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I L.Vn! "VsoKi'B li- i venture more, But littis Louts biiould keep, near t'ua IO "ALEXAKXIAf BEST LITTLE CITY IN INDIANA AND HOMC OF ROCk WOOL." i it- 1 1 ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA MONDAY, MAY 1, 1919 rouNza crcviEZR 10, no. 119 prick two cent: OPIIIIOII OF PARI BRIDGE FALLS INTO CREEK tome ''One Ct4t Sills Neighborhood Row Over Use of Structure. GRIFFIN CASE VENUED Murder Trial Will be Heard In Ver mlllon Circuit Court. stili to will ask the aid i OF GOV, GOODRICH 0.0 0 0 .0 i vO FEDERAL TAX NOTICE 1 WASH INQTON, May 19. Commissioner Roper, of the In- ternai revenue today Is- autd reminder to taxpayers that the seeotirf Installment of war, excess profits and Inoome taxe Is due June 19, and the penalty la effeotlve June 17.

OOOOOOO OOOOOO LJir.G...i GIVES TQLY ADVICE TO GLASS OF 1910 Baccalaureate Service at M. E. Church Night-r-Nirie-teen Graduates Hear Splen-Idid Sermon. 0 -AV-t-. Supremacy on Huge Brick Oval at Indianapolis Speedway- Odds Favor Europe, v-' MlNDlANipOWSay ternaUpnal Sweep-Stakes raoe 90 "In'e Wdiaplpolla "mote speed way 81, will be, the rub' ber contest between Eiirope and America to decide a drawn series of six champiqnmp: engagements -for the world's speed supremacy fought" on the huge brick oval since 1911.

Each of tthe continents now holds, three Indianapolis victories to her credit, this year's result being scheduled to break a tie that has isted since' the last bi race was' run In 1918, three years The flrst two 800-mile races, In 1SU and 1918, went to America by default' Europe having no drivers entered, though there were several foreign makes of cars, Bens, Fiat 'and Mer-! luoacg vain, jjumb, fiat bhu juvi cedes. Bay Hnrroun, In a-Marmon Wasp, walked off with the Inaugural event, and Joe Dawson, at the wheel of- a National, frlumphed over- De Palma in. his Mercedes he year following, In 1918,. Goux started the Invasion of foreign racing stars that has persisted since, romping home In the lead1 with his and In 1914 Rene annexed ansther vio-tory tor Europe with his r' In: 1915 Ralph DePalma scored for America, breaking the existing t'e, but in 1916 Dario Resta knotted the situation; agaln.c by breezing home in front at the wheel of his Peugeot. Thta year, therefore, will determine which of tbe two sides of the Atlantic is tbe victor over the long stretch of six years, of speedway racing, not counting the two-year hiatus that resulted from the war.

At the present writing it' looks as, though the odds favored because of pre ponderance -of stars the foreign ROCEYILLB, May 19. The case of Carl Griffin, charged with first degree murder in the-deathot Clifton Taylor, of Clinton, will be tried in the Vermilion circuit court. Judge Daniel granted a motion for a change of venue from-the Parke circuit court. The case toes back to the county in which all the alleged participants in the crime and the victim AIIVHOFOUIIDED RSTIDAIIX HERE ii DIES EARLY TODAY Father, of Edward Baker -Passes Away Monday Morn-. ing Illness of Ten Days Ends in Death Funeral Service Not Arranged Dr.

Braxton Baker, age 81 years, a forrher physician of Alexandria In the early days and the first man In this city to arrive at the conclusion 'that the then little back in-1878 would grow in population to support a banking institution, died this morning at home In Indianapolis at 7 o'clock after ten weeks' Mr. Edward Baker, a son who resides on a tarna east of the city, the last ten weeks at Indianapolis caring for his father and he was at the-bed-slde when the end came. The early history of Madison county import -the Information that Dr. Braxton Baker established the first bank in Alexandria about the year of 1878 and it was named the Alexandria Bank. It was a private institution and Dr.

Baker was credited with the assertion that Alexandria would become one of the busiest little cities In the country. In 1892 Dr. Baker sold his stock In the bank and the institution became known as the Alexandria National Bank, with 8. E. Yonng as president; R.

H. Hannah as vice president, and S. Phillips, cashier. For over thirty years Baker rer sided lb Alexandria. From here be moved to Indianapolis.

