The Cedarville Herald, Volume 55, Numbers 1-26

# i AS-1 Jv ---- •*• l^U. THE CEDARV1LLE HERALD KAKLH BULL — — — EDITOR AND PUBLISHER MUstlll Jtssoc.j 0M* H«wu>*per -fcsae.; Miami Vjl'cj- l‘tc » Atso:\ Entered at the Post Office Ccdarville, Ohio, October SI, 1887, at riecond cla«ft matter. ~ "" ' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1931. X CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO HERALD READERS ft n it it 31 it it it Mt it I t it l Today, Friday, is Christmas Day, the season nof the year when we celebrate that great festival and open the heart to the nobler im­ pulses. Christmas 1931 fo r many will not be the Christmas o f years past. During the past year there has been misfortune, worry and anguished minds, but all from the material view o f life. Probably in the past few years the day has been observed from the viewpoint of personal gain, rather than from the importance and lessons from the birth and life we celebrate. Regardless o f the progress o f things worldly o r our apparent loses, real o r imaginary, the advent o f the Christmas season should remind one and all that His promise o f the futvire still stands and is yours by accepting the faith and following His teachings. a I I !§ i I ? :ti •;K ! j SOMEBODY MUST BE WRONG ABOUT GERMANY Charles F. Mitchell, head o f the two billion dollar Nation­ al'Dank, New York,, owned largely by the Standard Oil inter­ ests, when' before a Senate Committee, Saturday, relative to foreign loans, stated that if Germany was to be saddled with war debts for sixty-two years, the younger generation will start a revolution. Senator Reed, (Pa.), asked why American youth should not rebel if saddled with the war debt. The investiga- -tion-had_jfrLHo with the moratorium. Mitchell admitted his bank had floated more than a billion dollars in Germany and thirty-five million was for the General Electric Company, with a profit to his hank of more than $800,000 on the one transac­ tion, . Mitchell pictured Germany in terrible plight and the need o f aid and defended the moratorium. The next day came an N. B. C. broadcast from Nueremburg, Germany, where a special celebration for Christmas was taking place. The' city is the home of the original Christmas toys. It is the world’s center . yet for toy invention. The mayor of the city in his broadcast extended greetings to American citizens for the Holiday season and described the decorations for his city’s celebration. He de­ scribed their people as happy and contented and how Christ­ mas was being celebrated. He said the city was prosperous and that the stores and shops had been filled with buyers and that the streets were crowded with citizens, Children, sang the 'Christmas carols which could be heard over the radio. This broadcast event was a sharp contrast to the picture Banker Mitchell paints. . In review of conditions in this country what do we find. T h e market values of stocks and bonds at the bottom, if there is any bottom. Unemployment everywhere. Continued calls on the people.for financial aid. Factories closed and both wholesale and retail business all but paralyzed. Farm products being , sold at less than cost of production. Mortgages foreclosed, and owners of farm land as Well as urban property being for­ ced out o f their homes. Bank being closed by the score in every state in the union. Money scarce and financial institutions un? . able to make' loans even on the best of security. People de­ pressed and downhearted right at the very season of good cheer and in celebration o f the same, event referred to in Germany where a public broadcast says prosperity exists. The report-of the loans made by the New York hanker is but the transactions of several great financial institutions. The country is being stripped of money to aid industry in foreign countries.; „ American industry,, farmers, labor, home owners as well as educational and religious institutions must suffer to satisfy^13£e\greed of our international hankers. It is certain proof that our foreign policy is wrong and that billions can be- loaned abroad thrusting the greatest nation on the globe into bankruptcy and demoralizing the moral of our people. Some pointed comment has been made of the situation but the truest statement we have heard yet relative to. our foreign'affairs is credited to Carmi Thompson, former secretary of state in Ohio, big businessman and executive. He says:: “ The time has come when we must cease being Santa Claus to all o f Europe.” T<^ that we say—Amen! / Ciililt Dog owners in Fayette County must pay a greatly increased license fee for dog tags this year to provide more funds to care fo r unpaid sheep claims amounting to $2,170 in that county.A few years ago 2,800 dogs were regis­ tered in that county