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THE BLOOMINGTON TELEPHONE, which launched the boom of
Gov. Goodrich for president, is now boosting Beveridge as a candidate
for national delegate at the republican convention. Nuff sed.
THE MUNCIE PRESS says “it is too bad” Gov. Goodrich can not limit
the legislature to consideration of those things he mentions in the call
of a special session, and we were just about to believe that the repub
licans had given up “centralization” as a theory!
IN A LABORED EFFORT to discredit McAdoo’s plea for lower taxes
Representative Mondell says the congress Is now “spending its efforts
toward a reduction of government expenditures.” Now we know what
congress has been doing while we thought it was considering the peace
treaty.
The Market House
The proposal of the Jewett administration to expend $200,000 in the
remodeling of the city market house i3 so absurd that it is difficult to
treat it seriously, yet as a parallel to the late lamented coliseum plan, It Is
arousing some Interest among the contract hungry hangers-on of city
politics.
The very arguments that are being made for the project are sufficient
in themselves to destroy it. For example, it is argued that the profits
from the operation of the market will repay the city for rebuilding It. This
Is a confession that the consumer who buys at the city market Is being
mulcted of moojey for the purpose of maintaining what is presumed to
be a free market. It is also an admission that the standholders are
charged a fee for stands that is producing a great deal more than is nec
essary to operate the market under its present conditions
Ostensibly the city market is a place where producers can meet con
sumers and trade below the current market levels because of the les
sened costs of doing business and the absence of any middle profit.
In reality the city market is today a place where a few favored mer
chants, practically none of whom are producers, sell at the market level and
reap exorbitant profits through avoidance of the payment of taxes, rent,
light, heat and janitor service. The market is maintained for these
favored few' and it is rare indeed that a consumer profits, in the least by
its existence.
Os course, the market standholders are in favor of remodeling the
market. Any movement that promises to better the facilities by which
they can sell at top market prices with a low overhead is acceptable to
them.
Nothing more Is needed to demonstrate the real purpose of the pro
posed improvement than consideration of the reply given by advocates
of It when the suggestion was made that a $75,000 restaurant was not
needed in the market house. The administration’s reply was that It would
be a convenience much appreciated by the employes of the market.
We have no doubt the employes of the market would appreciate a
new restaurant, -almost as much as the particular politician who would
be Intrusted with the management of it and freed of obligations such as
rents, taxes, light, heat and janitor service.
But what we can not understand is why the people who patronize
the market should be required to pay for a restaurant for the employes
of that market
Why Not?
Ralph Lemcke, republican boss and county treasurer, collected $170.80
as personal fees from delinquent taxpayers In February. These fees were
illegally assessed and in direct defiance of the rulings of the state board
cf accounts. Mr. Lemcke is no more entitled to them than if he had
taken them from the pockets of the delinquents by force.
We suggest that he ought to contribute at least that much to the fund
for the relief of little Mary Murphy, the daughter of Sergt. Maurice Murphy,
who was shot and killed by a negro desperado whose contempt for the .
law was doubtless bred by the utter failure of the republican adminis
tration, which Lemcke helped to elect, to apply the law to the negro re
publicans.
Os course, Mr. Lemcke was not responsible for the death of this little
girl’s father. It would be Impossible to single out one of the repnbllcan
bosses and say that he alone is responsible for the lawlessness of the negro
criminals in this city. But Mr. Lemcke can hardly escape some proddlngs
of his conscience when he rejects that he had a large part in the election
of the officials who have failed to do their duty, and it is the failure of
these republicans that make possible such things as the shooting of
Murphy.
And insomuch as he is himself showing no more respect for the law
In collecting these fees than Hellcat Thomas did in shooting Murphy, per
haps he might compensate his conscience In a measure by assisting to care
for the little girl who has been deprived of the support of a father.
McAdoo’s Principles
Those few democrats who are misled by the republican propaganda
te the eject that Mr. McAdoo was betrayed In Indiana when petitions for
the placing of his name on the democratic primary ballot were not filed,
might read Mr. McAdoo’s reiterated views on primary contests as recently
wired to H. L. Garner, secretary of the democratic state committee of
Georgia. Mr. McAdoo says: f
“While I do not criticise any man who seeks the presidency through
delegates Instructed in his behalf, my own convictions against this method
of attempting to forestall the action of the convention months in advance
of its sessions are so strong that I can not engage in personal contests in
state primaries.”
Georgia is Mr. McAdoo’s native state. His friends there were very
insistent on pledging the state delegation to him. In spite of their plead
ing he refused to allow his name to be used in the primary.
