Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 10 April 1931 — Page 2

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931.

THE POST-DEMOCRAT Mmocratlc weekly newspaper representing the Democrats ot Mnncie Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District. The oily Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County.

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Some of the legislators who fell for the wine, women and song racket of the lobby have now lost interest in Bill 605 and are investigating the merits of 606.

Neither of the dailies publish the story of the arrest and jailing of a prominent physician here in Muncie. One of the explained that publishing the name of a prominent drunk would embarrass his family, remarking at the same time that exposing “a ditch digger” guilty of the offense was a wholly different matter. The wives and children of ditch diggers may dissent fro mthis view.

The whisperers in the municipal campaign in 1929 spread the news that factory owners would move their plants out of town if the democratic candidate for mayor was elected. They must have moved out, for the most active industries now in Muncie are the city employment office, the community fund headquarters, the township trustee and

Eddie Thomas’s soup house. The low bid for the North Walnut street improvement received by the board of works at its Tuesday meeting is $1.48 less per square yard than was paid for similar pavement fronting the field house constructed by the paving trust in 1929. Based on the 1931 figures the school board paid over six thousand dollars too much in 1929. But of course that was when Muncie had a business administration. That job was let by the Hampton board of works.

D. T. Haines is quoted in the Press as saying that his father and family left Muncie for Kansas fifty years ago because everybody was broke here and added that Muncie then had a good mayor who never had trouble with the council and who never tried to raise his own salary. Of course no comparison was intended. Merely a coincidence. In another column under the “Fifty Years Ago Today” heading appeared an item that a Muncie saloon keeper had to put up a sign “No Minors Allowed” to keep the kids out of his place. Those were the good old days when saloon keepers had to do their own policing. Why did the elder Haines leave such an ideal spot?

CUBA MOVES TO SETTIi STRIFE “Political Truce” Proposed By Government as Remedy.

Havana, Cuba, April 10.—(UP) — “Political truce” was reported impending today as the government intensified its efforts toward establishing a friendly atmosphere for settlement of strife which has caused bitterness and violence throughout Cuba in recent months. Further conciliatory gestures toward the opposition nationalist party—particularly in regard to release of political prisoners—were made. The intensified policy of friendly negotiation appeared chiefly in the activities of Dieut. Col. Erasmo Delago, newly appointed military judge in charge of seditious cases. He already has liberated various political prisoners, including a group of students and several well known opposition leaders, and one will be freed later. Officially there was no indication of the progress of peace negotiations, but there have been no acts of violence in the last few days and a “truce” was reported likely soon. , Among the political prisoners freed today are Dr. Ofelia Domingues Navarro; Ramon Sarcerni Colli; Carlos Fernandez Arrate; Nicolas Garcia Montalvo; Ernesti Peretrara; Cabaral Oruna; Luis Zalazar Creso; Anibal Corredor; Jose Antonio Reguera; Ladislao Gonzalez Cardajal; Alberto Saumell Soto; Alfredo Nogueiras and Dr. Thomas Guatimon Monocal, brother of the former president. < o 17 County Students Are Registered at Purdue University

WEATHER FROM CHANGESOF SUN

Noted Scientist Makes Report on Long Observations.

Washington. April 10.—(UP)— Science is beginning to point to the sun as the cause of our weath er. In the same gesture is contained a promise that the sun may enable accurate long-range forecasting in the future. Facts and promise were revealed Thursday by Dr. C. G. Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian in stitute, in the 1930 report of field work and exploration. He described the findings of his sun-ob-servers—engaged in three scat tered stations at their tedious labor over a period of many years—as “eurprising.” The weather to which Dr. Abbot refers is not climate. Weather is the changeable, day-to-day condi tion of the atmosphere. Science thought it knew where weather came from. Dr. Abbot believes the earlier conclusions may have been erroneous. His report de picts our weather as the result of solar variations.

has been commonly supposed that weather is merely the fluctuation affected by local terrestial condi tions in the orderly periodic march

of climate.

“These new results Indicate, on

the contrary, that weather is principally caused by frequent interventions of variations of the sun,

affecting terrestial affairs. “For many years we have oper-

ated stations on high mountains in distant desert lands making daily observations of the intensity of the sun’s rays, on which all life and weather depend. This tedious

campaign is just reaching its

tory.

“Short-interval changes of solar radiation, taking four or five days in which to produce a rising or a falling sequence of solar changes averaging only eight-tenths of one per cent, obviously cause changes in the temperature and barometric pressure at Washington—and

other stations as well.

