Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 December 1920 — Page 1

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G It E E N ( A ST L E INDIANA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1020

I AIK WEATHER

G, H. S. TEAMS WIN TWO GAMES OF BASKETBALL

SECOND TEAM DEFEATS CLINTON CENTER WHILE REGULARS TAKE LADOGA HIGH SCHOOL INTO CAMP BY SCORE OF 27 TO 3—ROUGHNESS MARS THE LATTER GAME

Greencastle High School basketball players won two games on Friday night i the second team defeating the Clinton Center team ny a score of 14 to 8 in a close and cleanly played

TUMULTY TURNS DOWN JOB AS CUSTOMS APPEAL JUDGE WASHINGTON, Dec_ 17.—Joseph P. Tumulty > secretary to President W ilso n anounced today that he had declined the appointment as a chief justice of the Court of Customs Appeals t which had been offered him by the President and that he would practice law in Washington after March 4 Mr_ 'Tumulty said he had no doubt of his confirmation by the Senate as he “had received assurances from leading Rspublicans that there would be no impediment placed in the way of it.”

game, while the first team defeated | lambs 200

HOG RECEIPTS STEADY TO 25 CENTS HIGHER

Indianapolis Receipts—Hogs fresh. 11,500; layovers from Friday SOU; cattle 200; calves HOO. sheep and

the Ladoga High School team i n the big game of the evening by a score of

27 to 3.

The first game was by far the cleanest and most interesting game of the evening The Clinton Centefive and the High School second

Hog prices generally were steady to 25 cents higher at the opening of the market today. The hogs weighing more than 200 pounds at $9.00@ 9.25 were steady; light kinds under 200 pounds selling at $9.50@ 9.75 i were 15 to 25 cents higher. Some ex-

team battled through the entire game tra light hogs that averaged 140 with not more than two points ad- | ,unds in weight sold as high at $10. vantage ^°r ePhcj foam until the. Pip;s sold at $10.25 down; sows at close of the game when the good , oo down ,

Cattle were active at steady prices.

Calves were 50 cents to $1.00 lower Sheep and lambs were steady the

best going at about $9.00

work of Butler, one of the Greencastle forwards put the local players in the lead Butler played an excellent game throwing four field goals. The second game was marked by roughness and unsportsmanly conduct bv one member of the local team and at Toast two of the visitors. Ladoga was no match for the locals in the science of basket ball, the home hoys running up a score of ] 27 to 3 against the visitors. Ladoga 1 secured only one field goal and that ! was toward the end of the game. Masten, Peck, Zeis and Gray for Greencastle played clean hard basket hall and deserve much credit for their sportsmanship Even after the visitors started their rough tactics these boys, although they played hard and did not allow their sports

manship to wane, but ker.t, their It is not that thev resent the fact heads and played the harder.. that Harding has sought counsel from Browning, Greencastle’s High New. but they feel that the apparent School back guard, and the visiting favoriteism displayed by the presi-

HARilING GIVES NEW AIVANTAGE

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec. 18 — President elect Warren G. Harding has struck a sore blow to a combination of Republican politicians in Indiana by including Senator Harry S. New among the “best minds in America” called to confer with him at

Marion. O.

that the Jeffersonville reformatory \ situated almost on the state line ! should be re-established in a more I central location The fire which gutt- ' ed the reformatory withi n the last two years requires that many thou sands of dollars must be expended'to place it in first-class condition. It is i the opinion of all who have given the j question consideration that the time is opportune for removing the reform I atory to a more central location. ) Mr. McCray indorsing the sugges (tion which the legislative committee ’ has made to him in advance of submitting its report, believes that the solution of the reformatory building problem lies in having the two institutions operated as one at the state farm. While the two institutions would be conducted under one name and with one management the Two classes of prisoners would be kept

separated

Talkington to Resign Charles S. Talkington, the superintendent of the state farm since its establishment, has notified Governor* elect McCray of his intention to reI sign It would he entirely satisfactory to the new Governor for the present superintendent, whose sue* cess at the institution is generally re-

PUTNAM MEN PEDDLE MULE IN CLAY CO.

