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Our Chautauqua has certainly 'Just take this broom and try had a most auspicious opening Sat- sweeping out the recitation room, urday and Sunday, when great and I will give you a chance. Never crowds were in attendance to hear did I do anything so diligently as and enjoy the lectures by Dr. Cook that. And when the teacher came and Mr. Washington and the to see what I had done, she could musical programs by the concert not find a speck of dirt. 'Young felcompanies. low,' she said, 'I think that you will

Saturday afternoon, the Hungar- do to enter this school.' This was ian orchestra delighted the audience, the only examination that was ever at the opening number of the Chau- given me." tauqua and in the evening another After his schooling there, he went great crowd heard them preceding to West Virginia, where he taught the lecture by Dr. Cook. There was for a while. There he decided to go a great crowd to hear Dr. Cook down in Alabama where the famous tell of his North Pole expedition and school of Tuskegee was founded, •its hardships and results. While all "When I began my career at Tusmay not believe Dr. Cook actually kegee," said Mr. Washington, "I had reached the North Pole, yet he was a selfish motive. I began to edugiven a careful hearing by local cate the negro only. But today, people and he thrilled them with thank God, I am trying to do that descriptions of that wonderful and which will do most to serve the little known land. Dr. Cook's de- South regardless of race or color." scription of the many hardships, The Tuskegee Institute when it narrow escapes, the cold and labor first started in 1881 had one teacher of traveling over the rough ice. and thirty students. But today itcountry, showed what men will en-, has grown until it now has 1,600 dure and to what lengths they will men and women from thirty-six go for the sake of science. And any, States and seventeen different counperson who makes the trip describ- tries. There are 197 instructors, ed by Dr. Cook deserves great The ninety-seven buildings, which credit Dr. Cook claims to have extend over 3,000 acres of land, are planted the stars and stripes on the worth .$1,500,000, upon which there spot his instruments indicated was is no kind of a mortgage. The ruiithe extreme top of the earth and ning expenses of the institution that he remained there thirty-six. every year is $275,000. hours, taking observations The re-j "The negroes are being taught, the turn trip of Dr. Cook and his two simple things that are most practiEskimo companions was even more cal," said the speaker. "They are perilous and thrilling than the trip taught the things that will help north, and altogether the story was them most when they get out in calculated to hold the complete at- life. What the negro has been tention and interest of the hearers, taught above everything else is thai Mr. Cook said he only asks for a he now works and is not worked." fair hearing of the controversy be- "There is all the difference on tween himself and Peary, and he earth between working and being •circulated a petition here, asking worked. They have been told "of the Congress for a hearing and settle- disgrace of idleness and the beauty ment and. proper recognition for and nobility of all kinds of wor' .'" the explorer, who spent 20 years of The progress of the negroes sine 3 his life in the interest of science, the Civil War is little less than The petition was pretty generally. marvelous. They have acquired in signed. Mississippi 1,500,000 acres of land*

The great feature of Sunday's in Alabama 1,000.000 acres, and in program and one of the best at- the entire South 20,000,000, a tract tractions of the entire course, was little less than the size of New Engthe lecture Sunday afternoon by land. •Booker T. Washington, the greatest The negroes have gone into all negro of the age, who talked for. kinds of business, even into banking almost an hour and a half on the in some instances. When the nenegro problem. The great Chau- groes were freed there were 3 per •tauqua tent was filled and many cent of them literate. But today 69 were standing outside during Mr. per cent of them can read and a Washington's lecture. The sincerity, write. and earnestness of Mr. Washington,) "Many people look upon the ne3 his great knowledge of the subject gro problem as an enormous one. and his eloquence in presenting it, But in every way the country has could not help but impress the not encountered half the difficulties hearers with the feeling that they that has been found with other had heard one of the greatest lec- races. Twelve million dollars was tures ever delivered in the city, appropriated recently for care of

Mr. Washington is modest and un- the Indians, but not a cent has the assuming in his appearance and government ever had to give to the V,,manner and his theme is a live one negroes. The negroes have the san-e

and the great crowd cave him a language as the English they have km

& careful and enthusiastic hearing.

lead in getting his education. Hard was the road that he had to travel to get to his goal. Sometimes walking, sometimes riding, never despairing, never wavering, he trod the road day after day, night after night, ever toward, Hampton. Several nights he was forced to sleep under a board-walk in Hichmond. Often he was compelled to walk with shoes that were worse than nothing. "When I got to Hampton I begged the teacher in charge to give me an examination to see if I wouldn't be fitted to enter the school. Finally after much entreating, she said,

