Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 245, Lebanon, Boone County, 14 July 1917 — Page 2

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DEDICATED

To nil those who love the great Lincoln and who believe that at Gettysburg he voiced the message of America to the world. "LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS" By OKTON H. CARMICHAEL

Thin volume id no well written and shown siicb painstaking rare in tts statement that X urge its reading by all lovers of liberty Hun. M. G. Brumhauirh, governor of Pennsylvania. Lincoln at WE HAVE THIS Long &

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HAH50fiNlMl ! Stale Auto Insurance Covers Complete Z. C. SMITH 1204 North Meridian. I'hnne 02 Y 2K South Lebanon I'hone 06 1)0 IT YOURSELF Do it your self. Mako your old ear look new. A.k us about it. W E RECOMMEND NATURE'S CREATION For TaWiuiUd., Asthma. Ems chitl Catarrh, etc. Ask in about it. LONG & DAVIS Phone 6 PLVNELL-COOMIiS Lessens' ldts I Sr Yard. BRENTON GARAGE Auto and Auto Supplies Eat Main Street. Phona 294 SAFETY RAZOR BLADES S SHARPEN FD Single edrse, per dozen .Vh Double edj;a, per dor.en Sot portage o'.e Barker & Son. Lebanon EVERY DAY IS WALL PAPER DAY AT THE PAINT SPOT HARRY SAUNDERS Phone iuu-y West .Mam KL FOR QUICK. ELECTRICAL WORK CALL J. E..BERKLEY Phone 978-L 124 West South Street AUTO INN Standard Oil Service Station No. 47 ' CAS 20 CENTS North Lehaaoa St. Phono 21 MONUMENTS See us for your monument if you want ttrst clan utock and workmanship Cull us ami v.c will brine you to our rhop for inspection. Fhop nimnc VrS; Rrs. 115 or 714 PLACE YOUB OEUERS KARLY HARLAN MONUMENT CO. JA "Vt wk t Reporter oClcc

Regarding the history of the Gettyahurfr address we ac not likely to have more lucidly or compactly ly presented than in thin tasteful and authentic volume. New York Tiiuune.

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tK-liy.ibur j BOOK EOK SAI.K Davis HOME OF VINOL vation Trips Spi-ci,.! low ruiiml trip fares t') Lake Knc resorts. Niagara Falls, eastern cities. Colorado and the west ia CI.OVFR LEAF ROUTE ' Ask Clover I.e;i!' iiyettts- or write to ( HAS. E. ROSE. Asst. Ont-ral FaMM-niftT Ay;t'iit. Tiile.hi. O. 1X1KS YOUK 01.1) R?M)K LEAK? IK SO. SEE CLYDE LOWE. Ue guarantees to stop all leaks with asbestos iibcr roofing. rilOXE o!!0 HQ. R. R A U M G A R D T 3 THE (LEANER g'Wc CI. an While Othr-ra Try" nil'iVj f. Lebanon St. Phone 9 mintc?rrrritttnrtrgituttt2Uugtttt?ui COMMERCIAL HOTEL European filan. SjHtial rates to .fniiaiiint gut-sts 1 1NDS THAT HOILlNtJ WON'T DOUBLE MONEY ' .V. imfJiliEAl). I.. I., July 14.- It you w.r'.t to ihiuhie tr- .-i.c i f yc.ui bank roll Iry aiith-ng c'--- but l..n! mg it. Mike K-trin.-ki. 01" Eastl.aatp tfjn, tried 't and found out that il wa-iirtio-il-'o. Mike hid a 'riond wh -I i-i.i bothr.jr would maks- dollar bills fpar-at,-1M0 two .a'i, caih id which v.ou'd b" jvt good as nv.. Miw 'no,; rut ?4,i0 from a savings bark , v " ! ' i in a hy a-wti-'il hi. r. ml pu' ntwi-y it larire nd. The frtem! ! ' i,n wb.li Mike lt.-d how the dnuldliil! !r.--i.s w.... co..r.c on he l;.--v.-r-. Iia! .Vtp v r. tbieit b.it a .'vi'.. t:!a.-; nl (.' nil. Oidinarv (Vfty-da r-e- r .1, il,.- H.t. VVtOi tne aid of i. M.kr i... al.-.l hi, f; .end wh., tt.i. ! vidmi? tlx- t ; in two part.- om r.g h"v tio'hin" tn ij'f. Tin- "fi ind w., held id .n la-t.'d by the (tra-i.' juiy. l'.OY SCOUTS HELP , GET IN PEACH CROF tr.y the Int'rnilinuit .Vrw icrrf-e. MARTl.N.-ili V.C. W. V.i., July 14 - V-V t Viritii ia's iiearh rioi tiu yai iU I." tbr lairent in the In.-lory of "'ie - t;t'. l'.y .Scout. have ro-w f.irv'aid to beli. m tho labi.r w w-iij. ''!!. of the lailioads base u-.uitii iie KntitK that adequate Iram.por tation fai'ilitii.'s will be fuimshed. LITE WORTHLESS HERE WITHOUT "BLUE CARD" tft Ike lntrmmttMt Krut Herrtce.t MILWAC'KKK. July 14. Without a reiru.tia(ion card in Mdnaukec one cannot get a drink; you cwil cnltKt in the army of navy, you ount into aome shows, no ennlit, you can't lt on the races, and they wont sell yo eiBrrtteii; you can't U wu-rted. nd you rant escape the chi What's tbe uee ?

