Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 120, Lebanon, Boone County, 15 February 1917 — Page 1
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Ccarty. VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1916.
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TO BE RECALLED American Minister to Bclftiursi to bo Sent to Havre A HITLOCK'S STATl'S WORRIES OFFICIALS Most of Ameruan-lSelijian. Re-: lief Commission May lie Sent Out cif Country. RY JOHN Ft'ttlN NLV1V m .. uir. h.(ii..i y i WASHINGTON, Fehtuat.
Miami Whit!... k. Ab. ii h Hf-Jjriuin, probably wii! be Horn llro.-si-lsnnd.-ool.t.. Hn Hm l!lgi,in government now lixhed. iMini'e Uoci.MMi reached shortly by th "; merit.
Secretary of State Lan-irnr jounced today that l i' tins ns -MifiiKiation of ll report ti.it V. i l wee recjuiwd to lner tl, A" an flag from the enii'ii-e.v ,n !::e els. Tli" secretary made a I-I...I! " los wis a reqiie-.t and not .in ore i.ra too German ..trends. 'Iro n'ntiis of Mr. VYh'f.tork a- .: .'.enihers of tiie Amoi icall !t' e'ief ro:niiii-sion is g."a'Jy ;. . . nit tllo -Ulte del artn.eri'. Mo.-', .. : wi""i. are ru" t-i! to h, .':.i f Grrliinrt-n.m'.rc)d Rciriam bs nmpiote report is as yet aval able. Minuter Whii'oik t no longer p oittfil to u.- tin d!i.!orr.:it r ate thi. jrd hi.- me.-air"8 r.if very e. ar to Iei;aii.ir.ent. wbi'h mm i.s t; -riir t'1 urn whether WhitNi-k i.l t . mer!i'mi with him .'loaih- ate I ng doiamed by tl.e Otmsn aath. '- fiviiidctit Wilton tivtay Inked ,tb Korrttaiy Fanomtr over the .-ituafon n BelKsam. There was no effort in 'ffirial circles to di-iruw' Ihp yrinvr nnceiT' feit ovor the tAhiT'oclt -..:.'.-ion. It i". rortiiin th-it iT tt i pr. v n rue that out ftiini-tt-r una r .V 'ontion a pertn;"Miy b-n.i.rid for ! cleke will la- li a h'. Ti .- iinioine : a the eact facts ,n tb ei,.o. an !. i-jr pro.--rutift: thiousr'i trc ir ; n: i."iter h"i" ami the S..ini.-b Anita- a ior in :er':i. It otateri at :lio wrote hoiuo hat tlie report ll at '.'.e ore. id, r' , i o go to risi-jn to,!;.-, or ,o:v " o take the "nevt m the l,--r-man ubir.arrne aituntom was not 'ro "o urraniromt nt ha'..-? t-'-on n,aiio 'f he pre5i'knt, it wai s.af,l. ffo l vaitinir ileveloiu'ient.s at-'l iir-s nt.t -) t decitH whethe- ho w 'l! aok e..r iresy iletm'tety to outhorie thr -i: .r. njr of Amfri.'an vo.-.-Jh. .So far itA the Austrian situatio': -oncrned there ha.- brfi no iha,.ic is yot. this (rovf-rfi'ri. nt, Ihrouph " '.i.i.d.r Jenfield m Vier.ra. ha ... Austria to outlino In r "xa-'t io mi.:.,: in the imotion of i:iliiniel finl"...i: no warfare. V'h:!p aiuMinii a r t is ei-ttinir all Aro:rim. out of :Y. rrittry of the ' euro' icwer. The i:OJ-t'.ioe of th? Arrt ra an-- m Tin-key admittedly tr-HjIil'-or,,-. fheie are Uj'di .l. re ard up to 'horeont it ha1 bfon found ir;!'-; -'".!(' a make unite' mpt.' to r(:t t(...m i M erhty strides have tevn taken I v the Couneil of National l-f.-i-,, v. hiih been m alrr.t contini.om --,.: here in Wa-hir.K!on thi-i '.f "k. I' rn! well undrr way pia-'i-i for .itan!ar-l x.njf bi(f industrial j.lant..s ii ti n c .