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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
SOLDIERS PENSIONS
OF RECENT WARS

By the terms of an Act of Con-
gress known as the Sells bill, ap-
proved oy President Wilson June 5,
1920, ali persons who served ninety
days or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during
the War with Spain, the Philippine
Insurrection and the China relief ex-
pedition and who have been honor
abby discharged therefrom and who
are now or who may hereafter be
oulf fer1ng from any mental Or physi-
cal disability of permanent charac-
ter, not the result of their own vi
cious habits, which SO incapacitates
them from the performance of manu-
al labor as to render them unable to
earn a support, may, on making due
proof, be entitled to receive a pen
sion from date Of filing application
not exceeding $50 per month, and
not less than $12 per month, pro-
portioned to the degree of inability
to earn support.
It is also provided that pension
may be granted to such persons on
account of age and length Of service
at the following rates.
To one who has reached the age
of 81 years, $12 per month.
To one who has reached the age
of SO years S18 per month.
To one who has reached the age
of 72 years, S24 per month.
To one who has reached the age
If rs years, $50 per month.
1t is also provided that all per-
G. JxTan
sion roll who while in the service
of the United States in the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps and in the
line of duty shall have suffered a
specific disability may be entitled to
pension as follows:
Loss of one hand or one foot, or
total disability of the same $50 pei
month.
Loss of arm at or above elbow OF
leg at or above knee, or total dis
ability of the same, $65 per month.
Loss of arm at shoulder joint OF
leg at hip joint or when an artifi-
cial limb cannot be used $72 pei
month.
Loss of one hand and one foN5; OF
total disability of the same, $50 pei
month.
Loss of sight of both eyes $1OO pei
month.
Agent or attorney for preparing
and prosecuting claim under sale
Act allowed not more than $40 pay
able only an order of the Commits
sioner of pensions and every person
who shall withhold more shall bt
deemed guilty of a misdeameanor
and fined or imprisoned.
Proper blanks viii be furnished
by me at any time with which tx
make application under any of tn,
above headings.
No application will be required
for increase on account of specif,
disability.
Trusting I have made the opera
tion of this new bill clear to you AM
with kind personal regards, I am,
| Sincerely and truly yours,
| G. j. Thompson
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
.SWANTON WINS
IN FIFTEENTH

Wauseon was defeated by Swan
ton at Swanton last Sunday in a
hotly contested game by the score
of ga.
The game was exciting throughout
and in the first three innings neither
side was able to score. In the
fourth Swanton finally edged one
across and two more in the fifth
inning. 1t looked for a time as if
the game had been put on ice but
in the seventh Lawrence and Stick
ley hit safely, Abbs the next man
up hit one for two bases scoring
Lawrence and Stickley. The next
man up went out on an sinheld hit
Abbs scoring later on a single.
From this on neither side was
ners got as far as third base and
once on an infeld hit Swapton at
tempted to score but was cut eff by
quick throw by Long which nipp-
ed the runner at the plate
SO the Game went on until the
fifteenth inning when Swanton got
two men on bases, hit to third
base and a wide throw to second
gave Swanton the winning run.
Long struck out seventeen mer
and allowed hits while Palmer
struck out six and allowed ten hits
Umpires Minnick and Spade, attend
ance 624, batteries, Long and Eid
son for Wauseon, Palmer anC
Pilliod for Swanton.
Next Sunday the w Gs, fas
semi i-pro team of Toledo comes her,
fast game is expected as this team
has been playing air tight ball ant
with Wauseon playing the kind o
ball that was disp'aved Sunday j
should prove a fast game.
On Monday July ~ the. Rec
Sex Giants colcred team of Gin
eiHnati will furnish the opposition
With Babe Ruth on the team, VIII
has averaged one home run Fn eacl
game this wear and Mex Brown
pitcher claimed TO be equalled to tn
big league pitchers the game shoul
be fast as well as interesting. Civ
your. support TO the home team an
they will do the rest.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
The MAJOR ISSUE
Ralph D. Cole Declares That Our Foreign Relations Con-
stitute the Major Issue in 7 his Presidential Cam
paign, In Speech Before The Lincoln Repub-
lican Club of Cleveland.

