The Cedarville Herald, Volume 56, Numbers 1-26

CSDARVILLE, 0 „ BELAID, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1983. l ' H E C E D A R V I L L E H E R A L D KARLH BULL — — — KD1TOR AND PUBLISHER Mtuuiii *»•! «at KOltMUt A jmoc ,; OMe S iw HW Awoe-i Miaul V>«»? yrew ^ggl HMMMM Batwod At the Post Oftic** Oedarville, Ohio, October 81,1887, jui s .e c o n d c la s s m a tter, o _________ ___ ... „ „ ___ ___ „ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1933, _ _ _ _ _ _ HIT DOG ALWAYS HOWLS LOUDEST The United States Senate has been insulted and a seventy- three year old employee has been discharged to aid in healing th^wounds0and sooth the imiginary pain, ali as the result o f a story published in an .Eastern monthly magazine that cast some reflection on that august body, without mentioning names, employee that had served for years m the Senate was the auth­ or of the article that inferred that a few members of that body were on the auction block as it were, „ . o, The public holds its nose when it thinks of how the Senate could be insulted, individually or as a body, after what has taken place the past few days. It is now a body that evidently belonged to that form of amusement that the late Barnum once sponsored, The filabuster movements to defeat worthwhile legislation at a time when the nation is m financial distress u. not only rediculous but disgraceful and the members that sit by without changing governing rules to permit such things are as much of a joke as the member that exercises himself for public exhibition for days at a time. . . . . . The incident in connection with the magazine article has a humorous side as well as serious. Members of the Senate have time and again made serious charges against each other and nothing was done about it. Only a few weeks ago a Senatoi made the charge that members he could name were on the pay­ roll of Wall Street bankers to foster or defeat legislation as they demanded. The poor employee .gets discharged for prob­ ably making an allusion of the truth. The„greatest criticism due him was that he failed to be more specific and name names. Ii he, had followed that course he probably would have been pro moted for fear he might tell more. The general public still has its own opinion of the Senate at a body regardless of what the membership does to wash its owr linen. The public is more concerned in accomplishments and i. cannot be boasted that the upper house has often stood for th( interest of the greatest number of citizens. ;Why members should get excited when no names wert .mention we do not believe anyone knows. It will be recalled that senate members under the Harding and Coolidge adminis trations defended many of those responsible for the plundering of the treasury and selfish appropriation of valuable resources that belonged to the government. As time progressed one by one those accused left for Europe to be out of reach of legal service. One committed suicide so it is said. Others appeared in court and were fined or sentenced to prison. The. Senate has probably never heard of the old saying, “ The hit dog always howls the loudest.” OHIO SUPREME COURT COMES TO THE RESCUE The Ohio Supreme Court handed down one of-the most im­ portant decisions Tuesday in recent years. It tore a dangerout hole in that monstrosity classification tax law that was sold tc the public as a means o f leading us to that modern utopia of no more taxes. Classification was new to Ohio and the American people had a weakness during the more prosperous days of be­ ing willing to purchase anything at any price. Classification had some good points but they by ho means outweighed the rea; object of legalizing the exemption of certain property for tax ation. It was these interests that financed the campaign anc sugar coated-the plan to attract public taste. Added to this the politicians o f both political parties fell in line knowing that tht plan would only make thousands of jobs for their followers, ah at the expense of the taxpayer. At the time the bill was under discussion there were many ;that did not like to see any limitation o f rates on real estate. Tht law was finally fixed so that land would be protected but those sponsoring the bill gave certain interests to understand thal improvements in town, city or country could always be in creased in value to raise more tax money. Since that time all property values have continued to decline and increasing the valuation on improvements has been out of the question. One feature o f the freak law provided tfiat to make up for loss of revenue collected or uncollected under the old uniform law, counties that collected more than a certain percent of tax revenue from their citizens, this would be distributed to coun­ ties that did. not come up to a cerain per cent. Fifteen counties collected more, amounting to several million dollars. This was to go to the other seventy-three counties. Hamilton county die not want to go hungry for tax funds and see more than a mil­ lion dollars distributed over the state at her expense. A suit was brought and each court that heard it held that