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"Many schemes have been pro- occasionally they may be a day or posed to rid this country of this two behind: they eat the same fnod, great problem," said Mr. Washing- ard even adapt their religion to the ton. "Not long ago some person religion in which they live." proposed transporting all the ne-! "I would not want to be a Northv• proes to their home country. One erner or a white person they have day there were six hundred of them nothing to work for. You have fine that went back to Africa. 'Ah!' schools here you have churchesE£M sand the ingenious person who had many of your towns are dry, and in proposed this scheme, 'before long every wav vou are fi~ advanced. sgSjwe shall be rid of all our negroes.' "Down South we have something sfeBut that person did not stop to to do something to look forward think that*six hundred negro babies 1o something to keep us busy. I were born that very morning. |know what poverty means know "Another plan was proposed that what race prejudice means. But I the negroes should be puf on a

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After the war Mr. Washington told of how he was forced to work in a coal mine, of the disagreeableness that he was forced to undergo. He told of how one night he had heard miners discussing a school that existed at Hampton where it was possible for one to make his own way, even though he had no •':•.• money, of how he had determined to reach this school arid get an ed-, ucation at any cost. I "lie Jnkl

arate ranch. But." said Mr. Wash- hearts of the American citizens ington, "it would take one wall to there is a spirit of fair play for ov:r keep the negroes in and five more people, whether their bodies he ento keep the white people out." closed in black skin or white." 9fs "The only race that ever came to Mr. Washington, on this trip, is fesithis country without actual protest making only six Chautauquas. The was the negro race. Your race," others besides Greenfield are I-ush-said the speaker, "came with more ville, Huntington, Wabash, Shelbyprotest, than ours. Tn fact the white ville, and Piqua, Ohio. man even paid our way over h^re.": Following the address bf Mr.

The speech from here, was taken Washington, the Fisher-Shipp Conup to a large extent in telling of cert Company rendered a pleasing his own experiences. half hour's program, and in the eve"I was born." said Mr. Washing- ning, following the vesper service, ton, "in West Virginia about 1858. they gave a sacred concert that was Although I am not just certain when highly pleasing and entertaining to I was born, I am pretty certain that the hundreds who attended. I was born somewhere, some time."

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There has been no entertainer on the Greenfield platform in years who was so thoroughly unusual, delightful. clever and bright in his manner of entertaining as Edmund Vance Cooke, the great American poet-entertainer, who held a vast audience of probably fifteen hundred people completely in his power at, the Chautauqua grounds -Monday evening.

Mr. Cooke's poems, which deal

things of life, and which he so delightfully interprets, have the keen, wholesome humor and deep philosophy so carefully blended that while the hearers are laughing at the humor and wit, the philosophy is borne in on their minds with such force and clearness that they see as does the poet, the dull, gray every-day occurrences and living, glorified, ennobled and made worth while.

The poet's lines show the keenest insight into and greatest sympathy with the every-day living of the ordinary person and his poems of childhood are genuinely true to the subject as well as entertaining in the highest degree. There is apparently no dividing line between his humor and philosophy. One is as pronounced as the other in his work, the one clearing the mind of care, while the other fills it with new viewpoints on life.

Just ordinary, common, every-day people, things and happenings, are wheh seen through the eyes of this great poet, found to be the most worth while. In his vision, plodders, doing their duty daily, become heroes, children become more than just boys and girls, but become live hopes, opportunities, great futures and even just common old father appears to be something unusual.

It was a great entertainment, viewed from any angle, and there was not a person in the great audience, from the children to the oldest, who was not absolutely satisfied. Many said this one number was worth the price of the season ticket.

The lecture of Mr. Cooke was preceded by an entertainment by the Clarke Concert Company, who rendered some pleasing numbers.

RILEY MEE'S AND GREETS WASHINGTON

Great Negro Educator and Noted Hoosier Poet Spent Ten Minutes Together Here

Sunday.

A number of people witnessed the notable meeting here Sunday afternoon of James Whitcomb Riley, the noted Hoosier poet, and Booker T. Washington, the great negro educator, at. the Chautauqua grounds.

Mr. Riley came over to call on his sister-in-law,- Mrs. Julia Riley, and drove up to the Chautauqua grounds upon hearing that Mr. Washington was to lecture there. Mr. Washington was called out to the gate to meet Mr Riley. Mr. Washington recalled one of Mr. Riley's poems on the old colofed man, and Mr. Riley remembered and recited some of the lines. These two noted men of different races spent a pleasant ten minutes and when Mr. Washington was called to the treasurer's tent to receive the pay for his lecture, he said he felt like he had been already well paid in meeting Mr. Riley.

CHAUTAUQUA NOTES. There were people present from every part of the county, and some from other counties.

