Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 9 September 1921 — Page 1

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THE MUNC

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VOL. 1. NUMBER 35

MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1921

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POUTICAL SITUATION IN MUNCIE PRESENTS MANY SIDES BUT SOLUTION IS PROBABLE

The political situation in Muncie at present presents a rather piuddled appearance, but out of the apparent chaos, which prevails, there may come a happy solution which will be satisfactory to the majority. The republicans are not particularly happy with their candidate. for mayor, I)r. Quick, and the democrats are. worried not so much over the danger of not electing their candidate, Dr. Bunch, as they are of the possibility of his being declared ineligible, through the instrumentality of the Tucker law. Dr. Quick was backed, in his primary candidacy, by the old bull moose crowd, while Walter Steele, the defeated candidate, had the support of the old guard. Naturally the old guardsters are not experiencing a feeling, of over-enthusiasm for their standard bearer, and, it is -said. Dr. Quick is not adding any to their comfort by offering assurances to the stand-patters as to patronage that might serve to assuage their feelings of resentment. It is an admitted fact that Dr. Bunch has a powerful following that will stand with him through thick and thin, but that does not alter the fact that a feeling of disquietude exists in the ranks of democracy over the fear that he may bp disqualified afterelection and that Dr. Quick, the republican, would automatically become mayor. It is believed that if Dr. Bunch were thoroughly convinced that the Tucker law would ultimately be declared constitutional, he v/ould withdraw from the ticket, which would open the way for the central committee to fill the vacancy, but even that would not prove to be a complete solution of the complex problem. Owing to the great majority by which Dr. Bunch was nominated, it would naturally be expected that he would resent the naming of some candidate unsatisfactory to himself and his followers. It would not be human nature for him to feel otherwise about If, therefore, Dr. Bunch should feel that for the good of the party and in order that the' republicans might not gain by indirection what they could not secure by the ballot, he should resign from the ticket, some man should be named for the vacancy who is acceptable to practically all of the democrats of Muncie, including Dr. Bunch. If the republicans are relying upon the Tucker law, rather than the votes of the men and women of Muncie, to put them in control of the city, they are simply piling up trouble in huge doses. Apparently the law is “constitutional,” that is the constitution vests the legislature with the power to name the qualifications of elective and appointive officers and there are supreme court decisions which would indicate that in case Dr. Bunch were elected and then disqualified. Dr. Quick could take the office, although it was thought for a time that in such emergency Mayor Kelly would hold over. Naturally, in case Dr. Bunch were elected by a big majority, and if a court action were brought which would unseat him, a feeling of resentment would be created and a bitterness engendered, which would leave its mark on Muncie for years to come. Supposing Dr. Bunch were to heat Dr. Quick anywhere from three thousand to five thousand votes and an action were then brought to unseat Dr. Bunch which would prove successful. Put yourself in Dr. Quick’s place, in that event. How would you feel about taking the office of mayor, after receiving an unmerciful drubbing at the polls ? It is known, however, that there are men right here in Muncie who stand ready to start the ball rolling if the democratic majority stands ten to ode. With them it is anything to win and they are selfish enough in their desire to secure control of the various municipal departments to embroil the city in a never ending feud, just at a time when peace is most to be desired. It is argued by some democrats, who have not studied the situation carefully, that even if Dr. 'Bunch were elected and then disqualified, and Dr. Quick were to become mayor, the democrats would control the council and would therefore be in a position of power. They would be. insofar as the council is concerned, but the mayor has the appointing of the city controller, board of safety,, board of works, city attorney and is empowered in fact to fill practically all the boards and commissions in the city. The election of a mayor, therefore, is a matter of supreme moment. The Post-Democrat hopes that the democrats of Muncie will ponder over these things and get together in a good old fashioned democratic manner. This is a democratic year and nothing should be done to mar the party’s chances in November.

TRAGEDY CRAZES GIRLS

THE EVILS OF DRINK Hartford, Conn.—James Merry was arrested for drunkenness. ; He was fined $20 and was merry no more. Henry Tippler was fined $25 for the same offence. He was unable to pay arid was sent to the workhouse. Now he cannot tipple.

