The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 1

wm A Tfempspsr Fcf tfca VThsIs Ftzuly VOLUME XLIII NO. 230 SEYMOUR, INDIANA, WF.DSKsDAY, OCTOBKK 1024. PRICE THREE CENTS. -J. I CARELESSUESS IS VISIT- PLAfiNED -TO One of.

Our Huge New Defense Guns Tested IT FIRE CAUSE LIVE STOCK YARDS mm 7 i rL EIGHT PAGES K2l vnm PAnTiinro Tiiinn hew iHT nrA- in in GREI 3 II -T II 'J7-' 1 7 Investigation Shows 85 Per Cent Off Special Interstate Car Expected to SHENANDOAH NEAR END OF FIRST LAP GIANTS AGAIN TAKE LEAD III BIG RAGE lull 1 11 Two of iln IniiKt const ilt-leiiNf fc'iuiH in tliu fniiej Sliih were tried mil Fort Tlldeu, Itoikuwuy point, tb other day. The gumi-ure of hJ-fnrli bore, aiid hurl a project lie wfiKhlmj iot) pound. The only other 10-lucU gun ntHNVor coast defense are In the Panama t'aiml GDNDUITS BIG BE0PK Fires Are Peventable, Says C. A. Davis.

FIRE PREVENTION SPEAKER Week Of Prevention Observance, In CityBrlngs Realization Of Its Importance. "The greatest single cause for lire loss is carelessness," Chester A. Davis, attorney for the state fire marshal, stated in an address lie made before Shields high sell 661 cl ts and a 1 a rge JiuniberLof local residents in the school auditorium this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Davis arrived in the city late this mornitur from Indi- annoolis and in addition to sneakihe the Shields! auditorium he ad- dressed the employes of the Seymour Manufacturing Company and visited several other factories in the' city.

He having been actively connected with the state fire marshal's office for some time, Mr. Dftvis spoke print, cipaily upon the organization of the office and the duties which it performs, "The state fire marshal's office is not maintained by taxpayers and receives no money through taxation," be said. "Funds which finance the office are derived from taxes on insurance premiums written by companies operating in the state but organized outside of Indiana. "The office operates on about one-half of one per cent taxation on these premiums. "The office has two major functions or divisions;" one the civil side, or the division of inspectors, and the othetf to conduct investigations of fires which are thought to have been 1 Big Dirigible Sails Smoothly Over Southern States Enroute To Pacific Coast Cities.

FACES STIFF NIGHT I Big Cralt Greeted By Salvos Of Noise As SheGlldes Over Southern Route. By International Ntwi flervlo. Aboard I'. S. S.

Sheiia mtouh bv Radio, Oct. 8. Approaching the Alabama-Mississippi boundary and sail ing smoothly over-the thickly wood- -I JiiliH and valleys of western Ala- Immii, the Sliennndoah at 9 o'clock I Ins morning completed the first 21 hours of her mile lest flight without mishap. Headed duo west, the Giant dirigi ble rose to 'an altitude of and was making 50 miles per hour. The Mississippi river was expected to.be crossed before noon at Green ville.

Atlanta was sighted at 4:25 as dav was lireukini; and as the Georgia city's populace whs awak-j ening. A salvo of locomotive Whist CS echoed through the clouds to the wonderment of those on board the Shenandoah. Carrollton, was passed at 6:32 o'clock. TheVMUri, a golden ball, was IMeping over the eastern horizon of the Blue Ridge foothills at 7 o'clock. duties of in The Giant.

wiftd.fwirleiv kit off the first division" are to inspect building and order removal or repair, of buildings which are judged fire The second investi- pates each fire -and tlie 4- Program of Stato Teachers Will Include Educational Leaders from Various Cities. SEYMOUR TEACHERS GOING Vote to Attend juid Receive- Pay Same as In. Teaching During Three Days' Sessions. Nearly every teacher in the Seymour public schools will ntrend the nnual meeting of the Indiana Wtate Teachers' Association which will be held in Indianapolis 'October 10, 17 and 18. The teachers without ex ception are exhibiting much interest in the meeting an when; the question of whether Jhkff -ffhdmld -attend the three dnytf convention was left for them to decide tbey voted 'favor of attendance, Thomas A.

