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SlUME thirty-one
GREENCASLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1924.
NO. 216
LIS DEAD IN THE ROAD ON FOURTH
l)MER TRISLER OF INDIANAPOLIS DIES SUDDENLY ON STATE ROAD NO. 31 ioDY BROUGHT HERE »Ut Sent to Former Home in Bloomington For Burial Apoplexy Causes His Death
[Homer Trisler, 511 north Illinois
tfA J|reet, Indianapolis, age fifty-seven
. . n.on
SHRINKAGE IS APPARENT IN INDIANA FARM LANDS
George C. Bryant’s Figures Show Their Value is Less Now than During the World War
Land values in Indiana compared with 1923 show a decline of approximately $7 per acre for land witn Improvements and $6 per acre for land without improvements, as of March, 1924, according to an estimate made by IGeorge C. Bryant, the Indiana crop reporter. Plow lands also show a material decline in value per acre. Average Indiana land with improvements in 1920 wa* valued bythe Department of Agriculture, which Mr- Bryant represents, al $150.00 an acre. In 1923 this value had shrunk to $102.00 an acre, the 1924 figures showing $95 per |
A CRITICAL DAY FOR THE CONVENTION
HHOSIER HIGHLANDS HAD BIG CROWD ON THE FOURTH
Lot Sale Was Well Attended and Many Guests Had Splendid Outing At Hnosier Resort
DEADLOCK STILL EXISTS HI T MAY BE BROKEN BY WITHDRAWAL OF THE LEADERS
Hoosire Highlands, the Eel river resort in southwest Washington township operated by I^ouis Marrison, was a popular place on the Fourth. Hundreds of people went there just to
have an outing an denjoy the water M ADOO NOW IN CONTROL facilities, which Mr. Marrison has
provided-
The Voting on Friday Showed He A b;m< . 1 from ^ count y fur ni*hed
* the music for the afternoon- A lot sale at public auction was an attrac- ’ tion and a large majority of the sixty 1 lots offered were sold at splendid
\h\V YORK, July 5 I his is the prices. It was estimated that at least
Has (he Veto Power With His
Big Block of Votes
VACATION SCHOOL IS COMPLETED
(HILDREN TAKING PART IN SUMMER BIBLE WORK HOLD THEIR FINAL EXERCISES
TEACHERS COMMENDED
About Twenty of Them Gave Their Tima and Children Enjoyed the Work Very Much
critical day for the Democratic nation- one thousand people were at the re-
Bai dropped dead at 12:30 o’clocK the 1924 figures showing $95 per |convention. sort during the afternoon.
^viday afternoon at the Baker Bros. acre. Land without improvements as ^Governor Al Smith is ready to step i o Bathing Beach and Camp, three miles | 0 f 1920, was valeud at $113.00 an out of the running if Wm. G. McAdoo j /^/“Y AT\/ YklTP 1/yfi I east of Bainbridge. A third stroke j acre and this had shrunk to $78.00 | will withdraw simultaneously. j V/V/1N V tiW I I\/ll
of apoplexy was the cause of his an acre in 1923, while in 1924 the I McAdoo is not yet ready to abandon ^} ea t h. ' value given was $72.00 an acre. Poor the race, but events of the day may m|r Trisler and his wife were re-!p low land > valued at $80.00 in 1920,; chanjje his mind. The first three
-tnminp na.st the camp from Bain-
plow land, valued at $150 00 in 1920, important-
has shrunk to $102.00 in 1924. Av-j Talk of “drafting” Senator Samuel
erage- of all plow la ndin the state, Ralston despite his withdrawal yes- j ^ ,
showing a value of $119.00 an acre terday or of nominating Owen D. j lAGGAKI, INDIANA, (ih I’S church, and in memorizing portions of in 1920, is rated at $78.00 an acre in ! Young, the man who made the Dawes ! f ENT ION TO RES1 IN EF- > the Scriptures was made a feature of
bridge and owing to the small bridge at the camp, he stopped to allow a t>ound car to pass- In stopping Hsler killed the engine of his Bbile and proceeded to crank »me as the battery on the car veak- After cranking the maMr- Trisler stepped to the side road, and Mrs. Tresler expect-
IS RECESSED. TILL MONDAY
The Union Daily Vacation Bible School closed its four weeks term on Thursday with a fine program illustrative of the work which had been done with the children. The boys and girls appeared to fine advantage in Pageants and spoken parts, and also in pantomine retelling some of the greatest of the Bible stories; others were wrought in pictures, and Sand Table artistry. The spirit of worship as expressed in the Singing of the great songs of Christianity and the
A FORMER GREENCASTLE HOY MAKES CONFESSION
('onfes!»id to the Robbery of Sam Baird, north of Greencastle, and Several Other Robberies.
