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FRIDAY, MAY 2,1924.
THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT
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Logan Hossthief Sassiety Sheers the People almost Stiff ^ - — Band of Lawless Night Prowlers, Who Patrol Roads At Night Armed With Six Shooters and Tin Stars.
LOGANSPORT JACKASS CLUB. Just a Few Members of Cass County’s Standing Army of Horsethief Dicks. How Do They Fet That Way?
BEN . E- SEDAM FRED LUDWIG CHAS. W. ENDER HENRY A. SMITH ANDREW A. CLEMENTS ELMER E. MATHEWS CHAS- E. FERGUS ' WALTER B. LEWIS STUART GORDON HENRY YOUNG 4
L- DODRILL C. W. RAY
H. A. LENON O. W. ARMENTROUT J. P. HETHERINGTON, M. DWe know he would make a better V. D- than M. D. CARL KLECKNER R. C- OVERMYER E. H. ADDISON
A. DU$AN
H. C. HENNING J. M. KELLER
Z. E- CROOK
MANGEL ROY O- J- KASCH OTTO H. HARDT WM. OSBORN A. W- LAVENDER CHAS. BAKER CLAUD PORTER HAS. T. WASSON G. A. GLASGOW BERL E. HUMES
J. G- SMITH
WM. THOMAS, Jr J, P. JUSTICE D. M. CRESMAN O. L-_ ENYART
c. F. HOPKINS
WALTER E. HANSEN COTT P. BARNETT
C. B. STOUT A. F. STOLL
J. H. CROCKETT-
J. O. VOLIVA
WILBER H. HANSON E. T. JOHNSON J. F. ROBINSON
EARL S, WINEGARDNER MELVIN CHAPMAN EARL ROTHERMAL Member Klan Quartet. KERMIT (Peenie) MOORE .EDDIE HILDEBRANDT Klan Quartet. Eddie’s wife Is suing for divorce, Eddie beat it out of town. W. J. SMITH CHAS. A. DEFIBAUGH D. L. LITTLE CHAS- MARCH / W. E. FAIR me(rl M. WALL Candidate for Pros. Atty. FLOYD O’NEILL W. E. HONES VANCE NEARPASS Former member of the busted Klan quartet— who san^ at Lindsay’s Paramount Theater. U. S. WRIGHT W- A- OSBORN H. M. CAPLINGER H. J. RUMMELL—V. Engr. C. E. HINKLE H. D. SHERRICK—Switchman. B. A. HERONEMOUS, Grocer. W- W. BRADLEY WM. C. McKINLEY, Switchman HARRY BALLARD B. L. WRIGHT J- G. NICKELS WALTER GESIL HARRY PROSCH W. C. SHANK FRED VEELMAN HARRY SULLIVAN HERBERT LA BOUNTZ W. A. SCHUMAKER D. D. HENDEE ERNEST F. HARVEY LOREN E. COOK • JOHN A. WAGNER J. W- KENDALL ROLLIB GRANGER J. B. RICE CHARLES E. MUMMERT
up, foreign born, throw politics to the four winds and vote for anyone but a kluxer, or any one who does not tell where he stands. If you do not wish to pay homage to the Imperial (Wizard, and be a subject to the Invisible Empire, vote for the man who stands four square for
equality and justice.
You good colored citizens, Catholics and Jewish folks, watch, look and listen. Safety first. Remember that the Post-Democrat sounded the alarm, therefore do not wait until the horse is sto:en before you lock the barn. In our next issue we will tell you m^re about the method in
y
Primary Fight at Anderson will Be A Real Test
Klux and Anti-Rlux Slates Battle With
Odds On the Former Winning.
