Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 22 September 1922 — Page 1

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MUNCIE. INDIANA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1922

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First Registration Was Larger In Democratic Counties Than In Republican Counties All Over State

Reports at the Democratic state headquarters indicate that the first registration day was very satisfactory. All over the state the registration was larger in Democratic counties than in Republican counties. One of the larger counties that is close politically registered 5,000 more Democratic than Republican voters- Another Democratic county reported more than 85 per cent of the Democratic vote registered, while 20 or more counties have from 65 to SO per cent registered. From all parts of the state come reports of heavier Democratic registration than Republican, indicating that the latter are not satisfied with their state and national administrations. The announcement from Republican headquarters that 10 days would be given over to Republican speakers to clear up state tax issues before Mr. Beveridge would start his campaign comes as an admission that the tax issue needs clearing up. Moreover, it is claimed that Mr. Beveridge served notice on the Republican committee that he would not start his speaking tour until the Republican state administration had “cleaned its house/’ This does not indicate a very harmonious feeling between the two factions. The start of this trouble was last spring when the Beveridge supporters tried to prevent an indorsement of the McCray administration by the Republican platform. It was only after an eleventh hour effort that a weak plank was inserted that damned the state administration with faint praise. More fuel is added to the factional fire by the positive orders from Beveridge that state political issues must be cleaned up before he will start. This 10 days delay is more than a fourth of the entire speaking days left before the election. Some of the old line Republicr ans, who are.friends of McCray, are not feeling in the best'humor over this latest order of Mr. Beveridge. The fact that state expenses jumped 33 per cent in a single year or from

fact that the state is spending $2,000 more this year than its receipts need explaining. Furthermore, a magnificient retreat for state prisoners is being built at Pendleton that will cost more than $2,000,000, although only $800,000 has been appropriated. The other $1,200,000 vail have to be provided by the next legislature to build this prison de luxe. It is costing .$2,000 per prisoner, or about the same as it costs to build a fine hotel with a bath in every room. All these things and many others must be explained away fn the 10 days allotted by Mr. Beveridge for that purpose.

Montpelier Colored Man Threatened by the Rian

Editor Post-Democrat:—I have received a note, addressed to me, through the U. S. postoffice at Montpelier, Sept?. 11, 1922. The note reads as follows: “Imperial Order Ku Klux Klan..— You have been using* your mouth too much about the Klan. Beware; we see and hear every thing.” The word “beware” was written in red ink, and with a typewriter. I would not pay any attention to this at all, but thinking that some publicity given to this might prevent similar notices being sent to other citizens, which may annoy and coupe them to be apprehensive for the ‘safety of their lives and property, therefore I ask of you the opportunity to make a state-*

mcnt through your paper, as there is no name signed to this K-K-K note. If the writer of that note thought to scare me he or they are mistaken 1 am built that way, and as long as I have the power of speech, it shall be used against the Ku Klux Klan, because of the brutal atrocities committed by this masked band of murderers' and traitors against the persons and lives of Citizens of the United States of AmericaThis band qf masked murderers were suppressed by the government, 1866-1868 and I know of no difference in the intentions of the Ku Klux of 1922 from those of 1866; in fact it is the same serpent of treason, but halve filled their hides, with more poison to spurt at the Jews and CatrolicsOf course they have always been opposed to the civil liberties that are guaranteed to Citizens of the United States by the Constitution of the United States of America when it comes to the exercise of these civil liberties by Catholics, Jews and Negroes. , This masked and would murder these citizens rather than see them enjoy the civil liberties that are theirs by the same right that any other citizens can lay claim to he blessings of life, liberty-and the pursuit of happiness. Yet these masked traitors yell that they stand for 100 percent citizenship. Now let’s see. The constitution of the United States of America declares that the constitution and all laws made under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; (see article VI of the U. S. constitution.) The same article declares that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office of public trust under the United States. Yet this masked band of assassins, with their carpet baggers from the south have come to peaceful communities of the north, with their slime of racial and religious prejudices. To my mind, it is the greatest attempt at organized treason that has ' * ' ■ 1 -t-fco 1 tj V* 1- - —- r - -V-A - — was fired up on in 1861. The State of Indiana has a law that should be enforced. It is the Statute against a conspiracy. It says that if three or more persons unite for the purpose of doing any unlawful act, while wearing white caps, masks, or being otherwise disguised, they shall be deemed guilty of conspiracy to commit felony, and upon conviction shall each be imprisoned in the State prison not less than two years nor more than ten. As the K-K-K. yell they want enforcement of the laws, this one should he enforced along with other laws of the state and nation. Montpelier is not so large that I cannot be found- If they want my life there is only one regret that I have, and that is that I have only one life to give in defense of the constitution and the American Declaration of Independence. S. C. Garrison. Montpelier, Ind., Sept. 12, 1922. Steve Garrison is one of the best known colored leaders and orators in state. He has lived in Montpelier for many years and is widely known among those of his race in the middle west. Mr. Garrison mailed the above communication to the Post-Democrat after failing to secure its publication in the newspapers of Montpelier and vicinity.