Haul Dodd, son of Rev. L. I). Dodd of Indianapolis, who was arrested several days ago in an attempt to steal an auto, told of the robbery of Sam Baird, owner of a soft drink stand north of Greencastle, in a complete confession to Indianapolis detectives, Thursday evening. When on trial several days ago for the theft of an automobile, Dodd stated he was innocent of the Baird robbery, but when questioned by the detectives Thursday evening, he admitted the robberies and implicated two other Indianapolis boys*,. Dodd also stated that he took a slot machine out of the building across the roail from the Baird store, owned by Bert Stultz.
LOCAL ROYS IN THE ARMY ATCAMPKNOX
D’PAl'W AND GREENCASTLE SOLDIERS ENJOYING HARD WORK AND ARMY LIFE
HOT WEATHER PREVAILS
And They Have But Little Time Says Russell Alexander Who is in Camp Knox
WILLIAM DILLS IN TOWN
1924. Mr. Bryant’s report points repai-ations report possible, gained; l ( > SOLVE PROBLEM
out taht the average valce per acre over-night,
of Indiana farms renting for cash ,
in 1923 was $90.00 and the rental ly choice again-
the program. The Kindergarten chilj dren delighted the hearts of all with
John W. Davis also appears a like- COMMITTEE WILL MEET their ,ittIe sonprK an<i action P ,a >’ 5
William Dills, prominent farmer of Madison township who has been confined to his home with illness during the past six months, was in town today and received his friends and acquaintances at the First National Bank,
iim to step on the running board ,$6 per acre. The average rental of
ttf
ted the car on up the small incline. . Trisler had not quite reached the Ige when she noticed that her husbaii'i had not stepped on the side oi the car, and looked back in time to see hitn fall in the road. Coroner J. E ?urry was called and the body wa-: ght to the McCurry Undertaking ars in this city, Mr. Trisler formerly lived at Bloomington, but for the past several years has made his home in Indian-
apolis.
i He is survived by the widow, one soi>, T. O. Trisler, of Indianapolis; l^o brothers, Donald and Melvin, of mdiunapolis, and two sisters, Mrs. islizabeth Shields, of Oklahoma, and
plow lands was $7 per acre in the teenth session got under way today same year. Pasture lands in that with the calling of the 71st roll of the i
year wer valued at $64.00 an and the rental $3.75 per acre.
j which bespoke fine training.
