Ligonier Banner., Volume 68, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 August 1934 — Page 5

~ TAXES BEING LOWERED. Annual Report From States Auditor Shows Gradual Decrease : In Two Years. As shown by the annual report of the state auditor, the local taxes charged against property in Noble county were reduced from $2,408.31 per day in 1932 to $1,683.61 per day in 1933. They were again reduced to $1,678.77 in 1934. With this. reduction property is still . paying more than its fair share oL the cost of government. = 1t depends on {he experience,. honesty and judgment of the township advisory board, county council and county board of tax adjustment, and the active interest of the property’ taxpaying public, whether the daily properly taxes will again be lower nevt year This will be primarily determined OnR September 4, when township advisory boards and county cduncils hold their annual meeting for the express purpose of making appropriations and fixing tax rates on property to be paid in 1935. Every. titizens of the state is Jegally invited to be present and be heard at this township and county meeting by 'P‘_"b' lished notices in local papers, which contain the proposed ‘budgets and the time and place of meeting. Property taxes will be Jowered only when: property Owners attend these meotings and demand lower taxes. AcCtion taken at this time will be binding for theyear, unless set aside by the county board of tax adjustment or the slate jpoard of tax commissioners, If property taxpayers want lowed taxes next year they can not afford to miss these meetings, when they should gerutinize every item appearing in the published pudget and insist on striking out every proposed appropriation not absolutely needed. Property taxes should not exceed 5 cents on each $lO in any rural county in the state. This rate will be the maximum when a net income tax law is added to our gross income, intangible and excise tax laws SO changed by the general assembly that incomes from all scourses-are taxed equitably. "When thus changed and revenues produced devoted to replacing property taxes, we will see property tax rates throughout the state fixed at not to exceed 50 cenfs on each $lOO of assessed value. HEvery farmer, every property owner in the state should work this tax limit. It will take hea&ork and team work, but, “if we gon’t use our heads we just as well have feet on both ends.” ‘ From revenues derived from gross income, intangible and excise taxes during eight months of last year, Noble county has received $60,445.28, which was used largely to pay local school costs, costs heretofore paid from property taxes. As Noble county has paid only $35,184.87 in gross income intangible and excise taxes, it has received from these sources $25,260.41 more than it paid. The extra amount thus received came from the centers of concentrated wealth, our big cities where large incomes are received. This is not at all unfair to the cities, because without the raw materials, trade and educated citizens which they receive from the rural counties, they would have little or no income to tax.

Speed Boat Runs Away.

Cottagers of the South Side of Lake Wawasee were treated to a novel sight Sunday afternoon. Two boys from Huntington were at the lake trying out a new speed hoat of the small variety. The boat was propelled by a 20 h.p. engine of *the Evinrude outboard type. Ag the boys were approaching the Waco, about 100 feet from shore a small wave struck them angd threw them. into the water, the boat which was running at about half speed continued on its course with no one in it. Dwight Mock who conduects a boat livery near Waco was on his pier and jumping into his gpeed boat gave chase of the runaway. After a race of about two miles he captured the runaway. No one was injured. :

Johnson Gets Big Pay Boost.

General Hugh S. Johnson’s requent complaint that he could not afford to sacrifice his private business earning capacity for government service have won him a pay boost from $6,000 to $15,000 a year as NRA administrator. Recovery administration officials re vealed today that Johnson’s salary was increased July Ist by order of President Roosevelt. . John repeatedly has remarked upon the comparatively small salary he re ceived from the government and predicted that when he returned to private business he would “earn $lOO,OOO a year again.” The president’s action was regarded as additional evidence of his degire to have Johnson continue to administer to recovery organization throughout its transitory period and while legislation is being drafted for whatever form of business, control succeeds NRA next June. Recapture Escaped Men. The recapture of four prisoners who-escaped from the Johnson county jail Thursday night was completed early Saturday with the arrest of Chaster Carson, 22, Indianapolis. ICarson was found at the home of his father in Indianapolis by detec‘tives of the capital city police force. He was returned to the custody of Sheriff Albert R. Mulkins and locked in a separate cell. - fThe others captured were James 3. COrifin, 22, Indianapolis; James 4 s, 23, Pranklin and Vor-

COUNTY TAX RATE 618 CENTS

Will Be Hewed Down Considerably - is Hinted; Present Rate is Firty-Two Cents.

