Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 3 January 1930 — Page 2

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1930

I'Hi POST DEMOCRA1 ! rittR weekly newspaper representing the Democrat*- .it ^01 | 'elaware County and the 8th Congressional District The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County Sintered as second class matter January 15 1921 at the Postofil' 4«iTirie Indiana under the A.ct of March S, 1879 PRICE S CENT8-42,00TYEAR 223 North Elm Street—Telephone 2540 MRS. GEORGE R. DALE, Owner and Publisher. Muncie, Indiana, Friday, January 3, 1930

Blowing Off Steam New Year’s eve eight men met in a garage in the southwest part of the city for the purpose of denouncing the incoming democratic administration for its failure to keep its promises. Inasmuch as the new administration has not yet been sworn in, and will not be until ^Monday noon, there may be some who might suspect that the indignant citizens were slightly “previous” in their denunciations. One excited gent declared that the mayor-to-be should be impeached and execrated throughout the land for making two appointments that he has not made or ever had any intention of making. He had read in the Star that the mayor was about to appoint his eldest son, “Bud” as street commissioner and his wife police matron. The Star had it on some unnamed j “authority” that these appointments were to be made, hence j the outpouring in the garage. The Post-Democrat would suggest that citizens in gen-1 eral should not holler until they’re hurt. There was never j any thought, nor was there ever even a hint made to any | “authority” that the son ef the mayor was to be made street commissioner. And there would be just as much “authority” for the 1 Post-Democrat to announce the wile of John C. Shafer, ectttor of the Star, is to be appointed Monday by the county j commissioners as court matron as the Star has to predict the appointment of the wife of the editor of the Post-Demo-crat for the other matron job. The Post-Democrat is a firm believer in the constitutional right of citizens to meet in peaceful assembly and voice their wrongs, fancied or otherwise, consequently we have no criticism to offer against those who met New Year’s eve in a garage to sign their declaration of independence. One of the planks in the new maydr’s platform read: “Criticism, constructive or otherwise, welcomed.” We believe in the principle of free speech and for four years, at least, people of Muncie may meet, in the city hall if they want to, and cuss the mayor to their heart’s content. The Star Wednesday morning, giving an abbreviated account of the garage meeting, stated that one hundred citizens met the night before to form some kind of a political organization. The attendance was exaggerated but there might have been a hundred or even more present if the meeting had been held in a place more gnrally accessible to the public. ) After Monday this new “political organization” or other citizens desiring to hold public gatherings will be perfectly at liberty to hold meetings either in the board of works room or the council chamber at such times as they are not in use for the purpose fo 1- which they are primarily designed.

A Nickel, Please !< It looks very much like the incoming democratic ad-1 ministration will take over a bankrupt institution Monday noon. Unless all reports are to be disbelieved the treasury j of the city is absolutely empty, with not money enough on 1 hand to buy a package of cigarets. As long as the money lasts anybody can conduct a business administration, of the kind we have had, but it seems! to us that the real test will come when the new bunch tries j to pay off the hired help on wind. And it will require some | business acumen to think up excuses to satisfy the horde of i creditors that are now pouring in. The new administration will inherit debts created by ! the present crowd that will make things embarrassing. In his last speech of the campaign at the Burris training school the democratic candidate for mayor said he might have to I try to run the town on a nickel for a year or so, but now it seems we haven’t even got the nickel. It looks very much like it’s the Shylocks for us until] the spring installment of taxes is paid in. However, let’s all be as cheerful as we can under the circumstances give thanks that it is no worse. Up to date we have escaped Florida windstorms and California earthquakes, so we have something left to be thankful for, at any rate. It’s fortunate also that the city hall is a rather unwieldy object, otherwise it would have certainly been hauled away some dark night and traded in on a new automobile for somebody. Cheer up, the worst is yet to come. Sheriff Puckett. For the first time in many ^ears, a democrat, Fred! Puckett, is tilling the office of sheriff. Fred took office the first day of the year, succeeding Harry McAuley, who has served as sheriff for four years. Mr. Puckett was elected in November, 1928, notwithstanding the republican landslide that gave Hoover a majority of over eleven thousand reelected Prosecutor Joe Davis by over ten thousand. The election of Fred Puckett was a clear demonstration that the people had confidence in him and they still retain that confidence. After their experiences with Harry Hoffman and Harry Hoffman they are ready for a change. Mr. Puckett selected as his chief deputy Dennis Shanahan, a democrat who can always be relied upon to do his full duty. “Denny” is a first class citizen, true as steel, and will make a valuable-assistant for Sheriff Puckett. Theiiew sheriff made a good start by announcing that hereafter there will be no “trusties” at the jail. The system of ex-Sheri ff McAuley of allowing favored prisoners their freedom led to foul abuses, being so pronounced at one time that even former Judge Clarence Dearth sought to impeach McAuley for it. With the installation of a police department in the city next week that will be held strictly accountable for obedience to the law within the city limits, working in harmony with a sheriff pledged to do his full duty, there should be no difficulty in cleaning up a rotten condition brought about by official collusion with lawless elements.

