Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 19 May 1922 — Page 1

THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER IN DELAWARE COUNTY THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT

VOL. 2. NUMBER 20

MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1922

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Billy Voted Inmates of Infirmary But Liberty Township Repudiated Him

Tha Post-Democrat is indebted to j tored into voting the way the boss

citizens -of Selma for the informa-1 orders.

lion that ninety seven votes were ] Having tasted liberty, good old cast in Liberty township by men and j Liberty township will forever live women from the county infirmary. 1 up to her name. The voters up there

Of these, it is stated, ninety claimed to be inmates and seven were listed as employees of the infirmary. The infirmary squad was taken to the polls in automobiles supplied by the Harry New and Billy Williams headquarters, the expense being borne by the Williams “slate” candidates. The sight of the long) row of automobiles loaded with infirmary inmates and employees, being driven to the polls to be voted like cattle, so enraged the citizens of Liberty township that something happened in that usually rock ribbed Billy Williams territory which made the “boss” sit up and take notice. Eliminating the entire infirmary vote, which presumably was cast in its entirety for the Williams slate, the candidate backed by the republican boss were badly repudiated right in the Boss’s home township by republicans who refuse to take orders any longer from a selfish political

oligarchy.

Deducting the ninety seven infirmary votes,.which had to go the way Williams wanted “or else,” as one inmate put it before the primary, and counting only the bona fide residerL republican voters of Liberty township, Harry New, the slate candidate for United States senator was skinned 32r> to 14S, Roll Lennington for prosecutor beat Van Ogle, Williams candidate for prosecutor 246 to 161 and Pittengpr and Trent,. antiWilliams candidates for representatives, received more than twice as many votes as their slate adversaries. Without the ninety seven in Billy’s pitiful herd of brow beaten and intimidated voters, Auditor Jim Dragoo, the especial object of the boss’s hatred, defeated Frank James, the “slate” candidate for auditor, 273 to 176 and Recorder Dick Davis, also spotted by Williams for defeat, received almost as many votes as his four conTpetuors, cbfnBiYlon.' John Flail, whose nomination for county commissioner was absolutely essential to the continued domination of the commissioners’ court by Williams, was skinned in Liberty township by John McCreery, 252 to 186, after leaving out the manipulated infirmary vote. The good citizens of Liberty township are naturally proud of the rebuke administered to a political boss who attempts to override the natural sentiments of the community by dragging in nearly one hundred votes from an institution whose helpless inmates are bullydraglged and hec-

so to speak, have thrown Billy down and taken his terbacker away from

him.

Radio Won’t Oust Old “Wire” Phone

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It Will Destroy Farm Isolation, Says Electrical Engineer

The radiophone will go far toward making available the best entertainment and educational advantages of cities to families on the land, hut as a means of person-to-person communication the old-time “wire” telephone will never be ousted from the place jt now holds. This, very briefly, is what C. A. Wright, professor of electrical engineering at the Ohio State University, told a recent conference of agriculturists interested in the proposed crop and market radio service from the University. He said that the limits of radiophoning lay mainly in the impossibility of private communication, bur that as a mode of general communication possibilities are unlimited. Already on a certain 10 square miles of Long Island, he said, are 72 radio sending towers, each one 400 feet high.

HAD YOUR ONION TODAY? London—Dr. Edred M. Cornes has launched a campaign to get people to eat more onions. He says it is the most healthful vegetable.

MURDER BY WHOLESALE t u>.«ple~=Djrri»g—W- 1 three months the bodies of seventeen murdered women have been found in the Bosphorous.

BRIDEGROOM HAZED Cambridge, Eng.—Undergraduates of Cambridge University seized Henry Langston just after his marriage and paraded him though the town in a donkey cart.

