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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
Illinois Oldest Woman Is Ready to Die

er could not pay the fine, so she was
kept in prison for % months.
When released. the family fled to
Trinidad. After two years residence
there they emigrated to America
and landed at New York with band
Of other exiles under the protection
of missionaries. Shortly after arriv-
ing in New York the family came by
tedious stages to Illinois, settling in
Jacksonville. From then on Jackson
Vile was the family home.
The Alves family is noted for lon
gevity. John Alves of Salt Lake City,
who is only eighty years old, is the
baby" Manuel Alves, farmer liv-
ing near Jacksonville, is ninety-six
years old; Mrs. J. Figueria Of Brook
lyn, eighty-seven; and J. J. Alves of
Farmingdale, ILL.,. eighty-three. Mrs.
Smith is the oldest member of the
family
But the Smiths are vying with the
Alves for the longevity record. Mrs.
Smith has five living children. 27
grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren,
and five great -great-grandchildren. Her
Oldest child is eighty-one years old
and her youngest sixty-four. The lat
ter, incidentally, could easily pass for
forty.
Last fall the "baby" of the Alves
family visited Springfield. 1t was the
first time in go years that he had seen
his sister.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28

cluded the Army of the Potomac,
those who had fought with Grant at
Spottsylvania. Cold Harbor and Pc
tersburg. First In the line came Gen.
eral Meade. riding ahead of his escort
and the headquarters division. Then
came the cavalry corps with Sheridan,
Merritt and Custer. Then followed
the provost marshal's brigade. COM
manded by Brigadier General Massey.
and the engineers brigade, under Brig
adler General Benham. Then Major
General Parke's Ninth corps, Dwight's
Nineteenth corps. Gvifiin's Fifth corps
and the Second corps In command Of
Major General Humphries.
The soldiers presented a kaleido-
scopic picture. Their uniforms were
soiled and faded, there had been no
brushing up for the occasi0n-they
marched In the uniforms that they
had worn In the field. Many Of them
carried their camp utensils and there
were the pet animals of every descrip-
tion. donkeys, dogs, goats. pet wolves
and even eagles. that had been adopt
ed by the various regiments as mas
cots-though the word was perhaps
unknown In that day. Freed negro
slaves who had been picked up In the
field added motley color to the scene.
Custer Gives Them Thrill.
And General Custer furnished an
unlooked-for thrill to the occasion.
His horse ran away and plunged wild
ly down the avenue through the scat
tering throngs, Clusters long yellow
hair streaming In the wind, while
women screamed and men shouted, ex-
pecting the general to be dashed to his
death. But he suddenly brought his
horse to its launches, leaned over
and picked up his hat from the ground
and rode back to the head of his col
umn amid the plaudits Of the crowd.
The second day was devoted to Sher-
mans army, which included the Army
of the Tennessee and the Army of
Georgia. When General Sherman ap-
peared at the head of the column he
was greeted by tumultuous cheers. The
Army of Tennessee was In command
of Gen. John A. Logan and the Army
of Georgia under General Slocum.
Shermans detachment presented a
picturesque sight. There were black
men armed with picks and spades,
baggage ambulances loaded with the
forage of "Sherman's Bummers." pigs,
goats, army mules and even milch
cows marched solemnly in the parade.
Sherman's armies were seven hours
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
RARoon BOARD

