Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 2 August 1929 — Page 2
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929.
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Muncie, Indiana, Friday, August 2, 1929.
Etiquette, and Why? Having settled farm relief to the satisfaction of everybody but the farmer, congress is taking a brief rest and the almost forgotten Mrs. Gann again takes the spotlight to declare that she is entitled to the first choice of seats when the hired girl yells “come and git it 1” When this question arose several weeks ago, civilized nations were rocked with the intensity of the debate. Diplomats and others invited to a big Washington feed were kept standing up nearly three weeks while Alice Longwofth and Mrs. Gann rassled for the chair that was closest to the fried chicken. For all we know they may be standing up yet. While the debate was at its height congress began to relieve the farmer and the Capitol Hill static drowned out the ringside reports just as Alice was countering with a left and ducking a wide swing from Gann that upset the mashed potatoes and landed on the beak of the French ambassador. Just when people began to get interested in that great sporting event and bookmakers had decided what the odds should be, the suddent shutting down of news from the battle front was irpitating, at least, to the general public, who don’t care a rap what congress does, but who are deeply concerned in the question of when, where and even why, Mrs. Mrs. Gann sits. Personally we are not interested. She can stand up if she wants to and the nation will survive if she has to eat at the second table with Jim Watson. ' The editor of the Post-Democrat took dinner not so long ago at the. New Willard Hotel, in Washington, with Roscoe Fertich, former Indiana lawyer and cousin of Judge Robert Murray, and the late Senator Moses E. Clapp, who died recently. The senator ordered a baked potato, among other things. He cut the potato in two, flattened it out on his plate &nd frankly began shoveling it down with his knife. “Some sword swallower, senator,” remarked Fertich to the great Minnesota progressive, who in the pioneering stage of rebellion against the machine stood shoulder to shoulder with those other renowned musketeers of the past, Roosevelt, Dolliver and LaFollette. The aged statesman, with his knifefull of mashed potato poised in the air, loaned back and became- reminiscent., “Fertich,” said he, “when l ca'fne to' congress- forty years ago, I began eating here and the one great question of etiquette that raged in this dining room was whether one when drinking his coffee out of his saucer should hold the saucer in his right hand or his left hand, and I can’t recall at this moment which won, the rights or the lefts. Personally I prefer to eat potatoes with my knife because it’s so much easier than fooling around with a fork.” What a pity it is that this great immortal should not now be among the living to voice his unvarnished opinion of the question of who should sit therie 1 Heroes Are Made It doesn’t take much to make a “hero” nowadays. Merely do something nobody else has done. The first flag pole sitter basked briefly in the limelight, swimming the channel was once considered worthy of mention, two men, almost forgotten now, flew in circles over St. Louis for 421 hours and an editor who can’t get himself talked about any other way is gallivanting around in his night clothes. But just how six day bicycle races, airplane endurance tests and A1 Gapone receive but brief mention in the newspapers. Somehody by the name of Snook, who murdered somebody someHvhere is now the center of attraction. Nobody,in Muncie ■cares anything about Snook, but the newspapers insist that he is real news so he will have his brief period of public attention and will then be backed off the board to make place for some golf hound who demonstrated ability to hit a little ball with a hickory club entitles him to a seat in congress, or something of that kind. Pajama editors, human flies, bathing beauties and saw‘■ed off greyhounds chasing electric rabbits have all had their day, we are all fairly acquainted with the mugs of the variJbus distinguished beer barons who have shot their way to jjfame with gatling guns, and the good Lord only knows what he will be getting next. It’s all very tiresome when there is so much real news in Muncie and elsewhere that sems to go unnoticed. , ,
SENATE BOOSTS AGRICULTURE IN REVISED TARIFF
Duties Proposed on Milk and Poultry Increased; Lumber and Tobacco Are Cut.
Washington, Aug. 1.—Agricultural tariff rates received some increases from the Republicans of the Senate finance committee in their revision of the House tariff measure yesterday but the pruning knife was applied to lumber and tobacco schedules. The duties proposed on milk and poultry were jumped up above the •'hcrease voted by the House. The rates on cattle, sheep, swine and butter were kept at the House figure. The increase voted by the House on tobacco wrappers used in manufacture of cigars was eliminated and the tariff which has applied since 1922 on mahogany logs were repealed. Senator Couzens Aroused. Senator Couzens ,of Michigan, who bolted the secretary rule of the Republican conference sessions, made this information on the committee’s action yesterday available to his constituents. Senator Couzens gave notice he would not be bound in the future by the secretary rule when he became aroused at, the constant “leaks” of the committee’s information of the “loobbyists” and other representatives of interested parties. The increases in the rates of milk, cream and skimmed milk were reported as compensatory raises to correspond with the rate of 14 cents a pound on butter put into the House bill. The milk duty was changed from 5 cents to 6.5 cents a gallon; cream, from 48 cents to 50.6 cents a gallon, and skimmed milk from 1 3-4 certts to 2 1-20 cents a gallon. Live poultry was advanced from 6 cents to 8 cents a pound; and on dead birds from 8 cents to 10 cents a pound. The turkey tariff A r as kept the same as in the House measure. An attempt was made to boost the tariff duty on cattle but this was rejected. FLATFOOT REMEDY CAUSE IS STUDIED
German Physician Says More Women Than Men Are Afflicted.
