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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1922

FAIR AND SLIGHTLY \> ARMER

COPYING OF A PICTURE PAINTED BY MRS. TARING STIRS FEDERATED CLUBS

The End of a Perfect Day

ART COMMITTEE OF INDIANA FEDERATION WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR REMAINDER OF CLUB YEAR—MEETING CAUSES MUCH COMMENT

INDIANAPOLIS, March 30.—The activities of the art committee of the Indiana Federation of Clubs of which Mrs. Martha Crouch Thomas, of Pendleton, is chairman, will be suspended for the remainder of the club year followinK a “suggestion” made by the state federation executive committee to Mrs. Thomas late Wednesday afternoon at the close of an all-day session of the committee at the Ciaypool"

hotel.

The motion, as passed by the execu tive committee and reported Mrs. Thomas, was as follows: “That the executive committee of the Indiana Federation of Clubs

were carried under by the swift cur- | rent. Their bodies have not yet been recovered. The fire company was called to the creek when it was reported that the bodies had been seen in an eddy, but no trace of them could be found. Searchers are stationed along the banks and on bridges over the stream. Mrs William Meagher, f the mother was in the house when the children were swept away. There are two oth er children in the family. The father was not at home at the time of the accident.

FAMOUS MOVIE STAR ENTER 500.MILE CLASSIC

INDIANAPOLIS, March 31.— Wally Reid, famous movie star, has officially entered the International 500. mile race to be held a * the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tues-

press its 'disapproval of the action of { day, May 30, according to the stateMrs. Martha Crouch Thomas in per I nient of T E. Myefs, manager of the mitting the picture, “The Child on the j Indianapolis race course. Rock,” by Mrs. Louise Zaring'to be j “His entry is on file at our office”

copied,(.although it believes that she did this without any intention of wrongdoing, but in view of this act it suggests that the activities of the art committee he suspended during the remainder of the club year.” A group of approximately thirty itizens of Pendleton, who were here to champion the cause of Mrs. Thoipas. were admitted to the meeting for a time and afterwards waited outside to hear the verdict. The Story From Pendleton The story, according.to the Pendleton citizens, is as follows: Mrs. Thomas had charge of an art exhibit which was held last fall in connection with the Pendleton comrr.mity fair. Among the pictures was “The Child on the Rocks” .by Mrs. Zaring. Mrs. H. H. Hazelrigg, an amateur artist and a friend of Mrs. Thomas, assisted in hanging the pic-

I said Myers, “and we have definitely' information that he will arrive here I May 4 to start training and practic- , ing foc-the big event. Reid, although , a movie star, has many qualities and experiences that appear to make him { worthy of a mount in the Internaj tional Sweepstakes. This is our first ; announcement that Reid has entered I the race, and we made a thorough investigation before making a confirrfla

tion from this office. Jesse

head of the organization for which Reid has been filming pictures has made an earnest effort to keep Reid out of the alfair because of the dangers of automobile racing. However, we have evidence which makes us confident that Reid will be at the

starting tape on Decoration Day.” Wally ptans to be in Indianapolis

the entire month of May so that he will have the advantage of daily re-

]□ WILL BRING BODY OF MRS. WILLIAM SNYDER TO BRAZIL FOR RURIAL

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local officers, was that there were some men arrested with the car in their possession. This report was nullified by the one received, last night, by a telephone message from

the Decatur Police.

The car probably' will be sent for by j local officers, as soon as the weather permits. The roads between here and Decatur were pronounced impassible by the Decatur police, in the mes-

sage.

CABLEGRAM RECEIVED FROM BRAZIL COAL OPERATOR STATES THAT BOAT IS Dl E TO DOCK IN SEATTLE tPRIL »— BROTHER OF VICTIM OF ASSASSINS BULLETS IS LOCATED

BRAZIL, May 30.—The body of Mrs. William J. Snyder, of this city | who was killed at Shanghai, China, Tuesday morning by a stray bullet

ONE AND SEVENTY FOL’R when Koreans attempted to assassinHl’NDREDTHS INCHES OF 1 a * e ® aron Tanaka, the Japanese minR AIN AND STILL GOING j ,ster 0 f_ war - wil1 arrive at Seattle on

0 i April 25th, according to a cablegram

Rainfall for the past two days i f rom Mr - Sn y<^r received by his sonreached the one and seventy-four hun i ’ n l aw ’ ^ TJ. Hall, ot Indianapolis,this

dredths inch mark, at seven o’clock, . morning.

