The Cedarville Herald, Volume 56, Numbers 1-26

CtBARVILIE HERALD, APRIL 21 , 1933 T H E C ED A R V I J L L E H E R A L D g i i iB BULL — EDITOR AND PUBLISHER RddUrUl A w e,; OW« X lNH IK JM M .I U1**I Y«Uw Pt«H SJMKK j . .a t th o Port Qi$U*t Cedarville, Ohio, October 31 ,1887 , ■ m v itooad class matter. FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933 GREATER THE DEBT— MORE TAXES ARE CERTAIN i In a recent address, Bernard M. Baruch sa id : “ Our basic 5 trouble is debt and taxes— ye t we try to cure it my piling on ; more deb t and support it by more taxes.” j Those are simple words and few , but they go right to the roo t o f our present difficulties. The post-war expansion o f government— national, state and local— may be fairly compared to the expansion in busi­ ness that took place during the boom. New bureaus were added, new activities were taken on by the thousand, new bureaucrats began feeding at the public trough. It was all necessarily financed by higher taxes and by bond issues, made possible by the inflated prosperity o f the time. The difference between government and business appears in what followed . So far as business is concerned, it met the crash realistically. Prices dropped, incomes dropped, markets shrank. Business wrote itself down accordingly. It didn’t make an effort to keep going on an inflated basis in a period o f de­ pression. Government .has. It is spending more money now than in 1929— it has greater indebtedness— it has yet made little progress in achieving real economy. The voters, being the stockholders'of the government, mut see that it is written down, precisely as the stockholders of private concerns wrote them down. W e ’ve reached the saturation point in debt and taxes. W e must act. The burden is already too great to bear. NOT MUCH DANGER OF 16 TO 1 Inflation o f money has been the po litica l'and economic topic over a period o f years, since the famous McKinley-Bryan campaign back in 1896. The gold standard or the silver stand­ ard divided the people o f this nation into two waring camps, but the majority supported the former, which today stands as a silent .tribute to the McKinley administration. In those days the issue was from a party standpoint but today you find Repub licans. fo r inflation and Democrats in opposition, some on one. side and some on the other, Just last Monday the administration forces defeated the silver idea pro­ posed by Senator Wheeler o f Montana. There is no doubt but that President Roosevelt stands fo r sound money. Revalua­ tion, o f the gold dollar is possible without, changing our monetary standard. Withdrawing support o f the gold dollar in foreign countries would place us in a better trade advantage. Western senators, Republican and democrat, lean to in­ flation. It has much support in-the south but the north central states and eastern states are almost unanimous fo r the gold standard. How we can improve our economic condition b y in­ flation is nothing more than a dream. Other nations have cheap money and their, condition is reported worse than ours. Cheap money means higher priced wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle and feed. Inflation might aid debtors. Business should be stimulated but how can unemployed labor pay more fo r necessities? Can inflation overcome the law o f supply and demand? HOW FAR CAN STATES GO ON MORATORIA? Numerous state legislatures are considering legislation as to moratoria on mortgages under present conditions. Various legal problems are involved and more than once the question o f constitutionality has arisen. The moratoria is but indirect confiscation o f property, money loaned under certain contract terms. However, personal sympathy has played itsf part among the citizenship, but does not have a hearing in the courts. •The Cleveland Plain Dhaler has an interesting article on the legal­ ity o f the moratoria. 1 “ Considerable effort is .being expended in many states to provide fo r • moratoria, on mortgages. Moratoria means simply the extension o f the mortgage obligation with post ponement o f execution o f ‘terms fo r the period o f extension. “ Ohio now «has several bills providing for. moratoria under serious consideration. House Bill No. 117, fo r example, per­ mits the mortgagor to postpone the foreclosure sale o f his prop­ erty until July, 1935, on just cause. House Bill No. 202 de­ clares a moratorium on foreclosures and provides that none shall he brought until February, 1936, provided the mortgage holder receives the interest agreed upon In the mortgage in­ strument. During the period from the taking effect o f this act (emergency) until February, 1936, the statutes o f limitations shall be suspended. Both o f these bills are. being considered along with others that are similar-, by the House committee on judiciary. V “ Other states also are giving such bills serious consideration. Missouri actually made su< a bills into laws in 1821, 1835 and 1861. These .laws, howev er, were