Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 19 October 1934 — Page 1
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VOLUME 14—NUMBER 39.
MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1934.
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It costs $16,000 per page for advertising one issue in the American Weekly.
Newspapers , are recognizing their news and editorial staffs. You will no longer he inflicted so much with "Dizzy and Daffy,” “Jafsie and Pretty• ,o “Hugh arid Bobbie,” ami ‘‘T ■ American Tragedy.” you will now find the columns filled wilh “pass s and touch-downs,” “right wings and left wings,” and “New Deals and raw deals.” A family at Hermon, Pennsylvania, owns a German Bible which they claim has been used by the family since 1717; under present use the majority of the Bibles around here will last that long or longer
“It pays to look well” but what it costs to look well is the thing that bothers the most of us.
Otto Plinquist, who brick in 1912 survived the sinking of the Titanic
by Jumping from the doomed liner j ty thorough'job of bouncing him
ADDRESS GIVEN
It is apparent that the Press, whch deplores the; ■ II ft Til CD D A Itlft fact that its old friend, George Cromer, is wandering! j fffcn P**11111
after strange Democratic gods, fully intends to sink in the briny deep, colors flying, on the leaky ship G. 0. P., which has been raked from poop to stern by
long guns of the New Deal.
Mr. Sutton is a prolific writer, and is the inventor, president and complete membership of The Cracker Barrel Club, and we’ll have to admit that he
pulls a few gags that are good. Sorrowfully we must complain
that not a few of the cracker barrel quips aimed with deadly accuracy at trie present city administration, have occasionally hit between wind and water, but we can’t complain, for war is hell and politics is heller. For instance the prolific writer sheds tears in proclaiming to the public the cruelty of the present Democratic administration in firing policemen and firemen without cause when it replaced the Hampton administration five
years ago.
Do Not Declare Themselves. As we recall it John did a pret-
and swimming for four hours before rescued, recently drowned in
a park swimming pool.
“ We live on one-third of what we eat,’* says Dr. (Senator) Royal S. Copeland, “and the doctors live
on the rest.
In Budapest it is the law that mounted police wear mustaches.
Scientific research shows that
self when he took office in 19215, and no complaints were made either by the Press or the Star, nor did they bleat piteously as they are flbw r , about the necessity pf a civil service law that would take city employes “out of pol-
itics.”
And it might be remarked while both of these Republican daily newspapers have been profuse in their support of Senator Robinson for senator 'and MuiTay
Ihe laundering of garments in hard j for congress, have shed tears for
water shortens their lives by twen-
ty to forty per cent.
Three members of the 1871 Chicago Fire Department were alive Fire.
“A man cannot go broke by taking profits,” is a very old and much quoted proverb but it is un-true—-a man can go broke if - his profits are not large enough to meet his living and operation expenses.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A & P) made a clear profit last year of about $20,000,000.
In Chicago one hundred fifty one legged men attended the annual
convention of the Association of'j instead
Limb Manufacturers.
Forty-one-year-old Mary Pickford is now a radio entertainer at $6,500 per broadcast.
If a dollar is only worth fifty-six cents, what is the fifty-six cents worth ?
Herman Kanwischer, Valparaiso Indiana, included in his last will and testament an order providing that the pollbearers and taxi drivers at his funeral be given a barrel of beer and $10 each. “It isn’t the thing you do dear, It’s the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of heartache At the setting of the sun. The tender word forgotten; The letter you did not \vrite; The flowers you. did not send, dear, Are you haunting ghosts at night.
ent administration had “gone Bunch” on the theory alone that Dr. Bunch was ineligible to serve because of the Tucker law, and that Dale would continue in office in the event of Democratic vic-
tory.
It should remember the campaign of 1929 only to convince itself that the Post-Democrat would hesitate to endorse a repetition of the events it denounced
then.