WILLI AN WILSON AND JESS MILLER ARRESTED IN BRAZIL ARE FINED *100 EACH—HAD FOUR GALLONS OF COLORED WHITE Ml LE

William Wilson and Jess Miller, residing at the northwest comer of Putnam county, near Lena, were arrested in this city last evening when their automobile was searched and a jug containing about four gallons of colored white mule was found in their possession. They entererd pleas of guilty when arraigned before Mayor Jones last evening on the charge of having illicit liquor in their possession and were fined *100 and costs each. A 30 days sentence at the penal farm was added but this was suspended because it is the

cognized to continue but Talkington ! first tim0 the men wt ' re , ' ver “rrosted

desires to take up a new line of work I ^ erP '

TfiAiN HITS AUTO; ONE BOY DEAD

—o_ EMERSON TUDOR IS DEAD AND CECIL KI SH TON PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED \s RESULT OF GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT AT AMO AT NEAR 9 O'CLOCK FRIDAY NIGHT

back guard started the roughing and finally mixed in a fight which result'*,1 in the visiting player being taken out of the game Evidently the eyes of the referee were in eclipse as

Browning was allowed to continue the staunch friend and confidante of Mr.

dent elect for the senior senator gives Emtrson Tudor> age lg son of Mr . him an unfair advantag. ovar San Md Mrs. Doc Tudoi Is daad and Cecil ator James E. Watson. Rushton af(e 2()> ^ of Mr and Mra .

The latter has long been held up by his partisans as having berr 1 the

game Not only did Browning play an unsportmanly game hut he even so far lost his head as to demonstrate his fistic ability on one of the

pectators.

MRS. TUCKER ENTERTAINS WITH A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE PARTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON Mrs. W. W, Tucker entertained Friday afternoon with a very beautiful bridge party at her home on Vine street The guests were seated

*t five tables

I Harding yet so far as known he has I not been summoned to confer with the president-elect on matters of state , like his colleague Senator New. The fact that New, and not Watson j is closer to the throne will have far

reaching effect on Republican "ffsirs j the '.Main street in

in Indiana after March 4. It means that New, who will come up for renomination and re-election, will ha given the advantage in dispensing federal patronage n Indiana in order

to build up his fences.

IVlewcom Rushton, i g probably fatally injured as the result of a grade crossing accident in Amo at near 9 o’clock

Friday evening.

The two young men whose parents live south of Amo, had been to Amo to attend a basket ball game. They had started home in a Ford car and were crossing the Vandalia tracks on

Amo, when fast \

west bound passenger train, running more than an hour late, crashed into

the car.

The machine was carried for fifty feet down the track and the body of one of the young men was carried

l RIME IN NEW YORK LS RUNNING RAMPANT

NEW YORK, December 17.— Three more unsolved murder mysteries—one involving the theft of $100,000 in jewelry, and one the slaying of a police lieutenant—were chalk ed up today against a police department smarting under newspaper at-

tacks for inefficiency.

Most spectacular of the new and unsolved crimes was the holdup and murder yesterday afternoon in the heart of the Fifth Avenue shopping district of Edwin W. Andrews, wholesale jewelers. Three bandits shot and clubbed Andrews to death, .gagged ' and boun d three men who entered the store while they were collecting their loot and sauntered leisurely out into

the crowds in the avenue Killed by Taxi Bandits

A few hours later—shortly before midnight—Police Lieutenant Floyd Horton was mortally wounded by i taxicab bandits at One hundred and j forty sixth street and Broadway, when he leaped on the running hoard of their ear in an effort to capture

them.

