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Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04
RECORDS REVEAL
WOOD STARTED STORY.

According to the official records, the
critics continue, Wood himself was the
first to make a misleading statement
about his part In the alleged battle.
In a report 10 Gen. Miles. lated Sept. =
1856. he said: During the latter part
Of June and July 1t was my good for
tune TO command the infantry. During
this time we eventually jumped
the hostile camp, capturing everything
rNcept the hOstiles. "a statement which
conveys the impression, Il is maintained,
that he (Woodl bore some part in jump
ing the camp and efecting the capture.
But II is added, Lawton, who was In
command. in his report of Sept. Q. dis
tinctlv states that he with the infantry
1.-THE pack train guard of about seventeen
men). which Dr. Wood commanded be
cause the detachment was too small TO
have an infantry officer, did not reach
Lieut.. Brown until after he had entered
the hostile camp. The :tc7cking party
had reen discovered and all the hosttleS
escaped. Their animals aEd camp equip
age with a large amount Of dried beef
etc. fell into our hands. but the hostile"
scattered and escaped on foot"
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04

-Four sevens FIOur-Giossbrenner'..
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04

David Barker, LOganspOrt merchant.
has refused to accept the $1,000 war
risk insurance for his death in France.
Here l am, I'm not dead" he told
clerks in the war risk office Mt Wash
ington, where be went to straighten the
thing out. While in the capital Bar
ker received treatment on his head,
which was injured at the time he was
reported dead.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04


pened Thieves robbed the smallpox
pest house near vincennes. Beds, blan-
kets and other things movable gone.
az did 1t with my little STILL Thus
spoke up Mrs. Stephen Deak of South
Bend when she and her hubby were-ar-
rested as "moonshiners." "Steve had
nothing to do with it, she continued.
Five gallons of mash and distilling
paraphenalia were conhscated.
Lemons in Indiana Not very many.
It was harvest day at bank in Vim
cennes yesterday. One lemon was taken
from a SJ-year- old tree which stands in
the mart Of wealth
Mrs. Clara Berman cites the high cost
of maintaining a social standing in her
petition for divorce and $4,000 alimony
from Mandei B. Berman, 20, of Evans
Vile. She says she will be unable To
earn her own living and must have the
money. The Bermans were married in
St Louis year ago
Nix on the daylight saving plan. farm
ers of Grant county say. Their protest
has been so vigorous that Marion. the
county seat, too, has taken a stand
against the extra hour Of daylight.
Bread baking is becoming lost art in
the home, according to Miss Amy Boyle,
Purdue university. She has launched a
campaign to restore bread baking in the
homes Of Indiana.
Mrs. Sarah Stephenson of Green Hill.
Tippecanoe county, remembers the coro-
nation of Queen Victoria of England.
She's 93 Birthday anniversary yester-
day Mrs Stephenson was born In
England.
Her life saved two months ago by a
TRANSMISSION of blood, Mrs. z. 6. Wore
of Kokomo is dead of perniclous anae-
mia and dropsy.
Cooperative buying popular among
farmers In Washington township, Cas-
county, men who raise our food have
their heads together for purchase Of
fertilizer. twine, fence materials, etc, in
carload lots. Hope it helps cut the cost
of potatoes, boys
David Barker. Logansport merchan Mt
has refused to accept the $4,000 wax
risk insurance for his death" IN France
Here / am, m not oeun, De Lolu
clerks in the war risk office Mt Wash
ington, where be went TO straighten the
thing out While in the capital Bar
ker received treatment on his head
which was injured at the time he was
reported dead.
It's all of with the English sparrow iT
Tippecanoe county. In q crusade TO ex
terminate this outlawed bird the Tippe
canoe Fish, Bird and Game Protective
association has placed. a bounty of
cents a head on them. The association
will pay the bounties. Get out your
slingshot.
American legion posts of Evansville are
are planning to build their own home
They will solicit aid of business mer
to finance the project.
Hist Some persons in Columbus are
wondering If the heavy withdrawal OF
bank accounts inTBartholomew county
is due to an effort to avoid tax.
Gold feet" started right here in
Indiana. That is, the phrase did, ac
cording to an oldtimer in Evansville.
was at the Crescent club, long since
gone, the oldtimer says, that the phras,
MAS coined There was only a coal fir,
in the center of the club and generally
when a player made a good haul he'C
step out Of the game and edge over tc
the fire saying his feet were cold. Ther,
you have it.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04

