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learned what sort of a threat was made to Stillson. Mr. Zeigler turned his letter over to postofflce officials here and they gave the letter to the police to aid them in apprehending the criminal, the idea being that the case would be filed in the federal court and the letter returned for evidence. Instead of doing that the letter was given to
Van Ogle.
No charges were filed in the Zeigler and Stillson cases. Both are purely federal matters, yet an attempt is being made, apparently to bottle up the evidence and keep the cases entirely out of the fetjeral court. A postoffice inspector was here Wednesday and an attorney was preparing to demand the letters of Pros-
ecutor Ogle.
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Coal Wage Conferees Become More Earnest
in most of the territory, being particularly bad in Florida and southern Georgia and causing a decline in the condition. The general dry weather
has checked the boll weevil in other “
sections. \ Atlantic City, N. Y., July 27—Wage The corn crop is late, but is growing parleys between union representa-
rapidly, with generally favorable lives and anthracite operators, on, lllo ocutuur auoea, "ana weather, although rain is needed in which depend the uninterrupted sup- j he will undoubtedly seize the present some areas. The crop has suffered in- next winter s fuel, began Wed-. opportunity and the existing condi- , . , « ... nesday in earnest. Spurred by the, tions to lead the restless veers into Jury in spots from excessive rains and rapid approach of August 31, when | a third r> rtv He will hive «
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"■■"-.■■'■.rT 1 ■ " .!.I . 11 T3 the world court question, predicting that the next senate would take no action on it. The only Republican who could be conside el as a possible opponent of the President at the next convention was Hiram Johnson. But he did not think the Californian
would be a candidate.
“Senator La Follette is a perennial candidate," the senator added, “and
those who
, - ---. vj -» wuoiiiH, imra p rry He will have a certain
in some localities from great heat. On ; the wage contract expires, the joint ; following n -ag the “wets’* and thru the whole, it averages well up in con-, comittee of eight has begun holding, his attitui c d ring the world “war will
d{tion j two sessions a day. t ' . . , . . . '.The program of increased activity! The winter wheat harvest is on m a • was ann0 unced following the opera-
large part of the belt and thrashing is | tors’ denial of published charges that i-*,• n l_ f in full swing in southern areas. Good I they were not making a sincere effort j y 0 SctlOOl
vields flrp e-pnoml p-rppnt in a four i to avoid a strike.
get some > ort among opposed tfcr.r conflict.’’
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yields are general except in a few small areas and the quality as a rule is excellent In northern areas the crop is near the cutting stage and
harvest is about to begim
Spring wheat in northern areas is mostly in the filling stage with weather conditions favorable. Stem I rust damage is only nominal to date, j but infection is present to a greater
Prospects for
has poisoned or terrorized the Okla-
homa press, and the letter itselt sheds' tent than , ast - year an Interesting side-light on the con-j the ctop are faIr t0 g00d ln ditions that forced Governor Walton southerly areas
to his drastic action. The communi-, 0 at yields appear to be light in cation is as follows: J many areas. Barley is being harvested
in southern sections with good yields
MARION KLEAGLES
(Continued From Page One.) most of their time talking one hundred percent and it Is generally believed that Township Trustee Ross Troyer, is one of the mainstays of the klan in Matthews. It is common talk here that the first qualification demanded of applicants to teach in this township must be adherence to ku klux ideas. Fremont Davis, father of Heb Davis deputy county clerk under Sam Connolly, is understood to be the ranking officer of the Matthews klan. Attorney J. W. McClellan, who came within a few votes of being elected prosecuting attorney of Grant -Couiiiy on the Democratic ticket last year, made an anti-klan speech in Matthews, a few weeks ago. He paid the hall rent, the advertising bills, and even carried the water to drink from his own home a half mile away. Mr. McClellan had a record-break-ing crowd and what he left unsaid was not 'worth saying. He named out klansmen and did not mince words. In Marion, the klan politicians are still hobnobbing. Tip Boxell, Democratic county chairman and township trustee and Ovid Comer, Republican county probation officer, are said to be working hand in hand. Boxell is trying to build a school at the Home corner and is in almost daily conference with klan members in that section of the city, which is largely inhabited by Catholics, Negroes and persons of foreign extrac-
