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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22
NEGROES 2 TRIALS
COST COUNTY 1892
Statement by Shelby Clerk
Itemizes Court Expenses.

SHELBYEILLE, Ind May 23-Marion
county owes Shelby county SC924 tie
cost Of two trials of UpshsW Northiug
ton, an Indianapolis negro. who was
tried here on a charge Of killing Wade
Hull, an Indianapolis police sergeant.
At the first trial of the ease, which
was brought here from Marion county,
ON change Of venue, the jury isagreed.
The second trial resulted in NOrthiny-
ton being found guilty and receiving
a sentence of life Imprisonment.
RTCHMOND-Earlham college will give
degrees to seventy at its commencement
exercises Wednesday, June O.
BLOOMINGTON-The largest class in
the 1e0 years history Of Indiana univer-
siky-476 men and wOmen-Will receive
degrees during the week beginning
May %.
SOUTH BEND-WiIIiam POnomareil
window cleaner, escaped with a dislO-
Gated hip in fall from a second story
to the sidewalk.
HUNTINGTON-Fred Winkelman. So,
was killed when he stepped in front Of a
slow moving switch engine. Another loco
motive made it impossible to hear its ap-
proach-
GART-When motor truck in which
10 Gao riding was driven in front of
passenger train Smith Bryant Il, was
Lkd1. Alonzo Williams, the driver, SUI
fered perhaps fatal injuries.
ANDERS0N-AlVin j. Castetter, a pa
Per hanger. and his son, Richard, TO-
were injured when a Big Four train
struck an automobile in which they were
riding.
EFANSFILLE-FlOyd Lanfass, f-year-
old son of Walter Lantass, farmer, liv-
ing near here, was drowned today when
he fell in q well at the Lantass home.
NEW ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the
Corn Exchange bank have the laugh on
yeggmen who cut a hole through a brick
wall trying TO get into the vault. The
place was robbed some time ago and 4
sign had been hung on the door inside:
This door is not locked The yeggs
were frightened away this time before
they completed their task Of hammering
into the vault which did not contain any
valuables.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22
American Telephone q Telegraph Co.

A dividend of Two Dollars per share
will be paid on Thursday, July 10. 1871,
to stockholders of record at the Close
or business on Saturday. June 49, 1920.
G.. D. MILNE. TreassASh
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

CONFERENCE AGAIN POSTPONED.
PARIS, Nay 22.-The proposed fnan-
Go conference Of the league OF nations
toI7ae held in Brussels has eEkQstponed
until early in July, it waHA onnced
today. &H <'
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

Students of Helen Louise Quig and
Frances Beik. assisted by pupils of Ed
Nell, will give a recital in the Metropoh-
tan School of Music Tuesday night. The
Uprising in Toyland." written by Miss
Quig. presented by the children. will be
special Offering. Miss Lucille Roark
will he the accompanist.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

A concert will be given in the hall on
the College of Music and Fine Arts
Tuesday evening by the orchestra, under
the direction of Olive Killer, assisted by
Helen Harrison. harpist; Hazel Carlton,
mezzo: Mrs Edwin Larrance, soprano,
and Clara Kroeckel. danseuse.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

Edmund Plat Of Poughkeepsier N. r.,
United States. representative from the
Twenty sixth New York district, has
been nominated by President Wilson for
rn9suhrfshin m thF federal raesrvs beard.
70 succesd Aibaxt ssEana: gazsgDed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

RICHMOND-Earlham COLLEGE will give
degrees to seventy at its commencement
exercises Wednesday, June O.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

BLOOMINGTON-The largest class in
the 100 years history Of Indiana univer-
siky-476 men and wOmen-Will receive
degrees during the week beginning
May %.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

SOUTH BEND-WilIiam POnOmareI<,
window cleaner, escaped with a dislO-
Gated hip in fall from a second story
to the sidewalk.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

GARY-When motor truck in which
10 Gao riding was driven in front of q
passenger train Smith Bryant, Il, was
Hk5I1. Alonzo Williams, the driver, SUI
tered perhaps fatal injuries.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

HUNTINGTON-Fred Winkelman, So.
was killed when he stepped in front of a
slow moving switch engine. Another loco
motive made it impossible to hear its ap-
proach.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22

ANDERsON-Alvin j. Castester, a pa
per hanger. and his son, Richard, TO-
were injured when a Big Four train
struck an automobile in which they were
riding.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22
Weekly Club Index

Century Club-Tuesday. Annual out
ing.
Friday Afternoon Reading Club-Frl-
day. Hostess Mrs Harry Wade. 1882
Washington boulevard. Mrs l. r. Moore
will talk on "AdoIescent Girls and Their
Education.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
KING CONSTRUCTION co. QUITS.

