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THE MUNCIE MORNING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1922. LYNN DOCTOR HAS NARROW ESCAPE Dr. J. M. Wallace Slightly Injured When Train Hits His Automobile.

Winchester, July John M. Wallace, of Lynn, was struck by a freight train this afternoon when he was driving autumobile across the Big Four tracks near the union stock yards in North Jackson street. The train was being switched when it struck the doctor's car. Dr. Wallace was taken to Dr.

Rine's office where wounds were treated. The Buick roadster which he was driving was almost demolished but Dr. Wallace thought to have been seriously injured. Mass Meeting of Churches. There will be a mass meeting of the churches of county at the Main Street Church Christ Sunday evethis, ning at 7:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the vigilance committee which has been organized to support the officers in their efforts to enforce the law.

Rev. Eddie Thomas, evangelist of Muncie, will address the meeting. The ministers of the county will be present, a and the public is urged to come. Gypsies Glad to Leave Town. The gypsies who were arrested here Thursday for taking money from Miss Moorman, were tried in the Mayor's Court today.

They were each fined $17.50 and given a six-month's jail sentence. The jail sentence was suspended, however, on condition that a leave town immediately, which Shaffer Funeral Today, The body of Mrs. Eva G. Shaffer, 28, wife of Clem Shaffer, who died at the Randolph' County Hospital last midnight was removed to the family home, six miles northwest of Winchester this afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning at the Olive Branch Church in charge of the Rev.

Elvin Thornburg. The deceased is survived by the husband, one daughter, and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, of New Dayton. Mrs.

Scott Whistler Dead. Mrs. Rosa Whistler, 44, wife of Scott Whistler, who resides southeast of Winchester, died at the Randolph County Hospital at 4 o'clock this afternoon following an operation for gall stones. The husband, mother and two sisters survive. Funeral arrangements had not been made tonight.

Ruling in Hill Case. In the case of Hill vs. Hill, Judge Bond of Richmond, acting as special judge in the Circuit Court. decided in favor of the widow, declaring that she had the right to act under the law instead of according to the will, and that she has the right to maintain an action for partition fu oh of real estate of her late husband. Windsor Man Arrested.

Clayton Dudley, of Windsor, was tried in the court of Mayor Ross on the charge of assault and battery. Dudley was also tried in the same court for having possession of liquor. Judgment has not been passed in either case. Another One to Farm. Jesse Van Atta, who was arrested by Sheriff Fisher on the charge of operating a still, was found guilty in was fined $100 a and costs and sentenced Mayor Ross's Court yesterday.

He to the penal farm for thirty days. FAIRMOUNT Fairmount, July members of the Lee Winslow Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, are making arrangements for the annual sham battle which will be given in this city, on Labor Day. S. E. Haisley received a message last evening.

announcing the death yesterday, of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Waldo E. Haisley, formerly a well known Fairmount and Marion woman, at her home in Sinton, Texas. Prof. William Meyer, manual training teacher of the Fairmount public schools for the past three years, has accepted a position in the same capac1ty at the National Sanitorium, near Marion, and will commence on his duties there next Monday.

An order from the state fire marshal's ofice received this morning, orders the tearing down of the Lee Halpin frame building on East Washington street, now used as 1 a junk shop. Rev. J. J. Coleman.

pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Churches of this city and Little Ridge, has been granted a three weeks leave of absence. He will go to Chicago, where he will take special work in the Moody Bible Institute. SHERIFF MUST DO Continued From First Page. was shot and slightly wounded while outside the railway company's office. ONE SLIGHTLY INJURED IN MELEE AT PERU.

STATION Peru, July shot was fired and three stones were thrown through a window of the Wabash trainmaster's office at the Union Station here at 1:30 a. m. today, when the Wabash Railway Company brought eight men in from the East, which the company says were to be used as watchmen at division headquarters. Union shopmen had gathered in a considerable number on the outside of the building. When imported men started to 80 in the office, where there were some shotguns a corner, it is said, the men on the outside prevailed on one of the imported men, whose name is reported as Pinkey, not to go in, and he was on the outside when the shot was fired, and is said to have been wounded slightly.

