Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 11 May 1923 — Page 2

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THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT

A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Mtmcie, 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. Subscription Price, $2.00 a year in Advance Office 733 North Elm Street. Telephone 2540 GEO. R. DALE, Owner and Publisher. FRIDAY. MAY 11, 1923.

BAPTIZED IX AMERICAN WATER! Judge Orbison of Tndinjiapolis delivered an ‘‘Americanization rpeech at the Central high school Sunday afternoon, the occasion being the presentation of a flag and a Bible to the school by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. We are always suspicious of Americanization speeches made by paid agents of the 'kuklux klan of the Orbison type. Among other things he said, according to the Star Monday, ‘AVho is it that marches down our streets with the flag of anarchy? It is those who have never been' baptized in the water of real Americans.” That is a new sort of a water, but whatever the brand of moisture is that is designated by Klucker Orbison as the water of real Americans, we are to assume that he and his hundred percent following have been liberally doused with it. At is high time that this Orbison craze end in Muncie. He is a democrat, or claims to be one. having held at one time the job of federal prohibition enforcement director for the state of Indiana. He was fire/I trom the job, having demonstrated his Americanism and love of law and hatred of the red flag of anarchy by distributing confiscated booze among a select number of his political cronies, according to Indianapolis newspapers, baptizing them in real hootch, so to speak, instead of the water of ’ rciil Americans. 1 This is the third speech he has made in Muncie. The first.was in the political campaign of 1920, his next was at an Elks’- doin’s and now* his flag-and hible presentation. 1 Orbison was one of the kuklux staff of paid attorneys who went to ..Springfield, Ohio, to go to the front for that great American-watcr-bap-tfzed''hundred percenter, Worlie Cortner. The insidious spreading of /Ihiklux- propaganda, under the guise of patriotism, God and the bible is the height of treason, impiety and hypocrisy and should not be tolerated here any longer. It is simplv another form of masked attempt to destroy the unity of our people so that fools and dupes will contribute to an unholy cause which provides beans for such mountebanks as Orbison. - MOTHER’S DAY TO BE OBSERVED SUNDAY “What is the best thing- in the world ? The glory of our flag unfurled; The azure hue of summer skies; A child with laughter in its eyes; A trusting maiden’s innocence; Good deeds for base as recompense; Memories with promise sweet; Love blending hope without defeat; A sylvan glen of moss and fern; Where sun-glow shadows pale and burn; Vhit° lilies at the waters brink? A Mother’s heart is best, I think!” Sunday is Mother’s Day for the entire nation all over the country this special day has been set aside to do honor to the mothers of the world. But every day is Mother’s Day after all. There is no„time, lW no season of jthe earth or of the heart, that is not Mother’s Day. From the first moment, when God sets upon her brow the wonderful halo of motherhood, to that last day, when she leaves life desolate, each day is hers, a pearl of great price. Sometimes it is late when this realization comes to us. We are so apt to take all the gracious deeds of ministration as a matter of course. We are so prove to forget the sacrifice, the care, the love that have gone into each day that she has spent with us. God made mothers to keep the world sweet and sane. Through all the petulancies of childhood, through all the aspirations, the despairs, the hopes, the discouragements, the desolations of life, her love follows, an unwavering life of benediction. There are words, silvern and beautiful, in which one may speak-of the love of youth ; there are words ringing and golden, that may tell of the love of life; there are words like a flame that may voice the love of country, but no one may find words that 'speak a mother’s love. For the words that speak of mother love, that call to mind the long hours of her tender care, the days of her unfailing courage, the depth of her sacrifice, the beauty of her service, and the glory of her love, are words that are held close and sacred in the jheart, and are whispered only in the still watches of the night, in ;prayer, to an all wise Father who made mothers to bless the world.

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923.

