The Cedarville Herald, Volume 55, Numbers 1-26

4 i m u i * a *?*r* -* t * t %~'- ~ ■■h -• * p '*.*•*A *“1* ** '\ * '”' t~«*-*%V. A 4#?3 5 » TUB C 1 PARVILLE HERALB ~ . Z - EDITOR AND PUBLISHER jU B D H BULL* r * — - l-X .Uwuit |iu u il» l A»*oc.; Ohio Ncwapaper A h >».; M lw i V ilcy i ’r« wjt*soe. Entered *t the Post Offic?. Cedarville, Ohio, October 31,1887, as soecoad class jnatter. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 ,1932 . h a r d e r o b je c t s t o q u a l it y o f f o o d Just^because a county pays $160 a mou th fo r a cook does ho t m ean t h a t th e hill o f f a r e is out of the ordinary , I t was not so Jong ago th a t a bo a rd e r a t “ Hotel de Bad Man” ^ob jec ted to th e fo o cm rv e d . As a resu lt.he was p laced on a ra tion of b read and w a te r fo r th re e or fo u r days. The bo a rd e r says he never saw any le ttuce o r Iamb chops served on th e menu y e t th e bill fo r flucflifeHcacies w as pa id fo r by th e county. The question a rises as to th e p rop rie to r of th e institution supplying his own ta b le a t th e expenses of th e taxp ay e rs in the county. T h e boa rd ­ e r h a s no choice of food b u t when i t comes to serving slop . a n d th e county pay ing fo r such items as le ttu ce and lamb chops, i t is time some exp lana tion is offered th e taxpayers. ■ ■ O SILVER CONTINUES ON DECLINE T h e silver prob lem is “proving a puz^el to business and all economic studen ts. I t is on th e decline a s a commercial p rod ­ u c t of value, second only to gold. Nations hav ing ,silver as a S tandard have seen th e ir buying pow e r drop to a frac tion ,o f its fo rm e r level. Gold h a s d isappea red or buried by a few govern­ men ts an d th e re is not, enough to .meet p re sen t day requ ire ­ ments, T he comm e rc^o f th e world no longer flows as in years past, d u e to th e low exchange on money. The problem is w h a t to do fo r we have n ever b e fo re h a d such a situation . O u r lead ­ ers in at,a te and nation; have no p receden t to follow. In .a -few p laces p rogressive a n d re g u la r Republicans a r e advoca ting th a t th is coun try ta k e th e le a d and make bo th gold and silver of equal value. Can an economic law be s tre tched to t h a t point? Menl Here is the latest in style*. Women are wearing 'em longer, so all the short coats are to go not with tho advent of spring. This is th e de- pree of the fashion experts, The long desired Tuxedo must give way to the coat with the long split tail for all formal affairs and any affair that is graced by the presence of women is to be formal. The Tuxedo is to be used only as informal jn the gather­ ing of men around the festival board. The style artists tell us that all spring clothing for men will have brighter colors. Paste.! shades will predomi­ nate, Coats will be cut longer and will have the draped effect with sharp hip line. This will be interesting to men. . SUGGESTIONS FOR TAX REDUCTIONS While g lean ing over a N o rthe rn Ohio p a p e r we find Some suggestions offered whereby th e sta te and counties can make d rastic reduc tions as to th e cost of government. Foremost is th e suggestion th a t Ohio abolish a ll of its costly commissions and p u t th e government back in th e hands of the political sub­ divisions, d irec tly responsible to th e people. More th a n a mil­ lion do llars could be saved in salaries alone says th is w riter. Drop a ll s ta te inspection and p u t the responsibility on each of th e eigh tly-eigh t counties, elim inating several hund red more sa la ried officials. , . , Reduced sa la ries of Common P leas judges and elim inate th e add itiona l g ra ft-o f $20 a day and expenses, in add ition to th e reg u la r salaries, th is stipu la tion being prov ided by s ta te law f o r judges serving on th e bench in ano ther county. Reduce th e h igh salaries of inspectors of county, school, township an <’ mu- frknnn lino boon frtn rtnink ffillpH th f tt nicipalities. There has been too much “so called serv ice’ is a burden to th e public. 'CARMI THOMPSON FOR SENATOR - Ohio citizens should be in te re s ted ,in the unofficial announ­ cement th a t Carm i Thompson, fo rm er secre tary of s ta te , will be a cand ida te fo r Un ited S ta tes Senator before th e p rim ary in May. As m a tte rs now s tand w ithou t Mr. Thompson in th e face, Ohio d ry Republicans w ill‘have no choice as G ilbert Bettman , p re sen t a tto rn ey general, who is a cand ida te , is listed w ith lib-: e ra l suppo rt. I t is c e rta in t h a t the D emocrats w ill nominate R obert J , Bulkley who won h is la s t election on prohibition re ­ peal. W h ile h is ab ility as a sen a to r is no t questioned and his ideas, o f government in most cases a re worthy of support, th e Repub licans a r e en titled and should hav e a cand ida te t h a t w ill be sa tisfac to