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THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper represorting the Democrat* of Muncie, Delaware County and the lOtt Congressional District The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County.

Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the Postofflce at Muncie, lidiana, under Act of Mai'ch 3, 1879.

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Muncie, Indiana, Friday, July 21, 1933.

That Harmony Gathering The mayor, the city controller and all thirteen members^ of the city council held a get-together dinner in one of the Heekin park log cabins a few nights ago. There have been many differences between the mayor and city council during the past three years and a half, but it may be said at least that no discordant note was sounded at that unique gathering. i It was the general feeling that no matter what had gone before the time has arrived for some kind of concerted action, if Muncie’s> destitute are to be saved from want and starvation. Everyone spoke his piece, the mayor leading. The matter of securing funds from the state and the government for public works was discussed at length. It was generally conceded that the government set up for the distribution of funds has not yet been completed. Since the time that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation agreed on an allocation of $920,000 to Muncie for the construction of a sewer and disposal plant, a plan of naming state administrators for the recovery plan has been adopted. Muncie might therefore go ahead with some plan which might be scrapped in twenty-four hours. The state administrator for. the government has been selected by Senator VanNuys, but has not yet received his designation and has not set up his office in Indianapolis. The question of allocation of funds for street and bridge work is somewhat vague. It was agreed however that Muncie should get herself in shape to act quickly in the event that sudden decisions in government and state circles offers concrete proposals. The Post-Democrat has implicit confidence in the whole-hearted desire of President Roosevelt and Governor McNutt to restore the nation and the state to their former status of prosperity. Muncie and Delaware county are entitled to recognition. We will not have to get down on our knees and beg for a dole. In the dire extremity of a large percentage of our citizenship, we should not permit old sores to prevent harmonious action. For once the mayor and the entire membership of the city council sat amicably and talked seriously about taxation and the subject of the coming budget and tax levy. It was the unanimous expression that it would be doing something worthwhile to get together and create a tax levy and budget without a dissenting voice. The terrific slashes in the tax levy, the loss of twenty million in city taxables and the increasing difficulty to collect taxes might easily next year put Muncie in the bankrupt class that is so common in other cities, so it will be necessary to secure enough money to give the people the right kind of service, and to create a balanced budget. Bud anyhow we had a great dinner and if the mayor^had been sure that everybody was going to sit there attentively, with-nobody to yell “throw him out,’' he says he'would have fixed things up to have Councilman Bob Parkinson yank a gavel away from him. And if you had ^een Bob and the mayor shaking hands and kidding each other about that unlucky gavel you would have hurried home to say your prayers before the world came to an end.

vince the rank and file of the Republicans in Indiana that he is the product of a conscientious effort to clean up their party, and at the same time keep them in the dark as to the knowledge that he was hand-picked by the same leaders who accepted Robinson. There is plenty of better material than Arthur Robinson but any aspirant must get by the obstacle which brought the downfall of the party and that cannot be done. The forces that guided the Republican party in Indiana when Robinson was appointed to the Senate are still guiding. It is true they signed away a lease to the leadership- for a few years but they were on the ground floor all the time. Robinson had not been in the Senate but a few months before he was embarrassing the state. They could have ousted him when he came up for nomination in 1928 but they did not. There is no new deal in the Republican party in Indiana. The same leaders are dictating and they will keep right on doing it. Their antagonism to Robinson is not that he embarrassed the state but that he has embarrassed them.

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ity between the conditions of the two campaigns and the people are

not going to be fooled. reportcTlls

MAYOR’S CORNER

Welcome Phi Delts

The new Phi Delta Kappa Home located at 825 East Washington street and the one hundred and ten members of that organization in Muncie will be hosts to a great many visitors this week end at the national convention of the fraternity held in this city, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The city administration and Muncie welcomes these visitors and are glad to present for their hospitality the beautiful and well furnished home recently occupied by the local chapter of the fraternity. The Phi Delta Kappa fraternity is a national organization and boasts in Muncie of having a membership of reputable young business men whose friendship and Affiliations warrant the possibility of yielding many of the present day and future leaders of our community. Besides the election of national officers and other routine business of conventions there has been arranged through committees of the local chapter a full program of entertainment during the threeday period. Several dances and parties have been scheduled, a golf tournament, and a tour of the city for the visitors. Delegates of t£l fraternity will come here from various parts of the United States and it is up to Muncie to make their stay here a pleasant one. It is hoped that the visiting Phi Delts will enjoy themselves in Muncie and when they leave after the convention they will take away with them that feeling of wanting to return again.