but this paBt year less than 1,900 were registered, Fewer dogs did morp damage than the.larger number a few years'ago. We live in a great country, much greater than many are conscious o f at all times. Here we are in the sea­ son when Christmas trees are display­ ed that came from northern states, In the city markets, none yet in Ce- .larville, are strawberries from Flor; ida a t 25 cents a pint. Florida has had unusually favorable weather and the berries are not only more plenti­ ful but o f a better quality, according to market reports. Strawberries and "Christmas trees. Nature with scien­ tific* aid .gives us the one and trans­ portation gives us the other. As for Christmas trees the housewife is of­ ten troubled with the- needles drop ping on the floor. I t is said that you can stop this by feeding the tree with ■weetened water, applied at the base. FARMERS PROPOSE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATIONS In various counties in the state farmers are organizing tax­ payers associations. In other counties* petitions are in circula­ tion or have been circulated asking authorities for a reduction in certain salaries. We understand other petitions have been circulated asking Governor White to call a special session of the legislature. p While there is no class more in need of relief in many ways than the farmer, there are other interests just as bad off, The new tax law is the biggest piece of humbug legislation that was ever placed on the statute books in any state. It is npt out of place to point out to the farmers, that it was their own farm leaders, the five, seven and ten thousand dollar a year execu­ tives that urged the adoption of classification. While not beside the'question a farmer stated to the writer some days ago, that he had never even heard of the farm organizations making any slashing reductions in salaries of their executives and he was o f the opinion that someone was getting the cart before the horse. To this the general public has no say and no interest but naturally the question comes up when farm interests complain o f salaries of public officials. The largest part of our tax assessment comes from the direction o f some state authority, and is mandatory. It makes no difference whether the public regards it necessary or not, it must go on for collection whether county, school or local of­ ficials want it or not. The law may be wrong and not wanted but it is there just the same. The last legislature provided more high salaried jobs and added to tfte membership of certain bureaus. No one yet has heard a spoken word from the farm bureau or grange leaders against passing such a law. No movement was ever inaugurated by any farm leader that is supposed to be on the job in Columbus to attempt to put certain pdwers back in the hands of local elective officials that can Jbe responsible to the electorate. Most officials in all the lo­ cal taxing districts are helpless. The new tax law provides for an expensive set-up with numerous new offices yet no member o f the legislature will even say that a farm bureau or grange leader appeared before a committee to oppose it. We are very fearful that much of the trouble the farmer complains of, and justly so, is due to the kind of organization representation he has had in Columbus. The Supreme Court of Ohio has by a codrt decision tied the hands of the legislature, the governor, county commissioners, school, city, village and township officials when it decided some years ago that tax legislation was not subject to a referendum vote. Remove that decision and such legislation as classifica­ tion and other tax laws, can be abolished by a referendum vote. Three members o f the present Supreme Court must come for reelection this next year, and if memory serves us right, each voted to deny the referendum, or the people the right to have a direct voice in tax legislation. I f the farmers will make this their campaign cry at the next election, and drop trying to do the impossible by the petition method, some ground will be gained and they will have the support at the polls of hundreds o f thousands of urban voters. But can the farmers individually or collectively, force such a movement over the heads of their Columbus executives that always have pleasing platitudes and honeyed phrazes to pass out at district meetings? ........... ... ........... ..... Wm. Marshall, local poultry deal­ er has had a big business this'Christ- nas season in turkeys. Last. Friday .ve looked over a bunch o f 600 fine Ceniucky birds. Most all of these tur- :eys, and several hundred more, went 0 McKeesport, Pa, Prices took quite 1 jump last week and will retail at 35 cents or more on foot, with dressed birds about ten cents more per pound The piece de resistance