The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1924 — Page 1

' the weather + 4. Cloudy colder tomorrow.

THE DAILY BANNER

* *

* *

* *

* * •

* ALL THE HOME * * NEWS EVERY DAY *

* *

* * * * * * •

“IT V/AVES FOR ALL’

CIRCULATION 2,135

VOLUME THIRTY-ONE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, .MARCH 31 1924.

NO. 138

federated CLUBS WILL MEET HERE

WILL OPKN A LAW OFFICE IN THE ( ITV

PITNAM COUNTY FEREDATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS TO BE HERE TUESDAY

A SPLENDID PROGRAM

Mr?. John McCabe. President, Will Have Charge of the Meeting. Local Clubs are Hosts

The Putnam County Federation of Women's Clubs will meet in this city tomorrow, as guests of the Greencastle clubs. The sessions will be held in the Presbyterian church and the noon dinner will be one of the features of the meeting. The meeting will be called to order at 10 o’clock by the president, Mrs. John B. McCabe. The following program will be given: Invocation - Rev. V. L. Raphael 5th Yalse Chromatic, Mildred Nicholas. Address of Welcome, Mrs. H. B. Longden. Response - - - Roachdale Secretary treasurer’s report Roll call of clubs. Report of state convention, Mrs. John R. McCabe. Whistling, Two selected numbers, Mr?. John Cartwright. Business. Election of Officers. Luncheon. AFTERNOON SESSION 2 o’clock Violin - Miss Harriet. Barnum Bible Work in the Schools, Miss Martha J. Ridpath. Reading, The Play, Emmalouise Gerhardt. Our Friends of Yesterday, Mrs. John R. Miller. Vocal Solo, Miss Margaret McLean

Local Young Man To Practice in Thi> City Following Graduation in June from Indiana o ; Wilbur Donner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donner, is opening a law I | office in this city in the Donner block [ j on east Washington street. He was [ recently admitted to the Putnam !

County bar.

Mr. Donner is a graduate of De- I Pauw Universit and will graduate from Indiana University law school i in June. He will devote his entire ! time after graduation to his practice here. He is well known in this com- I munity and his many friends are glad : to learn that he will be in the profes- j sional business in Greencastle.

GOODRICH ON STAND IN NTCRAY CASE

'

FORMER INDIANA EXECUTIVE TESTIFIES IN PLACE OF

!. NEWT BROWN

made payable to the governor’s bank j because Brown thought it would look better for the records of the agriculture board to show a deposit in the | governor’s bank instead of a loan to the governor.” —o—

1!

LEAL HEAD DIES

SENATORS IN FAVOR OF A WESTERNER

FIRE DESTROY S HOME OF CHARLES STITES

Caught from Flue and Roof was completely Afire Before Noticed By Neighbors

CONVENTION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

STATE SPRUNG SURPRISE

Goodrich Threw Bombshell into Ranks

of the Defense with His Startling Testimony. To Recall Brown

SUIT IS FILED John R. King has filed suit in the Putnam Circuit Court for the possession of an automobile belonging to John Trout, F. S. Hamilton is representing the plaintiff in the case.

AN INDICTMENT IS EXPECTED

FINDING BY FEDERAL (.RAND JURY IS PROBABLE IN OIL SCANDAL

(BULLETIN)

SINCLAIR INDICTED WASHINGTON, March 31—Harry BA Sinclair was indicted by a Federal Grand Judy here today on a charge of contempt of the onate oil investi-

IXD1AXAPOL1S, March 31—James P. Goodrich, former governor of Indiana, was called to the witness stand today in the trial of Governor Warren T. McCray, charged with embezzling $155,000 of the money of the state board of agriculture. The state sprung a surprise by calling Goodrich before the testimony of I. Newt Brown, former secretarytreasurer of the state board of agriculture, was completed. Brown will be recalled after Goodrich has testified, Special Prosecutor Clarence Nichols said. Goodrich threw a bombshell in to the defense ranks when he testified that Governor McCray put up a warrant for $10,000 signed by the treasurer of state as part of the collateral for a personal loan of $25,000 on Feb-

ruary 14, 1023.

