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"THE A IN P E RS O N"-Tonight-TU ESP A Y _____ ? The Fountain Stock Company presents "In Old Kentucky" i A Comedy Drama in 4 acts. High Class Specialties between the Acts Prices 10-29-30c. All Seats Reserved Make Your Reservations Early. Telephen? 13. Curtain 8.30 P. M. j Ask anybody who saw last night's show, they will tell you it was fine, if you are not satisfied your money Will* * be refunded. IERRE HAUTE MAYOR BETS SIX YEARS TERM BOND PLACED AT $60,000 PENDING APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL COMMITMENTS ISSUED FOR FOUR Judge Anderson Predicts Saloons, Where Corruption Centered, Must Go. INDIANAPOLIS, April 12.-Mayor Donn M. Roberts of Terre Haute. one nf the 27 men convicted In the federal court here of conspiracy to defraud the goyernment In an election last November, wan Hentenced hy Judge Anderson today to nerve six years in the federal p:-l.ion at Leavenworth or pay a fine of $2.<)0U. i Eli il. Redman, who was elected ?.in ult udge by . ten votes ard sheriff D' imln Shea were sentenced io iive yearj, or a Hoe o? $1.000. Har ry 8. Montgomery, the president cf tho Terre Haute board of public works. Thomas C. Smith, a city judge, Qeorge Khrenlnirdf, a public works board member and Edward H. Pris co!, the secretary of tbe Vlgo county Democratic central committee, were sentenced to thrc years and fined WOO. J . X . INDIANAPOLIS, April 12.-Four of the men convicted lu,the Terre-Hautc election fraud trial and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leaven worth were given committment papers today. The other sixteen. Including Mayor Donn roberts, who received pi.Mon sentences and appealed, and olr.oty seven others who were con ' (etoo ure in jail here tonight. Hob? arts who was sentenced to six yeafc ?Did fined two thousand dollars, (tho severest sentence of all, must furnish a ? sixty thousand dollar bondr to se cure his liberty ponding anjfppoal. In punning sentence federal Judge Andersen frequently coaTmented on Terre Haute condltionaJTWhile eon alluring the cases of Jr number ot saloon keepera w.ho?)lendod guilty, Judge Andoraon Bajy: "My notion is Uje saloon will httW to go. I believe . pe timo Will rape when the people UHU risc up andKmaah the saloon, ut leant a* we ha-Wh now . Tlie evidence tri this casej?wed that saloons were the centerj|0rnearly all corruption ir. Hie e!octl#i In Torre Haute." Needs Wut ch hip. Jutflfo Taft says the eyes ot the cojnitrf,.- are turnad toward. the Re """phbllcon party. The country has ?earned (rom sad experience that when it takes its oyes off tho Repub lican pun yit ts* not long until some thing ls missing.-Houston Post. CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF , Every blt of dandruff disappears af ter one or two applications of Dan. derlne rubbed well Into tho scalp with the linger tips. Get a ?fi-cent bottle of Danderlne at any drug store and aave your bair. After a few applica tions you can't find . a particle of dandruff or any falling bair, and the scalp will never Heh. 3F DEERING H The Deering stands a fection in th? manufai chinery. Space does 1 description $ your a tte vital points: Main Ax and the truly wond< which has stood the te: change. Let us show before buying. Anderson H 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr 9fr * ELECTRIC CIT * Item* of Interes* and Perses * Wirelett on the S ja************* Severa Hall Storm Sunday. Farmerj of Hall and Savannah townships In the city coming to tho city brought reports of a serious hall stcrm in those townships late Sun day afternoon. I>arge size stones fell Ulick and fast for a quarter of an hour or longer, it waa 'stated, doing considerable damage to oats und oth er grain. f y-* Monea 1'ath School (?ot II lullest Prize. In til- School Fair and Field Day contents held here last Friday the Honeu Path school carried' off the prize for getting the men points in the various contests. Tho prize wan In tba nature of a splendid set of maps. The fifth grade reading con test was won by Miss Morrison, of the Mountain Creek school. Schools Close OB May 24th. Superintendent E. C. McCnnis of tho city schools announced yesterdny that class room work for the present