE VARIETIES

Improvement Seems Permanent, Rather Than a Mere Flurry.

Business is coming back in many important lines more speedily than was believed possibble a few months ago. The improvement is not a mere temporary flurry, but a steady advance toward normal conditions. These are two points which are becoming more and more clear as the

industrial situation unfolds.

Expressions of growing confidence are supported by trustworthy reports of actual expansion in orders, better plant operations and decreasing unemployment. Thi*ee things always mark the resumption of trade activities following a depression. They are easier money, stable commodity prebs and improvement in such basic •industries as iron and steel and building. All of these conditions now are

present.

The recovery in iron and steel has been remarkable. The influx of steel orders in recent weeks has been unequaled this year. Mills which were operating at 25 per cent of capacity

OF THE OWNERSHIP.

MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON-

GRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1912,

APPROACH OF CHRISTMAS

In just a little over two months Christmas will be here and it is not a minute too soon to sound the old, old appeal of “do your shopping early.” There are a few who all through the year. lay aside little articles and work on dainty bits of needlework 0 ct..

Of the Muncie/Post-Democrat published weekdy at Muncie, Indiana, for Oct. 1, 1921, re- i SCrVCS

quired by act of August 24, 1912. Editor—George R. Dale, Muncie, Ind.

Mgr. Editor—George R. Dale, Muncie, Ind.

Owner—George R. Dale, Muncie, Ind.

Business Mgr.—George R. Dale, Muncie, Ind.

Publisher- George R. Dale, Muncie, Ind.

Known Bond Holdefs, Mortgages and other security holders holding 1 per cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mortages or other

securities—None.

Signature of Editor, Publisher, Business Man-

ager or Owner.

GEORGE R. DALE.

Sworn to and Subscribed this 7th day of

October 1921.

CHESTER C. WINGATE.

in the summer are now running from 40 to SO per cent, according to product. The average for the industry

is 50 per cent.

The reduction of 28 per cent in ore freight rates and the possibility that the entire rafye structure knay be lowered have brightened the outlook

in the steel industry.

1 he building industry is regarded

as an exceptionally accurate barometer of conditions. The F. W. Dodge Co. reports that contracts awarded in September in twenty-seven northwestern states show the largest total for any month this year and for any September on record. There was an increase of 11 per cent over August, whereas for ten years September has averaged 14 per cent less than August. Housebuilding still leads all other forms of construction, but in September business buildings gained

for the first time in months. Controller of the Currency Cris-

singer told the bankets’ convention at Los Angeles this week that the government is seeking to make bank credit easier and cheaper. With the cash ratio of the federal Reserve system above at nearly 70 per cent, 20 points above the danger line, there is no longer any reason for tight money. Unchecked inflation, however, would be dangerous. The bank re-

are higher ;pnrtly

To insure good potato varieties for growers to use in years to come, J. B. Keil, is selecting the best tubers that developed from planting 5,000 varieties last spring. Seed from England and various states was secured in the form of seed balls. These are producing potatoes having almost every variation found in the tuber kingdom. Since the market demands a smooth, white and round shaped tuber, efforts will be made for securing and developing varieties of this nature. Potatoes secured by planting seed from the seed balls last spring vary in size from a pea to a walnut but these form a good basis for the production of excellent new varieties, it is stated.

27 POINTS FOR BEAUTYFI RUNNING IN SERIES OF J London—In a beauty specialist’s shop window appears the following notice: A woman to be beautiful must possess the 27 qualities running in series of three: White—skin, hands, teeth; black—eyes, eyelashbs, eyebrows; pink—lips, gums, nails; long— life, hands, hair; short—teeth, ears, tongue: large—forehead, shoulders, intelligence; narrow—waist, mouth, ankle; delicate—fingers, lips, spirit; round—arms, legs, income. OPIUM GANG WIPED OUT London—With the conviction of Low Ping You, an internationally known opium smuggler, the police believe they have completely destroyed the greatest opium gang in the world. Low Ping You was the leader of the organization and made millions trafficking in the drug.

HIS DOG HAS A HOME

Now York—John White, whom his landlord sought to dispossess, pleaded

he us j that the only member of his family

credit needs are less“ and partly be- j Y h0m ^ C °^!f

cause this country holds 42 per cent 1 ^'] s sau \ ? le co jrid And no of the world’s gold stocks. | ^ aee at a reasonable rental to house

In line with the improvement in ! himself and his aged mother.