J_ h “ w _ as j h s 8 _ it “ aU _ 0 ?. a *. the seven - Before the Convention Convene* Mon-' The SCh ° 01 ^ ^ ,iedare<1
day Morning .,:id Talk With
th Candidates
great success by the churches and all
acre, ( states for a nominee- Holding with- , jn 22 votes of a majority and within 204 votes of the necessary two-thirds
,those who have had any part in the | work, or children taking its courses, i It is only the beginning of greater
MARTIN WON GOLF MATCH
ROADS FULL
NEW YORK, July 5-—On motion of; work which is to be done in the years
to nominate at last adjournment, Tom Taggart, chairman of the Indi- to come- The community is under a McAdoo personally appealed to Jpg ( ana delegation at the Democratic Na- debt of gratitude which it cannot old friends, Senator Carter Glass tional Convention, the convention ad- really pay, to the teaching force of ppr} * ! and Joseph Robinson during the night i ourne d to da yuntil Monday, July 7, mor e than twenty individuals who
lip I It A pp If ! for assistance on at least five bal- after the seventy-eighth ballot. gave their services without remunera-
' lots during a desperate drive today, j 11 was also suggested that in the tion. The school was free to every | McAdoo, by holding what he polled meantime, the Democratic National , one ar| d the attendance purely volun-
FRIDAY WAS HARD TIME FOR‘in the last two ballots yesterday— 1 Committ ee meet with the candidates tary. The enrollment was 140 with a COUNTRY ROADS BUT THEY ,530 and 528% respectively—could be contending for the nomination in an daily attendance of more than 95. WERE IN GOOD SHAPE nominated if Glass and Robinson , eort to solve thp ploblem. , Each child who attended every day
would come over if their coming ^ ^ a c following ballots were taken: lor the twenty days M'ot as much would carrv along th^ scattered votes Severn> hirst Ballot training as he gets by attending Sun-
Putnam county roads receive, the now ^ l(1 80<alled “outeid- Smith 338 day school for two years in
hardest day’s traffic of the year when ers „ i McAdoo 528 work.
FLAG DAY TOURNAMENT HELD HERE THE FOURTH WAS A
SPLENDID ONE
Mrs. fella Updragff, of Smithville. ' f ourth of Jul - V travelers packed them MeA(too
The remains were sent to Bloomington where the funeral will be held
Sundry afternoon.
from one end to the other on Frida\
has
now led Governor ! Davis
_. , . , ,, ’ i Smith by from 100 to 200 votes Seventy-Second Ballot
uoug ou t e , ay t n ic \..i> a , ■ > through seventy ballots. He has dem- hlmith stant stream of traffic in all ’ 1 .
,b ‘ 1 onstrated on several occasions, par- McAdoo 527 school
HUFFMAN-SMITH WEDDING
tions and the loads v\,io one , . Ocularly yesterday afternoon when
of dust from early m the morning un- (two trick Tnoves were made by the • Seventy-Third Ballot - 1 .1 e a nil? • Smith leaders to suspend the rules, , EveaWl h a] } the traffic ’ th(,re wpre ' that he has the veto power over the ” I | ord has been received here by > ™ ^ 8 " y f rious ." atu . re ^ i conventoin- He can, at any time, preids of the marriage in Indian-badcrossmgsin the,^ a vote . lis last Thursday, of Miss Ros a lie ' t hTvnti n l V ^ ^ J'7 » Z f'o, I The eflrort of Smith y«^erday to ‘th of this city and Carl D. Huff-' ^ ^ 0a<l an l State Roa '’ 31 i have the convention permit him to l, of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. ! ~ V tn ^ ^ a -' Wlt! .address was the first indication tl oi
1 ... ,11s a serious wreck taking place. There 1
68 The churches of the city join in an 1 expression of profound gratitude to 334 those citizens who have made the
possible by gift, of time as
The flag day golf tournament held by the Greencastle golf club on Friday, the Fourth, was a good one and a number of golfers took part. Charles W. Martin was winner, with a gross score of 61, and a handicap of 20- Russell E. Brown and second with a gross score of 03 and a handicay of 20. S- C- Sayers had a score of 72 and a 7 handicap. Dick Taylor had a score of 72 and a 7 handicap. N. C. O’Hair had a gross score of 82 with
alt stroke handicap*
Davis 66 teachers and gift of money for the
