Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 3 March 1922 — Page 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922.

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THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democracy' of Muncie, Delaware county and the Eight Congressional Distrct. The only Democratic newspaper in Delaware Oownty. Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the post office at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 3,1879.

Subscription Price, $2.00 a year in Advance Office 315 North Mulberry Street. Telephone 2540 GEO. R. DALE, Owner and Publisher.

They prefer to buy the bouquet after the man is dead. We believe in the ounce of publicity BEFORE the skinning takes place. The Post-Democrat takes the position that ALL bucket shops are crooked. You have no chance in the world to win if you continue as a patron of one of these joints. Eventually they bust up, owing everybody, and move on to some other community where they will skin a fresh crop. Since the Post-Democrat’s first statement in this connection brokerage houses and bucket shops / all over the nation have gone fiito bankruptcy and the people have been defrauded out of hundrds of millions. Stay away from the bucket shop.

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922.

CRIPPLED CHILDREN

POST-DEMOCRAT MOVES ALONG Those who predicted months and months ago that ihc PoslDemocrat would only last until “after the election,” shar'd b\ this time be pretty well convinced that they were badK r mi. taken. Its circulation through the mails has increased wonderful 1 daring the past year and the prospects are that another b’g in: ec se will be noted in the year 1922. Every democrat and every independent republican voter Delaware County should subscribe for the Post-Democrat if thc\ want to get the truth about local conditions. The Star and tht Press are so badly tied up with various special interests that they do not dare to publish many things which ought to be known byi the people of Muncie and Delaware County. To those who are now subscribers we request, first, that in ease they are in arrears that they pay up. and second that they urge their neighbors to take the paper. We want five thousand more subscribers in Delaware County and expect to get them before next fall. It is the duty of the people to support a newspaper that does not fear to train the spot light on grafters and swindlers.

PLAIN TALK TO DEMOCRATS Democratic candidates who make their political announce ments through republican newspapers and then expect a democratic newspaper to whoop things up for them after the primary, when the republican newspapers are soaking them in the short ribs, have got a guess coming if they exnect the Post-Democrat to take up the cudgel for that kind of a democrat. The Post-Democrat refuses to recognize the candidacy ot any alleged democrat who ignores the o;ily .democratic newspapei in Delaware County and to such democrats, who believe that the place to tell their sad story is in the republican newspapers of the •county we have this to say: “Go to it but look for your support from the same direction.” It is said that several democrats have authorized republican newspapers here to tell the dear people they are running for office and it has been stated that advertisements of some of these candidates have appeared in programs and other hold-up media of that 'description. We want to declare ourselves right here and now. The PostDemocmt does not belong to any “stock company,” partnership or corporation. The sole owner of this sheet is the editor, George R. Dale, and he takes orders from no one but his wife and the Master of the Universe. We have run this newspaper from the start without any organized effort on the part of the democratic party to give it the assistance it deserves, and by the eternal we can keep on running it single handed if necessary. This paper is democratic and will support all things democratic, but it refuses to stand for candidates who do not represent true democracy. Now if there are any candidates for office in Delaware County, from that of congress down to constable, who thinks he can stage a successful battle against the Post-Democrat, or can hand this newspaper hot air while he is spending his real ... mey with republican newspapers, is framing himself for the saddest political experience of his life. While we are at it, we want to say that it is the duty of every democrat in Delaware County to take the Post-Democrat and it We might just as well have a show down, here and now. If the merchants of Muncie refuse to advertise in the Post-Democrat because of its politics, refuse to trade with them then for the same reason and see how they like it. And another thing: There are quite a few democratic lawyer? in Muncie and all of them, at various times, are required to publish non resident and other legal notices, which are paid for by their clients. Up to the present time about the only notices of that kind which have been run in the Post-Democrat were authorized by republican lawyers. If candidates for congress, judge and prosecutor think that little of the only democratic newspaper in the community, and that well of the republican newspapers which they patronize with their legal advertising, let them look to republican sources for their support. The democrats here are expecting to win here next fall and they expect the Post-Democrat to explain to the public the various reasons why they should win. In cases of success the winners will take the offices, draw the salaries and tell the Post-Democrat to go to hell or some other sea port. We might just as well have a shown down, here and now. Ii these democrats for revenue only want support from a party standpoint they must show that they are party men, and the way to show it is to get behind the democratic newspaper and not only spend their money with it but see that others do the same. We have felt for sometime like hanging the mistletoe on our coat tail and taking up newspaper work in another field which offers prop^ er co-operation. Unless the democrats, who seem to be dead from their Adam’s apple up, change their tactics, we will turn the PostDemocrat over to an under study and cast our lot among rea) democrats. The Post-Democrat made some political enemies among democrats last summer and fall because it opposed the nomination of Rollin H. Bunch for mayor. Almost without excention those democrats wfio howled their heads off and accused the editor of being a political traitor, have acknowledged that we were right. We believe that Roll Bunch himself knows we were right. Some of the bone heads, who would rather die that admit they were mistaken, still throw fits and have hemorrhages when the Post-Democrat is mentioned. Well we should worry, and if there are any misguided democrats in Muncie or Delaware County who think the Post-Democrat will have nothing to say about politics this year, we advise them to think it over. It is proper to say, here, that would-be democratic office holders, who are figuring on getting their feet under the political pie counter, had better take this little talk seriously, for it is the last time it will be mentioned.

