Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 4 May 1934 — Page 2
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934.
THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper represorting the Democrat* of Mancie, Delaware County and the lOtt Congressional District The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County. Entered as second class matter January 15, 192.1, at the Postoffice at Muncie, lidiana, under Act of March 3, 1879. PRICE 5 CENTS—$1.00 A YEAR. 223 North Elm Street—Telephone 2540 Geo. R. Dale, Editor Muncie, Indiana, Friday, May 5, 1934.
Congratulations to Hard-Working Chief
City of Muncie PRIMARY TICKET
Mayor (1?) ROI 1 IN H RUNCH
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(13 George R. Dale _ City Clerk (14) AARON B. BLECHER
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(15) DENNIS CLEARY
(16) LINTON RIDGEWAY
City Judge (17) J. FRANK MANN ^ .
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Councilman at Large 1st District (18) JIMMIE CUNNINGHAM _ „ _
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(19) EMMETT N. GRADY
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(20) CLARENCE R. HOLE
(21) CLARKE F. JOHNSON
Councilman at Large 2nd District (22) FRANK E. ROSINSKI .
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(23) ORA T. SHROYER
Councilman at Large 3rd District (24) CHESTER C. CLARK
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■ (25) HARRY A. KLEINFELDER
(26) HARRY P. McDOWELI (27) ROY L. TAUGHINBAUGH ____ (28) HARRY L. THOMAS
i Councilman at Large 4th District (29) RUFUS D. JACKSON __
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(30) CLIFFORD V. SMITH
(31) ROBERT F. TUMLESON
(32) EDWARD B. WINDER Councilman at Large 5th District (33) ' GEORGE W. CLaRKE ^
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(34) G. RAYMOND DESMOND (35) HUBERT L. PARKINSON Counciiman at Large 6th District., (36) CLYDE SCHULTZ . _ (37) HAROLD C. THOMPSON (3^) J. ERWIN WALSH
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(From Liberty Magazine) More than a year with President Roosevelt, and the business situation continues to improve. We have climbed out of the mire of the world’s worst depression. We are on our way to dependable prosperity— not the hectic money- mad period from which we were suffering in 1929, but that which is substantial and dependable. When the President first assumed his official duties we were on the verge of revolution. Conditions were not unlike those which brought on the French Revolution. Conditions scared. Big business fnen were fearful of the future; they did not know what was
coming.
And then a new powerful ! leader—courageous, confident —lifted us out of the slough of discouragement and hope-
| lessness.
As a nation we were not unlike a man without a head, moving swiftly toward wreckj age and ruin, realizing fully the fate that was before us and yet powerless to avoid the
inevitable crash. <•
We have to thank our President for much of the change that has been wrought m the business status of this nation. He saved us fr6m national bankruptcy ; he saved us from something'that was probably far worse—for an unorganiz- ! ed people in which there are millions of • unemployed would soon have been ruled by gangs and reckless hungry mobs. II We can- doubtless , constructively criticise; Some of the activities of the administration, 1 but 1 our President has admitted again and again that experiments were necessary; ; that we' were dealing with serious emergencies which required dependable remedies:
stituted for chaotic confusion. _ , An example of the outstanding efficiency of our Chiei Executive was demonstrated in his settlement of the automobile strike. Both business and labor leaders were satisfied with his decisions, and the fear on the part of big business that organized labor would be favored now seems to be groundless. Tlhe rights of the citizens—^constitutional government—were upheld. We supported the President even before he was nominated. We believe that he could furnish the executive ability so sadly needed at Washington. The series of articles of w r hich he was the author, published in Liberty previous to his nomination, definitely informed the country just where he stood politically. And we intend to continue to support his administration. But that does not close our columns to constructive criticism. During the first year of his occupancy of the White House it was the duty of citizens everywhere to stand together, to fight as a unit. But now that the general situation has become more nearly normal, it is just as much our duty to be watchful and to assist our Chief Executive with constructive advice. He has plainly stated that he invited suggestions from the lowliest
citizen.
The white light of publicity is now filtering through all our governmental activities. The public everywhere is awakening to the revolutionary changes that are being made, and the people are expressing their opinions.'' Out of the hectic arguments that naturally ensue, definite dependable conclusions should
be formed.
We all have reason for being profoundly grateful to our new leader. He may have made mistakes; in fact, he ex-
Uncle Jeb Pruden sez: There’s a ’hole lot uv young politishens oratin’ over the radio, thet are condemming the staite admintstrashan because a few fellers walked away with the stait pennetentenshury an’ hevent cum back yit. One uv ’em seems tu think it left a stensh in the nosterls of ev’ry citisen, an’ we shuld put good Republickens in tu
run the instu’tion.