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OFTRIPTOFME i Writes of Journey of Ameri can Troops Across the Atlantic. INCIDENTS OF TRIP Sea Sickness Part of the Ex- ' perience Encounter With Subsea. (Veil Bell has received the foil irjj letter from hi brother, John Bull, vho iy clerk in the Cr.ited States Quarter Masters department with the Mrrricr.n troops somewhere in i runce, the? letter being dated "a' en. Kndia, June 22, 1117" with 11 :.'..-t.criit written after Vhe trjoiu an.,,,i; -Have b. n out at sea for nmo d;.K i n a::d will undertake to write you i diary of wh..t has happened. Thi: - a lather ue.-atiefartory method of '.' '-pini: a thary for .-.ome of It niri e r,-n:.i i d. t,ut by tiii... method I kill n I, ml.- with one -t.'re. -Ve -'ink on the ship in Hohn'ci V. J. f 'r thr",' or four days bel'oiv ,.uinK. t.'.on we pull.il up the r.ve: .nd ''iMi.aiiwd there 1,,,- two day-, .sa l;x d',u p the river and out to si a or lhuisda. 'Ml.. We had a ii 'if 1: that v. .d sulfe h- i- I.: York befor., I ,:i-.i ti.- alab--'.'.. -I:..t fv third uav tllf- -ea I- v a., a !aie ar.-l I a.ose froi 1, d;.v ay couch a; ! 1 , ;t .If. 'I he air on th l-il. r . a: e, k v.j.. pur. a.id 1 -non reciiiHra: -I th'" .Hv. Il.it la 1 o avail! tor en .un- . I und.- wi 'i' a ..tid Kiiio.-uL.t.," irfamt typhmJ. winch cti-.-d a ie-.1- . I -Y. to (i for ano-ai 'lav i-t-' S ni'th.ng lull a crate of o: 11 e. It-it. .m Tuesday 1 r.fover.Tl. r, a I sev1 il stmiis, studied -or.a- Ku-.-iun .-I njoyed h -, If tl,..ruc.;!v. "Now f..r a little i."(.er .:v.l -tuff ie ,a, con -i.lerabl,- lar.M ;,-:n .i,( .ri niti'. our aJll ere.- h.-ii: the bcl in the flotilla, whwh fart h,)l.uid e a-eiu...ideraidy. Now an 1 :h"r.cunteied n sail'-'g ti-k. li'in't apical to in"The teoep.i on board u.-re iln! ,i.l on the' whole - a si.'l.n-s. . ' fl-troul.le. The hoat a. r ...er. 1 id we all became intuitu nt 10 . .01H. Sound- hke the ph i, f C e Til, I'lid. sn-i suvire fr f., .iv an'1 lit.-.:-. Lies pa.en2. , -I U:t I 'i 'lr't 1 vj.,v it too, mi rth-.anl on Wedne-.t-ri:d We .,e , 1 hi told c "We h. ,.l v ith hom I Jiihb lire.rl h.i'i.i. Th.ev lie kej.t tpl.te i. i-sr uvtr'ie'ions to the elire.-. " Pir .huttl'VS -e clo-e I ii'i-t at Hi: k. no liC' .- are .,!led on . h,. .lop ( mi projcrtory v. and th,- movement slow and 'iphl nate'v. -I have a jruod m,,-t:,rl:.. e,v. er a two week-' Crwh. but nee, -ir cu' ino. hadl. Mv -lot'i,--, I'Htinir almost 'mpossibiy drt . !h .- no chance to g'-i then; cleaned up bey are the only 01,1., I hav . "1 he -lent of siAelal sriiool. l-.-U' anil poipo... ami ;.,'. ha. een the only thin that his m,. he oynire entilely unevenlf u!. ''iiiiiKl.ty anxiou- to -ee mo," l;,n, 'Z.lir.. I - lit r:t ,. l,ci I reel ar.d. I have no idea u t. us to .vhit I", dalles i'l be. hut an h-.pinir fo h" best. Most 1,1 the Cello,,, am.,,... hemselvi-i by ida,,iu- br,.l .... hut I laveo't felt in 11 hridev m.e.1. I u-.-In-tvpi'MilU r ill the 1-.H -. )-, !lc, ,, ii-ni -I the -hip. ' The rompo-itioo in tin.. -u r io'trn. I'd a unit, but I . ar.'t tb-n!. 'ally vsh'-ri I aie tvpnc n-i oriei-a' 1 must overcome that. "Wo escaped hoinR- toroelord very narrowly. I had pood co.-.H:! -to in Her which to live, for I had a .stateroom, and ate Rood meal., vv,t'i service. "V.'e are in northern K .'r'e. 1)1 write you more later. 'Biplanes no- u- about l mdei out. ten of our till IH-dn boat fl ,t -nee . met us alioiit 1,1'iMi miles o i. and escoiUd us in to p'tit. Ail I he re. t of the stuir from now on will be cin iored," CITY NEWS Stuvet stored. IL E. Williams. MavmtrarwH for clesininr. phoee 9.1 Call US for your cream or icea. '3KaJ. packed, delivered, 60c: bricks, 2 or X colors, 'Me apiece, 2.c it. not parked at point. Open from to 7 days in week. LebwMa Ice Ctoam Catnpany. 7-12-tf JOB WORK AT ILLTOfiTLR

