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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - April 27, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather n.01 let Yano cooler . 0the daily Danner a it Waves for ally a i a i United i Hess service All the Home news 0 4, 4, 4, us me potty seven a Kemno Astle. Indiana t1ii a slav april 27. No. I a a Wylli Krain asks vote on conscription Partap fighting bit v \11 \in3 Vokk us Quot a sentiment it ainu a a r >1 v ready to Mon if Force a ill in duly and night Hillerts Day awaited Jon april 27. Up prime so Neville Chamberlain de ined to prepare tor any emerge an urgent basis braved Anchor and Liberal opposition toy 0 fort a vote on his conscript plan before the House of com-<9 adjourns tonight Jam Berlin demanded an Immele vote so that the principle of Jonal i i is eruption would have be lean accomplished fact before Elf hitter made speech in the no an Reich Stag tomorrow in an to to president Roosevelt s peace eat j member of commons respond a mandatory Quot three line whips Quot in Paitz leaders crowded into the onion is chamber to record votes i a conscription motion a a As understood that Chamberlain ,1y Lia i prepared the Way to re Llic entire mobilization system to Man the country s Antl air to defences Day and night v mobilized its forces for a fight charging the govern it with betray no its promises to impose conscription in peace executives of the labor party the Liam entry labor party Ami the eral o Uncil of the trades Union de i j joint meeting to organize or fight against the government a eminent supporters held that the rank and file of labor Bizati Quot is opposition to cons clip waa crack no because of con Lon that the government must pare flt r my emergency. Ickes Louse again Washington. April 27. Up Secretary of Interior Harold l. Ickes denouncement of Germany As a Quot character Assassin Quot and Quot culture murderer Quot dramatized United states relations with Germany today 24 1 hours before Adolf Hitler s reply to president Roosevelt s Appeal for a guarantee of peace. In a nation wide radio broadcast last night Ickes said the United states was proud to offer a Haven to the exiled scientist. Artists and men of letters from Germany who have Quot witnessed scenes of desolation and terror have seen what happens to culture and to All the sacred values of civilization when a sterile and brutal intelligence is permitted to make a litter of the rights of humanity a shambles of the fruits of the Depauw Man spoke before Legal meeting Rockwell of nation Al labor relations Board heard wed. Consolidation in treason dropped president fears 4 Koi 11 no Lead to centralizing Polk e Las. A Mimoani a presents rotary Al. 1114.11 school youth ii i. Lie heard in District disc i Sion contest up pc i tie rotarians today work a Vinced that their representative a Fine Chance to bring Honor the local rotary club the cite hims if in the rotary sponsored raking contest of districts 154 and Harl Sheridan Greencastle High of student and a fluent and coning 8 Iker will represent the in rotary club at Ander next tuesday where winners a thi other rotary groups will Apete for the right to represent four groups in the final contest final will be conducted May 16 South Bend. A Ibers of the local club at their a Heon meeting wednesday noon 0 favourably impressed with the r is Tod by Young Shari ilk on a the value of to to a Community Drew Many pm invent Ary remarks from the Iri it. A i p Jujj writ u guests Oiin rotary District governor n m of Lafayette and Lloyd Slyn Secretary of the Lafayette it uth speakers from the Law tto and Turkey run clubs with 1 trim the group contest Here or tin k ral h5gh school student Hyght t it go to the Anderson con f Quot Arnold of the Greencastle 1 ppr Nen Talve of group 4, Frank Quot Toman president of the local in a other rotarians from this re 1 a peeled to attend the and in Nuet. Last year Charles Sheri warm second place in the state petition. High school speaker in his Washington. April 27 up president Roosevelt has abandoned plans to consolidate Treasury Law enforcement agencies fearing that they might be the first step in the development of a centralized secret police such As the German Gestapo or tin russian Opu. It was Learned today. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau or. Who has Long cherished the idea of consolidating his departments enforce no it agencies was personally responsible for the presidents decision to drop the plans. Morgenthau. An authoritative source said told or. To Volt his fear that such a step might Load to further consolidations and a powerful centralized police Agency such As political dictators have utilized suppressing All opposition. Apparently. Morgenthau had in mind the possible eventual consolidation of his enforcement units with the Justice department s Federal Bureau of in Vest Igat Ion. The president. Who had planned to Send the Consol Illarion Pic Ai to Congress next week in the second of his reorganization proposals was said to have agreed with Morgen Thau. Treasury experts have worked for several weeks preparing plans to place the secret service the narcotics Bureau in internal Revenue intelligence unit the customs bord r patrol and alcohol tax unit in a single division under a