Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 27 March 1936 — Page 1

;i - “A free people -can remain free cril" when, 'they know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends’.” —President Roosevelt.

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T-DEMOCRA'i

“It is my belief that the more popular interest is aroused in governmental matters, the more effective the people will be in achieving their aspirations.”

-President Roosevelt.

VOLUME 17—NUMBER 8,

MUNCiE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936,

PRICE: FIVE CENTS

Judge Lon A

lour Women, One Man Comprise New Qj|j(jj^ TRADED

Board in Charge of Old-Age Pensions, Dependent Children, and Other Welfare Activities; E, S. Janney Named Director

of Work.

BEQUilST OAT IN FADE

(Rest in Peace)

The administrative machinery provided by the recent enactment of public welfare legislation in Indiana is rapidly being set up to carry out the social security program founded by President Roosevelt and promoted in this state by our Democratic governor Paul McNutt. The local county department of public welfare was authorized during the past week by appointments of Judge L. A. Guthrie, who named four women and one man to serve on the welfare board beginning April first. Judge Guthrie completed the list of appointments delegated to him by the new Welfare Act of the special session and announced the same Thursday.

His selections include Mrs. W. J. Moiiey, Democrat a member of the Visiting Nurse Association and socai service bureaus, Mrs. Arthur C. Meeks, member of the County Board of Childrens Guardians, Mrs. Edmond B. Bail, and Mrs. Fred Rose, both Republicans and also members of the Board of Childrens Guardians, and Webb Hunt, Demonrat and principal of the Lincoln schooi. E. S. Janney, local insurance agent was named as director of the board at a salary of $1,900 per year and an allowance of five cents per mile for traveling ex-

penses.

BOARD ABOLISHED

The Board of Chilorens Guardwas abolished by the welfare act but four of its members were appointed to the new board and Mrs. Lola Kiger, agent for the Childrens board, will serve as an assistant to Mr. Janney in handling the .work of the new welfare board. Although the state law_ provides that the probation work may also be transferred to the local welfare board, Judge Guthrie announced that Mrs. Mary Voyies, present county probation officer, will retain hep office. . Duties of the new board will be to investigate and authorize the payment of old age pensions, the care of dependent children, aid to the blind, and supervise all forms of public welfare. The appropriated

funds now on hand will be turned over immediately to the custody of the weifare board. Until the'county council makes regular appropriations for administrative expenses of the board, these funds will be used to pay the salary of the director, it was announced by the state tax board. The director may be dismissed by the state weifare board in the event that they feel such

action is necessary. FULL CO-OPERATION

Judge Guthrie stated in making his appointments that it was his desire that the county department

OF AMERICAN COINED WORDS

ment of Public Welfare and in keeping with the spirit and intent of the law, to the end that the purpose of the law may be accomplished, The weii being, happiness and contentment of ail classes of the people is the aim of this iaw, and to this doctrine I fully subscribe,

states the judge.

The local board bares an impart ial atmosphere and should render the services expected from the provisions of the new weifare ieqis iation without the usual political influences. Since weifare work has aiways been recognized to be more outstanding in the activities of)

shall co-operate to the fullest ex-

le.nt^ossLbie with the State .Depart-j i^JQavy. Orockett wasLjho finU to

English Scholar Spends 10 Years on Historical Dictionary

Chicago—A scholarly man with a | Van Dyke heard has thumbed [ through many stacks of ancient j manuscripts in search or a ,woru j But Sir William Craigie isn’t a man to give up quickly, and that’s lucky. ■ Sometimes it took a long time to find the word he wanted. It seemed as if one word led to

another.

But now after 10 years the first section of his “Historical Dictionary of American English” is to be! published and he feels he has a ( fair command of the “language.” j For instance: The word “whoopee” is no bah? in arms. It was in common use in England during the 15th century. “O. K.” Used in 1840 “O. K.” isn’t quite as had. The Boston Transcript used it first in 1840 as a term of political opprobrium. It took its present meaning the same year.