How many men here will volun-
teer to enlist in the United States
Armv to go to Armenia to govern
her through military power?
1t was Colonel Coles first speak
ing engagement in the stronghold
of his rival for the nomination, for
nTer mayor Davis, who last week in
vaded the territory which Cole re-
presented in Congress for six years.
For the first time in our national
history our foreign relations are
the major issue in presidential
campaign, said Mr.. Cole 1t be-
comes necessary to survey the whole
field of international duties and re-
lations and establish new rules CT
conduct, affirm the old rules, or
modify them.
The real issue as far as our in
Iternatlonal relations are concerned
is whether we are to become a
state in an international govern
ment or remain free and indepen-
dent, the issue is Americanism
ygalnst internationalism.
Mr.. Cole said President Wilson
was a conscientious believer in the
doctrine of fnternationalism and
that he had a perfect right to cham
pion internhtionalism if he SO de-
sired,
Several years ago the President
said the old doctrine of national Law
has broken down; on his recent toul
of the west, he said at Pueblo tina
the league of nations covenant is Of
greater Importance than the con
| stitution of the United States. con
tinued Mr.. Cole.
The reasons the President assign
ed for his belief were that capita
and labor had become international
lied, so that the only effectiv,
means OF dealing with these force
was an international government
Therefore, he accepted the form q
the league as drafted by the Britisl
general. Smuts.
Mr.. Cole pointed out how tn
SHUTS proposal was originally call
ed a constitution, which means OF
ganic law of government or tn
foundation of nation, and that lat
er it was changed to covenant
! which means an agreement betwee
nations.
Only the name was changed, how
ever. he declared The provisio
which made the agreement the cor
} stitution of the super-state, the Oh
ganic law of an international gov
ernment, was not altered.
The league of nations covenan
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
ATTEMPTED JAIL DELIVERY
Bold Attempt To Release Prisoner From Fulton County
Jail Foiled By Presence of Mind of Night Guard
Webster Slough and Nerve of Sheriff
McQuillin

Wauseon was stirred from it's very
center last Friday morning when
the thing that the law abiding citi-
Aens often read about but seldom
come in actual contact with hap
pened right in our midst.
A number of the citizens were
awakened a little after one o'clock
Friday morning by the sound of
shots being fired and some of those
who did not turn over and go to
sleep again learned in advance of
the rest of the populace that the
disturbnce was caused by a raid on
the Jail presumably for the pur-
pose of effecting the escape of Ed
ward O'Neil who is at present
awaiting trial on the charge of par
ticipation in the Delta bank robbery
Of May 20th
Webster Slough who has been act
ing as night guard at the Jail for
some weeks past was in the kitchen
at little after one o'clock Friday
morning eating lunch, having left
his gun standing in the corridor
lust outside the kitchen door; he
had seated himself at the table from
which point he had full vieW of
the corridor. Sheriff McQuillin
was sleeping in a room on the op-
posite side of the corridor from the
entrance to the jail. AS Slough
was partaking of his lunch his at
tention was called by noise at the
window in the west wall of the kit
chen and turned to look into the
nluzzles Of four revolvers pointing
at him through the open window.
Without any warning the men on the
outside began firing and Slough
sprang from his position at the
table toward the door into the cor
ridor which he pulled partly shut
after him calling as he did so to the
Sheriff, who awakened by the COM
motion came from his room with. his
own gum grabbed Stough's fife
from where it was standing in the
corridor and handed it to him and
the two men together proceeder to
fusilade the kitchen from the corri-
dor door, the bandits retired from
the window and McQuillin ran up
stairs to a room occupied by De-
putty Walter Stevens and from the
west window of this room both Ne
Ouillin and Stevens poured a fusi-
lade of lead onto the west lawn of
the sheriff's residence. The gang
rntreated north from the lawn to
West Chestnut Street covering their
retreat with discharge of shot guns
loaded with buck shot, some of
these shots penetrated a window of
an upstairs room in the sheriff's re-
sidence while others left their marks
on the brick and stone on the out
side of the building.
The members Of the gang were
seen by two or three residents OF
West Chestnut Street to kuh west
to Vine Street then south to West
Leggett Street where a high power
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02