The Former Treasury Chief The average citizen, burdened for several years by exorbitant taxes on property, many delinquent in their tax payments because of the panic and wondering how they will ever be able to meet these back debts, must have been impressed with the report of how Andrew W. Mellon, former secretary of the United States Treasury, settles his tax obligations. It seems that Mr. Mellon owns property in one state on which a tax payment of ninety thousand dollars was due. He decided that was too much and he offered to settle for half the amount, or forty five thousand dollars. In fact, he is reported to have offered an ulti matum that if the offer was rejected the county could foreclose on the property and take it for the taxes due. Either because it was Mellon, or because there appeared to be no way of getting any of the money due otherwise, the offer was accepted. Mr. Mellon saved fortyfive thousand dollars on that deal and the rest of the citizens of that state will have to make up the loss that was his gain. This gives a new angle on the character of the man who was directing the destinies of the country during the first three years of the depression. It was during those years that tax bills were piling up on the people and most of them were making an honest endeavor to pay. At least they issued no such ultimatum as Mr. Mellon gave to escape an honest obligation. They did not because they knew it would do them no good. When we consider this new expose of Mellonism, it is not difficult to understand why no progress was made toward emerging from the panic during the regime of President Hoover. Personal selfishness and greed predominated the actions of the men who were the leaders of that administration. And those same men are now criticising the. Roosevelt administration for its attempt to smooth the way for the average citizen and to supplant the selfish interest with a new nationalism in which all can partake. The value of their criticism is lost the more we understand their character.

I had a very pleasant interview Thursday morning Avith Talcott Powell, who succeeded Boyd Gurley as editor of the Indianapo#^ Times, the live Scripps-Howard publication that is so popular in

Indiana.

Being able to “peg” a real newspaperman by just looking him over before he says a word, I will say that this young fellow, who came to Indiana from New York City, impressed me at once as being the real article. In the hour’s conversatio* that followed that impression deepened. We discussed various matters, including the Times’ expose of horrible conditions at the state penal farm, and it was somewhat of a coincidence that Mr. Powell reached for a tcopy of the Times, just off the press, and showed me in its editorial columns a reproduction of my “Mayor’s Corner” of last week, which dealt with the administration of the penal farm lor the past seventeen years. I was sorry to learn from Mr. Powell that my old friend Boyd Gurley, who went to New York to work on the World-Telegram in a very responsible capacity, became too ill to take his position and with his family was ordered by the Scripps-Howard organization to California to recuperate. Mr. Gurley’s Indiana friends will be glad when he is able to get back to New York and in the harness again. He is one of the most trusted employes of the great newspaper organization and it is pleasing to know that his employers are taking such a deep personal concern in his welfare. The Scripps-Howard alliance, which ramifies America with its numerous influential newspapers, differs altogether in matters of organization from that of other chain newspaper systems. The editor of a Scripps-Howard paper in the czar of the whole works. He is in absolute control of all departments, editorial and business. He is responsible for every detail and is given free rein to decide editorial policies for the region which his particular paper

serves.

Other newspaper organizations have “managers” who dictate the editorial policies, and the “editor” does his editing under restrictive orders. But not so the Scripps-Howard crowd. Roy Howard, the head of the string of newspapers, would no more think of telling one of his editors what to write and how to write it than he would to instruct a bricklayer to how build a chimney. I Avill always have a warm place in my heart for the ScrippsHoward group in general and the Indianapolis Times in particular. The Times performed a great service for Muncie six years ago when it helped in the great expose which resulted in the impeachment, of former Judge Dearth. It will be recalled that the doughty judge became vastly indignant when husky lunged newspaper venders from Indianapolis sold thousands of copies of the Times on the streets of Muncie, mentioning Dearth, in their loud outcries, as the “Mussolini” of Muncie. “Who is this here Scripps Howard?” he inquired of one Times reporter, and after learning something about the power and standing of the Scripps-Howard-group, decided it was safer to confine his “contempt” activities to what he mistakenly believed to ray little four-paged Muncie neAvspaper. Incidentally ihat newspaper organization contributed, along with many other influential newspapers, including the New York World, William Randolph Hearst, the Brooklyn Eagle and the Chicago Tribune to the fund that was successfully used in my battle for a free press in America. Probably the local grand jury which indicted me for alleged collection of funds for .the defense of my unspeakable federal trial Iasi year, should have indicted all these newspapers for contributing thousands of dollars in defending me, an obscure editor who was threatened with maay months on the state penal farm for criticizing a judge who tried to kangaroo me on the fastastic theory that “the truth is no defense.”

McNutt,Ade,M’Cutcheon Meet at the World’s Fair

nothing was done and it was only ! Avhen that the Democratic majority attempted to do something on its own initiative, which was blocked iby these Republican leaders and

General Service Company, is $2,- the President. 958,070. On this basis the amount^ ,jf these Republican leaders beof taxes paid to the civil city per jieve they can return to power in year by the light company would 1934 because the Democrats won estimate a little more than $20,000, a victory in 1930, they will find while the company would be receiv-Yheir reasoning as bad as their ing more than twice this amount strategy during the last campaign, from the civil city in payment of There is no connection or similar

electric current bills. No Reduction in Rates.