As to the question of the eligibility of Dr. Bunch to serve, we
It will be interesting to note how close future city’ administrations may come to the pace set by the Dale administration as regarding economy, efficiency, and mutual benefits for the public and taxpayers. Goingback over the past five years during the present ad-
DV~ rilll V ftnrv m i n i s t r ation, it is publicly asknowledged that taxes j Ul HrlLT bntl anc * cos “ s government have been materially re-j
duced to the extent that in comparison with the pre- j ceding Hampton administration such costs have been
Says Inflation of Currency No Detriment
to People.
relied somewhat on the opinion of the attorney general given early last spring that a presidential pardon In itself was not sufficient to render Roswell C. Johnson eligible to become a candi-
date for mayor of Gary.
Attorney-General Contradicts. Last week the attorney general rendered a contrary opinion, declaring that the alleged ineligibility of Dr. Bunch was cured by a
presidential pardon.
The Press, no doubt through a mistake, declared that the Tucker law was repealed by the 1933
the constitution and swatted the legislator*. This, of course, was
New Deal unmercifully, they have wholly untrue. It should have never once even by implication been repealed, but was not. put themselves on record as being 1 Opinions of attorney generals
for John Hampton for mayor. i have weight, of course, but are
When the present mayor ran!not necessarily final. ttTc-'ypa'rtr a^tf, hp* haswri; asT MSe ^Posl-'nemSci’ril * stafeft his reasons for election on the i last week, if some one should oballeged irregularities of Mr. i ject in court to Dr. Bunch tak-
Hampton’s regime. ! ing office after he is elected, and
Is it possible that by their si- the courts should decide that his
Last week there appeared in the Post-Democrat a verbatim radio address delivered by the Honorable Finly H. Gray, Congressman of the Tenth Congressional District of Indiana, over our local station WLBC last Friday, October 12th. The theme of that address was the conserva^ tiorf of our national resources for.
pardon from the President not cure the Indiana law, then the present administration would continue, which, we believe, would be satisfactory to Dr. Bunch himself and to the thousands who are
supporting him. o
lence they give consent to the accuracy of the Democratic city campaign platform in 1929, and have turned thumbs down on the Republican candidate for mayor
in 1934?
It looks very much that way
and we advise John and the high command of the Republican party here to go into executive session and find out why the orthodox Republican dailies here seem to fear to boast of the accomplishments of the Hampton regime,
of referring to the al- j
leged mistakes of the present i
mayor, who is not a candidate i around at the “recommended new for reelection. novels” and remarked: “It’s gone
Ihe Press rather drew on its un to $2.” imagination when it said the pres-1
Where It Went
Two men were talking together in a public library. One of them
said:
“The dime novel is gone. I wonder where it’s gone to?” . The other man took a glance
NEW STARS IN A NEW KIND OF STYLE SHOW The very latest innovation in a style show is being staged during this week in leading stores through out the country. It’s the Ardsley style show. There are no models and no clothes displayed, but there are stars and styles. The outspoken admiraation of their “fans” would make many a star of the silver screen have a pang of pealousy. Rugs take the spotlight in the Ardsley style show and come off with honors. The latest styles -in rugs for practically every room in the liome and every type of room are shown. Smart patterns and colors are featured. And, as all decorators more or less agree that the rug is the key to the charm and feeling of a room, this show is not only helpful I but inspirational to women who J are style-minded In their homes. I Ardsley rugs have a reputation for high style at a moderate price, j This Ardsley style show with its galaxy of rug “stars” seems to be conclusive proof that the reputation is more than justified. o Object Sustained “A man with black eyes has keen vision,” says a writer. We doubt it. Otherwise he would have seen the other fellow’s straight left coming.
