Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 14 March 1930 — Page 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1930.

THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County.

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Muncie, Indiana, Friday, March 14, 1930.

Tempest In a Teapot Dome, Perhaps! Republican editors can’t get away from the deadly parallel and just this week the "esteamed up" editor of The Fress went to bat for Governor Leslie m tne uovernor s mansion furnishing orgy and cteciares the discussion is merely a ‘Tempest in a thimble.” It might be termed just a ‘‘Tempest in a Teapot Dome” and again told the trutn of tne G. u. T. extravagance and special privilege. In defense of tne Kepuoiican uovernor tne ‘‘esteamed up” editor oi the aiterno'on glow says tnat the Governor was not extravagant in spending neany 000 for the refurnishing and maintenance oi tne “mansion" at the state capital. Governor Leslie who is the center of the controversy that reaches a point where the itepuolican party press in tne state teels tnat it must step m and del end nis actions spent $ib,0uu for reiurnismng tne “mansion" and in audition he receives irom the state legislature an appropriation ox 5)510,000 lor maintenance and sucn purposes. m addition, tne Governor spent tne $ la,000 from the emergency luno tnat is set aside by the* state legislature to take care of emergencies tnui may arise during tne interval between legislative sessions, isever before has the state s emergency xund been utilized lor the purpose of buying new furniture and accessories tor tne governor’s “mansion." “Rut repuoncans seem resourceful m nnding new ways to perform oid tricks and the use of the emergency fund for purposes outside the customary scope ot the xund is Governor Leslie’s discovery. Further, it was revealed that the Governor was paying salaries for his immediate aids out of the same emergency fund. Here is what Governor Leslie receives for maintenance of the “mansion” and household. On April 1, 1929 he received $3,600 for that account, for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 1929, there was placed at his command $10,000 to be issued in twelve monthly payments and on Oct. 1, this year, he will receive credit for a like sum of $10,000 to be paid in twelve monthly payments. With the allotment of $10,000 a year plus the special appropriation of $3,600 obtained last April Fool’s Day it would seem that the Governor and his small family might have “worried” through and even spent some money buying ne-<v furniture. Perhaps the Governor has gone in for antiques and in desiring to pursue his new hobby found that the $10,000 a year plus the $3,600 was not sufficient to satisfy the grati T fication of the antiquarians for these dealers in the styles of forgotten years are so noted for their boosting of prices to the newly rich. Modernistic furniture unless it were inlaid in gold would hardly cost any ways near $25,000 to furbish tHe “mansion” for it contains not more than eight rooms at the most. Just what kind of furnishings the Governor selected at a cost of nearly $25,000 is hard to imagine. Sifted down the $200,000 a year emergency fund was tapped for $15,000 to provide more comfortable chairs and more delightful surroundings for the Governor and family. It is quite possible that the two visits of Governor Leslie to the White House has brought some streak of jealousy to him as he saw Herbert Hoover and the presidential family in the luxury of the traditional home of presidents. Perhaps, he desired to make the Governor’s “mansion” a second White House and the attempt turned out to be quite a “White Elephant” for his economy pleas. Maybe the Governor desires the state’s official residence to be named the “Little White House” or more appropriate it might be designated the “Gold Mine.” Now the White House has its Red Room, its famous Blue Room and variously designated traditional spots and after all perhaps Governor Leslie desires to go the nation’s capital one better by having a “Gold Room” in the Indiana executive’s residence. The “esteamed up” editor of The Press will have a hard time to convince the people that the Governor was not extravagant in a time when economy was the plea on every hand. His “Tempest in a Teapot” will probably turn out to be another “Tempest in a Teapot Dome” where Republican extravagance with the people’s natural resources was so glaringly handed over to special, privilege in return for aid in liquidating the campaign indebtedness. It might be well to see whether or not the furnishers of the “Mansion” turn to liquidating or boosting the Indiana G. O. P. campaign debts or future campaign funds. It will be interesting to see whether or not Hoosier Republican machine leader learned anything from Will Hayes after all.