The proposal as submitted might be considered as a real reduction by the service company, providing their rates were based on the sam'e service as now received with the use of 600 candlepoAver lamps. Such a contract as proposed should not be granted for a longer period of time than two years, since it is evident that the Indiana General Service iCompany has not reduced rates, but the city of Mancie will be forced to have less light in order to save expenditures which must come from the taxpayers. The lack of competition by agencies capable of distributing electric energy within the city, makes it nearly impossible to secure reasonable rates for electric lights'.. The same reason applies for the high rates paid for water, gas and telephones by the citizens

of Muncie.

The hoard of works will attempt to secure a better water rate for the rental of fire hydrants within the city. Such action will have to come from the public service commission of the state and it is possible that such an order may be received. The city is now re quested to pay $41.66 rental per year for each fire hydrant which is nearly $3.50 per; month. It is safe to state that at ieast 75 per cent of the hydrants throughout the cfiv are never used during each year. This amount is estimated to be 40 per cent, too high, but it is likpiv that the water icompany would want the city to exempt them from taxation altogether in order to grant a 25 per cent reduction in

water rates.

It is wondered whether the Indiana General Service 'Company' could strain its resourcefulness another 25 per cent, providing the city would be willing to submit 1o kerosene lanterns instead of electric .street lights. Who wouldn’t trade an apple for a well-done sir-

’oin steak?

0 NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF STEAM

(Continued From Page One) factories, parks, etc., where pedestrians walk on or cross highways; vehicles passing vehicles; "thumbing,” where pedestrians stand on edge of road to attract attention; roadway laborers inadequately

wet pavement.

protected by signs; glaring lights; Pedestrians should walk single ’ile facing oncoming traffic; avoid blind spots; get out of the way of meeting or passing cars; wear ight colored clothing at night or ■*arry a reflecting device. The mo.orists, in turn, should know that oedestrians ahe not entirely visble at night. They should avoid he extreme edge of the road and sound their horns for any pedesrian situation that seems doubtul. Street lighting, wide sideyalks and traffic signals should be

orovided.

States without laws prohibiting litch-hiking, or laws requiring oedestrans to walk to the left fac- ; ng traffic, should pass them. These are constructive suggestions and should be seriously considered by all intelligent persons.

o’clock p. m., on Tuesday, the 15th day of August, 1933, at the office of the Superintendent of City Schools in the Central High School Building, in the 'City of Muncie, Indiana, sealed proposals will be received by the Board of School Trustees of the School Ci.y of Muncie, Indiana, for the purchase of Thirty-Fve Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) par value of School Funding Bonds of said School City, the proceeds from the sale thereof to be used for the purpose of refunding and extending the time of payment of certain in' debtedness of said School City evidenced by the bonds heretofore is-

sued.

Said School Funding Bonds will be issued and sold pursuani to a resolution adopted by said Board of School Trustees on the 11th day of July, 1933, and will consist of or face value of One Thousand

from such check shall inure to the benefit of said School City upon failure of the bidder to comply with the terms of his . hid or to Lake and pay for said bonds. Said bonds will be sold to the highest and best bidder for not less than the full par value thereof, with interest accrued to the date of delivery and the Board of Trustees shall have the right to reject any

and all bids.

Dated at Muncie, Indiana, this 20th day of July, 1933. S-CHOOL CITY OF MUNClE, IND. By William F. White,

Edward Tuhey, Fred W. Millin,

Bracken, Gray & De Fur, July 21-28 Attorneys. o— DELAWARE COUNTY POOR RELIEF CLAIMS ON FILE IN COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE FOR ALLOWANCES BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JULY 24, 1933.

Dollars ($1,000.00) each, all dated September 1. 1933. with interest |

thirty-five (35) bonds of the par [Cary L. Richman. Frus from said date at the rate of four poor rlf Salem Fwp and one-half per cent (4 1-2%) perjThos. H. Miller, same Mt. annum, payable on January 1, 1934, | Pleas Twp and semi-annually thereafter on Frank 1 uttle, same

the 1st days of July and January of each year as evidenced by interest coupons attached to said bonds. Said bonds and interest will lie payable at the) Merchants National

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Distinguished Hoosiers Get Together at The Big Chicago Show—All Formalities Cast Aside