WIDOW HOARDED CLOTHES Harmondsworth, Eng.—When Mrs. Mary H. Saunders died her possessions were sold at auction. During her lifetime the widow had accumulated 500 dresses, 400 articles of lingerie, 12 dozen gloves, 14 dozen stockings and 400 handkerchiefs..

Notables Gather In London In Memory of ZR-2 Victims

NORTHLAND NEW MECCA OF MOVIE MAKERS ms

London, September 8—Memorial services for the victims of the ZR-2 disaster were, conducted in Westminster Abbey yesterday, that venerable edifice being crowded to capacity. Bishop Ryle, Dean of Westminster officiated. , King George was represented by Sir Hugjh Trenchard, British Air Marshal: Queen Mary was represented by Colonel Sid A. Davidson, and the Duke of York by 7 Wing Commander

Louis Greig. .

George Harvey, American Ambassador j;o Great Britain; Robert P. Skinqer,. United States .Copsul General in This- city; Vice Admiral Albert FT NTBTack, ‘m coriimand of American naval forces in England waters; RearAdmiral Nathan C. Twining and United States military and naval attaches and members of the American Embassy Staff were present. The United States navy«was represented further by detachments from the Howden airship base and the bat-

tle ship Utah.

Members of, ..the British Cabinet were out of the city attending the meeting 0 f the; Cabinet Council at Inverness, but they sent representatives to the service. The Lord Mayors of London and Hull, the Mayors of Westminster arid Bedford and the High Commissioners for the British Dominions or their representatives also, were present. Rev. H. D. L. Viener, chaplain in chief of the royal air forces, made a short address, in which he referred, to % the association between the air force of England and America ‘un develqping\ a once formidable engine of destruction into a pioneer of closer relationship between the two nations

they represent”.

He then described in a few terse sentences the sudden collapse of the

ZR-2.

A feature of the choral service was the rendering of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

Producers and movie stars have awakened to the fact that an almost untapped but extremely rich field for making movie pictures exists in Canada. Script with Canadian locales is now in keen demand. The magnificent grandeur of the Canadian Rockies has been made familiar to__ travelogue audiences and a fFW''~'SCena7ios Lave been filmed among the Canadian snow pe~ks, but the film industry has barely touched upon Canada’s possibilities. Theda Bara’s acquisition of a summer home Sn Nova Scotia, where she spent her recent honeymoon, awakens hope that she may give n* the great, long-expected

Evangeline” screen play now that J A step presaging the evolution of she ownr. a home in the lovely val- the Lake-of-the-Woods district into ley from which the Acadians were I a second Hollywood has been taken*

banished long ago.

Quebec’s picturesque Habitants with their quaint houses, 300 year old costumes and primitive cus(toms, will yield material for many 1 a historic? i film. The Plains of Abraham wait patiently for the producer ^ ho shall rc-cnact the momeuLtiij? struggle between the forces of Wolfe and Montcalm. Romance in the Canadian northwest invariably brings to mind the Royal Canadian Northwest Police. Thcso scarlet riders of the hills and plains have figured prominently in literature and the spoken drama and are proving a valuable asset in making Canadian film plays.

! Operations for the making of

massive photoplay will begin there shortly. The plot will be irAernational in character involving the operations of a huge syndicate which affect both countries. The play will be staged over a region reaching^ from International Falls to Lac du Bonnet and English River. Airships will be used in taking some of the scenes and hitherto unknown sections as well as the better known parts of this resort country, will be shown on the screen. The grandeur of this country when dressed in winter’s snowy mantle assures a picture of

unspeakable beauty, ^

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More Efficiency in Government’s Offices Sought

Brussels—The two daughters of Count Emanuel de Reissart recently had to stand by helpless while their father burned to death under ris overturned motor near Bastogne. Both have now lost their minds as a result.

Committee Headed By Walter Brown Has. About completed Its Survey Washington, Sept. 8—The survey of governmental departments with a view to a reorganization that will promote greater efficiency has been practically completed by the joint congressional commission on reorganization. The commission, headed by Walter A.- Brown of Ohio, it was said yesterday, soon will begin the drafting of its recommendations. Half a dozen points of difference have arisen in the commission over disposition of some of the governmental functions, it was understood. Members of the commiission, however, were said to have reached an accord on a majority of the important questions. None would indicate what its determinations were or on what questions a controversy had developed. Recommendation's on |subjects -on which an agreement has been reached will be put into shape within a few weeks, so that when the other questions are ironed out there will be little delay in completing the task. AIRWAY LANGUAGES The Hague—Four languages are now used in transmitting weather reports by wireless telephone to air pilots on the international air transport routes. They are Dutch, French, English and German.