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The Discoverer

(By The Editor.) Writing from New York City. Wilbur Sutton, records in his Press side column several astounding discoveries made by himself in Jimmy Walker’s big town on Manhattan Island. He discovers, for instance, that the editor of the Post-Democrat has been heard of much farther away than Yorktowh and Selma and that he seems to be widely known by far-distant newspapermen—New York newspaper men in particular. That, of course, was not news to anbody else in Muncie. It might be a coincidence,’ but in my mail Tuesday, the day Mr. Suttop’s “discovery” appeared in the Press, I received letters enclosing newspaper clippings from such widely divergent points as New York City.and Jacksonvile, Florida, both containing my picture and rather fancy-written stories of my recent election as mayor of Muncie. The New York story was published in the tabloid News which has the largest circulation of any newspaper printed in America’s greatest city. Some time ago Wm. E. Hitchcock bought a newspaper on the streets of Havana and was somewhat surprised to discover on the front page half tone pictures of myself *and Sinclair, the oil magnate, “side by each,” accompanied by stories concerning two rather widely known contempt of court proceedings. A Greek friend of mine three years ago showed me a copy of a newspaper published in Athens, Greece, in whi'ch a comment concerning myself and my contempt cases was made in connection with a discussion concerning the liberty of the press, that had helped enliven the deliberations of the quintennial session of the international congress of newspaper men, attended by six hundred delegates, representing the press of every civilized nation on the globe. Unless I am mistaken, Walter McConnell has, or did have at least, in his possession a Spanish newspaper that gave me some space in its columns. In fnentioning these things I am not assuming to “toot my own horn,” for my modesty is proverbial, but am merely pointing out that the discoveries made by Mr. Sutton in his travels had been noted by others in the past. Another discovery noted in Wilbur’s personal column, has got me guessing. Wilbur had his eye on the women of New York. Shame on you, Sut! Why can’t you behave when you go gadding around among the white lights of big towns far away? Wilbur says the 'women of New York have a rather sad look on their faces. If he hadn’t been looking around somewhat, how in the world could he have made that discovery? But let it pass, let it pass. If he cheered a few of ’em up a bit, and added a little gaiety to their otherwise sorrowful lives, let’s credit it to the natural Christian impulse pf one who sorrows at the woes of suifering humanity, and let it go at that. It was the true missionary spirit.

COBLE PREDICTS PERIOD OF “WILD j • CAFTRADING Redkey Man Says First Three Months of 1930, Will Be Restless. (By Arch Eddy) United Press Staff CorrespSndent Indianapolis, Jan. 2.—OJP)— The first three months of 1930 will be a period of considerably “wild cat” speculation in the securities field, Earl Coble, chief examiner of the state securities commission told the United Press, today. The past year has been one of sound securities investments in Indiana and notable for the absence of speculators. “Fewer unsound securities were offered for sale to Hoosiers in-1929 than in any year since the present securities law was passed in 1925,” Coble said. “Each year the commission is increasingly alert for unsound securities and is able to prevent worthless sales. During the past year six arrests were made for illegal sale of securities, three “wild cat” stock promotions were prevented and three arrests were made in connection with federal officers of persons using the mails to defraud. There were several cases of persons selling unregistered securities, Coble said, and restitution was made to purchasers to the amount of $83,000. Approximately $200,<k)0 was restored to Hoosier who had purchased unsound securities from outside firms that attempted to do business in the state. Throughout the year the commission i scrutinized $320, 031, 719 worth • of securities issues and the fees accruing to the department amounted to $41,684.74. Disbursements of the commission were $19,692.31. BROABCASTOF 4-H CLUBS SATURDAY

