Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 3 September 1925 — Page 3

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1925.

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County Council Should Demand Continued From First Page friends favishly at the Hance farm, which soon gating place of crooks. The thieves who burglarized stores all over this part of the country and disposed of their stolen merchandise to the Hub store on South Walnut street, made the Hance farm their rendervous and it was known as the congregating place of those who robbed the Eaton bank, Stillman’s store and many other places of business. Chapman was finally “turned up” by Ben Hance and the noted criminal was caught one Sunday morning in the home of the brother-in-law of Van Ogle, prosecuting attorney of Delaware county. In the opinion of well informed persons, the Hub case, the Eaton Bank robbery, the Stillman burglary and the murder of the Hances are related crimes. There are evidences on every hand of numerous acts of an interlocking directorate of criminal interests, bound together with the purpose in view of securing the maximum of protection for all concerned. The county council should view this case every angle before making its final determination. The members should consult with the police and with federal officers, if possible, and before offering a reward should make sure that there is to be a real grand jury investigation of the Hance case and its anticedent crimes in Delaware county. They should remember that Charles Wolfe, suspected of having a hand in the Hance double murder is now under bond charged with complicity in the theft of the Hub merchandise. The fact should not be overlooked that after Prosecutor Ogle was named receiver of the Hub store and pulled down a large fee for it and was discharged as receiver, there seemed to be a sudden cessation of interest in the case and no further effort was made to apprehend the gang that had done the stealing. The offer of a reward should be made contingent upon the appointment of a special prosecutor and a special grand jury made up of persons of an entirely different calibre from that of the usual Delaware county grand jury. If the people of Delaware county are to hang up a purse let it be big enough and the purpose sufficiently comprehensive to justify ample rewards for convicting information and enough to pay some real lawyer a real fee for conducting the grand jury investigation. If Judge Dearth should refuse to name a special prosecutor and grand jury, interested citizens of Delaware county, in conjunction with postoffice inspectors and department of justice officials, should jointly appeal to Governor Jackson to intervene and direct the attorney general to go over the heads of the Delaware county officials, in order that the real truth may be known and all connected with the conspiracy brought to justice. The selection of some good outside lawyer, for instance Judge W. H. Eichhorn, of Bluffton, who helped the government prosecute the celebrated Newberry case in Michigan, would give the people of Muncie assurance of a thorough and honest investigation. Judge Eichhorn was never accused of a dishonest act in his life, he is one of the best lawyers in the middle west and not having been embroiled in any of Muncie’s many-sided feuds, would be in position to approach this case with an open mind. It is simply absurd to even think of Prosecutor Ogle being allowed to conduct this investigation. Knowing what is in the mind of the majority of the people here he should voluntarily ask for an independent investigation, but that would really be expecting too much of him. If there are any serious minded people here who are really interested in protecting the public from the acts of burglars, assassins and bandits, they should attend the meeting of the county council Tuesday and say their piece.

US. E. HUGHES

URGES THAT FREEDOM OF EDUCATION BE GIVEN AMPLE PROTECTION.

Detroit, Sept. 4.—The most ominous sign of our time is the indication of the growth of the intolerant spirit, declared Charles E. Hughes, president of the American Bar Association in his annual address here before the association’s convention. On every side, he pointed out, the growing multiplicity of people and the increasing disposition of people to attempt to regulate their fellows made the security of the individual’s liberty moreprecarious. Above all else, Hughes emphasized his fear for the freedom of education and his insistance that this freedom

be protected. He said the question had nothing to do with the soundness of the theory of evolution. But he unhesitatingly denounced any endeavor to regulate what shall be taught in the schools by religious standards. “What could be a nobler exercise | of governmental power than to destroy religious error and save the souls of men from predition?” he asked and then gave his own answer. “That plausible pretext has given us the saddest pages of history. That is the road that leads back to the preversion of authority and the adhorrent practice of the dark days of political disqualifications on grounds of religion, of persecution, of religious wars, of tortures, of martyrdom. “We have troubles enough without | introducing religious strife into our ! politics.” Hughes took as the general subject jof his discourse, “Liberty and Law.” ! He sounded the warning that law had | reached such a stage of complexity that it in many instances was more 'likely to threaten liberty than to pro:tect it. “Democracy has its own capacity I for tryanny,” he declared and pointed out that the principle of majority rule upon which democracy is founded, of itself may frequently destroy the