STUDENTS BEAT M. Ps.

Oxford—A mixed chess team of Oxford and Cambridge students defeated a team made up of members of Parliament.

! The Military Blind Tiger \ | Through the arrest and conviction of Serg’t Lionel % ❖ Harmison, in charge of the local national guard barracks on * £ North Mulberry street, who was caught with a gallon of ^ | whisky in his possession, and the admission on his part ❖ that the guard headquarters had been operated as,a blind % tiger, the people of Muncie have been given further proof t that it is about time to put Muncie on a peace basis and ? cut out the war medicine talk. % Young Harmison says the officers of the local company | knew that he was selling booze and he relates stories of | poker parties in the barracks engaged in by “higher ups” *:-> who were served with drinks from the regimental mule % bottle. | America is now at peace with the world and this country | has no use for a standing army in every community of any $ size. About the only use that is found for the national | guard is to employ its ranks against union labor in case of | a strike, as was evidenced by the fool action of Governor * McCray, who sent three thousand troopers to southern Indi- | ana to protect thirty two scab strike breakers in the coal £ fieffi. I God knows taxes are high enough in Indiana without * forcing upon an unwilling people a standing army that costs | the state millions and that seems, in Muncie, to be regarded | by some of the officers and men to be merely a convenient j place for dispensing white mule at fifty cents a drink. I There are plenty of blind tigers here, without this new J brand, the military tiger. t

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The political campaign has'opened up in Delaware county and the one big question | to be decided by the voters is whether or not the county is to be placed unreservedly in 4* the hands of a lawless, night prowling band of outlaws, or in the hands of those who refuse % to take orders from a drunken “wizard” who rules over an “invisible empire” from an % “imperial palace” in Atlanta, Georgia. * The Ku Klux klan claims to be nonpartisan, but the claim is a half truth, only. It is J probably non-partisan as a whole, butln every locality in the United States it casts its ❖ influence on one side or another. * In Delaware county the klan has chosen the republican party as the vehicle , on % which it hopes to ride to power. It deliberately fastened itself like a leech on the domi- £ nant party and the organization of that party was weak enough to return the embrace. j In Texas and other southern states which are overwhelmingly democratic, the klan J has grasped the organization reins of ttie democratic party, for the same reason that it has attached itself to the republican party here. The klan in every locality is led by J cunning, remorseless- and utterly unscrupulous politicians who hope to feather their J own nests by attaching themselves to what their judgment tells them will be the winning | side. I . * The klan of the present day claims t<> be the legitimate offspring of the lawless klan of the south in reconstruction days which was finally put out of business by an outraged % government. ^ The klan was. a traitor organization ihen—it is doubly so now. One of the tenets * of the klan in 1868 was “the sovereignty of states rights.” The klan of the present f day subscribes to the same rebel sentiment. To use ‘the words of the Winchester Demo- | crat, “the sovereignty of states rights was shot to hell in 1861” and how any loyal, pa- | triotic citizen of Delaware county can rubscribe to that rebel sentiment is more than ❖ we can comprehend. A million men died on southern battle fields in defense of a nation threatened with nullification and secession. Is it possible that the decendants of brave % sires and grandsires who fought and died to destroy the states rights serpent, are so J neglectful of their obligation to these martyrs that they will fasten this noxious growth j on Delaware county for the next four, or six years? * | The editor of the Winchester Democrat declares that he would be recreant to the $ memory of his father, who died in battle because he opposed secession if he failed to % use his pen against'ttys monstrosity which seeks to revive the hatreds of the days of J rebellion. The father of the writer of this editorial left a dependent mother to do his ❖ t bit in 1861 and eventually died from injuries received while baring his breast to the % | shot and shell of those who declared for the “sovereignty of states right.” J | Hundreds of Delaware county’s bravest fought and died in that glorious cause. $ Is Delaware county going rebel in the coming election, or are we to remain in the union J and put the Indian sign on the masked traitors who seek to destroy the peace and pros- * | perity of the community ? % S The democratic party in Delaware county is utterly opposed to the Ku Klux klan $ | and to any candidate who belongs to tha! vicious and un-American organization. It is | ready to stand or fall on this platform. AH patriotic citizens of Delaware county, regard * | less of politics, should join the democrat? in the common defense. ❖ t If you want to be ruled by an invisible empire conducted by a bunch of unrescon- * % s true ted rebels in Atlanta, you will get what you want by electing the ticket that is % backed by the Ku Klux klan. Forget politics and kill this thing off at the polls. * a *£