tion. Comer is declared to be the klan ! official spotter and reports to Boxell. 1 Following is a new list of klan names: MILT BRADLEY, American Shining Parlors, 420 South Adams. DAD CRAWFORD, Salesman Stewart Bro., 112 South Washington. W. C. McKINNEY, South Branson street. CARL MITTANK, Postoffice. VIRGIL RITTER, Matthews. FREMONT DAVID, Matthews. ROSS TROYER, trustee Jefferson township, Matthews. WILL SLATER, Matthews. THOMAS SCOTT, Matthews. E. GADBURY, Matthews. EARL SHELLHOUSE, Marion. SALARY GRAB (Continued from Page One) ed, underpaid judges, that hope, which springs eternal, had not been chloroformd to death when Jackson swore by the great horn spoon he was agin ’em. At first it looked as easy to the gang as yanking an all-day sucker out of the mouth of a six-months-old baby, but the Post-Democrat wised up all the folks and instead of packing away boob dough, the salary grabbers are now taking a shot at educated money Of course, though, they don’t really care, just so they get the money. Pub lie opinion doesn’t count, in the stand pat mind. Naturally they are moan ing piteously about the Post-Democrat which they brand an “agitator.’’ We pleaded guilty, to the charge and
ADVOCATES HIGHER INTELLIGENCE TO OVERCOME ILLS OF FARMERS
Washington, July 27.—Permanent mprovement of agriculture rests on ligher farm intelligence which may je obtained through the vocational jducation of youth, in the judgment 3f Calvin F. McIntosh, of Worthing;on, Ind., the representative of agricul;ure on the federal board for vocationil training. Mr. McIntosh, himself a farmer, beieves that the vocational education of :he farmer is the first necessary step ;oward stabilizing the industry of agrimlture. By developing a nation-wide jystem of vocational instruction in the [•ural schools, we soon shall have a arming population capable of handling ntelligently all problems affecting farming, he contends. Moreover, he says, the scientific knowledge now at ;he command of agriculture, would, if popularized through the public schools, control production throughout the nation He foresees a great impetus to farm efficiency through the organiza;ion of federally-aided agricultural classes in the public schools. “Crops are produced without relation to the actual market requirements,” Mr. McIntosh said in commenting on present farm conditions. ‘This is true because the farmers have lot yet learned to contract or expand production at will. Unlike other iniustries, agriculture trusts blindly to lazard in producing its commodities, rhe result is that every crop is a gamble. What is needed to restore prosperity to the American farmer is :o apply the principles of production mgineering to agriculture, at the same :ime reducing to the minimum the obstructions to the flow of the products to the consumer. “More technical knowledge, together with broad economic insight, is requisite for successful farming. To*>i lay farmers know, on the whole, only a, few elementary principles of the farm job. They work in an inefficient rut. Knowledge of scientific market-
ing, co-operation, crop rotation and intensive cultivation is confined to a comparatively few. Yet the possession of this knowledge spells the dif1'M^nce between failure and success.
served notice that this little old agitating machine is all iled up and ready to do a little more plain and fancy agitating. We can readily realize the agitator has agitated the greedy gents j who thought they were going to get it ' at all, over the political remains of one Andrew Jackson. > Andrew, to paraphrase the pet warn- , ing of a certain great one hundred per : cent, patriotic and religious organizai tion, “the eye of sixty thousand peoj pie is on ye.” * And thinking how happy this sorely beset commissioner “could be with ; either, were t’other fair charmer i away,” the people are sitting back in : their reserved seats, waiting, merely : waiting, and wondering withal, where | Andrew will be when the curtain falls ’ on the last act. If he does, he will be j damned by the people in general. If he doesn’t, good night shirt, what a cussing will he get from the agitated! I ’Tis a sad story, mates, any way you can figure it out. j o Comparison of Prices On Grain Years Ago and Now (Decatur Democrat) By referring to our files of twentyfive, and one‘year ago a comparison of prices can be obtained and in that! way information can be obtained of; value to the farmer and the public 1
in general.