Friday morning. The creeks, which I The ca,) leRram in addition to statwere rising, yesterday, were still j ' n *' th-'t he expected to arrive at risinpr during the night, and from Seattle on April 25th with the body

POSTAL IMPROVEMENT WEEK IS TO BE FIRST WEEK IN MAY

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Postmaster General Work has appointed a committee to formulate plans and arrangements for a “Postal

tures. She was interested in the can- , hearsai at the track before race day r .

vis by Mrs. Zaring and made

eral sketches

sev-

later painting

from it,

a copy. The copy hever was used for j TRACTION

a commercial purpose, it was said, but Mrs. Hazelrigg made it for pleasure. It was exhibited for some time in a store window as an interesting piece of art. Some time after this Mrs. Thomas was appointed state fed f ration art chairman, and about that time Mrs. W. M. Swain, of Pendlefon I

wrote two letters.

Mrs. Swain's Letters Mrs. Swain’s letters, one of which i now in Mr. Thomas’s possession, alleged that Mrs. Thomas committed a grave indiscretion by permitting Mrs. Hazelrigg to copy the picture. The charge finally went before the state executive committee of the Fed- • ration of Clubs, with the resultant

action Wednesday.

At the executive committee meeting, the Pendleton citizens said, Mrs. Hazelrigg brought out the offending picture and tore it to bits, to prove to the federation officers that she had no intenion of using it eommertially. Included in the delegation from the town were Bert Cole, president of the town board; A. T. Marvel, president of the Pendleton fair: the Rev. C. W. Marlowe, pastor of First Christian fhurch: F. J .Rector, a business man and other business men and many per sonal friends of Mrs. Thomas. Petitions affirming Mrs. Thomas’s good character have been circulated and sirned hy practically the entire population of the town.. The town is greatly aroused over the affair, the

delegation said.

THIEF

WORKS FRANKLIN

The thief who robbed the ticket office of the traction station in this city and Brazil is evidently traveling over the country making a specialty of relieving the traction companies of their receipts as a robebry similar to | that here was pulled off at Franklin

Wednesday morning.

At Franklin the thief hid in the freight and baggage room adjoining the ticket office and when the waiting passengers and agent went out on the platform as a traction car pulled in, he ransacked he money drawer, getting away with $150. The robbery at Franklin was pulled off at 11 o'clock i in the morning while the robbery here

was at night.

Improvement Week”, which has been ! fixed as the first week in May, be- | ginning on Monday, May 1, 1922. “The purposes of the Postal Ini- j

Lasky provement Week", says postn: isn.r j

Genera’ Work”, is to stimulate all I employees«fcf the Department through ' out the country to greater interest and greater enterprise in order to pur feet the Postal Service of the country by enlisting the assistance of the pub lie to the end that there may be a bet ter co-operation between the patrons of the offices and the personnel of the system, for, in the last analysis, the leal postal system of the country irciudes those who prepare mail for j transmission as well as those who »ire employed in the posta’ systefn prop-

er.”

All postmasters, officials, postal workers, newspapers and all others whif may he interested, are invited to send suggestions to the Department for consideration in connection with the program for this special iniorovement week.

PROPOSE OVERHEAD BRIDGE AT BRIDGES KAILROAD.CROSSiNG

all indications will reach a high mark with the down pour of the rain, north of here, during the day. The high mark reached for several years, hv the freshet of several weeks ago did much damage to the roads and property in the vicinity of the raging torrent. It is feared that if the rains continue the streams will pass the mark made at that time.

j PLANS TO KLIM IN \TE D ANGEROUS CROSSING, EAS1 OF THIS CITY, NEAR THE JAMES BRIDGES I 1 RM. < ILLS FOR MONSTER BRIDGE OVER TRACKS—IMPOSSIBLE TO GO

UNDERNEATH TRA( KS

CRAWFORDSVILLE CHILDREN drowned in swollen stream

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., March 30—Gordon and Mildred Meagher, 8 and 6 years old, respectively were drowned in a small creek flowing through this city this afternoon. The children had returned from school and were engaged in throwing empty cans into the flood-swollen stream that passes through the rear yard of tbeir homo. It is believed that the bank (rave way. Neighbors saw their bodies floatmg down the stream, but before they could be rescued they

STATE PURCHASES LAND IN REFORMATORY SITE

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INDIANA STATE CAPITOL, March 30.—Sale to the stgte of Indiana of several tracts of land included in the new site for the state reformatory at Pendleton, Ind., was completed at a conference of reformatory of. ficials and members of the Pendleton citizens committee with Governor Me Cray today. The legal work of obtaining deeds an^ abstracts for all of the land included in the new site is proceeding as rapidly as possible with a view of having actual construction work on the new institution begin

May 1.

Herbert Foltz of Indiananolis, archi teet for the institution, is busy working on nians for the new buildings, the Governor said.

