The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1924 — Page 1
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VOLUME THIRTY-ONE
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1924.
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THIRD FIRE FOR TUESDAY IS RECORD
HOME OF MRS. PARKS ON SYCAMORE STREET DESTROYED DURING THE NIGHT
COLD WEATHER HERE
And the More Intensive Firing Brings Out the Weak Spots in Houses
PURDUE TRIMS WABASH IN THEIR ANNUAL CLASH
Game Played at Wabash Tuesday Night Resulted in Victory for Purude 27 to 10 Score
Purdue’s basketball team defeated Wabash at Crawfordsville, Tuesady evening in an erratic game by the score of 27 to 22. Purdue was badly beaten in the first half, the score standing 17 to 10. With the opening of the second period, Wabash slumped and Purdue ran their count to 22 before Wabash scored. A big crowd saw the game mud quite a little interest in it was manifested by local basketball fans.
Fire partially destroyed the home of Mrs. Parks, comer of Illinois and Sycamore street at ten o’clock Tues-
day night, the loss was estimated at [ o near $800 and was not covered with j 0 hn L. Lewis, President Of The Coal
FIRST LABOR BANK IN INDIANA OPENS DOORS
COMMITTEE ADOPTS A RESOLUTION
FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP AND WHA IT MEANS TO US Is Thorougly Explained in Literature Beim; Sent Out Over The CounBefore Campaign.
STATE BODY TOOK STEPS IN A MILD WAY AT MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
HELD AT INDIANAPOLIS
The McCrfcy Supporters Today Were Claiming A Complete Victory Over Chairman Walb.
insurance. When the fire department was called the fire had gained such headway that it was impossible to do other than protect the surrounding buildings, which were ready to blaze. A line of hose was laid from the nearest plug and the quick work of the firemen soon had the fire under control. When the neighbors first noticed the fire, which was caused by a defective flue, they tried to ptu it out with small hose and buckets, but were unable to do so owing to the condition of the building which was rapidly consumed by the blaze. No household were lost as everything was carried into the street. The cold spell and heavy firing is the cause of the numerous recent fires it seems.
Miners* Union Is President Of
The New Bank.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2 — Doors of the United Labor Bank and Trust Company, a bank supported by Indiana labor organizations, were thrown open for business today. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, is president of the hank.
PARIS RAILWAY STATION CLOSED BY THE FLOODS o Gare D*Orsay Station Flooded by The Waters From The River Seine Early Today.
DENIAL IS MADE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Emphatic the flooded
denial that Commander Frank McCray in charge of the dirigible Sehnandosh believes the ship unsafe for an Arctic exploring trip was made here today b yAdmiral Moffett, head of the
navy aeronautic bureau.
PARIS, Jan. 2 — Authorities ordered the Gare D’Orsay railway station closed today as angry waters from
river Seine invaded the
The Republican state committee, meeting in special session in the Hotel Severin , last night adopted a resolution approved by twelve of the thirteen members, declaring that ‘should the Governor be convicted in any court of justice this committee is of the opinion that he should resign immediately.” The adoption of the resolution was regarded by the McCray forces as a victory for them. The yhad sought to prevent the state committee from declaring that the Governor should resign at once, aor that it was the belief of the committee that he should resign. It was understood around the conference that the resolution in its original form, but substantially as passed, was shown to the Governor ami he approved it prior to the meet-
ing.
George Elliott, of Newcastle, Sixth district chairman, refused to vote on any resolution, but issued a statement , declaring in substance that no action
I The Farm Bureau Membership Campaign is in full sway in Vermillion, Park and Montgomery coun- ^ ties and on January 4, the crew of j state workers will reach Putnam
county.
Public meetings are arranged for on the evening of Friday January 4 at • Reelsville, Fincastle, New Maysville, Clinton Center, Bainbridge, Floyd Center, Greencastle and Pleasant Hill , Church (Madison township.) and ; Monday evening, January 7 at Fillmore, Belle Union, Putnamville, Cloverdale and Walnut Chapel church, j
(Washington township.)
A complete canvass of the county !
is arranged for January 7 and 8 and i
every man and woman, who is interested in the farm should joi n. Are you interested in your business?—Then join your organization.
