Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 27 August 1920 — Page 2

The Herald - Democrat Charles J. Arnold..... .Proprieto r o'lpded l*'* Published Friday « the fllce, 1 &r.d 19 South Jackson St' i '-. w" .■ t*stle, Indiana. eBcirs PAROLES GO-' ON UNABATE9

MANY (ONYUTS RELEASED prom prison on person \i NOTE FROM (iOVERNOK— NO RECORD IS KEPT OF “PRIVATE PARDON”SYSTEM

INDIANAPOLIS. Iml. Auk. 21— The wholesale use of the pardoning power, which has resulted in the freeing of more criminals under tin Goodrich administration than ever be fore in the history of the state, kocs on unabated, according to the records in the Stale House. Up until the mid die of the month Gov. Goodrich had naroled 170 persons from penal insti Unions in 1920 and his 1919 record of r>08 persons released still stands as a high water mark. In that year he freed more con lets than were released during the omb'fied administrations of Gov Marshall and Ralston, his democratic predecessors. (irant- Personal Pardons Of course no record is available of the number of personal pardons grant ■ ,1 to tin i vernor, simply through a telephone message or a letter to the institutional wardens. The case if Clyde Horne, who was sentenced to Life imprisonment in Michigan City for the murder of Peter Mataxas, is still fresh in the minds of many peo. de, especially of Lafayette where Ho-ne was convicted. Horne appeared there one day at + ho wheel of the governor's automob. ilo .although the records show that he was still an inmate of the prison. Hi had hei»i released on the personal rder of the governor an,| was cmnloyed to drive him about the state. Other notorious examples of this ‘private pardon’ system are being re. lulled now that people interested in seeing law and order maintained note that Governor Goodrich is deter, mined to outdo, apparently, his pre. vious records. When Goodrich paroled Glen Rodar of Indianapolis for stealing Frank P. Baker's automobile, Baker called up ‘he governor ’)i#first of October, 1919 anil asked if a parole had been granted Redar. He was answered in the negative but was informed that the governor has issued one of his famous temporary paroles. These parole* consisted of writing a personal letter to the state institution in which the prisoner happened to he confined and instructing the Warden to allow the prisoner to depart without guard. There is never any record made of these “. paroles" and no one ever checks them up to see if the convicts return to prison and the public has no way of knowing how many such paroles have been issued. On one occasion an Indianapolis polirt man found a man he had help, ed send to prison .walking about the streets. iVe convict was arrested hut the officer was advised that the man was at liberty on permission from the governor. The case of Lucille I.angaford, who was sentenced to the Womans’ Prison for violation of the liquor law on Aug jst 4, 1919, is illuminated. The woman was sentenced for 20 days and fined $100. Frank Butler, a notor. ous negro dive keeper ,of Indianapol. is after a conference with the governor, paid the costs against thewoman and she was parihmcd hy the gover. nor, paid the costs against the woman tier of colored votes in his particular

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clerk, sheriff, county treasurer and! all of whom are republicans. 1 William Spurlin who was sent up ( from Marion County for from 2 to 14 years for assault an,| batery with in. | tent to kill was paroled," because | his business needed him." Release Vigo Man 'Mre last parole of record at this | writing was given to Guy Webster ot i Vigo County who w’as sent to the diSial Farm for 180 days. It is interesting to note in connect, ion with the continued use of the xi cutivc clemency the scathing retuk.. administered to the governor

PUTNAMfSCHOOLS STARTS THE TEAR iN FINE SHAPE

FEW NEW TEACHERS, MORE t O N S O L I D A T E 1) SCHOOLS, HIGHER SALARIES AM) GRE \T FR ENTHUSIASM MARK BEGIN XING

last spring by Judge A. B. Anderson if the Federal court of Indiana. “1 have the petty criminal business, he said, “ because the governor or the parole board or someone turns them mt as soon as they are sentenced. It’s 'oecause the state courts will not do heir duty; and when th(;y do con. ;ict them the governor or the parole ioar ( | of somebody, I know not who— turns them out. That’s the plain truth and it is time that the people if Indiana know about it.” Mrs. Alice Ader Davis and Miss Laurie Davis of Bainbridge are visit, ng Mr. and Mrs. N. C. O’llair. Mrs. T’Hair is the daughter of Mrs. Dav. is. The annual Terr family reunion vill he held Thursday August 2d at he home of W. L. Torr 5 miles west of Greencastle.

