Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 186, Lebanon, Boone County, 5 May 1917 — Page 4

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las:'? Herald, eUhllshwS 1(14 I.eiiy Hcj.orter, aiillaue4 tfcl ' Weaklr Patriot. eaiiOiteaed list K. r. Neal. IrBtdnt. C. !: Kecretarjr-Mner. J. iL BATTEKTGN, News Editor. Route ana Town or Jamtown. Ad tn,', Tnornluam. Rbiiilon, ZlonaAdmitted to the ma , I as eeicond-claas ntattar al the poetortlc At lbus. ing. TEIMB OT TTBiOBljfT10" (Mull aubnerlptton payable atrtetty in auvaoce ana paper win o aiacontfnued unltma atibacrtpUon U renewed! nv 111,,, on. year i by alall, all montha Br Mail. 0raa montha By stall, ona month by Carrier, par wee By Carrier, jme year . . . .. .. Obituaries and Card o7Ttfiinha object to a charge of So per tin ol word. Cah ahotild accompany tns Of this kind. AdVfrUMnB; ma'ler of lotteries or anything- of a Ilka nature not accepted at any prfra. dv"-tlainK ratea made luuwo on Ollotlon. ""Tviriin ArfYertUlna- IbnrWntati American Froaa Aaeoeliltoa. Ni Tork and ,i least!. Vlephoi.es lustries-s Neara, and 4fc tatad VMilica. Boone Lulue So. . I-. A. M. pnd lrlOay each niunlh. 7 3 p. Ivory C Tulle, ecir-l.cr); W altar 8aaw. TV. 11. Lebanon Chapter No. OMer T. arn (iter. Flrt Tue-dev earn mo War ch Lni la van rtuya. eeoreiari . UlU, w. Jt Coombs, H. I'. S. It. K. ! month. 7.il p. Charlaa llartinan 1. M.. Ivory C. Tolle, Keoortler. Lebanon Commanderv No. , Kntabia Templar. Third Momliy aacn inonm, T:.l p. ra. Ivorr :. Tolle, Heoonler. Lester V. Jones. 1L. C. BHiSt, I'HEN ON OVEK, It is proposi.il to bring (lorman and Austrian prisoners, to this country 'rem Europe, as it wti! ho easier to ford them here than tl -c water, ami this country has to provide for Die men lighting unit fur .ht; p:isoners as well. It seem to bo a gmi p-an t.) l""ic thrtn owr here, nu it micht not rven be rwH-r'-Mtry to kerp t,iire pi',S(n r? in military pri.-on.-.. They micM ! ! i"K to get out n'J work m tho farm a raj help produce .-ciui'thini? for th'.'meelvcii and the rrht of the country tfc tat. Who know.? I'ei htips tl. -y mVht ' (f!il to set tivor here wh-'r there is sometiiirjr to eat and uherf the air i.s frro. If not, thoy woulri not be like the many million:- t.f Onr-an-nr Au.-triand 'ho hive c-nir? to thi' r.untry in the ra.-t. of their un :icCOIti. Th,'nf there inut be rrtany thoa.saiKi.of little rhiWreil, orphan--, in Kranre ami Belgium, who iniKlit be tiroutiii over here. There thouHand of fhilti!...-:s fantilif- iur- v-hj vuM illin(i to Uk'j into th- ir homes tlfe orphans; and there avo ir.ar.y fair.iii -wht-o the number of eiiiMrrn i Miia'.l, or where the nun-ber of rhihln-n i email, or where oii: hair cn of' the home, who- would aopreriate a iham to i.rno foi Hicm: uiidiitna of the ravaged eountne. There are many tluni;. th . eoun try ran do ha.nd-. actual lienti'i work for the oliliem. work for thRed Cro-, voik foi' evciy nian, vo mB and rh'M to rlt. NO IDKAS, M) CRITICISM. The far.ay pap".'-, o- the funny men on i-onte of the papers, tai-.e t'aily opportunity to criticise J the member.-- of the cabinet, part:! , ! tKy IJanicis and T.ak-jr. Is it not about time to give Baker and Dameh a rest? They arc doing their beat, and, an;, how, Pri-.-.'icn! '.Sil.ion sreins to be iati-fied witii lliern. and lie ha-- lha final '-ui-'l ir every action that miy He tak'-n. T.t army and r.-ivy m getting ready pretty fwt now, and mejurj(S"tnft. t-atiier than b'utr.e, My any man in any position. The American pi'"!'' hiw t'.e I: ihi'. of embittering the lives of thair pjhlit servanta, lit! le Bnd big, hy unjii l and unfair i ritieistn, and fail to recognize that public Kr.i't i.i the harrleot kind of trrvire. It 1,- a goml dt i! caster to fM fault th to perform, and many of thoce who critxi-e fail to give forth any idea of value. There should bn a rule againt"any man ctitki-dng unless he has a better method to suggeat. Tliere orn not very oinny popie who would have trfe coaraje Ui kifji Idiu Uto ennes tf lit tccrttary d cr a'5 ;tt at tiu