The witness was allowed to testify on this point after the defense lawyers had made repeated objections to

Dr. P. A. Baker Was (hnoral Superintendent for Twenty

Years

O WESTERVILLE, Ohio.. March 31 —Dr. P. A. Baker, 05, for twentx years general superinten nt of the National Antisaloon longue, died ;.i his home here late Sunday, Baker has been in ill health for almost a year. He recentP announced he would present his r< v:.;.tion as gen eral superintendent of the leag-ue, due to ill health. His resignation a? head of the national organization v ., to have been handed to the tru t . at a meeting in Indianapolis April !•, when it was expected a successor would be named. He is survived by a widow ! two brothers and two Asters. , Death was due to a complication of disease. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

SENATE IS DEMANDING MAN FROM WEST FOR ATTORNEY

CRNERAL

W.S. KENYON IS FAVORED

Iowa Judge Mould Be a Good Man For Position. Other Men Are Being Considered

WASHINGTON, March 31.—Demands from Senators that a progressive westerner be named attorney general to succeed Harry M. Daugherty may delay filling of the post. Suggestion of Judge A. P. Rugg

Fire which caught from the flue completely destroyed the home occupied by Charles Stites and owned by Charles Frakes, a mile north of Brick Chapel, Sunday morning. The family had just started to eat breakfast I when one of the neighbors rushed in telling them that the roof was afire, and before any of the household good could be removed, the building was a mas of flames. The house was one of the old landmarks of that territory and was made of old poplar lumber and this added to the quickness with which the blaze spread. —o MORTGAGE SUIT

PAN-HELLENIC MASS MEETING TO BE HELD HERE THIS WEEK-END

DEAN WELLS TO TALK

Two Day's Program Has Been Arranged. Dean of Indiana University Women, Principal Speaker

Entertainment has been provided for the delegates to the Pan-Hellenic Convention, April 4 and 5 from the moment noon Monons thunder into Greencastle Friday until early trains leave Sunday morning. Luncheons,

The Federal Land Bank of Louisville, has filed suit in the Putnam Cir-

of ^ssachiusetts^caused ^dissatisfa^ | Co _ urt . l ° foreclose a mortgage on 'tinners and teas will intersperse busi-

tion in the senate on the grounds

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

WELL KNOWN, LOCAL YOUNG MAN SURPRISES FRIENDS BY SECRET WEDDING

-o

that Rugg is “another New England-

er.’’

The president has been urged to | invite Judge Wm. S. Kenyon, ot Iowa, to take the place. Kenyon, a thorough-going progressive, would make an exceedingly popular attor-1 ney-general as far as the middlewe.st' and far west are concerned. He would accept the post, atso, as he jegards it as an opportunity for real service. Justice Brandeirs of the Supreme Court also has been suggested. In addition, those mentioned prominently include Martian Fiske Stone, dean of Columbia University School

land of the defendants Minnie F. Harper et al. Corwin and Gillen are the attorneys for the plaintiff.

o

MODEL HOME IS SELECTED

BETTER HOME COMMITTEE LECTS A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE

of law, New York; Nathan Miller,

gators. The indictment charges he admission of the testimony. McCray’s Friends in this city were agreeably former governor of New York; Al“did unlawfully refuse to answer such attorneys were apparently determined | surj)r i se( j to receive cards announcing exander J. Groesbeck, governor of

questions against the dignity of the United States and contrary to the statute,” Sinclair must appear before a court voluntarily for arraignment or a warrant will be issued for hi ;

arrest.

to use every

elude it.

possible means to ex-

AN NOUNCEM ENT PA RTY A delightful party was given at the home of Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Thursday evening announcing the April Wedding of Miss Lottie Schmaltz to hr. E. Connin, of Chicago. A musical program was given by .Mrs. Paul Wright, piano ;Miss Maxine Pollom, violin and Miss Schmaltz, soloist. Those present were: Mrs. Law-^ rence Finney, Mrs. Paul Wright, Mrs. Jessie Pitts, Mrs. George Long, Miss flail Hurst, Miss Nellie Sheets, Miss Maxine Pollom, Miss Effie Reeves, Miss Maude Parker, Mrs. Roy Brackn e>, Mrs. Rob Huffman, Mrs. Herman Hoffman, Mrs. Raymond Fisher, Mrs. A Comeillen of Brazil, Mrs. Ralph Sehmaltz, of Bloomington. Miss Schmaltz leaves for her home [ in Patricksburg, Indiana, April 3rd.

o

banquet of interest ie date of the mysterious razz

I inner, which is being given by Sigfaa Delta old, professional journaistic fraternity, has been set for

WASHINGTON, March 31—The first indictment of the oil scandals— against Harry F. Sinclair for contempt—is expected to return here today by the efderal grand jury. The case grew out of the oil magnate’s refusal to testify before the senate investigating committee regarding his Teapot Dome naval re-

serve leas%

A formal contempt citation was given to the grand jury last Thursday and according to reliable information the indictment was voted within a few minutes, although it

was not formally reported.

