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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - August 4, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana4�T�9 weather an1 mild a forty seven the daily Banner 0 Ltd United i Hess service a All the Home news 0 a a a a 0 it it Waves for All a a a Rex Castle Indiana Friday Akil St 4, 1� a. Not. 24� in kills self a two a sons in jump a a woman .11 its from hotel window in Ith sons grief stricken woman feared return to her id and took life and that of sons Chicago. Aug. 3.�? up mrs. Adele linger 43, refugee from in it Czechoslovakia fearing she would have to return clutched her two Small sons in her arms late last night and plunged with them from the 13th of floor hotel window to the sidewalk of Michigan Boulevard. All were instantly. Early today police broke the news. In a to mrs. Lam jerks husband Karl. 46, tir. A -111 h invt in Mann fico. Us Thomas w. Haymond died in California a message was received by friends on thursday announcing the death of Thomas w. Haymond of lo3 Angeles California. Funeral service and burial took place at los Angeles today. Or. Haymond was born in Shelby Ville Indiana graduated from Pauw University in the class of 1887. He married miss Grace Burk of Greencastle. Two years ago he and mrs. Haymond visited Here and attended his fiftieth class reunion at Depauw. For a number of years he has been the president of the title insurance company located at los Angeles. He is survived by his widow and a Congress to adjourn by saturday eve recommend Steward for another term everyone working to com pm Ftp session this week. Things to be mottled ii ads being shaped ii appropriation matters about agreed l Ken and then come. Adjournment Washington. Aug. 4 up last minute fights to soften the wage and Lay off policies of the new Relief Law threatened to delay the recommendation that Clarence e. Steward postmaster at Bain Bridge be reappointed for another four year term has been sent to the ? United states Senate by president Roosevelt. It will be confirmed at a later Date it is assured. Or. Steward has been postmaster at Bainbridge for the past four years and it is the first of the Putnam relieved county office to come up for reappointment in that length of time. At present the postmaster at Cloverdale is a controversial Issue and probably the next one to come up will be the Greencastle office which again promises to become a warm political Issue. County jail open House to be heed Homecoming Miel be observed probably King latter part of month work about completed son and daughter and four grand j adjournment of Congress today. Children. He a s Ned to a i Mil. A former wealthy textile manufacturer at Prague who was disposes sed of Hia 1,500.000 Plant Only a few weeks ago. He is of jewish extraction and j Speaks czechoslovakian but a Omecia it manages a few phrases of broken English. He nearly fell to the floor when he was act if he seized an in not a i ter Preter through whom police were questioning him and Shook him violently. Then he pulled himself together Drew two fingers across his Throat and Sakl a tomorrow he he said he fled with his family from cd Eho Slovakia a month ago and arrived in Chicago with Only $7,. He entered the United states on a six months visa. His wife he said had worried herself sick by fear she would have to take the children Back to Czechoslovakia. Ironically. Langer received permission Frobby Canadian authorities yesterday to Kilter that country but his already Hud left Home with the adding for her rendezvous just a few minutes be Ian delivered the notify distress signals were Only hoax acc officials believe sent from land station sos la. I half tin Pricia i Mes i Hert 7. Nil a Tufic ter spa Binh by pm been ii state the of it in Nap a men. U ii b i Uil six in it 1 of oking a oking e duty a air Ait a you Sidaire a Idun i ii Over i v truly i r Coo n talk to Happy it Csc Flody save m Beuf Jove Cei ved the letter at a Siulc hotel where he and had lived since their a waited belatedly for a time and children to return a in to became worried tardiness. Lind him pacing Back and sidewalk in front of the hotel Whan they went to question him Earlif today. When they found he could a Gacak Only czechoslovakian they brought him Back to police and summoned an interpreter. A Wilile they were waiting for the int. Spreter they Learned he had n weak heart so they did not Tell him for two hours. When they did they by dared him held at the station und guard for the night to preclude any attempt at suicide. Hatch tension to states i ton aug. 4�? up a i thew m. Neely. Demo Virginia today introduce extend the Hatch clean e to state employees who a Are paid either partially or wholly with federa funds As recommended yesterday by president Roosevelt when he sign. the measure. Tha Hatch Hill proscribes political Active tied of All except top bracket Federal Jobholder. Or. Roosevelt said its pro visions should be expanded v state employees who run for Federal office or participate in Federal elections. Miami fla., aug. 4. Convinced