superintendent, rstn Although it is not compulsory for teachcVs to attend, this is expected of them as schools will be dismissed at that time to a fiord them this opportunity, Mr. Mot said. Thuse who attend will receive the same as though school were in progress. This pay will be deducted from the salaries of thosewho do not attend. Following is a tentative program of the convention which was published in the latest edition of "The Indiana Teacher'': i On Thursday, (A-tober 10, at 10 (Continued on page 2, column 2.) FARMERS' CLUB ANNIVERSARY TO BE OBSERVED THURSDAY Building On South Chestnut Ex pected To Be Visited By Large Number Dinner And Program.

Thursday will be a "banner- day at the Farmers Club on South Chestnut street when IIib tenth an- nivorsnrv nf iha hm will Carry Fifty or More to In- I dianapolis Yards. TO STUDY YARD METHODS I Much Money Lost in Failure to Finish Feeding Out and in Shipping to Markets. Jackson county live stock raisers are planning: to go to Indianapolis in a hody sometime dnriug October, probably Oct. 29, to visit the. stock yards there, for the purpose of gain-uigiiiformation Concerning the best manner in which to ship Hve sloeK and for finishing their shipments oft in feeding before sending them to market.

-he matter was-broufchtbef ore Hie board ot directors-ot the Juck- son comity farm bureau at their last meeting and has been presented at the township bureau meetings by Willis 1'. btall, county agent, sub- sequent to his visit to the yards with other county agcuts about two weeks ago. At the meeting of the Jackson township bureau Tuesday evening in this city there were seventen live stock shippers present "and they all trip. Mr. stall states that he has the matter of a special car to carry the delegation over the Interstate Public Service Company up with lo- cal officials of that company, and announcement of the date for the trip is expected within the next week.

(Jreat effort is being made by the F'arm Bureau and the officials of the Farmers'. Produce Commission at the Indianapolis stock yards to have the live stock sent to fhat market shipped in the manner that will in- snreits urnvaf" there--the-" condition possible- to bring the high est price. It is claimed that farin ers can benefit very materially by observing proper loading methods (Continued on page 5, column 3) County Commissioners in Sessior Begin Building Machinery for Election on Nov. 4. A3E THIRTY-SIX FRECINCTS 3 ot All Precincts Yet Reported on Monday's Registration Carr Begins Tabulation.

Precinct election inspectors were appointed by the board of cornnty commissioners in their October fees- sion the court house," for the ue roiupieiea wuuiu too next two or by' the inspec- A. tors ana uemocrauc ana repuoucan Party leaders in the selection of tyc J.Uflf an for each precinct election board. The election inspectors appointed (Continued on page 5, column 5) Elk's Notice. Smoker, lunch and initiation, Friday evening, October 10, 1924, at 8 p. ni.

Two candidates. Lanre at- tendance desired olOd Rex, AVhitaon, fiee. Kingstdn Orchard. Grimes Golden, Rome Beauties Stayman Winesaps, Bens and Black Bens for sale. All prices.

Sweet cider, 35 cents per gallon. oCdtf Apples." Fancy Grimes Golden, Staymen UTinesaps, Rome Beauties. Harold TTall, east of Consolidated school. o7dtf rie social at uoodstocK school, Friday Oct. 10.

Ladies bring jpies. IS EC in to Johnson Loses His Second Game of The World Series To Heavy Batting Giants. G0SLIN MAKES HOME RUN Beniiey's Home Run in Fifth Gfves Mates The Lead Which -I Never inf Seon hv iiifiingHi 12 3 4 ft 7 8 9 0 0 0 1 0 R.II.R. 2 9 1 14 0 Wash. N.

York 0 0 0 1' 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 Lineup: Washington: McNecly, New York: Lindstroni, 3b. Frisch, 2b. Young, rf. Kelly, cf. Terry, lb.