The strikers assert that the stones were not thrown until the shot was fired. They say Pinkey was shot in the knee. They took him to a doctor and gave him breakfast and asked him to leave town, which he did. The other imported men also were asked by the strikers to leave, and they left on an eastbound train. SOME STRIKERS ARE WORKING.

Huntington, July tors and Erie officers in this city say that about one hundred and fifty men are at work in the Erie shops in the places of the strikers who walked out last Saturday, and that they expect the roundhouse to be going full force in a few days. Jesse June, superintendent of the Erie in this city, says that some of the men arriving in Huntington to take employment are men who went on strike in other places and left to get places elsewhere. CONFERENCE AT LOGANSPORT. Logansport, July county and city officials met here this afternoon to make plans to prevent trouble in this city in connection with the strike of railroad shopmen: Four men, who were arrested earlier in the day were arraigned in Court and were charged with inciting City a riot. The cases were taken under advisement.

The men are being held In jail. HOLD JOINT MEETING. Wabash, July of railroad shop crafts on strike in this city and at Peru are holding joint PENNSYLVANIA MAN NEW DIRECTOR OF U. S. POST SAVINGS William E.

Buffington. William E. Buffington, Elizabethville, has been succeed Malcolm Kerlin, resigned, as director of the postal savings system. This is the highest salaried, civil service position in the Postoffice Department. Buffington superintendent of the division of finance.

meetings each morning now in order that reports may be received by each town as to the progress of the strike. Officers of the Michigan City division of the Big Four sent letters to all of the furloughed and pensioned employes of the Michigan division asking them to report at once Strikers say none of the men returned. EVANSVILLE GUARD FINED. Evansville. July The first trouble since railroad shopmen here went out on a strike occurred today.

Robert Webster, who is employed the Louisville Nashville Railroad shops at Howell, as a guard was fined $50 and costs in City Court for having drawn a gun on Virgil Fellows, former blacksmith at the shops. STATE NEWS CONNERSVILLE By unanimous vote the city council passed an ordinance annexing East Connersville to the city of Connersville. NEW ALBANY- A. McCulloch, county treasurer, was seriously injured by being pawed by an unruly horse at his home near here. His right shoulder was dislocated and his right leg and side were badly bruised.

MARION--The total receipts at the Marion postoffice for the quater ending June 30 continued to show an increase over the previous quarter of the year. The total receipts for the three months just closed were which is an increase of $2,893.87 over the same period last year. The receipts of the June quarter this year are double that of twelve years ago, showing the remarkable growth of the local office. The receipts in 1910 were $16,925.57. NAME CITY PLANNING BODY Crawfordsville, July planning commission and zoning ordinance is up for passage before the city council and members of the planning commission have already been appointed.

It consists of seven members as follows: Ralph Clements, councilman; Jasper E. Cragwell, city engineer: Frank C. Evans, park board member, and G. B. Luckett.

W. H. O'Neal, Lewis Fisher and W. C. Murphy, appointives of the mayor.

MINER VANISHES, Continued From First Pace. mond reset. The je velry store there has no record of doi work for him, but at least two clerks knew him. One of them, Thomas A. Howland, said today that a little after 5 he saw Kendail approaching the store.

stop for a minute in the doorway, and then walk south rapidly. That was the last that has been seen of him. Kendall is said to be about 38 years old. In 1911. Mrs.

Smith said, he played half-back on Princeton's football team. but there is no record of a Kendall on that team. He weighed about 190 pounds. Starts in to Enjoy New York. Almost a year ago he came out of Alaska to the Smith home.

He deposited most of his fortune in a bank -she does not know the name. Then he set about enjoying New York. Last Monday, she said, he drew some money. How much she does not know. but on Wednesday, she said, he showed her three thousand-dollar bills, saying he had ninety-seven more like that in his pocket.