no doublt will be absent from many Christmas tab­ les this year but there is said to be i scarcity o f the crop in the country, The. prices now are much higher than for Thanksgiving. The Warm weath jr has injured the cold storage busi­ ness and^ created more o f a demand for live birds. “HERALDWANT ANDSALEADS PAY” Now' that the next Republican con vention is to be held in Chicago, a few comments o n ,conventions will be in­ teresting. The Republican party ' has had 20 national conventions and ten of them have been in Chicago, In 1860 was the first with a second in 1868 and the others in 1880, 1884, 1888 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916 an8 102,6.. Lin- *oln was nominated "there as was U 5. Grant., James A. (Garfield,, James Gv Blain, Benjamin Harrison, Taft, (Roosevelt by. the Progressives 1912) Charles E. Hughes, Warren G. Hard­ ing. The.convention in 1932 is ex pected to nominate President Hoover for his second term. George M. Verity, head o f one. o f the biggest industrial plants in Ohio, the American Rolling Milt, Middle town, has sent a personal telegram to Senator S. D. Fess, criticising the ac tion o f Congress the first ten days of the. present* session, when practically nothing has been done only quarrel over petty politics. The stock o f this company was regarded at one time .one o f the best in the country and it has not been so long ago that it sold for $160 a share on the New York stock markdt. The company like al most all companies has. not been able to pay dividends the past two years and the stock is now down to around $8 a share. Thousands o f people the Miami Valley have invested this stock. It was probably just as much to high at $160 fo r actual value as it is today to low at $8, We are told that one estate that had much o f this stock was appraised at $30 but in only a month's time had dropped in value $60,000 and o f course the estate today is worth much less than the day of appraisement on the basis o f market values. The day o f high prices in such stocks is over, at least for some years. Some o f the low ones will no doubt increase in value as business picks up but do not invest in the hfipe that the present .low values means a big fortune in the near future. Keep in mind that the fellow that purchas­ ed such stocks a few months ago on the strength that, prosperity was just around the corner, stands today a big looser. The depression is not over and the bottom evidently has not been reached. The public has been fed an over Bupply o f propaganda and lost all confidence. Confidence will never be restored until the truth is admit­ ted and the people made to realize that most o f the remedies offered to date are tb protect only certain selfish interests, and a poor job is being made o f that, History o f the panic in. the nineties has not been forgotten by all the people. Unfortunately the younger .generation cannot even today realize what conditions were back in those days. * c k in m « s ion to repeal ft * law fo r* eming salaries o f county official*. A l­ ready some snch petitions have been filed. The farmers may be. prompted by the higheat motives in this move­ ment but as we saw the last legisla­ ture in action, they are taking a dan­ gerous chance, fo r there would be no telling what new taxes could be ad­ ded. It was the farm leaders that aided in the classification movement that has created the present muddle. The farmers must also remember that no salary law o f any kind was ever passed in Ohio that was not done so by the votes o f farm members, and the House, as fa r back as the history o f the state goes, has always been dominated by rural members. The last legislature provided new taxes in various ways, for everything and ev­ erybody’ but the utilities, To us what the farmer needs most is to know just a bit more p f how the highly paid organized farmer leaders urge mem­ bers to vote. The scandal of. classi­ fication was haunted before the last legislature and the city members' at various times taunted farm members as to the big fee paid a farm leader to come out for classification. Not only farmers have been fooled but manufacturers have been jipp’ed by the new law. Under a ruling o f the State Tax Commission certain ma­ chinery has been classed as being part o f the real estate and this has placed a big valuation that many companies cannot stand, Oppressive taxation to industry-only means-lowei^wages^-ta employees, or the company cannot compete with factories in other states. A stockholder in an Ohio incorporated company is to be taxed on his stock whether it pays a dividend, while his investment is to be taxed again on the real estate, buildings, machinery, accounts, etc. An Ohio citizen can own $10,000. worth o f stock in Gen­ eral