I cost of supplies, and declare them334 selves highly pleased with the results 528 of this first venture in tins new field
66 of religious education-
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365 C HILD INJURED
McAdoo
Davis
Seventy-Fourth Ballot
Smith
McAdoo 510 J. W. Davis 77
TERRE HAUTE GIRL WINNER
The DePauw University R. O. T- C. unit is unusually well represented at Camp Knox, Kentucky, this summer. Fourteen advanced students are there for their six weeks training prior to the last year in school. There men. are Verne Ross, Russell Alexander, Harry Mallot, James Vandenbark. Charles Dragoo, Fred Schwanz, Ned Schwans, Earl Morton, Kenneth Montgomery, Bertram Handwork, Nelson i Wurgler, Harold Thrasher, Ceci\ ) Smallfelt and Walter Heinzman- All i the men are either Juniors or Seniors in the university. Twelve of the ^ fourteen shot the record rifle course J and eight qualified as Marksmen. ^ Cecil Smallfelt and Nelson Wurgler missed sharpshooter by a single point. The company the DePauw men are in made the highest score of any company of R. O. T- C- men in camp and qualified a higher per cent, of men Verne Ross was assigned to the machine gun company and qualified as sharpshooter just missing expert by a few points. Harry Malott was assigned to the Howitzer Company bpt they did not fire for recordOf the advance men who graduated last year, four are acting as commissioned lieutenants in drilling the men in the Citizens Military Camp. These are Kenneth McCoy, Ollie H. Cross, Frankie Irwin and William A. Sandy- They receive the regular pay as a lieutenant and are detailed there for
six weeks active duty.
All the instructing officers at DePauw are at Camp Knox and are engaged in the R. O- T- C. Camp. Major Orton is in charge of the Infantry camp. Captain Campbell, Captair Haywood and Captain Fergason are with Company A, the company to which all the DePauw men are asassigned. Sergeant Conners and
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tman will make their home in In- *
lapolis.
INS DO UCH DAMAGE
ODS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA MAGE THE STATE ROADS STATE DIRECTOR
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 5.— Heavy rains amounting to cloudbursts this week damaged state roads )'■southern Indiana to the extent of thousands of dollars, John D. Wil. is, state highway director, said ay in the commission's weekly ic bulletin. undreds of tons of stone were bed 017 the surface of Stale id 22 between Bedford and Bloomion. This was practically new (ruction and will have to be re^d before fall. ood water partially destroyed a krt under a 40-foot fill, and ied away about half the fill and surface on No. 16 at a point H' -t miles west of New Albany, isands of cubic yards of earth Mt be moved to make this portion of Jthe state road safe for traffic, Williams declared. ^■^hile road work generally is far bef nd the usual spring ' schedule, leg contractors are making treous bursts of speed between inlR of heavy rai/is. However, H > officials frankly admit that >thing like the season’s contemd pavement as laid out in the Upram months ago is finished, it almost wholly depend upon a l«te and favorable fall. veral changes in detours, occa'1 by new culvert and bridge , and the completion of several cts, were pointed out by Wil- ‘ in the department’s traffic ttm today showing conditions |the week of July 6.12,
was a slight wreck reported just west of the crossing of State road 32 and the National, when one car attempted to pass another and a fender was torn off each car. but no one was hurt and the property damage was slight- Both cars continued their journeys. The rock roads were terribly dusty, as the machines were so close together that the dust did not have time to settle from one until another stirred it up again. From the dense clouds of white limestone that flew over the roads, one could imagine that many tons of stone which had been pulverized by traffic, was taken off the roads by the heavy traffic Friday.
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and Sunday, what warmer Sunday.
