Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 22 September 1939 — Page 1

THE POST - DEMOCRAT

VOLUME 20—NUMBER 17.

MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939.

PRICE: FIVE CENTS

President Asks Congress To Repeal Arms Embargo

Extra Session Convenes Thursday To Face Neutrality Proposals; Action Expected Promptly Upon Roosevelt Request To Help Preserve Peace for This Nation; Both Indiana Senators and Local District Congressman Favors Executive Recommendations. President Roosevelt addressed the convening members of Congress Thursday and recommended repeal of the present arms embargo clause of our neutrality act which will provide for the legal sale of American made products to all beligerent nations on a cash and carry basis. The President viewed the present embargo as a menace to our nation’s peace efforts and his recommendations were wildly cheered by a majority of those who heard him. Mr. Roosevelt explained that he firmly believed the United States would succeed in the efforts to keep out of

war.

Besides repealing the embargo ] on the sale of munitions to war- j

BOOMING THE MARKETS

It would be a wonderful thing - if politics could be ad-

journed during this horrific war period.

That would be a little too much to hope for, T suppose, for wars may come and wars may pass but government goes

on, and government is politics with us.

The President advised us in the emergency of the Euro-

At Local Democratic Rally

THE DUKE GOES HOME.

pean struggle that the government must be neutral but that

he could order nobody to be neutral in his individual thoughts, j when Prlne 7^;. ard or G ,. eat ..... „ Why may we not apply a stmilar formula to our domestic | Bri|ahi ^ t0 WasW „ gton anei .

has at-1 difficulties—that is to effect accord among all the branches

The securities and commodity markets are again going wild as

the “war buying” urge has at-j ainicuJlies—mat is io eueei accoru among uie uiancnc* , the Woi . 1(J War he vvas acclailried ] tracted thousands of new civsto- 0 f our government without abandoning our right to retain! , (p , , , : nie The Wh Securi« a es lb in n d g ‘'ExSge! °. ur individual political views, ide as, prejudices, or predilec-1 ^ only forefgner a(lmited to ^ j

tions. ■ | s ick room of President - Wilson. Great decisions must be made by congress and by the , The Americans loved him. He |

Commission has broad powers to regulate the New York Exchange and other center's, but it has not interfered with the spectacular boom that has gone on. day after day, since the beginning of the

might have become our own King, j except for that affair between- Cit- | izen George Washington and Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. Virginia.

In that hope he 1 Remembering it all, Edward de-

j cided to come back to the United j States with his American bride a

XT , „ , . , , , . ! year ago last Winter. But at the Naturally the powers which know where our sympathies | llth hour they decided it was best lie would like to have us fighting beside them, if for no better j to miss the boat. Now Ed and reason than that the greater force they can assemble the | Wally are again in England where

^ •* u " .....in ,i~..i.+ he snubbed by

President, for with such a conflagration as is now raging, no nation can be sure that the fire will not involve it. The President has voiced his hope that we can keep out of it and his European war. New customers j belief that we will be able to keep out of it. have made money on the spectac-; voiced the prayer of all America, ular increases. .Tumbling prices | The Lesson of History

have intervened, with sucker-loss-es matching most of the gains. It’s the same old story that has been repeated thousands of times during the past century. The ambition to get rick quick is the magnet that draws spectators to the

State Chairman Bays Conducts 79th Meeting in Muncie Wednesday Night Since His Acceptance of Party Leadership; Program of Entertainment Follows Impressive Address by Mr. Bays, Who Predicts Certain Victory in 1940; McNutt for President Chib Yet To Be Organized in Delaware County.

friend, tivity.

shorter the war will be. On our side we know that a quar-j ^ h n ^ e < " f u t ) h

reling government in Washington means encouragement to

market" They put ‘in their savings the forces of disorder and violence. Contrariwise the spec- I land will always hang out a weland their surpluses. After awhile, j ^ ac i e 0 f a great democracy united is the best insurance pos- <‘ome for th ®. Du ^ e f s a,1<1 l ? er 1)oy they are usualy cleaned out. j sible against our being forced int^ the fray. During the last lllen< ' to 116 " ta,e ° ' ei na

■ ■IIIIIXT T 1 I I/O j session of congress some measures^)!' supelative importance M’N TT T A I If X I to the nation failed of passing and some measures of the Ivl liU I I I flLilW | reverse complexion went through because of partizanship by sii■TiAtlUhe minoritv and in the line of reprisal by a fraction of the