"Opposite cause in solar change plainly produce opposite effects in weather. Some of the effects are

simultaneous with their solar causes. Others are deloyed 10 or more days, probably drifting down in waves from distant centers of direct solar action. These delayed effects, as well as the direct ones, are often large- equal to or ex ceeding five degrees Fahrenheit in their average values. “The delayed effects give promise of long range forecasting values. It would be still more promising if regular periodicities should be found in the solar variations. This is the case.” Dr. Abbot then disclosed that five definite preiodicities of solar variation have appeared in periods l' 68, 45, 25, 11 and 8 months, respectively, and that these appear to be related to the sun spot cycle and to other regular phenomena of the sun. The observers and Dr. Abbot now are seeking a cycle of shorter periods, and for the year 1924 he has established one repeated period of 45 days and another of approximately six days. o Overseer Zion City Is Reported To Be Very 111

Waukegan, 111., April 10.—(UP) —Wilbur Glenn Yoliva, who claims the world is shaped like a saucer

Hitherto,” the report says, “it an( j traveled “around” it recent-

ly to prove his theory, was reported seriously ill today at his home in Zion, the religious colony near here which he heads. His physician refused to comment upon Voliva’s condition, but it was noted the overseer had not appeared in public for 10 days. Upon his return in March from the world tour he declared he would continue his outside duties as long as possible. He admitted then he

was not well.

Yoliva’s cult, officially called the Christian Catholic Apostolic church, has become famous throughout the vic '/world. Smoking and swearing are prohibited in the town of Zion. Large signboards proclaim the

fact.

EARLY MUSHROOMS FOUND

Vincennes, Ind., April 10.—(UP) —Perry Green, living here, has found what he believes are the earliest mushrooms ever found in Knox county. The plants were found in his yard, he reported.

Marie Prevost is Becoming an Expert at Hardboiled Roles

Th© price of virtue is paying big dividends to Marie Drevost in important film roles since she emerged from retirement to return to the screen in talkies. Miss Prevost, who began her cafeter as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty, reaching stardom in light comedy, scored such a success in her hardboiled role in “War Nurse” that similar parts have followed in rapid succession. In “Paid” she played the part of the ingenuish-underworld queen and in “Gentleman’s Fate” was the gunman’s “moll” with the baby

face.

Her latest role is in “Its a Wise

servant girl whose approaching motherhood starts all the commotion in the otherwise tranquil family, especially when she is arrested in a roahouse raid. Marion Davies is starred in the picturization of the New York stage hit, at the Rivoli, Sunday and

Monday.

Robert Z. Leonard directed the laugh hit from Laurence E. Johnson’s screen adaptation of his own play which ran for a solid year pn Broadway. Sidney Blackmer heads the supporting cast which includes James Gleason, Polly Moran, Lester Vail, Clara Blandick, Robert McWade, Johnny Arthur, Hilda Vaughn, Ben

Child,’' in which she is cast as the'Alexander and Emily Fitzroy.

Lafayette, Ind., April 10.—Seventeen persons from Jay county have been registered at Purdue nuiversity during the current academic year, according to data given out today at the registrar’s office. The total enrollment for the year will be more than 5,000 different in dividuals, a gain of more than 500 over last year, and a new high mark for Purdue. Last semester on October 1, the enrollment reached 4,544 and for the current semester is above 4,300, the second semester showing the usual drop from the first period of the regular aca-

demic year.

Those registered from Jay coun-

ty are as follows:

Pennville: *E. B. Addington, K.

A. Davis; Elizabeth Morrow, R. D.

Stansbury, T. L. Morgrette. Portland: D. M. Chenoweth, G.

W. Eley, H. L. Gaunt, J. S. Glasgow, W. E. Hiatt, J. J. Jaqua, G. A. Rowls, R. A. Schroeder, B. M.

Smith, Robert Swhier.

Bryant: M. Crowell, G. H.

zinger.

Dunkirk: G. W. Lowther.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Dela ware County, State of Indiana, will receive sealed bids up to the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday May 5, 1931, at the Auditor’s Office for the following: One crawler type tractor, 40 to 60 horse power. Price List of repair pans to be submitted with bid on tractor. Said Board will also sell on said date—one steam road roller. All bids shall be accompanied by a bond in the full amount of the bid. Said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Done this 10th day of April, 1931. W. MAX SHAFER, Audtior Delaware County, Indiana. April 10-17. iQ NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Delaware County, State of Indiana, will receive sealed bids up to the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Saturday, April 25, 1931, at the Auditor’s Office, Court House, Muncie, Indiana, for thq following road equipment: One or more one and one-half to two and one-half ton trucks, same to be equipped with 1 1-2 to 2 yard dump beds with hydraulic hoist. Also one small rubber-tired industrial tractor. Also one Road Maintainer. All bids shall be accompanied by a bond in the full amount of the bid, and by the usual non collusion affidavit. Said board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Done this 10th day of April, 1931. W. MAX SHAFER Auditor Delaware County, Indiana.

the cash or check deposited by the bidder will be immediately returned. Dated this 8lh day of April, 1931. WILLIAM FRANCE, FRED ELLIS. WEBSTER H. PEELING, Board of Public Safety of the City of Muncie, Indiana. Joseph Herdering, Secretary.