The King Construction Co., OF
Knoxville, Tenn, which has been OPP
Grating the New Hope gravel pit for
MIR. w. H. Rucker, has become dis
couraged over the continued car short
age and has leased their plant to Mr..
Rucker, who will undertake to keep
the business going until the car sit
uation improves, although at tins
time this and practically all the pits
over the country are shut down be-
cause of no cars. 1t seems the pits
have been getting very small allot-
ments of cars all spring and have
been existing only on hopes Of bright
err conditions, but on June 2lst. the
Inter State Commerce Commission,
with very complete authority under
the Cummins- Esch law, ordered the
railroads to send all their open top
cars to the coal mines up to 100 per
cent. of their capacity for 80 days
which has taken the cars from the
gravel pits. While 1t is hoped the
pits may be able to do some small
business after this order expires it is
not possible for them to receive more
than a fraction Of their needs in ears
for several years, in fact not until
many thousands of cars can be built
as there is a very general shortage Of
railroad equipments Of every kind. II
will doubtless be many years before
the people see the good old time agar
in railroading when shippers can gel
cars as they call for them, as was th'
case some ten years ago before every
body jumped on the railroads.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
SQUIRREL SEASON OPENS.

The squirrel season has opened.
One would naturally suppose that a
season would involve some eNpira-
ton Of the laws restrictions but with
squirrels it does not, as there is no
law restricting the shooting of squir.
rcls. With the return of the season
for shooting they are found In abund.
ance in the bottoms and woodland
ridges around Columbus Parties are
out every morning and evening anc
fine bags are secured, one man seor'
ing twenty few days ago.
With the return Of the summer
shooting season comes the thought Of
doves. The law against killing then
expires on the first Of July, but there
will be few killed this year on account
of the scarcity of wheat. Little whea
has been planted in this county in th'
past fall and few fields will attrae
the gunmen.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
Looking North For
Supply Of Cement

Mayor McClanahan and Contractor
Terry ARE tired of vain and empty
cement promises.
The Fisher Cement Company, of
Memphis, Tenn, which has the con-
tract for furnishing the cement for
the street paving contract in this
city, are so long on promises and
short on deliveries that the Mayor
and the Contractor left last Tuesday
for a visit to Memphis, Cairo and st.
Louis, to find out exactly what the
cement situation is.
The cement concern is under con-
tract with Mr.. Terry to furnish the
cement necessary to complete the paw
ing Of the business section of this
city. The delay in the delivery OF
cement combined with the weather
has strung the completion of this
work out from last October until
now, eight months and the city au-
thorities are beginning to fear that the
contract will never be completed,
They are going to Memphis to con.
! fer with representatives of the com
pany about deliveries and they vii
60 to st. Louis and to the cement
centers to ascertain if the company Il
tied up with strike and to find ou
if they are making deliveries to othei
customers at the advanced price
rather than deliver to the city her
at reduced contract price.
Mayor McClanahan stated that !
they find it impossible to get cemen
with which to finish the present worl
from the company already contraete'
with, some eight or ten car loads be
ing necessary, they will purchase
wherever they can. They were ex
pccted to return last night.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
COX WAS LEADING
ON 14TH BALLOT
Convention Adjourned Until
After IL O'clock Central
Time-Result I'M
certain.

With Governor James Cox, Of Ohio,
leading on the fourteenth ballot last
night the Democratic Convention in
San Francisco adjourned shortly af-
ter o'clock to meet again after s
o'clock Pacific time.
This meant that the result would
not be known in the Central belt in
which Columbus is located until about
IL o'clock last night.
Cox had gained consistently on the
last few ballots, but did not show
sufficient strength to warrant the pre-
diction that he would be the nominee
1t is believed he was being tried out
but failed to muster the necessary
strength and a recess was taken foi
caucusing in order to reach decision
before Sunday morning.
The fourteenth ballot gave Coz
454A; McAdoo, 337; Palmer, 164h
Davis, So; Cummings, 20; Owen, "a
Glass, 25; Clark, A.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
MAKES HIS ESCAPE AFTER
WARNING OFFICER j
TO KEEP l
OFF. Rt
IS UNDER BOND
Serious Affair at Negro Minstrel
Show Friday i
Night. I