Uv corse he’s yung yet an‘ hesnt herd about ex-guvner McCray, D.
at present “code’ prices must be quite expensive for a lot of policemen since the hunt for Dillinger began.
The lady who hugged Bishop Cannon after his acquittal, certainly took desperate chances. Just suppose the bishop had exploded and blew her back tonneau off. Admiral Perry may have been the first man to discover the north
D Stevensun an’ ex-guvner Ed pole, but it’s a safe bet that some
Jackson an’ the stensh they caused, dog beat him to it.
but I guess ’t’would be better to
The fellow who is the father of 14 children, and who is out of a job, is a shining example of what can be accomplished by concentrating the mind on a single line of endeavor and sticking to it. Some women can wear their dresses high above their knees and cut low in front, so that tl^e two
extremes meet at the equator, but In Scotland the birth rate has j let their noses get red, and there is been steadily decreasing, due, it is i no powder in sight, they immedi-
said, to the fact that Scotchmen have constantly refused to pay the
let him find out fur hisself, an* draw his own conclushions. Tu keep so meny frum gittin’ away, we think it wuld Ije better tu send McCray hack, appint him a guard an’ deputise Stephensun to as’ist him tu kepe the uther pris’ners in an’ let Jackson du gard duty on the ouside with his “sad-
dlehoss.”
doctor but half of his regular fee, unless the stork brought twins.
ately become hysterical and try to stick their heads in a pile of sand,
just like an ostrich.
A fire in a distillery at Lexington, Ky., destroyed about 20,000 barrels of whisky, some of it 21 years old. Just think of it! Here we wanted a drink for the past 15 years and they had 20,000 barrels in the cellar. Now we have to wait another 21 years before we can get a good drink.
The silliest thing we have read for a long time is a recipe for removing wine stains from Irish linens. Who the Sam Scott ever heard of a good Irishman spilling WINE on his linen? One difference between Italy and the IJpiled States is that over there the “Duce” seems to be high, while over here the duce is low. unless we are playing “duces wild.”
Dad and Mam were considered old-fashioned in their ways when we were young, and at times we felt they were not the jolliest of companions, but one thing about them; they always had a dollar and knew where to find one when we wanted to borrow one.
Warden Kunkle is, no doubt, anticipating that all of the boys will be back in time for Christmas dinner. In the meantime, they will be able to pick up considerable loose cash, and can then have things “kinda” home like.
Having pants cleaned and pressed
We never learned “dog talk,” but when we see a bunch of dogs in our new onion patch, and see the contemptuous manner in which they scratch out our biggest onions with their hind legs, we don’t have to call the weather man to know there will be too much precipitation.
Franklm Deiano Roosevelt
Spades Are Spades
One of the principal reasons why Mayor Dale discharged
Rev. Eddie Thomas from his position as president of the j "he measureradopted park board was a contemptuous epithet he applied to the gov- p rove( j to be ineffective other ernor of the state while barn storming with Bunch. s methods would be tried.
The mayor has had notable disagreements with the state But action and more action _ , . j . administration and has openly criticized some of the Dela- was necessary to save the nation from ruin. And we got ae- pected to make them but his constructive accomplishments , . , , n „ ™ XT oi 11 tion and then some from the President, beginning wW-h the so tar outweigh any failures he may have made that we can
ware county appointments of Governor McNutt, but no ^on t{on The cIosing ’ oi the banks p'roved afford to ignore them. appointee of Mayor Dale may publicly insult the governor and j to \ he coun try that we had a daring, self-reliant leader at Long live the President!
hold his job. the helm. The nation that was wabbling around like a “May his reign be prolonged^ is undoubtedly the wish of It might be interesting to the public to know that Rev. chicken with its head off was quickly supplied with an in- the majority of the citizens of thisjgreat nation.
Thomas has repeatedly tried to get state jobs and has failed, telligent directing force. Orderly regulations weie sub-
We will leave it to our readers to guess how the Reverend Eddie would have stood if the governor had given him a job. Mayor Dale did not recommend Thomas for a state job. For that matter he has recommended no one, as Governor McNutt well knows, neither has he by word or deed attempted to stop appointments of some of his bitterest ene-
mies when they were seeking jobs.
He has reserved the right to offer personal criticisms through this newspaper of some of these appointments and
he has nothing to take back in that respect.
Yes, and we hope some of those who measure the capabilities of an executive by the yard stick of political jobs bilities of an executive by the yard stick of political jobs will take notice, we will back Governor McNutt to the limit in defending his right to make his own selections, whether
they are friends of the editor or not.