coordinator. The draft was Complete-1 monday because olt of Morgenthau s change of mind the plan was not sent to the White House and May never be submitted. Texas Fanner kills neighbor Toi a a losses were search in i red River Bottoms for killer Marion my Kay Legal profession trends was the general topic under discussion at meeting held by Depauw wednesday the Legal profession affords one of the Best possible Vantage Points from which to View our changing society and to condition the Community to the changes in the Legal Structure which must said Alvin Rockwall Depauw graduate on the Legal staff of the National labor relations Board in the closing sessions of the Depauw University Legal conference yesterday. Or. Rockwall and or Murray sea-80ngood spoke under the general topic. A trends in the illegal profession at the session presided Over by judge Nathan h. Swaim Depauw graduate on the Indiana supreme court. Or. Be amp so Good former mayor of Cincinnati and a lawyer in that City. Dis i8sed some recent changes in Law. Both mechanical and soc Al. From his own experience or. Rockwell told of the administrative agencies a which Are examples of the Laws changing to meet practical needs and which makes possible Export Universal execution of a complicated he pointed out that agencies such As the National labor relations Board Are subject to court review although the hoards findings of fact if supported by substantial evidence is conclusive. A Public thinking about a Law is largely influenced by the reception it receives at the hands of the Legal profession a said or. Rockwell in his discussion of the lawyers Public responsibility. A in some areas the Legra profession must be a bulwark against too rapid change in other periods it must be a Shock absorber by meeting change or. Rockwell said that one May live greatly in the Law because in dealing with every human transaction and relation it is dependent on popular assent alone. Or. Seasongood said that the increase of taxes social Security and municipal corporations in All Fields has opened up entirely possibilities for argument. A the naming of Law professors to judicial posts will further the emphasis on reason rather than precedent in handing Down decisions. To prophesied As he discussed the new Ilaw. He urged lawyers to support the Merit system As applied to judicial service if they would serve their profession. E. R. Baltzell with the firm of Davis. Pantzer. Baltzell and Sparks Indianapolis asked lawyers to guard democratic institutions so they might be adapted to any degree of collectivism that might be inevitable. Missionary society to hold District meeting the Greencastle District meeting of the woman a Home missionary society will be held in Gobin memorial Church on Friday. April 28. Beginning at 9 30 of clock. Mrs. C m. Mcclure is the chairman of committees in charge of entertainment. Miss Nettie Arnold from Campbell settlement in Gary will be the spa to or in the afternoon describing the social service program earn my on there in a mixed Community of Many a nationalities. The morning session will to taken up with reports of the various departments and plans and goals for the sixtieth anniversary of the organization which wl.11 take place in june 1940 local women appearing on the program Are mrs. J e Porter. My. Grafton Longden mrs it m m Clure. Mrs. E. R. Ban tie to mis. Mary Johnston and miss Florence Cline of music. Rev. F. O. Fraley. Rev. J e Porter and Rev. C. M. Mcclure will also assist with the program. A cordial invitation is extend 1 to All women of the Church an i Community. Hitler set to Dei in Eli Iii speech War or in each is expected to hinge on reply to be Given Earia tomorrow to be of world interest left Cpl it to pres. Roosevelt will be . Starts 12 m German time launch City drive to keep traction line Berlin. April 27 up Wallin formed sources predicted today that fuehrer Adolf Hitler speech to the Reich Stag tomorrow would refuse to accept president Roosevelt in any role As mediator in a settlement Between Germany and other Powers. Berlin april 27 �up1 Adolf hitlers speech to the Reich Stag in answer to president Roosevelt a peace Appeal will be broadcast to the United states at noon tomorrow �?�5 a. M Cost. By station dub on a wave length of 19.74 metres or 15.20 kilo cycles it was announced today. It will be broadcast in the United states by All of the three networks farm Bureau fights a r Watford Syville tax suit Harvey b. Hartsock. Depauw 1911. Attorney for the Indiana farm Bureau. Has entered his appearance in i the suit at Crawfo Davillo to test the 1939 statute restoring the exemption of the taxing of municipally owned utilities. The scope of the suit has been much broadened through the appearance of the farm Bureau and the state tax Board in the Case which organizations desire to test the Law thoroughly while it is in the Montgomery county circuit court. Municipal utilities were exempt from property taxation for years but in 1935 a Law was passed providing that state and county taxes must be paid by such plants. The last Legill in his lature. However repealed the former Law and restored the property tax exemption. The City in its suit is asking a court order to prevent collection of 1938 taxes due next Mon Lay. On the ground that the 1939 statute bore an i their offic emergency clause and became Effee-1 court House Tulve immediately. Doans meeting to to Satu lax Indiana association of Deans and advisors to meet at w weird tale uncovered by local officers year old Boa Bandit and pal have Cave hide out in a ild country robbery Trail Oiler Pope and Ralph Prit Ehatt is Majied from boy a school on robbery Trail still missing i ire amps presented the outstanding rotary clubs plays in More to communities of 60 coun of i Rry out its ideals of com Novice on a Broad scale. He Quot i is pc Tram in the Field of youth Quot 1 my Unity rehabilitation 1 r 1 Rous other lines formed a i 11 hat spanned the Globe. 