fore Joining the army. l forgave him
for not telling ME before we were mar
ried.
$50 we talked 1t over. but his
thoughts We're of me. I promised him
that l would do the best I could, and
stay by him to the end, If he would
take what few dollars we had for train
fare and go back to finish what he had
tried to escape from, SO that he might
have contented mind. This he did.
We have no children"
The petition for pardon states that
Dress can show the pardon board that
IT would be to the best interests Of So
ciety and himself that he should be
released. and that the moral battle won
over himself shows that he is truly
repentant and is a proper and fit per-
son for leniency.
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nouncing that the heirs of Thomas Nc
Coy had been left a fortune of many
millions.
Mccoy, it seems, had struck gold rich
in California, but had never married,
and when he died the fortune devolved
on William Shipley. n sister living at
Williamsport and Mrs. Sallie Grone.
another sister, in Washington.
The Shipleys have six children. four
boys. who are farm hands and fisher
men, and two daughters. The only one
who seemed especially pleased by the
news was Jack, the twenty-one-year-
old son. who came up to the house
with a doleful expression to announce
the loss of the calf "wuth anyway tif-
teen dollarsr r'
Il kin find plenty O. places TO put
that money in" he declared.
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the event in which the present genera
tion of Americas victorious soldiers
participated. to retouch the faded
colors of that long-forgotten picture
of the past which once sent its thrill
to every home and fireside of the re-
united nation.
More Than a Million In Service.
To give some idea of the magnitude
of the Union armies of that day, it
may be stated that in April, 1865,
more than million Of men were in
the service of the United States. A
still larger number had been enrolled
and discharged. To these may be add
ed a roll of names which at that time
numbered more than two hundred and
fifty thOusand-the grand army of the
dead. Altogether, through the Civil
war, 1853. 1872 men had been called to
military service.
To celebrate the closing Of the war
and to afford the people an opportun-
ity to look upon the heroes who had
fought the battles in defense of the
Union, 1t was suggested by Edwin NJ.
Stanton. secretary of war. that the
armies of Sherman and Meade. which
were then stationed nearest to the
capital, should be formally reviewed
In the city of Washington before their
final discharge from service and re-
turn to their homes. The Army Of the
Potomac, the Army of Tennessee and
the Army of Georgia. under orders Is
sued by General Grant, marched to
the vicinity of the city preparatory to
entering the city for the review which
took place May % and May "a. 1865.
Washington was brilliantly decorat-
ed for the occasion, both public and
private buildings floating flags and
bunting, and at all prominent points
there were arches and floral embelliSh-
ments of various designs. -Four stands
were erected In front of the White
House, which were decorated with the
regimental battle flags and flowers.
On the principal stand were President
Andrew johnson and his cabinet, dip
lomats and en- ,ys Of foreign nations,
and governors of states. Lieutenant
General Grant occupied position
near the president.
Seen by 100000.
All the school children of the city,
the girls dressed In white and the boys
In black jackets and white trousers.
were massed on the terraces and bal
comics of the capitol and sang pa
triotic songs as the soldiers passed
Upon strip of canvas along the front
of the capitol was huge banner in
scribed with the legend. 1.-THE Only
National Debt We Can Never Pay Is
the Debt We Owe Our Victorious Sol
diers." 1t was estimated that over
hundred thousand people coming from
all the Northern states. witnessed the
parade.
The order of march the first day In
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passing the reviewing stand. Sher-
man. in his memoirs, gives a vivid de-
scription Of some of the incidents Of
the parade: "
"When reached the treasury
building" he wrote, land looked back,
the sight was simply magnificent. The
column was compact and the glittering
muskets looked like a solid mass OF
steel, moving with the regularity of a
pendulum. We passed the treasury
building, In front of which, and Of
the White House. was an immense
throng OF people. As l neared the
brick house opposite the lower corner
of Lafayette square, someone asked
me to notice Mr.. Seward, who, still
feeble and bandaged from his wounds
(Seward was stabbed the night Of Lin
coins assassination). had been re-
moved there that he might behold the
troops. I moved In that direction and
took of my hat to Mr.. Seward, who
sat at an upper window. He recog-
nized the salute. returned 1t, and then
we rode steadily past the president,
saluting with our swords. All on his
stand arose and returned the salute.
Then, turning into the gate Of the
presidential grounds. we left our
horses with the orderlies and went
upon the stand. took my post by
the side Of the president, and for six
hours and a half stood while the West
ern army passed in the order of the
Fifteenth, Seventeenth. Twentieth and
Fourteenth corps.
Nations Everlasting Pride.
at was. in ~y judgment, the most
magnificent army in existence-sixty-
five thousand men, in splendid ply
sique. who had just completed march
of nearly two thousand miles in hos
tile country. in good drill, and who
realized that they were being closely
scrutinized by thousands of their fell
low countrymen and foreigners. The
steadiness and firmness of the tread,
the careful dress of the guides, the
uniform intervals between the COM
panies, and the tattered and bullet
riven flags festooned with flowers, all
attracted universal notice. Many good
people. up to that time. had looked
upon our Western army as a sort of
mob, but the world then saw and rec
ognfzed the fact that 1t was an army
In the proper sense. well organized
and well disciplined, and there was no
wonder that 1t had swept through the
hostile country like tornado"
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Truest Form OF Bravery.

