Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 July 1919 — Page 3

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Xocal Institution Goes Into Court In Effort to Prove Depository Law Constitutional.

Arguments on the petition of the Twelve Points State bank to be appointed a puiblic depository of JJarri»oa township were taken up In Superior Court Wednesday morning With Attorneys Louis D. Leveque and A. J. Kelley representing the township. The petition was filed Saturday. Officials of the bank presented a bond of

A measure was passed by the legislature last March, granting authority to deposit public funds in banks created and chartered after the biennial allotment was made. It is under this provision that the local bank is asking for recognition and a share of the puWic funds.

The biennial allotment of Harrison township funds was made last January and the Twelve Points bank was organized after that time.

It is the opinion of attorneys representing the county and township that the measure passed by the legislature is unconstitutional and that the township trustee has no right or authority to recognize another institution as a public depository until two years have expired as it is said that the bond now signed by the Citizens Trust company Is binding in the nature of a contract and cannot be disregarded, despite tho authority as set out in the legislatures' measures. attorneys for the hank argue that law is constitutional and that the bond existing is not binding. Therefore they pray the court to Issue an order recognizing the institution as a p?iblic depository and further to notify the secretary and president of the township board of finance as to his finding.

About two thousand Hemses permltting the purchase of explosives here were issued during the life of the ori^£er.

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and 'asked that their institution be irecognlzed as a depository under provisions of a -.ew law passed by the legislature last March.

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Under the old law concerning pub'lie depositories bids for keeping public moneys are presented every two years, the lowest bidder receiving the public funds. In cases where various banks offer the same interests the fends are prorated. The trustee of funds thus managed signs a bond with bank or banks in question which is equivalent to a oontract and lasts for two years.

It is expected that arguments in the case will continue until tomorrow and Judge Cox will probably take the case under advisement for a day or so. A final decision should be reached some-' tim« this week.

EXPLOSIVES ACT REVOKED.

"Word wns received by Crnmty Clerk Jameg Fagan "Wednesday iporning that 1 the explosives regulation act that has been in force since the beginning of the war, was revoked, effective June

SO, and that it would be no longer necessary to issue licenses for the purchaso of explosives. The clerk was notified to return all records and license stubs along with his certificate of appointment to the office of the explosive engineer.

CLERKS TO MEET.

The Retail Clerks' union, 983, will hold a meeting at 8 o'clock this eveSing at the Chamber of Commerce.

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The light was just beginning to break when Letty came in and insisted upon taking my place at father's bedside. She looked as though she had passed a sleejless night, "He is much better, isn't he, Margot she inquired, as she' bent over my father. "I/think so, he has slept all night very calmly." "I wonder what made him have this attack?" she asked musingly. "When I went out to meet Robert he had not seemed better since he was ill."

Although Letty was apparently worried over my father, I could see that she was perfectly innocent of even the slightes't disloyal thought. As yet she had not acknowledged that ehe was more interested in Robert than any other man, even to herself. "I think I will go home now, dear, and get a little sleep," I said, as I rose to give her my place beside the bed. "You look ghostly," waa her comment. "I should not have let you sit here all night alone. I will stay with His Honor now until the nurse comes. How are you going homet Will you telephone for a motor?" "I think not, I will walk, a brisk walk in the fresh morning air will do. me a world of good as a bracer."

Without even looking in a mirror, for I was afraid to look at myself, I pulled my hat down over my eyes and adjusted my cape over my shoulders, kissed Letty 'goodbye and opened the door into the street.

It was very early bat the whole world was full of the fragrant rosy dawn of June. Unconsciously my spirits rose and although I could not wholly subscribe to the philosophy of Pippa, and say that all was right with the world, yet my own little world seemed to be growing warmer and more comfortable under the pink radiance that was steadily turning to gold in the eastern horizon.

No longer did I fear to tell Theo of my approaching motherhood. No longer did it seem to me to portend a period of trouble and self sacrifice. Instead my heart begun to sing as I realized that soon baby hands would aimlessly wander over my face, baby eyes would look into mine, and a tiny form would nestle into my encircling arms which would form the confines of its little world.

Insensibly I quickened my steps, I wanted to get back to Theo, I wanted to share my blessed secret with him. I wanted to tell him that again I had

West Terra Haute Notes

Liieut. and Mrs.' Carl Krackenberger, late of Ohillioothe, Ohio, are spending the week with his mother, Mrs. Mary F. Krackenberger of Johnson avenue and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Price of South Mcllroy avenue. Lieutenant Krackenberger recently received his discharge at Camp Sherman and they will go to Chicago, next Saturday, where he has a position.

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lowe and sons. Oliver and Fred, spent last Sunday at Riley. Ind., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Cesinger.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell and children of the St. Mary's road spent last Sundayi at Farmershurg with her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Freed, and her brother. Aloert Freed, who came recently from Jackson, Tenn.

