Walkerton Independent, Volume 46, Number 40, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 March 1921 — Page 1

VOLUME 46

HOOSIER EDITOR ON A VACATION MORE ABOUT THE MISSION PEAY AND OTHER AT I RAUTK>NS. (By W. A. Endley.) As we walked around the El Cannino Real, or King’s Highway, at the Mission Play, we heard a great commotion back of the scenes and learned that the actors were being entertained during the intermission by the old “Chief” who was giving an original Indian war dance. Among such a motley array of Spanish, Mexican and Indian actors, it has been found advisable to employ a Tattler to mix around amongst the performers, to keep the management informed of any suspicious designs. This "Tattler” "who seems to be a person especially adapted to the job, receives a salary of fifty dollars a week. He came to Mr. McGroarty j one day with the information that Michael, one of the musicians, was paying a great deal of attention to some of the Spanish dancing girls. But McGroarty, with an amused twinkle in his Irish eyes, said “ Now George, has it been so long since you were young yourself that you have no sympathy with the ways of the young folks? Michael is a single man, let him court the sexoritas if he likes and they are willing, and we may have another Mission wedding soon.” Most of the performers are married, the ceremonies being performed by the priest in the church of San Gabriel, across from the Mission playhouse, and "Jack and Jennie,’ the leaders of the dances, have been with the company during all the ten years of its existence. Jennie’s two sisters are also among the dancers. Jack and Jennie are the American nicknames for the unpronouncable Spanish names of these people. The Mission Play, called the great- ( est of all pageant dramas, depicts in stirring manner the wonderful story of the christianizing and education of the Indians of the Western shores by the Spanish priests. It is vibrant Ilf yet • dor. the joy, the 1 laughter, songs and dances of old । Spain. Fredrick Warde, the veteran Shakespearean actor, is sublime in his impersonation of Father Junipert* Sera, the main character of th" , play, and his farewell io his beloved • California, as he kneels at the cross and invokes blessings upon the peo-( pie to whom he has devoted his lilt, and Mrs. Tyrone I’ow r at the scene of the burial of the priest in the; ruins of Capistriano, reach rare heights of sublimity. Having a desire to see Universal * Cfty, where so many of'the popular pictures plays ..re produced, we went out to Hollywood, the capital of the moving picture world, and by dint Os appeal and persuasion, were finally allowed by the obstinate manager to enter the sacred precints, being . granted the privilege of going any-; yhere we pleased. They were putting on a "western” and Harry Carey and his company of cowboys, "bad men. etc., were dashing h> re and there inside and outside of the buildings forming the quaint little streets of the typical western town. To a novice, much of the commotion seemed intangible and incoherent, but when the voice of the camera man is finished the play comes out all right in the wash, a complete and logical- ( iy connected production ready to en- j tertain and thrill a waiting world. We came nearly getting into the picture ourselves. ’ ut. a sharp coni- ; mand from tha director to dear the streets induced us to lose no time in dodging behind a big paper mache tree until after the scene was taken.j That’s the closest we ever expected to get to being a movie actor. The • title of the play being produced was | "Everyone For Him.-elt." X\ e recog-1 nized several faces familiar to us on can ;mi ' lin, very deftly p iyod, spectator could make little of the country v • ;in illustration L> A n cel story s