Elgar F. Allen of Elyria, president of the Ohio Society for Crippled Children, says, every county should open clinics for crippled children and all public officials should co-operate in every movement for the advancement and welfare of these unfortunate little ones. Clinics have been held in Miami County and have been of great benefit and help to Miami’s crippled children. In the last few years interest in these little ones has grown, various organizat ions have taken up the matter and as a result legislation for their welfare has been enacted. The law now permits board of education to establish special classes for crippled children and if necessary take them to these classes and then to their homes, the sfate standing a part of the expense. Another law provides that the state board of charities on order of the juvenile court, shall place a crippled child in a hospital and see that it gets medical or surgical attention. Last week the society held a meeting in Columbus and wonder was expressed that more people have not taken advantage of these measures and are urging parents to do so. It is said there are more than 12,000 crippled children in the state And out of the number less than 400 have been enrolled in the special school classes and less than 500 sent to hospitals for treatment. Parents should be enlightened as to these laws, so that mefcre should reap its benefits.

Some woman sculpturess is sculping President Harding, or as it is termed, “making a bust of him.” While the lady stone masem is at work on the Harding bust, it might be well to remember that the Harding administration is making a bust of the whole countoy even going to the extent of busting the back of the farmer who tries to carry a quarter’s worth of Harding corn from the crib to the hog lot.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE I will be a candidate for the nomination for trustee of Centre Township, on the democratic ticket, subject to the decision of the primary, Tuesday, May 2, 1922. Efforts and votes in my behalf will be appreciated. AUGUST R. FELIX

ELBERT BEDE’S SUNSHINE The stork is quite a kidder. ❖ * * It sometimes pays to kick, but it never pays to knock. When a man is in love with a ghl he is in the poorest condition to apply for a job to earn the money to support her with. :i: * * Flour and lard are so hif> - h that bakers have found it necessary to reduce the size of the hole in the doughnut. * * * It can not be denied that the temperance workers ax’e fighting with a spirit. * * * Every parent knows that there are certain rules which, when followed, will raise perfect children - but our own are tin 1 exceptions which prove the rule. * * * Too quick realization of hn ambition has spoiled half the life of- many a person. * * * Rockefeller doesn’t reply to his criticizers. Silence is golden. * * * The small school boy doesn’t seem to catch arithmetic and geography as easily and in such virulent forms as he does measles and chickenpox. * ❖ ❖ It’s easy to smile through our troubles when we can find someone who’s a little worse off than we are. * * * The man who has worked himself from the foot of the ladder to the ton has got n whole lot more pleasure out of life than many who had plenty of time for amusement. * ❖ ❖ A lot of people make a good impression by keeping out of sight.