SALARY BOOST FOR PRINCE

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increase the annual 13,000 allowance of Crown Prince Frederick,

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to marry Princess Olga of

Refused Veteran a Vote W. M. Donovan, of Yorktowri, an aged veteran of the Civil War, was denied a vote in the recent primary, although he has lived and voted there for nearly sixty years. Mr. Donovan is a democrat, but has frequently scratched his ticket. In fact he regards himself rather in the light of an independent voter. Being interested in several republican candidates who were opposed by Billy Williams and his gang, and wanting to vote for them, he asked for a republican ballot, feeling, no doubt that he had as much right to vote in a republican primary as other democrats who had been organized to help Billy Williams and his crew of patriots. He was promptly challenged, however, and was not allowed to vote. In Muncie hundreds of knov/n democrats went to the polls and called for republican ballots, but as they were all organized to help out the standpat gang, the republican challengers never questioned their right to vote. Delaware County probably never before witnessed such an unfair primary, and it will be many a long year before the disgrace will be repeated. The fourth precinct in Muncie, the last to report, brought in such an enormous majority for the Williams slate, that there was considerable talk of a recount. In the second precinct an unaccountable loss of two hundred ballots might have changed results. Out at Selma, the home of Billy Williams, over six hundred ballots were called for, but the tally sheets show fifty less votes than were called for. The Billy Williams candidates for committeemen and for delegate to the state convention scratched through in Liberty Township by very small majorities while Beveridge and the anti-Williams candidates for county offices carried the township by big majorities. Walter Steele, the republican member of the election commission, is a Williams republican. William A. McClellan, the democratic member, appointed by Obedia Kilgore, is a close political friend of Harry Long, Billy Williams and Frosecutor Benadum. Every republican member of the thirty-five election boards was a Williams republican. Many of the democratic election officers, named by Kilgore, were in reality a part of the Williams machine. Out in Perry Township “Bob” Acker was the only democrat who voted a democratic ballot. Even the democrats named by the Kilgore organization to serve as democrats on the Perry Township election board voted republican ballots! Can you beat it?

In Defense of the Primary Lawrence Lyons, the newly elected republican state chairman, has appointed a committee with instructions to draft a plank to be presented at the state convention May 24, declaring in favor of abolishing the direct primary in Indiana. The average standpat republican is wholly devoid of a sense of humor. Lawrence Lyons is a standpatter. He was a New man in the recent primary which resulted so disastrously for New and although Beveridge was nominated, his friends were unable to prevent the election of Lyons as state chairman. It is only natural that the friends of Harry New should feel furious every time they think of the state primary law. In the good old days when senators were elected by state legislators New would have skinned Beveridge a mile. The standpat republicans hate the primary because it means the eventual downfall of toryism. It is easy to control delegates and state legislatures. Big money can buy up a job lot of delegates or a bunch of legislators at bargain prices any old time, but it’s a hell of a job to try to buy up enough voters in the state of Indiana to elect a senator. Coming just at this time, when the republican voters of Indiana elected Beveridge over New by a majority of over twenty thousand, it takes considerable gall for Lyons and his crowd to declare that the primary'law is a failure, and we are curious to know whether Beveridge will take this insult lying down or standing up. Someway we don’t have all the confidence in the world in the sincerety of Albert Jeremiah this year. Added years and added wealth seem to have divorced him from a

great deal of his progressivism.

It now remains to be seen whether he will remain silent while the republican state committee'publicly assails the agency which secured him his nomination, or whether he will have courage enough to go to the mat with the committee to whom he has to look for the formation of the machinery necessary for the conduct of his campaign this year. , p /. 1 J'. " F

Occasionally we hear a democrat assailing the direct and far between. The only objection that can be voiced to

that it is hot far reaching enough.

Instead of destroying the law it should be amended in order to give the voters of

the state more power.

The democrats gave the direct primary law to the people of Indiana and the democrats are responsible for the law providing for the direct election of United States Senators. The democrats should defend the direct primary law. Republicans who believe in popular rule should hasten to its defense. If the republican state convention espouses a move to destroy direct primary it will mean the end of republican rule in Indiana. The people should have the right to elect their own candidates. The destruction of the primary will place in the hands of special interests and law breakers the machinery for naming our public servants.

primary, but they are few the Indiana primary law is

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Majestic, the White Star Line, world’s largest ship, arriving at New York on her maiden voyage May 17, is 956 feet long, 100 feet wide and 56,000 tons register. Her interior space equals that of 400 ordinary 8-room suburban houses. Her service speed comfortably exceeds 25 knots an hour and she may become a candidate for the speed laurels of the Atlantic. She has accommodation for 4100 passengers and carries a a crew of 1000. She has 1245 staterooms, including many suites the largest of which consist of eight rooms and three baths. In her first cabin staterooms upper berths have been eliminated, every room being fitted with one or two beds. At right. Commodore Sir Bertram Hayes, Commander of the Majestic.

