Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 17 December 1920 — Page 2

ORGANIZE TO GIVE RELIEF

TO STARVING

The meeting to discuss a movement to secure relief for the starving held at the Court House last week was well attended A fine representation of leading bush ness men and women of the city was present Reverend Mr. Raphael was made chairman of the meeting and Mr. Grant Scott was made secretary. Dr Gobin read reports representing the work of the national trustees and the state officers and gave an appeal prepared hy Mr. John H, Holiday of Indianapolis chairman of the Indiana Committee signed by Mr. Thomas C. Day of Indianapolis making a very strong and impressive representation

of the Near East sufferers.

Mrs. John made a strong appeal in behalf of the starving millions in China. References were also made to the extreme destitution of the millions in central Europe Altogether the amount of suffering of people in the world for food, clothing and housing it is possible greater than ever known before in human history. After a discussion occupying nearly two hours, a business man’s committee was appointed to have charge of the entire work of Putnam county with the understanding that the committee will be relieved of, the person al solicitation of subscriptions but will have the authority to appoint sub committees on publicity and plans for bringing this great cause of the destitution to all the people of our County. It is understood that $5 per month will support an orphan in food, $10 a month in food and clothing and $15 a month in food, clothing and education. A report from the officers in Indiana shows that Putnam county has provided for 43 orphans and we need to make provision for 20 more in order to meet our quota for 1920. Early in 1921 a new canvas will be made throughout the whole country. It was well suggested in the meeting yesterday that we do not stop to parley over deficit but we need to go to work at once to raise

money for these starving people

While the representations before the meeting were really depressing on account of the magnitude of the destitute nations lifting up appealing hands toward America for relief still there was a degree of comfort iji the spirit of energy with which the meeting declared that relief work within our country must be begun at once and pushed with all possible

haste.

The following were appointed to serve in the supervising committee: William R Peck was mane chairman Charles McGaughey, Treasurer Grant Scott, secretary Other members of the committee who were present and participated in the discussion were C. H. Barnaby, W. M Blanchard, and Sol Sudranski. This committee will meet today and, begin at once plans for the completion of a canvas throughout Putnam county. All fair minded citizens, men. women and children, should not wait for solicitors to come but should take their offerings as Christmas gifts to the destitute to the treasurer Charles McGaughey. president of the Citizen’s National Bank

J< HGE FRED WILLIAMS JOINS ST LOUIS FIRM —o Judge Fred L. Williams who retires from the Supreme Court on January 1. announced i n St Louis yesterday that he had joined the law firm of dfley Me Intire, Hensley & Nelson an d "ill go to Rt. Louis to engage in the practice immediately offer completing his term. The firm name after his entry will be Wilfley 'Williams, Hensley & Nelson. Judge \\ illiams, as a member of the Supreme court has made a most enviable reputation and will be quite an addition to the St Louis law firm "hich is recognized as one of the leading firms in the state, prior to coming here eight years ago as a member of the Supreme Court Com. mission he practised law in Joplin. After serving on the Commission for four years he was selected to fill a vacancy on the Supreme bench. Judge Williams opinions are held hy the lawyers of the state to be masterpieces an ( | his handling of legal problems has been with keen insight and good common sense. He quits the bench with the regard of all lawyers who have been in his court and the best wishes of his fellow townsmen in Jefferson City Mr. Nelson who is with the firm, was formerly actuary in the Insurance Department here. —Jefferson City. Mo. Capital News. 0 Fred L, Williams is a former Put. nam county boy.

Elizabeth, the little daughter of ’rof, and Mrs. W. W, Sweet, who reide o n east Washington street, is ill f the scarlet fever.

Avoid the Usual Christmas Rush

The average person does not realize what an enormous burden the Christmas rush puts on our mail service. I n order to avoid the rush and take some of the work off the overworked clerks, packages should be mailed as early as possible. The postmaster urged the people of Greencastlc anj vicinity to get their Christmas packages to the mail at the earliest possible moment this year as the rush during the next week will doubtless be so heavy that some of the mail will be delayed. Thirty thousand extra mail carriers now are beginning night and day shifts to handle the bigegst Christmas mail rush in the history of the postoffice This is i n addition to aproximately 300,000 regular post officials and employes, acording to Superintendent Ryan of the bureau of post offices today. Postoffice officials began to ^lan to handle the rush at a series of conferences held at Washington last October Ryan said. Divisional officials from every section of the country assembled in Washington recently to make plans to put on something like three thousand extra railway mail cars and thousands of extra auto trucks. "The public can put the finishing touches on by obeying two simple rules,” said Ryan. These rules are: "(1.) Double wrap every package and place inside the name and address of both sender and addressee Then if the outer wrapper becomes torn, the postoffice clerks will know where to send the package without delay It won’t go to the Dead Letter Office (2.) Mail early; the big rush conies in the week just preceding Christmas Day