Indiana supporters of Mr. McAdoo were just as anxious to demonstate
that Indiana wants hftn as the democratic candidate. They refrained from
making a primary fight at the expressed wish of Mr. McAdoo.
A man who refuses personal advantage because it does not harmonize
with his principles demonstrates his fitness for the leadership of his
party and nation.
Arresting Bootleggers
The arrest of two such well-known “old-timers” in the liquor business,
as Louis E. Haag and Pete Brown In one evening brings back to memory
the days when the illegitimate booze business was extensive and profitable
In Indianapolis and serves to call attention again to the fact that eternal
vigilance Is the only insurance of prohibition.
Louis E. Haag, whose drug store on Pennsylvania street yielded the
largest supply of contraband liquor ever seized by the Indianapolis police
many months ago, now pleads Ignorance of the presence of a case of j
pihts in his basement, and the public will give the plea al’ the credence
it deserves. Generally, it has not been forgotten that owing to the care !
taken by the republican administration not to hurt Louie’s feelings, he has
suffered no serious inconvenience on account of his wholesale liquor busi
ness conducted in defiance of the law for many weeks.
Pete Brown’s arrest was more of a surprise than that of Haag. Pete
has been bootlegging ever since the state went dry. He haa been ar
rested a few times but has always managed to avoid punishment tn much
the same manner as Rufe Page avoids It when public sentiment forces
the police to Interfere in the Illegal conduct of his "poolroom.” There
have been m*ny rumors to the effect that certain policemen shared in
Pete Brov ,quor traffic, to the extent of getting their drinks of him, at
least. It ,ald appear that Pete has begun to lose his pull with the police,
or that recent shifts in the department have placed his friends where they !
could not protect him.
As the supply of liquor has diminished there are illegal sales in
Indiana. Gradually bootlegging is becoming few more
arrests of some of the more or less prominent es
caped real punishment will do much toward ending
SHOULD WE PURCHASE
NEIGHBORING BRITISH ISLES?
Mr. McAdoo has advanced what at first
blush appears to be a novel plan for
the acquisition by the United States of
British islands off our coast In the At
lantic. That his plan is not so remark
able Is shown in disposition of British
officials In Washington to look upon the
plan without disfavor. The two-fold, pur
pose of the plan Is what commends It to
both Great Britain and the United States.
The British government is heavily In
volved financially because of the war.
It Is very deeply Indebted to the United
States. By taking over these Islands and
crediting England with that much In pay
ment of our claims against her. It is con
tended that much will be done toward the
stabilisation of foreign exchange—a mat
ter of some moment to the entire world.
The Islands in view, the Bermudas, Ja
maica, British Honduras, Barbados, the
Bahamas, Nassau and other Islands are
■ perfectly well known in all their ad
| vantages to the people of the United
States. Their commercial value is un
! questioned. Mr. Lawrence thinks that wo
could pay as much as a billion dollars for
some of these Islands and get our money
back In a short time.
For more than a century these Islands
have been in the possession of Great
Britain but conditions commercially hav<T
vastly changed and they ought as a
matter of policy to belong to us. A,s
Mr. McAdoo says, “we have now be
come the leading maritime power in the
world, and have the Panama
! canal and a navy and merchant marine
which makes these Islands more than
ever important to us.” .He does not be
lieve that English pride would bo hurt
by the suggestion and that she would
gladly accept this solution of her Im
mediate and pressing financial problem.
The only drawbacks to the plan are
the possible unwillingness of the peoplo
of these Islands to come under the Amer
ican flag, and, in the event of the fail
ure of the league of nations, the possible
hesitation of England to with
Islands that are of great importance as
coaling stations for her navy in the
event of another great war.
There does not appear to be any rea
son .why the people should not wish
to come under our flag unless, as has
been suggested by Mr. Lawrence, they
are opposed to having prohibition forever
upon them. Insvitably and soon Amer
ica will be the dominate power of the
entire world, snu the pride of the la
landers can not be hurt by becoming a
part of that power.
In the event of the failure of the
league of nations through the action
of the United States senate, we shall
of course go back to the old blood
soaked system, and shall have every
reason to look forward at no fir distant
day to other wars other world wars of
a more destructive character than that
through which we have just passed. In
Botulism
An odd little word, botulism, but It
freighted with meaning.
Practicing the precepts of this little ser
mon may save life.
Stories printed tell of the death here
and there through the consumption of
food Infected with an organism, a germ,
a bug, bacillus botuttmis. Kipe olives
have beeu the chief source of Me
But corn, asparagus and string wans,
home-canned, have also offended. An-!
there is no great r likelihood of the
poison being found In olives than In ,
other foods. It has been found In sau
sage snd in cheese.