One of the main subjects of dis-J cussion today is the low price of Wheat. Today’s local market on ! new, number two wheat Is quoted at 85 cents per bushel. Twenty years ago today on July 17, 1903, the price! for number two wheat on the local j market was 70 cents per bushel. In' 1920, about this time of the year the price was between $2.50 and $3.00. On May 5th, 1920, the local market
^jnce Between lauure ana success, i un May om, lanu, me local mantei jPH^ocational schools, such as are-, quotation .was $2.90 per bushel while nr,w heinp- m-o-anW.pri hv tbp states nri "' 0 n July 17, 1920, the price was $2.50
now being organized by the states un der the federal Smith-Hughes act, ultimately will diffuse the knowledge among the farmers of the country. When the farmer understands the engineering principles of his job he will speedily find the way to regulate pro-
duction.”
Mr. McIntosh says the logic of re-
and from that time on the price de-; creased until now it has reached the lowest level since 19914. Today’s local grain market, as quoted by G. T. Burk and Son, is as follows: New No. 2 wheat, 85 cents
‘ “It is an awful pity that every citizen of this United States does not get a copy of Tolerance every week, and learn the true facts about the Ku Klux Klan; of course, many of them would not believe it but it would be because they didn’t want to believe it. I wish we had more newspaper men like George R. Dale, of the ‘Post Democrat’ of Muncie, Ind. If we did the time of the Kluckers
would be short.
‘ “It makes me shudder to hear people say, “I am not a Klansman, but as long as they don’t bother me, I am not going to fight them.’ We hear just such remarks every day and every time you hear it you can mark the one that said it as a coward and if the Klan should continue they will finally join it themselves. We cannot be so selfish as to not care what happens just so we are not bothered. I would fight for my neighbor or friend just as quick as I would for myself and that is one of the American principles and the greatest one in my judgment.’ ’’ WHY PAVEMEffTS ‘EXPLODES’UNDE EXCESSIVE HEAT It Is Only the ^Rigid” Type of Pavement That
“Explodes.”
Under the terrificejheat that has prevailed generally during the last few weeks, certain types of pavements have been “exploding” with uncomfortable frequency, throwing huge slabs of concrete and paving blocks high in the air and often endangering lives of pedestrians and motorists. This phenomenon is rare enough to make an explanation interesting and a remedy worth while, the latter from a safety standpoint alone, to say nothing of public economy. It is only the “rigid” type of pavement that “explodes.” Rigid types are limited to concrete pavements and to block pavements in which the interstices between the blocks are filled with ’what is known as cement igrout. The grout clings to the blocks and sets up even harder than concrete, and the result is a slab just as rigid as a plain concrete pave-
ment.
In these types of pavements there is little or no room for expansion, that irresistible force brought about by intense heat. Even where expansion joints are provided at intervals, rigid pavements have been known to “blow up.” The heat expands the rigid slab. In those cases where expansion is not held in compression, there is only one direction in which this force can expend itself, and that upward. Pedestrians or motorists
strike.
Thomas Kennedy, president of Un-
ion .District No. 7, proposes that the!
wage agreement provide for establishment of a “joint subcommittee, direc-
ted to make an enginering study of . the elements of the job of mining an-! ing a recer; thracite coal,” for the purpose of! of Valparais establishing a scientific and morejnounced offic
equitable basis for rate making. Asserting that shipments of
Wl. . lot Be Closed
Valparaiso
Ind., July 27.—Follow:eeting of the trustees University, it was anlly that the university
j would not be closed, as has been ream (ported at intervals in the last few
thracite to New England, are unusual- weeks. It also was said that plans had iy heavy this season, the operators. been developed for rebuilding the
as a rule. Flax has had favorable weather. Rice is making good growth. Early potatoes have suffered from dry weather in many sections where yields have been unsatisfactory. Late potatoes have made improvement of late in sections where rains have obtained. Sweet potatoes have suffered from lack of sufficient moisture. Tobacco generally is doing well, although rain
is needed in some sections.
