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MESS WOMEN TO CET SI 55
Lmi'Ql'A TI( KET SALE REWSHOWS THAT TOTAL OF r,. w v s PAID FOR SINGLE [omission \\D SK VSON TICKTS
Qreem a^tL* Business Women’s [.ization which hat! charge of the of rhaiitauqua tickets for the m chautauqua, will get SLio.O'J as ..art of the ticket sale proceeds, llinff to the statement just made . by the Chautauqua committee. total sales amounted to $144'.. Lyle the expense amounted to he complete report of the . committee is as follows! receipts l* Ticket Sales SI.OOTOO .Admission sales ."77.00
[OLD SETTLER’S PICNIC AT ST1LKSVILLE ON Al GLST 7 j The annual Old Settlers Picnic will ! lie held at Stilesville on Saturday, [ August 7. As is customary there ! will he refreshments of all kinds, | stands, amusements and prominent i speakers. Among the speakers will j be Senator Will English of Indianapolis. The picnic will be given a rare treat this year by Ernest Cutrell of Plainfield and his Curtis Airplane. The plane will be on the grounds all day and will carry all passengers who desire the thrill of their lives. Mr. Cutrell is an ex-aviator and owns his plane. Don’t miss this good time
folks.
CONDITION OF CL AIRE P.ITTLES NOW SERIOUS
STRIKE CLOSES [DECIDE TO SEND HALE OF COAL ! RIPER MEASURE MINES IN STATil RACK TO HOUSE
CELEBRATE 77TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF MRS. R1SSLEK
| Rrrrints $1,445.60 disbursements L Tent. Advertising and Ser$1156.80 [o’Hac . • ntal on grounds . .25 |H:vm I ". Company. lbr..21.49 l i n—tumber ..27.09 |\V fh • Pray age UT.OO cxpinsc- for hauling piano. JElectrii Co.—Service ...5.00 I y & 1! . 'l.'hor 15.60
WALKOUT OF DAY MEN EXPECT ED l<> SHUT DOWN EVER! DISTRICT IN ENTIRE INDIANA FIELD TOD \Y—IHSTRK T PP.ES IDEM 1 RGES CONFERENt E OF WORKERS AND OPERATORS IN TELEGRAM TO LEWIS
Total $1289.98 |. to i! i -s Women’s League 155.62
$1,445.60
ImiXS1 N TO Gl\E Iomim im; n i \Ri READING |tipast! ; pie will have the unity this evening of hearing I’,. Mur sen of New leader of great ability In a " 1. tin’’ by Frank Bacon, wen has each summer for seyf a complimentary Kin Melhury Hull t(» the sum1 and Greet.castle Met unusual ability and -iv.uld result in a large th;- evming. Mrs. Munson I the gtie'* of her mother Mrs. Bowen at the Comercial Hotel. I- a • ■ -ulen'' are invited lar y Hall this evening at 8:15 Mrs. iLir •• I’Dl.lllt I VNS" W ILL |li IKIMD. II U TH MEETING pone . the Fifth Congressistrici have been invited to atI meetitig to be held on the (the It . f the Terre Haute Women's Club at 651 Ohio (Terre Hair , on Monday, Augyt 8 o'clock in the evening. rill I skers representing J th. - . .,1 parties and the It th. .ng will be to int. rl«MMn of the district in the Irantpaign. \n invitation has I 1,r, i. 1 nnm and women of pt to attend the meeting.
The condition of Claire Bittles, son of Mrs. Racer Bittles of this city, who has been ill in Indianapolis for the past two weeks, is reported critical. Mr. Bittles suffered an abcess over his right eye. He underwent an operation and had left the hospital. Five days after he left the hospital he became worse and Sunday he returned to the hospital. Three specialists have been attending him during the past twenty four hours. Men-
ingitis is now feared.