Some folks think the fearless man
the greatest hero. Not he who knows
no fear but he who rules his fear is
the greatest hero. To face a cannon
without fear is not heroism. Fearing
its power YET daring to face it shows
what's in the man. Napoleon is said
to have given a young man an impor-
tant commission because he was hon
est enough to acknowledge fear.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28

few years ago no one dreamed
that any events could occur that would
give to Memorial day new vitality,
new solemnity. And now it has been
revitalized and solemnized afresh by
the world war. 1t can never again be
day consec-ated only to the North
ern soldiers who died in the Civil war.
1t must henceforth be the anniversary
on which those Americans who have
died in our wars for human liberty
are brought TO our remembrance
Within the last GO years half mil
lion Americans have given their lives
for freedom. Every family. every
home, that sent man forth to die in
the Civil war, or in the Spanish war.
or In the World war. finds in Memorial
day an occasion for dwelling with af-
fectionate remembrance and high and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28

had no appetite and
had fainting spells.
! suffered for two
or three years be-
fore l began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We ge table Com
pound and the Liver
Pills which / saw ad-
vertised in tho
papers and in your
little books. l took
about twelve bottles
nf uo,yp VoOakah1~
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that stirred the memorial scene.
There were thousands who reacted
only to the historical significance Of
the event and viewed 1t with the ex-
altation of victOry-the homecoming
Of the heroes of the ,Argonne. There
were women whose tears sprang from
long pent springs Of joy as they found
their loved ones. safe and sound,
among the marching files. There were
sad dry eyes, straining for the sight of
familiar figures that were not there.
And here and there among the well
coming crowds-One. perhaps, among
q thousand-there might be seen some
lonely veteran of the Civil war, bent
and gray, still proudly wearing his
faded blue uniform, for whom the
pageant rolled back the scroll Of his
tory to the day when he. with 100000
of the veterans of Sherman's and
Meade's commands of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, marched down
Pennsylvania avenue In Washington In
the last grand review of the Unions
conquering army.
That was in May, 1865. Much has
been forgotten in the 55 years that
have passed since then and memories
of that grand review" long ago be-
came mere echoes In the corridors of
time. The great majority Of those
who participated in that momentous
parade have long since passed to an
other last review. It may be fitting
and timely compliment. therefore, to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
The Way of II.

$50 your husband absents himself
for weeks at n time. Well, you must
be patient with his shortcomings"
$50 / am, but not with his long
goings."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
PAINTING and
DIZZY SPELLS
The Cause of such Symptoms
and Remedy Told in This
Letter.

Syracuse, N. When I COM
menced the Change of Life was poorly,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
important to Mothers

II man has long head and Q
strong arm he ought to make good.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28

If you want your wife to do thing
Just tell her you won't permit 1t.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
when alhe Boys
I'm BLUE CANINE
HIwmne I'm 1865
' Mw -

HEN our boys came
home last year and
pa 8 8 ed beneath the
arches and over the
streets of the city for
their last review, there
were varying emotions
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28

" N. U, DENVER, NO. 22-192o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05

pr1ety, wisdom, cannot question this"
Declaring that he entertained only
sympathy for the president in his ILL
ness and sympathy for the country
which must suffer under him because
of 1t" Senator Knox said it was an
unwelcome task ito judge one who
has fallen in public esteem"
He added however, that when dam
ger threatened the nation it must be
met forefronted and that "he who
ventured to intervene against the afe
and wise course must step aside or be
crushed"
"WiII Thwart Peace"
The course of the president ever
since he cruised to Europe to parti-
cipate in the peace conference" con-
tinued the former secretary of state.
leaves no chance for doubt that he
will continue hereafter as heretofore
to thwart, SO far as he is able, every
attempt on the part Of the senate, the
congress or the people to take any
action Immediately or remotely af-
fecting in however slight degree,
through change or modification the
provisions of the treaty of Versailles
as it came to US fresh from his sigma
ture.
Constitutional order, lawful func
/ tions, rights and duties of positions
oaths of office as affecting the mem
bers of this body he has noticed only
to bring into contempt. He has con
jured up every power within his do
nestle domain in his effort to compel
this senate to surrender it's will and
judgment to him, to become the mere
|automatons to register his mandate
to approve this treaty in it's last min
ute of detail as he sent it to US"
Idle to Expect Peace.
Senator Knox said it would be idle
to pass any resolution looking to the
| immediate establishment of peace that
did not contemplate the unqualified &C
/ ceptance of the treaty if that resolu
ton required from the president the
| performance Of any act or duty in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
MANY ENTERTAINED
BY AFTERNOON ACTS
OF WALLACE CIRCUS

