Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 29 September 1933 — Page 1
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VOLUME 13—NUMBER 37.
“HEW TO THE BLOCK; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MIGHT.”
MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933.
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Here, There, Everywhere \ Frank W. Lahrey.
Our old friend ex-Senator James E. Watson after a forced vacation of several months, during which time but little was heard of him* bobbed up at Chicago one evening during the present week, and is again in the political limelight through an attack on *the present administration and all its policies. Poor old Jim is to be. pitied and no one who is posted as to his past record, and the^record of the party he so ably mis-represented during the period from 1928 to 19J3, can suppress a smile after reading some of the accusations made by him in his address against President Roosevelt and his administratitfn by the senile ex-senator who is now in his dotage, and who was so widely known as “The whip of the house,” dur-
ing the Hoover regime.
During i period mentioned, flie reno u.d ex-senator consistenly labored to advance the policies of the Hoover Administration, policies which eventually landed the country in one of the worst depressions America has ever known, and which the present administration under the leadership of President Roosevelt is trying so earnestly to overcome. Now the ex-senator is condemning the President and all his efforts to rectify the errors made by his predecessor Herbert Hoover, aided by ex-Senator Watson, and other worthies of a similar stripe. During the campaign when ExSenator Jim was a candidate for a second term, we were told by the Republican press, that the exsenator was a most wonderful official and that due to his long* experience in public office, there was none so well qualified to fill the exalted office of United States Senator as Jams E. Wasson, and unless, he was elected the country was bound to go to the dogs, but if there was a single act performed by him that had proved beneficial to the common people throughout all his years' in office the press was silent, and failed in any case to state the nature of the act, while it was generally known that all he really did during these years in office was to draw his salary, feed out of the public crib and make political speeches when he should have been attending to affairs of his
office.
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CONVICT BAND APPEARS SAFE
Hunt for Prisoners Ends With No Success; Many Reports Are Sent
Side Notes | Most of the old snorts who used
Muncie’s 1934 Rate As Adjusted By the County Adjustment Amounts to $3.39 r\„ aa a .. . i ^ a _
Get Ready for Fire Prevention Week
MAYOR’S CORNER
has'served through at least two terms of office and has failed to show results or some commendable action entitling him to the confidence of the people, he should at least use a little wisdom when giving expression to his vRws in public, but ex-senator
Jim is not built that way. Senator Jim has always been
noted for his ability to straddle questions of public interest and particularly is this true in regard to the Prohibition question so prominent during his term of office.
At that time there was some
question as to whether prohibition was really as strong as advocates of the measure believed, but there are times when the wisest of politicians are mistaken, which was the case with ex-senator Jim, who acting under the belief that the supporters of the “noble experiment” were in the ascendency, joined up with the drys. Since then here has been a change in sentiment among the people and ex-senator Jim realizing this fact is now on the side of the wets’i
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Michigan City, Ind., Sept. 29.— The intensive hunt for ten prisoners who escaped from Indiana State prison ’Tuesday afternoon, and abducted Charles Neel, Harrison county sheriff, came to an end yesterday when no traces w r ere found in the wooded lands near
here.
Three companies of the 113th engineers of the Indiana national guard were relieved from further duty. Captain Matt Leach, of the state police force which he had assembled with headquarters at the Tremont, barracks. A detail of the police, with Leach in personal charge, remained, however, to continue the search for Neel as clews developed. Leach expressed littje concern over escape of the convicts, expressing belief it was only a question of time until they would be caught in cities'they visit. But concerning Neel both rhe state police and prison authorities wer*? in despair. Only on the theory that he has been killed or left bound in some inaccessible place to die could they explain the failure to hear from him. MAY BE IN ILLINOIS
to occupy seats in the “bald-head-ed row” when the ballet girls came to town, are now taking in the sights at Allegan, Michigan, where the nudist colony is holding a siesta, and where even fig leaves are taboo. We’ll bet a horse collar against a box of Lydia A. Pinkjhams Pinjt Pills', that these nudist birds will be ready to trade a. coat, df tan for red flannel underwear
before winter is over.
Rev. Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist, according to latest reports has ceased his fight for prohibition. Billy has possibly come to the conclusion that the “Evil Spirits” are not so bad after all.
It looks as though tax reductionists who would rather see a human life snuffed out than to pay a few cents additional tax, will endeavor to have the “Old Age Pension Law” amended, so as to raise the age limit to 94 instead of 70 years, as at present.