AN NU VI. WOOD FVMII.Y REUNTOK NEXT SI NDAY The annual Wood fn .tily reunion will he held next Sunday, Inly 111, at the William Dills farm, l'_. mile- north cast of Greencustle. A delightful day is promised for all who attend. There will be the customary basket dinner at noon and many who h .ve at tended the Woods family reunions in the past can testify ns to the ability of the wo nen of that fan-i'y ns •. « THE *10.000 PK< k D VM VGH SI IT II VS BEEN COMPROMISED
The suit of Mrs. Char! s T. Peck against the Terre Haute Indianapolis £• Hast, rn tracti m Cornu my for 810. OOO which grew out of the crossing accident in whi It Mr. Peck was killed several months ago, has been compromised, according to rn announcement of F. M. Lyon, attorney for
TERRE HAUTE, IND.. July 26.— Reports inilicating the idleness of more than half of the mines of the Indiana coal fields by unauthorized strikes of the day men wore rnce’ee'i today. The day men contend, 1: is said, that the increases awarded litem by the coal commission are not r-qual to other increases made other men. Every field in the 'istrict was affected and predictions were commit that no mines in the districts "vi'l • (“ate tomorr i v. While reports that the Indiana fit Ids were h“'tvil\ hit by strikes of the day men in a large numbe • of mines were received during the afternoon at the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Asocial inn headquarters, no authentic reports a to th - extent of th.' strikes or the number of mines idle had been received one of the officials said. Ii was said, however, that the situatW a- it now appears is ea-olv capable of developing into a serious menace
to the Indiana field. Clinton Field Idle
The Clinton Field was reported tolay as entirely idle, with the 4,500 tt ut who i - e employed by the twenty j two mines out of employment. The Bicktlell field was generally affected and ail of the mines from which rereports were received were idle. Phe Atite'.'-rm m ! nos. th-' largest bituminous mines in the United States, were among those rendered idle. ..lasonvillc. Linton, and Terre Haute mines are also affected, fifteen Terre Haute mines being reported idle. The cause of the .-trike it was o\. plained at the operators head quarters today, is the average increase,
VCTION OF MAJORITY MEMBERS OF UPPER BRANCH GOES LONG WAY TOWARD RELIEVING TENSION—SESSION MAY END TOD VY
Mrs. Peek. The amount of the dam-
ages paid Mrs. Peck hy the Traction 1 given by the award of the coal corn-
company has not been announced.
TENT MEETING WELL ATTENDED ON FIRST NTGH’I A large and interested crowd attended the first of the series of revival meetings being held in tents on the corner of Vine and Poplar streets Sunday night. Monday was rest night at the tents hut there will he services every night this week and on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday afternoons at 2:."»0 o’clock. Sunday night George anff Effie Moore sang ‘‘The old fashioned religion suits me.” Evangelist Martha Curry preached on the subject “ Repentance”. She explained the Bible doctrine of repentance and said it was necessary to salvation. Baptism, Church Membership nor good resolutions to become church members can ho substituted for repentance the evangelist said.
M-L NINES in STATE VY ILL CLOSE
p. HAUTE, Iml.. July 27 f^t. !'i. Jvnt of District 11, IMine Workers of America, |kI that he expected »H <‘°“l Indiana to be closed today pH of the strike of day laM :. Workers officials an | that half the mines in Diswere elosed and the Coal ' u reau announced that only J n ines we*e affected by the It was estimated hy Mr. I that more than 4,000 men ' the strike in more 111 mines j n Indiana yester-
HEI.D DOt; TO til VRANTEE THU. BOVKD KILL OF BRIDEGROOM
I 1 "ARKKT COLLAPSES ®P' 16 Cents a Bushel in ,0 I nlnad Moldings— r n *" ri »l Strain (•.lusc. f 1 ■ 27. Price breaks '.‘hie it! the wheat market t 1 the day before. An ex-
«• Of 16 cents a
l‘ record today, as comI. yesterday. I tm
It all happened this way. Fred Blizzard lived with his sister. Mrs. Henry Cook in Commercial
Place.
Then a few weeks ago Fred got married. He took his bride to the Cook home hut peace and quietude did not reign, and so Fred and his bride departed. But when he left, so Mrs. (<>ok says, he owed a board hill. To guarantee the payment of the hoard bill Mr. and Mrs. Cook kept his dog. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Blizzard went to the Cook home and attempted to coax the dog away. Trouble stalled and Tuesday night Mayor Bartley heard evidence in two cases. Mrs. Blizzard charged Mr. Cook with assault and Mr. Cook charged Mrs. Blizzard with trespass. He took each case under advise-
ment.
mission to the minors is 27 per cent of the potential capacity, while the day men received an advance amounting to only 26 nercont. The discrepai’i y i:t the increases is said to ho the sole cause of the present trouble.
