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i COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURES. At 7 this morning the mercury registered around SO, Highest yesterday, Jowest, 73. Highest year ago yea' terday, 81; lowest, 58 Try a -WAIITEir ir "FC3 SALE" Ad In THE TIUES-TRIBUKE BMt Littls City la butt Mi Don of Book TTooi. f-OUNOED DECEMBER 10, 1884 No. 189.

ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY IKS, PRICE TWO CENT tlffl I If vr I RETURN FROM MOTOR Our Dog Says: NO TAXPAYERS APPEAR "OLD BOSS" AND CALVES SECURITY Social hews. toy Miss Dorothy Stewart Phone 385 FIRST PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES TO VISIT COUNTRY TO OPPOSE FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL Chief Executive in Happy Frame of Mind When Vessel Lett Tacoma Wharf TACOMA, July 6. In the midst of blaring bands and. farewell cheers of thousands; of Tacoma citixens, President Harding sailed yesterday for Alaska, the first chief executive of the nation to visit that territory since it came under the American flag fifty-six years ago. A few minutes atter 2 p.

the scheduled hour lor departure, the United States nary transport Henderson, which tor the next twelve days will Ibe In reality the White House, got under way, circled the harbor and steamed past the Tacoma atad-joouu jiii a. Art French and daughter, TuarjurW, Miss Hoxanna Frasicr mo- Jtoied to Indianapolis yesterday and opent the day. 7-7 Mrs. Ed Ptefferle is entertaining this evening at bridge at iter home at 3U Walnut street, In honor of her house guest, Miss Elsie Homey, of Section One, of the Ladies Aid Society of Uhe First M. E.

churcn met vi" euuesd ay an "all' day-meeting, wntn Mrs. James Manrlug, on luast Washington street. A fine chicken dinner waa served at noon to Mesdemes M. M. Walker, Alpha Jones, James May, William Eiford, Laura Wendt, -Tom Jones and Uallie Smith, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Hughes entertained Wednesday evening' the1 following guests: iMr. and Mrs. Grov-er McAialian and children, Mr. and Mrs.

a. Uilson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hughes and family, of. Anderson.

Dunng the evening, one of the bal from Indianapolis passed over and quite a conversation with the pilot was carried on. Both parties coma be heard distinctly. The Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran wiiu mru. cran Alien at, ner home on East Monroe street. During the husiness meeting, a market was planned to be held la the near future.

Refreshments were served to Mrs. Fred Scam its, Mrs. Charlotte Campbell and daughter, Anna Louise, Olson, Mrs. Ernest SoH ttistrom, Mrs. Homer Harman, Misses Fermeu and Ruth Johnson and Re A.

Tirmensteln. Mr. and Mrs, George Qappenfleid gave a tine chicken dinner at their home on East Eighth street, on Wednesday to the following guests: Mr. and Ell Powell and sons, Don and Clarence, and daughter, Upal, ot SummitvHle; Mr. and Glen Visher, Mr.

and (Mrs. Herbert Ferguson and daughters, Lucille and Marie, la the evening refreshments of Ice-cream were served and lire-works were enjoyed. A splendid time is reported by the guests. Mrs. H.

C. branaman entertained the Thursday Bridge Club at the home ot her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. O.

Clock, at 212 West Church street, last evening. A picnic supper was served at a cleverly decorated taible on the lawn ot the Clock, home at 6:30, the decoration being In keeping with Independence Day. After this two course meal, bridge was en-Joyed. Those present were; Miss Margaret Marker, Miss Mary Adams, Miss Gertrude Hall, Miss Dorothy Stewart, Mrs. Wallace Hall.

Miss Virginia Baum and Mrs. Clarence Potter were guests of the meeting. 0. TRIP TO NORTH SALEM AND BROAD RIPPLE 3 and Mrs. E.

H. Bailey and sv, Billy, who left here Wednesday fotenoon (or North Salem, to visit Mrs. Bailey's parents, returned late jast night They left Salem yester and motored to Broad Ripple, where they were entertained at supper ut the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Har-rlson.