freedmo of action of minorities. For this reason, he said, it behooved the [majority to impose its will on the miInority only where absolutely essential to the public good. Hughes also warned against the 'encroachment of bureaucratic govern'ment. He explained that the growing complexity of government had requirjed the frequent delegation of authority to administrative officers. ! “We find it necessary ever to be on the alert against insidious encroachments under the guise of official decretion—against the armored cars of bureaucrats, which run so freely without showing a head to hit,” he said. | In discussing the freedom of eduJ cation, Hughes said he did not wish to comment on the Dayton trial, or upon the constitutional power of the State of Tennessee to pass a statute prohibiting the teaching of evolution, i What he did wish to make emphatic, he said, was the extreme unwisdom, jin his view of every such attempt to , apply a religious measurement to jwhat shall be taught in the public I schools. “If we have any assurance for the future,” he declared, “it lies in education. But reliance upon education will be in vain if we do not maintain the freedom of learning.”

Insurance Companies War on Common Cup

N recognition of the death and disease conveyed by the common cup the insurance companies of the country are now engaged in a vigorous crusade for the education of their policy holders against this peril. Because of the direct contact between the companies and the insured and because of the advantage that accrues to both through greater safe-

ty in the use of drinking vessels it is expected this step will have consequences that will reduce the rates j for illness and death all over th |

United States.

i According to recent report' there are close to 100,000,000 pol; cies in force in the country, an i each of these individuals has a per sonal interest in his own hea.th. Precautions advised by insurance companies for the safeguarding or this asset—for health is an asset to both the policy holder and his company—are usually better received than if these same warnings were transmitted to him through his local health officer. As the United States Public Health Service indicates in its weekly reports the death rate among holders of insurance policies is less than that noted in statistics on general health conditions. Thus in the report for April 17 it is shown that there were 12,622 death claims upon industrial insurance companies which had 59,379,062 policy holders. This made a death rate of 11.1 in 1,000 persons. The deaths reported generally to the Federal health authorities from 65 cities for the same period was 14.6. In the previous month the insurance death rate was the same and | the general rate 14.5. This means jthat’three in every thousand lives were saved among the insured.

It is important for the insurance companies to reduce the death rates because it strengthens their finances and in the long run applies to the advantage of the policy holders. These factors have made some of the insurance companies leaders in public health movements. Examination of the death statistics of the insured has indicated that the respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, influenza, diphtheria and other ailments take a heavy toll each year— a toll that to a large extent can be prevented because these respiratory diseases are infectious. The companies, therefore, are striking at the means for communicating Lhe.se infectious maladies. Among these the common cup i d the common towel have been :\. cognized as prime agents of 'i-an.smission. This is a fact that •aaitariuns long have emphasized,

and it was this stress that has led forty-six of the States to pass laws against th& common cup and towel.

Because of the necessity for fre-

quent drinking of beverages at home and in public places the insurance companies are seeking for sterilization of glasses or for the use of paper cups as a substitute. They regard such measures as

means of partial immunity. Many of the diseases, for in-

stance, are conveyed through glasses found in soda fountains, restaurants, hotels and other places where provisions for sterilizing vessels between nsers are not available or are not used. This is a danger that is not only present in every community throughout the year, but one that becomes more aggravated during the summer months when a large part of the population takes to motor traveling.

The double carelessness—that of the proprietors of public eating and drinking places in the sterilization of their vessels and utensils and that pf the public in risking their health in places where sanitary conditions are not observed—is what the insurance companies are now combatting. Upon the basis that forty per cent of all diseases is preventable and that this prevention lies solely with the individual they are appealing directly to their policy holders to take greater care of their personal and community health by - avoiding the common glass. This, coupled with the united effort that now is being exerted by Federal, State and municipal health officers against the peril of the common cup, is expected to bring the illness and death rates for the summer season to an unusually low figure. j What is being given equal importance with the warnings to the policy holders to protect themselves is the advice of health officials to instruct their children on the menace of drinking from itinerant stands where glasses pass from hand to hand; wayside stands where the drinking vessels are washed in a general swill and soda fountains where the glasses are not properly cleansed between users. As children are the greatest patrons of these places where bad conditions prevail, they are the greatest sufferers, and each year

DEATH ILLnESE RATS OATS

represents a tragic rate of illness and death that can be traced to these sources. The common cup is on trial this Spring and Summer, and many health officers have given warning that if there is not a betterment of conditions among places where public thirst is satisfied there will be a total abolition of glasses.

YELLOW MAY BE IN CHARGE DRIVE

“ACE” OF PROHIBITION MEN- ! TIONED FOR JOB IN THIS DISTRICT.