Sinclair has surrounded himself

with a large legal and publicity start |O n d Deposit bank,

to fight the court action to the highest tribunal. The first action will be to set bail or seek a writ of Habeas

the marriage of Ray H. Trembly, of , this city to Miss Ruth Marie Gray,

When Goodrich took the stand he , daughter of Mr. and Mr,. James W. testified he had known McCray for : Gray, who reside near Gosport. The 20 years. In his testimony Mr. Good- wedding took place on Thursday, rich said that McCray went to his of-j January 10 th, at Evansville, fice in the National City bank in Feb- j Mr . an d Mrs. Trembiv will be at ruary and said he wished to place | hotne t o their friends after April 5, $25,000 to the credit of the Discount ' at .,31 north Thirteenth street, Terre

and Deposit bank at Kentland and Haute

that he wished to borrow $15,000 for | The bri de is a teacher in State Nora few days to do this. I |nal The bridegroom is the son of Goodrich was then shown a warrant Mr. and Mrs ’j. C. Trembly of this

Michigan: Frederick Evan Crane ot Brooklyn, judge of the court of ap-

appeals of New Yorkk.

It has been learned definitely that Secretary of State Hughes will not be the next Attorney General. Senator Borah also does not expect the president to offer the post to him.

of the treasurer of state and asked whether that was the warrant the

governor had turned over to him. “It is," the witness testified. He testified McCray gave him a

note for 3 days and also the check on the treasurer of state, and in turn the National City bank remitted $25,000 to the Continental and Commercial bank of Chicago, with instructions to place it to the credit of the Discount

city and both have a large circle of friends who join in wishing them tiie heartiest congratulations and best wishes for the future

HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TO BROADCAST TUESDAY Music Will be Transmitted, Under Direction of R. C. Sloane from

WLAX at 8:00 o'clock.

At eight o’clock tomorrow night the High School Orchestra, directed

The Greencastle Committee for the Better Homes demonstration, has chosen the attractive new Colonial residence on Crown street of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Callender, Jr., for use in the demonstration of the “Model Home" during the Better Homes week, May 11 to 18. Mr. and Mrs. Callender have very graciously turned the home over to the Committee for the week. The local committee as announced by Mrs. Fred L. O’Hair, chairman,

is as follows:

R. P. Mullins, Sec’y-manager. Harry P. Allan, Treasurer. Executive Committee: Mrs. Jennie Curtis Hearst.

C. W. Otis.

Mrs. John H. Alice. H. C. Callender, Jr. Mrs. C. W. Otis. W. L. Denman.

INFANT DIES o Grettina, the five months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Me Curry, of Cloverdale, died early Monday morning of pneumonia.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 31—1. Newt Brown, star witness for the

COMMANDERY NOTICE

Corpus in case an attempt is made to - statc resumed his story of the $155,incarcerate Sinclair or place him in 000 board of agriculture deals with

the custody of the sergeant at arms

of the senate.

o GLEE CLUB OFF The DePauw Glee Club left this morning for Noblesville where they will give the first of a series of concerts this year. Its intererary includes Noblesville, Warsaw, Elkhart,

Governor McCray as the third week of the trial of McCray on charges of larceny and embezzlement opened in the Marion county criminal court to-

day.

Brown completed his story of the transactions by which the money of

Special conclave Greencastle Commandery, Monday 7:30 p. m., wor* in the Temple. RALPH HOWARD, Com. E. E. CALDWELL. Roc.

CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY o Mrs. Donohue having boasted she

I A PH1 25. As this year will be the 1 Valparaiso and Lapotte. ThirtyIfirst time for the dinner at DePauw,' f 've members are making the trip, 111F causing considerable comment, j eluding Prof. Sam Ham and the ac- |* n d everybody is wondering what it j companist, Prof. Eugene Hassell.

the state board of agriculture was'could not be surprised, the Gardner turned over to McCray and then faced family, comprising twenty members, cross examination by McCray’s at- proceeded to the Donohue home on torneys, who will attempt to show South Indiana st., promptly at stx

money

was loaneu to Me- o’clock Sunday morning. Baskets

that the

Cray.