Tinch, former residents ot Alexandria. HUTCHINGS REUNION AT McCULLOUGH PARK, MUN-I CIE, ON AU6UST 19TH JqhnFA Hutohlng8jof MuncleL was i visitor at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cary, Walnut street. Mr.

Hutcvhings is the president of the Hutcfaings Family Reunion Association" and Charles Cary is vice-president of the association. Last Bight arrangements were made for this year a reunion and to 'prepare a program for same. Messrs. Hutchings and Cary decided that the reunion would 'be held at McCullough Park, Muncle, on the third Sunday in August. COUNTY RECORDER BUSY SECOND uuARTER CF 1923 Records 734 Deeds to Real Estate and 539 Mortgages in That Period Lewis Kinnard for the second quarter ending June 30, 1923, shows total receipts ot Within that period 734 deeds' to real estate were filed, 639 mortgages and 748 marginal releases.

There were 2611 chattel mortgages recorded, 10 articles of incorporation and all told, 2,665 instruments were tiled for record. The volume of' work done is one ot the largest in the history of the office for many years. PIONEER CITIZEN CALLED BEYOND THIS MORNING Rudolph H. Zimmerman, Aged 8b Years, Answers Last Summons Rudolph H. Zimmerman died this morning at 7:30 o'clock at the 'home of his daughter, Mrs.

W. T. Baker, February ll, 1838. When Mr. Zimmerman was but three months ot age his parents moved to Xenia, where they resided until when they moved to Connersvllle, llndlr ftna.

On. August 25, 1863, he was united in marriage to Miss I Sophronia C. Lair, coming to Madi son' county. Indiana, in the fall ot 1865. Deceased had been ill at the Baker home since in April of this year and was, at the time ot bis death, 85 years, 4 months and 25 days of age.

Surviving are two children, Mrs. W. T. Baker and R. V.

Zimmerman, ot this city; a daughter, Mrs. Frank I ft. Morris, preceded him in death; I five grandchildren, Rudolph Morris, of Mariod; Byron, OUve and Frank I Zimmerman and Sophia Baker, all 'ot this city; two great grandchil- dren, Maurlne and Elizabeth Morris, of Marlon; -ene Mrs. Hettie a. Branson, of Cleveland, Ohio.

'Sephronia C. Zimmerman, wife of deceased, passed away October 1920. Mr. Zimmerman united with. the Methodist church when he waa 25 vears of age.

Rev. Herbert Boase, ot the M. B. church of this clty. -wUl home at 11 o'cock Sunday morning, Burial will-ifoltow at the I.

O. O. F. cemetery, this city, RETURNS TO GAS CiTY Mrs. David Crone and daughter, Dorothy, returned to their home In Qa City Mila morning alter ft visit I with Mr.

afed lira. W. S. Heritage, y. ins waauier; raniy eiouay Satur day with, scattered thundarshowers: not much change In temperature.

rThe -4he when ntly honest man gentleman he lnadvert-m akes an error and thoughtlessly hurts another's feel lngs, will make the required restitution. it is no dishonor to apologize for a mistake or to correct an error that was never maliciously Intended. Many a sore Iteart could have ibeen healed and the wound cauieaBy slip "of the tongue cured had the person who caused the wound not been affected by a pride that was as thoughtless and as useless as the action that caused the trouble. To know when to make amends Is one of the characteristics ot the true lady and gentleman. "We can see farther 'backwards than forwards," says the sage of Fewclothes Bottoms," but all vision is treacherous at best." MOTORS- TO 80.

DAYTON, N. Y. a. A. Hale left this morning via motor tor South Dayton, New York, for a visit with relatives there.

HOME FROM 80UTHERN TRIP 'Harry Ryall and eon, Jack, who left here three' weeks ago for a trip through southern 'Indiana, and Ken- tucky. baira returned to Dotn "Eree aa the "best little city In 'Indian, They report a splendid time and Bay that the scenery throughout that part ot the country visited by them was beautiful, though none of it compared to them with the' beauty ot Alexandria. MRS. LYDIA JOHNSON PASSES AWAY WEDNESD'Y Mrs. Lydla Johnson died Wednesday evening at the home ot her daughter, Mrs.

