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THE DAILY BANNER. aREENCASTLE. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2,1924.

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January Clearanec of all Ladies and Childrens coats. Choice of our entrie stock of Ladies and Childrens coats at one-third off. No restrictions, all coats go on sale including Plushes, less 33 1-3. Come early and get first pick.

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FARMERS MM EXCESSIVE RATES Spend Millions Needlessly for Interest on Store Credit, Says Department of Agriculture. BANK RATES THE LOWEST

Department Urges Thrift. Industry and Reliability on Farmers to Win Credit Standing—Bankers Asked to Help.

The cost to farmers of credit from stores Is more than 25 per cent when calculated on the basis of a yearly In

terest rate, while hanks charge little fancy

DRAGGING MOUNT By JANE GORDON (©, 1923. We.tern New.paper Union.) ft EIIRY rode the proud bluek horse vJ slowly between the crimson trees of fall. She sut in her saddle gracefully—Gerry was a small, graceful person altogether—but her blue eyes, beneath their sweeping dark lashes, were wistful anil shadowed with perplexing thought. It was so very strange about Pick. Repeatedly he assured her of his faithful and adoring love—Dick’s actions, too, bore out his protestation— in all but one particular—the paining, tormenting particular that was saddening Gerry’s heretofore unclouded

days.

Dick lately had taken a decided for the companionship of a

Robert Mahan of Indianapolis is spending the week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Werts of Indianapolis spent from Saturday un-| til Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry

BROAD PARK.

Carence Crow and family have mov-

*?d to Broad Park.

Enos Ailee of Purude visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William All-

«e during the holidays.

Bertha McCammaek and daughter .spent Thursday with Mrs. Herbert Fall.

AiSee. I Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grimes of Homer Weimer and wife left Fri- Russellville spent Sunday with Joe <day night for Missouri to visit their Woody alnd family. | iparents through the holidays. Misses Daisy and Hazel Willson of ^ Those"h o ate Christmas dinner Indianapolis spent Christmas

■wpith Hugh Parker and wife were G. their parents here.

C. Parker and family, Bertha Me- Dane Mahan and family attended tln ^ e - i Cammack, V. C. Parker and family the funeral of Mr. Kelly at Roachdale '

-and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Prichard. Tuesday.

John Stringer and famiyl called on Martha Woody is spending ..... .

Mrs. Sarah Broadstreet, of Coates- cation with friends and relatives in hihool begins here Monday after

ville Wednesday. Indianapols. Mr. and Mrs. Wililam Fisher spent Mr. and Mrs.

with

The Community Club met with Mrs.

J. K. Harbison, Thursday.

Fred Porter, wife and children, spent the day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Morris Keyt and children. Victor Graham and wife spent the j day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben

| Nicholson and children.

Mrs. Harrold Gibbs entertained

about 60 people at a noyster supper i ASSET FOR

‘ ' CREDIT.

more than 6 per cent, says the offleial report of the Department of Agriculture on Its recent survey of farm

credit In North Carolina.

"Farmers would profit greatly If they could place themselves In position to borrow from banks and pay their bills with cash.” the report continues. "Merchants would be benefited. since they could then give their attention strictly to merchandising

and avoid the risk of loss which they | ) ( ( ^

now assume. Bankers would also profit. due to the resulting Improvement In farmers’ financial condition and the Increased business which these fann-

ers would give the banks.”

A Matter of Habit

Discussing the question aa to farmers rely on store Instead of bank credit, the report saya that many do bo out of habit and do not raallae how high the cost of the store credit la "There are othera. however, who cannot obtain credit from banks," ft goes on. "This Is often due to the tact that no contact has been established and the farmer's credit rating has not been determined. Banks prefer character and general business ability over any tangible security In making loaaa. A REPUTATION FOR THRIFT. INDUSTRY AND HELIABILlfT IS TH* BEST POSSIBLE

a man Wanting

! Thursday night. Every one had a good (

John Burks and wife spent day Sunday with Nath Kendall

her va- w '^ e an< * Aunt Lize Hamilton.

a two weks vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Harold

the and

. .-*& fa. •

‘"The fleet step In giving farmers better credit Is te build ay better cents cte. This will require ee-eperatlon of oeunty agents, farm organisations and Us bankers thsusselveo. But the banks cannet 4o It all. Bffert toward a better acqualntaace Is necessary on

All Williams, Mr. i,vlr - and Mrs - waroia Gibbs and the part of farmers. Frankness re-