Meadows and pastures are short in eastern districts, due to drought. The hay crop as a whole is likely to be'
r rt - “ ang ? se T a " y T ln s °° d : MAN WHO STOOD BY
shape, though needing rain in the * mountain states and in Texas. Sugar cane is making good growth and sugar beets ar ein good condition in
& 1 areas.
replied to the reported request of Representative Treadway, of Massachusetts, for an extra session of the congress to forestall a repetition of last winter’s shortage, and to consider the United States coal commission’s recommendations’ for super-
vision of the industry.
S. D. Warriner, spokesman for the operators, said the public undoubtedly was responding to the wide-spread appeal to “buy your coal early,” with the result that dealers were unable to keep up with orders in many parts.
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Ideals.
It is by believing in. loving, and following illimitable Ideals that man grows gront. . . . They live before us as the Image of that unf'* v-hTh ^ we are l<- jw forever.— |
Brooke.
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U. S. MEASURES ROADmUES Device Records Traffic on Highways Constructed With Government Aid.
cent figures showing a decline of pro-! per bushel, good yellow ear corn, ductivity by the acre in all major per 100j $115 . white or mixed corn> Cr? ‘Bi spurorour rich natural en- P er 100 ’ ^ oats, 35c per bushel; dowment the United States is deteri- rie, 60 cents per bushel; barley, per rating in agricultural efficiency,” he [bushel, 50 cents; clover seed, $10. says “Opening of new land in the west | |sf 0 quotation is given on timothy
and the diffusion of knowledge
various agencies have saved us from y '
the full effect of this deterioration, but unless the whole business of farming can be illuminated by scientific and economic training we shall inevitably suffer as a nation “The vocational school teaches the pupil how to farm scientifically by giving him actual farm practice. Instruction is not theoretical. Each pupil is required to put in six months of actual farm practice under direct supervision. “Thus he applies the lessons of the school as he learns them. They become practical farmers, fortified with knowledge of soil management, uses of fertilizers, drainage, crop rotation, horticulture, animal husbandry, as well as agriculture’s economic problems.” Mr. McIntosh would bring about a decrease in farm production if present conditions required, but above all he would bring about the attainment of the highest possible level of intelligence for the farming industry. Education, he insists, offers the permanent
solution.
Twenty years ago todajy the local graiu market prices ’were; New corn, 61 cents per 100; yellow corn, 63 cents per 100; oats, per bushel, 32 cents; wheat number two," 70 cents per bushel; wheat number
three, 67 cents per bushel.
INSPECTOR INQUIRING
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made the basis of federal prosecutions. The letters were all sent through the mail. The two addressed to Loeb threaten death by the transmission of disease germs. The one sent to Max Zeigler threaten him and his son with death and likewise the threat was made that the sender would dynamite the Zeigler home. It was not
in the immediate vicinity are in more
or less danger.
This is one of the reasons why engineers are more and more specifying flexible instead of rigid surfaces. In brick or stone block surfaces this is brought about by the use of asphalt between the units. This bituminous material absorbs expansion and permits contraction without “explosions” or cracked and crumbled surfaces. Such engineering design also allows tor the upward thrust of a freezing sub-grade and for the continuous swelling and shrinking of the earth’s surface under the influences of
moisture and drought.