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Chicago Judge Bars Klansmen From Sendee on the Jury

TARIFF MEASURE IS SENT | Ku Klux klansmen. are automati-

TO PRESIDENT cally barred from jury service in the

court of Judge Joseph B. David, of

Neither of Ohio Senators Vote As Senate Adopt Conference Report Washington, Sept. 21—Final legislative action on the tariff act of J922 was taken today with adoption of the conference report by the senate. The measure now goes to President Harding and will become effective the day after he signs it. Linder the law he has ten days in which to attach his signature. The vote was 41 to 28, with two Democrats voting for and five Republicans against the measure. Neither Senator Pomerene nor Willis of Ohio votedTreasury experts estimate that the new act will yield about $400000,000 a year in revenue.

Telephone Manager Predicts, a Big Business Expansion

Clarke slieHds Yell Frame Up But Fail to Convince Sensible People of Its Truth

Edward Young Clarke, Imperial Wizard Pro Tem of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of America, w'ho spoke here at McCulloch park to a crowd of his Muncie dupes, is under two thousand dollars bond in the federal court charged with a violation of the Volstead act. The expose of Clarke’s disgraceful Atlanta escapade with Elizabeth Tyler, in which these two great exponents of kluckerdom, pure womanhood and good morals, were yanked out of the same bed and marched to jail, which Avas published in full in the Post-Democrat, has caused even the most hard boiled members of the local klucker krowd to sit up and take notice. The finding- of the whisky here in his handbag is denounced by the apologists of Clarke as being a “frame-up,” but as yet none of these gentry have had nerve enough to charge any individual Avith doing the “framing.” If it Avas a frame up the only ones who could be charged would be Mayor Quick, Night Captain Moles, Detective Rees and Acting Detective Berg and little Manitoh Smith, the boy who found the bag containing the whisky, the papers and the automatic pistol. Unbiased people do not regard it as being very likely that the ntayor and three of his police officers Avould enter a conspiracy with a ten year old boy to “frame” on Clarke or anybody else- It is absurd and unthinkable. There are many, however, who express the belief that Clarke will “get by” at Indianapolis- They remember the Cahill fiasco in the United State* Commissioner’s court, and h^ve reason to be dubious. The klan held a meeting in a field north of the city Monday night, and the fact that the attendance fell of three fourths indicates that tib,e better element of the klansmen, after taking a glimpse behind the scenes, are ready to drop the whole rotten, un-American business.

MOSQUITO JOKER CAUSES EXCITEMENT BY HIS “CURE” Newark, N. J.—A local joker caused excitement here by an announcement that he had a “sure cure” for the mosquito plague. Hundreds wrote for his “simple home method of exterminating mosquito pests” and received this reply :“catch every mosquito on your screens, imprison them until 2 a. m., then release them after extracting their teeth.”

Farm Boy Wakes To Real Wealth

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^ Hereford Farm,” and the firm name proudly printed on the letterhead is “John A. Hemphill and Son.” A wise father finds it easy to keep his son on a farm whjch has pure bred livestock to stimulate interest in the

farming operations. An Earnest Student.

Young Bert Hemphill is an earn-

est student of the pure bred business, He attends every sale of Hereford cattle within range, visits the stock shows and fairs, studies the cattle and reads Hereford literature. He is becoming an expert in selecting and judging cattle. He is determined that raising a thousand dollar calf Avhieh was sold to South America is not

going to be his only achievement. The thi*ee heifers which the Hem-

phills Ixhight cost $325 each. The first sale returned to them more

than the original investment. ‘We think that it is easier to

make money from Herefords than anything else on the farm,” says young Bert. “And I am going to stick right to the, job until we have one of the best herds we can possi-

bly develop.”

