Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 25 September 1913 — Page 4

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It is reported from Washington that President Wilson is having trouble in getting his financial ideas approved by a bill which will receive the support of the Senators and Representatives of his party in Congress. It seems that he will have to use pressure on them to .secure their support. Conditions are such in the United States that the President is compelled to use pressure to secure results. This, however, is hard on a man like President Wilson, who is so strongly opposed to bossism, and so devotedly attached to Democratic ideas of the People's rule.

The voting of Sugar Creek township dry Tuesday by 151 votes is encouraging to temperance people. The township was voted dry twTo years ago, the dry majority being 29. After the experience of two years dry, the voters multiply the majority by five. They are evidently satisfied with the experience. No longer can people say of Hancock county Germans that they favor the saloon. Sugar Creek township is largely made up of German people, and still it is doubtful if there is another township in the county which will cast a greater per cent, of temperance votes.

William J. Gaynor, Mayor of New York City, "whose funeral occurred Tuesday, was one of the Nation's big men. He was honest and fearless, and Accepted public office for the good he could do. His acceptance of public office was at financial sacrifice. He cared absolutely nothing for the honors of public office, and did, not hesitate to tell the massea of the people where they were weak and wrong, as well as the designing men who seek to rob the public through municipal corporations. He possessed nothing of the common office-seeking demagogue, so often found among public officials. He appeared to defy all sources of political promotion when he discovered in them things of wrong, and seemed to possess a consciousness, or to be imbued with an idea, that he gave to the public as an officer as much as it was entitled to—to the extent at least, that he did not feel under great obligations to the sources which elected him to office. In other words, he seemed to think that he discharged his official obligations to the full measure. He said that he had reached that station in life where "Nothing looked Big to him."

Nothing- in the entire history of Greenfield gives her so much distinction and puts her on the world map forever, as that she is the birthplace of James Whitcomb Riley. As time passes this distinction becomes more pronounced. In the past, Greenfield citizens have, often ^boasted in a rather thoughtless way of the honor, but now the feeling has become a genuine deepseated affectionate pride. Everything connected with Riley everything local about which he has written, and everybody with whom he was closely associated possess peculiar attractions. The respect and esteem in which James Whitcomb Riley is held by the people of his native city grows greater each day. It will be a proud and happy day to our people when an appropriate monument is erected on the public square in his honor. This tribute to Greenfield's most distinguished citizen will be realized

The movement of the James Whitcomb Riley Club, looking to its accomplishment is sure to succeed The name of Riley has become world-wide, but his birthplace can not be taken away from Greenfield, this fact will be cherished by our people forever.

Another death is caused by college class fights. At the tank fight at Purdue University Friday night, F. W. Obenchain, of South Whitney. was killed. After he was ^killed and lying dead on the ground r^he was picked up by two members -of the opposing class and dragged isome distance before it was discovered that he was dead. There •|is no justification for the ruffianism that is so popular among college students and the people should ajnot accept any apology or extenuation from the students or faculties 'for such barbarous practices. It has no legitimate connection with education or culture, and should not be tolerated. '2^ frplf asks.

WHAT CONSTITUTES SUCCESS?

There are different standards of judging. John Wanamaker ought to know something about it. He has attained heights in the business world where his opinions carry weight. Listen to what he says "The chief reason that everybody is not successful is the fact that he has not enough persistency. Do one thing well, throwing all your energies into it, The successful man, unlike the poet, is made, not born." ...r

Encouraging isn't it? Nowpresista little more diligently than ever. And let us help you by caring for your money.

SOME SPLENDID ANIMALS WERE SHOWN HERE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON—OTHER

CAPITAL STATE BANK —DIRECTORS—

Jos. L. Binford Wm. R. Johnston Paul P. Binford C. M. Curry N. C. Binford

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GOOD CONTESTS

The boys' foot-race in connection with the Horse Show was participated in by a dozen boys. The prize winners were as follows:

Clarence Ware, first prize. Clements Shackle, second. David Kiger, third. H. Leamon, fourth.

Wednesday Afternoon

On Wednesday afternoon general purpose horses were shown. Section 17. Best stallion 4 years old and over five entries Ray Woodard, first Bert, Armstrong, second Tom Brizendine, Gwynneville Breeding Association, Jeshu Neal.

Section 18. Best stallion 3 years old and under 4 one entry Chas. Huston.

Section 19. Not filled. Section 20. Best stallion 1 year old and under 2 one entry Virgil Jeffries.

Section 21. Best suckling colt five entries Claud Poer, first, Ray Woodard, second Thomas Goble, W. H. H. Rees, Ulysses Wilson.

Section. 22. Stallion showing two or more best colts two entries Ray Woodard, first Jeshu Neal, second.