automobile was waiting near the re-
sidence of Mr.. George Weir. A re-
sident ON West Leggett street ar
reused by the commotion states that
he saw five men enter the car. one
having remained in the car while the
other five made the attempt on the
jail.
The whole affair consumed about
ten minutes, beginning at 1:20 and
was all over al 1870.
The windows through which the
gang attempted to enter is located
just above an outside entrance TO
the basement under the sheriff's re-
sidence and the bandits had climbed
to the roof of the housing over this
basement entrance which brought
them on a level with the window
which was covered with wire SCREEN
ing tackled on the outside of the
window frame;. the lower sash OF
the window was up, the yeggs tore
the screening down from the top and
eould easily have gained entrance
to the room had Slough only acted
as they evidently expected him to
i e, either held up his hands or
ducked under the zinc covered kit
chen table. His quick move to the
door and the prompt response of
the Sheriff frustrated the plans of
the yeggs. One of the first shots
fred struck Slough IN the feshy
part of his left arm near the
shoulder passing through the arm
and entering his body under the
arm and coming out of his back, the
one bullet making four holes in
Stough's skin, but inf1icting only
flesh wounds. Another bullet was
found EMBEDDED in the back of the
chair in which Slough was sitting
and there were four holes in the
door from the kitchen to the cor1i-
dor made by bullets from the guns
of the men who fired from the
window.
The Sheriff after driving off the
gangsters phoned to Central for
help and a number of citizens re-
spended but were too late to appre-
hend the invaders.
Friday morning the County Com
Rissioners took steps to increase
the guard in and about the jail and
the premises will be under strong
guard night and day until after
O'Neil's case is disposed of.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken ito guard the prisoner
during the progress of the trial
which is set for next week, Wednes-
day July 7th and the gang will
meet with some surprises If they
attempt to stage more of the
wild West Hold Up" stuff such
as they put over in Delta.
Sheriff McJuillin is grateful to Mr..
Slough and indeed the whole Coun-
tv has reason to be grateful to
Slough. for he by his action u1i-
doubtedly averted loss of life and
the delivery of the prisoner.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02

Preliminary reports subject to
correction of the 1Fth census so Tar
as NJ applies to Fulton County have
been received by the Tribune both
from Congressman c. j. Thompson
and direct from the Census Bureau
We must confess that no sense Of
elation comes to US from a study OF
these reports.
We are not able to point with
pride TO the wonderful gains in popu-
lation made by our Progressive
county known far and wide as the
garden spot of the world where the
end of the rainbow comes down and
the happy people take from the soil
the legendary ''pots Of gold.' o, no,
nothing like that on the contrary the
census reports register decrease in
population instead Of increase and
the figures show a loss of 469 or 2
per cent Of the population is shown
by the census Of 1910. Here are
the figures, population IN 1900
22.S01; 1910 -23,914: 192O-23,-
445.
Five of the townships show an in
crease over the 1910 census land
seven a decrease.
The following table shows the
comparative population Of the coun-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
IMPORTED BUTTER
SWIFT AND CO.'S REPORT

Volume of cream delivered during
the week is slightly under the vol
pme of year ago, with slight
changes in market conditions. APP
'proximately halA a million pounds
of butter were received in New York
this week from Holland and DEN
mark. Considerably larger ship
ments are expected in July.
Receipts of live poultry are in
creasing, prices generally are un-
changed. Demand continues good,
due to the light stocks of poultry
in storage. Young chickens are
being marketed in increasing guam
titles.
Egg receipts are more than suffi-
cierst for current consumption and
the surplus lis being stored. It is
of great Importance that eggs be
gathered daily, kept in a cool place
and marketed frequently. It is
,Alggested that infertile eggs be
produced by removing roosters from
the flock in the summer time.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02

transfers certain incidents of Ameri-
can sovereignty to the international
government established by the lea
que covenant, said Mr.. Cole. I
contend that the treaty-making
power of the United States the pre-
sident and the senate, has no right
to transfer the slightest incident of
American sovereignty to any gov
ernment, international or otherwise.
The constitution of the United
States was adopted by the people
and there is only one power that can
withdraw or transfer any power
vested in the government by the
constitution, and that is the Ameri-
can people themselves. Article 10
tf. the covenant transfers the war
making power of the United States
to the international government.
The hight to make war is the
greatest power of human govern
ment, it holds the power of life or
death over every man of military
age, 1t can command all the re-
sources of the country for war use.
The American people are not yet
ready to transfer this war making
power to council of seven men,
only one of whom is an American.
DEPRESSING to the Presidents re-
quest of Congress for mandate to
govern Armenia, Col Cole asked.
By what authority, by what per-
version of the principles of free
government, can the President ask
for mandate for a nation across
the sea.
He defined mandate" which the
President failed to do in his request
to Congress as the right to govern
the authority to conduct the affairs
of government.
According to the Presidents own
words, we started out to make the
world safe for democracy and we
Wind up by being asked to govern
foreign people by military power
fMr. Cole said. The distance we
have drifted is inconceivable.
How are we going to govern Ar
n1eniia? Great armies now are bat
ting on her borders, smashing a.
her gates. The war department
was asked how many men would bt
needed were the mandate granted
it answered an army of $4,000 anC
an Immediate appropriation of $aa,
O00.000.
How many men here will volun
teer to enlist in the United State!
Army to go to Armenia to govern
her through military power?
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
IHE WATER POWER ACT