The microbes that lurk in kisses are easy to locate, but impossible to exterminate. * * * An eastern newspaper has discovered that there are 3000 ways of making pumpkin pies—and this number presumably does not include the way mother makes ’em. * * * A Colorado man named Bell paid if 10,000 for a wife—and then didn’t j. >t her. He is making a different kind of noise than other bells do v.-hen tapped—and his money may have been well invested at that. * * * The stork is a mighty contrary old bird. * # * We all know what , we. ought to do, but few know what ^ y are going to, do. : " • * * * Kissing is sinful—and yet the men will take all the girls give them and still call them angelsCt', * ❖ ❖ It’s sometimes easy to start a new iove fire with an oldi flame. ❖ * It's a peculiar anomaly that in these anti-slavery days there are any num her of people that you can buy and sell. * '1!! * The man who has been supportingtwo wives on $40 a month was at least relieved of any worry about dividing, up with the income tax collector. ❖ ❖ ^ The state of matrimony would be a more peaceable place in which to live if someone wasn’t always trying to extend the boundary lines. * * The greatest trouble some peonle have is listening to the troubles others have.

BENEVOLENT IMMIGRATION CHANGES STREET WAIFS INTO STURDY FARMERS

THE BUCKET SHOP EVIL Some day the people here may reach the conclusion that the Post-Democrat has the faculty of getting at the truth of things and of giving the people of Muncie fairly good advice on matters which concern them vitally. It had a few remarks and prophesies to make concerning the recent municipal election, and, as all will admit, we hit the nail squarely on the head. Early last spring we made certain exposures and submitted facts and figures concerning the management of the county infirmary under the beneficent control of Billy Williams, chairman of the republican county central edmmittee, and the rocent report of the state board of accounts verified every word that was published. The Post-Democrat was the first to call attention to the crookedness of Alpha Holaday, the Muncis Ponzi. We exposed the game whereby he robbed innocent victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and Alpha is now sojourning in federal prison. Several weeks ago we warned Muncie suckers against bucket shop sharks. No other newspaper here seems inclined to touch upon such matters until AFTER the victims are all skinned.

I ada are for the most part orphans 1 of soldiers who were killed in the war. Many are from the poor districts of the big cities. Some are

street waifs.

Apprenticed to farm work in Canada, they are, in effect, wards of the government. Their careers are closely watched by G. Rogue Smart, supervisor of juvenjle immigration. who sees to it that they have comfortable homes and good schooling among moral and substantial people. Almost invariably they are happy in their new environpient and develop into robust youngsters in the healthful country

1 life.

Canada’s wealth is based on agri-

sent from the British Isles and i culture. What the nation needs placed in farm homes in Canada most is settlers to people its vast since the beginning of the present uncultivated areas. More than century number some 25.000. They '-00.000,000 acres of One farm land are coniine over in increasing num- m prairie provinces alone are

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OTTAWA, ONT.— Boys and girls

bers every year.

Benevolent societies in Great Britain for years have been engaged in this work. The children are trained in institutions in fanning and other practical employment for the special purpose of being sent to homes in the various domin-

ions of the empire.

awaiting the coming of home build-

ers.

These British children are a fine leaven in the nation’s immigration, bhev grow up into good, sturdy citizens. They marry and have happy families on farms of their own. Many of these waifs are now numbered among the nation’s pros-

The children now coming to Can- iperous agriculturists.