Conference Urged
A conference <>f the miners and oju •itors in the states of the central competitive field, was urged in a tele gram today from Edwtfd SDurt president of the United Mine Work ors of America. District 11, to President John D. Lewis of the national or gnnization. No statement was made as to the situation in the district to-
day by Mr. Stewart.
‘‘Large number of our mint's idle this morning demanding increase in day wage scale," the telegram said. ‘‘Seems to me arangements with the operators of the four states woultl he adviseable for the purpose of presenting the case to such authorities as would have the right to take this quo non up for adjustment. Have ad- ! vised day men to remain at work until this question could he handled hy proper authorities. Answer as to your opinion on this proposition at as early hour as posible."
INDIANA STATE ( APITOL, July 26.—Senate. Republicans, decided In caucus late this afternoon, by a vote of 14 to 12, to release the Kiper tax cure bill to the House at once. The General Assembly will meet at 10 o’clock Tu< tday morning and it Is expected that the Kiper hill will he sent from the senate to the House within a few minutes after the two branches come to order. The decision of the Senate will go far, it is believed, toward relieving the tension between the two branches and will exti'ditc consideration of bills now in conference committees so that, it may he posible to adjourn the special session sine die Tuesday night. In any event it is eertain that the session will end hy Wednesday night unless obstacles now urforseen develop in the conferees discussion of
major measures.
The Kiper hill will go to conference immediately after it is received in the House, according to present indicat ions. This does not mean nccc.-sarily that the House will not agree to some of the ex In-it' provisions of the Senate’s tax cm • hill. Some sentiment exists in th 1 House in favor of a curative tax hill modeled along the Sen-
ate’s lines.
Expect \gre c nient Today Vgrcement- are expected Tuesday on the two her hills now in conference. or*' storing control of tax lex i"*s an! bond issues to local com munities .r d the other making an :.ppronriation for a state world "t 1
memorial.
\ third ill that ha> he t a hone of contention between the branches is the one amending the county unit law - , the particular part of disagreement hung the Senate’s action in lifting the interest rate from 5 to 6 per cent. Tonight it was said that four of the six memhes of the eon fere-nre committee 01 the county unit amendment are hi favor of restoring the interest rate to 5 per cent. It i' understood th it Senator James J. N 'jd! of Whiting is one of the two minority memhers on the committc •.
The friends and relatives of Mrs. Louisa Rissler successfully planned and carried out a surprise dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wright of Center Point in honor of Mrs. Rissler’s 77th birthday an-
niversary.
At noon a sumptious dinner was
enjoyed.
The afternoon was spent socially and a number of readings were giv-
en by Mrs. J. Cleve Fix.
Delicious summer refreshments
were served in the afternoon.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Morton Rissler and sons Harley and Otis, Mr. and Mrs. George Rissler Mrs. Emma Aker and daughter Lulu., Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Aker, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rissler, Mr and Mrs. Truman Ncier and son Gaylord, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rissler and s< > ri George McLure, Mr. and Mrs. Greely Sendmeyer. Mr and Mrs. C. W. Mace, Mr. ami Mrs. O. Rentschler and daughter Ruth. Learo, Mary Ellen, Mr. and Mrs ■ John Rissler and son Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Pollom and daughter Phyllis, Mr and Mrs. M. S. t'amphell and son Rex Maston, Mr. and Mrs. Layman Hepler and daughter Lillian, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Jenkins and son James, Mr. and Mrs J. Cleve Fix and son J. Cleve, Gretchen Scharl of CrnWsfordsville, Earl Rietzell of Virginia. Gladys Akre. Reece Hoffman. Mr and Mrs. Clarence \N right ami sons Ray and Claude and (laughter Marie and Mrs. Louise Rissler.
■m KlEIH ssiiii TO SE-ORGANIZE MEXICAN SCHOOL
FORMER DE PAL YY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, SOYV PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. H \s it t HI‘1 ED REQUEST or GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO JEFFERSONVILLE, Im!., July 27.
