1928-03-30; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CURE   SENTINEL
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Official   Paper of
.Glace qrirl   niarft   County
Established'1878
CLARE, MIGHIG'AN.FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 30,1928
New Series Vol. 36, No. 23
TAKES ISSUE WITH
MAYOR'S STATEMENT
m WATER, METER
R.   I.  Hether   Gives   His
Views From the Standpoint of a. Taxpayer.
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The
. C. OVIATT TO
DRESS ON BEET CULTURE
Meeting for Glare and Isabella
County Farmers to be Held
At Vernon Town Hall
This Afterpoon.
^ln the March 16th issue of
Q&re Sentinel, 1 rea^d with sbnie Interest, and considerable amusement
"the Mayor's recent,attempt* to explain
to the people of Claretwhy wrought
to Have meters for our water works
' system. 1 was interested in the let-
.ter.^. not-.that the Mayor,» shed any
ll^ht on the subject, but, because, like
every taxpayer, I was interested in
any project that calls for the spending* of several thousands of dollars.
But X was more amused than interested in what the Mayor calls a 'business' 'explanation' why we ought to
be burdened with the cost of meters,
because his' 'explanation' instead ol
explaining why we ought to make this
costly investment shows very clearly
that hia expensive system of meters
is not going to pump one more drop
of water from the( wells, nor will,it
"keep the wells from drying up "just
when we need them most and create
a hazard" as he says in his letter. Yet
the Mayor calls this good business.
He says "there are many gooct
Teasons for the use of water meters."
The ordinary man supposes there is
/Only one reason for water meters anci
Lthat'is to measure water. Has the
LtMoiyov other reasons? If so, are thej
personal reasons that the Mayor does
not see fit to take the public into his
confidence? He says the meters wei
purchased at a very low cost but hv
aoes not see fit to tell us what the:
cost. He says: they were purchased
"with two years to try them out before paying for them," I do not say
he is deliberately trying tb deceive
the taxpayers into thinking that these
meters were bought with the understanding that if they were not satisfactory the City need not purchase
them, but 1 do say that his statement
is open to such misunderstanding.
He has gone ahead with a project
costing the City thousands of dollars.
Could he not at least have brought
the matter to the notice of the public
or spoken to the Chamber of Commerce or consulted with the Banks or
the taxpayers? Was that good business? It looks/toore like politics than
usiness.
I have no personal grudge against
^he Mayor. He has filled the office
with dignity. No one could ever accuse the Mayor of shrinking, cowardly
timidity. He has always been "a
leader of men". In every "proposi-
* tion." The Mayor was always there
ready to tell us what to do—yes, the
Mayor could -always tell us what to do.
If he had been satisfied with that,
no one could have any cause for complaint. But when it comes down to
"facts" and "business", as the Mayor
calls it, it is.not unfair if, for a few
minutes, we turn the searchlight of
facts on what the Mayor calls "business not politics."
Six years ago when Mayor Thompson went into office the. water works
system was not   only   a   self-paying
business but a money making proposi-
I'tion.    Clare today is- not larger    in
&pulation than it was six years ago.
; His boasted  business  methods  have
**-f<kjteep the water works system   in
even efficient service.    It has .gone
down in efficiency tp such an extent
that he finds it necessary tb install
nieters to curtail the use of water.
The Mayor says that the wells are
) 'going dry from the accumulation    of
"sand.   He is felling the truth, but how
will meters get more water out of the
wells?   He    says we   will   have an
adequate supply of water if we have
meters. He   piakes   an eloquent   plea
for system.   But what new system has
the  Mayor invented that will make
Continued on Page Twelve
H. C. Oviatt, who was recently appointed extension agent in sugar beet
culture, and connected with the instructive staff of the Michigan State
College, will deliver the first of' a
series of three addresses to beet'
growers of Isabella, and Clare counties
at the "Vernon tbwnship hall, south of
Clare this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock",
Central Standard time,
_ Mr. Oviatt will talk on methods of
fertilization, fitting of the ground and
other .considerations entering into
systematic beet growing in a way to
raise throughout the beet growing
sections of the state the standard of
tonnage per acre.
