The Cedarville Herald, Volume 55, Numbers 1-26

I «5f‘ if <\yt » \ r y fc,4932. ;- 4 '. mi..iiMi# iiusifi> ■ ■* -sr-c- It Sb<*• jL# Jib# * V <«# .Sf. ,4 m *' X -4b A\, 4R#I Arf D MHHKJMui* JUMIM BULL *---------- — EDITOR AND PUBLISHER wamm X«ljia»,? HiMM u M iWMvl OhUM wwnw .a***;.. Miami V.il'cy I’rcw Amoe, Rtti«**d at the Post Oedan", y r /#co»d d**$ wetter. illo, Ohio, October 31/1887, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8,1932. ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL NOT SOUND In the minda of many people all you have to do to correct an economic situation, such as we are in, is to pass another law for some new kind of tax. In state and nation we hear of the effort to ‘"balance the budget.” Few have dared to propose a reduction in operating expenses and try operating on the rev-, enue we have. The legislature has said to municipalities, to counties and boards -of education, “operate within your income” but the state and federal government takes the 'other plan of more taxes to balance the budget. Senator Cousens, Michigan, has proposed that Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Judges, the vice president,, all take salary reductions of twenty-five per cent. This was the increase during the'war. It has also been proposed to reduce the other 700,000 federal office holders, ten per cent on salaries a- bove $2,500. This would be a start towards a budget balance without more taxes. The plan evidently does not suit President Hoover, who is quoted as being strongly opposed to any kind of a salary reduction. Three daily newspapers in Washington, D. C., are openly opposing the cut. Washington is a city of people oh salary, most of whom live off the government, directly or indirectly. The government is running millions in the whole each month, yet we regret to think that the President;takes the stand he does. Private business, manufacturers, farmers, and people in all walks of fife have been forced to live within their income. That is balancing the private budget and eventually that is the, way Ohio as well as the federal government will balance theirs. ------- While President Hoover is opposingvaiarjrreductions with federal employees, now comes L. B. Palmer, president of the Ohio Farm Bureau, advocating another tax in Ohio—a state income tax on earned income. The experience of the federal government in trying to operate on income taxes is plainly a failure as during such times as this we have a rather small amount of income compared with more prosperous days. So far as Mr. Palmer's organization is concerned it has not a very good record in opposing the creation of more state jobs or demanding a reduction of operating expense. .The new tax law was endorsed by the Farm Bureau and yet it is to be one of the most costly pieces of legislation enacted in years. It is a new method of creating several thousand new jobs in every county in Ohio to say nothing about the hundreds to be added to the state pay roll by the State Tax Commission, that also had its Salary' increased, right at a time when Ohio was needing more tax money. “ * Manufacturers in this country have endeavored to solve the economic tangle. They have been appealed to to uphold wages and at the same tihie'faced a'demand for lower priced' merchandise. Great factories cannot be operated purely for the benefit of .labor and as a result wage reductions are going into effect everywhere. Probably’President Hoover has not heard what industry is doing. Increased taxes on poor business may appeal to some but it will never work out. The greater the burden on industry, the lower the wage scale. All taxes are paid by the public—rbeing passed on to those who buy its products or.services. / Facing the situation as it ,s, is the best policy. No man can gain anything or get anywhere by trying to deceive himself or be made to believe that things are not what they really are. The idea of trying to rob Peter to pay Paul in handling the tax situation is not sound. The duty of loyal citizenship is for each and every man and women, individually and through what ever organization he or she may have connection, to demand a deduction in the cost of federal as well as state government. The reduction must begin at the top and work down* Senator Cousens has the right ides of less, govermefttal cost and lower , taxes. How many Greene countians can be depended upon to »write to Cong. Brand and Senator Fess, demanding that each openly support the plan of Senator Cousens? The year 103? has a good supply of "double holiday*” . The double holiday is. where a national holiday falls on a Sunday or Monday. Decoration Day, Fourth o f July and Labor day *11 fall on Monday this year. Christmas and New Year are on Sunday and will be observed as in years past on Monday. Thanksgiving has a day o f its own, the last Thursday of November, The other holidays, Washington’s birth­ day and Columbus day are not gener­ ally observed iif the business world except by banks and .Wall street. The two hundredth anniversary of the birth o f Washington is to*be generally observed this year. Ash Wednesday, comes early this year, February 3. Palm Sunday on March 20 and Easter March 27. A politician so jm month* ag j tcHI of b*lng in Weskjaftm and while thsr# was informed that hs om ULhave tbs appointment « f several awn to r newly created jobs, Sesh a thing is music the ear* o f a politician. The ap­ pointments which