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I BIRTHDAY PARTY | | NEAR GROVERTOWN’ Forty-live neighbors, relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Thos. D. Walsh, four miles south of Walk er to n last Thurs day to help her celebrate her 4 3rd birthday anniversary. A very pleasant day was spent visiting and enjoying the musical program. Among the guests from a distance were: Mrs. Catherine Gumbert and Mrs. Sybil Charm and their children, Mrs. Frank Burns of Plymouth; Mrs. Einaline Holdeman, mother of Mrs. Walsh, who is now 75 years of age; Miss Anna and Mrs. Lillie Clem, Mrs. Guyer of j South Bend; George Brayton of Elkhart, John Mewkim of Gary. There were also guests from Walkerton. Grovertown and the neighborhood. One of the important features of the .day was the wonderful dinner at i noon. I Mrs. 'Walsh received, many valuable and useful presents. BIRTHS A daughter was born to Mr. and i Mrs. Harley E. Wolfe, Feb. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Merriel Whitmer, a daughter, Feb. 19. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dipert a son, Feb. 22. Mr. and Mrs. John Miser, a son Feb. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Follin, a son ; Feb. 24. I Mr. and Mrs. Win. T. Copeland, a ! ! daughter, Feb. 27. ! i LOVE AND MYSTERY < "The Mystery of Hartley House,” j which is soon to appear serially in ( these columns, is from the pen of j ( 'Clifford S. Raymond, one of the most ( brilliant fiction writers of the day. j, It concerns a house which was tho’ti ( to be haunted, but was not. There j are two absorbing mysteries, one in- ( side and one outside the house. It , was a> strange household into which f he , * 1 ' ■had some weird adventures before he succeeded in quieting the “ghost” j iand solving the mysteries. It carries a very happy love story. 2tmlo. Stanford White’s Home a Clubhouse. The former New York homo of Stan- ; ford White, noted during tho archi- > ‘ feet’s life as a treasure house of rare i : paintings and other “objets d’art." v > is ii ". Ui - clubhouse for the daughters I of the eonntrios from which those ■ tre: suras came. It was recently ' I oj.vm ’ by the Internatiomß Usutpte ‘ i of tl.e New York city Y. W. U. A. as a i social and educational center of for- ; eign-born women and girls. Girls of so many nationalities im m there for English classes, dramatics, gym work, domestic arts ami good times in general that neighbors in the vicinity have named it “Our Own Utile League I of Nations.” It is one of the G 2 centers for foreign-born girls maintained | , in various parts of the United States by the Y. W. C. A. and directed by i American women ami “nationality j workers” who speak tho European languages. No More Lifts. A young married man lives in the same apartment building as myself. He has an automobile, and as we both j leave the building about the same time I in the morning he frequently gives me ■ a Tift. One morning I missed him and upon meeting Mm in rhe evening he said: ■ “Why, I looked for you this morning i to take you downtown. Where were 1 i y° u? ” Whereupon hi« little daughter, who | was with him. piped in: “Why. daddy. , ! didn't mamma tell yon never to take | that girl downtown again?"—Chicago j Tribune. PUMPS Pumps, pipe, pump screens, pump । leathers, pump cylinders, at Jackson’s Plumbing Shop. Phone 165. Btm4p “A newcomer arm ed in heaven, t St. Peter extended the usual gfet- • Ite f t ran er was enraptured by • the be uty of the place and spoke I

INVENTIVE SCIENCE HELPS HARDING INAUGURAL ADDRESS • CI /IM

The inaugural crow’d which President Harding faced could hear his message perhaps better than at any inaugural in the history of the nation. This was due to the wonders of modern in ven-

LEGISLATURE PASSES LAW TO PROTECT MOTORISTS ; One of the measures much needed to protect motorists to be passed by the Indiana legislature is the detour i sign bill prepared by the Hoosier | State Automobile Association. The bill provides that a barrier he placed at each end of any closed highway and that a red light be suspended at night. The bill also requires that a detour sign not less than three feet square be placed at each barrier and that two detour signs be placed on separate posts and must be kept in repair. Whenever the detour is changed the sign must be changed to conform to the detour. In the case of state roads the Indiana highway commission is required to place detour signs. The county commissioners are to supply and place signs for county roads and also to supply signs to be used on township roads. T£wnship„o^icials arc held responsible tor placing the signs on heir road. robison^oTcompany DRILLING ANOTHER WELL; ■ ’ W- i- ~ from Henry A. l Robison, .itnniu ■. La., well known about Walkerton, a copv of the Jennings Time.-Record v%hich gives l an i tc ’ «5- f 1 at ount of the 'struggles of the Robison Oil Co., 1 Lack of tb ■ nd space does not per- ( unit us usin. ihe article in its en-। (irety. The company, organized and incorpora d a 1911 has had more than its . har< of hard luck. Wells have been drilled al different times • but some unlooked for accident pre-, jvented t: completion of the well ■ (However now the company’ has been ' 'refinanc'd and has begun work on 'drilling another well. It is believed I the tract owned by the Robison Co., will develop a rich oil field. Nearby tracts have made their owners very wealthy. LaPorte and Gary men are also now interested in the sinking of the well. ASK FOREIGN LOA\' LETTERS Senators Tell Secretary Houston to Bring In Complete Treasury . I- lies. Win » ' ,r. b 2 Secretary ' Housiiu i u'r i " in • r'’solution : adopted l< H '-mry committee Ito prodiw <> "i •> lie;', try iiles of | corre pordt ~ . i .ing r. foreign . Jem -. W ■ r- .■ e .suttee said ■ tip tvsolmi' ii w: ; । a “quan- । i:t\ --hl' it ii> orm. Uommittee:d it m; de it “mami dory” for 'ho secretory to appear before the h bo full correspondence. Tin -..id f; lure of the secreI tary to tosnplv with the committee's ।ii — \ ml. ke him liable to WOMEN HELD IN BIG ROBBERY 0 nCO Bonds in North Coast Limited Case at St. M-. L iza both iary hearing will be e ‘ti. 1 : -i beet'i recovered ; 1 ‘it sial inspeefors, who i _ 1 1 Pert Smith. Tlknomen are mb . *d to have been American Red Cross aided 159 ' ommunit ■ trickt n bv disaster in (1920.