The mayor’s disagreement w r ith the governor was due
“F. D.’s” Policy is Vindicated
Testimony before the Senate committee hearled by Senator Hugo Black of Albania showed that during the Hoover administration,
—BERNARR MacFADDEN.
their favored candidate for mayor should happen to become
one happy family.
Apparently you must choose between me, who has stood steadfastly on the side of the whole people and Bunch plus
representatives of leading air companies held a conference in the Post the council that has endorsed him and that he endorses, and cm re Department and “made a new air map” of the United States may God help you if you nake a mistake. I can’t,
i They divided the routes between them without competitive bidding, ' and the then Postmaster General, Walter F. Brown, assigned mail con-
| tracts on the lines thus determined.
President Roosevelt cancelled those contiacts on the giound of (Continued From Page One) dollusion. This charge has been furiously challenged by apponents of w&y Qf paying tribute to the <. Con . the administration. tractors Trust.” The proof of the pudding came last week when new bids were if further evidence is needed to opened—competitive bids, this time. The bids were so cheap in com- convince you of the extortionate parison with the old ones that the officials opening the envelopes prices paid to the “paving trust,
whistled in surprise at the figures.
DON’T SCUTTLE i PREVENT FIRE THE PAST WITH ACCIDENTS IN ENTHUSIASM OUR HOMES
We Are Seeking Perma- First Step Against Fire
nent, Balanced Social and Economic Order.
is Cleanup of All
Trash.
REFUTATION
Statistics
Perhaps th? greatest danger we
face in building for the future is that we may forget the traditions
and heritages of the past. Under the stress of enthusiasm
for a new idea, a plan a cause, it is easy to throw overboard all
Newspapers carry gruesome stries of children and adults burned to death in homes. It is high time for spring cleaning of fire hazards. One of the most common and easiest eliminated is accumulation of trash in
thnt has -one before FUcause we atfics > cellars, barns and garages, that has gone before, u. cause we wh erever piles of rubbish, paper feel strongly concerning abuses and oily or paint soaked rags are and in-adeouacies that have ap- tolerated, there is a constant inpeared in the existing system, we vitation to fire through carelessly are likely to correct them in a discarded matches, cigars and manner that will not only do aw r ay cigarettes, as Avell as spontaneous with what is bad, but with what ignition. The first step in elimis good as well. inating fire accidents, therefore, That is especially applicable to is a thorough clean-up of all trash.
The total balance in all funds cf the civil city of Muncie on May 1st, amounted to $68,365.95 accord- | It ing to the monthly report of City Controller Lester E. Holloway.
you have only to turn toward the East Twelfth Street sewer, con-
The average of the new bids is only a little over half the old pay- structed in 1932, under the present This total is made up of the bal-
almost wholly to the apparent power held then by former menls - The air mails for ' vh i ch t he government in 193 ^ $19 ’ 40 ' ,,0UU ^This^sew^r'had been designed 963.87 ’.the'park 6 fund, fuseOHl^the State Chairman Earl Peters, who once arbitrarily seated the * can be carried now t01 about $10,000,000, peihaps a little s. adn estimated under the Hampton gasoline tax fund, $13,'75.18, the unspeakable Bob Aker here as county chairman with the ^ Yet the same com PHnies did the bidding last week that attended a< ] m instraticii, (he estimated cost city planning fund, $943.48, and ^rciwd’hei^r 1929 d l^ttemptUto defjTmte for ! !£wTt£ Jot Sli 4 Tht total receipts into the Inmayor after he had been nominated by a great majority. : tlon and the Presidents cancellation 01 contiacts is a our 1 $10, , > a report to th(? Boaix i of works, erai fund for the month of April As a narticular reward for that art of trparhprv TPinrh I a year. In the light of these bids, it is difficult to see how even Senator j in n wa s shown that this j amounted to $94,689.29 which in and hi close advisers, Silly Knan and Bob Aker have slated ' — “*» -»«« ™ bo enacted eluded . — — -
a bunch of delegates to the state convention favorable to the nomination of Earl Peters for United Stafes senator. The Post-Democrat opposes the Peters slate of delegates for the editor, w T ho is a candidate for renomination himself knows, and all Democrats who remember things here know, that Peters wanted a Republican mayor elected here in 1929. And while we are at it we want Linton Ridgeway defeated for nomination for city clerk. Clerk Ridgeway is a thief. He was caught stealing by the state board "of accounts but through a Peters machination of which we will speaker later, he was saved and the mayor was indicted on a frivilous charge, immediately thrown out of court, and Prosecutor Leffler, who has the gall to run for judge, saved
Ridgeway’s worthless hide.