this politician had won offered wore in connection with the farm relief program—certainly welcome news to farmers, Leave the present crowd hi control o f the wheat situation and the wheat cannot he sold for enough to pay the salaries that range down from $75,000 yearly. No wonder the politicians oppose giv­ ing some o f this government owned wheat to feed the unemployeed. iUWiB i*A**S PLtiMI The editorial relative to prompt settlement o f fire losses, drew much comment and approval, following our last issue. In justice to W, L, Clem- j an#, who represents the Home Fire Insurance Co.', is must be stated this company promptly paid its share of the insurance on contents amounting to $1,000. So far no other company has paid its loss. j L r j j p S PP r 7AAIN omCE Columbus,Ohio <:E.G.Buch 5 lsb.lnc. R everse ; ph on e C hawoks CALL iBEENE COUNTT FERTILIZER Tei. 818, Xenia, O, . — ~ ~ i Raw Furs Wanted:- Highest Prices Paid. Bennie Sparrow, Elm St., Ce- darville', 0 . I 1 The new year always urshers in the New York automobile Show at which' time the new models with all the la-, test inventions go on display. It is the first time the public has to get an ac­ curate review o f just what the models really are. The automobile trade is ait about as hard with the depression as thejfarmer with his wheat crop and there has been much speculation is to what the manufarturers would lave to offer. Early reports indicate iumerous changes and many refine­ ments but the price o f all remains a- bout the same as last year. The unexpected must come from .lenry Ford. Ford never shows at the New York exhibition and will.. not mve a new model even -for his deal irs. It has been known for some time that Ford was goipg to make changes hue he never gives the public the low down until the day he . breaks into print all over the United States. .The motor trade papers and correspond- ants of trade papers are giving out advance news that Henry has a new eight cylinder car ajgout ready to put on display but not in quantity. This will be quite a jump from four to eight cylinders. As for price the au­ thority for the news has it that the eight cylinder will be about the price of the present-four which is known as Model A. Theeight is to be call­ ed Model B. Another report, which of course has not come from the Ford Company is that the A wifi be reduc ed about $100 in price. I f true the interest this year may be more in the price than the number o f cylinders. If it is true competing companies will no doubt lower their price. And why hot. Steel was never cheaper. Wages have been reduced so there should be a reduction with all 5 comf>ani$s. If there is one,thing needed in this country beside * good five cent cigar it is federal laws tq superceed all the 3tmte laws governing motor traffic in towns as well as states. In addi- there should be one tinie the country over to get auto licenses. We have so many different laws covering hun­ dreds o f things, pertaining the motor traffic and auto ownership, that no one,hardly can feel he is safe away from home. The motorist breaks so many laws each day that he gets hard­ ened to it and probably much o f our indifference to law enforcement comes from the situation concerning the mo­ tor car. FORYOURELECTRICALTROUBLES PHONE 5 * 4 HOUSE WIRING, EXTRA LIGHTS and BASE PLUGS, ELECTRIC IRONS, TOASTERS, HEATERS, FLOOR LAMPS, DOOR BELLS and ELECTRIC MOTORS RE­ PAIRED AND NEW CORDS PUT ON. Repairs for all kinds of water faucets. . v _ , For Sale: 20 tons of extra good Soy Bean Hay, Allen Cross, Cedarville, FREDEWRY THE FARMER’S LOT Pharaoh and Joseph, with thpir wheat pool, had nothing . on ascertain Madison county farmer. He says he has enough provisions in his cellar to last hifii three years. Tfiis is not merely canned stuff of the old, familiar sort. The canning art has advanced since our grandmothers' days. The aforesaid cellar is said to look like a well-stocked grocery store. Besides the canned fruits, jellies and jams, there are big shelves filled with vegetables of many kinds, ard others with chicken, sausage and other meat products. In the granary there is plenty of wheat and corn. And in the barn and fields there is livestock. . The farmer, despite his long rup of hard luck and the present ruinously low prices of his products, is better off in such times as these than the city man. His taxes may be unpaid; but if he practices diversified farming, he is sure at least of food and shelter. And he can barter for many things. He com- • mands the basic necessaries of existance. And being close to nature’s own power house, he lacks the unnerving sense of helpfulness that comes to the family sitting idly in a city flat. No wonder there is a tide setting back to the land. —Madison Press, HOW GREAT ESTATES HAVE SHRUNK Several months ago Samuel Mather, capitalist, manufacturer, died at his home in Cleveland, being credited as one of the wealthiest men in Ohio. His will provided several million to charitable organizations. His estate consisted of real estate, bank, sWppingand manufacturing stocks with several million in bonds of various kinds. When the estate was appraised and the report made public a few days ago the estate had dropped in value to a little more than eight million dollars. While far- •mers have taken a big drop in values on all kinds of property, the largest and smallest business man has felt the same. . A prominent business man in another county