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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - February 3, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a weather k and warmer f a a the daily Banner a it Waves for ally 9v4 4444 Alt the Home news 4 United press service 4 0 4 44 4-44>4-� 3 forty seven Green Astle Indiana , be Bius any 3, 1939. No. N 0.000 Silver is bought tons were Diolos slits opt Spanish insurgents i its Are filed Spain claim that Silver purchased illegally prom Spain a ton. Feb. 3.�? up a ,1 states government has approximately $10,000,000 liver from the Spanish Loy to mint it was revealed to i used last year the transit disclosed by suits of the a a urgent government seek ver the Metal Arment of Justice reveal Jie fact had been published user. That four suits have against United states gov agencies and the steamship brought the Silver con to new York from bark of Spain in whose name ends sued claims that the purchased illegally con at the loyalist government the right to sell Silver Tsitle Power while a civil in Progress because the been mined in actual or nationalist territory. 11 apartment officials con the transactions were be Sovereign governments la states still recognizes loyalist government and i individual nor a third .11 question their legality it i involve four shipments from Barcelona Between d sept. 30, 1938. It was that a fifth shipment was a now. S District court in new Larch 24 for hearings pendants Are the Federal Ank. The United states line and Sigmund Solo of the u. S. Assay office g sued on two counts. Alt vended by the department although the Federal re a re has retained in attorney Ork. Who will Aid the de a Tiee department will ask dismiss the claims on the that he legality of the cannot be questioned. I that it will offer evidence that the loyalist govern a did title to the Silver at lit was purchased. I Purchase act of 1934 ,1c Treasury to buy both domestically mind Silver value of the governments Leary stocks equalled one due of its monetary Gold that ratio never has been officials said that any id for Sale could be Pur the department under that Large quantities of Sil-1 on purchased from can i and Mexico. I buying program is sep ii the Silver Price fixing inferred upon the Prosi which expires june 30 i Congress in an Amend farm Relief act of 1034, i he president to set the Tica sury pays for domes and foreign Silver. I or. Roosevelt pro Price of 64.64 cents per for Domestic s Lucr. The i pays the world Market jut 43 cents per ounces for liver. Mrs. Annabelle Buis died at mrs. Annabelle Buis. 75 years old died at her Home near Crawfordsville thursday morning at 4 45 of clock. Mrs. Buis was born at Parkersburg june 6. 1863, the daughter of William and Nancy j. Rogers. She was twice married her first marriage having been with Preston Fosher of Fincastle. Following his death she was wed to William l. Buis who also preceded her in death. Mrs. Buis was a member of the universalist Church at Fincastle and a former member of the Rebecca Lodge at Roachdale. Surviving Are one sister mrs. Nora Smithson of new York City and a brother o. H. Rogers of Crawfordsville. Funeral services were Pel 1 at Crawfordsville at 1 30 this afternoon with the Rev. William h. Newlin in charge. Burial was at the Blakes Burg cemetery. Liquor tax increase is new proposal typing contest planned saturday most schools of county will enter contests awards to be Given through the cooperation of the commercial teachers and the school superintendent of Putnam county a typing contest will be held in the Greencastle High school on saturday. February 18. Probably most schools of this county will enter contestants at the present time entries appear to run Well Over the fifty Mark. This meeting will be conducted on exactly the same plan As that held in Danville each year. The state contest will again be held there on saturday. April 1. The commercial methods class under the direction of mrs. Blanche m. Wean director of business education of Central Normal College will administer the tests and Grade the papera of All entries. Mrs. Wean will also give a Short talk in the business Field and present the awards. It is planed to Start the contest in the morning so that a my finish before noon this will make possible the grading of papers and the completion of the meet in the afternoon. Awards Are to be Given As follows one to the school winning the most Points in beginning typing and another to the school obtaining the most Points in the advanced group. Probably the highest ten students in each group will win