Officers Jesse Robertson had har-
rowing experience last Tuesday night
at the performance of the Florida
Blossoms, a negro minstrel show, Civ
ing performance at the Banks lot
near the NJ and 0. depot.
The performance was about over
and the Officer was making the
rounds Of the surrounding vehicle
looking for illicit whisky sellers. When
on the south side of the lot he APP
preached buggy with a negro man
and woman in ii and as he approach
ed the woman jumped out Of the
buggy and ran. This aroused his
suspicious and he asked the negro
what he had in the bag and grip in
the bottom Of the buggy. The negro
replied that he had shoes and as the
officer leaned over in the buggy to
examine the contents Of the pack
age, his gun, which was carried
buckled around his shoulder, swung
out from his body, and the negro
grabbed it.
In an effort to save the gun Officer
Robertson pressed his left arm close
to his body and grabbed the negro
with his right hand and pulled him
out Of the buggy. They fell and the
negro got to his feet first and as the
policeman started after him he was
halted with the warning to stay off
or he would be shot.
| AS he was without arms he called
lto scscr74 men, tAinkinE that theg
were armed, and just about this time
the negro woman reappeared and
they jumped in the buggy and made
their getaway, followed BY a posse
which was organized as soon as it
could be.
They were in rubber tired buggy
and they were traced to the sand field
section, when the track was lost. The
negro stated that he worked on Mr..
Mat Hollowsy's place east of Colum-
bus and Officers Morton and Robert
bus. The negro had quart Of whiskey
on his person, which he dropped in the
negro whose wife called him ''Joe.
, On Wednesday Officers Morton and
! Robertson went out in the New Hope
! neighborhood looking for the negro
; whose right name is Joe Conner. Mrs
; Holloway told the officers that Mr.
, Holloway had brought the negro to
town, under the impression that he
: had gone, but Mr.. Holloway told the
officers that he had sent him to the
field to plow. He made bond for him
lin the sum Of $3.50 for his appearance
a before Mayor McClanahan on Tues
! day when his trial win occur.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04

Hardly had our other story about
Capt. Sam Kay's bass got into type
before Mr.. Sylvanus Mullins came in
with trophies from a seven-pound
bass, which he caught out Of the lake
at his former place on the Jackson
Highway. y
Mr.. Mullins and his friend, Mr.
Higgins were fishing Thursday after
noon aid just before the tsin the biz
bass began striking. He caught his
-pourder with pole and lin'
with a perch for a bait and he had 1
royal aatt before he lanl.i him.
His was the largest bass of the sea
son.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
LANDS HIS FIRST
FIVE-POUND BASS

The convention in San Francisco
the past week was a small event in
the political world compared to the
land of fve-pounder bass by Capt.
Sam Kaye in the fishing world.
Capt. Kaye was casting at Lake
Katherine last Wednesday afternoon
late when the monster smashed his
fly. He was using a small fly behind
a No. 8 Shakespeare spinner with
Lenz bacon rind bate with small
fly casting rod weighing only seven
ounces and nine feet long.
Imagine the fight in eighty acres Of
water with such fish and such
tackle! II seemed long ten minutes
before the big bass was tired out and
was landed in the net and then In the
fish box 1t was tbs BuNt -best a3aes u
season at the lake, Mr.. w. A. Stepl
having bagged six-poundcr early j
the season bobbing with a Dowijaic
The remarkable thing about this
accomplishment is that Capt. Kaye il
recent convert to the caster ranks
having only begun casting few
weeks ago. He has caught many
smaller bass but this is his record tC
date.
Capt. Kaye is an Ace member o
Capt. Rickenbacker's squadron and
he said that bringing Huns over thu
line wasn't near as exciting or nea
the sport that catching this fish was
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
RETAILERS WIN ALTITUDE
RECORD IN BLOW
ING UP.
DEFEATED IA TO 3 3
Shoppers Make Eleven Runs In
First Inning-Tcam Was
All Shot to Pieces;
Men Gone.