related an incident a few days ago that has a bearing on the shrinkage of the Mather estate. Following the death of a business man the estate had to fcmsettled. Being an ordinary estate of much less than half a million, the heirs had to arrange for payment of the inheritance tax which required about $12,000. The executor . to raise this money was forced to sell securities that had cost the deceased owner, $90,000. Probably the oivner had paid more than actual value for the securities and yet the same can be said of the value a few years ago of farm and residence property. Such shrinkages as found today were not dreamed possible as late as two years ago, yet on second thought everyone knew there was a bottom. Railroad stocks and bonds worth $150 a share a few years ago are now less than twenty dollars. Industrials that sold as high as two hundred are now listed at less than fifty and probably a few at twenty-five dollars. We all think out troubles are the greatest during these times but by investigation few have escaped their share. t PROHIBITION SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE How can prohibition be eliminated as an issue in the next esidentia election? The Springfield Chamber of Commerce as taken the stand it should not be. Other business organiza­ tions that realize the present economic condition have taken the same view. However it is to be there if reports are correct. As * political issue the politicians whiit it, both wet and dry. It will be used by sonie drys to carry a spineless creature into congress that should be left at home. Some other half-baked candidate will use the. wet side to win. When we canvass legislative bodies and find members chosen solely on such plaf> forms, you have only added to the complications and weakened the chances o f business problems being given much serious eon- u i I * T«o «tate. and the nation ape now demanding men .with vision, ability and moral courage to keep .the country for 2SL01!!!!1 aid or charitable organization for for- jlign countries at the expense of millions o f unemployed. The president .of the New York Stock. Exchange has given out a mes­ sage to the press and by the talkies in motion picture theatres trying to set the public right on the stock market situation. Thd effort to break down the bear market in recent months has failed. Bearing down' on market prices has become a crime- but every thing was “jaka” using a gamb­ ling term when the bulls were pushing stocks worth less than $50 a share to one hundred or more. The public is not easily fooled at present, the spec­ ulative element has gone broke ant the professionals are now and have for some months been on the bear side. The brokers trade from either side ,as buying and selling is their business—as long as the sucker list lasts. Many slocks are low now. large number were low months ago and those/who purchased felt sure of being able to take a profit hut the market keeps going down, Tegardless of what the president of the Stock-Ex­ change has to say. The time to buy with safety is when stocks advance and you think they will continue to go higher—if you know when that, time arrives. The county commissioners repor, that twenty miles o f county road has been hard-surfaced this year in this county. That looks like considerable mileage for a county o f this size one season but when we consider the county mileage it is very small. The commissioners would do more if the funds were available. This brings us to the distribution of the gasoline tax and the need of a larger percent o f i being returned to counties and town ships. We venture the county can improve a road for one third of what it costs the state for the same type of road improvement. The idea of unloading miles o f county road on the state each year is going to be costly to motor car owners for in time with present business conditions continuing there wifi be a demand for a reduction of the gasoline tax. The last legisla­ ture increased the share o f gasoline tax to counties, townships and muni­ cipalities. It should he increased at again by the next legislature. Ohio has a new probate court code and is now in effect. Many radical changes have been made governing the administration of estates by ad­ ministrators as well as those serving as executrator. In addition the new law has changed the sfctup o f how yon can dispose of property by will and how it must be divided by an admin­ istrator. Probate Courts are given extended powers not granted under the old law. Wills written under the old law and not presented for probate previous to the start of the new law may be thrown out for various rea­ sons. If you have a will better take it to a reputable attorney and nonsuit with him as to whether it conforms to the new law. I f not a new one will ^ J^e necessary, in case you want a will, A Farm Bureau speaker in discuss­ ing the cost o f government over the radio a few days^ago Stated that the present federal Administration had in­ creased the government payroll at the rate of more than 500 employees a month the present year. For eleven months this would be 5,550. As long as our state and federal governments are ruled by bureaus, commissions bodies with delegated authority, such as for farm relief, there Is to he grow­ ing list o f office holders. The speak­ er should have explained where at least some o f these newly chosen gov­ ernment employees have been placed. A family