Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 4 April 1924 — Page 2

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THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT

THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Demft raocrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the Eighth Congressional District. The r only Democratic Newspaper In Delaware Co.

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

ANDERSON KLUCKERS BUSY PUYING AROUND WITH THE POLITICIANS j Members of the Klan Leaning Toward the Republicans, As They, Figure This Party Controls the Bulk of the Good Grafting and the Koo Koos Are Always Looking For Easy Picking.

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JOHNSON'S OPPORTUNITY. r ' The entrance of Hiram Johnson in the race for the Republican nomination for President, together with his assertion that he will contend in preferential primaries, ought to be a source of some annoyance to the Republcian politicians of Indiana. ! Johnson actually won the last Republican primary in Indiana and was only prevented from obtaining the pledged delegation from this State of a series of as bold frauds as were ever perpetrated in the state. M Examination of the returns in Marion County precincts alone were sufficient to disclose that he was counted out although he actually got the votes and the real story of how a contest was prevented has not as yet been told, publicly. ..ill It is sufficient, perhaps, to say at this time that had Johnson not been forsaken by local candidates who were also victims of the fraud, there would have been a fight in Indiana Which would not only have attracted attention to the State, hut would have served well to show the system by which a few Indiana politicians have deyeploped into prominence more by reason of ability to falsify elc tion returns than to obtain the support of their neighh ^ In the forthcoming campaign, Johnson has f * with money, with a brainy management and a’ ^ teu _ tunity. If he exerts his ability in Indiana he w^ more than miserable for James E. Watson a— ® as he is capable of fighting he njay mahe ■ c unsafe fo election manipulators. In this contest, Johnson wil , know that it is not always t e , cC iunt in Indiana and he will govern himself according nd o]is Com _ mercial.

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KLAN CANDID/ iTES FQR SHERIFP-

Eleven aspirants i0r j-] le republican nomination for sheriff have qualilK^ an( | p 0SS i|3i e exception of one or two, all^a^^ finished products of the Ku Klux Klan. Not one them has openly announced his opposition to the klan knd they are all battling for klan endorsement. Jrfhli Readle, a klansman, is the Billy Williams slate candidate, but Tom Hedgeland, an openly announced klan candidate, confidently expects to get the bulk of the votes of the sheeted brethren. There is some talk that the Billy Williams organization may switch to Milt Gwinnup, a klan brother residing near Gaston. It looks like Milt might have more money to dump into the campaign kettle than any of the other candidates and that is a qualification that is never overlooked by the gold diggers of the stand pat republican organization. It is assumed that the democrats will nominate some man for sheriff who will openly oppose the klan. If a klan member or a pussyfooter happens to get the democratic nomination the Post-Democrat will support the republican candidate, if he is the rottenest klansman in Delaware county. This newspaper will have no truck with democratic klansmen. A man cannot be a democrat and a Kokoo at the same time. Democracy and klangraft simply won't mix. If we've got to have klansmen in office let’s elect republican klansmen, since the republican organization has been absorbed by that lawless outfit. Saturday a transcript of the record in the Roeger libel case against the editor of the Post-Democrat was filod in the supreme court. The transcript shows that the indictment was found and returned in open court March 23, 1923. The records in the sheriff's office disclose that Harry Mott, a member of the grand jury which returned the libel indictment, served that day on the grand jury and he was paid for the service by the county. On the same day, March 23, 1923, according to the sworn statement of Mott, he worked ten hours on the road and drew five dollars pay from the county for that service. How; would you like to be indicted by a self confessed perjurer of that kind, who ought to be in the penitentiary himself for crimes which can be proved by his own statements and by records in the court house ? But Harry is a kluxer and is therefore immune from prosecution.

