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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - February 22, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana.0 f Wmk weather ,.uk and warmer a 0 Vive for Ity seven the daily Banner a it Waves for ally a a All the Home news United press service a 0 a Kice ii Early wednesday been an employee of a plan \ Railroad Over 811 years. 0we1� extended illness will in hot Quot let a Friday after Ltd a from Rector funeral Home Haskel Rice age 53 years Nown real Dent of thi3 City died e9 Lay morning at 12 05 o clock s Home on East Hanna Street ting an extended illness. Rice was Horn at Coatesville Arv 16 1ss6. The son of Calvin tary Hice. He has been a Resi of Greencastle for Many years Ras Well known in this common he had been an employee of the a Railroad for Over 30 years a visors Are the widow. Mrs. Lou Rice Anil three children Haskel. And Mary Lucille All at Home one sister. Mrs. Al Mereon of Prairieton two ers Edward Rice of Blooming and Charles Rice of Kokomo Leral services will be held Fri Lemoon at 2 of clock from the r funeral Home. The Rev. V. L. Al pastor of the presbyterian h will officiate. Interment will in Forest Hill cemetery ends May Call at the family once on East Hanna Street. A a Aigist faces r a be prison term l it ted a year old girl no also charged with other crimes Sadena cal., feb. 22.�? up Vasend Davis 40. Lanky Church 1st. Faced life imprisonment to Lor the abduction of eight year nne Louise Sweitzer and several morals crimes to which police he had confessed. Child stealing charge which a rents of Anne Louise filed yes a. When she and Davis were it Back from a flight across could police said also con a morals count. They said he confessed he ravished the child in an automobile court in the it town of Indio sunday night. Stealing carries a maximum n sentence of from 10 to 20 and police said they would c him additionally perhaps to with at least four felony counts tracks on children to which he rely confessed. Conviction on Jar i would imprison Davis the Linder of his life. Wal leaves of u. S. Marines Nohai feb. 22.�? up is of a majority of United states ios were cancelled by their of today As japanese anger Over ride of chinese terrorists Lene i a crisis involving the in to of foreign countries pm Ynese authorities were expected resent a series of demands a Fiton Tokyo to approximate it Datum to authorities of tie in c it rolled International set ent late today. reported that Japan Wourl and an increase in japanese Mena of a the Shanghai municipal to and possibly authorization for Hes military units to patrol the National settlement to Oom bit risk. Thin 18 months chinese terror operating with astonishing aug a in the heart of japanese pled territory haul assassinated than 80 chinese Quot traitors Quot who to operating openly or a Ecru Quot Ith japanese conquerors. While guerrillas harassed ions and attacked isolated Isons in territory Long Nomin und. I japanese domination these some of them members of the shirt 1 patriotic organization operated in densely populate Ghai. Week ago a Large Force of Anu loess penetrated into the heart a a Panae con t Rol led tatar area Ostein Shanghai fired a number hots in the air in front of the Quot a a i. Police station and scatter a Mph lets announcing in the name Quot chinese Onti japanese anti he blood corps Quot that All 1 ors would be exterminated said that previous Assassin Boon Only a Sample. Exemption from is denied Saginaw mich., feb. 22. Up a father Constantine a. Skrowron ski holding that the spa workers in his Parish Are a not engaged in arduous labor a denied them exemption from fasting during Lent. Confesses murder of close Friend a in Ehn Castle Indiana wednesday february 22, 1939 no. 110 a pay Ese apologize Fop bombing British Tokyo feb. 22�? up the War office announced today that an apology had been made to British authorities because of the bombing of British territory at Hong Kong by japanese air planes yesterday. Admitting that the planes while bombing chinese territory near the Hong Kong area Boundary struck a locomotive in British territory the War office described the incident As a regrettably error. J. L. Dobbs Counselor of the British embassy previously had made a verbal protest to the foreign office. Another step in water Case Public service commission attempting to collect for audit. Another step was taken to Lay in the Putnam circuit court in the litigation arising from the claims of the Public service commission of the state against the Greencastle wite works company by the filing of a Brief on the plaintiffs demurrer to certain paragraphs of the answer of the Board of trustees to the complaint. The Brief filed today was prepared by Fesler Elam. Young an i Fauvre. Attorneys for Glenn h. Lyon Conrad c. Gautier. Lynn Brown who were trustees of the department of water works of the City of Greencastle. At the time the original us t of the Public service commission was filed. The claims of the Public Servic commission were charges for Twe examinations of the