Anderson, Ind-, May 2—If you , known as “Kitchen Town.” think the Democratic party ought to | William M- Vess, a Democrat, who
which the Muckers have timed their i survive and that it should not be j always had a small job with the light political machinery. Remember, May; turned over to men with bad motives, | plant when the Democrats were in 6th and go cast your ballot. ; you will observe the following in- j under Hick Mellett and Bill Black. 1
! structions or recommendations as to Bill Black insisted that he be kept
Mrs. Bertha Wendt, aged 52, mem- the coming primary: on the pay roll because he could not her of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, ■ F or Governor, it ought to be easy get a job elsewhere and now he has was struck and knocked down, also to vote for Crittenberger. He lives forgotten his" friends and gone kluck- ! her daughter, who came to her res- in Madison county; he is your first er. He had better give his dues to cue, by Mart Mullen, aged 23, rail- chance for such an office on the Dem- ! his wife than to John Double Cross way brakeman, residing on W. Mel- ocratic ticket; he is a real Democrat. Williams. j bourne Ave. Mullen is said to be a He will make a wonderful race i Josephine Wilson, in North Anderj member of the klan. The trouble against Ed Jackson, and will proper- , son, but unknown to us or any one .
I aro^e through a pump being broken, ly represent his party against any we know,
which is in the yard of the Wendt other candidate; he is your neighbor! Some of these are poor, harmless, property and which is used by both and will be your friend if you desire, ignorant people whom we desire to the Wendt and Mullen families. i We have nothing against any can- do no harm. Very few of them know Mullen called Mrs. Wendt a black didate for this office on our ticket, better and they wouldn t know the s— of a b—, struck her in the* face, but since John Turncoat Williams is Pope or a Rabbi from the Battle of ttelling her to go where she belong- not for Crittenberger, you are safe Bull Run, but are victims of uned, that she did not belong in this in choosing him. conscionable persons like John Cute country. Mrs. Wendt is of German For delegates to the state conven-j Williams, who get a'job out of tell-
birth. She charged Mullen with being tion, there are but two slates; one a kluxer and he knocked the woman Democratic and one Koo Koo. The down and her daughter also, who Democratic slate will be for Crittenc a me to her rescue. berger*and against Kluckers who
MAYOR SAMUFl LEWIS SHANK
ing ignorant people lies- You would n’t want a single one of the persons mentioned in any event, but since they represent a class that denies full
Mrs. Wendt has been in poor may desire some of the other state j citizenship to others under our laws,
health for years, and under a doc- offices. It is as follows: tor’s care. She was prostrated from j Charles K. Bagot.
the blows in the head and had to have the services of a doctor. This gallant 100 percent American was arrested for assault and battery and profanity and fined $25 and costs, i This is just one sample of Ku Klux |
100 percent Americanism.
George T. Beebe. Robert F. Brown.
Bartlett H. Campbell.
Otis P. Grim. ,
Edith Diven.
Jesse H. Mellett. Thomas McCullough.
Linfield Myers-
Luther F. Pence. Charles T. Sansberry. Jesse C. Shuman.
Edward Staton.
Cora Thompson. Albert Van SlykeCecil F. Whitehead.
Ithey are impossible at this time. If j the Constitution says that ‘‘a citizen j {is any. person born or naturalized in’ the United States, then we will follow the Constitution rather than the,
horse thief detectives.
Get these two slates in mind and let’s see who runs the democratic party in Madison county, the demo- i crats or the Firey-Double-Crossers. j There is no opposition to the nomination of Adair for congress, Larra- | bee for joint representative, Seward for treasurer or Doyle for surveyor, j or Smith for prosecutor. Doyle was { in, out and in the Klux and Seward has a big clown named Leonard as
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tion will be for Crittenberger, and the vote will be divided here between Crittenberger, who is against the
klan but has made no open declara-1 And Don Q Kirby . g a candidate |his chief deputy who is the Koo Koo tion, and George Durgan, who tells &g a * McCulloch de iegate. We are not! fix er and a Catholic, Jew or colored
the world he is against the klan.
