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PON, March 9 —PenalUes imipo* Germany will cease when factory solution of the ques. pf reparations, disarmament |r criminals has been accepted allies. iis the decision of the Supreme taken at its meeting tonight, :h time also M. Briand declar. t the French government had mtion permanently to occupy •y on the left bank of the He said that th e only object [ gain execution of the treaty. Council agreed to instruct the Immission of the Rhineland to he attendance of Italian repre when economic questions ^g from application of the penmere under consideration. Iriand and heads' of the other |ons expressed appreciation of yd George’s conduct of the con and his lucid speech. Besides with sanctions, the council to draft a bill for a ^ per |11 on th e sales of German In this connection it was [that imports to the allied through neutral countries required to have certificates he respective Chambers of lee i n the neutral countries or [countries of transshipment, ■ the origin of the goods knand Gives Assurances per Lloyd George, alluding beSupreme Council to French her comment on the ocupation lional German territory, ask. French Premier for assurances |exation was not contemplated ench comment indicated the that institution of a customs [ikely would lead to complete bn between _the occupied p. and the rest of Germany.

MILITARY RULE PROCLAIMED IN OCCUPIED AREA — o DUSSELDORF March 9— Gen Defcoutte, French commander of the allied forces occupying the regions of which Dusseldorf Duisberg and Rohrort are the main industrial centers, today formally issued here a proclamation of a state of siege, or dere^ surrender of all arms within twelve hours and prohibited strikes. The German authorities and the pol. ice are to act under the supervision of the allies Street traffic will not be hindered unless disturbances a.

rise.

Beside this proclamation, an important action by the allies today was occupation by the Belgians of Hamborn to the north of Duisburg, coaling port of the Thyssen works. The oc. cupation was without incident Tanks Attract Germans The most conspicuous evidence of the occupation of Dusseldorf are two British t&nk s standing at the Hinden. burg wall near the Rhine, around which crowds gathered today, among them ex-soldiers, who examined the war machines with professional interest. Yesterday’s interest i n the ar. rival of the allied troop s had largely diminished today, the inhabitants showing mostly what Gen Gaucher termed “Benevolent indifference.” Many Germans are calling at the French headquarters and offering to enlist in the foreign legion.

jSEES BEGINNING OF END FOR RED RULE IN RUSSIA

fRE H. S ORATORICAL FRIDAY NIGHT llmore High School Orator, lest was held FridaV evening J at 7:45 o’clock at the School ing is the program: Remarks ... Supt. Homer A Higgins 'illmore ... Oscar McKamey istrial Problem and Our iblic Schools .Gene Campbell ent for Young Folks 1. Margaret Bryan

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jAbraham Lincoln

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RULING GRANTS WINE BEER AND WHISKEY STATUS

i bin Pa eat ^hct e on crof isfe

Zella Masten in’s Brain to a Man’s a s

Ifty to Fifty .. Olive Smith

[damental Elements of

[ccess Wilbur Day

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the Hope_*>f Democracy Ruthven Dunlavy illmore ... .Jewell Campbell he Result of Struggle Ruth Zeiner

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“ion Township should employ teacher of Agriculture Roy Ikamire a Practical Subject [ Marjorie Bastin llmore' Robert Buis [of Judges and Awarding of

Prizes

WASHINGTON, March 9 —Beer and wine* are given the same status as whiskey under an opinion by the attorney general, made public today by the bureau of internal revenue. The ruling, one of the most important since the event of national prohibition makes it possible for all alcoholic liquors to be used for medical and other non.beverage purposes, and for all to be manufactured and sold for these purposes subject only to the limitations of the Volstead act on nonbeverage intoxicants . The opinion was written by ex-At. torney General Palmer the day before he retired from office, an^ was in reply to a series of questions from in. ternal revenue and prohibition offic. ials bearing on construction of half a dozen moot points in the law Whether it will upset any regulations of the revenue and enforcement bureaus had not bee n determined tonight^Commissioner Williams of the revenue bureau saying he had not had an opportunity to study the opinion. He made it public without comment an^ said officials concerned with en. forcement would prepare at once to draft regulations carrying out the at. torney General’s construction of the

dry law.

