Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 August 1919 — Page 6

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THE HERALD-DEMOCRAT

FRIDAV, AUGUST I.

1919.

The Herald - Democrat.

Charles J. Arnold - - Proprietor

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that if a third party can be formed at all it can be done around the high cost of living problem. He said the subject would be of far more interest than the subjects pressed forwarn by the Republican leadership in the Senate and House. He recognized that the executive department, which is Democratic, had taken one definite step through the Federal Trade Commission expose of the packers’ methods in a fight upon the rising prices while Congress, with more power than the executive departments, is idle. And Congress is controlled entirely

by the Republicans.

GOVERNOR PI.A.NS SESSION VL'Gl’ST 26 Governor Goodrich, it is understood, is now making plans for calling the special session of the legislature on Tuesday, Augn-t 2li. In his original announcement, the Governor said he proposed to call the special session either the last week of August or the Crst week of September. As many members of the General Assembly, who have either conferred with the Governor or have written him In regard to the session, have inulcated that they prefer an earlier to u l iter date, it is believe i he will acquiesce. Many of the attorney-, who are members of the Assembly, look with (i sfaior on the September date, as t e fall term- of course will convene during that month. They are anxious t it the session Ce called at a time tout will not interfere with their plans a more than can be helped. Governor Makes Inquiry. The Governor, oefore departing for a short trip in northern Michigan Tuesday evening, made inquiries at t-e office- of the board of public printing to learn how much time would tie required for the hoard to p pare the necessary printed matter a-ii stationery for the special session. Another rea-on advanced for the culling of the session in August is that some of the maintenance bills of t. e state institutions will remain un|u d on August 1, and that it would i ot he good hu-x.e-s to delay the payment of these account- any longer i. ;an necessary. Ail the institutions, with the aid of the Governor’s contingent fund, were s e to pay their June bills, but two or three of the institutions will not have enough rc-enue to meet all their July accounts A larger number of t e institutions will be “broke” in August. Investigations have been made in t u e auditor of date's office to see if t-ere is some way in which the deficit -eated by the institutions during the remainder of the fiscal year ending September ,’il can be met. It is said that no way has been found for obtu r.ing legally the funds needed un-c-s an appropriat on is made by the legislature. o

I POLITICAL GOSSIP 1 ROM WASHINGTON

Washington, July 24. — Tne high cost of living is going to come to < ongre-s if Congress w ill not come to There is going to be an invasion i f even the dignified Senate and Senators are going to learn of how an ingenious toiler lives on an average of ■ ot more than one-fourth the salary of a Senator. It is the opinion of a few of the ?rogressives in the Senate that the high cost of living investigation will g!Vw f out of an investigation to be made as to living costs in the District of Columbia. There may be added fuel when the Senate takes up the ituestion of controlling the packers, ftiere will be an explosion by that time if there is any further delay in this question. There are a few of the Senators on :e Republican side who are getting i little angry about this high cost of ' king problem. They know it is going to be one of the most important questions of the next campaign and i :iey are not satisfied w ith the dicI ition from the Penrose-Lodge-Smoot amp which does not insist upon this iubject getting even slight consideration. These Senator- rcaVze iba problem with us, that it cannot be avoided, iliat the Republicans are in power and ' lust do something to satisfy’ the dei and of the people for relief ami ut nothing has been done and there • in apparent dc.-ire to avoid doing anything. There have been a halflozen resolutions introduced in the House calling for an investigation, • id as yet the House leadership, with a -urancp of a voting majority of • ore than forty, has not regarded the subject w.th sufficient interest to en- < mrage tr.e authors of the resolutions, especially as one of these is a Democrat. There was even the suggestion from one Republican Senator today

Thousands of letters have poured into the offices of Senators and Congressmen within the last few days. The letters protest that Congress should take no step to regulate the packers. The writers insist that proposed legislation should he defeated. It is evident in a great many instances that the writers have no information as to the legislation proposed. They designate it by the number of the bill. And Senator Kenyon, Progressive, has made public two letters from the packing companies which urged that such letters should

be written.