-. pt if V'r flttd f'-r 'urire e,,.oporrtt .(r, ironi the rail'oidn ;--o tk troops tod nurition movi-iii'-il" r-in bo 'ppi.'" i In thi connt'on n--ta.ii sari.ri ... are promiped by the roun; -i -,ih:rh t --ot-en inv,o,tatio)f a n-c.-tx-r of :nr..Etir,r.3 vrhi.-h have r,v, ;,:,,: at th" disposal of the Ifover.l" -r;t. AN INDEX OF TODAY'S SPECIAL ADVERTISING Kronomy store Calumet Liking I'wl'i oble ille Milling Co., '1 here's A Reason Co.. Columbia Conserve Co., Morgan Shoe fn li"non liuninesK Ahsoc MotzKer Lumber Co.. In.)., Cnndfiierl Milk Co Woolev Krlwards . . . . r.rnlish Auto & 'rriftor Farmers Stole Hank . . S-arfoya Canning Co., . . White Armstrong .. MiK-re'n Variy .Store . A. A. dnrner r,rn4 Open Houne . . Olomul Tbatr Olyrrifiis 'iltoater
Bulletins
iff Ike InUrictivHnl h'r.r Pfrrtn,.) NF.W YOKK. February II. ilh'n the next (en days Captain iii and 'i-hrTman' Island i!l be I itrl 1 1 i .1 with six-im-h guns which will hvcp Chesapeake Ray. ( ( l,lrnntmnl r-m .'"f'b'.l NKW l;h, February 1.". A number of i,i-nnno, deported from the canal zone reached New York today aboard (he steamer Alliance In I' o V.'.m HVnl.T.i irt-liw., I chriil hh mI raiiou ;'i: iocroaxrd by stt'r ot interior, :ent' taled hren an inalo. HKKIJV. via i iry i;,.- The nn Haaria ba bi1 lie Itavarian miu he () tTM'HH Nf o.lav. Tlicrr ha. iiM.-e in thiM t it) I .'.I Km .,.. .i',. M-.W VliKh. February I.".. Coi:lirmlion of ri Hirl.t that Ibp nnriian rhiMnrr l.vinan V. I .in n unk by an A not rial "iilmiiirim'. w n-. r'i'-ivrd her' to.l:i ip 1 hi' form of a rabb irram from Captain S. VV. Mc -linnouuh. idol Ibr i-o-l. rnoin MEASCIIE. ill ' t 'M cxH.trt.atton thereof, ate forever pise h'b:ted. A tv,.t!.irdr vote of the erte ane lip, hou.e io tiece.?iry to ulinnt thi..urc'ilo,. rt to "he tte. V. h le r-i' te',., n tue -.-H :te. the wet- rl .in to coeii-,,! i,:t- s.l'iation .n tne ip.,i .e STEAMERS SI NK. ,.-lo Va-ti oithniarine I-OMniN, F.tiru iry l;,. The r ,t. th" l-'eire have Iwen sunk in buried r.on witer.--. Lloyd.- ar.nm at noon tod.-n. The erew of f ilteia wa- .-aved but the anno eient made no mention of the f the Fitk.'.j rre. Til" Ciliria owned liv ti e Intel niit.onal St. npar, nd l.ai: uled fr ti.i .1 tf. 1 h. ,e NOTICE TO I!I SINESS MEN. tint; 1 Tr,i(! 'nr of th-
Kaiser Predicts Suhsea j Warfare Will Be Success
Merrire.i L.- Fn.peior m:i:i.i:in the first int. rview he ha . ice tiie war U-ian, predicts ' submarine bioik.ide will hit hauler than anything else conflict broke nut. ti-rvie-v, '.vhah was given out : a to the Au.Tr.iin fioet aiel ot, Hans .Mueller, has just i "ived here. In part M 'teller i a source of gratification and at the Fn,: 'it is " i ice to l,ar Kaiser Wilbeim ; k alumt the shaiper.t of all our ', .weapon;. The new aubmarin war. nose results, military, politic! ano I