The Observation-Disclosures circus is In
town. and Richmond turned out In
goodly numbers to see the afternoon
performance. Another show is to be
given Wednesday night, starting at 3;
Perhaps the most beautiful act OF
the 200 on the program was that OF
Miss Bessie Hill, who. on her morse
Porter" sailed over the 9-foot hur'
dies as gracefully and as easily as
swallow could skim over the roof OF
a barn. 1t is a leap that almost any
person would declare could not be
made by any animal on earth, but 1t
was done without trouble, apparently
and it was almost a minute before the
audience recovered enough to ap
plaud. Then the handclaps were deaf
ening.
The big elephant lay down on his
trainer. wiggled moment, then arose
and did "shimmy" dance. A huge
Bengal tiger rode the back of an ele
plant and from time to time leapec
through blazing hoops. Another ami
NAL act which pleased immensely was
that of the horse and the lion.
The lion rode the horse, was thrown
off, and a fierce battle ensued, with
the horse finally victor. 1t has otter
been said that pumas can not be
taught tricks, but the Hagenbeck
pumas went through a great many Of
them.
The boxing kangaroos, the perform
ing bears, Waiting horses, and the
somersaulting iguanas came in for {
generous share Of applause.
Taken in its entirety, the show was
we'll worth while.
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the grand jury Monday, which were
not made public, were released late
Tuesday for publication, as follows:
Leroy Lyons, assault; Ralph Miller
and Harl Miller, indicted jointly for
operating a billiard and poolroom in
which minors were permitted to play;
Lurton E. Bishop, petit larceny; Pearl
Murray, abandoning legitimate chill
dren. Lyons was indicted a year ago
for assault and the bill returned Mon
day was in the nature of a re-indict-
ment. Trial on the first indictment
was postponed several times. When
the case finally came to trial his coun-
sci discovered that the original in
dictment papers could not be pro-
duced, and the proceedings were
blocked. Bishop, indicted Monday, is
alleged to have appropriated a hog
which belonged to Richard White,
valued at S25. Harl and Ralph Miller,
brothers, operate a poolroom at Edo
RADIO.
Emmert in Hospital.
William E. Emmert is in a hospital
in Cincinnati, where today he expected
TO submit to an operation for removal
Of a cataract from one of his eyes. He
has been practically blind the last few
months, as a number Of years ago he
lost the sight of one eye as the result
Of an accident and a cataract on the
other eye rendered him sightless.
Robert Wilson, jefferson township,
reported to Sheriff George Jones, Tues
day, that horse had been stolen from
his farm. Wilson suspects that a
stranger he hired recently to work for
him spirited the animal away, the
sheriff says. Wilson was absent in
Richmond, Ind, at the time the horse
was taken.
Council is considering declaring
that an emergency exists and that it
is necessary to issue bonds to install
a filtration system in connection with
the municipal waterworks system
The water supply obtained from driven
wells is said to be giving out Council
will conduct a personal investigation
of the situation before taking definite
action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
DR.. EDWARDS SPEAKS
AT'>M0NROE EXERCISE:
H. S. CLASS TONIGHT