SWATTING THE (Continued From Page One) George Gallentine, Floyd D. Murphy and John Hill. Gallentine was recently given a ten day lay off for neglect of duty. The daily newspapers carried the story but neglected to state that Gallentine was a klucker. Kluck Policeman Murphy was arrested Dec. 6, 1923, and taken back to Peru, on a charge of wife and chilld desertion. Murphy got his appointment on recommendation of Catholics. Hill was a section hand on the Nickle Plate and got his job on the force through the efforts of Catholic friends, whom he now requites by joining an order which

seeks the destruction of Catholics. Harry Van Buskirk, klan organizer and a former employe of the Fiery Cross, is managing the political campaign of a democratic aspirant for the nomination for judge. Busfiirk has a record of a fine assessed against him in Judge Collins's court at Indianapolis, for being mixed up in some sort of a check transaction. In mentioning political parties and candidates in Allen county, the Post-Democrat asks the voters not to forget Christ G. Vonderau and Paul Kinder, aspirants for the democratic nomination for county commissioner. These men are both tried and true and if nominated and elected the people of Allen county may rest assured that the affairs of the

STILL THEY COME—ANDERSON

Rev. E. L. Hamilton, Baptist preacher, resider West Ninth street. ^ Otto L. Cummins, 14th and Lincoln. John Gorhing, prominent Eagle. Walter Shroyer, Auditor Unio^ Frank Lowe, Insurance, Anr* Traction C&, ciation. Jnvestm^.t Asso0rl8 gfn°s FencTco 1 !’ 2006 ^ DwigA. C. Rayburn, 15th and C. A. Turner, 2102 No* ^ ^^dison. Fred Bronnenberg, ^ Jre/Ave. Miron Post, Niche' ^ Hendrick Street. present wife ^ AYe. Divorced, married again, Bill Estep, gov -< Ksmelia. Warren Wiir ^mm^nt employment agent. gin‘s a ; ‘“rei* 1226 Madison Ave. One of BulCharles v gj r Windsor, 2127 Central Ave. Works Dwigj) r c 'Fence Co. j a r a A. Tucker, druggist, Daleville. v .«es Fetrow and Jess Green, druggist, Daleville. ,/iHiain Swam, manager Howard Witt's East Side JOCK. Restaurant. C. F. Kinley, 22 West Eighth. Oliver Clark, 1422 Walnut, works Anderson Banking Co. Virgil Proud, works city water office. Robert Bailey, son of Klucker J. W. Bailey of the Bailey Coal, Feed, Lime and Cement Co. Sherman Harlan, 8th and John, coal, cement and building materials.

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Closed F ^ Just Been of N - Appearance

<«tfPecl Musicians.

yfgma. Lake. Ind., Apr 54—^Wltoona /^f^embly and Bible Conference has | iust closed contracts for the appearance of five of the world’s most noted artists, in the person of Alberta Salvi, Harpist, June '30; Vladimir DePachmann, Russian Pianist, July 18th; Mme. Louise Homer, Contralto, Aug. 6th; Mme. GaHi*Curci, Soprano, Aug. 13th and Mischo Elman, Violinist on

Labor Day, Sept. 1st.

This is the most extensive list of artists Winona has ever attempted to

offer in one season.

Salvi appeared at Winona in joint recital with Florence Macbeth in 1922 and made a distinct success. His return will be welcomed by thousands. This will be DePachmann’s first

lowed ten days by Justice Hoehling to withdraw his plea and enter a demurrer to the indictment if he should so desire. The oil magnate came here from New York yesterday after being

over ^f.rding’s nomination at Chicago 3‘iA of contributing $25,000 to Harry M. Daugherty, Harding's pre-conven-tion manager, for campaign expenses. On the other hand, J. E. Dyche, of