declared unconstitutional sometime after passage by the State Supreme Coprt. Conditions very like the present were prevalent at the time these laws were passed. “ In. a brief prepared by Lowejl C. Paget, state repre­ sentative o f Oregon, on February 28, the representative shows that the Constitution o f the United States prohibits states from passing any such legislation. During the Civil W ar many states passing moratorium laws and each time these laws were de­ clared unconstitutional. “ Paget says in part: ‘ The Constitution o f the United States prohibits states from passing any legislation impairing the obligation o f a contract. It will be noticed that the in­ hibition is not against impairing the obligation o f contracts. . . , The obligation o f a contract consists o f the remedies provided by law fo r its enforcement; and it fo llow s that a Legislature cannot impair, or enlarge, or accelerate, or retard or whittle down in any manner or in any degree the remedies which the law gave at the time that the contract was made, fo r its en­ forcem en t/ “ Such laws have repeatedly been declared unconsti­ tutional. However, precedent together with the present distress, would make it seem possible that such laws may be enacted. The passage o f time between such legislation and its probable annulment' should bring constructive relief to thousands o f hard-pressed home owners.” TALE S O F T H E CHIEFS The weatherman has given Us the first old fashioned wet April in ten years. One large chain grocery company handling beer has cut the price. Such is the path o f competition. Even if we have inflated money how are ge to get it? Who is going to pass it around? W e wonder what will become o f Ruth Bryaiu Owen’s mem* bership in the W . C. T. U. now that she is to serve the three-two beverage in diplomatic circles in Denmark? Someone should tip Ohio’s Democratic Governor that Indiana has a Democratic Governor that has accomplished more in the way o f real economy in three months than Gov. White even promised in his campaign. The proposed conference between Primier MacDonald o f Great Britian and President Roosevelt soon interested the French government and a representative was dispatched to this country at once. Both may be surprised if Roosevelt does not impress on them the necessity o f paying what they owe on their war debts. The depression and bad luck has fallen to many members o f the Ohio legislature. Several have suffered bad automobile accidents. One member was “ touched’ ’ fo r $420 ”n the Red *By Edith* L. Watson KEOKUK Keokuk Black IJawk slapped him across the face with his clout. The Sauk end foxes severed • their union on hie ecconnt, and both tribes ridi­ culed and despised him. He was an In­ triguer, false to In­ dian ethics, who left nothing stand In the way of his ambition. Yet he established the Sank and Fox claim to what1Is now the state of lews? there Is a monument over his grave In the city which was named for him, and, the Capitol at Washington holds a bronze bust of this very un-Indlan' Indian. Keokuk was well-named, for the word means “ one who moves about alert.” It Is said that he, was one- quarter French, and this may account for his unusual gift for Intrigue, so unnatural t'o the race which boasted of speaking with but one tongue. It wns Keokuk’s great ideal to be come the leader of his people, the Sauk, although lie was not a member of the ruling clan. He became one of the council while still very young, and showed ability, and later was made tribal guest-keeper, or host. Hos­ pitality was rendered at the expense of .the tribe, and his pleasant manner nnd tact, given full play, caused his lodge to become a social and political center. The chief characteristic of Keokuk was hls manner of keeping In the back­ ground while he exerted his wiles, playing factions against each other yet remaining the unsuspepted friend of nil. By this intriguing, he became the leader in the Sauk assembly, and so long as he did-not need, to assert him­ self In the face of some vital problem, he was well-liked. The Black Hawk war, however, ruined his carefully-acquired prestige. A small band of Sauk agreed that the tribe should give up the Bock river country to the government, but when the entire tribe was told of this agree­ ment, there was a great deal of oppo­ sition. Black Hawk and the loyal Sauk opposed giving up the country. Keokuk took such a, neutral stand on tills important issue, that he lost nil socinl and political standing among tlie- forthright Indians, who keenly dis­ liked a passive attitude In vital af­ fairs. At last, driven to take a stand, he ■ collected' his loyal followers and went to the Foxes for protection. This move, added to >the result of Keokuk’s intrigues, divided the tribes, who here­ tofore had maintained a lukewarm sort of union. The war began before Black Hawk had marshalled his forces, and after a series o f losing struggles, the Illinois militia and their Indian allies were able to conquer him. After the war, Keokuk saw the op­ portunity to officially regain his leader­ ship, and plnyed so cleverly Into the government’s hands that he was made chief of the. Sauk. It was tlieh.