Christmas day iwth Thomas Rodgers and Mrs. Bruce Williams and family daughter Edna, Mr. and Mrs. Ray garding^ their business affairs is es‘^Laum Wood spent the holidays with M^\ C MTrt rT straderLrr U Lfs r ellriUe^ £ «P en t Sund&y with Harrison’ a c^n^tTon^U^^n^^S relatives near Cloverdale. Donald Williams is visiting friends, a £f> s an d ami y. ^ by the department’s report, which says

1 North Carolina farmers contract debts 1 amounting to more than $200,000,000 annually, and therefore a difference of only 1 per cent In the average Interest rate would affect the net Income from agriculture there approximately $2,000,000 each year. More than half

Misses Alma Hurst, Lucile Elrod n nldianapols . | o and Thelma Hurst called on Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scott and daugh- 1 JOHN’S SWITCH.

Prichard and wife Christmas evening, ler Morne spent Christmas with Mr. James Hutcheson and family, Will Albert Steirwalt and family spent and Mrs. Henry Fall. Boone and wife and Oral Hutcheson Thursday night with Oren Todd of L. Moore of Indianapolis is spend- and wife motored to Indianapolis and Amity. ing the week here with his brother, spent Sunday with Rev. Walter King

Earl Hurst and family and Mr. and Everett Moore. an d family.

Mrs. Ayril Hurst and baby called on Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tool of CarpenIT. H. Parker and wife, Friday after- tersville spent Christmas with Cully will take over the work and start on the total merchant credit was nearly noon. Willson and family. Route No. 1 out of Reelsville this three times the short-term banl^ Roy McCammaek and family spent Mr. and Mrs. Joe Woody spent week. | credit ' ',, Saturday night with Robert McCam- Christmas with friends near Ham- Mrs. Ruben Rogers is getting bet- u Hl ah Interest Rates

rick Station. ter after a serious attack of stomach • average Interest rate charged Pete Murray of Russellville was in trouble. i ^ or merc uaot credit was 22.8 per cent,"

Mrs.

... i the farmers In the areas Investigated < ur new mail carrier, Mr. Logan, relied on merchandise advances, and

mack and wife of Greencastle. Fred Heavin and family spent Sat-

xirday and Sunday with relatives near Raccoon Tuesday on business. j Miss Mary Burks called on Bethel. Robert Elkins was called to Rom- Joseph Hutcheson Monday. Relatives from Indianapolis spent ney Sunday by the death of his moth-, Arthur White has moved from Stop Christmas withH. H. McCammaek and er, Mrs. ButhofT. 34 t 0 the McColister farm. , wife. j Alma Moore was out from Indiana- ( Miss Hattie Conley of Greencastle, Clarence Sims was in Martinsville polls Tuesday calling on friends and spent the week-end with Mr. and

Saturday.

relatives.

Mrs. J. C. Bence.

The' school here opened Monday af- Miss Blanche Mahan of Blooming- Miss Elizabeth and Russell Finney 1 ter n week’s vacation. ton is spending her vacation with her spent their vacation with their grand-

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Prichard call- parents, Mr. and Mrs Dane Mahan ed ob Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dorsett Cecil Willson and family of Ladoga 0 f Monrovia Sunday. spent Tuesday night with Mr. and

Pleasant Heavin returned to Terre Mrs. Henry Fall.

Haute, after spending the holidays Offie Richardson was so unfortunwith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her- ate as to fall and break a rib while

fcert Heavin. working here Wednesday.

Chancy Fisher and wife and little Miss Vitura Mayfield went to Ind-

fion Charles were Sunday visitors ianpolis Sturday.

with the former’s parents, Mr. and Henry Fall who has been real sick

Mrs. William Fisher. thepa st week is better.

Catherine Dorsett, little daughter of | Alma Rumple and family spent

iwth Frank

parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hutche-

son at Stop 36.

Otto Hutcheson and wife spent Christmas day with Dudley Hutche-

the survey reveals. “Credit from local stores was the most expensive, costing an average of 26 6 per cent Landlords came next In order, with a rate of 21.5 per cent Factories and their agents are much lower, with rates of 14.2 and 17.0 per cent respec-

tively.

“Fertilizer and living expenses’ are

the chief purposes for which merchant credit Is extended. Stores apparently handle more of such business than all other agencies combined, while banks carry less than one slxtk of the total. That the farmers fail ts obtain needed short-terra credit direct from

banks constitutes a handicap

rattle-headed, rather pretty young woman who had come to be the guest of Mrs. Spaulding. Mrs. Spaulding, a mutual friend of Geraldine and her fiance, had presented them both to the monopolizing Miss Sidney Sails. Ever since, it seemed to the astonished Gerry, she had met here and there, by chance, her fiance with Miss Sails Bear by. Now’ It would be In the street where Mrs. Spaulding lived; In a park path, or even In the lobby of the church they attended— after service. Gerry had at first treated the affair as a Joke, with Dick; then, at the more distressing Joking of her friends, she had reasoned with him on the subject. Dick first ap-

why P eare< ' amused, then Indignant, then

><ink I abjectly apologetic.

