Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 12 September 1924 — Page 3

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, l924.«raP^

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Commissioners Aid In Raw Deal That Inflames The City Pay Contractor Thousands of Dollars for Stripping Grave! Pit On Whitney FarmLoot Is Divided and County Does Not Receive Penny of Benefit—An Orgy of Graft Being Disclosed. According to the request of a great many citizens of Delaware county, democrats, republicans and kluxers, who have been trimmed, rimmed, rammed, jammed, crossed and double-crossed by the Billy Williams political juggernaut, the Post-Democrat has taken upon itself the joyous task of shedding light on some of the dark spots in a wilderness of graft, inefficiency and official incompetence. As a beginner permit us to introduce those three sterling patriots, Andrew Jackson, John McCreery and John V/. Truitt, commissioners of the county of Delaware, now seeking re-election on their record as republicans and watchdogs of the treasury.

In this opening chapter, we will | the fact that Delaware county is dot-

confine ourselves almost exclusively to a discussion of gravel in general and Frank Whitney’s gravel in ‘particular. When the story is all told we hope that the voters will be convinced that the three gentlemen above named, together with other illustrious worshippers at the ■shrine of the Selma political genius, ■are really candidates for a far different sort of a home than that they •are seeking at the hands of the elec-

torate of Delaware county. The Whitney Gravel Steal

On June 21, the county commis- j >S!oners entered into a queer contract with C. J. Harshman. Commis- \ ^sioner McCreery has a son-in-law named Harshman. C. J. Harstmian is a brother of Mr. McCreery’s.'Sora-

in-law.

The contract provided that Harsb man should strip the dirt from a two awe patch of ground on a rocky hall on the farm cf Frank Whitney, in Perry tov/nship. Prior to that Commissioner Truitt had personally prospected on the ground with a boring apparaius and gave as his verdict that gravel was to be found

underneath.

In order that no missing links be lost ,it should be understood that Frank Whitney is a brother-in-law of Sherman Shroyer, infirmary :«up-

who resigned as county-

commissioner with the understanding that Truitt should take his place

on the board.

Buying Blue Sky

According to this contract, so liberally given by our disinterested commissioners, Harshman was to receive, for scraping the dirt away, and uncovering the surface of the gravel fifty five cents a cubic yard for all gravel contained in the earth under the area so uncovered. As the work of removing the surface progressed the county road superintendent Owen E. Helvie was to cast his eagle eye from time to time on the devastated surface and estimate how much gravel in cubic yards lay in the bowels of the earth beneath. Each month the commissidnexs were to allow Harshman, the brother of Commissioner McCreery s son-in-law, pay for eighty percent of the gravel so stripped as estimated Ivy Helvie the gentleman whose eye. can penetrate the hidden secrets of mother earth. When the final scraper full of dirt is removed from the two acre patch, settlement in full is;

to be made with Harshman. They Actually Paid Him

in the month of July Helvie “estimated” (guessed would be a better ;term) that 5,000 yards of grave* had been uncovered The lather-in-law of Harshman’s brother, and the rest of the commissioners, pr uuptiy paid Harshman $2,200, the claim number being 2,231, bearing the official O K of the far-seeing Helvie. In August, Helvie made another five thousand yard guess and Ha* oilman received $2,200 more Tiie claim number is 2,485. The latter amount was paid last weetc. Uude*” the contract Harshma i still has $1,100 coming to him tinier We estimate already made, and :he Lord only knows how many nu-*3 “estimates the obliging Felvie will make. it' ’s presumed, though. that the size, frequency and number of futoie “estimates” will aepend entirely upon the financial needs of tlie gang of freebooters -v m ccntrived this unusual metlnl of shaking tia-e Christmas t^e in mid summer. Already the county, th•'ougu its ch-osi i* vessels, McCreery, T.m, t and Faithful Andy have paid Harshman $4,400 of the people's >"-eiii *' for which the county has receive 1 absolute'y nothing except the canca’.ed wai-

rants, evidencing tin anal. Hats Off to the Grafters

In order to make it clear to our readers that this gravel stripping graft was a rank steal, pulled off for the purpose of sand bagging the taxpayers and delivering to favorites thousands of dollars of easy money for which the county receives abso-

ted with innumerable hills of gravel already dipped and piled up ready

fob use.

