Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 232, Lebanon, Boone County, 27 June 1917 — Page 4

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,lM B. Seal. F-oitor. Kamlt R NaaJ.-Aa.ii.tant Managar. J. M Patt.rion, reaa KttUor. Issued av venlnar escaat Sun nail adltlona tgiriuni II kar.: tovlH Towm or Jkcneatown. Ad vm-oa. Hioratawu, Milr,lvrn Xlonaviu, Mhaii;-abur, iDlaarUla, IrA'lnilMM) to the m.-itls aa aacorol-oias kmtttar C tfta poatofTice at Lebanon. and paper Will ba tlnue-l linlwa subscription In TanawnO. By Hail, oo year t.t Br Mail. " monttia 1.7 P M ill, tl.rea months I By " Br Carrier, per wk ...... By Carrier, ana 7r ... 'ohttsiHrlaa and Cards' of Thanks eobjcl lo a charga or fie par line of Word. I'a.r. should arc"ini,ny matter of wis kind. Advartlslna; ma lotteries or anything; of a Ilka natura A4vrtlaina; rates muda koown on ap plies!! Korc Bf.i chic,, Teititionai and 45. -Husiueaa, ,s; Ntai, Si t . A. If. sacts. Order Et Juv earli m.-ijlh, .suf.n. aacretaj-j nlr No. . II A. M Be..

i Boon Cownell. No. 15. P.. aV 8. M ?l IMrd V erftties.tsiy :.ch ne-nlh. 7.30 p. m C.atlvM ilarunao, 1. M.; Ivory O. Toils, I, HacurJer. 3 t,etanon fnmmandfry No 4S, Knleht, '; T.on-lwr. Third Moml'iy each monU.,

SHOI LO SHOt 1-iiKK Al I HOliK Y. WhUacy nl beer have split, ami each is fighting for him-.-olf in the present cungri--s. Kach hn hi.' friend), oven in cor-are.-. Put it if predicted that fr the ar at lea.both whiskoy and beer will have t.. give U) their grip " '''is fnir land There in sonic disport!"" nrcong the congressmen to put the burden ot d'ciding for war prohibition upon ti:i President, but it would be betti-r aii'l even bravvr if the cor.rc. j:--.'T. woubmerely decide on their own account to rcfue longer to permit food stufVi to be made into intox Icarus. The Preid.nt wrri, no do-ibt, ii tim..v.. U-'l..r v.u. Hohihi tion, but the eyjres-i should muc 0 .law. There is just a little too inur of a diriUon I'J "Let Woodro Ik. It," iti!U'ad of other men in auth'.ri'v Oeing willincr to hnul'ler th'ir own responsibility. It is nece.--:-ary to have some definite authority in exeeutinjr many of the important mutters com nccted with the great cri?is now or: this country, but war time prohibition can be shouldered by the congrtM. TRAOE HGI'KKS K)R MAY. American exports in May were vaued at t:)ol.!XXI,oriO, a g,,in of near'y $21,0K),(if)0 over, Aprii, art-nrdiiig to a tiitement it.ued by the Ilureau of I'oreign and I)omertic comni-rce. The ti.Ud fxporta for the twelve month" pnded with Myy were valued al nearly JC.1M.0."00. the hifhe-t figu.-e ever regarded for any one ye: .r. Impoeta for May wrf valued at K'M.OemH.iO, the greaUt total for any one month m the history of American conrit'-f. 1 nr the yeai tnUd w ith 3ia? triKid.i to the value of I'i.Wifi.OllO.Od'J weie ,iiUKMt..-ri into tb Vn-ted fritate.-r anotlier record. - Me rd.andi.' entered fn'e of oir; in May amounted to 71 jir cent o the total, and for the twelvc-mont 'it to 69." i i ct The Imports Hf gold in May wer JV. K.OiK) and the exnort. .'8.fx, (KK). The net impoitri of gold for the tw rvc month ended with May were JTVfi OliO.fiOO. A nit part of the e?.j-nws of t'nclv Sum .hould lie paid from an imiKut !uty on thew hundred.- of miMions ef floiiari wo-th Ql giK'flA tn;jt mu'i largely inttrfcro with iii.iuslry in this country. liSSI NS Ml T I K.HT. ttnabia -will tmx back good and strong. The people are ijt.iriihir.g for a Libwty Lohii ovc-r there, aid then the women have notilbd the men that unkw they fight that the women w ill enSir the army and fight for thoir country, even as tho mniwin of old. 1en, toe, another hopeful dign if tli.it the aritiirs are lieiag warated into tbs n-.rA who wnll f fht and thoisa who f ill not. Figli'iiig units t being or-