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WEEKLY LETTER a CLAUDIUS GALENUS

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At last—the Republicans can not stand the line of talk that Ambassador George Harvey is handing out in England at the present time. He has been “running off at the head’’ ever since he has been over there. He talks like one that either doesn’t know how to talk or wants to say a whole lot and generally “gets in bad”. We don’t assume any responsibility for any of his utterances because we didn’t send him over there. We are like Senator Pat Harrison—if it hod been our “doingjfs” to send him over we surely would tell him to come home and make him ride a bicycle back at that. , Brave American Blood was sent “qver there” to save the world and Harvey arrives after the bloody battles have been fought and won to say, “America went into the World War because she was afraid to stay out, and in order to save her skin”. Surely an intelligent expression for a representative of a nation like our’s to make, isn’t it ? The other day he said “Much has been said from time to time of the sacrifices of various powers. The United States made no sacrifice—none”. No coubt he takes into account the mere scrapping of ships, the program of the discontinuance of future war programs and thinks in the terms of dollars and cents; but how about the tears that stole down i mother’s face when that boy she had j suffered and sacrificed for marched j away to be slaughtered by the treacherous Hun? How about the sleeplessr nights spent by the loved one’s back home ? How about the broken hearted mother who has the son sleeping under the Poppies “over there”? The proposed bond issue of $12,000 completion of the building. The mother-hood of this country gave the lives of 65,000 of their son's and offered the lives of 4,000.000 more if it had been necessary. If this isn’t sacrifice, what is it? A resolution, presented in Congress, by Representative Thos. J. Ryan, of New York, Republican, requests the re-call of George Harvey as Ambassador to the Court of St. James. It provides for the appointment of a special committee representing the House, in which branch of Congress re-call and impeachment proceedings must be initiated. It would be pleasing, no doubt, to the average ex-doughboy tp “knoclt his block off” when he does come back to this country. We do not want to wish any thing off on our foreign friends but it wouldn't make the average American ruuen feel had if he stayed over there—Bergdoll is there-“birds of a feather flock together”.

v'.. v. - -V ' An ex-soldier wrote the following letter to the Editor of e paper published in a near-by city. This is what he had to say: ■ (‘Having Bead several late columns on the national soldiers’ bonus and after thinking over some of the reasons Uncle Sam can’t pay the bonus, it is enough to make a cigar store Indian; laugh: “We have millions to enforce prohibition; We have hundreds of thousands for airships, like the Roma, second to collapse, and kill scores; We are going to find millions for a bankrupt railroad to pay its English debts and we are going to cancel debts t( our allies mounting into billions. Bui mention a bonus bill of twenty-fiv-dollars a month cash, vocational train ing. government land and insurance and the wail that goes up is horrible “Three years or more ago these same patriots were strong for ducking pro-Germaps in a lake to make them give money to the Red Cross and to buy Liberty Bonds and they were all full of 100 f /( Americanism; but now that the danger is over and their hides and their dollars are safe these 100L patriots have denatured to about one-half of one per cent a la Volstead.”

Paying soldiers with old clothes was how Senator Caraway. Democrat, of Arkansas, characterized the attitude of the Republican party in giving relief to ex-service men. Referring to the failure of that partv to pass a bonus bill, Caraway read this letter sent out by Representativt Hamilton Fish, jr., of New York City, dated Feb. 1, 1922: “Dear Senator: “Have you any old. clothes suits, overcoats, shirts, underwear, shoes, and so forth? The ‘Lest We Forget Committee’ has requested me to ask you to leave or send your old clothes, etc., to 915-G st. any time of the day for the next two months. The committee will undertake to clean and repair your old clothes and place them in the hands of ex-service men who are in need.” “That is a great picture for t great party in this free America,’ said the senator. “We have giver $20,000,000 to Russia, $450,000,000 tc relieve ex-profit earners, $9u,000,00( you gave back to these rich men whe are making) more than $68,000 nel every year, but to the men whom you proclaimed the saviors of the world yon tender a pair of second-hand nether garments and a pair of old shoes. I am sorry that is true, but J think the ex-service men had as well know it now as later that you intern to pay your debt to them in secondhand clothing.”