The barren hill on the Whitney farm is inaccessible. Within a quarter of a mile of this project there are several gravel pits. On 'the Aretus Rees farm, just a short distance away, there are two piles of dippfeu gravel, 17,000 yards in all. There is enough gravel in sight, in heaps, already paid for by the county, to supply the needs of the gravel road

repair department for years.

An inspection of the spot cleared ( on the Whitney farm shows that if the eagle eyed Helvie hafl looked more closely he would have observed great streaks of harclpmn, boulders, mixed sand, gravel and dirt and many other things unsuited to a well regulated gravel pit. In fact, there was never any intention to dig any gravel out of this embryo pit. The only thing that was intended to be dug out of it was money paid into the public treasury by the tax-

payers of Delaware county. Chapter Two Next Week

Next week the Post-Democrat will go further into the story of gravel and will show -that the forty minqrs who sought fortune in California in the gold fields, had nothing an~fche grave largonauts of Delaware

county in the year 1924.

The forty miners actually had to get the gold. They could not strip off a few yards of surface dirt and collect for all the gold that some wizard “estimated” lay beneath. In those days and in that region easy money in the gold fields was obtain.ed at the point of a gun and regulators disposed of the thieves at the

end of a rope.

With the advance of civilization, up to date methods of getting it without work have been devised and those who devise and execute the system, in Delaware county, at least are called county commissioners, instead of road agents, and road superintendents instead .of highway

robbers.

In the forthcoming issue, we will show how one county official participated in a twenty ©ne thousand dollar grab at the free gravel road repair fund, and how Haafchinan, the brother of the son-in-law of Commissioner McCreery, pulled (down $20,651.25 out of the same fund since the first of last January. o

the public improvements herein below described, to-wit: I. R. No. 1178—1924, For local sewer between Abbott street and Rex street, Neely addition, from Virginia Avenue to New York Avenue. I. R. No. 1179—1924, For local sewer in Rex street at manhole running east in said Rex street to alley; thence north in said alley 150

feet.

I. R. No. 1180—1924, For local sewer in alley between Marsh street and Rex street from Locust street to New York Avenue. Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there has been no collusion in any way affecting said bid, according to the terms of Sec. 95, of the Act of March 6th, 1906 (Acts 1906^ p. 219.) All such proposals should be sealed, and must be deposited with said Board before the hour of 7:30 o’clock in the evening of the 16th day of September, 1924, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to said City, for the sum equal to two and

way improvement bonds of face or par value of $8,960.00, bearing interest from and after July 15th, 1924, at the rate of four and one-half per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, on the 15th day of May and the 15th day of November of each year, for the

period of 10 years.

Said bonds have been issued in strict compliance with the laws of the State of Indiana and pursuant to an order of the Board of Commissioners of Delaware County, authorizing the issue and sale of said bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the construction and improvement of a certain highway, petitioned for by Lewis

W. Yingling etal in Mt. Pleasant j dated July 15th, 1924,

township, said county, Indiana.! each.

Said bonds will be 40 in number, I The first bond will be dated July 15th, 1924, of $224.00 payable May 15th, 1925

each.

The first two bonds v/ill be due and payable May 15th,< 1925, and two bonds each six months thereafter until all of said bonds have been

paid.

the i 15th, 1924, at the rate of four and I one-half per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, on the 15th day of May and the 15th day ot November of each year, for the

period of 10 years.

of $329.00

Logansport Klan Don’t Know Enough To Get In Out Of The Rain

Bonds will be settled for and i Court House,

due and and one

bond each six months thereafter until all of said bonds have been

paid.

Bonds will be settled for and delivered to purchaser at office of said Treasurer at Delaware County

Muncie, Ind.

to reject

Some Two or Three Hundred Wade Water To Stage Hate Parade; Mayor Sides With Koo itvoos and Lets Them Hold Meeting; Klansman Operated On In Catholic Hospital and Pope Did Not Interfere; Anti-Klan Workers Being Intimidated and Kicked Out of Employment; Few Names of Silly Buncn.

one-half percent. (^V2%) of City

Civil Engineer’s estimate which j delivered to purchaser at office of The right is reserved shall be forfeited to said City as | said Treasurer at Delaware County any and all bids, liquidated damages, if the bidder ( Court House, Muncie, Ind. j FRED F. REASONER, i

depositing the same shall fall duly The right is reserved* to reject’ Treasurer of Delaware County, babi es wore masks and had to be

Logansport, Ind., Sept. 12.—The All-wise Providence opened the flood gates, Sunday and Monday nights, and Logansport experienced a veritable cloud burst, and all but drowned the kooks. Between four jjnd five hundred nit wits waddled and splashed thru the streets, in their shropds and hoods, and even

•and promtply to execute the requir- I any and all bids,

ed contract and bond, in case a contract shall be awarded him on

such accompanying proposal.