FILM STAR QUESTIONED BY POLICE 0 OF HOLLYWOOD IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING OF C. F. DINES OF DENVER
OLD CASE IS RECALLED
That Shocked Hollywood. Mabel NorMand And Edna Purviance Are Called by the Oflicials.
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LEG CUT OFF UNDER A CAR
ROSS O’REAR BADLY INJURED WEDNESDAY AT THE MID-
WEST QUARRIES CO.
Ross 0‘Rear, employed at the Mid West crushed Quarries Company plant | was seriously hurt late Wednesday when he fell off a car of stone and ; it ran over him. His left leg was cut off and he was badly hurt otherwise.
MORE CHINESE OUTRAGES AGAINST AMERICANS
Reported by Bandits. America Is Mak-ng Strong Representations To Chinese Government.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Another outrage against American citizens by bandits in China, has led the American government to make strong representations to the Pekin government, it was said today at the state depart-
ment.
. should be taken by the party until big railway terminal. I the Governor is tried.
Swirling torrents invaded the rail-,
way tracks outside the station shut-' T™ 5 action b y th e state committee, ting off hundreds of trains whichfollowed scenes of activity in the Ho-
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 2— ; Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance, film stars, were questioned by Hollywood police Tuesday night in conneci tion with the shooting, shortly after 1 8:30 p. m., of C. F. Dines, wealthy ! Denver, Col. oil operator. C. F. Greer, Miss Normand’s chauffeur, was charged with the shooting by the police,
| who say he confessed.
j Dines was shot in the chest and it was said at the receiving hospital to | which he was taken that the wound
might prove fatal.
Miss Normand and Miss Purviance went with the chauffeur to the police station following the shooting and after telling their varsion of the affair, were released on their own recognizance. They were to be recalled
for further questioning.
Like so many of Hollywood’s shooting mysteries, the Dines affair was shrouded in uncertainty today. It created tremendous excitement because of the remembered connection of Miss Normand with the last
moments of William Desmond Tay-|t>:45 instead of 7:30 as announced, lor, murdered Los Angeles film di- | o
while he reported to the police. The part played by Miss Purviance in the affair was not at first made clear.
COUNTY FARM BUREAU NEWS Monroe township farmers are planning a big blowout at the new Bainbridge gymnasium, Friday evening, January 4. Sandwiches, coffee and a state speaker are the program. The Russell township farm bureau is unloading three car loads of cinders upon one of the streets of Rus-) sellville, in order that trucks may drive to the stock pens. All the work is being done by volunteers. Clinton and Madison township farm bureaus are both planning oyster suppers for Friday evening, January 4. Madison Township Farmers will hold their annual election of officers Monday evening, January 7, at Fillmore. Refreshments will be served and every farmer in the township will receive a personal invitation to at-
tend.
The directors of the county farm
FIX DATES FOR STATE CONVENTION
STATE TICKET WILL RE NAMED A TTWO DA YSKSSION OPENING MAY 21.
TO BE 1,350 DELEGATES
Entire State Ticket With The Exception of Governor, Will Be Nominated By Delegates.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2—The Republican state convention will be held in Indianapolis May 21 and 22, according to an announcement made following the meeting of the state com-
mittee last night.
There will be 1,350 delegates to the
bureau will hold their regular meet- conven t>on, which will be held in
ing Saturday afternoon, January 5, at the county agents office. All township managers and team leaders are invited to attend. C. S. Masterson will be the speaker. Mr. Masterson has just been selected to assist Lewis Taylor in organizing the Indiana
wheat growers.
Floyd township is making an effort to be the banner bureau, so far as women members are concerned.
That is the spirit that wins.
The farm bureau makes a special half price membership for women
whose husbands are members.
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OFFICIAL BOARD MEET.
The Official Board of College Avenue Church will meet tonight at
Tomlinson Hall. Candidates for all state offices, wiht the exception of governor, will be selected and the party platform will be drafted at the
convention.
Only in the event of the failure of any T candidate to secure a majority of thev otes in the primary on May t>. would tl e convention pick the gubernatorial candidate.
SMALL BOY WILL DIE AS A RESULT OF SHOOTING
A MILK SHORTAGE
CHICAGO, Jan. 2—Chicago suffered
a shortage of milk today. Approxima- ' rector.