Some
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UP THE WORKS
SAID TO BE DUE TO THEM
THE MEN REPORT
URGE CROWD HEAR CONCERT
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ATTEND LOCAL BAND PROGRAM ON THURSDAY EVENING
he regarded his own position as de.- j perate and requiring some dramatic coup to save it- McAdoo check-mate 1 him and then to further reprimand
him, wrote a letter lo Chairman »* VlV/lYl
Walsh, saying he hoped his friends among the delegates would unite in giving unanimous consent for Smith ; to address them. This enraged the
Smith - leaders particularly George DEADLOCK DOWN AT NEW YORK
Brennan, and a point of order was ; sustained that the afternoon vole on 1
the Question could not be reconsider-1 ed * | NEW YORK, July 5—Women have But the second and more striking come their own at the Democraevidence of the collapse of Smiio s n;l tional conventionambitions Came early today when the ^ p or j^> 8 their fault the men aie New ^ ork Morning World, unde the that the convention has caption “Shall the Democratic 1 ar*y i dragged along into endless days of Die, editorially called upon Smhh balloting without any signs of pro-
and McAdoo to withdraw from He g ress
race simultaneously. The World has! j|. wasn’t for them, they chorus, been most outspoken of the New York we , d a ll be at home with our families press in its support of Smith. All the am | our cari (|jdate would have been Democratic newspapers, with one^ ex- se i ec u>d without this infernal ballot-
ception, concede today that Smith is j n ^
whipped. i 0 p r WO nien just gum up the pro- 1 One motion has been made to sus- g ress 0 f anything that they get into. ; pend the rules for introduction >f a q'h e y> r e the ones that won’t change resolution calling on both lerofing ^ b eir minds and keep voting and vot-
ing the same way.
MARION, July 5—Robert Carmichael, 8, is suffering severe burns received when he pretended a large firecracker was a cigar and held it in his mouth while it exploded.
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NAZARENE TENT MEETING
MISS HEMBERGER OF VIGO SCHOOL WINNER OF STATE SAFETY ESSAY CONTEST
LAF0LLETTE A CANDIDATE
The concert given b ythe local band on Thursday evening was heard by one of the largest crowds that has ever attended a program of similar nature in Greencastle. * Each number rendered by the musicians was soundly applauded being highly enjoyed by hundreds. Many people remained in their autos for the concert while the streets on the south, west and north side of the square were crowded with pedestrians. Besides the regular program the band played several encore selections consisting of th latest popular song hits, which were well received by the crowd. The local band is now composed of about thirty pieces and is doing good work under the splendid supervision of Director Ray Trembly.
THIRD PARTY GETS UNDERWAY AT CONVENTION HELD IN
CLEVELAND TODAY
Mrs. and Miss Jay of the Nazarene church expect to open a tent meeting *n Sunday at 10:45 o’clock, and will continue for two weeks. Their tent will be located at the corner of Apple and Crown streets. Evangelist C. R. Pearson of Greensboro will conduct the services each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Everyone has a cordial welcome to all the services. A BIG CR0V/D VISITED PARK
WASHINGTON, I). C-, July 5~ Margaret Hemberger, a pupil of StPatrick School, Terre Haute, won first prize in the safety contest just closed for her essay entitled “Highway Safety Habits I Should Learn,” it has just been announced by the Highway
Education Board. She has received CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 5—Full an engraved gold medal together with Phins for an active national campaign a check for fifteen dollars, while her Senator Robert M- Lafollette were essay will represent her state in com announced here today as the progrespetition for one of the three national s i v ’e convention prepared his platform prizes—a gold watch and a trip to an< l arranged endorsement of his Washington, the first, or gold watches , candidacy. second and third. Second State prize i Lafollette headquarters will be has been awarded Delmar Hadshire, , opened Monday in Chicago by his Kennard School. New Castle, this p U -J campaign manager, John M. Nelson, pil receiving a silver medal and a 1 congressman from Wisconsin, who
MANY PEOPLE SPEND THE 4th AT THE OLD TRAILS PARK NEAR REELSVILLE
candidates to withdraw was howled down- The delegates however. 1 eld the point that they want the deadlock broken somehow and they don’t care
much how.