they had been victimized by a hoax Federal officials started a statewide search today for the operator who loaded radio channels with urgent distress signals through u hectic seven hours last night. In answer to a Stream of erratic messages the coast guard and private shipping vainly searched the Atlantic off Southeast Florida by air and water seeking a British Tanker afire and sinking. First doubt arose after the unknown operator had said his ship was the Tanker Duna and Lloyd a of London reported the Duna Safe in port at Rotterdam. Further discrepancies in the harrowing Calls supposedly sent by u ship s officer after the radio operator was badly Hurt were noted soon but the coast guard did no to immediately abandon its costly search. A fall the evidence Points to a hoax a said Lieut. W. S. Schiebel of the coast guard air station a a but we can to take any a a there not appear to be a Chance that the message came from a ship in distress a said Arthur s. Fish at the Miami office of the Federal communications commission. He said the acc had some cause to believe the signals came from a land station in the Tampa area. He put investigators into the Field. Conviction of sending false distress Calls carries a maximum penalty of a $10.000 Fine and two years imprisonment. W a Senati crated a politics boy fires Rifle through window not to i Issue Washington. Auk. 4 a Uit pm Dent Roosevelt said today that he did not plan to carry the Issue of House rejection of his $3.860.000.000 lending and housing plans to the. Country on his Western tour this fall a Small boy. Unknown to those who saw him because they thought he was with some employee of the Montgomery Ward store entered the basement store thursday evening. Picked up a High powered Rifle loaded it and either purposely or accidentally fired it. The gun was pointed Westward and the Bullet through a partition near some tires then went through a West window into the space Between the building und the daily Banner building through a Banner win Low and into a swinging Light piercing the sude Over the Light. It rattled on to the floor and so far has not been found. Two fair sized holes were made in the two Glass windows through which it passed. The incident took place about nine o clock and no one was endangered by the shooting. The boy disappeared and so far has not been located. Senate majority Leader Alben w. Barkley i ky., hoped the Senate would adjourn tonight after acting on the third deficiency Bill. But plans to renew the Relief controversy and a dispute whether Congress should add another $111.000.000 to the More than $1.000 000.000 already voted for farm Aid endangered those plans. Barkley was eager to get Home in time to vote in tomorrow s Kentucky primary. But other congressional leaders seeking adjournment by to Morrow at the latest thought he was Over optimistic. They believed that if the new fight Over Relief develops into u contest Between the House and Senate Congress might be forced to remain in session until next week. Many congressmen went Home yesterday after the House killed the last phase of president Roosevelt ending program by refusing even to consider the $800,000,000 housing Bill. Both the Relief and farm fights were tied up with the deficiency Bill the last a a must legislation facing Congress. A Senate appropriations sub committee hoped to get the $54,000.000 Bill to the full committee and i then to the Senate floor by mid after noon. The House already has passed it but a conference will be an almost certain necessity to Iron out Senate House differences before the final enactment. Efforts will be made to attach to the deficiency Bill All the controversial Odds and ends that remain lie fore Congress. These include 1 attempts by Western senators to re vase the Relief Law. Sen. Pat Mccarran d., Nev. Will offer As a a a rider his amendment to restore the prevailing wage for skilled spa workers. Sen. James e. Murray. D., Mont. Will seek to attach his amendment to relax compulsory Lay off of spa workers who have been on the roles 18 months. That had been attached to the Defeated lending Bill. 2. The administration will attempt to restore to the deficiency Bill a $111�.000.000 item for the commodity credit corporation eliminated by the House. Secretary of agriculture Henry a. Wallace appeared before the Senate committee yesterday in its behalf contending that a failure to appropriate the Money would mean collapse of farm prices. The corporation makes Loans on Cotton Corn wheat and other major farm products. 3. Sens. Burton k. Mont., and Robert m. Prog. Wis., will seek to Salvage from the lending Bill their plan to refinance farm mortgages. 