A proposed tax rate is 61.3 cents for Noble county has been tentatively set compared to 68.1, the propesed rate which was finally adopted lasi year by the county council and the tax administration board was 52 cenits on the $lOO valuation. ; i According to county officials it is ‘expected the proposed rate of 61.3 cents wiil be hewed down considerably at the session of the county coun cil to be held Septemper 4th, at Albion. RERNW The proposed county rate is now 37.7 cents. The total estimated expenditures of ther county fund are $128,555; estimated miscellaneous receipts, $14,574; amouni necessary to be raised by taxation $113,981. The county unit gree gravel road bond fund is $60,319.90 and the propesed tax rate is 21 cents. The county “wridge bond and interest fund is $4,950 and the proposed tax rate is 2 cents. The Noble County Fair budget is $1,815.26 and the proposed rate is 6 mills. The rates are based on an assesised valuation of $30,254,490. On January 1, 1934, there was a balance of $72,616.43 on hand in the county treasury. Received from taxation (June distribution) $80,5652.15;° miscellaneous receipts, $8,699.58. Total receipts, $161,868.16. Total expenditures, $103,344.31. Balance on hand July 31, 1934, $58,5623.85. |

i PARTIES MBAY BE REALIGNED. \ m——" Formation of Liberty League Seen as Foes to the New Deal. Political lines are sagging as the New Deal goes under the critical microscope of the American liberty league. ; Conservative democrats and re: rublicans are summoned to meet around Alfred E. Smith’s brown derby in what may easily become an anti-New Deal rally under league auspices. : ’ _ First word from the Roosevelt ad-. ministration high command welcom, ed the- ieague-headed by prominent members of both political parties—as a movement toward party realignment. Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes pui that construction on the new fhorn organization. His words indicated the administration is ready to meet any league challenge. resident Roosevelt at a’ press conference discussed the league There is no indication that he will go much beyond acknowledging the right, of any group to oranize for collective and constructive criticism of government. S But he cannot fail to obsérve that democratic sponsors of the league include 'only those hostile to his. nomination in 1932 and since then critical of many administration policies. Named with Smit hto the league executive committee—which will be dominated by easterners drawn from the New York area—was John W. Davis, 1924 democratic presidential nominee, Jouett Shouse, one of the 1932 convention “Stop-Roosevelt” leaders who has been named league president. mathan L. Miller and Representative James W. Wadsworth, New York: republicans, and Lrene Du: Jont, Delaware industrialist, are members of the executive committee. Four million property owners are sought as league members and to be represented by it. before congressional committee shaping economic and social legislation. . The inevitable break between the league and the New Deal probably will not come openly until the former opens fire with ‘its series of reports to the people on legislation and government policies. Roosevelt rule on money and so-called regulation and regimentation of industry and interference with private initiative shortly will become the league target As the league appears the country is mid-way in a political campaign in which the republicans cannot hope to gain more than a score or two of house seats. The senate also is impregnably democratic.. The league ~will not participate in ‘this year’s election. But by 1936 the conserva-tive-ilberal cleavage may be so obvious that the league’s endorsememnt of candidates would become a major factor. . . : Initial reaction of conservativeminded democrats in congress indicated fhe league cannot expect early recruits from that troubled forum. Several senators were quick to disavow emphatiscally, if indirectly, any connection with the Liberty league. Ickes virtually invited the league to see a mass political shake-up which would align conservatives. against liberals. He.implied that he would not be sorry to see the standpat element of nominal new dealers depart. “T've been hoping ever snce 1912, ‘lckes said, “that we would have political parties divided on real jssues. It looks as if it is working out hat way.” . o : ;

Fined for Shoplifting.

Tawrence Shultz, of Cornuua, was fined $1 and costs and given a sTx months suspended sentence to the state penal farm in city court at Kendallville on a charge of shoplifting merchandise at the Gutelius Store and the Morris 5 and 10c to $l.OO store in that city. The loot which amountod to $1.30 from both stores, included ;'ught bulbs, screw drivers, rules etc. ;e i ¥ ' Wall Paper—Knight's Drug Store.

WOULD AMEND TAX LAWS.

Indiana Merchants, 100,000 Strong Seek Minor Changes in Tax Measure.

