Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 8 September 1933 — Page 1

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‘HEW TO THE BLOCK; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MIGHT.”

VOLUME 13—NUMBER 34.

MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933.

PRICE: TWO CENTS

Here, There, Everywhere _ Frank W. Lahr*v

There

manifested

By Frank W. Lahrey

is considerable anxiety

Recent senatorial investigations proved that farmers are not the, only ones who water their stock.

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While looking over a New' York City store’s advertisement to find a bargain in shirts we noticed women’s Inm?kerchiefs priced at $60 per i and silk hose for women p. das high as $400 per

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The same newspaper announcing a new barber code carried an ad offering Gillette safety razor blades at a substantial reduction. “It is an 1 ill wind thht Mows nobody good.”

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.At Muddock, Illinois,' over 200 pounds of honey were removed from between the brick and the inside wall of the public school building.

If a child begins to become unmanagable, advises a Chicago expert, switch his attention. The Boston Herald adds: “Ah, how we do progress! That wasn’t what they used to switch when we were a boy.”

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Sixty-five degrees below zero is the coldest weather ever officially recorded in the United -States-, This was during the winter oi 1884 at Miles City, Montana.

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It has been rumored that the Century* of Progress would be continued in Chicago for another year but the President, Rufus C. Dawes, has announced definitely that the fair will close on October

31.

$21.168,75 1$ German Film Stars Ordered Home by Hitler BALANCE LEFT END OF AUGUST Controller Holloway Gives Outline of Activities During Month.

Perhaps code.

Moses wrote the first

„ . A new- -type of family reunion is planned by Dr. Jesse H. Briggs, of Churubusco, Indiana, for three thousand persons whom he attended at birth during his thirty years of practice. The date for the reunion has been set for September 17.

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One thing sure, there will be no code for housewives. * * . * ^ / . If the 18th Amendment is repealed whisky and other forms of hard liquor can he sold immediately in twelve states.

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A man is either honest or dishonest." There is no compromise between the two.

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The largest distillery in the "world will he erected in Peoria. CONDITIONS INTERNALLY ARESERENE State Leaders Are Doing Much to Iron Out Things.

ALL DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR Sinking Fund Receives $10,000 for a Tem-

porary Loan.

Balances in all funds of the civil city of Muncie amounted to $21,168.75 at the close of the month of August, according to the financial repprt of City Controller Lester E. Holloway. This total amount ! s comprised of the general fund balance of $8,752.38; the park fund balance of $5,441.80; the city planning fund balance of $5,558.21; the gasoline tax fund reserve of $328.47; the aviation fund balance of $20, and the sinking fund bal-

ance of $467.89.

Disbursements made from the general fund during the month of August amounted to $22,442.01, which, when added to the total expenditures for the previous seven months, brought the grand total of disbursements from January 1 to August 31, to $187,268.93. ' This amount may be compared with the expenditures during this period of

In' imr aUV total

of $259,214.76. In 1931 the disbursements made from the general fund, from January 1 to August 31, totaled $281,389.44, and for the same period of time during 1930 the amount expended from this fund

reached $292,972.78. General Fund Receipts.

Receipts to the general fund during August of this year, amounted to $752.69. Thy total receipts to this fund for thh past eight months of this year amounted to $196,021.31. In comparison of receipts with former years, the amount for the first eight months of 1932 was $282,413.83, for 1931, the total receipts during this period of time amounted to $314,910.95, and during 1930, the receipts into this fund, from January 1 to August 31,. co-

aled $306,120.58.

Disbursements made from the park fund during last August, amounted to $3,506.63, which brought the total expenditures from this fund for the first, eight months of this year to a total of $25,716.76. The receipts into the park fund for last month amounted to $35, which brought the total receipts into this fund so far during

1933, to $31,158.56. —■ o

Trouble Arises in Legislation—Few Representatives Are Sufficiently Acquainted With Affairs of Their Neighbors to Properly Analyze Law. MAN OF THE CITY NOT FAMILIAR WITH AFFAIRS OF RURAL SECTION

- —/ l^/V/Z iJannings\ Emu JaSnta^ threatens Marlene Dietrich, Dorothea Wieck. Film f'aehschaft’ofGennainy wilflfah all^hoTan^o’retu'rrf to’tak^part’Tn ^the 7 unbunffing of Ihe'cerman film world. s

VAN NUYS IS BACK IN WASHINGTON

Ready to Attack Large Volume of Work Piled Up.