Said Board reserves the right to

reject any and all bids.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

PUBLIC WORKS,

Mary E. Anderson. Clerk.

Sept.5-12,1924

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Indiana.

FRED F. REASONER, 1

Treasurer of Delaware County,;

Indiana.

CITY ADVERTISEMENT

Department of Public Works Office of the Board 212 WVsor Block Muncie Ind.,

Td Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the assessment rolls, with the names of the owners and description of property subject to be assessed, with the amounts of prima facie assessments, have been made and are now on file -and can be seen at the office of the Board, for the following improvements ,to-wit: — I. R. No. 818-1921, Supplemental Roll for cement sidewalk on North Walnut West side of street front; Centennial Avenue to McCulloch

Boulevard.

I. R. No. 1157-1924, For local sewer in East side of Walnut Street from Twenty-first street to Twenty-sec-

ond Street.

I. R. No. 1165-Y924, For local sewer in East side of Macedonia Avenue from Eighth Street to Sixth Street. T. R. No. 1168-1924, For local sewer in Brady Street from Willard Street to the alley between First and Sec-

ond Streets.

And notice is hereby given tliat on the 30th day of September, 1K24, the Board will, at its office receive and hear remonstrances agairst the amounts' ~ ' assessed against their property respectively on said roll, and will determine the question as to whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefited by said improvement in the amounts named on said roll, or in a greater or less sum than that named on said roll or in auy sum, at which time and place all owners of such real estate may Attend, in person or by representative, and be heard at 7:30

o’clock P. M.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Advertised on Sept. 12-19-Y924.

SALE OF DRAINAGE BONDS

NOTICE OF BONO SALE

State of Indiana,

ss:

Delaware County. Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Delaware, in the State of Indiana. In the matter of the proceedings for drainage by Harriett C. Newlee

et al.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Auditor of Delaware County, Indiana, that pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, of the State of Indiana of the 1921 session, at pages 155 to 158, inclusive of the Acts of 1921, that at the hour of ten o'clock A. M. 6& the 27th day of September 1924. At the office of the Treasurer of Delaware County, Indiana, in the Court House in the City of Muncie, in Delaware County, will proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at not less than the faefe Value certain drainage bonds of the face or par value of $13,219.82, bearing interest from and after the 19th day* of July 1924, at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable settri-annually, on the 15th day of November and the 15th day of May of '-each year for a period of five years. Said bonds have been is) sued in strict compliance .with the laws of the State of Indiana, and pursuant &o and with an order of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Delaware, in the State of Indiana, authorizing and ordering the issue and sale of said bonds for the purpose of providing funds for ' the construction and the costs and expense incident thereto of the drainage reported in the above entitled proceedings and known as the Harriett C. Newlee, et al. Drainage, which -drainage was petitioned for by Harriett C. Newlee before the

Board of Commissioners County of Delaware in-the

Indiana, and established by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Delaware, in the State of Indian®, and which proceedings i? now pending before the Board of Commissioners of the County at Delaware, in th© State of Indiana, said bonds will be twenty in number dated July 23, 1924, the first two bonds being in the sum of $661*00 and all other bonds thereafter inline sum of $660.99. The first -bonds will be due and payable on the 15th day of November, 1924, and four each year thereafter until all of sard

bonds shall have been paid.

The right is reserved to reject

any and all bids. JAMES P. DRAGOO

Auditor Delaware County, Indinma. September 5-12-19-1924

NOTICE OF BOND SALE

CAM. A. R. HALL CAM T FOOL VOTERS OF UTHiSK - '

Republican Aspirant for Congress, Klan Member, Seeks the Colored Vote. Marion, Ind., Sept., Sept. 12.— Albert R. Hall, republican candidate for congress, is very busy trying to convince the colored voters of Marion that he is not a member of the klan, but to date he has made but little headway in that direction. It has just come to light why the koo koos moved to Shugart’s barn, south of town. They were unable to pay the rent in the Beshore building owing to high expense and shortage in kleotokens. It has been stated that during Che months of February, March and April, the easy marks paid Frank Shugart $1,288.76 as salary and expense of buying liquor for evidence. The members know where tbreir money went but are not

so sure about the evidence.