Indiana merchants are making a concerted drive to amend the present income tax law so as to remedy some of the inequalities found therein after -a year’s trial. The retailers are not opposing a sales tax. They realize that some such medium is abgsolutely. necessary to ease the property tax strain but insist that revnue from such substitute tax should ‘be set aside for educational purposes. The program of the retailers as oultlined by L. F. Shuttleworth, executive seceretary of the Associated Retailers of Indiana, call for legislative aceion designating the use of this tax ’lor educational purposes exclusively, for the compulsory shifting of this Etax with every item of merchandise carrying its part of the burden, and ’tor correction of that section of the law that permits double taxation on commodities or the pyramiding of taxes. ' . “Indiana retailers are vitally interested in the schools,” declared ‘Shuttleworth, “and are willing to make every sacrefice possible necessary for education® purposes but they are not willing to carry an excessive burden of taxation to provide money for the building up of political payrolls now -or in future years.” ! “Thus far, none of these receipts have been spent other than for school purposes, but intimations have been made of plans to divert several milliong to other purposes. The retailers would have the present law so amended as to prevent any such diversion of funds.” Present efforts of the merchants to shift the tax have worked to the detriment of some commodities and to the advantage of others. Farm products have been forced to carry more than their share of the tax burden so as to prevent increased pr®es of nationally advertised commodities with .stand:ardr prices, explained Shuttleworth, and the only way this can be circumvented is by forcing the merchant to add the tax to every article sold and make each carry its own load. : ? The tax pyrmiding on Indiana manufactured articles penalizes the states manufacturing -and wholesaling and directly affects gtate payrolls was also emphasized. The retailers of the state are beginning an intensive drive looking to the selection of representatives for the next legislature that will support such a program along with drastic curtailment of expenditures. The organization is strictly nonpartisian. Candidates of both parties will be supporied or opposed depending on their stand on economy and taxation. With an army of over 100,000 merchants and employes of the group it is expected by politicians to be one of the most important in the coming campaign.

Obituary.

Ben. F. Earle, son of David adn Mary Earle, was born in New York state, November 11th, 1858, and departed this life from the home of his daughter Mrs. U, S. Hampton, Bremen, Indiana, August 20th, 1934, being 75 years, 9 months and 8 days of age. :

When a lad, of eleven, he with his father moved to Michigan. In 1878 he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen, A. Morris of Kalamaoo, Mich., to this union was born four daughters. In 1889 he with his family moved to Ligonier, where he made his home until 1915, when he moved to Missoula, Mont., where he spent twelve years of his life, returaning to Noble county in 1927, and purchased a small farm near the town of Alpion, where he made his home until his wife died, January 31, 1934, when he went to live with his daughters. : : Mr. Earle was .2 man of unusual joval nature, making friends where ever he lived. He was a loving husband and father, a good "neighbor. He leaves to mour his going three daughters; Mrs, Lucile MecPherson, having preceeded him -to; that great beyond; Mrs. U. S. Hampton, of Bremen; Mrs. Frank Willits of Ligonier; Mrs. -Clyde Freed of Fort Wayne; also five grand children and two great grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends who join with the daughters in this hour of their grief. :

PeaCh Crop Below Normal

Despite newspaper reports of a bumper Michigan peach crop, cold facts disclose that a crop of 188,000 bushels in the state is but one-sixth of the average crop for many years past. Statistics show that from 1925 to 1931 the average crop of peaches in Michigan was ' 1,117,285 bushels. This year -the estimate by the government on July 1 was a crop of 235,000 but it has shrunk to 188,000 by August 15. The four central western states, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, . and Tllinois which have an average crop. of 7,000,000 bushels will harvest less than 500,000: bushels this year. Incidentally the biggest peach crop ever produced in Michigan was 2,223,000 hushels in 1931. : to Start Bus Serviece. The Indiana Motor Bus Company with home offices in Plymouth plans to start operation of a bus line between Goshen and Peru on September 1, when the Winona Railroad company discontinues cars in accordance with an order issued by the public service compafy. - Loy R y

Ligonier Clothing Store School Opening I (yiY I LY B NFdE AT BOYS’ SUITS -~ $7.95 ~Others $5.95 to $9.95 It will make the ‘“back-to-school” idea easier to take if your boy is outfitted in one of these smart suits. Boys’ Bib Overalls 50c up Boys’ Work Shitfts 55c up qus’ " Cowboy Pants 59c up Boys’ | Dress Shirts 55c up - ~ Boys” - Knee Pants $1 up Boys’ Long Pants $1.25 Others $1.50 to $3.50 Ligoniér Clothing Store OSCAR BARCH