Senator Kenyon has received many inquirie.- as to the legislation he proposed and some few thousand letters have been handed to him. He has been asked just how far his legislation would go in controlling the packers and whether it would bring government ownership of the meat Industry. He has replied It would not. Talking to the Senator, who is anxiou- that the Republicans do something without another few months of delay, there is the slightest suggestion thaf perhaps it would be a bad political move to endeavor to decrease prices. The contributions will be necessary for the next political campaign and men cannot contribute without milking money, and the more they make the more they will contribute, appears to be one thought suggested now and then. In other words, it is "good politics” to take a eomv plete inventory of the situation and not take hold of dynamite, according to the Republican philosophy. In the meantime, letters which are coming to Congress from the toilers in the city indicate that thev care little whether it is good politics or bad politics and that they care very much if relief is not given them and an opportunity had to at least live. President Wilson merely asked Senator Lodge and his Republicans to consent temporarily to the appointment of an American to the reparations committee in Europe. He informed Senator Lodge that it was necessary that an American should he there to protect American business interest abroad. Lodge, described by some of his Republican friends in N'ew York as awaiting to see what the President will do so that he can form a policy of opposition, immediately grows suspicious in this case and finds some motive behind the Presidential request. As a result, any advantage which might be had by American business must be lost, the privilege of the few; the necessity of the wage earner as of the home

keeper.

It is the peaceable weapon of civilization, w -ere ballots take the place of bullets, and can be used equally by the weak and the strong. It is the guarantee of equality before the law of every individual human being who used it. It is the ultimate source of power and the foundation on which rests our entire government. Women, it is going to be yours— prepare to use it. • Captain Far! Lane, recently landed from overseas, is here visiting his family. Captain laine has passed the examination for service in the regular army but it is probable that because of the limited army appropriation by Congress he will not get into the regular army at this time. He expects to be discharged from service at the expiration of his fifteen-day leave of

absence.

Reid Tustison is here visiting relatives and friends for a few days. Tustison lately returned from France, where he served nearly two years in the motor transport corps. He is the son of O. E. Tustison, formerly of this city but now living in Chicago. Robert G. Turner, of Paris, 111., is here the guest of ids cousin. Miss Cena Brothers of Eim street. He is the -on of Col. Fred H. Turner, chief of staff of the third division of the U. S. armv, which is now stationed in Germany. Sprinkling the garden a little while in the evening does little good. If you are going to water it, give it a thorough soaking and as soon as the ground is dry enough to work get in with a hoe and help hold the moisture for the plants.

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Lafayette, Ind., July 24.—Building of sheds for the storing of ground limestone so that if may be hauled away at any time other than the rush season on the farm is being advocated as one means to encourage the use of this product on Indiana farms. Three firms in Lake county are building bins lOxliO feet at sf cost i»f pbout S21W so that a carload or more may be hauled away as needed by the fsjtw-

ers.