Hist! Some persons in Columbus are
wondering If the heavy withdrawal of
bank accounts in|Bartholomew county
is due to an effort to avoid tax.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04
WAR MEDALS
AWARD TO WOOD
HELD ILLEGAL,
Army Law Given in Letter TO
Congress From Secretary
Garrison.
ALGER's PERSONAL ACT

WASHINGTON, March Mot only
have the facts upon which Leonard
Wood was granted the congressional
medal been questioned in the official
records, but the legality of the award IS
questioned by critics of Wood.
Gen. Alger, then secretary of war
awarded this medal to Wood, who was
his personal physician, in March, 1913
No recommendation. it is declared, was
ever made by the medal of honor board
of the army that Wood receive medal
There is no record, it is added, that on
March -. 1898, any person at all other
than Secretary Alger favored the award
of the medal Of honor made on that GATE
The award was made in the name OF tht
president. it is admitted, but critics IN
sist it was the act of the secretary OF war
LAW ON ARMY
AWARDS QUOTED.
It is doubtful, the critics add, If this
award was even legal, to say nothing oi
its Justification The law on the subject
thew point out, authorizes such awards
only on account of most distinguished
service rendered in action by "ontcers
uoncommissioned officers, and privates
in the army Wood. they add was
neither officer, noncommissioned oflcel
nor private The records indicate, IT Is
insisted. that Wood rendered no service
whatever in action on the date men
toned. either distinguished or otherwise
There was no action" meaning
fight" as the records clearly show, &C
cording to the criticism now coming q
the front The hostile Indians. agains
! whom the small detachment Of infantry
men. less than twenty, were operating
had abardoned their camp and scattered
IT IS held. and Mai Lawton, with IN
infantry detachment 10 which pr. Woo
was attached. did not arrive until al
hour afterward. at their abandoned
{ camp.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04

It's all of with the English sparrow in
Tippecanoe county. In a crusade to ex-
terminate this outlawed bird the Tippe-
canoe Fish, Bird and Game Protective
association has placed a bounty of
cents a head on them. The association
will pay the bounties. Get out your
slingshot
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04

American legion posts of Evansville are
are planning to build their own home.
They will solicit aid of business men
to finance the project.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-04
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18
HISTORIC RELICS
WILL BE SAVED
Candy Mans Estate Pos
sessed Of Valuable
Keepsakcs.
OFFERED TO SOCIETY
Reminders of Luther, Wash
ington, Lincoln and Grant
in Collection.

CHICAGO. AprIl g. The chi.
cago Historical society is waging a
campaign % Keep thc Gunthcr his.
ior,cal collection IN Chicago. tn"
Gunther holrs have offered u 90 the
society for $3.50. "Npcr'H SAY 10 is
worth more than twice this sum
and officials Of tho society hope soon
TO raiHe the money 10 buy &c. 70 was
gathered together by G. T. Guuthcr
candy manufacturer. who dicd
here recently.
Historical manuscripts prIuis and
relies ranging from Martin Lulhcr's
letters 10 Chicago newspapers are
included In the collection
u contains some papers and relics
from Europe but IN chiefly RINcu
over TO American llfe IN 10 progress
from pre-revolution days 10 the
present Colonial times. tho revolu
ton. frontier life In ohio. Kentucky
and Illinois, the Louisiana purchase.
discovery Of gold at suffers Mill In
California. Mormonism and the
civil war hrc all reflected
Pass John Anderson beyond the
l!nes ana return nv order OF u
Arnold" reads one ink written note
II IL the pass Major Arplrc, the Brit
ish spy, carried the night American
foemen captured him There Is a
letter, too, by Nathaniel Hale
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

chelsea q v woods Lumber ga.
Claremore. q a. Woods Lumber 60
Mlnnetouka Iuwbrr 60
cleveland. Cleveland lunbrr ,u.
Rounds & Porter Lumber Nn.
GolliusN lllC. Lambert Lumber go.
Lindsey Lumber Go.
CoVlngton. Antrim lUWbs Co.
prumtight' Briggs LuUber Go.
Haskell; J, A, Butts Lumber 60,
Fullsrtsn-stuatt Lumber 60.
Alnnetonka Lumber 90.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

