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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1921
Page
1
In a wartime update, negotiators press to revive talks as military tensions ease near zero in the latest arms parley with Japan. Delegations from both sides discuss limits and verification amid cautious optimism.
Washington dispatch notes that delegates focus on replacing the Anglo Japanese alliance with a broader entente possibly including France and Britain while the United States aims to avoid public discussion of participation. Secretary Hughes seeks senate input, but a discreet understanding could sidestep Senate confirmation, as Harding officials resist bypassing congressional roles.
Worthington December 17 Dr Daniel Saucerman 77 a Civil War veteran and former physician at Sandborn and Jasonville later town clerk of Worthington died suddenly Sunday morning at his home. Dr D M Davis said death was due to organic heart trouble. He had been in ill health for months but the end came quickly as he attempted breakfast and fell dead at the edge of his bed as his wife could not reach him in time.
Ernest Lehman of Coalmont was indicted for illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. He pled not guilty, was fined 100 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to ninety days on the state penal farm. Lehman refused to name his suppliers, leaving one indicted man still at large.
A cold front brings snow or rain overnight and into Thursday. Skies stay overcast with continued cool conditions, aiding layers of chilly air across the region. Highs struggle to climb and overnight lows stay near freezing in many spots.
Dave Montgomery aged 35 a top man at Miami No 5 mine fell about 150 feet in Clinton Indiana yesterday while inspecting the cage. He landed in eight feet of water in the sump and escaped with minor injuries including a injured hand facial abrasions and severe shock. Doctors believed possible broken ribs though he recovered enough to climb out and recount the accident.
In federal court Judge Anderson heard Fred Van Nuys, district attorney, attack prohibition agents in Indiana for lax enforcement. He said six capable secret service men could end Indiana's dry era in six months. Van Nuys blamed the federal prohibition department and noted state officials might be defendants if the law had been enforced properly.
The annual report to the president shows 26,317 fewer pensioners on the rolls year over year due to deaths, yet pension outlays rose to 255,715,842 for the fiscal year from 213,295,314 the prior year. Civil War soldiers on the roll declined to las 243,520 in 1921, with 24,075 deaths that year. widows and dependents numbered 20,338. Surviving War of 1812 members stood at 64, Mexican War survivors 109, and widows 2,185.
Princeton Indiana December 7. A man who held up the Patuka National Bank and was later captured by a citizen posse offered the name Lee Carl but is believed to be concealing his identity. He is not a professional criminal and laments the $7 of his own money taken during the search.
Henry Steuerwald, 32, driving toward Terre Haute in his Ford, was held up by two robbers who bound him, beat him, and cut his throat with a knife. They stole $5.80 and the car, leaving him for dead. he survived and was hospitalized. Two suspects described as young men were noted by police.
Washington December 7 Congress split today on President Hardings tariff policy. Reaction against granting flexibility to tariff making was broad with few exceptions. Senator Simmons Democrat North Carolina denounced the proposals as impracticable and labor circles opposed the quasi judicial tariff tribunal as envisioned.
The state’s case against Guy Wilson of Worthington for allegedly stealing an automobile from A. C. Stibbins last spring was continued indefinitely in circuit court. Stibbins was absent when called, an attachment was issued to serve in Indianapolis, and he was later found ill in bed.
At a meeting of the Stockton township Agricultural Association in Saron Reformed church, steps were taken to hold an agricultural exhibit in September. The committee supported a township exhibit next year and urged county-wide backing after neighbor townships are approached. Plans include site options, modest membership and ticketing, and committees for arts, livestock, dairy, and crafts, aiming for a permanent Greene County county fair in Linton.
London reports King George grants amnesty to Irish prisoners as Ulster plans bold response to the Irish Free State accord. Sir James Craig's cabinet prepares to study the treaty before presenting Belfast with potential boundary changes. Ulster could retain status after a boundary commission reviews regions.
Sheriff Wines escorted Howard Scholt from Bloomfield to the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville after a Greene circuit court plea of guilty to robbing the Coalmont railway station and a Jasonville store. Judge Van Buskirk imposed a two to fourteen year sentence.
In Spencer Indiana a bronze tablet honoring Leland M who died December 6 1917 on the Jacob Jones torpedoed off the English coast was unveiled in the county courthouse. The ex sailors and marines of Owen county presented it noting he was the first Owen county servicemember killed in action and a similar tablet is planned for all war dead.
Leo T. Wolford, youngest son of the late Edward Wolford, has risen to a prominent position in Louisville, joining Gordon Bruce and Bullitt after a consolidation with Bruce & Bullitt and Gordon & Laurent. The new firm, Gordon Bruce and Bullitt, includes Wolford and is described as one of the Souths great law offices with major corporate clients.
James Andrews has filed suit against Rowland Powers Consolidated Colleries in Clay circuit court, venued from Owen County, concerning coal lands near Patricksburg Indiana.
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor attacked President Harding's proposal for judicial labor tribunals. He cited Australia New Zealand and Kansas as failures and urged that voluntary collective bargaining between workers and employers prevent strikes without courts. He warned courts could compel obedience and restrain labor rights.
J E Turner received notice of Philip O Neals death at San Antonio hospital marking the end of injuries sustained in a railway accident near Hondo Texas one week prior. O Neal aged about 85 resided at Lorraine Ohio and was with his family when the crash occurred en route from El Paso to New Orleans. ?>
In Jasonville Indiana on December 7 the men of the Christian church schedule a Friday night social at the church with Judge Shafer of Terre Haute delivering an address followed by a funfest. The church women announce a large social gathering Thursday night with an entertainment program to follow the supper.
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