WIFE IS FATALLY SHOT BY HUSBAND AT STILESVILLE

MRS. CECIL M’ANINCH, AGE ABOUT 22 YEARS, KILLED BY AUTOMATI8 REVOLVER BULLET, WHICH HUSBAND SAYS WAS ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED — SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD—LEAVES TWO CHILDREN—THREE PERSONS WITNESS AFFAIR

A monster overhead bridge over the tracks of the Vandalia Railroad and of the T. I. I. & E. Traction Company, on the east Washing, ton street road, near the James Bridges Farm east of here, was proposed, Thursday by representatives of the Public Service Commission, The Pennsylvania Lines, the Traction Company, and local road officials, at a conference here. Tiie proposed bridge would be erect ed at a cost of approximately $65,000. It would be a concrete arch over each of the two sets of tracks, clearing the tracks about 22 feet. The

grade, approaching the bridge would be about -1'2 percent, making a span of nearly 1,000 feet. The death toll, at the crossing in the past few years has been very high. The proposed bridge is the result of an investigation of the various parties involved, and was given the

DEATH OF MISS NICHOLSON o Y\ <ir,f has been received here announcing the sudden death, yesterday morning at Richmond, Indiana, of Miss Grace Nicholson, eldest daughter of Bishop Thomas Nicholson, of the Chicago Area of the M. E. Church. Miss Nicholson was profesor of piano in Earlham College and had been suffering from neuritis for a time, but did not consider her condition serious. Mis> Nicholson has visited Greencastle and IVPauw and is well known

choice in favor of a tunnel under the j to some of our citizens. He last visit

here was at the time of the dedication

by her father, of Rector Hall. Bishop Nicholson has wired Mr.

Riley of this city from Indianapolis, that the funeral services of his daugh ter, Miss Grace, will be held in Mt. Vernon. Iowa, at 10 o’clock, Saturday

morning.

tracks, which was proven to be impractical from an engineering stand-

point. •

The investigators from Indianapolis, representing the railroad and traction companies went back to Indianapolis yesterday, to order plans drawn for the bridge. These plans will he presented to the Putnam County Board of Commissioners fo • their approval. • If the Board of Commissioners approve the plans and satisfactory agreement is made with the Companies involved the bridge will be

huilt.

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HERE’S CHARTER MEMBERS FOR OCTOGENARIAN CLUB PROPOSED BY DR. GOBIN

SAY, BY THE WAY

BAINRR1DGE HIGH SCHOOL TO GIVE MUSICAL COMEDY

Rainhridee High School will present “A Gvpsv Rover.” a musical i-nrtyp^v, in the Bainbridgp opera house Friday night. Annl 7 The east will he composed of High School boys ond ^irls. Rehearsals on the play are hninc held regularly and indications

it. will be a success in every way. J 0 ' C,0C ^ had not ogven a verdict.

Mrs. Cecil McAninch, age 22, wife of Cecil McAninch, a farm hand, was shot through the head, dying almost immediately, in the McAninch hon^e at Stilesville at near 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening. It is said that Mrs. McAninch and her husband were suffling over the possession of an automatic revolver when the shot, which killed here, was accidentally fired. c At the time of the shooting a sister of Mrs. McAninch, a brother of Mr. McAninch and Loyal Macy wer* at the McAninch home and in the roam where the shooting occurred. The husband is the son «f Harvey McAninch of Coatesville, and Mrs. McAninch was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wilcox, formerly of

Indianapolis.

Besides her husband she leaves two children, one 3 years old and the youngest 6 months old. The Hen.

drioks county coroner was invostigat- | Mrs. Sandifer 80 ing the shooting on Friday but at 3 [ Mrs. Ben Harris 82

Charles Keifer 82

Dr. Hiliary Gobin, last Saturday, during the exercises marking the celebration of his eightieth birthday anniversary^suggested the organization of an Octogenarian club. In order to assist Dr. Gobin in getting the proposed organization under way, the Herald has compiled a list of Greencastle Charter members for the

club.

Several Grenecastle people eligible to membership in such a club with the

age of each are as follows: NAME • AGE

Margaret Hammond 88 Joe Johnson 88 Alex DeHart ,... 84 Mrs. Alex DeHart 82 John Magill h 89 Gus Williamson 87 Wes Sellers 87 W. J. Ashton 87 Elisha Daggy 84 Jamoe Daggy 82 Can Wimnier 84 Bub* Snider 82 Tim Murphy 94 H. A -Gobin '. 80 Thomas Thompson 83 Riley Williams 85 Ollie Hinton j 84 Thomas Farmer 83 Mrs. D. L. Harris 82 Mrs. Mahan 84

TRAGIC DEATHS SURROUND LIFE OF WILLIAM SNYDER BRAZIL, Ind.. March 29.—William J. Snyder, whose wife was killed Mon day at Shanghai, China, by two Koreans who were attempting to nssassi nate General Giichi Tanaka, former ! Japanese minister of war, is secretary and treasurer of the American Coal Mining Company at Bicknell. He lived in this city. Mr. Snyder and his wife were making a trip around the world. The former has been unfortunate in tragic deaths in his family. His father died on an operating table and his mother died following injuries received in falling down stairs. Mr. Snyder’s first wife died suddenly of heart disease } while spending the winter in Florida in 1916. fn October, 1920. his only son, Harry Snvder, together with John M. Zeller, a nephew, were Killed in an automobile- accident while going to a football game. The two were employed in the Indianapolis office of the American Coal Mining Com-

pany.