Two Percenters! The Idea! Senator Arthur R. Robinson, Republican, candidate for reelection, was the headliner at a G. O. P. meeting at Central High Tuesday. One would gather from the senator's remarks that he does not wholly approve of the Democratic state administration and that things are not going on at Washington to suit him. This of course is not as it should be and arrangements are being made to remove him as far as possible from the mourner’s bench and cure him, if such a thing is possible, of his chronic bellyache. The constitooshin is in danger and the valiant senator is making his last stand in defense of the document that he and D. C. Stephenson rewrote during the Klan craze in Indiana. Paul McNutt’s ears must have burned when Arthur told how all the Republicans but Stephenson escaped over the wall after the governor changed wardens. * And how the senator did reach the height of oratory and scorn when he assailed the “two percent club.” It was simply shocking to the sensitive mind to conceive of money being raised for politics by such crude tactics. Belonging to a party that had always been in the habit of getting its dough in large gobs from the Mellons and other big interests, he was duly Scornful of anyone who would be satisfied with only two percent. In his time when the Klan was a going concern in Indiana, Robinson belonged to the One Hundred Percent club, consequently he is duly shocked at the modesty of a governor who is nine-ty-eight percent to the bad. Personally we think that Robinson and other Republican candidates are laboring under a severe handicap. Since the Democrats have swept the country, and are about to do it again, the old-time producers are hanging onto their bank roll and two percent of the salaries of the few Republicans with jobs left wouldn’t be cigarette money.
the benefit of all men and people rather thari a favored few and the stand of Representative Gray in favor of municipal ownership
of public utilities.
Today, another radio address delivered by our Congressman of Connersville, Indiana, one of a, series of eight addresses broadcast over station WLW on Money and the Depression, speaking’ September 19, 1934, on the subject of inflation. The contents of this speech should be read carefully for Mr. Gray, our present member of Congress and a candidate for re-election this coming election, is considered nationally as an authority on exchange and has given his readers and listeners a true picture of the money question of our country.
Horse cm Wllburr^ '■
It was noted from a Republican column in a local newspaper a day or so ago, that the writer preferred “Bob” Murray, local did aspirant for a seat in Congress on the Republican ticket, to remedy a sickness of economical conditions in the Tenth District but that if it was a horse whose condition required a doctor, then the preference laid with Finly Gray. It is the opinion of the Post-Dem-ocrat that there are some individuals in this district such as the writer of that column Vho are that part of a sick horse where their pants ought to be and that Finly Gray would make the best choice in this district for Congressman to remedy the ailments
of all men and beasts.
If “Bob” Murray could assemble enough ‘gray matter’ to even understand the contents of Congressman Gray’s thesis, then he could be complimented, let alone him trying to make a study of national affairs or represent anybody in Washington, D. C. The human desire of the Republican candidate for Congress to go to Washington and be a “big shot” and the mere fact that he is a Re- ! publican does not justify his qualifications to this important office. ( The manuscript of Finly Gray’s ' address to the people on inflation
is as follows:
It is recognized in physical science that no particle of matter can be destroyed, that only its form can be changed and this is likewise and equally true with values in this panic or depression. The values lost by the people are not destroyed, they have only been shifted and transferred to the property of other owners. This is the first fact to be realized in the solution of the problem of this panic, that, ; of all the values the people have j lost by depreciation of property, i commodities and labor, amounting | to 50 billions of dollars to farmers j alone, or an average of $5,009 for each and every farmer and in all | over 200 billion dollars or amount equal to one-half of all property values, none of which values have been destroyed, none has been burned up, none has been cast into the sea. But all exist and remain tonight the same as before taken from the people. By the magic gesture over property, these values have been made to shift and leave commodities, labor and labor prodi nets and pass into money bonds and money contracts and every dollar in value the people have lost is now in the pockets of these manipulating financiers, which in control currency and credit, they are grasping to retain and hold. Under economic laws and the principles of money, the contraction of money and credit, ordered under the secret gentleman’s agreement and pursuant to which the secret hankers’ meeting was held, brought a fall of vrilues, prices and wages, the effect of which was to more than double the value of money bonds and money contracts, and thereby to double and multiply (Continued To Page Four)
Under Dale Regime
Capital Comment
SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC LAW SUGGESTION
Revise Motor
Codes
approximately cut in half. It can be said that several 44 States to be^ Asked to
hundred thousands of dollars could have been thrown in White ^iver during the past five years and ther present administration would not have used any ;nore
of the taxpayers’ money than the Hampton regime | National uniformity of traffic while the accomplishments for the city of Muncie dur- ^ws and ordinances may come ing these last four years and ten months have been 7^ ch . n !! re ^ real . il 7 , if plan 7 7 ! h !
greater than ever before.
