Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 5 September 1919 — Page 6

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,, r. .[treaty DEBATE j MISS HARRISON elected no- r The Herald - Ueuiocaii stirs senators I mestic science instructor

Charlie J Arnold ..Proprietor 1S » S Pul.i .red fYiday at ttu> offlce, 17 iri'i l'.< S '.nil .lack.'Oti Street, tireen- . * l . I no.a ’ a I nmi- »f Mibscripiion. <)n.e yenr (ir. advance) $100 t'oi.a'S -06 !!• as second class matter at the n ' ali e in Greencastle, Putnam county, Indiana, United States of America. contractors are charged WITH OWING COUNTY

Washington, August 27. — Senate I Miss Catnerine Harrison, of Cicero, donate on the peace treaty rose to the Ind., has been secured by City School bitterest point today since the docu- : Superintendent hi. C. Dodson to till ment was presented by President Wil- the place made vacant by Miss Mary gon- i Cammaek, teacher of domestic science Facing at a distance of a few feet I'n the Greencastle public schools. Senator Fair, Republican, New Mexi-1 Miss Harrison is a graduate of the

co. who had just asserted that Senator McCumber. Republican, North Dakota. had in his address yesterday on Shantung, defended on.the ground of justice the award to Japan of “goods

Bradley Polytechnical Institute, of Peoria, 111., and has taught in the Provo, Utah, and Tulsa, Okla., schools in the domestic science departments. Miss Harrison last year taught as as-

stolen from China,” the North Dako-1 sDtant domestic science teacher in the

LOVERDALE WILL HOLD A LOT SALE

Cloverdalc is going to have a lot ■ale September 8. R. C. Drakes, rep esenting the Louisville Real Estati ind Development Company, of Louis • ilie, Ky., w..s in Greencastle this .norning and signed a contract with II. S. Werneke for the Greencastle hand to furnish the music at the auc tion. The affair will be an all day 3vent and lots will be auctioned off to

ihe highest bidder.

The real estate company has purhased fifteen acres, comprising about

POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON

A. L. Donaldson, civil engineer and field examiner of the state of Indiana ' has filed reports with the county au iJitci charging faulty construction of bridges built in Putnam county by Walter Heath and O. J. Larkin, bridge contractors. The reports charge Mr. Heath with • lortages in building the Cummings idge near Cloverdalc. The contract ’Tpr {iiD bridge was given to (Mr. Meath on October 7, 1918, for the sum of 81,4-18.20. Mr. Donaldson makes the foiiowing report: "Our investigation of the manner in which said bridge has been constructed shows that said bridge has not been constructed according to the plans and specifications.” A few of the deficits were found to tie as follows: Abutments—deficit in height 4 feet at base Abutments—deficit in thick ness, .25 feet. Because of these deficits Mr. Donaldson asks that Mr. Heath pay into the Putnam county treasury the sum of 81.150.56, us only about 65 per cent of the required work was completed. In the Larkin case the examiner changtth * contractor with deficits in the construction of the Mel Sutherlin bridge in Floyd township, awarded June 1, 1914, for 84,477, including three additional bridges included in said contract, and that it will cost Putnam county the sum of $2,250 to reconstruct said bridge according to specifications adopted by the Board of Commissioners. It is asked that through the county attorney, John H. James this payment of $2,250 be made into the county treasury by Mr.

Larkin.

If tlie two contractors do not pay the amounts required by the examination out of court, the two cases may be taken into court and the contractors sued for the amount.

resigned her position in the Green castle schools to take up work as domestic science teacher this fall in the Indianapolis grade schools. Miss Ifcirrison is in Greencastle today confer-

ring with school officials.

ta Senator declared the assertion was' Tulsa, Okla., schools. Miss Cammaek | ifty lots in the north section of Clo-

verdale and expect to sell ail of the 'ots on September 8. The ladies of Cloverdalc will serve dinner on the grounds. As an encouragement for the sale of the lots, several lots will

be given away.

Cloverdalc, as a small town of In diana, stands high in the estimation of all surrounding towns and cities It is not only a eiean and pretty little town but one of the most progressive in Putnam county. This was shown by the lightning way in which they secured guarantors for the 1920 Chautauqua a few days ago at the close of a successful five-day Community Chautauqua entertainment. The Greencastle band w ill play dur-

ing the afternoon.