- -i, a .-1 so 1. . - v. ill soon .r,. t.i: he aide to foili w Druaileff to further attacks tipna the Central Power.

sirrs good example. People who abuse Billy Sunday a out "preaching for the money" might well imitate PiTly. He ia a great preacher, having hud almost a handled thousand convert at New York and received il 14,000 for his work about a dollar a conceit Dut, he gave all the money to the Red Crow and Y. M. C. A.. Don't abuse Billy imitate him. BILL'S POOIt EXAMPLE. It wa only a little while since William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chi c'hgo; was a presidential portability now nobody so low as to do him rev erence. Every man has to stand by his 'country in its crises, and Bill fell dvn. Now, even a Chicago city coun cil may impeach poor Hill. Other peoi'lc can icarn by the exampie of rh-;rr.pon. WILLIAM SHOl I I) AWAKEN. Von- than half a million men hav' !lr--uy volunteered for I'nde Sam'-ariou.-; fijriiting units, and the arm i'id na-vy now numlK'r more than 7'KI.- )) n--n. i'eih.-.p-i Emperor WiKiair. ir.oy got his cyea open by the time ?r r. t the full fi.iH.'O.i.'OU in our r'.ghtiiu fi-r-.. o far he has contempt, for our armies and r.avies, even as he ha; for our rchts on sea and land. .NEWSPAPERS HAM- HIT. (DoM-ret News. I-'f-n- conreTti have hern so ..ever! ttus k by the war as newspaper pu' i-diors. Etiiti.tic say that within t! a-t ar over 700 country .i? -ave su.-Jiienile-l pul-lica'.ion owing ti he ever-mounting prices sf print pa -er nod other materials entering in o Die co.-it of publication. The riist great daily to announce hat it is hard hit is the Kaltimor v'ews. It hivs not so.-spendeil. but the wner. Mr. Stewart tlliver, who bought p ip-T in ltlir. from Trunk A. Mun '-y. has just annoum-ed that Die proerty has reverted to ii former wrr. The editoual says. "N'lthing would have given ire ri-atcr pleasure than to continue av ner of the Ni ws, but the war ha.n ated entirely new conditions ter ifying costs of production and it rmed to me the iser etiurse to lodgt ssnrr.-hip of a rich and induentia' l). opert-, an institution like The News in the strongest possible handa. Nrm:- ba.-ine has had to hear a heavier r,,-roi.,p in cost of produrtion as the -Milt of the world-wiilt war than the hiily newspapers. Mr. Munsey's wil-i-r.gncsa under the circumstances to 'i'puiehae the proierty is in ever) suiy chaiact.-ristic of his genero.-it wlnfs It Is e.-timaieil that had the increase n sc oiid -class mail rates recently idopted by the House but struck out y the Senate, lx:come the law of the ansl it would have closed up hundred f n'-.v-papers having large count J'rculatiors ard turned thou'unds now f orly profitable into a losing venture. The fi jr Suit Lake papers were among 'hose v.iio telegraphed protests again t 'he House measure. Their postage bill to the O'Vtrnntent is now approjtir.i -.te!y 40.liftn a year, and the la proposi o would have tretio-d it al leasi. The cost of paper has advanced from 100 to IT.O per cent in the lat two years, with everything ele in proportion. As the ll-.-iet News stated recently, the newspitiH'is of tre cojntry are .-.illiiig to stand their just share "i t!.e bol d' ns ,.f the war. None of them ohjoet.,- to the imrm.-ition of regu!f iai':., as wt-11 as taxes on prot.ts o '?.cei- protits ueh as othi-r inlustri'.b e suh.ie. ted to. P.ut to single W the newspaper iralustry by taxii g it.-srei-tising revvnue, or to prohibit cir culation through the mail' f which th increase in rates on second-class pos ture practically amounts to) 'beconiesa discrimination which ali jiubltsherr are just'fied in resisting. IttRX WAS IN.-,1T(EJ. Walter J'.ichey. whot.c barn at Mehanii .diu.-g was destroyed by fire yes-lerd-iy noon, carried 0(0 insumnce on top aiructuic in the Home of Jew York. AOVEKTISEIJ LETTEUS. J. U. Smith, Vi !!rd C. Norris, Mis. P. M. Ithoude, lirtivw Miller, Mi Ester Ci-omb, (ieo. Shelby, 3(i. 3. hberw ood. I. a K. M. nd DAYMAkERS, tu'- are pavrjfcle on or before June frth. Chria T. Brjan, C. c-f V. . - -27-2t.