In the early days of the county he was known as one of the best surgeons In the state. me iunerai arrangements noi been completed. The body may be Tbrought to-Alexandria for ImriaL A aaugnter, hum jGitzaoetn uaaer, resides-at Indianapolis. PACES TWO CHARGES' When Alva Ice appears in police court Wednesday morning Mayor Ma-lone will hear, evidence, in two specific cases against Ice. The defend ant Is charged with the Illegal posses sion.

of liquor and allowing minors to play poor In his place oL business on Harrison street It is likely that ice will demand a Jury trial In both cases. WANT ALU NAMES yj. Herman Rosa and Andy Walker form the committee of Spanish-American war veteran wbtt will arrange plans for the vets of this former war to take part in tbe Decor atiOn Day program. This same committee baa started to work to find the names of every Spanish -American war veteran in this vicinity with a view of forming an association. The first really substantial sidewalks la Manhattan were laid on the west side of Broadway.

New York, between Vessey and Murray streets, about the year 1787. lineup, however, it takes only mannes as soon as congress con man to win a race, and America has venea again. DIVIDED OVER Tl TREATY SIGN III Some Inclined to Think mans Will Wait Until the' a Last Minute and Then Use' i the Pen Points Alreadv" Raised Are of Little Jmport; ance. l'm i PARIS, May 18. -Oa the aU-ut-t portant question, Will the Germane, sign? two currents of opinion are movlnr ml iTw! nraaanf Mm In Vatm The majority of well-iatormep ob-? servers believe that, without any pre liminary rupture of negotiations, after protracting discussion to the last pos-: sible moment, the Germans will; sign.1 A smaller group, not on the whole lea well holds that in any event the Germans will go through the motions of refusal and rupture, to make' a last test of the solidarity of the entente and disclose the willingness or unwillingness of the allies to Use force.

So tar German tactics have been feeble to the point of provoking eon- tempt Everybody remembers hearing Marshal Foch say that when Briber ger came to his headquarters to' receive the terms of the armistice, he occupied, his time almost continuous--ly in writing and presenting point after point of protest; when each of these was rejected, as rapidly produo- Ing another, with no apparent appro elation of tbe real facts of bis sltua- fttnn Today the Germans seem to be pur suing something of the same fatuous policy. Points which they have so far raised have been of relatively no importance. They have suggested nib bling, rather than dignified protest. They have suggested pettifogging; rather than good faith. Contrasted with the truly splendid memories.

ot the Frenchmen who' faced Bismarck' to save for France what could be saved from the ruin ot the. Franco Prussian war, BrockdorS-Rantsan and his crew make a miserable show. AUTOIST TURNS CAR TO AVOID A BIG COLLISION The little town ot Orestes was treated with a lot of excitement yesterday when a traveling motorist per formed a feat that saved the lives of four occupants ef an automobile. The driver of the machine was going north and at the main traction orosslng in Orestes the view is obstructed to the west on account ot a house. A traction car going east caused the owner ot the auto to turn to the left abrupt ly and the machine plunged into the traction station.

A part of the building was wrecked by the collision. The auto was not damaged much. 1 CONVENTION RATES AGAIN Restricted to Religious, Fraternal Educational Gatherings, or WASHINGTON, May 19. Special rates ot two-thirds ot the usual round-trip charges will be pnt into effect soon by the railroad administration for travel for religious, fraternal and educational meetings. This will cut the mileage rate from I cents to cents for hundreds ot these conventions to be held this summer.

1 The exact time these rates will become ef tective has not been determined, but It will probably be within a week or two. 1 Regional railroad directors will examine statements of the nature ot each convention for which spools! rates are sought to determine wheth er it is' truly religious, fraternal or educational In nature. LAST LETTER SAID HE WOULD BE HOME MAY 20 Although no word baa bees received from Scott Heritage, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Heritage, who served with an ambulance oompany la Franoe, it is believed tbe yonng man -is In the United States and is In a demobilization camp awaiting a die-charge.

When his company prepared to leave Franoe Private Heritage wrote that' no more letters would be received from him as he would be COLUMBUS, Ind; May: 19. A bridge across Denole creek, near here, wae wrecked. Its destruction la believed to have resulted from trouble among some of tho residents of the locality over the right to use the bridge. The sills of the bridge wereut and it fell into the creek. The destruction of the bridge has prevented a number of farmers reaching their fields.

Work on a new bridge was started today. MAD AX MADE ITS LITTLE ARGER THIS YEAR May Collections Largest in the History of County Del in-. quents After November The May tar collection was the larg est one in the history of the county, due chiefly to increased tax tor build ing roads and for school purposes. The total collection amounts to The May payment of taxes gen erally runs about 600,000. Anderson-ians paid $368,646 In taxes which sum goes for maintenance of tbe city government.