For that reason she fears something may have happened to him, although she admits the possibility that he may have gone back to Alaska, as he complained often about the summer heat here. A general alarm was gent out by the police today, but no results were obtained. INDIANA BOY, AMERICAN CONSUL, DIES SUDDENLY Columbus, July 7. John T. Kitchen Thursday received a cablegram from Lorenco Marquez, Portuguese East Africa.

announcing the death of Ross Hazeltine, his son-inlaw. Three months ago Mr. Hazeltine was appointed American consul to East Africa and he, and his wife, formerly Miss Carrie Kitchen, of this city, sailed from London, England, sixty days ago. No details were given In the cablegram, which was sent by Mre. Hazeltine, other than that her husband suddenly when they arrived at Lorenco Marquez.

Mr. Hazeltine was a graduate of Indiana University, and for a time was connected with The Indianapolis Star. Besides the widow two -children survive. CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGE AGAINST COUNTY AGENT Rushville, July D. Ball, county agricultural, agent, has been arrested on a charge of criminal libel preferred by Daniel W.

Nolan, an agent for hog remedies, which he alleges are attacked by the county agent as being "fake cures" in articles written for a local newspaper. Mr. Ball gave bond for $50 for his appearance at the opening of the fall term of court. The first article is one reprinted from the Indiana Farmers' Guide and the second one is a resolution adopted by the Rush County Farmers' Association condemning Nolan for his practices among farmers in alleging that he can cure hog cholera. SWORDFISH WHIPS WHALE San Francisco, July unusual demonstration in the ocean off Point Surr, below Monterey, a battle between a whale and a sword fish-was reported today by Frank McDonald, custodian of the customs house here.

"The first of the battle," said McDonald, Vasa when the leviathian of the deep churned, up a field of foam that looked white island in the seas. Then the big fellow spouted and I knew he was fighting a foe unseen. Suddenly as though he had been coming straight up for a solar plexus blow, a swordfish pierced the air." After a battle lasting more than a half hour the swordfish was victorious, McDonald said. SENTENCED FOR TAKING BRIBE ON ARMY CHAINS. Washington, July A.

Ritzman, general manager of the Disco Lighting Company, of Detroit, and former captain in the army, was sentenced today in Criminal Court to 18 months in the penitentiary for accepting a bribe of $800 to influence his action in connection with the purchase of chains for the army while actofficer in charge of the maintenance division of the motor transcorps during the war. He noted an appeal and was released under bond of $3,000. WABASH MAN APPOINTED Indianapolis, July McCray announced late today that he had appointed Robert Bottom of Wabash to succeed Carl L. Houston, of Marion, resigned, as a member of the World War commission. Mr.

Bottom will represent the Eleventh district at the meetings of the commission, which have charge of the construction of the World War memorial. FALL OF GERMAN Continued From First Page. feeling is believed to be most preva- lent, refused enforcement of these protective measures, alleging that no necessity for them exists. Party Feeling Is Intense. "Intense party feeling prevails in Germany, being manifested in numerous assemblages under police supervision.

All anti-republican agitation DR. GRANT'S Office Removed to Room 4, Boyce Block. 3 Perfect Shoulders and Arms Nothing equals the beautiful, soft, pearly white appearance Gouraud's Oriental Cream renders to the shoulders and arms. Covers skin blemishes. Will not rub off.

Far superior to powders. Send 15c. for Trial Size arson New York Gouraud's Oriental Cream Hot Water Bottles The good kind at the Owl Drug Store DIVIDE YOUR figure on saving what is left at the end of the month. It will be nothing, for one way or another, the money you have will get away from you. Divide your income WHEN THE MONEY COMES IN and set aside a certain portion for savings and deposit that portion here at once.

In this way only do nine out of ten people get ahead, permanently. We pay per cent on savings. Dividends declared July 1 and Jan. 1. When you save with THE MUTUAL HOME your money THE MUTUAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION HOME you help some one to own their home.

Charles and Mulberry Streets. GEO. N. HIGMAN, Secy. is being suppressed.