The farmers and land owners who a few years ago Dpetitioned for the dredging of Eel river from the AllenWhitley county line to the Koscius-ko-Whitley county line, are in for a shock if no legal obstacle can be placed in the path of State Accountants Frank Simons and Bert Doyle, who are in Columbia City going over the accounts of public officials. The accountants have discovered that Whitley county advanced $6,500 for the preliminary expenses of the ditch. The petition however, was not pushed and during the early stages of the depression all hopes of dredging Eel river was forgotten. However, it is the contention of the accountants that Whitley county is entitled to recover the $6,500 from the original petitioners, who it is alleged must file a bond in the office of the clerk at the time of the filing of the petition. The accountnats have made arrange ments to go into the matter and if a bond is found the bondsmen and petitioners will be called upon to repay the county. : :

Speedy Return Predicted Re-adoption of the national prohibi tion within five years was predicted by O. G. Christgau Washington D. C. assigtant superintendent of the AntiSaloon League of America in an address before the regional meeting of dry leaders. : “Bootleg patrons wet propaganda, depression and political expediency, rather than failure of the prohibition law, made America go wet”? Christgau declared. Sl Avilla to Go Tax Free. ‘For the third consecutive year the town of Avilla plans to operate in 1935 without levying any tax. The total budget is placed at $4,695. Of this amount $2OO is for salaries of trustees, $2OO for salary of clerk and, treasurer, $BOO for marshal’s salary, $lOO for health officer; $lOO town attorney; $l,OOO for street fund. In Swan township the proposed levy is 78 cemts; Allen townhsip 32 cents; Hikhart township 41 cents. Subscribe Now For The Ligonier Banner. . s ' e

May Have to Pay $6,500.

ACCIDENT TOLL ON HIGHWAYS

James D. Adams, Chairman of the State Board, Gives Results of Survey. One-sixth of the traffic which travels over the state highway system is composed of motor vehicles from other states, the highway commission has announced. : James D. Adams, chairman of the commission, in announcing the results of a highway survey, said the high percentage of out-of-state traffic is attributed to use of northern In diana roads by motorists entering and leaving Chicago. Highways around the lower end of Lake Michigan and through the Calumenit @istrecits bore the brunt of the traffic, althouh practically every section of the state also showed increased out-of-state traffic, Adams said. . The survey, conducted over a fouryear preiod, was made to obtain traffic fatality figures and to aid the highway department’s super-highway congtruction program. The survey showed that at *least 400 persons are being Kkilled each year in-highway accidents in Indiana

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The following claims to come before the Noble County Commissioners Sept. 3 1934. Pansy Curtis deputy salary $ 75.00 Ruby Cleland dep. salary 75.00 Lucille M. Simpson aud clerk 75.00 Charlotte Surfus dep. salary 75.00 Lorabel Surfus treas. clerk 37.50 Mildred Walker deputy salary 75.00 Irvin Cazier mileage etc 173.48 John Luthman sheriff exp. 12.50 Al Goss sheriff dep. salary 80.00 Harry Metz sur. assistant 41.75 H. B. Rupert sur. assistant 32.88 Ft. Wayne Blue Print off. exp 461 H. H. Mortorfg pub. ditches 74.25 Ralph R, Stanley supt. salary 155.96 R. C. Luckey M. D. inquests 167.00 J. R. Nash M. D. health comm., 46.64 Ethel Jacobs Co. Nurse 125.00 Anna K. Prickett att. Officer 62.91 John Guthrie ct. house emp. 36.00 B. E. Smith Ct. House Emp. 4.00 Reck’s Drug Store supplies etc. 47.01 St. Vincent Villa orphan’s poor 49.60 Claud Biting inmates 8.568 Treas. State inmates 839.40 Avilla. Newg printing 89.40 Noble Co. Dem. printing 29.44 Ligonier Leader printing 89.40 Home Tel. Co. Tel etc. 73.15 Irene Bryon San. 525.35 Albion Water & Light Co. sup 79.28 W F Carver M. D. jail emp 4.00 Carlos Palmer farm employe 15.00 L. E. Berhalter farm employee 65.00 Sam Blaskie farm employee 100.00 Russell Stauffer farm employee 25.00 Max Young farm employee 21.70 Emma Helmuth farm employee 25.00 H. Harding farm employee 18.96 Huntington Laboratories sup . 18.79 Wm. E. Rea farm employee 2.00 Roy K. Riddle farm employe 29.30 C. E. Bloom farm employee 32.06 Jacob Sahli et al pub. ditches 780.54 M. A. Nye slary 125.00, Gravel Road Repair Tyler Oil Co. 408.10 Baster Pyroil Sale: Co. 2.00 City 'Tire. Co. : 2.00 Cockrell Tractor Co. 1154.00 Vern Cripe 675.00 Ft. Wayne Pipe Co. - 3.15 Ft. Wayne Pistoa Co. 5:65 Lodie Freeman 93.90 Indiana Ref, Co. 1176.19 Don Landgraff 62.64 Linde Air Pro. Co. 434 Jay Martin : 284.40 Mossman Yarnell Co. 64.48 MecComb ignition Co. 14.71 National ' Mill Supp. Co. 16.70 Wm. Piper : 9.00 Shunk Mfg. Co. 85.10' Rollie TwaitB 4.00 Universal Crane Co. 68.34 Waynz Hardware Co. "~ 16.58, The White Co. 103.07 0. C. Wiant ' 158.00 Willig Tire Service 258.47 R. A. Wilkes & Co. 24.97 Will Wright 26.00 Albert Gappinger : 7.06 W. H. Heign 37.00 Hobert Adair 78.20 Ray Asher © 69.00 Clinton Bloom : 144.00 Shirley Conrad 82.80 Ernest Cramer * 69.00 E. E. Edwards 82.80 Ace Erdly ¢ : 69.00 Bert Erdly . 64.40 G. G. Green ) 64.40 John Harlan i 69.00 Ross Harlan : '82.80 Don Hoover 69.00 Carl Huntsman 78:20 Hays Huntsman 82.80 Dallas Jaquay . . 70.40 R W, Jaquay ' 86.40 Charles Jolinson , 64.40 Lyman Johnson : : ' 73.60 Ralph Keller 70.40 ‘Dan Leatherman . 72.00 Clarence Lung-i . 78.20 Sylvester Meagher 72.00 ‘Ben ‘Norris i e 64.40 Clarence Owen 69.00 James Parmelee ’ 60.67 Avon D. Schwab 60.00 Clarence Scoby - 69.00 Clifford Smith 69.00 Claude gurfus 69.00 Dewey Targgart A 73.60 Latta Tumlinson 66.00 Louis Ulan - 73.60 Otho Weaver T eB| Thad Weber ' . 33,30 Tom Wirick : 64.40 B. D. Brimm 78.20 Harold Hanes 125.22 Fred Coats ~ : C s oest Charles Jaques = 180 Andy Lang * . 480 Woodward Martin 1440 Prod Hlamk -o0 S 0 'f.fi ‘Theo Weidman . 100