Why Waste Ammunition? The Star Friday morning devoted its leading editorial to an earnest discussion of the question of whether sea-go-ing congressmen entering port should be welcomed with cannon fire the same--as brigadier generals. We never were very much in favor of shooting at brigadier generals in peace time, even with toy pistols, but when it comes to congressmen and senators, there are many things that might be said on both sides the question.
Watson Opposed To Taking Up Golf Washington, Aug. 1.—“Big Jim”
3-CENT STATE GASOLINE TAX LEVIED IN ILLINOIS
Chicago, Aug. 1.—Illinois automobile owners and visiting motorists have started paying three
Watson, 260-poiimt senator from ^I'T “ ore tor « asoll " e - Indiana annroachins- his sixty-fifth ! The 1 te tiiree ‘ cent S as tax year does not believe men near hisl g ?® s . f fect at midnight last atrp should seek bn regain the ^ le ^ ax ls expected to raise
a fund of $52,500,000 for road building in the next thirty months, according to estimates of the state
highway department. o
BATHING PARTIES IN NUDE BRING PROTESTS, ARRESTS
age should seek fl to regain the vigor of youth through physical exercise if they have led sedentary
lives.
Famous in the eighties as a DePauw unveristiy athlete, he long since has ceased to seek physical exercise because he believes, after passing the half century mark r men who have not led physically active lives will break down their mental or physical strength by excessive exercise. “When my friends urge me to take up golf,” he remark^, “F tell them 1 get plenty of exercise by acting as pallbearer to my cow pasture pool shooting friends who die of heart disease and overexer-
tion.”
The case of an owl which displayed the homing instinct, like pigeons 'and swallows^ has" been reported by an observer in South Africa,
Lake Forest, 111., Aug. 1.—Complaints from several of tjie leading estates of this exclusive suburb and girls warning issued to boys andn girls that, they must stop swimming in the nude. Constables who have been assigned to lie in wait at favorite bathing spots night and day, yesterday arrested two of the youngsters, both of whom were fined.
bictistics or illiteracy in a number or Tr’opean countries are based on trL per cent of persons signing the piairiage register by a mark
GANG GUNS FLARE; 2 DEAD. 1 MAY DIE
Woman Is Sought in Renewal of Chicago Alcohol War.
Chicago, Aug. 1.—A flareup of Chicago’s West side alcohol war resulted in the deaths yesterday of two racketeers and the serious wounding of a third. Thomas (Big Six) McNichols, son of a former state representative, died at the County hospital after turning away from questioners with “Don’t bother me.” They had been trying to find out what the shooting was about and who the blonde young woman was who took him to the hospital. Beer Runner Dies A few hours before, Jimmy (Bozo) Shupe, beer runner and former convict, died in the Birdwell hospital, a victim of McNIchol’s bullets, shot through the abdomen. George Riggins ,owner of the West Madison street cigar store in front of which the shooting occurred, is not expected to live. The young woman was sought as a key witness in the affair. She was believed to have driven McNichols to the cigar store in an automobile, sat in the machine while he leaped out and started firing at Shupe and Riggins as they stood in front of the store, and then to have driven him to the hospital after he stumbled back into the machine, mortally wounded.
New Pork.—For a long time flatfoot was considered only from a medico-surgical point of view, but in recent years the social aspects of the problem have come more into the foreground, since if has become known that the condition is exceedingly widespread, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
“In a recent article in the Deutsche Medizinische Wochenscrift,” he says, the orthopedist, Dr. Gustav Muskat, suggests that strenuofis efforts be made to combat and prevent its occurrence or development. A peculiar thing about flatfoot is that both sexes of all races are affected by it, the incident of the deformity being much the same in all countries. There are, however, certain callings (waiters, bakers, dentists) in which the condition occurs more frequently than others, but a large number of flat feet are found even among mountain dwellers who, from early youth, carry heavy burdens and wear coarse shoes. A large percentage of persons with flatfoot are incapacitated part of the time.
Women Suffer More
‘‘Whereas formerly the incidence among men was approximately i twice that among women, flatfoot has become, in recent years, more and more, a disorder affecting chiefly women. Formerly, the relative incidence was as 9 to 5, against the men; now it is as 3 to 5. against the women. That is explained by the fact that women today are Tnore frequently ‘gainfully employed’ than formerly, and by the further fact that they have heavier burdens to bear in the household; in fact, flatfoot is some times designated as an occupational disease of the housewife and domestics, developing as a natural
result of housework..