LABOR DAY IN MUNCIE Labor Day was fittingly observed in Muncie. A long parade composed of members of the various labor organizations paraded the streets, but the section reserved for the unemployed was not well represented. Shoes come high in these day of low priced cattle and high priced leather, so it may be assumed that the unemployed, who are shy of the wherewithal to purchase new shoes, prudently refrained from wearing out their shoe leather‘in a protest against normalcy. If all the unemployed persons in Muncie had taken part in the parade, they would have composed the principal part of the show. Labor is bavin,g a hard time getting by at present. With nothing to sell but their labor, and with most of the factories of Muncie idle, the toilers have problems on their hands that God alone, in His infinite wisdom, can solve for them. A Muncie preacher Sunday night in discoursing on labor, quoted the biblical injunction “Six days shalt thou labor,” laying stress upon the word “shalt.“ According to the preacher this did not mean that on the seventh day man shall rest and worship God, but that he is commanded by the supreme being to work the other six. At present there are five or six thousand idle men and women in Muncie who are perfectly willing to work six days, every week of the year, but who are unable to obey the command because the fires under the boilers are extinguished and the machines of industry are standing idle, through no fault of the laborer himself. The worthy divine declared that the church should h ive no part in the discussion of matters economic such as the open shop, the closed shop or the wage scale, but that the priests of God should concern themselves with the greater problem of creating a feeling of universal brotherhood between labor and its employers. It is just such talk as that which is making the church unpopular with the masses. Preachers ought to quit talking over the heads of the people and talk about the intimate things which concern their daily lives. If a preacher is not justified in discussing economics from the pulpit, who is ? The Redeemer ^was a carpenter by trade and the twelve apostles were all fishermen and laborers. The Christian religion is founded upon the historical performances of men who would probably be regarded in these days of false valuations, as agitators, trouble makers and cranks. It is barely possible that if a new John the Baptist should happen to wander out of the wilderness after a prolonged diet of locusts and wild honey, and mount a soap box someplace on Walnut Street and proceed to lambast the latter-day Herods, he might not exactly have his head served upon a platter, but he would at the very least find himself either slated as a red “suspect” or arrested by some government dick and sent to Atlanta or Leavenworth for violation of sedition laws and inciting anarchy and bolshevism. What we need today is real preaching, by the pulpit and the press. Hell is full of people who have been led to believe by the soft teachings of preacher opportunists and the controlled utterances of a venal press that the rich and the poor are composed of different clay. The preacher was right as to the universal brotherhood, but how can be expect the workless brother with the hungry children to be filled with fraternal love for the profiteer and the political special privilege grabber who robs him at every turn and stifles industry in order that the working brother may be starved into abject submission to organized wealth? The men and women who work are the very salt of the earth and they are entitled to live in comfort and rear their children without going through such distressing periods of want as they are now experiencing. And by labor, we do not mean the labor union alone. The worker who does not belong to a labor union is just as good a citizen and is as much entitled to the protection of society as his union brother. Whenever the period of universal brotherhood, of which the preacher spoke, shall have arrived, there will be no need of labor unions, police departments, battle ships, or clergymen who are afraid to preach the true gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Big Doio’s Mark Meeting of City Dad’s When Annual Budget and Levy is Passed

MUSTN’T TREAT’EM ROUGH Rouen—The authorities have resolved to stamp out rough tactics in association football. As the first step James Martini, of the Paris Olympic, was sent to prison for gouging the eye of his Rouen opponent.

SCIENCE OF ’SKEETERS Freeport, N. Y.—Once a week Edward Durand, the mosquito inspector, manes a night collection of the pests. Then he determines the breeding place from which each variety comes. Next At the end of the week he starts all At te end of the week he starts all over again.

League Members Favor Root For Judge of Court

Despite His Declination They Want Him to Serve—American Treaties Filed.