Hookup of 38 Stations Will Be Used for New Year Program.

The sixth of a series of national 4-H club radio programs to be broadcast over a national hook-up of 38 stations is scheduled for Saturday, January 4. At this time; New Year’s greetings will be extended to club mem-,-bers throughout the nation by C. ’ W. Warburton, director of extension work. Dagny E. Olson, Kent rounty,' Pliodo Tshind, and Vi'CTOT * Myers, Rockingham • county, Virginia, representing club members in their respective states, will tell of their experiences in club work and interesting phases of club work conducted in their localities. Miss Madge J. Reese, field agent for the \Vestern States, will giv^ a brief talk on “Four-H Club Work in Hawaii.” The music will be furnished by the National Broadcasting Company's staff orchestra and soloists at the Chicago studios. The time for the program is during the noon hour from 12 to 12:45 o’clock central standard time. Many of the 27,500 club members in Indiana are expected^to hear this program and special meetings for its reception will be arranged by many of the local club groups. —i o

STRAW MULCH OF GREAT VALUE IN ORCHARD WORK

Economy of the Month— Apricots

THIS year’s apricot crop was a big one—and the result is that canned apricots are inexpensive this winter. So now is the best time to use this aristocratic fruit, which is so fragile that it cannot be shipped in large quantities in a fresh state. If apricots are to acquire their real flavor they must ripen on the tree; but a ripe apricot is a poor traveler. Consequently the canned apricot, which is not picked until absolutely golden-ripe, is the apricot at its best. And because the apricot is so good it can be used in many ways—by itself, in pies and puddings, in candy, marmalade and desserts. A Versatile Filling Here is an apricot and peach filling which is most adaptable and simple to make. Whip a cup of cream, and add six tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar. Cut in pieces one-half cup canned apricots, one-

half cup of canned peaches and one-half cup of candied cherries, and drain well. Fold into the cream. This filling may be used between the layers of a cake or as the surprise inside a cream puff. Another unusual dessert is made by cutting sliced bread in fancy shapes and then dipping in an egg and milk mixture and sauteing it as one would ordinary French toast. Serve topped with liberal amounts of the above apricot sauce. Such a sauce is also delicious on bland desserts, such as junket or blanc mange, for it adds not only food value and flavor but also color. An apricot half fits nicely in the bottom of an individual gelatin mold, and, when the gelatin is turned out, makes a pretty topping to it. If the hole in the apricot is filled with a mixture of chopped nuts and Maraschino cherries or some other similar mixture the resulting dish is even more welcome.

Winter or Spring Is the Best Time to Apply Tree Protection. Winter or spring is the best time to apply straw mulch to the orchard, says C. L. Burkholder, of the Purdue university horticultural department. He states that orchardists have found that the cheapest and most satisfactory system of handling.an orchard,-particularly a small one, is to keep the 7 orchard land in sod and apply mulch around the trees. A good mulch will conserve as much moisture as cultivation, and it adds some plant food in addition, particularly if strawy pianure is used as the mulching material. It may be applied in winter or spring, Hie period of slack work on the farm and so releases more time for spraying and thinning operations in summer, when cultivation ordinarily is practiced. Of the materials sditable for mulching, Mr. Burkholder names any kind of straw, strawy manure, corn stalks and clover chaff. The mulch should be placed under the drip of the trees for the most part. On large trees a ring eight to ten feet should be left in the center without mulch, and the mulched area should extend out beyond the edge of the branches, as most of he feeding rooms of the tree will be found in this region. Where mulch is used around small trees, as a substitute for cultivation, Mr. Burkholder recommends piling up dirt about twelve inches high around the trunk, to prevent mouse injury to the trunk and main roots. Once started, the practice of mulching should be followed regularly, about every other year, Burkholder points out. Under a mulch i large number of fine roots develop near the surface of the ground, and a large portion of these will be killed out unless the mulching material is kept deep enough at all times to smother all growth of weeds and grass.

