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THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT

A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Muncie, Delaware county and the Eight Congressional District. The only Democratic newspaper in Delaware County.

Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921 ? at the postoffice at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

Subscrioiion Price, $2.00 a year in Advance Office 733 North Elm Street. Telephone 2540 GEO. R. DALE, Owner and Publisher. “ F P, ID A Y, S EPT EM B 15~1922^ “

OIL, HOW WE LOVE THE TARIFF! (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazetts) An economist writing for the New York Evening Post undertakes to analyse the increase in the cost of living due to the pending tariff of abominations from ii o fivoo a man rises in the morning until he gets up from the breakfast table. An alarm clock (duty raised 07 per cent) awakens him, and he throws aside the bed covering (duty raised 00 per cent) ai\d springs Arem Ids led. on which the tax has teen raised 133 per cent, to put on a hath robe (duty raised 00 per cent) and slippers, on which the duty lias been advanced 33 vet cent. To close the window, of Which 4 IT ] m'e ha ; s' been increased 33 per cent, and to lower the shade, advanced 50 percent, he walks over a Brussels carpet on which the duty has been booster 100 per cent. In the hath room he evamines himself in a mirrow, increased 100 per cent, and 2’ets out his sha\ing stick, his luush and razor, subjected respectively to advances of (>,, 30 and 100 pci cent. He steps into his hath tub, increased 100 per cent, and dries himself on a towel boosted (it) per cent. The soap he used is up ('.7 per cent, the tooth brush and hair brush 80 per cent and the comb 67. Then he dresses. His underwear has been increased 60 per cent, his socks 33, his shirt n; ( P collar 15, his necktie 20, and his suit of clothes 60 per cent. The fresh linen handkerchief he ttfkes from the drawer is up 30 per cent. He enters the breakfast room. After arranging the napkin, advanced 15 per cent and drinking a gkryi of water from a glass 45 per cent higher than before, he turns the mmvfAeri for his toaster, which has been jacked up 100 per cent. He partakes of his baked apple, increased 200 per cent, after adding sugar advanced 8-1 per cent, baked in an aluminum ,dish boosted 150 per cent on a cast iron stove taxed 100 per cent .more than last 3-ear. The salt he uses for his egg has gone from the free list and been ( taxeef. and he gets it from a shaker which has been increased 45 per cent, j On just two things before him at the breakfast table hgs there been J increase in tax provided by the tariff of abominations—his coffee and the j water. ' * - ' ! Here there is no exaggeration. These figures are not cooked up bypoliticians or partisans. They have been submitted, after a study of the tariff bill, by William O. Soroggs, a well-known economist. Thus, had space permitted, or had it been worth while, he would have gone, on through the day. showing increases in the cost of practically everything the man of the breakfast table would touch during the day until at night lie would, throw hack the cover, increased 60 per cent, and wearily get linto the bed. increased 133 per cent. Re might, had space permitted, have shown by the record the increases on almost everything from the cradle to the grave—for these tariff Tinkers have even made it more expensive to die. This measure, denounced as idiotic by Republican economists, as fatal by leading Republican editors, as destructive of business interests by Republican merchants, is now being considered in a conference between representatives-of the two houses of congress—but not with the view to scaling down the increase in the cost of living. This quarrel between the McCumbers of the senate, and the Fordneys of the house is over which of two plans shall be adopted to make possible the further increase in the rates that will even cost the American consumers between two and three billion dollare every year. It is remarkable that the Republican New York Tribune calls the bill ‘ a monstrosity.’’ Or that the Republican Boston Transcript denounces it as “a disctrflpp +0 ♦I'o miriy ’’ ■ :

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922.

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TOYS INCREASE IN PRICE The announcement has been made that there will be a great increase this year in the cost of German toys for Christmas. This increase, it is said, will be as high as 100 per cent on some toys. Just why is not stated, but it is believed this increase will add to the popularity of the American made toy over that of toys made in other countries. And why not? America manufactures every kind of toy imaginable to please the youngsters at prices which compare favorably with toys of other countries. There is no reason’ why American-made dolls should not be as dainty and pretty as dolls from overseas. Right here at home are made educational toys acceptable and pleasing the country over to the boys and girls and the children are just as much pleased with one toy as another whether made in America or elsewhere. It seems to have been a delusion of the grown-ups, however, that foreign-made toys were the most acceptable. The use of made in America articles when possible, no matter in what line is one way of showing patriotism. There is no reason why there should not be American made toys in American homes at Christmas time.