Mrs., Arthur Hurst and daughter Miss Mildred loft this morning for a vacation trip to Niagara Falls and other points of interest in the east,.

OPERA HOUSE MOVIE OPEN IN THREE WEEKS

Alonzo Cook, manager of the Opera House Moving Picture show, stated this momng that it would probably be ihout three weeks before the Moving Picture show would be open for business. The Opera House building, •his summer, is undergoing extensive improvements. It is hoped that the balcony can he completed and the show opened within the next three weeks. The main floor of the theatre will not be completed for several weeks after the balcony is complct. ed. However, the show will he op, ened as soon as the balcony is ready., When completed the opera house will bo one f the most modern and commodious in the state. The main theatre has been changed to the ground floor and a large balcony of steel construction buildod,. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Cooper are planning to remove to Burlington, Iowa, whore they will make their fut.

ure home.

Whatever may be the condition of the schools in other parts of Indiana, and reports seem to show them bad in many places, Putnam county stal ls the year’s school work in excellent condition. To begin the year are no more than one new teacher to the township in the county. This is a remarkable showing in itself. It means that only experienced teachers are to be in charge of the large majority of the boys and girls of the county. Superintendent Wallace also report* that between twelve and fifteen one room school buildings are to be ab. andoned anil the pupils taken to where they can have better opportun. ities. Probably no county in the state has a better record for doing away with the one room, ungraded school. All the indications are that better work will be done in the county schools this year than ever before, and Putnam County has always ranked high in the standing of her schools.

I HE COAL SITU VITON IS GROWING WORSE All but fiften or twenty mines in the state were closed today on account of the strike of day men in protest against the award of the Government Board. The result may be an acute shortage of coal for utilities. Just what the trouble is at the - mines is difficult to say Local dealers, in most instances blame the railroads and the car situation. They say if cars were sent in quantity to all mines so that there would be a decent amount of wopk for them iners they would not be dissatisfied. Further, if cars were sent to all mines the competition would soon reduce the price of coal The present method of supplying cars to what are called ‘utilities mines’ makes a few favortdm ines and creat. es, so local dealers state, a monopoly in the hands of these mines. Many are urging a genera] protest of the consumers to the railroads.

STEPHEN M’ELROY CALLED BY DEATH

PROMINENT FARMER. WHO L1VF.D 1\ PARK COl NTH. H s i OV. HR THE PUTNAM COUNTY LINE, WILL HE BURIED ON FRIDAY —FUNERAL AT THE HOME

The death of Stephen C. McElroy, age 81 years, who lived in Park county. Just over the Putnam County line, occurred at his home on Tues. day morning, after a long illness of general debility. Mr. McElroy was a civil war veteran and was one of the best known and beloved residents of the vicinity in which ho lived. Funeral services will he held at the home on Friday morning at 19 o'clock. ^ Mrs. Myrtle Cahill, formerly of this city but now residing in the state of Washington and Mrs. Lawrence At hey of this city are daughters of Mr. McElroy. Another daughter, Ida resided with her father as did one son, Henry. Two other sons, G. M. McElroy of Otterbein, and William McElroy of Logansport also survive..

II \S GREENCASTLE A CUT OUT LAW

A short time ago the mayor and the marshall announced an open warfare upon all autmobiles and trucks runing with the cut out open. However they seem to have made an ex ception of the trucks hauling cement from the local plant. At all hours of the day and most of the night trucks run through Greencastle, pass the Marshal’s headquarters and continue up Washington street with the cut out open. The citizen’s of Greencastle, and those who reside on Wash nigton street are indignant, but the drivers of these trucks seem to be favored ones. Anyway no action has been taken to prevent this general annoyance.

ENGAGEMENT \NNO UN(ED The announcement of the engagement of the marriage of Miss Mabel Did, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Diet, to George M. Marcum, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Marcum of Greencastle, will come as a surprise to many friends. The marriage will take place early in the month of September. The bride elect is a well known young woman and was formerly a saleslady in the Harry Gold berg store. She is a member of the Vogue Club. —Brazil Times.

