The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE CHARGES UNSUSTAINED
CASE OF ARTHUR KELLER A DIE FERENCE BETWEEN tNDfVID-
 UALs FOR MOST PART.
Seven Farmers From Hale Township Were Al; Patriotic in Small Way ana None Had Resisted Government Work.

All of tho matters brought betorel the Garland County Council of Defense ! last night proved unnecessary for any
 definate action, and it developed at the
 meeting that the seven farmers from Hale township who had been brought ! in were not alone patriots, but that many of them had already even in al small way. aided the government far more in measure to their ability than most people can boast
 The first case brought before tne body was that of MT Arthur Keller of Mountain Valley township There is school district difference in the i township that is sadly in need of ad- justment. Differences between Mir Keller and Dave Fowler, in charge of 1 the government work campaigns in 1 the township, have been the foundation of the charge against Mr. Keller it was proved that MT Keller mad closed | the school house against the holding of Liberty Loan meeting there. a very indiscrect thing for him to have done, but it was also established that l Mir. Keller said if the request came from the city managers of the cam lpaign to the school board it would be granted, but not through Mr Fowler
 Result-no unpatriotism, but a diff ference between two individuals that should not have existed nor had out croppings in a patriotic work. The council was about to vote Alr Keller over to the district attorney for action when Mir w 'i Martin informed the body that if Mir Keller did not refuse lthe school house for patriotic work had it been properly applied for be-
 fore the school board. he was not gull ] ty of an infraction of Jaw, and that | it seemed MT Keller was willing the house should be engaged, but not through Fowler About the time Nr ] Keller was to have received repri- mand. word came drom the county
 draft board reciting in detail the pa Itriotic support MT Keller had given that board in going into the mountains
 and rounding up resisters and slack
 CTS, and then it was about an even fifty fifty on the matter of patriot ism.
 The school district situation at Mountain Valley township is a muddle
 sadly in need of correction, but not
 eyidently a groundwork for council of defense action
 | Then came the seven farmers from
 Hale township, charged with utter ,F fat lttr tn C1 port the government One had debt
 and a sick boy, and large family, and no help, another had hOwsht stamps
 and given other funds, and paid $i0 on a bond; another had bought stamps ! and given the government a sack CT
 Itlour: another had no crop and a s550 mortgage on his home but was
 doing a small part. another had hot
 been able to do full work in five years
 but had bought four S5 etamps; and
 one had bought some stamps, but had
 his money all loaned out and none
 available The latter case was ap-
 parently the only one where means
 would justify q criticism.
 In the case of w. H. Hall for adYer- itising to take Liberty bonds for mer-
 chandise, it was explained to Mir Hall
 this was not permitted. tie'said that he had not understood that was pro
 hibited. and called attention that he Ihad only asked the people to trade m llheir former bonds for merchandise land exploited the purchase of the new bonds. 1t was shown that his adyer-
 tisIng hai all urged the buying of
 Fourth Liberty bonds, and his case
 was dismissed.