“unqualifiedly false," ami that he had not justified Germany’s action. This brought a quick retort from Senator Fall that Senator McCumber had defended the Shantung provision and had claimed that Japan had the right to take Shantung. By this time both Senators had raised their voices to a high pitch and were pounding their desks. Senator McCumber, re-

plying. shouted to Senator Fall that Washington, August 27.-Indian.p-Japan derived the light to Shantung 0 ]j s w ;n be the second or third city in

under a solemn pledge to return it

PRESIDENT TO MAKE SPEECH TO HOOSIERS

HOUSE BALKS, SAYS RAY; WORK ABLE, SAYS EGGERS All because Charles Ray, of Coatesville, says the horse bulked. This i? summing up the suit in Squire Philip Frank’s court against Charles Eggers, of Coatesville. This is how it came about. Mr. Ray attended a sale of farm stock at the home of Mr. Eggers on the 18th of August. At this sale he purchased a 9-year-old bay horse, supposedly in good working condition, lie paid for this animal $44.62, the ii.-uui per cert being taken off of the $46.00 for immediate payment. After Mr Ray had secured possession of his treasure he attempted to try the working qualities of his new purchase. But the horst—balked. Again ’he 19th pf August the supposedly

'workable ai'rnal was given a try-out 1 store, and'the animal balked. Giving up all ropes of ever getting the horse to puli the heavy burdens Mr. Kay took the horse back to the burn of Mr. Kgger., «nd there left the balky horse neatly De.l in its stall. Going to the former owner he a.-ked for payment of tlie 844.62 and the release of the animal. This not being granted by Mr. Eggers, the disappointed horse buyer came to Greencastle Thursday afternoon and filed suit against Mr. J^ggem for 8100, including damages and court expense.^. The case w ill be be!d Friday beginning at 9 o'clock in Sqmre Frank’s office on South Indiana street. It promises to be an interest-

“but you leave that out of your statement,” referring to the assertion regarding Japan’s unqualified right. Senator Nelson Interrupts. Previously Senator Fall who was defending the action of the foreign relations committee in adopting an amendment to give German rights in Shantung to China instead of Japan, was interrupted by Senator Nelson, Republican, Minnesota, who declared that if tlie committee intended to make "mincemeat" of the treaty the Senate would brush the action aside. When Senator Fall said he would not enter into discussion with the Minnesota Senator because of the latter’s age, Senator Nelson responded that the Senator could consider him “the youngest man in the Senate," and as one who was “neither in his second childhood in this matter nor in the Mexican matter.” Further defending the committee’s vote on the hnntung amendment, Senator Fall said he wn weary of those who wished to make the nation accept the treaty “just as it came from the White House typewriter, with no more consideration for the American people than was shown the Germans when they signed at the point of the

bayonet."

The foreign relations committee in a meeting preceding the Senate session was unable to proceed with its consideration of proposed amendments and will begin tomorrow an extended schedule of open hearings. It is understood that the leaders expect to find opportunity to complete the report to the Senate by the end of

next week.

TWO INTERESTING PHOTOGRAPHS ON DISPLAY IN CLOTHING STORE WINDOW ‘The old Greencastle and the new Greencastle” would he appropriate names for two pictures which are on display in the front window of the Bell clothing store. The pictures which are taken of the public square looking from about in front of Sackett’s grocery store towards the southwest corner of the square were taken by J. O. Cammaek in 1900 and 1919 respectively. They are the property of Ed. Coffman of the Bell clothing

The 1900 picture is certainly interesting. The old court house with the main entrance on the south side of the square is very picturesque among the tall trees on the court house lawn. The street is but a few inches below the level of the lawn. Tied to the hitching posts around the old building are numerous horse-drawn conveyances, among which are five idle drays. A passer-hy in commenting on the pictures this morning said: “Just to think of all those drays idle then, when now you have to use a

microscope to find one."

The walks are smooth stone and are nearly level with the approach to the

ing one, as |Mr. Eggers states he can stores. Such signs as these arc readprove the horse was not a balky one ily to be seen in the 1900 pictures: and therefore he should not have to “Ledbetter and Swope," furniture and n furj th< money and take back the undertaking; “Sutherlin, the hatter”; unimai Several witnesses for both “M. 1). Ricketts, jeweler,” and the sides of the case will appear Friday in Bell clothing store. The 1919 picture court. I shows a very different Greencastle, 0 | one of the most modern cities of its

| size in Indiana. Around the square

Charles Runyan, who recently pur- are parked dozens of autos. Not a chased the Cherry school house north horse and bll(?Jfy is in s j K ht. The picof th,., city one-half mile, i. remod- t ure was taken on a busy Saturday

which I’rcsident Wilson will speak if he gives approval tomorrow to the itinerary for his western speaking trip that has been outlined by Secretary Tumulty and his advisors. He is expected to give that approval within the next twenty-four hours. Definite announcement of the tour in the interest of the peace treaty was made today. It was learned at the White House tonight that the President’s first big meeting will be at Columbus, O., and that his second stop will be either Indianapolis or Cincinnati. It was said that the chances are good that Indianapolis will be second rather

than third.