The county duplicate calls for approximately a million dollars per year, so the May payment of tax is considerably more than half the total amount due for the twelve months. Property owners have until the first Monday In November to pay the see- ond installment of tax without having to settle ior delinquency. SOCIETY NEWS RILE CLUB The Rlloy Club will meet at tho nome 01 jurs. u. u.

wan tomorrow (Tuesdays CRESCENDO TONIGHT The Crescendo Club will meet this evening' with Miss Ellen Reehllng at her home on South Harrison street. V. C. U. CLUB Alias Helen Schmitz will entertain the V.

C. U. Club tomorrow night at her home on West Washington street. SUNDAY DINNER Mr. and Mrs.

James McDermont entertained Sunday for a large number of friends and relatives at the home west of the city. The sollowlng guests partolok' of a fine Sunday dinner. Mrs. Julia McDermont, George McDermont, Mrs. Mary Beckley, Mr.

and Mrs. Berry Moore and daughter, Marie, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank of Elwood; Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Bowers, Mrs. Angellne Moore, Mrs. Susan Van Winkle and Azro Moore, of Tipton; Mr. and Mrs. John Peck and daughter, Inez, of Cicero; Mr.

and I Hobbs, of Hobbs; Mr. and Mrs. Mell Butter'fteld and Robert; Mrs. W. O.

Campbell and daughter, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. John Beschlpper and daughter, C'Mary, and Allen and Betty Qeno, of Muncle. FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS In honor of their son, Raymond Mil- burn, who returned recently after eighteen months of service overseas, Mr. and Mrs.

James Manring enter tained at a family reunion Sunday at the home one-half mile west of Gil-man. A large table in the yard was heavily loaded with chicken and all the trimmings. Soldier friends of the young man were guests at the din ner. Among those attending the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs.

James Black- lldge, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Blacklldge, Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Cook and family. Mr. and Mrs Charles Garrison and children, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Cook and daughter, O. H. Blacklldge, James Forkner, Mrs. Axle Hampton, Joseph Jetmore, Miss Nellie Hartman, of Anderson Jones, of Lin wood; Mr, and Mrs. W.

L. Matthew, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Long, of Elwood; Mr. and Mrs.

James Frazler and children, Mrs. Jessie Bradley and children, -Mr. and Mrs. M. E.

Blacklldge and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blacklldge, Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Ladd and daughter, Kenneth and Mary Manring Mr. and Mrs. James Matrlng. W.

C. T. U. MEETING The W. C.

T. U. Society of this city went to vummltvtlle last evening where a mass meeting was held at tbe First Baptist church, and Mrs. Carrol, of Elwood, and Mrs. Retta Jones, ot Orestes, county officers, gave most interesting talks.

The meeting was for the purpose of interesting Summit-vllle people in the work again and or ganlslng a -chapiter. Mrs. Stephen O'Bryant gave a reading. Among the Alexandria folk attending were: Mr. and Mrs.

A. C. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. James McMahan, Mr, and Mrs.

Steph en Bryant and daughter, Esther; State Tax Board Prevented the -Building of Tuberculosis HospitalCounty Unit Road North of Elwood Promoters of Madison county's pro posed hospital are not yet ready to abandon the fight for that Institution, although the state tax board delivered what appears, to be a knockout blow in refusing the county the right to is' sue fiaa.uvu or. me time warrant. It had been planned to make a 000 Investment in Idlewold park near Pendleton as a hospital-site and building would have bfien erected had not operations been halted by the state tax commissioners. It has been decided to take steps in an effort to overcome opposition of the state tax board, and have the original order regarding the certificate, of Indebtedness reversed. The question is to be taken up.

with Governor Goodrich, and through the governor reach tho tax commissioners, who will do whatever Goodrich says. This is the conclusion following almost an entire day spent by county commissioners In consideration of the hospital muddle. A joint meeting of commissioners Land members of the county council has been called for May 28, at which time specifications for building the first one of the county unit roads will be submitted to county council tor approval. It the specifications are approved by the council, commissioners will then proceed to advertise fof bids for construction of the road. The road.

Which Is to be built of concrete, is known as the I. W. Carr road extending north from Elwood to the Grant county line and eventually to Marlon. The length of tbt highway Is between six and seven mtlos and the estimated cost of construction, The specifications provldo that the. roadway shall have forty feet between fences, there shall Oe a surface twenty-six feet wide, and the pave ment eighteen feet in width.