So much attention was drawn tc the satirical poem of a Utah Re publican referring to “Prosperity or the Billboards on our Streets” thal a companion piece has been contributed by a Nebraska farmer. Senator Pat Harrison read the Utah poem in connection with a speech last week. Now comes Senator Thomas Heflin with the Nebraska farmer’s complaint which he, too, has added to £ senate speech, referring to the last campaign cry, “We want a change” Heflin asked “Did they get it?” and then read this: “We Want a Change. We were getting^ a dollar six bits for our corn. We could sell every hide from the hoof to the horn -

We wanted a change and we got it. Now we’re getting a quarter for corn. It’s so cheap That we burn it for fuel, our toes warm to keep. Wc can’t sell the hides so we bury them deep— But we wanted a change and wc got it. The skilled workman pulled down eight bucks a day. Now he’s darned glad to work for any old pay— But he wanted a change and he got it. There was work and a plenty for every man’s son. And warm food and shelter when the work was done; Now millions are idle, heretofore there was none— But he wanted a change and he got it. Mr. Wilson spent quite a long) time “over there,” For peace he was fighting, •'but what did we care— We wanted a change and we got it. Now all that we read is of golf and vacations, Gay week ends at summer resorts and plantations; Not what we expect from the head of a nation— But he wanted a change and he got it. We were prosperous and happy, well fed. and gay, Now millions of children go hungry each day— We wanted a change, and we got it. Meanwhile we hear this: It was certain to come— Reaction from war time, and war three years done. If we wanted a lemon we sure did nick one— But we wanted a change and we got it.”

How’s this one ? I remember—I remember That my hair is turning gray, Since the sin of last November, When we voted wv>rk away. I remember—I remember And there isn’t any doubt That when we voted Warren in, We voted labor out. I remember—I remember Just exactly, how it stands, Then they set the welkin ringing; But today they ring their hands. I am sitting on the porch now Without hny work to do. While my dear wife begs for washing And my son is idle too. I remember—I remember How we were all so misled. For my home went last September And my bond was sold for bread. I remember—I remember Ami my spirit is sinking low; With the poor house in the distance. Will it g>et me—? I don’t know.

Some late news: A farmer and his family in a coverid wagon passed through Holdenville m Thursday of this week. On the side >f Ins wagon these words were displayed: “Mexico is desperation; Texas is starvation; Oklahoma is speculation. The whole word is shot to ’ell under The whole world is shot to ’ell under moving hack to Arkansas.” —Shawnee (Okla.) News. —Troy (Ohio) Democrat.

Congress Still Seeks Bonus Finance Plan

With Sales Tax Rejected Many Keprepresentatives Are Said to Favor Foreign Debt

Washington, March, 2—Congress was still groping around to find some way to provide a soldier bonus, with the task apparently more hopeless ,han it has been at any time during he past year. Having rejected the sales tax, the jight-point direct tax program and the bond issue plan of raising revelue. Republican member* of the ccmmittee are milling around among themselves in the.hope of running upon some way to get the necessary money that will prove acceptable to President Harding despite his announced policy of “nosale* tax—no bonus”. Thirty members of the house who ire said to have been opposed to the sale* tax plan are reported to have iome out formally for using the re'unded foreign bonds to finance the bonus.

MINISTER ENDS LIFE Winsham, Eng.—Rev. W. H. Phillips. vicar of Winsham. committed suicide by taking prussic acid. No reason for the act is known.

HOUSE OF TRAGEDY Paris--The house in which Mrs. '’lorenee Drayeott was killed by her Greek chauffer was previously occuned by four persons, all of whom lommitted suicide there.

IT’S WORTH TRYING London—One British educator has :ome forward with the suggestion that, better musical training in the lower grades would do a great deal to curb the whistling office bojq

FOUR-POWER PACT WITH RESERVATION IS RECOMMEND! D

Committee Send* Pacific Treaty To Senate for Action With “Alliance’* Stricken From Text.