It might be mentioned that Ridgeway has joined the Bunch hegira, where he belongs, and in spite of the fact that his brother Bill has a good job in a state institution, is help-
ing whoop things up for Peters.
MAYORS CORNER
The Last Word
In this issue of the Post-Democrat you will find the full
Fess of Ohio can contend that the old contracts should have been per- same sewer might be constucted routed to stand ^t^ SS
the hoard of works ordered its
cnstruction.
A contract was awarded and when the assessments were made*
(Continued from Page One.) the actual cost was $63.00 per loT,
a reason that his pride had been injured beyond icpaii. Ah, q Ues ii on as ji s being the best ftotai expenditures
well, pride goeth before a fall. With me it wasn’t a question constructed, sewer in Muncie, but of personal pride, but one of entering upon a wide park pro- this will possibly not interest you gram, with vision and the spark of genius behind it There ** are some who hate Creamy Tuttle personally but they all Asphalt Pavements praise my appointment there, and the xesults that have been 1 The construction of asphalt obtained, and they simply refuse to shed tears with Dewey pavements in Muncie, is almost YU . ’ .7 r'v similar to that cl concrete, except,
' I thfit thp nripp was ‘■sOmpwliat 1-nw-
It seems also that three horsemen have shed their coats, er> the price per yard being enlisted under the Bunch banner and have announced their “fixed’ at $1.88 per square yard, determination to rise or fall with the good doctor. t Tbat /h. 686 ^ices were entirely These Councilnien are Bob Parkinson, Bob Tumleson and Sr'Iie saifotoracror Ora Shroyer. 1 of work as that let and completed These three have decided that, life will hardly be worth under the Hampton Administraliving if their candidate fails to make-the grade. And Doc 1ion ’ and tcr " bicb bids were re-
has endorsed them publicly. _
And here’s the astonishing thing: In
a $45,000 advance draw on
spring taxes and the sale of bonds in the amount of $47,704.38. The total disbursements from this fund last month amounted to $55,510.17. Practically all current bills including claims for materials purchased for CWA projects were paid during last month which swelled the
for April. The
park fund received $16,641.00 from the sale of bonds which totalled all the receipts for that, fund during last month. The disbursements from this fund amounted to $16,641.05 Avhich was due to the payment of CWA project claims on the Tuhey park swimming pool together with current obligations. The -gasoline tax fund received its quarterly distribution from the state auditor in the amount of $13,162.16. There Avas expended from this fund during the month a total of $3,993.72. The city planning fund had no receipts for the
month and no expenditures were
ceived by the Hale Administration made from the fund. The sinking
at prices ranging from $1.17 to as
a public address j low as 72 cents per square yard,
land from which city bonded indebtedness is redeemed receded $1,519.55 during April and dis-
bursed $1,635.00.
The balances in these various funds on April 1st were as folIoavs: General fund, $8,784.75, park fund, $4,920.16, gasoline tax fund, $3,906.74, city planning fund, $943.48. and the. sinking
fund, $1,578.76.
text of four radio speeches broadcast this week by speakers one 0 f the three let the thing out. He said that the common the later bid being made at the advo^ng^^^Honof Mayor George R. Dale^ ^ ! council had for four years counseled carefully with Doctor ’ to re-surfao* inbaugh, Joe Reed and Cieamy Tuttle. Read each one of them I and that they -always took his advice before acting. And the was begun under the present city care ui y ‘i • ; doctor just as publicly admits the soft ^impeachment. I Administration, we win pass up Monday morning, May 7, Mayor Dale will broadcast from Now I’m asking vou. ,be mat | er ° f asphalt paving, but Station WLBC at 9:30 o’clock and Monday night from 9:30 How would you like to be pointed out in publicand named when’.Mayor ^eqrgeTt S Dale ’ canm to 10 o c ; ock there will be several short broadcasts, Mayor , the individual responsible for the acts of the city council into power, the back hone of the -Dale closing Avith a five minute talk c * for the past four years and four months? I Contractors Trust was broken, and
Tune in whether you want to vote for Dale or not. Ed Quirk testified in mv Federal trial that the council u can 1,e as8ured that jt wil1 |i bere are fort y million people in
Tucsda 1 ’ is election dav If von fnvm- t h« . u- 'yV - m y reueiai uiai li ai u never recover by the re-election oU India who are afflicted with
trMtinn tot iT y t 1 1 U D admims- had hired him to get the mayor. He said Councilman Bob Mayor George R. Dale. loathsome disease, ami as this 4
tiation ff e t to the polls if you have to ciawl. Parkinson paid him. Parkinson was the one who said publicly • 0
„. ^ a worc * to Republicans. Look over your i that the council took all its advice from Bunch, lieid 01 candidates for mayor. 11 none ol them suits you and Try to think of all the fool things the council has done
vonv cnntefenr t e b0th Cali for a Democrat ball <>t, and vote in the past four years and visualize,,if you can, what would through, not one of them would 1 that can’t be touched ^ulu LuiibcieiiLt. happen to you the next four years if these councilmen and acknowledge that he was ail wet.