STINNES MAKES PROPOSAL Hugo Stinnes, Germany’s magnote has a plan whereby he proposes to restore the regions in France devastated by the war, the proposal being endorsed heartily by the German press. An agreement has been made with Senator de Lubersac, president of the Federation of Co-Operaiton societies of the French Liberated regions whereby material for rebuilding will be furnished by the Stinnes interests, the cost of supplies to be credited against the bill of reparations due to France from Germany, Stinnes taking a six per cent commission on money used in the work. He says, his object is to make a beginning in restoring better relations between the two countries. Stinnes is now v/aiting the approval of 1 the French government on the agreement. Stinnes seemes to have the faculty of getting whatever he wants. He is Germany’s big man in every sense of the word, controlling banks, industries, newspapers of the country and there is little doubt but what his own country will sanction his plan. Socialist papers have voiced some opposition referring to the plan as “patriotism at six per cent.” The outcome of the proposition is a matter of great interest in the affairs of the countries.

PROBLEMS A GENERATION AGO

From a second-hand bookstore up the street we bought for

fifteen cents a bound volume of the North American Review for 1889. We wanted to ascertain what Americans were bothering [ their heads about a generation ago. It seems to us that the main" lesson we learned—that some things you bother about have a way of settling themselves, regardless—was worth all it cost us. At that time the Mexican consul felt it incumbent on him to write that “the whole country to a man are decidedly opposed to annexation” to the United States. Who wants to annex Mexico now? Erastus Wiman declared that eight out of every ten thinking Americans wanted to annex Canada. What has become of them? Julia Ward Howe and Gladstone discussed the mental struggles of “Robert Elsmere.” The book is a shadow and an echo. Ignatius Donnelly discoursed on “Delia Bacon’s Unhappy Story the “discoverer” of the Sbakesperean cipher and the deviser of the Baconian theory have carried their protests to the grave with them. There were articles on unbelief and agnosticism and orthodoxy. There was talk of banishing silver coinage, talk of dividing New York into two states, attach and and defense of civil

service reform.

If these disputes are past, others remain as they were, or present phases more acute. In the North American Review for 1889 Nelson Dingley argue dfor a subsidy “to restore American shipping;” Henry Clews talked of “Legislative Injustice to Railways,” a long way ahead of the Adamson act; Andrew Langsearched for “unhappy marriages in fiction” and found but few,., and George Parsons Lathrop denounced “our amateur censors with their rickety and inconsistent standards of false modesty.” Anyway, some things get settled, and we get on.—Cincinnati Times Star. . ‘ •

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WHO’S GREATEST ‘WAR MOTHER

BLAME FOR WRECK

Report Says Gary Rail Deaths Due to Malice.

Derailment of an express train on the Michigan Central Railroad near Gary, Ind., Aug. 20, which resulted in the death of two railroad employes and injury of two passengers was caused by “malicious tampering with the tracks” according* to a report issued today by the bureau of safety of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Indianiapolis, Sept. 14—Who is the America n mother who had the greatest number of sons in the World War? The 1 American Legion Auxilliary desires; to have this mother’s name and the records of her sons’ service,

so they may honor her.

An Indiana community has a mother *who had seven sons in the service , of the country during 1918—two in ^

the navy, and five in the army. Sev- j NORTHCLIFFE’S WILL er&l mothers in the Auxiliary had f London. Sent. 14.—Lord Northas many as five, sens in the service, ■ clift‘e'’s will, which was sworn to toil nd two or three sons were not un-J day, leaves a gross estate valued at commonly found representative of one | £2.000,00(h with net personalty of the

family. jj same amount. But to the mother who had seven j —:

sons or more to give to her country I SEAT HOG PUMMELED is due great honor, and the American | New York—Fifty subway passenLegion Auxiliary national headquar-f gers cheered when a man who retersyn Indianapolis is desirous of ob- 1 fused to give up his seat to a woman taming the name of this greatest of carrying a baby was pummelen by

war mothers. two athletic girls.

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—Markets*'

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ashington, D. C. 1 \ >r the week ending Sept. 13, 1922.