It is true that much credit is
due to President Roosevelt and the federal government for such great improvements to the city such as the municipal swimming pool, the Wheeling avenue flood prevention wall, the removal of abandoned street car rails and repair of streets, the construction of permanent bleacher seats at the McCulloch park recreation field, and the beginning of a beautiful boulevard along the banks of White river, all of which was
done by government paid labor UvncrvQiTi with the civil city furnishing the &econ ^ V'art OI 1 lOgram
to Be Launched No-
F. H, A. READY TO FINANCE NEW HOMES
American associata'ion of Motor Vehicle Administrators prove successful. To promote the use of model traffic standards established by the national conference on street and highway safety and
Administrative Washington Is occupied with the trying business of figuring out the budget for the coming year, and since plans in that direction are incomplete, details have not as yet been made public. Expenditures fall into two classes: those'incident to the ordinary conduct of government affairs, and those which arise out of the current emergency. It is not to be expected that the operation of the necessary federal machinery will be impeded by appreciable cuts, and there is no marked tendency to disregard the demands of what has become known in common speech as the emergency. Upon the other hand, the Administration has not committed itself to a general taxrgise. About all that can be said is that the books are being gone over and the cash counted. Fixing up the budget Is a man’s job and something for experts to’ handle. Balancing the budget contrary to popular belief, is not a task for the experts. It haa to be done by the masses. That i? one instance in which every administration, whether Republican or Democratic, acts w r ith non-par-tisan impartiality. No one is denied .a government position w T hen it comes to balancing the budget.
Students in the Chicago schools “w r alk out” in protest against something they do not like. A ! walk-out in a school is a good
sponsored by the United States! but it shoutd be of the oldApartment of Comme^ the as ,ashione<1 tw0 '“* n The
j sociation has determined to ask the legislatures of 44 states convening this winter to thoroughly review their existing motor ve- , hide codes. This suggestion is \ significant because the association’s membership is composed of the chief officers of the motor vehic’'' departments of 48 states, the D strLt of Columbia and all
the Canadian provinces.
A* its annual meeting in Chicago, October 10 and 11, the associaWith home modernization loans tion recommended drastic changes
vember 1.
materials- and tools. However, squashing of the paving trust which saved hundreds of thousands of dollars to local property owners, the complete rejuvenation of the park sys'tdjm w 7 hich attract-
ed thousands of citizens and visi- now being made at the rate of $1,- in the requirements for bus and
tors to the parks every week, the 00 a n ft0 a <i av the Federal Housine truck registration. The adoption I ca ^ be more of a clog and a
UUU.UUU dUay, me reuerai Mousing , , . ... . . . niHaanoo than tho haa.hoon wLn
writer recalls more than one school w'alk-out that w r as salutary, but the teacher constituted the rear-guard, armed with a substantial paddle. What happened after the door was closed need not be
discussed.
A prominent person expressed the opinion that when one has held office and then retired, he should keep his nose out of the affairs w r ith which, formerly, he w r as actively concerned. The -wisdom of that view is to be questioned. It is true that no one
regular street cleaning and out
standing efficiency of the street Administration is
preparing co
of improved standards for drivers’ license laws, state motor vehicle
department, the competent serv-1 launch by November 1 the second i ti ca ’ Daieng and fi nanr i a i ices rendered by both police and part of its program, that of fin- r SnsSaity statStes?wer^ a^o fire departments, and the tre- ancing new homes, according to responslt) i lltJ statutes ( were also
memnendous savings in costjs of Arministrator James A. Moffett.
government are directly attributed to the Dale administration.