A strike among Berlin printers has resulted in the suspension of nearly all newspapers. "The passage by the reichstag of a grain subsidy measure providing for the assessment of large quantities of bread grain from farmers at prices appreciably under the market level has aroused bitter opposition from agrarians and the national which threatens Ful of the government MICHIGAN CITY WATER WORKS STATION BURNS Michigan City, July destroyed the water works pumping station, last night, leaving the city without a water supply, except that obained from wells. The fire originated in the grand stand of the HaskellBarker Company's baseball park and was communicated to the pumping staion by flying embers. The loss at the pumping staion is estimated at 000, while the loss to the HaskellBarker Company will be $5,000. BRITISH WORLD-AVIATOR REACHES ALEXANDRIA Alexandria, Egypt, July -Major W.

T. Blake, British aviator, who is attempting an arrived airplane here flight today around from Crete. TALKS TO SOUTHSIDE CLUB Prof. J. J.

Davis, of Purdue University, was the principal speaker at the of the 1 South Side Improvement Club, held last evening in the Garfeld School Building. He said that Muncie should have it spraying machine for its trees just as has a fire engine for fire to protection, value as trees are erty. The next meeting in the club will prop- be worth from $500 $1,000 to held next Friday evening at which time new officers will be elected. TWO BOYS ON MISSING LIST The police have been asked to look for Lyle McConnell, 18, and Ben Smart, 17, who have left their homes in this city. The McConnell boy wore a black hat and an army raincoat, has brown eyes and has a tumor on his left arm.

The Smart boy wore 8 black rubber raincoat which had been cut off about to his knees. The watchman at the Council street railroad crossing saw two boys, who answered the description of the missing lads, board a train going west about o'clock yesterday Afternoon. McDONALD BODY CLAIMED James McDonald, of Syracuse, N. a cousin of George McDonald, 51, who committed suicide Tuesday morning by cutting several gashes in his throat and jumping into the river near the Borden farm. six miles southeast of the city on the Smthfield road.

came to Muncie yesterday and claimed the body. Graveside services were conducted at, 3:30 o'clock at Beech Grove Cemetery with the Rev. W. G. Everson in charge.

GOES AFTER STOLEN CAR. Herman Tingling, 1423 South Franklin street, left this city for St. Marys, yesterday afternoon where he will recover his Ford touring car which was stolen recently. The machine was abandoned near St. Marys by three young men who are said to have stolen another automobile and driven eastward.

KELLY'S BODY TO BLOOMINGTON. The body of Ed Kelly, who was found dead Monday afternoon in a box car in the state E. anatomical W. west board yards, at was Bloomington sent to yes- the terday. The coast of Annam on the China Sea one of the stormiest in the world.

"Disgrace" "With Our Back to the Enemy" and "God Commending His Love Toward Us' are the sermon subjects at the Walnut Street Baptist Church Rev. J. H. Mitchell, Pastor. Bible School at 9:30.

God Will Keep Watch in Muncie Sunday. DEVELOP SUGAR INDUSTRY Manila, P. July 7. -Efficiency of the sugar centrals in the Philippine standard, I according to records in the is approaching the Hawaiian of the Philippine Sugar Centrals Agency on the six centrals controlled by the Philippine National Bank in the Island of Negros. E.

W. Kopke, supervising chemist of the agency, who has returned to Manila from a four months' stay in Negros, where the bank's centrals are located, said: average number of tons of cane per ton of sugar at the bank's six centrals is 8.53, compared with the average of. 8.61 for Hawaii in 1921. The average factory efficiency for five of these centrals for the season is 91.8. This is a very favorable record when all the conditions are considered.

Our milling results are somewhat below those in Hawaii, but the boiling house recovering compares favorably with results in Hawali. The degree of exhaustion of final molasses is 38.5 for Hawaii and our mills are on a par with this record. "There is less ash in Philippine cane juices and sugar than there 1s in those of Hawaii, which gives our sugar better refining characteristics. Hawaiian cane averages 18 per cent more per ton of cane than our cane, but I practically all our centrals have been able to get along without addition fuel. "The planters are co-operating, with us heartily in every way which is especially important in its bearing on Auction per production acre and under increased cultivation.

proTwenty-five experimental fields are now under the supervision of the bureau of science where problems of fertilizing, are being solved." Don't Lose Your Hair Try Cuticura If your scalp is irritated, itching and burning and your hair dry and falling out in combfuls try the following treatment. Touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment and follow with hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. Back Free by Mall. Address: Dept 401, Maiden Said Soap Me. Ointment 26 and Talcum Soap shaves without Maxon Furnace Engine Company Is Operating a New CHEVROLET 4-90 Roadster Which was recently purchased from the Props-Dunn Co.