HomIny hates simmons Lumber 90, .
Spurrivr Lumber 60
y. r. Walton Lumber co.
Jennings SpuTrier LuWhev CO
Mounds Fullerton stuart Lumber %.
Mlunetonka Lumber GO.
NupHfA. fArmtrs supply 60.
"A a.. kctchAu Lumber 60.
biltuu Glars Lumber 90,
Rounds Porter Lumber Go,
spurrier Lumber 90.
ONssso. II. &, Miller Lumber %.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18
FIRST CHARTER
MAYOR OF P0NCA
Harry Cragin Chosen to
Head City Government
in Recent Election.

pOECA cry. Okla, April IL
Harry 'ragin ~ the first city charter
mayor poncn Cfy. chosen without
oppualtion In tho recent city election
ou huHinoss ncn'a ticket. toRot her
with tumos s llur hins for commits
nuucr ~ finance and J. X. Meek,
commissioner of public ~property.
traEln's term u for three ycars
~iragiu. whN is vice preHident Of
the American Lumber company and
~ years old came to ponca city IN
1897 flpm Caldwell, Kan, riding n
bicycle with all his earthly goods Ia
u bundle on the hnudlcbars. Tho
next day was July I with u big cclc-
brHtiun in progress, u feature OF
which was Il bicycle race. Cragln
entered the race aud won second
money so BIN and he has been
u resident here tho greater part OF
the time since.
'rnEiu's father was n ranchmnn IN
the Cherokee strip, prior To It's open
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

An Old surveyors plat ls eNhlb-
tied one George Washington made
for Lord FalrfhN IN virginia, when
Washington was ~ years old
There is q letter from Aaron Burr
70 Alexander Hamilton aud the piIot
wheel OF Commodore Iorrys flag
ship
ono huge hunahy old umbrella
looks ug u n would shelter a far
s.zcd crowd. Abraham Lincoln used
to carry it Some ~ his furniture.
ana hiH OLD. high hat are also iH the
collection.
Among tho cIvn war relics arc
the marble topped Hblo oL which
General Loo's surrender 20 General
Grant was written ana the Original
COPY of Genera Lco.s farewell lO his
troops
a copy of tho FIRST newspaper
printed, the Oxford G1lctio. 1908.
jho first daily in London 1905. and
tho first daily printed ln chicago
the Daily America 1889. tIr among
the papers which show ihr begin.
ming ana Development ~ JoututlIH 10.
Letters ana autographs hy Luther
lmRa. Calico and DucsBIIor Buyaid
are mingled with manuscripts hy
Burns a. MrAlriu calendar ~ 1880.
Washington Will aud nuggets ~
gold from suiIrr's mil whore lho
gold rush of 80 started.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

Grand Rapids Judge Perkins ruled
that IL both served tho jury. appar-
entity composed ~ 10 jurors would
really include only II persons. and
he therefore excused Mr.. Long leaN.
ing as many persons as before lius-
band and wife Hre one, and th.s
seems 10 answer tho question
"Which on. Is Tho hnshInd ?"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18
TWO ARE COUNTED AS ONE

Both Drawn for Same Jury but
Judge Excuses Husband
DETROIT. Mich. April IT.
when Peter BOig and Mrs Peter
Long we're drawn for Jury In
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

well public schools during the win
I''a. Hr was born a. Atnol Mass,
Snd was only three years old when
his parents moved across the conti-
ngnt to western Kansas. Although
chosen on a n-pOlitical ticket, 'ra-
gin IL a republican, prominent In the
county and state councils of the
party.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

A motor omnibus purchased by
Chicago for transporting Hnnicl-
pal prisoners can curry 90 persons
at "a time.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18

ing 10 settlement I'm 1893. at g point
about 30 miles southwest ~ Caldwell
and here young DraEiu spent his
summers after attending the Cald-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-18
EXPERT

lead burner and sludge acid recovery
mar. can design build operate
whether bg or ltuc, I have some
thing mighty interesting tor you. 10
yeafs experience, At liberty after
MAY H. SCi-F. care World.
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01
A SHORTAGE OF COUNTY AGENTS

w EsERN Farm Life penent calls attention to the eonst"
w growing shortage of qualified who are wiling to
of the limited salaries paid and
poor opportunities 1t indeed question
should and earnest III poor sal
without that IN time
there will be competent agents available
which county agents trle of practically
public servcethe salaries offered
who not blinded by the mild glamour
public the of the agents the reed real
land
If only mediocre salaries be paid may expect in
mediocre for other lines Of
bidding high for qualified
his salary of entire
He protect the farmers against plaques show
yielding qualities of over
things of which makes itself
poetook and in the of time in the
city business ms wallet.
The remedy the situation they united in
their demand No local dares defy them
united and earnest If
county is kept they
by seeing that salaries offered It is wholly
question money which believe it easily
be ad pound foolshWd County News
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01
REsoRT1NG TO EXPULSION