Almost at the same hour that Lieut Horton received his death

HOPES TO MOVE REFORMATORY TO STATE FARM

(GOVERNOR ELECT MCKAY WILL RECOMMEND TO LEGISLATURE THAT PENAL INSTITUTIONS BE OPERATED AS ONE—PUT* N IMVILLE TO BE SITE—MORE CENTRAL LOCATION OF REFORMATORY THUS WOULD BE OBTAINED INDIANAPOLIS. December 18.— Governor elect Warren T, McCray will recommend to the Legislature that the Indiana reformatory which it is generally conceded should be re moved from its lonj; established loea tion at Jeffersonville be rebuilt at the state penal farm of 1,800 at Putnam ville, a few miles from Greencastle, He would consolidate the two insti tution.s under the management of one j superintendent and one hoard of

which offers him more compensation. Mr. McCray has expressed himself as well pleased with the servise that Mr Talkington has rendered at the penal

farm

With Mr. Talkington resigning, it is likely that G A. II. Shideler, who has done excellent work as superintendent of the reformatory would become superintendent of the console date,; institutions if the'eonsolidation is approved by the Legislature Mr Shideler has had much experience in

The arrest of the men followed a piece of clever detective work on the part of Mayor Jones. Both the sheriff’s office and the police have been trying to locate for some time the source of considerable white mule which has been coming into the city, but had been unable to catch the parties who were bringing it into the

city

The officers had good reason to believe that the hooch was being brought here from Putnam or Parke

the construction of state institutions 1 countie s whpre it ia bein »f at 8

as well as stitutions

in the management of in*

Gl ARDSMEN OUT

TO QUELL RIOT

with poinsettas and Christmas green- , ‘ry and was in keeping with the

holiday season.

the part of the senatorial oligarchy

The home was tastefully decorated j to see that their ranks remain un-

bmkep during the Harding regime, but it is difficult to make the Watson supporters see the justice of the move, if remarks droped here may be taken as a criterion of their senti-

ments.

Now, as the dispenser of federal patronage in this state, and hacked by an intimate personal friendship rith the president, will come perilous-

Pcrhaps it is a n adroit manoever on ( for fifty fpet further Either was

Bony OF MRS. SARAH ALLEN WILL ARRIVE HERE SUNDAY NOON FROM TRINIDAD. COL.

| dead when picked up and they were i taken on stretchers and started for a hospital in Indianapolis on a traction car. 1 Tudor died before the car reached Plainfield. There is little hope for j saving the life of Rushton.

“A FRIENDLY CHURCH

The body of Mrs. Sarah Hillis Allen whose death occurred early Friday

morning in Trinidad, Colorado at the | ly near having the Republican organi* home of her cousin, Mrs. Robert j zation in the hollow of his hand Scobee will arrive here Sunday about i If that works out as many leaders noon The body will be taken direct- ! believe, it will thwart the plans of V to" the home of I). C Allen just Senator W’atson and Governor elect

north of town and funeral services j Warren T. McCray to control the ...

j organization during the next two I Members urged to bring in arrears r a —.m w..i<.„ j n regular envelopes to help up on

church Finances.

Junior League at 2 o’clock. A

.LOCUST STREET M. E. CHURCH. H C. Clippinger, D. D. Minister. Bible School 9:30 Jesse Me Anally,

Supt.

Morning worship 10:40. Sermon and Holy Sacrament by District Supt.

W. H Wylie.

will be held Monday afternoon at 2

oelock at the Brick Chapel church.Dr | years. It will mean that Watson H. A Gobin of the University will after all his ambitious years to guide have' charge of the services. Bur- | the destinies of his party, will again ,

wound, the body of a well dressed • trustees, the farm serving its present man, about thirty five years old. was | purpose of receiving correctional ano

found bullet-riddled in

and seventh street. His assassin

assasins had sent five bullets into him taking care of the criminals under 30

One hundred-! ordinary jail prisoners an d with the

new reformatory with walls and cells

ial will be in the Brick Chapel ceme fol^w the leadership of another man tery Senator Harding’s public protestaMr. ■n.l Mrs All™ ,c„ Or,™™,..,.! .l™ i «Ol™*hin Or Srr.^r N,. is