Al King, near Lin-wood. Death was caused iby heart The funeral will be held Saturday morning at the North Lily Creek Baptist church. The deceased was quite well known in this city having lived in the vicinity of Alexandria all her life. THOMAS PAYNE'S TRIAL SCHEDULED IN COURT TODAY Charged With Transporting White Mule; Arrested with Cornelius Jorman Tom Payne, an Indianapolis negro! arrested with Cornelius Jorman transporting white mule through the city, was scheduled to be tried in Judge Klttlnger's court today. Payne is out on S1.000 bond.

He plead not guilty, claiming to know nothing about toe booze and asserting that be was merely riding with Jorman when arrested. He told the writer that he waa walking along the country road when he met Jorman, and the latter took him in. The federal authorities are giving the matter some attention, hoping to get some clue to the "higher-ups" in Indiana polis who may be Interested in the white mule and who are believed to have furnished Payne's bond. MADISON COUNTY INSTITUTE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3 The Madison county teachers' Institute will be held the week of September 3, It was announced yesterday at the office of the state superintendent of publlo Instruction at Indiana polls. Eighty-four counties In the state have already arranged for each-.

srs Institute and fixed the dates. LICENSES Omer Roscoe Tomllnson, laborer, Muncle, born 101 and Mary Paulina HlWOOd, bom if a ill 1 1 BOND ISSUE The city school board met last night to iliear objections to the proposed bond issue ol tts.OOO for the erui-uon of a new high school building. Attorney James A. May was aiso present. Inasmuch as no "conscientious ob- lectors" to the proposed action of uiie board presented themselves, the school trustees determined to Issue the bonds and the following notice to the public wsb ordel'eu published: "Notice is hereby given to air interested persons that the School City of Alexandria, Madison County, has duly determined nad voted to issue its bonds in the principal sum of $38,000 to pay the cost tof constructing a new high school building in and for said School City of Alexandria.

Dated' this 6th day. of July, 1923. (Signed) W. R. Thomas, A.

O. Crlpe, J. W. Sullivan, members of ths Board of of. the fecnool City of Alexandria, Indiana." There la now no longer niuoh doubt as to the probability of the new high school building in Alexandria.

That no appeared to otter ob jections, to the bond issue proves that the people of Alexandria teel the necessity of the building and are willing to tax themselves in order that It may be enacted. The proposed new building will be located on the grounds ot the Central schools and will comprise class rooms, gym and assembly hall. 11 will be modern in every respect and be equipped up4o-date. The civil city of Alexandria will join with the school city in the erection ot the new high school and to that end will also issue bonds In the sum of making a total of S76.00O available for the new building. BIG MISSIONARY, MEETING TO BE HELD AT ANDERS'N Madison County Christian Churches to Gather There Next Tuesday The big missionary rally of the Madison county Christian churches at Anderson next Tuesday will attract a large number of members of tns hirst Christian church of Alexan dria.

The rally will be held at Central Christian Church, one of the largest houses of worship In the county seat Ample accommodations will lbs prepared for everybody. The program will start with a devotional period at 10:30 a. which will be followed by a report of the year's work of the missionary societies; Circle and Triangle Girls, Boys' and Girls' organizations of the county, etc. At 11 a. m.

Miss Stella Franklin, of faraway India, will deliver an address, after which a "pltch-ln-dlnner" will bs served In the basement of the church. At 1:30 p. m. Rev. O.

H. Hull will conduct Installation. Mrs. H. O.

Greist will follow with sn address on Our Golden Jubilee." Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kirklin were at Muncie Wednesday evening. THUNDER8HOWER3 AND NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE lt was'10 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. There was also considerable humidity In the atmosphere and the feeling that It might rain waa clearly felt The weatherman -says-n change In lampsra- turs tomorrow and scattered thujiderhowyai FftR ARM I Mm 1 miiii buuiiv Extension of Credits to the Farmers of Indiana by Act of Congress The farmers of Indiana are going to be aule to borrow real money on "Old Bess" and her ealvss in ths very near mure with tho nearing completion ot the National Agricultural credits bank system.