Big Check Copies When Prize Bull Is Sold to South American Farm

How Hereford Clubs Among the Young Farmers Are Real Content Aids

HARDING VETOES BONUS BILL AND ASSIGNS REASONS Washington, Sept. 21.—President Harding vetoed the soldiers’ bonus bill today, informing congress in a written message that, while he was in accord Avith “the avowed purpose” of the measure, he did not subscribe

to its provisions.

The executive’s action was regard

BY DONALD D. DAVIS Editor’s Note: Donald D. Davis is head of the publicity for the American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. The following “story” illustrates one of the neAv movements that are being put into motion all over the country to create and hold the interest of farm boys apd girls in the farm. The problem of keeping the boys on the farm was long ago found to be a serious one. The answers to it are just beginning to be effective.

When a certain cattle boat sailed for South America recently, a purebred Hereford hull from Johnson County, Kansas, was on board—and Bert Hemphill, the Kansas farm boy who raised the bull, held in his hand a check for $1,025.00. It Avas the price he received for the bull calf, “Bright Visage” after seventeen months of spare time work in “growing 6ut” the calf. Bert got into the purebred cattle business as a member of a Hereford calf club formed in his county. Each member of the club bought a heifer which was bred tfco a good bull. The resulting calves gave the club members a start as Hereford breeders.

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Three children in the Hemphill family joined the club, and their father bought each a heifer. Bert’s two sisters were too young to take care of their Hereford so Bert did the work. It didn’t take much time, but it paid well. The very first calf

BODIES OF NINE MEN ARE BROUGHT FROM GOLD MINE

Only Three of Dead Identified Woman Coroner to Hold Inquest.

That Muncie is on the threshold of one of the greatest season of expansion and development in its history is evidenced by the announcement made today by I. N. Crawford, local manager of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company of improvements and extensions Avhieh have recently been made by the Telephone Company. For the past several months, switchboard men and electricans have been busily engaged in making necessary switchboard changes so that the Telephone Company could provide ample facilities for Muncie’s future growth. This work has been gradual Avithout any interruption to the service and Avhen completed will involve several hundred numbers being changample, two or four party numbers, TrnaTfgus," qurtertr rew-m tft-v m/mbere will have a suffix added. For example, two or four party inqmbers, such as 123/will be changed to 123-J or 123-W- All of the changes, as well as subscribers added since the last issuance of the directory, will be listed in the new which will be distributed beginning Saturday, September 23rdMr. Crawford stresses the importance of subscribers giving up their old directories to the Boy of\Y.M.C-A. when they call. He states that the continued use of the old books would greatly hamper the service as people Avould still call the obsolete numbers. “Some persons Avill use the old books and get a lot of wrong numbers.” CraAvford said. “That is why we are asking for all the old books to be returned.” COLD BATH FaYaL Portsmouth, Eng.—The shock of a bath in cold water was fatal to Lady Scott Foster, widow of the former mayor, according to the coroner’s verdict.

_ WOMEN RIOT jSHIELDS Nairobi—Most of the natives killed by troops in the rioting here were women whom the tribesmen used as

Chicago. “I will not tolerate any man serving as a juror on any case before me who is affiliated with any such oi’ganization,” said Judge David. Members of the Ku Klux klan have confirmed opinions and they cannot serve in this couii, room.” The Post-Democrat is strong for Judge David. He talks like one judge Avho understands, instead of being a bar to jury service in the Delaware circuit court, klansmanship seems of late to be the main qualification for

servee.

Not long ago Bill Kahili, the boss fdackard of the local buzzard roost, Avas permitted to serve on a jury at the trial of Court Asher, against Avhom certain influential klansmen held a particular grudge, and naturally Court Avas soaked the limitThe verdict was set aside by Judge Thompson because it developed after the trial that Kahili was deputy sheriff, holding a secret commission under Sheriff Harry Hoffman, \\ r ho belongs to the klan, and who brought Kahili in and placed him on the jury. Several days ago Asher was tried on another liquor charge, and altho there was not a syllable of evidence introduced to prove his guilt, ha was fined four hundred dollars and sentenced to the penal farm! for six months. The foreman of the jury Avho brought in the verdict was Doc Elkins, a local KiropraKtiK “doctor” Avho is known to be one of the leading lights in the invisible empire Avhieh seeks to run the business of Muncie and control courts, police departments and county and city administrations. The Chicago judge was right \vhen he barred kluckers from the jury. Klansmen do have “confirmed opinions.” They take an oath to protect criminal klansmen and are hound* by their obligation to rawhide litigants who oppose the klan. With a klucker sheriff who packs juries with his own deputies who have taken the oath of fealty to the imperial wizard it is impossible to be assured of a fair trial in the local courts. The liberties of the ueonle of Delaware county are jeopardized and they sftoulu demand that klansmen be barred from jury service here the same as they are in Chicago.

