Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 2 June 1922 — Page 1

THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER IN DELAWARE COUNTY

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VOL. 2. NUMBER 22

MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE £2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE

The Official Organ Will Play Its First Tune, Says Announcement of Editor

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SomcLody is spending gome perfectly good money this week advertising the coming of the “Official Organ” of the democratic party. According to the. dope, in the ad, the organ will play its first tune some time in the near future, provided enough democrats can be found in Delaware county who will throw sufficient' money in the kettle to establish and keep her going. Of course it is dead easy to pass around the hat among wealthy democrats and raise enough money co start a newspaper. We can easily visualize the joy of the Delaware courit;/* democracy because of the opportunity they. ha-ve of starting another democratic newspaper. If the one Bob Parkinson proposes to start is a success, why not start another as soon as possible? If two democratic weekly newspaper in Muncie are a good thing, how much better

to have three.

Bob says in his ad, by heck, that the central committee of he democratic party recently Was^d a resolution reading Dale and the Post-Demo-crat out of the party and reading him and his proposed newspaper in. The resolution referred to was prepared by Obedia Kilgore who was elected 'chairman through the influence and activity of Doc Bunch and Billy Finan. The Post-Democrat does hot want the supporl; and approbation of the .gang' that has framed up this “Official Organ” business. If there is any decent - democrat ih Delaware county who regards'this outfit as being representatives' of the party we

have yet to learn his name.

The der§orra.tie party has cleaned itself of crooks, convicts .and jail birds dominated it for a long time; st fall Doc Bunch insisted in forcrtg himself'updn the party and he was snteprted in his impudent effort by th^ffotisy crew that was impudent enough to pass a resolution impugning the democracy of one who- has jr faltered in his allegiance to the

never will, ext' H at such 1* 1 to

associate with criminals in order to

do so. 1.

Among other thng|B Bob says in his announcement that the nhice of the “Official Organ” will only be a dollar a year and that he has actually run across several “democrats” who will go to the extreme length of taking as many as five or ten subscrip-

tions.

It is. therefore, assumed that there are a few bmkers of the great enterprise who will pur. up as much as ten dollars apiece, and it mav be that one or two will be found who will mortmge their blind pigs and contribute fifteen. One paragraph reads as follows: “It is doubtful if the new enterprise will make any money from its subscriot’on money because nrint paper is still high, but to be of anv force and influence in the countv the new uaner must have a large subscription

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Now, that sounds reasonable, and the plaint aboiA the high cost of print paper our fit to be convincing At a dollor a year Bob expects to lose mon'ay on each subscription. He reminds us of the Dutchman in the meat business who complained that he lost five dollars on every steer he butchered, and explained that he made a profit in the end “by killing so many of them ” We rather credited Bob with having better judgment than to go to the front for this discredited fang, hut- it is his funeral, not ours. The democracy of the Post-Demo-crat and its publisher is unquestioned

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by the genuine democracy of Delaware county. The three tailors of London, it will be remembered, were strong on resolutions and pronunciamentos. They invariably signed their proclamations, “We, the People of London.” The three tailors, Doc, Billy and Obedia may speak for themselves, but. not for the real dem ocrats of Delaware county. Bob says there will he no mudslinging, by ginger, in his sheet. This is a serious mistake. Being surrounded and almost buried in the repudiated political slime and mud of Muncieitwillbe the most available anti cheapest amunition at his command, so we suggest that he permit his conscience to be his guide, and if hr feels like it just simply throw mud in all directions. Come on with the rat killin’. The water is free!

EXAMINATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICIANS ANNOUNCED

Open competitive examinations for the positions of Agricultural Statician in the Federal Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates, at salary ranges of $2,000-$3,600 a year and 800-$2,250 a year, respectively, have been announced by the United States Civil Service Commission for June-7 and 8, 1922. Competitors for these examinations will be rated on the following, subjects: Principles of agriculture; statistical calculations and methods; education, experience and fitness. Eligibles who attain a general average of at least 80 per cent will be placed on the register for Agricultural Statisticians and those who attain a general average of less than 80 per cent will be placed on the register for Asistant Agricultural Statistician. Further jinformation may be obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. ^“STFNTIAY KfLLWYfF*—

Leeds, Eng.—Immense placards have been posted here denouncing members of the Parks Committee because they refused to permit Sunday tennis.

MRS. WILLIAM E. APPLETON

Un-ltTwoofi arid Underwood Mrs. William E. Appleton, nn American who has lived in London 11 years, has just returned there for a six weeks’ visit after 15 months in America. She says the English women’s cuccesc in industry during war has not threatened home life.