Mr. Oviatt has grown beets ex-/|
tensively for twenty years on his 260
aore farm in Bay county, and his
achievements as a practical beet
grower, caused the college authorities
to select him for this- work. * He was
assigned to the special sugar beet
train which recently toured a part of
the sugar beet belt of Michigan on the
Michigan Central railroad, and the
farmers of that section were very
enthusiastic about his addresses.
. He will also address a meeting at
the Gleaner hall at Beal City tonight,
and tomorrow afternoon he will speak
in the court room'of the county building at Mt. Pleasant.
ONDAY
Candidates for Various  Offices Should ReceiveCare-
ful   Consideration  Before Casting Ballot
Next Monday, April 2nd, is election
day in the city of Clare, and the townships of Clare and Isabella counties,
and it is the privilege and duty' of
every legal qualified, voter to go to
the polls and exercise their rights of
franchise.
In the city ot Clarev a mayor, Clerk,
treasurer, and In each of the three
wards, a supervisor alderman and
constable are to be elected, and in the
townships, the regular township officers are to be voted into office.
In matters pertaining to city, township, and county affairs, the Clare
Sentinel is strictly nonpartisan in
politics. It is the policy, of this paper
to give the news of the city and community to the public in' a straight forward and impartial manner, and each
candidate has had the opportunity to
express his views in our columns, but
we do want to express our opinion as
to the duty Which devolves upon each
and every American citizen, in a very
emphatic manner.
We believe that every qualified
voter should vote at every election,
no matter how unimportant it may
seem to be, and no voter has any right
to criticise the public officials if they
haVe failed to register their opinions
at the polls.
ESTEEMED LADY
DEPARTS5 THIS
LIFEJNJERNON
Mrs.  Harry Flynn Passes
Peacefully On "After Lingering Illness.
Mrs. Rosella V. Fly'nri one of the
most highly esteemed persons of Vernon township,' departed from this life
March 21,*i9'28 at midnight, surrounded by her- husband and all her children and her brothers and sisters.
Her last moments were beautiful j
and edifying to see her perfectly
reconcilled to God's Holy will.
The deceased has been in poor
health for the past ten years during
which tJme all that medical skill and
hands of her husband,— family and
friends could do was done for her
comfort.
Rosella V. Hughes was born March
9, 1880 in the township of Osceola.
Livingston county. Here she grew
to young womanhood and at the age
of twenty years was happily married
to Harry Flynn, of Deerfield, where
they continued to live, for two years,
then moved on a farm near Clare and
where they had since made their
home.
To this union nine ehildren were
born, seven of whom are living, who
deeply mourn their loss with the husband and one grandchild. The children are Leo, of Gladwin; Mrs. Geo.
Corcoran, of Mt. Pleasant; Thomas
and Kenneth, of Flint; Robert, Margaret and Rosella, at home.
Mrs. Flynn was a woman of beautiful character. Her unselfish, affectionate and generous heart had
made warm, devoted friends for her
every where. Truly it may be said,
to know her was to love her. A sweet
smile was always her, greeting.
The funeral was largely attended
and held fro'm the St. Cecelia church,
Clare Saturday morning at nine
o'clock, Father Flanigan officiating.
Those who attended the services
from a distance were Mr. and Mrs.
M. "°3. Bergin, Mr. and «Mrs. T. J.
Scully, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hughes and
son, Gerald, Mr. ,and Mrs. Joseph
Hughes, Mrs. Carl Wood, Miss
Theresa Flynn, George Gaitty, and
Simon Deane, all of Howell; James
Flynn and daughter, Isabella, of Mil-
ford; Mr. and Mrs. Frany Flynn, Alex
Camenm and son, of Gladwin; Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Flynn, of Mt. Morris;
Miss Kittie Flynn, Mrs. Julia Walsh
and son, Joseph, of Detroit; Rollia
Morgan, W. Morgan and daughter,
Thelma, of Flushing.
