Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 13 June 1930 — Page 2

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930.

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

Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the Fostofflce lit lluncie, Indiana, under, the Act of March 8, 1879.

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surmise, but possibly the Press has followed the precedent set by the administration in counting noses in the ninth ward and has taken for its own and its readers information a poll of the race suiciders “north of the railroad.”

223 North Elm street—Telephone 2b40 CHARLES H. DALE, Publisher. Geo. R. Dale, Editor.

Muncie, Indiana, Friday June 13, 1930.

Democratic State Ticket

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Judge Supreme Court, First District Walter E. Treanor, Bloomington Judge Supreme Court, Fourth District Curtis W. Roll, Kokomo Judge Appellate Court, First District Posey T. Kime, Evansville William H. Bridwell, Sullivan Judge Appellate Court, i -2cond District Alphonse C. Wood, Angola Harvey J. Curtis, Gary Superintendent of Public Instruction George C. Cole, Lawrenceburg Secretary of State Frank Mayr Jr., South Bend Auditor of State Floyd E. Williamson, Indianapolis Treasurer of State William Storen, Scottsburg Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts Fred Pickett, Richmond

Democratic County Ticket Congressman Eighth Congressional District Claude C. Ball Prosecuting Attorney—Tod Whipple State Representative—Paul Bowden State Representative—Ithamer M. White Judge Delawarc-Grant Superior Court J. Walter McClellan County Clerk—Arthur J. Beckner County Auditor—Samuel 11. Snell County Treasurer—Thomas E. Weir County Recorder—Atlee Rinker Sheriff—Fred W. Puckett County Coroner—Dr. Clarence G. Rea County Surveyor—S. Horace Weber County Assessor—Edward W. Barrett County Commissioner, First District—Carl D. Moore County Commissioner, Third District Arthur M. Wingate County Councilman, First District—William A. Clark Center Township Trustee—Frank J. Lafferty Center Township Advisory Board—John D. Curtis Center Township Assessor—Leslie Brand Center Township Justice of Peace—Edward E. Femyer Center Township Justice of Peace—Ambrose D. Gray Center Township Constable—John Cox Center Township Constable—Bolter L. Rees

Things Not To Be Mentioned In its organization meeting at Indianapolis the night before the democratic state convention, the Delaware county delegation, meeting in a room in the Claypoo) hotel, by acclamation elected Mayor George R. Dale chairman of the delegation, while the district democrats by similar action named him as vice president of the convention. This action is somewhat at variance with the confident prediction of local daily newspapers that the Simmons delegates from this county were largely in the majority and that Dale’s leadership in local democratic affairs had been taken away from him. The maximum vote for Simmons cast by the Delaware county in the balloting for secretary of state was eight out of the twenty-three delegates that sat in the convention. This decreased to six in the second ballot, dropped to four in the third ballot and went to zero in the fourth, when the entire twenty-three votes were cost for Arthur Hamrick, the first choice of Dale for the secretary of state nomination. Both newspapers sedulously avoided mentioning these facts in giving the story of the convention, but who can blame'them, considering the way they popped off before the convention ?

Fire Department Changes Daily newspapers in relating of the changes in the fire department recently either forgot or declined to mention that two of the six firemen were retired on a pension. Captain William Beall, one of the men retired, entered the service of the department on Dec. 1, 1899 and his record at the fijre headquarters indicates that he has served the city for thirty years and six months. Now if Capt. Beall isn’t entitled to be retired on pension after that length of service it certainly is funny. Captain William Jones, another of the retired men, was appointed to the fire department service on July 2 in 1902 and has served the city nearly 28 years. He was placed on the pension list and certainly was deserving of this pension. Yet the daily newspapers would lead their readers to believe that these men were cast asid after their long service to the city without any consideration whatever. Just why the dailies couldn’t ascertain the facts in the matter is beyond us. These same dailies gave generous space to the recent act of the Ball Brothers Manufacturing Company in distribution of 10, 15, 20 and 50 year medals for faithful service. At the ceremonies, we were told by these dailies, that much stress was placed upon the Ball Brothers appreciation of this very, very faithful service. Now it seems that a few days after some of these faithful servants of the Ball Brothers received these proudly displayed gold medals they were laid off and have not got back to work yet. There seems to be considerable irony in this sort of a situation, yet not a word of it has appeared in the daily press. Ho, ho, hum! Did these laid off faithful servants get a pension, not by a long shot.