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GOODBY MR. VESTAL

Now that the bull moose republicans; nave given the standpatters such an unmerciful licking in Muncie and Delaware county they do not relish the thought of helping to elect the standpatter, Congressman Albert Vestal of Anderson, thereby cutting themselves absolutely out of any chance to partic’pi ;te in federal patronage. In a little over a year Postmaster Fraijk Haimbaugh’s second four year term will have expired and, of course, a republican will; take his place. Several have been mentioned for the job, and naturally none but standpatters are being considered. As one former bull moose put it this week, “the next postmaster will either be* ; Rilly Williams or somebody who is close to him politically,” provided Congressman Vestal js permitted to make the recominendation. And right on that one point there hinges a point which will result in the sure defeat of Vestal. If the latter is retired and a democrat takes his place on the fourth of next March, ail questions of federal patronage wqulcl have to be referred to the two Indiana Senators, as long as the national admifasti ation is republican. The Beveridge men naturally believeTthat their idol will be elected, and knowing him as they do, they feel sure that in the event of his election, after the fourth day of next March former progressives will get the Post offices. In Delaware county, for instance, it is not very likely that Beveridge would recommend Billy Williams or any one of his organization. He would undoubtedly recommend for appointment as postmaster of Muncie some republican who “went down the line” with him in his recent titanic struggle! with Harry New and the entire standpat crowd of the nation. As it stands, therefore, the progressives group will merely commit political suicide in helping elect a congressman who will do; nothing for them, when, bv helping elect a democrat, and thereby placing the distribution of federal jobs in the hands of the candidate for senator they hope to elect, they will get the jobs themselves. In the eighth district, which went overwhelmingly for Beveridge, the former progressives are quietly organizing to defeat Vestal, whose election would mean their downfall. In the event of Beveridge’s election, |he president would no doubt defer to his wishes. The president is “regular” in every respect, and would not attempt to take from a senator the time honored prerogative of rulingfo'ver his own principality. Thus Mr. Vestal is confronted with a|situation which promises to retire him to private life next March. The former progressives sthte that it is a mere matter of sound business judgment with them. They have na stomach, they say, for hari kari. They have but one chance to get to the federal pie Counter and that is by helping elect a democrat congressman in order that the senator May become the recommending power. Congressman Vestal is considerably concerned over this phase of the campaign and is now very busily engaged in attempting to make the former progressives love him. However, they know his record and they knoiv his leanings, which are distinctively stand pat. They know that he will not dare to publicly premise to favor the bull moose. If the Billy Williams crowd thought Vestal would nape a former progressive as postmaster of Muncie, it would be just as bad for him. The former progressives will not take h is promises, even if he makes them. They do not have to. They are going to make a sure thing of it and remove from the Honorable Albert the temptation to break any promises which he might make in the horrible extremity that has assailed him. In Delaware county, where the repuMica n organization was prac tically stolen by Billy Williams, in one of the rottermest and most corrupt primaries ever held here, there is an intense feeling on the part of the Bweridge men, who carried the county by a large

pat organization supporting Harry New. They know that Williams is depending upon this stolen organization to get behind, and endorse candidates for federal and state jobs, and that Congressman^ Vestal would accept the dictation of this committee. Things at this time look pretty blue all around for the standpat group who put Williams across and tried to make the former progressives like it.

THE GREAT, BIG, BROAD LAND ’WAY UP YONDER, HAS CHARMS FOR TOURISTS AND SPORTSMEN

WHITE WATER IN MILES CANYON

INDIAN GRAVEYARD ALERT BAY, B. C.

S An army of tourists, including sight-seers and sportsmen, are booking passage for Alaska, thus emulating President Harding who will head a party that is to study the resources of the northland in addition to enjoying its rare scenic beauty. Each* year sees the volume of tourist travel to Alaska increase and a goodly percentage of those making the trip are sportsmen. Big game is plentiful and for the hunter ambitious to bag a grizzly, there is no likelier country. Atlin Lake is full of wonderful lake trout which run as high as 32 pounds and when hooked generally afford the fisherman ten minutes of tough fighting. ! The addition of the Steamer “Princess Louise” to the line that

runs between Vancouver and Skagway, will relieve the congestion that has marked travel or. this route for some years. Sne is 330 feet long with a gross tonnage of 4,500 tons and is Canadian fcuilt, costing $1,500,000 and embodying

everything up to date.