Paving Trust Crushed.
urged. ’ t
which ‘t n h d fh^hSLe h o f ?he PHA N."S£e # 'c?'£ CrSud with ...n i.,,ii.i!r.cr Perfect motor vehicle legislatioin,
objectve wll pick up the building
and the association’s efforts for
-plwV°“S‘ e hy m Mayor 0 ' Dale Vr
saW:°’"The ~ *Ue derived la
the cloud of indebtedness ovei J second part of the federal housing the property of Muncie has beet program calls for the releasing of
reduced more than one-half during the past five years. The pol icy of competitive bidding on public contracts and the acceptance
enforcement.
“A majority of the officials and memtrrs of the public agree,”
, ... . . „ , ,, a spokesman sa'd. “that the enh0 r? 15“ forcement of exlstln* traffic leals-
funds for the million
nc cvuuaeia itnu ine uucepuuiee • rhe S eneral me1 j hotl ot latfon is weak because many com- ® au > L. j £ . y insured mortgage loans with which ... of sayingS/to the taxpayers. The lend ® money dnectly. The piesent dr i verg f or 0W n"rs, for financial organized weekly baseball games or prospective home owner goes to reS p 0ns jbjiity and for various rules at McCulloch park, the annual a bank > building and loan associa- of the road p romnts t h e average Fourth of July celebrritioris spon- t 10a : mortgage company or other cit ; zens to ask thig auest ion: If sored at the park, the beautiflca- institution making loans or boit- gtate s0VPrnments can not aKreei tion of all parks, the provision of a . nd ba vmg the appdoval of why ghoilld I? A ?f>nera i disregard free entertainment, movies and the Federal Housing Admmistra- for all traff , c ]awg is usnallv thft concerts at the parks, the build- tion Approved loans are insured regult> and ^^tably leads to spr-
ing of log cabins for public use, by FHA. ioug acc j dents »
the construction qf new attrac-i Meanwhile, the home moderniza- 1 „
tions sucli as the monkey island! tion program being pushed, and ( at McCulloch park and the col- j there will be no letup in this part
ored sw-imming pool at Jackson | of the home pdogram when the fin- Tim uses to which chardonize
park, the creation of a beauty i ancing of new homes is launched.
spot such a Tubey park, aid oth-1 FH A officials reported conclusive are and^tri er accomplishments in the park | evidence of more than 7,300 banks s This ma erb l iTplfant ajd system have been a great source i n 2 500 communities is reviving e ^' 1£ \ P” ant ai ia nt- entprtainmpnt tn thp pntirp rmh- ^ i adaptable, enabling designers to
OLD FRIEND IN NEW GUISE
of entertainment to the entire public during the past years of national depressed economic condi-
tions. \ Other Accomplishments.
The daily cleansing of streets
and alleys, the regular hauling of • ti nro „ ram eaua ii ed sa i e s garbage and trash, the immense nizatl0n Program equalled sales
the industries that supply build-L lge it in many wayg> whjld ing materials, plumbing, heating j j^ g serviceability recommends and allied lines. One of the lead- j women everywhere. Among ing manufacturers of home heat- th e new r est fall fashions aro creaing equipment reported that sales tions made of “popcorn,” a nubbfor the first 41 days of the moder- 1 i y chardonize fabric wdiich makes
most attractive street and after-
of street repair and /or the entire year of 1933.
program
maintenance, and the successful conducting of street department' duties to the public have been achievements of the present administration such as have never been done before. The modernization of the police and fire de-. partments such as provision of new fire trucks, installation of police radio system, acquisition of competent equipment for the protection of lives and property in the City of Muncie are deserving accomplishments of the Dale administration. All these contributions of efficiency in government to the general public in spite of the harassment of the < underw orld element in attempt- , ing to destroy good government set a far-reaching goal for future administrations. Certainly, such a record deserves the w-atching of the public for comparisons in the future. A Democratic administration gave you these conveniences and saved you from extravagant expenditures. A 1 Democratic administration should warrant your support and given the opportunity to continuq such a program. o A SatisfactoryEnd “Well, Mrs. Johnsing,” a colored physician announced after taking her husband’s temperature, “Ah has knocked the fever out of him.” “Sho’ nuff,” was the excited reply. “Am he gwine t’ get well, den?” “No’m,” answered the doctor, “dey is no hope for him, but yo’ has . de satisfaction of knowin’ he died i
cured.”