There are no bitter contests in the democratic party and it is believed thaT a good ticket will be nominated. The unfair tactics of the Williams
for him for delegate, but we are for I man can hardly get in to pay his tax anything else since he is a splendid j t>ut well see later. The other unman and not a klucker. j P° s ^ candidates are decent, resAnd now comes the klucker slate J Pectable men who believe in all of
*>»■* Chameleon Will.ams’1law and not part ot It.
machine m promoting the candidacy. Foi . state senator, Walter Vermilof the Van Ogle and Jno. Readle have | Pick of Democrats. Look them over ’| Frank Mat t h ews Both are aroused republicans all over the 1 compare them with the regular “not , , _ >t ^
county and it is now the field against; -ashamed-of-it-Democrats’’ and make; hones t and
|. the machine with long odds against
the machine and no takers.
capable; of either.
you won’t be If we had a
Logansport, Ind., May 2.—The 247, Logansport, Ind. above named men have appointed | Failure to hear from you by Tues-
themselves members qf the Cass Co. Constabulary, and expect tc infest our highways, and arrest anyone whom they wish to bring in before the klucker tribunal. In this way these men will be permitted to carry fire arms, and what show does any one have when accosted on a lonely road by a klucker with a gun in his hand? We are not going to permit this H. T. D. A. or kluxer constabulary tell us what to do. They must first sweep their own doorstep and it will keep them busy. We ask the citizens of Logansport and Cass County to report to the Post-Demo-crat, every instance where they have been annoyed by these self-styled “Dicks,” and try to identify them and give us their names, and we will guarantee- you that-we will come back with those same fellows’ pedigree, one hundred percent. Questionaries have been sent var-
day, April 22nd, will be taken that
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Public Works. Office of the Board. 212 Wysor Block JVIuncie, Ind. | Notice to Contractors and the Public: j Notice is hereby given, to the pub- ! lie and to all contractors, that the
you do not care to answer same Thanking you in advance for early reply, beg to remain,
Yours' respectfully, Frank J. Berndt. j
Questionaire
Question I.—Are you in favor of (
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Indiana Legislaturers passing a free | public school law which will compel i
Board of Public Works of the City of day .
all children from the ages of 6 to 14
ious candidates by Frank J. Berndt, ( quota?
secretary“Mystic Tie Klan No. j Questibn V Are you in favor of 39.” Every one in Logansport knows | such legislation as will bring about that Frank Berndt used to peddle j free speech, free press, separation his cigars to every saloon in town, j of church and state, limitation of im-
i Muncie, in the State of Indiana, ini vites sealed proposals for the conj struction, in said city, according to | the respective improvement resoj lutions below mentioned, and acj cording to the plans, profiles, I drawing and specifications therefor on file in the office of said Board of each of the public improvements herein below described, to-wit: to attend the free public schools?
Question II. Are you in favor of I j e y between Powers street and Oran amendment to the national con- i c b ard place from Liberty street west stitution on compelling all children 1 10 eagt line of i 0 t 18; thence north from the ages 6 to 14 to attend the : betwe en lots 17 and 18 in Orchard
free public scho-ols and no other? j pj ace .
Question IIL-Are you in favor of j Each bidder is also to file with the a National Government’s establish- Board an affidav it that there has been ing a cabinet officer who will control nQ collusion in any way affecting said the educational policies of the coun-1 bid> according to the terms of Sec. try? | 95, of the Act o^! March 6th, 1905. Question IV.—Are you in favor of j (Actg 1905; p> 2 19.) a national law which will limit immi-1 AU such ’ proposals should be sealgration bo one percent of the 1890 ' ed> and must b e deposited with said
vour choice: Hogan Ambrose, no-1 ashamed ^ tice his first name-sore at a Cath- ! ‘*°*“> »"•<* havent - 11 »•»'« be olic or two because ot some minor ; v< = rmil “°“ bec8IISe he thinks we are job which he thought he was capable sore on hIm whlch ' ve are not He , of filling !lias successfully passed our board of
lone Blizzard—never heard of ber.l censors t lip ‘
T , „ „ L , x • x For represntative, the candidates!