recognition by a smaller trophy. To the advanced student winning the most Points a $50.00 scholarship to Central Normal College will be presented. A Fountain pen set has been promised to the winning student of the beginning Section. Representatives of typewriter companies will be present As Well As a repairman if one should be needed. Those sponsoring the tests express indebtedness to or. Boston City school superintendent for providing a suitable room in the High school building and the privilege of using their typing tables. Each school entering. However will be expected to furnish their own machines. Also to or. . Presented by gov. Townsend at second budget conference Cigar it tax loses favor proposal to legalize purim Tuul horse Bice bid ting is not approved n Polis livestock a its 3,500, holdovers 83 Hove 100 lbs. 25 to 35 cents Uhter weights steady 160 $8.35-$8.50 200-300 lbs. 500-400 lbs. $7.35 $7.55. $7.25-$8 sows 15 to 25 i at $7.50 $7.25. �00. Calves 500 run mostly a Active and Strong other Ady in cleanup Trade 0-111.50 bulk Good heifers cows $4.25-$5.50 dealers fat a $12.50. Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. 3. It up it a proposal to double liquor taxes As a method for averting an unbalanced state budget was studied today by legislative leaders seeking to put Indiana a financial House in better order gov. M. Clifford Townsend presented the plan at a second conference of Republican and democratic legislators and members of the state budget committee. It was estimated that the additional taxes would increase Revenue Between $3,000.000 and $4.000.000 annually. Present liquor tuxes Are 3 cents per gallon on Beer $1 per gallon on hard liquor and 25 cents per gallon on wine. The governors proposal would increase the rates to the same level they were prior to 1935 5 cents on Beer. $2 on Han i liquor and 50 cents on wine. Townsend told the legislators that he did not feel the higher taxes would be reflected in re ail prices because prices were not lowered after the 1935 legislature Cut liquor taxes in half. A vote was taken on this proposal the United press Learned and All legislators expressing an opinion voted there were no dissenting votes but several Republican conferees refused to participate in the balloting. One proposal was forwarded to legalize Pari Mutual horse race betting As a method of increasing Revenue but it failed to meet with approval. The budget committees plan to slash 10 percent from All appropriations for operating expense of state departments still was favored by a number of lawmakers and it was Sai i that this proposal probably would be carried out in some departments. The suggestion for a two cent per package cig Aret tax apparently has lost favor during the last two Days and there was Little mention of it at the governors latest conference. Considerable pressure has been brought against plans to divert additional Money from the motor vehicle fund into the general fund and to reduce the amount of state Aid to teachers. It appeared improbable that the legislature would approve either of these. Another heated outburst was anticipated in the House of representatives today As the Public morals committee report on the Bulky Republican liquor Bill came up for adoption. The House agriculture committee studied evidence Presente 1 at the sessions largest Public hearing on. P. Bill to re enact the present milk who contributed priz a control Law. More than 1.000 per sons Jam packed the House chamber and galleries must of them producers noisily supporting the measure. Al Williams released by grand jury agreed that killing of Manire Mas justifiable homicide no indictments returned mid West digs out storm that came up out of the Southwest turned cold and blanketed the mid West Northern new York and new England with Snow assumed blizzard proportions with a death toll throughout the nation of 51. Scenes like the above where parked automobiles snowbound in Detroit occurred in Many cities before workmen started to dig out. London stations wrecked by bombs s it it it t l a n i v a r i t o o k charge two injured and damage severe entries of All contesting students and entry fees were to be submitted february 1. Submarine sinks with 48 aboard japanese ship sink during Maneu vers Little Hope for lives of men Tokyo. Feb. 3 up the japanese submarine 1-63, with 48 men aboard was on the Bottom of Bungo Channel in the Vicinity of Beppu today with Little Hope held for the liven of the Crew. Division Engineer moves to Greencastle Transfer of k. K. Berlyn to become division Engineer of the Northern Indiana Power company with Headquarters in Greencastle bran go another family Here it was announced today by j. A. Bamberger District manager. Or. Berlyn conies to free Teastie from Kokomo where he was electrical superintendent. He has been employed by the Northern Indiana Power company for nine years in various the submarine of 1.635 tons la engineering capacities. In his new placement and a Range of 16.0u0 capacity he will have charge of in Miles Sank during Maneu vers yester peering work in the entire Western. Ii i inn the Pitin Niino s nor Lions. Day after colliding with another in the rough Channel. The Navy with London. Fob. 3.