DARING BRITIS IT AV ATOR HEARING THE IRISH COAST LONDON, May 19 The Sopwlth Airplane Company received a report that Hawker was 600 miles off the Irish coast at 8 p. m. ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, May the absence of word from Harry G. Hawker and Commander Mackenste Grieve on their attempt to fly to the blah coast, navigators and aviators here are studying weather reports from vessels in middcean to learn under what conditions the daring Britishers are making their nonstop dash In an attempt to beat the Yankee air sailors.

Every Indication pointed to favorable observation conditions with high visibility from a clear Bky and' a full moon only four days old. WASHINGTON, May tlons to use tho seaplane NQ-4, at Horta, to search for the missing sea plane NC8 by ear-Admiral Plunkett, commanding tbe destroyer force, ac cording to a message received today at the Navy Department All destroyers west of Ponta Delgada have been placed at Admiral Jackson's disposal to search for the missing plane. SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY AT 2:30 FOR THE PROGRAM The Woman's Relief Corps today is sued a notice for a called meeting of representatives of all organisations in Alexandria to bo hold Tuesday afternoon in the' Red Men ball foi tho purpose of making plans for tbt -ibserv- ance of Decoration Day. Tit secre tary of thj R. 0, Mrs, Mon trose, today extended an Invitation to the Business Men's Association, Elks, Knights of Pythias, Red Men, Eagle, all chnrch organisations sod societies to sedd delegates to (he meeting tomorrow aftereooa.

Veterans of the Civil War, Spanish Ameri can War and the World War- will attend. DISABLED LIEN TRAIIIED FOR CIVIL SERVICE Federal Board, to Prepare Sol-, diers for Examination to Se -'Cure Positions tb-yy--'-'- I May if. It Is not generally known; thai the Federal Board for Vocational Education" maintains a course designed to prepare disabled soldiers civil service positions. There are 82 men now studying to qualify themselves for positions under the clvl) service, and the' board will undertake to prepare any student who so desires, provided he can qualify as physically competent to do the work. Of course there are some reg 1M regarding tbese positions and men obviously handicapped cannot ex pect to hold down Jobs where their physical qualifications are such as to prevent' the proper discharge of the duties.

But on April 16 the president authorized an amendment to the civil service rules Which -permits the. civil service commission to exempt from the physical requirements established for any position, a disabled and honorably discharged soldier or sailor or marine' upon the certification of the Federal Board of Vocational Education that he has been specially trained, for and has passed a practical test, demonstrating his; physical lability to perform the work sought. Under the. law a disabled soldier has a preference on the civil HbCoT ellgl-bles. When Congress adjourned there was pending a bill by Senator Harrison of Mississippi to greatly amplify this preference, and Senator Harrison-has stated that he will renew his Tight on behalf of disabled soldiers, sailors PERSONAL ITEMS J.

H. Edwards and Bon, Robert, were Indianapolis visitors yesterday. Miss Thomas spent the week-end with Mildred Vermillion at Anderson. Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Yeager spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Yeager eBt- of town. William Brannon received his new sicylinder Studebaker touring car yesterday. The car was driven through from Indianapolis.

Mrs. Wilbur Runyan is home from Florida to spend the summer with her father, Dick Brunt. She will join her husband in the tall again. Misses Eileen Mahony snd Mary Adams returned yesterday from, at tending the. house party of the Delta Gamma sorority at Bloomlngton.

Misses Christine Nelson, Nellie Black, Black, Roland Gray, Clarence Mell and Clifton Snelder, of Anderson, were the guests yesterday of Misses Gladys and Mildred Thomp son. Mr. and Mrs. William Max and Mrs, Mllroy Barter, of New Madison, Ohio Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Haas, of Newcastle and Lavlgne, Griffith, of Pendleton, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ella Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Draper, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Draper and son, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Draper, Mr. and Mrs.

Thur- man Allen and daughte, Maxlne, epesjt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. w. J. ing- Us near Summitvllle.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer French, of Indianapolis, and Miss Blanche French, of Anderson, motored bore yesterday and visited with Mr. and Mrs. T.

N. French and Mr. and Mrs. Art French and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice Warner, and a niece from Indianapolis, Mrs. Samuel Warner and Mrs. Ludle Warner, of Summitvllle, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Will F. Baum last evening. NAMED AS DELEGATE TO LABOR CONVENTION JUNE 9 P. Victor Maire has faeqn honored with the appointment of representative for the National Window Glass Workers at the. American Federation of Labor to be held in Atlantic City, starting June 9, and.

continuing for two or three weeks. The convention this year will be one of the most important la history as world labor problems enunciated at the Versailles peace convention will come up for consideration. 1 The elass of 19 Alexandria High almni vraitnntoa lnnur remember tbe sarvlces-glrea in their bonof at toe Methodist church last night as being impressive and lull of timely admonition. The sermon far Sot. B.