II the things that are expected to
result from the passage of the water
power act are realized, now that
tnis measure is a law, the fuel re-
sources of the country will be con-
served TO a very large extent. There
rs every reason to expect that those
sections of the country fortunate
enough TO have water power will
reap material benefits, since cheaper
power will be obtained through hv-
droelectric DEVELOPMENT, which will
carry its loads Of power TO industrial
institutions within a greet radius or
the central wnter power plant.
The steam, gas and water opera
rive plants of the United States
hive an estimated total of 4200q.-
000 horsepower The potential
horsepower available on sites CON
trolled bv the Government and which
win be available urder tho new law
ara estirated at $4,000 900 horse
power. Water mower RIGHTS on all
public lands, forest reservations. Tn
ffpn reservations end navigable
st-r~r1s NAV be leased for a period
Of fifty years, with privileges at the
exniration Of that date that will
serve to preserve the ORIGINAL invest
went. It Is expected chat immense
caDital will now flow into the de-
vet7pment of the water powers.
Where water power is used. steam
win be snved end stsssr means c~a-:
ccrl means greater burdens for the
raiI~nadv " short water power Is
IN inevhaue+ih'e resource, whereas
power manufactured from coal q,
oil " created at the expense of oul
rot-rp' resources which have beer
di~,ini~had ~ snch an alarming ex
tent in recent years as to cause
grert concern.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
PREPARE TO COMBAT
LATE POTATO BE- 1T

That farmers and potato growers
should make preparations to combat
late blight Of potatoes is pointed out
by the department Of botany at the
Ohio Experiment Station.
Late blight generally appears In
it's destructive form in july 1t is
necessary to spray the potatoes with
Bordeaux mixture every 10 days or
2 weeks throughout the season to
prevent the blight from developing
1t has been found beneficial to do
this even if the blight does not
strike the potato field, as the Bor-
deaux keeps the plants in a healthier
condition, which in turn increases
the yield of potatoes.
J Late blight always starts to de.
velop during cool, damp weather
Hot, dry weather retardls it's de
velopment.
1 The Bordeaux mixture is made by
Sissolving A pounds of blue vitrol il
20 gallons of water; A pounds O.
quicklfme is then slaked and aftel
the milk OF lime is well STIRRED ant
diluted to about 20 gallons the tw'
are mixed more water being addet
to make a total of so gallons of tn,
mixture.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
1920 WAUSEON
CHAUTAUQUA

This seasons Chautauqua pro-
gram, as announced from the Red
path offices in Columbus, is to eclip-
Sc in popularity any previous offer
ings in community entertainment.
Opening with the College Singing
Girls and Roscoe Gilmore Stott, hu-
morous speaker, the week includes
an array of headliners that spells
success.
One of the most pleasing an
nouncements is regarding "It Pays
To Advertise" a high speed comedy
to be presented ON Chautauqua s
sixth night. Another star attrac-
ton is found in Ralph Dunbar's
Royal Dragons, singing band OF
18 pieces. The Great Lakes String
Quartet and Sir John Foster Fraser
of London are scheduled for the
third and fourth nights, respectively
Among other Individual stars are
Adrian M. Newens in ''To Him THAI
HATH" Detective Harry J. Loose OF
Chicago, Drl Robert MacGowan o1
Pittsburgh and Ethel Hinton (fun
maker) and "Her College Gang"
This is to be gay year for tn,
boys and girls. In addition to tn,
usual play and story hours ther,
are to be numerous features es
pecially for their benefit. The head
liner of these is Pamahasika and hi
performing pests. This perform
ance takes place on the Chautau
qua's last afternoon and will intro
duce domestic and tropical birds
house cats, monkey comedian an,
an educated pony, Prince Tiny. Fo
this entertainment alone the Chau
tauqua lis carrying a ton of baggga
the owner-manager and two assist
ants.
j Dates of the Chautauqua in Wau
seon are fixed for August 9th T.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
HEY There SCOUTS
OF WAUSEON