’ lished headquarters in the hotel and made it a point to confer with all of
the district chairmen before they went “‘rn TZr* 3 - h ° me chau,,eur a ,f ‘ w into secret session. I , - , . ) p' 1 oase ( beforet the time fixed by physicians I
in the present price
HUSKED CORN FOR NEIGHBOR
GOOD DEED ACOMPLISHED BY MARION TOWNSHIP MEN ON WEDNESDAY.
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On Wednesday, more than a score of neighbors and friends of the late Edward Arnold and family of Fillmore gathered at the farm to husk
Reports of the capture of Mrs. Ju- about 1,000 bushels of corn that was line K, Kilen and the wounding of Mr. i n the field at the time of the acciand Mrs. Bernard Hoff, all of the Lu- j dental death of Mr. Arnold a few
theran Brethren mission at Tsao Yang ( weeks ago .
confirmed in official information) They went into com field with the
were
reaching the state department today.
DR. BARNHILL ROTARY GUEST
PRAISED GREENCASTLE, THE HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY AND OTHER FEATURES
There was an average attendance of 95% at the Rotary luncheon on Wednesday and that is going strong. The rate for the local club has been about 86 and some of those they have pitted against have beaten them in averages. Crawfordsville is the next city to play against and C. H. Bamaby has been designated as booster. It is the purpose to get out 100 per cent, if possible. Ed Harris will boost the attendance for the French Lick meeting in February. A plan is on foot to have the younger members give their biographies and the older ones in turn at some meeting. This will be a rare stunt. B. P. Corwin presided for the day after the announcements by President McGaughey. C. H. Bamaby, Jr., was introduced as a guest. Dr. J. F. Barnhill, of Indianapolis, was present as a guest of Dr. Tucker and gave an interesting talk In which he praised Greencastle people, the University, the new hospital and the hiogh standing of the Greencastle physicians, who he said would be hard to replace as the younger generation of doctors were running more special work, surgery and not so much to general practice.
determination to husk the entire field
during the day.
ONE WELL KNOWN PRIZE FIGHTER PASSES AWAY
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Billy Miske Dies At Home in Minneapolis After Illness of Only
A Week. o
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2 — William “Billy” Miske, well known heavy weight boxer, died here New Year’s
Day. He was 29 years old.
He had been suffering from Bright’s disease for more than five
Frank F. Fowler, president of producers association said that
mand was the last person, aside from the the murderer to see him alive,
his,
GOOD SHOW FOR TUESDAY
organization would see that hospitals 1 L ~ ■--- ^ > ' •
The resolution finnally adopted was based on one presented by George M. Poland, of Crown Point, Tenth district chairman, who has been friendly to the governor. It was one of four submitted to the committee. The others were prepared by Mark Nebeker of Clinton, Fifth district chairman, and by George B. Lockwood, secretary of the Republican national committee. It was said that Mr. Lockwood prepared the resolution upon the request that it was not a per-
sonal matter With him.
Both the Nebeker and Lockwood resolutions supported the statement issued by State Chairman Walb last month in which he repudiate*! the Governor emphatically and said he believe dthe Governor should resign. Pressure brought to bear on the members of the committee made it appear certain that they would • not adopt a straight-out indorsement of the Walb statement, which was substantially a demand for the immediate resignation of the Governor. Following a four-hour session of the committee it was announced that Frederick E. Schortemeier, secretary of the state committee, would make
i She was driven from the Taylor 1
home by her chauffeur a few Jioyrs’ftOOTH TARRINGTON’S PLAY,
. . “THE WREN” IS COMING
15 cents in the present price of for the fata , sho oting.
$2.60 per hundred pounds, is demand- | ^ present case( because of the 1 ed by the producers, “because of in- prominence of the p r i nc i pa ls-Edna 1
Purviance is Charley Chaplin’s lead
HERE NEXT WEEK
Evansville. Indiana Lad Was Accidently By His Brother While PlayWith A Revolver. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 2—Little I hope was held out for the recovery of ten-year-oM William Sailey by hospital attendants here today. The boy was shot in the head by his brother Clyde, 17, while they were | playing Indian. William had been playing with a toy pistol when Clyde, picking up an automatic pistor, pointed it at his brother’s head and fired. He did not know the gun was loaded he said. No charges "ill be placed against Clyde, ant’horities said.