ON EDUCATION;-^

ring nations, the President spoke of other policy phases which should be considered by Congress in order to reenforce American safety. He suggested the restricting of American merchant vessels, so far as possible, from entering danger zones, preventing American citizens from traveling on belligerent ships, preventing the extension of war credits to belligerents, and to provide for purchased goods to be transported from this country in vessels owned by the purchasing nation. ♦The session of Congress w r hich began Thursday w r as called as an extraordinary session by the President since the Congress failed to act upon the neutrality act during its regular session w'hich adjourned seven weeks ago. The declaration of w'ar in foreign countries urged the President to call such a session in order to help preserve the neutrality of this nation. Mr. Roosevelt proposed no further legislation by the special session hut advised that both party leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives remain in Washington to confer with him as the international situation changed and warranted further action. It is exepcted that Congress will quickly repeal the embargo act as proposed by the President although such action will not be unanimous since seventeen Senators have expressed their opposition to the recommendation. They are planning to fight any revision of the neutrality act on the grounds that they believe any changes may lead to our earlier entrance into war. Both Senators VanNuys and Minton, of Indiana, have expressed their favor / towards supporting the President’s program. Also, Representative Raymond Springer, Republican Congressman from this district, has announced his support in repealing the embargo clause. The sale of any and all products by this nation to foreign nations whether they be at war or peace should establish the neutrality of this nation by exerting no preference in our foreign trade. Also, the program should increase industry in this nation winch will in turn aid our present unemployment problems and increase business. A greater degree of preparedness by the United States will also benefit industry and recovery and at the same time discourage other na-

tions from creating our good will. The President further recommended that Congress provide ways and means for a continued investigation of anti-American activities within , our boundaries. He no doubt had reference to the organization of Nazi bunds throughout this country w r hich would discourage patriotism among people w r ho enjoy the freedom of this nation but profess allegiance to Hitler, the Nazi leader of Germany. The President has exemplified his greatness by preferring to call in leaders from both political parties to help establish our policies for the preservation of peace. This nation shall ever be safe with leadership of President Roosevelt.

WAR IN BRIEF

LONDON: Warsaw radio announces city still holds against Germans after 14 days of siege, says German Bombs, shells Thursday killed 700 civilians, destroyed German and Soviet embassies. Radio Warsaw asserts 87 German planes shot down in battle for Warsaw. BERLIN: Army high command announces Germany and Russia reach complete agreemen regarding lines of demarcation in Poland, says Germans won battle of Tomaszow, 50 miles northwest of Lwow. PARIS: War office announces artillery action along entire western front; throughout Thursday night, says French advance guards continue activity against German lines. BUCHAREST: Government rounds of hundreds of Iron Guards after public executions of Premier Callnescu’s assassins; government and army remain in control, believe proNazi plot to seize power misfired; King Carol strengthens determination to remain neutral. MOSCOW: Coviets confirm German announcement of agreement upon lines of demarcation in Poland; army announces Red troops map up remnants of Polish forces in Polish area occupied by Russians. WASHINGTON: Administration expresses for speedy enactment of Roosevelt's neutrality requests while senate isolationists plan long debate.

GAMBLING HAS BEEN DISCOVERED After nearly nine months of holding control of the law enforcement agencies of this city, the Republican prosecuting attorney finds out ahead of the city police department that there are tip-books and baseball pool tickets being sold in Muncie; also slot machines. Prosecutor Fred Davis filed eleven affidavits in city court Thursday afternoon against the same number of defendants who are charged with having permitted the sale of such gambling tickets in their respective places of business. Now it could be possible that the police department knew about such practices and failed to formally tell the prosecutor about it. Also, the prosecutor could have known all along that such sales were being made but awaiting the police department to do something about it. Anyway, it appears that everything is not quite right among these officials in order to overlook the continued practice of selling tips or perhaps business in city court was getting a little lax and the affidavits were filed for a busy session Friday. Tip-books and baseball tickets have been the source of quite a large industry in this city for the past several years. Every once in a while a few arrests are made to quiet the business down a bit in order to allow time for sweeping up the floors which are usually covered deep with unlucky tickets.