P ycological, he iilready appraises as j that peace pTOjwsals lm made. thoiUUon w taken hy tha sonate trds considerable. , Emperor was quoted I laying: Thli ; afternoon when by a vnt -f , tn 11, "In the conse of his talk the kainer ! letter had to be written. This tsp ! it amended the posiil apprcpttetion exclaimed: '1 ock at the Kurooean J hv to be Liken. For now ell lis 1 hill to make it a rrii.ie to ordes, purneutrals. Read the Swedish answer.) unrld knows v hi Ihsee ie who im- lebsse. or cause to he transported, tn- ! thi documnt written a if It e i v t lr r i h " i'Hi.'.rr Ii p. or h (o d' Ki.fes,
CIF OF POLICE
Samuel Perrott and Five: Other Police Officials j Arrested. ; WERE INDICTED HY GR AND J TRY Ml Men Are Char)ed With Conspiracy to Violate the Election Laws. (.. thr Intrt mnlivnat We Srrtrr.i l)IAAi'tlI.IS, Fehniary lr.. 'hof of I'ol't-e Sa.mp'l IVrrott. live ther hiirh police orticials and two well now.i tlemiK'iatii' politii ians were the f.r.-t of HW ner-on.-i indi.ted by the federal trrand jury to he ai re .tod. AH v.eat voluntarily to the oftii-e of I'nited Stat. Marshal Mark Stolen to,lay id surrendered. Fach liemocralic otlicial il.dict.,1 . at to Storee - office on the or.b r .f Mayer JoMph K. Hell. who. when ie heard t'ty i'all men were indicted, ihs. ii,. d th-ir name-- and if ive the ,ne .-haired with conspiracy to leetion Inv V"d they 1 entrd then 1U when it irr.iduted nerTites i-, m votirift. rott the rndirted grants Nlorti'.ter hnson. Waybind to IV I 'oh. .S; cliv aid Lieuti'tlllHt O.-ia-r H'-rrnan A. lain tot Conimtssioner bond 1.1 tie- "( i i'ini erir div. Mare!, 2t A f..-t otaer acre -j d.iariapoiis before tiary. FlTnl; fort ii on iraue m ts are made cvanavuie. ; ARRESTS MADE. Sixteen olhcers in Xletroiaditah polie ce at Havana Taken Into Cuotody -lollowiii.. of an ant:-ner-t p,n ,r ..ixtein otlici and nunof them n of the
,f. ,.,' IVe-Meot .1. bur was frue of the aathon- New I
TROOPS USE CARRAN7.A MONEY AS STATIONERY in i nnl. SFI.M , Ala.. February 15. C. M. Seay. with tne Alabama troops on the .M, ,i,u.i boni.'r. wiiles to a friend here that everything is mi high oi. the boldrr that it k: chi-aper to write letter- i.ii thi- b.ii ks of five-dollar lolls than buy .stationery. Iboice. the 1 tttr ci written on the back of a brand ",-w Carranza note for five pes-in. .' .( declares the money is gooil. he-1 .-j rf- ichen u merchant of VJexico re- ! .-- to accpt it he is taken out and' I ISK II LINFR ARRIVES. ;:.W Y'.il:!-. February r..-The (eternity. N'ow the neutral knn ' v-l how they bse to estimate our' strength, but likewise our will to' iieace. For the fir'-t time, in a cer- i tarn sense, tne declared will of the' small neutral states stand againt the ; Anglo-Saxon world, and Napol-onV .:..r,tin..ntal biw-k;ide, front a phantom, ; in becoming a reality one wh,cb will j hit Fngland harder than everything! loe heretofore.'" i After -K-along of the cordial spirit i existing between the Germuns and Austro-ltungatiariS, the kaiser de-1 dared: 'The goal .1 set ami things! are priing abend.' Asked about his letter to the chancellor suggesting
jJIM O'LEAR".' SURE IS A CALT IOCS .SOUL ! ABOUT PAYING DEBTS