!memnl S »vmPn? 0V i« r T e « nt ! DOG’S MESSAGE OF DEATH

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’ - o .. „ • ’ r turned from a hunt without him more men in oeptemoer, a gam ot . a r<

■ neighbors made a search for George

, I 2 ner rent This was not mnrh hut “eiguuurs a seaicn lui it shows that the tide has turned If ! Thompson. They found him impaled I business continues to expand the solu- I on , the ,pomt of a piece ot wood ’ tion of the unemployment problem I ^ here he falien. He died while will be taken out of the hands of ! bein ff carned to hls Plantation.

Four Dead in Paris Wreck. Shackleton’s Ship Safe. Smallpox Rages in Chile. Lloyd George in London.

Paris—In one of the worst railway wrecks in the history of France, four persons are known to be dead and 100 injured. A suburban train bound for Versailles crashed into the rear end of another Versailles train in the Batignolles tunnel, near St. Nazaire. An explosion followed, and six carriages filled with suburbanites burst into flames. It is believed hundreds of passengers were trapped in the tunnel. Firemen and soldiers immedately began work of rescue.

Lisbon- Sir Ernest

tiny steamship, the Quest, in which he had started on a three year voyage of South Polar exploration, and which signalled for help during a severe storm off the Cape of Rocks, is now safe in this port. Her rigging was found to have been badly strained by

the terrift.c gales.

Santiago, Chile—The smallpox epidemic raging in Chile has assumed serious- proportions. More than 7,000 cases were reported in Santiago alone. London—Premier I loyd George returned to London after more than a month’s holiday in Scotland, and went immediately into conference with labor leaders 'regarding the unemployment crisis. Fears of demonstra-

FOREIGN NEWS building of fire stations

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works ot the City of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the office of said Board, room 212 Wysor Block in said city, located at ths southwest corner of Walnut and Main Streets, in said city, until 10:30 o’clock A. M. on Friday, October 28th, 1921, at which time and place the same will be opened, read and considered for the construction and building of two (2) fire stations, of the bungalow type, known as stations four and five respectively and for furnishing materials and the performance of all labor required, and for the installationi'of the heating and ventilating system for said buildings, and for installation of plumbing, gas system, electric wiring and apparatus system for said buildings, as well as the drainage and sewer system all in accordance to and with the plans an ! specifications, details and drawings provided therefor by Houck & Smenner, architects, 1231/. West Main Street, in the City of Muncie, Indiana; and as approved by the Stcte Board of Accounts of the State of Indiana ; estimated cost of said buildings Ten Shnnklpf-nn’^ 1 Thousand dollars caih. The plans: and specifications for said buildings are cn file for the inspection of bidder* at, the office of the said Board of Public Works and said architects, Houck & Smenner. copies ai-e available to bidders for use at their own office upon deposit with said architects or raid Board of Works, of the sum of ten dcil^i’s to guarantee submission of bids and sf’e return of pirns and specifications, and bidders must familiarize themselves with such plans and specifications before bidding, and no departure from the tarns will be consid-

ered.

Proposals will bo considered for:— 1— General construction of each of said build-

ings:

2— General construction of cn« or more of said buildings ; 3— Heatin''; and Ventilating ; 4— Plumbing' and drainage ;

5— Heating;

6— Combination of plumbing, heating and

ventilating;

7— Electric light and fixtures and gas plumb-

ing and water :

tiers on the part of the thousands of .. All bids shall be accompanied by the certi- • , 1 .i a • nw, 1 tleci check ct the bidder m the sum equal to jobless who rioted m ^ratalgar bquare at lea3t 5 , j, of his Kro3S bid or bids> checks

to be made payable to the City of Muncie. In case a bidder, whose bid shall be accepted, shall not within ten days after notice of such acceptance, perform his by entering into a written contract with the Board of Public Works, for and on behalf of the City of Mun'eie, in the f rm satisfactory to said Board of Public Works, to execute the work and

led the authorities to throw cordons of police about the Prime Minister's

home.

London—More than 100,000 South

Wales miners are swelling' the ranks

ot the British unemployed as scores ( construct and complete the building, and of Welsh Coal pits have been closed. I within tb • time secure the performance of The mine owners have been compelled , h q. building contract by a bond in the form

to close their mines or sell coal at a “ !b “ L ° ,y to wu oari

loss, and also to pay out in w^ages the small profits which they made in August. On the other hand, the settlement of the coal strike earlier in the year gives the miners at these pits under present conditions an increase of only 10 to 20 per cent above the wages of 1914. This is an ominous happening in face of Britain’s need for revival of industry and for work

for its 1,500,000 unemployed.

