Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 1 June 1911 — Page 4

iBEENFIELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

Entered at the postoffice, Greenfield, Ind., as •econd class matter.

NEWTON R. SPENCER, Editor and Proprietor.

President Taft talks of peace on Decoration Day, and former president Roosevelt talks of war. Mr. Taft favors peace by peaceful methods and Roosevelt favors peace even if it takes war to establish it.

It seems to be conceded that there will never be another 500mile endurance automobile race. The public, through morbid curiosity, more than real interest, patronized the event. The automobile people do not think that such a race is necessary in order to test machines, and the recklessly brave drivers confess that they think that "the limit has been reached." Everybody seems to be ready to admit that results do not justify the cost.

It has been rumored that Mr. Bryan had indicated to certain members of Congress that he would be willing to compromise on the question of the wool schedule in the new Democratic tariff bill. But Mr. Bryan comes out this week in his weekly paper in favor of free wool. This is a.matter of considerable interest to Indiana Democrats in view of the fact that every Democratic Congressman, except one from this state, has declared in favor of a duty on wool. The admirers of Mr. Bryan in all political parties will be pleased to know that lie has not changed front on the wool question. They may not agree with him, but they like to see him like Roosevelt, "staying by his guns."

We do not believe there is any business in which the men who are working at it are really benefactors io the patrons with whom they do business so much as the representatives of reliable and well established life insurance companies. We say well established for the reason that the establishment of a successful life insurance company is not any easy matter. Many new companies with inexperienced men, and numerous "wild-cat," "get richquick" provisions in their policies go to the wall. It is all right for new companies to organize, but the laws of every state in the Union should be such that no company could do business until every pol-icy-holder was absolutely secure under the policy for which «he pays. After having carried life insurance lor more than twenty-five years, and having had settlements under three policies of old line companies, we want to say that in every case the companies did as much or more than they had previously guaranteed they would do. There is really no mystery in the ability of lifeinsurance companies to meet their obligations if they only conform to the well established rules and experience tables. The results are almost as sure as the multiplication table. It is the deviations from established rules, and the breaking away from experience tables which produces the frequent troubles with new life insurance companies. In the fight for business they take long chances and invite their own failures. The frequent failures of new companies hurts the general business. Policy-holders who have lost money—even though they have used bad. judgment in selecting the companies—condemn all companies —the good as well as the bad. The laws should be such that no company could take the money of pol-cy-holders when they were not financially responsible for the obligations they assumed under their policies, according to the experience tables. I he experience of companies do not vary much. The difference between them is not such as liould justify agents to seek to concel policies of one company in order to replace them with one of their own company. Such practices are detrimental to the business generally and is is a "cutthroat" method which should be condemned in all kinds of business.

Let agents use their energies for new business with contented policy holders instead of creating discontent and strife among companies which have records of which they may well be proud.

Shipped Thirty-Two Fat Steers. 1 hirty-two head of fat steers were loaded at Wilkinson Friday and consigned to the Pittsburg market. They were the property of S. J. Harlan and averaged 1335 pounds. When it comes to feeding cattle, Steve don't have to take off his hat to any one.—Shirley News.

J. W. Lowry and wife will attend the funeral of Nathan Weeks, at Rushyilie, Friday.

NATURES ARE ANTAGONISTIC.

Why Young Wives and Husbands Often Antagonize Each Other.

Margaret E. Sangster says, in the course of an interesting article in the June Woman's Home Companion: "Two households may stand side by side on the same street, twTo families live within hailing distance of one another for years in the same community, and yet have opposite tastes, sentiments and convictions. The children of each growing up together may marry and, until they reach the period of new adjustment, never suspect how antagonistic has been their early training. This is one reason why the first year of marriage is so beset with briers and thorns. Everybody knows that until, people actually dwell under the same roof they do not mutually become acqainted. A house-party does more to promote intimacy or indifference than years of superficial social intercourse. The touch-and-go meetings incidental to teas and receptions are the merest suggestions of personality, but when one sits day after day beside the fire or at the table with a neighbor, each ceasing to be on guard, real understanding begins. Even correspondence which, to a degree, is in the nature of revelation, does not make people so well acquainted and is-by no means so true a test of disposition and temperament as the test is of living together. During courtship and betrothal an engaged pair are on probation. Without effort each displays qualities of charm that cannot fail to be attractive. The most ordinary speech has a flavor of compliment. The future husband and wife are walking through a land of dreams. Shall the dreams come true? They surely will if on both sides there are fixed principles of honor, justice and fidelity."