There, is nothing so tragic in life as-to see some poor mut possessed of an over cultivated mouth and an under cultivated mind, striving to dictate how the government should run its affairs.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29.-—Six
, heavily armed men who police be
Whetr—a-^UnP-ed States .Senator Mer#*WeTe-’Trrgif.ive$ frofn the Indi-
ana State prison were sought here today after they divided into two groups. / The men Wednesday night commandeered a sedan by forcing the occupants to the street at a stop crossing. The victims, H. T. Folsom, his wife and son, reported to police the men threatened them with pistols and sawed-off shot-
guns.
IDENTIFIED IN MICHIGAN
Jackson, Mich., Sept. 29.—F. R. Luke, fireman of a Michigan Central passenger train, today tentatively identified by newspaper photographs James Clark and John Burns, convicts who escaped from Indiana State prison, as the men who boarded his train here “blind baggage” about 2:45 p. m. Wednesday. o Scientists predict man will be much more intellectual in years fo come. And no less foolish, no doubt.
First Fan Dreams of Series
Sowing the seeds of discord may furnish the politicians with much amusement and is no doubt a great pastime, but it is always well to remember, “That whatsoever you shall sew, the same shall you rip,” ’er sum’thin. STATEMAY LOSE U. S. ROAD FUNDS 13 Other States Face Action for Not Using Government Money.
Increase Over 1933 Caused By Decrease In Valuation of Assessable Property. REPUBLICANSliOBJEGTORS AND KNOW $1,50 LAW IS IMPRAGTIGAL
President to Fire Opening Gun Governors to Follow With
Proclamations.
Tax Rate For 1930.
In 1930, the civil city of Muncie
Washington, Sept. 30.—Displeas-
ed and disappointed by the delay
of fourteen states in beginning
highway construction with federal money allotted to them, the public works administration Thursday considered withdrawing the funds
from the “dilatory” states.
The special board for public' had a tax rate of 89 cents and the works, which approves allotments amount of taxes raised on this levy from the $3,300,000,000 fund, adopt-! was $594,804.21. In 1931, the levy Hi a resolution instructing the gen- J was dropped to 86 cents on each eral counsel, Henry T. Hunt, to $100 of assessed valuation and the advise whether allocations made money raised from taxation durto the states and so far lying un- ing that year amounted to $560,used might be taken back. 578.35\ A greater reduction was $400,000,000 Set Aside. ! made in the rate by the civil city The sum of $400,000,000 was set for 1932 which brought the levy aside from the public works funds down to 69 cents and the amount for road projects in the states and of taxes collected was $429,327.50 in all but fourteen construction and while the rate for this year work has started. In some of the! is the same as for 1932, the asstates where no construction has sessed valuations were lowered been begun, bids have been ad- about 35 per cent which netted
cases
Appeal Is Made to Public Sentiment, although Property Tax Has Been Reduced; Tax Problem Is Not Well Understood By Many Taxpayers Who Want a Low
Levy Regardless of Anything.
The total 1934 tax rate for the taxpayers of the City of Muncie as finally adjusted by the county tax adjustment board, Thursday, will amount to $3.39 on each $100 assessed valuation. The board, composed of C. R. McCormick, of Albany, as chairman; Moses Black, Fred Mullin and Mayor Dale of Muncie, Elmer Prillaman, of Yorktown, Harvey King, trustee of Liberty township, and Morton Hancock, finished their jobs of adjusting the various tax rates for the towns and townships of Delaware county and the City of Mncie, declaring emergencies in
every unit except Hamilton township.
Although the total rate for the City of Muncie shows a ten and one-half per cent increase over the present rate from $3.07 to "$3.39, the actual amount of money raised next year on the increased rate will be approximately $64,000 less than the amount raised by the present $3.07 rate. This is due to a 17 per cent reduction in the assessed valuation for 1934 which dropped from $45,968,815 this year to $39,733,665 for next year. The City of Muncie’s total tax rate is made up of the civil city levy of 90 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation, the county levy at 46 cents, the schools, $1.21, the state at 15 cents, the library rate of 5 cents, and the township levy of
62 cents on the above valuation.
‘Pleasant dreams are being enjoyed by Art Felsch, unemployed upholsterer, of Milwaukee, Wis., who is shown soundly asleep outside tbe bleachers at the New York Polo Grounds, the first man in line for the World Series. e!ov— •’ 'mfore the first game. He is a nephew of “Happy” F ner star of the Chicago White Sox.
vertised for and in some contracts have been let.