OFFICIALS DESPAIR OF SEA ELEPHANT
Circus Authorities Sadly Acknowlewge Golliath’s Stupidity.
New York.—The circus authorities x sadly acknowledge that Golliath, the sea elephant, will never amount to much. Of course, he is a ton heavier this year than last, but that is not what they mean. For Golliath, it seems, will never be able to do tricks. He will be so much dead weight with the show, he will acetfiirpany the circus only for the
ride.
John Tieber, who trained the seals, became interested in GoL Hath shortly after he joined the cast. At that time he made a few preliminary passes, but only got splashed with water for his pains. Mr. Tieber tried it again, but was finally forced to give up. Like the glyptodon, Golliath’s body is too big for his mind. Abortive Effort FailS The abortive effort at betterment started in the middle of the afternoon. Mr. Tieber, Dexter Fellows and one or two others went to the tank at the rear of the garden—where Golliath fritters his life away—tei^se with expectation. ■.Four steaming square inches of back showed, that was all. “Fish, Goliath,” murmured Mr. Fellows, who had been through it
all before.
A head with two or three straggling whiskers shot suddenly out of the water with a churning movement. There was a snort, then Golioth appeared to be waiting. He wouldn’t even make the effort to cross the tank in the direction of the fish. Not, of course, that Mr. Fellows had any intention of giving him one. Goliath looked very badly, with red eyes and a manner suggesting that he had been to night clubs for five successive evenings. Again he slowly sank
from view.
tive criticism in a situation like this is injurious to the community. We must uphold our police because if we do not we will have a city here that will make us hang our heads in shame. We must encourage our police force so long as they
make no mistakes-.
LEGGEOUTUNES BOARDPOLICIES Will Not Buy or Sell Commodities, But Work for Co-
operative Movement.
GIRL CHARGES BIBLE SOCIETY HEAD IN ACTION
Stenographer Says Gideon Former President Was a Gay Old Trifler.
New York, Aug. 1.—Samuel R. Boggs, carpet manufacturer, de-
Chicago. my nomination by declaring that The complaint alleges that they/in the “improbable” event of my met frequently in 1924 and that election, the newspapers here Boggs assured Miss Geisenfeld he!would have plenty of “copy.” They was proceeding with “diligence to will, for I will then be in position obtain a divorce.” The divorce fail- to require official recognition of ed to materialize, the complaint j the things you know about that
set forth, and some time later Miss Geisenfeld became engaged to marry one Louis Neustadter. Soon after the engagement, the complaint alleged Boggs told Neustadter of Ms friendship for the plaintiff, whereupon Neustadter
broke the engagement.
Later, the complaint continued, Boggs agreed to pay the plaintiff $500 a month for 10 years as compensation for lier lost happiness,
Ba'on Rouge, La., Aug. 1.—^Outlining the policy of the Federal farm board, Chairman Alexander Legge, declared Tuesday night before the American Institute of Cooperation that its main object would be the expansion and strengthening of the co-operative movement,. “The Federal farm board as now organized ,is not going to buy or sell any commodity, agricultural or otherwise,” Mr. Legge said. “It is our duty to assit you in doing a better job of it yourselves. True, while we are assisting you, we will want to have some voice in the transaction, particularly when call for government funds to aid in the operation. Will Provide Contact. “It is probable that you may find this board of real assistance, even though you may not need financial aid. The board will provide a contact between organized farmers and the government and any organized group may come to the board for counsel, advice and assistance. o— COURT CROWDING IS LAIDTO AUTOS Motor Accidents Keep TwoThirds of Judges Busy, Lawyer Says.
■New York. —Congestion of the courts in this city and state is largely due to the automobile accident cases, according to Edward H. Wilson, vice president of the^ r Brooklyn Bar association. “New York city,” said Mr. Wilson, “has five times as much litigation as London, although both have generally the same legal system. “The crowding of the courts here is ^pt due to business disputes or to disputes as to property. It these were the only subjects of litigation we could discharge two-thirds of our judges and the rest would not have enough to do. Country Districts Congested “The congestion in the cities, and this is becoming also largely true in the country districts, is due to the accident cases. In New York city this class of litigation in the Supreme court embraces threefourths of the jury business. Again the automobile accident cases embrace three-fourths of the accident list, so that the product of Mr. Ford and his coadjutors may be said to be responsible for well over one-half of the litigated jury business of the courts.
scribed as former president of the j but after paying the first $500 and Gideon Society has been made de-1 $400 to cover expenses to Philafendant in a summons and com- delphia, he failed to make further plaint filed in supreme court in payments.