Grain

Wheat prices average j higher ,the rst half of week on better foreign emand and strength in corn but deined later and closed under u week go on falling off in cash and export emand, increase in visible supply and iedging pressure, Chicago Dec. wheat lown one cent; Chicago Dec. corn lown %c. Wheat prices steady most if tb° 13th but prices sagged in later trading. Canadian movement rapidly increasing. Corn prices averaged higher early but reached toward last with wheat and closed about unchanged. Chicago sentiment bearish on wheat; dullish on corn and oats. Closing prices in Chicago_cash markets: No. 2 red winter wheat $1.04; No. 2 hard winter wheat $1.02; No. 2 mixed corn G4c; No. 2 yellow corn 64c; No. 3 white oats 36c. Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa 51c; No. 1 dark northern wheat in central North Dakota 89c. Closing future prices: Chicago December wheat $1.00%; Chicago Dec. corn 56%c; Minneapolis December wheat $1.01%; Kansas City Dec. wheat 94c; Winnipeg Dec. w-heat 92 %c. Dairy Prcducts Butter market steady to firm for the week. Hot weather has continued to cut down production and has reduced percentage of fancy grades incurrent arrivals. Storage foods beginning to move in a small way. Clos

and fat ewes 10 to 50c for the week |On Sept. 13 light weight hogs were active, steady to strong. Beef steers strong to 15c higher, butcher cows and heifers strong to 10c higher; bulls, stockers and feeders strong and veal

FEDERAL QUARANTINE EXTENDED AGAINST EUROPEAN CORN FEEDER

I Washington,

siocKers arm leeuers strong ana veal : ^ a Aeptcmo<_i 11.

calves largely 25e up per 100 lbs. Pat |

g™*’ 8 'w* ri'rU 1 ,?' 6 ; * Lth T s I hee,, i include additional towns in Massachth; toSa 1 ' t J 'i 0h r g 1 1 oLw*,; i "setts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and top, *3.80; bulk of sales (.7 25-9.00 ] p en „ s q vania L re ; a ., tly to be in-

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$3.75 to $9.35; feeder steers $5.50 to $8; light and medium weight veal calves $11.50 to $13; fat lambs $12.50 to $13.60; feeding lambs $11.75 to $13.15; yearlings $8.75 to $11.25; fat ewes $3.50 to $6.25. Stocker and feeder shipments from 12 important markets during the week ending Sept. 8 were: Cattle and calves 115,547; hogs 6,086, sheep 64,229. Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices were not materially changed from those of a week ago. Beef veal and light weight pork

day by the Federal Horticultural Board of the United States department of Agriculture. Shipment of plants and plant products likely to carry the pest from the infested areas to other localities may be made only under regulations provided by ;the

quarantine.

Since its first appearance in this country a few years ago the corn borer, which came from Europe, has spread rapidly in the East and along Lake Erie, doing much damage to

Efforts are being made

i R . , \ , ml i : , weight jjciitt. corn crops. Lnorts are bei Joins steady to higher heavy loins J through Federal and State quaran- ? n i mb s t ea< ly with mutton weak j (j nes to prevent its spread to other to $2 lower per 100 lbs. On cent. 13 i:> ar ts of the counry, particularly to

beef and veal generally steady under light receipts and liberal demand. Lamb steady at some markets and weak to $1 lower vgt others; mutton steady,to $1 lower; pork loins practically unchanged. Sept. 13 prices good grade meats: Beef $15.50-$17; veal $10-$20; lambs $23-27; Mutton $12-15.50; light pork loins $26-29;

heavy loins $13-20. Fruits and Vegetables

the imporant corn-producing regions.

EUROPEANS SELL MORE GOODS HERE

European counti’ies are buying less goods in the United _ States, but are selling more to American buyers than they did last year, the commerce department announced today. Imports

Prices' steady *”to ffrm'ta'piodacing-1 Euro P e increasedJ84 000 000 in etons. Annie markets whker W thli P?”F hs Pg 10<1 endl "J A'-

gust 1, total imports amounting to $516,000,000. American exports to ports to Europe during the same peri-

sectons. Apple markets Weaker for middlewestern. Onions show upward trend in the east, weaker in other markets peaches weaker in eastern cities, steady in markets further west,

ing prices 92 score butter: New York I t N ‘ y shinnim? noints Prices’

39%c; Phila. 49c; Boston 39c; Chicago j Lpo^

° /2C - TT toes No. 1 sacked cobblers $1.50 to

1 •’ r j $1.55 per hundred lbs. yDetroit, Pgh

Market generally weak but light re-: and Ohio Cities. Giants 75 to $1.25 in eipts have strengthened prices in a leading markets, 65 to 70c fob north-

ed were $1,155,000,000, a deer east $321,000,000 under last year.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Public Works

Office of the Board 212 Wysor Block

!£~n^:“rk^ *> to t.. grades. Heavy mixtures and, low to $1.15 Boston 65c- fob shipping | Notice is hereby given, to the public and quality hay slow sale. Quoted .Sept, points. Northern round v/hites $1.45 1 contractors, that the Board of Public

' T “ ■’ ~ ~ -- to, SL55 _in rhp -middlewAst U fn .Op-, i fob Minnesota point.-?.' Westel’rt rural's , construction, in said City, according to the $1.40 to $1.50 In St. Louis, 60c fob j respective improvement resolutions below Idahft points. N. Y. apples, wealthys ' Py^tUned, and according to the plans pro. c-o err a <i»o iii m U .,. files, drawings and specifications therefor on $2.75 to $3 per bbl. Lasuern. cities, fj] e ; n ^3 office of said Board of each of the Rhode Island Qreenfanings $3.50 to $4 rublic improvements herein below described,

Arkansas and Illinois Jonathans $3.50 to ' r wit l ;

to $4 in the middlewest.