feature uncon­ stitutional, Thus the Supreme Court has practically upset the classification law and the question now arises whether citizen* can be compelled to even make a return, let alone pay j the tax, although the court did not pass on that feature. In as much as municipalities, schools and counties have been working, under the law and arranged tax rates in view of the distributive feature, will now find themselves in a greater financial turmoil than ever. It has been intimated that if the law was unconstitutional suits would be filed in Hamilton for return of taxes collected for distributive purposes. BANK TAX MAY YET FALL ON STOCKHOLDERS Ohio tax spenders the past few years have let little escape and to heap the treasury pile higher a tax was placed on all the national banks in the state. Unde Sam has held that national banks cannot be taxed other than what state banks and other financial institutions are. The national oanks 'brought suit anc held up payment and the collection has been in the courts for the past two or three years. ,, One suit was lost by the banks in the highest court and now other suits are under way along other lines. Many counties in Ohio rather than risk loosing the collection of this tax from the national banks have made private settlement for fifty per cen ; of the amount. In several counties banks have refused to enter m a compromise settlement. With counties, municipalities anc schools needing revenue it appears to be good judgment to set­ tle a disputed claim even at fifty cents on the dollar. To hold out may finally result in the taxing districts where nations banks are located m receiving nothing. Two years or more ago the State Tax Commission ordered auditors to assess the tax ofl holders of all national bank stock m Ohio. This was done and such holders were to be helc t?X bunks had refused to pay, which was not the . same as levied on other financial institutions. How county of­ ficials can collect such tax from stockholders is not known. I: it was declared delinquent tax the stockholder could enjoin be cause thousands of other taxpayers are delinquent. A suit pW n iw 6+v^0U d cf j foii 8u.*ts foi’ a11 delinquent taxes. What confusion this would make in each county in Ohio. Under the complicated circumstances it looks wise for the authorities™ settle on the fifty pet* cent basis. ^minorities *G^ y ERNOR w h it e h a v in g h is tr o u b l e s Gov, George White had fairly easy sailing during his l f , f an. hands. J o to first his the n o ; such Y Y*- h with him while in"the*'other1 membership is divided equally. Democratic m em w a^ seem to agree with the Governor on many issues He faces such problems as taxation and revenue • nublie ntDit^ tarro?7ftet7C rl°i?hb,'l\ IicCn/ c ^ division from the secret iM standard he set during the first year of his governorship Ohio adopted the initiative and ref- erndum hack in 1912 and it was the intention of the constitutional conven­ tion, and the way was paved, to make it possible for a referendum on all leg­ islation. The Btate tax spenders when faced with the situation went to the Supreme Court for an interpretation of that part of the law that would en­ able a referendum on tax legislation. The Court being generous o f mind found a way to save the political pie eaters from being at file mercy of the electorate. Herbert Mengert in a re­ cent article calls attention to the court decision and suggests that Gov. White get his advisors together to frame a law that will stand a court test in fav­ or of the public at large. With all the complaint about taxes from individ­ uals, taxpayer organizations, Farm Bureau, oi, Grange have never taken action along this line. What looked like a rukus in county Demqcratic circles turned out to be a love feast last Saturday from all re­ ports we get. It seems the Xenia post office was the prize but this is not the first time a post office has in­ jected trouble in political ranks. The program called for a re-organization of the Democratic Executive Commit­ tee but on a vote the insurgents fail­ ed to poll enough votes. Harry Hig­ gins, chairman, and Harry Sohn, of the County Board of Elections, were he candidates for endorsement, the prize going to Higgins. Postmaster C. S. Frazer’s term has expired and it is likely the Higgins appointment will be sent to the Senate for confor­ mation shortly after March 4th. The ommittee also made recommenda­ tions for postmaster appointments at Osborn, Fairfield and Bowersville. The cerms of the present postmasters in Cedarville, Jamestown . and Yellow Springs do not expire for some time, it is expected that candidates in these .owns will soon begin to get busy to .ine up their fences. The village council after the exper­ ience when the fire department, was jailed to the recent Brigner fire which was out o f the corporation, brought action at the Monday evening meet- ng when a resolution was passed to .orbid the apparatus to be taken out if the corporation for any fire. The department seldom can do any good is there is never a water supply of any consequence. Damage to the e- quipmeht and cost of the service must be