property and re sources of the old water works com Pany prior to the Purchase of the Plant by the City of Greencastle these claims were not paid and the present Effort of the commission if to collect on them the commission being represented by the attorney general of state who appears for the state on the relation of Lawrence f Sullivan auditor of state. In the Brief of the attorneys for the trustees filed today it is stated that the plaintiffs first proposition of that the plaintiff has the right 1c follow the assets of the corporation. In reply it is stated in the Brief that Quot the plaintiff has not alleged any facts that would create a Lien a against these defendants the trustees on the property conveyed an in the absence of a showing that ther is a Lien there would be no right t follow the property. Insofar. The Brief continues. Quot As the Paintiff a Compla it undertakes to proceed or the theory that there is a right v follow the assets in the hands of these defendants the complaint �.= entirely without foundation. Quot the other theory of the the Brief goes on to say. Quot in that these defendants assumed a debt to the plaintiff and agreed to pay it they show that under the on Ginal contract of Purchase made pursuant to City ordinance and valid la mide the Burden was on the seller to pay the taxes due in the Spring of 1935 in the amount of $4,238.29 which taxes the seller paid. A at the time of this the Brief says a when the supplies were purchased there was nothing at All said by anyone having la Thorit to speak for these defendants that was designed to change the original contract As to this feature. Quot these defendants were in control of the water works and the City attorney had no authority whatever to make any contract binding upon these defendants. There is no showing that anyone else had any knowledge that any such contract was being attempted. Quot the Buller undertook to take credit for a tax payment of $4,238.28 which was simply the Sellers obligation and which he had no right to charge to these hurriedly removed from county jail after threats prominent Illinois Farmer watches Maneu vers had planned to Kidnap wealthy Frond and demand pay of Ransom Morris. Iii., feb. 22.�? up so riffs deputies hurriedly removed Elvin Wood. 37, from the county jail today a few hours after he had confessed he killed Abner Nelson 38. A wealthy Farmer. Nelson was his closest Friend Lodge brother and former school mate. News of the confession spread quickly through the Community. When men began gathering in front of the jail. Sheriff h. J. Hoyt ordered Wood removed to the state penitential y at Joliet in fear attempts would he made to Lynch him. Nelson was a Bachelor the son of it wealthy retired Morris Farmer. He lived alone in a modern Bungalow on i 150-acre farm four Miles North of Morris. He disappeared sunday and it had been feared he had been kidnapped. Wood also a Farmer is Well known throughout the county. He was arrested yesterday after1 neighbors reported they had seen his automobile it asked near Nelsons Home sunday. In his confession he said he went to Nelsons Home intending to kill him ind then Send Ransom notes to his parents. He said he chatted with Nelson for two hours then suggested they go to the Village Center. As they stood in the front Yard he said he fired five bullets into Nelsons Back. He put the body into his automobile and drove through Morris. He passed his own Home where his wife two children and aged Mother were waiting for him to a turn to dinner and drove five Miles West to a Bridge at Seneca. 111. There be dumped the body into the Illinois River. Then he went Home. Nelson was reported missing Mon May by his brother. Sydney. Wood. In the role of a Fri evid of the family offered to help in the search. Hoyt arrested him yesterday. Investigators found stains in his automobile. He denied they were blood stains but analysis showed they were. Then he broke Down and made Pis confession. He said he had Given up his plans demand Ransom because of the uror caused by Nelsons disappear co. He said he had borrowed Money from Nelson in order to keep his farm but that increasing Finan Ial reverses had kept him in debt. He became desperate for Money and finally decided to do away with Nel Lon and ask Ransom. He said he Hadnot decided How much Money to demand. Deputies found the Desoi weapon hidden in Nelsons barn. Other Dep tics began a search for the body. Woods neighbors said to and Nel a on often attended county social unctions together and recently had been interested in organizing Farmers into a marketing society. Circuit court notes Ray Bolton of Putnamville has filed a Cross complaint in the divorce proceedings instituted by his wife Dessie Mac Bolton in which he asks for the divorce and the custody of their two minor children one 15 and the Ether 6 years of age. He alleges that on december 10. 