In many cases a local coal or elevator man who has shed room would be glad to unload the lime in his sheds or have it unloaded and handle the distribution of it te the farmers at a nominal cost. In cases where sidings are more convenient to farmers a shed could be erected to hold the limestone. “One of our problems in getting limestone used on the farms in Indiana is to make it accessible to the farmers who wishes to use it,” said W. A. Ostrander of the soils and crops extension staff of Purdue Universitv “In communities where limestone is to lie shipped in the farmers have found it practical and convenient if the stone could be unloaded in a shed to keep it dry and haul it at their convenience. Many times a car comes in when the farmer is too busy to haul it except at sacrifice to his crops. If it is thrown out on the ground it is apt to get wet and cause trouble in spreading. Also a man may not wish an entire car load and this storage plan enables him to get smaller amounts conveniently.” Men who have not ordered their limestone for fall use should do so as soon as possible in order to assure timely delivery. SCHEDULE FOR C l LUNG CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED Lafayette, Ind., July 24.—A complete schedule for August of the poultry culling campaign to be conducted by the poultry extension department of Purdue University in co-operation with farmers and county agents has been announced. Prof. A. G. Phillips, L. H. Schwartz, L. L. Jones and C. W. Carwick are the members of the staff which will go into the thirtyfive counties on the August schedule and demonstrate to the farmers and poultry raisers the proper method of detecting the boarding hen and eliminating her from the flock. The following is a list of the counties and the days that they will be visited by the poultry men from Purdue: Hendricks and Bartholomew, July 31 and August 1; Gibson and Jennings, August 1 and 2; Posey and Dearborn, August 4 and 5; Decatur and Morgan, August 5 and 6; Vanderburg and Franklin, August fi and 7; Fountain and Johnson, August 7 and 8; Spencer and Jackson, August 8 and 9; Daviess and Clark, August 11 and 12; Rush, August 12 and 13; Dubois and Washington, August 13 and 14; Hancock, August 14 and 15; Monroe, Greene and Orange, August 18 and 19; Shelby, August 19 and 20; Randolph, Lawrence and Putnam, August 20 and 21; Madison, August 21 and 22; Hamilton. Jefferson and Sullivan, August 22 and 23; Vigo, August 25 and 26; Grant, August 26 and 27; Parke, August 27 and 28; Tipton, August 28 and 29. A schedule for the northern part of the state is being arranged for September, the work starting immddiate!y after State Fair week. . ■_ . - U . . RACE RIOTS HELD TO ISOLATED OUTBRE\KS Washington, July 24. — Although there were reports of isolated outbreaks by negroes, including the firing into a street car, last night passed without serious renewal of the race rioting which has terrorized the national capital since Saturday. The presence of 2,000 armed soldiers and co-operation generally by the public with the request of the city authorities that street traffic be held to a minimum resulted in quieting the situation and both the military and city officers expressed the belief that there would be no more serious trou- | ble. No one was hit by three shots fired into a street car on Fourteenth street, near A, early in the night, nor was anyone hurt when early this morning, near the same locality a speeding auto loaded with negroes fired into another auto occupied by whites. Shortly before midnight a riot call came from the southeast district where a white woman and her brother reported that while going home from a theater they were set upon by a mob of negroes and shot at several times. No arrests were made in any of the outbreaks. The death list was brought to six with the death of Louis Havlick, a marine, who was shot Monday night in front of the treasury as he stood on a platform waiting to board a car. A negro employed as a watchman at the treasury is charged with killing the marine.

Washington, July 24. — An army bombing plane carrying a crew of five and commanded by Lieut.-Colonci R. S. Hartz. left t’e ground here at 10 oc.ick this irnming on the r.r t ieg cf a flight cf nearly 8,000 miles arrond the rim of the country. The first stop bchrttoled was Augusta, Me., .'>«0 miles from Washington. The flight is the longest ever attempted by the army air service and \y:ll carry the machine through thirtyone states, over ninety-five cities and cover long stretches of the Atlantic, Pacific and gulf coasts as well as the Canadian border. Five Men in Crew. Colonel Hartz was accompanied by reserve pilots Lieutenants Ernest E. Harmon' and Loth A. Smith and Mechanics Sergeant John Harding, Jr., and Master Electrician Jeremiah Tobias. The big machine rose from Bolling field, circled the White House in low flight, then headed away on its course. Direct flights between the points designated for the terminus of each day’s flight will not be attempted. Tre first stop today will be at Sazelhurst Field, Long Island. Tomorrow the airmen will proceed from Augusta to Cleveland, 680 miles. General Line of Flight. The general line to be followed will carry the machine in order to Duluth, Minn.; Seattle, Wash.; San Diego, Cal ; San Antonio, Tex.; Miami, Fla., and back to Washington. The actual measured distances of the route is 7,805 miles. The machine used is a two-engined craft known as the U. S.-Martin bomber. GREATEST SOI.DIFR A PROHIBITIONIST Westerville, O., July 24. — When Sergeant Alvin C. York, of Pall Mall. Tenn., the world’s greatest soldier, performed the feat in the Argonne forest whereby he killed twenty-eight Germans, captured 130 prisoners and put out of commission thirty machine guns, he was not stimulated by liquor. That is his declaration. He said: “I have not taken a drop of any sort of liquor for five years.” Sergeant York declared himself for prohibition. What he has found beneficial in his own case he wishes G. pass on to othe people, he -said, until the whole world is dry. Lieutenant A. C. Read, who commanded the NC-4 on the first ocean flight ever made, said that there was no drinking of liquor by himself or any member of his crew while preparing for the flight across the Atlantic, nor during that flight’s progress. “Everything was done,” he said, “to make the flight a success." Sergeant York and Lieutenant Read spoke from the .same platform at the Centenary celebration of the Methodist Episcopal church in Columbus, O. Neither had a good word to say for liquor, and it is significant that the two men most noted for individual effort accomplished their work while sober. “Were you ‘fortified’ ubth liquor when you made that fight in the Argonne?” Sergeant York was asked. “I was perfectly sober, as I have been for years,” he answered. “I don’t touch a drop and haven’t had a drop for five years. Liquor is no good.” At the Centenary Sergeant Y'ork's brother was with him. These two men have grown up in prohibition Tennessee. In their county, Fentress, the jail has been closed by prohibition, education has received a boost and good roads are being built. Wilhelm told the truth at least once in his life when he said the nation that should win the next world war would be the one that used the least alcohol. — o--U. S. TO SIGN BULGARIAN AND TURKISH TREATIES