It looks like rain.

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Safety Pin Says:—The point, of times, in concealed.

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The Cardinals probably will not stop in Greencastle to play an exhibition game with the DePauw Tigers .

Say it with flour. * • Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day.

HOG PRICES ADVANCE 10C THEN SLIP BACK

find Howling car with BOOZE IN DECATUR. ILL. —o

Indianapolis Receipts— Hogs, fresh 3,000; holdovers from Thursday, 600; cattle, 500; calves, 400; sheep and lambs, 50 Hog prices opened generally 10 cents higher in the market today with some sales 15 cents higher but indications were the " closing would be weak with most of the advance lost. Kingan & Co. bought no good hogs and other local packers took only about 1,000. Outside interests took between 1.500 and 2,000. Sales ranged from 810.25 to $10.85 but few were lower than $10.40 or higher than

$10.70.

of his wife, gave some of the details of the tragedy which resulted > n the loss of his wife. These details correspond with the accounts previously

published.

Mr. Snyder did not state what boat he would sail on and only that it was due to arrive at Seattle at the date mentioned. This means that Mr. Snyder an ( ) the body or nis wife will arrive in this city on Saturday morning, Apri’ 29th. It appears that this cablegram and the one received by Mr. Hall on Tuesday morning giving the first news of the tragedy were sent bv Mr. Snyder and that there was no grounds for the belief here that he had probably been wounded. Mr. ( . F. Posson of the American Coal Mining Company, who has been trying to locate Mrs. Snyder’s broth, er. Smith S. Scott, finally succeeded this morninjv when a telegram from Mr. Scott dated at Los Angc-les, Ca!., i reached this city. Mr. Scott will prob ably accompany the body here. . The circumstances under which Mrs. Snyder met her death has attracted wide attention and the press of he leading cities of the country have used head lines across the top of the first page in telling of the tragedy. Many calls for photographs of Mrs. Snyder from newspapers in * hicago, Indianapolis, New York anti other cities, have been received here Having been on the lyceum stage for several years, Mrs. Snyder was widely known, especially in Chicago VC here the press is giving considerable space to the store - . Tomorrow the Chicago Herald-Examiner will fea turo a letter written by Mrs. Snyder from the Orient to Mrs. Wm. Zeller, ot this citv. Mrs. Zeller received the letter while visiting her sister, Mrs. Al!a:s, at Chicago, and representatives of the Herald-Examiner learned of the existence of the letter and tele gruihed to Mrs. Zeller this morning lor permission to use it.

WASHINGTON, March 30.—Inquiry was made of the state department today by Representative Sanders, of Indiana, as to details of the killing yesterday in Shanghai China of Mrs. W. J. Snyder, wife of a Brazil (Ind.) coal mining company official, by Koreans, who attempted to assassinate General Giichi Tanaka, former Japanese minister of war. The department informed the Indiana representative that it has no

information as to the killing of Mrs. Snyder other than that contained in press dispatches from Shankhai, but that inquiry was being made through the American legetion at Pel-Ini' and the American consulate at Shanghai.

SHANGHAI, March 30.—The two

J Koreans whose futile attempt to as-

sasinate Baron Tanaka, of

, u.i laiiunu, oi Japan, cost the life of Mrs. W. J. Snvder, an

Cattle trading was active at stron- j American tourmst, will stand trial in

prices. Calves were steady at $10

The Dodge car .belonging to John [ inal.

Dowling, which was stolen from j the Garage, at the rear cf the home |

of John Dowling, on south Indiana ' Walter street, Saturday nighi, was found j zuma

Tuesday, in a Decatur, Illinois, side street, full of booze, according to information received here by Marshall Henry O’Hair, Thursday night. The first report received here, by

down. Sheep and lambs were nom-

'Rariden, former Monte. PoBtmaster, will arrive Satur-

day, for a short visit with Mrs Rariden’s mother, Mrs. John MeAlinden, on south Jackson street. Mrs. Rariden has been here for the

past several days.

Japan. They have been taken to Kobe, where their trial will likely he

held.

Mrs. John Knight, who resides on east Elm street, underwent an operation for tumor, at the Methodist Hospital, at Indianapolis, Friday morn - ne. Mrs. Knight was accompanied t* ’he Hosnital^ yesterday, by Dr. Hutcheson.