ports that in 1929 there were 12,093 inspections made voluntarily on plumbing. In addition there were 586 inspections on requests. Now the strange part about it is that the number of plumbing work permits issued was only 455 for the entire year. Just how a plumber could do any plumbing with so many inspections voluntary and requested is hard to vizualize. Air the figures in the report are absurd, with possible exception of the date of its issue. That figure Jan. 2 is in all probability accurate, but as to the others it certainly is a travesity on the cordiality of Muncie citizens to soak them $700 to get such a mess of inaccurate figures that challenge the stupidity of the taxpayers if they were to believe them. Strenuous effort was made to have Davis retained in the commissionership under the new mayor on the pleas that Davis devoted so much effort at Purdue university to study stress of buildings, the fine points of building materials and etc. Well, he might have been excellent on stress of buildings, perfect on ingredients of building material, but he certainly was rotten with his arithmetic and that goes for Barclay, too, for if they entertained a thought that such absurd figures could be relied upon it is an insult against the intelligence of the people of Muncie.

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$700 Report Costly But Illuminative It cost Muncie citizens just $700 to find out how busy Wxiyne M. Davis, commissioner of buildings In the last administration, was during 1929. Yes, it was costly, but illuminative for that Was the sum paid Frank Barclay, excity councilman and Republican leader, to aid the building department in compiling the annual report and getting the

department’s facts correlated.

This $700 report shows that in 1929 the commissioner of

buildings and his aids made 79,234 inspections, voluntary and requested. Imagine this most unusual activity to make

that number of inspections in one year’s time. Refined to plain English it means that the building com-

missioners department made an inspection of some kind

every minute and forty-nine second of the day.

Vestal Delays Construction Post Office? Just now, when men need work, Congressman Vestal is holding up the construction of the New Muncie and Winchester post offices. G*f course Vestal figures that if he holds up these jobs until just before the primary, and then start them, that the people will gather in mobs to vote for him. He is afraid that if these jobs are started now, or when they should have been, that the people will forget all about it by primary day. Bo, regardless of whether 300 men are kept out of employment all winter because of his clever politics, he holds the construction of these buildings. About ten months ago a survey was made for the improvement of the Muncie post office. Several months ago, Congress appropriated the money for the reconstruction ol the post office at IViuncie and Winchester. Why these buildings were not aiready under way is hard to figure in these hard times, except for the fact that Vestal is intending to make a big “splurge” at the last minute. The fact is that Vestal has never done anything for his district. Let’s look at his record. Winchester has needed a post office for ten years, and they do not get it until Vestal gets opposition. Bert, it looks like you have been waiting xor opposition before you awakened - to the fact that you were supposed to represent a district. Muncie has not only needed an addition to the post office, but it needs a Muncie citizen for post master, f rank HaimbaUgh hadn’t been dead two hours until a Muncie rural route was extended to within two blocks of the Selma post oihce, in order to make Billie Williams a patron oi the Muncie post office, and he was appointed post master, and he still lives in Selma. It’s too bad that there wasn’t another Republican living in Muncie at that time that was qualified to act as post master. Bert had to go to Selma for a Muncie post master. What else has he done except to import a post master for us? He appointed his manager, Jim Fitch as 8th district Census director. That would be a great thing for our community if it took Fitch out of our midst, but it doesn’t. It still leaves him free to lobby for the Pennsylvania railread. Vestal claims to be a great friend of the soldier, b. J it w]aat has he done? Can you think of any appointments in Delaware county made from the soldiers? No doubt he thinks that a good soldier is one who will follow the dictates of George Cromer, Jim Fitch, Billie Williams and Lon Thornburg and John Cox. You good Republicans will have an excuse to bolt your tickets from now on, because Vestal certainly bolted his when he formed his third party over at Anderson last fall. Well, anyway, it looks like a good year for Democrats.