Arthur Robinson gave his usual form speech during the week ringing in the same phrase that “the national economy law is the most cruel and unjust act ever passed by a cowardly Congress. But the press and the people waited in vain for Arthur to answer the question \pf where he was when the Wall Street gang put over the Grundy tariff. This question was put to him because lie has bofen insisting that it was Wall Street that put over the economy bill and has intimated that President Roosevelt was in league with the big financial in terests in that deal. All of which the records show and the people

know is not true.

The coming few weeks will see a number of meetings of Democrats in various districts of the ' state. State administration lead ers are attending these gatherings and they are doing much to iron out any problems that might have arisen in the local communities It can he said that internal conditions in the Democratic party in Indiana today are more harmonious than they have been at any (Continued to Page Two)

Women’s Pow-Wow At Clifty Falls Expected to Surpass Meeting Held in Spring at Dunes State Park.

Advance reservations for the annual autumn convention of the Indiana Women’s Democratic Club show there will be a record gathering for the session on Saturday, October 7, at the Clifty Falls state nark hotel near Madison. Mrs. Glen Gifford, of Tipton, president of the club, and the officers are preparing for the largest attendance that has ever been present for the fall meeting. It is expected to surpass even the largeNprowd of women at the spring meeting in the Dunes

State pal'k.

The principal address for the fall meeting will be given by Miss Lavania Engle, member of the House of Delegates of Mary-( land and one of the speakers for the International Congress of Women at a Century of Progress in Chicago. There will be a number of special events for the entertainment of the crowd at the meeting. Practically all the state officials will be present it is un-

derstood.

COMMISSIONER DANIELS AIRS BUDGET VIEWS

Congratulates City Dads For Getting Together at Last. to makeTchanges IN STREET DEPT.

Bill Gets a Promise of Great Miracle Work-

er’s Formula.

Controller Must Pay $323,336.50 With $282,750.00 Civil City Has Reduced Cost of Government Over 50 Per Cent in Four Years.

DAV^D BECOMES GOLIATH

By W. J. D.

For the first time in four years the members of our city council have been able to pass a budget. But the old saying that “miracles never cease,” was proven when the council passed a budget under which the city of Muncie must operate in the year of our Lord, 1934. The budget and tax rate set by the city council and signed by the mayor, was a great boon to the taxpayers of our city, and also was ipdorsed by our two great newspapers, which are continually lamenting the load that, said taxpayers must bear. We wonder if a slight reduction in advertising and subscription rates from these two papers would not reduce the cost of living to those who pay taxes?

Congratulations in Order.

But, gentlemen of the council, we congratulate you; for at*, labt getting together and passing ai budget. It may be that you thought ,you were doing your duty to the citizens of our city, but if the street department, which asked for an appropriation for the picking up of dead animals, would take you at your word and. quit this form of service, there would he one mighty

howl go up from the citizens.

Another thing that the citizens might kick about would he that garbage be picked up once every three weeks instead of once a week As it is now. We wonder how the citizens would like to gfo back to the old rule of cleaning the alleys twice a year as was done under former administrations, It looks, from the amount of money allowed the street department, that that is what the citizens can expect in the

year of 1934.

Something to Consider. The sewer problem in Muncie is getting to be a serious problem, as there has never been enough

The budget for 1934 as well as the tax rate for the civil city to be collected next year, was fixed by the common council and signed by the mayor at a reduced levy from which requests were made by the various departments. The civil city levy was finally fixed at a total of 90 1-2 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation which will bring into the city treasury the approximate sum

of $352,950.

This levy is comprised of the general fund tax rate fixed at 72 1-2 cents; the park fund rate at 6 cents; the sinking fund rate at 10 cents, and the police and firemen pension funds fixed at 1 cent each. The gerenal fund budget was finally fixed at 72 1-2 cents on each 109 or assessed valuation, which will raise approximately, $282,750. In other words, the budget was al-

THINGS MOVING IN WASHINGTON SINCE MARCH 1

Strain <nn President Both Mental and Physical.

HAS MANY ANGLES TO LOOK AFTER Plenty of Advisors, But Must Make Last Decision.

Legislators Frequently Have Grievances Growing Out of Political Strife—Loses Sight of Effect It Might Have On Community Other Than His Own. The present worries of the various taxing officials are no different from those of the years before. In the State of Indiana, in its various subdivisions and departments, means might be devised to maintain and operate the many, many subdivisions and departments and employees working therein. In Delaware county, the minds of the taxpayers and officials are concentrated upon the fixing of the tax rate to pay for the operation of the various departments of the county, township and civil city. It seems that each legislature, in its endeavor to correct mistakes of former legislatures, assembles at Indianapolis each two years to devise a legal method of getting out of and from the people, money necessary to maintain our system of government,

The trouble arises in legislation —that the legislators coming from so marry different 4oealit4es, have in mind, the needs of their immediate local governments. Very