4. New dealers will try to add another $1.000 000 to the appropriation included in the deficiency Bill for and i ministration of the wage hour act. A House committee killed the entire it Coal Niit of on Lizur two i name Nicholson As possible Saml late \mer1< an minister to Nicaragua and u Titok May run fail governor Indianapolis. Aug. 4 acrid Ith Nicholson american minister to Nicaragua and distinguished author May be a candidate for governor of Indiana in 1040. According to reports in democratic circles today. An outstanding Leader of the to Nutt for president club has discussed Entrance of Nicholson into the gubernatorial race in correspondence with the Diplomat hut no decision has been made by Nicholson. Word spread too that the Mcnutt men have not Given up an attempt to induce or. Edward c. Elliott picturesque president of Purdue University to a run for governor despite the educator s reluctance. Nicholson keeps in close touch with democratic events although he has been out of this country on diplomatic assignments for six year. He has been Active in politics for Many years. In 1924 Indianapolis democrats nominated him for the state Senate but he was beaten by the Kun flux klan wave. His elective office after that was that of City councilman in Indianapolis. Nicholson was Active in the 193? Campaign and Indiana democratic leaders obtained a Post for him in the diplomatic service As a Reward. He was Ministerio Paraguay during the War with Bolivia in the Gran Chaco then was transferred to Venezuela. Nicholson was a close Friend of Many Hoosier literary lights including James Whitcomb Riley Booth Tarkington and George ado. His most familiar work perhaps was a a House of a thousand although Nicholson is 72, his friends Point out that Many other leaders of the state were Active in the political world after they had passed that age. R. Earl Peters Indiana director of the Federal housing administration to Date has appeared to to the strongest probable democratic gubernatorial aspirant. Peters been discussed widely As a Quot Harmony Quot nominee it had been under stood there would be no opposition Wheeler d., to him from the Mcnutt Camp. La Follett others mentioned in connection with the nomination arc lieutenant governor Henry Shricker mayor Frank Martin of Hammond and state senator William Roth of . Structure i a near escape proof a ale trax and other famous prisons Putnam county a Alcatraz will he ready to receive guests the latter part of this month it is now expected. It was thought that the Structure would be ready by the 10th but there have been a few Small delays due in part to the Scarcity of skilled labor of a certain kind which will postpone the opening. The new jail will accommodate 27 prisoners and its capacity can be extended by a Small amount of further construction but that Extension is not expected to to necessary. The reference to Alcatraz in connection with the Putnam county jail is not far fetched for several reas sons. One of them is that in the cell and corridor construction the steel work Here is identical with that at the famous Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island and. Also the superintendent of construction under the contract of the Stewart Iron works company of Cincinnati is George f. Roth who also had charge of the same class of construction for the Alcatraz Penitentiary. In add i Tion to Alcatraz or. Roth supervised the installation of the corridor steel of the immense state Penitentiary at Artica n. Y., and of the Georgia state Penitentiary at Reedsville ca., which Cost $1,300,000 in 1935. Or. Roth has practically completed his work Here but will return for a few other Odd matters. His Home is at Covington by. Or. Roth said something that should make the Putnam county citizens feel Good if they have a Heartfelt interest in having a jail which is escape proof. What or. Roth said was that the steel construction of the cells and corridors of the Putnam county jail is just As escape proof As any Structure in the country. This includes All of the Federal penitentiaries. He told of an electricians Helper who Canic to him Here on the jail Job and asked him for a some sort of a Drill that will Cut those cell Walls. I have been drilling in one place half an hour and have just marked it a the Young Man added. Or Roth informed him that there in t such a Drill anywhere. The Rheet steel used in the Ceils and corridors is absolutely Drill proof. A Only Blowtorch can Cut it a or. Roth funeral services for William Daniel funeral services were held thursday afternoon at 2 of clock at the Cross roads methodist Church in Owen county for William Daniel 73 years old who was a brother of John Daniel of near Cloverdale and of mrs. J. W. Mcguire of Cataract. Daniel life Long Monroe county native Hud been engaged for the past it years in the making and repairing of violins. Survivors also include the widow mrs. Laura Daniel one son Charles three daughters mrs. John Brash Abr mis. Jasper Hamilton and Mims iness Daniel All of Monroe Dick wins 1-11 girls demonstration represent county District 4 on test in Terre ii a the at miss Neay gent takes second chinese incidents ire Uliah Rolain Max to sind Fleet far East ii tells House to a a a said. London. Aug. 4 up prime minister Neville Chamberlain asserting that it made his blood Boll to read of some of the things happening in China said in the House of commons today that in certain circumstances great Britain might have to Send a Fleet to the far