- when the announcement wns made In open council, that stont-hearted Black Hawk, despising the Intriguer, struck him across the face. The Foxes, who had protected him. joined the Sauk In derision of this government creation, nnd there Is no doaht that Keokuk paid dearly for his chieftainship In the scorn and contempt of his people. Still, the deft politician performed one deed which earned him honor among the' very Indians who despised him otherwise. He established the claim of .the Suuk nnd Fox to the ter­ ritory which Iown now covers, debat­ ing earnestly -for It with leaders from other tribes, before officials at- Wash­ ington. This. If no more, he did for his people, and If hls.own glory were his real aim, the result Is still In his favor. A speech of Keokuk’s, mnde long after this event, shows him as lie was: suave, flattering and oily: “ Wo feel proud that you have Invited us here tills evening to drink a glass with you *, the wine which we have drank, we never tasted before; It Is the wine which the white men make, who know how to make any thing; l will take another glass, ns I have much to say; we feel proud that we can drink such wine. . . . I talked to our young men, who had-the hearts of men; I told them that the Great Spirit was In onr councils; they promised to live In pence; those who listened to bad counsels and followed our brothers, have said their ears are closed, they will live In pence; T sent their words to our great father, whoso ears were open, whose heart wns made sad by the conduct of our brothers^ he has sent to their Wigwams ; we thank him; sny to him Hint Keokuk thnnks him. . . . I want to see him. I shall be proud to take lilin b.v the hand, I have heard much of him. Ills head Is gray, I must see him; tell him that as soon as the snow Is off of the prairie. I shall come. What I have* said. I wish spoken to 1dm, before It's put on pa­ per, so that he shall hear it ns T have said It; tell ldm thnt Keoknk spoke It; what our brother said In council today, lee us forget; he told me to speak ; I spoke his words." Keokuk died in Kansas, at the age of sixty-eight years. Thirty-five years later. Ids remains were thken to Keo­ kuk. Iowa, and a monument erected over them by the citizens. (i®, 1932. Wostom N<iw*pap«r Onion.' On o f the new methods to help whip “ Old Men Depression” Is being tried out in one o f our local churches. If it works successfully a precedent m ay! be. started that will reach neighboring i churches. In order to help. balance the church budget members o f the board o f trustees and session have volunteered to perform the task us­ ually assigned to a janitor. Some of these days you may see a probate judge, an undertaker, a contractor or one or more young farmers behind a mower giving the church lawn a hair cut. When this h&ppenB a precedent is to be established and officials in the other churches might just as well make up their minds to fall in line to aid in “ balancing the budget." the rule in Dayton, When wo asked j 1 T T as to what the future might be our in- firraant plainly stated that Ohio's tax system had broken down almost com* pletely- and really there was no good reason any longer why anyone should pay his taxes. Bssis o f the trouble he says can be placed to classification, which was to protect certain financial interests at the expense o f others. He says passage o f the Whittemore bill to lift the penalty on delinquent taxes will only add fuel to the fire and make matters worse in the future.- The real estate owner that now ^ays his taxes gets no credit. The delinquent Is to get the favpra. WOOL I will pay the highest price obtainable for your wool depending upon kind and quality. The action o f the church boards rendering personal service under such circumstances brings to mind a remark an aged lady made more than thirty years ago when the nation was winding -up the remnants o f what was then called a “ panic." The lady hav­ ing come to this office on a business mission mentioned conditions and what people had been forced to suffer dur­ ing the panic. As we recall we stated that we were well on to business re­ covery and to this she replied: “ Father, who had experienced a heavy loss following the Civil War, said: ‘the panic will not be over until there is no need for pound parties for the preachers’.” It will be welcome news that a ref­ erendum is to be called on the bill passed by the legislature transferring the automobile license bureau from the Secretary o f State to the High­ way Department. There has never yet been a sound reason offered why the change should be made, other than the Democratic politicians, are patterning after the Myers Y. Cooper administrationin attempting to sac­ rifice service for building a political machine. The license bureau has been oper­ ated by different