Tao United States bureau of chemistry
says that In practically every case of
botulism the food was shown to have
had an offensive or abnormal odor. It
advises that consumers avoid food of any
description showing the slightest un
natural odor, color, swelling of tWe con
tainer, signs of gas, or any evidence of
decomposition. All spoiled food may not
contain the poison germ, botulinus, but
anv of it may.
The sf<- rile Is so examine all ton,’*
carefully before serving end f. 1! ,<r<!
tlio— Gi.it an i.nv way suspicious
Safety first a high class rule in this
connection. Any f Ign of spoliation In the
product is a clear warning that the food
Is no longer edible, the chemists say.
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1920.
that event Great Britain may naturally
wish to hold on to coaling stations just
off our coast. By the same token it
becomes amasser of small Importance
that we should possess them. V/hllo a
war between England and the United
States is highly improbable should one
occur one of our first acts would be
an attempt to seize these islands in sel>
defense; and in the event we should
win we would no doubt hold them.
It Is not probable that England would
base a desire to hold them on tho ground
of a possible future conflict between tho
two countries.
However that may be, Mr. McAdoo
has thrown another original thought to
■she world and we shall await with some
Interest the comments of the London and
English press. Therp is always a mat
ter of sentiment to be considered In
matters of this character. Having pos
sessed these islands for a century, it is
possible that this sentiment will Inter
vene against the plan. But just at this
Juncture, seriously embarrassed, bur
dened with an enormous debt, her peo
ple already taxed to tho utmost, and
dissatisfaction asserting Itself In ’ Eng
land In dangerous forma, It Is Just as
possible that the practical minds of
Great Britain would prevail over the
sentimental.
It would lie a source of much gratifi
cation to the American people to pos
sess the islands that are near the con
tinent. and especially islands that art
Commercially of the greatest value and
are loved by many Americans as the
play grounds of the nation.
The suggestion emanating from hn
unofficial quarter there Is no necessity
for a discussion of the proposition in
the English press, but Mr. McAdoo Is
a world figure and It is probable that
we shall sooon have England's opinion
of the suggestion.—Ft. Wayne Journal-
Gazette.
He’s for Spaan
Editor The Times—There should be
general rejoicing and gratification among
the people of thla congressional district
over the announceemnt that Henry, N.
Spann will be a candidate for election
to congress In the coming campaign.
Mr. Spaan has that peculiar element
of strength, which lends confidence to
his manhood, this together -with hi# fine
ability to accomplish things will render
his services of great value to the people!
and especially to those who believe In
trne Americanism, and In the right to
life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
These fundamental principles, that have
meant so mimh and been of such ma
terial a* M-tati' P in building up this re
pu' lie, wlitye freedom • should abound,
and Die majority rule.
The services of such a man will boos
righteous benefit Hnd lasting good not
only to us but to all of the people.
He knows what is wanted, and knows
enough to know how to get what Is
wanted. He Is truly and genuinely an
American through and through from top to
bottom and from center to circumference, j
The American Idea or free and lndepend- !
ent government Is as fixed In hi* mind
nnd heart ns as she north star Is fl-ed
in the heavens, his response to Its pr n
eipies nre as true as tho compass to the
mariner. Mis every utterance proves the
(rath of this statement. Who could be
greater than he who loves hi* country
a 1 Is always found constant in bis de
votion of Its principles? Tho man who
lives to govern Is not so good for os,
as ho who govern* la order that tho peo
ple may live their live# in usefulness
and happiness The man who wants to
restrain and harass tho pooplo to ITvw
under his Idea, on some narrow piano
of ethics, Is not s fit man to make laws
tinder our constitution to govern a lib
eral people In a free government
There are too many sentimentalists
now. tn public sff.ilrs cunning appeals
to a snperfl. il tnor-t! sentiment by men
vs •• "■ ' "Gt-g "go Pl of money
to us- for their own benefit ind keep
them In luxury at the expense of the
credulous while advocating (Gate so
cialism, populism, government owner
ship prohibition and other sentimental
nostrums, can not long be trusted for
purposes of the general welfare. They
care nothing about the liberty and the
progress and the prosperity and public
welfare of the people. Submitting the
conduct of a free and independent gov
ernment to such men and their covetous
passions Is to submit to a constitutional
Infirmity. Like bad money, It may be
current for a while, but It will soon be
cried down and repudiated.
Their arguments are supported by a
labored train of sophistry and shock the
reason of a plain understanding, and will
not be supported by an Intelligent,
liberty-loving people, who have Inherited
the right of self-government from a
great ancestry.