The state, through

rnony and introduction of records of price a substantial breakfast

I well filled with steaming hot coffee

Brown’s testi-'ond all the good things that com-

were

WHEAT POOL MEETING board is seekinir to Drove that I Brought. After much ado, the famicastJe rSip, 0 wilT^e 1^1 Tuesday' | ^cC^y for , ywas arouse., and Uje door Thrown

all about. I Among the Big Ten schools, thrs: i ir.ner is considered one of the great- i

:iT al honors which may be con- casuv ‘ in t . le n; SC0U nt and Deposit open- At nine o’clock, all left, gold upon a man during the school j night in the assembly room of , ,. , . . j ne about their regular Sabbath duJ'ear. The I * - H : ,ll will he the Bank, of Kentland, Ind., of winch Me- a HP ut tnr " re * u,ar fannam uu

dirt?, faculty, and people of the j speaker. town a r e present at this feast. The'

■Jner is in charge of the “chef,” PENNSYLVANIA FLOODS ' Re trial ha 1 n nro than the first. The Gardner family

treats Phi Bets and “Dumb! PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 31 De- Although the trial has been m 1 ro-

on a

An Advisory Council ‘will be an-

by R. C. Sloane, will broadcast an nounced later. .excellent program from the local, 0 radio station, WLAX. on a wave' MARY LOUISE GARL DIES length of 231 meters. | 0

The selected orchestra consists

ten members:

Prof. R. C. Sloane, director. Maxine Pollom, violin. Virginia Kelly, violin. Ruth McCullough, violin. Garda Sloan, cello. James Shaver, bass. Mrs. C. W. Otis, piano. Paul Gay, Clarinet. Imogene Pollom, Cornet. Leslie Wilbern, trombone. Fay Miles, drums.

PROGRAM

‘ March - Men of Valor - Klohr.

LeDauphin - Seeboeck. Fairy Tales - Komzak. *

Cello Solo, La Cinquantine, Gabriel- ; Marie - played by Garda Sloane. Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss. Melody of Love (from Gypsy

Sweetheart) - Lehar.

Intermezzo, Fireflies - Salvino. Ballad, I^orna Doone - Vanderpool Clown Capers (march grotesque)

- Sloane.

Mary Louise, the twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Garl. who resides south of this city, died of heart trouble Sunday morning at

j 3:05 o’clock.

Miss Garl had been confined to her | home for the past year and several j times during that period she has been in a serious condition. The funeral 1 will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Raphael will have charge of the services. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.

ness discussions and mass meetings throughout the entire week-end. The convention will begin at 1:30 Friday with a luncheon at the Alpha Gamma Delta house. Following the luncheon, there will be a round-table discussion in Daugherty Hall upon the relation of the organized girl to the independent girl. There will be a tea at 3:30 in Evans Hall and a mass meeting at 4:30 in Meharry Hall. Dean Agnes Wells, of Indiana University, will be the principal speaker at this mass meeting which is held for all the women in the university. Her subject will be "The Outlook of College Women.” Dean Katharine S. Alvord will make a short welcome ad-

dress at this meeting.

The various women’s fraternity houses on the campus will entertain their guests at dinner Friday night. The day’s program will close with the concert of the Girl’s Glee Club in Meharry Hall Friday night. Round-table discussions will be resumed again Saturday morning at nine o’clock and continue until noon. After luncheons at the different houses, the last session of roundtable discussions will be held through-

out the afternoon.

At six o’clock all delegates to the convention will be guests at dinner at the College Avenue Church, Margaret Safford, president of the DePauw Ban-Hellenic Council, toastmistress. Duzer Du’s presentation of “Rollo’a Wild Oat,” at the Little Theatre, Saturday night will conclude the program of the convention.

0 BURNED TO DEATH

0 *

HUNTINGTON, Ind., March 31— Burns received while she was attempting to start a fire in the kitchen stove caused the death of Mrs. Dave Grau. A gust of wind blew flames out of the stove door and ignited her

clothing.

o THREE DIE IN FIRE

LAFOLLKTTE IS BETTER WASHINGTON. March 31—Improvement in the condition of Senator Lafollette, was reported today. Lafollette spent a comfortable day Sunday and rested last night.

D

Th, 0( tl * Btu- j court house. K““*« ^ ^ j Jr'S.

“loan” and that the money

never ■ They returned at twelve thirty, the

. 1 second surprise being even

|. I J —..V* IIV# CMJC VciSiaUHK ll'-v/v* * IriuTh' rnercilless razzin E which is jra'ia, Allegheny,

, rut odx • j Kress two weeks, the bulk of the evi- P rove<1 one; mating flood Lee is yet to be heard. Between 40 Pitiful • iis'-oiio Allegheny. Ohio ami tne xugm , ... Twino- the di

and

proved true their reputation in the

rivers today were slowly

50 witnesses will testify before

e ««ly serious part of the pro-'^ding leaving in'their wake a path : the case goes to the jury Only three 1 i« au ... _ . ( ut-uiiif;* thiw iJir* nnvp luuim in

■ * . .. * ~ ” *- I OI rum in«u • tie individual who is thought by ; Th(1 floo a s a t 2 p. m., Sunday reach-

ed the highest stage recorded in

The Monogahela, Alle-

to 29.2 feet.