1 hoops Are moving j 1- Germany april 27 Usif cat Ion of troop move Een noticed in the col-1 during the last 36 hours a understood today. The move lad been proceeding in lesser to Quot a for Severa,1 weeks. Officials a a s 1 re it hat the movements Quot 1 Only Normal disposition of a land garrisons. Paris Tex. April 27.�? up posses searched through the red River Bottoms today for Marion Mckay. A Farmer who settled a few grudges by killing Lour of his neighbors. He still carried the repeating Rifle he used in taking vengeance on the farming Community South of Here which knew him As a quarrelsome and brooding person. His victims were j. W. Snow. 711 a Farmer. Snow s two daughters. Mrs. Leo Dennis and mrs. Willie Kemner and Farmer dec Chandler. He went to tile snows farm complaining that their chickens were in his Garden. The grievance was an old one and the quarrel become hot. He stalked off across a Quarter Milr Field to his own Home and told his wife a i m going to kill that whole Damn he picked up his Rifle and. Ignoring his wife started Buck to the Snow farm walking along the Road. His wife drove beside him in their automobile pleading every step of the Way she said. Her pleas were unavailing. From the car she watched him approach the family group and. Without a word open fire. In addition to those killed. Snow s wife and Leo Dennis were critically wounded. Mckay then struck out across the Fields for the Chandler farm a mile and a half away. He found Dee Chandler with whom he had often quarrelled blowing. He took steady air and fired. I frit Chi it notes Ivan Huffman formerly one of the largest bind owners of Washington township has filed a complaint in the Putnam circuit court asking the intervention of the court in enforcing a contract made by Hini june 2. 1932, with Lois Huffman Raab and John v. Raab whereby the defendants were to pay Hini certain sums annually but have failed in part he alleges to make such payments and. Also in a second paragraph of the complaint the cancellation is asked of deed executed by or. Huffman in 1931 whereby he transferred to the same defendants his life interest in certain lands in Washington township in Exchange for a Home with them and a reasonable support from them for him Durf Tig his lifetime. He says he cannot longer live with them because of the manner in which they treat him he using the word a a unbearable referring to their treatment. Hamilton amp Hamilton Are the attorneys for the plaintiff. In the Case of Ora Day and Alvin Day for divorce heard by the court some years ago a recently filed petition for a modification of the decree of the court in regard to the custody of a child has been dismissed. The Metzger lumber company has dismissed its suit on a mechanics Lien against. William r. And Anna Dailey. Miners escape Tokyo. April 27. A up1�? the Domei correspondent at Sapporo. Hokkaido reported today that a majority of 1.279 miners trapped in a severe Gas explosion at the Yuban Coal mine had escaped from the pits approximately 100 still were missing. Diomei said. There were no reports of casualties citizens Al i i Pon to exert every influx m e in matter m Ana wanted l r he Aring e\pv1 crowd of six mind d 4.m Oil Rustle resident to Ltd a a to Indianapolis next tihm1u\ the City administration today appealed to the citizenry of Gin Nestle to exert every influence to continue traction service through this City. Mayor w. D. James in a Public statement pointed out the Bench to conveniences and the necessity of the Indiana Railroad s division through Greencastle. The local official said it is a duty of every civic minded person in the Community to Board the traction next tuesday an go to Indianapolis to attend tii hearing Lief Ore the Public commission. The hearing will be conducted in room 401 of tin state House at 10 of clock tuesday morning. It is expected that several Persona from this Vicin to will be asked to appear before the commission and cite the necessity of the interurban Here. Quot organized against tie proposed abandonment of the ind a Anapolis Terry haute division of the Indiana ramrod which pervs Greencastle. Is needed to keep this much needed line in operation. It is the duty of the Greencastle Puli a to go in a body to Indianapolis next tuesday and appear before the Pul lie service commission and toll the a group that the traction in. Is vitally needed Here. A it is tin in be of the City administration that civic minded Given Castle residents will let the commission know they need the traction line and that tiny and their friends families and us Neyses find it a necessity. Tell the commission spec fic Aidy that you use it