(v the IdlwiBOwfl-' Aw f W,.) CHK'AdO, February Ki, Jim O'ltu-y ifi a eauti tus aoui. lie won't be certain .hat Wuodiow Wil.-on was elerted president of the United .StatM lst November until after inauicura' ion day. F'or that reason tho.-e vhn entrusted t him the in."iitnif cant sum of (iol),iflO us watfpia on the il.ftion must wait until March 4 for the pay-off. "ure, 1 know then isn't any c;i:.nre of unybisly tLse having lieen eleeted," a e ilted Mi'. 0'l.eary with a yan when the n iitte.' wi.i IrcKii-h'd tii him. "f know .he tlertoiai tilleire derlaied him formally elfeled. To tell the truth. 1 thir.lt 'Ins Wilson itets the job ainttnty, but I'd be in an awful fix if he iliin't. Retswill b paid when he t-.Ves the rhair." In ra-"-e there is a'.y indue eur-io:--ity as tu Mr. O'tavy'a reason, the in'ere t on the 4w.,i,tk't) from .N.ivendier to M iti h at ! per cent is in the neighborhood of $10,oi K). DIED LAST Nir.HT. -Old Son of Leslie reck Kxpired in Washington Tonhi. Rus.-.ell Ald.-n Heck, cie year and five da, s' old son of Iaslie and Mabel H, ck. died ut the home o the parents j " in W ashiritton township at i o'clock Wednesday niht, ileat'.l Ixdnit due to pneumonia with which the child had been ill since Inst Saturday. Three brother llutvn, Wayne and Asher k and two sisters. Alliene and T.averne Heck survive with the parents. The fun. val will be held at the resid ence at 1::!H o eh ick i-neay afternoon e Lev. lioy Li otfuntitiK. Rut'ial H be at Oak Hill. HARRY CRAKi'H TRIAL. llearimt on Feiit I.ar-.ey Chnryr Ilecins in Circuit Court. The ca-e of tiie stat ivtainst 'larry , Ci . K for petit larceny was culled for tlul m tr.e circuit couit thm morning . The greater rwiit of fie morning va spent in ftettini? a jury. 1 ne opening ten.ents were madi t a port oi evidence heard this aft. Sn-lby. Koss Hollingsworth and I'. Smiley are appearing for the state ile V::..-co llodson is representing defendant. F. S. Ofliciul Enroute to Mexico City to Take Up His Work. ii,i ;,- nir.-. LtKKIIO. Te: i rrrlri Februal ("it.-d by U d. ieKV.liol, of pronmiefit M"ican cititens, Amha-sador Met clier cro---ed the border today, enroute to .Mexico "'ty to take up to hi new A niilitary tram, rarryinr Carranza soldiers is convoying ambassador's special through bandit ridden country front N l.areilo to Monterey. HONOR ROLL List of Those Wha Have Recently Paid Subscriptions la Advance. V. 11. ri.mghUr. Fit:.. Jes..e Hun-man. I(. k. I. Warren I'aiiev, Lansing, Mali. Viig.laime Mitchell, tiv.in :on. III. John Fishhack. n. H '. C. s. Iienny, R. R. II. Fstber H-man. R. R. 11. Kenneth Caldwell, R. R. II. (has. How d.-n. R. It. :t. J. K. H' ll. Ubanon, Ohio. Simon Jones. Advance, Ind. J. T. I'a.'ltrett, RosMon. R. R. t. Mrs. Curl flow-man. A'l.iince. A. L. iMy, R. R Hoy. I Woisty, Thorntown. Janiea (.reeii, R. R. 11, (ail Fbillips. R. R. It. Klmer Mvers. Citv. W. II. Wiison, Kitklm. ( ir' fledges. Thorntown. Luke Nolan, R. H t. RY" I.WJISI.ATION. WASHINCTON, Febrtiniy !R,.Another step towards "bone dry'1 ymhi.
