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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
2
Westville Indiana weekly notes it is published Thursdays, targets county readers, and proclaims an uncompromising Republican stance. It says it reaches about half the county's 50 000 population and invites subscriptions at 2 dollars per year until further notice.
The farm bureau will ship about 18 000 pounds of wool in a carload to the Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers Association at Columbus Ohio the latter part of next week. Sacks are sent from the association to the county agent who distributes them to farmers and collects filled sacks for loading.
A. A. Lukes of New Buffalo is the official farm bureau tailor for Berrien County. He takes orders every two weeks in Benton Harbor and Buchanan, with 17 suits lined up on his last visit. Michigan farmers pool wool to contract mills for cloth due to the near absence of a market and unprofitable prices.
An inquiry in County Agent Buechner’s office reviewed a Lincoln Sales Co plan promoted to Waterford farmers. S. W. Davis of Chicago questioned locals who joined and worry about their investment. Local rep J. Osborn Brink attended. the scheme charges a $20 membership for buying merchandise at cost starting with tires and promising a warehouse of household goods later.
Farmers complain that Mr. Davis used free memberships to recruit supporters for a Lincoln Sales Co venture. They demand bonds or security for advance payments, suspect lack of financial backing, and fear the Chicago firm is still in an embryonic stage. Laporte County is the first area with sold memberships.
Walter H. Mellor returned from Buffalo where he attended the annual meeting of the American National Retail Jewelers association. He retired as secretary and was appointed by the new president to the field secretary post, to travel to 44 of the 48 states this summer.
Geneva reports the League of Nations elected 11 judges and four deputies to the International Court of Justice on Sept 14. John Bassett Moore, from the United States and a Hague permanent court member, led on the second ballot after Elihu Root had six votes on the first. Strong South American bloc influence noted.
The report notes John Basnett Moore’s election to the world court drew official approval, while the United States maintained its nonparticipation stance. It cites Harding and Hughes and explains U S treaty requirements before joining such bodies, reflecting a cautious foreign policy posture.
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