Turn
Your Clocks
Ahead
One Hour .
At Noon
Sunday,
April First.
MAYOR THOMPSON
BRIEFLY EXPLAINS
CITTFINANCES
Outlines Expenses of Permanent Improvements of
City During Past
Six Years.
SHEPHERD MASONS
ARE GUESTS OF
CLARE LODGE
Visiting Team Very Effic-
" ierftly Confers Degree on
Local .Candidate.
TIME QUESTION
AGM BEFORE
Study Article Carefully Before
Gaing to Polls Monday
MRS. HATTIE E. WALKER
D)ES SUNDAY AT
HOME OF'BAUGHTER
There has been several rumors
come to my attention concerning the
financial condition of the city, and i
hoped someone would publish something in time to have it answered, but
.his has not been done. Any arguments worth while should have been
published a week or two agp, In
srder to be answered. Maybe they
will come out at the** eleventh hour-*
m old trick that has been worn out
many years ago.
I explained the meters in the CJare
Sentinel of March 16th, 1928, and the
county road plan, March 23, 1928, and
ao one ^answered through the paper up
\o the present time, except Mr
Ward's article, which proves that our
taxes have been increasing for many
rears regardless of who was supervisor or mayor.
This is true with your own expenses, but we should toy* and keep
county and municipal expenses as
low as we can. I can prove that -1
have saved your city over $10,000 by
management over the ordinary
methods. I realize that the tax was
high, but the bonds "were voted and
had to be paid.
3oulevard lights ' $5,000.00
Main street .improvement 40,000.00
J, S. 10 improvement , .21,000.00
Balance on water.works **
bonds 4,000.00
Two notes on fire truck,
($850 and $875) 1,745.00.
Fire hose 2;000.0Q
^Overhauling wells 1,000.00
Interest on bonds 8,841.00,
It was -Masons night in Clare Tuesday ' evening, and one of the largest
attended meetings in-.the history- of
John Q. Look lodge, was held in-their
Temple, one hundred and eight members of the, craft being, present.
* Worshipful Master Charles '■ E. •,
•Hairaeiy' Senior Warden- Raymond
Slates, Junior Warden, Rufus Ardner
and twenty-four members of Salt River lodge; number 288 of Shepherd,
were guests of the local lodge and
their degree team confered the third
degree on Gordon Mcintosh of Clare.
This beautiful and sublime degree was
exemplified by the.visitors in a most
impressive manner.
In additipn to the large number of
visitors from the Shepherd lodge,
there were members from Harrison,
ML Pleasant, Bay City, Wheaton, 111.,
Harwell, Vernon and Toledo.
At tlie close of tho ceremonies in
tue lodge hall! the entire company repaired to the K. of P. dining hall,
where Charles Thurston and his able
assistants had prepared an eleborato
'meal. Worshipful Master N. L. Tib-
bils presided as toastmaster, and brief
addresses were delivered by representatives of the Clare and Shepherd
lodges.
give me a chance to answer it, but
as 'this was not done, I took this
method cf giving you a brief report
of the conditions. \
If elected to office I will try and
serve you as I have done in the past.
Thanking you for your past confidence.
(   I am very respectfully yours
Lewis H. Thompson.
. Two< years' ago this 'spring the
voters of the city of Clare decided by
a small majority to adopt Eastern
Standard, or fast time, for the sum-,
mer 'months, and Central. Standard, or
'slow time, for the winter. Following
this election, the "city" council passed
a resolution providing that the cloclcs
of the city should be set ahead one
hour on the first Sunday of April of |
each year," and set back one hour on
the first Sunday, of-October of each
year." X
Prior to that election, there was
considerable difference of opinion as
to the advisability of that'kind-of a
time schedule for the city, and the
whole arrangement was looked upon
a.s a sort of an experiment, but. the
past two years has apparently proven
the plan to be a good one.