�?�up parts of two subway stations in the heart of the West end were wrecked today shop windows were smashed and several persons were injured by explosions which Scotland Yard attribute to time bombs. The explosions occurred at the Leicester Square and Tottenham court Road subway station about half a mile apart at about 6 a. M. Fire engines raced to the stations and Scotland Yard at once took charge on the Assumption that the explosions marked a resumption of terroristic bombings by the a Irish Republican army a extremist organization which demands that All British officials leave Northern Ireland. At Leicester Square store windows were broken the Entrance room of the station was wrecked a Wall was shattered and no Telephone Booths were damaged. Two entrances were closed. At Tottenham court Road station damage was so severe that the entire station was closed. Among the injured were a ticket clerk at the Tottenham court Road station and a a Milkman who was delivering milk to the employees of the Leicester Square station. Both were taken to Hospital. Police expressed belief that time bombs had been planted during the night in the cloak rooms and baggage rooms of both stations. It was understood that Scotland Yard took a most serious View of the explosions in that they confirmed a belief that recent explosions which did severe damage in London anti the midlands were not the work of a few Hare brained extremists of the a Irish Republican army but were executed by determined men und r a Well prepared plan. Sir Samii i Hoare Home Secretary said in answer to a question in the House of commons that 33 men had been arrested in great Britain a so far in connection with previous bombings. He refused to give de tails. In addition tons of explosive a t been sized. The a Irish Republican army is the inheritor of the a Irish Republic which according to Irish republicans was established after the easter Rel him in Ireland in 1916 and never has ceased to a a function As tin government of Ireland. First Eamon de Valera and Bis Follower split from the Michael Collins Arthur Griffith group of sinn fein when a treaty was negotiated with great Britain which ended the Post War rebellion. Do Valera eventually took office As Leader of the free state. There were further splits and sinn fein and the a i. It. Carrie i on the there was h on in uhf two Many gather for seminar held Friday Pond of ted under i spies of Indiana state police department headed by i Franklin eleven counties were represented by peace officers and news pah a men the holding of a seminar in this City today under the auspices of tin Indiana state police department was the occasion for the gathering of a colourful Assembly. There were Many members of the state police organization Here most of them in the very nifty uniform worn by these men and there Wen also sheriffs and deputies City Polico officers judges of courts representatives from professions including some very Fine looking newspaper men. The Assembly held in the circuit court room was a titled in its proceedings by the very hefty hand and very impressive voice too of lieutenant Don Franklin commanding officer of District three which included the police forces having Headquarters at the Jasper and Putnamville posts. Lieutenant Franklin had the backing of other me n of rank in the organization. In his rulings is to procedure and the meeting went along with very noticeable smoothness. No one objected to anything the chairman said which showed Wisdom. The counties concerned in the gathering were Putnam Clay. Vigo Vermillion Hendricks Monroe mor a a an Owen. Greene Sullivan and Parke. These were represented by peace officers and others. Among the state Polico organization men present were Donald f. Stiver superintendent of the state police who made a Brief talk concerning the purpose of the meeting Captain Eckert also from the slate office was Here. Lieutenant Kooken of the Central office talked on the