( REPORT 20 DEAD IN TRAIN CRASH Mexico City, Sept. 21—Twenty persons, among which are thought to be several Americans, were reported dead, and a large number of injured in a railroad wreck early today of a Larendo-bound passenger train, which left Mexico City last night, at a village near Queretaro. Spreading rails, due to the heavy, rains which fell recently, are supposed to have caused the accident. The list of the victims is unavailable here. The ti’ain was preceded by a military escoi’t train. When the latter was ditched, due to the bad rails, the passenger train was unable to stop in time and crashed into the other, killing the engineer and fireman instantly. Relief trains have left Mexico City for the scene of the disaster.

GIVES LIFE FOR DUTY

Little Rock, Ark.—Though seriously ill himself, Dr. Henry C. Rhodus re-

shields in their attacks on the sol- sponded to an emergency call. He diers. died shortly after he returned home.

ed generally in Washington as mak-

ing impossible a bonus for the world „ war veterans, at least for some time I to be Jborn was the one which the to come, as it appeared to be almost j Hemphills later sold for more than a

certain that the veto would be sus- j thousand dollars,

tained by the senate. In less than three years they have A A T ote in the house Avas planned built ur> a herd of sixteen 'pure bred for tomorroAV with senate action to Herefords which is a constant source follow later in the day or Thursday- of pYido and profit. The Hemphill

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HARRY LAUDER CONFESSES London—Sir Harry Lauder has at

Jackson, Cal., Sept. 19.—Nine bodies of miners, entombed 22 days by a fire in the Argonaut gold mine, were brought to the surface today. The United States bureau of mines crew wrapped the bodies in a canvas where they were found last night in the 4,350-foot level of the Argonaut and carried them through the Ken- ! ^ nedy mine, adjoining. Three of the *

dead were identified.

These first dead to be brought to the surface w^re Maurice Gianetti, L. Leon and George Steinman. The work of bringing out the 47 victims of the fire and the poisonous gases will continue until all have been

recovered.

A coroner’s jury Avill be sworn in tomorrow by Miss Lolla Potter, the coroner. An inquest probably Avill be held Thursday. It is not‘expected the responsibility for the disaster will be fixed. The state compensation fund is expected to pay about $100,000 to the dependents of the mine disaster- In addition, the state allows $100 for eadh burial, and the Argonaut company has added $25 in each case.

GERMAN GAS FROM WASTE Berlin — The Hanover Gas Company is» making gas from leaves, grass, saAvdust and vegetable waste

of all kinds.

SOUND SLEEPER

Paris—H. Van Kreigen, of London slept in his clothes Avhile traveling from Paris to Cote d’ Azur, but a train thief turned all his pockets inside out and stole $1,100.

Lesli Bridge Goes Through L ' The county council has made an appropriation of $19,000 for the construction of the Lesh bridge in Liberty township. Councilman Thornbury cast the only negative vote. v There were many present from over the county to protest against the construction of an entirely useless bridge, but the council had its ordefs from Billy Williams, and obeyed, in spite of the protests of indignant farmers who sought to prevent the unnecessary expenditure of a large sum of money. It is said that attorneys have been employed by farmers representing every township in Delaware county and that they will seek to enjoin the county commissioners from carrying out the orders of the county boss. When some one at the meeting of the county council spoke of the expense to the taxpayers, Charles VanMatre, president of the council, and candidate for reelection, sneeringly remarked, “What do we care about the tax rate in Delaware county? We have been declared to be ‘wholly incompetent and lacking In judgment,’ so it makes no difference what we do.” The people of Delaware county elected the council and board of commissioners to represent them and look after their interests. It is a sad commentary on the intelligence of the voters who selected these men that the voters are now compelled to hire lawyers to protect them from the men they placed in. office. The next county election is less than two months away. Will the people again make the mistake of keeping in power a political machine that holds the people in absolute contempt? If they do they desferve nothing less than the kind of a manhandling they are getting at the hands of Charles VanMare, Jonas Shoemaker, Sherm Shroyer and other tools of the machine.

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