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Anderson, Ind., Apr. 4—Candidates are declaring each day for everything from precinct committeeman to Senator. The Kluxers have a good chance for nominations on the Republican ticket but won’t have much chance among Democrats. Art Daniels will get the nomination for Sheriff because he ran before but he wouldn’t get it if the Republicans had it to do over again. He now hates the Jews, Catholics and foreignborn. How he can do that and be an ex-sailor is beyond us. More than half of those who served in the navy were from those he now hates. He wants to be Sheriff because he spent some time on a boat far away from where there was any shooting. If that entitles him to a job, why doesn’t the same thing work the other way? We say it was fine to belong to the army or to the navy; but we say it was just as fine for the Catholics, Jews and foreign-born as it was for the others- Anyhow none of them will vote for Art and a whole lot of honest, patriotic Republicans will follow suit That is, if the Democrats don’t nominate some fool klucker against him. In that case they will vote for Art and try to swal low Dutch Rosenfield and Dewey Meeker. And, by the way, it is reported that Dewey Meeker has

he has a lot of gall trying to run the county’s. How does it come that a fellow like Poindexter does the business for a big county? It will pay to get good honest business men for that job from now on and Poindex-

ter is neither.

When the Commissioners are investigating the Road Superintendent about paying-a ..£ price for gravel, they ought to look into their own record. How does it come that gravel has to v he bought from the Stillwell Gravel Company? How did It ccme that gravel was brought from Anderson to be put on a road near Summitville that ran right past the Warner pit? Both pits had god<j gravel and the 'same price but the Anderson gravel cost the additional freight. Can Commissioners do that and be honest? But they say Toro Stillwell is a mighty liberal guy and that he makes Doheny look like a church Santa Claus. Tho.v say Tom Stillwell has a lot of influence with “Gravel Road Charlie,” and we aren’t blaming Tom. Grayel has to be sold and a suit case now or then is a small item. Let the Commissioners investigate their own gravel record as the Road Superintendent is only small fry. Jess Helbert is to he the next Kian Treasurer acctrlmg to gossip; Waltei Kemp, Job i Bookout, Kid

advised of the return of the indict-j Oklahoma City, who managed HSifiOllTst ment against, him. (campaign for national emomittecmaaar, The lessee of the Wyoming naval | ridiculed A1 jennihg's testimony ttialLr. reserve was accompanied to the court; Hamon had tbld him of , spendi- i w?;$l,--by his counsel, Martin W. Littleton of| 000,000 to nominate Harding swiUhat' New York, who raised before the oil! of this sum $250,000 went fjienlate; committee the authority of Congress J Senator Penrose of Pennaytk'ania.c to compel the attendance of witnesses j Dyche denied flatly tlSat' Hamom upon its committees; G. T. Standford j “had spent a dime” o» tips''Oklahoma■ of New York and J. W. Zevely of! delegation to the Chicago^ convention: Washington. District Attorney Gor-1 to influence its vot© Of for"any other don represented the government. ; purpose. He also asserted thatr. After informing the oil committee i Hamon had asked the delegation ten today that he expected to show the j stand by Lowdeit on two more ballots existence of a conspiracy at the Chi- j after the delegates were ready t©> cago convention, Senator Walsh, i throw their support to Harding.

(Democrat, Montana), the oil prose-j cutor, disclosed that independent in-', vestigators now are running ' down 1 stories regarding such a conspiracy, | which he said had come to him from

Over the objection of three Repub*licans! on the committee, Senator Walsh elicited from Dyche testimony that Hamon had spent $105,000 to ob-

many sources over the country. Co-! tain the 6lectiorl as national commit-

operation of the volunteer investiga-1 l eeman -

He declared that none of

this sum was spent dishonestly and asserted also that Hamon expected

thought about getting a job—and ^ [ Rfe ed, Arthur V\k\ Doe -'Mayo’ Rothis paper causes him to work a lit-j gers wiI1 be ori th , Mor?I gquad; tie much good will have been done. I r„ hE .< Gum Shoa ,»' williams and It is also reported that Charlie Poin- Red Brevard won’t have a permanent dexter will devote some time to his | job ag tbey only stay as long the . ob

wife s land this spring. So many peo- '