Discusses Matter in His First Public Declaration

For the first time since he has taken office as Federal Security Administrator, Paul V. McNutt today made a public declaration concerning American education. In the form of a message to educators throughout the United States appearing in the October issue, just off the press, of School Life, official journal of the U. S. Office of Education, Administrator McNutt says: “The U. S. Office of Education is now a part of the Federal Security Agency. As Administrator of that Agency I welcome the opportunity to greet the educators of this country. “The public schools are organized within the framework of government—Ideal State, and national. They are In fact a most vital interest of government. As parents, citizens care for nothing else so much as for the education of their children. As voters, citizens rely upon no other agency so much as upon the schools to raise the quality of citizenship. Schools Must be Free to Educate “And yet, though a part of government ,and rooted deep in the esteem of the citizens who support the government, the schools are in a sense outside the government. While the schools are subject to control by government — mainly local and State government—the people of all political parties need always to understand that in a democracy the schools must be free to educate. Any time that the schools, including the ‘colleges and universities feel restraint on their freedom exerted by the political leaders in power or by any pressure group, the torch which the schools are expected to hold aloft to light the way of democracy is dimmed. I take pride in the reputation which the U. S. Officq of Education has maintained during the 72 years since it was established and down to date for nonpartisan services to the cause of education and to the Nation as a whole. I am determined that it shall enjoy freedom as a great professional agency. Only those who hold partnership above public welfare will ever use their political positions to ^esjtricb or distort leairning and thus block the march of truth. “But truth is not always easy to find,” Mr. McNutt emphasizes. “In the search for it, and, in even the most conscientious ehorts to teach it, teachers and professors sometimes lose their way and find themselves confused. That is inevitable if truth is to be sought in the areas of controversy. The public must be tolerant of these mistakes. But in the same spirit teachers must recognize controversy and not be dogmatic. If they hope for the support of a tolerant public they must play their part as guides, not as partisans—frankly and, above all, honestly. In their classrooms they must be teachers, opening the way to complete understanding, not advocates who seek to secure agreement with their personal opinions. Democracy so Buttressed Will

Endure

“Practice in the weighing of evidence, the balancing of the pros and cons, is the first requirement j in the training for civic duties.

Democratic State Chairman Fred F. Bays came to Muncie last Wednesday evening and addressed an

tll The" ! 'coimnon\veaiUi" oi'''' Mary- audience of over six hundred persons who attended

a rally held at the loca Ihigh school auditorium. The meeting was solely conducted by Mr. Bays who besides speaking the gospel for Democracy also entertained the crowds with a full program of vaudeville acts which accompanied the state chairman to Muncie. This was the 79th meeting attended by the state Democratic leader since his accepting the chairman-

ship five months ago. Mr. Bays is a vigorous and most!"

interesting speaker and centered i never be seen again by her he-

STUDENT AID FOR BALL STATE

Sum Of $15,525 Is Alloted

To This Insti-

tution

the greater part of his talk around J cause our government- now prothe sta^e and national administra-1 v ides for a pension to such moth-

, tions of government. His purpose

Ball State Teachers College will receive $15,525 as its 1939-40 school

ers.

nine month period, will benefit approximately v 144 students each

month.

The NYA student aid plan is designed to help students, unable to

continue their college oi uni\ei;-it\ | unemployed, old-age pensions, aid training, defray a part of their ed-j to mot hers with dependent chil-

ucational expenses through parttime pobs on or near the college campus. During 1939-40 approximately 3500 young people in 40

The streamlined vaudeville show was again a hit with the crowd. Following the show, a delegation of labor leaders called on the

at the labor meeting which was

then in session.

At an after-meeting in Labor hall, representatives of 7,000 or-

Now we must forego the luxury of political feuding. The issues are too grave to permit of controversy and delay. Unfortunately the hostilities abroad are not merely the concern of Europe. It is a conflict between democracies and despotisms and amid such desperate expedients to which the contending powers may feel themselves driven, rights of neutrals do not count for much—they do not count at all unless their violation threatens a greater danger to the encroaching states than toleration of the feelings and interest of the

neutral. p

It was so in The World War when the kaiser balanced the peril of adding the United States to his foes against the disadvantage due to his navy lack, of being unable to get munitions and other commodities from Americk. He guessed wrong and we went to war. The question is being asked, what was gained by that war? Well, for one thing, we gained at least twenty years of peace. What else were we warring for? We took no indemnity; we refused any territory. Our associates in the war defaulted on their debts—but does anybody suppose our money losses would have been less had England and France been conquered by Germany?

w t , ATKBeniffereHtTOsTime ' ^ e tl led Keep out Of that \* ai and ya rk gg ed vv jii b e aided by the NYA college „ yTfT' • ^mmipr-i s Peaker. Mr. Bays was given a

aid plan. Both colored and white students are reached by NYA funds and four schools have funds available for graduate students. The total allotment for the state

is $373,680

' To be eligible for NYA jobs, students must be between 16 and 24 years of age, in need of financial assistance, American citizens, not advocates of any movement to

is to rally the support of every citizen in the interest of good government. The program of the Democratic party with the many

year allotment for student aid from j achievements gained for the the National Youth Administration, {masses of people in this state and | ^cmn nji Robert S. Richey, state NYA ad- nation was outlined by the chairministrator, announced today. The ; man. He plead for harmony in the funds, received monthly over a | ranks of the party for the sake of

assuring continued good govern- . , ment and a program in the inter- [ ^

ests of the masses of our people. The state chairman emphasized the aid to farmers, to labor, to the

in because of affronts that no=-self-respecting nation could accept; because we had to protect our commerce against an unrestricted and murdering campaign to clear the oceans of

all merchant and passenger ships.