PATRIOTiSiVl IS DOMINANT AT THE
LINCOLN BANQUET
mmmmmmmmmm I j America First, Last and All, the Time, Keynote of Bir Gathering. BANQUET SUCCESS IN EVERY DETAIL jfireat I'roRram of Speerhes and Music Splendid Feast Was Served liv M. E. Ladies. The spiiit of patriotism dominated ' mere partisani.-m at the great I. hamiuet held last nirht in this city by H.one County Republican part if.au referenie was mad
ar two of the speakers, it .wo .lone . h,,,,, Lincoln, that they ate not to be in an incidental way ind while cne sc; : ministered unto but to minister; that of resolutions udopted touched upon I .llv n,v to )0 Uw servnnts of the p. ntate politics, certain Republican Wia- ; una not their lords or masters, 'ator-.; were not overlooked in the mat- r-rnir evry tion f t, ,.uU!i V ter of criticism. The fact that the th-t-p now come the pleas for Minidi-
phjne.e it into the irivut Kuvopean ; into the irreat Kurop vershadowed all e
conllict. overshadowed nil elt. , the ,.lWPSalon. It must be dentoti"Amenca fir.-t, la.-t and all the time" started that this is truly 'A tiovemwa., the keynote of all the speeches I m,.ni 0f t)P t'eople, t-v the I'eople snd and the dominant feeling of the big ),. tnp i'eople.' nu.liencc that cheered every expression j Thankir.i; vou Raui for vtm, kind of loa! devotion to the fl.,K. The j IIlvjution vul. v,.,.y Kri,ut ,.imli. patiioti.- p.nt was manifest, d in the jHjt)i .m( wishhifr you one and all tiu-
eiafiorate ip..pi:iy r: t.iiiiiiTijs ana nuc. !"'' " that hung f m the Wiills of tin i 1 kiithv & Higgins guar' on .North Merihan stret where the hnnrpiel wa:he!.!. I1 was .-.how n in the music rendered by the orchestra, which played nathnril air.s throughout the evening, it reached a climax when '"I'ncle Sam," represented by Harry Hint, enfied the hall and took his place in front of the soeakris' stand. The i ,.,i ice rose to its feet end led Ad'ur, with orchestra ncbv C B paniment, sang "America," the I T0lnP 0f melody fairly making the rafters shake, while rvei-y woman in i the audience including those serving ; the banquet waved small flags :n uni--on with the mersure of the national anth i An I'miualifiid Success. The banquet was the first of th. kind Hume County Republican havej held for several years and its un- ; qualified success practically insure ! that the Lincoln banquet will hereI after he an annual event A total of i iit peonle sat down to the feast : spread for the neca.-ion. The isocst ! table had been placed along the north ' ! -.vail of the room and the other tables' I at right angles to it. The guest table ibore deroiattnns of potted dowers, '
furni.-he.l by Caul O. Taucr. Small P'gn. an.i upon tl.e fine put tn-y bouquets of (lowers idomed tiie other hiayrl ti. contributing to the greaiitahles. Aside from the mass of (lags Jying result in Indiana. We won bennl hunting iif-e, in the decorations of . eaue we had right principles, and he hall a large picture of Lincoln . line organization backed by great had the place of honor on the wall bark ' courage. Let us stand for a tariff, a tf the gue.t table. It was the only i merchant marine, equal representation picture displayed in the hall. ! North and South, military and indnThe banqueters assembled ut the j trial preparedness, ami genuine Aiperlcourt house and marched to the gar- jcanism in these essentials; I know that IIKe. j the onward moving Republicans of The arrang-ments had been well I Rcone county will keep abreast with. .liianed and the entire evening's pro-'the best. I regret my inability to b.j tram passed off like clock work. I present. I congratulate you upon havl.ittle delay was experienced in seat-j ing Governor .Morrow with you, anil I rg the crowd which completely tilled wish you a regular Hoarier success."