Every other" town In the eastern
section of the state, either nses the
Eastern Standard time the year
around, or else has the same arrangement as Clare, and to vote to adopt
central Standard, or slow time, for
the year around, would seem to be
the height of folly, as long as we are
transacting business with the rest of
this section of the state, and are making a "bid for the tourists, who all
have Eastern time.
On the other hand, the tourist is
not in'evidence,in Clare during the
winter, and with" practically no business to be transacted early in the
morning, as the farmer has plenty of
"eisure during the day at that season
of the year, the present arrangement
of fast time in the summer and slow
time in the winter, seems the most
practical for Clare.
If you are satified with the present
time, you should ve'te "NO" on both
of the time ballots next Monday.
Bonds no.t due on U. S.*10
$83,586.00
19,000.00
IN; 1E10RIAM
In loving -. memory of our dear
father, Charles "Ulrich who passed
away two years ago April 1st, 1926.
Farewell dear father, sweet thy rest
J Weary with years and worn with'
•firewell till in some happy place
We shall behold thy face again.
Tis ours to miss thee all our years
And tender memories of thee keep,
Thine in the Lord to rest for so,
He giveth his beloved sleep.
His wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ulrich
and children.
PUCE TO .FARMERS
A postponed meeting of the Clare
Shipping Association will be held
Saturday afternoon, March 31st, at
the L. O. O. F. hall at one o'clock.
Every farmer interested is- urged to
be present.
2 for 1 sale now going on at Kirk-
Mfitrick's. Drug Store.—adv.
0. E. S. HOME TALENT
"Diamonds and Hearts" at the high
school auditorium, in the near future*
Each character is original and lifelike. The bachelor farmer is a
homespun, lovable man, and the
scene in his home, with his equally
attractive sister, is one of the strongest in the play. Watch tor the date.
—ady.
LESLIE OSBORN TO BE
HEARD OYER STATION
WKBI CHICAGO SUNDAY
Radio fans of this community and
friends of Leslie Osborn will have
the privilege of hearing him over
station WKBI Chicago, Sunday evening at 7:30 and 9:00 o'clock. The
wave length 215.7—1390 KC.
Mr. Osborn expects to play two
piano selections and the accompaniment for a soloist. He is a very
talented young musician and we assure his many friends here will enjoy
heai'ing him at this time.
The home of Attorney Carl Holbrook was saddened Sunday morning,
by the death of Mrs. Walker, the
mother of Mrs. Holbrook. Mrs. Walker came from Madison, Wisconsin,
about Christmas time, to visit her
daughter! and for a number of weeks,
of late, has been very seriously sick,
juoving hands provided every atten^
tion and comfort, and with her, at
the last, were her three children, and
four grandchildren.
The funeral was at ten o'clock,
Monday, in..: the Holbrook home, con-,|
ducted by Rev. Hurd, of the ,Clare
Methodist Episcopal church. The family left at once for Wisconsin, where
the burial will be in ,her old home
community at Wautona.
. Hattie EHza Kimball was born December. 25, 1862, at Pine River, Wisconsin. She was married to Mr.
George P.' Walker, November 17,
1886. There were three children,
Nathan P. Walker, of Jackson, Michigan;1 Mrs.. Mary L. Diggles, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Marie M,
Holbrook, of Claro. She leaves four
grandchildren also, and a sister, Mrs!
Fannie Olson, of Marinette, Wisconsin, and a brother, Edgar F. Kimball,
of Pine River, Wisconsin.
 :  J
Card of Thanks
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their many acts of kindness and
words of tender sympathy expressed
during the illness and death of -our
beloved wife and mother. Also to the
donors of the handsome floral offer"-
ings. t
Harry Flynn
and  family.