State Air Tour Comes Here On next Friday evening Muncie aviation enthusiasts will be hosts to members of the Indiana State Air Tour as it visits this city on that afternoon and evening. There will be a dinner for the air tourists an</ Muncie people at the Hotel Roberts on Friday evening. Members of the city aviation commission have been very active with other aviation enthusiasts in arranging for the entertainment of the visiting aviators. Abbott L. Johnson, president of the commission has arranged for entrance of a plane sponsored by the Warner Gear Company of which he is an official and his participation in the state-wide event will bring much publicity to the city. Mr. Johnson plans to be a member of the state tour and will in that way visit about twenty cities in Indiana.. Frank Hanley, Joe Broderick and Victor Hutzel, other members of the aviation commission are taking an important part in the arrangement of the entertainment of the tourists. Frank Reed, head of the aviation committee of the Muncie chamber of commerce, and associates have arranged a fine dinner and program of talks. Citizens desirous of participating in the dinner may obtain tickets and attend and it is expected that several score Muncie air minded persons

will be there.

Work on the municipal airport presented the city by Abbott L. Johnson is progressing fine and it is expected to complete the grading, drainage and preparation of the landing field this fall.

Second Verse Later With eleven properties Dalby wds sitting prettier than, most men, When along came the state hoard of accounts, then he had ten.

Park Broadcast Popular

Nearly 500 persons came to McCulloch Park Thursday night to hear the broadcast of the Schmelling-Sharkey fight. The radio was supplied by W. A. McNaughton Company and through the courtesy of Doan Hamilton the arrangements were made for the broadcast by Karl Tuttle, director of recreation in the parks. Appeal of the broadcast will result in continuing the reception of big events in the park whereout in the cool, open air there will be comfort on the hot summer night. The radio was placed in the bandstand and seats placed in a semi-circle around the stand made it possible for the 500 persons to thoroughly enjoy the sporting event. The reception was unusually clear and there was much comment upon the success of the innovation.

MAX WILL GIVE SHARKEY RETURN MATCH;FOUL WINNER IN FOURTH

By George Kirksey (U. P. Staff Correspendent)

Yankee Stadium, New York, June .3.— (U. P.)—‘Til give him a return match,” said Max Schmeling as he lay quietly on a slab back in his dressing room aifter the fight, holding the left side of his

hip.

“I didn’t want to win that way,” continued Max, “but I warned him in the second round when he hit me close to the boundary line. I said to him “Watch out, Jack. You better keep ’em up.” Cryipg like a baby, Jack Sharkey was broken-hearted. In his dressing room he said: “It’s not any use tp tell me not to get excited. Why wouldn’t I get excited when they take the heavyweight championship right away when I should have won by a knockout?” Joe Jacobs, Schmeling’s manager, who crawled into the ring when the bell rang ending the fourth round with Schmeling on the floor, claiming foul, said there was no doubt about Sharkey landing a low blow. “I could see the left hook plainly from Max’s corner,” said Jacobs. “It was too bad it happened, as Sharkey had already shot his bolt in the third round and i had instructed Schmeling to take it easy for a couple of rounds' and then open up. He would have knocked out Sharkey if Jack had not fouled him.” Sharkey’s version of the strange ending follows: “I had manoevered Schmeling against the ropes. He raised his guard and I sank my left deep into the pit of the stomack. The blow was hot low. I could feel it sink into the stomach.” Johnny Buckey, Sharkey’s manager. charged that Schmeling “quit like a dog.” ‘He wasn’t fouled,” said Buckley. “It wouldn’t have been a knockout as the bell saved him. Schmeling had a chance to come back-and fight like a man but he quit like a dog. “In giving his decision Judge Harold Barnes was swayed by German newspaper men sitting near him, He couldn’t have seen the blow because Schmeling had his back to him. Referee Crowley didn’t see any low blow and didn’t want to give it to Schmeling on a foul.” Buckey, when informed that Schmeling was ready to give Shar-l-ey another match, said the Bostonian would meet the German any time, any place and anywhere. o 1—