Of the two or three hundred vehicles at the Chautauqua grounds Sunday, fully two-thirds of them were automobiles. Hancock county farmers certainly have a few of these machines. .V

There were ciose to 2,000 people who heard the lecture of Booker T. Washington Sunday.

The sermon of Rev. Ewert at the vesper service Sunday evening was one of the best ever heard in the city.

The Chautauqua grounds are well equipped in, every way to accommodate the people. There is water, light, shade, refreshments, telephone, etc., and the management is trying to make everyone feel at home.

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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiggins entertained at dinner Sunday, Cleveland Wiggins, wife and baby, of Route 4, and John Reed of this city.

T. H., Scudder and family, of Brandywine town&hip, were iiercj Supday, gwe&ta, of Moses C. Wood

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13. 1914

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Master Gaylan Goodwin returned to his home, near Fairland, Saturday, ofter spending a week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwin.

Harvey Snider was thrown from his motorcycle Friday, and was badly bruised, being confined to his bed. No bones were broken.

Mrs. Jane Robison returned home Tuesday from Missouri, where she has been for three weeks visiting friends. She reports a drought there.

The home of William Shank caught fire from a defective flue Saturday, but was saved by the neighbors.

Mrs. Emma Snider entertained at Sunday dinner, her two sisters, Mrs. Susan Willett, of Route 1, and Mrs. Lizzie Fear, of Sheridan also Otto Willard and wife and William Fear, of Sheridan.

Mrs. Slifer has returned home from Twelve Mile, where she was called by the serious illness of herdaughter, Mrs. Myrtle Boring.

Mrs. Caroline Moore and daughter, Mrs. Barr and granddaughter, Harriet Barr, of Morristown, spent Friday with George Moore and family here.

Elsworth Parker, of Irvington, visited Floyd Parker and family Saturday night and Sunday.

Misses Marguerite and Irene Lowe, of Indianapolis, spent several days last week visiting Marie and Georgia Moore here.

Mrs. Fear and son, William, of Sheridan, returned home Sunday, after several weeks' visit with relatives here. Mrs. Fear is past 80 years old.

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Sherman Rothermel and family, Harry Rothermel and wife and son. and Robert Campbell and wife attended the Rothermel reunion at Glenn Miller park, Richmond, Saturday.

Roe and Oscar Thomas, of Maxwell, visited friends -here Friday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Beeker, of near Hope, Indiana, spent Saturday night with Joseph Ferrell.

William Hendren and family have been spending the week at Chicago. James Anderson and wife, of Anderson, called on Mr. and Mrs. Perle Alexander Wednesday.

William Huey and wife entertained at dinner Sunday, Joseph Cameron and family and Roxie Herron, of Indianapolis Fred Cameron and wife and son, Lawrence, and Jane Willett, of Rushville Mr. and Mrs. I. W. McGuire, of Greenfield.

Misses Thelma and Opal Hulse, Mildred Marsh and Glendora Curtis spent Sunday with Eula and Martha Alexander.

Clarence Fisk and wife spent Sunday with Irwin Barnard and wife.'

Rev.

G. W. Martin, of Millers-4

berry and Rev. A. J. Duryee and wife, of Maxwell, called on Mr. and Mrs. William Huey Saturday evening.

Miss Rose Reed, who has a position in Kansas, is spending her vacation here the guest of her mother, Mrs. Alice Reed.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Maroska, of Bicknell, visited J. D. Colwell and Jesse Alford and families Monday.

Geraldine Voyles, Roy Bundy, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collins motored to Shelbyville, North Vernon and Seymour Saturday, spending the night writh friends at Seymour and returning home Sunday.,

C. M. Archer, Loren Sharcett and Mrs. Sarah Moore are still on the sick list.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Moore were called to Milner's Corner Saturday night on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Moore's father.

Mr .and Mrs. H. T„ Hutoer, of Rural Route 39, out of Tngalls, near Eden, attended the Wagner family reunion at Jackson's park Tuesday. Mr. Huber formerly resided near Milton, in Wayne county, and met many of his relatives and old friends.

Thomas Boval, who has installed a new oven and started a new bakery at 104 Pierson street, baked his first batch of cakes, pies and bread Monday.

Elder Adams and family and B. F.Adams, of Middletown, Ohio, and Elder Harvey Daily and wife and Mrs. Marsh, of this city, were entertained at dinner Monday by Mrs. Melba Abbott.

John A. Allen of Cincinnati, vis*ited his cousin* Samuel Alien, of

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Will Go to California.

Jospeh Loehr, wife and two daughters, Eva and Margaret, will leave the first of September for Monrovia, California, to make their future home. Mrs. Loehr formerly lived in California. She has a son and daughter at Monrovia, and a son at Calaprice, California. Mr. Loehr's niece, Mrs. Gertrude Holicross and husband live at Los Angeles. Her husband, Elmer Holicross, had both feet cut off by a train some years ago, but is working in an electrical shop at good wages.