Indiana Teachers for Philippines. There seems to be a great demand for Indiana teachers in the Philippines. The common report is that Indiana furnishes the best teachers that are sent over from the United States. Sixteen teachers from this state have been selected for service in the Philippines the coming year. Among the list is Jennie M. Jackson, of Greenfield, and B. Floyd Stalcup, of Anderson. These teachers will be paid salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,400 a year. Nearly all of them will sail for the Philippines this month. Knightstown Banner.

Arm Was Crushed.

William H. Riser, a brakeman on a Pennsylvania railroad train, suffered from a crushed arm and fractured radius bone Saturday morning. Dr. T. E. Lowe was called and dressed the injuries. Mr. Kiser was sent to his home this afternoon.

An Indian Skeleton.

While William Taylor was plowing on the Omer Hurst farm, north of the city, a few days ago, he found the skeleton of an Indian at a place whore it is known on Indian fort once existed.-—Connersville News.

Notice of Meeting.

All members of the Hancock bounty Horse Thief Detective Co., are hereby notified to attend its regular meeting to be held at the farmers' room of he court house, in the city of Greenfield, Ind., at 1 o'clock p. m., on Saturday, June 10, 1911. Charles L. Tindall, Sec. dt4eod-wt2

A Shelbyvjlle dispatch ascribes three sudden deaths there this week to the heat.

Be Prepared for Golden Opportunities.

The golden opportunities that have made many people wealthy and independent often come unexpectedly. Be prepared for yours when it comes by having ready cash in the Capital State Bank, where you can get it when you want it. Make the Capital State Bank your stopping place when in town you are always welcome. Meet your friends and get Observatory time at

Capital State Bank

(Oapital $50,000.00.)

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J. H. BINFORD, President C. M. CURRY. First Vice-President JOS. L. BINFORD, 2nd Vice-Pres. N. C. BINFORD, Cashier W. L. THOMAS, Assistant Cashier.

Money to Loan

city property, all with pre-payment privileges at any interest paying period. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FARM INSURANCE ON THE INSTALLMENT AND CASH PLANS AT LOWEST RATES WITHOUT SURVEY AND POLICY FEES. We are the Agents of the following well known Companies—Aetna.Insurance Co,, of Hartford, Conn., with a surplus to the Policy Holders of 112,369.016.00, American Central Insurance Co. of St. Louis, Mo., $2,897.00, German Alliance Insurance Co. of N. Y. $1,130,243.00, New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. of Manchester, N. H., $2,778,331.00. New York Underwriters Agency of The Hartford Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., $8,928,967.00. Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., $5,665,181.00. Queen Insurance Co. of America $5,889,125.00. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of St. Paul, Minn., $2,546,541.00, and the following foreign Companies, with U. S. surplus to the Policy Holders, Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd. $890,891.00. Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co. Ltd. $5,155,975.00. London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., $1,411,303.00. Sun Insurance Office, $1,279,676.00. Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd. $1,911,982.00 Also the National Live Stock Insurance Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., $125,000.00 also the Mutual Benefit Life Insurahce Co. of Newark, N. J., $5,655,462.00. Total surplus to Policy Holders of all companies $57,120,560.00.

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1911

Loans dn farm lands at 5 per cent, also a large private fund at 6 per cent, on farm lands and

D. B. COOPER & SON

Room 12, Masonic Temple, Greenfield, Ind. Both Phones: 41 and 235. Solicitors. E. W. Pratt. Elba Jacobs.