Appetizing Apricots

THE piquant, slightly tart taste of that delicious fruit, the apricot, gives an impetus to all appetites. There are six or eight weeks during the summer when fresh apricots are on the market, but even then the taste of the fresh fruit is apt to be disappointing except in the sunny climate where it is grown. The reason for this is that the fruit, which is mostly grown in California, has been picked and shipped green, so that when it reaches the markets in the East or Middle West, it has ripened in transit, or in the grocer’s bins, and so has ripened without the aid of the sunshine which tempers the natural acid of the fruit with a delicious, mellow fruit sugar. This fruit sugar is still retained in the California canned apricot which is picked at the moment of prime maturity and rushed to the cannery where it is canned within a few hours. That is why most of the apricots grown in California are either dried or canned, and only a small quantity of them shipped fresh. Dozens of Uses It is one of the mysteries of modern cooking that many housewives do not know how to use this delicious fruit. Yet it is simple to prepare, and is used in desserts and puddings, in candy, in pastries, in breads and pancakes, in ices, in cocktails, in salads, and even in beverages and sandwiches. Under the first head come Cornstarch Pudding with Apricots, Apri-

cot Custard, and Apricot Tapioca; under the second Apricot Panoche, Apricot Marshmallows and Apricot Fudge; under the third, Apricot Butterscotch Tarts, Apricot Cranberry Tarts and Peach and Apricot Filling for Cream Pufts; under the fourth, Apricot Biscuits and Tea Rolls and Pancakes with Apricot Sauce; under the sixth, Apricot and Lemon Sherbet and Apricot Mint Ice Cream; and under the seventh Apricot and Fruit Cocktail and Apricot and Grape Cocktail. Colorful salads can be made with apricots; apricot punch is delicious and apricot sandwiches are a treat. And here are still more ways to use them; Apricot Desserts Apricot Batter Cake: Cream onefourth cup shortening and one-half cup sugar together, and add one beaten egg. Sift together one and one-half cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder and one-fourth teaspoon salt, and add alternately with one-half cup milk to the first mixture. Drain one number two can of apricots, and arrange them in a buttered cake tin. Pour the batter over, and bake in a moderate (375°) oven for about 25 minutes. When done, turn out with the apricots on top, and serve hot with the following sauce: Mix together one slightly beaten egg yolk, three tablespoons sugar and the apricot syrup from the can, and cook in double boiler till slightly thick. Serve warm over the warm cake. Serves six. Apricot-Cocoanut Betty: Drain

one 8-ounce can of apricots and arrange alternate layers of the fruit, one-half cup canned moist cocoanut and one-fourth cup chopped salted almonds in individual buttered ramekins, dotting each apricot with butter. Melt two tablespoons brown sugar in a skillet, add apricot syrup, and stir till melted. Mix one-half tablespoon flour and one tablespoon sugar, add to the syrup, and cook a few minutes. Pour over the fruit, cover with buttered crumbs, and brown in a hot (400°) oven. Serves three. Apricot Candies Apricot Fondant: Press contents of an 8-ounce can of apricots through a sieve, add three tablespoons sugar, and boil to a thick jam, or 225°. Let cool for several hours. Then place two cups plain fondant on a large flat surface and add jam, mixing it in with a fork. Let stand several hours or over night. Then melt the fondant in the top of a double boiler until creamy but still white. Don’t have temperature too hot. Have ready a pan of cornstarch with small impressions made with a thimble or knife handle. Fill holes with the melted fondant, and let harden all night. Brush off starch, and dip in melted confectioner’s chocolate. In general, apricots may be used in any recipe which calls for peaches. The suggestions given here only hint at the many ways of using this luscious fruit which has brought the sunshine of its Asiatic home to America.