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18901-SWEET INDIANA HOME, Fox Trot. Club Royal orchestra. YOU WON'T BE SORRY, Fox Trot. Paul Whiteman and orchestra. 35716-POPULAR SONGS OF YESTERDAY, Medley waltz No.

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64976-SOMEWHERE. John McCormack. if not convenient for you to call, send for illustrated booklet describing the complete list for July. BANNER MUSIC SHOP 115 E. Adams St.

Successors to T. E. Weir. YOU Muncies Original Underselling Store! WHERE NEVER FIND EVERYBODY EXTRAVAGANT SHOPS SHOPPER ANDHERE Walnut.St. SAVES Women's $5.00 Silk Parasols All wanted shades.

green, choose brown, handles purple, from. gray. and Fancy white navy. to 3.98 tipped ribs. $3 Jersey Vests and Bloomers Fine silk jersey.

daintily ity silk, trimmed, like that good sale you at qual- will 1.98 surely on Wonderful Bargains for SATURDAY! 3,600 NEW $2.50 AND $3.00 WOMEN'S MIDDIES and SMOCKS: Manufacturers sacrificed to this big lot of beautiful middies and smocks; prettily embroidery trimmed. We are going to unload this big shipment in a hurry at only 69c; among them are every wanted color and style, in all sizes. You could not buy the here early! them for what we are selling these material in garments. Be 69 WOMEN'S AND BATHING Just in time for the bathing season $1.50 suits at only 98c. They are or red; special at only A A Wom.

75c Silk Hose All wanted popular colors, good wearing silk fibre; sizes to 10; women will surely want several pair of these at only29 Bathing Women's 50c Fancy 39c SPECIACT Cale LEA 10 Lbs. Cane WITH $1.00 WORTH OF $1.00 worth of groceries and pure cane sugar for only 5 Lbs. Sweet To crowd our busy groPotatoes ceteria, only 19c Cocoa, pound 3 Bars Ivory 10c Post 35c Gold Dust, 25c Rio 17c 9c Loaf Dawson's Fresh Bread, 3 Boxes 6c Matches. Sweet Pickles, per doz. 15c Box Puffed 40c Imperial Tea, lb.

black trimmed in white MISSES' $1.50 we're selling these SUITS A Women's 1.50 Gingham and Percale Jumper Dresses A big assortment of pretty plaids, checks and plain colors to choose from; of fine quality ging ham or percale. Well a de styles. These are worth $1.50 and selling out for Saturday at only 49c: Dixie Bacon 20c! Groceries you. get ten pounds of GROCERIES SUGAR 65 Doz. Large sell elsewhere for 60c dozen Large size lemons that Lemons 19 Hebe Compound, can.

Olives, per 2 Lbs. Navy Beans. 17c Argo Gloss Starch, lb.8c Creamery Butter 6 2 Cans Red LOAF 10c BEANS: Buy a good supply while they are on special sale for only, two cans 16c canned Fruits Goods Del Monte No. 2 Can Sliced Peaches, 24c 2 hominy cans 14c 15c salmon tall can 10c 2 beans cans pork and 22c 20c peas Del. Monte.

15c 39c Jar Del Monte Apple Butter 25c 30c bottle salad dressing, 22c 3 paper rolls 5c toilet 10c Sale package of Jello, 10c 35c box Postum Cereal, 19c 7 LBS. NEW POTATOES 25c TOMATOES, Pound 23c DRY ONIONS, Pound 8c 12c COOKING APPLES, 8c CUCUMBERS, 13c RAISINS, SUN-MAID 23c Pound CABBAGE, 3c.

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