To the Officers and Members of the Christian Sunday School: We, your committee appointed to draft resolutions on the resignation of our Superintendent of the Sunday School, Wm. C. Goble, beg leave to submit the following:

Whereas, by virtue of the change in the field of labor of our esteemed friend and co-worker, Wm. C. Goble, it lias become necessary in the interest of the Sunday school, of which he is superintendent for him to tender his resignation, and the same having been accepted, and

Whereas, since coming into our midst some eight years ago, and having been called to various positions of honor and responsibility, and having discharged the duties of the same with credit, both to the institutions, himself and family, and

Whereas, lie was soon called by this Sunday school to its superintendence the duties of which he discharged with such keen conception, such earnestness of soul, and «ueh ardency of spirit,, withal a kind and loving disposition, and which position has in the main been one continuous^ unbroken line of service till the present time and

Whereas, it is with the feeling of regret, mingled with that of joy, that we yield them to the larger field, regret, that we- must lose the companionship and help of him and his most estimable family joy, that new fields of labor have opened up (o them, the fruits of which will but add to the maximum good and happiness of mankind. With this meagre expression of our esteem* and these, our best wishes for them

Be it resolved, that we tender him this, our heartfelt expression of our appreciation of his work, and their companionship among us, and that we commend them to the kind consideration and Christian love of those with whom they may sojourn in the future, and we earnestly hope that his lines may be cast in pleasant places.

And be it further resolved, that these resolutions be spread of resord on the records of this Sunday school.

Wm. A. Service, Hiram L. Thomas, Alvah N. Reeves,

Committee.

A Quarantine Romance. New Castle, Ind.—A smallpox romance, as the result of a quarantine courtship, had its culmination Friday night in the marriage of Miss Lottie Eicher to Arvil Meadows, by the Rev. Charles E. Shults. The ceremony was performed in the court house after the marriage license had been issued by the Rev. Shults as deputy county clerk.

Meadows and Miss Eicher were inmates of the boarding house of I'rank Query on avenue, which was released from a two weeks' quarantine Friday. During the quarantine the two were thrown together constantly and the friendship ripened into love and the marriage followed four hours after the health ban on the Query home had been lifted.

Advertised Letters.

Following is a list of uncalled for letters at the Greenfield postoffice, June 1, 1911:

Mr. Leo Allen. Mr. J. F. Bellem. Mary C. Boval. Mrs. Ellen Chappie. Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. Mrs. Sarah Jones. Mrs. James Lace. Faith Roberts. Mr. Edd Sanford. Persons calling for above letters will please say "advertised." mm George W. Duncan, P. M.

MALE CRIMINALS

BUT THERE ARE MORE INSANE WOMEN THAN MEN, ACCORDING TO REPORT OF STATE

CHARITIES BOARD.

WOMEN AT SOLDIERS HOME

Outnumber Men—Asylums and Penal Institutions Show Decrease —Altogether Employ Nearly Two Thousand People in State of Indiana.

More women than men go insane, while the number of men criminals is far in excess of the women. The facts are brought out in the semiannual report of the Board of State Charities.

That both insanity and crime are on the decrease in the state is another interesting fact brought out in the report, which shows a falling off in the attendance at all the hospitals for the insane, as well as the penal and correctional institutions. The report says:

In every 1,000 of Indiana's population, 4.3 persons are enrolled as wards of the state. This is shown by the report for the six months ending March 31, 1911.

The total enrollment of 11,615 includes 6,795 men and boys and 4,820 women and girls, the 'former exceeding the latter by 1,975. In the insane hospital there were 198 more women than men enrolled on the last day of the half year.

At the soldiers' homes the wives and widows of soldiers exceed the men by 285 at the School for the Feeble-minded there were 93 more women and girls than boys none but men have so far been received at the village of epileptics the sexes were about equally divided in the schools for the deaf and blind, while in the last group, which includes the five state penal institutions, were 2,068 more men than women and 317 more boys than girls.

A certain proportion of the enrolled population is always out on furlough the number running close to 1,000, most of whom are soldiers and their wives. The daily average attendance, therefore, gives a better idea of the actual number of inmates of these sixteen institutions. This was 10,736 for the six months ending March 31, 1911, an increase of only nineteen over the corresponding period of the preceding year. In individual institutions, however, there are to be noted interesting changes.