Tunney Intimates No Championship

CAPTAIN OF FAIRFAX IS BLAMED FDR TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT SEA

Frank Ball’s Speech a Flop It was with mingled feeling that we read in the afternoon daily not so many days ago that the speech of Frank Ball to graduates of the Ball State Teachers College was a positive flop. In fact it was such a miserable disappointment that the reporter from the daily so commented upon the lack of enthusiasm in his write up of the event. ; Proudly the daily spoke of the prolonged applause that greeted the dean of the Ball family philanthropic activities a$ he arose to speak. But when he had completed the address the reporter, a chap named Lewellyn wrote in his story that there was no applause after the address. J Lewellyn we presumed was rebuked roundly for his truthful comment upon the flop of Mr. Ball’s speech. The chap should be recommended for the famous Pulitzer prize which is awarded to a newspaper man showing courage and truthfuness. For Lewellyn certainly must, have courage afid plenty of truthfulness to have written the truth of the d^d that Ball’s speech turned out to be. The Press, likewise, should receive honorable mention for publishing the truth of the speech’s flop although it may be said that previous activities of Mr. Ball and the illustrious family of Ball Brothers have been lauded, gloried, beatified and superlatively recorded in the same Press from time to time. Mule, Hop or Bonded? ; The Press says race suicide is practiced north of the railroad, thus accounting for the failure of Jim Fitch to muster up fifty thousand names for the government census

in Muncie.

Other reasons have been advanced for Jim’s short count and for the failure of other cities in various parts of the United States to come up to expectations in point of population, but the Press seems to have hit on the real alibi. Just why it singled out that abortionists are confined to one particular section of the city is more than we can

Boston, Juno —(UP)—The death toll of the Falrfax-Pinthis disaster stood at 47 today as federal authorities launched an inquest to fix responsibility. Serious charges, including the allegation that the passenger steamer Fairfax was traveling at almost top speed of 12 to 14 knots when it rammed and sank the oil tanker Pinthis in a thick fog nine miles off Scituate Tuesday night, were to be considered by the court of inquiry. The Pinthis’ crew of 19 men went down with the ship and 11 passengers, and 14 seamen, their clothing ablafce, leaped to death from the decks of the Fairfax at the height of the fire which followed the collision. A woman passenger died of burns enroute to Boston on a rescue ship and another woman and her year-old-baby succumbed to burns at Carney

hospital.

A fishing schooner, the Rainbow, which put in here last night, flew its flag at half mast. It carried the bodies of 11 unidentified victims of the tragic collision, found floating nearly two miles from the scene of the crash. United States steamboat inspectors in charge of the inquiry opening today prepared a long list of questions to put to Captain A. H. Brooks and other officers of the

Fairfax.

One of the most serious allegations was that the Fairfax officers

and reverse the engines, investiagtors reported that the Fairfax log borne no entry to confirm his state

ments.

The outstanding charge around which the federal inquiry was ex pected to center was that the Fairfax, considering the density of the fog was traveling at exces sive speed. Another charge to be presented to the court of inquiry was that there had been indications of cowardice on the part of the Fairfax crew. — o MUNCIE \ LIBRARY ASSOCIACIATION ELECTRIC FIX-

TURES.