John B. P, Bookout, a pure ingrate-1 ^
„ . . are Day, Stephens and Thurston.
Can t make a living a.s a non-union .
painter. Has a small job given him by ! ^ between Stephens and Day. we democrats and probable won’t be able’a™ Day. Many conflicting stories to find his own precinct on election | to us °- b0 ' lt Stephens and we
are very doubtful about him. We do 'nknow that Day was formerly a very
TEN REASONS WHY SAMUEL LEWIS SHANK SHOULD RECEIVE THE V NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR. He is an honest man and has no entangling alliances. HE FAVORS— The Reduction of Taxes. Economy in all affairs of state. Home Rule in Home Affairs. Reduction in Public Utility rates and abolishment of Public Service Commission if necessary to obtain them. Blue Sky legislation that'will make impossible another Boilings tragedy. State Highway System economically conducted. Everything possible to lessen the burden of the farmer. The constitution, all laws of the state and equal rights for all. The best possible public school system, pensioning of teachers and unqualified support of our institutions of Higher Education.
William L. Cook, can’t find any one
who ever heard of him. hi * h class citizen of Delaware county Sarah Duffy, notice this name. | ^d are sorry he left us. He has inWife of Duffy, the hardware man on : tegrity, ability and honesty; he is a
north side of square. About a third
rate store. ' S
W- Mont Gibbs, Nichol avenue, failed to make good in the cement block business- Now has some cows in town. Drive by his barnyard and you
real democrat about whom there is no doubt. He will run well and we believe he will credibly represent the whole people of Madison county. We are for GoSsett for sheriff. We (hear Benefiel is a non-Kluxer and
j I. R No. 1063-1923, paving the al-! in know a]1 about h{m Hig cow8 { Montgomery ley between Powers street and Di- j are n j ce) but my! what a cowyard!
is a real one.
and he never drew any racial or creed lines when he solicited the patronage of the Logansport citizens. Why sure, his old klucker mixture was just the thing for any Catholic,
Board before the hour of 7:30 o’clock in the evening of the 13th day of May, 1924, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to said city, for the sum
migration and the enactment of such | equal to twQ and one _ half pei . cent .
laws as will produce good govern-
ment in the state and nation?
Mable Grant, some place sticks on Ohio Avenue.
William A. Helton, used to be street commissioner, now works at such odd jobs as his non-klucker friends can find him. Chews Mail
Pouch.
Benj. F. Hobbs—Industrial insur-
ance for some company in the outskirts; one of the heavy weight klux-
ers and rides a bicycle well.
William Joseph Keesling, away out on Noble street; never heard of him.
James A. Long, is Doctor Long,
who- doctors what the other physi-
Don’t
scatter and let the kluxer in. We’ll
in the' ^ Benefiel next time and any-
j how, should the sheriff come from Elwood when it already has the treasurer? Those are the two best offices in the county and geography is dead qgainst both of the Elwood men. Masters is our choice for coroner. Helbert is impossible from any standpoint ‘and Stottlemyer is a nice fellow who made the mistake of joining the kluxers. He is very probable because the Klux are going to vote for him. John Williams is going to sacrifice Helbert but, as between the j two, our choice would be Helbert
clans don’t want and who is called (first, Williams second.
There ought to be at least four thousand Catholic Democratic votes
about fifth when you want a doctor and when he does get a case he calls
(2^%) of City Civil Engineer s esti- some doctor who knows what to do- [cast againts his man Sigler who
for Shank, be sure and vote for the anti-klux slate, even though that slate goes for Toner in the convention. You must line up with the republican organization because it is not klux. If you don’t know the list of delegates have some one write us and we’ll send it to you- F. C- Moser, the Boss Kluxer, is running on your ticket. He had more nerve than John Quitter Williams, but he thinks the most Koo Koos are with the republicans. He works for Gene Brickley, who ran the worst blind tiger drug store ever in Anderson, and is a second rate bar tender himself. Nail him. John Rolfe tells us he is not now and never was a Klansman* John is a first rate fellow whom we understood had been led away, but are glad our information was not right. We are always glad to retract and forgive We even forgive when a fellow gets in, turns ’round and backs out * Dewey Meeker is driving a car with “Earl Morris for Treasurer” on
it.