The Princess boats follow the Inside Channel which insures smooth riding as the steamer:, are exposed to the open ocean but for a few short stretches. The round trip consumes two weeks and includes stops at Alert Bay in British Columbia, noted for its fine totem poles; Ketchikan, where Indian curios are offered in great variety; Wrangell; Juneau, the capital of Alaska, built on a cluster of hills,

and Skagway, also a side trip to lightful summer season.

Atlin and White Horse. The trip can easily be extended to five weeks which will allow visits Dawson

and Fairbanks.

A whole summer is none too long for visiting the accessible points of beauty and interest; vast glaciers such as Llewellyn and Taku, the latter rising sheer for 300 feet from the blue waters of Taku Arm; beautiful Lake Bennett; the lovely re- ! flections 'of mountains in Resurrec- j tion Bay; the mad welter of White j Horse Rapids made vivid by the pens of Robert Service, Jack Lon- j don and other writers, and l-st but not least, the mystery of the Midnight Sun that sheds a weird glow over Alaska, Our Lady of the North, during her brief but de-

FREQUENT CULTIVATIONS IN-

CREASE CROP YIELDS

Frequent stirring of the seed bed and early cultivations destroy the sprouted weed seeds and young weeds before they have formed a root system which renders them hard to eradicate. Shallow cultivations soon after each rain not only destroy the young, weeds but conserve moisture by forming a loose surface soil mulch which breaks capillarity and prevents

the evaporation of moisture. *

It is good practice to continue cultivations until the crop is large enough to smother out young v/eeds and prevent excessive evaporticn by

shading the ggound.

Weeds are the outcasts of plant civilization. They are thieves, robbing the useful plant of the food, moisture, space, and sunligjht necessary to its thrifty growth and maximum yield, and if permitted to ripen seeds, will multiply the labor necessary to keep the next cron clean. In combating weeds, “A siteh (lick)

in time saves nine.”

Determine Waste in Various Cuts of Lamb and Mutton

Hay Market Generally Firm

cuting test recently made on carcasses of lamb and mutton by the Office of Home Economics of the United States Bureau of Agriculture in co-operation with the Bureai of Markets has yielded data of somt considerable interest to housewive who buy meat for the family table In the case of mutton, for example, loin chops which have had the tallow and kidney but not the flank removed before they are offered for sale are about 10 per cent waste. The flank is all lean meat and may be estimated as having practically nc waste. Rib chops are about 18 pel cent waste, which would make them considerably more expensive than loir chons if they were sold at the same price per pound. A leg of mutter is about 18 per cent waste (either ex eluding tallow or including tallow an' not considering it as waste), while

Price changes in the hay markets, :hc shoulder is 20'per cent waste anc as reported to the Ohio Division of the breast about the same amount Markets, were not of material im- Since the difference in the amount oi portance for the week ending April waste in shoulder, breast, and leg 29- of mutton is so slight and since th Eastern markets generally were leg usually sells at a higher price Lrm on the better grades of timothy, p er pound, it is usually more eco mt the lower grades and clover sold nomicgi to buv the shoulder or breas' nrZf ,'? ,ICS ' s -. Alth0 ”? h for „ roast rather than the leg. On dertone of the market appeared weak- j more tender tnan the shouldei

er as the influence of the spring pas- \ or breast.

tures began to be apparent. i Uoin chops of lamb have a higher Some activity was reported at sev- rcreertage <T waste than loin chons eral southern markets, caused in part c’.f mutton. Those which have had the by lumber mills and other industries tallow and kidne"' but not the flank resuming operations. Considerable removed before they are offered for local forage is available, however, j sale are about 12 oer cent waste an*: and new oats will be ready for feed in i those with the flank also removed the sheaf within two or three weeks, aLoot 15 per cent waste. Loin chops so that no greatly increased demand of lamb are therefore somewhat more ; is expected by southern distributors. ] expensive than those of mutton even j Receipts averaged about the same | if they sHl at the same ^ pHrs per

; as during the previous week, as is shown in the following table, which ! gives the receipts in carloads at 10 , important markets for the weeks end- , ing April 22 and 29, 1922, and April

30, 1921:

1922

Boston 76 118 New York 132 206 Philadelphia ... 70 44 Pittsburg q 61 lincirmati ...... IfiS 156 Chicago 279 285 St. Paul ....... 156 113 Minneapolis Kansas City ... 441 592 Los Angeles ... 151 148 San Francisco .. 82 83

1921

190

rmmd. Rib chons of lamb, like rib chops of mutton, are about 18 per

ce^t waste.