— Dr. Rufus Bernard Von Klein Smid, formerly associate superintendent at the Indiana Reformatory, has accepted a request of the government of Mexico to re-organize the educational system of that country, it has been learned here. Mr. Von Klein Smid is pre-ident of the University of Arizona at Tucson, which ha' grown in attendance from fewer than 406 students to more than L'!00, representing forty eight states and countries during the five years Mr. Von Klein Smid has been there, it
is said.
To Y'iMt South Ymerira
Mr. Von Klein Smid has been the guest of the Mexican government at Mexico City and i.' now preparing to spend two months visiting sevora! South American republics with a view to familiarizing himself with the Itvst in their educational systems His acceptance of the Mexican pos-
SI MMER SCHOOL STUDENTS | ition wa with the consent of thENJOY <.EI rOGETHER 81 PPI R A . - director general of the Pan-American The students of the DePauw -urn- j Uninti at YVashingto i, will give a mer School enjoyed a delicious s.tp- i measurc^of supervision to the venper at the Florence Hall Tuesday ev- ( tore. Mr. Von Klein Smid will be th" oiling The event was planned by directing head of n commission, other
Mi?- Johnson, director <>f Florence Hal! and was in the nature of a get-to-gethvr anti f irwell for the summer students vvh > rad completed thier work for the sumnur. The evening \x-i' spent in tuu'ts and singing ami hawing a general good time.
SECOND NIGHT OF TENT MEETING IS L ARGELY VI TENDED
LON MOORE, I YYIOl’S CLOWN, IS KILLED
The second night Tent Meeting of e Nazarcne Church, Tue'day night was largely attended and those pre-
sent heard a forceful sermon by Miss • Martha Curry, who told of the sin— j DENVER, July 27.— Lon Moore, the captivity, punishment and deliv- | ■, , jren•: clown for nearly thirty year.erance of sinners. The meetings are be j _ .va- instantly killed today and severing held in the tent at the corner of j a j companions seriously injured whet Poplar and Y'tne streets each even- aT) automobile in which the party wa.-
DE nil OF MRS ELI/ V BE FH W Mill IN CHIC VGO; THE BODY TO ARRIVE HERE THCRSDAY
ing and the public is cordially Invited
to attend.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward for many years a resident of Green castle, one tired in Chicago Tuesday at the home of her daughter. The body will be brought to Greelicastle on Thursday, arriving here on the south Ixnind Motion at 2:"1 and taken direct to Forest Hill cemetery where the Rev. Levi. Marshall will eondust short services. Mrs. Ward formerly resided in the residence now owned hy Prof. E. C. Dodson on East Washington street. A son. George Ward, and the husband, each are buried in Forest Hill cemetery.
cattle 650; calves 606; sheep, 406.
BANDIT VILLA REPORTED TO HAVE SI RRENDKRED MEXICO CITY, July 27.—Francisco Villa has telephoned President do la Huerta offering to surrender uncon ditionally. it was announced at the war ministry today. Villa has captured Sabinas in the state of Coahuila. from where ho telegraphed De La Huerta. Y dla said he had moved from Chihuahua liecause he mistrusted officials there and wished to surrender in Coahuila. Y ilia notified De la Huerta that railway traffic in Coahuila hud been interrupttsl and asked to whom ho should surrender. ’
REEVES FAMILY REUNION
The Reeves Reunion will he held at McLean Springs Thursday August 5, and all relatives of the Reeves family n ro cordially invited to attend Bring well filled baskets and enjoy the day.
1,506 IDLE IN BRYZIL FIELD
Brazil, Ind., July 28.—At least 1,500 miners in the coal field around Brazil are idle as a result of the strike of day men. All except two of the fifteen mines along the Pennsylvania railroad were down today. About .1.500 men .v-e employed in the Brazil field. TO YBANDON CAMP TAY LOR
W. K. C. TO PICNIC
The members of the YY. R. C. No. 2.1 will hold a picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John McAlinden on South Jackson street Thursday evening from 5 o'clock to 8 o clock. Each member is allowed an invited guest.