session with the city schools -vould come'to a close on Friday May 21, and that tho following Monday night the graduating exercises would tatyo place. As yet lt baa not been decided where the ch. Ung exercises of the high ischool will bo held, o ? Ward <'iean-rp COM retire neets. Tho clean-up week committee of Ward G will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock at tho residence of thc Rev. .lames Anderson, at the eoruer of Trlbble and Rleckley streets. Thlrf is thc* committee of which Alderman Carter ls .chairman. All members are urged to bc on hand promptly nt 4. o'clock. Pr?tes For ( lean Yards In Ward 0. Thc Coopor Furnltur0 company o? this city will give two handsome prizes for the prettiest yard and tho cleanest yard in Ward ti following \ clean up week, which will be observ I ed April 19-24 inclusive. A committee ?of judges will make a tour of the I ward at the Hose of clean up week mid pick thc winners In thc cam pulgn. _ ARVESTERS t the very tip top of per jure of harvesting ma lot permit of a detailed ntion is called to three le Bearings, the Drive, ?rful Deering N otter, st of 27 years without a this Harvester to you iardware Co Y SPARKLETS * eJ Mention Caught Over the * bree ta ol Anderson ? ?a??Mwyyy????? I II MI rn ncr. on iinrned House W. G. Edwards, who Hst his house hold effects In the fire which de stroyed the dwelling nnd the one ad joining, on east Calhoun street, near Fant, early last Sunday morning, car ried $200 Insurance on the furniture, etc. The house occupied by Mr. Ed wards belonged to Mr3. J. H. Greer and wai uninsured. The other house was occupied by John Brlssey, who carried no Insurance on his "house hold effects. The house waa owned by W. Jl. Br'ley und was Insured for $800. -o Kn voy Bellin. - With Si h itu.m Army. Envoy John W. Bellinger of the Salvation Army hnB arrived in An derson for an indefinite stay with Ensign Belt-he'.-1 of the local post. Envoy Bellenger come? here from Charlotte, where he. had been for some time assisting Capt. and Mrs. I H. G. Miller, who were stationed at j Anderson for some time and who nre ' pleasantly remembered here. Envoy Bellenger waa formerly a resident of Anderson, leaving here four years ngo after an eight years' residence here.. -o Going to Florida To Buy rotulo Hll|??. E. B. C. Snipes, one of the best truck grower8 in the county, vfill leave here, next Saturday night for Florida, where he will purchuse po- ' tato Blips for Furman Smith, loeal lecdBtnnn. Mr. Snipes will spend a week In Florida nnd will purchaie all the potato plant:; available. Thero ls a great shortage thia year In plant?, Mr. Smith says, the situation being j real serious. Yesterday, for example, he received 12.000 plants of an order; for lOO.OiiO which was placed and paid . for In advance several months ago. Junior I'hllnthcas I Did Hig II n s i nc ss. i Thc Junior Philathea cla;s of the First Presbyterian church, who had charge yesterday of tho Paramount theatre, did a big buslneaa, to Bay j the lea8t. Up until G o'clock yester day afternoon moro than 800 people had Visited the place on tickets sold them' by the Junior Philatheaa. lt hai been announced that "Hearts Adrift," featuring Mary Pickford. , would be shown. By mistake the film . exchange house sent "Harts of Oak." Thia waa a splendid picture, however, and waa greatly enjoyed. -rO ? Woman's Club Meeting Postponed. Miaa Janie C. ?arlington announc ed' yesterday that the meeting of the Women's Community Club which had been advertised for next Saturday at the chamber of commerce will not bo held,, but will take place on Sat urday, April 24 instead. Ward 8 Clean Up Committee. The clean-up committee r.f Ward 3 will meet 11?