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, March 3, 1921

tion A series of electrical amplifiers were installed under the inaugural stand—shown under construction here—which made the address plainly audible to ever' person m the it»wil no mat-

NEWS Os THE CHURCHES ( ! United Brethren Church Notes Sunday school and preaching services Sunday morning at usual hours. Junior Endeavor at 2:30. | Sunday evening the Sunshine Class will have charge of the evening services. Special music and a playlet entitled “The Missionary ' Clinic” will be given. Everybody cordially invited. The W. M. S. met at the home of Mrs. B. DeMyer Wednesday afternoon. Devotionals were led by Mrs. J. Smith. Election of officers resulted as follows: Mrs. Chauncey • Wright, Pres.; Mrs. Joe Smith. VPres.; Mrs. Wtlliur Flowers, Sec.; Mrs. Ed. McDaniel* Treas.; Mrs. Ed. Sombert. Thanjj offering Treas.; Mrs. B. DeMyei^^Sc. of Literature; |' Mrs. Flowers, Mr DeMyer, Mrs. Mcljaniel were » as delegates to the cgnyentii ^eld in Ft. . *■' n the hostess served refreshments. The । April meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Flowers. M -tlmdi'.i Episcopal Church [ On account of illness, the pastor' was unable to occupy his pulpit last Sunday, and there was no preaching serx ices. But he expects tn be in his pulpit next Sunday , and all set vicvwill be ai the regular hours. Everbody will find a welcome. J. Walter Niell. Minister. MARIUAt ES Btmnside-X anderwot t Th' it ia- e of Miss f’andac.' Burnside, daughter of Mrs. Cordelia Burnsid' . to Mr. Thomas Vanderwort (of South Bend, occured at Tyner last Saturday aftern<#m, the s< rvices being performed by Rev. Tillman. Ih< couple will reside in South Bend । where the groom is employ ed as a : mechanic. 0. C. SIIOCKNEY BUYS MICHIGAN CITY PLANT I The Michigan City Ice and Cold ; Storage plant, which has been in the' lands of a receiver for some months, was purchasd last week at a sheriff’s ale by O. C. Shockney of Walkeron, the purchase price being $35.(082.08. Mr. Shockney has been connected ; with the company for song' time and now has active management of the ' concern — Local Notes A.'r s Alice Gould is visiting relatives in Gary, Ind. '• Place spen several days this week at Camden, Ohio. I’. C. \dkina went to Indianapolis Monday to be gone for several days. Misse-' Florence Place, Helen Shirley and Kathryn Shockm y spont Sunday in South Bend with friends. Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Thompson hft Saturday’ for Buffalo, N. Y., Io assi.si. in a series of Evangelistic meet ings. Di and Mrs. W. F. Miranda are' now enjoying the music of a Victor j phonograph, the gift of their son. Max. Increase of 40 per cent, in deaths ■ of children under one year of age found in Vienna by American Red , Cross officers. Good quality is worth what, it costs —we make is cost as little as possibh We invite your inspection ( ( of our new Kuppenheimer arrivals. KOONTZ'S, Walkerton.

ter if they were thousands of feet away. On the right is G L Wells, engineer, holding one of the amplifiers, the greatest "loud talker” yet invented and which it is claimed intensities sound one thousand hilltop milion times