Notice is hereby given at the Muncie Library Association of the City of Muncie^ Indiana, that it wil, on the 21st day of June, 1930, at 2 o’clock, p. m., at the office of the Muncie Library Association, receive senled proposals for the finishing knd installing: complete the electric light'fixtures and equipment in the new Grace Keiser Maring Branch Library all in compliance with plans and specifications as prepared by Bevington-Williams, Inc., Engineers for Houck & Smenner, Architects,- and the Muncie

The dust-'covered championsihp emblem, known as the TunneyMuldoon trophy, is not likely to be awarded to Schmeling or anyone else for some time to come, if the opinion of one of its donor, Mr. Tunney himself, is influential. WliTle declining to commit himself or to speak for the committee in charge of the trophy, Tunney made it clear he considered no champion emerged from the main go.

Fight by Rounds

Round 1—They met in midring,

Max ducking into a clinch, Jack jabbing several lefts to the head and Schmeling hooked a left to the jaw. They sparred cautiously, Jack jabbed two lefts to the faefe. Sharkey hooked two light lefts to the head. Max swung a left to the head, but missed and they clinched. Max was coming in covered up. He had his head down on Sharkey’s chest. Sharkey put a short right to the jaw. Jack hooked another left to the head with Max taking it easy. Schmeling put a right to the head. Jack grazed Max’s face with a left. Schmeling hooked left to head and Jack fought back with both hands. It was a slow round.

Sharkey had a slight edge. Round 2.—Max jumped in with

a straight right to the jaw. They clinched and wrestled to the ropes. Jack hooked left to body. Max missed a left to head and Sharkey swung him around. Max rsuhed but missed and Sharkey jabbed him off with lefts. Schmeling again rushed and Sharkey uppercut savagely with a right to the heart. Jack let Max come at him and took a left in the stomach with out return. Max hooked a left to the hedd. Jack up-percut a right to the face. Schmeling was short with a right. Sharkey drove two lefts to the face. Schmeling hook ed a left to the jaw and they clinched. Sharkey dropped a right on Max’s eye and hooked a right to the jaw at close quarters. Sharkey jabbed two lefts to the face at

the bell. Sharkey’s round. Round 3.—(Sharkey hooked light

left to the head a»d Max drove a [right to the face. Schmeling toss-

to the face. Sharkey whipped three lefts to the face and Max missed a right. Max missed a left and Sharkey drove a hard right to the head. Max drovb a hard left to the face Schmeling went into a clinch and made Jack miss. Both missed badly with Sharkey shooting for a knockout. They traded lefts to the face. Sharkey took it easy crossed right to the jaw as Max went in. Jack missed a hard right to the head. They spared at close in midring. Sharkey whipped hard right to the head. Schmeling crossed left to the face and Sharkey landed a right to the head. Schmeling bore in. Sharkey dropped him with a left to the body. Schmeling claimed a foul and the bell ended the round. Schmeling was carried to his corner, crying that he had been fouled. The round ended at the count of six. Round 5.—Sharkey ran across the ring, but Schmeling would not come out. The count went on. Sharkey was tearful. There was a terrific uproar. Referee Crowley announces Schmeling wins o»

a foul.

NOTICE OF LETTING OF

SCHOOL COAL.

Muncie, Ind., June 13, 1930. The Trustees “of the School City of Muncie, Delaware county, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals at the business office, 139 Central High school building, Muncie, Indiana, up to 11:30 a. m., Tuesday, July 1, 1930, for the furnishing of coal for use in the several school buildings in the School City of Muncie, as per specifications on file in te office of the business director, Board of School Trustees. Proposals will be received upon any or all of the following named coas, and upon both 2-inch and 4inch screened lump, and egg size, of each kind. Good quality West Virginia Splint coal. Good quality Eastern Kentucky

coal.