from Missouri, we believe, was visiting friends here last week, ^Before theyleft-home-they made^ap- plication for the 1932 license but such could not be issued until January 1st, The family came to Ohio having done all that could be.,done to observe the laws of both states, knowing they were to be away until the first of the - year. They endeavored to get a per­ mit from authorities in this state to remain until after first of January but were informed they could not and use their car without the chance of being arrested. They could not take out an Ohio license for they were nonresidents. The result was that they had' to leave here in time to. reaeh the Indiana state line by mid­ night, December 31st. Once in Indiana their license was good for thirty days or until-February first. Law is sup­ posed to be common sense but the Ohio motor laws, like other states, are freakish in spots^ ' . • ’ f Retail dealers flet the cost of motor car license increase more this, year than ever before. More than'one mer­ chant heard, it saijd by the easterner that they could not buy this and that because they had to buy their auto­ mobile license and they were to cost more.... We have always felt that we collect .most o f our taxes at the wrong time o f the year, the very time money is the ^scarcest and hardest to g e t It always falls during the winter season -when family requirements are heav­ iest. Some states collect motor taxes and licenses later in the year. June is probably the best month. As a rule there is more employment then and the holiday trade o f merchants would not be disturbed. 1 The amount of taxes collected on- cigarette since the law went into ef­ fect in sure proof that the “ roll-your own” campaign did not last long. The average man ha* not the time, cannot roll as good a cigarette and is not-as well satisfied as when he opens a pack and takes out a machine made fag.' It is more likely that the tax will be increased when the legislature meets early next year, to provide funds for/ state school support. More than 700 of the 2,000 school districts in Ohio are now receiving state support and the demand to take all kinds o f prop­ erty off the list for school taxes' and collect it as a nuisance tax grows. In the present state Senatorial dis­ trict o f which Greene county is a part, the rotation role has applied among counties for several years. This year it is Clinton county's turn and Floyd Templin, Wilmington, has announced for the honor. We get a report that Clinton county will not endorse him and will offer another candidate at the right time. Templin is backed by a Columbus lobbyist, D« C. Pember­ ton, who formerly dictated political affairs in Clinton county.* Last year a new committee was chosen and D. C. was given the air. Scandal in the t court house has sent several of Pem­ berton’s friends to the pen and the political stables have had a goodj cleaning. Pemberton is a uitlity lob­ byist and Clinton countians do not 1 like Tempfin’s record as a member of j the lower hhuse'fhe past legislative ' session. 666 888' Liquid er Tablets used internally and 888 Salve externally, make a com­ plete and effective treatment for colds $£.««• )n CASH PRIZES Ask tens D w tik t fur Particulars WMiiiJii With aCountyfullofSalesandtheNews­ paperspacke^^iSaleAds The Criterion the Level Headed Pe^^Pnf Greene County with a : - PRICE UPHEAVAL Sale Starts Saturday, Jan* 9 EntireStock Included NothingReserved $25.00 $27.50 .... Fine One-Two Pants .... SUITS NOW $ 19.50 $30.00 $32.50 .... Fine One-Two Pants .... SUITS ‘ NOW $ 29.50 $35 $37.50 $40 .... Fine One-Two Pants .... SUITS NOW $ 23.50 $23.50 $25.00 $35.00 $40.00 $30.00 FineOvercoats FineOvercoats Fine.Overcoats - „ NOW NOW NOWS $ 17.50 $ 19.50 $ 27.50 Drastic Reductions on all Boys’ Suits, Student Suits, Leather Coats, Men’s Shirts, Neckwear, Top Coats. 4 - . 'Value ttrstClothiers 28 South Detroit St., Xenia, Ohio vifflBKaaaw . * *vf , *■ * head (/T rouble O —N LD worn tires invite punc­ tures, blowouts and skidding. Don’ t wait fo r them to spoil your trip or cause an accident. Put on a set <jjf new Firestone .High-Speed Heavy Dnty Balloons *—the tires that demonstrated their safety and long trouble-free mile­ age in the Indianapolis 500-m ile endurance race. Used on 35 out*of 38 cars including all winners, they fin ished w ith ou t a s in g le tire failure* TRADE-IN NOW11 Bring in your o ld tires regard­ less o f make or condition'. We will make fu ll allowance fo r the unused mileage in them and apply it on the purchase p r ice . The low cost o f ..new F irestone tires will surprise you. Come in today. Your tires are worth more in trade before a punc­ ture o r blowout than after. Price*Reduced Sensational reductions. New Firestone tires cost less now than ever before. Buy now and savemoney ? i r c # f o « c RALPH WOLFORD SATl B o y ’s 0\| ‘ M en ’s O i 1 1 ■ M en ’/; 8 o| I ' LOCj. 4L A l If you are fail to nee the opera house, Xf Mr. Edward while at home,' accident" and over his left Mr. Charles the M. E, chad street to the Ci| lege street. Don’t fail toj have started “ I their mind whe Barley Corn. Oj] Prof, and Mr| their guests dur son-in-law aijdl Mrs. L. E, Johf Chicago, * Mr. Frank Co residing on the will, move soon farm, now tenai| nehy. Mrs. Anna Colli ter, Barbara, ret] Saturday, after, .vacation •with h| Collins. •' Mrs. II. II. Si her home with W. 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