- afternoon at 5 o'clock at the thur '.?r of commerce. A full attendance of all membera is urged. This'ia the committee* of which Al derman Spearman ls chairman. " o Officer Campbell Is klesMng Well. Health Officer T. A. Campbell, who was .shot Sunday afternoon by Robert Bowie ono of six negro prisoners who he and Private Clamp ot the city po lice force were bringing to the guard house, is resting well at his borne, ac cording to .reports last night. The officers arrested six negro gamblers near the negro school on Bast Hamp ton street and aa they were marching them to police station- one of the three negroes Private Clamp wau in charge of attempted to get away. The officer drew hia pfoot protect himself but Bowie snatched it out of his hand and fired at Officer Campbell three times. hitting him once in tho back and once in the arm. Oflicer Campbell returned th(l frc until he was hit in the arin and then he turned Iiis pistol over to 1'rlvate Clamp, who fought u running duel with Bowie, but failed to hit him. Bowie was later arrested by Private- Aiken, who came t<> the res cue. -o Equity Hatters Before County. The April term of the court of com mon pleas convened yesterday morn ing with Judge Frank li. (iary cf ? Abbeville on the bench. During the forenoon a few mattel a in equity were disposed uT after which court recessed for the remainder of thc day. Court will reconvene this morning to hear the case of Burris? versus Hurrlss, oi ler which it will adjourn sine die. Letter Carriers May Wear Cotton. Lotter carriers may wear cotton uniforms If they prefer, according to word from Daniel C. Roper, first as sistant to Postmaster General 'Bur Icson, jaid that po-tal regulations had been no amended, as to permit letter carriers to wear cotton if they want to. The amended rules per rit "uniforms fer summet* wear of lightweight, bluish-gray worsted or serge, composed wholly, or in part, of wool or cotton. -O-> Receipts of Cotton Herr?. The receipts of cotton at the local platform for tho season tin to last Saturday nlrM wore 19,21!? bale?. Tho receipt' for tho corresponding period of last season were ~ 111. This is a difference tn lavin- of last sea son of 2,292. PRIVATE ACTS AS HEALTH OFFICER Policeman Sanders Will Act Dur ing Incapacity of Officer Campbell. During the incapacity for duty of Health Officer Campbell, who was shot Sunday afternoon by a negro whom he was attempting to arre.it, Police Private- Sanders will carry out the duties of health officer. At a joint meeting rt council and thc board of health yesterday after noon the board reported that the health. officer had been wounded and that he would be forced to retire from active service for a week or ten days, and asked that some ene be ap pointed to carry on the duties of the health officer during MT. Campbell's illness. Council designated Private Sanders for the work. Mr. Sanders has sorved before aa health officer, and made a- very effi cient ono, too. KRONPRINZ WILHELM AT NEWPORT NEWS I MAY BE INTERNED ? (CONTINUED ON TAGE 81X-) hostile warships for eight months while she sent fifteen enemy mer chantmen to the bottom, and her of.l oara say she was forced to steal her way through a fleet of tour allUd cruiser? off this coast in order to reach this refuge. "We got In without being seen by the enemy, and we can get out the same way," declared* her commander* Lieutenant Captain Paul Thierfelder, formerly navigating officer of the German cruiser Karcsrube, In a state ment last night. Oar .Mltaey" Offer-This aaa fte. DONT MISS THIS. Cut out thia slip enclose with 5c to Foloy. & Co.. Chicago, III., writing your name and address Charly. You will receive in return a rial package containing Foley's Ho iey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup; Poley Kidney Pl1 ta for pain in sider; and back, rheumatism, backache, kidneys and bladder; Foley Cathartic Tablotn, a wholesome and thoroughly e'eana* lng cathartic. Evans Pharmacy EXAMINATION MS FDR TUBcBCULOSIS Provided For In Recommendation Of Board of Health To City Council. At a special meeting of the board of health held yesterday afternoon af ter the Joint session with city council several matters pertaining to the health of the city were discussed and certain recommendations aj to leg islation on sanitary matters were pre pared. The most Important of these recom mendations waa one that council pass an ordinance requiring owners of cows in the city to have them exam ined periodically by an expert for tuberculosis. At a meeting of council in the near future the recommenda tions will bc placed before the alder men for their consideration. COUNCIL ABANDONSIOEA OF PUTTING STABLE ON CITY LOT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) council by thia time thc question of