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Eighth District Democrats Name Senator Fleming of Portland, as District Chairman

BALLROOM “DESTROYERS”

London—The practice of carrying toy balloons at dances has created pests who are known as ballroom “destroyers.” They are men who explode the balloons with a lighted cigarette. NEW HOUSE OF LORDS STYLE London—Admission of women to the House of Lords is followed by the news that a special style of coronet will be made for the peeresses.

A Mao Without a Party

By W. J. Daniel There is a man without a country, Or so we’ve heard the tale; Now there is a man without a party, By the name of George R. Dale. The Republicans will not have him, The Democrats, they kicked him out; The Socialists will do likewise, If he ever comes about. The single taxers cry with horror, When his name they chance to hear; While the Farmer-Labor party, Will not allow him to come near. Even the Communist party, Says He is no good to us; The party called the Bolsheviks, Say he is a lowdown cuss. The League from North Dakota, Gaze at him with angry eye; While the Prohibition party, Long ago bid him goodbye. The bran-new Workers prrrty, Has no place for such as he; Which leave him a tiny speck, Upon the political sea. Go get your little boat, George, And for some island steer; Inhabited by some heathens, Who of you did never hear; Perhaps you can start a party, there, And become the big kingibee; For your race is run, and you are done, And its right that you should be.

Farmers Interested In “Blue Sky” Law

Ohio farmers are directly interested in the Denison “blue sky” law which is being supported by both Republican and Democrats at Washington., It is recommended by the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce and its passage seems certain. This legislation is aimed at the prevention of the use of United States mails and other agencies of interstate commerce for promoting the sale of worthless and fraudlent securities. “Forty-two states now have fraudulent securities laws.,” says E. C. Anstaett of the Investigation Department, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. ‘,Ohio has one of the best “blue sky” laws of the country. However, the Commissioner of Securities of Ohio,

as well as those of other states arc j seriously hampered in enforcing the j state law because of the lack of a I Federal Statute prohibiting interstate traffic in such securities. “Millions of dollars have been taken from investors of Ohio during the past few years because fly-by-night concerns have been permitted to use the mails to sell their securities in Ohio. In many cases such securities could not qualify under the Ohio securities law. The State Securities de- j partment is unable to prosecute for I this violation because the offenders ' have not actually come into the state. Almost every day copies of the literature of such concerns are sent in by farmers, but until the enactment of such a law as proposed state authorities cannot prevent such offerings in the state.”

BRADFORD WINS GAME

Bradford defeated New Madison at baseball at Bradford Sunday in a 10 inning game. Score 5 to 4.

ATHEISM WANING London—Atheism has gone out of fashion, according to the Bishop of London, and religion is once more on the gain.

GERMAN BRIDAL RUSH Berlin—Following publication of reports that many Australians want wives, thousands of Germani girls have applied for information as to how to get to Australia.

FIGHT POLICE FOR DRUGS Paris—During a raid on an opium den here twenty women attacked the police who had seized their drugs. Three of the raiders were badly bitten.

STRANGE HYBRID Rio de Janeiro—A calf born near Sao Paulo had the head of a colt and the hoofs of a pig.

OUR CHINA TRADE GROWS Shanghai—Importation of America goods into China is expected to break all record this year.

Editor’s Note:—Replying to the above, which came by mail, we will say that in preference to belonging either to the democratic, republican or socialist parties, if Obedia Kilgore, Billy Williams and Bill Daniels are to be regarded as the respective heads of these orag(nizations in Delaware county, we will start the new party out at the municipal hog farm, where one can find more real intelligence to the square inch than can be found in the leadership of the corrupt tri-parti-san combination that is now sitting at the end of a rotten limb that is hanging over a precipice a thousand feet higY. NEW METHOD OF SUICIDE London—Joseph Ravini hit himself on the head with a beer bottle while standing, on Chelsea Bridge. He fell into the Thames and was drowned.