"I can’t help it, Pal,” he would say— his pet name for Geraldine—"the girl Just seems tr spring up where I pass." An Irritatingly Inadequate explanation. That Mtss Sidney, the Irresponsible, had an evident admiration for the good-looking, good-natured Dick, was beyond dispute. Even Dick, In his own embarrassed modesty, was obliged to admit the fact, when challenged. He did not admit that Miss Sidney was quite frank regarding her attachment for this, another girl’s acknowledged

lover.

The morning was fresh and sweet, recalling other charmed mornings when she and Dick rode through a love-enchanted world together. How happily they had started upon these early morning canters—every turn of the way brought home poignantly sweet memory. Almost Gerry seemed to smell the accustomed fragrance of his cigar—fragrant to her because It seemed a part of Dick’s presence. Tears coursed unheeded down the girl’s pale cheeks—Dick, who could have been so faithless. Yesterday she had encountered him In this woodland path with Sidney—his confused explanation that he had met her there unexpectedly as he hurried by the short cut to Gerry’s home. Always, always Sidney near; always his ex-

cusing.

Other cantering steps came swiftly

behind. Gerry's heart seemed for the moment to cease beating. Surely this, the fatplUqr sound qf Brown Bettle’s hoofs In ehus&. Diet then, too, hud j arisen early to ride through the w6od, before business took him to town.

Gerry's heart quickened to

apprehension—would Sidney be beside him? Dick was racing after her—racing, no doubt, with some futile, foolish excuse regarding that last affair with

Miss Sidney.

Gerry's Indignation came on afresh with his nearness. She would give him s chase for his pains. Roses rushed to her pale cheeks, crimson now like the roadside foliage. Freely she gave Major the rein, excitedly urging— the other horse came on, panting behind. Then there was the tangled brush that ofttlmes caught a horse’s foot. Gerry remembered It, Dick might not; she slowed down at

THE WREN By Booth Tarkington. Cook’s Opera House Tuesday, January 8th 1924 8 P. ML

Seats on sale at Cartwright’s Music Shop Friday, 9 A. M. $.50 $.75 $1-00 $1.25. MUSIC FURNISHE ) BY HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ORCHESTRA Kiwanis Club Donation to High School Band. Help the Band.

All Farmers Invited THE SERVICE

Dean Skinner Urges Men and Women

to Take Advantage of Best Program Ever Offered at Purdue

IS ID

1 Everything excellent tatecl. Imitations are

inferior.

j Undertakers as a class enJ

o deavor to maintain the hirii 0

T afxyfttf ind Jan 2-An in- ethical standards in their busL LAFAYETTE, ind., Jan. - ness, and to handle only good I vitation to every fanner in Indiana of gup^Qj. character, as befit | to attend the annual farmers short t j le 80 l emn ity 0 f the occasion course at Purdue University January that call for their Bervice> 14 and 18, was issued today by Dean, But occasionally, as. in ai J. H. Skinner, of the School of Agn- business or profession die hoi culture. The course is free and be- 0 f easy p ro fi ts bring into ft sides presentation of the latest in fi e bi some who aro , nore formation on a wide variety of sub- n ^ss adventures, with "1)03 jects, annual state meetings of many service is a SCCOmlarv objet agricultural and home economis as- an d who supply imitatioB sociations will be held. ‘goods of inferior quality. “Any day’s program is well worth! The Wabash Valley FunerL, the time and expense for any one in al Director’s Association wa*' the state to attend,” said Dean Skin- organized for the purpose (P ner. "The first day’s program: “How maintaining hitfh ehtical stall to Put Indiana Agriculture on a Pay- ards in the business, and ing Basis” is of vital interest to ev- assure to every pat fun t'A ery man and woman in the state and highest grade of sen™ the framers have an opportunity to whether the price agreed npifl discuss it from their own standpoint, be littl® or inu c h. ; Nj to come up Tuesday' are of interest to We are memb e rs of th e all and Dean Alfred Vivian, who is hash \ alley Funeral Director)

to lead the discussion with an address Association,

is an authority and a speaker with a ! real message. Dr. Eben Mumford, a 1 well known forceful speaker will dis-'

cuss rural life in the evening. “Melvin A. Trailer, one of the best

bankers in the Middle West, president of the First National Bank and Trust of Caompany of Chicago, who is on 1 - the program Wednesday evening after 1 the com growers meetings, to to dis-1

painful j cuss ‘The Agricultural Situation.” |

The livestock breeders; vegetable | growers .home economics, dairy and j other programs in themselves are decidedly worth while and they are to be supplemented with splendid features throughout the week. Any man i could well afford to come and spend I

the day alone at either the

potato shows.