It is understodd that the President will make fifty speeches on hi.s way to and from the Pacific coast. The trip will cover twenty-five days. He will leave Washington within ten days and it is probable that he will reach San Francisco by September 16. President Wilson has failed by personal interview to budge Senator New and Senator Watson from their opposition to the league of nations so as a last resort he will go direct to Indiana people to explain why it is essential that the league be adopted to keep the peace of the world. o POPLAR GROVE. Mr. and Mrs. Galvin King spent the week end with relatives in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elmore and children returned to their home in Indianapolis, Sunday. Quite a number from here attended the Chautauqua at Cloverdalc. Mrs. Sarah Jones widow of the late George Jones, passed away at her home Friday afternoon. Burial was at Putnamville, Sunday. Grandma, as she was called, was almost 90 years old and came to this country from

England.

Miss Pearl Bales is spending the week with home folks. Several from here attended the Coffman reunion held last Sunday at the home of Albert Coffman. James and Grimes Bales are at Fillmore this week assisting Ernest Trout to build a barr.. John Trout returned home Satur^•iv evening from Terre Haute, where he has been assisting in threshing. J. J. Lasley, an aged and highly respected citizen, passed away at the home of his son, W. D. Lasley, Monday evening, August 25. Burial Wednesday at Advance, Ind.

LOCAL LEGION POST NOT NAMED FRIDAY NIGHT

There was no official meeting of the charter members of the American Legion Friday night to select a name for the local post. Those who were present at the Hoffman cigar store wished that the local post either be named the Greencastle post or be named after the first Putnam county soldier who was killed -.n the war. The first Putnam county soldier to die in the world war was Perry Spider, of Greencastle. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Snider, who reside on North Madison street. SOME SPOONY STORY.

elinu the house into a dwelling.

A, J. PRIEST Experienced Auctioneer f WRITE OR PHONE Bainbridge, Indiana

afternoon when a household goods

ale was in progre.-s at the south cn- iir.-iT VOTE OF RAIL MEN trance to the court house. GOES AGAINST PRESIDENT One would scarcely recognize the, two pictures as being of the sam< ' Scranton, Pa., August 27.—Lackaplace. The exhibition is a good ad- 1 wanna machinists in the employ of vertisement of the progress made by . the Delaware, Lackawanna and W«stthe city of Greencastle within the last i ern Railroad Company at its several nineteen years. What will a picture of shops in this city have voted on the Greencastle look like in 1928? J question of accepting or rejecting the —j offer of President Wilson of a wage Joe M. Allen and D. C. Alien will increase of 4 cents an hour. Officers hold a dissolution sale at the Marion 0 f the union state that the vote was Allen farm north of Greencastle on almost unanimously in favor of reSeptember 8. jecting the offer.

CORN STALK VALLEY. Miss Clara Grooms, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Myrtle Storm and -on, P.url, viifited with Mrs. Laura

ville,

Horace Robinson and family spent Sunday at John Wise’s. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Slavens and family visited with Mr, and Mrs. Oran Buis Saturday night and Sun-

day.

'Mr. and Mrs. Higgins, of Lizton, have been visiting their sons, Homer Higgins and wife and Herbert Hig-

gins and family.

Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Buis, Dessie) Bryan and daughter and Minnie Buis: An intere.-ting picture of the ceand sen, Burl, visite dwith Mrs. Laura I ment plant as it will look when comReed and Kate McAninch, Tuesday. I plcted is to be seen at the Ed. HamJames Cox and daughters, Florence! ilton hook store. The pictur. is made and Lessie; Mrs. El>er Hamilton and [ by Indianapolis artists. The picture Ernie Cox and family visited at Wil- shows the Monon ami Pennsylvania liam Newman’s, Sunday. | railway lines busy freighting goods from the plcnt. At the southwest cor-

The following conversation was heard between two young ladies in one of the ice cream parlors, Wednes-

day, in Greencastle:

First Girl: “Do you know I am making a practice of taking home as souvenirs all the spoons I can get from the ice cream parlors. Just the other night 1 was at Cloverdalc and I got the loveliest spoon. And they didn’t ever notice the difference. Second Girl: "Well, how do you get the spoons without being detected?" First Girl: “Well, I am usually with a couple of other people and I always place ail of the spoons, counting out one or two for souvenirs, in the same cup. In this way they don’t notice

the loss of the spoons."

