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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
4
The Sullivan Union notes Senator Beveridge led Harry S. New for the Republican senatorial nomination with 205,621 votes to 184,760. Beveridge carried Sullivan County by 94, reflecting Indiana's strong Republican lean as total Republican votes surpassed Democratic by 125,882.
Sullivan county dry Democrats oppose Charles S. Batt of Vigo county who won the Democratic nomination for joint state senator from Sullivan and Vigo. Batt defeated Dave Curry, a longtime dry with a solid legislative record, but Sullivan votes favored Curry. The dry forces plan to mobilize in Vigo to block Batt while Emerson Watson, Turman township, is the Republican rival backed as a dry candidate.
Voters backed Representative Oscar E. Bland in last week’s primary with a margin exceeding 17 000 votes over rivals Raleigh Morgan and James M. House. Bland claimed large majorities in Sullivan, Knox, Owen, Morgan, Martin, Davies, and Greene counties, highlighting strong Republican support and his continued influence in Congress.
The Times notes surprise at the senatorial primary result in Indiana with Beveridge chosen as the Republican nominee. It argues Beveridge will back President Harding and that Ralston and New supporters must unite, while criticizing Democratic critiques as purely political. SELAH.
A record shows the president and Congress completing a well defined program and refuting charges of inaction. It highlights bipartisan cooperation and legislative accomplishments led by the Republican floor leader Monde ll.
The 1921 special session opened with a broad program from President Harding, including peace with Germany, tariffs, budget reform, relief for farmers and ex servicemen, maternity welfare, anti lynching measures, communications regulation, and strict economy. Congress enacted key laws: Emergency Tariff, Budget Law, Maternity and Infant Welfare Act, highway funding, tax relief, and several reforms to agencies and trade. The Fordney Tariff and Dyer anti lynching bill passed, with further reforms to immigration, Edge Act, and Philippine and Indian services. The record claims 105 percent cooperation and calls it unmatched in U.S. legislative history.
Experts define normal temperature as the average over a long enough period so that adding more data would not change the result. In practice few long records exist, so normal is taken as the average of the longest available observation period.
The Republican State Convention is scheduled to convene in Indianapolis on May 24 and 25. Party officials plan to map platform and nominate state party leaders during the meeting.
Bernard Shaw notes that science endlessly seeks the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone. He argues that modern terms like immunization or radiology mask the same lifelong dreams guiding exploration and discovery.
Miss C L S forwards a Boston Transcript joke about five year old Marjory who, after hearing the Eve and the apple tale, remarks that the trouble was that tree wasn’t sprayed and Eve should not have eaten an un sprayed apple. The quip mocks spraying practices and public health caution.
Harold Chaney of Walkerton Indiana is visiting his mother Mrs Minnie Chaney during a family trip.
A quoted line from The Orange Owl presents a rustic, humorous aside about a character named Sumbo noted for being a “perfect gemmum” despite occasional trouble. The dialect signals local color and playful banter within the piece.
Philosophical quote attributed to Hume notes how easily the many are governed by a few in human affairs. The remark reflects on political and social power dynamics observed through history and thought.
Mrs Mattie Crawford a woman evangelist nicknamed the Female Billy Sunday launches a campaign to save flappers. She laments that the little flappers are flapping their souls away and urges sending them to the laundry of the Lord to let their hair grow. The Delilahs are said to have the tables turned and the flapper's moral strength waning with hair loss.
A historical bank statement shows assets and liabilities with figures for loans and discounts bonds and securities cash from banks and trust companies deposits and capital. The ledger lists capital stock surplus profits and various deposits including demand time savings and trust deposits with related items such as notes rediscount and trust investments totaling 1 797 948 22 60 in liabilities.
E G Carrithers cashier swears the listed assets and liabilities are true as of May 9 1922. The balance sheet shows total assets of 1 105 759 76 with loans deposits securities and reserves detailed by category, including notes payable and equity.
Mrs. George Reitzel of Detroit visits her daughter Mrs. Tom Brown. Mrs. Roscoe Wright of Scio Ohio visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Morris west of the city. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Luzader of Indianapolis attend funeral of Fred Hawkins yesterday afternoon. John Kester buys the B. E. Lundblad property on West Jackson Street to occupy. Rev. and Mrs. Frank E. Jaynes of Chicago visit here Sunday. Jaynes was formerly pastor. Ransom W. Akin, cashier of The Peoples State Bank, attends American Bankers Association meeting at White Sulphur Springs Va. Indiana representative with Chicago group on a special train. A. D. Cutler leaves Friday for Milwaukee to join family for golden wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. William A. Cutler. Rev. Cutler once pastor of the Presbyterian church here.
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