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Indiana National Guard Organization to Give Entertainment Here Saturday. A big bewfit concert and show will be (riven at the Grand Opera Hvufc Saturday afternoon and nipht um.rr the auspices of the First Rpffinvnt. I X. (J. band. Motion pictures of th tranin(f camp at Fort Harri-T h.. itfitn secured, showing '.r ovfkiosi ir, trai nii& there r-;. of the phiut.ft of camp : The military band w.M ;ve a concert bth aftrrnoin and msrrt which will bo well worth the ad r,i,;sion price, which ia to be twenty-Wvt-cents. The prweda from thr ihow and concert will Ki for a fund lo purchase intrumenU for the banii nnd snme for the Rt'd CroK?. It am, the purpose of the enterprise t' ft:mu.ate recmHinjf in this im othfi riti" whore the entertainm-'nts will held. F. T. Johnson, repre.nr in? !ie company band, which h f Inrti anapotia orfranizatmn, was in this cil.v mkiiiE Hrrannientfl for the Jnterliunmcnt this morning. The band made up of thirtxMwtp ami is one of the crark Indian' ..!) 'arv musical ui'aniiuitieiiS. Thr atTtcrnMn entnainnicnt is to tuppin a: ':.'(. and the nipht concori at 7:30 B th prnirramo are to be thre houn in Icnplh. A street parade ftnd conivrt to precede each entertainment GETS GOOD POSITION. Sh-ridan Man to Hi'ad Sales Depart mcnt of South Itcnd Co. The International Indii Rubier Cor ;oration, of iSt-uth Llerid, Ind., which ha.- U--n u'CCfs1uM organized and is ju-it mundintf into .'hapo U place it: 'jre-i and tultK on the marW-t, ha; "ontnicted with J. W. Ridcc, of Shnr idaii, Ind to take complete charge of tfif- onraniza'i'm of the telltn(C branehv in the leading cities of the Vnited .State.-, His work will require him to :rvc over tho l.'nitd States and oryntiize branch hou.-n.s fr the conv nuny. As toen a Mr. Kidff' ha thoriu.Thly orparized a branch .-tore aric truificrrd around it a complete &ale fixation he will travel on to an r store. It i hi in: -ntion To or his first branch in Octroi' jt. Ju'y tirt. Th company in if- to have one of thce direct fac lory sales branches in every inipoitatr it y in the Tnited tStates a? soon a t. lis pu.ont'.de Ui n them upnry at i-outh IJnd laM. week where le had an interview with Mr. Stude 'U'k'r, the priilent, and (ieo. Ode 1 1 e retary and jjer.eral niHriairer. Mr Studebaker and Mr. (Mril are devot injr a!! their time and energy "to the rtifiiii"' of the International India Rub her Corpora'ion. Keitlifr rf thtvte pen tlcmen ia in any way connected with in1,' concern, and both are enthusias tic over the future of the tire. ARE SWORN" IX. Isical liecmits lor Lilly ltae Jlonpital Take the Oath. nichard Il-ck, liwm McDonn't!and Marion McCormick were in In h:inapois and were sworn in as members of the Lilly !a-e Hospital Company No. :!'. They will probably Ik; called for service in about three weeks. Beck applied as a baker, Mr Donald as n mechanic, and McConntrk its a dentist. U-isi-'to lacohelli atipiie!1 f.-r mernhf-r?hip in the company Men ilsiy as tailor, but he has not been notified yet of bis nc-opuinre Till Lilly Rase Hospital company is full now with the exception of a shoemaker. Sl'STAINKI) HKAVY LOA. ( apt. Kodinan Keceitea Word of lealruction of Cropa in Oklahoma. f'aptain f. I'. I!odir-iin l.lort. .1 today that he hud received word of the -iet,truct;on of about si.ty-five acrr of sAhe.'tt and thirty u-res of cot,n on r.is farm in tkhihoiea last week by a severe h".il storm that swept that section. Captain Hodman estimates1 '.hat his loss oil! total I L'LL FROM LADDFR. Mrs. William Hn-'ky, residing on WV.-t Bushy street, hid her rigid ii.4 ipiainod this morning whrn i"he fell from a lander while pK-fcing cherries. ir. H. K. Oiona was iiied and d 'd the injury. I WIUJAMS HOSPITAL. Sirs. Orvllle Young, who underwent an abdominal operatpm at the hospital two wefks ago, returned to her home in Meciianicdburg today. WiTHAJM HOSPITAL t.ersld VaHrter, who wa Operatrd oti .t'tf spsfl4Mtm weak go. raturned to hJ home trxijy.