IN ISClFIlNE what keeps going the trade union movement
~ Without would be Without dsc
pine there be great stride enne recognizes this he has
become autocrac and dictatoria as the old regime
brotherhoods expenc subor
dnae that strike without authority large
of The Railroad
Taen has revoked than fifty All of the members OF
outlaws they will be oulaweI by this
who the authority OF the brotherhood will
lodges leaders of the unauthorized strike
and their following placed beyond the trade union pale
If drastic like this not taken by all the organza
involved the public will withdraw confidence from the brother
hoods If they fail to keep their members check what the
their existence? a
The shop nationwide movement is due in great
Ito failure the live keep
their radical walking delegates under control If trade nionsm
itself in support of
of The difference between the
the w. W. is the matter of looking
obligations society The W. w is in avowed conflict with
ety trade nonm of society 1t was the spirit of the
the uncaled for transportation strike To the
IT, w W. everything is fair in its socetyRocy Mount
tain News.
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01
WHERE THE MONEY WENT

w HEN told that the Wilson administration cost TINS
w country Fifty ONE BILLION DOLLARS can scarcely
the full meaning and significance OF the statement o "heh
remember that the entire OF running this government
thereof the Wilson administration vas
billion dollars then begin to realize that as spend
Ter your Uncle Woodrow is no SLOUGH
You the readily understand how the money was
given remembered that the Nitro plant in
Virginia $7O000O0 sold for 1000 and
the had 3d. 900 horses and
army purchased from American contractors
1855 600 saddles million sets of double harness. eq to two
harness. million horse and
2s50S53 halters with which to lead and
lite 100000 horses and mules 637197 horse brushes
supposedly purpose of cleaning said horses and 95
branding and is to be presumed that these latter were made
Iof copper, Judging by the cost thereof
When it is the country purchased thirty
five dollars worth of tires which almost dead
principally through rather through to
and that almost unheard of fortunes expended
trucks, and aeropanes ntlntesmal
the foreign befields 1t is NOT
surprising Wilson administration and the Wilson party
looked with by the voters who VIII
this called upon their approval disgust with
party kept of war but had no sort CT
the bills As artist along
three card monte the profession
them had anything the present oce
pant of White
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01

vIyHEN the called Rifle last Monday to address
w the odd Of that place and present. IN the name Oh
Book Cliff Lodge jewels to eleven OF the od mem
members felt h'ghi!
honored indeed, felt happy indeed when the ~
brethren proved reputation royal entertainers was
deserved But there also more thah tse Oh saohe'
in contemplating that OF the fortunate members VINO
were listed the beautiful jewel were no| abs
of ndisposon aresu OF the ecroac
the exacons Of time But it was refreshing to @TH
that these men benefit their lodge and the
community They will receive Their prope:
reward in Those Rife three mixers little slow III
getting who have drive from the ranches espe
ialy ivve working right but thy nave
hanpv wav of making fellow home when they finally
get yesterday when that lodge was ns
tued their home and entirely out
debt liberty bonds municipal bonds savings
staps and good bank largely to the bus
ness whom permitted 7"
present beautiful jewels
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01

r time until the close of the election IN November
matters political will be less in the lmelght ana
social affairs will partake of or less OF pohta
flavor rational way which regard pohtics ana
offensive the ordinary cluze
politics nothing less than business and we
hold that every and to give
politics. we scarcely sepaAe
of business prosperity and achievement ~
absolutely that should have our own Po
sometimes fully justified II these pref
are However public sentiment has com
and change political campag4 pro-
in which at least o
Grated This it should be- and the effect houi
be encourage public Office and to make
sbe positions public trust those VINO are UNI
worthy of he confidence of their fellows.
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01
ASSET OR LIABILITY