The Retailers won the blowing up
altitude record of the City League
Tuesday afternoon.
They played just like the big lea
CUES play sometimes, and they went
the limit.
The enormous number of eleven
runs were made by the Shoppers in
the first inning. This cireling Of the
bases resulted from only three hits
and a brilliant array Of fumblcs
Imufs, wild throws, errors, passed
balls and all the other possible base
ball sins Of both omission and com
mission.
The game after the first inning set.
tied down to pretty steady playing
and finally resulted in score OF Ia
to in favor of the Shops. :
The Retailers went into the game
all shot to pieces, their infeld gone
and a change in practically every
position. There were mitigating cir.
cumstances, it must be admitted, bu'
no justification for some of the loosG
playing in the first inning.
Everyone took the game in th'
right spirit and the diversion Offered
in the first inning was really refresh
/ ing. After the flash in the first botl
teams got serious and played goo'
ball to the finish.
The outstanding feature of tn
game outside the first inning was
triple play pulled off by the Shop
pers.
In the first inning every Shop
player made a score except Bel
Lagrone, Nash and Bone made tw
each.
Lindamood started for the Retail
ers. but was succeeded after the frs
inning by Mitchell of Artesia who ha
been Signed by the Retailers. Bat
tie Bell was back on the mound fo
the Shops and pitched beautifl
game. His speed was marvellous, an
he worked like a clock all the wa
Through.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
CITY EIGHBORS
CLASH MONDAY
@@
WEST POINT AND COLUM-
BUS TO CONTEND FOR
H0NORS.
GAME AT A O'CLOCK
Much interest Centered In Con-
test - Stores Will BE
Closed Throughout
The Day.

Tomorrow old time rivals for base
ball honors. Columbus and West
Point, will clash at the City League
grounds.
The game will be the principal
event Of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton which viii be observed in Colum-
bus tomorrow instead Of today as the
nations birthday this year falls on
Sunday.
Much interest is centered in the con-
test and record breaking crowd is
expected to Witness the game. The
West Pointers say they are going to
bring with them the livest bunch Of
rooters that ever appeared on bal
ground, and that they are determined
to take the bacon home with them
Monday night.
Pinkey White, who played with the
Memphis team In the Southern League
early in the season two years ago
will work in the box for the visitors
and Oscar Burris will do the twirllnl
for the home club which will be pick
ed team from the City League.
Following Is proposed lineup which
| is regarded ais the All-City League
team:
Sam Ashmofe, c.
Oscar Burris, p.
Waller, 1b.
! Patton, 2b.
T. Lagrone, IS.
Bone, 3b.
Three Of the four following player
will work in the outfield: Stagger'
William Busfss., Inglebcrt and Gc9rs
Lipscomb.
The game will be called at 4 ocloc
sharp and you will have to get ther
early If you expect to get sea
The stands will hold more than
thousand people, but they are filled !
every City League game, and surel
the stands will be overhowing Ion
before the game starts. So be thel
early.
The City League will pay the e.
penses of the visiting team and ever!
one who attends the game is urge
to chip in literally when the baske
are passed around.
Nash, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. !
Nash of this city, will do the r
ceiving for the visitors. The gan
will be umpired by the trained ur
pires of the City League, McRee al
Drake.
Remember the game will be CALI
at A o'clock sharp.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
SCOUTS GO INTO
CAMP AT HAMILTON

Led by Scout Master Jack Senter,
Troop No. /, Columbus Boys Scouts,
go into camp today for stay Of
three days.
The outlining will be at Camp
Hamilton, north of Columbus on the
Aberdeen road and the boys are plan
ming great time for the three-day
stay in the woods. They will prepare
their own meals with the exception
of a barbecue and Brunswick stew
dinner Monday which will be prepar-
ed by a special cook.
Parents of the Scouts are invited
to visit Camp Hamilton at any time
during the three days. Visitors will
be most cordially welcomed.
Camp will be broken Tuesday after
noon.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
PERSONAL ROLL COMPLETED
BY ASSESSOR HULL.