paid for by the village with no way of reimbursement. Finances being at a low-ebb means the village must be on the watch tdfkeep expenses down. The other side is that the insurance companies do not approve of fire ap­ paratus being, taken out of town, es­ pecially when only one outfit is avail­ able. When the department is opt of the corporation there is no protection in case a fire should break opt. Insur­ ance rates are based on a certain a- mount of equipment and when -this is not ready for call the, companies in­ crease the rates on property owners. The position taken by council should meet with public approval. It is not that the village does not want to pro­ tect outside property but the cost en­ ters to an extent that council must be conservative. So far as known the village has never been offered compen sation when the department was used at a fire out of town. selling oat and will discontinue busi­ ness rather than try to carry on in the fac* o f constant financial loss. A Cin­ cinnati business man stated several days ago that he had lost in actual cash |40,000 in two years. He too *8 closing out his business to stop the drain on his resources. The report of the earnings of General Motors for the last quarter was 9 cents a share and the usual quarterly dividend of twenty-five cents was 'paid but the! balance came out of surplus. Finan­ cial institutions are having their share' o f troubles along with individuals, The problem nowadays is not divi­ dends but a battle to preserve the principle. Only a very small per cent of corporations have bjeen able to pay any dividends at all. The cross-word puzzle has a new ,-ompetitor in the jigsaw puzzle which ;s now a fad. We had minature goli a few years ago for summer diversion and the cross-word puzzle sent many a person snooping into dictionaries. The jigsaw puzzle comes at the right time for a more or less - unhappy people. They can be found in homes, stores, clubs and where good fellows frequently meet. It takes patience and much thought to piece one of the intricate puzzles. While the world has been torn from its commercial moorings and drifts about society in general has suffered. We have been offered technocracy as food for the troubled brain but there does not seem to be anything comforting in it. The jigsaw puzzle cannot be solved in a moment. It cannot be solved with the mind on the troubles of the world, Some of these days the world’s trouble will be peased so that we can get a better picture of contentment. If for nothing elpe the jigsaw gives the na­ tion amusement and opportunity to exercise the brain on something more chan economic problems. , How many times has the constitu­ tion of the United States been amend­ ed? Twenty times since.it went into force on December 15,1791, The first granted freedom o f religion, speech and press; next right to bear arms; thep forbade quartering soldiers on in private homes in time of peace; forbade search and seizure without warrant; trial by jury; public and im­ partial trial in criminal cases;. jury trial in suits; prohibit excessive bail, .ines and cruel punishment; reserves] rights to people not delegated to the) (J. S.; state rights; suits of citizen of me state against another state; elec­ toral to vote for president and vice president; abolished slavery; citizen­ ship to all persons born or naturalized n U. S; forbids discrimination on ac­ count of race, color' or previous con- iition of servitude; power to tax in- ;omes; popular election of Senators; prohibition amendment; women’s suf­ frage; changes inauguration day to /aij. 29. and ended “ lame duck” ses­ sions. SHERIFF’S SALE Some idea of how the post office de partment has been operated can be gained from reports of what it costs the nation to keep up the air mail ser vice. Railroads and steamship com panies get a fat haul Also and the def­ icit runs into many millions. The three cent postage for first class mail did not meet with popular approval and the department will run up a lar­ ger deficit this year than last The department had more than 3and a half million dollars worth of two cent envelopes on hand when the three cent rate went into effect. Many post offi­ ces cannot get the three cent stamped envelopes now, Each order of printed stamped envelopes is furnished at a loss to the department, which you were asked to help pay for in the three cent rate. In addition the de­ partment pays the railroads for de­ livering the envelopes and does not get the cost of transportation back. The envelope printing plant is owned by Wall Street interests. To check the loss an effort has been made to elimi­ nate the contract. Senator Fess, who has a Craving love for the Wall Street interests is opposing the move. But this is. not the first Wall Street con­ tract the Senator has fought for, Of recent years he has seldom been on the side of the public that had to pay the bill. The Wall Street firm gets around $2,500,000 yearly out of the government. In the estimation of the Senator to take this contract away from his Wall Street friends would be like taking candy from the baby. One of Lebanon’s oldest depart­ ment stores recently went into receiv­ ership owing ,to financial troubles and the depression. Such things are re- gretable that a firm o f high standing must close its doom after years .of service to its community. The mor­ tality rate among business houses is indeed great. The same can be said of manufacturers. In Troy we under­ stand several old tellable firms are . ORDER OF SALE The Cedarville Building and Loan Association vs. Clarence Stuckey, et, il., Greene. County Common Pleas] Jourt. Case No. 19894. Order of Sale - 19894. •! In pursuance o f an order issued; from the Common Pleas Court, within j ind for the County Of Greene, and; State of Ohio, made at' the January ' .erm thereof, A. D., 1933,"and to me, directed, I will offer for sale ‘at Public; Auction at the West door of the Court '■ .louse, in the City o f Xenia, on SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 1933 it 10 o’clock A, M., of said Day,' the following described Real Estate, to- wit: Situate in the State of Ohio, County, of Greene and Township of Cedarville^ and being part o f James Leaman’s Survey No. 3376 for 200 acres and; part of William Tomkins Survey No.] 3764 for 900 acres on the waters of Msssie’s Creek, near the Village of i Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, be-j ing the land Hugh McMillan died; siezed, excepting One (1) acre convey-] ed by Paul Kerr to Nathaniel Wright,! said premises being at a stone in the original line between surveys, and cor­ ner to John Orr; running thence with the line of Baid Orr, S. 56 degrees 45 j minutes E. 79 poles to a stake in the! Xenia, South Charleston and Jefferson I Turnpike; thence with the said road1 N. 32 degrees E. 108.99 poles to a stake corner to Nanthaniel Wrights one acre lot; thence with said Wrights line N. 66 degrees 10 minutes W, 18 poles to a stake corner to said lot, in the line of John Orr; thence with the line of said Orr, N. 76 degrees W. 89.- 25 poles to a stone comer to said Orr, in the line of W. M. Barber; thence with his line and the line of Mrs. John L. Huffman S. 35 degrees 30 minutes E. 19.46 poles, passing the corner of said Huffman and Barber to a stone corner also to said Huff­ man; thence S. 75 degrees W. 9.70 poles to the beginning, containing 34.10 acres, more or less, subject to all legal highways. Said farm is located on State Route No. 72, North-east and near the cor­ poration line of the Village of Cedar­ ville, Ohio Said premises has been appraised at $4,000.00, and cannot sell for less than two-thirds o f the appraisement. TERMS OF SALE—CASH. JOHN BAUGHN, Sheriff, of Greene County, Ohio. Harry D. Smith, Attorney. Jan. 27, Feb. 3-10*17-24. Subscribe for THE HERALD For Sale: C Melody Saxophone, Henry Henderson, Selma, O. Weikert & Gordon AUCTIONEERS For Dates Call Joe Gordon, Cedarville, 1. — » 666 A LIQUID — TABLETS — SALVE 666 Liquid or Tablets used internally and 666 Sslve externally, make a com­ plete and effective treatment fox Colds. M ost S p e ed y R em ed ie s K n ow n NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT j Estate o f Sarah E. Mitchell, Deceased ! J. E. Hastings has been appointed j and qualified as Administrator of the ' estate of Sarah E. Mitchell, 1st® of Greene County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this 8th day o f December, 1932. S, C. WRIGHT, Probate Judge o f said County. _________ - ... * - --- - V.TME] Local ell, Dei >n apil jKVtC® Mr. and :« reared host:! to xn •! .’ember at their hum Wednesday HT» ;.d Con Mr, Ge'ajr —» — low Xenia, £ was buried £ was a pron to many he: W. H. Evan., Mr. Ehy.joJ HacketstownJ Elwood Kern Cedarville, Mr, and Mrs. Burton pearmg this Dayton theatj Word has of the death at her home was the daugi son, at one tu Presbyterian f ill Ti •without aphone Mr. Robert and Mrs.. W. student of Cell patient in Mia ing undergone injury of one improving and in a few days. HIS man has no tele­ phone. He wonders why he can’t get work. Here’s one answer. When firms get orders* there ’ s no time to lose. They notify tbt '*n the (piickest way— by telephone. And the man without a phone is side tracked. Now that business is picking up, d on ?t lo se out. Get a telephone so employers can ca ll y o u . I t costs just a few cents a day. PEOPLE WITH PHONES SET JOBS A * ■ i < r ■ ; H I N I T I O H E - L L T E L E P H O N E ( TO . Extra VALUES GUM-DIPPED CORDS Ths Firestone pertentadGum-Dip­ ping process transformstha cotton cords into a strong, tough, sinawy unit. Liquid rubberpenetrateseverycordand5 coats every fiber, guarding against in­ fernal friction and mot, greatly increas­ ing tha strength of tha cord body, and giving longar tire film. TW O EXTRA GUM -DIPPED CORD PLIES UNDER TH E TREAD This is a patented construction, and the two axlra Gum-Dipped cord piles are so placed that you get 56% stronger bond between tread and cord body, and tests show 26% greater protection against punctures ana blowouts. It sets a new standard for tire performance on high speed cars. ^ l l O r ^ K I D T R E A D ^ ^ ^ Tough, live rubbar.specially compound­ ed lor long, slow wear. 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