What the Week Developed In Europe Told in Tabloid

Washington News

Great Britain passed funds for the making of a great naval base at Singapore at a cost of $55,000,000, ! frankly intended to give the British the domination of the seas in the Eastern part of the world. Germany prepared her latest extra reparations offer to France and the Allies. It calls for 30,000,000,000 gold

which

Washington, D. C., May 10—Attorney General Daugherty says law as in^-erpreted by Supreme Court, barring' foreign ships from Upited States -with liquor, will be vigorously enforced at the end of the thirtyday period prescribed I in ruling. President and Cabinet discussed the complicatioi;s. It may ask Congress to permit foreign ships to bring in

liauor under seal.

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The announcement at the White

. DANCE CRAZES AND CRAZY DANCERS .f-y-Of course it’s an entirely different proposition, but we wonder how long the young lady who broke the long distance dancing record could walk the floor carrying a collicky baby. And again, we wonder how long she would hold out in a long distance dish-washing contest. We wonder what your own individual opinion is of these foolish girls who wear out several orchestras and a half dozen male partners apiece to get the title, “Endurance Dancing Championshin of the World?” What possible good can be the outcome? It’s a futile pursuit that will take its health toll later in the young dancer's lives. Over-Exertion always presents its bill and it always collects—in full. It’s interesting to watch this dance craze with its hundreds of crazy dancers and wonder where it’ll end.

GARDENING FOR FUN AND BEAUTY We Americans are a busy bunch. We find time, however, to enjoy ourselves. Yet, as a nation, we have not found much fun in keeping flower gardens. It is not that we do not enjoy the pleasure that beautiful gardens give.- If our flower bill could be compared with that of other nations it would doubtless appear that Americans spend many times what other nations do for flowers. Yet for the most part we are not a people devoted to cultivating plants that shall bloom in gardens about our homes. Perhaps we have not the time. We have become specialists in our work. And we have grown to think o’f the florist as one who shall supply all our needs in this direction. And if we have a flower garden, that calls for a gardener. Seldom do we find men with a hobby for cultivating flowers. If any gardening is done, it is more often to provide something to eat. Yet is the utility of cabbages and onions more necessary to the body that is the sight and the breath of flowers to the refreshment of our spirits ? Since the first garden was planted men have found pleasure of the purest kind in tending and admiring the blossoms. A house without a touch of verdure about it is not lovely. The handiwork of man is not complete without the touch of heaven that the grass, the fldwers and the tree give. Perhaps we are not yet rooted firmly enough in the soil to garden finely. Maybe we have not yet sensed the delight of training clusters on trellises and of playing around in the fashion of a gardener. And we scarcely miss the elegancy which a flower garden could express about the home.

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out what makes it tick.

Slinging mud comes natural to political shysters. Time will tell which is right—the Post-Democrat or the

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swallowed his Adam’s apple and Prior to the convening of the last mumbled something to the court grand jury the Post-Democrat pub3 "th 3 * being Post-Democrat bshed accounts of the liquor parties tMk. i attended by public officials and sugIf Prosecutor Ogle fears to launch gested that inasmuch as a federal

eigri loan five years hence. The terms of the second loan are subject’to the action of a financial commission, which Germany suggests shall be formed, which commission may increase the reparations if it finds Germany able to pay; the question of German guarantees behind the loan is left open, and reciprocal assurances are suggested under which France and Germany will keep the peace, and the evacuation of the entire “sanction area” is to be made when the deal is closed. France, so far as its press indicates, dloes not find this proposal

satisfactory.

Dr. Gustav Krupp von Buhlem und

dler has the audacity to proceed to j never carried guns unless going af-| Halbach, who married Bertha Krupp, take the durned thing apart to find j ter known dangerous men. and that; and is the head of the great Krupp

marks, tw/o-thirdls of wpich must come from floating a loan abroad at

5 per cent, the loan to be negotia- House that the President will, not ed at once. The other third is also make an aggressive campaign f for scheduled to take the form of a for- the World Court, bein_g content to

the low British rate of murder was works, was arrested for alleged redue to the strict regulation against sponsibility for the killing of work- j weapons. J men by French troops in the clash

Progress in Fight *■ 1 | March 31.