The democratic county chairman of the eighth congressional district met Tuesday in Muncie and by a unanimous vote selected senator James S. Fleming cf Portland for district chairman, to Dale Crittenherger, of Anderson. Mrs. Mary Gubbins, wife of John Gubbins of this city, was unanimously chosen to Serve as district vice, chairman. Georgia T. Beebe of Anderson was named to succeed himself as treasurer and Virgil Simmons, of Bluffton was named secretary of the committee. Hon. John W. Tyndall, of Decatur, nominee for congress, was present at the meeting. Hon Claude Ball, who was defeated for the nomination for congress, because of the fact that the double crossers who presumed to read the Post-Democrat out of the party took part in the republican primary instead of the democratic contest, was endorsed as the eighth district’s candidate for appellate, judgie.In selecting Jim Fleming for district chairman, the democrats of the district did a wise _ thing. Senator Fleming is one of the real live wire democrats of the state and under his effective leadership the eighth should return to the democratic fold this year. Mr. Tyndall, the congi'essional nominee, made a short speech which was well received. He expects to make an aggressive battle for the success of democracy in the eighth district, and it is confidently expected that he will retire Albert Vestal, the Anderson stand pat congressman, to private life. Dale Crittenberger, the father of democracy in the eighth district made a graceful retiring speech in surrenderV.ig the chair to Senator Fleming 1 and was, himself, given a hearty vote of thanks by those present for his untiring efforts in behalf of the great party he has so ably represented dur-i ing his incumbency as district chairman. Claude Ball eloquently pledged himself to the success of the successful aspirant in the congressional race and while asserting that he would not make an active canvass for the nomiTTa'tkm for appellate-jrtthriey would accept the honor if the democratic state convention saw fit to endorse the suggestion of the eighth district and make him the candidate. Senator Fleming in a brief speech thanked the district democracy for the great honor bestowed upon him and pledged himself to devote his entire time from now until the polls in November to the great cause of democracy.

MINE SWALLOWS GRAVES Middleton, Eng.—Part of i the ancient cemetery of Middleton has been swallowed up by the cave-in of a lead mine underneath.

Rome—A motor hearse carrying a body in a funeral procession struck and killed two ag|ed women who became confused.

Goodby William’s Candidates Delaware County is naturally republican by a large majority, but regardless of this there will be several democrats elected in the county and the various townships next November. The republicans just recently went through the hottest primary in the history of the county. The majority of the candidates nominated were pronounced in their opposition to any further domination on the part of County Chairman Billy Williams, but a few of Billy’s cronies wiggled through by the skin of their teeth. We will state right here and now, that no Billy Williams republican need expect to be elected next fall. As a matter of fact it is extremely doubtful whether more than three or four republicans of any brand will pull through in the county, and possibly the entire bunch will bite the dust, but be that as it may, the Billy Williams candidates are doomed. The anti-Williams republicans would not vote for one of them on a bet. Williams secured twenty-seven out of the thirty-five precinct committeemen and was enabled to put himself across again as county chairman, but there are hundreds of republicans who believe, in the face of the returns giving Beveridge a majority of a thousand in the county and nominating a large majority of anti-Williams candidates, that there was something exceedingly rotten in the matter of the election of the precinct committeemen. It is known that the gang used by Obedia Kilgore to get himself elected county chairman and to have the resolution passed “ex-communicating” the Post-Democrat, were very active in behalf of Billy’s candidates for precinct committeemen. Hundreds of known democrats voted for the Williams slate, calling for republican ballots, and there are many in the various precincts who believe that the Williams organization, which controlled all of the election machinery, accounted out enough anti-IWilliams candidates for committeement to leave the boss in control. It is believed that a recount and contest in several precincts in Muncie, would have revealed fraud of the rankest kind. Williams controls the organization, but he does not control the votes of thousands of independent minded republicans. There is not a candidate now on the republican ticket who dares to come out openly and declare that he is a political friend of Billy Williams.