East. A it is hardly necessary for me to a Point he said a the fundamental differences Between the United states and its isolation from Europe and this country. A this country has been forced to undertake heavy commitments in Europe and if certain things Hap cel l and we would have to go to a it was impossible he continued to undertake the same liabilities in the far East and therefore it was necessary to exercise patience in dealing with Japan. A we must not forget that there Are Graver near problems to be considered in the course of the next few months a he explained. A we must conserve our forces to meet any emergencies which May even in free of japanese insults and injuries to britons in China there were limits to what Britain could at this time to help its people there he said and added a at the present moment we have not got a far East Fleet Superior to that of the japanese. A we have such a Fleet Here. A in certain circumstances we might find it necessary to Send a Fleet out there. A it is not impossible that such circumstances might arise but we much prefer to Settle differences with the japanese by discussion and negotiation provided we can so without sacrificing fundamental Princi Pien Chamberlain spoke in a debate or foreign affairs initiated by the labor it i party which along with the liberals bars too Are unique in that 1 the Way. They Are not solid steel of one kind but Are built up. Very much As 11 i to 11 o Nuil i Nuil Ouri farm Dunning increased military activity in Danzig a guess who h tha picture printed last Friday brought Forth a veritable Avalanche of suggestions Many of them were Correct in their Rush. Hie picture was of Roy m. Abrams. A Frank j. Cannon was the first to recognize the picture from within the City and mrs. Walter evens the first from outside the Day. The free tickets to the von Castle theater go to these winners this week. Today a picture wont be As easy As last week. We have gone Back a few years longer today and pictured Here is a Well known bus Man. Taken when he was a Mere youngster even with one shoe missing. He has been associated with Greencastle for probably a half Century and is still Active in business in the Community. Guess who the answer will be printed next Friday along with another widely known Felizine personage in the City. Horse Pul Ling contest at fair will be held thursday some of Best fillers to be entered the horse pulling contest at the Putnam county fair on the opening Day thursday August 10, will be one of the Best of that sort of Competition which the country has had according to the indications now. There will be Rome of the Best pullers in the county and from elsewhere entered. The prizes will be Well Worth competing for too. There will be a $15 award for the first honors. $8 for the second. $4 for the third and $1 for fourth but this Money will not go to the actual winners a tis said the owners of the horses will get it but that is the custom. There will be a class a for the lightest weight of the entrant from 2600 pounds Down. Class b will be for horses 2601 up to 3000 pounds. Class c will be the heavy ones from 3000 up. Dennis Clodfelter and Donald Webster Are in charge of this department of the fair. Lonon aug. 4 up r. A. Butler parliamentary under Secretary of foreign affairs said in the House of commons today that there had been increased military activity in Danzig recently and that Poland was maintaining close touch with Britain pm the situation. 20 years ago in Lant is digs and a group of dissident conservatives had bitterly opposed Chamberlain s determination to adjourn parliament today until october 3. High school showing was a preliminary to the Putnam county fair which 0m�s next week 4-h girls gave their demonstration in the auditorium of the Greencastle High school yesterday As a preliminary to the Putnam county fair which will open Here next week. The demonstrations were not largely attended but were thoroughly enjoyed by those that were there. There were six 4-h girls that competed in the demonstrations. Two of the demonstrations were Given by girls from Bainbridge who Are under the leadership of miss Mary in Gnu Hess three demonstrations were put on by local girls who Are under the leadership of miss maty Lou Schott and miss Evelyn Heitz and the other demonstration was put pm by two girls from Reelsville. Miss chrysl amp a Hendricks of Bainbridge placed first with a demonstration on Quot personality miss Hendrick packed a school lunch for a Grade school child a Junior High school boy and a High school boy and a High school girl. Each lunch showed what such u person would be interested in for example the High Schuol boy and girl. Each lunch so As to keep her weight Down. Miss Hendrick will now represent Putnam county at the District contort at Terre haute next april. Second place went to miss Mary Ami Newgent of Greencastle. Her demonstration was on a salad Shi prepared two individual salads and two that would be served at Buffet suppers. Miss Mary Lou Schott is her Leader. She will be miss Hendrick s alternate to represent