EATON, O., May 5.-Annual COM
mencement exercises Of the Monroe
township centralized schools occurred
Tuesday night, at which a class Of 33
students was graduated. DR.. David
NJ. Edwards, president Of Earlham
college, Richmond, addressed the class,
The class salutatory was given by
Levi Creager. Miss Lois Hoover gave
the class valedictory. An Grafton.
Footprints" was given by Carl Leas.
Edward Rautsaw, president of the
board Of education, presented the d.
plomas to the class. The program was
interspersed with orchestra music. The
graduates: Levi Creager, Carl A. Leas.
Leonard L. House, Karl Miller, Harold
H. Longanecker, Carl K. Campbell,
Loren Juday, Lowell B. Penland, Rob-
ert F.. Swihart. Paul E. Christman,
George H. Morris, Carl w. Suman.
Karl r. Coming, Lowell Wehrley, Ed
ward l.. Creech, Florence Black, Eliza
beth Horn, Helen Blackford. Esther
Ware, Katherine Penland, Lois Ware,
Gertrude Hoover, Dola Brown, Freida
Splitter. Ruth Crane, Fannie Smith,
Alma Miller. Grace Hoover, Mary Gin
CRY, Fern Woolf Eva Parks, Lois Hoo
Yer, Lois Richards.
% Graduate at Eaton.
Twenty-three students will be grad
uated from the Eaton high school at
the annual commencement exercises,
which will occur June 1. Dean H. c.
Minnich, Miami university, will adj
dress the class. The class baccalau.
reate services will take place May 80,
the sermon to be preached by Rev.
Paul Wight, Christ church, in the
Presbyterian church, at 2:30 O'Clock.
The class members: Mabel Appleby,
Mildred Banta, Hazel Barnhiser, Dor.
othy Becker. Mildred Coffman, Ruth
Cole, Helen Hapner. Bertha Hickman,
Claudine Locke, Alberta Raney, Marie
Reynolds, Julia Sharkey, Martha Tru.
lit, Martha Vaughan, Joseph Coffman
Frank Hunt, Hoyle Jones, Virgil Ma
lone, Paul Niswander, Virgil Rautsaw
Erwin Rinehart, Hugh Sherer, Edward
Stotler.
Rensman Made Collector
Griffin E. Rensman. of Eaton, has
been appointed deputy federal intern
al revenue collector in the first Ohio
district, with headquarters in Preble
county. He has already qualified fol
the place. 1t is understood Collector
Rensman will devote his entire time
to Preble county, which will prove a
great convenience to local people who
have transactions with the internal
revenue department. Deputy Hunter
of the Cincinnati office, is here in
structing Collector Rensman in the
discharge of his duties. Rensmar
served as supervisor of the late fed
eral census enumeration in the Third
Ohio district.
Four of six indictments returned by
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order to secure peace. He argued that
If any resolution was to be effective it
would have to be self operative.
Launching into 10000 word dis
cussion of his resolution the Senator
said congress had the power to ''un-
make" any of its acts and consequent
ly had the power TO repeal the resolu.
ton declaring a state of war with the
imperial German government and with
the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Pointing out that the war declara-
ton by congress was directed against
the imperial German government,
Senator Knox said that government
had ceased to exist and with it the
enemy named by Congress. He argued
further that the war so far as the
United States was concerned, was
ended by the silent cessation, of hos.
tilities.
Armistce Was CapituIation.
Supporting his contention that inter
nationally the nation actually and
| legally is at peace, the senator dis
cussed the terms and effect of the
armistice, declaring that by this docu
ment Germany had conceded its
capitulation. He contended also that
ratification of the treaty Of Versailles
by Germany and the allies made peace
for the United States.
| There is everywhere outside of the
United States itself. with all of the
great powers, including ourselves
(save only RUSSIA, peace from the
recent conflict, said the Senator
THE powers said it, the Germans
say it.
internationally, therefore. we are
at peace. Our late allies and associ
ates say we are at peace. Our erst
while enemies say we are at peace.
! "Our national executive, with {
stubborn responsibility, continues t
declare we are at war. But as a prac
tical matter the only war which he
wages is against American citizen.
and American industry. With Ger
! many he wages no war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
INSTRUCTED FOR cox
(By Associated Press)

LOUISVILLE, May 5.-Only Ken
tucky's delegates from the state-at
large were instructed last night by
the Democratic state convention tc
vote for Governor James NJ. Cox, Ohio
las long as his name remains before
the national convention" no mention
being made of the % district delegates
Governor Cox, however, will have &c
of the states 26 votes, Is of the
delegates having been ordered by their
districts to do so. The other six are
uninStructed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05

Having thus in law and in fact in
ternational peace. having nothing left
but domestic status OF war created
by a legislative declaration of war,
with no hostilities heretofore or now
existent or possible in the territory
over which this paper staus exists, it
is not only legally sound, but eco
nomically, morally and periodically
necessary and indispensable that we
at once repeal the declaration of war