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hold oa and do th work la th fact of constant nigjinf and eritidum. Daniels and Baker are just ordinary Ajnerk-ans, doing the host they can, and it would be well to treat them a little better. HONOR TH0.SE WHO HONOR 18. Joffre and the other great men bt our foreign allies, who are in thi country to discuss with our govern ment the best interests of all during the great crisis of the world, will come through Indiana soon on their western trip. Indiana will do well to honor these men, representative of the groat nations of the world, now drawn closer to this nation by the war. Joffre is a big man and comes to America with righ idea and with trood advice. Kill GIVE ADDRESSES Sutp. H. G. Drown will Tell of Ideas Gained at State-Wide Conference. H. Cj. Brown, superintendent of the Lebanon city schools who is today at tending the conference of the eduttinnal forces of the state with a vi-7 to aid in preparing Indiana for ts prt in the present war mm, esnrcially as rclatra to the food supply ts puidu.tioii ;,nd C'jnscrva'ion, re;oiu that he is hearing sotnr wonderjlly instructive addresses filled with piei.did ideasthat all the people hould learn so that they may art ipcm them. In view of this fart Superintendent Hrown has been securrd to deliver two addresses tomorrow in the Lebnun ehurchep, in the forenoon at the "u-.st Ilaptist church and in the eveaig at the Methodist church. These .d'ireejj are on a subject of vita! ( .-t to evorvbody and people hould take advantage of the opporunty to scrui the benefit of the 'a.- vhich Mr. lli"vn brings bark ith him from the state-- ide ent'erenee. BANKS HERE TO TAKE irt National Will Ahk l or $20,000 and Boone County Hank to Take $5,000 liatik.. of the county yesterday enirg received messages from Was-hinirtnn asking that the amount f the fir-t allotments of Liberty oan n-nds be wired to Washington nmediatrly. Several of the bankve already made derisions as to the nuiit th'y ill rail for at fir. :!e others are waiting f"i ;t ditor'" rne'-tin&:. The Kirsf Natior-a! nk here will ak for 'i.0tH), the iti. Hank of Advance. .'..W0 and the Hoonr t . -unty Hank here, $:,,0iKt. The Fai-mers State Bank will ask for m allotment but the exact amount -ill T.t be known until Tuesdav of nev.t week. Karl, o' the e institutions wilt dis-po-a: of tli'-.-e bond, uitbout p, oflt to th'-m.se!vei. The oarers and the ierks are famili-ir v.ith the workingo' th..,e loans and will be elad to give any information to any - sho to i THE OBSERVER Hl-'M'REWS of young m"n might profit by the misfortune by exiier.erne of a young iran in Decatur. Illinois, who M VNY ( III Lit rer.-nty apped I'KOI IT for a position in one. ut H( .argi-r ..tores of that city. He was a liio appearing yung fellow, weii drejd, and he talked well. He va a. ked to ma'e formal appiitatton b let-- giving hi;, rrfircnre:. He did tins, writing his letter on to sheetof hotel j-Utionery, in the shoit pago and a half of manu.-cupt be mist.niwi twenty -seven words. Tlliee worris in his lirst line were misspelled. He mie.pel'ed "me" four time; sny" three t.n'e, and "onee" two timei He misspelled "dollar," "rent," and "V.wv,," "evenirg and "loo..e." Me inii,-pelcd the, names of both of the men to viiom he referred. He mi. -u.-ed rapita! letter and .-ome of ln's 'entrnres were very poorly eonstrurted. A college degreo, or even a high scbooi diioiiia, niay h"fc be necfsary to the autre, of a young man today. but he must have something more than personal appearance. EAKV MOSEY. "Hie famous prima dnne bought heraelf a bswutifut-honia,'' ... -Aai V th;-4. win: f it for A oiigi' -fcAiwwtf.- hmact