Wilson, If. TttOrTter-lJb. It ice, rf. Ooslin, lf." Judge, lb. Bluegc, ss.

luckson- ss. 3b. Johnson, p. Gowdy, e. BentleV.

d. McQuillan, Jiy Intemationat Newi Bervlce. New- York," October 8. Walter Johnson, hero of the Washington fans, went down in defeat here to- Mnv ulum ilu. Kou? ninnia the fifth game of the World Series U'rom the Senators bv the decisive' score of 6 to" 2.

The Woshineton team-was out-hit and out-played by McG raw's veterans. 'i- Johnson and played an airtight gamiv. McGruw the 4game with Bent ley on the mound who permitted nine hits before he wa8re- lieved by McQuillan in "the eighth." Bentley gave three bases on balls and struck out four Senators. McQuillan in his inning and a half struck out one and walked one. Johnson gave wo, bases on balls.

and struck out three Giants. Young trotted to first when he was hit by a pitched ball. Johnson was given credit, for Washington's only error for a fumbled ball. Each club made a home run. Bent- ley rounding the bnsos in the fifth amUGoslin making his third home? in the.

series in the eighth. The two teams went on the field at 12:45 o'clock. The players were given a great ovation as they' appeared for batting i It was believed that McGraw would use Art Nehf against Walter Johnson, but Nehf did not appear or It was learned that lie sustnined a slight injury to his pitching hand in the first game and that it was still giving him too much I rouble for him to take the mound. i who sunerea a sugni injury in the game, was unable to play today, despite reports to the contrary. He appeared in (Continued on age 7, column 5.) DODGE STRIKES ABUTTMENT AND HURTLES INTO DITCH r- Walter Pardieck, Driver, And Friends Accompanying Him Escape Injury.

Walter Pardieck, residing about four miles south of Seymour, was almost totally demolished early' Tuesday1 nignt when it struck the abuttment of. a culvert a short dis tance south of Seymour on the Walnut street -road. Mr. PflriliAfdr. trhfi was driving tho machine, and sever al friends who accompanied him miraculously escaped Mr.

Pardieck was driving the machine to SeymourVhen the acci- dent occtfrred. "rAppare'ntly having not seen the abuttment, he had driven' the car too close to the side of the road and struck the structure head-on. The automobile straddled the 'abuttment and after balancing on it for a moment rolled over into the ditch below tne wheels in the air. The force of the-fall, however, was not sufficient to crush in the top and 'the occupants were able to make their escape uninjured, A RiirvJA frn'tr finfii llm Willi garntro towed the wrecked y. to l'urdieck'a home.

origin, and, if found to have been incendiary, sees that offenders are prosecuted. "During the fiscal year of 1922-23 there were 154 convictions throughout the United States of persons who had started fires -to buildings. Of these, forty-two convictions were made in Indiana, slightly more than 25 per cent. This does not mean that Indiana has had more arson than other states, but it means that investigations arid consequent prosecution of offenders has been carried out more diligently. This has been possible through the co-operation of local assistants and the public in general.

"YVe have been able to et a reduction of fire insurance premiums in the state. Roughly, the -net redue-tionof gross premiums in Indiana during the past year has been The office is also operating on strict leconomy, basis, the expense of operation of the office having been reduced T)0(T during tne fls- cal year which ended October 1, Inst. 'nnvino lbp fiscal vear of 1922- 23 the fire loss in the state was more -s i HEAT PLANT PIPES Made Necessary At 'Courthouse By Concrete Pavement Being Laid Around Public Square. DITCH COMMISSIONER RESIGNS George 17 Davis Appointed Successor By-Commissioners David Lee Gets Wingjer Road At $4,400. On account of paving streets a-ronnd the court house square at Brownstown conrete the county commissioners in their October ses sion decided to have constructed two large cement coundnits leading from the court house and jail on the east and south sides for housing lrtWrng-froiir: the heating plaiit.