Editor Succumbs Suddenly Result

WILL DISCO ROAD PROBLEM

Fourth District Meeting to be Held at Ft. Wayne Tuesday, April 7.

Colorful Career of Muncie’s Ex-Mayor Ends After Completing Day’s Writing for Post-Democrat; Entire Immediate Family Watches Life Ebb Away Just as He Would Have It,

GEORGE Fv. DALE

use “blizzard” in the early 1800s. He used it to mean a rain of blows in the face. It was first used to designate a snowstorm in March,

1870.

The word “skidaddie” came into being during the Civil war. From other heaps of manuscripts came these: Biscuit Undergoes Changes Up until about 1800 the word “biscuit” meant any small piece of hard-cooked dough. Later, it came to mean soft-baked bread, and the term “hard biscuit” was coined to take its place. •Lumber in England means rub-

women, it is another favorable feat-! bish,” said Sir William, “but in

ure to the appointment of four local women on the weifare board.

Here They Are The Winners Awards Made in “Buy It In Muncie” Contest Sponsored by Post-Democrat.

The “Buy it in Muncie” contest has been concluded and checks to those whom awards were due were sent out this week. The first prize, $100, was awarded to Ralph J, Satterlee, 719 East Washington street. The second prize, $75, to Miss Ethel Morgan, 608 East Ninth street. The third prize, $50, to Melvin Fields, rural resident, who merely gave his address “general delivery.” The fourth prize, $25, to Wade Parley, 1302 South Jefferson street. Other prizes of ten dollars each, were awarded to Mrs. Byron Win gate, Selma, Mrs, Marie Taylor, 1305 South Jefferson street, Miss Bertha Adams, 1311 South Ebright street, Mrs. Ray A, Pickeli, 805 North Mulberry street, Margaret Maynard, 504 North McKinley street, Bertha Graff, 200 Aiameda Avenue and Charles F, Redding, 604 North Elm street. MORE CHECKS LATER Another mass of "examination papers” left for more careful ex amination because of possible duplications and failure to comply with the rather exacting rules of the contest will be considered fuiiy be fore mailing additional checks, amounting to $70. In considering the winner of the contest the editor took into consideration the exactness of the contestants in determining mistakes in spelling, the care taken in preparing their papers for presentation and the small accompanying essay on why the people of Muncie and vicinity should spend their money with the firms whose business announcements appeared on the contest page.

There was no question as to the winner of the principal prize, Mr. Satterlee, To our knowledge, we have no acquaintance with the young man, but when in some surprise at his ingenious and painstaking offering, the contest editor turned to a married daughter and asked, “who in the name of aii that is wonderful is Ralph J. Satterlee?” she replied; “Oh, I know him. He graduated in my ciass in Central High.” The answers were contained in a smaii, highly polished box, about 4x4x6 inches in dimension, with a closing fitting iid, working on hinges. The mispeiied words of the twenty issues were card-in-dexed inside. On the lid was painted a two colored cartoon, depicting a comic opera two wheeled fire department automobile with the chief smoking an impossible looking pipe, at the FIRE CHIEF GIVES O. K, A fireman at his side is yelling in his ear, “Say chief, so you read the ‘Buy it Now in Muncie’ section in the Post Democrat?" To which the chief, looking straight ahead replies; “Yeh, it’s great. You can save money by trading with those firms, too.” The essay, pasted neatiy on the inside of the box lid, containing exactly forty four words, told “Why I like to do Business With These Firms” was as follows; “In dealing with these firms I feel 1 am among friends who, besides desiring to make business connections —> strive to satisfy. I can rest assured that firms with this business attitude will give me the best in (Continued on "Page Four)