DISAPPOINTING FOIiD . PUT OWNER UP IN THE AIR THIS MORNING

William MoniKor, rofidinff on cast Washington street was certainly in a tjutindary this morning cenoerning the wbereabouta of his Ford car, and had the city and county officials of this and nearby towns aroused and on the search for it. When he awoke blight and early this morninir, he discovered to his dismay that his flivver as misinic t'm its customary place in the back yard. He also, in his investiKations, found that his son Elmer, war nowhere to be seen. Then he recollected that. Elmer had said someth-t-s the day before about a trip to Greenfield with Jack Shelby. He proceeded to call Mr. Shelby's residence to inquire about the missinir articles and was informed that Mr. Shelby had departed for Greenfield on the interurbin. Then he wait up in the nir. His next move was to call all rX the Harases in the city to see if any trace of the machine had been seen, but obtained no satisfaction, as no pas hud been drained from any of tins cn's tanks for the Kord this mornin;-. He then notified tlit police ami the sheriff. Rivinir them a full and elaborate descrii.tion of the miinK car. Then, as a last reio 11 se, he culled Greenfield, to the place where his son would most likelyhave (rone, and found that tiie l-'ord and Jack ard Klmer were all there. They hail .-lipped nut the machine about five o'clock this morninir. PQURT TAKES CASE jncD mum L'Lli ni Oil Inspection Injunction Suit Hearing Completed Before Jude Kulmnks. udce I ouis It. K v. hank of the Marcounty circuit court yesterday :i'.ilcd a con . n. I.-1 ef attorneys Adam M. . -r f od i-.tperf n, t he bad no j'n ' i . "t 1 on la ,rr.-at a inoiary ;nji::!rtsii. aeair.-' I-'fikcr in r of Mer-o-i (' ll.-ei, who holds oll.ee by appointment from Govi.r Goodri'-ii. The case of granting ..junction yen.-, taken under' ad- -. !. A liter In alios: will be held) sonic t ! t tn d'-rid" v ho is the j ... r .iia, ,.i,t-:e for the m.'v. t i-j t-e in p.-ir.ent of the attorney , ii.'s or! ce that Caldwell should i r-iiotr -l a 'i-4i abiii-.j- nrd- r ncain I 1-r, v o wa.i upp-uiited by the j