Good quality Hocking Valley Lump coal. Good quality deep shaft, fourth vein Indiana coal. Also, upon good quality mine run smokeless coal. The option is reserved by the said Trustees of contracting for either kind of coal, or for each kind in such quantites as they may in contract elect. Blanks for bidding upon any or all of the above may be had at the office of the business director, Board School Trustees, 139 Central High School Building, Muncie, Indiana. To insure their consideration, all proposals must be made out in regular form, be fuly itemized, and accompanied by the aflidavit required by law. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof. WILLIAM F. WHITE, President. J. LLOYD KIMBROUGH, Treasurer. EDWARD TUHEY, EDWARD TUHEY, Secretary. by GLEN D. BROWN, Business Director. (Junel3,20-27) o Pointed Paragraphs The liner Kentucky, while 2,125 miles off the mouth of the Columbia river, reported by radio that for two hours dry sand rained on the vessel, leaving a quarter-inch of sand on its decks. It is believed that the san^d had been blown down from - some Aleutian island volcano. The great ospreys are such peace /oving birds that small birds sometimes take advantage by building their own little homes in spaces in the osprey nest. j r~°—~ r — Youthful Explorer

CALLS SCHOOL BOARD’S HAND

Library Association.

Copies of specifications may be e d another right to the head. Shar-

procured from the architects. Each bid must be accompanied of each fixture figured for the conwith cut sand complete description sideration of the Muncie Library

turns w ets liicll tue r uuujei s»siaeration oi uie muncie l the extent of the disaster in early | Association and Architects. *

radio messages, which stated merely that eight persons had been injured and did not mention the fate of the tanker's crew or of Fairfax passengers and seamen

who plunged overboard.

Although Captajin (Bfiooks told the inspectors that on heaving the Pinthis’ fog horn he gave orders for his ship to come to a dead stop

The Muncie Library Association reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award the contract to the lowest and most re-

sponsible bidder.

Dated at Muncie. Indiana, this

12th day of June, 1930.

MUNCIE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | bo(ly ‘

E. G. Haylar, President.

(June 13-20)

key tied him up in. a clinch. Max landed a left to the body and head and stepped in close. Jack drove three hard rights to the head staggering Schmeling. Jack drove him to the ropes. Sharkey forced the fighting. Schmeling looked beaten. Sharkey whipped home both hands as Max came in but did no damage. Jack-handled Max with ease in a clinch. Jack crossed a terrific right to the side of the head and whipped a left to the

Max smiled. Sharkey's

round.

Round 4.—Sharkey jabbed a left

Ti/riSS Janie Nordeusvan, a Ifl. young lady two years old, travelled all by her lonesome from Stockholm, Sweden, to New York. She was met at the pier by workers for the New York Travelers’ Aid Society who escorted her to her waiting parents. Every incoming liner is met by representatives of the Society and thousands of persons are helped annually without charge. The work of the New York Travelers’ Aid is support* ed entirely by voluntary contribu* Uonf.