The fourteen states and the sums which they were allowed from the $400,00it,00j l fund are Alabama, $8,3,70,133; California, $15,607,354; Connecticut, $2,865740; Florida ,$5,231,834: Georgia, 10,091,185; Illinois, $17,570,770; Indiana, $10,037,843; Kentucky $7,-
517,359; Maryland,
Mississippi $6,978,6175;
sey, $6,346:939; Oklahoma, $9,216,798; Pennsylvania, $18,891,004,
and Tennessee, $8,492,619.
The funds were made available soon after the public works ad-j ministration was set up in order’ that men could be employed in as largd numbers as possible during the summer and fall months. The fact that winter is approaching without work being under way in some states has caused consider-
able disappointment. o
Only 13 in Congress To Aid NRA-Schall
Washington, Sept. 29.—Senator Scltall (Republican, Minnesota) said in a statemetn Thursday night that Hugh S. Johnson, the industrial administrator, had receivedj favorable replies from “just thirteen” of the 531 members of Congress in response to a request for their “co-operation” in the NRA program. The senator added that this meant approximately 2 per cent were “favorable to a sales tax running from 15 to 100 per cent on the living costs of 127,000,000 consumers with no exemption.”
the amount of taxes raised on the 69 cent levy during the present year at approximately $317,000. It is understood that all the various tax rates as adjusted D n< i fixed by the country adjustment board will be appealed to the state tax commission. Such an appeal will he based on political reasons with an attempt to discredit the
$3,564,527; state government for making a tax
New Jer-
limit law and not staying within its bounds. The supposed existirfg $1.50 tax club as represented by Roy Friedly, Cal Fails, and Jim Fitch, all Republicans with political ambitions, know and admit that it would be impossible for the City of Muncie to operate on a total levy of $1.50 on each $100 of assessed valuation hut they continue to attempt to discredit the state government by stating that the state legislature nmde such a limitation law and let them stick to it whether it means a chaos in public affairs or not. Objectors Kid Themselves. These same objectors who are appealing to public sentiment by kidding themselves as well as the taxpayers for political prestige also know that it isn’t important what the tax rate or the assessed Valuation may be but the solution to all tax problems is the amount of money to be used and raised from taxation. These men will all (Continued to Page Two)
Today’s Safe Driving Hints By The National Safety Council
Driving in “Deserted” Areas One of the greatest mistakes a driver can make is to get the idea that he can safely speed on city streets in the wee small hours when streets are apparently deserted. The same principle holds true during the day in sparsely traveled residential districts. You approach an intersection and if you know there is little travel on the cross street you are tempted to go through wjithout diminishing your speed. The fact that you can do this repeatedly without mishap increases your confidence. But some day another car will be coming along that cross street and you will be unable to stop in time to avoid a smashup. When danger seems most remote—beware!*
It’s funny how perfectly at home I feel, whether I am among Democrats, Republicans or Skippoo Indians. I have presided over all kinds of meetings, political and
On October 9, Fire Prevention otherwise, and have been merely a humble guest at others.
A week ago or so I was a guest of the Rotarians at the Country club to hear Governor McNutt talk. No less than four different members of both clubs invited me to be their
personal guest.
All four were Republicans and their invitations were extended in a sincere and friendly manner. I am not a Rotarian nor a member of the Country club but when I got there was/given a boisterous and friendly greeting that nearly wore me out, beeause of my rather wobbly state, due to long hospital and practically home confinement with a
bum eye.
^ For the past two weeks, against the advice of my doctors, I sat as a member of the county tax adjustment board, because I felt it my duty to sit there as the executive head of the city .of Muncie. There were seven of us on the board, four Republicans and three Democrats. Roy McCormick, of Albany, the well known Albany manufacturer, was the president of the board. We were due to finish on Wednesday, but on rhat day I was summpned to Indianapolis to meet the works board of the federal recovery act lo start the ball rolling for the procurement of federal aid for important public work. By unanimous consent the board recessed until Thursday, so that I might be present at the fiinish, and this was a particular act of kindness, because the Republican president of the board was all set to start East Thursday morning on a personally important business mission for his firm. I went to Indianapolis and as a result performed a tremendously important duty, which will be far reaching in its effects, came home “all in” and slept like a log until nearly seven o’clock and then presided as toastmaster at a banquet at the Roberts hotel given in honor of United States Senator Arthur R. Robinson, Republican, and Congressmap Finly Gray, Democrat. The- feqtrtst to serve as master, of ceremoiiig^ at this, banquet came from the commanders of the five veteran organizations of Muncie: G. A. R., the American Legion, Spanish American, Veterans of Foreign Wars and United Veterans of Omerica, who assured me that the speeches would be non-partisan. I did preside at the banquet, seated between the Democratic congressman from this district, and the Republican Senator from Indiana. I hope I did a good job of it, although I had gone through a strenuous day. The toastmaster assured the speakers that he didn’t give a tinker’s dam whether they talked politics or not; that this was a free country and Muncie was the home of free speech where any man could have his say whether he ' agreed with the mayor or not. Of course everybody here knows that the mayor is the firm friend of the ex-soldiers and spoke and advocated in this newspaper the immediate payment of the soldier’s
bonus.