j and last recitay at Winona as he is now. closing his farewell American ‘ tour. It has been over twelve years since his last concert tour in this country and because of his more than seventy-five years of age he announces this as his last. Mme. Louise Homer, America’s best beloved contralto, will come to Winona for the first time. She is one of the most popular of all concert singers and the announcement of her coming will be received with keen interest by the music lovers within reach of Winona. Mme. Galli-Curi has signed her third contract with Winona Assembly, having given two recitals prior to this year. The first one in 1920 and the second in 1921, both times to capacity houses. Her announcement is causing most favorable comment among the local musicians. Mischa Elman will be the first world renowned violinist Winona has ever offered. The date of September 1st for his recital will also be a new departure in Winona’s program. This date will be Labor Day and the Monday following the close of the Bible Conference program. o 3 Judges Knock Out Oregon School Law Portland, Ore., April 4.—Appeal to the United Staier- supreme court will j be taken from the decision rendered | here Monday by three judges holding unconstitutional the Oregon' compulsory public school law, adopted by the voters as an initiative measure in 1922. Circuit Judge William B. Gilbert with District Judges C. E. Wolverton and R- S- Bean rendered the decision. The opinion of the three judges defended the right of private schools to exist in the state, holding that ‘‘their privilege to teach grammar grades must be regarded as natural and inherent.” The act could not he ore effective tor utterly destroying the business and occupation of the complainants schools, except perhaps the colleges and preparatory grades. If it had been entitled "an act to prevent parochial and private schools from teaching the gramar grades,” the opinion holds.

tors was sought so as to obviate the necessity of summoning indiscrimin-

ately witnesses to the capital, Sena-j notlling fr0m the P lace except t e

| honor that went with it. Also, he as- ! sorted that Hamon had not desired a place in the Cabinet, as Jennings

tor Walsh said.

Hamon Activities Topic.

Practically all of the testimony j had stated Hamon told him. taken yesterday by the oil committee | With the process servers still seekat the resumption of public hearings'ing William Boyce Thompson of New had to do with the political activities York and most of the other witnesses

of the late Jake Hamon, Republican national committeeman for Oklahoma. R. H. Wilson, former superintendent of public instruction in Oklahoma,

said Hamon had told him of putting smay be taken.

under subpoena excused until next week, the oil investigators probably will not be very active during the week and a recess of several days

pie have been investigating Charlie of late to find out where he had a dol lar or two that he is retiring from the limelight. When a man can’t run his own business or his wife’s

county will be looked after fairly and honestly. Wally Barnes is one kookoo who fools everybody every time he slips into klan headquarters. He first visits the pool room smoke screen, then slips out carefully and looks up and down the street, then suddenly dives into the stairway much after the manner of a ground hog in full retreat. It is said that in making the sudden turn up the stairway, he always wipes th© sign off the window of the kluck pool room. It should be observed here that Mrs. Rose Sutton, organizer for the women’s hogziliary has taken on another burden. She has accepted the appointment of she-manager for Ed Jackson’s campaign in Allen and Adams counties. Next week the Post-Democrat will endeavor to spread a little more anti-klux gospel in. Fort Wayne. If the people of Fort (Wayne meet us half way and support the PostDemocrat as they should, we will place a regular correspondent here and have a weekly local story.

pays.

We are sorry to say that most of the Kluxers don’t know what goes on nowadays; they have two meetings, one for the suckers and one for the inner works. We are still on the inside although one of our Klan friends hasn’t been in the inner Committee, which, by the way, is political and not religious. That is hard on us. We have to pay dues now for three Klucker people and hate to have to get some new timber. We have two right in there where the voters will be instructed and just to prove it some time we’ll have a report of a meeting for you. The funny part of it is that many of- the Shimmie Artists don’t trust "Gum Shoe.” He don’t last another appointment hut since Ed Jackson is expected to put him on the Public Service Commission why should he worry about $125 per month and “chances?’’ The trouble is that the Klan won’t last that long and John will have to sell stock to the brothers in his book entitled “Failures I Have Made.”