We are at the cross-roads once more, but it is to be hoped that Hitler’s Germany has learned something by the experi-

ence of Wilhelm’s Germany.

We must keep clear of this war and in the process of

effecting that objective we must remember that force, and . , only force, commands the regard of the predatory nations. Sd “stales, ^"’""successfully

So let us present an united front governmentally. As to the

domestic politics, let that*wait.

We can have the luxury of our political campaign, with all the trimmings of partizanship; convention and pre-conven-tion struggles and a decision a year from November. I can lambaste the Republicans and the other fellow can blackguard the administration as usual, but let that fuss be accomplished without being complicated by anything that would convey the impression abroad that we are a divided country. And when the November verdict is rendered we can continue to mind our own business and conduct our family rows —always provided that the old world understands that however fiercely our poliites rages, we are one when it comes to foreign affairs, and one when it comes to measures for the

safeguarding of our country.

Big question in most minds today have long had, a-heavy surplus of might he phrased ^ike this: “How | most commodities. Sugar stocks on is the European war going to at-1 hand recently touened an all-time feet me—as an individual, as a high. This year’s world wheat crop

greatest on record,

as a factor in oui

worker,, and

society?”

The answer to that must natur ally vary with the work you do. the way you earn your living, in what section of the country you live, and what your station in life is. And the hazards of forecasting at this early stage are obvious. But, going by the experience of the past, it is the safest bet imaginable that the average man and woman is going to be affected by the European explosion, and in cer tain and definite ways. First, war is almost certain to have an influence on the cost of living in this country—and an unfavorable influence, looking at it from the point of view of the householder who has to pay the bills. However, there is no reason for believing, as thousands of people apparently did in the first days of the struggle, that prices are due for a prolonged trip to the ecom omic stratosphere. All over the country people rushed into stores to lay in heavy supplies of sugar, flour and other staples. As a re-

generally less important than how to determine what to believe. It taxes the skill of the best teacher to make this practice in weighing evidence seem genuine to his pupils. But of one thing there can be no doubt: The teacher must delve into the realities of the cur* (Continued On Page Four)

commodities. Stores were forced to ration dwindling stocks. This was panic buying, which naturally created a highly artificial price situation. Prices immediately soared to completely unreasonable levels from which, at this writing, they have begun to drop. > The truth is that we have, and

was the greatest on record, and the U. S. crop, while it did not set a record for us, was very large We have an excess of flour in storage. Don’t forget that the govern ment has actually been paying out money in export subsidies in an effort to find a market for some of these surplus commodities. As a result, even with heavy war demand, considerable tim<“ must pdss before commodity sup plies are reduced to “normal,” much less below normal. The moral of it all is that the consumer hap no immediate real worry about greatly, soaring prices. Prices will tend upward, undoubtedly, and i) the war goes on long enough a very serious price problem could result. But sudden price booms can only follow mass hysteria. And the government has certain controls, long established, which can be used effectively to curb profiteering and conscienceless speculation at the

consumer’s expense.

Second, w r hat about the effect of the w r ar on business? There is no need to go into the armament pic ture here—if, as the President desires, the arms embargo is repealed in favor of the cash-and-carry plan, the munitions industries, and the basic industries supplying then needs, will obviously boom. The outlook for other business is highly variable. For example, a prolonged war w r ould create an insatiable British-French demand for wheat, (Continued On Page Four)

carrying at least three-quarters of a normal college course. Students are selected for NYA jobs on a basis of need, character and ability and, wherever possible, are given jobs along lines of their best

abilities and interests.

Only students in non-profit mak ing and tax-exempt institutions are eligible for NYA jobs and their average earnings this year will be approximately $15 a month. Records of schools with enrollees on NYA jobs last year prove conclusively that the program is a worthy one. Of the honor students in 15 Indiana colleges and universities last year, one-half were

working on NYA projects.