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Disposition of Property Interests Mid t Helrsk wlneif Probate Court. The will of Mary A. South was probated in which she directs all property converted into cash and all debts paid; that hc-r body be buried in O ik Hill cemetery and the body of I-.-:-ceased husband, Ji.s-. . .'a.h now resting in " .'ntttery be removed and pUctu in Oak Hill cemetery; and a monument erected at the graves not to eaceed $50; to Emma Cassady and Ida Craig is bequeathed $50; to G. .S. South, son, $1 and Roy South, Neva South, Ora South, Vera South, S'ellie South, Esther South, Jessie mith, Kthel Uarlow, Inez Reagan, Lillian Barlow, Martha Barlow and Addie Crask, grandchildren, are each bequeathed $1 and the remainder of the estate to Everett South, a son, who is named as evecutor. The will listed October 20, 1915 and wit nessed by Caleb Mrattun and Herbert I.. Baker. Other Probate Court. James M. Robey, executor of M.souii V. Avery, filed inventory showng personal property appraised at M,o75...r, which was approved and alo filetl written instructions of de cedent as to distribution of her prop erty in which sh directed that Mary A. Itobey be given her side-board; I'earl Kubry, davenport; Hert Robey, braiy table; IJeorge Kobey, lai.ip; I rank Uobey, bookrase; Jame.t RoU y. bookcase; Lillie Newby, uink plates: Uuni Averv, vase and green dih; Mnrtha Avery, berry set; and Livvie Thnnipson, her c.othe. John U. White, guardian of Bernic B. McKinsey filed inventory showiiii; ward was the owner of personal prop rty atiprwsod at iUj.jT, which was approved. Iw is W. Becsley was granted petition to sell j sliares of stock in Standard Live -Stock Insurance. C.. belonging to Aquila Binford estate. Lewis W. Beesley. executor of I.ineous L. Pauley estate, was ordered to sell lord automobile appraised a! "7,'i.at private sale. The two rases of Thr ums M. Small, s. F'rank i-'trpherason. alniinistr:vt r of James S. Wood esUtn. were d -- missed at costs of plaintiff. In the estate uf Isaac Shelly the troas value of personal and real property was fixed at !'.'3.27').n0. tie lebts to be deducted at l..r)01.4j Icavi ig net value at $,7.6S3.f.i of which Lluabr-th Shelly, widow is assigned 9.227. 85 and exempt from tax; the children, James V. Shelly. John A. 'hrliy and Pelia Hudson are each si- ' gne-1 $!,ir.l.90 andliabie to $4 i.52 i ikeritance tax each. AN EXCELLENT REASON. "Ts there any good reason why I should give you a penny?" asked the .vell-dres-erl elderly gentleman of the youngster who had acrosted him. "Weil," said the boy, as he retired from the danger zone, "If I had a nice top hat like yours I wnuldn't v:ant it smashed with a snowball." New- York Times. OPEN FORUM FOR PEOPLE In propoition n tlie structure nf a government give., force to public opinion, it is essentia! that public opin-on -hould be enlightened. Oeoigc Y,i liington. The public school teachers of Mi---ouri, hea'led by 'he city teachers of .it, Louis and Kan.-as City, hive in "intellectually militant" organization to promote a ncc constitution movement in that atatr. They have ast-cssed themselves one per cent of .heir salaries for the luppurt of tins movement, t'uch a civic a1" akenig i - ure to produce civic tirogres.