Candidates like to prate about ‘“running on their record.” Records are what count and we’re strong for making them public. Consequently we hope to give the voters of Grant county a complete history of the performances of Sheriff Bert Renbarger

for the past year and a half.

Ed Jackson has^ fifty or sixty paid

of the | colored politicians romping over the State of j-rstate trying to-Him up thmcrrlGrtd’

vote for the klux-republican ticket. In their argument they fail to say • anything about Ed’s famous Koko-

mo speech last summer.

MAYOR OFHSRRIN

EXPECTS PEACE

Believes Settlement of Dispute Over Police Force

Will End Violence.

carried through the pouring ra'i, what other proof does any one want to show that the average klansmcn and kamelia are half baked. We will wager one could not hire thoye same k’uxers to parade +hro , . , ~h ruah a cold rain, for any Sunday School-: of civics benefit, but the devil tokos - care of his own and gives the kooks courage to face the elements, to carry out his program. The Cyclops expected 50,000 to 70,000 pairs of old brogues in line, but he was disappointed in the number, but not in the shapeless old brogues and the swaybacks. Some old grayhaired she kluxers waddled along, then came a little school house with little kookoos sitting in the windows with the sign, “We want protestant teachers in Our Public Schools." Since when does the public schools belong to the klan? They have a bigger job on hand than they anticipate. Thank God, most protestants are broadminded and have no sympathy for the klan. Yes. some of you Catholics are not awake yet, to the fact that no klansman Is your friend even though they smile and bow, and talk nice to you. Any one who works against the thing nearest

one’s heart is not a friend.

Orval Duncan and some more kooks, failed miserably when they tried to play the role of traffic cop. When they tried to stop some cars the drivers would head right for the kooks and they would have to jump sidewise, like jumping jacks, to avoid getting run over. Orval is harmless, but there are many in

Longcliff, brighter than him.

The Mayor let the kluxers have all o-f the fun they wanted ,so it is

PROTECTORS OF (Continued From Page 1.) known as the K. K. K. T»staurant ■here recently made an assignment. Liabilities about $20,000. Homer C. Smith, clerk for Lewis and Markert, cigars and pool, another 'badb, but he looks it. We notice him -wearing a 100 per cent badge. Where was Homer during the war? They %ny he was a hundred percent but the trolor was yellow. But that’s

standard.

John H. Mason of J. H. Mason and Son Wholesale Candies, has 'been appointed one of the committee on Defense Day in this city. John is a Kluxer, and his comrades say that when he was on his way from Camp Sherman to Chicago to entrain for “Over There” he cried and said:’ They are taking a sick man. That’ej your 100 percent, written (.001)-jl

S„re a bright selection to act on De-j del.^e^ «o_ pu.-chase^at ^offlee^o.

fense Day. Some yellow cur.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. Treasurer iof Delaware Coirnty, State of Indiana, that on and after the hour of 10:30 A. M. on the 16th day of September, 1924, at the office of said treasurer, tin the court house, at the City of Muncie, Indiana, the undersigned as treasurer of said county, will proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder tor cash, at not less than the principal sum named in such bonds, certain highway improvement bonds of the face or par walue of $8,240110, bearing interest from and after July r 15th, 1924, at the rate of four and I one-half per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, on tfce 15th , day of May and the 15th day of S November of each year, f«sr the

period of 10 years.

Said bonds ’have been issued in i strict compliance with the laws of the State of Indiana and pursuant to an order ©f the Board of Commissioners of Delaware Ciinrnty, authorizing' the issue and sale of said bonds for ithe purpose of providing funds for the construction and improvement of a certain highway, petitiemed for by Bart M. Jackson etal in Mt. Pleasant township, said county, Indiana. Said bonds will ’be 20 in number, dated July 15th, 1924, of $412.0u

each.

The first bond -will be due and payable May IStbi, 1925, and one bond each six months thereafter until all of said bonds have been

paid.

Bonds will be settled for

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Treasurer of Delaware County, State of Indmna, that c® and after the hour of 10r30 A. M. on the 16th day of September, 1924, at the office of said treasurer, in the court house, at the Citv of Muncie, Indiana, the undersigned as treasurer of said county,, will proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at not Jess than the principal sum named tin such bonds,' certain highway improvement bonds of the face or par value of $6,580.00, bearing interest from and .after July

and

Department of Public Works. Office of the Board, 212 WVsor Block, Muncie, In-d.