thc. advisability nf building it outside the city limits or on some lot within the city limits but In' a sparsely set tled section was taken up. The board of health appeared willing to recede from their position to require that the Barn be built outside the city pro vided a lot waa selected in a sparse ly inhabitated section of the outskirts that would meet with the approval of tho board of health. After a few more talks with refer* once to the matter. Alderman Dob bins moved that the mayor be -au thorized to appoint a special commit tee of three aldermen to suggest a lot-after conferring with tho board i of health-for the erection of a city barn and report back to council. The I resolution was adopted and the mayor appointed Aldermen Dobbins, Tate i ! and Spearman members of this com- j mittee. AMUSEMENTS THE ANDERSON With every seat on the lower floor taken and the balcony and gallery practically, full, the Initial perfor mance of "stock" was witnessed at The Anderson last evening, the Fountain Stock company, which is here for a week, presenting "The Man of the Hour." Both the com pany and the play made a hit with the large audience. In the troupe there are several highly credltablj performers, particularly Bobby Foun- I tain, Miss Nanna Leigh. Will Suther land, Mles Edith Kurtz, D. F. Marion. The play waa Interspersed with lively specalties that wers particularly pleasng. The play for tonight la "In. Old Kentucky," and if the play is one tenth as good as the one presented last night and toe actors do one tenth aa well as they did on the first night, anyone attending the perfor mance this evening will get more than their money's worth. It'a a greet little company, and they are putting up a classy show. There will be a change of bill every nigbt. With mati n?es Wednesday and Saturday. THE PALMETTO - - . Proprietor and' Manager A. M. Pinkston of The Palmetto opened up the week at hia amusement place with "The Southern Beauties Musical Comedy Company." Hie company is a humdinger, to say the least, and the performances they put up yesterday proved immensely pleasing to large audiences. This company has been in Anderson before, and this fact in itself ls a big ad, for there are hundreds of theatre goers who remember the swell little comean v. There wilt IMA THE GARRICK TODAY The World Film Corporation Presents Barbara Tennent in The Marked ^Woman a in 4 Reels The most sensational picture ever in Anderson. If you miss it you will always regret it MUSIC THIS AFTERNOON BY "THE ANDERSON" ORCHESTRA Admission. .5c and 10c li If I I ?M ? I il Coming Thursday the first serial of "The Black Box" complete change of bill every day< THE PARAMOUNT The drawing card at The Paramount today is "Her Triumph," featuring Oaby Deslys. The, doors will open at 3 o'clock and admission to see this feature ia only 5 and 10 cents. Thjs i s one of the most beautiful acts ut thc film world, and the famous dand ' ? i - - lng star is at her best In this parti cular performance:-" ?.Wfj ' THE GARRICK The Garrick is ofieilng the best in motion pictures and muslo'this weak. The splendid orchestra of .The An derson is playing at this theatro In the afternoons of thia week, and that alone ls a great attraction. . , , Screen Ti _ t is Herc! Get your Screens / NOW! for your Windows ?nd your Porch Screen 'em Ont MOW! Tho files that survive the winter produce the mil lions* which in the next few months crawl through manure piles and heaps of fllt^,>bver the butter, tickle your bald spots, and finally are drowned tn the baby's milk. From any filthy place, or sick room in your neigh borhood, they may take typhoid fever germs to your own table. Jno. A. AUSTIN ON THE SQUARE itt iiBiiiiii ICE BOXES MADE TO ORDER You know that clothes built to measure are better made and give better satisfaction than '''ready-made'*" do. The same is true of ice boxes. In a ready made ice box, you MAY get what suits your needs, and then again you may not By having your ice box made to your own order, just as you want it, of the very best materials, with double linings, packed with sawdust, and made just the ??act size, you want, you are BOUND to get jusi what YOU want. A Xtiey Are Cheaper In Xlie Long Run. TOWNSEND LUMBER COMPANY 9' sen