At the Central Hospital for the Tnsane, owing to the transfer of a number of patients to the new hospital at Madison, the average daily attendance for the six months was 1,308, or 450 less than for the same period last year. It is twenty years since the average daily attendance' at this hospital has been so low. At the Eastern Hospital for the Insane for the same reason there is a reduction of eleven in the average attendance. The new Southeastern Hospital for the Insane averages 567 patients for the half-year. The average at the soldiers' home was 961, or twenty greater than last year. Each report from this institution shows a steady gain in population. The reverse is true of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, where the average for the last six months was 343, or 43 less than for the same period in 1910. The schools for the feeble-minded, the deaf and the blind, and the village of epileptics, show hut little change from last year.

Of all the changes in population the most interesting are to be found in the penal and correctional institutions. Compared with the first six months of 1910, there was a decrease of forty-six at the state prison, thirty-seven at the reformatory and twenty-one at the Boys' school. The population of the first named is surprisingly similar, 1,092 at the Reformatory. At the Boys' school there was an average attendance of 665. The Woman's prison reports an increase from 102 for the first six months of 1910 to 117 this year, practically all of which is due to the greater number of misdemeanants sent to the correctional department. In the prison department the average for the six months was fifty-seven and in the correctional department sixty. The average attendance at the Indiana Girls' school for the half year was 318, practically the same as for the same period last year.

For the care and management of these great institutions and their inmates the state employes a total of 1,844 persons. This number in­

cludes 211 officers anil members of the boards of trustees, 189 school teachers, 590 attendants, 763 domestics and laborers, and 91 guards. This total means an average of six inmates to each person on salary, ranging from 2.3 at the School for the Blind to 15.5 at the State prison.

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Man Known as "Clayton Terror" Killed a Constable and Shot His Niece at Her Home.

Harvey Moon, age 41 years, and known as the "Clayton Terror," committed a double murder Friday morning near Clayton, Ind. He first shot a constable, Oliver Wilhoit, three times and then walked across the fields to the home of his niece, Mrs. George Buldock, and shot her through the heart as she was standing in the doorway with her little daughter.

The constable had a writ of attachment for Moon and was at the hitter's home removing the furniture when he was shot. After shooting the constable Moon carried his body to a shady place before going to shoot his niece.

It is said the motive for the crime was trouble over a business transaction and bad feeling aroused several years ago over a love affair. Moon gave himself up to the authorities without resistance. He has been a terror to the neighborhood, according to report, especially among his relatives.

WORKING NEW SWINDLE.

Gives Worthless Check, Then Redeems It and Gets Money.

People should keep their eyes open for fakers and swindlers. One of the latest is worked by a sharper in the largest cities, not only to catch the ignorant, but all others who are not constantly on their guard. This swindler walked into a jewelry store, selected a $125 watch, left a check for $600 drawn on an out-of-town bank, with instructions that the watch be regulated and that he would come after it and his change a week later. Heturning he is informed that his check is no good. "Well, that's strange," ne said. "It's the second time the bank has done such a thirtg on me. But here's the money for your watch," and he counts $125 in currency. "Oh, yes," he said, turning around, "you'd better give me back that check." It was willingly handed over. On the back was the jeweler's endorsement. With this, the man went into a bank, got it cashed and was never heard of afterward.

Real Estate Transfers.

Alvenus Sherry et al. to Gern C. DeCainp, lots in Shrley, $2,400. Nancy J. Hawkins et al. to John II. Bennett et al., 8 acres land, $900.

Mary II. Thomas et al to Joseph E. Thomas, 121 acres land, $10,000. Rachel Watson to Yard II. Finnell, land, $1,200.

Sarah E. Garrett et al. to Clementine Jarrett, 79 acres land, $8,000. Gern C. DeCanip to Ezra M. WarDeCamp, lots in Shirley, $2,400.

Harriett M. Barnard et al. to Andrew J. Myers, lot in Forlville, $850. Mary J. Reeves et al. to Delia Dolittle, 37 acres of land, $6,000.

Thomas Kinder & Co., to John W. LaVal lee, lot in Shirley, $38,000. George W. Brown et al. to John Shultz, lot in Charlottesville. $235.

James A. Furgason to Dew ill, C. Sivey, lots in city, $1.00. Odom Durham et al. to Lennie Johnson, lot in Shirley, $150.