In speaking of the government In his
reply to Hayne, Daniel Webster said; “It
Is the people’s constitution, the people’s
government, mndy for the people, made
by the people, and answerable to the
people.” Mr. Spann also realizes, as
Webster further said, “The national gov
ernment possesses those powers which
it can be shown the people have con
ferred on R, and no more. All the rest
belongs to the state governments, or to
the people themselves.” He knows the
congressman Is the agent of this supreme
power—the people—not some class.
The people need a genuine American,
patriotic at heart and wise in counsel,
to represent them In congress in these
turbulent times of unrest and recon
struction. Henry N. Spaan is the man
for the conflict, he will rise nljove petty
Jealousies and bickering politics and ac
complish things worth while. He can
and will restore this district to Its
proper place in the halls of the congress
He is an eminent lnwyer, he knows the
limitations of the constltulon and the
principles of self-government. He knows
no fear of an antagonist, simple In style
in his statements and arguments, with
robust common sense, and the gift of his
own genius and Individuality and the
force of his eloquence, formidable logic
and learning will give ns a man of power
and Influence for good; and the things
will be done which should be done, and
the rights of the people will be looked
after and cared for In a broad and com
prehensive manner tn an American way.
by an American who loves his country
nnd respects the rights of the whqj*
American people. C. R. CAMERON.
Dunn Asks Questions
Editor The Times—l nots that. In re
i sponse to my suggestion, J. K. Risk
make* his platform recommendations
! more specific. As to his declaration for
| “common honesty,” he says: "I will say
for the benefit of the voters of Indiana
: that common honesty does not refer to
the Don Roberts, Bam Perrott and Mayor
Bunch type of democracy,” But this is
negative, and docs not specify what It
does refer to. How would It do to make
the declaration : “Wo favor common hon
esty. not as shown by Don Roberts, Sam
Perrott and Mayor Bunch, but as exetn
ailfied by James P. Goodrich, I'elavan
Smith ai:d Truman 11. Newberry.”
Mr. Risk is also more specific as to his
i proposal for main highways, constructed
; by the United States army, at Intervals
! of twenty ml'es, running north and south,
| east and west. This is unqnesttonably
! the most comprehenslnve plan that has
I yet been advanced. It would require only
537,360 miles of highway, which, at nn
average cost of s3o.(Wrt a mile, would he
an expense of only $16.120.800,0110. As Mr.
Kl*k says: “Ihe army eould operate
brick plants, cement plants, stone crush- \
lug plant*, concrete mixers, and the
American soldier will do hi* full part In
the supervision ud direction of this
work.” The only flaw in it is that tn- j
te reals of twenty miles would not harm- i
onize with our survey system of town- 1
ships, ranges and sections. I would sug
gest that the intervals be made eighteen
miles, to place the highways on township
and range lines. Thla would add only i
137,526 miles to the amount to be built, j
and would be a great convenience.
But while Mr. Bisk Is specific as to
these point*, he is still indefinite as to
others. He declares f>r a constitutional
convention, but Ignore* the fact 'hat the
uprome court has u .1- .1 that we can
not have one. “It la a condition that
confronts us. and not a theory." How Ist
a constitutional convention to be ob
tained?
He urges, "Providing tor the proper
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classification of property In order that an
equitable and Just tax law may be
written," But what la proper classifica
tion? And does he mean what all other
advocates of classification openly advo
cate. a lower tax on t lntan*tb!e property
than on tangible property? AVe are hav
ing some experience with a tax law which
•tog# nt menu what It soys, according to
the courts. The democratic party can not
afford to try any camouflage on the peo
ple on this subject.
He urges “Revision of our court sys
tem ” What sort of revision? He urges
"qualification of voters,” What sort of
qualification ? We have qualification of
voters now.
He says “Tho legislature should deal
only with general laws affecting the whole
state.” That Is what the constitution re
quires. Does he wish to change the con
stitution, or to demand Its enforcement?
The point 1 desire to urge on democrats
Is that the people want platforms that
mean something definite, and not drawn
on the “hit It if it is a deer, and miss it
if It is a calf'' basts. They are tired of
cjlftei tng generalities such as Will Hays
is handing out.
’ J. F. DUNN.
OUT IN THE ALLEY FOR DUGAN.
IT MUST BELONG TO SOMEBODY.
NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE STIMULANT.
Boy Kills Wolves
in Thrilling Fight
OLATHE, Has., March 9.—Howard
Lines. 15-year-old son of City Clerk G.
O. Lines, probably owes his life to t flk
fact that he is an expert small rifle shotTj
While hunting near here recently voting
Lines was attacked by.two hungry wolvea
which charged him from front and rear.
The boy, owing to his quickness and
accurate shooting, was able to account for
both his assailants before they were able
to fasten their teeth In his body.