KIWANIS MEETING
The weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club will be held Thursday at 12:15 o’clock. Kiwanians are all requested
__ , j The part of the blustering old set : ing woman—harms Hollywood on its captain in Booth Tarkington’s come- ! own account, besides permitting re- dy “The Wren” which will be present-' officials , scrudences of the famous William ed at Cook’s Opera House on Tues- i Desmond Taylor affair. ! day evening, January Rth, will be tak-
STANDARD OIL COMPANY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS
to note the change of meeting place, Pending formal arrest of some one, en by Dr. John Ray Newcomb, who
Estimate It Alight Run As High As One Million Dollars
In Whiteing Plant.
the police did not give out complete also acted as coach for the play on ' WHITEING, Ind. Jan.. 2 Officials details of the result of their grilling the occasion of its recent production 1 0 f the Standard Oil company today
in Indianapolis, and will also be its estimated at nearly $1,000,000 the director for the Greencastle appear- 1 damage done by fire which broke arlce ’ J out at the local plant of the company Dr. Newcomb is considered one of. vesterdav afternoon and burned for
tomorrow’s meeting being in the Dining room of the Presbyterian church. !
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BUTLER GETTING READY With the ferocious DePauw Tigers
making ready to spring upon their somewhat downtrodden frames a't Tomlinson Hall Saturday night, the Butler Bull-dogs will haul out their light artillery today and start loading it up for their next big basket ball test. These Tigers have not been
tamed in a succession of hard games ver was entertaining Edna Pur- 1 Theatre Society. Dr. Newcomb has and are reputed to be some of the yiance .according to the police. played a wide variety of parts, rangvery toughest beasts in Hoosier bas- ^ Some little time later, when police ing from the supe who announces ket ball jungle. The Bulldogs have re ached Dines rooms, they found him “Madame’ the carriage awaits” to the
much more docile, and some are of the c ] a( j on ]y j n a bath robe ami socks leading man.
opinion that they will fall easy prey ]yj n g on a couch, bleeding from a His characterization of Captain to the Greencastle bengals, but the lo- woun( | j n t,h e chest. j Olds was praised by the dramatic cals have vowed never to be eaten, s t or y credited to Greer is that critics and Mr. Tarkington as being alive again. shortly before starting out to drive ; nothing short of professional.
The Butler squad will resume hard jjj ss Normand to call upon Dines, he
of the actresses and the chauffeur at the central police station late last
night.
One version of the Dines affair however, given Out by the police and credited to Greer was that the chaufeur had driven Miss Normand to Dines’ apartment at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday. | There they found the former Den-
, yesterday afternoon
the best coaches in the middle west, i several hours, threatening huge storHe has directed many of the most | a p e tanks containing nearly 1,000,000
successful amateur productions put on 1 pylons of gasoline,
in recent years in Indianapolis acting j f r] ie fire destroyed the machine in the capacity for the Players’ Club, I s hop and boiler works and several
the Dramatic Club, and the LittI
other buildings. Spontaneous combustion was blamed for the blaze.
ALL KINDS OF WEATHER. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2—Rain, snow, warm weather and cold winds will play leap frog with each other all over Indiana for the next day or two or threedays, according to the
On the occasion of the production of weather bureau forecast.
public any information relative to the P ract * ce a ^ ternoon an< * engaRe * n slipped a revolver, which he had taken “The Wren” at the Murat Theatre! With a steadily rising mercury toyears, but kept fighting until he was proceedings. He made public the”res- S . ome ,® ort of , st ™ nuous ^ work i ever y , fro mher home at Hollywood, into his | in Indianapolis on December 6th, the day indications were for rain or snow
forced to bed a few weeks ago. For o i u ti 0 n with the explan ation that
the last four days his marvelous constitution kept him alive. He was un-
conscious most of the time. ONE MAN DIES
FROM THE COLD
ONE MAN DEAD IN CHICAGO AS A RESULT OF THE COLD WAVE OF THE WEEK.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2—One death due to the nitense cold was reported to police today. Louis Kohlman, 52, fell dead on an elevated station platform late yesterday. The thermometer registeriedl five degrees below zero yesterday, but relief was promised for today. o WEATHER Snow in north; rain or snow iir south portion tonight and Thursday. Slightly warmer tonight in northeast I portion. Colder Thursday night.