secrejdrys of state and Clarence Brown had the organiza­ tion working efficiently at a low cost to the state. Secretary o f State Myers is o f the type of officeholder the public should support. While a Democrat he has refused to take orders from the Democratic bosses and the bosses want the patronage. They never consider public service. For this reason the public should sign the referendum petition freely when they are placed in circulation. When ready to sell call me and I will come and see it. Ten bushels Clover and some Home Grown Timothy at Reduced Price, C . L . M c G u i n n Yr ' P Those that heard the college chorus render the Easter cantata over sta­ tion WAIU Saturday night, and again in the M. E. Church Sabbath evening, were well pleased with the-program. The department o f music, as well , as the debating teams, are giving the college a well earned reputation not only in educational circles but before different groups, No so long ago we met a newspaper man from the south­ ern part o f the state that had been called as a judge when the Cedarville team was meeting a team from a Southern Ohio college. Not having any knowledge o f the Cedarville in­ stitution and well acquainted with the Southern Ohio college, he confessed he had a warm spot in his .heart for his-neighboring institution. But after hearing the arguments from the two teams, he had no trouble in determin­ ing where the honor should go and Cedarville College received the credit. Other departments are doing equally as good work but the1music depart­ ment and debating team have the op­ portunity to get in direct contact with the public. V. Last Chriatnaas.day Lebanon lost its city building,and opera house by a disasteroup fire. The insurance on the building amounted to $42,000, which has been paid. The citizens will vote soon on a $60,000 bond issue to pro­ vide a $100,000 fund for the new structure, plans already havifig been prepared calling fo r a modern struct­ ure o f colonial design. Lebanon has much baepe ground o f a colonial his­ tory and such a building will be an added asset. Regardless o f the times it is expected the voters will approve the bond issue. Considerable progress has been made recently on the new WLW ver­ tical antennae at Mason. The tower j when completed will be -835 fee t in height and is supported at the base |by a porcelain insulator. A t the base the tower is but one foot square but ' increases to 35 feet at the mid-section tapering off again to one foot cross ' sections at the top, A major part o f the lower section is already in place. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, goes to Denmark as the first woman diplomat in tlie history o f the country. She has served as Congresswoman from Florida and for years was associated with her father, the late William Jen nings Bryan in politics. The attitude o f “W. J.” on the liquor question is known to all but when the friends of, the Eighteenth Amendment read of how Mrs. OWen will Btand on the new 3,2 beer there will be regret. . Mrs. Owen states that she will serve the new legal three point two beverage at diplomatic headquarters in Den­ mark. What would Papa say if he were alive? Mrs. Owen’s attitude is no doubt the popular side today. If you want to stay in politics you must ride on the band-wagon. Public sent! ment from the dry standpoint is no longer in the majority, and i rftbably will not be until economic conditions greatly improve. light district” by a searlet lady and he immediateyy filed suit ’ t o t divorce, Another member took bankruptcy to clear up his Estate of C. W. Creswell, Deceased. .7. A. Finney has bien appointed and qualified ns Administrator o f the es­ tate o f G. W. Creswell, late o f Greene County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this 27th day o f January 1938 S. C. WRIGHT, Probate Judge of said County, d e b t i , It is reported that 75 per cent of the public schools in Ohio will have abreviated terms owing to a shortage o f funds, according to J, W. Fichter, Assistant Director o f Education. Thousands o f teachers in Ohio have not been paid for months. Hundreds o f school districts have no credit and have even become delinquent on bond payments. Delinquent tax payments are responsible for most o f the finan­ cial troubles o f the boards. _We met a Montgomery county offi­ cial a few days ago and in the course o f Conversation touched on the tax situation, that county being near six million delinquent and public schools to close down at the end o f eight months, Instead o f ten as has been CASH STORE TELEPHONE— 3 i? i§: South Miller St. Cedarville, O. I 1 i)~ffli;;i!’!1,m!ll",!]nmmimmmtimil!llll,sl!|i"iinillin!SI!"|i!m5;!-!:i|'i;i;n,ili!:'|:!!:;;!!;"!i!'!-"i;!':!“n"';;v!;ii|:mi’?1!;|i-mi^ I- Pure Castor Oil . Full Pint—39c This Week’s Special at'Brown's Drugs Baby Chicks— Heavy Breeds 6c ; Heavy Mixed 5 V^c. Orders of 350 or more 1-2 cent less. Custom Hatching 2c per egg. 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