Major Dennis E. Nolan, Junior Assistant Chief of Staff. Born in New York April 22, 1872, end appointed to tha Militarv Iriikmir from that atate

in September, ifi)2. On June 12, 189M, he r aJpromoted to addi.ional aecond licionant in the Third Infantry. In lifM! he waa transferred to the K'.evnth Cavalry, but in a few months re turned to the infantry branch of the service, anil haa Continued in that branch since. WASfn.VTfON, June 27. Major Ntar ' crved two terms on the f'.j,f, and first demonstrated lia wonderful executive ability while serving in the Philippine Constabulary. As a general staff cflicer Major Nolan was assigned to the duty of drawing up the present army legislation foi uoivi'iaal military service. He is a man of wonderful constructive ideas and is regarded by his fellow oflicers a, a military genius. Whiie of a peculiarly studious type, Major Nolan enjoys the distinction of h-'ing termed "the greatest end West Point ever produced." Though comparatively young. Miller Nolan is expected to distinguish himself in the war against Germany, his recent appointment as Junior Assistant Chief of Staff, attached to C.eneral Pershing, giving him the long-desired oportunity. UGHT COMPANIES TO INCREASE RATES CONTINUED FKGM FACE ONE .dilutions in Indiana are being called o:i by the government to supply materials and products necessary to the conduct of the war and that extension probably w ill be necessary to provide 'he addi'ional electric powr that will ie renuired. In F.ngland, according to the petition, prim, for electricity have ;e n increased 0 per cent. Many Companies Included. The p titiiwiiisg companies, which "V.n most of the electric plants of the date, arc as follows: Albany Water ind Light Company, Indiana L'tilitiev Company, Paiesville Klectric Light and power Company, Merchants Heat and Light Company of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Liht nnd Heat Company. Boonvilla Electric Light and Power Company, lirookville Electric Company, Wana-h Valley Electric Company, Central Indiana Lighting Cum-os-.ny, Panvi'le Light. Heat and Power Company; Indiana Cenei-al Service Company, Public Utilities Company. Northern Indiana ,as and Electric Company, Interstate Pubiic Service Company, laiorte (ias and Electric Company, Madison Light and Railway Company, Martmsviiie (las and Electric Company, alontpelier Ctilitie Coni,any. Moor'-sville Public Service Comtoiny: Sit. Vernon Electrit Light and Power Company, Mulberry Light and Power Company. United Cas and Electric Company. Muncio Electric Light Company, Krowne Mills Electric Company, Owensville Light Company, Plvmeuth Elertric Light Company, Poseyviile Light and Power Company, Princeton Light and Power Company, Uniti d Public Sen-ice Compane, Sheridan Waier, Light and Heat Company j Terre Haute, Indianapolis & East'-rn Trio-iion Company; Valours, -n I igPttng Company. Unior fiaclion l.'cnt and Power Company. Western In-loma Utility Company and li:e Oakland City Electric Company. The several municipal plants of the itate are not represented by the peti tinners, hut it is exiecU"d at least some of thieve will apply for some increase in rvenu". 'Ihi sprvice commission has not fixed a dale on which to bear the petition. FINGER MASHED. lrs. Rieke Anderwn Injured In Accident at Court House. Mrs. liieke Andersmi, while helping '' up the 0. A. K. room at the wu.t house tins alU-rnoon, had the i!"os nd finger on her left hand badly mushed. She was helping lower u nindow ssh when her tinge' was cauirht betaeen the two aashea and t.ne lojil whs torn completely out. Dr Cv9ii dies:.e. the injury. -MARK1E0 TOMGHT. The wedding of Giace Lane, of Posston, and Charles Monroe, an ar tist of Indianapolis, a ill occur tonight at the home of the father of the bride-to-be, Ollie Ijme. near Rosston. ; Mi: l.nne' has been employed as a school teacher". The yonng couple will re side m lnifmnapolis. HOUSK lAS.r.3 BILU WAFHIN'GTOV. June 27-Jy a ot of 2o to 1S2 the house today passed the rivers and harbors bill appropriatirtg JJ".(K,O500 ta b fciinioi in w aterway miprmameat in all pirta of tbt ewmtrj-.