Leo- of lamb containing the tallow is 19 6 ner cent waste (th>‘s does not count the tallow as waste), shoulder is 21.1 per cent waste, and breast

24 per cent waste.

FARMER OWNED COMMISSION

FIRM AT BUFFALO

158 j

6 ; .. : ■' 11 . F. E. Perry of Leipsic and F. G.

i Ketner of Columbus will

212 82 65

WHEATFIELB DAY JUNE £3

WOOSTER,

Program of field events and speaking at Experiment Station is an-

nounced.

Farmers from all parts of Ohio, following the custom of a dozen or

more years, will gather at the Exper- ] tnree U 0 ,” 1 lncnf * na > aa ” impnt. stntinri Fvwlnv. .Inno ns the 1 from New \ ork together with the

two from Ohio. Financing of the

represent

Ohio co-operative livestock shippers on the board of directors, of the farmer owned co-operative commission company that will be established at Buffalo, according to announcement made by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation last week. Articles of Incorporat’on have already been filed

in New York State.

Four states are interested in the establishment of the Buffalo firm. It will be operated under the direction of nine men, three from Michigan, three from Indiana, and one

iment station Friday, June 23, as the wheatfields are nearing harvest, to study the hundreds of plots of wheat under experiment and the other work of the Station and o hear addresses by noted agricultural leaders. The greater part of the day will be spent inspecting the field work of the

firm will be done in proportion to the use of this terminal made by cooperative shippers of these states. This commission firm is set up in accordance with a national plan worked out at the insistence of the

Station. Wheat may be seen grow- ' American Farm Bureau L ederation ing in 30 different rotations; under | a nd approved by co-operative qv® -

more than 100 soil treatments; at 8 | stock shippers

over the country.

different rates and 5 date of seeding; without mulch and mulched with straw at different times: and more than 100 different varieties and strains and thousand of distinct

rows in plant breeding work. Duxinfi tbe afternoon important

addresses will be made by Dr. E. D. Ball director of scientific work, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Dean Alfred Vivian. Ohio State University,

Farmer owned firms have already keen established at Indianapolis and E. St. Louis in accordance with this plan, and other firms will be estab-

lished in the near future.

In addition to the firm at Buffalo, Ohio livestock men are already working toward the establjshme’ of firms at Cleveland, Pittsburg and Cincinnati. Apportionment of $25,700, Chios share in financing these

and Honorable L. J. Taber, director -four firms, has been made to the liveof the Agricultural Department of stock companies and other interests

Ohio. backing the project.

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'MiusniiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiniiintMiiiiiiiiiiiiiilUiuiuniiiiininniiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiniiiiBiiiiiiiiiniiimiiimiiiiiimiiuimiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiHr 1 Lowrey Defends School Teachers | When Representative Joseph W. Fordney, millionaire | 1 Republican Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, | = made his ill-mannered attack upon former President Wilson, | 1 he included a contemptcus slur upon the school teachers of | 1 America in general. No better reply has been made to the Fordnev doggerel | 1 and diatribe than the remarks of Representative Lowrey | 1 (pern., Miss.,) who protested against ridiculing school | 1 "teachers on the floor of the American Congress, and. paid | 1 high tribute to the “consecrated service” rendered by the | I country school teachers of America. Mr. Lowrey said: “I wanted especially to express regret that the usually | 1 genial gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Fordney) in the exer- | 1 cise of his customary ardor for the abuse of Woodrow | 1 Wilson should have indulged in a vicious attack upon mem- | 1 bers o fthe honorable profession from which Mr. Wilson | 1 came. He asserts that “a school teacher is not much man | 1 outside of his profession,” and regales us with the ribald I | doggerel: 1 “ f Good~by scholars, good-by school. 1 Good-by teacher, you darned old fool.’ ” 1 “It is to be lamented that a man who gives himself to 1 j business and makes money or who gains political honors | | some times becomes so engrossed in these things as to | 1 speak scornfully of the men and women as a class who give * | 1 their lives to the work of building character and promoting 1 1 culture in the world. The teachers of this county are dedi- | ! eating their lives to making the men and women who must | i make everything else that is worth while. Why then, tell I me, should they be ridiculed on the floor of an American I 1 Congress? - I iinii!UMi::iiiniiiiiii!’:;::i!iiimiiimiiiiiiiii imimiimimiimTiiiiiiimmmmiimiiiMiiimiimmnmiiiiiiirmiiilimHimrtwww'Owflitilliiiuiimin'iinitliiiiiliilimiii