'It is as well known that in the matter of general policies the two poles are not further apart than those of r George Dale and Arthur Robinson, yet it was my duty and honor to respect his office as a senator of the United States and to regard him as a visitor who should command the respect and careful attention of those who heard him, what(Continued to Page Two)
week will make its 1933 start. Once more a great, organized effort will be made to impress upon the nation the waste, the nonnecessity and the tragedy of fire. (During past years a steadily increasing number of cities and towns have joined in the week. The opening gun is fired by the President of the United States, who issues a proclamation calling upoft every citizen to help make America safer against the ravages of fire. Many governors follow with proclamations of their own, os do city officials. Insurannee organizations, civic clubs, chambers of commerce, newspapers, trade associations and fire departments enlist together to make the
week a success.
Past Fire Prevention Weeks have done much good, and saved thousands of lives and millions of dollars worth of property. But the public has only half learned the lessons offered—fire loss drops sharply during the week and for a few weeks following and then rises again to previous levels. Too many, when the first flush of enthusiasm has passed, drop back into old habits tl|at allow fire hazards to grow and multiply. Fire Prevention Week should mean even more than usual this year. The United States has started on the road to business recov-
ery-—and that recovery would un-
questionably he expedited if the hundreds of millions we waste an,iniaTTy through tire could he saved. Every citizen should regard it as his duty and privilege to take an interest in Fire Prevention Week and to practice its teachings throughout the entire yean.
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Johnny: “Say daddy, who are those fellows who are trying to get the tax board to fix the tax levy at $1.50 on each one hundred
dollars?”
Daddy:- “Well, §on, some of them are good honest men who listen to the, politicians, who try 'o get. them to believe in the impossible, hut most of them are fellows who have always held public office and fed out of the “public crib” until turned out of office, and are now compelled to
feed themselves.”
Johnny: “Did they ever advocates cutting the tax rate, or reducing salaries, when they were in
office, daddy?”
Daddy: “No, son, they always took everything in sight when they were in office and yelled for more, and if anyone mentioned, cutting salaries they invariably tried to make the tax payers believe, that the objectors were insane and should be sent to an
asylum.”
johnny: “Say daddy, what makes them want to cut other peoples salaries and reduce the
•ax rate now?”
Daddy: “Oh, I don’t know. I guess they are thinking of running again for some public office and they know they, can’t, get it unless they can fool a lot of people into voting for them. In fact they arelike a fellow who looses his pants while in swimming and finds a barrel—they are hiding | out and waiting for a chance to get hack home—a sort of smoke screen as it were.” Johnny: “Well I’ll he gosh durned daddy, its kind of funny,
isn’t it?”
Daddy: “Kind of. Not so durn funny for the tax payers, either.” Johhny: “Would it save the tax payers much money if they reduce the tax levy 1 cent, daddy?” Daddy: “Yes, son., It would save 10 cents on the thousand dollars, or about enough to get two five cent cigars.” Johnny: “Gee! I wish I had all that money.” / Daddy: “What would you do with it, spend it?” Johnny: “Of course. Say daddy, can you spare me a dime?” Daddv: “I guess so. Here is 10 cents, the amount of taxes I would save on a thousand dollars, go get a couple of lollypops.” Johnny: “Thanks a whole lot, I
daddy.”
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Returns t# Harvard as Mentor
In ^ 00tb f 1 ; °” ^ ia ^ e ;. 0n ' T "IL 1 P ack at the scene of his triumphs, Barry Wood, one of Harvard’s most
and then do youi kicking. In fi x ' famous athletes, starts his duties of assistant to the coaching staff of the ing the NRA codes, however, you Crimson grid squad by demonstrating his method of throwing a forward ,-._i « , i t] ien pass to John Haley (left) and Harry Wells (right), members of
Harvard’s backfield. Wood was brilliant at this phase of the srama.
do your kicking reach your goal.
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