Fr e ed Over Judge's Prot e st

Another case was that of Dessie White sent to the Wenian's Prison from Bartholemew county for a stntuatory offense. Judge John W. Don. aker. the presiding judge in the case, received a telephone call from Good, rich asking his opinion on a parole for the White woman and it was said it would not he granted. He advised against it, however he was surprised to find the White woman back in her

old haunts a short time later.

Ton Dillon sentenced from Marion

( OX TO GARRY COLORADO

George Hetherington, a former Hoosier, who is now a candidate for attorney general of Colorado on the democratic ticket, believes Gov. Cox will sweep the state this fall. Mr. Hetherington. who has been visiting relatives in Westfield for a few days, was in Indianapolis this week renew,

ing old acquaintances.

"The League of Nations is the dotn. inant issue out there,” he said. Those western people don’t want another

county for violating the prohibition | war and they firmly believe that the law, was paroled i»n account of had ( covenant is the only way to prevent eyesight. Chas. McNulty, former another world catastrophe, proprietor of the Bull & Bear who j “The Republicans were shocked was sent to the Penal Farm from when Harding repudiated the league Marion county was paroled because and demanded a separate peace with "his business in Michigan needed him. j Germany, but on the other hand they Clem Dunn, sent up from Marion have been much pleased with Gov. county for two to 14 years for rob- Cox stand. He will get a big inde. bery, was paroled because “ his par. peVident and republican vote there ents needed him.” Recommendations and that taken with the normal dem. for this parole were signed by several ocratic ballot will assuredly give him co#nty officials, including the court the state hy a big majority.

ANTIS TO MAKE HARD FIGHT IN TENNESSEE

The various forces opposed to woman's suffrage are making a hard fight today in Tennessee to reconsider thevote by which the resolution grant ing the vote to women was passed yes terday in the house. Speaker Walker, who changed his vote from no to aye in order to move reconsideration, was claiming enough votes to defeat the measure. If he succeeds in holding his forces in line and the vote is reconsidered women will not get the ballot and will not be able to vote in the presidential election this fall. Many women arc fighting the suff. rage movement, and a lobby of good proportions has hpen recruited from among women outside the state. Cin. rinnati women have been particularly

active.

' Speaker Walker must make his motion to consider today or not at all.

ANOTHER QUARTER MILE OF NATIONAL ROAD COMPLETED

The Carpenter Construction Company has completed the first quarter of a mile of concrete pavement on the National Road from the west side of Seeleyville to near the center of the town. The concrete after completion is eovi red with straw and kept soaked with water for several days. It is expected that the west section of the road will be thrown open to traffic in a few days. It is hoped that the construction of the road wiif reach Clover land before the fall frosts set in. The road is being constructed under the supervision of Roy Kattman, of Brazil who is an engineer with the state highway commission.

HUS NEW PUN jOr. w. w. r«L FOR THE HERR'S Dr. c. c. r J

TEACHERS WORK

4,500 STUDENTS AT NOIANA UNIVERSITY

\ll indications point to a record b/euking HitfiHlnnee at In liana Cnivercity this year. Applications to the ivgjstrar for catalogues and other informat ion ;as well :is inquiries ns to room accomodation have I“<1 the authorities to believe that fully 4,509 students will be in attendance at, tin university this year. The attendance last year was .'I,7<d.

NEW AiiMY SUBJECT

Articles on the follow ing subjects will he published. W atch for them and learn all about the New Army. He, p this lisl and cheek up on tin 111. if you lose a copy you W ill lose valiiahleinformatlon. 1. Learning While Sold ring. 2. The Type of Teachei' Employed. it. Working for the Future. 4. Why Civilians are Preferred. 6. The Army’s Opportunity. W. C. Pashaw. Pvt. ('barge of Stai ion

Mrs. M. E. Davis of Boyd Montana arrived here Wednesday morning lor an extended \ isit w ith her mother and other relatives north of town. Mis. Davis was formerh Miss Mattie Feiiand.