Board, with surety

sureties to the approval of the said Board of Public Works, the certified check and the pro-oeds thereof shall be and remain the absolute property of the city of Muncie, which said sum is agreed upon as liquidated damages for such failure of said bidder to enter into said contract and furnish bond for its

faithful performance.

All bids and proposals shall be upon forms prescribed by the State Board of Accounts of the State of Indiana. Unless bids are accompanied hy certified check a? above stated and upon forms above mentioned they will not be considered., Forms will be furnished upon

request.

The successful bidder will be required to enter into his written contract and also deliver his bend with approved surety to said Board of Public Works of Muncie, Indiana,

London—Six or seven persons were

seriously wounded in a riot by un-_ __ f employed in Trafalgar Square here. < in a sum equal to the full amount of the Two policemen were hurt and several { extract. The successful bidder will be redemonstrators were knocked omm- JTZX&'TZZ SCioUS. mediately, and complete said work at the

time to be agreed upon. ^ Tl/Ti*i»»

Paris—America’s Unknown Soldier will be selected by a non commissioned officer and shipped from Havre to the United States, where it will be buried in Arlington Cemetery, President Harding attending the funeral.

White House Maps Out Big Program

Washington, D. C.^—Winter entertainments in the White House will be resumed by President and Mrs. Harding. The gala events will be given their initial impetus by the New Year reception. Other functions which are on the program are: Cabinet dinner, December 15; diplomatic recept’/on, January 12 and 19; judicial reception, January 26; Supreme Court dinner, February 2; Congressional reception, February 9; dinner to the Speaker, February 16; army and navy reception, February 23. WOMEN ASSESSORS

TV’ City of Muncie, through it* Board of Public Works, in the event it should accept buy bid or bids, reserves the right also to stipulate in the contract for the construction rf said buildinri or buildings, or any part thereof so let, that the City of Muncie, will he held harmless until such a time as it shall be able to sell bonds to secure the funds to

pa.v th’ contract so let

The Board of Public Works for and on behalf of said city, reserves the right to reject any and all bids without giving any reason

therefor.

Dated this 10th day of October 1921. MARY E. ANDERSON, Clerk of Board of Public Work*

ALFRED DAVIS,

F. MILT RETHERFORD.

CHAS. EMERSON.

Board of Public Work*.

•lOHN MrPHEE, City Attorney.

O-t. ’*21

Lafayette, Ind.—For the first time in the history of Lafayette women

will work wflth men this year in as- ___ 11Q „ re Ui sessing property. This list includes 'bidder endorsed^ thereon together with bid two women who will serve with four- * 4rrn “ 4

teen men. I •! ■r+i-iU-maiMUsfi

smmm*** 1 *''-** i .<91 Niftier is hereby glvihi thar iThT Board of Public Safety of the City of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at its office in the City Building, located at the Northwest corner of Jackson and Jefferson Streets, in said city of Muncie. up until 3:00 o'clock P. M. on Monday, October 24th 1921. at which time and place same will b» opened, read and considered, for the purchase of One (1) Triple Combination Hose, Chemical and Pumping Fire Engine not less than 750 gallons capacity, and two thousand (2000) feet of Fire Hose, more or less, together with euch other accessories and equipment in connection with said apparatus a*

might be necessary.

Bidders are required to file with their bid* and submit to the Board of Public Safety Complete blue prints and specifications concerning their said Fire Apparatus, and also furnish to said Board such other information as might be requested and desired by said Board at said time. Each bid must be enclosed in an envelope and the name of the