Putnam county at Terre haute. Third place went to mias Olive Mae Dean of Greencastle. Quot Clever clippers clip cleverly was the tits of her demonstration and she pointed Ait Many reasons Why it is More economical to make your own clothes than to buy ready made wearing apparel. Miss i Enn is under tile leadership of miss Evelyn Heitz. Others who took part in the demonstrations were miss Mary Lee Akers and miss Ettadell Thomas whose demonstration was on these two Girla Are from Reelsville. Miss Theda Rogers and miss Doris Campbell of Greencastle on Quot making the Best a demonstration on applying make up. Miss Frances Hendrick of Bainbridge on Quot Canning miss Mary Smiley the Home demonstration agent at Martinsville the judge of the demonstrations. Dates Lille plans festival Coatesville business men Are making plans to join hands with Farmers of that Community for a a a Jamb a mrs. S. K. Smith Dios at Homo of son among the directors of the commercial club were Charles Mcgaughey. C. H. Barnaby c. C. Gillen n. C. Of half a. G. Brown Vav. M Blanchard. E. B. Taylor. Ernest Stoner. Elmer Vancleave e. L. Harris Frank Cannon c. F. Crawley. Miss Nellie Browning Secretary of c. C. Gillen was taking her vacation. Miss Estelle shoptaugh and her 1 class in the College Avenue Church sunday school Pic nicked at Mclean a Springs. Among the class members were miss Beulah Yeager miss Frances Rector miss Lillian Daniels miss Louise Lucas miss Mary golds Berry. Mayor Bartley assessed a Fine of $11 each against two women who fought Over one Man. One department which assists other state institutions in food problem the Hill topic the Indiana state penal farm monthly publication hat the following interesting item in its current Issue the Canning factory operated at the i. S. F. Under the supervision of p. M. Harbit is an invaluable asset to this and other state institutions. Or. Harbit had several years experience in the packing business before coming Here seven years ago from j Elwood Indiana to take charge of the farm s modern Plant. With a capacity for Canning 100, 000 Gallons of fruits berries vegetables Ami other products which Are produced Here on the farm each year it May lie seen what a tremendous advantage this Industry is in the economical operation of this institution. Other state institution. Share the Benefit of the High Grade products of this Plant by buying a Large portion of their needs Here. There Are about sixty five inmate employees at the Cannery busily engaged in preparing the various products for the actual Canning which is at a Date not yet fixed in septem Lee Smith died Thui Lay noon it her to celebrate tin bumper crops the Home of her son. William Char arid the advancements which have 1 no a at the. I a a of mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Putnam county widow Smith of of William been made by the 4-h clubs Ami other civic organizations und to promote the Best interests of the Community in general. Committees Are at work on the project and official announcements soon will be made. Mrs. Calvin dim Luc named vol la Judin will act in capacity for girls exhibits Ria Ori books and Keie mrs. Calvin Purdue has been mini Edas judge for the 4-h girls exhibits the girls record Hooks and the dress review at the Putnam county fair to be held Here next week. Mrs. Purdue who is from Acton has had years. Mrs. Smith s death was due to complications resulting from a fall which she sustained about months ago. The deceased was born at Melvill \ Ohio but had resided in Putnam county for the past 40 years. Since she suffered from the fall two months ago she has been at the Home of her son East of Brazil. Mrs. Smith is survived by one son William Charles Smith of near a brother. Joseph Fau Echt. Of Elwood and a sister or. Jennie leathers of Franklin ind. Also four grandchildren eight great grandchildren and two great great i grandchildren. O o 0 o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 much experience in this Type of work 0 local temperature 0 having been president of the state Home economics association and director of the state fair school for girls at Indianapolis since 1934. It will be mrs. Purdue a ability done the Quot cold pack method. Only j that will judge All of the 4-h girls such methods have been tested and proved satisfactory by years of experienced Are practice by or. Harbit in the operation of this Plant the result being a High Grade product the surplus of which is easily disposed of to other institutions through out the state because of the excellent Quality. Exhibits of baking Canning food preparation clothing und room improvement at the fair. She will also be the judge of the record books and will serve As judge of the judging contest for girls. On saturday she will be the judge that reviews and judges the dress review. S o $ o a o amp o o a 0 fair tonight and saturday. Little change a i temperature. Fair Sun Lay. Minimum 64 to a. M. 7 a. In. To 8 a m. 7� 8 i in. It 10 a. Ill 80 1 i in h2 i2 noon 83 i p in. V 2 p. M. 85

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