Motors, General Electric and all foreign companies, and not be compel­ led to pay a cent tax. Yet a jack- screw lawyer, as a candidate, gets up before a group o f farmers, and endor­ ses the classification law. So far as the labor situation is concerned Ohio stands a good chance o f having the lowest scale o f wages in the country to off-set the penalty and unjustness of classification. Labor might keep in mind the candidate -that, publicaily defends the new tax law. The less the laborer receives the less he will have to purchase the food products o f the farm. The farmers can hope fo r little or nothing from the present legisla­ ture. It. was controlled by the big bosses from the cities, fo r the benefit, of big business. Our own representa­ tive, R. D. Williamson,“ made an out­ burst in the organization o f the House but the bosses, one o f whom is spon­ soring a congressional candidate in this district was one o f them. A good Christmas story is being told about a certain colored gent that had beerreaught lifting himself a few chickens in a neighboring city. The nimble fingered citizen was being ask­ ed by the Police Captain what he ex­ pected the poor people to do for a Christmas dinner in taking all o f their chickens. The colored gent in a soft pleasant voice answered smiling, “ Well, Captain, you know every day Would be Christmas to hie if I had chicken,” Farm organizations have started a movement in Ohio, wo are told, asking Governor White to call the legislature NO MUN iiNG | The farms owned and operated or leased or rented by the following per­ sons sre posted against hunting or trespassing with dog or gun: E, L, Stormont,, Currey McSIroy George Martindale W , R. Watt * I Mrs. Minnie McMillan W. S. Hopping Massies Creek Cemetery Assoc. A . H. Creswell CULTICE PROPERTY SOLD • TO HARRY SHULL The residence property on College] street, owned by the estate-«f William Cultice, has been sold to Harry Shull, ] who buys it for investment purposes. - S -P -E -C - I -A - t UNTIL NEW YEARS GUM PINK PLATES $ A O PER SET GUARANTEED THE BEST Extraction* 50c and $1.00, and Free with AU Work PHONE 909 FOR APPOINTMENT Open Daily and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Eve»., 7 to 9 DENTIST1 101/* W. High St. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO DK. G. A. SMITH J the am s ' There-is much speculation over the state as to the outcome q f the Mel Daugherty bank blow-up, a costly trial to Fayette county when the bank president and^pblitical boss was found guilty and' giveit a sentence. There has been a lot o f horse-play by the courts where appeals have been tak­ en, new trials ordered to only add to the already bankrupt county. Two Cincinnati bankers were found guilty and given prison sentences by the same judge that heard the Daugherty case. The Supreme Court affirmed the Cincinnati cases. The Fayette county prosecutor claims the same is­ sue is at'stake, but at this writing it looks as if Daugherty was ahead. Meantime several thousand^ o f de­ positors, as well as county, municipal and school funds are tied up in the wreckage, Already many farm own­ ers have.lost their homes through receivership, bankruptcy and other means. Daugherty still remains a political power both in Washington C, H. and at Columbus, The Cincin­ nati bankers must go to the peniten­ tiary. It is reported that wagers can be made that Daugherty will never serve a prison term for his part in the bank failure. COAL GOOD GRADE BUY NOW —AT— ’ REASONABLE PRICE c je . Barnhart CedarvlUe, Ohio NOTICE! To Greene County Dog Owners Dog Tag* will be placed on sale December 10. For the.convenience of dog own­ ers throughout the county, tags can be secured from the Deputy Commissioners is­ suing automobile license plates. V THE COST OF THE TAGS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: , Male ......... Female ......................................................:........$ 4.50 Spayed Female.............. $1.50 Kennel.........•=...... i The sale of dog tags, without penalty, will close on January 20. After that date they can only, be obtained at the office of the County Auditor, Xenia, Ohio, and a pen­ alty of $1.00 per tag must be charged. It is urged that all dog owners secure their tags before January 20, as the Dog Warden will make a thorough canvas of ths entire county, on and after January 21. DEPUTIES " Cedarville------------ ........................A. E. RICHARDS i Spring Valley............................. -KATIE B. EAGLE Jamestown.-----------J,------ ------------ „D. E.' BAILEY Yellow Springs._______ ____________M. E. OSTER Osborn ........... ........................RALPH FULTON Bellbrook......... ..................................H. E. WATSON JAMES J. 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