Mares and Geldings

Section 24. Best 3 years old and under 4 five entries W. H. Shuck, first John Richey, second Ray Woodard, Henry Weber- and Andrew Richey.

Section 25. Best 2 years old and under 3 one entry N. E. Fry. Section 26. Best 1 year old and under 2 four entries A. E. Binford, first Andrew Richey, second Ray Woodard, Jeshu Neal.

Section 23. Best 4 years old and entered it to kill his iiyover nine entries Charles Dill, first Virgil Jeffries, second A. M. Robbins, Jeshu Neal, E. D. Huls, L. Foster, Fay Porter, Ross Hunt and Charles Wilson.

Section 27. Mare showing two or more best colts three entries Ray Woodard, first Noble Elsbury, second Andrew Richey.

Pie Eating Contest

The program Wednesday afternoon was completed with a pieeating contest, engaged in by ten boys. It was fast and furious. The

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Melling, second John Rhody, third

and John Gillespie, fourth.

Birthday Surprise Party

Mrs. Edna Smith, of WeStland, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gipe.

BLOWN 10 PIECES

Bloomington Man Tries To Kill 16 People in His Home With Dynamite—Insane and Drunk

Mack Hurst, of Bloomington, killed himself and daughter Friday morning with dynamite, which he tied about his body and set off by lighting the fuses.-

Hurst's intention was to kill himself and sixteen others who were in the house, as he planted dynamite under the beds where his children, wife and two boarders were asleep. He had lain down on a bed with three of his daughters, ranging in age from 6 to 17 years, when the dynamite exploded. He evidently thought his wife was occupying the bed as he spoke her name, saying they would die together, when one of his daughter roused from her sleep. The man and a 17 year old daughter were blown to pieces, but the other two children on the bed had a miraculous escape. The police found dynamite under the beds of the other people in his home.

Hurst had been a quarryman for twenty years, working at the quarries near Bloomington, and was familiar with the use of dynamite. He had been drinking heavily for two years and had been declared insane three weeks ago, but had not been taken into custody, as he had never become violent. He had not been at his home for several weeks

FORTY PREMIUMS WON Of HOPKINS

Fruit (Grower, of Near Maxwell, Won $107 and 40 Premiums At State Fair on Fruit.

L. V. Hopkins, of near Maxwell, who attended the State Fair, and exhibited fruits, won $107 in premiums, and forty different premiums. He won the highest prize offered, which was on an individual display. His display scored 90, or was within ten points of being perfect. He won 25 first premiums, 15 seconds

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uisday, Sept. 18th, being the.pecial attention to fruit growing for 26th birthday of Marshall Carlton, about ten years. He has an orhis wife planned a surprise for him'chard of 18 acres leased in Madison which was a fine success. The in- county which yielded probably 1 000 vited guests gathered about 7 p. m. to 1,200 barrels. He has sold the and the lionoree came home at 7:30' crop and will pick the fruit for the and went into the room to light a purchasers. Mr. Hopkins is now lamp when the crowd faced him. getting his fruit selections for the To say he was surprised would be stating it mildly. The evening was spent in. music, games and conversation, after which ice cream, cake candy and popcorn were

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apple show in the early part of November.

John Frost received a letter a

served. I few days ago from his nephew,

Those present were James Carlton! John S. Frost, at Amador City, Cal. and wife, W. S. Thomas and wife, He just repently went there from Prudence and George Tuterow, of Willow John Carlton and wife, Pearl Cooper, P. H. Cooper and wife, Will Bennett, wife and daughter, Golda Irwin Hunt and wife, Lester Pratt and wife, all of Maxwell. Arthur "Bruson and family, Charles Hunt and family,-Wilt Eakin and family, Walter McKenzie, wife, daughter, Mildred, and son, Ralph T. L. Richie and wife, Arthur Watson, wife and son, Paul Ross Hunt, wife and daughter, Lavaughn. All departed at a late hour, wishing Mr. Carlton many more happy birthdays, and declaring Mr. and Mrs. Carlton royal entertainers. ,7.

Colorado, where he had been for several years. Mr. Frost was reared in this community, by his uncle, John Frost, and is well known here.

Mrs. M. J. Rumler and daughter, Mary, liaVe been' visiting with her daughter, Mrs. William Bell, of Oaklandon, and Mrs. John Price, of Mohawk. They returned home Friday.

Marriage Licenses

Marvin Eddins and Clara Craigmyle.

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Fred P. Collins and Gertrude W. Voyles.

Miss Olive Kuhn, of Knightstown, is the guest of friends here this week.