Some game, isn’t it? That girl is certainly a spoony young lady. To say the least, the practice was not learned at Sunday school, and if she doesn’t watch out there will lie a case up before the mayor for outright stealing. The young lady does not know her conversation was overheard. GEORGE W. VESTAL TO WED INDIANAPOLIS GIRI George W. Vestal, son of Clarence Vestal of this city, who has since the death of his mother made his home with his uncle and aunt. Dr. and Mrs. Bert Miller, in Terre Haute, soon is to wed an Indianapolis young lady. Young Vestal recently returned from two years in France. Previous to that time he had attended Indiana University for a year. He now is located in Kansas City as a salesman

for an automobile firm.

Invitations as follows have been re ceived here by friends of Mr. Vestal: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Ferrell request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Ridgeway, to iMr. George W. Vestal on Tuesday evening September 9, 1919, at 8 o’clock, 1982 Central avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.

Washington, D. C,, August 29.— "he demobilization of our army t< late was declared one of the greatest ecomplishments of the war by Secrelary Baker today in a statement pointing out the comparison between the figures in this war and those ot ’98 and ’65. The secretary laid particular emphasis upon the great record of transportation achieved in returning the men from France. “The demobilization record to date is one of the most splendid successes of the war," said the secretary. "It ranks favorably with the greatest achievements of the war. In one month alone we brought home more than a third of a million men, this with little help from the British and French shipping that had largely been withdrawn at that time. The British and French took more than fifty per cent of our men overseas, but almost single-handed we brought back as many as 264,000 men in the month of June, more than were ever transported overseas in a single

month.

“Demobilization during the present war has far eclipsed the work of the Civil or the Spanish wars. To date we have brought back from overseas more than 1,888,000 men. We have demobilized all but about 500,000 of our four million men. “In one month after the signing of the armistice we had demobilized 851,206 men and 16,000 officers. In 1898 it took ten months to muster out 197,297 of the 216,256 officers and men serving when the American forces in that war were at their peak. Certain units were demobilized from the Philippines even later than that. In the Civil War the strength of the volunteer army was 1,024,064 when demobilization began. It took from May 1, 1865, to November 1, 1866, eighteen months to muster out this force. In approximately two and half months after the armistice we had mustered out 1,022,884 men and 62.000 officers, thus more than equalling the eighteen months record of the Civil War. “The movement homeward and demobilization of troops began almost contemporaneously with the signing ®f the armistice. At the time the F’resident, going abroad in March, ordered rapid demobilization, the first processes were well under way and from that time on we carried out a progam of demobilization that is almost astounding under circumstances of transportation and other difficulties that had to be overcome. “There are at present approximate360,000 emergency troops to be discharged. There are less than 100,000 men now in Europe and under present plans there will be less than 25.000 men in France on September 1. There are already more than a hflndml thousand new enlistments and about 85,000 new enlistments are needed to bring the enlisted quota of the army up to the authorized 225,000 strength." Further figures on enlistments in the regular army show that 21,671 of the men newly enlisted have expressed their preferences r.s regards places of service. Of these 12,754 have expressed a desire to serve in Europe. Among the branches of service preferences given 27,244 want to serve in the infantry, while 11,878 express a preference for cavalry. o

dOYSON TRIP WITH ’ TO CAMP OUT XK VI , ''

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Three boys giving th, P William Goff. Walter (,. , T Striekler, of Middletown, L i '' ' " through Greencastle Fn, " ! ' : ‘'

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nigh school age and .

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bicycles were laden with icles and tents rolled

had made 204 miles to Greer,

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AR HITS A CULVERT; GIRL IS BADLY CUT

Miss Hazel Fox, daughter of Mr. and iMrs. Henry Fox, who reside or. West Poplar street, suffered a severe injury on last Thursday night when an auto in which she was riding

while they had nearly fifty , t . ; ' to go. The boys seemed hap, )y their adventure and stated th t H expected to camp out sev, , a l“ „ Each hoy will have traveled about"' miles when they return home. ONE-DAY CAMPAIGN | 0R FARMERS’ GUARANTEE H M) Indianapolis, August 29 - r $200,000 guarantee fund 0 f the |* diana Federation of Farmers’ As.. editions W 'G> it is hoped by Fedc. non leaders, be subscribed in one dr William Bosson, special treasurer f,.| the fund, announced today that S, I tember 19 is the day selected for tb big subscription effort. County £r ; district chairmen will do their U • he said, to complete the fund on thj

date.