Riley May Be Guest of Hancock County Soldiers. There is a probability that James Whitcomb Riley may be the guest of the Hancock county soldiers on Thursday, August 20th, at their reunion at McKenzie's park. Mr. Riley has been invited and said he would attend if his health would permit at all. The soldiei's are planning for a big day and everyone will be welcomed.

AGEB HOY DIES RESULT OF ACCIDENT

Martha Scott, Eighty-Two Years Old, Died Saturday Morning In Jennings County.

Mrs. Martha Scott, age 82 years, wife of George Scott, one of Jackson township's best known farmers, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Silas Moore, in Jennings county. The death of Mrs. Scott was due to an accident. She fell a few weeks ago, while visiting her daughter and suffered a broken hip and other injuries. Her advanced age was against her recovery and there was but little hope for her at any time. A few days ago it w*as known that her death was only a matter of a short time, and Friday the relatives here received word that she could live but a few hours. Mrs. Scott is the mother of a large family. She is survived by the aged husband, two daughters, Mrs. Silas Moore and Jennie Scott, and five sons, William, Jerry, John, Charles and Robert Scott.

OPENS SAFE AFTER MANY YEARS

Contained Coins of Valuable Date In Silver and Gold.

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Some twelve or fifteen years ago burglars entered the drug store of D. H. Hudelson, at Dunreith, and blew open the money safe, taking all that was in one compartment, and breaking the lock off the other. Since then the wrecked safe has lain by the roadside until last week when Mr. Hudelson employed Will Glidewell to cut it open. The locked compartment was found to contain over fifteen dollars, part in gold and part in silver, some coins being of such date as to command a premium. It is quite probable that some of the rubbish in it was paper money, fallen into decay.

John Stephens and family left Thursday evening for their new home in Michigan. Mr. Stephens' brother, Samuel Stephens and family, went to Michigan a year ago, and it is reported that they have had good success. These two brothers both bought farms in the same community. Their wives are sisters and John Bennett, a brother of the ladies, also has 40 acres there and will live with them, the arrangement being a very handy, home-like and pleasant all around. Severa^ other Hancock county people have'-farms •in that part of Michigan and it is said some will go there to take charge of their farms this year.

Surprise Jesse Davis and Wife. The members of. 'the United Brethren church met at the home of Rev. and Mrs Mack Crider on Thursday evening and went in a body to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Davis, of Baldwin street, giving them a complete suprise. (The occasion was the birthdays of both Mr. and Mrs. Davis, which are within a few days of each other

There were about 35 in attendance, including Rev. H. W. Robbins, the former pastor of the U. B. church, who came from Veedersburg to attend the surprise. i?

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Mr and Mrs. Jerome M. Kaley, of Canton, Ohio, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Cooper. Mr. Kaley was formerly a Greenfield citizen, and was connected with the S. R. Wells glass factory. He owns property in this city. He is in business at Canton.

The Baptist Association. The Baptist Association meeting at Indianapolis, Sunday, was attended by about 2,000 people, many going from Greenfield. The meeting began Friday and continued three days. The Greenfield people report one of the best meetings they have- ever held.

Trees Said to Be Dying. A man who has been traveling over the county a great deal recently, said that many trees were dying, presumably from the drought. Some of the trees are already dead and others dying. EspieeiaHy is this true of the beech trees.

Found An open-faced gold watch, on the McCordsville pike. Inquire at this office. 10d-3-w-l (Advertisement.)

Carl Brand will leave Thursday for Boomington to take charge of the First Regiment band of the Indiana Nationa Guard, which will go into session at Fort Benjamin Harrison on the 16th. Carl is the band's chief musician.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Otto Montgomery, et al, to Elmer Bassett, lot city, q. c. deed, $1.00. Howard C. Wilson, et al., to Hattie B. Slaughter, land, $622.22.

Benton L. Barrett to Edward S. Barrett et al., 120 acres land $18,000. IVianderville E. Stogsdill, et al., to Rush M. Stogsdill, lot city, $1.00.

Sarah E. Olvey, et al., to William B. Flowers, et al., 1 acre land,

Mrs. Andrew J. New and Mrs. Paul H. New went to Martinsville Thursday, where the former will take treatment at the Home Lawn sanitarium. They drove to Martinsville in their automobile, and will probably be there ten days or two weeks.

George Cooper and family entertained about thirty young people at a barn dance Friday night, at their country home, west of town.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Fleming, of California, who have been visiting Mrs. Millie Trees and children, have returned to their home.

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