As you Republicans value your political decency, vote for Swain against John Alldredge. —o AUDITOR’S OFFICE NOTICE
considerd or made by the Delaware County Council at this date, except as herein set out. Done this 30th day of April,’ 1924. JAMES P. DRAGO0. Auditor Delaware County, Indiana May 2 & 9.
mate which shall be forfeited to said
Question VI. What is the thing cb . y ag iiq U i da ted damages, if the
uppermost in your mind prompting bidder depositing the same shall fail j Avenue and he is much smaller than
C. A. E. Rinker—runs a small hard- ! misrepresenting the ware store away out on Columbus county commissioner.
Jewish, Negro or foreign boin citi-j y 0U become a candidate loi | d ujy and promptly to execute the re-
zen to smoke. Frank Berndt has had a.pipe dream about the coming election, but we will bring him out of it before long. The Post-Democrat
news hound is oh his trail.
Letter and Questionaire as fol-‘
lows;
(Copv) Logansport, Ind , April 19, 1924.
Mr.
Logansport, Ind.
Dear Sir:—Enclosed is a quesionaire which I have been asked to send you. Please answer and return at
lature? i quired contract and bond, in case a “In order to assist you in the com- i con i rac t s hall be awarded him on ing election, I earnestly tnat ^ gucb acC ompanying proposalyou answer the forgoing questions, | s a j d Board reserves the right to and return as soon as possible, | re j ect any and all b ids. ^ thanking you for same.” j ■ j BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF Now my good citizens, you, who j PUBLIC WORKS,
believe in liberty, study well the
! his store.
foregoing, and ask yourself if you can conscienciously support any candidate who is a member of the klan or in sympathy with their cause.
Seems as though we are to Sovietism, a second Russia,
have if the
once
to F J. Berndt, -care P, Q. Box K i ux Rian are victorious. Wake
Mary E. Anderson, Clerk-(May2-9-1924) 1 o Great UpHfter. For God's sake, love somebody, lomething, some ideal, anything besides seif. Love is the u pi if ter.—Forbea
-Magazine.
Democrats as j
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Let the horse
thief detective association nominate him and then let them elect him if
Harvey H. Rogers, was put on in | the republicans put up a half decent |
place of John R. Thornburg, who man.
used to be a shyster lawyer and now I For commissioner for the South is a much worse doctor. It would ! district, take your choice between j have sounded better to have kept Mingle and Prather as both are good! Thornburg running. imen and anybody is better than PoinMary Smith seems to be Mary { dexter who runs on the republican
Smith just on the edge of town, near | ticket.
the river and maybe, for all we know, j We have the dope on precinct comthe little girl who couldn’t get rid of ; mitteemen in Anderson, but are not the lamb. Mary is more of a goat ! printing it for lack of space, than a lamb since she joined the j To our republican friends we want kluckers. jto say that we are for Toner for the Annie Unroe. 1644 West 9th street, same reasons given for being for right in the heart of the addition Crittenberger, But if you must vote
To The Delaware County Council of Delaware County, Indiana. Dear Sir: You are hereby notified, that the { Delaware County . Council will meet in the Council and Commissioners’ Room, at the Court House, in the City of Muncie, Delaware County, Indi- i ana, on Tuesday the 13th day of: May, 1924, at the hour of 10:00 j o’clock A, M.; by request of Board i of County Commissioners, to eon-1 sider appropriations as follows: C. G. Moore Bridge, $19,000; Cas-j sell Bridge, $500; Gates Bridge, $4,-j 000; Bethel Bridge, $2,000; Lon Fuson Bridge, $7,500; Sequestered Tax. No further appropriations to be
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