(Continued From Page One) a cent and do what the school board could have done. Their first offer was $45,000 according to President White. This forty-five grand was just a little more than fifty percent of the amount asked by the school board from the surety company. Raising their offer five grand to $50,000 was the next move of the surety company and together with it came the request for assignment of future rights to recover from any one else but the surety company. This offer was reviewed by the state board of accounts and the attorney-general of Indiana and both recommended its acceptance. Of course the fact that it was a 65 cents on the dollar settlement didn’t faze the state board of accounts or the attorney-gefneral, but apparently both were in a conciliatory mood and O. K.’d the plan. We don’t think so much of their judgment, but they’re entitled to their recommendations. Rejection of the $50,000 offer and the recommendation of the attorney-general and the state board of accounts was made at a meeting of the school board Thursday. The board indicated that if the assignment of future rights to recover from anyone else than the surety company were withdrawn the offer would be accepted. Now if the surety company withdraws its assignment provision then the school board could institute suit against the home folks of the People’s Trust Company for the two grand and the shortage matter would be cleared up. If the surety company settled with the school board for $50,000 then it could go into court against the trust company to obtain a similar sum to reimburse it for the settlement. That is why the rejection of the offer saved the trust company stockholders the $48,000 already. Consider now the situation of the surety company if it settles without obtaining the assignment from the school board. The surety company has no case against the People’s Trust Company and could recover only from Raymond. From their offer it seems that the surety company thinks more of its chances to tap the People’s Trust Company through obtaining the assignment rights than obtaining very much dough from George L. Raymond when he returns. Raymond’s mimimum term will expire this coming November and from all indications it is probable that he will receive a parole. There has been no w.ord to indicate this, his conduct while on vacation to the northern part of the state has been such to unduly delay the customary parole eligibility ^ate. , , ; ^ . ij With a total shortage of nearly $150,000 which includes the $52,000 school board sum there was considerable speculation as to where the money went and, as far as can be ascertained no hint as to its disposal was given by the extrust company head before he departed for the Dunes region. And no one has ever established that he talked in his sleep so the disposal of the $150,000 remains as hidden as the money itself. When the final chapter is written it is our guess that the cost of settling the Raymond $52,000 will be nearly $25,000 so that in the end it will turn out a fifty cent on the dollar with the home folks paying the dollar and financial and legal expenses taking fifty cents of it. If the school board did settle for the $50,000 it would knock off the $2,000 of actual shortage money. Add this to the $5,000 of interest already paid on the special schooh bonds and the result is $7,000. Now add to this $7,000 the legal expenses which as indicated by the suit are estimatetl at about $14,800 making a total of $21,800. Each year the case drags must be added $2,500 of interest on the special bonds and if they go to maturity the interest alone would

be $15,000.

Considering that the board decides to wait until the final reckoning four vears from now the cost including the $2,000 knocked off, the interest charge of $15,000, the legal fees already estimated at $14,800 and possibility of additional legal expense would nearly equalize the shortage figure and the people might as well kiss the $52,000 shortage goodbye and take up a collection for a monument to such high class manipulation. Daily newspaper interpretation of the surety company offer was that rejection of it prevented thP surety company from the right in the future to recover from the Raymond estate, or to obtain a judgment against Raymond or recover any of the money taken by Raymond should any of the cash be recovered later. In decoding this rather unusual interpretation of the offer we find the daily newspapers would lead their readers to think that rejection of the offer would keep the surety company from action to reimburse itself for the $50,000 paid in the settlement. Such an interpretation nuts the school board in the light of preventing the surety company from getting its money back. Imagine such jurisprudence. To the daily newspapers interpretation the rejection means that Raymond could return home and go scott free from any liability to the surety company. Under that interpretation Raymond might come home take the money from hiding and then thumb his nose at the surety company to sue him or his estate to reimburse themselves for the $50,000 oaid out. That sort of interpretation don’t make sense, and you can bet your panama that if Raymond is able to raise any money the surety company will take it away from him through the court if necessary. What a nice precedent that would be for embezzlers for it would mean that they could hide out, the money until they returned from prison, usually on a two to fourteen sentence, and then come back and flourish the dough and tell the bonding or surety company to go jump into the lake. In this state and other states the embezzlers better keep their funds hidden even after they come back because the eagle eye of the bonding and surety company soon spots such prosperity and court action if necessary results to collect for the sum paid to settle the losses under the bond. Such a misleading interpretation apparently to defend the action of the school board and attempt to cover up the real facts in the case is typical of the conduct of the entire proceedings in the Raymond shortage fiasco. If the school board gave out such an interpretation then it certainly was for the purpose of concealing the real purport of the surety company offer. It is hardly conceivable that the school board would be party to any action that would prevent the surety company from reimbursing itself from Raymond or the Raymond estate after yanking the fifty grand from the easterners. Lawyers for the surety company are not that dumb to permit the school board to tie their hands on recovery from

Raymond.

By rejecting the offer the school board did prevent the surety company to act against the People’s Trust Company. Lawyers say that it is the customary proceedure for a board or firm receiving settlement for losses covered by bond to assign their future rights over to the surety company so that the surety may have the oppoitunitj' to recover the amount it paid out under the bond settlement.