Prot. b. G. Hull has about eom-
pleted the personal assessment roll OF
the county. The personal assessment
is made annually and this year the
roll shows a three-quarter Of a mil
lion dollar increase. The total figure
is $8.O93 ,GsS which is just S723,593
more than it was last year. OF course
there will be some changes by the
Board of Supervisors but the roll is
as near correct as it is possible for
the surveyor to get it.
This is also the year for enumera-
ton Of the educable children of the
county. 1t viii be recalled that the
county got into a peck Of trouble
four years ago ii this assessment, the
number of children falling so low
that the length Of the school term
was threatened. Prof. Nash was enl-
ployed to make a supplementary en-
umeration and succeeded in inereas-
ing the number Of children to its for
mer quota, for which he was paid and
for which the board of supervisors
were sued by the State Revenue Agent
on the ground that it was an illegal
payment and not authorized by law.
This year Prof. Hull is trying to
secure every child in the county Of
educable age and IL you know Of a
child or any children who have not
been counted be sure and report to
him right away.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04

Bulletin - Convention Auditorium,
San Francisco. big break In
voting came in the seventh ballot
when New York delegation swung
from Smith and gave Cox 68, McAdoc
16 and scattered its other votes Dele
gates working for combination against
McAdoo launched big demonstration
in which the standards Of Indiana
Mississippi, Kentucky, Maryland join
ed New Jersey also broke to Cox
throwing to him her 28 votes which
had been cast for Edwards.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04

San Francisco, July 3.-The Demo
cratic platform as framed in the re-
solutions committee declaring for the
peace treaty expressing sympathy for
Ireland and saying nothing at all
about prohibition, came unscathed
through a furious floor fight yestef-
day and was adopted without amend
mcnt in a great avalanche of ap
plause.
w. ]. Bryan led the fight for adop-
ton of his bone dry plank, but it was
buried after dramatic day of de-
bate by a majority so overwhelming
that he did not even ask for roll calls
on the four other minority reports
which he had prepared.
Wet Plank Rejected.
A cider, wine and beer plank cham
poncd in an emotional speech by w.
Bourke Cochran of New York, also
was thrown out by the convention
along with a plank for recognition of
the Irish republic backed by several
organizations of Irish sympathizers.
In the battle for the platform as
framed the administration forces
was led by Secretary Volby and Sen
ator Glass of Virginia, during q de-
bate in which both sides stirred del
egates and spectators to repeated
bursts of emotional enthusiasm. Mr.
Bryan got bowling demonstration
of 20 minutes after he concluded his
speech for the bone dry plank, =
when the balloting began it became
apparent that much of the enthusiasm
was "a personal tribute to his pas
service to the party, and not an ex
preston Of sympathy with his presen
views.
The Bryan prohibition plank reject
ed by the convention was as follows
1--WE heartily congratulate the Dem
ocratic party on its splendid leader
ship in the submission and ratifica
tion of the prohibition amendment b
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
Eighth Ballot.

McAdoo, $50; Cox, 315; Palmer,
2e2; Cummings, 1S; Owen, S6; Smith,
2; Davis, 32, Glass, 27; Marshall, IL;
Clark, 6.
Shifting during the eighth ballot
showed Palmer losing FIVE and d half
Cox gaining nineteen and a half, and
McAdoo losing four.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-07-04
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; KNOW YOUR OWN CITY, :
: Do YOU KNOW THAT? :
: BY V. b. lines. :
*++++*++++ = :


Today is independence Day.
Root for Columbus tomorrow.
The clerks elect officers Thursday
night.
8 per cent. advertising brings 100
per cent. success.
Patients are pouring into the free
clinic even before it is opened.
West Point plays Columbus at
Turtle Back tomorrow afternoon.
More than thousand people attend
the City League games. We counted
EN-.
X X
ONCE UPON A TIME there was
but, the story you will find in the
ads.
Today is the 186th day of the year
The sun rises at 4:43 and sets al
7:25.
What has become of the 0. +. cir
whose father used to have to keep hel
beau away with shotgun?
In the 1916 election Wilson got 8,
! 129 606 votes and Hughes 8,53S,22
votes. What will be the 1920 result
No, Harold, this column is not al
together original. In fact, there j
very little original matter writer
| these days.
Don't be SO confounded pessimistic
Boost your town or move out OF II
Honest constructive criticism is al
right, but boost.
X X
A man knocking the mail servic
accidentally pulled from his insid
t pocket letter his wife had given hir
to mail two months ago.
X X
Here is the Century dictionary
meaning of Bull: A ludicrous blur
der; nonsense. With most politician
life is just one bull after another.
Postmaster General Burleson, it
said, left Washington more than
week ago on a fast mail train fo
Frisco and has not reached there ye
X X
A swimming pool in Columbu
would furnish a world Of recreatio
} and pleasure to many people. The
are poular in other live wideawak
: towns.s
i X X
We take typewriter in hand an
hammer out these few lines. I'll
e more we hammer the worse they &c
a So, we quit here.