Opinion of leaders differ on how long the jam will last and the oalK' 1 :- ing continue. Norman Mack, nationa 1 committeeman and Smith general •.
thinks the convention will go over the SPECIALS WILL JOURNEY week-end. David Rockwell, manager CRAWFORDSVILLE FOR BASE for McAdoo, believes the nomination j BALL CONTEST will be accomplished today. *
LOCALS HAVE GAME SUNDAY
Manager Ott Webb will take his local ball club to Crawfardsville Sun-
WARMER WEATHER
Greencastle has experi, nco.. sonu f or a return game with the Dean unusual weather during the past gpecialg weekf , apo the week, but Satur,lax morning ie mer Montgomery aggregation nosed out cury began going upward and all in-, ^ in a rea , contest and the
dications are for some warmer weath- ■ ^ ^ ig (>ut f(jr „ venffe .
or for the next sex era " ,f s - Mr. Webb has secured some splenmercury went down to close to the 40 ^ rnaterj;ll for hig fieldinf , defpn8e mark one or two nights early m he ^ ^ ^ ^ plteher , ak)tlR week, but weather forecasts for the A few ^ ^ ^ dty wil , mak - early future are not a much higher machines to witness the
temperature for the remainder of J „
July.
The swimming and refreshment re1 sort on the national road southwest ! of here, known as the Old Trails Park, I did a land office business over the
! F’ourth-
Hundreds of people from Clay and Putnam counties spent a portion of the day enjoying recreations offered at the park. There was plenty of ! dancing, music, swimming, boating and good eats for all. It was said that scores of tourists also stopped at the resort for a brief rest and remarked on beautiful scenery to be found in this section of
Indiana-
ESCAPED INJURY A Bloomington party luckily escaped injury Friday morning when the driver of their Chevrolet touring car Iqst control of the car, causing it to jump the ditch and gr through a fence near the waterworks hill north of this city. The car was badly damaged and was brought to the Dean garage for repairs.
check for ten dollars. The national safety essay contest is conducted annually by the Highway Blducation Board for the promotion of highway
safety education.
In a companion to the safety essay contest, the teachers’ lesson contest.
fought the progressive legislative battles in the house during the last
Session of congress.
A conference of state managers has been called for next xveek to perfect plans for organization of divisional units to place Lafollette’s candidacy
first state honors go to Miss Esther vigorously before the people
M. Beatty, District School No. 2. Plymouth, for her lesson “Training Children in Habits of Safety on the Highways,’’ and her paper will represent Indiana for one of the national awards, namely a check for $500 and a trip to Washington, a check for $300 or a check for $200Eleven third prizes, bronze medals and checks for five dollars were v on by the following pupils in the snf-ty essay contest: Iris Davis, Brook Schools, Brook; Martha Brockmeyer, Spencer Junior High School, Spencer; Elizabeth Nickels, McLean Junior High School, Terre Haute; Claris Wagoner, Flora; Earl Neuenschwander. Berne Public Schools, Berne; Katherine Pepper, Harmar School, Fort Wayne; Jane I). Williams, Fairmoun; Public School, Fairmount; Frances M. Canine, Crawfordsville Junior High School, Crawfordsville; June Liver good, Junior High School, Auburn; Virginia Hunter. Versailles I*ublic tchools, Versailles; Helen Miller. Ply nouth Schools, Plymouth. Names of national winners will be announced within the near future-
Lafollette himself wil! come west in a few weeks and after a conference with his managers, will go to Madison, his base of operations. Several speaking tours are planned and radio broadcasting arrangements are being made. These plans were announce! by Nelson following the dramatic first session of the convention whin Robert Lafollette, Jr., standing behind a big portrait of his father, delivered message formally announcing father’s candidacy as an independ#
ree
ently ourth
THE FOURTH’S TOLL INDIANAPOLIS, July 5 maimed, two probably pe blinded today is the resul of July firecracker accido 1 ,.
T 1 ■ 7 “"‘t Don Lawrence Lamping,/ afrai(1 „ ^
Linson, 10, who “wer/. , . hold firecrackers in inch* 5 lose their sight. A/everely
cracker burned jj M on
Mary Frances^ ho8pita] to
a white cot a^ frorn firecracker
^uffennK
bums. She/ ' —