HEATINGS EQUIPMENT. The Trustees of the School City of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, will receive proposals until 4:00 p. m., August 1, 1933, at the Superintendent's Office, 22>6 High School Building, for furnishing and installing one steam heating boiler for the Emerson School building. Copies of specifications are on file and may be secured at the office of the Superintendent. 'Trustees, School City of Muncie. Sndiana, WILLIAM F. WHITE, Pres. FRED W. MULLIN, Treas. EDWARD TUHEY, Sec. D. W. Horton, Supt. (July21-28) G.O.P.LE AUERS (Continued From Page One) ministration and was largely responsible for the Democrat .'r victory in 1930. They forgot t'.r i the condition of the country wr- i different then from what it is now. Prosperity was at its greatest lieighth. Democratic propaganda had little to do with the success of the party in 1930, other than to keep the people informed that nothing had been done by the ulministration toward solving the depression that was then a year old. It was the failure of Republican leadership and a Republican president that brought the Democrats victory in 1930. Well do we recall that aftetr tv iat victory in 1930 a group of Democratic leaders met and pledged that nothing would be done to emjmrass President Hoover in his eiforts to find a Avay out. The Democratic majority of the house extended its co-operataion but still

NOTICE OF SALE OF SCHOOL

FUNDING BONDS.

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Harrison Twp. Mearl E. Vannatter, same Washington Twp. Chalmer D. Kern, same Monroe Twp —

iBank of Muncie, Indiana, and allj C f E „ samc Ce "- of said bonds will mature and be ^ w Brinson, ‘saTni

payable on January 1, 1944. ' All bidders will be required to

state in their proposals the gross amount they will , pay for said bonds with interest accrued to date of delivery and will be required to enclose the proposals in sealed envelopes having endorsed thereon the nature of the bid and the name and address of the bidder. A certified check for two and one-half per

Hamilton Twp. J. M. Osenbaugh, Union Twp. R. N. Carmichael, Perry Twp. Harvey R. King,

Liberty Twp. Samuel W. Michael, same

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cent fCl 1-2%) of the amount of j Witness my hand and bonds bid for, payable to the order! seal this 21st day of July 1933. of said School City, must accom-1 W. MAX SHAFER, pany each bid and the proceeds! Auditor Delaware -County,. Ind.

"COOK" who takes a daily AFTERNOON OFF T)E YOURSELF and a good cook, too! D Step Out for the afternoon — every afternoon, if you wish. Don’t miss the happy hours of life . . . have a carefree ouiumer with an abundance of healthful recreation. There is no need to center your whole life around a kitchen and the preparation of meals. . <

Ha. a squeeze, George, you ;U- ing them ever since. Best pictures

Plenty Better, But Where. Disgust with Senator Arthur Robinson by the Republican hierarchy has become more intense since his return to Indiana with the announcement that he will run for nomination and reelection next year. These Republican leaders are finished with him. The groups which put him where he is today have fallen into low estate. Robinson has been a source of continual embarrassment to Indiana, and recently he has became a barnacle to his party leadership, which suddenly reasons in terms of his detriment to the state in the hope of getting themselves out of a pit of oblivion. But where are they going to turn for a substitute who will con-

ways did like to think you were shaking hands with' a female.” “Like to think so even better than shaking hands with you Paul.”

“O, hello Mac.”

It was that way when the Hoosiers from all over Indiana got together for Indiana Day at the Chicago World’s fair. iThe personnel in the above dialogue was Governor Paul V. McNutt of Indiana, past commander of the American Legion, George Ade, dean of American humorists, who got fully under way in his writing at the World’s Columbian exposition, and John T. McCutcheon, cosmopolite and dean of American cartoonists The governor was just Paul. He insisted on being a private citizen greeting old friends. Mr. McCutcheon was Mac and Mr. Ade was George. Meredith Nicholson was Meredith and so on down the line. '“Ask me about ,the old fair though,” he continued. “That was some fair. I showed up at about 6 o’clock the first morning and stayed with it every day for six months that it was opened. Mac was there. He was drawing picture# even then. He’s been draw

ever drawn. He wrote on the old sheet under the slogan All roads lead to the World’s Fair.’ It was a good break for me.” All were beseiged by old friends. Eating lunch was a real task. There was too much time spent in greeting. One photographer thought of getting Ade and McCutcheon together. “tliwll be just a halm minute” was his promise. Just as he shot his picture other photography's stepped up.There was a battery for 15 professional carperas and behind the professionals were a host of amateurs. Ade and MoCutcheon didn’t pose. They just sat and chatted and finally after several hundred pictures were made resumed their

lunch.

McCutcheon who was being told thanks for sitting for the pictures : waved a friendly greeting and; thanked the photographers, amateur and professional for being that interested in him. Ade waved a friendly fist. He, was glad to have done what he didj but, by gosh he was hungry. Noj more interruptions until after' lunch, he declared.

Glittering, colorful, melodic, humorous, dramatic, spectacular, that’s the note of the stupendous screen triumph all done in technicolor. EDDIE CANTOR | IN “WHOOPEE” SUN. - MON.

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