ry a ll round . In th is respec t Col..Thompson m e e t s a ll requ irem en ts. Bettnfen .is a p roduc t of th e Cincinnati R epub lican machine t h a t has n e ith e r m o ra l o r civic s tand a rd s . No Repub lican w ill have cause to re g re t suppo rting Mr. Thomp­ son? THE INEXORABLE LAW N early two thou sand y e a rs ago Jesus tried to g e t those h a rd -h ead ed people to un d e rs tan d t h a t “MAN CANNOT L IVE BY BREAD ALONE.” They proceeded on th e be lief .tha t he could and t h a t Jesus w as wrong. Man h a s no t learn ed th e lesson yet. T h a t is th e reason why th e world tod ay is in th e worst economic c.ondition iii which it h a s been p robab ly since th e Napoleonic w ars, cer­ ta in ly in th e memory of anybody now living. “R ende r unto Caesar the th ings th a t a re Caesar’s “ bu t don ’t m ake th e f a ta l m istake of believing .that th e th ing s th a t i r e C aesar's will ever save hum an ity when hum an ity needs sav­ ing. Materialism , w ith all of its gold and g litte r, all of its tem ­ po ra l pow er and persuasion, fa lls sho rt of meeting m an ’s h igh­ est need is something which materialism does no t touch. Man’s supreme problem is no t economic, it is sp iritua l and th e solvent must be sp iritua l. Too long we have gone”on th e theo ry th a t selfish m a teria lga in , tem po ra l power, is th e desidera tum of life. I t is no t and we,know it now. M ateria l gain and tem po ra l pow­ e r h ad a tta ined he igh ts of development never before known in th e h istory of th e world and th en one day th e bottom fe ll out and institu tions reg a rd ed a s impregnab le collapsed. Civil law can be, evaded or avoided, too often openly vio­ la ted w ith impunity; Economic law can be chea ted , bu t moral law is inexorab le a n d indispensable. I t g ran ts no immunities. I t h a s no substitu te. . “ I have a rig h t,” says Brown, “ to a ll th e money I can earn. Now, I have succeeded in amasing a g re a t fo rtune . W h a t’s w rong w ith th a t? Am I no t pe rm itted to do th a t? Is th e re any law ag a in s t i t ? ” No law aga in s t it, no. B u t ju s t because a th ing is law ful is no t always a good reason fo r doing th a t thing* “All th ings a re law fu l unto me,” sa id P au l, “ b u t a ll th ings a re n o t exped­ ien t.” W h a t abou t th e effect on th e o th e r fe llow ? My ga in o r good must be considered in th e ligh t of his righ ts and interests. I f I g e t my w ea lth a t th e expense o r in ju ry of o th e r people, then certain ly i t is ill-gotten. The whole moral law is roo ted in the princip le of th e common good, no t in the princip le of personal gain, -—Public Service Magazine, m a a o fm m c o o ^ t <* . o HOW 1 > FIND A SELECTED CARD IN A PACK IT {£ £A«,V POft THE •FEVORMEtt TO PINO THE SELECTED BLACK CARD IN THE s ' RED PACK <3 % q v o B lack RED fCAROS JSejtafute the red card* ot « pack from the black at id stack the cards ot each color 1ft separata packs, blftclftff the red deck in your pocket, ask some­ body to select « card from the black deck and exhibit it to the audience. While this is taking place casually slip the black cards in your pocket, aabstltutJn* the red cards in their place. Keeping the audience ignorant ot this* change, hare the selected black card placed in the red deck which yon hold and the eolation ot the trick becomes simple. The difficulty lies in pre- yaatlag those In the audience from afeeing you exchange the packs, - ................... i & m M b t - . ... , r The tax situation along with gaasr- *1 buainOM conditions has g*at busi­ ness men and manufacturer* to the' shore for safety., Increased taxes in Ohio for most business and proposed federal tax increase has the business interests “up in the air.’* As a result the stock market keeps failing to new low levels and creating greater losses to investors. To offset some of this increase the past two weeks has wit­ nessed great slashes in payrolls of business houses and manufacturers. One .concern on January first dropped all bonus payments and within the past few days has reduced wages 12 per cent. Another-big conem employ­ ing several hundred has enforced a reduction of fifteen per cent, ^Scores of heads of departments drawing good salaries have been let go to reduce overhead. In addition many flrmB are only giving employees four or five days a week to stagged employment for all on the payroll. All this greatly reduces the purchasing .power of con­ sumers, but there seems to be no oth­ er way to meet the situation. The Bridge marathon is on in Ohio, Many cities have teams trying for a ehhnce to have a ptfrt in. the state meet. Down in Chillicothe. foUr of the city’s best bridge players were in a tryout and in dealing won perfect hands, something never known before. Oakley Graves* dealer, had 13 hearts. Robert McCarty, who cut the cards