BEI.E UNION HAS NEW BANK NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS The Farmer's Bank of Belle Un-

ion, a private institution, was opened for business last Thursday. Walter E. Alice is the president of the bank

and \\ alter Keller is cashier TORCH APPLIED AFTER AMBUSH OF AUXILIARIES

Dl BLIN, Dec. 12.—A message received this evening says that the fires at Cork are under control An official report of the conflagiation says the Cork City Hall, Carnegie Lib rary. Corn Market and eighteen other the ( om Market and eighteen other buildings had been destroyed up to

1 o'clock.

DUBLIN. Dec 12 — Several blocks of buildings in the heart of the business district of Cork were destroyed by fire during the night, constituting the costliest destruction of property since the reprisals began in Ireland. A group of public buildings o n Albert Quoy. including the city hall, the Carnegie library and a portion of the Corn Exchange also were burned, as well as private residences in various

parts of the city.

The conflagration followed a n ambush of the military at Pillon’s Cross 1 ist night in which four persons were

killed and many wounded.

The fires extended to St. Patrick’s treot. from Cook s‘reet to Maylor street and swept entire rows of buildings o n both sides of Winthrop Street from Cork street to Maylor street to Old Georges street

( ndets Search People

It was reported from Cork yesterday afternoon that newly arrived par ties of nuxilliarv cadets marched through the streets holding up and searching pedestrians and firing into the air, following the ambush of auxilliaries withi n half a mile of the barracks twelve of whom were wounded by n bomb thrown from a

lorry.

Between 7 and 8 o’clock a period of intense quiet fell on the city but near 9 o’clock uniformed men began to display great activity in various parts of Cork. At some points tram cars were held up and passengers taken out It was reported that a number were beaten and others placed against the wall and closely questioner but were finally allowed to proceed. In the Summer Hill district the scene of the ambush shortly after curfew two brothers named Delaney are reported to have been taken from their homes and shot, one dying Terrorism Holds Sw a y During the hour before curfew terrorism held sway and when the streets were emptied of civilians loud explosions and rifle and revolver shots kept up until morning. The explosions appeared to come from incendiary bombs, as persons who ventured to look from their windows saw fires break out on St Patrick’s street and

daylight revealed the full extent of the damage. It is not improbable that lives have been lost in the fires. Already several persons connected with the destroyed houses and business premises are reported missing. At 4 o’clack this afternoon people were just beginning to venture again into the streets. The whole city was then in control of the military and it ia understood that officer in command assured the populace that the military would remain o n duty indefinitely to prevent further destruction. The troops are in full fighting order, pickets with machine guns being post ed at all vantage poins. t Only one large drapery establishment is left intact in Cork.

COMMISIONERS AWARD CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES The county commissioners in special session Tuesday awarded the contract for Books and stationary in classes one, two and three to the Indianapolis Sentinel Printing Co,, and class four to the Herald, Greencastle Indiana.

BED OF PANSIES BLOOMS

bed of pansies is in full bloom in the yard of Dr. and Mrs, C, B, Kerns, 713 Kossuth street. No similar incident of this kind can be recalled by the oldest residents. There also has bee n reports of dandelions blooming, all giving evidence of the remarkable climatic changes during th e last few years.

TRI DELT SOROIRTY CLEARS *115 ON THEIR XMAS BAZAAR SATURDAY

LAFA^ ETTE, Ind., Dec, 13.—A The Tri Delt Sorority cleared ap-

proximately $115 from their Ch ~ mas Bazaar which they held ^ Hamlton Music Store Saturday "n Hamilton Music stor e Saturday' n giving making the presents are w n pleased with the results. They a ' planning to hold another bazaar earl! in the spring Miss Angie Godwin who was injure in an accident about a week aco Leavenworth, Indiana has suffidemlrecovered from her injuries to be ab] to resume her field work the latt part of this week

JUST ONE YEAR AGO TODAY VALPARAISO, Ind. December 13— One year ago today the temperature in this city stood at 14 degrees below zero. Ice had attained a thickness of eight inches on the lakes in this vicinity.