PARIS, March 9,—The executive committee of ex-members of the Rus. sian Duma, with heaj quarters here, sent a cable message to Boris Hakhmetoff, the Russian ambassador at W’ashington, to make representations at the State Department on behalf of the revolutionary movement in Kronstadt and elsewhere. The am. bassador was asked to explain the nature of the revolution and to re. quest that food a nd other aid on purely humanitarian grounds be sent to the scene directly or through the American Red Cross Nicolai Avskentieff. president of the committee said today that the committee, as a result of direct com. munication established with the in. terior of Russia through Finland, was in a position to state that the present movement was entirely different from all previous attacks against the Bolsheviki. Beginning of End “I want the American people to know^” said M. Avskentieff, “that the revolution now going on in one or. ganized by the people of Russia and that it differs in every way from the outbreaks of Wrangel, Kolchak, Deni, kine and Yudenvitch It is a declaration of the resentment of the people of Russia against Bolshevism. The present phase of it may be put down by the brutal force of the Bolsheviki, but a nation wide revolution is sure to come in April or May. We believe this is the beginning of the end of

Bolshevism

“The executive committee decided last January that Bolshevism can be defeated only from within and not with expeditions such as that of Gen Wrangel. The present revolution proves the wisdom of our decision. The anti Bolshevik movement will help with propaganda, supplies of food and similar aid but no military force will ever be attempted again. “Our present desire is to rush food to the area temporarily freed from the Bolsheviki. We hope the Ameri. can Red Cross will give Us the sup. plies it has available in northeast Europe. We do not ask the United States to participate in the situation in any way politically but by confining itself strictly to humanitarian ai<3 it can do much indirectly to bring about freedom of Russia

HURST FACES PRISON TERM AND BIG FINE

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George Hurst, Putnam county farmer who on Thursday confessed to the state Fire Marshall, that he had set fire to store buildings in Crandall Indiana, owned by C H. Ashworth, in order to get out of a farm trade contract, faces a sentence of from 2 to 21 years in the state prison and a fine of double the amount of the loss caused by the fire. It is estimated that the fire loss in Crandall as the result of Hurst’s crime is $60,000, so Hurst is liable to a fine of $126 000

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The story of the crime, which was told exclusively in the Herald on Thursday afternoon, causey much dis cussion in Putnam county The fact that Hurst took the means he did to attempt to get out of th e trade when he could have gotten out of the trade by forfeiting his deposit of $500, is the fact which has caused much com

ment.

That Hurst was probably guilty of the crime was suspected by at least two Greencastle men immediately fol lowing the news of the fire These two men had secure^ information re garding Hurst’s absence from home on the day preceeding the fire and the day following the fire. These facts, together with utter, ances of Mr. Hurst concerning the fire and the deal caused these two men to fear that he had set fire to the buildings Hurst was taken directly from In dianapolis to Corydon, Indiana, coun. ty seat of Harrison county, where he probably will be arraigned immed iately and if h e pleads guilty in cir. cuit court, he probably will be sen tenced immediately.

(LROADS CUT WARTIME WAGE SCALES ^ORK March 11.—A gen. by the nation's railroads urtime wage scales, long py rail officials, apeared to swing today. Following Hf several lines which earlier paced proposed cuts, the Central and New York, Bn & Hartford railroads in d every ^railroad in the Punced proposed reductions. | statements from lines that [et announced proposed cuts • ed [of various lines today were Conferences with employees pt to reach agreements on ^ed reduction. The plans affect only unskilled and labor. Men engaged in operation of trains, tele, knd station agents are not ■us far.

IY ON RHINE TO [FORCE CUSTOMS RULE — o MILITARY HEAD. Mayence, March 11.— Iral Henry T. Allen, combe American forces of oc. follow the same policy he collection of customs a„ hine as on other problems the occupation, making dccislwif; of the Rhineland comff* 11 orders to his army, ac information received here ' n Coblenz, today. ** nyr *l^Hen is said to be await, notficifction of the commission’s “K-M 4 ; j