and that your friends do. An organized protest of the s kind will accomplish More to Ward keeping Hie traction line in operation Here than All tin petition imaginable. Testimony before the commission is of no value unless it is specific and authentic. A reliable sources show that approximately Twenty families in Greencastle air directly dependent upon the traction for a livelihood. The total income to these local people from their services on Uio interurban is something like $25.000 or 530,000 annually and that Means a lot to the continued Prosperity of Greencastle. A the traction line can be held if the ent re Community unites in this Effort and let the commission know they want and need it. It is necessary that Greem Astle people turn out in larg a numbers at next tuesday s hearing and make their wishes known. For More than 30 years the Quot interurban has operated through f Ontl Niit Al on Luck three Berlin. April 27 a up nazi Reich Stag members expecting a historic meeting began arriving in Berlin today to hear Adolf i tiler address them at noon tomorrow to give his answer to president Roosevelt a peace Appeal and British conscription plans. Nazi propaganda chiefs made arrangements for the speech to be broadcast through the Reich and made available for Street crowds Industrial and office workers school children and people in Homes. Hitler was reported working Over the final draft of his speech taking into account prime minister Neville Chamberlain s conscription statement of yesterday in his study at his new chancellery. He took time out to attend the revue a Melody of the night at the Metropole theatre last night with the aim Rit an dancer Marian Verne As a featured member of the East. As Hitler prepared his speech an article in the nazi storm troop Organ written by an officer of the War ministry outlined plans under which the ent re storm troop organization. Numbering perhaps 1 750,000 men might Lee Eon Vert of into an army Reserve under a decree of last january entrusting pre a Pitary an 1 past military train no to the storm troop corps. As nazis awaited hitters speech they worked to break the bit is French a peace Field marshal Hermann got ring. Nazi no. 2, con Ferre i with Jugoslav foreign minister Alexander Cincar Markovitch for More than two hours last night cd int Paul to Eki and count Stephen Csaky. Hungarian Premier and foreign minis or were expected heir saturday. I >11 Arm Ami n i program 20 years ago in Greencastle Bainbridge won the Putnam county track meet having 44 Points. Greencastle had 39. Roachdale 18. Mrs. Henry Ostronik was elected president of the women a club mrs. Mary Mathias recording Secretary first reports had indicated that. Mrs. B. F. Corwin treasurer. Mrs. Because of the terrific concussion. O. J. Arnold and mrs. Frank Donner. Deaths might exceed 1,000. A i members of the program committee. Washington april 27. Up the automobile Industry has spent millions enlarging its plants for gov a ran int armament orders and the my a ordered fighting Flanos pipe dior to any in the world was us today As the government pressed to completo its Gigantic defense program with All possible Speed. The War department signed a contract for 571 bombers and Pursuit plan s t a Rod $50,000,000. Launching the program that will expand its Aerial strength to 6.000 planes soon after president Roosevelt signed the $549.000.000 War department appropriation Bill from which the Money come.�?T. Louis Johnson assistant Secretary of War announced the contract then saw or silent Roosevelt off on his private train for Hyde Park. Aboard the train it was revealed that John son had told the president that tin in w planes had a Speed in excess of 400 Miles which makes them the world s speediest fighters. He also told the president that Industry was to operating 100 per cent with the War department in preparing for Large armament orders and that the automobile Industry specifically. Bail a spent millions for Plant enlargements. The Indiana association of Deans and advisers of women and girls will hold its annual Spring meeting Here sat inlay with Depauw University acting As Host. Both High school and College Deans and advisors Are members and a Large attendance is by or a. Alice bid Well Wesenberg of Butler University president of the association. The Mourng Wim be devoted to a general business session. Mrs Kate to incr Mueller Dean of women at i Liana University will Rel pm of the meeting of the National association of Deans of women and miss Gertrude Thummler Dean at Arsenal technical High school Indianapolis will discuss the proposed licensing of am advisers. The luncheon speaker will be Dean Irmis i. Dirks Dean of men at Depauw. Who will talk on a some Mutual the afternoon session Wal be divided into group discussion meetings with miss Helen b Pehleman. Direr tor of residence Halls at Purdue University acting As chairman of the College sections miss Grace leva Ney. Dean of girls at Garfield High school Torre haute Thain Mem of the High school Section and miss Mildred Crabb counsellor of Denn s Irb school Richmond chairman of the Junior High school Section. Hie theme for the discussion program will be a citizenship versus in addition to president Bidwell other officers of the association Are mrs. Susan b. May of Central High