Mrs. Lucy Black has sold her house on College Avenue to Ml's. Anna Williamson, and will make her home w ifli her daughter Floreiic in N«\v York.

MARRIAGE LICENCE „

May nard 11. Buis and Miss Osa Cummings. Beryl J. Hutcheson and Miss Blanche Mae Frazier.

R* al Estate Transfers

Thus. Brothers to Edward Brothers land in Clinton tp. Nellie M. Brow n toOlivea Stringer lot in Belle Union, $1200. Flam M. Denny to Alice M. ('ox land in Greencastle tp. $21100.

RETURN FROM EAST

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goldberg and son David who have been spending the past few weeks in New York City, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and other principle cities in the east, returned home last evening. While in New York Mr. Goldberg attended style shows and bought a large shipment of fall styles, in suits, coats and dresses for women and children. —Brazil Times.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith who re. side near Barnaby’s mill are the parents of a daughter, born Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kd Sellers are the par ents of a son born, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Malone of Gallatin, Tenn. are here the guests of George Crump and family. Mrs. Malone formerly was Miss Ina Crump Her marriage to Mr. Malone occured Dean R. G. McCutchan of the De. Pauw school of music, who has just returned from Bay View, where he had charge of the Bay View Assembly Music School, will leave Thursday for Orange and Crawford counties, where he will have charge of the music for the teacher's institutes there. Ms. Halbrt Phillips who has been the guest of Mr. Phillips’ parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Phillips for several days has returned to her home in Memphis, Tennessee. In the suit for divorce of Anna E. King from Wiliam King, on the grounds of cruelty, a cross complaint was filed by the defendant. Theodore Crawley represents Mrs. King. Mrs. King and Fay Hamilton, Mr. King. Miss Bernice Ak-ott, art teacher in the schools in this city has applied to the school board for a leave of ab. sence this year. Miss Alcott will go to New Y'ork City where she will do special work in Columbia University. Miss Eleanor Town has gone to Delphi for a visit withher sister, Mrs. Robert Kimberlin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright have purchased of the Christie Thomas Auto Sales Company a Scrihbs- Booth Roadster.

SFI’EKINTENDKNT WALLACE TO IIAV E ALL THE TEACHERS OF THE COl VIA MEET IN GREENCASTLE MONTHLY INSTEAD OF BY TOWNSHIPS

A new plan for the township work for the teachers of the county will be put into operation this year by Count.' Superintendent Wallace. Instead of having the teachers ineach township unit for monthly institute work, all the teach' rs in the county will meet in Greencastle, and the work will be done in township sections after a general lecture hy imported talent. The program of the peliminary institute, to be held on September second is as follows: 10:00 Opening Excercises and roll Call. Sectional Meetings 10:30 Primary Section, Miss Bertha Hyten, Chairman. Beginning Reading, Miss Essie Summers. Hs5 The Principals of Health Control. Chapters 1 and 2, Miss Nellie Lovett. Chapter 3, Miss Kate Reel. 1:30 The Teacher the School and the Community. Chapters 1 to ."> Mr. A. Farmer Intermediate Section Walter Keller Chairman. 10:20 Agriculture in the Grades, Mr. C. E. Knauer. Round Table Discussion 11:15 The Principals of Health Chapter 1 and 2, Miss Pearl Sinclair. Chapter 2, Mrs. Mary Priest. 1:20 The teacher, the school, and the .. community. Chapters 1 to 5, Mr. Frost Hurst. High School Section Mr. Clyde Wilson, Chairman. 10:30 The Six Year High School, Mr. L. E. Micheal. Round Table Discussions 1L15 The principals of health control, Chapter 1 and 2, Mr Ross Crooks. Chapter 2, Mr. R. V. Copple. 1:30 The teacher, the school and the community. Chapters 1 to 5, Mr. P. V. Voris. 2:15 General meeting in the Auditorium. 2:30 Business Session. 3:00 Adjournment.

STATE CHAMBER PROTESTS THE RATE INCREASE

PROPOSED INCREASE IN INTERSTATE FREIGHT RATES TO BE ’ FEATl RE OF HEARING BE. FORE INDIANA COMMISSION HEARING TO BE HELD MON. DAY, AUGUST 23.