When It’s Popping Cold

HEN it’s popping cold outside, and the ice-clad branches of the trees are crackling in the keen, cutting wind, there’s no more popular indoor sport than popping torn over the flames in the open fireplace. Until a few years ago when popcorn packed in hermetically sealed tins and pails was introduced, all of it was sold in bulk. Whether shelled or on the ear, it was exposed to all sorts of atmospheric conditions in the grocery store. Some of it dried out, some absorbed too much moisture, and nearly all of it collected dust and dirt. It All Pops Now Housewives who bought popcorn under these conditions had no assurance that it would pop satisfactorily, and quite frequently their worst fears were realized. A large percentage of the corn refused to pop, and occasionally, even when it did, it popped out into discolored, dwarfed kernels. The new process of sealing popcorn in tin, however, has eliminated all of these dbjectional features. The corn so processed is carefully selected from the finest Japanese dwarf huffess popcorn stock that is grown, and the problem of “to pop or not to pop” is eliminated. This corn is especially processed to give it just the right percentage of moisture to make it pop most successfully, and is then hermetically sealed in tin to insure the maintenance of that perfect popping condition indefinitely. Because of the pains taken to make this especially selected and processed corn exactly right for all popping • purposes, the company Which so treats it has been able to

guarantee it to pop. “Guaranteed to Pop” has become this corn’s slogan, and any tin which refuses to pop Satisfactorily is promptly replaced or the customer’s money refunded. Popularity Renewed We deny all intention of making a pun in the above headline, but simply want to s^y that the introduction of popcorn which can be “Guaranteed to Pop” is credited with being responsible for the recent revival in its popularity. Investigations have shown that more people are popping corn than a few years ago, and that there is njuth wider general interest in recipes for making popcorn confections. Hfere are a few such recipes, including that for the ever popular popcorn balls which have a record of proved popularity which reaches back over many years. Popcorn Candies To make these popcorn balls you melt one-half cup of butter, and add three cups of sugar, one cup of corn syrup and one cup of water. Stir until the syrup boils, then do not stir again. Boil to 270° Fahrenheit, or until the candy is brittle when tried in cold water. Pour the mixture slowly, stirring constantly, over five quarts of popcorn which has been bought in hermetically sealed tin containers and previously salted. Sh&pe into balls when cool enough to handle. If the popcorn is intended for a gift, mold it against the sides dl a small, bowl instead of molding it into balls. Then, when it is cold, remove it from the mold and fill it with candy. i

Another popcorn candy is known as Corn Brittle. To make it, you put two cups of granulated sugar, one cup of dark corn syrup, light' molasses or strained honey, and onehalf cup of water in a deep, heavy skillet. Stir over the fire only until the sugar is dissolved, then boil . until the mixture is very slightly scorched and will crackle when dropped into cold water. Remove from the fire, add one teaspoon of vanilla and one quart, slightly salted, of the popcorn which comes in hermetically sealed containers, and finally stir in two teaspoons of soda, mixing well. Pour into a shallow buttered pan, and, when cold, break into suitable sized pieces for serving. Popcorn Fudge is made by boiling one cup of granulated sugar, one cup of brown, sugar, one cup of thin cream and one teaspoon of butter to the soft ball stage. Take from the fire, beat until the syrup begins to thicken, add one-half teaspoon of vaqilla and two cups of the popcorn which is sold in hermetically sealed cans. Pour into a greased pan, and, when cool, cut into squares. Playing with Popcorn Children like to make strings of ; glistening white popcorn to wear as ! necklaces, and there are also ways in which grown-ups can make them into table decorations. ' Amusing little men and women can be made by threading popped corn together to form bodies, arms and legs, and heads, and these have been used for place cards at informal luncheons, j Some hostesses who are clever with I their fingers have also been able to S make various small animals by the same method. J