This plan, breaking all precedein the way of campaign- for fund, j,' this state, has been agreed upon after Federation leaders have had a chan, s to confer with members throughc.Indiana. Several counties have “gone over the top” in one day „f their own accord in other campaigns, but no campaign has yet been organized ask. ing the whole state to provide its! quota in twenty-four hours or “We have adopted this plan for two I reasons," said Mr. Bosson. “We h e . lieved it unwise to conduct a long, drawn-out campaign, begging fg, money everywhere. We were corf;, dent Indiana farmers would prove the world that they mean rrady m rey, and subscribe the entire fund i: one day’s time. “The campaign of organization ha« been conducted with a view to makir.c September 19 the quota day. Our ex perience in the organization Work seems to justify our judgment. Farmers everywhere throughout the -tat* are pledging themselves at county ami district meetings to put the fund over with a boom on September 19. The prospect of a strong, co-operative and mutually helpful organization appeals so strongly that they are w,b ing to go the limit in its support “Every farmer knows he ne' Is assistance in putting the marketing of his produce on a sound, honest basis. He can not he assured of reasor.ahle profit as long as the buying end of the game is vonducted on n -pcvulative gambling basis. The Federation is going to work against this sort of thing. Farmers everywhere know the value of co-operation in adv.i: ■ g the science of production and farm management. For these and ' ‘her reasons, we feel confident they v put over the $200,000 fund etui.sunrise and sunset on September 19." Mr. Bosson said his opinion vai based not only on correspondence with county and district leaders, I t on reports exchanged by President John G. Brown, Secretary Lewis Taylor, Vice President W. H. Hickman and other officers who have been spaking over the state. They declare that they find many county n -Gelations volunteering to provide their quota several days in advance of th< drive day.

RICHMOND RIOTING ENDS: STRIKE BREAKERS I LAVE

Richmond, Ind., August 29. -Kiting which occurred last night and irtil nearly 1 o’clock this morning at

crashed into a culvert at the foot of I the plant of the Richmond Malleable

the water works hill. Mixx Fox was

thrown forward, her head going through the wind shield. A great

Castings Company was ended when a dozen sti ike breakers were escort'd to the Pennsylvania railroad station

gash was cut in her left cheek which under a heavy guard and placed on a

WHAT CEMENT PLAN WILL BE IS SEEN IN DRWVING

ncr of the picture is the beautiful bungalows amid the shedding trees which are numerous on the home grounds. A wide cement road leads to the plant and this is crowded with officers’ cars as they hum to and from the buildings. Behind the plant’s oond is to be seen the two rock quarries of the plant connected by steam car lines.

required several stitches. Miss Fox and Floris Runyan were returning from Bainbridge, where they had attended a l and concert. At the foot of the water works hill the ear, while running fast, struck a culvert. The car did not turn over, but it was badly damaged. The injured girl was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Young near by, where her injuries were dressed by a local physician. Later she was brought to her home here. Miss Fox is employed in the Dr. R. J. Gillespie dental office. Floris Runyan is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Runyan,

Curtis Hughes, two daughters and two sons are visiting relatives in Terre Haute.

notice. I will offer for sale at once my residence property. Good five-room cottage, electric lights, sink in kitchen, good well, cistern, good cellar, .V 4 acres. Will give possession to suit purchaser. Mrs A. W. Whelan, 'phone Green 287. tf

train for Chicago. The men had been imported from Chicago to f:d;i ' place of some striking molders win -e demands include an advance in and revision of working hours. Early today the streets about ! ' plant were quiet and the nuthmit '- belicved that the danger of another outbreak was passed. Governor (2 " i rich ordered the Richmond company of the Indiana militia guard to bt n readiness for action following an appeal early last night from Miiyr Zimmerman and Sheriff Carr, wh told the Governor that the situatin' was so alarming that the small i • • force here could not handle then weiaaiembled about the plant, or gi' 1 protection to property. The f' puny , however, was not called out ——— o Roscoe Everett Monnett, of Greencastle, and Miss Mary Maxfield cf Mecca, Ind., were married Friday evening by Squire Walter J. Ashton a' Kis home on South Bloomington

street.