Go to Thurston's for Easter plants.
advV 23t2.
APPRECIATION
We heartily express our appreciation and thanks to the neighbors and
friends for their timely. assistance
and efforts when.our home was decoyed by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilds
Robert Baker:
' BAKE SALE
The Eagle Ladies Ajd' will hold a
sale ol baked goods, whipped cream,
resh eggs and butter at the I. E,
Hampton show room Saturday, April
Sth. . Jf3t2
Special price
Road   our'   ad.
j druggist, -r-adv.
on   radio
Floyd
batteries.
Kirkpatrick,
Rexall lc sale now going on.-
Dresses for    $5.00.   at   Tho
Shoppe.—adv.
-adv.
Style
$64,586.00
We refunded $6,500 . of the main
street improvement bonds when we
bonded for XL S. 10 or, M-20 as it w'as
then called, in order to save the:
people 2 per .cent interest. We talked to your bankers regarding this re?.
£uhding,-and "they advised us to do so,
and some money was saved to the
city as a" result. We have had ta pay
$64,586 in the-lasl six years, Which, is,
three .times as much, as the city hasr|
had to pay-in the.last twenty years;
The people   ot   Clare   should   con*
gratulate   themselves, to   know   that
they have oeeh a"ble to make sucltimi
provements,:and spay for it in so short:
a time.   Very few cities in Michigan:,
have been able to pay off this: amminfc
of bonds in^six years.
' Some are *very~mnch   alarmed* be-
cause we borrowsd i?5,000 and" did:not"!
bond for it.   Why should we hondrfor-|
this amount.when we had over $-10,-
000 delinqpisnt ^drawing 8- per. cent?
We were warranted in borrowing: for
7 per cent.lo meet running expenses,
for a portion of this delinquent will
come to us in June or October. The
delinquent tax is no fault of the
council. "They levied it and those
who could pay are relieved of their
portion of the burden.
I realize tnere has been a very
heavy tax burden for the past five
years, but *we voted the bonds, .and
they had to be paid, but whoever is
elected mayor or to membership in
the council, we should have much
lower tax for some time to come! The
balance on TJ. S. 10 or M-20, as it was
called, of $19,000 is 75 percent special
-usses'meht, which leaves the burden
for the city very light. We also get
near .$6,000 from the state for "the
upkeep of the streets: This is payable
July first each year, and this will
more than take care of their upkeep.
"What'we have tried to do is to got
you on the lowest cost of maintenance possible.
I realized that I had a responsibility when you elected mcto the office
of niayor, and I have tried my .best to
serve you. The' books are open for
inspection by any state official or
fair minded person. I would like to
have theta. examined, an.d then some
people would be satisfied even if %it
cost five hundred dollars .to find out.
1 had hoped that some one would
publish a complaint in tho paper, and
NOMINEE STRESSES'
BURDENSOME TAXATION OF THE CITY
  \
Republican Candidate Sets
Forth  Position  in His
Campaign for Mayor.
.Having  been  selected  by  the- Republicans of Clare as their nominee
for the office of Mayor of the fCityof
Clare, I deem it incumbent upon me
at this time to inform the people of ■
my policies and plans should they see .'.
fit to choose ine. as their Executiye',.
for the coming year.-. v, '*'.';.
The first duty which merits the im*
mediate and personal attention of
every voting citizen of Clare, is - a
careful and close inspection of the,
Annual Report of this city which was
submitted to the people by the Mayor
on March 18, 1928. (See The Clare
Sentinel March 23, 1928) Financially
our city is absolutely broke, even
more according to the Annual Report
we are thousands of dollars in debt.