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~ FIVE YOUTHS HELD. : Charged - With Stealing Sheep and Gasoline—Wanted Money to . Attend Fair, Five youths of Swan township, near LaOtta, have been caught in the drag net of Shariff Irvin Cazier and have been lodged in jail at Albion charged with the theft of live stock and a drum of gasoline. ~ : ' Those in jail are Rollin Parker, wilbert Zolman, George Whan, Maurice Myers and Harold Young. All range in age from 16 to 19 years. After running down a numpber of clues, the youths were arrested Monday and in open confession admitted they stole sheep of Mrs. Bilger and others and a 35-gallon drum of gasoline from L. Ruderman. : Arrests were made by Sheriff Cazier and Frank Bruggner of the state police barracks in Ligonier. v : One of the youths in his confession said the sheep were stolen and taken to Fort Wayne and sold to secure money to attend a Ceatury of Progresg at Chicago. The youths will be arraigned ‘some time this week along with Clarence Wood,, 38, his son, Walter 18, Charles Buchanan, 24, and Morrel Cramer, 53, all of Swan township who were round ed up last week charged with stealing wheat and potatoes. ' Charges of petit larceny are to be filed against those involved.

Is Receiver. Walten T. Binder of Fort Wayne has been named receiver for theCitizens National bank at Kendallville, effective Friday, succeeding Clark Springer of Butler, who resigned.to devote his entire attention' to. private ‘business. : Mr. Binder, who is also receiver for a Columbia City bank, was named by the comptroller of the currency at Washington. Mr. Springer was named receiver on March 17, 1932. : Since taking charge: of the bank Mr. Springer has returned to the depositors about 80 per cent of the total deposits and another 9% per cent payment is expected to be made early in September. = ~- Order Amputation of Leg. Amputation of the infected left leg of Wallace Doyle Sharp, Jr., 8-year-old son of a family of devot Holiness church members of Fort Wayne, who believe faith excels -medicine, was ordered Monday. e : Dr. W, E. Miller, sent to examine che child on a court order feared for Wallace’s life. ‘ The child’s parents wept and pleaded that Wallace Doyle not be sent to a pospital, an action they reigard as sinful. Dr. Miller, however, said he would not consider attempting the operation except in a hospital.

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