LARGE SUMS AVAILABLE FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT Approximately $022,000,000 is now known to be available for road and bridge construction and maiatainance during tho year 1921, according to information sent to the Bureau of Public Roads. United (States Department of Agriculture, by I the several State highway departiments. Should pending legislation be (passed by Congress and additional appropriations be made for Fedealr laid, this sum would be increased by | he amount of the Federal appropriation. The approximate amounts available to States from local. State, and Federal sources for road and bridge expenditure in this section of the country are: Indiana, 19,500,000; Illinois, $20,000,000; Kentucky, SB,1000,000; Ohio, $35,000,00o; Mich- ■ gan; $20,000,000. MAY ESM BECT ROAD IN INDIANA Autoists in Lake county are all (enthused over the report that the proposed ideal section of the Lincoln highway may be constructed in that part of the state. The board of directors of the Lincoln Highway a sociation has ion of the possible location for this stretch of road, whip* the t«< .mucH committee appointed by the organization to determine upon the specifications has been deliberating upon tho design of the road. The design has lon decided upon and the ■ selection of the location is the next problem. The section will be beautified and embellish in various ways and will become a center of attraction not only to tourists but to engi.neers and highway commissions in । every section of the country. It is (understood that if Lincoln Highwav (association can secure the co-operat-(ion desired from the state of Indiana nd from the property owners along । he proposed section of route, the (Hoosier state may have the honor ' t having this finest section of road 1 n the wot Id laid within its borders. HAVE HAD PLEASANT WINTER IN KANSAS. — In remitting for his subscript ion Fiank D. Schroll of Hutchinson. ■Kan., writes: “We always like to tread the news from our old hom^ place, especially the correspondence ' rom Yellow Rank, Silver Stre< t and Muddy Street. We have had ■ y mice winter Imre this season. > little snow tejd quite ab; < c - Good pros; ■< f or •• cc (■ oi wheat again this summer. A n Ilion bushels of wheat are held in western Kansas b* dart er-. I will give you a f. w itet s of o r weather and what the people* arc doing. Sunday, Feb. 13. The boys ate out fishing in their shirt sleeves. Dad is sitting on the front porch reading and smoking, also in shirt leeves. Jim and the girls took a spin to I. ।ons on the hard roads. Mother is <!<■:- iging around in the tulip bod. Southern California may be bavin ■ s isn w falls and the eastern coasts its blizzards but Kansas is eu spring now. Birds are singing, the bees awing, trees are starting to 1 ud and the winter seems to be over. Us|ually the middlle of February find(Kansas wrestling with a blizzard (and below zero with fuel shortage, ■shut downs and snow drifts. YesterI day was an ideal day for Tollini in the warm sun along the bank of thstreams after catfish.”

THE DEATH RECORD •losiah Slecle. Josiah son of George and Leah I Steele was born in Holmes county, 1 Ohio, April 11 1849, and diet! at his home in North 1 ber-y, February 28, 1921, aged 71 years, 10 months ( and 17 days. He was married to Sarah Ann Longaker February 23, 1873. This union vxas blessed with five children all of whom survive him. Mrs. Fred Wiseman and Oscar Steele of North ' Lioerty, Mrs. Melvin Mangus, Mrs. ! Melvin Baughman, Mrs. Edward I Hawblitzei of Lakeville. His wife j preceded him in death on March 11, i 1912. He was again united in marri-} age to Mrs. Elizabeth Hively in 1913. Mr. Steele was baptised and became a member of the First Brethren church over twenty five years ago, and remained a faithful and consistent member to the end. He had been in failing health for some time and bore his suffering patiently He was the second of a family of eleven , chidren of which three brothers and two sisters, with the wife, five children, twelve grand children, seven great grand children and a host of friends mourn their loss, a kind brother, a loving husband, a devot’ed father, a Christian friend and neighbor. The funeral services were held at the First Brethren church. North Liberty Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. A. T. Wirlck oificating. Interment in Fair cemetery under direction o‘ L. L. Kilmer. Flack John Flack was born in Germany March 9, 184 2 and passed away very suddenly at his home in Walkerton, Tuesday morning, with organic heart trouble at the age of 78 years, 11 months and 21 days. He came from Germany with his parents at the age of 17 years and lived in LaPorte county. Here he met and married Ida Malchow Oct. 11. 1863 and lived together a happy’ wedded life for 57 years. To them were born five children, two dying in infamS /flie other? belrnr John C.,; Mrs. Ella Fair and Anna Flack. The two latter proceeded their tatter in ; death. He leaves to mourn his death his berieved wife, one son, John C. Flack and one grandson Don V. Flack of Detroit, Mich., one sister Mrs. r harles Denniion of LaPorte land many other rel lives. He w;i a n mb, r of he G. A. R. m'oni-mg t > Compi -iy A. 151st IL luu t Indiana Inf ntry. In l'-‘S he i: >. -I from LaPorte', ~ ■ ■■ ■ F’.. h . iiAt ~ ' ■ h w. . a farmt i until 1913 v ben . ; e moved to Walk r on wh he has! lived till his death. The funeral services will be held , at the residence in Walkerton Fri-! ’day afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. J. ■W. Niell officiating. Burial will be I (tn Woodlawn cemetery. Hardman _ । Arthur M. Harman, 49 years old, j ;died Wednesday morning at his si homo in Edwardsburg, Mich., follow- .. ling a six mo. illness with Bright’s _‘disease. He was born in North , ’Liberty Ind., July 3, 1872, and resided in Edwardsburg for one year, ? (going there from Lakeville. r : Mr. Hardman engaged in the । blacksmith business at North Liberty before openng a shop in Lakeville. Surviving him are his mother, (Mrs. Hannah Hardman; the wife, ■ Lillie Hardman: three children, Mrs. ; Russel Fair, No. Liberty; Raymond < • : Hard a: । s< •> i : B nd; . . Mrs. ( Harvey- Wood: a brother. Wilbert, j i (South Bend; and a sister, Mary Am . i Hardman, residing at home. > I Funeral services were held from I v the residence of his moth-r. Mrs ‘ • Hannah Hardman, 17’ 9 Lincoln Way ’ I West. South Pond, b'riday afternooi at 2 o' Jock. R. ■ 1.-m-ch officia’in . . I abk to us. The