Washington, July 24.—The United States will sign the treaties with Bulgaria and Turkey, it was announced today at the state department. Although the United States never has been actually at war with Bulgaria and Turkey, it will sign the treaties to show its concurrence in the terms imposed upon these allies of Germany and Austria. Like those with the Teutonic powers, the treaties change boundary lines and create new nations, some of which, particularly Armenia, probably will ask that the United States act as mandatory for them under the league of nations covenant. The announcement was the first that the United States would be a party to the treaties. Neely O’Hair it attending a meeting of building material dealers in Lafayette. Miss Symara Foster, of Indianapolis, is here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. iM. Arnold.

In order that Putnam county may reap the benefit of the $4,000 in the Putnam county Red Cross fund, plans for a school nurse for Putnam county are being perfected by a committee appointed by fh'. W. M. McGaughey, president of the Putnam County Red Cross Association. The duty of the nurse, who probably will be secured, will be to visit the schools of Greencastle and Putnam county and instruct the children regarding health. In a general way her duty will be to better the health conditions in the county. The nurse, if one is secured, will be sent by the Division Red Cross Society and will be a woman of ability in her line. A committee consisting of Frank Wallace, representing the county schools; Superintendent E. C. Dodson, repesenting the city schools; Dr. C. T. Zaring, representing the county board of health; Dr. Blaine Kirkpatrick, representing the Putnam County Antituberculosis Society; Rev. Levi Marshall, representing the home service section of the Red Cross; Dr. W. M. McGaughey, representing the Red Cross Societv, and Mrs. Frank Donner, representing the women's organizations of the county, has been named to arrange for securing the nurse. It is planned that the nurse will have office- on the court house and that she will regularly visit the schools of the city and county. She will make a health survey of the school children and will follow up the cases where special attention is

needed.

Under the rules of the Red Cross the local chapter cannot use the money in their treasury in any manner unless it is approved by the district organization. The plan of securing school nurses is one which is recommended by the district organization and no doubt will be approved in this

instance.

Eleven fields of wheat in Benton county have been accepted by the county farmers’ organization and county agent as sources for seed, following the inspection of scores of fields throughout the county. The eleven were chosen because they were of one variety, free fror.'. weeds and

disease.

OKLAHOMA AUTO IN REELSVILLE HILL WRECK Reelsvilie Hill was the scene of what came near being a fatal accident last Thursday when the sedan car of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Robinson, of Tulsa, Okla, enroute to Pittsburg, went over a twenty foot embankment. The big car stalled on the hill and the brakes refused to work, letting the car back down the hill. When near the bridge the car toppled over s twenty-foot embankment. The heavy top of the car is believed to have resulted in saving the lives of the occupants. Mrs. Robinson suffered a sprained ankle. The Reelsvilie hill is one of the danger spots for motorists in this part of the state and a great many accidents, some of which were fatal, have occurred on this hill. Reelsvilie hill will be eliminated when the National road is built, the course to be changed so as to avoid the dangerous incline.—Brazil News. Some may think cow s sell high here, but in Europe it is not so much a question of money as it is finding cows that are for sale. The few that sell “over there” do sell high. •— ■ oKeep the hoe working in the garden. More hoe and less hose is a good motto. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allan and son, Eugene, have returned from Shelburn, where they visited Mrs. Allan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs P T. Lloyd. Their daughter, Lucille, remained for a longer visit with her grandparents. Misses Frances and Carolyn Forcum have gone to Crawfordsville, where they will visit the remainder of this week. Mrs. Marie Zaharakos has purchased the room occupied by the Miss Alice Thompson millinery store on Fast Washington street. The consideration was not given. The Sullivan county hoy who is worth $2,000 after two years as a member of a pure-bred big club will no longer question the value of club

work.