held diamonds. Wade ^Beyerly,-Jr. Graves’ partner, held spades. Fred Heinzelman had the clubs. Graves bid two hearts. Beyerly made i t seven spades and the contract was fulfilled Will Rogers, noted* American jokes- ter, has just returned from a trip a- round the world, mostly by plane. He visited Cairo and says he is the only American tourist to go to that coun­ try and not see the sphinx. -When asked why said: “I thought i t was un­ necessary, I’ve seen Coolidge.” The appeals for additional tax funds continue to pile in on Gov. White, Who is urged to call an extra session of the legislature. Each time the Governor urges the city delegations to return home-and make an extra effort to take care of their own situation. One of the best known business men of Ohio, Col. William Cooper Proctor, Cincinnati, made an appeal Monday but the fol­ lowing day the special session was de­ clined. The demand for. more tax funds comes from the cities who have urged a plan of a statewide tax on all property in the state fo r a huge fund for relief work. In this'way the rural counties would be compelled to pay for part of tho city relief work. The cities are facinfe an unpleasant situa­ tion but it is their problem. " ’ When it comes to turning out law­ yers Ohio certainly takes first rank. At the -last state examination only 95 men and women failed out of 402 who submitted for the state test to get a certificate to practice. Some view the situation with alarm as the profession is now overburdened. Another exam­ ination will be held next June and as How many more will take, the test, can this number of new lawyers be absorbed each year with only a mor­ tality and retirement rate of about 23 per cent? Many other professions are over, crowded now and with so many professional men out of paying positions and many more barely mak­ ing a living, the future just a t this time is not bright. But some day we will all be singing “Happy Days Are Here Again.” A1 Smith, (\yho failed to carry .the Democratic banner to victory last presidential election, makes his posi­ tion clear Monday when he announced he would permit the use of his name as a presidential candidate before the Democratic convention* but tha t he would not contest for delegates. A1 evidently has an idea that lightning is to strike the Democratic flag staff and he wants to be the victim a t the convention. This makes the Demo­ cratic situation troublesome for Gov, Roosevelt of New York, who has been looked/upon as the “best bet” by all political observers. If press reports are correct Smith and Roosevelt have been divided on certain issues in New York -state, with th e ' Governor win­ ning his point. The more the Demo­ cratic brethern squabble the more hpoe and life will arise among Repub­ licans, who have been lulled into a laggard sleep»by the “mild boom” of prosperity the past two years. From indications. the Democrats must fight long and loud to get the Republican party leaders awake. Once awake they may change their attitude on certain important issues that have been detrimental to business. - The Federal government has stir­ red the automobile manufacturing in­ terests into a frenzy by suggesting a federal gasoline tax in addition to what is now being paid in the various states, by motorists. The auto manu­ facturer, like all other manufacturers, wants to know why the government does not reduce overhead expenses as Individuals have been forced, to do? There is also general objection to the federal government collecting gaso­ line taxes for general revenue. This tdiould not he permitted in the estima­ tion bf most people. With the lower­ ing of labor and material costs and the opportunity of buildinfe toads at a less cost per mile, suggests even a lowering of the Ohio gasoline tax at least one cent a gallon, The present administration at Washington will be none the more popular by forcing ad­ ditional taxes of any kind. John A. North, who for more than fifty years, has been a prominent businessman in Xenia, engaged in the plumbing business, announces his re­ tirement. He is probably the oldest businessman in his city from the point of continuous service. H e has always taken an active-interest in public- af­ fairs in his city and county and has served as mayor of his city, also as a member of city council and the board of education.. He served as county commissioner and has a very wide ac­ quaintance 'in the county. Previous to 1884 not five homes had plumbing in Xenia, but thatlyear the waterworks was placed in operation, giving a field for plumbing. He has seen Xenia grow and prosper and witnessed the passing of many of the city’s leading businessmen of their day. Mr, and Mrs. North are looking with a great deal of pleasure to the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary this coming summer. , With announcement that John A. North, Xejpa, is