"thirteen members of the state committee were in attendance and the resolution was adopted by a vote of 12 to 0. George A. Elliott, of Newcastle, Sixth district chairman, declined to vote upon any and all resolutions.”
day this week. Coach Page has re- pocket. i critic of the Indianaoplis News said: tonight, followed by warmer weather turned from the national collegiate j Miss Normand had plnaned to go ^ “Dr. John R. Newcomb, who acted Thursday but the cold winds '.vill be athletic convention at Atlanta and £ 0 ra ij r o a( i station to bid farewell the part of Cap’n. Olds and who, in back on the job Thursday night.
The lowest temperature reported last night was 20 above zero at 2
o’clock.
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will direct the players in the work- J (. 0 SO me friends woh were leaving on addition, directed the production,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Forest Hill Cemetery Association to Andrew J. Knoll, lot, $150. James A. Selton to Ethel D. Skelton 20 acres in Washington township, $2,000. John J. Mabb to William E. Pickens, one half acre in Jefferson township, $309. David J. Harris to John F. Harris,land in Washington township,
fl.
Jacob J. Shoemaker to Worley Shoemaker, 15 acres in Floyd township, $3,300. Isaac Brattain to Arthur R. Hurst 20 acre* in Madison township, $1.
Walter Ofrel to Merle H. McClure, section was felt here last night. The lot in Cloverdale, $1,000. seismic vibrations lasted several secW. A. Clark to W. M. Miller, lot in ends, shaking houses and rattling the
Roachdale, $1,512.60. dishes and windows.
outs, relieving Assistant Coach Hin- ^ even i n jr train. She stopped first kle. — I a t the bungalow court in which the It has been whispered about that Denver man had his rooms. Ti e the Blue lineup is due for a wholesale | c h au ffeur waited outside in the car, shakeup because of its unsatisfactory ^ ^g j s understood to have told the no •
showing against Franklin. However ij ce
After Miss Normand had been inside for about an hour, he became anxious. He went to Dines apartment where the police says he claims he say that “Miss Normand was is no condition to remain any longer.” The chauffeur told Miss Normand she had better return home with him and after a slight argument, threatened to leave her employe if she did not
come home at once.
“She put her arm on mine and we started out of the door” Greer is said to have informed the police. At this point, in the chauffeurs narrative, Dines is supposed to have interferred. There was mention of a bottle being used in an attempt to
strike the chauffeur.
Then Greer is said to have shot ihe oil man through the chest and to Pave left him lying, in bathrobe and socks,
no specific changes have been mentioned so it is expected that the individual showings of the players this week may determine the shifts, if
any, in the lineup.
EARTHQUAKE IN KENTUCKY
SMALL TOWN IN KENTUCKY REPORTS BEING SHAKEN BY
AN EARTHQUAKE.
HICKMAN, Ky., Jan. 2—An earthquake ofk unusual vibration for this
gave as fine an amateur characterization as this reviewer has ever seen on the local stage. The makeup, the accent of speech, which was believably that of an old man, and the mannerisms of an irritable imolid were all
excellent.
BASKETBALL ON TAP TONIGHT
EUROPE MAY HAVE A WAR
NORM AL COMES TO TIGER LAIR
THIS EVENING FOR FIRST AFTER HOLIDAY GAME
RUMORS SAY ANOTHER WAR IN THE BALKANS OF EUROPE
IS PENDING.
ATHENS, Jan. 2—(United Press) Rumors of impending armed conflict in the Balkans were renewed today. Authoritive quarters learned seven thousand members of the Bulg.ir Com itadjis were concentrated in the Bul-
t a- o* t xt , , , . garian districts of Radomir, CustandThe Indiana State Normal basket- r, , „ ^ „
il, and Petntz, threatening an invos-
ball team is in Greencastle tonight„ ’ , . „ , . in an attempt to stop Coach Ash- ion of Greeco-Serb.an Macedonia more’sfi ghting Tiger crew. The re P orted ad,led to , the . Normal has one of the best teams ^ ment bero caused >> t u s tame n in the state and tonight’s game will j lations between Grece and Roumama. be a royal battle from start to fi n - following expulsion of the Greek king
ish, according to all indications. j an ^ queen.