In Indiana. This will be part of a gigantic Federal harm Loan bank system being instituted over the country under the provisions of the Hyriculiural Credits act enacted by tne last Congress. The farmers credit heretofore has been limited uy tne local ibana to tne tarmer'a net instead of measuring it according to the volume ot ma turn-over whicn ia the general custom ot business. "What hog oeen needed by the farmer is a financial agency functioning botn locally and nationally which will mass and organize the collective credit ot reduce it io concrete, merchantable form and sell it to investors, a method by which larm production can be turned into a liquid asset and trozen farm credits eliminated and drgottan," re. cently said Uray 8ilver of ths Farm Bureau, representing ths various larrri federations of tne country at Washington; YEAGER-BEIGH WEDDING A i ANUEKS0N TUESDAY The wedding of Kenneth Yeager, son ot Mr.

and Mrs. Harvey Yeager, and: Mian Vera tteigh, daughter of iVir. and Mrs. E. V.

Belgti, occurred at bUe home or Rev. Lundy, Anderson, Tuesday night, July 3, at 1 o'clock. The siugie ring ceremony was used. Mr. and Alfred Grant attended the bridal couple.

the couple are now eujoying a hon eymoon trip In the northern part o( me state. They will live in Ander- sou, the newly made ihuaband being a man carrier in that city. PRESENT AT DEDICATION UF SHAUTSIUE PARK Among those who motored to An derson to attend the Fourth of July dedication ot Shadyside Park were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Wood Davis, MTTand Mrs.

iBertie. Bertram, Henry Noble and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs.

Charlie Swindell, Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Thomas, Mr. and Wert Sbayne, Miss Lena Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Ball; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Little, Mrs. William Stephenson. They report a very fine time.

MOTOR HERE FROM CHICAGO Fred and Harry Baum, ot Chicago, motored- to A.tutauJrla Thursday for a short' vli.t with Will F. Baum and family. THANKS TO E. J. HOL8INQER The TtmefrTrlbune le pleased to acknowledge the receipt ot a patnph.

let of illustrated souvenirs of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the gift ot Ernest J. Holainger, who is taking a summer course at the university. Thank you. Mr. Hoi- singer.

RETURN FROM OUTING AT TIPPECANOE LAKE Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams and daughter. Miss Mary, and Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Rosaboom returned yes terday afternoon), from, a lew days' vacation trip to Karama Park, Tippecanoe lake. The trip mida in the Aaama car. CHIEF AT PAYNE'S TRIAL Chief of Police Dave Benedict waa 1n Anderson this afternoon attending the trial of Tom Payne who waa arrested with Cornelius Oorman for transporting white mule from Ft, Wayne to Indianapolis. Mrs. C.

R. Sabln and aont. Mrs. Claude Atwood, spent today In- In- "HEROES AND HUSBANDS" AT-THfc LIBERTY TONIGHT KiUhcrlno McDonald, famous film actross, will aippear at the Liberty Theatre in "Heroes and Husbands" tills ev-uuiug. The skill ot Miss Mc- Donuld as a screon artist insures all patrons of tho Liberty ate, excellent evening's entertainment, TAX LEVY FOR MADISON COUNTY 44 CTS.

PER $100 This Average for -the Ninety'Two Counties in Indiana Madison county's tax levy is lower than the. average for the ninety-two counties of the state according to figures compiled yesterday by Frank B. Nusbaum, clerk in the office i of the state board of tax commissioners at Indianapolis. The Madison county levy is 44 cents on each $100 of taxable property while the average for the state is 51.4 cents. The highest levy in the state is in Brown county which has a rate of $1.76 and the lowest is in Noble county with a rate of 16.4 cents.

PERSONALS. Elbert Smith is here from South Bend visiting his parents, south-west ot the city. Miss Mary Merker is spending the week-end In Indianapolis. William Guge was here from Kok-ormo yentorday. Mrs.