position of the state police in Indiana Law enforce Cunt. Sergeant Morrow of the Central office discussed police communications in Indiana. Interpolated into the program was it re i on i Niec twin Depauw Heads to speak at banquet annual Indianapolis de a 1 w alumni b to hold banquet feb. 17 or. Francis c. Tilden and or. Plagar r. Eckardt will be the principal speakers at the annual banquet of the Indianapolis Depauw alumni club to be held february 17 in the Broadway m. E. Church. Mrs. James c. Carter is chairman of the dinner which will he held at 6 30 of clock. John d. Hughes is president of the club. Or. Tilden is head of the department of comparative literature Ami or. Eckardt is head of the department of philosophy. Or. Tilden has been a member of the Depauw faculty since 1900 an i or. Eckardt just celebrated his 25th anniversary on the faculty. The Depauw Madrigal singers under the direction of miss Edna Bowles of the school of music will provide the music. The Only business will he election of officers. Fred a. Likely. Fred c. Tucker and George w. Kadel compose the nominating committee. J. Lowell Craig is ticket chairman. Miss Tehlia Cojo expired thursday Ulo Yewdale woman was nurse in Union Hospital at Terre haute miss Tehlia b. Cole age 42 years a former resident of Cloverdale died thursday at Terre haute following an illness of several months. Miss Cole was a graduate of thei Union Hospital in Terre haute and had been a nurse in that Hospital for Over 20 years. She was Well known in Cloverdale where so spent her girlhood. Survivors Are her Mother. Mrs Minnie Cole and one sister. Mist Freda Cole both of Cloverdale. Her father Frank cob i reded her in death. Funeral services will be held saturday afternoon at 2 of clock from the reel funeral Home. The Rev. Gilbert Mccant Mack will officiate interment will be made in the Cloverdale cemetery. Two previous murders occurring in Greencastle recalled ii John ii. Janies held the news 24 hours. Rescue attempts were under Way the Navy min a try announced today. 2.500 fat lambs about the vessel a modern Type although apply mostly Northwestern built in 1928. Was equipped with lambs 80 to 100 lbs., at All lot $9.25. Association meet monday night uni meeting of the Putnam Roitt association will be Lay evening at 6 30 of clock Reab Terlan Church for All and employees. Professor from Depauw University speaker safety apparatus. There was a question. However whether the collision pierced the inner Hull of the Craft. The Waigun Type submarine of which the 1-03 is one of a group of 12. Are Able to make a voyage across the Pacific and return without refuelling. The 1-63, 331 feet Long carried eight 21-Inch torpedo tubes and a 4.7 Inch gun. Its two Disel motors gave it a surface Speed of 19 knots and a submerged Speed of nine knots. Division of the company a operations. He is married and the father of two sons. The Berlyn family have moved Here today. 20 years ago in Greencastle Russellville schools closed indefinitely the Russellville schools were ordered closed indefinitely yesterday because of Scarlet fever which has stricken a number of pupils am teachers. Miss Ida Goff a teacher was the latest victim. Because of the closing of the schools the Ladoga is. Russellville basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed. Haio l Talbott of the High school basketball squad was sick with the mumps. The employees of the Zinc Mill organized. Electing g. E. Black president. R. D. Hill vice president Harold Burks recording Secretary. Prosecutor Fay Hamilton headed a raid no party which entered a House in the South part of town Ami found Young men playing seven up. The s. C. C. Club met with mrs. Harry Wells at her Home on West i Walnut Street. Spiking of previous murder cases in Putnam county. John h. James present county attorney talked tire other Day of what he thinks is the last one preceding this which happened in Greencastle last sunday in which William d. Manire was the victim. This one was that in which Sam Mccain pack caused the death of Charles Burks the fatal assault occurring August 14. 1925, Burks dying Alq next Day. Mccammack beat him with a club of the Burks Home in Jefferson township following a quarrel Over an account according to the evidence. The grand jury returned an indictment. September 25. Charging second degree murder but Mccammack. After trial was foun 1 guilty of Man Slaughter and was sentenced to the Penitentiary by judge James p. Hughes. November 24. 