If you seek a delightful Of course your ii/ife has peninsula, look about you. poor judgment, think whom —Motto of Michigan. 1 INGHAM TY NEWS 1 she married. Sevcnty-fourtli year, No. 49 INGHAM COUNTY NEWS, MASON, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7,1933 12 Pages RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN Coal Vein Uncovered CONVENTION SPEAKERS ClIYmCILOECIDES COONIYCASHlfiTAG In Alaiedon Location SUPHMIjySIICE AX SYS M REVISION HUGE PIT OPENED ON FARtM OF ONiWAPPOMIS FACED BY W C. H. SfVIITH. EX IN DE DBYSENAl K. A. DiCNSfMOICIi] IS APPolNTlCD rRISASUKICa tMAY BE FORCED TO A vein of coal about six feet wide SEES No EXCUSE FOR VIOLAT­ URGES far:>iers to fight for CITY ATroaNICY. HOLD UP PAYMENT. and three feet thick has been uncov­ ING CONSTITUTION. EQUITABLE LEVY. Glcii S(.i!veiis Ami Guy St.rlcltliiiKl only ered at Lhe C, H, Smith farm, Lwo I'rninlsed -10 Per Cent Ot Ciipitiii Nii- Seiinl.i)r A. L. iMiynri! Fliiys Delroit Two 'rt> Rcliiin Posits, Siilliry miles north of Mason on the Okemos Jiisliliic Lidils II. Ft'ud Declitres tioiiiil Would Rplcii.se Funil.s New-'^pliplM's lnul Liilibylsts For UoD.sts Gniiiliid. road. The Chippewa Coal company Pooplo's Rights Arc Siifegiiiird- For County Use. Oi>i»(>sliig Flilr rax System of Saginaw has leased Lhe land and cd By Bill Of Rlglits. At tho meeting of the city council will mine the coal on a royalty basis. Monday night appointments were When tho Ingham county board of The coal is covered with 25 feet of Compiolo revision of Lhe Michigan made to fill city offices. In the past supervisors moots in session in Mason dirt, A clamshell is being used to un­ Justice Louis H. Fead of the Michi­ taxation system was ui'ged by SonaLor the mayor has made the appointments Monday a knotty problem will likely cover the vein. Thousands of yards gan supreme court explained the pro­ A, L. Moore of Oakland county in an and placed them before the council for be up for solution. It will probably of dirt are heaped up around the edge visions of the federal and state consti­ address before Lhe convenlion of slate confirmation. This year Mayor Arthur be how to pay some .'i;iO,000 or .flO,- of the pit. Operations have been han­ tutions in an address delivered before farmers' clubs at the session in Mason W, .lewelt called upon the council lo 000 in county bills without any money, dicapped by water, A pump now is the convention of state farmers' clubs Wednesday afternoon. The senator, select appointees by secret ballot and l^^or the past few months the county in operation to keep the pit free of in Mason Wodnosday night.. Justice recognized as an expert on taxation declared lhat ho would abide by the has been using delinquent tax collec­ seepage water. Fead declared that the constitution is matters, declared that tho stale con­ choice of the council, tions belonging to cities, townships About 15 tons of coal have been not a sot of archaic laws but a declar­ stitution sliould be changed so LhaL a ation of principles that nre as neces­ graduated income tax and a gi'adii- E, A, Densmore was appointed city and school districts for the payment brought to the surface. Before the sary today as they woi'c when tho aled business and corpoi'alion tax can attorney at a salary of .fOO a year. He of bills against tho county. However, end of the week the vein will be com­ constitution was adopted. He pointed bo levied. He snld lhat these two lev­ will succeed William S. Soelye, i3olh with the day of settlement between pletely uncovered, it is expected, and out that the Ten Commandments are ies in addition to a continuation of the attorneys receivod three votes in the county and the lessor units near the coal will be brought up rapidly. even more ancient but that the com­ tho sales tax, the gasoline tax, Lhe au­ the balloting, it is reported, James at hand. County Treasurer Clarence The field is being tested in other mandments are slill sound. tomobile tax, inheritance tax and sev­ Sovino was named health officer to W, Lock may be forced to refuse to spots to discover the exact location issue any more county checks. and extent of the vein. The Michigan jurist cautioned the SENATOR A, L, MOORE erance lax would permit the redistri­ succeed Dr, Gertrude O'Sullivan, It is bution of the tax load so that homes said that Mr, Sovine received a major­ The bonds of the treasurer provide The present operations are being farmers that tho nation must not lose Senator Moore urged farmers to that suit may bo started against him sight