The Putnam county township trustees and County Superintendent h rank. Wallace and the members of their families picnicked at Eel River halls, Sunday. Those who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. William Gowin, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stark, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crosby, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wright and Mr. and Mrs, George Walker and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Stone of this city also attended the picnic, being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Stone,

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bile collision which w - urn . 11:30 last Tuesdry night at the V' ler & Unley corner in Har mf , n . Mrs. Allen sustained a bad -v across the nose, requiring t V stitches to close, the right • " »«'• «"«•’ »«••.■ rljf . H

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badly lacerated. She sustained bJ bruises as well as a severe shock. Mr.. J. I). Sourwine was cailM to the scene of the accident and V injured woman was removed to th home of E. Owens, where her injur "i

were dressed.

A party of six young people fr 0 J

Greencastle, who had com, l0 Br J early in the evening to a-.., ^

Sourwine theater are aid been responsible for the ac, T '

par.y left the city

o’clock and at the time of hitting the Allen car it is said they were drivi r , at high speed and on the wrong s id e of the road. Allen’s car wa- run M far toward the ditch as possible, but the Greencastle driver sent his n, a ! chine head-on into the Alien car M r! Allen was injured by the living gi a3 ,

of the broken windshield.

Both cars were badly demoHshcj and it was necessary to abandon o'machines, the Allens being brought y their home bv friends and the Greercastle party returning on the last cat,

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Sam Cmapbell is confine ; t hij home with rheumatism. Miss Goldie Miller visited her con. sir.. Mrs. Umberto, in Greencastle, last Saturday night and a -ompanied them to Eel River Falls, vSundav Miss Jewell Campbell, of Fillmore, took dinner with Miss Mary Shack last Sunday. Dr. O’Brien, of Coatesville, wu called to Jos. Campbell’s la-t T’uriday night on account of Mr-, (ampbell being -leriously ill. She i- letter at present. The new dwelling hou.^c of Ditk Smith is nearing completion at Stop

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Corn is' needing rain badly at this place. Miss Emma Garrett, of lilinoi-. and Miss Lucy Garrett spent last Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs Lewis Garrett. Mrs. Lloyd Campbell, of Fillmore visited with Mrs. Anna Goodwin last Wednesday. IMrs. O'Brien, cf Greencastle called at Miller’s last Monday. Morris Haven, son of Mr. anti Mrs. Thomas Haven, arrived home from overseas last Saturdav af'er avr.f been gone almost two yearBlaekberry pickers are -t ful. Several from this plan attended the ice cream supper at F illmore last Saturday night. Resolutions urging the w ider growing of clover in Lake count a- > means of improving the soil have been adopted by the Lake c farm bureau. The resolution atso emphasized the important <■ of mint ground limestone or phosphorus liberally. Following adoption of the resolution, a drive was started in th* county to increase the clover »<■'**• age. "Beans,” Ollie James, colored • ■ dier and well known Greencastle character, is home. “Beans” landed il Greencastle last Thursday a 1 ''! imm*" diately created a stir. Everyone wai glad to see “Beans” bach homt. H* was a member of the 809th pion«t colored regiment. James says th* army has no horrors for him and »*■ serts that he may re-enlist. Jess Richardson, employed at lb* cement plant, suffered severe burns ot his hands and arms, especially ris-tk hand and arm, last Thursday mornin? when while working with some hot tar he splashed a lot of it hands and arms. Richardson was a work assisting in putting the h"t 3 ‘ on the roof of the building * n ^ ' r ' handling a bucket of the tar M ■Uppod. When the bucket ' ' j* roof the hot tar was splashed ov’er - 5 arms and hands. Canned goods are going 1L ’^ ' canners tell us, without giving rea sons, and it will pay every housew * to can or preserve every bit of ru or vgetables it is possible to " •*' n Mrs. Jackson Boyd has gone to P f mouth for a visit with relative? ^ E. Shipley has returned fro" 1 business trip to Chicago. Frank Cooper, son of Mr. ^ A. A. Cooper of this citv. Uf- J* Wednesday for Douglas, Myo- ' > ' ie he will visit his sister, Mrs. 1 Thorngren and Mr. Thorngren. r Douglas he will go to Oakland, where he will be employed. Mr. er recently returned from F ralue-