Vesta! Goes To New York We notice by the Muncie Star, the official Billie Williams organ, that Congressman Vestal has gone to New York, from whence he will depart and then come to this district to campaign. We are wondering just how much money he will get in New York for campaign purposes? You don’t suppose that big Eastern Lobby that has Congress wrapped around its thumb would 1 help Vestal do you? Perhaps Vestal went there to purchase a new walking stick and some spats. He has thfe old walking stick about worn out, and he ought to come back to his district all dressed up. In the meantime, we are wondering juist how the country is going to get along with Vestal away from Washington* To hear the Star speak of it, you would think that Hoover, who was opposed by Vestal at every stage of the campaign, wasn’t able to get along without him. Bert, you shouldn’t leave the government in Hoover’s hands and come here to Campaign, when so many men are out of work. One thing about Vestal is that he is versed in the art of politics. He knows how to bolt his dear old Republican ticket, and form third parties ; he had such an experience in Anderson. Not being satisfied with the Republican nominee, Vestal formed a third party, or Citizen’s ticket in Anderson last fall, and succeeded in electing the democrat by a majority of 3,500. Such an irregular Republican occupying such an all-powerful position in Washington must have been gratifying to Senator Borah.

j CITY ADVER i I SEGMENTS , certified (heck payable to said. City

I for the sum eqaral to two' ami one-

Department of Public Works half per cent (3 1-2) of City Givi:

Otfice of the. Board j Kngiiveer's estimate which shal! be City hall, Muncie, Ind. * jfcrleited to said City as liquidated

Notice lo Coinraciprs and <o the damages, if the bidder depositing i ubli6: Ithe same shall fail duly and prompt* Notice is hereby given, to the jy to execute the required' cou.lvact public ami lo all contractors, that mud bond, in case’a contrmg'sHall ilie Board ot X'U’nhe Vvorks >l the i be awarded him on such aceoin-

City of Mancie, in the btate ol In- : panyiug proposal,

diana, invit6S sealed proposals lor j Said Hoard reserves the right to

tiie constructiort, m saiu city, ae-'reject any and all bids,

cording to the respective improve- BY OUDltlR OK TUI*BOARD OK

cvcjiv limit*ctixv* -m* .**.*v, ^ . This would pnent resolutions below mentioned, i'(y BldC WORKS. be eight hours a day and for 300 working days in the year.!»”“ accol,im « LO tu * canmnter, Clerk.

Against this tremendous activity m inspections only

4,572 permits were issued and these permits were for various clossifications of building or improvement. This runs

nearty 20 inspections for each permit issued - . To further use plain English no such amount of inspec-

tions could be made in the time designated, and furthermore _ if they could be made this fast they ceased to be inspections ’-uaiu street and jacKsou street,

and at best could only be termed observations. And, paved ’ alS0 lCyaa 1 Ky-- March 13.--A imvv very few permits would require 20 different inspections. j ujach biduer is also to me with!uAmbers 'to*direct'th^nxpeniliiare It’s hard to see how workmen could accomplish any- the Board an ailiUavit that there i of more ’than $30,000,000 the next thing at all if they were interrupted every one minute and hus been no collusion m any way j tw0 years, was named forty-nine seconds by Davis or his aids to check up on the f ermy ^f m the Act of|i,'j eni u gampsou. results of the work done in the previous one minute and‘March oth, 1900. (Acts 1905, p 219 - ) j Tive old commission of fom- mem-

on hie hi tne oinee of said Board of

each ot tne puonc inipmveiuenls ikj a * l Herein bcifnv described, to-W: l\ CW 15031X1 lO KlilC

1. It. oo2. 1^9', for rCsumcing or pa villi? of reishing Drive Irom Wysor bireol to Jsevemli Slreet, 1 except one square lying between!

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forty-nine seconds.

Davis in his report on plumbing inspections ought to scare any plumbing contractor out of business if it was

Vli such proposals should oe seal-j bGrSj appointed by the Governor ;Cd, and 111 Util be deposited with j U)S engaged counsel to bring suit said Board before the hour of nine I ^ t - e8t , hG cousfilut ionalily of the i o'clock in Hie, forenoon of the 2bth i a( . r o1 « the Demon atiC-eOni rolled

thought the workmen would be interrupted SO constantly. I day of March, 1930 and each each Legislature by which the change Davis in his report of Jan. 2, filed with the ex-mayor, re- prupusui must be accompanied by a was made.

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