The visitors made much progress ' ‘ Hr. Becker of the German Foreign toward internationalizing the figiht Office is at Lausanne as the adviser on crimfe, with advanced -ideas . of to the Turks and has had secret confingerprint detection, the use of ra-, Terences with Ismet Pasha,

dio for broadcasting pictures and j

prints, airplane assistance h^and, a i Chemical Warfare Service demon-

let the people decide issue, pleases Republican leaders. -

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Attorney General iss;ues orders that Government submit all evidence to court in the injunction suit against striking railroad shopmen, despite withdrawal of .'(counsel for strikers to permit case to go by default. .

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Encouragement given to women leaders in efforts to boycott sugar to to force down prices by President Harding, who lets it be known, however, that Government cannot officially sanction boycott. WALLACE TELLS FARMERS , TO CUT THEIR EXPENSES

Secretary of Agriculture Advises Them to Practice More Econbmy Cincinnati, O.. May 10,—The 'sooner the American farmer realizes ’ he must economize and adjust his productions according to demand Hie quicker he will get himself into a better economic position, declared Henry C. Wallace, secretary of tag-

the session.

other diseases.

1500 Piece Band to Parade Before Start of International Speed Race

a real attack against these alleged inquiry was imminent if might be a ‘general clearing system for interna^ strates that poison gases are effect

law violators, who. according to the good idea for the county^ grand jury .tional criminals among the principal ive in preventing and sometimes in , „ „ sworn statement of Chief Benbow, to make an investigation of the items of the regime that will follow curing tuberculosis, influenza and i riculture, in an address here Monday

are running common nuisances, it is charges.

time for the people to know it and This was not done andi after the demand that Ogle either perform his federal investigation got fairly unduty or resign. der way the city council, the minis- -‘ The Post-Democrat has not rashly ' Serial association and dhe - chamber made the statements above without commerce rushed ; into the newsmaking a careful investigation. If P a P? rs . Wlth , bombastic < resolutions the statements are true then no law condemning the federal inquiry and abiding citizen Would think'for an in- expressing unbounded confidence in riant of upholding officers of that the integrity of the officials under description. And it must be born in „ .j. , , ^ mind that there has never yet been These well meaning out misguidthe slightest attempt in the way of ^ bodies acted ■ without making the denial upon the part of any one of slightest investigation, being guided the officials who took part in these aolel y b y T 110 , Protestations of innqtransactions. cence made by the officials themProsecutor Ogle, with his right se ^ es - . ,, . , ' ... , hand up, swore before God to uphold Considering the fact that framed the law and perform his duty faith- ^ernment afT^ ^re carefully at

Monday, and who was acquitted is the attltude of the resolution mongthe political crony with whom * he cr ? a PP ea . rs a11 the P lorc ridiculous, took part in drunken carousals, ac- U remains now to be seen whether cording to the word of those who or not these supposedly good citisa- tnev participated in the orgies. * ens will continue to throw m with Sheriff Hoffman, also a participant I J 0f £ cu ff tor °^’ Hugh. Berry Sherif statements are correct, is the oflU if Hoffman, BobGraves and Jury , cer of the court to whoi^i is largely Commissioner John Hampton, or intrusted the duty of picking up W]th . a , law , abld ’ n ^ citizenship who jurymen to take the place of those a : e an i ^ ed . of _ r f dl ^ ht coa H o1 who are disqualified by challenge. ^ Delaware count y- , John Hampton is one of the two iru» i z ^ jury commissioners who drew from I ■ -

the jury box the names of the jurymen who tried Hugh Berry, yet if statements made are true Hampton attended the liquor parties at the Graves and Berry places and was the man who was credited with saying, at one of the parties, just as the liquor was about to be served, “This is no place for you, Hoffman, you

had better leave now.” * Police Agree on Banning Weapons

In sentencing the editor of the Post-Democrat for contempt . Judge Dearth declared from the bench that

Call Pistol Sale Menace to World

, mHE largest band in | J- the world, headed by ^ a color guard bearing tho l Stars and Stripes, will j parade the home stretch I just before the start of

night.