Washington, Sept. 5.—E. C. Yel- , lowly, the “ace” of Prohibtion enforcement officers, may become the permanent administrator for the Thirteenth judicial district—Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin—with headquarters at Chicago. Yellowly is now the most prominently mentioned to succeed B. E. Ewing, when he is 1’eleased as acting director. General Andrews, assistant secretary of the Treasury, named

Ewing as acting administrator when he recently announced his re-organ-ization plans because he did not then have a satisfactory man to appoint for the Chicago headquarters.

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Mens Dress

HT. A. Churchill, Secretary ^ born tailors guild

Taking Care of Your Clothes M , ca “ ever ^ be w * n dressed who does not take proper care f oth ff- Ev ? n tlie mai1 who prefers to wear them hard Jf D - d replace often will find he cannot be well groomed without giving a certain amount of attention to the upkeep of his apparel The average man, however, buys his clothes with a view to getting good service and having them look well during their entire reign. For this reason he buys good materials, conservative styles. The dash of color and the note of originality can be secured in the accessories— socks, ti^s and belt that can be discarded when out of style. Plenty of changes is one secret of getting full returns from your clothing investments. It is poor economy to put on an everyday suit and wear it constantly and the same applies to shoes, hat and gloves. The suit that has been worn all day is as much entitled to a good night’s rest as is its owner. It should be put on hangers, and, if possible, hung out in the open and not shut up in some airless closet. Shoe trees take only a second or two to slip in and are excellent in preserving the shape of the shoe. The value of frequent cleaning and pressing cannot be overestimated. Dirt is one of the greatest menaces to the wearing qualities of materials. Some men leave a standing order with the cleaner to pick up a suit or overcoat a week at the same time .hat he returns one. In this way. one’s wardrobe is kept constantly in condition. A bottle of cleaning fluid kept on the bathroom shelf is a necessity. A spot of grease or simple stain should never be allowed to stand overnight. A more serious stain, however, should not be tampered with. It is best to take the garment to the cleaners for expert attention.

Kitchen Should Be Bright Spot in Home

By DOLLY DABB KJ O W A D A Y * * when help is hard to get, oi is unsatisfactory when it is secured,.many housewives do most of their own work. Consequ ently a very large percent age of their time is speut in the kitchen. Usually when hubby goes off tc his office, wifey re turns to her kitch en, to clean up the breakfast dishes or to prepare further breakfasts for the children. She is busy there off and on until evening, and is lucky if she can leave the kitchen then.

cheerfulness and comfort, and the greatest degree of sanitation and health.

A Woman’s Office A kitchen is really a woman's office. Therefore it*is sensible and commendable if as much or more thought is put upon the design and furnishing of that room than upon any other in the house. Results will show in the health and spirits of the chief user of the kitchen, and they will be enjoyed by her husband and children as well. The food will be better. Moods will be brighter. Fatigue and discouragement will have as little chance as indigestion to take up their residence there. A Few Pointers I will try to give a few pointers that you may not have thought of for insuring that your kitchen, because of the above facts, will be as satisfactory as it can be made Many writers and-household economists have given the reasons why it is best to have sinks and tables high enough so that women need not lean over them constantly and so tire their backs. The placing of lights, so that the stove, sink, and work-table shall have enough filumination has also been brought to the attention of the lighting contractors. Floor coverings that are easy to clean and comfortable to the feet have had their share of emphasis. These are all obvious details to which a woman will give first attention. There are, besides, several details that are being given an increasing amount of attention. Among them are the windows, shelves, table tops and walls of the kitchen. All these can be treated va a way to produce a maximum of

Windows Important Sunlight has been discovered to be one of the best medicines there is. It kills germs and affects the body beneficially. It gives the clearest and most diffused light and therefore is easiest on the eyes. As a result of these and other effects it brightens one’s moods and increases one’s energies. In places where the maximum amount of sunlight is desired there should be plenty of plate-glass windows. This sort of window is easiest to see through, as well as truest and densest so that light comes through directly and not distorted, and so that noise or heat is less easily transmitted. There is no place where more reasons can be found for using plate-glass windows than in the kitchen. Plate-Glass Shelves Plate-glass adds to the kitchen not only in the windows, but on the tables and in the shelves. It is a bright, polished substance that is impervious to liquids and can be cleaned with a few motions of a damp cloth. Housewives who want their kitchens as clean and as easy to keep clean as possible are having shelves made of it, and are having their kitchen tables covered with it. And a Mirror! > Finally, since it is women who inhabit kitchens, and one of woman’s chiefest duties is to be charming, there should be a tastefully placed plate-glass mirror, so that it is possible to see always whether, when there is someone at the door, one looks one's best fore answering the ring! ,