Brooklyn by Miss Sarah Geisenfeld, Chicago stenographer, ' who seeks to collect $4,900 as compensation for happiness she alleges she lost through him. The Gideon Society distributes Bibles in ho-
tels. ! -(Continued from Page One) In her complaint, Miss Geisen-lsame kind of rule they are getting
feld said she first met Boggs in | now.
1924, when she was a public sten-' The Muncie Press paid me someographer in the Hotel La Salle, what of a compliment the day after
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have been so carefully ignored, things that would elect me by an almost unanimous vote, if they were printed by the Star and the Press NOW instead of AFTER my
election.
q Pointed Paragraphs Of a total area of 3,026,789 square miles in the United States, 2,973,774 square miles is land area. In the last ten years the consumption of milk in the United States has increased thirteen gallons a person. Among the crystals in the Field Museum collection is a perfectly formed prism of blue beryl weighing twenty-six pounds. Smallpox wnch swept America in epidemics after the white men came to America, killed far more Indians than warfare. Tea planting is being tried in
Ethiopia.
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BUILDING AN ADDITION TO BERNE FURNITURE COMPANY
BLAMES LAW
IN GOTHAM CRIME
Whalen Claims That 32,000 “Speakeasies” Are Seat of City’s Lawlessness.
Berne, Ind., Aug. 1.—A large building additfon will be added to the Berne Furniture Co. plant in the near future, it was announced Wednesday afternoon by officials of that firm. The type of merchandise, which is over-stuffed living room suites, has made it necessary for the firm to v expand their place in order to produce enough furntflure to fill orders that are received. o PREPARING FOR OPERA
Antwerp.—The city of Monnaire is preparing to give a production of Strauss’ latest opera, “Flelen) of Egypt,” which had its premier at Vienna last summer. ——o ANCHORED SEAPLANE SINKS
Straits Settlements.— Members of the new Singapore Flying club are liemoaning the loss of their first seaplane which sank while at anchor.
Cutworms are the larvae of certain winged moths or millers
New York.—Police Commissioner Whalen blamed prohibiten for the increase in crime in this city, declared there were 32,0(>0 “speakeasies” in New York, warned against the “hostess problem which is “verging on vice conditions that were wiped out years ago” and scored “sob sister” judges who criticize police strong-arm tactics against criminals, in an address at a Rotary club luncheon at
the' Waldorf.
Commissioner Whalen contended that if the various problems confronting his department continued to grow, the present police force of 18,000 men would have to be dou-
bled.
He predicted, however, that “by the end of this year we will show a reduction of one thousand crimes in the city and a substantial increase in arrests and convictions.” Defends Strict Policy Touching on his previously announced policy of giving the criminal element no quarter in the city, Mr. Whalen said that “in dealing with criminals we can not stand aside for some misguided sob-sisfer judge.” He contended that criminals should be ferreted out and “kept on the move” to prevent crime. At the first of this year, lie added, there were 900 “dives” harboring criminals in the city. “As for these so-called sob-sis-ters that always take a crack at the police commissioner,” he continued, “let me say to them that they do not cry when a policeman Is shot in the back. I don’t mind' con •“"uotive criticism hut destruc-
Hendricks Court Gets Mrs. Burke
Indianapolis, Aug. 2.—Mrs. Rose Buckingham Burke, alias Mary Jones, 32 years old, will be arraigned in the Henrdricks circuit court in September on three charges in connection with the holding up of the Citizens Sta‘,e bank at Plainfield two years ago. She was released to the Sheriff of Hendricks county by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal court Tuesday. She was charged with auto banditry, robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony.
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Darke Co. Woman Killed By Plane
Greenville, O., Aug. 2.—An aerial joyride from Lansdowne Airport, near Greenville ,early Thursday ended in a tragic plane crash in a thicket on the Ellis Campbell farm, three miles east of this city, in which Mrs. Pearl Kendall, 48 years old ,of near Gettysburg, was instantly killed. The plane was piloted by her son, Dale Kendall, aged 20 years, a student flier of Lansdowne port. The young flier escaped virtually uninjured, and another passenger, Mrs. Belie Swinger, 45 years old, a neighbor of the Kendall’s suffered only minor injuries. The crash occurred at 9:15 a. m. Mrs. Swinger’s injuries are being treated at the Greenville hospital. o The cotton crop of Iraq has risen from sixty bales in 1921 to 5,400 bales in 1928. Ten per cent of the areas of the national parks will be open to travel when the present ten-year road building program is completed; and the other 90 per cent will be retained in its wilderness condition. When Stamboul (Turkey) taxicab drivers were ordered to cut their first mile fare from 20 cents to 10 cents, 4,5'00 of them struck. Pedestrians were so glad to walk safely in the narrow streets that the drivers finally were glad to take anything.
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