Stone Burr from an old Mill to be Preserved at Oak Hill

h II -' pmuoitv of .l.n ! s. O ik lll'l Cell. it. .y a',,,1 c ill. 1 .- into po e.-sion f ll -oiie county's nut in-i-s' h i o-'ica ' iviic; a stone 101,1 the old Itllii, wliic'n ill t.'ii of SLliiir crc k at the Th.orntown anil 1'iaiKlart crosMnir. Tins .-.tone hurr w.i.- on - of the original i-'lacial .ie; ,.sits of Iloone county ana came I'tom tiie faun of the l.i'e Mart 1, S. Henry, later on known a; He Ilod-o,, ,,,-e in the I.chaonn and Thomtoiwi road. Willi,.m N". Henry, who resides on the old hnmrsicad 1 ntered by hi.- father and' locate,! , 1 th" Thorntown n.d. i-mc-nim-r, very w-!l flat SaTiiuei S-r-b-e and I .. ,c S- .,, second from h.s I. .'he,- i ti.i -pi"1!.' of 1 1. one of 'hi- l.i-'ev red r,-tuitc r-.K-ks !is-:i',-.l n the f irm; that Mr. f-nh--,-I tie- we,;,.' wa cii'. down :,-.d 11. ..ale into t. boat, and the nnk was lua.ied upon it a;-d bnukd to the null site on .Sua-ar crei-K. He recalls that it took thriw. ,.9).., (,f ox, n to transport the ifiul and the rock to the mill site, where the risk was afterwards dressed and made into a corn burr, whirii is the rock n.iw at Oak Hill cemetery. What was known as (',,. , mill, wa. built by Isaac Snow and Samuel s'ee,l,oc i-i unlit of land fioin Joseph Pauley. Jesse Johnson out, red the land November il, Ihjj. Practically every boy i.ii-ed in Ibo.-i days between Lebanon and Thorntown and 11. any who resided north of Sui'er cieek. leinembeis quite well bis visits to the old mill during his period of more than forty years of its operation. In the earlier days William Moroheiid operated the mill. He is recalled for his jovial disposition and hi ready rereralw anco and acquaintance of all of haw patrons. He was one of th men who insisted that each man should get hn own grit; that to nay that if It came clean, whole wheat and

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YOU have heard much In recent days about high prices of coal and open accusation has even been made that advantage baa been taken of general conditions to extort unreasonable profits from tbe consumer. If this charge la true, we will Join heartily with the public tn condemning thoie who are guilty. The question Is "What are the facte?" May there not be Just an logltlmMe reasons for high retail prices of coal as for higher prices of food, shoes, clothing, etc.?

In a series of t a I k about the retail coal business to appear In these columns each week, we are going to tell you about the conditions that have made higher prices unavoidable In s p 1 1 e sf Increased production;