The size of the conduits, six feet square and feet in. length, will allow any work necessary in the future on the heating pipes under fhe street "paving without" having to tear up the street. Bids for the con struction of "the conduits will be received Oct. 23. The commissioners dismissed the netition for the Edward Loertz road Jackson township, the cost of the petitioners A contract for fhe cont ruction of the Lizzie M.

C. "Wingler et al gravel in Driftwood township was let David Lee of Freetown for $4,400. The commissioners no bids for the flooring of the Jersey bridge in Vernon township and in view of the fact that an emergency exists, they ordered John W. Beick-man, county road superintendent, to secure the material and labor ne- (Continued on page 2, column 3) STEAMSHIP WITH BODY OF MRS. JACKSON DUE THURSDAY Travis Carter Leaves For New York To Accompany Mr.

Jackson WlttrRemalns-To-Ttiis-City; Travis Carter left Tuesday eve- nino' fnr Vpw York Citv rhpre on Thursdav morning he will meet Mr. Roy Jackson at the pier when the steamship, Reliance, docks, bearing Mr. Jackson and the body of Mrs. Jackson, sister of- Mr. Carter who died in Paris week while she and Mr.

Jaekson were on business trip to Germany. As soon as the sbiD has docked and arrangements can be made to bring Mrs. Jackson to this city, Mr. Carter will advise the, members of his family by wire so that they may know definitely tne time of arrival here. Until that time no funeral arrangements will be nnnounced.

GALLOWAY IS HONORED Former Cincinnati Man Elected Head of Association. i B. Galloway has been elected president of the American tion of Passenger Traffic Officers by that body in its annual session.1 Mr. Galloway, who is passenger traffic manager of the Baltimore; Ohio Railway Company, was formerly located in Cincinnati and was frequently here in- connection with his duiies. 'He is now at Baltimore.

Apples! Apples! Extra fine Grimes Golden Delicious' and Stayman. O. E. Phone 7.03-2. 830dtf SELEGTSEED GORN H.

B. Henderson Turns Schools Over To Campaign Instigated By Stall To Avert Seed Shortage. OCT. 15 HOLIDAY FOR BOYS Crusaders-Will Be Instructed In Classes Two Days Before Start To Select Five Bushels Each. Renlizing the serious situation facing the farmers of Jackson county in a seed corn shortage, Willis P.

Stall county agent, has begun a campaign to meet the emergency if ppssiblo. Harry B. Henderson, county superintendent of schools has enlisted in the Campaign and haa-declared in- tfb lie schools of the county as. Jackson County Seed Corn Day. Mr.

Henderson has sent a letter to all of the teachers of the county under his supervision, advising them of his action and urging that they cooperate in the campaign. He has asked that every boy in the seventh and eighth grades who will participate in the holiday work be allowed absence" from." school on that date to go into the corn fields and select seed corn. It is the hope to have every boy participating to select at least five bushels of the best corn on page 5, column 4) HEAVY FIGHTING IN VICINITY OF SHANGHAI Defenders Stubbornly Hold Lines As Kiangsu Forces Attempt To Capture Vital International News Service. Shanghai, Oct. '8 Heavy fighting was in progress today in tne vicinity of Nankiang where an encircling movement by which the Kiangsu forces hope to gain a path-wnv to Shanghai in still in progress.

miles alone the railway, thew i-neewnng ieienie. u.n.M..n.v Miangnai, net anni, Argentine. round the world tlycr, uniavoraoe weainer "poris rom Je hoV to hoP off (omor- row morning. Negro Keeps Office By International New Service. Washington, Oct.

8 Walter L. Cohan, the negro whoin Pres-ident Coolidge appointed' collector of customs at New Orleans and whose right to hold office is being challenged because' of his "African will continue in office until t. i i i i De OIUtlttl, the House'" Apples. Fancy Grimes Golden, S.taymen Winesaps, Rome i Beauties. Harold.