Mr. Wallace spoke before the American Agricultural Editors association in annual convention <here. “The farmer must do wh.at everyone else who is financially embarrassed does—economize and purchase only the necessities,” said Mr. Wallace. “Europe is doing it and the farmer must also learn to do the same

thing.”

“Economic conditions vhcoughjout the entire country show a 1 decided improvement over last ytear,” said Mr. Wallace, who has just returned from a tour throughout the south.

FORD PURCHASES GARNET QUARRY

Detroit, May 10—Approximately 200 acres of garnet property near Danbury, Mass., has been puchased by the Ford Motor Company, Edsel Ford announced 1 . The property is in the well-known garnet quarries of New England. Garnet is a material used in polishing glass. The purchase of the quarry anticipates manufacture of needed glass for Ford industries.

THREE REQUISITES FOR DANCERS

his confidence in his two jury*com- sele^couriries^an^n^fmm^China | °’ e - 1 ‘;’ CV f nth missioners was unshaken, that they to Egypt and across to America, a aOO-mile Sweepstakes

were men of unimpeachable jntegri- closed their first international sesty and that they would remain on sion in New York Cjty. the job, regardless of the criticism i There was no dissent Jo the moveof the Post-Democrat. 1 ment to'make it impossible'for pisIt is inconceivable that Judge tols to be bought or sold, excepting Dearth should hold to that opinion for Government and police purposes, unless he were certain that the Post- The ^. approval of the measure preDemocrat was mistaken. Is it not sented by Chief Magjstate William also remarkable that if these things McAdoo of New York for passage

are not true that a denial, at least, by the American Congfess voiced , . ^ . would bo forthcoming ? ^ tho sentiments of the ^rent police- j will be the J)0-piece Purdue l'Diversity bund with the lurgest drum ever The commercial club and the minis- men. of the world The bill prohibits! made, the Indiana University band, Northwestern University band and the terial association, bless their puzzled the importation of pistols excepting musical organization representing the Piqua, O., high school,

little hearts, also went on record as for Government use, taxes each pis-

which will be held at the Indianapolis Motor bpeedway,. Wednesday, May 3(fl There will be

1,500 pieces in the band. Last year there were 1,000.

Eands from all sections of the middle west take part in the gigantic ensemble before the start of the event and then scatter to all parts of the

ground to provide music throughout the day.

University and college bands will be featured this year. Among them

Here are the requirements for an artistic dancer as recently outlined by the famous Ruth St. Denis:. (1) An almost perfect face, adaptable and interpretative if . not beautiful. (2) A graceful body—dancers are born, not made. (3) Five years of study and hard work. At the end of that time you may become a real artist, provided you have not succumbed to the musical comedy lure. “Only 5 per cent, of the aspirants succeed in meeting these qualifications,” says Miss St. Denis.

WETHER LAMBS PAY BETTER THAN RAMS

endorsing for all public officials in tol $100. and each cartridge sold 50 ^ and county. j cents, with ten vears imprisonment

The Post-Democrat has been round- and $5,000 fine for violating the im- x SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS

ly abused by men and women who pertation provision, and a year and

ought to know better, simply because $10,000 for refusing to pay the tax, xxxxxxxx