C. Dunn, "The Nir; Start In -Ute," -was from the text, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; ana ail these things shall he added onto you." The preacher told how necestarj It was to know God Jrt before otjier things worth' while- in life would be added to the everlasting benefit of the recipient His" address worth hearing and from the close attention given him It was evident that It" made a deep impression upon the graduates as well as. the large audience present Previous to the': principal address by Rev. B. O.

Dunn there was scripture reading1 fay Her. Alnswortfc, a visiting clergyman froms Kentucky, who also a very effective -Rev Fleenor gave the benediction. Seats foPthe graduates, nineteen In number sixteen young ladies and three young men were' reseryed. to the front rows of the center section of the church, the rear part of the same Motion, being reserved for the parents ana relatives of the outgoing Attired in eai and own the "class filed Into the church, led by Superintendent Btoler and followed by the His faculty. The young "men and women looked rery attractive in their graduating costume.

The church was flllea to The commencement exercises will be -held at the Liberty Theatre next Friday night, admission being by ticket only. 1 FIRE DESTROYS SEIT IM All FARM A.T.1.T0DAY 4:30 At 4rlQ this morning tire was discovered In tbejlg farm home of Mrs. Josla Kiser Soithman, three miles southwest of Summitvllle. Before the flames could fae gotten under control vthe entire bunding and contents were destroyed. The members of the family bad barely time to escape, so rapid n.Lk Indications are that the fire started 'near the chimney flue, buta there was no fire in the? bouse when the 'family retired, the origin of the blase Is mystery.

The insurance on the house was $6,000. SERGEANT LINSMEYER LEAVES RHINE F0R.H0ME Sergeant Louis who is a member of the ammunition train with the first army pt occupation in Ger--tnany. started for the United States today and is expected home sometime next month. Sergeant Linsmeyer was Able the armlBtlce was signed to leave his company In Ger many that was stationed along we Rhine and return to a hospital in France and rlslt his. brother, Frank, who was' then recovering from shell wounds received in battle.

Sergeant Linsmeyer was connected with the Central Indiana Gas Company before be want to the army, BOYS IN BAD The names of several boys who de- tnlln tuuT it the bvtvvu MVH.W.M. home of Mrs. IV Overman hare been banded to the police and the boys are likely to get in trouble unless the damage, is. made good at i COUNCIL TONIGHT, Tbe regular-meeting, of. the city win tia tiM this evanina- at the city buQdlng.

OUR DOC SAY lThe one jf seek vpt vV i generaUy' -jT 1 -( to some eh i. The one who seeks vpnMiolty generaUy teta tt to some abape or much faith In DePahna. UMOR DUE FROM ER AT BANQUET Mayor H. Malone, who mixes humor in a' majority of his addresses, with facts, will preside at the banquet to be given Wednesday evening at the Elk home by the Alexandria Business Men's Association. The committee in charge will begin serving the big feed at o'clock.

Harry Adams, president of tbe association, urges every merchant in the city, whether a member of the association or not, to attend tbe banquet. REFEREE AT GAME Coucllman William Leroy was a ref1 eree at Muncle yesterday, The Marlon club lost 8 to 0. Mr. Leroy has been signed as official referee for games at the Soldiers' Home in Marion this summear. 'v.

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A patent baa been granted tor a via- CONGRESS CONVENES i Thomas, Mrs. Claude McMahan; Mrs. un with a cylindrical body, for which P. B. Tarr, Mrs.

Joseph Jenkins, Mrs, Ita inventor claims many advantages. WASHINQTON, May Tle- Julia Payson, Mrs. Mlltord Craig, Mr7 Ward Chicago, -recently bad a constroetlon" Congress was to assem- Clarence Culver, Mrs. Emma John- cleanup, and the total number of tin ble In extraordinary session, at noon son, Mrs; Nora Ammoiif Mrs. Osa Par cans collected and piled at eight today, under the call Issued by Presl- ker and daughter, Marthaj Miss Fiona poilIt to WW Wilson from Paris.

jUt-teh- 1 Bd wards and Mr Mary McDowell. i.yy--,yyy-J,yy bom on Maf M. "tT ti-v 1 1 i' 1 '7 HOM rROM ARMY Frans Meyer Is home from the army with an honorable discharge af- ter several montba tervce. He was ill in a hospital for a anmbejr et kljLu.