INDIANAPOLIS, August 19th— The Indiana State Chamber of Commerce has filed with the Indiana Pub. lie Service Commission a protest a. gainst the proposed increase in class and commodity intrastate freight rat’ es, as applied to coal b.rick, limestone and other low grade commodities. The protest will be a feature of the hearing before the Indiana Comission on Monday, August 23rd, when the railroads operating in Indiana will request, an. increase, in. intrastate freight rates to conform to increases in interstate rates recently granted by the interstate Commerce Commission In discusing the attitude of the State Chamber yesterday, B. R. In. man. Manager, and R. B. Coapstick, head of the freight ami traffic de. partment, pointed out that the mere fact that the Interstate Commerce ( ommission had granted the carriers a material increase in interstate freight rates, does not necessarily mean that the Indiana Public Service Commission is warranted in granting similar increases in intrastate rates. Under ordinary conditions, they said, such action might be justifiable; but certain extraordinary conditions aff. ecting Indiana shippers demand consid atlon before a blanket rate increase

Physicians an;', Sur SM „,| Office VineStree

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Wasnington^and Walnut S treGreencastle, Indians.

Ki-noios (Tablets or Granules) — indigestion! With or without >. uttr . pleasant to take. QUICK RELIEF! Price, 25-50.75,1 MADE BY SCOTT » 1^7 makers of SCOTT'S EMULSinu

Dr. O. F. Overstreet Dr. R. J. Overstreet DENTISTS Office in the Pence Building on South Vine Street, GreeJ castle, Indiana.

[NERVOUS MOTHEia Cumbered withe:.'. rou of duty, the tin nerv [ mother generally uds in Scott’s Ei;-jisionl tonic-help of rar t value A litfle of Scoll. . r meals i for a few c/uty. ,,ld do 5 a world of good. Try Hi • ? . -0

ECZENA! Money Lock without quntioi if HUNT S S»lve fails in the treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA RINGWORM TETTER or Other'tching skin diseinea. Try • 7k cent boi at our risk. f v

SOLD BY THE <>W i. should be authm i/.i ji commission. In the protest filed | Chambe”, it is pointed 'hat ierul inequalities in freii ■] criminating against Ir ' .. >hipp«i and to the undue adi I ois shippers, should In ’" k it the proposed blanket vi il granted. The protest | that: "Many of the Indiii n Coalratej are excessive and unit :i liable, cp* ially the so called short hauls andtlt rate into the Gas Belt t !i: >iy; ' i the Indiana roal i.atc ' i| ably honeycombed with "cquahtie so much that they an of Sections 5687 and I Raviaed Statute* of to permit the inereasr (■ -al t*n es proposed by the ' initi- befeT mu h rati ■ are brougl I level and tin- diacrin I ed, would perpetuate a vinla’ion of statutes mentioned, and I further unjust burden ■ diaiw erests.” The above statement ■ such commodities as F i • l ' n, ‘™ stone, fluxing store, as • • ' stone, ground Hme t gravel and other low gi > t’O ities. The State Chamber ' cooperation of a number "f ■ commercial organisation in Hi'bind* and firms throughout the state. In view of the long draw of the State Chamber f"i' the elimination of discriminatory freight r***' the results of the filing of tl)* l”’ 0 ’ test will he awaited v gh aviinu interest, *

Mrs. A. E. Ayler and daufthw Miss Elva and Miss Evelyn "h 0 been spending the past " *** in the east will return to their b 01 ”* in this city on Thursday. PuM 1 their trip east they have he^* 1 Washington and Baltimore. In a ■ ngton they visited all the govemmrm al buildings, were in the Momim*" and took a motor trip over They went down the Potomac

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and visited Mt. Vernon. U'e> leave Washington today an ' there they will return to B al " m before returning to Greenea-tle. Mrs. E. P. Johnson and Mrs. Bun* of Albcrquerquc, New X ' < ’ < J r ^ no i] Ring Mrs. R. E. Knoll and Mr * ^ Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Burn

aunts of Mrs. Knoll.

Mr. snd Mrs. A. O. White have to Michigan to spend several »