Hall, east of Consolidated school. o7dtf Important American Legion Auxiliary meet- jng Thursdav night, Oct. 9. o9d. iThelma Sargeant, Sec'y celebrated by rn'ombers" of Respite the fact that the Kiangsus Grange, and "Farm Bureau and otner brought up heavy neinforee-IntPrpafprl A i rB ments and extended their lines three cw agent, and a committee of three valleys as first rays of the sunlight streamed like ribbons across their silvery surface.

Oiie the dirt roads wending ft- Continued on page 2) it Message Of Republican Conservatism: "Coolldge Or Chaos" Carried Into Midwest States. BEWARE OF LAF0LLETTE" Calls Senator "Demagogue'' During Mason City Speech Fights Against Radicalism. Koroute with General Dawes in Iowa, Oct. 8. The message of conservative Republicanism) "Coolidge or was being1 carried today into the wide open spaces' of the.

Midwest. In more than a score 9f brief addresses- romthe rear, platform of his special train, speeding through the heart of the grain belt, General Charles G. Dawes, republican viee presidential candidate, today sounded a warning against radicalism, a-gainst reactionaries and against LaFollette and his Progressive, platform urging limitation of the powers of the supreme court through constitutional changes. "Beware of LaFollette, the true This was the catch-phrase pf the nominee's battle to make Iowa, home state of Senator Smith W. Brookhart, who demanded Dawes resignation as vice-presidential candidate and dared him to campaitm through Iowa, safe for Dawes' rear platform speeches in Iowa started today at Fort Dodge.

They will end at Sioux City where he will, cut into Nebraska for another series of talks. So far during his Iowa stumping, Dawes has made hut one reference to, the attack of Brookhart. This was during his address at Mason City last night. He had made his usual eraracterization of. LaFollette as a daraagogue and continued: i't do not speak of others with whom you are familiar in this sfate." DAWES INUES BOMBARDMENT per 'capita than the amount per eiecuon movemoer iuere uc capita it requires to operate the thirty-six precincts in the county state government.

this fall for the first time in a gen- "Statistics -which have lieen ga- eratilection, Owen.2 andrPershirig thered by the fire marshal's office townships having been split and an-through investigation has shown other precinct added in each. that 85 per cent, of the fires in the The precinct election machinery from lM)th of these farm organiza- 1h vltal railway line. tions and it is expected that the! Trai" sce has been halted as building- will be crowded during Kia firP 1S peeping the hours of the celebration. right of way. The dav will begin bv assemblage! of peonle who will attend, uboutl 10:30 o'clock, and big basket dinner will follow at the noon Itpomw nis nop-ou lor The farm womeh are asked to rooeipt of state could have been prevented.

A Kmif fltWrf Asters which were Uf tA.rr uv uiAant in tb advanced art classes of Shields high school under the supervision of Mrs. Veva were airanged in a room in the art department and judged this afternoon. Carl McKain won first place, Miss Helen McCurdj, secondhand Miss Lois Zimmerman, third. Judges were Miss Kate An drews, principal, JCss Christine Mever and W. A.

Dawson. There was no question as to the winner of I first place but selection of posters for second and third places caused the 'judges some, deliberation as the: cnllpction of work as a whole was unusually good. It was announced that the winner of first place will receive $3 second $2, and third, $1-The posters will be pfaced in vari ous show windows in the city, it was stated. The public schools in the city have had several fire drills this week, sev- eral of them having had drill this lli henpfif. of Attornev (Continued on page 6," column 31 I well baskets, and it is also being urged tnat a cup and spoon i individual families, as well as- an extra number for Ihosft, who may come merely as guests.

Arrang-ments have been made for brewing the coffee at the bujlding. Dishes are also required from the arm homes. Beginning at 1 :30 o'clock a pro gram, will, be given, lasting a little over an hour. There will be music and three speakers been pro-! vide for the 'event. John A.

Shields, of the' Blish Millinjf Company will represent the Blish estate, donors of the club building, and.Jesse ewsom, State Master of the Grange, and a personal representative of the state headquarters of i Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, will represent those two bodies. Tip's Ye'Jow Taxi. Anytime, anywhere. Phone 447, Residence Tip Richardson. 'If.