1925. The prosecuting attorney was Wilbur Donner later circuit court judge. Mccammack was defended by John h. James. The jury in the circuit court which heard the evidence consisted of Glen Leyenberger Ben f. Goff Foreman. Frank Vermillion Jam it Bales m p. Coffman Fred Boatman. Charles Sutherlin James Reeves Lohn Sinclair Orson Shirley Bert Gorton and Mack Jones. It will be remembered that or. Mccammack die i in the Penitentiary Hospital last year having been subject tel parole on his 2-��-21 yearn sentence but the prison auth Mitiez could not release him unless they could parole him to some qualified person and no one could be found to act in that capacity. Before this Mccammack Case or James appeared As county attorney a in what he thinks was the next pro ceding Case in which a Colorez 1 labourer in the new big four construction work was convicted of killing a p Man. And there was some reason to think he also killed another Man two dying in the same affray. Or. James was assigned by the court to defend the Man who claimed he had no Money with which to employ counsel. This Case happened about 1905. Or. James thinks. The defendant was found guilty and received a Penitentiary sentence. Or James says. A. Evidence of Williams said to have substantiated original claim the Putnam county grand jury which had during the Werk consider d the Willians Manire killing Case adjourned thursday evening after a iveing that the killing of Manire by Williams last sunday morning was justifiable homicide. The jury returned no indictment against anyone in that Case nor in connection with any other matter considered by them. In accordance with the finding of the grand jury. Williams was Friday morning brought before the Putnam circuit court from the Indiana state penal farm where he has been kept in custody and was released. The Case had reached the circuit Couit on a Transfer from the court of Justice of the peace Robert h. Newgent the justices court having had filed with it the finding of Coroner Russell Shannon who had conducted an inquest in the matter of the death of Manire. The release of the prisoner by the circuit court clears the record As it disposes of the charge which was placed against him by the Justice s court. The evidence of Williams is said to have substantiated his original claim of self defense and in turn his Story was supported by evidence of witnesses. It was Williams Story and that of witnesses that in the course of the quarrel Between Williams and Manire in the former a Little eating House on the South end of Illinois Street about 2 of clock sunday morning. Manire attacked Williams with a poker driving Williams from the place. Following that Williams went Home and got his shot gun. Returning with it but not finding Manire there upon his return. I was said by Charlie Brown one of the four coloured men in the place when the quarrel occurred that Brown after Williams had been chased out urged Manire to go Home Ami go to bed. That he accompanied Manire part of the Way. That Manire out in the Street continued to make loud threats that to was going to kill Williams that Brown returned to the Shack thinking Manir had gone to bed and that he assured Williams that was True but it developed Manire did not stay at Home. Another witness living near Tho Manire Home said he heard Manire make his threats As he went toward Home. Manire being so loud that be i awakened this witness. Williams having returned from his Home with his gun. Was again in the Shack. He said lie heard the door open an Ltd heard Man ire s voice exclaim. A come Here upon which he looked up saw Manire advancing into tin room with his hands in his kits at first but that maj Iiren a right hand imme a lately was a withdrawn from the pocket with a pistol clasped in it. Upon seeing that threat against his life. Williams said he seized the Shotgun and fired once at Manire inflicting a mortal wound a it it developed. Two witnesses testified it is reported. That they saw the pistol in hand. The grand jury recommended that the Little restaurant of Williams be closed by the Board of health of the City. The report of the grand jury signed by Paul Frederick As Foreman. In addition to disposing of the Williams Case also covered the visit of the jury to the county poor Faron. It o a Iii Immi on to no a a a a a a a a a a a a today a weather a a and a a local temperature a a a a a a a a a a a a mostly Cloudy colder in extreme Southeast portion tonight saturday fair slowly rising temperatures in West and Central portion. Minimum 25 6 a. M. A 26 7 a. M. 26 8 a. A. 25 9 a. M. 27 10 a. Ni.1. 27 11a. M. 27 12 i p. M. .28 2 p. A. ________28

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