SEMI-MONTHLY
CROP REPORT
Washington, July 27.—Generally favorable conditions for crops prevailed during the first half of July and live stock is in good condition, semi-month-ly reports to the Department of Agriculture indicate. The farm labor shortage continues general, although the situation has been satisfactorily handled in most localities so far. Cotton continued to improve on the whole and growth made good progress, although the crop is still somewhat backward. Picking his begun In southern Texas. The boll weevil is active
Washington.—Uncle Sam is taking an automatic permanent record of the economic worth of our highways, which he is helping the individual states to build, that will also show the development of highway transportation. An automatic device for recording traffic which shows not only the number of vehicles which pass over it, but also their weight, is now being installed on the Washlngton-Baltimore boulevard in front of the campus of the University of Maryland at College park, Maryland, through co-operatkm of the university with the state road? commission of Maryland. Officials of the Department of Agriculture expect this device to confirm the result* of investigations previously made which show that a good road is such a paying investment that it Is the poorest kind of business judgment to de with
out It.
Establishes Road Worth. This device which is being installed (hi the Washington-Baltimure road was thought out in the bureau of public
roads.
“The value that such a record will have Is most obvious,” said Dean A. N. Johnson of the engineering department of the university. “It will give a basis for determining the economic worth of our roads and indicate into what on* highway transportation is developing. Work is in progress at the university at present of calibrating the apparatus, casting the slabs of which will form the covering, and otherwise getting everything in readiness for the installation. This first installation will be experimental, for the purpose of perfecting and developing the apparatus. When installed the roadway will be unimpaired, the concrete slabs, which will form the covering, being so laid as to preserve intact the original surface. This is highly important in order that, us the traffic rolls over the apparatus, there will be no inequalities in the surface which would induce the impact
loads.
Show Highways Repay Cost. The United States bureau of public roads produces figures based on a surrey of traffic ia Connecticut to prove, that a good road soon repays all it cost. An actual count of the traffic on the Boston post road showed that the average w&glit of vehicles and commodities passing over the road in nin* hours each day was 1,140 tons. Adding one-Usird as a conservative estlpaate for the full day increases th« height to 1,520 gross tons dally.
SIDE OF PRES. LINCOLN AT REVIEW, IS DEAD
agricultural building, which was burned several months ago and that two new members had been added to the board. The new members are Marcus Bernstein and M. A. Rolse,
both of Chicago.
JEFFERSONVILLE TO BE A PROCUREMENT AGENCY IN WARTIME * •mrnmmimmm.wm New Army Plan For Industrial Mobilization—One of Ten Stations.
Washington, July 27.—The war department’s ne’w plan for industrial mobilization in time of war, makes Jeffersonville, Ind., a procurement agency. Having worked out in detail
Pottsville, Pa., July 27. - John (, the amoupt of supplies to be required Schultz, who because of his unusual I * n ca ^ e United States should go to height, si^ feet six inches, was selec- war > ^ became necessary to determine ted by President Abraham Lincoln to where and how these supplies could stand beside him when he reviewed procured. The problem was solved the Union troops at the close of the es * ;a ^ , ^ 8 ^ men t procurement civil war, is dead at his home here, districts by each of the seven supply Schultz was a memberof Company G, branches of the war department. Jef129th infantry, and whep the regi- fersonville is one of ten procurement ment was passing, the President no- st^tious for the quartermaster corps, ticing Schultz's great height ana mar- supply branch of the army.
tial bearing, called on the
stand beside him. o
soldier to
The other supply branches under the new scheme of organization are the ordanance department, the signal corps, the corps of engineers, the air service, the medical department and the chemical warfare service. The chiefs of the supply branches have assigned various officers of the regular army to the duty of making continuous studies of the problems of procurement and they must submit. | profes'sionaT pAPere oil subjects I assigned. Several hundred officers j now are making these studies. Var- | ious reserve officers also have agreed
to make similar studies.
: The general idea is that for each | class of supplies, about ten in each branch, there Will be a similar group of regular army officers and a group of reserve officers who will study the
question from various angles.
Dwight F. Davis, assistant secre-
- - , tary of war, who has charge of this
| work of planning for industriad mo-
Watson Says the Republican Wlization in time of wa-’, said today
r ; that it is hardly necess ivy to point
out what a tremendous saving a sound plan for industrial mobiliza-
tion would be in war time.