'he building. Dur the evening the Grand 'hirn Hoii-e orchestra, stationed on be tiiuwsy on the second floor lnml'ng in the center of the hall, rendered 1 program of rare merit. This or-
ganization under the leadership of "Whereas, the Republican party was James Hoy made the strongest kind ' successful in the last campaign in f a h.t with tb'' audience which electing its entire state ticket, two vgorus!y Applauded every number. members oT the United State. Senile The banquet itself was one of the : nine out of thirteen members of conliest ever served here on a similar gross and in addition thereto a large occasion. ' Roth in quality and quan- ! majority of the members of the lnt.ty the fca.-t wa." exceptionally fine, i diana house of Representatives and The Methodist ladies who served it sixteen out'f twenty-six memh r ; of were thoroughly crgnnixed for the the Indiana state senate elected in that event and their long experience in campaign; ami handling such banquets, made the ser-1 "Whereas, in our opinion the f7nvire exceedingly efti ient. All of the j publicans of lloone county ami the speakers piiir.r.l the ladies unre-1 ninth congressional district this notservedly for tho banquet and the man- ' able victory was achieved in a large ner in which it was sei-ved and in do- measure because of the wise anil rng so they but voiced the sentiment effective leadership of our candidate of every guest present. for governor, especially his derlaraI'r. L. W, Kirtley called the ansem- tions pledging the party to a piogram blage to order and the Rev. Mr. Clen-: of efficiency and economy in state govver. of the Sugar Plain church gave ernment, the same being an honest intbe invnention. Pr. Kirtley introduced terpretation of the Republican platI ester F. Jones who presided as form; and toastmaster. I'reliminary to the1 "Whereas, the legislative program speech making messnges went read f Governor James P. Goodrich, as anfroni Jk.vernnr Goodrich, state chair-: nounced in hit message to the gener-
W ill H. Hays and Senator James; E. W.Uo loiter From (ioveroor. w frMl,c? Gar"n. read by Maj. S. M, Cragun and
as follow,: "I nave your very kind Invitation
sent me aeveral day airfl, to attend your annual banquet in hoior of the immortal Lincoln, to lie held in Leie ( anon thi evening. 1 want to thank j you aincerely for this kind favor and to let you know how much t re- i (tret my inability to be with you. j Nothing would plenne nie more than ' to meet the good people of Boone j
county on o merioinble an occasion, Jbut 1 find it absuluti impossible un- j der the presa of business for me to ; iret away. j "You know of course that our leir-; Mature in in m-hmoo mid that many ; l...e"l ....... Vlllll!!! UITI .,',,,... up C'-'J I hour. For this reason I shall be un-1 able to leave the citv until after the'1 lcg-i&lature adjouins. I knuw you will .'xcu.-e me this evening hecause of the reasons I ?iv you. uml I want to a'-, sure you that I will he with you in spirit. "We people of Indiana, of t ourse, : have particular reasons for reroom- . Ibering Alraharr Lincoln. Iiecuuse the (treat martyred President si.ent his . boyhood m our state, and the molh;t to whom be owed t-o much lies buried in Hoosicr soil. We are of coarse ' all very proud of the fact that the younff Lincoln was associated with our : state history, and w-e ace also j.roii I to re-call the fact that our slate supl'0' him s0 '"'" ''"""tf h" iryin no "Those who admmij-ter Rovprniaent must come to vealite moi-e and more
"hlth:it caidinal principle of Clu-ielian by o:ic;itv practiced so thorouffhK bv Ahra-
tv anil sltaikthtf. .,,r.i,.s m n,jma must not In i.i I excellent sociability of a holiqui't h' and the iplendid feast i 1 am su: is yours to enjoy as y-.u fine eioouonoe of Col. K ten tn row of Kentucky. Telegrams Received. The f-ll.i inir telegram was re ceived from Will H. Hay.-: "It is im-po.-sihle for me to leave here today aid I want you to extend to Oovcrnor Morrow my very best wishes and gie my iiincer"st ref'reuti to all the hoys. Father and mother are leaving for Florida at four o'rlock in the mot' and I feel that I should he here tonight to get them off in the right way. I want to ugain congratuhite Poone County Republicans on the splendid bowing made last campaign. It ! line unit I urge you to keep up you' close organization work. It i no finhod. The opposition will make j tienii ndous effort to regain Indiana ii lfllS as the first step in then- fight o 1920 and "for the good of the str.t. and the county every effort must ti. ""'I" '" v,',y brcality inciuihng yours keep the advantage which e have gaine.l. I ove to nil " The telegram fro,.; Senator Wat sn a-' follows: "1 congratulate 'be Republicans of Boone county upon their great uece.s.s in the last camResolutions Adopted. Two sets of reso'utions were submitted and adopted by a unanimouvote. The following was first submitted ' essenibly, we deem to be an hrnest muniment ot solemn pieagea mane by the party and its candidate for governor to the people of Indiana; and the rereral aatembly on th. Republi can ticket have Joined hands witn a CONTINUED ON PAGB FOUR,"