NOTED POET TO LECTURE MARCH 30*31 ■ o Vachel Lindsay, poet is to be in Greencastle the last two days of March and the first day of April in the interest of a civic poet revival which is expected to embrace many cities and towns throughout the coun. try during the coming season. Mr. Lindsay has just returned from England where he was entertained last fall by such kindred spirits as John Macefield, John Drinkwater and Robert Graves While in England he gave three lectures at Oxford and three at Cambridge. While in Greencastle he hope s to found a “Prognosticator’s Club” whose purpose will be to foster civic ideals and poetic beauty toward some permanent expression i n the commun. ity His appearance here will be sponsored by the Century Club and its concrete memorial will be the endowment of a room in the New Putnam County Hospital. He will recite from his own writings in the auditor, ium of the Greencastle High School on the evening of March 31. He will also lecture and recite before the Century Club and will recite for the pupils of the high school.

WATSON ASKS APPOINTMENT OF WILSON AS AMBASSADOR ——o WASHINGTON. March 10—Reappointment of Henry Lane Wilson, ex-ambassador to Mexico, to the dip. lomatic service was urged upo n Presi. dent Harding today by Senator Watson, Republican, of Indiana It is understood that the post for which Mr Wilson is most prominently un. der, consideration is the ambassadorship to Italy. COMMISSION PLAN BILL IS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ■ ■ o ■ — The bill authorizing cities to adopt the city manager plan or commission plan of government was among those signed by Governor McCray late Thursday.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY o A delightful birthday surprise party was given on the sixteenth birthday anniversary of Miss Mabel Hurst last Thursday eve The party was arranged by Misses Ruth W’ilson Minnie Mae Bartley and Rosalee Smith Brick ice cream and cake were served as refreshments. The party was given at the Hurst home on Poplar street. Those present were Charles Foster, Minnie Mae Bartley Frank Masten, Ruth Wilson. Clair Albin, Margaret Emily McGaughey, James S. Sweet, Edna Hillis, Eldon Hill, Crystal Cooper, . Wallace Blue, Elizabeth Tilden • . Arthur Nevins, Blanche Bicknell. Henry Cook Helen Brothers Park Bryan, Annabelle McWethy, W’ayne Gillen, Ruby Larkin, Audrey Cox, Rosalee Smith, Robert Graham, Mabel Hurst Mildred Hurst. Jean Turner

:rror reigns when CANARDS STIR GERMANS

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BRUSSELS, March 10 —A Belgian guard was wounded by a bullet fired an unknown person from ambush in the streets of Duisburg. Germany, according to a dispatch from that city today. An allied investigation is under way. This is the first incident of the kind reported from the newly occupied

area.

DUISBURG, March 10.—Excite, ment rising out of the confusing reports that the allies intended a fur. ther advance into the Ruhr coming af ter the occupation of Hamborn and to estabish a new inland customs frontier, seize Essen and levy a heavy tribute on Rhine commerce rocked the big German steel, coal and other exporting corporations today, and fill, ed the streets with silent, staring crowds which packed the spaces solidly around the French and British headquarters As the day wore on the crowds gradually dispersed, but the German exporters with whom the situation was discussed, continued to be agitated violently. They reiterated their assertions that business was being ruined and declared that futher or cupations particularly of Essen might precipitate a crisis among the work me n which no business or industry could weather.

NO MORE BASS FISHING IN MAY OR TO JUNE 16 ——o Fishermen in all parts of the state and particularly in northern Indiana are interested in a ne-w law enacted at the session of the 1921 general as sembly which establishes a closed season for small mouth and largemouth bass and for blqe gills from April 30 to June 16. The purpose the law is to protect the fish durthe spawning season against the fisherman who dangles a hook over the nest where the fish are spawning and temps them to bite The mea sure has the approval of the fish and game department of the conservation commission. Most fish in central In diana are said to spawn the last two weeks of May. , Law Now In Effect The new law in now in effect ith ad an emergency clause and was signed by the Governor February 26 The law which may affect the plans of many thousands of fishermen this year because there has been no closed season on bass for about twelve years is as follows: That whoever shall catch, kill pursue and small mouthed black bass, large mouth bladk bass or blue gill in the waters of the state from the 30th tay of April to the 16th day of June in the same year or whoever has in possession any small mouth black bass large mouth black bass or blue gill caught or killed in the waters of the state during the perio ( ] above nam ed shall be deemed guilty of a mis. demeanor. “For each violatio n of Section 1 of this act there shall be a fine assessed of not less than ten dollars ($10 00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding ten (10) days. Each bass or bluegill, caught, killed, pursued or possessed in violation of this act shall constitute a separate offense