Notary Public, Delaware Co., Indiana. ' President Harding s unemployment

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICfc OF IMPROVEMENT RkSOLUTaON Department of Public Works Office of the Board 212 Wysor Block Muncie, Indiana NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In the matter of Certain Proposed Public Improvements in the City of Muncie, State of Indiana. Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to make the following described public improvements for the City of Muncie, Indiana, a» authorized the following numbered improvement resolutions .adopted by said Board, on the 10th day of October 1921, to-wit:— I. R. No. 834—1921, for improvement of East Charles Street from Madison to Beacon Streets : I. R. No. 835—1921, for improvement of North Mulberry Street from Washington St. to Maple Avenue ; I. R. No. 836 —1921, for improvement of East Howard Street from Madison to Monroe (Streets; also cement curb and gutter; I. R. No. 837—1921, for improvement of East Gilbert Street from Walnut to Elm Sts ; I. R. No. 838—1921, for improvement of •Monroe Street from Wysor Street to Lake Erie & Western Railroad ; I. R. No. 839—1921, for improvement of Vine Street from Main Street north to Wysor St; 1 I. R. No. 840—1921, for improvement of Plum Street from Wysor Street south to Lake Erie & Western Railroad; I. R. No. 841—1921, for improvement of West Howard Street from Council to Mound Streets ; I. R. No. 842-—1921, for improvement of Gharkey Street from Main Street to Powers •Street; also cement curb and gutter to be constructed from Main to Charles Streets on raid Gharkey Street; I. R. No. 843—1921, for improvement of Mound Street from Jackson Street to First 'Street; also cement curb and gutter constructed on said Mound Sreet. All work done in the making of said described public improvements shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the improvement resolution, as numbered, adopted by the Board of Public Works on the above named date, and the drawing*, plans, profiles and specifications which are on file and may be seen in the office of said Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana. The Board of Public Works has fixed the 9th day of November 1921, as a date upon which remonstrances may be filed or heard by persons interested in, or affected by said described public improvements, and on said date at 9:00 o’clock A. M. said Board of Public Works will meet at its office in said City for the purpose of hearing and considering any remonstrances which may have been filed, or which may have been presented ; said Board fixes said date as a date for the modification, confirmation, rescinding, or postponement of action on said remonstrance. ; and on s.aid date will hear all persons interested or whose property is affected by said proposed improvements, and will decide whether the benefits that will accrue to the property abutting and adjacent to the proposed improvement and to said City will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvements, as estimated by the City Civil Engineer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS By Mary E. Anderson, Clw® - Oct. 14-21

said ire Apparatus. The city of Muncie will b« held harmless until such a time as it shall be able to sell bonds to secure funds with which to pay for said fire apparatus and

equipment.

The Board reserves the right to reject any end all bids without giving any reason therefo • Dated this 7th day of October, 1921. at Muncie, Indiana. A i TEST: John E. Carev. Secretary. FREDERICK L BUNCH,

A. M. KILGORE, G. W. KLEIN.

Board of Public Safety.

Oct 14-21.

NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS State of Indiana, Delaware County, SS: Viola Bowers vs Thomas P. Bowers In the Delaware Superior Court, November Term, 1921. Complaint for Divorce No. 3287. Notice is hereby given the said defendant Ihomas P. Bowers that the plaintiff has filed htv complaint herein, for Divorce together with an affidavit that the said defendant I homas P. Bowers is not a resident of the State of Indiana, and that unless he be and appear in the Delaware Superior Court, said County and State on Monday the 28th day of November, 1921, the 1st day of the next term of said court, to be holden on the drd Monday in November. A. D.. 1921, at the Court House in the City of Muncie, in said County and State, the said cause will be heard and determined in his absence. WI1 NESS, the Clerk and the Seal of said Court affixed at the City of Muncie, this 29th day of September, A. D.. 1921 tc. „ . „ „ FRANK E. BARBER, Clerk. ISAAC H. GRAY, Plaintiff’s Attorney. Oct. 14-21-28

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF THE BOARD 212 Wysor Block Muncie. Indiana, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND TO THE PUBLIC: Notie. is hereby given, to the public and *o all contractor*, that the Board of Public Work, of th. City of Muncie, in the Stats of Indiana, invite* sealed proposals for the •omtruetion, in said City, according to the respectiv. improvement resolution* below mentioned, and according to th» plans, profi!'*-. drawing^ and specificaion herefore on file in the office of said Board of each of the public improvement* herein below described, to-wit : I. R. No. 831—1921, for cement sidewalk on east side of High Street from Charles Street north 91.5 feet, and also on v/est side of High Street from Howard Street north 82.3 feet, width of said walk to be 12 feet. Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there has been no collusion in any way affecting said bid. according to the terms of Sec. 95, of the Act of March 6th, 1905. (Acts 1905. p 219). All such proposal* should be sealed, and must be deposited with said Board before the hour of 9 :00 o’clock in he forenoon of the 26th day of October, 1921, and each such proposal mu*t be accompanied by a certified check payable to .gid City, for the sum of $100.00, which shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages if the bidder depositing the same shall fail duly and promptly to execute the required contract and bond, in case a contract shall be awarded him on such accompanying proposal. Said Board reserve, the right to reject any and all hid*. By Order of the Board of Public Works. Mary E. Aaderson, Clerk. Oct. 21.

Paris—The drought which has lasted nearly six months, threatening many Swiss industrial enterprises with disaster, ended last week when there was a heavy downpour of rain.