America it means timber.” “Canoe,” the dictionary makers found, was picked up by Spaniards from the Caribs, taken to Spain then to France and from there brought to America. “Bakery” first was mentioned by English travelers in this country in 1800. This word of purely American origin, was taken back to England, where it is now in general use. “Back to America” Defined Settlers in Oregon said they were “going back to America,” when- they meant returning to states east of the Mississippi. The incorrect use of “American” as ap plying to the United- States, Sir William said, was due to inability to create an adjective from “United States.” “Some expressions, born in the new country, have, since died and been buried,” the professor said. “You never hear anyone refer to the protective tariff as the ‘American System,’ This expression was widely used between 1824 and 1850.” More than 4,000 volumes have been read by the hunters, and some 400,000 quotations collected, although only one letter of the dictionary has been completed. Sir William was knighted for his work as editor of the Oxford historical dictionary, which required nearly 50 years to produce^

Booklet Tells of Planting Forests An illustrated booklet, Planting Forest Trees in Indiana, issued by the Division of Forestry, contains many helpful suggestions to the farmer and landowner interested in improving his property, Virgil M Simmons, commissioner of the De partment of Conservation, stated today. The booklets may he secured without cost; upon application to the Division of Forestry, Department of Conservation, State Library Building, Indianapolis. The booklet -discusses planting methods, spacing, bare of trees and Uses of the different species. Interest in the planting of trees as windbreaks and general reforestation is spreading- rapidly ; along with the increased acreage listed as -classified forest land.

Red Top Beer

. fly the choicest barley is used if combination with imported and ,f unesti. hops. The effective elec-

The Red Top Brewing Company, 11. leal equipment which regulates Cincinuati, recently appointed the j tl e temperature, assures uniform Kleinfelder Beverage Comnanv. 217 I ; ffectiori. To all of this is added N Walnut Si'., to ilistrlbmn 'V «*•>* "»

Top beer and ale in this territory. Officials of the Kleinfelder Beverage company have investigated various brands of beer and ale and have decided in favor of Red Top because of its unusual quality. It is brewed in the former Hauek Brewery of Cincinnati, famous all over the middlewest for its unique equipment, its time honored formulae and processes. Red Top beer and ale are made under the direct personal supervision of the Red Top and old Hauek brewmasters. The unusual quality is derived particularly from the fact

\«.• TMj 1 im^E'profw aging A Top Beer and Ale for a considerably longer time than is usual with many beers. This is what gives it its unusual, full-bodied strength. “Old timers” as well as young folks recognize instantly the unusual quality of Red Top Beer the

moment they taste it.

Problems of highway construction, maintenance and financing as they apply particularly to the counties of the Fourth Congressional District, will he discussed at a public meeting to be held in | the assembly room at the Allen county courthouse at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening, April 7. The meeting is being called by the Highway Survey Commission created by the Indiana General As-

sembly in 1935.

This is the first series of public meetings being scheduled for each of the congressional districts, it was announced by Earl Crawford, ’chairman. “These meetings,” he said, “are being planned to ac- ' quaint the public with Indiana’s | highway problem as it relates to ' the intelligent construction and

proper maintenance of roads in x „

*hich the taxpayer’s money is in-- terests of public welfare brought

George R. Dale, editor and publisher of The Post-Demo-jerat and former mayor of the City of Muncie from 1930 to 1935, died suddenly at 1:30 o’clock Friday morning at his home, 223 North Elm street, death resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Dale, oftentimes referred to by newspapers and the journaHstic profession as the “fiery editor” was 60 years of age. His death follows several years of weakened health although not considered critical illness, all of which brings to a close a career marked with many battles won after having spent a lifetime in the newspaper business and

politics.

The crusading publisher gained national reputation ten years ago when he bitterly attacked the abusive activities of the Ku Kiux Klan organization which had at that time become such a widespread influence over the state of Indiana. The fighting spirit of George Dale displayed in the columns of The Post-Democrat, all of which proved to be in the in-

vested.”