At the meeting of Tonawanda Council No. 224, Degree of Pocahontas, held on Monday night, the following officers were Installed: Pocahontas, Mrs. Mary Harris Hustonfirst and second scouts, Mrs. Florence WauKh and Mrs. Mary E. Marshall prophetess, Mrs. Lena McKinney first and second pro

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EMIL BAUR ESCAPES PRISON.

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the thrill that his love brought me the day he asked me to be his wife. Again I trembled and my breath oame gaspingly as it did the morning that I stood at the New York dock and waited for my husband, back from t£e great war, to clasp me in his arms.

I stopped suddenly. Somewhere in the distance a bird was softly singing a love song to its mate.

Such moments come only once in a while to human beings, but they are worth waiting for—worth all the monotonous struggle of everyday life. Indeed, I think their rarifled bliss is intensified by the contrast with the long stretches of drab existence that lie between.

Suddenly, as I had reached the house, my ears were assailed by the raucus tones of a newsboy: "Here is your morning paper! Great sensation! Emil Baur lias escaped from prison! Paper?"

Seemingly from nowhere Robert met me at the steps leading to the door He was very pale and his whole fact and figure showed both mental and physical fatigue, lie had a newspapei in his hand. "Have you seen Theo 7** he asked quickly. "No, I am Just coming home ffom dad's. Did you succeed in getting a nurse?" It struck me rather peculiarly that his first question should be about Theo, who was probably still in bed, while last night his whole interest was centered about dad.

Without another word he opened th« door with his latch key and stood aside for me to enter.

It seemed unnecessarily damp and cold in the hallway. Coming from the brilliant light of that June morning into the darkened interior, my spirits sank to zero. Involuntarily I shuddered and the coldness that caused the ripple of nerves down my spine enveloped me. Lnggingly I ascended the stairs to my room. Try as I would, I could not call up again any of the spontaneity with which I had looked forward to telling the momentous secret to Theo.

I opened the door of his room quie{ly and looked over to his bed. He was not there and it had hot been disturbed.

Rather wildly I rushed through the door into my own room. Although 1 hardly knew why I did so—for in my heart of lieart3 I knew he would not be there.

To be Continued Tomorrow.

tectors, Mrs. Julia Lowe and Mrs. Lilly Jenkins: Wenonah, Mrs. Sadie Roberts first and second runners, Mrs. Flora Metcalf and Mrs. Mary Jenkins Powhatan, Charles T. Metcalf first and second councilors, Mrs. Margaret Stuppy and Mrs. Ada Bright first, second, third and fourth warriors, Mrs. Cora Surber, Mrs. Goldie Jenkins, W. O. Pine and O. J. Kennedy pianist, Mrs. Elizabeth Alcorn drill mistress, Mrs. Mary F. Krackenberger guard, J. A. Kennedy. Mrs. C. O. Blankenship, Mrs. Hugh Waugh, Jr.. and Mrs. William Marshall were chosen to represent the council at the state great council and Mrs. M. F. Krackenberger, Mrs. W. O. Pine and Mrs. J. W. Warren were elected alternates.

The Bethesda Missionary society will meet in all-day session at the home of Mrs. Elwood P. Bennett on South Seventh street next Thursday, July 10. Hligh Waugh, Jr., will be the assisting hostess.

The Delta Alpha Bible class of the M. E. church will hold a hake sale at the C. W. Cooper store netft Saturday, July 12, beginning at 1 p. m.

The lawn at Bethesda church will be the scene of an ice cream supper next Saturday night. The Bethesda Helpers will be hostesses for the affair.

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TEKRE HAUTE TRIBUNE.

ECHO OF FIGHI* HOW LAID HERE

Few Collected Important Money, According to Those En Kapport With tiie Cataclysm.

By Mique O'Brien.

How much money passed hands as result of the passing of the heavyweight pugilistic championship from Jtss Willard to Jack Dempsey?

Well if the wagering activities on the big fight around T%rre Haute is to be taken as a basis for computation, r.ot enough to spread joy 'mongst many nor even enough to fatten the wallets of the few.

If it were not for tho freak bets on the fight there wouldn't be enough data available upon the subject to circle around a story on the evils of gambling.

A week or two before the big event, when fight news was sizzling and tli* fight experts were feeding u»* with news regarding the movements Mr. Willard and Mr. Dempsey, Henry Zink, bf the soft drink firm of Zlnk and Love, started making a book on the outcome of the fight.

It was a freak book and fancy prices were laid against the chances of nominating the winner at various stages of the journey.' Thus the person who accepted Dempsey's statement that he would win in the first round as well founded, could get as good as 100 to 1 for his money. And by the same token if he cared to name Willard as the winner, he could do that, too, at the same recompense for the acumen and small outlay advanced as evidence of good faith.