The big event of the season for
all scouts and many Wauseon peo-
pie is the yearly Boy Scout Camp
at Wolf Lake Mech. For nine years
a camp of Wauseon lads have en-
loved the cool breezes and the re-
freshing waters of this old Lake and
lounged around Indian fashion, un-
der the tall old oaks and enjoyed to
their hearts content, living in Gods
great out-of-doors.
This year will be a great opportu-
nifty Tor your scout to enjoy mis- va
cation period, in the scout training
school under the instruction of the
scout-masters and assistants, every
moment of his time Will be employ
ed in so many and varied activities
that there will be no dull hours and
after the twelve days of recreation
he will come back, tired, yet re-
freshed and ready for new hold on
life in his home, school and COM
munity. Arrange if possible to enroll
your scout and send him along with
the "bnch."
Scout-masters George Gorsuch,
Clyde Wager and C. j. Ives will
have supervision of the camp and
will be ably assisted by assistant
scout-masters Chas. Cole and Don
aid Grisier, two Wauseon young men
tyho have "come all thru scouting
program" and know much of scout
craft and make fine leacers Tor the
camp.
Mr.. Gorsuch Of troop No. A has
charge Of the registering for the
camp and it is desired that all scouts
who will go register with Mr.. Cor.
such not later than neyg Monday
evening as it must be first deter
mined how many will encamp
Should more than forty or fifty re.
gister, it will be deemed necessary
to take the scouts who are younger
/ IN two sections, one week each
That is, one section to go up anc
stay until Sunday evening and the
other section to come up on Sunday
/ and stay until Friday. Accomoda.
tion can only be made for fifty al
time.
4 Mr. Wager of troop two will have
I charge OF tents and conveyance anC
! all those who have a tent that may
be used for the scouts please cal
/ him, also all who will assist il
getting the scouts to and from the
camp, get in touch with him.
i, Mr.. Ives of troop will have
j charge of the scout band and vii
look especially after this interest
/. as it lis one of the big features of th'
camp. Rehearsals will be held ever!
day under the leadership of Scou
Chas. Cole and will be OF grea
value to all those scouts who ar,
members of the band. Mr.. I've
hopes to enroll every member of tn,
band on this camp project, becaus4
he realizes the profit to be derives
: for those who are musically inclined
All members of the band who are t
; young to be scouts Will be taken t.
the camp, the same in privilege an
!, standing as regular scout.
, These are the dates, Monday Jul,
10Th to Friday July Both, IL ful
days.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
SILVER ANNIVERSARY

On Sunday July Fourth the con-
Rregatson Of the Trinity Lutheran
Church Of Wauseon will ynlebrate
the twenty-fifsh anniversary of the
organization of that church and will
have the pleasure Of having with
them the pastor who was instru-
mental in organizing the church and
also in leading them in the build
ing of their beautiful church home
on Cherry Street. Rev. Paul Kleup-
fel of Perrysburg. Services viii
be held at the church next Sunday
both in the morning and afternoon.
At 1920 a. IN. services in both
English and German and at 200 D.
m. services again in both languages.
Lunch will be served free to all who
are in attendance, in the basement
of the church at noon. This will
be day Of rejoicing for this con-
gregation and thev extend cordial
invitation to all friends Of the church
N join with them in this celebra-
tion.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
MAGAZINES WANTED

The Public Library has need of the
following. magazines to complete the
files to date.
Nation, June Z, Sept. 13, 1919.
Scribners, Dec. 1919.
Survey, April IL and 26, May 81
October II and 18, November 1, Dec
6, 1919.
Outlook Oct. 8, Is and %, Nov.
1919.
Current Opinion August and Nov
1919, March 1920.
Youths Companion, Feb. 5, 1920
Independent Oct. II, Is and 25
Dec. 6, 1919.
New Republic, May 10, 1919.
Literary Digest Nov. 2 and 81
1918.
If persons having any of the NUM-
bers listed will take or send them tc
the Library they will be much ap
preciated.
Mrs. M. J. Border, Librarian