it had the guts, and still has the which is poposed to be levied against |

guts, to tell the truth. It is a well the manufacture of such firearms. I The freeze of March 30 and 31 known fact that a man who is lied International Badge 'crippled the peach, cherry, apd earabout doesn’t mind it much. It is “The pistol,” said 1 the Chief Mag- ly apple crop in Ohio river counties, the truth that hurts. The people of istrate, “is becoming almost a na- and did some d'amage to the. north, Muncie ought to be tickled to death tional badge in this country. Even according to reports. , to know that there is one newspaper the ladies are taking to guns, and | * * * here, at least, that cannot be brow-, soon the bride will be going to the Says Sam: The Golden Rule is all beaten into silence by a corrupt po- ! altar with thte Ifamily revolver at there is to good manners, litical machine. her waist.” . • * * * Naturally the political machine Gen. Sir William Harwood, chief Amnno 1 other advantages of sovunder fire is using the weapon which of Scotland Yard’s famous force. bea A „T they may be used instead of always comes handiest to such or- said that small arms in his country i corn ' w here chinch bu«-s are bad.

ganizations when some honest med- were found so seldom that his men

x I A great wide world, and here is a j tirty speck in the midst of it, a sowx er. Little showers of grain flung ) out fanwise from his hand; a kindly x cloudy sky, with a promise of the 'faintest little -misty rain!—Knut Hamsiin in “The Growth of the Soil.

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The only community organization that has ever succeeded have been tho&e based - on the' identical plan that Moses had.—-A. K. Short.

UNDER SECRETARY OF TREASURY -YOUNGEST SINCE ALEXANDER HAMILON

HORSES AND JOCKEYS TANGLED IN STEEPLECHASE SPILL

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Horses ancf jockeys in a tangle after a spill in the Steeplechase races at

Chinches won’t eat soys. * * * Pennsylvania steer feeders find ! that they gained an average of $15 a steer, over four years, by having-

silos.

* * * “The present system of marketing agricultural produces discourages production on the one hand, and consumption on the other”—Walton Peteet. . -t t. * * * Strike a blow for better farming. Swat the scrub! * * * Better given the grass a good start before turning out to pasture. Early grass has little strength, and 1 early pasturing kills it. * * # Buy land that slopes toward the center, and marry a girl whose mother is good.—Japanese proverb. * * * As to gardening, plan before you

plant.

* * * A half million youngsters raised seven million d'ollars worth of stuff in America’s boys’ and girls’ clubs last year.

Says Sam: Know your boy or girl before you figure on how to keep them on the farm. Not all ought

to stay. * * *

Kill a scrub bull Monday and on Tuesday you’ll be better off.

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What a rotten thing money is

Wether lambs, say University stockmen, will feed better and fatten more quickly than rams, and will sell for about a dollar more a head. While rams may be disposed of only to the butcher, wethers may be either butchered or fed. Docking and castration may he done at the same time, three weeks after birth, but it generally is better to perform the first operation at the age of two weeks, and the second. when the lamb is between three and four weeks old.

Bowling Green History. In 1732 Bowling Green (517 acres) In New York city was ordered fenced In. It was leased at one peppercorn a year for 11 years to three citizens for a private bowling green, the lease j being renewed for second 11 years j at 20 shillings per annum.—Automo-

) bile Blue Book.

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S. Parker Gilbert under Secretary of the U. S, Treasury and acting Secretary during the absence of Secretary Mellon, is the youngest man to occupy this position since Alexander Hamilton who filled it from 1789

Sando vn Park, England, both the riders and their mounts becoming eliminated j v/hen vou haven’t got it!—Romeyn ; to 1793. Mr. Gilbert is 29 years of

from the race by the time lost in straightening out the tangle. Berry. age.

The world gets better. Several people have realized they can’t sing * * * A politician with strings tied to him has his drawbacks. * * * If a fool weren’t born every minute the big towns would be smaller than this town of ours. * * * A wise man never turns up his nose at the jailor or his wife’s cooking. * * • What is nicer than seeing two grouches meet and enjoy a miserable ■ * * * , Nice thing about’ winter is if Is cold enough for two people to sit in the same chair. * * Money isn’t everything, but it is very useful when you ar,e broke. * * * Most any man can be popular by liking everybody rise. * * *. We often think the old gray mat’ ter ain’t what she used to be. r, * • * The lap of luxury is always the aext lap./"