ALLIES REFUSE SE^tiY'S 810 Berlin s $7,500,000,000 Reparation Offer Spurned by Lloyd ; Georgs. FRENCH ARMY READY TO ACT J ( Great Military Activity Noted Along I Section of Rhine Occurred by * Foch’s Troops—Wait Decision of London Meeting. — London, March 2. —The < Jerman financial proposals at the reparations conference, it was learned, were mad& subject to two conditions: That the I plebiscite hi Fpper Silesia simuld result in favor of Germany and that Germany should hare restored to her! tree commercial privileges ihr- ighout the world. London, March 2. — German^/ through her delegates to the confer- | ence with the allies here, made re-, (Miration offers of approxim; • •■- 000,000,000 gold marks, or about $7,500,000,000. It was understood outside the <on 4 ference that after Doctor Simons, tha German foreign minister, had finished his statement on reparations to thq conferees, Mr. Lloyd George, the Brit» ish prime miniver. replied in substance that unless the Germans ha<^ something more to offer than aps peared in Doctor Simon’s statement there was no need of continuing thej conference. Mr. Lloyd George told the German foreign minister: “If the written proposals are of thq same general character as the explanation of them it isn't worth whilq for ns to read them. You have a complete lack of comprehension of the po-« sition of the allies and of your own, position. We will discuss among onrselves our reply ami give it to you, tomorrow at eleven o'clock.” When the Germans left the conference they appeared to be greatly depressed. Premiers Lloyd George and Briand were smiling as they camel from the conference chamber. Allies Mass on Germany. P/uae. Mer-h'"? — tireat'mtPtary ac-t tivity was iVorel along rliat portion of’ the Rhine occupied by the French near the Mayence bridgehead. The artillery, i which had been parked several mh»s behind the line, was brought up. as also were hum lines of anzmmltion. 1 fru-’s. while the airplane camps at ! Bourget ami Villacoublay began to It is reported that the movement of j ere • <l. I in Paris until i ri . <y or s-'nnh.y. I Should the Ge : : - T i rhn- to at -op! * ■ ; : demands, everything is >L . . . / which were decided on by Pre a- r-4 Lloyd George ami Briand' Sm. :.a at * heqm rs court, a . ou- -I- I- - cI . . ■ . . - called int<f con^lt.-mon. , Fifty-seven disasters in ' u ed (States in 1920, requiring A । Red Cross disaster relief, r- - d । n 425 deaths, injuries to 2,7 I 000, according to official repor >r (Red Cross National Ih Mo m. t,. ; . ■ . / ' 7 : your news iten s. We want then MiCKIE SAYS j K• ££ 'TOR / h ? k

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