Hope Wild West Wonder. Earl Zeigler, of Hope, is going the wild west rifle shots one heller. He has heard of cowboys riding full speed on their horses and breaking glass halls with a rifle. He does more than that. He rides at full speed on a bicycle, removes his hands from the handle-bars, aims with a rille and kills a sparrow without checking speed. He gave an exhibition of this kind at Hope one evening this week and is said lo have killed a sparrow at every shol.

Has Over 5,000 People.

ltushville, Ind. On account of the coining Orr revival, a church census of the city has been taken by a committee, which found there were over 5,000 people in the city. The last census gave Rushville only 4.927.

Misses Maggie and Pauline Grandison, of near Eden, were the guests of theii\ sister, Mrs. Charles Barr,

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May Not Be All They Seem—Test Made By Health Board—Dye Found in Soft Drinks.

Indianapolis.—An exhibit for the display that it uses for instructing the people of the state in the proper selection of foodstuffs has been prepared by the food and drug department of the State Board of Health. The exhibit consists of a dark pink stocking dyed so to resist the ordinary methods of laundering. The dye was used from a bottle of summer soft drink, such as may be encountered at almost any of the thousand and one soft drink places that come and go with the hot season. The bottle from which the dyestuff was taken was sent in by an inspector and an examination in the laboratory led one of the chemists to believe that coal tar dye had been used in obtaining the beautiful strawberry color of the liquid. As a test a white wool stocking was obtained and about one-fourth of the contents of the bottle was poured into a bowl, and the stocking was permitted to soak in the solution for a few minutes. It came out a beautiful pink, except for the heel and toe, where silk yarn had been used. Repeated washings by the chemist, under conditions similar to those used in the laundry, failed to dislodge the coloring matter. "One might as well drink the ordinary dyes that are sold in the drug stores for dyeing woolen goods as to drink that stuff," observed the, chemist.

LOCUST PLAGUE WARNING.

Sevcnieen-Year Pests Due to Ravage Vegetation in East.

Washington, May 29.—Seventeenvear locusts are said to be due to ravage vegetation in the eastern states this summer. The vanguard of the invaders is reported to have appeared in Alexandria county, Va.? and the prediction is made that within a week or so the "plague" will be common.

Mr. and .Mrs. J. P. Griffin, of Dodge City, Kansas, are the guests of Mrs. GriJlin's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. illiam W. Webb, of North Noble street. They stopped off at Greenfield on their way from Florida, where Mr. Griffin attended a meeting of railroad men. He is a conductor on the Sanfa Fe railroad. He is well acquainted with A. B. Reeves, formerly of Brown township, this county, but now a successful lawyer in Dodge City. Mrs. Grifiin formerly lived in this county. Her name was Lillie Pope and is the daughter of the late Newton Pope.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jessup, of Charlottesville, were the guests of Berry James and wife, of R. R. No. 6, Sunday.

Killed Seventeen Snakes. Walter Vernon, of New Castle, and alter True, of this place, were walking along Montgomery Creek, south of town, Sunday, and they saw (wo large black snakes lying on a log. Mr. True killed one of them and the other one crawled under the log. Mr. Vernon turned ihe log over and (here were sixteen more snakes under it. They killed all of them, making seventeen in all. They measured from eighteen inches to five feet, in length.—The Knighlstown Banner.

A Marion county woman says she can tell by a woman's first name, and by what she calls her parents, about when she was born. If her name is Ellen, Martha, Amanda, Louisa, Julia, etc., and she calls her parents "Pa" and "Ma," she was horn in the late '50's, and on into Ihe '(iO's. If her name is Minnie, Ilattie, Mamie, Annie, Mattie, and she calls her parents "Papa" and "Mamma," she was born in the '70's and '80's. If her name is Mary Elizabeth, Geraldine Margaret, Eunice Marian, Mary Anne, and she calls her parents "Father" and "Mother," she was born in the '90's.

Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere thanks to neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our dear little son, Paul Truman.

J. C. Vance and Family.

James Goble, while returning from his western trip, stopped off at Norrnafl, Okla., and spent the night with Bailey Binford, a former resident of this city. He reports that Mr. Binford and family are well and doing nicely, on thei.r farm. -H-*