Those who figured it might take two rounds .for Dempsey to finish W'illard or Willard to finish Dempsey could get SO to 1 for their money. Wagers that either man would win in the third roun£ were laid against at the rate of 60 to 1 in the early stages of the took making and later on at odds of 40 to 1. With each round the odds were reduced until it became an even money proposition and pick in ttye twelfth round.

Looked like a Dutch book, didn't it? Well, it wasn't exactly, for there were many ways in which the bookmaker could win, and to make a Dutch book, you know, you must have a percentage against him no matter what the outcome.

Now, for instance, had the fight lasted the full twelve rounds with neither man knocked out the book would pocket all the money wagered.

Well, anyhow, into the soft dtinking house camef many persons who scanned the figures carefully. Then came the nibbling.

Frank Hegarty being strong In the conviction that Dempsey would win and win early made eleven wagers In Mr. Zink's freak book, all different and all for small amounts. The earlier the finish, with Dempsey winner, the better for him.

Claude Jones, Louis Hoop* and "Billy Joyce, the drummer boy of Shiloh, were others who wagered on Dempsey to win early. Mr. Joyce was the biggest winner of the lot, his wagers being so placed as to net him exactly $1S3, the amount coming to him after the luxury commission of ten per cent was deducted.

Mr. Hegarty won a matter of $90 In the freak book. The other winning wagers were "casers," and Mr. Zink had enough money bet on rounds after the third to offset his losses, except a matter of $500 which will be charged up to the lethargy of the former champion at a time when he should be busy upholding the experts who had pronouned him invincible, invulnerable and impregnlble.

Mr. Hegarty had $500 posted to be placed on Dempsey against $750 of Willard money, but only $75 of said Willard money showed up around here. "Big Jim" Lawhorn, of the Grand buffet, covering the bet to that extent.

Mr. Lawhorn's faith in Willard was unbounded and when a man from Marshall offered to wager $10 to $100 that Willard would quit cold, without being knocked out, he quickly covered the bet. Mr. Lawhorn didn't know whether he had won or lost until the belated announcement of the referee, supplemented by other official statements, testifying to Mr. Willard's gameness came out.

Sam Wade lost about $1,000 on Wlllnrd. Ferd Frank got $30 of Jake Finkelstein's money at odds of $30 to $20.

Corporal Otis Duck got a piece of that 60ft money at 45 to 1 and won a wager from William Tucker of more importance.

Ed Kinsley made a combination wager which embraced three 6porting evgnts, calling for Dempsey to win the fight, the Cincinnati Reds to beat St. Louis, which she did, and Old Rosebud to run second at Latonia, which he did.

Old timers contend that the last big betting »in heavyweights ended when the fighters quit betting on themselves. Since John L. Sullivan's time the big fighters have been so well provided for by the promoters as to make side bets seem unnecessarily hazardous propositions. John Li. came out of his fight a pauper.

He was a 1 to 4 shot in the betting, too, Corbett being a 3 to 1 shot. Combination bookmakers were laying 12 to 1 against Corbett, Dixon and McAuliff in the boxing carnival at New Orleans, during which Sullivan was dethroned. There was plenty of 2 to 1 against Johnson when he beat Jeffries. Willard apparently had less support from betting men than any champion ever had and for that reason there was plenty of even money against his chances.

Backers of Dempsey felt they were potting the worst of the betting in taking even money and many "laid off" the contest for that reason.

Mosquito Bites.

Just as soon as you feel the effect of the Malarial Germs after being bitten by Malaria Mosquitoes, it is advisable to take GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC to destroy the Germs and remove the Impurities. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.—Advertisement.

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THURSDAY'S MENU

11 a. m. to 2 p. mw—Plate 60c

Cream of Asparagus Soup Choice— Small T-Bon® Steak

Chicken A La King French Fried Potatoes Tomato Salad Choice-

Peach Tajrtoea. Tee Cream Pineapple Cream Pie Iced Tea. Milk. Coffee.

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Visit the Demonstration of "Sterno" Canned Heat. It's Interesting.

New Features Daily in the July Clearance

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Tomorrow Comes art Opportunity of Unusual Economy Importance to All Women—A Special Featuring of

Jersey Silk

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"Royal-Society" Stamped

Goods for Embroidering Are Here!

—And what beauties they are! How busy fingers wW! tingle at the sight of them-^so dainty, so smartly made and such effective, easy-to-work stamped designs. Indeed, tio woman who admires fancy work can fail to be delighted with the varied contents of the new packages. Included are—

garments white, at 12.50

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Up to 75c Curtain Materials

-in the July Clearance Sale—Special, yard

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Rocl»ester make nickel plated and brass finish alcohol burners formerly (6 and |6 on salo at HALF PRICE

Canning Racks,

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PORK AND BEANS—Dyer's brand with tomato sauce large can, 14c small can

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