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RECTOR BROS FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1 “Always Ready With the

Best of Service”

PUBLIC SALE

I will sell at public auctiaf

at my farm, one mile west Ai

Eminence, sever miles souti east of Belle Union, on MONDAY, JAN- 7th. 1924.

son at Hamricks. 5l 88 ^l n „ haU i^ 80me ! e”t"a C< In 8 Noifth tr , aP ,

rate on »uch loam is materially lower thac on ahort-term loans trua all

other sourcea.**

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Dorsett who has last week

been quite ill of pneumonia is improv- family. | Rtedfyal meetings wUl begin at

A. R. Hurst and wife of Greencast- the Friends Church here January 15

le, 'Vernie Parker and family were ^ Mr. and Mrs. John Mills and child- friends and neighbors Monday eve. Friday evening callers on Clevie Park ren spent last week at Indianapolis. The Christmas entertainment at er and family. ! q] en Curtis spent Wednesday with , Antioch was a success. Beautiful Car- - q— i p ran kie Barns. I ols ewre sung and al] enjoyed a very

white oak logs to Greencastle. Harrold and Darrell Hutcheson spent the week-end with their uncle, Burl Hutcheson near Fox Stop. Christmas passed off very quietly around here. A few little Christ-

Phillips and mas trees, school exercises and a few

I family dinners.

Mr. and Mrs. Unger gave a New was well attended.

Year’s party for a number of their ten o'clock; Preaching services, fol-

like brush daintily. Brown Betty had ceased In her mad rush; there was no sound of cantering feet behind. Breathlessly Gerry waited. She did not wish to turn hack to face Dick In her anxiety —If be ebould be safe and unharmed, should she flaunt her tender lore for

'*■ _ j him? The hoofbeats came on again; Meeting .Sunday and Sunday night she drew a breath of vast relief—

I then the roses left Gerry’s cheeks, to a

Sunday School Sunday morning at deepened pallor—Brown Betty wag

dragging her

CLINTON FALLS.

ROACHDALE R. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Figg and Mr. and Mrs. James Wright and family spent Sunday at Bill Ader’s Mr. and Mrs. John Crosby of Danville spent Sunday iwth Mary Boner. Mr. and Mrs. John Cramer spent Sunday with Ed Cramer. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weller and family, Miss Lula Weller, took dinner on Sunday with Ida and Laura Steward. Mrs. Flossie Deisher of Roachdale Spent Wednesday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Temple. D. S. Weller, of Portland, spent Christmas with his father, B. F. Wel-

der.

Cleon Steward, of Bainbridge, visited this week with his aunts, Ida and Laura Steward. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Modlin took Christmas dinner at Harry GrantLam’s. George Fitzzimmons spent Christamas with T. J. Shackleford. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Modlin called

LILLIPUTLAND

pleasant evening.

Gale Butterfield and wife, of Indianapolis, wrye Sunday guests of John Triox an dfamily. Curtis Jobe and family visited Sunday in Cloverdale with O. E. Pickens and wife. Miss Geneva Magill, of Indianapolis is spending her vacation with home

folks.

W. H. Way and family, of Martinsville spent the week-end with relatives in this part. Miss Lois Truox, of DePauw, is spending the vacation home folks. Miss Ruth Wilosn, of Bloomington, is visiting her parents, Mort Mugg and wife. Miss Vance Johnson spent the week-end at Gosport with Dan Smith and family. J. M. Jones returned to Bloomington, Monday, after spending his va-

INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2—Heavy j receipts of 18,000 and a slackened demand carried hog prices 6 to 10

cents lower at the Indianapolis liv* I

stock exchange today.

Shippers were active in early trad-1 ing but their demands were soon met.

The top for heavies was established

at $7.56. Lights sold up from $7.35.

Bulk of sales was at $7.40. Sows

were steady at $6.00 down, but pigs

were stronger at $6.75 down. Large cattle buyers entered the

market early and prices were steady to strong even on the poorest grades.

Receipts were 1,600.