school. Muncie vice president miss Martha Pittenger cd South Side Birgh school. Fort Wayne Secretary and miss Margaret m Smith of test Junior High school Richmond treasurer. Dean Salzer of Depauw is chairman Ltd the hostess committee installation for Boac Lulalee pastor Rea Harold i. A i Wil l. B1 ome Phi hb1 ii Rian it ii Usu ii pastor the Rev. Harold .1 Quigley will be installed As pastor of the presbyterian Church at Roachdale sunday evening. In a special service. He has already been ordained to the m . Or. Quigley has Bee i acting As pulpit Supply for tin Roach Dale Church since january i and will on sunday evening become the full pastor of the Church. He also b come pulpit Supply for the presbyterian Church at in Adoga. At the installation serv Ltd sunday evening the Sermon Wal be delivered by the Rev. V. In Kagan former pastor at Roachdale and now pastor or the Fairview presbyterian Church at Indianapolis tin Rev. H b Hostetter d. 1>. Of Indianapolis will deliver the charge to the pm pie the Rev. V. L. Raphael of Grcen Cartle who has been Moderator of the Roach daily Church while it was without a pastor will deliver the charge to the minister and elder William t. Allen. Of Indianapolis who is Moderator of the Indianapolis presbytery will preside. One of the weirdest tales of boy desperadoes that has Ever developed within the area policed by the Putnam county officers or in a nearby an i. Was related by sheriff Lawrence Graham and Deputy sheriff toni Vanda vice thursday morning As they massaged sore Muscles in in the Putnam county the Story has been developing through several Days and nights. They told of the deeds of Omer Pope commonly known As a Popey a age ii. And of Ralph Pritchett. 16 years old. Who ran away from the boys Reform school at Plainfield wednesday night of last week wearing Only their night shirts. They left their dormitory of the school through a window. Clad Only in heir Little night garments the two lads started their travels leaving behind then a Trail which is credit-1 to them by the officers at least of robberies starting at Amo and it it inning on West through Greencastle and on out the i Valia Road Northwest of in this City to a veritable robbers Den located in a Cave in the wilds of the Eastern Edge of Parke county a mile or More West of Visalia. That Lair was found by the Putnam county officers and a squad of cards from the Plainfield school by Means of a map which had been made by Pope it is said and left behind at the school it apparently being the intention of the boys to travel apart the map to be used by the Pritchett boy in reaching the rendezvous he being unfamiliar with the locality in which the Cave was to ated Pope however was raised in that Region his family living there now. The leaving the map at the school was the w a Point in that affair. Such As every crime otherwise perfect is supposed to have. It was darn Good map too. The officers said even picturing a pile of nine props which Are then. In fact. The Cave is reached by travelling West from Visalia. On the county line taking finally a dirt Road which practically ends at the Spear farm is far As automobile travel at this time of the year is concerned. By walking on past the end of the travelled Road half a mile or More the immediate Vicinity of the Cave is reached but. To reach it. The explorer has to traverse a veritable Canyon amid High Rock Cliffs and through other upheavals in the geologic world before the Sanctuary of the Cave itself is reach >1 the officers got there. Finally. Wednesday near noon and found c iced Back in the Depths of the Cavern a bicycle which was stolen monday night at 9 of clock from a Steeg Miiller boy in Greencastle. A pair of blankets stolen from the Plainfield school remnants of Candy and buns stolen from the Boswell filling station on the Dunbar a Oad Northwest of Greencastle some if the articles of clothing taken from Ike Cash s Home on the John Newman farm Northeast of Fillmore Between the big four and the interurban tracks and pathetic in their littleness the night shirts in which the boys escaped from the Reform school. The shirts to re the number of the companies to which the boys belonged in the school. Thes a same Hoys Are supposed to have been those that were chased out of the Scott farm Home near toni sages North Side of the big the officers with the exception of sheriff Graham returned to Grcen Dei Auvy Chapel Jack Gillespie of Greencastle Depauw Sophomore gave the Chapel program thursday morning. Or Gillespie was heard in three piano solos which Drew much applause from the interested audience. He is studying with prof. Edward Shad Bole. M ni4�niii in on i Iii three a ill not s ail on a repulse Quot i it Ndon. April 27. Up prime minister Neomle Chamberlain announced in the House of commons today that the battleship repulse one of the strongest units of the British Fleet will not take the King and Queen on their trip to Canada As previously planned o a it o o o 3 o 0 0 0 0 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 mostly Cloudy cooler North slightly cooler South ton get Friday generally fair Coaler extreme North. Minimum 52 6 a. In. 66 7 a. A. M 8 a. M. 69 9 a. A. In 10 a. M. 73 11 a. A. 73 noon 71 k a m.-. 76 2 p. In. 7rt

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