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$9.50 Frankfort $9.50 TO NIAGARA FALLS AM) HETl'KN VIA CLOVER LEAF ROUTE Sunday, June 24 and on Sunlays during July and Aug ust, route via Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo. 12 da. limit Ask agents or write Chas. E. Rose; Asst. C.eneral Tass. Agt., Clover Leaf Route, Toledo, 0, Vacation Trips Special low round trip fares to Lake Erie resort, Niagara Falls, eastern cities, Colorado and the west-via CIX)VER LEAF ROUTE Ak Clover Lcuf agents or write to CHAS. E. ROSE, Asst. General Fassengcr Agent, To ledo, O. Constipation upsets the entire sys tem, causing many illnesses to the human family. Don't worry Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will drive out constipation, regulate the hsrsTcl.-., time rhe stomach and purify the system. (live it a thorough trial, Sbc. Tea or Tablets. Oak Drug Store. SAFETY RAZOR BLADES SHARPENED Single edge, per doraa. Kt Double edge, per dozen lit W pay postage one way. Barker & Son. Lebanon GROCERIES Always in the Lead LEWIS & STORMS AffiHARrS GARAGE J. H. AIRRAKT Agency for the Buick Auto Room foe Cars. Expert Wwknsea 224 South IMmm St.

r -'MW. K. FRALEY" SHOP Job Work at Reporter Wee J Alley Croatia r 0 pni Store

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The Trouble Preventer A visit to the Willard Service Regular hydrometer tests by batStation before battery trouble hit ttry experts will not only help keep you, is better than two visits after. you free from most battery ills but I Testing by cur experts costs you will add months to your battery's life, nothing ; repairs Cost you good Come in for a Willard Service Card that money. entitles you to free acini -monthly tcstinf. Willard Service Station OFPOS1TE INTKRl KMAV STATION LEBANON, IN IX W have m rent mt fat ttry for pour whom your ntod ropairm or rtchorging

SINGER UUMi'ANIf Singer Sewing Machines mold on cash or payments. Rented ! by week or month. Phone mo, 1 will call at your home. Ihoie! 0!)-Y. A. F. TINDER Manager Singer Company In A. A. Garner's Jewelry Store HAT LABLKT A DTO LlYlttY AasJ taxi Berries Oar Phone, 60s. Kaaldox, MsBLUE GREY Its not bow cheap can rubbers, but how good. Try the Blue Grey gu1 rebber, 10c 3 for 2 sic. Uowman 5c and 10c Store CALL 233 And Save Money on Groceries J. W. DAVIDSON Across from Traction Station H. B. snooK VETERINARIAN Orer Oak Drue Store Telephone 813. Lebanon, Ind. JONES, THE CLEANER Panama HaU Cleaned, 25c Fhone 87 105 W. South Si MORTGAGE LOANS on Boone county farms of errnrovea' title 6 6 years No commission. Farmers State Bank Lf.BAKON SICKLE GRINDIN AND MOWER REPAIRS

CADILLAC, PAIGE AND DODGE BROS.' CARS FIRESTONE AND U. S. TIRES ENGLISH AUTO AND TRACTOR CO. The First National Bank The oldest and largest bank in Boon county. BRENTON GARAGE Autos and Auto SuppUe East Main Street Phone 294 LEBANON VULCANIZING SALES A5ENCY Everything for the into. DOST automobiles. ValcM'tinf a specialty. Telephone 862 Armory Building GEO L. FRANK & CO. Jewelers, Opticians and Music Dealers, West Side Square Phone 211 JONES & STARK CLCT2LEE3 Suits that Suit. South Side Square AUTO LI - JOE CC.l Coontry Dring taw - Pncee. At Breetnn'a Cw: ra.. rVme 29. fesao. 'ft W