"bout the first of December for n v isit in the west Mrs. Allen’s death was due to hea v t disease.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 9:30. Mrs. Cora O’Brien, supt. J. L. Hamilton, leader °f orchestra Classes for all ages Preaching at 10:40. Subject, "The Timeliness of Christs Birth. Special music. Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Eveneing service at 7:30 Subject •d sermon, “An Old Testament Good Man.” Good music. All Welcome.

particularly galling to the Watsonites at this time too It was the W’atson camp that took unto itself the duties of guiding the feeble Harding organization through the primary In Indiana last sprng. and no senator got more publicity for bringing about the nomination than did Watson After all of those heroic endeavors to curry favor with the man who was ! destined to become president of the : United States, it is mightv difficult for the Watson men to look on with i •omplacency while Senator New steps

in as the court favorite. Mrs Morris Goodwi n of was in this city today.

Christmas program will be given. 6:30 Epworth League. 7:30 Evening worship. “The Crown and our Memorial of Hope.” Rev. Clippinger will conduct the sacrament al service at night. Maple Heights Mission, 2:30. Mrs. Grace Black, supt. Preaching 7:30 by student pastor. Visitors welcome to all our services. Come and brinK a friend.

and escaped without leaving a tangible clew. Even the victim’s name remained unknown early this morning CHRISTMAS SERVICE AT COLLEGE AVE. CHURCH Christmas will be observed at College Avenue church Sunday morning with a sermon by the pastor and a musical program under the direction of Mrs. C. W. Otis. The following program will he given: Organ Prelude March of Magic King.” DuBois Christmas Carol.. Brightest and Best Hymn . .Hark the Herald Angel s Sing Prayer. Response Quintette “The Nativity” By Haeshe Responsive Rending and Gloria Organ Offeratory . .The Star of the Shepherd Hymn Adesta Sedeles Following the Sermon there will he a solo, “Sleep Little Son”, by Mrs. O W Otis. Benedistion Organ Prelude Hallelujah Handel.

moonshine still in the wilds Tips to this effect were obtained by the sheriff ami th£ officers of Putnam county were notified that a moonshine still was being operated somewhere in the

0 | western part of the county. Later it TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 18 — The 1 ' vas learned that the sitll i s located machine gun company of the 4th j near Rocky Forks in Parke county. Kansas infantry and Company A of | A few days ago Mayor Jones notieLawrence infantry company have P(l a Granger that had the marks of been ordered to Independence, where n bootlegger about him and h.. was in race disorders occurred last night [ company with a Brazilian, who is aland are no w on their way it was an ! ao under suspicion as being a dispqnnounced tonight at the office of the ; aPr of whitp m ulo. Mayor Jones . r ave adjutant general. They will arrive | thp P oli(,p a * nofl description of the some time during the night. j ni«n and yesterday thn officers saw | this man coming into the city in an KEYSTONE BIBLE CLASS automobile in company with another ANNUAL XMAS PARTY man. The car was stopped and sesr0 | chad and the iug of colored white Members of the women's Keystone mule found Both men paid their finbible class of the Locust Street M. E. pa a nd were released church and their families, held their J The automobile, which v*« th" annual Christmas party last niifht at i propert'- of Mille- was seized in the

The Boston club will meet on Mon- : day evening at 7:30 o’clock with Mrs I E B. Taylor at her home on cast t Washington street. The program I for the evening will he by Mra. Taylor

Fillmore 1 Miss Mildred Rutledge and Miss

Laura Ammerman.

MEANEST BANDITS TAKE ANDERSON MAN’S CARFARE ANDERSON. Ind., Dec. 17 —O L.