Types of Avork done are construction, repair and remodeling of buildings, facilities other thru buildings, and apparatus, models, and equipment; improvement and maintenance of grounds; building maintenance; clerical assistance and service projects; library service and book repair; department al services; research, statistical and survey work; health and hospital work; home economics; recreational leadership /and assistance; arts, crafts, music and writing and other miscellaneous service. No student on either college ar graduate aid may replace any regular school employee or do

classroom instruction.

Under County Welfare Department Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 23. Certifications for employment on one af the NYA work projects in the 40 Indiana counties in which the urogram operates now are made by the local county welfare office as i result of a resolution passed by the State Board of Public Welfare. The National Youth Administration is composed of two main divisions—a works program for out of-school youth and student aid The county departments participate in certifying only those individu•tls desiring work on the out-ot school phase of the program. Officials of the various schools are ••esponsible for the selection of apnlicants for the student aid proWork projects will be started in counties that have no out-of-school urogram just as soon as sufficient number of young men and women receive certifications from their county welfare department, accoroing to Robert S. Richey, state di rector of NYA. . fo be eligible for employm^it on one of the many NYA work pro(Continued On Page Four)

their support to the program of Mr. Bays and asserted that their organized efforts would represent 35,000 workers at the polls next

year, in the city of Muncie.

dren, the WPA, the better housing Most . f the organized • labor program, the social security pro- unions .n Muncie were representgram, the guarantee for proper f torum was eon-

nation-1 « l uctednuth representatives ot the .... ... nmr>nc turuno* mi-AJit inns j;

Conservation Corps, and numerous other benefits to the people of this state and nation as accomplished by the Democratic party and its leaders. The Democratic party has a full program while the Republicans have none except to criticize and this is the greatest reason why we shall win in 1940,

stated Mr. Bays.

The state leader touched the hearts of all who heard him when he cited actual cases where the New Deal had been a blessing to mankind. In his own home town of Sullivan, Indiana, where coal mining is a major industry, Mr. Bays told of the dismissal of 177 workers from one large mine which had mechanized its plant and thereby put these employees out of work. These 177 miners represented families which numbered over 600 and their unemployment meant suffering to at least this number of men, women and children. The condition was explained to Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana at Washington who in turn me with the President and soon there was an allocation of federal funds with which to provide employment for these family heads. Another incident which exemplified the great good sponsored by the Democratic party was the change today from the former board of children’s guardians to a pension for the widowed mother. The sheriff of Mr. Bays’ home county related to him, the toughest job ever assigned to him when he was handed a court, order to take three minor children away from a widowed mother. Today, under the New Deal of Indiana :md America the dependent children of any mother may remain with her instead of being placed in orphanages where they may

tremendous ovation when he declared that the Democratic party had in a way been the party of labor and that labor had received more benefits from government during the past six years than they had received in 60 years prior to

1933.

The labor representatives pledged themselves to start immediately to work in Delaware county to preserve the advantages already gained and to move on to new opportunities for labor in better living and working conditions, better housing, greater compensations under the Workmen’s Compensation law and other benefits for the laboring man and wo-

man.

Mr. James Perry of Indiananolis, state organizer for the McNutt-for-President clubs was present at the meeting and visited with many of the group in attendance. No definite arrangements were made at the meeting for a local club but it was announced that plans would soon be started for such an organization. Earl Tuhey. county chairman, and L. E. Bracken. former city attorney, presided at the meeting and the latter introduced Mr. Bays. COOKING AROUND AMERICA. ‘The Middle West”—another in the Series of Seven Unusual Color Pages—Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg. One of the Many Interesting Features in The American Weekly, the Magazine Distributed with the SUNDAY CHICAGO HERALD-AMERICAN. Tires on buses and many passenger cars must perforin contini ually at temperatures as high as 1 225 degrees Fahrenheit.

IT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN It was announced Tuesday by the board of publicworks and safety that two police officers had been fined and placed on probation for six months because of “conduct unbecoming a police officer.” It has been rumored tha+ such conduct was the result of an arrest made upon a slightly inebriated constable and after taking him to headquarters for safekeeping in a detention cell, the two police officers, it seems, administered a sound beating to their victim. The fines imposed upon the two police were heavy enough to be felt since Officer John Butler will sacrifice one-half a month’s salary or $75 and Vades Norman must give up one-third of his monthly pay check in the amount of $50. Police Chief Joe Stipp advised that both men had been re-instated and back on the job following the board’s action. There just isn’t any fun in being a policeman, it seems, unless you can exercise your fistic ability by beating up a victim, of capture, now and then, especially a drunk.