Medical journals inform us that.
It’s just, no use. Yesterday Ave argued polities all day with about a dozen “nut"!,’' apd when avc got.
loathsome disease, and as this disease is contagious, others are for hidden to touch them and they are designated as “untouchables,” hut there are millions in this country
for instance, the bankers.
this country at this time. Great changes are underway. The intentions of those Avho are behind them are undoubtedly of the best. is the desire to safeguard against the potential depressions of the future—as well as to bring recovery iioav. We are seeking a permanent, balanced social and
Work with a paint brush is recommended, for a spic and span
house seldom burns.
According to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, carelessness with matches and smoking materials is one of the greatest causes of fire ($30,000,000 in 1932). Continuation of high losses to life and
economic order, that Avill provide , p ! op f iay fi' om tb *® source is an greater opportunities for the mass- 1 f )SO ut f disgrace. Matches should
es of the people. There can he great progress within the fabric of the American tradition—the past is the best witness to that. Change that forgets or ignores that tradition could easily do grave harm to the common Avelfare.
SCHOOL DAYS T«t UtTUE BROW* SCHOOL HOUSE-
Correct English (By W L. Gordon)
Words Often Misused.
be kept in non-burning containers and out cf the reach of children; handy ash trays should he provided and common sense should he exercised when using smoking
materials and matches. Make General Check-Up
In the spring, Avhen heat is no longer needed, is the time to clean the heating plant, repair it if necessary, and got it ready for next fall. Chimneys should be cleaned and insepeted at this time. Spring cleaning of fire hazards may require the services of others than yourself. All who thus employ workmen to help them, will he aiding the recovery program at a time Avhen additional work for the unemployed is such a vital
need, Do your part!
Say “speak to” when expressing iective on i ast svl i ah i e not a mere salutation, “speak with” Jj rst ^ sy,,ame - not
when referring to a conversation. “I spoke to Mr. Brown, hut he did not stop.” “I spoke with Mr. Brown
about Charles.”
Do not say, “How much further shall we drive?” Use farther to ex-
the
Words Often Misspelled.
Column; mn. Volume; me. Tobacco; observe the two c’s. All right; two separate words, not alright. Bookkeeper; observe the
, ...... . ,. , Tr two k’s. Proceed; two e’s. ProP u ;'. na (lstance - bse cedure; only one e in the second itv aq “UpTIT 6 01 q P. a ' syllable. Banana; observe the of iU ' 110 notice [ three a’s, separated by two n’s.
Do not say, “I selected the two first pieces.” Say, "The first two.”
There can he but one first.
Send 30 cents (coins) to W. L. Gordon, 1015 Vine street, Cincin-
. . . , . , nati, O., mentioning this paper, for
= L ‘S ‘"'.f 1 ? 16 , 01 "“"S three hooks. "Everyday Words •Moh. h , h ‘■’‘‘f, 1 ', recrove.!o, l(m Misused.” “Everyday Words loin has the ability to work, the otten Mispronounced,” and “Evcapacity to learn. erydav Words Often Misspelled ” Do not say, “She is a relation of y > Misspelled.
mine.” Say, “relative of mine.” Words Often Mispronounced. j Arctic. Pronounce ark-tik, not
ar-tik.
NEW CHARDONIZE FROCKS.
The new chardonize material Avhich is fashioning town and coun-
Prescription. Pronounce first syl-jtry clothes for spring looks for all lable pre, not per. 1 the world like boucle, but it will Asphalt. Pronounce bith a’s as in ! not stretch and sag. Through all at, not as-fawlt. j the coming season these dresses. Finance. Pronounce fi-nans, i as' one or t avo piece in lovely pastel in fin. a as in an, and accent last' colors, will retain their original I syllable, not the firsts 1 shape and beauty. Every woman Gratis. Pronounce the a as in who adds one to her wardrobe will I ate. not as in at. | find it economical, becoming and j Adult. Accent both noun and ad-j ere long indispensable.