? ai. ceuiitgf

m is the presentation of a prize; f ^ an d human suffering. 10 the indiv' ’ - 1 - *

fBe scribes to have rendered tha iRfeatest service to the university dur-

K the year.

The Roast

Ihears as

thing,’ has been at work for some j ‘me collecting scandal on the unsus-

| Pwting.

So if you are lucky enough to rate d Plate at the dinner, do not be surIised to be razzed for beating your w, ‘e. the last poker game In which >ou a roll, or any other venlUre from the straight and y«u have made of late.

1 eleVen years,

j o-heny and Ohio rose

Master who “sees all,; . gWol , en streams began to re-

muchi, and knows every- i

cede.

Thousands ot families have been made himeless by the high waters and man y persons living near the nver fronts were forced to move to the upper Boors of them <^Hmgs. Basements of more than 1.000 busi-

ness houses were flooded.

is estimated at

narrow

Property damage nearly $5,000,000.

witnesses thus far have been heard in

addition to Brown.

by

thus

During the day music was furnished, by Glen Gardner, violin, Per* ry Rush, vocal. Mrs. Kimber Gardner, Julianna Gardner and Charlotte Donohue, piano. Kimber Gardner

war

IX>CUST STREET NOTES

Plans were announced by superintendent Sackett in regard to special efforts for Easter Sunday services at Locust Street Sunday school. Those who were not present to hear the plans please come out next Sunday

and catch the spirit of it.

as the loss for the eutire twelve Prof. E. R. Bartlett, professor of months of 1923, figures compiled in Bible history in the University, spoke the office of Newton T. Miller, state Before the Keystone class. His talk

INDIANA’S FIRE LOSS

INDIANAPOLIS, March 31—In-

greater rliana’s fire loss for the first three

months of 1924 was nearly as great

Evidence presented by the state ersonatinR The in far showed that checks totaling tho n;ipper anH the busines9

$155,000 were turned over to McCray woman

by Brown as secretary treasurer o, j Making a full day, and proving to the board of agriculture, otiose p 0 nohue that she could be

bank and were endorsed by McCray. Records of the bank were introduo ed by the state to show that the money never reached the bank. It is the contention of McCray that Brown understood all along the money loan to him, and that the checks were

see many more happy birthdays. —o THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Continued cold.

the total rapidly. Fort Wayne started

Year with a $500,000

cities with heavy losses were Conners ville, Rushville, Princeton, Kokomo, Muncie, Bloomington ,Newcastle and

Richmond.

was very interesting and inspiring. Contests holding steady, while the high school girls did not have as

as

they had a gain over last Sunday. Sunday marks the close of the

second quarter of year’s study.

Pastor taught Mrs. Langdon’s class. The floiil offerings were tnuch

appreciated by the school,

j Leonidas McNully, secretary, reported a creditable increase in the

o the New tota j eno i] me nt for the quarter just

blaze, other 1 closed

Miss Delihah Miller asks that all those having a part in the Easter program to meet at church next Saturday morning at 10 o’clock.

fire marshal, revealed today.

Fires cost Hoosier property owners $7,900,000 last year. During Jan-

uary, February and March of this ™ ar, y in ^tendance as the boys, yet

year the loss was a round $7,000,000. The loss is one of the heaviest in the history of the state. There was no appreciable increase in the number of fires, but a few big fires with

NEGAUNEE, Mich., March 31Two hospital patients and an em ploye lost their lives in a blaze which destroyed the city hospital, a two storv frame structure, here late last * • { • night. The cause of the fire r>^ u*-

known.

TO PRESENT PLAY On next Friday evening, April 5, Duzer Du of The National Collegiate Player? will present Rollo’s Wild Oat, a comedy in three acts at tho Little Theatre. This will be the last production to be given by Duzer Du this year, and the fraternity hopes to make the last performance a great success. William Baxter as Hollo will have the leading role while Mary Catherine Cannon will place opposite him as Goldie Mac Duff. The remainder of the cast consists of: Newman Jeffrey, Martha Wyrick, William O’Neal, Alden Kumler, Mary Vandenbark, John B. Little, George Smock, Marian Boyd, Lawrence Cloe and Velma Lou Jones. The tickets are to be placed on sale Tuesday, April 1, at the University Shop, at 1 o’clock. Members of the faculty and members of Duzer Du may obtain tickets at twelve- thirty. 0 THIS WEEK’S WEATHER Fair and much cooler at beginning of week, and fair and warmer htereafter, except rain probable Wednesday and Thursday.