“SHERMAN MINTON JUST THE MA.” (By Dr. Coveil.) Say Sherman Minton’s just the man; Let’s show this state just where w r e stand. By giving him a helping hand, And make him our next Senator And make him our next Senator. He’ll help to push in this New Deal; How 7 happy it w r ill make us feel. I’m sure w r e’ll have no cause to squeal, If w r e elect him our next Senator. If we elect him our next Senator. y We know depression is on the ban; So let’s all do the best w-e can, And join together hand in hand, And make him our next Senator And make him our next Senator. He’s just the man to fill the place; The Senator’s chair he’ll fill with grace. So now, kind friends, let’s win this race By electing him our Senator, By electing him our Senator.
noon dresses. It is dull-surfaced and its weight makes it the perfect material for the new r sleeves, with fullness above the elbow, «nd for skirts with a pleat at
fro^t or sides.
-Children’s pajamas made of chardonize yarn a,re particularly pretty
nuisance than the has-been who still hopes to keep his hand on the helm. It is equally true that at all times and in all places the world has been too blind to the teachings of experience. The proper course is to admit the superannuated or supernumerary statesman freely to an open forum, and then exercise a sound eclecticism in profiting by w r hat he has
to say.
The recently made lens for a telescope, about tw-erty feet across, is described in the papers as being shaped like a slice of canned pineapple w-ith a hole In the center, a clear and understandable statement which ought to be enlarged, framed and hung before the eyes of every scientific or technical man who has occasion to put his ideas across to a public not familiar with the jargon of his particular trade or profession. When doctors, for instance, talk like the man who explained the structure of the telescope, we shall know what really is Abe matter with us. PRINCIPLES OF GREATNESS ARE OUTLINED
No Nation Can Point to More Inspiring Past
As nations go, the United States is a very young country. Where we have 150 years of history ;>e-
this season. They come in lovely | hind us, other pow T ers have thous-
colors of pale green, peach or blue, ands
with inserts in other pastel shades j Y et no nation can point to a by way of interest. Since the fab-1 more i nS pi r i ng past—or to a hisric has been tested and approved tory which has given finer tradi* by the Good Housekeeping Burejiu, j tions> Am rica sprang full-fledged mother is assured that these pa-! f rom the hearts and minds of that
jamas will wear indefinitely and not lose their pristine freshness
AN IMPROMPTU HOBBY SHOW
handful of patriots w 7 ho dedicated their lives to freeing us from foreign monarchic domination, and to establishment of a republic whicl^ should have as its guiding principles, freedom, equality, the right
P"rinp- the recent labor troubles
in Toledo, a group of workers in ^ t j x^ j ^x x that city of barricaded streets and own property and the right to
shouting strikers were busy with firippiness.
something far removed from walkouts. The Toledo Museum was snonsornig a workers’ hobby show. The show was limited to the workers of the Toledo Scale company,
Principles of Freedom
There is a growing danger that, in seeking to conquer the perplexities of the moment “casual embarrassment” in the life of a ua-
and only three weeks’ notice was tion, to use the great Jefferson's given so that the entries reprq- wor <l s —w n shall lose or weaken sented not what the men and worn- Bome those traditions which en thought they should do in their our forefathers bought for us with spare time, but what they actually hlood and tool and self-sacrifice, do do. The entries ranged from If we s<>lve temporary troubles at needlework and cabinet work to f be ex Pense of permanent hi sspainting, photography, raising pets, in ^s, the victory will be hard won out door sports, collecting, making indeed. If we tamper with our models, writing poetry and music i(ieal of freedom, the Unit d States and taxidermy. w iH have little to look forward to
in the future.
Every American should resolve, with the deepest sincerity, to do all he can to cherish, to protect,
No Doubt About It
Joseph Aledasnabaldiedoescheda
is the name of a resident in De- anad to continue those- principles troit. It’s pronounced “Joe.” Continued to Page Four)