-.. All hats off to the public eehooi teachers of Miseouril What have Indiana teachers done ? SoW I'mnta for VI omen. "Tlio women of Indiana should watch a little out on this binartiian plan for piiking the fifteen delegates at Urge for the constitutional contention. If they will take time to investigate the men who are urging il and working for it they will find thit the more conspicuous champions of the bipaitisan plan of selection are men who at no time have been favorable to wmuan suffrage but, on the contrary, have aided in defeating it time and ufuin. "The w.mw.-h may well puti-e and rnnndcr whether or not it is wise t plac the cause of suffrage in th hand of its ancient enemies -rri though at thi time- thee enemies' arc fawning and hajwmg and sayitig peeMy words about thewoaien of the state. '""h.-t 5T.-,"V 'ha owri tlwt th Iti'.t'a owifig ,.. wrm

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Ifllt ( 'ateraiffcMeJ .Vera err Ice.) INDIANAPOLIS, Imt, May 6--Wrlhin two weeks th Marion county supreme court will be asked to issue an injunction to restrain the secretary of etata and all county clerks in the state from preparing and printing ballots for the special election at which delegates to the constitutional convention re to be elected next Sept-mv--. ' he suit will be based on the .'I : .! that the legislature had no power to call a constitutional convention. This was announced here by Henry W. Bennett, president of the State Life Insurance Company, who will be UiuLn ih the tuii. AUwncya for Mr. Bennett in the proposnl action are Charles Martindale, of Indianapolis; Emory B. Sellers, of Montirello; Samuel Parker, of South Bend; and Ben Crane, of Crawfordsville. The suit will declare that the legis'ature has only power conferred on it by the constitution of the, state, ami will declare that no power to cail a convention ic given to the legislature. The educational forces of the state today rallied to the support of th" country and pledged their aid in a successful prejecution of the war. Representatives of colleges, normal schools, high schols and elementary institutions met today in the state house on call of Governor Goodrich. One of the principal means by which the educational forces will aid the! country is hy training workers in the vocational schools so that they can take the place.1 of rkil'ed woi-kirc". "r can prouic a portion of the eeu.--mous number of additcral ski'le-: voKts the country will iieed Uec.iu f the wr.r. A proposal to postpone the ormning of thH school next lull, that students may work on the faim.. ill t'." harveat was propose.). flovemor James V. (ioodrieh I'1 lieves that every man or woman, eo matter what his or her capacity in p-1-vatn life may he. ran help the counuy during the war. He -VI tf tell the cle.gy of tho -tat it a mcrtig l-ere May r. thpt tl;--. too, mar "'In th'tr bit." and that thru"hit" is no sr.nl! one. In his pmriaiMtion calling the eiergy nn.l In'.-: -i of the churches to a meeting l.cre Ma;. IS the Governor .-aid: "irJiioctick--, rjn nioio than ir -archie and autocratic C'1"1 nincnt must derive thei'- moiul tn ei: i: from dvep-st spiiitnal souices. " There is pre'.ound'sl ii.-ed. at '" s v-mcial hour, for divi-.ie guidancr. T''churches havs a duty to pci ficin, i, ' oftVia'ly nor as a part of the irov-n-ment itt-e'f. nor merelv as an ;:ge:icv to stimulate ci-ie patriotism, Vit thai the state itself may be pen-ened to a high and holy mission among nations.' CONSIDKRATK. "What's your dog's name?" "Aristotle." "What do vou know about A'-it". tie'."1 "N'othintr. I just wanted to n.:' the brute after somebody '-ho h been dead iti long there v.ould be i cl'.ancii of hurting his family '.