“During the world war the government departments competed with each other and there was much confusion and lack of co-ordination,” he said. “Some industries found themselves swamped with orders they were unable to fill, while other industries were ruined by a sudden cessation of their normal business. In a well-devised mobilization scheme
GOD CARES FOR HIS OWN And they shall be mine, eaith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels: and I will spare them, as a fnan spareth his own son that serveth
him.—Malachl 3: 17.
FARMERKTCBE A VITAL C0C IN THE COMING ELECTION
Chances Will Hinge
On Farm Prices.
Washington, Pa., July 27.—Unless the prices of farm products, especially of wheat and hogs, increase until the farmer can get a reasonable return for his efforts, the success of the Republican party at the next
presidential election will be seriously in doubt, according to Senator James mucdl can b e avoided. This is
E. Watson, of Indiana. Senator and Mrs. Watson motored from their
imports nee to the
a matter of vital
taxpayers.”
Assistant Secretary Davis says the plan of industrial mobilization already has sufficiently devdoped to enable the war department to equip the army in case of an emergency several months sooner than was required
home in Indiana to the capital. ‘ The Indiana senator asserted his belief that justifiable tiniest among farmers, especially in the middle wes* had its reflection in the election of Magnus Johnson to the senate from
Minnesota. The results there were „ , „ ,, ,, „ rnT , . orn . significant only in indicating that the „ ^ farmers were ready to follow any “ 0 I leader in the hope of bettering condi-1 To Polish Stove Carvings, tions and that there was no real quar-, When polishing carved stoves use a rel with the Republican party. i f] a £ p a iiit brush to put on- the polish.
Senator Watson teeis certain that President Harding will be renomina-
ted. He expressed the opinion there Would be no party split
that over
Then a large-sized hand brush to polish in the carvings. This hint will surely save hours of hard work and
the temper as well.
PLANS FOR SERIES OF BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ COUNTRY CLUB CAMPS IN STATE IN AUG.
Lafayette, Ind., July 27—Plans for a series of seven boys’ and girls’ county club camps to be held over Indiana during August, have been made by the club division, Agricultural Extension Department, Purdue University. These camps are to be held as follows: Fountain County, July 30 to Aug. 3; White and Harrison Counties, Aug. 6 to 10; Yanderburg and Allen counties, Aug. 13 to 17; Porter and Delaware
counties, Aug. 20 to 24.
Only boys or girls engaged in some form of agricultural or home economics club work will be admitted to the camps, with their parents or chap-
Washington, July 27.—The effective 1 erons, except on one day of the camp date of the interstate commerce com- at each place when visitors will be mission order requiring the railroads welcomed, to cease giving special car service to A good camp site has been selected coal mines furnishing railroad fuel each county and the club members was postponed yesterday from Sept.! spend the better part of a week 1 to Oct. 1. The ruling also deferred on a re_al outing. The county agents, operation of the order under which club leaders and others identified with the roads would be prohibited from extension work are in charge of the giving preference to private owners camps. Tents or permanent buildings of cars in the use of their own equip- on the camp sites will house the hoys ment , j . a fi d S ir l s -
DEFERS CAR RESTRICTION.
A definite program has been arranged for every hour of the day. Each morning, instruction will be given by extension specialists and club leaders from Purdue, workers from the State Board of Health and state Y. M. C. A. Lectures and demonstrations in agriculture will be given the boys by specialists in poultry, dairying, swine or other farm subjects. The board of health men will give- methods of first aid, home sanitation, care of body and other important points that every boy and girl should know. Purdue women ; lecturers will give the girls lessons irii nutrition, clothing or millinery. Purdue botanists will demonstrate identification of weeds, plants, common plant diseases, and other nature study subjects. Leaders from the club department will be in charge of the programs. Afternoons are given over to athletic competition under auspices of Y. M. C. A. workers. Sunset services will be held each evening by local ministers or church workers. Immediately after this, a huge camp fire will be made, around which stunts, stories and treasure hunts will be staged.