Indiana Retail Coal Merchants Association

in pns-evsmn of ;i- ottico when Eel-' ker received the :r, ;ntmeni. A.-..-I--pov for l-'elker contend Ihat Caldwell is not In oilier l.v puma facie act lacause tbey hold that a rn-r,t nilinr of the Cede, ,d court .uvalid.ited the entire law on tl-.e sabjei t. Th-y hold that a fointer law b, .-.nr-es i..,-rafve. un.b r '.vhich the state ccn'oiri -t has the riebt "f aopointmeni. The st.a. conteods that only a part of the ul'-i-ent hi" was iiohl i-va'-l i-irl thai p-i-giv-nc; t1!,- g.nerror the right to appo.i.t the -iipi rvi .or was 1,01 n'li-i-il. Ecoii of approximately Si)o..Hanmiiilly are involved 111 the case. HELPED IN EXAMINATION. Charles l-'erb.-s returned from I,; f-ayr-t'.e this morning, v. hole he hail been n.-sistinir in the examination of state banks. Mrs. l-'orbes remained in Lafayette as tbe guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. lorbes went to Lafayette Monda. 1 ICE (BEAM I ISTIVAL. The ladies of the C. P. church will have an ice cream festival at the chur-.-h Wednesday evening July Id Everybody invited. 7- l-'l-2t. I f,"C Of ,h..t he iiil.l the li'!l-,t 1 of flour. I'" the corn was had and j not a., clean as it ..houfd l- hi.I com 1, -a! was of the same kinu 1 a., that which be brouifiit 10 tini -pill. The MrKnwys operate. I ! the null for a tinst . l-aac Gibi son al-o operated the mill. Il.ixI ley Iteacall wa.- on'- of the wi ll I keow mil! owners of his Jay. W ilI ham r.-irtn-r. who f-irmcrly rei Mill il west of l.-banon. was th; miller for years at Ow-'s mill. The late Adam haun wa- a1 ..1 one of the old-time miller.-. Ms. Haun was an onir the ia-t who operated the mill. It was his old homo neighborhood, since his f-ithrr entered a tract ot lard n the same section in w.'nih tho null was hicated. The original niill . m- was a Bi-ant of land of about In1; ac ' s which included the null r. . toe luoaji'lermtf of th" crr- k aad the s.te for the mill iia-n. I i - ,-.,- iii-ti 1I1, rin- was Ii'-bui, ia ..he -pi ,1,1; , f Irtbi and the mill was 111 operaturn in IHHi. Oak Hill Cemetery Association proiioses to inai.: u proper cement b-d to plac-e this rock in so that it may have a proper setting anil miiy be prerverl as one of the reminders of the long aira. Some eietht years no t'-e stone burr, wb,ch h.ul b on m 0ier;iUon in IS 15 at what waknown as Hardesty's n-Hl ai,-l I ii-r A.lney's mill, and wh.rh wa.owni, d by Isaac S. Adney's father, and ItK-ated about one and onehalf miles west of Mechiiuc..btirp, or Keese Mill, ,-as donat d to O.ik Hill (emct.-ry Asso. aation, ho have preserved it by making proper cement foundation and now it is the subject of considerable curiosity and interest, and it also mipht he said that very few of the present generation can "name it." Tw ether mill stones have been offered the association nnd as ae-ni M arrangement-!! ean be had they will also 1st placed upon their grounds at "relic of the , loaf f0."

People of

about railroad condition and car short. ages; about tha abnormal demand ief coal from powder companies, muattlon plant, public service corporation, ' foreign countries and menufacturera ,ln all llnee; uhout the premium ottered 'or immediate quantity deliveries which have not only established prices for all msrkets. but hive been the direct cause for shortages in supply: about the cost of coal at the mine; freight charges; loss In shrinkage In transit; scarcity of labor and higher wages: Inceased cost of feed and Increased operating expense all along the line.

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7a justice fo yourttelj, os u c'7 lis out ynue cool, and tn n.iiril r.oii these. Mtatt -wpts as ti y o;ly the Jaett that thiy bring to

he man from vhom yon ni.i.i, in u.'.- (Aitf you arul consider wrinul-i.'frtition.

Join Go. H Join

The litdiio company still cnlirfts men. A few coinu each week. About fifty per cent of tho men accepted for enlistment pass the medical examination. So we are building up slowly. Many nu n are getting ready these days to enliet before the draft is made. They arc asked and urged to enlist in

Co. II, 2nd Ind. Inf. THE HOME COMPANY jSseycowsale

I will w H ;it public auction in the cattle barns al tiie Ltt-;:ii"ii fair grounds, on SATURDAY, JULY. 21 iiECINNINT, AT 1 P. M. TWENTY i "JiESII JERSEY COWS; FIVE SHORTHORN COWS Every one of this lot of cows is first class. They can be seen at the Lebanon fair grounds after Wednesday, July 18. They are all of good' age.-- and come from the very best milk strain of Warbinglon county. These cows all have ca!v; .s by side. TERMS Xi. months credit, drawing 6 per cfit iiiUt.-.-d. iroiii date on bankable note. HOMER MARTIN C. 0. TRIIiBETT & SON, AUCTIONEER

PALACE GARAGE 220 NORTH MERIDIAN ST Expert Repairing at Reasonable Rates GASOLINE AT WHOLESALE PRICE FREE AIR OPEN DAY AND NIGHT WHEN IN TROUBLE CALL Lebanon Auto Sales fit Machine Co.

GET YOUR SALE BILLS AT REPORTER OFFICE REPORTER, BY MAIL,$3.00 A YEAR. REPORTER, SIX MONTHS BY MAIL $1.73.

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In short, we are going to give you the facts sml figures and let ; cu druw your own conclusion as to whether the hlsh retail prices have heen lustilied and as to whether tho p-oflts that the rettll Coal Merchant has mmle are unreasonable or not.