to retire from active business, we are reminded of what, time has had to do with business changes in the county* seat. Older cit­ izens will recall the names of once famous business houses: Stewart Brothers clothing Stata MiUen & Co., Brady & Steinfels"*clothing store; J. C. Conwell hardware store, <£ S. Frasier shog store, Fleming Drug store, Baldner & Fletcher plumbing firm, Frank Scott tin -shop, J. Fred Schell jewelry store,’ Kyle A T a te jewelry store, Babb hardware store, Schmidt -grocery store, George Gal­ loway drug store, Knowles drugstore, and a sc^re of others that might be mentioned. There are few firm names of today-that Were known .between twenty and fifty years ago. A few are the Tiffany Jewlry store operated by George Tiffany, a son of the founder; Walker Gibney, ’a son Of the junior member of the famous firm of Hutchi­ son and Gibney* Fisher Brothers,, sons of the late Andrew Fisher, meat store. The Criterion was founded by the late R. S. Kingsbury, who was en­ gaged for years in the clothing bus­ iness. Charley Kelble has retired from the clothing business. Only a few veeks ago the Jobe Brothers Co. was closed out, C. L. Jobe having retired a few years back. A firm of long standing is the Fetic grocery store, now managed by Paul Fetz, a son of Henry Fetz, one of the founders, who retired a few years ago. These chang­ es are but reminders of what time brings to each generation. To those who are wondering just when the depression will end may or may not get' consolation from what Colonel Leonard P, Ayers, noted econ­ omist, writing in the current issue of the Cleveland Trust Monthly has to say. “We mortgaged future income for present satisfaction, and now the future is here. We cannot know how long this depression Will lasir but one thing about which we may be fairly sure is that it is not yet half through. Commondy prices have been falling and business activity has been declin­ ing for well over two years. Recovery has always 'been slower than decline,' Since the decline has not yet stopped, it seemit probable that the return to normal levels of business will take more than two years a fter it gets un- dep way, and we do not know when that will be. Our government cannot at a single stroke return conditions to normal, especially by whole spend­ ing, Tho great public works programs that are advocated would increase our unproductive possessions and greatly add to our debts, but this would not remove the causes of our difficulties. We squandered our way into this de­ pression and cannot squander our Way out. He urges national independent action of Europe and a definite gov­ ernmental policy of limitation of fed­ eral expenditures. The present mal­ distribution of gold among nations is an obstruction to sharp recovery and little remedial action seems imminent a t’this time.” FOR'SALE—We have, in this vi­ cinity, a practically new Baby Grand Piano, which we are forced to repos- ess. This account will be transferred to a reliable party for the balance due. Terms $3.00 per week, Also, have a studio size upright piano a t terms of $2.00 per week Write, giving refer­ ences to FACTORY RBPRESENTA- TIVE, cafe this newspaper, Printing fo r Particular People Good Printing Inspires Confidence When yon send out a poorly printed circular, or any printed matter, you make a very bad im­ pression upon its recipient; ^ =out a well printed circular, you in-* lire coniidenceand resect. ' t - ■ 0 The quality of your printed matter reflects the dignity and distinction of your business enter­ prise. We 'do .exert printing at reasonable. pricesjLyou have nothing to worry about when you place a printing order with us—<—the work will.be turned out promptly, correctly, and will be of the kind that inspires, confidence, creates in te re s te d im­ presses with, its good taste and neatness, ■ Give us your order the next time you need to have some printing done, and weil prove that we live up to all the claims in this advertisement. TheHerald Job Shop h mm Again WE REPEAT Compare the values , prices and service we give you w ith those of any other tire dealer or distributor of special brands * ,The low prices o ( rubber and cotton g iv | Firestone unusualadvantageaadue to their world-wide facilities in securing these raw materials and their efficient manu­ facturing. With Firestone’s most economical distributing sy stem , w ith over 600 branches, warehouses and service stores, we ban secure a complete line o f fresh Firestone tires, tubes, batteries,, brake lining, rims and accessories w ithin a few minutes* to a few hours* time and give our customers values and service that are not duplicated* ^ . COMPARE V A L U E S Firestone has this year added more rubber to the tread which gives 20% to 25% more safe mileage before the tread wears smooth. 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