Notice to Contractors and to the

Public:

Notice is hereby given, to the public and to all contractors, that the Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, in the State of Indiana,

said Treasurer at

Court House, Muncie, Ind. The right is reserved to reject

any and all bids.

FRED F. REASONER, Treasurer of Delaware County,

Indiana.

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George Dale, Muncie, Ind. (Print this letter in your slander sheet.) I found a copy of your paper on my porch and want to tell you that you are a first class liar. You better find out wbat you are writing about. The information you are getting from Frank McHale and Lowell

and spiteful nature. Yes, again we say Mrs. Del Flynn did not vote for the anti-klan plank, and this is for the informaticn of some particular wishy washy anti , klan, who has questioned the authenticity of the information given by the Post Democrat. Our advise is if you are too cowardly to stand up for what is right, keep your mouth shut, and do not pop off ai the mouth concerning something you know nothing about. Sometimes a still tongue makes a wise head and i this is one place where that saying, holds good

A FEW OF THEM , Fisherbuck, Wm. A., 1409 North Street. Clerk Pennsylvania Railway Company. | Gobi, Keith A., 1304 High Street, express messenger American Express Company. i Glascoe, George A., 213 Seventh Street, Traveling Salesman, W. H. Edgerly Company. ! Grant Wayne, 118 Eel River - Salesman, Sellers Clothing Company. Lindsay, Proprietor Paramount j Theatre, hung out his welcome K. K, K. sign Labor Day. We believe he can look to that organization for patronage as his theatre is the only kookoo show in town. He also buys his confections from the 100 per cent Indianapolis Candy CompanyNo, the real candy made by the Bridge City Candy Co., is not the right mixture for Lindsay. We like Paragon, that’s the candy. We know some anti klans, who used to | spend several dollars per week at the Paramount and now, if Lindsay offered them $100 to go to a show at the Paramount, he could not induce them to step inside. Does it pay to be klucker, and a gold digger? Tbe near future will prove that it pays to be tolerant and not stick one’s nose in the other man’s business. It is disgusting to watch men and women and little children, who never see the inside of a church, put in the whole Sunday washing their car.

apparent That he "tares if*t ‘enre mtrefi-th«n pnH—ont - to-kn-klux meeting,-

Herrin, 111., Sept. 10.—“Bloody Herrin” is now assured of continued peace, Mayor C. E. Andferson declared when informed that the city council had approved his appoint-

ments to the police force.

Among other sources of trouble in j some people who claim to be intelli-

this little “city of blood” has been ! bitter feeling between Anderson and

about the sentiment of the anti-klan. Time will soon be at hand for the antis to show their colors. Lux! Who said Lux? Harry Lux, who thought the Catholic money was fine when he sold typewriters, said he wished SeLegue would take all of the Catholics with him to California and jump in the oc.an. Some koos say they would starve to death before they would eat a loaf of Jim Fisher’s bread. Maybe Fenney Ludwig and the other Coos

will feed them.

Kluxer Hugh Blizzard, who recently underwent an operation, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, is improving, and the Pope did not interfere either. The Klux propaganda is so preposterious. that it seems only the ; mentally week could believe it, yet

and try to. tell the Catholic people what to do. Such folks know no more about religion than a hog knows about Sunday, but they are capable of carrying out the devil’s program to the letter. They thrive on hatred and malice. How can they criticize a religion that they know nothing about?

the councilmen. When he came into office, Anderson appointed John Ford, chief of police and named four assistants. The counoil at first confirmed the appointments, then re

jected the men. Anderson appointed t be y then realize that the scales

an entirely new force which was accepted, but the old force refused to resign. The council, in session Tuesday, finally settled the dispute by confirming the appointment cf all eight, but demanded Ford b- 1 removed as chief. This was done and A. M. Walker selected for the post. “We‘ll probably need all -eight, anyway,” one of the councilmen is repotted to have said, in explaining the action. “When the troops leave, we’ve got to be ready for any emergency and it won’t hurt to have .an •extra heavy police force.” Seventeen stale guardsmen, the Uast of two companies called out J&ugust 31, when six men were klllefl iimd several wounded in rioting between members of the Ku Klux Klan and klan enemies, are still oa rtxtty, but may be recalled at any time. DRUNKEN AUTO DRIVER GETS 5-YEAR SENTENCE

gent, spread their filthy lies, and for what, nothing else but financial gain. The near future will reveal just what their profits and loss are financially, morally and socially;