Geneva, Sept. 8—It was said in League of Nations circles here yesterday that Elihu Root probably would be elected a judgp of the new international court of justice, in spite of reports received here of his declination to accept the post. It was said that Mr. Root’s decision was not regarded as final and | that friends of the league in the United States had declared there still were hopes that he would accept. In case Mr. Root was elected, it was declared he v/ould be chosen unanimously and probably become the chief judge. The assembly of the league yesterday sent a note to Secretary of State Hughes, notifying him that Sweden had filed two treaties with the United States. The treaties, which were presented today for registration, include royal ordinances concerning) the recognition of American passenger boat certificates, signed at Stockhdlm on May 13, 1921; and a circular issued by the secretary of commerce at Washington regarding the examination of foreign passenger steamers.

Germany’s War Payments Made on Gold Basis

Total Disbursed Through New York Banks Is Brought to $55,000,000.

New York, Sept. 8—The total of reparations money thus far paid by Germany .through (this center was brought up to $55,000,000 by the recent deposit of $5,000,000 with J. P. Morgan & Co., for the account of the Bank of England and the Belgian government Payments are being made here in accordance with terms prescribed by the reparations commission, primarily because the United States is virtually the- only country operating on a gold currency basis, and for the equally important reason that “dollar” or American exchange now is the most valuable and available medium of international remittance. It is also the purpose of Germany’s former enemies, especially France and Belgium, to strengthen their reserves in this country for prospective purchases of foodstuffs and other raw material.

Ye’ve gotta hand it to A1 Bingham. As captain of the Irresistible Nine (not a base ball team,, but a councilman’s trust) your Uncle A1 has developed organizing ability that must be reckoned with during, the closing months of the present city administration. Tuesday night, at the regular September session of the city council, A1 and his cohesive forces took charge of the meeting and put everything through from the opening ode to Doxology. Councilman Shad Cunningham and Harry Kleinfelder yelled “no” a number of times and Controller Harry Michaels took the floor and said saucy defiant and truculent words to the light brigade, but nothing short of mustard gas or the explosion of a keg of giant powder could have stopped the V rush after it - had got under way. With cold blooded precision, Captain Al, at the head of his troops of trained regulars, mowed down the opposition at every turn and was able to pass the anti-jitney ordinance and the one-man street car oi’dinance, over the mayor’s veto and slash the 1922 salaries of the mayor, city controller, councilmen, members of board of works and city judge, and reduce the salary of the building inspector from three thousand dollars a year to nothing, at all. The sharpest engagement of the evening was pulled off when Controller Michaels single handed, and armed with nothing more dangerous than government census statistics, showing that Muncie was run in 1920 at a lower per capita cost than any other city of its size in the state, faced the army of destruction and gently eased the information to them that they were a bunch of no-account, trifling, counterfeit statesman, wdiosa gjreatest ambition was to throw a lot of jitney drivers out of work. By a vote of nine to two, Harry was declared to be out, of order and requested to retire to the rear and be seated. Having said about all there was to be said, and figuring that nine against three was right smart odds to go against, the controller took his seat amidst an honest and strenuous effort on the part of the victorious nine to see which one could call him a Ijar first. Take it all around, a pleasant time was had by all, but the Post-Democrat hopes that it will not be repeated. Democrats ought to get along in peace and harmony. Let’s leave the fighting to cats and dogs—and republicans.

LANDIS’ DECISION CUTS WORKERS’ PAY

Chicago, Sept. 8—Judge Landis, sitting as arbiter in the building trades wage controversy here yesterday, handed down a decision which made wage cuts varying from 10 to 33 per cent fro mthe old uniform rate of $1.25 an hour for skilled workers. Builders and architects declared it a most momentous ruling, and predicted that it would become the basis for settling similar ^differences throughout the United States. Officials of the unions affected by the wage reductions said a meeting) of union representatives today would suggest a course of action to be submitted to a union mass meeting Friday night. Officers of the carpenters’ union, which was not a party to the arbitration .agreement, .declared .their members will demand the old wage of $1.25 an hour, but contractors asserted they would offer the carpenters $1.10, the rate set for masons. Eight of the forty-four build;ing trades ruled upon by Judge Landis will receive less than 85 cents an hour, -and tin crafts, which are in the laboring class will receive 70 cents.

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