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IS ISSUED

Order

Limits Public and Assemblies

Private

DUSSELDORF, March 10.—The allied forces in Dusseldorf will com prise 5.000 men, 3,000 of whom will occupy the baracks, the remainder being distributed throughout the tow n A proclamation issued today forbids the overcharging of members of the allied forces and declares that lack of proper respect will subject citizens to court martial. All assem. blies of a public or private nature are forbidden without special permission: petitions must be submitted three days in advance giving the name of the organization and the ap_ proximate number of persons who are expected to attend. The display of national colors is also forbidden.

JURY QUICKLY SELECTED TO TRY CLARA SMITH HAMON 0 ARDMORE. Okla., March 10—Ex. amination of forty nine veniremen, accomplished in five hours and fifty minutes was sufficient today to ob. tain a jury for the trial of Clara Barton Hamon. charged with the mur der of Jake L. Hamon, reputed millionaire and Republican national com ,mitteeman from Oklahoma. I Before court reconvenes at 9:30 o’clock tomorrow morning, the jury will visit the downtown hotel where Hamon and the defendant for several years occupied adjoining rooms Clara Takes Not*s Clara Hamon, neatly attirej in a blue tailored suit, interestedly watch, ed the selection of the twelve men From time to time she took a small notebook from her skirtpocket and made notations i n it Mrs Jake L Hamon. widow of tee slain man, was accompanied in the court room by her father, 19 year old son Jake L. Jr. and 14 year old daughter 01iv e Bell. Defense counsel tonight predicted that since the jury had been obtained so expeditiously that full testimony in the case would be in by Saturday

night.

Tonight in circles close to the prosecutio n it was sa’fl tbe state in al] probability would make an effort to show that Jake L. Hamon was not shot in Clara Hamon’s room but that he was in his own room, probab. ly lying upon his bed when the fatal shot was fired. There also was much talk of a “death bed statement” to the effect that Hamo n -was shot with, out provocation in the nature of a phy sical attack upon the defendant One unmarried man, one married man with no children and ten with families ranging from one to ten children, composed the jury chosen to try Mrs. Hamon Ages of the men who will hear the evidence and testiV mony incident to the death of Mr. Hamon vary from 33 to 73 years Six members of the jury ar£ tiSiry. men and farmers one is proprietor of a barber shop, one a banker and another the owner of a carriage works. B. F. C. Loughridge, 73 years old, a farmer, although thirteen years over the age limit prescribed by the Oklahoma law waived the rule because be said he felt duty bound to serve.

WHERE ARE CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR o With the city primary election primary only a few weks away and as yet no official announcements of candi dates for mayor or in fact any other City office, it apears as though Green, castle might go “a begging” for someone to take up the burdens of the city It is agreed that old Greencastle is in a pretty haj rut That something should be done to put it on its “feet”. But what should be done. It has been rumored that at least two Republican women have tentatively tossed their bonnets in the ring and that Frank Vaughan might be a candidate. So far no democratic candidate has even been intimated And still the primary only a few weeks away. It has been suggested many, many times that perhaps a commission form of government which is now provided for by law might work well in Greencastle, Something must be done What will it be. Shall the city flounder along in the same petty political rut of the past or shall a forward step be taken. It is time to get something started.

NEW GAME LAW CITED

DeParlment Official Says Strong Protective le gislation Passed o MARION, Ind.. March 11.—A. E. Bodine. of the state fish and game department, who was in Marion this week, said the strongest legislation in years concerning fiish and game regulation was enacted at the recent sesion of the legislature. He called attention to house bill No. 1 which establishes a close,) season for small mouth and large mouth bass and blue gills from April 30 to June 16 making the possession of these fish a mis. demeanor; house bill No. 139, prohib. iting the harboring or possession of ferrets without special permit from the state department of conservation; house bill No 138 instructing the use of trout "lines or set lines to fifty hooks, not smaller than on e half inch from point to shank; house bill No 112, regulating fishing through the ice, in which no person is permitted to fish through more than two holes at one time; house bill No. 22. amending the present act relating to fur bearing animals, prohibiting the digging out of these animals or the use of smoke, fumes or chemicals and house bill No. 296 creating a division of engineering.