Keppler of this city told police here ’oday that he met the meanest men on earth here last night. According to Kepple-’s storv, two unmasked negroes held him up at a street corner where he stood waiting for a street car and robbed him of a nickel vilh which he expected to pay his

‘are. He was forced to walk home.

years old as at present. The Governor elect made kr.ow n his decision yesterday after having spent Thursday in visiting the state farm to determine the feasibility and desirability of consolidating the two institutions with the two departments. The suggestion has originated wth the legislative visiting committee whch plans to make such recommcnda Mon in its forthcoming report to thi Governor-elect and members of the legislature State Senator Estes Duncari is chairman of the visiting

committee

Could Save Money

Mr. McCray's investigation causes him to believe that the reformatory can be rebuilt at the state farm with a g-eatfv reduced construction cost and that the consolidated'institutions with one overhead expense, can be conducted at a saving of many thousands of dollars in maintenance. The state farm, with its unlimited supply of shale and clav, no w manufactures a good quality of brick. I which could be used in the construction of the walls and buildings for the j reformatory. The penal institution j also has a plant for crushing rock. I manufacturing hollow tile and other I materials that may he used for eon* j struction purposes The prisoners | themselves would largely supply the

I labor thus making a big savin,., t"*,, h(>( waa | the taxpayers. Mr McCray believes ” -

bujit of It

least 75 per cent in comparison with ordinary building costs. Too Far From Center There long has been a recognition

name of the government for conveying illicit liquor and was turned over to Prohibition Officer Bohannon. Wilson denied that he was making the hooch or knew where it was bein" - made He claimed that it was whiskey and not white mule and that he got it from a widow whose husband died a short time ago, leaving her in possession of several ba r rels of the whiskey which had been purchased before the prohibition law

the home of Mr and Mrs. Charles Ewan on Bloomington street. Fifty

persons were present at the party. After a series of games the guest

were entertained by a short program given by little Miss Mary O'Rear and Miss Anna Finnega n assisted by Mrs. V. M. Rawlins. Miss O’Rear sang “Santa Claus’ Arrival” and “Busy Little Housemaids” Mis* Finnigan of the DePauw School of Music, sang “Silent Night” Piano acompaniment

was played for both by Mrs Rawlins w as P u t into effect and that the wid

ow was now trying to turn the

into money by having her

Following the program the men present engaged in trimming hats. Judges decided that Rev. H. C. Clipp enger, pastor the Locust street church and Sergeant John of the DePauw R. 0 T. C., tied for first place in the contest The hats were proudly worn by the winners while eating refresh

ments.

In closing the guest sang ,,Blest j Be the Tie.” Dr. Wylie of Blooming- i ton. district Superintendant of the : Indiana Conference, offered the bene

diction.

Mrs J. E. Courtney is instructor 1 of the class. The president is Mrs.

Earl Adams.

whiskey

friends sell it. Prohibition officer Bohannon made an examination of the liquor in the jug and pronounced it a very poor grade of white mule colored and not whiskey, hence the officers are convinced that the white mule is being manufactured at a moon-light still some place in the sticks in the vicin* ty of Rocky Forks in Parke county.

SHIP LOAD OF SOLDIER DEAD

BULLET FIRED BY CHILD

that the new reformatory can he bu^t at the state farm at a saving

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—The largest number of American war dead to be | returned on one ship—2,749 bodies— i arrived here yesterday o n the army : transport Wheaton from Bordeaux

PIERCES MOTHER’S HEART “nd Nazaire

j From the mast of the funeral ship the flag for which her silent passengers fought, hung at half mast. Oth er harbor craft dipped their colors a s the transport moved into her pier. Each .coffin was sh -oudecl with an American flag as it was lifted from the ship’s hold A military guard will stand watch over the bodies untill they are sent in “squads” and companies to almost every state in

the Union.

NEWCASTLE. Ind., Dec. 17—Four small children witnessed the shooting ar.d instant death of their mother, Mrs. Pearl Phelps, at the home near Mt, Summit last night when Stanton, 4 years old pull p d tbe trigger of a revolver which his father, Thomas

cleaning The family

was Jnjjching Mr. Phelps clean the pirtf^and Mrs. Phelps had helped him. The children were gathered around his chair and little Stanton suddenly reached over and jerked at the trigger. The bullet entered the

woman’s heart.

It is believed that the body of Pvt. Andrew Hays, a Greencastle boy was on this ship.