[ ,,F; HFR ALD FOP. NEWS SUBSCIBF. FOR THE HERALD
CHRIST!\N ENDEAVOR TO HOLD PICNIC FRID YY The Y. p. s. C. E. of the Christian church will have a picnic supper and social on the lawn of John F. Robinyon on the Fillmore road near the city limits Friday evening. Autos will leave the church at six o’clock. Each member is to bring a guest with lun I cheon for two.
WASHINGTON, July 28.— Abandonment of Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville. Ky.. was announced today by the w-nr department, with the notice that the First Division, now stationed there is to he transferred Camp Dix. New Jersey.
r 1 Hus-ev of Princeton is here w. v ' ”
for a visit with his daughtcr.Mrs J. 2 I day for a two xveeks vacation trip to room is now undergoing several tm-
mentber' of which xvill he Mexicans
Formerly at DePauw
Dr. Y'mi Klein Smid had been a professor tit DeF’auw Univer.-ity for sev'n years wh n It" went to India'"! Ref'.'rtnflUvy in August. '912. nnd established a department > f psychological research of which be remain"'* the head for about three years. He was connected with the schools in Illinois bis home stair', several years
j before going to DePauw.
EIGHT THOUSAND HOGS: PRICES 25 ( I S. HIGHER
drixing through Bear cheek canon, about thirty miles form Denver, skilled an,) went over an embankment, burying the occupants.
Indianapolis Receipts
Ylonzo Moore i- mentioned in the Hogs 8,000; | above dispatch is a Hoosier and will
remembered by many of the o’.det
Hog prices went up 25c at the open j iL-azil citizens who saw him get his ing of the market today with gen- j start in the circus business, eral sales averaging $16.00. The top] Moore lived in Brazil for several price was $16.25. Heavyweights j y l . urSi hut started early in the circus sold fr on ' $14.50 to $15.50. Pigs went ! business. He was the origirater of at $14.50 down. Local buyers took he-1 jp,. fanous one man base ball game, tween ii.OOO and 4,000; outsiders the . w hich provoked laughs from coast to rest. ! coast, a stunt which still brought a Cattle were more artivo at steady j rolln( j 0 f applause from the poop!.’, prices; calves 50c to $1.0Q higher; j^. was known as a producing clown
sheep steady.
EDWIN H. HUGHES. JR. WEDS UNIVERSITY GIRL
and xvas depended on every year by the circus management to have new pranks for himself and other clown' . For sex'eral years he teamed wuh Fred Egener, who died suddenly in
the Fast last year.
The marriage of Edwin Holt Hughes, Jr., son of Bishop and Mrs. Edwin
Holt Hughes of Malden, Mass., and I WYTKOFF ANNOUNCES CUT
Miss Gladys Bebout of Rushvilte was solemnized at the home of the bride on Monday. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes officiated. This announcement was made here today. Both the bride and the groom attended DePauw last yea-, the bride being a member of the Alpha Chi
sorority.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Cord Hunter to Ralph M. Hunter, lot in Cloverdale, $1,666. John Cook to A. «. Brown, lot in
Greenenstle, $4,800.
James M. Reeds, et al, to Urban
Hedge, lot in Bainbridge.
The death of the infant son of Mr and Mrs. Charley Trail, occurred at their horn" in Limedale on Tuesday
night. The funeral xvas today.
Dr. H. B. Gcugh was the guest of the Rotarv Club at its luncheon today. Mr. and fYIrs. A. G. Brown left to-
OF CENTS IN SUG \K
A reduction of PYi cents a pound in the price of sugar, effective today, was announced by Stanley Wyckoff, fair price commissioner for Indiana, yesterday. This makes the retail price of sugar on the Indiana market about 25 cents a pound. The reductions in price during the last three weeks total .1V> cents a pound.
Mrs. G. L. Newby of Indi.'iuapoii* cane luesday tor a 'xcer.visit with Mrs. Xexvhy’s parents Mr.
attil Mrs George YY’hite.
The meeting if the Twentieth Century club has b en postponed to Thursday, Aug. 5th. Members will please
note the change in date.
Louis Hayes, proprietor of the C. F. Z<'is & Co store, is remodeling the building. A new flour bin has been erected in the bakery, a new floor huildt'd in the bakery and the store
McCurry and Mr. MeCury.
Michigan.
provem.'nts.