Ever since March 4, things have been humming at Washington, and of late there has been a noticeable acceleration. President Roosevelt described one of his

lowed' by the counci 1 to °exceed" the i ] ' Ate J eeks . as ^ ein ^ l he J? 1051 JP amount of the revenue received by ^ au, y ive ® ince took office. 1 he $40 000 ‘ strain, of course, is mental as ’ Reduced Expenditures wel1 as Rhysical—he has an arm y urn* .h,? m ii • of advisors hut he must make the

The city controller is now con- ;]ast decision in

fronted with the unreasonable

went something

Dispatched warships to withdrew them when passed. Speeded recov-

every case and

, , „ . „, oriri . iwill get the blame if it is wrong

problem of paying $323,336.50 in! A WP pk operating bills with 282,750 m i ike thisavailable money. The civil city has Cuba and

reduced its cost of government need had ^ more than 50 per cent within thejery program and approved steel, past four years under the Dale ad-;oil and lumber industries’ codes, ministration. No other taxing unit j Approved a number of farm relief in Delaware County can show such plans and worked on details of a remarkable reduction in public paying benefits to farmers reduc(Continued to Page Two) I (Continued to Page Two)

Today’s Safe Driving Hints By The National Safety Council

It looks as though our old friend Ainiee Semple-McPherson-Hutton, would get wise to the fact, that David, after absorbing seve.r’al baskets of eggs, is much stronger than he used to be, and unless, she catches him and cuts his hair, he is liable to push over the pillars of the temple.

money appropriated for that department. When you consider the amount of miles of sewers there are in our city, and the way roots from trees, and the carelessness of citizens in rakeing grass and other refuse into the gutters, which stop up sewers, (Continued to Page Two)

“Weaving”

Weaving in and out of traffic is a dangerous practice, not only to the driver doing it but also to other drivers on the highway. There is little to be gained by it, and everything to be lost. The amount of time saved in 20 miles of driving in this unsafe manner is almost negligible and certainly is not worth the risk. For every yard of headway made by the “weaving” driver, scores of other drivers are thrown into confusion and the orderly progress of traffic is disturbed and delayed. Moving the greatest number of vehicles on a highway at the highest safe speed requires order. The weaving driver is a menace, both to himself and to others. Stay in line—be orderly—respect the rights of others.

few legislators are sufficiently ac quainted with the affairs of their neighbor to properly analyze a law that is proposed for passage which concerns the affairs in a locality composed of an entirely different environment. Not Acquaintea. The man from the city can hardly he acquainted with the affairs of the rural township; the legislator from the small town connot be acquainted with the affairs of the city, unless, by chance, he has lived within the various localities. The legislature assembles andeach legislator has in mind the correction of a present law to suit some grievance or imaginary grievance within his respective territory. Frequenlty, legislators have a grievance that grows out of political strife, and the legisIp}*or proceeds to prepare an amendment or a repeal to an already efficient and reasonable law or section of the statute. The legislator, having in mind, to correct it to fit his own particular idea and loses sight of the effect it anight have upon a community at a distance from his own. Consequently, we find our statute books at each meeting of the legislature enlarged, some laws repealed and new, laws made attempting to fit a nev and somes itmes only temporarj needs—the laws become obsolete very often useless, frequently nol understandable, especially does this apply to the alterations ant 1 changes in the taxing units of In diana and frequently in all of the states. In an attempt to get what a leg islator wants in his own locality, frequently an abuse is heaped upon the others. Many attempts are made to reduce or release ? high rate on tangible property, and attempts made to secure moretax on intangible property. The duty of preparing such changes in the tax laws are always referred to committees, and the committee assembles to hear and pass upon complaints of the taxpayer They meet for a short per iod of time during legislature and hear complaints—these complain ants are generally persons of influence and wealth from various parts of the state who have in mind a reduction of taxes, or mak ing of tax laws which most comfortably fits their needs. They having the time and means to employ agents to attend such state meetings, while the common taxpayers, the small home owner who have neither the time or the money to travel the distance to present their matter, lack proper representation. This applying especially when the matter concerns a public utility. Speaking of Delaware county—in this county is situate a city in which approximately three-fourths or more of all the inhabitants live (Contipued to Page Two)

CODE IS HANDEDTHE COAL MEN

Sales Ajrency Given Power to Regulate Prices in Future.