SBUBERT-MURAT

A more vertiginous and kaleidoscopic show is not to be found in a season's journey in stagedom than the New York Winter Garden production of "The Passing Show of 1912," to be offered at the Shubert Murat Theater, Indianapolis, the latter half of next week, beginning on Thursday, September 25th, and including matinees on Friday and Saturday. "The Passing Show of 1912" is said to be the last word in diversity color, humor, specialty, scenic splendor and concentration of individual talent. Indeed, the company boasts a remarkable array of names that the public has long assembled with dramatic excellence.

There can only be admiration for a management enterprising and liberal enough to assemble in one organization of this character such standard stage artists as Trixie Friganza, Clarence Harvey, Charles Prince, Howard and Howard, Texas Guinan, Mantello and Lloyd, Moon and Morris, Ernest Hare, Louise Brunelle and. a beauty chorus of eighty, and it would appear that the company is big enough for almost any undertaking.

The periormance itself is so bewildering as to be hardly susceptible of description. "The Passing Show of 1912" presents burlesques of many of the most important of this and last, season. The entertainment is replete with novel features, among which is the "Sumurun" runway. It starts from the entrance to the auditorium from

the stage and leads over a runway

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rn the center aisle from the extreme rear to a point irf the front center of the stage directly in line with the music director's chair of office. The run is illuminated, the paraders are in full costume, and the movement is both rapid and graceful. A huge swinging tank filled with perfumed water is another big feature.

The scenery in which the action is set is gorgeous enough to satisfy the most exacting demand for spectacle, yet never overstepping the bounds of good taste. The costumes are varied, beautiful, entirely new, and therefore fresh and attractive. The pragrom and the manner of carrying it out are sufficiently novel from the ordinary to give the entire exhibition the quality of novelty, and the reason for its prolonged engagement in Chicago, Boston and New York will soon be made apparent to the local theatergoers. (Advertisement)

GREENFIELD MARKET These prices are corrected dailj from quotations by the Bolt Meat Market, Thomas Nye, the poultrj dealer, New Milling Company and local grocers. —Cattle— Steers [email protected] Stock Cattle [email protected] Heifers [email protected] Bulls [email protected] Fat Cows [email protected] Canners and Cutters .... [email protected] Cows 20 $50 Veal Calves [email protected] -HogsGood to Best Heavies [email protected] Medium and Mixed [email protected] Good to Choice Lights... [email protected] —WheatOld ,and New Wheat, per bu...86c —CornYellow Corn, 68 lbs 70c White Corn, 68 lbs 70c —Oats and RyeMixed Oats 36c Good White Oats 37c Rye, per bushel 55c —Hay and StrawBaled timothy hay, ton $12.00 Baled mixed hay, ton 10.00 Baled clover hay, ton 10.00 Bulk timothy hay, ton 10.00 Bulk mixed hay, ton 8.00 Bulk clover hay, ton 8.00 Baled wheat straw, ton 5.00 Bales oats straw, ton 5.00 —Buying Price SeedsTimothy, per bushel ..- $2.25 Clover, per bushel $4.00 Alsike, per bushel 7.00 —Selling Price Seeds— Little Red Clever $12.50 Alsike 12.00 Timothy 3.25 Kentucky Blue Grass 2.00 —Bacon and LardBacon ...15@17c Country Hams 16@18c Lard, per lb 13c —Butter and EggsButter, per lb. ...27c Eggs, per- dozen 23c —PoultryChickens, per lb ...lie Spring Chickens, per lb 13c Turkeys, per lb 10@12c Ducks, per lb 8c Geese, per lb 6c —Wool-

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Pansy, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Crossley, suffered a broken arm Thursday, while playing alone. ».

Miss Ruth Hilt is assisting at the Barr & Cochran millinery store.

800K OF RILEY'S

WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED IN FULL FOR FIRST TIME WITH 220 POEMS THAT NEVER

APPEARED BEFORE

The announcement or the publication of the first complete collection of the works of James Whitcomb Riley brings to light the fact that within the last year, while the edition has been in the course of preparation, the editors have collected more than four hundred poems by the Hoosier poet which have never appeared in book form. Of this number Riley has definitely suppressed 180, while the remaining 220 poems will appear in complete form in the Biographical Edition, the title by which the complete works will be known.

In addition all of Riley's prose works will be included, as well as a sketch, largely of the poet's own words, of his life and literary career elaborate notes giving the circumstances attending the composition of the poems, their fir^t publication and subsequent history, a bibliography of all the books of Riley poems previously issued and all articles in print about him indexes by titles, subjects, and first lines and refrains, and many interesting photographs of the author,

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boyhood in and about

Greenfield, Ind., his birthplace. Riley Active in Preparation of Edition

Mr. Riley, himself, has taken an active part in the preparation of the complete edition of his works. He lias read every proof and supervised the work of his editors, chief of which is his nephew, Edmund H. Eitel, of Indianapolis, who has acted as the poet's secretary for several years, and has followed his work closely.