DECENTY Schwab addressing body Princeton
N Students made the following significant statement which is
well worthy of consideration:
II had lesson brought home to here today that have
been thinking of here in Princeton the
daughter of dearest friend Mr. Carnegie and to her
oee her today to wish her the happiness that she deserves
the first her and
II her today With all of her wealth and everything that she
might that Imagination might living the
of the simplest and unosntatious
happest young has privilege
for many years.
CHOW boys there object lesson for all of have
York have country estate About the
on of it is the fact that have its taxes
money bank do it with don't the
tate and don't the house They My secretary
made day list of assets and liabilities am not going
tell what But he had this eate and the
the side of personal assets aid You wrong
they they liability Put them the other
side So is boys AS older find want to have simpler
things about of old friends And boys could
know the association and companionhp with
such have known would realize that yet to have
such compensation for old have idea of and
enjoy the uest thrills that to the life of
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01

advised they .re fostering and encouraging
an American custom when they allow
school and COLORADO
the school
ton which uncommon to hundred
automobiles parked school building before the order was
made Certainly the habit
tended
high living besides this it encouraged class feeling
which place in schools 1t was much like the
altogether prevalent tendency of high school graduates IN re-
card to graduating gowns COMMON disposition gradu
oes to Guido the matter of dress oftmes
proving very embarrassing financial to parents whose III
erest their children less than that OF he
more opent that the odashoned cap ana
Gown program urged remedy for the present em
barrassng eXtravagant custom.
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01
MIDLAND RED1v1vus

Leadve will rejoice that the of the Cot
j oado Midland are in position reopen the road, to
its the artery tapping rich min"
raising district and to- make feeder ter
transcontnenta business which must be
akenc taking over
demanded not paid and it
made the original purchase at
bankruptcy they had white ee
patient waiting however
enabled the recoup handsomely and still have
ready repair work for operation According
reports and other equipment at
top prices aided greatly wpng out Of the original debt
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01

sRlY the past winter shall the present winter has
severely faith of the majority stockmen who
have had great difficulty igng their stock through until the
time will be to that
has yet arrived While of the Garfield county sockmen
played being obliged to ship in hay from
outside points, they nevertheless fortunate than their
neighbors Moat Of whom short OF feed
supplies obliged their cattle suffer- because the
impossby shipping feed because of the blocked condition
OF the railroad Practically feed will be carried over this year.
will have sufficient hay for Their
until the produced. And this brings the
question whether the farmer wise who tries to his cat
tie through the winter without shelter Isn't 1t TACT tha
unsheered cattle twice much hay those
that will please ADVISE us
where the economy in?
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01

HIAVE you
city of liberty and the security protection
life depend
organized force
law theoythose who dcord dsorderw cha
lenge this assertion but who the and disposition
think and who mbued with the disposition
justice loyalty will realize worthy careful
and conscientious consideration The spirit
dency to set aside law and order altogether much Of
place the public thought Without
country and its laws
tended altogether the sociac the boshevisc the
anarchistc 1t is high to call halt.
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01

and the road has large Of rolling stock still hand
In other words the Midland with part of its line contnu
with central division but slightly impaired by two years
OF dene with all kinds of material greatly enhanced
value, valuable piece of railroad property from which the
should realize handsomely Leadvie Herald Democrat
The Glenwood post., 1920-05-01
Some Stock Ranch

Yes, l II say it is stock ranch, and you
say too when You know about it.
Mr.. Stockman! If YOU looking Tor IA prop
erty which you make IA lot of money in the
stock business you cannot afford TO idly pass this
property by. You will be the loser if you do
Listen here. pa acres of choice land, admir-
ably adapted to the cattle business produces Owe.
12a tons of hay per year, besides plenty of OATS,
wheat and potatoes first water right in the stream
short ditch, with little expense no fIume or pipe
to keep in repair 100 head of good range cattle.
Herefords and Shorthorns in good condition: III
head of horses, mostly heavy work stock IL miles
from Glenwood and miles from Carbondae al-
joining forest reserve, and with range permit for
200 head; plenty of gooA pasture land may be tax
up close by. Never falling water supply, two
large springs flowing the year round all well
fenced; practical improvements. Owners only
for offering this property Tor sale is that he
is in other business and therefore unable to reside
on The property and give it his personal attention
Take the whole works for $4,000 It's tie
greatest bargain in the country and you'll say SO.
too, when you investigate. | make reasonable
terms portion of the amount.
-. A. J. DICKSON
Genwood Springs Colo.