This. condition exists nfore than a "
month before the next fiscal year is-
to commence and all taxes for the
year 1927 have been paid into our
City Treasurer. The cash balance of
the city as of March 12, 1927, was
$18,603.!";9—the cash balance of the
same city as of March 12, 1928, is
$1123.51—in plain figures' the difference, is $17,480.08.^ This tremendous
drop in the cash belance of our city
within one year should call for at
least an explanation from the Executive of the City, but none has been
forthcoming, excepting a Financial
Report which takes a learned bookkeeper to understand.
■ Peimit me to submit the several
city 'funds showing their respective
balance as of March 12, 1928.
LAST RITES FOR
• BELOVED SENATOR
HELD TUESDAY
Ex-GdVfernor Ferris Yields
To Pneumonia Last Friday   Mdrning   at
Washington.
Last*week our great state and
nation watched eagerly the reports as
to the condition of our ex-governot
and senator .Woodbridge N. Ferris
who was battling against an attack of
pneumonia'at Washington, D. C, but
strength failed and he yielded to same
early Friday morning.
The body was escorted to his home
in Big Rapids Sunday by the family
and a large delegation of senators and
representatives, arriving at noon oh
Mqnday, and laid in state until Tuesday- afternoon, when hundreds of
[•friends gathered from all walks of
life...in honor of the deceased educator
Services were held from the armory
conducted by ReV. A, " W, Wishart,
[baptist pastor, of Grand Rapids, and
'the., body placed in the family mausoleum. His resting place is across $he
valley from the red brick buildings of
the educational institute he founded.
Parties' were forgotten,- leaders
imourued alike, for this most dis-
ptinguished democrat and Good Gray,
Ex-Governoi1. "The state not only loses
one of its prominent and useful citizens but tlie nation a& well loses an
outstanding figure in practical education," is a statement made by. a fellow
senator.
Senator Ferri3, who also served oui'
state -as governor for two terms, Was
the 'Only Democratic senator from
Michigan in seventy years, going to
Washington, D. C. in 1923 and believed to have an excellent chance for
reelection this fall, but two weeks before his death announced that he
would not be a candidate .nor share
in. his party conventions. Mr. Ferris
organised the Ferris institute at Big
Rapids in 1884, and here molded many
lives-by his strong "influence of high
standards. During the past years Mr.
Ferris made a number of visits to our
city and gained the respect of his
many hearers during his campaigns
for right and justice.
REBEKAHS HOLD
'MONTHLY SUPPER
Among the enjoyable affairs in
lodge circles held Tuesday evening,
March 26, wnfe their monthly supper.
The evening was devoted to a program"
of taerrimaking, games, foot ball
being"" the chief amusement of the
evening. Each function was featured
with* a weenie roast, duets and songs
and jokes were also efijoyed.
FOR SALE—Six swarms of bees,
standard hives, state inspected-. Alfred Holbrook, Clare Postofflco,
JAS. WELLMAN EXPRESSES
OPINION ON COUNTY
ROAD PROPOSITION
The Clare Sentinel,
Dear Sir:—
In reply to comment in a previpus
issue, in regards to voting on the
50-50 proposition for county roads, it
is a step In tne- right direction.
As any business is better conducted under one management, than
where several heads are at work, and
at nearly all times not agreeing in
'methods used to further, construction
of business, of which roads are the
most important one. Now. if railroads
can do better in buying, in quantities',
also can the county road officials.
And if. other business can get better
•results by centrailizing their efforts,
also can> the county do. better by
bringing the county under a more
rigid system by taking the roads as
a whole and in the end accomplish a
greater service and a much better
system.
Therefore, if it is better to have a
county system of roads, it is better to
have the funds nearly or wholly raised by the county as a unit, rather
than by the townships as sevei'al
units-at logerheads with one another.