GUNMEN ROB RESTAURANT OF $30 IN MONEY CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind,, Dec. 13 —Five gunmen, traveling in a high powered touring car. held up a young man in charge of the Eagle restaurant here at 3 o’clock Sunday morning and got about $30 in money. Four of the men entered the restaurant and after having completed their lunch commanded the cashier to hand over all the money in the cash drawer. The robbery occurred within one hundred feet of the police station. No trace of the robbers has been obtained.

ROOT IN CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT MARION, O. December 13.—Advice o n the plan for an association of nations was sought by President elect Harding today from Elihu Root, former secretary of state and more recently a conferee with leading European statesmen in the formation of a world court under the Versailles league covenant. The conference regarded as one of the most important to be held by Mr. Harding i n his “meeting of minds” here, waa understood to have con-1 cemed chiefly the question of how far the machinery of the- present league may be used in building a world peace document acceptable to the Unit ed-States, Throughout the league fight, Mr Root advocated acceptance of the Versailles covenant with reservations and during his world court conference abroad he expressed much faith i n some parts of the covenant FUR PRICES FALL; TRAPPERS HARD HIT . .Naturally when one thinks of trapping mink, musk rat and other furhearing animals, one thinks of the wilds, the forest and thinly settled frontier places, but do you know that the trapping business in this country is a large one; that many people make a comfortable living, or at least make quite a bit of side money from their traps in this country each year? Am 1 do you know that these trappers have been harder hit. relatively speak ing hy the falling hide and fur market than the farmers in this recent slump in the hog market. It is true nevertheless and there is much grumbling and kicking among the old heads who also go i„ on the war inflated prices of mobj,,everything and are now being forced to endure the readjustment that is taking place in industry and business of all descriptions. The prices for pelts have decreased since last year from 300 to 600 per cent. This is some drop a nd it means the trapper must get out and work hard to come any way near his record season last year.

MISS IDA RILEY UNDERGOES SERIOUS OPERATION SATURDAY j Miss Ida Riley, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Riley, underwent a | serious operation. Saturday at the Dr. | Runnell’i Hospital in Indianapolis, i Reports from the hospital are j that her condition is excellent and i that a speedy recovery is assured by her physicians

The seventy acre bottom farm, a mile north of town, formerly owned by the Earl Durham estate wag sold by W. P. Foreman of Indianapolis at public auction on the court house lawn Saturday Lew Shank, the ex-mayor auctioneer of Indianapolis, sold the land. Leon Austin bought the farm paying $150 an acre. The sale attract a large crow,| but bidding was not brisk. County treasurer Ott Webb went to Indianapolis Friday and made the regular December settlement with the state treasurer, Putnam county paid the State of Indiana the sum of $42,197.60 in the settlement Friday.

THE UNIVERSAL CAR

The Ford One-Ton Track As a matter of fact we might almost as well call it a ThreeTon truck as it very rarely carries a smaller sized load. The owners of the Ford truck take advantage of the high qualities of materials which are known to be put in the Ford car, take advantage of the high quality of Ford workmanship which characterizes Ford cars and they overload to the limit. Well, the Ford truck has never broken down with any of these overloads. It delivers expectations and double expectations, so far as carrying capacity is concerned, and while that is not fair to the truck, still the owners are satisfied. But the Ford one-ton truck, with its aluminum bronze worm drive, its greater weight and strength of frame and its incomparable power plant, is without a reasonable competitor in price, in service, in cost of operation. It is the lowest priced truck on the market, of equal capacity. No other truck on the market operates so economically and we believe there is no other truck that will give as satisfactory and profitable results. Our allotment is limited. Better leave your order without delay. King, Morrison & Foster Ford and Fordson Agents

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Christmas Sale of Rockers

Beautiful rockers which will make this Christmas long to be remembered. And at a price that will make real giving a pleasure without being a burden. We have a selection of several styles ranging in price

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Fine Furniture for Gifts As a gift store—a store where gifts of value may be secured this store is a leader. We would suggest that you visit the store and look at the many attractive pieces before selecting your household gifts.

Some suggestions we offer are: Library Tables 1 able Lamps Davenports floor Lamps Writing Desks Kitchen Cabinets Cedar Chests Dining Room Tables Bed Room Suits Dining Room Chairs China Closets Buffets Picture Framing

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