1938. And for a Long period preceding that Date the plaintiff his wife habitually drank intoxicating liquor and while under the influence of it was quarrelsome irritable and fault find re that on these oco Sions she would take their two minor children into Beer taverns and remain there with them until after Midnight. Lyon amp Abrams Are his attorneys. W ilium met Wirry a died wednesday services will be held Friday afternoon from Mcc la Ray funeral Home William a me Curry. Age 75 years died Early wednesday morning at his Home at 704 Maple Avenue following p. Seven weeks illness survivors Are the widow mrs. Mae me Curry one son. Walter me Curry. S daughter. Mrs. Agnes Sanford both of Greencastle one brother. Joe me Curry of Hazleton one sister. Mrs. Tem Harris of Tolono. Ill two half Brothers Elmer and Everett me Curry one half sister. Mrs. De Allen and his step Mother. Mrs. Mary me Curry. Ail of Bloomington. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o clock from the me Curry funeral Home in charge of the Rev. J. Drover Forward pastor of the first Baptist Church. Interment will be made in the Cloverdale cemetery. Friends May Call at the me Curry funeral Home. Several suffer attacks by do Ltd voluntarily killed by owner Harold Inman West of Green Castle Mussolini states troops to remain Rome feb 22. Up Premier Benito Mussolini in a Telegram to Generalissimo Francisco Franco has a a affirmed that italian troops will remain in Spain until a final Victory has been won it was announced today. Mussolini a message was in response to a Telegram from Franco the Spanish nationalist com Mandr in chief praising the work of italian forces in Spain. 20 years ago in Greencastle the Century club met with miss Mia Walls. The paper was by mrs. R. W. Pence Quot Walt Whitman the poet of Lawrence Crump went to Louisville to visit friends. Coach Buchheit was shaping the Depauw track team into condition for the meet with Purdue Donner a red haired hound which ran amok up town in Greencastle tuesday. Creating considerable consternation suffered decapitation this morning at the hands of his owner. His head was brought to town and it May be sent to the state Laboray Ory for the rabies test. The dog belonged to Harold Inman West of Greencastle. The dog was encountered about 6 of clock yesterday morning on the court House Lawn by Wilber Chadd. Custodian of the court House and he was compelled to fight it off to keep it from biting him. It made strenuous but unsuccessful efforts to get its Teeth into his flesh. It next attacked Quot red a Skimmer Horn on Franklin Street and tor a his clothing but did not break the skin on his person. Murel Davis of the daily Banner Force was attacked on his Way to work the same morning but the animal succeeded Only in getting its Teeth into the sole of one of Davis shoes. From its attack on or Davis it ran to a passing automobile and bit at one of the tires. All of these attacks were made As it dashed frenzied by Over Yards or through f tree to. Seme time during the Day. The dog got into a mix up with a Bunch of other dogs and emerged with wounds giving indication it had inflicted wounds on other canines it was this. Which was the principal cause for alarm concerning the presence of rabies germs in t he animal. Or. Inman valued the dog very highly it having Good blood from the lineage standpoint and he was Loath to kill it. But he had heard of the trouble it caused yesterday and also observed that it did not act normally this morning so that he voluntarily killed it to prevent further trouble and to co operate with the officers and the health authorities. Tornado kills four Windsor. N. A. Feb. 22. A up the death toil of a Tornado which swept through a coastal farm area near Here reached four today with the death of mrs. George Lawrence. Miami. Fla. Feb. 22�? up War Maneu vers occupied president Roosevelt today As his Cruiser the Houston joined the Fleet defending american shores from a theoretic invader. Because of the necessity of keeping their movement from the a enemy a the Houston and the other vessels of the defending Fleet used having been mustered out of the ser their radios sparingly. Was named in the pole vault con Tea. S6 in a Llo spi Al the storm injured 100 poisons and destroyed 40 Homes. It Cut a three mile path through the farm settlement before blowing itself out Over Albemarle sound. In its account of the Bra ii Green Castle game the newspapers said Quot a. D. Ricketts had to be held in h s scat when one of the a mall players intentionally struck a Greencastle Man. This is the right kind of Miller stauch returned to his Home vice. State Highway patrolmen spent the night rescuing injured Many of whom Lay in the wreckage of their Homes during the torrential rain that followed the wind. 12 above was lowest temperature wind swinging to West brings Community cold snap stokers worked overtime roads Slippery due to Light snowfall packed by traffic both human and mechanical stokers worked overtime this morning to raise the temperature in Homes stores shops and offices to a Point which would to acceptable to the persons occupying those places. The reason was the unexpected and severe change in the weather the wind swinging to the West and bringing from Fonie cold area