The calf market was generally steady, though a week undertone developed. Veals commanded a top of $15.50, wihle the bulk sold at $14 to $14.50. Receipts were 800. Native lambs were strong to 50 cents higher at $13.50 down. Sheep were steady at $7 down. Receipts

were 300.

lowing at 11 A. M. Evening services

at 6.30.

Butchering 0 f hogs is the order of

j the day.

i Mr. and Mrs. Mort Spencer spent

i Thursday with Mrs. Sade Burk.

Donald Thomas of Indianapolis spent Sunday iwth his parents , Mr.

and Mrs. Harvey Thomas.

| Mrs. Sarah Bettis and Mrs. Lida | Pierce were called to Greencastle on 1 Saturday by the accident to Harvey Bettis. A wall he was tearing down

fell on him.

School begins Monday after a weeks

vacation.

HAZLEWOOL. Geraldine and Elmira Phillips spent Sunday with Stella and Erwin Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed and daughter Vandas pent Sunday with Mr. Ross andfam ily at Moroesville. Miss Hazel Johnson spent Sunday with Miss Nellie Phillips. o

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mount—riderless. The

horse stopped obediently alongside. Gerry dismounted, fastened the horses together, went slowly, gropingly around the turn. No sound, no welcoming voice to direct her. Silence. Then Major called wonderlngly, Brown Betty echoing the complaint. Gerry stood still In the woodland path; there, near the tangled brush, lay a man's huddled figure. She knew well the gray tweed coat—knew the dark head cradled on outstretched arms He was very still as she bent over him and raised the bowed head In her own protecting arms. His dark eyes looked up at her, widened. "Darling! Darling I" whispered Gerry, “tell me that you are not suffering.” The big body lay motionless In her embrace. Then Dick turned to kiss the small min Istering hands. “Suffering,” re marked a very reassuring voice. "1 should say notl For the first time in months I am absolutely happy. When I saw that you were still determined to avoid me, l*al, I just sort of got dis couraged and slipped down here ti think things over. Guess Brown Beit; must have taken her own way.' Early morning is very sweet m n woodland way. Love understood I? very sweet, too. The lovers lingered "But,” said Gerry, "I shall never ser a drugging mount again without n chill of recollection of what iniglu

have been."

corn or

commencing at 10 A. M. the folio*!

Awards"of medals in the ton litter ; ing P ersonal Property:

and sheep clubs will be features of the livestock day. All the medal winners are especially urged to attend.

10 HORSES A MULES.

year old mules.

It will be the biggest agricultural

event ever held in the state.

IN THE CAFE DES EXILES

Cable’s Beautiful Deecription of the Old Creole Cottage Falling Into Ruin. An antiquated story-and-a-half Creole cottage sitting right down on the banquette, as do the Choctaw squaws who sell bay and sassafras and llfe-everlnstlng, with a high, close board fence shutting out of view the diminutive garden on the southern side. An ancient willow droops over the roof of round tiles, and partly hides the discolored stucco, which keeps dropping off into the garden as though the old cafe was stripping for the plunge into oblivion—disrobing for Its execution. I see, well up In the angle of the broad side gable, shaded by Its rude awning of clapboards, as the eyes of an old dame are shaded by her wrinkled hand, the window of Pauline. Oh, for the Image of the maiden, were it but for one moment, leaning out of the casement to hang her mockingbird and looking down into the garden—where, above the harrier of old boards. I see the top of the figtree, the pale green clump of bananas the tall palmetto with Its Jagged crown, Pauline’s own two orange tree! bolding up their hands toward the window, Jieavy with the promises of autumn; the broad, crimson mass of ths many-stemmed oleander, and the crisp boughs of the pomegranate loaded with freckled apples, and with hers and there a lingering scarlet blossom —Cable.

BANNER WAV' Dfl ?AY

One span 3

ones.

One extra good two year ®ld

mule.

Seven head extra good Percheron 3 to 7 years old. 15 HEAD CATTLE. Two milk cows, good ones. 13 head good yearling feeders. FARM IMPLEMENTS. One wagon, harness and other ar^ tides too numerous to mentien. CORN 8,000 to 10,000 bushels of corn. This may be sold by the acre, look at it before the day of sal*.

HAY.

14 stacks of timothy hay Terms made known day of sail HARRISON TlM’HFJl Administrator of estate of Mary TirJ

cher.

O. J. Rector, Auctioneer. Lunch will be served. Wed Ffi ’

BURNHAM RECOMMENDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Se c «t a '’| of War Weeks today announced | had recommended appointment o William Burnham, emmanding ofw* 1 of the presidio of San Francisco Ford McDowell, California t be ' gadier general. Burnham is officer of the infantry and will re the age of retirement January