13, No 1 Timothy N. Y. .$24.25, Phila. $20, Pittsburg $19, Minneapolis $18, St. Louis $19, Atlanta $23.50. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas City $19.50, Memphis

$24.

Feed

Wheat feeds remain firm but sales generally are small. High portein feeds also slightly firmer. Drouth in southwest causing improved demand in that section. Quoted Sept. 13, spring bran, ?14.5(j; standard middlings $15.50 Minneapolis, Winter bran, $19, grey shorts $26 St. Louis. Linseed ueal $36.50 Minneapolis gluten, >30.35 Chicago. Cottonseed meal $33 \tlanta, $31 Memphis. Hominy feed 129 Atlanta, $25.25 St. Louis.

Livestock and Meats

The trend of hog prices at Chicago vas upward, advances ranging from' 0-50c being registered for the week, lattle prices were also slightly imroved beef cattle ranging from teady to 30c higher; butcher cows ,nd heifers strong to 25c higher veal alves 50c net higher while feeder teers remained unchanged. Sheep nd lamb prices followed the upward

STINGY BRIDEGROOM

Chicago—Franz Schmitt demanded that Christine Nelson’s father pay the expenses of fer wedding. Father Nelson refused fo pay. Franz refused to wed. Christine went to court. The justice married them for nothing.

WIFE WAITS SEVEN YEARS

Norwood, Eng. — Mrs. Elizabeth Harmer waited seven years to hear from her husband, and then advertised that she would consider him dead. He disappeared in 1915.'

I. K. No. 866-1922, for the grading and •raveling of South High street between 20th ind 21st streets., , I. R. No. 911-1922, for a local sewer in Dill street from Gilbert street to a point 200 feet

south of Main street.

I. R. No. 019-192&, Paving of West North street from Greenwood Ave.. to Dick street; • ho cement curb and gutter on both sides of tVest North street from Greenwood Avenue to

Dick street.

Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there has been no collusion in any way affecting said bid, according to the terms of Sec. 96, of the Act of March 6th, 1905, (Acts 1905, p 219). All such proposals should be sealed, and

must be deposited with said Board before the lour of 7 :30 o’clock in the evening of the 26th

MADDENED BY FILMS r London—II. M. Ellis, Councilor of

Surrey County, has reported the introduction of moving pictures into

rend, fat lambs advancing 75 to 95c; ! asylums “made the inmates madder

eeding lambs £5 to 40c; yearlings 50c than ever.”

iay of September 1922, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to said City, for the sum of $100.00, which shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages, if the bidder depositing the same shall fail duly and promptly to execute the required contract and bond, in case a contract shall be awarded him on such accompanying proposal. Said Board reserves the right to reject any

and all bilk;.

By Order Of The Board Of Public Works. By MARY E. ANDERSON, Clerk. Sept. 15-22, 1922.

PRESIDENT RECEIVES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WOMAN VOTER

'President Harding, Miss Mary Louis® C<s.T> ; clYel and Senator James E. Watson, of Indiana, on White Esaa£ lawn.

The woman voter has become important in the eyes of campaif i managers that some of the choicest political campaign positions are being placed in the hands of women organizers. Even President Harding is taking cognizance of the importance of these women workers. - Indiana, always regarded as s keenly contested ' political hat^eground, has recognized women in

the apuointment of Miss ■ Mar? Louise Carmichael, of Muncie, Ind., as Assistant to the Chairman of the Indiana State Rep >Llican Committee, Miss Carmichael will not only look after women’s work in the campaign, but as an experienced organizer will assist Lawrence Lyons, the State C.airman, in many ways, one of which will be in familiarizing herself with local conditions.

After conferring with Mrs. Barclay Warburton, Vice Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, who is regarded as a leader in women’s political affairs,. Miss Carmichael has been talking with state and national leaders, iit Y, T ashington. Perhaps the most ir<Y* portant conference was one Misa Carmichael had with President. Harding and Senator James E. Watson, at the White House. ________

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