The survey, inaugurated several months ago with the cooperation of the U. S. Bureau of Roads, covers both county and state highway systems which have a combined length of approximately 77,000 miles and carry an increasing traffic load. Through the Fourth Dist-

upon him numerous persecutions which in the most recent years caused his broken health. His many battles cost him wealth, health, and much suffering, yejt he never yielded in his fight for freedom of press freedom, of speech, and the giory he received as a newspaper editor in giving

MtAi CONSUMPTION AVERAGt i r j ct mee tj n g a t port Wayne and the public true facts

Minneapolis.—The average person in the United States, if he crammed all his meals into one big repast, ate 126 pounds of meat in 1935, according to figures disclosed at the annual Minnesota that Retail Meat Dealer’s convention.

THE GUN TOTER

Booker Nettles, a colored gentleman employed as janitor at the city hall, enlivened things at McCulloch park Sunday night, by shooting at another colored man, and when his marksmanship failed to register, went into reverse and busted his target over the head with the butt of the gun. Mr. Nettles it seems, carries a large and impressive deputy sheriff’s badge, and his defense is that he was acting in an official capacity when he made his gun play. A local daily, commenting on the episode, deplored the fact that persons unknown as officers of the law, should parade around with badges of assumed authority. We remember, back in the gladsome days of the klan, when the late Harry Hoffman Was sheriff, three hundred members of that glorious order carried sheriff’s badges and this newspaper was the only one here that objected to a secret horde of klan vigilantes packing guns and badges and adding to the reign of terror that prevailed here then. Bill Cahill, the imported boss of the klan, carried two guns in armpit holsters, and had more badges than a brigadier general on dress parade. One morning the editor of the Post-Democrat was informed by a young lady elevator operator that she overheard a conversation between Cahill and a local citizen, in which the two were discussing ways and means of squelching the anti-klan editor. Later in the day the editor met the citizen. The latter was wearing a light coat, which blew back in the breeze, disclosing a holster which contained an ugly looking automatic. No doubt the man was a deputy sheriff, and a disciple of “two-gun” Bill Cahill. Mayor Bunch is outspoken in his opposition to gun toters and the Press and the Star have both praised him for his stand. In the general disarmament plan proposed by the mayor he might look into the status of a city employe who packs a gun at night and poses as a deputy sheriff after his day’s duty of scrubbing the floors of the city hall is over. There has been entirely too much shooting here in the past few days and the way to stop it is to put a stop to indiscriminate gun toting. After all, this is a civilized community, not an armed camp.

those in other districts, members of the commission hope to obtain constructive suggestions and pertinent information for incorporations to be submitted to the General Assembly when it convenes next year. The commission was created by the legislature to make “a scien- , tific study and survey of the- traf- : fic needs and requirements of this state, investigate the desirability j or necessity for the widening of ' roads in congested areas, for high way and railroad grade separation, for the repair, construction or maintenance of existing highways, and formulate a complete highway building and maintenance program for this state, and make recommendations relative to the means of financing the same. The commission shall make a thorough i study of the engineering, economic and practical problems involved and shall submit a report embodying their recommendations and program to the 80th general assembly.” Members of the commission engaged in the survey include: Earl Crawford, Milton, chairman; Himkle C. Hays, Sullivan; Todd Stoops, Indianapolis; John W. Wheeler, chairman of the State Planning Board; M. R. Keefe, chief engineer of the State Highw r ay Commission; three members of the state senate, Walter S. Chambers, Newcastle; Will Brown, Hebron, and Frederick F. Eickhbrn, Gary, and five members of the house, Alfred H. Randall, Fort Wayne; Louis Reichmann, Terre Haute; Henry A. Emig, Evansville; W. C. Babcock, Rensselaer, and John H. Schermerhorn, Wa-

waka.

This is the first time that any attempt has been made to anticipate Indiana’s future transportation needs and to coordinate the development of highways to meet such needs. It also represents a serious effort to work out a more equitable and satisfactory plan of financing highways development, a problem of increasing importance in this state.