another of the sudden cold Quot snaps which have become fairly common Here this win to \ at Midnight the daily banners thermometer registered 18 degrees above Zero Anil 16 was the Reading at 1 of clock this morning but from that hour until 6 of clock there was a Low ring of the fluid in the thermometer tube until 12 degrees was shown at that latter hour. At 7 of clock it had risen to 14 and at 8 it was 15, the brightly shining Sun having had it i effect. The roads of Putnam county which were very Slippery yesterday morning especially the heavily travelled state and Federal highways remained in that condition during the Day and last night with a Little softening of the Glass like surface during the Day. The Slipperiness was due to the Light fall of Snow which a quite moist and which was packed Down by traffic immediately the snowfall not being sufficiently heavy to removal by graders an a Snow plow on the state roads. Structures Burn on Christie farm milk House and Wood shed Burn tuesday night cause unknown a milk House and Wood shed with some other so ill structures on the John h. Christie farm three mile cast of Greencastle on the Stilesville Road were burned tuesday night from a cause which was oif mysterious origin. In lieu of a More reasonab1 explanation it was suggested a rat had carried a match into one of the buildings and had gnawed the match head thus starting a Blaze. The fire was discovered about 11 of clock b Columbus Christie. Brother of the late John h. Christie who railed the occupants of the Home near which Tom fire had plaited Anil also called neighbors. The neighbors rallied to the help of the Christie family and by strenuous efforts As a bucket Bulgad working in the severe cold they saved the Home from burning. The City fire department was told of the fire but they could not reach the. Scene with their heavy truck because of the softness of the surface of the Lane by which they would have had to get to the House. Case against two russians started government undertook to prove pm pm yes sent to steal secrets allotment announced an allotment of $200.000 for 173 Miles of lines for the Hendricks coun y Remc has been announced at1 Washington. This corporation is to serve 680 members in Hendricks. Putnam Montgomery and Morgan counties. The lines affecting Putnam county will enter it from the East of now planned and will serve customers in the Eastern half of the county. Washington last address read by Taft All government bureaus and departments closed for birthday los Angeles. Feb. 22. Up the government undertook to prove today that soviet Russia sent an official employee to this country for no other purpose than to steal National defense secrets. It was beginning its Case against two russian citizens and a naturalized russian charged with espionage. With a jury of business men quickly selected the government moved at once to prove that the three person on trial were cogs in the soviet governments preparator a for a War with Japan considered by Many to be inevitable. They were not charged with espionage against the United states but with stealing secret data concerning japanese military operation and munitions purchases gathered by the intelligence agents of the United states Navy. The defendants were Mikhail Gorin manager of the local office of i tourist inc. An Agency of the soviet government which takes care of foreigners visiting Russia his wife Natasha and Hafis Salich an Amerl on citizen of russian origin who at one time was employed As an intelligence agent of the Navy. Washington. Feb. 22. A up Congress led the National capitals Celebration of George Washington s birthday today by suspending business Long enough to read the first presidents Farewell address. Although All government bureaus and departments were closed both houses of Congress met As usual. The Only Concession at the Cape tol Fer the Holiday was the Reading of the message Washington delivered at the end of his second term As president. Washington a advice in that address to avoid Quot entangling alliances is considered More significant this year in View of the congressional controversy Over National defense measures and administration cooperation with Fiance and or at Britain in obtaining american made military planet. Opponents of to administrations foreign policy pointed to that Section of Washington s address in which he said Quot nothing is More essential than hat permanent inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments for others should be excluded and that in place of them just and amicable feelings towards All should be Quot the great Rule of conduct for us a Washington said Quot in regard to foreign nations is. In extending our commercial relations to have with them is Little political connection As possible. Quot Europe was a set of primary interests which to us have none or very Remote. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies he causes of which Are essentially foreign to our concerns. Quot Why. By interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe entangle our peace and Prosperity in fhe toils of european ambition rival ship interest humor or Caprise Quot it is our Tine policy to steer Clear of permanent a Linnee with any portion of the foreign world. A vice president John n. Garner appointed sen. Robert a raft. A. Ohio to read Washington a address in the Senate. By custom the vice presi Lent appoints on alternate years a member of the two major political parties for this ceremony. Many offices closed today for birthday outer doors of the c ourt House locked to perpetrate memory court hearing argument Vav Hington is one not Hie figure who never in a find through Putnam county As a contribution to the Perpetu a tin of the memories the people of the United states have of their first president George Washington pub-1 c offices financial institutions. And some of the profess onal offices of the Community were closed today. The outer doors of the court House even were locked. And Only those workers in the court House offices who had individual keys were Able to gain Entrance. The general Public wis not admitted. In the menus re t room and its lobby on the East Side of the lower floor which was open As usual there was congregated the usual gathering of men who sought shelter from the outside cold and occupied their minds with discussions of weighty National and state questions. Solutions for most of these problems which have baffled the nations statesmen through the decades wore offered by these men. Upstairs in the court room on the third floor during the Day there was Hoard n formal argument in a Lav suit which had been set for hearing some time Ogo. But the court and attaches d d not work at their usual Speed in Celebration of the Day. The american Flag was displayed during the Day by business houses and most of the observed their usual work hours. Quot Geo be Washington is one notable figure of american history of whom it his never Beer said Quot to passed through Putnam in fact Washington a death in 1799 occurred 22 years before Putnam county was formally Organ Zed by the Selec speaking of notables v siting Putnam county roil. Abraham Lincoln is known to have traversed Putnam country from the West to the East on the National Road while he was in Congress and an account Book kept in the Stoe at old Blakesburg. West of Fincastle Long before the civil War. His a charge account to Andrew Jackson. It was for a plug of tobacco which that gentleman purchased but for which he did not pay. Tradition erroneously no doubt has it that this Andrew Jackson Wax Quot old Hickory a in mute East Over the highways which passed through Blakesburg and which was at that time Ono of the principal roads Between the East and Quot Points West a most of the men who were candidate1�?T of i Lection to the presidency of the United states or were then a a office have Bem on pm Lynam Sod in Vears p St. Particularly in Campaign times. Deals blow to old age pensions cooking school p concludes today mrs. Burbank. In c Harge of three Day session gives Praise Quot i have never had More interested audiences than 1 have had in Green Nastle a said mrs. Gertrude Burbank at the conclusion of her final lecture of the Happy Kitchen fre cooking school sponsored by this newspaper and a group of e he Peia ting merchant. Mrs. Burbank was More than pleased with the enthusiastic reception Given her by the women of the Community and expressed the Hope that at sometime in the future she might be privileged to work with such energetic intelligent women. Quot you men Here in Greencastle Are very Lucky. I can Tell you. Because your wives take so much interest in their Homes. Any Community where such a spirit prevails is bound to be a Happy and prosperous she said. Joining mrs. Burbank in her Praise of the hundreds of women who attended her lectures the daily Banner wishes to add its thanks to everyone who had a share in the Success of the school. The entire staff of this newspaper is grateful for the helpful cooperation of the women who attended the school to the merchants who took part in making the school possible and to All who in any Way Conti buted to tie successful outcome of the school. Indianapolis. Ind. Feb 22 a up the House of the state legislature today dealt a blow to old age pension advocates when by a voice vote it rejected a proposal to ask Congress to Amend the Constitution to Pernt the Townsend pension plan. Art exhibit the Chib t of reproductions of the works of great artists is on sex hib t this Sci k at second Ward the pictures Are in full color and Trun to the originals. Hie exhibit is open us afternoon from 2 until 5 and thursday afternoon from 2 until 5. Mens forum meeting the menus forum of the Christian Church will hold their monthly dinner thursday evening at 6 30 o clock. Or. Van Denman Thompson is to be the guest speaker. A 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 fair and continued cold tonight thursday fair and warmer. Minimum 12 0 a. M. 12 7 a. A. 14 8 a. A. 15 0 a. M18 10 a. M. Ii 11 a. A. 17 12 noon. 18 1 p. M20 2 p. A. 20

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