- flings, " Washington Star. CONDUCTED OF THE C0UNTY though they agree to .-ubmit tho .-.ul-l frag preposition separately, will n-.t I . go out and fight il in the referendum ? I i I .! women n ill not miss the fact lh..t l the deleg.ite.,, with the prestige of i having taken part in the convention, w ill have a lurire influence in the m'. lerer.ijijm on th' c-o-i tit Jtir-n and t . have fifteen delt aatt-4 at la-get. cut fighting sgain-t the -so no Miir'.irprovision in the ron.-titi.tion would lv a most unhappy cirtuin-tanc'-, there le no assutanie Uiat tin.- v.: ! not happ-n if the biu:irti..an en,- .-: nf politician in Indiana -Die very ro. which ha.- fought th" cau.c of woman suffrage and reform in .-c;i..,i and out. am permitted to fifteen dceKites at large behind them the organiut name In and placr of tht'vo major poliUal pilns of tie state. "More and more doe- il become anPirent that the women must ho'd aloof from this paHitan activity, united on a p'an of action, if they are to protect themselves in vthat they have won and extend their privilege to universal sulTrage." Indiana Korum. Hear Rn,, K. Ua-kridge on Momiuv night in convention ball of the court hence. The lecture will be on the ptopoecd new constitution for Indiana, o clvnge will be made to anvone, An opportunity to hear tbi impel t..r-t queatinn diatuased by uu able man of our stato.' Mor than MK cities and J! tulc are using tlie Inttiativ and rclerentlum in eoni form or another aivd none of tiwm shovr a disposition to return tot thn old wav of enUra dperiU"i!t.e

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In order to stimu'.ate our buggy sales we wiii uiTcr Sjirxial prices on them for tho next two weeks. This includes every Bugjry ami Surrey in the house and such, lines as Eekhart, Velie and Hercules. All new styles. -This is done regardless of the fact that FACTORY PRICES ON BUGGIES ARE FROM $10.00 TO 12.00 HIGHER THAN IN 1916. They are genuine bargains. We have some bargains in Hows. Hollers, CuUipackcrs, Hayrakes ard other Imniemcrtts. Extra low price on Eveners, Shares and other Implement Accessories. Anticipate your needs, it will eavo you ninnev.

'. C. SPEAKING OF INVESTING MONEY. Hvf yt:u thought of pl.ivcr pi tm tiivitmtnt U.i' iif-i''.st Hive.suiu'iit with th ljig;;v"5i rt;lun,s'.' Huvo you inve.-tii;aU-J rut o:.:y re:suTiuhle price of cur m:ii;iiifirent plnyer piutuvs hat ulso tt.' h.ipni'icni whith in sur to youis if yo'j W iuci Ui put one in yu ar hot u u '! W.W. STEVENS E. Side Sq. Phone ,"r

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Prest-O-Lite Service Station Batteries recharged and repaired. Free inspection and distilled water. Jacob E. Wilcox 112 East Main Street Phone liS. (test Li med) for V.'hoot.ing Couglt. "L." t winvr iv 1 -t'c b-,v h.i-l mi' vh- od.ig wm. 1 t-.t'e l , ri.,,.t.i,..ri.iin's fough It, ',-,!- ,' v - Mr-. -I !,. Kohrrt.., Ka't ft. Lou:-. l:i. Ihon.e be,-.u'-e I .v I lie 111 ic in it." This r,mdr ui for en-Is ami croup. -V:!'-' Meter Lumber & Coal Co. THE PHONE (HtflKM HOUSE Lebanon and Thorntown. I'hone 15 BRENTON CAR AGE Autos and Auto .SuppUcs East Main Street. Phone 201 LEBAN 0 N V U LC.-V N I Z I N G & SALES AGENCY Evcrythmg 'or the uulo. DiItT : aiitomobilua. Vulcanizing a secij ally. - Telephone 362 Armory TViiMi-g We can supply you with anythinff in the Hardware lin axso iaa ion or tm i-oo Lebanon Hardware Co. Waal Main Street SAFETY RAZOR BLADES SIIAHPENKU Single edge, per dozen 2."m Double edge, per dozen 3ar We pay postage on way. Barker & Sen, Lebanon Job Work at Reporter oRlcc Ri puziicri tu!, 3 a cf.