RICH IN EXPERIENCE,

A life story of George Da'e would reveal scores of ex-* periences fn court battles, imprisonments, and personal injuries due to his everlasting crusade against unscrupulous public officers, vice leaders, and lawless characters. One of his most outstanding barrages in the interests of freedom of the press was the nationally famous “he truth is no defense” case. Metropolitan newspapers throughout the United States aided him in this battle since every publisher in America

numerous citations for contempt of court by a kiansman judge, the former Judge Clarence Dearth, who with the aid of packed jurors and kian controlled public officials brought about one conviction after another upon the “fighting

editor.”

Every local miscarriage of justice heaped upon the burdens of George R. Dale was latev reversed and vindicated by higher courts except the above mentioned case which was appealed to the United States Supreme Court but was not ruled upon because of its lacking a federal cause for action. In this case Dale was granted a governor's pardon from serving his sentence by former state executive Ed Jackson. However, the case brought about impeachment proceedings against the former judge by the state legislature which resulted in a narrow escape but was fuiiy accounted for in the Hecisive defeat of Clarence Dearth by Muncie voters in the next primary election, LIFE WAS SHORTENED. The most recent injustice award, ed the deceased editor and mayor was the “framed-up” conspiracy to violate the prohibition act along with other members of his official staff while servng as mayor of Muncie in 1932, Political enemies

was seriously affected if they were and iaw violators, who had been to be jeopardized for printing the destroyed in ther vice operations truth. The case grew from the (Continued on Page Four)

City Proposes Erection War Veteran Memorial Public Gontributions Will Be Sought to Construct Monument at New Entrance to McCulloch Park; Estimated Cost of Project at $15,000.

DYNAMITE CAR SIDESWIPED

Marshfield, Ore.—Dave Manary suffered from shock when the car he was driving, loaded with dynamite, was sideswiped by another car which did not stop. The shock was caused by surprise at not being blown up. — *0—. . . ISOLATED TRAPPER SAVED

Seward, Alaska.—Steve Agenia, Portlock trapper, lay for 14 days in a cabin without fire or food before being rescued by another trapper. Had it not been for th^ chance

Nearly eighteen years after hostilities of the World War has ceased the City of Muncie proposes to erect a memoriai to the veterans and those who gave their lives in the service of our country. Last Wednesday, the city park board approved the proposal to solicit community contributions for the purpose of constructing a monument in honor of aii war vet-, erans at a new entrance to McCulloch park on the corner of Highland avenue and Broadway street. The new park entrance is a part of the park improvement program proposed by the city administration to be done with federal funds under the National Park Service agency. A request has been made for approximately $65,000 to be expended on rejuvenating and beautifying the Muncie park system but tb date no definite allocation or authorization has been made by federal agencies. The arrangement to remove the present statute of George McCulloch, donor of the park lands, to the new entrance has been entirely abandoned according to city hall reports and the memoriai project has been Substituted. NO DECISION REACHED —A decision^ . fags not yet, _ been

reached as to the exact form of the memoriai but it is estimated to cost $15,000. It has been suggested that such a monument be erected to, commemorate representatives of the Revolutionary, Civil, Span-ish-American, and Worid Wars. Such a memorial had been previously suggested but funds for such a purpose were necessary for extending a livelihood to unfortunate,. unemployed,.’' and. indigent veterans and their families rather than creating a mass of stone and cement which could not be beaten. It is the plan of the city officials to foiiow up the present Community Fund campaign with a fund raising program to insure the construction of the memorial. Ail civic and patriotic organizations are to be called upon for their support as well as the public in general will be asked to contribute towards the estimated quota of $15,000. If the public is able to drop another portion of its earnings into this fund after having paid federal income taxes, Community fund pledges, 193 taxes,, and increased costs of living, Jt would be most fitting that Muncie dedicate this memorial during the state American Legion convention to be held here some time in August.