of long range benefits in a rush support a constitutional amendment and farms wcluld no longer bo subject ity of the votes cast over Dr, O'Sulli­ carried on east of the county drain. to tlie present confiscatory burden. van and Dr, L, A, Wileden, the other ARTHUR H, PHILLIPS if he fails to settle with townships and Cars and trucks being used to Carry to adopt emergency legislation design­ to permit a revision of the taxation candidate. Mi', Scvino will receive a Al a meoling of llie board of county cities for delinquent taxes collected supplies to the working crew have Lo ed to relieve economic conditions. Ho system. Senator Moore charged the metro­ s.alary of iflOO a year. road commissioners in Mason Salur­ for them. He has boon advised lhat be driven through the stream. It will said that the constitution was design­ politan press and the paid lobbyists Glen P, Stevens was reapointed sup­ day, Arthur I-L Phillips of Lansing he may behold liable if the township bo necessary to build a bridg^e. in 6r- ed for both fair weather and stormy with working in the inlorosls ot big erintendent of the city waterworks was re-elected chairman of lho board, and cily cash is not paid when due. dor to haurihe coal. No coaT has yet weather and that it should not bo business and those who have their Itt a salai-y of .flS a week, Bon Bailey L, T, Lasenby of Mason and Chitrlos If December county bills are paid 'bee n sold. thrown overboard when clouds first wealth, in lax exempt securities and and E/.ra J, Haddy wore chosen for A, Murr'ay of Bunkerhill are the other tho treasurer will be short of cash to appear, against llio inlorosls of the common the nightwatch positions. They will two members. The commissioners meet the payment to townships and "Tho constitution is the only guar­ man. Ho declared that since Lho in­ work si.K lioui's a night and alternate usually fix tho salaries of executives cities so it is expected that tho pay­ antee the people have that their rights troduction of a logislalive bill Tues- at Lho lirst mooting in December, on Saturday itflernooii at weekly ment of county bills will bo hold up PR BILL DELAYED will not be violated," said Justice diiy seeking to havo the constitution wages of .flO, It was first proposed Howevei', this year tho salary question until funds are available. Mothers' Fead, "Suspension ot tho constitution­ amended that the lobbyists havff lo pay witges of ,'i;9,00 each, Guy was postponed unlil December 0, pension checks have already boon al guarantees may be Loo high a price swarmed legislative halls working Strickland, fire chief, was reappoint­ paid. to pay for the visionary plans of some against the passage of the bill, Y DALLYING SE politician or some political parly ed. Ho will bo paid iJTS a year, Mnncy In Bank Tho senator urged tho fanners to ItlLtlihurii Is Niuiiail Tho county has .'iSl'15,000 impounded whose claims read liko the prospectus SALES BY GLASS STILL TO UK of a summer vacation," demand that Lheir representatives and Frank I^athburn began liis duties SIAIEEOUCAIORS in tho Capital National bank of Lan­ DErER,MINED. senators declare theniselves on tho Tho justice quoted a statesman as as street commissioner and cily mar­ sing, A 40 por cent payoff hns been proposed constitutional change. He declaring that all governments aro shal last Friday but was formally ap­ promised. If the payoff is received said that special intoresls in lhe past Govorntir Reciiiuinemls IteviHinn (if Lrying too hard to relieve Lho depres­ pointed Monday niglit. He was sot at ILIC SCIiOfl there will bo enough cash on hand Lo have dofoalod evei'y attempt to Con.stituWon I.s SiMMiiill Mc^s.siigc, sion by artificial means instead of work last week to Lake over the duties pay all counly claims. Besides tlio Chiiiiice Fur Iiicnnio Ta.\. change the constitution they have hid­ of Maynard M, Bowers who resigned. giving nature a chance to remedy DR. D. D. HENRY URGES ADDED $145,000 in county funds in the closed den behind since ]S'I7, It is said thiiL Mr, Bowers would Lansing bank thero aro also tidy sums conditions, STArE SOnooL A ID. By V. .1. Brown I'er.stinlil Pri)|>er(;y ExiMnpt again have been iippoinled as ho re­ in the closed banks in Holt, East Lan­ GuiiriHitcos Riglit.s After having the liquor control bill JUDGE LOUIS I-L FEAD All personal properly on farms and ceived a majority of the voles of lho sing and Williamston, In all the clos­ The federal constitution is the law in its possession exactly 11 days, the Delegatfis hoard Jurlgo Louis M.