A new feature of the meeting of the department of superintendence at Chicago was a series of radio talks by educational leaders. The talks were broadcast by one of the daily papers of Chicago,

SINCLAIR ENTERS PLEA_N0T GUILTY Given 10 Days To Withdraw Plea and Enter Demurrer —Grand Jury Is Busy. Washington, April 4.-—As the oil • ■ committee got back yesterday to the 1 trail of an alleged conspiracy at the ■ Republican national convention in 1 1920, for the exploitation of the pub-'j lie domain, Harry F. Sinclair, lessee 1 of Teapot Dome, appeared in the District of Columbia Supreme court and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment charging contempt of the | United States Senate. He furnished | bond in the sum of $5,000. At the same time Chief Justice McCoy, in the District Supreme court, ordered the impanelling of a special grand jury here on April 16, before which will be persented evidence in the criminal charges growing out of the investigation of the naval oil leases. The evidence is now being put in shape for presentation by special government counsel in the Oil cases. Sinclair Allowed Ten Days. Sinclair, who is charged With contempt on ten counts for his refusal to answer that number of questions put to him by the oil committee was ah

THE CANDIDACY OF ED JACKSON. (“The Freeman,” Negro Paper.) The Negro voters seem very much exercised over the candidacy of Ed Jackson for governor and over the fact that there are certain well-known Negro politicians who have espoused his cause. It might not be amiss for the sake of clearness and fairness to give a dispassionate appraisal of the whole situation. The objection which self-respecting Negro citizens have to Mr. Jackson is his alleged membership in the Ku Klux Klan. Negro citizens did not originate the charge. In truth, hundreds of Negroes who know Mr. Jackson personally and favorably were shocked and grieved when Tolerance, the anti-Klan publication, broadcasted Mr. Jackson as a Klansman. Of course, those Negroes who believed him innocent of the charge felt that he would make at least speedy public denial of it in the interest of truth and without prejudice pro or con. Mr. Jackson did nothing of the sort publicly. His friends assert that he is not a Klansman. Some go so far as to say that they have his personal word that he is not so identified. The chrage, however, was publicly made and it has not been publicly denied by Mr. Jackson himself and until he does openly disclaim membership in the Klan he will be regarded as a member in spite of the declarations of his friends and will be opposed relentlessly even as any other Klansman. No citing of instances of Mr. Jackson’s friendship for the Negro can atone for the company he keeps, either by deliberate choice or permission. It seems that Mr. Jackson has chosen between two possible blocs of votes—Klan and anti-Klan. He has cast his political fortunes with the six or seven hundred thousand Klansmen rather than with the seventy-five thousand Negroes and the other antiKlan hosts. He is making surfc of the Klan vote by* refusing to offend it by disassociating himself with it. Mr. Jackson can have the Klan vote if he wishes it. He can have the antiKlan vote if he so desires, but he cannot have both, since Klan principles draw the line of cleavage as to Negroes, Jews, Catholics and foreigners, in an absolute manner. He has made his choice. He had a perfect right to make it and should abide cheerfully by it. Negro citizens must be accorded the same privilege. Much of the foment among the Negro citizens is due not entirely to Mr. Jackson's attitude, but to the actions of his Negro lieutenants who would thrust Mr. Jackson down the Negro’s throat, Klan or no Klan. These men are regarded as utterly selfish in their support. The average Negro cannot understand how any self-respecting Negro can support anything or anybody with even the smell of Klanism attached to them. The Negro who supports any sort of Klanism is a traitor to his race. The Freeman is opposed to Mr. Jackson for Governor because of the Ku Klux Klan with which he permits himself to be identified. We regard it as a dangerous intrusion upon our American institutions. We are not just now saying so, as our readers must know. We are willing that others shall h? the right to their own opinions. Least of all are we interested in a campaign of personal bitterness, we urge our negro citizens to calmness, intelligence, and determination. We have serious business ahead of us. We must remember that we have not only the primary but the election itself before us. We cannot be against the Klan in the primary and for it in the election, for after all the big vote, the main vote, will be in November. The Freeman is against Klanism now and will be against it in November without reference to itg garb.