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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
1
A 1916 license plate doctored to 1919 was used on an automobile driven by a man who says an officer gave the tag by official mission. The incident centers on the badge’s validity and the driver’s claim of authorization.
A Green Castle man and an Indianapolis driver collided south of Greencastle damaging both cars. Ott Brand accuses Melvin Coffman of using a doctored 1916 license plate to counterfeit a 1919 tag and seeks criminal charges. Coffman admits the plate existed but says it was valid when bought. Brand reported the tag to the secretaries of state.
Paris reports a tentative June 21 date for resuming hostilities if Germany declines the peace treaty. Berlin would have two days to answer after receiving the Allied reply to Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau’s counterproposals, with delivery anticipated Monday and a three day grace period before armistice suspension.
The council continues editing the revised peace treaty while Makino reviews the document. A late revision vote is anticipated, with Austrian terms to be reconsidered Monday and Turkish representatives to be received Tuesday. Small powers protest alleged steamroller tactics and seek full treaty review before presenting it to Germany. The allied reply emphasizes a fair, constructive permanent reparations commission to aid Germany’s economic reconstruction.
A disabled World War I veteran enlisted at fifteen and was in the Marne sector at sixteen. He now studies architectural drafting carpentry and mathematics at the Carnegie Institute and is slated for a three year building construction program under the Federal Board for Vocational Education.
Sixty five students entered DePauw summer school for eleven weeks with six weeks in the first term and five weeks in the second. Classes meet five days weekly and additional enrollments expected as week begins. Faculty includes J A Clement R W Pence Arthur Johnson H B Gough W W Sweet L R Eckhardt and Mrs Adams. Frank Tilden joins for the second five week term.
A Terre Haute youth and several auto drivers traveled to Indianapolis then Terre Haute to inspect light delivery autos. One driver failed to stop for an east-bound train at Reelsville crossing on the Vandalia bridge, which the man asserted is the world’s longest. The auto was wrecked but the driver escaped with a severe jolt. The engine crew helped extract him from the pilot.
Petnam County farm reports heavy damage from Smit winds leaving at least 100000 dollars in losses. County agent estimates about fifteen percent of the wheat crop ruined.
County Agent Fouts reports that loose smut has damaged the wheat crop in Putnam County. About 15 percent of the county’s 20 800 acres could be ruined, totaling over 100 000 dollars in potential losses. Farmers are urged to treat seed wheat with hot water before sowing this fall.
Hog prices dropped 25 cents at the Indianapolis stock yards on Saturday as arrivals reached 8,500 with sales at 21.00. Local packers bought 6,500 and outsiders 1,800. cattle and sheep were unchanged while calves remained strong.
A Washington anecdote follows a shopper seeking Bill at a men's store. Bill, formerly a clerk then buyer, explains he left to join a retraining program after being wounded in France. He returns to working in textiles and now earns more, but promises to arrange Palm Beach suits for the narrator again.
Republicans in the Senate are making the League of Nations issue partisan. Their intent is clear as they press a firm stance on international engagement, signaling a shift in bipartisan approach to the controversial topic.
Washington report notes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee packing by opponents of the League of Nations. Senator Hitchcock accuses the panel of preparation for a Knox resolution that biases the Republicans against the covenant. The move marks a sharp partisan shift and frames the Senate against the president on the League issue.
Rumors swirl over Indiana politics as the Seventh District becomes a key battle ground. Names such as Alvah Rucker James W Fesler and Merrill Moores circulate amid reports of deadline shifts and possible candidate changes. Senator James F Watson arrives with focus on communications wires and related railroad interests.
Washington reports the Weather Bureau coordinated with the Navy to provide meteorological data for the 1919 seaplane crossing. Regular observations from Europe, the Azores, and ships at sea were relayed to Trepassey and Washington, guiding commanders as NC 4 began the voyage and reached the Azores ahead of schedule despite cloudiness near the Azores.
Annual services of Green Castle Lodge will be held Sunday afternoon. The Greencastle Band will lead a march to the cemetery.
Putnam county residents are warned that starting at midnight on June 30 the nationwide two cent postage rate for letters and one cent for post cards resumes the pre April 1917 rates. The two cent letter rate in Putnam county remains unchanged from the past two years and savers are urged to remember the date and time to save a penny.
Judge Hughes issued an injunction in Walter Heath v board of commissioners of Putnam County and O hair brothers, barring any step toward repairing bridges. The case challenges the bid for multiple bridges as a blanket award rather than individual contracts. Heath contends the contract was illegal since he was the lowest bidder on one bridge.
SE i n Porter D. Dobyns and J. C. Drybread, students at Indiana University, are visiting their aunt Mrs. James Farrow.
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