Washing-ton, Sept. 8.—Hugh S Johnson Thursday night handed •he nation’s bituminous coal operators the administration’s proposal for their code of competition. The substitute for the thirty different codes the industry submitted called for basic minimum wages ranging from $5.63 in Montana to $3 in Alabama; a maximum work week averaging thirtysix hours, and regulation of coal prices by sales agencies such as Appalachian Coals, Inc., or district (iode authorities. The collective bargaining clause of the recovery act was inserted unamended and unqualified. Objections Due By Tomorrow Operators were given until 6 P n. Saturday to file objections. The idministration will consider those objections and possibly amend the :od‘e. A public hearing on the codf md on possible amendments wat ordered for Monday. Johnson then will carry the igreement to the White House foi ’resident Roosevelt’s signature. While Johnson was completing he code, heads of the United Vline Workers of America and a oommittee of Appalachian com nercial operators toiled over the echnical provisions of their labor ■ontracts. They expected to havC he contracts ready for presidenial approval along with the indusry’s code. Union Ends Fight on Dues The union was understood to \ave dropped its demand for deluction of union dues from min;rs’ pay, and the operators to lave given up their demand for m open/Shop clause in the conracts after a conference with President Roosevelt last night.

VANNUYS TELLS ’EM Senator VanNuys, in his summoning up of the evidence on which Mayor Dale was convicted in a federal court, strikes a responsive chord in the hearts of all people who believe in justice, when he refers to the “Unscrupulous rats” who try to build up a case in court against the innocent, all of which reminds us, that there are numerous rat exterminators for sale on the market, all - v of which are guaranteed to destroy these pests if one will take the pains to pour it in their holes, but who in blazes wants to soil his hands holding the rats.

methods pursued °by r eides^’towns emplated projects, without which, is impossible to secure the required loan. > e re

t0wns or oth er corpora-

throu^h anticipatin S a loan thioufh this government agency should make all necessary preparation at once so as to advance the work m order that the unemployment situation may be relieved before the arrival of cold weather, otherwise there may be intense auttenng among the poor and unemployed, during the winter

months.

We also note, that after the elapse of several weeks, the pubworks board has alloted $36 - 986,956, for flood control on the Mississippi river, while another allotment of $14,153,108, has been made for improving the Missouri river between Kansas City, Missouri and Sioux City, Iowa, all of which work is to be done under he direction of the secretary of war, and the supervision of army

engineers.

these amounts are just a drop n the bucket when compared with he total amount alloted to dif.eient localities for the improvenent of rivers and streams, many of which are really insignificant, md if the government can make hese improvements out of public muds, there can be no valid reason why it should not be asked to improve White river out of the same

funds.

If the proper spirit prevailed, xnd there was a co-operative movement set in motion between Delaware county and counties down itream, to have this project constructed by the government, it is "nore than likely the work might le done without expense to th$ .axpayens. At any rate it is worth

i trial.

It is a source of great satisfacion to note, that the American Legion at its convention at Evansille a few days ago, determined by a vote of 236 out -ef 274, thart -he Legion should no longer be a political football for unscrupulous politicians, whose only desire in courting the ex-service men, was o secure enough votes to insure an election, after which they had no further use for the organization. We are proud to state, that we saw several months’ service durng the war in France, and in consequence we are naturally inclined to favor anything for the good of .he Legion. However, in the past we have doubted the advisability of turning the organization over to he politicians, regardless of which party they belonged to and are highly pleased at the latest action )f the American Legion, and trust rhat this same action will be confiusive, and the benefits lasting. Here is to Comrade Armstrong, md may his efforts be crowned with success, and may the Amercan Legion ever grow stronger. SIC ARMADA IS SET FOR ACTION Roosevelt Still Hopes to Avoid Landing of Fighting Men Washington, Sept. 8.—The Unitid States ordered 16 additional laval craft to Cuban waters yeserday as the radical commission •ulingi that country made known t would step out should the peo>1e deem it necessary to avoid the anding of American forces. The 16 ships raised to 30 the lumber of American men-olLwar inchored off the Cuban coast or on heir way to that vicinity. Washington, Sept. 7.—With its ittention focused upon the Cuban h'isis the United States governnent today stood ready to land American marines or bluejackets m an instant’s notice if its nationils should be attacked. While latest reports to the state lepartment from the island gave lope that no such contingency night arise the administration mapped out a carefully planned ■ourse of action and ordered 16 idditional warshipg to Cuban waters. Havana, Sept. 8.—Charging Cuban cavalrymen yesterday broke up a Communist demonstration igainst “Yankee imperialism” as two additional American warships mtered Havana harbor. The war vessels were the cruiser Richmond and the destroyer Bainbridge. The destroyer MacFarland already is anchored off Havana. The cavalry charge was the new revolutionary Junta’s answer to a Communist call to arms against Americans. The Junta is determined to crush disorders that would give cause for American intervention.