The Biographical Edition sheds a new light on Riley's life. In it one may actually see the development of the poet, as all of the poems are arranged in the exact order of their composition, the dates having been fixed after the most diligent research and with the assistance of the poet. The biographical sketch relates incidents in the poet's life which previously he had never disclosed.

Riley reviews his own life, his career, his association, from the time of his childhood to the pres-

The prose works are likewise presented with the greatest care. In them may be found a sketch entitled "A Caller from Boone," in which Mr. Riley tells of an imaginary meeting with the creation of his fancy, "Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone." It was under this nom de plume that the Hoosier poet submitted his finest poetry for publication in the Indianapolis Journal. One of the most famous of this collection is "The Old Swimmin' Hole."

The manuscript of the above is one of trilogy published in the "Reader" magazine for the first time in October, 1905, under the general heading of "Some Imitations." In these three poems Riley sought to imitate the style of three contemporaries with whom he had formed a fast friendship. "Ef Uncle Remus Please Ter 'Scusen Me" facsimile of which is reproduced for the first time, is an imitation of the style of Joel Chandler Harris. Another of the poems is the "Passing of a Zephyr," written in imitation of the style of his friend, Sydney Lanier. The third

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is called "Pomona." in which he mimics the poetry of Madison Cawein.

Search for Lost Poems In searching for the lost poems" of Riley, the editors examined the files of several Indianapolis papers to which he contributed, but which have long since discontinued publication. Among them were "The Mirror," for which Riley wrote in the early '70's "The People," contained some of his verses at a later date "The Herald," which used some of his earlier poems the "Journal" and the "Sentinel," which suspended publication nine or ten years ago "The Press," which was published for a short time, as well as the "Sun," the "Sair" and the "News" which still flourish.

From Connecticut to the State of Washington letters came in, offering information concerning poems which the poet still recalled, but could not find. Some original manuscripts were sent in by friends. A number of very rare editions— old paper-bound copies—of which only a few still exist, were found in out-of-the-way bookshops. Riley's first scrap-book of verse in which appeared poems written prior to 1897 was found in a trunk at the home of Mrs. Henry Eitel on North Meridian street. Mrs. Eitel is Mr. Riley's sister.

ent in the sketch. The rare pho- the Hoosier poet and have so Ion* tographs add an interest which is seldom found in a work of the kind.

In the notes are some very early verses that were found among the poet's papers and have never been published. The first poem which Riley ever sanctioned for publication is included in the notes. It is a pun written about a Greenfield friend.

Valuable Find in Old Files The files of the old "Anderson Democrat, which were believed to have been destroyed in a fire, were found in the bottom of a desk in the Madison county recorder's office at Anderson. Several poems were located in Kokomo. "The New York Sun" and "The New York World" both furnished poems that had been contributed by Riley, but had never appeared in book form.

Because of the fact that Riley's compositions were scattered far and wide over the land, the task of collecting them was a most arduous one. However, the editors are now satisfied that they have every bit of poetry and prose that is still in existence and that the Biographical Edition is absolutely complete and definite up to the present.

That the work of compiling the collection should have been done while Mr. Riley could assist in the work is notable, for it has enabled him to revise and edit all of his works and put them down in the form in wiiich he wrould have them go down to posterity.

The publication of the Biographical Edition of Riley's works is now looked upon as one of the important events of recent years in the literary world, and the happiest, no doubt, to the enormous and everincreasing public who delight in

hoped that this work would be done. Every effort is being made to make it a most scholarly and valuable edition, one that will reflect the Riley personality.

The publication is attracting world-wide attention, for James Whitcomb Riley has achieved an international reputation. By all odds the most popular of all American poets, England and the continent of Europe have recognized him as well, and wherever poetry is read the works of James Whitcomb Riley, the American poet laureate, may be found. The Bobbs Merrill Company, September, 1913-

Enough to Make Him Glum. A Columbus (Ind.) dry goods merchant stood and gazed at the drizzling rain. A reporter, noticing his abstraction, asked him why, and he told him the reason. In former times Columbus women bought two lengths of 52-inch goods for dress skirts. Now they are buying only one length. In former times they bought heavily of petticoats. Now many of them have discarded the petticoats altogether, and others who do buy, get pillow tubing, and "take it in" at the waist, and use it for petticoats. The result of the new styles is hard on the dry goods business.

Columbus physicians predict increased business for the undertakers and extra work for gravediggers this winter, if the women continue trying to keep up with the fashions. The physicians say that a waist cut low in the neck, a skirt slashed high, thin stockings, low shoes, no petticoats and very few clothes generally, are sure to bring about a match between the women and pneumonia. But at the same time they admit that all the advice in the world will not change t,he~ women as long as the styles remain as they are.

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