NOTICE

To the taxpayers of Liberty Township, Delaware County, Indiana: Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that an emergency exists for a meeting of the Town ship Advisory Board of Liberty Township, Delaware County, Indiana to make appropriations of additional amounts of money for expenditures for said Township during the current year of 1931, as follows, to-wit: Fund No. 4, Public Advertising $ 50.00 Fund No. 11, Township Miscellaneous : Legal Service 100.00 Surety Bond 125.00 Fund No. 23, Repair of Equipment Repair of Boiler 400.00 Fund No. 28, Insurance Fire Insurance 1000.00 Fund No. 35, Miscellaneous Commencement, etc. — 150.00 And that a meeting of the township advisory board of said township, and the trustee -thereof, will be held at the office of the said township trustee at Selma in the said township of Liberty, on the 20th day of April, 1931, at 7:30 o’clock P. M. of said day, at which time said appropriations will be considered. HARVEY R. KING, Trustee of Liberty Township. April 10-17.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PURCHASE AMBULANCE

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Safety of the City of Muncie. Indiana, will at their office, in the City Hall, in the City of Muncie, Indiana, on the 24th day of April, 1931, at 7:30 p. m., receive bids for one ambulance an tomobile, the same to be not less than six (6) cylinders, and to b4 fully equipped with first aid and emergency equipment, swinging cot and Bumgartner rolling cot, combination and cotton stretcher, said automobile to be subject to inspection and test by said Board of Public Safety at the City of Muncie, Indiana, at time of purchase, and said automobile to be lettered with gold letters and in such design as the Board shall designate and de termine before the payment and final acceptance of said automobile ambulance. All bids to be sealed and accompanied with certified check or casli in amount of two (2%) percent, of bid accompanied by the statutory affidavit of non collision on the part of the bidder as provided by

law.

The Board of Public Safety reserves the right to accept or reject the bids, upon rejection of bids

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Auto Exports Show February Increase

Washington, April 10.—Automotive exports from the United States in February showed an increase for the first time in many months. The Commerce Department’s automotive division said Thursday shipments of automobiles and trucks to foreign countries were valued at $17,201,911, an increase of 11 per cent over $15,480,487 for January. vThe February, 1930, exports were valued at $32,784,139. Imports during February totaled $52,614 compared with $39,163 in January. * NOTICE

To the taxpayers of Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana: Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that an emergency exists for a meeting of the Township Advisory Board of Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana, to make appropriations of additional amounts of money for expenditures for said Township during the current year of 1931, as follows, to-wit: Fund No. 4, Public Advertising - 77).Ob Fund No. 11, Miscellaneous Fire equipment 850.00 Fund No. 29, School Transfers 250.00 Fund No. 33. Transporta tion — New School Bus Equipment * 2400.00 And at a meeting of the town ship advisory board of said township, and the trustee thereof, will be held at the office of the said township trustee at Eaton in the said township 7 of Union, on the 20th day of April. 1931, at 7:30 P. M. on said day, at which time said appropriations will be considered. JAMES M. OSENBAUGH. Trustee of Union Township. April 10-17.

To the Taxpayers of Center Township, Delaware County, Indiana: You are hereby notified: That the Advisory Board of said Township, on the 2nd day of May, 1931, at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., will hold a public hearing at my office in the Wysor Block in the City of Muncie, Indiana, to determine whether or not an extraordinary emergency exists for the following appropriations to the special school fund, township, road. & Tuition, in addi tion to the sums heretofore appro printed for said purpose for the current year: Budget Item 2. Telephone, Tolls & Teleg. ___$ 200.00 Budget Item 4. Books, Stationery & Advertising 150.00 Budget Item 12. Labor 400.00 Budget Item 15. Gravel, Stone, Material 1200.00 Budget Item 22. Repair of Buildings and care of Ground 100.00 Budget Item 24. School Equipment 300.00 Budget Item 25. School Supplies 250.00 Budget Item 26. Janitor Supplies 50.00 Budget Item 27. Fuel for School 500.00 Budget Item 31. Bonds & Cob pone r 750.00 Budget Item 36. Pay of Teachers 2000.00 Budget Item 37. Pay of School Transfers 2000.00 GEO. L. HAWKINS, Trustee, Center Township Delaware County. April 19-17.

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