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Brown ALL KINDS OF Posts, Fence and Gates WOOD FOR SALE A. K. Dossett I'h.ine IVti. Near l-'iiiler's uw mill Ueo Automobiles - Trucks 1 Five-p:i.;.s.-,er four J.S7& Scv n p.i . ng. r six illi) V. (I. B !.ll!is:llg Ca!i f si- Ii-monatr-'.io.n Moore & MciJoliertri, Aulo Inn V nrTr--r.--7--t .,,. . . L. W. KIRTLEY DEMIST First National B ilk liuild.ng ih.rd Haur Ko:,cor Holliiipsvorth LAWVLll Ollice at Court House, cround D.x riii'sr. ;;v. If 11. T. S. TURInER I F.DANON, INPIAVA. I.iisi s,.r of Wi n:- u and tli'ilrea j Ni w, Tliroit and Lunga ' Stale bank Ejiidin;, Il'on-a S04, 85 and 0-i. V'vm tM DR. A. A. WILLIAMSON KVIl, KAlt. .NnsF. and TiMiOAT Ofiiee over EH-r's Drug Stor. 1'iiO.NE Ml. CALL 23, And Save Muney on Groceries J. V. DAVIDSON Acf"-s li'ii'i TraftinM fcution W00LEY & EDWARDS KOSTOXIAN SHOKS OWEN MORKERT Chiropractor Itnuri: 9 11 a. m.; t 5 and 7 . p. ir Conatillation and Spinal Analy-is free 2:ia tsason-Ncal Illrig. Phone Ij.H X-Ray Spinorrpaph Peparlment Kar pen's Guaranteed Up h(itercd Furniture. COULTER-SMOCK (tpera llit Bl CO.

Co, PUBLIC SALE; 01 Household Good!; I will sell at public sale on Saturn May -.th, at 1 o'clock, th fellaw personal property: One range cook stove, one flora tv-aier. one davenport, ana ha 'able, on Singer sewing machine. . uffet, one dinlnj table, aluj c'airs. fi.-uc roi-kors, on aafa, rug, two wool iiigra carpets, folding bed, dishes. And other aru not nier tiolieti. Chas Bray 209 South Meridian sttwet . Col. J. B. Hend'rsen, Atictieaeel Auto Insurance!! "Bt.Ui, locorporntt la Indlfcu. J Ability nrl properly dnuir fv cov9id. CoU.altwa of U1 ktada fn 8100 to $HX.00 with no a4cOu Tin from any caum with tti rowfi) In full. KttUraawtt ymi ly Artttitrt by lint, tor Cail y Z. C. SMITH, Airent MONROE AND V EliSON CARS Monroe Sales )rencj 209 West South Street, f GROCERIES Always in the Lead LEWIS & STORMS' C. E. NOBES The I'er.siar Drug 8tor "A Medicine for Every III' South Side Square, Lebanoc Order your SPUING MONL'M, WOKK early. Prices very reasonl HARLAN MONUMENT t Shop I'hone 102. I Residence phones us and 7 i Oris Harlan C. W. Chappf CITY GARAGI V n U 1 REP.j STORAGE AND WORK OF ALL W K RECOMMEND NATURE'S CREATKf I or Tuberculosis, Aathma, ft rhial Catarrh, etc. Ask us abott LONG & DAVIS Tho First National B Tho oMcsl and larrta baidc in Boon county: DR. JAMES H. EL Prsctir LiatHai I f Eye, Ear, Kc n? ' farweri Sut r!k i lUiW'-s L '