AT G. 0. P. BANQUET
Kentucky Orator Pays Eu quent Tribute to Great Emancipator. OTHER SPEAKERS ON THE PROGRAM Re. O. II. Curntiihacl, Robert A. Brown, Fred I'tirnell and John MfCartHe Heard. "I prop otic ritize Houpht h kept by " bioly of patri-toa-t: America! ive.l l,y sacrili.-i', dedicated to the blood, devotior principles of freedom, justice and equality, is wirtby of preservation and is worthy of the devotion of each and all, even' if it si nil take the last full measure of devo; m." These were the patriotic words that closed the I rief hl.t forceful address of Governor Fdwin I'. Morrow, to the gvout audience of 1 vie r unity men and women, at the lug, new garage, Wednesday evening, and the wolds of the toast, and nil the address of the young Kentucky follower of Lincoln, were received with cheers of appreciation. The address was pitched on a high plane of patriotism, and was free from mere partisan politics. Governor Morr,.v is only t hnty-niee yeais of age hut he has a bini hold not only on the people of his state, but of Indiana, and bis name may vet he preentid at some .National convention as a candidate for the Presidency. Mr. Morrow ii of the Mylc, even the appearance, of McKinley ami l-i. Is fair to he one of the republic's grcut men. I.rf'i-ter Jones, te; tnitslmastT of the evening, introduced Governor Morrow, r.nd referred to Kentucky as the home of the best blooded horses and the best niroishmo in the country, but laid nothing about the other claim of Kentucky the most beautiful women. Governor Morrow placed himself on a fine footing with his audience of lloone county people, for there were fnanv linlies present, when he naid: "I noticed that ycur to.'istmiister, when he told of Kentucky, said it had the hne.-t wl.i-key and the finest horses, hot. i1K,t 11, . i-', he '!;!-: f '. t"lt I knme what the other is, don't yo.i? 'When I ,-nw tne ladies going by tonight, I could rot tell whether the American flag was on their shoulders, or w-he-'hrr it was on their cheeks, the biu of their eyes and the beauty of their faces I did not I'W. 1 never knew until tonight why so many of our penp'e came from Kentucky to Indiana. It is the only state in the world to which I would ever forgive a Kentuekian for criming. Th"y come up here and then they come back to Kentucky sometimes, but thev seem to stick to Indiana. I always fool welcome here, myself. .Somehow the people of the two states seem alike, and their history blends. Kentucky and Indiana! It always seems like they are ckuipinig I'.unds; perhaps that comes from the ' early pioneer stock of Kentucky, that wonderful hand of men who started from the Falls of lite Ohio and, in tho blasts of winter, led hy Clarke, through Kaskuskia tn old Vincinnes, where th..' blood of the Kentucky pioneer and the blued of the Indiana W'oislsman was mingled together, and : the great jewel diadem of tiie western territory, cuiminatetl in the diadem ot the republic. "In politics. I know that Kentucky has always felt that she could rely upon Indiana, and we have always done our best to make a Republican of Indian;, Prc.'iilent. We hive Brest sdmiiatinn for the political sagacity of Indiana, anil we believe that if we hud iiad a Nationnl chairman from Indiana, Chaih-s F.vans Hughes wduld have been President of the Fnited Sta'es: The enmpeign in Indiana In l'JtC was the best that I ever saw, more heart, more sou), more oldfashnuoil city enne pepper than in any ether state. My hat is off to the fighting, unterrifeil, unbeatable spirit of Indiana Republicans. "I aia gl;.d to be here on this area ion ded .rated the memory Abraham Lincoln. His memory tonii'ht s as gentle ns the summer air, i when the reaper sings among the ! gathered sheaves of golden grain. We love Lincoln in Kentucky, to us he is just the brown eai th." j The Spirit of Lincoln. ! Mr. Morrow told a wonderful atory j of boing in the mountains of Kentucky ; and of hearing a conversation between : a hardy mountaineer and his wife, and i this, made him undsrstand better this ; spirit of Lincoln, The old man bad CONTINUED ON PAUE.TWO.