DR. ADA SCHWEITZER GIVES INTERESTING LECTURE ON INFANT AND CHILD HYGIENE o ■— Dr. Ada E. Schweitzer, director of the Division of Infant anj Child Hy_ giene of the state gave a most interesting talk in the High School aud. itorium Friday afternoon Her subject was: “Nutrition and the Developement of the child.” Dr. Schweitzer emphasized the value of regular health supervision to children and insisted upon the co_ operation of every organization possible. in each county to assist i n this wor*k. She said that Public Health Service work not only reaches for de. fects—it is constructive as well, recommending certain constructing mea sure s as physical education, cleanli. ness, etc. Definite arrangements have been made with Dr. Schweitzer to spend from two to three weeks in Putnam County with her health car examining the children In regard to this work she asked the people of th e county to remember that she was not trying to take the parents place at all; she was merely examining the child and calling attention to defects which his parents had failed to find. She said: “since 15 percent of all children examined have adnoids and two bad teeth to every child is the average, not considering eye trouble, bad ton. sils, etc. it is well worth while in every county. In closing Dr Schweitzer said each child is the summing up of the growth and developemenf of the race, ana worthy of the most efficient care; and that her health car is the state’s way of helping the child

MR AND MRS IRA BLACKSTOCK TO" BE GUESTS OF UNIVERSITY

Faculty members of DePauw Univ. ersity received a telegram Saturday from President George R. Grose who is in Springfield, Ills., saying that Mr. and Mrs. Ira Blackstock of Springfield will be the guests of the University Friday evening. A reception will be given for Mr. and Mrs. Blackstock in the Administration Building Friday evening On Saturday the ground will be broken for DePauw’s new Athletic Field which will be known as Blackstock field dedicated to Mr and Mrs, Blackstock, donors of the field. The field is located on West Hill street and is known as Sunset Hill.

Silas A Hays who has bee n eonfined to his home by illness for sever, al days went to Martinsville Monday for a ten days stay.

MRS RAYMOND CARHART FORMER DEPAUW WOMAN DIES WHILE IN MEXICO 0 Word has j ust been received by the Board of Foreign Misisong of the Methodist Episcopal Church, anncunc ing the death i n Mexico of Mrs. Raymond A. Carhart. Mrs. Carhart before her marriage to the Rev. Raymond A. Carhart, June 28, 1911. was Miss Edith Noble. She was born in Lincoln County, South Dakota. January 3, 1879 She wa s converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church when a child. She was later interested in the Y. W. C. A. both as a student and a worker. In 1902 she graduated from Dakota Weslyan University, with the degrees of A. B From 1902 to 1903 she taught Latin and English in the Centerville, S D. High School. She re. ceived the degree of Ph. B. from De. Pauw University in 1902. From 1903 to 1906 Mrs. Carhart was instructor of Latin in the Mitchell, S, D. High School. During the summer of 1905 she studied at the University of Chicago She gave up her work in the high school to become a teacher of Eng. lish in Dakota Weslynn University remaining there a year, 1906-1907. And from 1907 to 1911 she was professor of Latin in the same university. She also received a degree of M. A. from that university in 1911. Dur. ing the year 1909-1910 Mrs. Garhart studied at Bryn Mawr College. She sailed for Mexico August 18 19112 Mr Carhart was a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church i n Mexico, having been ap. pointed in 1905. Mrs. Carhart is survived by her husband and three children. two son s and a daughter.

LIVE DEMOCRACY—MARSHALL

CLEVELAND, O., March 9—A plea for the rejuvenation of Democratic ideals in American life and the leveling of all class distinctions in America was made by ex-Vice Presi. dent Thomas R. Marshall in an ad. dress here today. “America is the hope of the world,” Mr Marshall said “and America rests upon the heart that is in the breast of every American man and woman. The worl,} cannot go on as it has. Die. armament must come some way to human kind “Let us five our democracy—let us level all distinctions of class and make this America really democratic.