Washington, March, 2—The fourpower Pacific treaty together with its supplements and a reservation and the naval limitation and submarine treaties were ordered favorably reported by the senate foreign relations committee. The reservation attached by the committee to the four-power pact embodies the compromise suggested after conferences with President Harding and declares that nothing; in the treaty shall be construed as forming an “alliance”. It was approved by a 10 to 3 vote. Also by a. division of 10 to 3 with Senators Borah. Idaho, and Johnson, California, Republicans, and -Shields, Democrat, Tennessee, voting in the negative the four-power treaty then was ordered reported to the senate. The vote by which the naval limitation nnd sugmarine treaties were favorably reported was unanimous. Several votes were taken on the proposed substitutes to the committee compromise reservation but the administration leaders secured the defeat of all of them and the reservationists abandoned all attempts to further qualify the four-power and all other treaties in committee. They said their acquiescence in favorable committee action simply meant, however, that they were ready to transfer their fight to the open senate. Compromise Reservation It will be embodied in the report on the four power treaty, the compromise reservation approved by the committee follows: “The United States understands that under the statement in the preamble or under the 1 terms of this treaty there is no commitment to armed force, no alliance, no obligation to join in any defense.” A motion by Senator Pomerene to strike out the words “no alliance” was defeated, 10 to 3, only Senator Kellogg, Republican. Minnesota, and Williams, Democrat. Mississippi, joining the Ohio senator in its support. Senator Pomerene then moved an eneire substitute for the reservation, but was voted down, 12 to 1. GOVERNOR DAVIS MAKES COMMENT UPON GOOD ROADS

Impressed With Importance of Highways During Trip to Mining Regions. “If I had not been a convert to good roads before I certainly would bp one now,” said Governor Hairy L. Davis Saturday, discussing his recent trip to Marietta, in the course of which he visited Belmont county and other mining regions. “Never before was I so impressed with the large part that good roads play in the educating of children and the building up of prosperous, happy communities. “Roads in Belmont county.” continued the governor, “and this is true in many sections of the state, arc impassable four or five months of the year. In the mining regions there are thousands of children of foreign families, who. as a result of poor/ roads, are denied the opportunities of education. How are we to make good citizens of these boys and girls unless they are able to attend school; unless they are able to get away from their homes and mingle with Americans? As it is they are virtually isolated. Good roads certainly are a vital factor in Americanization.” Would Mean Relief Governor Davis also pointed to the fact that improved highways would greatly relieve the destitution in the/ mining regions if not remove entirely the causes for it. The construction of roads would give employment to hundreds of men. Once built, the roads would, he declared, enable out*iders to send in material and equipment for comfortable homes*, as well as supplies for the residents. Some parts of the mining sections of the '.tate can be reached now only by the use of mules. “But, aside from the purely economic aspect,” said Governor Davis, “ou»- roads must be improved if the children in our rural sections are to he gjven those educational advantages so necessary for the making of good and patriotic citizens.”

An Indian. Hicagaliheyapipin by name, was bumped by an auto a short time ago, resulting in several of his consonants being badly dislocated.

* t t Political Announcement ? •<{» »}> «{**>}» 4* •{ AUGUST FELIX FIRST DEMOCRAT TO ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY

August R. Felix, formerly connected with the Muncie police department, has announced himself as an aspirant for the democratic nomination for trustee of Center Township. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the formal announcement of Mr. Felix. .The announcement of Mr. Felix is the fLst made by any democratic aspirant for township or county olfice. although the primary is less than two months away. Mr. Felix, like many other observant citizens, believes this is going to be a democratic year and is backing his judajment by gamely entering the lists as an aspirant for an important office. Mr. Felix is a young man well qualified to fill the office of trustee and if nominated will give a good account of himself in the general election next fall.