RAT GNAWS TINY BABY’S FINGERS AT BLUFFTON

Bluffton, Sept. 10.—While the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Dangerfield, South Marion street lay sleeping in her cradle last night, a large rat stealthily crept into the crib and gnawed her tiny fingers. Following the babe’s startled outcry in the night, the parents heard the rustling retreat of the pestilent invader. Examinations revealed deep tooth marks in the child’s fingers. At one place the rat’s sharp fang pierced entirely through the flesh of a finger. Mr. and Mrs. Dangerfield stated that the invasion of the rats have been very noticable and they are at a loss to know of an effective method to getting rid of the pests.

Notice is hereby given by

undersigned, Treasurer of Delaware County. State of Indiana, that on and after the hour of 10:30 A. M. on the 16th day of Septem-

ber, 1924,* at the office

of said

struction, in said City, according to the respective improvement resolutions below mentioned, and according to the plans, profiles, drawing

, rn and specification therefor on file in

Jutely nothing m retu , p ^ tlie of fi Ce 0 f sa id Board ot each of

invites sealed proposals for the con- treasurer, in the court house, at

the City of Muncie, Indiana, the undersigned as treasurer of said county, will proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at not less than the principal sum named in such bonds, certain high-

Neff and a few moYe of your calibre, is making friends for the Klan order. The public knows the piece you printed about the late Mrs. Hamilton, (Klan organizer), is a lie. Furthermore the Catholic inmates at the St. Joseph Hospital did not turn a finger to wait on her. Her Catholic doctor KILLED HER and he will

! have a hard time making thinking j people think different. Aak him, ! Georgie, he’s of your calibre. He’ll probably tell you all about it, then print it. You are a dirty; slimy snake, even worse than the lowest Jpwn Catholic Pope worshipper that ever lived. You are not fit to

G®iry, Sept. 10.-—Nelson Beaton, of East Chicago, Ind., was sentenced yesterday to serve five years in the Indiana state penitentiary for driving an automobile while intoxicated. The penalty was imposed by Judge Martin 3. Smith, of the Lake county cirminal (court in Crown Point, who remarked that it was Beaton’s second offeraae and he “wished to make an example of this second offense.*’ o 10 BOYS SUMMONED IN HAZING DEATH PROBE

Hartford City, Sept. 10.—Subpoenaes were issued yesterday for 10 high school boys to appear as witnesses today before the county grand jury for the investigation of the death of Raymond Morris, 18,

breathe the air of the good old U. S. j w *?„? ied a « a re l uJt of a with

. , . William Duff, 17, a high school A. Your slander sheet is making | seil j or

more friends for the Klan and the ' membership is continuing to grow.

Please print this. I dare you.

over high school hazing.

Coroner C. A. Sellers stated that he had three more witnesses to examine before he finishes his probe of the

case.

will not balance. Tom Dutton has announced his resignation with the Elliott Grocery Co., and will open a wholesale house all his own, but we do not believe 'that it is all his own, but feel that the Elliott Grocery Co. is financing the concern. There are many tricks in trades especially where Kluxers are concerned. 0. A. Winegardner, is a member of the hooded forces. Show us a Winegardner who is not a kookoo. Earl Winegardner, we understand, knows something about the benevolence of the Catholics, yet it has not converted him from the spirit of Ihe hate gang. G. F. Wheatley, 1318 Mary Street, and Mrs. G. 'F. Wheatley 1318 Mary Street, are enthusiastic kluxers. Mrs. Wheatley secured her quota of members for the hooded mob. Josie Lufcy, Jefferson Street, is a shining mark in the kamelia hen roost. Josie is Angie Klein’s (12th Street) daughter. We can not understand why Ohas. Ferguson, Market Street tailor, has not been called upon for a kookoo oration, as he sure can make the finest dry speech while he has a stein in both hands. Scott Wirick, meter reader, city electric light department. Nearly every employee in the city light department are kluxers. How come? The kookoos are surely 100 per cent when it comes to undermining anti klans and intimidating employers, causing many fine able bodied men to loose their jobs. We hear complaints everywhere. The kluxer uses no hesitancy in going the limit . in anything that is of a malicious

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