And as far as the burden of one :.
concerned, the better the road sy.>
te^m thf> better the center of popnk.-
tion of that district will benefit by
the trade derived from that locality,
therefore it behooves the cities ahi
and \towns to boost for a 50-50 plan
and 'connect' our • highways so as to
make the towns in. the county a center where- we can do our trading instead of mailing a letter to some mail
order house for merchandise, and
have the mail man wade the mud to
deliver it.   ,
Now if through mismanagement or
otherwise the burden of tax has become so great that the center of population, meaning -tho cities and villages, cannot bear the tax burden,
would it be wise to force the only
source of increase to trade elsewhere
and derive no benefit whatever from
what has already been accomplished
and allow grass „to grow where ws
now have pavement, or in other words
would you cut the only line to safety
on a ship that is wrecked. Indeed no!
And it is for the best interests of our
county and beautiful "metropolis that
we all turn out next Monday and vote
yes on the 50-50 proposition and
bring our community to the center of
our commonwealth.
James. M. Wellman.
General street fund
$1S08.16
Electric light fund
1595.37
Police fund
423.01
Cemetery fund
975.93
Park fund
321.44
Special paving fund, M-14
1071.08
Paving fund,M-20
660.91
Special paving fund M-20
1829.53
Perpetual ,care cemetery
fund  300.00
Library fund
524.41
Notice
There will be a baked goods sale at
the Friz undertaking parlors next
Saturday, March 31st, commencing at
9:00 o'clock.
Helping Hand Club.
FOR SALE or trade—Good   Victrola
and number of records. Sid John-
. son, Clare.
Get your Easter bake .goods at the
salo April 7th.   Eaglo Ladies Aid. adv.
Total $9509.84
Does the balance from the several
funds as above listed, which is
$9509.84, correspond with the entire
ca§h balance of .the „C^ity, s of Clare
which is only $1123.51 as Shown in
summary March 13, 1928? * The
answer is, on the balance side alone
the city owes the several funds above
enumerated $8386.33.
We cannot stop Avith the above -
figure for there are several funds
which are now overdrawn and I will
list thefm for you below and they are
all enumerated in the Annual Report
as given out. March 13, 1928.
Water fund, overdraft as
Of March 12, 19,2$ $74044
Fire fund, overdraft as
of March 12, 192S 154.03
Sinking and interest fund,
overdraft  March  12,   1928      167.70
General sewer fund, overdraft March 12, 192S 597*26
Boulevard light fund,
overdraft March 12, 192S 495.36
Paving fund ?M-14, overdraft
March 12. 1938   ' •  6476.24
Total $8631.1*
Now then, ' to the total ' amount
owing the funds 'showing 'balances
and the total amount necessary to
make- the funds showing as overdrawn
at least even, we have a total of $17r
017.06. You will say this is '' a tremendous a*mount that .- the city is
owing to the 'several, funds and' it is
terrible that the administration- juggles the several funds so as to make
them misleading to the jfaxpayers, but
we cannot stop there because" on - top
of these seventeen odd thousand dollars, the. City Administration saw a
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Princess Theatre
Sat, March 31—Body and ■ Soul—
Lionel Barrymore. He burned his
name into the whits flesh of the
woman he loved, A dramatic triangle
with a novel solution.
Sun.-Mon., April 1-2—American
Beauty—Billie Dove. A breezy, brisky,
romance of a beautiful gidl who mistook glitter for gold in her search for
a husband. Its beautiful Billie Dove'3
most delectable dish of screen entertainment.
Tues.-Wed., April 3-4—Flying Tto-
meos—Sidney and "Murray. They'e iu
love with the same widow but friends
just the same. The widow, however,
likes an aviator.- So they become
aviators. Then what happens is what
makes the picture.
Thur.-Fri., ATpril • 5-6—Buttons—
Jackie Copgan. He is a page boy on
an ocean liner. He idolizes the captain and a pugilist who is aboard as
a trainer. He looks quite shipshape
in the button's he wears and he is
still Jackie.
BUTTONS     '
School matinee Thursday afternoon
at£::30:
Children l"0c and Sc.   Adults 206,
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