Harry Black and Uaugliter, Katherine Maxlne, ot Anderson, vis ited Mrs. Murcolla Black yesterday. TOO BOLSHEVISTIC FOR NEW FARMER- LABOR PARTY 'CHICAGO, July 6. The federated farmer labor party with platform under the leadership of the workers party of America, was here last night, but in which the farmer lanor Dartv refused to participate. A sub stitute to the organization's commit tee platform was submitted by tne caucus of the farmer labor delegates but was tabied by thunderous One of the substitute's section pro vided that ho organization affiliated with the Third International at Mos cow could be a hroup to the party.

The platform was described as too red, communiatlo and bolshe vik" and "too radical for even we radical state of Wisconsin" to accept at the conference today snd It re cessed tor the night session In order to stave off a threatened bolt iby some farmer labor delegates, ostens ibly in their own convention. 'The recess was taken to permit a farmer labor caucus to determine their further action. At" the time the workers party of America, whicn C. E. Rutnenberg, one of Its group leaders, said wss a branch of the Q.

national secretary of the farmer labor party, refused the platform for. hit grganlaation, ium, where a few minutes 'before the President and Harding had received the Godspeed of Goverflor Hart of Washington, and where the President had declared for an Amer ican meri marine second to noun, The-Parting Farewell. Art the big transport swung by the stadium, those who had assembled there to bear the President apeak stood and cheered. Mr and Mrs. Harding acknowledged the cheers aad waved their, farewell from the bridge until the distance between them made only Indistinct figures to those on shore.

The President, as toe boarded" the vesrel, was in an unusually happy frame of mind, pleased with the reception given him In Tacoma, glad to obtain a few days ot rest, after a fifteen days' transcontinental trip, and overjoyed by the prospect of realizing the ambition he has held almost ever since he entered the White House an ambition to visit the great, northern territory and obtain first-hand information with respect to Its problems. BIG AIRDALE DOG BITES GIRL ON GALLOWAY. FARM An airdale dog on the farm of Galloway, about four miles southwest of Alexandria attacked and bit the eighteen-month-old daughter of the Galloways. A four-inch gash was bitten in the soalp on the left side of the head and another gash on the right side of the scalp. It required six The left cheek of the child also was bitten.

Dr. J. Hall was immedjately notified and ren- dered first aid. the attack occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. CORONER HELBERT HERE COMPLETING INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT Jesse A.Helbert was in the city today completing 'his inves tigation 61 the.

death of Miss DelorlS Marquis, --wh ten took place Saturday svenlng.i Charles Green, of this city, is ibeing held by the corner as being responsible for the accident In which Miss Marquis lost her lite. The sad affair happened when a machine driTB -lh Atoha Jones and a car driven by Green collided on the pHte south of the city. PRE8BYTERIAN CHOIR PRACTICE THIS EVENING There will be a meeting of th heir of the First Presbyterian church at the church on East Broadway at 7:30 this evening. Every nem. bar" la urged' to be prsssht.

and aM Jp tha good. yorttT PlnOO IQIft WIN MFFT AT 4 Walnut street, roe aeceas-r ki was born at Clear Springs, Mary- HILLIrd HUMt I UNIuM I Members ot the high school grad- uptlng class ot 19ft will hold their annual reunion at the home ot Miss Emma, Phillips, West Monroe street this evening at 7 o'clock. All mam- hers are urged to come. MADISON COUNTY. BOARD OF REVIEW The Madison county board of re- view eompleted and adjourned.

it work Tuesday An abstract of the assessment ot the county is being prepared and. will be submitted to the state tax board within a short time. -The board has increased, the assessments in the aggregate aa returned by the various township assessors a)out 11,850,000. Boms of these lncreasaa are due to prop- have charge of the funeral services erty which had been overlooked in.whlcti will be held from the'. Baker the assessment.

A large part ot the addition made due to ah Increase of (360,000 over the return made, by one Anderson factory. It la probable to the state tax board. The "net result of the work ot the board ot review will be to utrtd tha tax duplicate about at the ftgtur reached last year..