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THIRTY-SIX.

GRKENC'ASTLE, INDIANA, TUllSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1928.

No. 115.

JtLY REPORT • DIVORCES IN ICUIT COURT SEVEN DIVORCES MERE ^ VMKD IN CIRCI IT COURT IN 1127.

TO PRESENT OPPEKETTA

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CONTESTED

nr Children Were EfTeclH llj -Number Granl«*<l Di\orc*"< Small In I'ompariHon.

-seven divorces were granlnl utnam Circuit Court in 1!»27 r to the yearly report of the the Court in a compilatio k Bureau of Census of tii. h 1 ; of Commerro. Thirty-two were effected by the divorce •et»ort is outstanding of re any other counties, in as \ the number granted w as very comparison to the numbers in some counties in the .state, outstanding feature is the t the majority that wen divorces had been married or two years. YU, it reports, the majoriu of ing complaints for divorce married less than five >• T~4ivera8e for the number bc,ed divorces here in 1!>27 was higher. Eight granted <!i id been married one year or one couple had been married . nonth. Six couples had I Iwo years; five couple.', then iree coujiles, four years; tw.. " six years. From six years, of married life ascend from N to thirty-six years, the i-three of the divorces wci«' to wives and fourteen to . Twenty-four of the t tal 'cn cases were contested. The "w the divorce* were all the y ( jel and inhuman treatment. .Navy Seeks ' issing Aviators r NAvaKT*nViEk ami ' (< IMP A MOMS BE'M. SOUGHT TODAY.

“On Midsummer’s Day” an operetta in two acts, will he given by the children of the Martha Kidpath School on Tuesday night, March (>, at the High School auditorium. This operetta is very pleasing and attractive in every respect, and the work in rehearsals is progressing rapidly. The cast is doing splendid work and it is expected that a very tine performance of "On Midsummer’s Day” will be given. Some of the leading characters arc: Mary Louise Hamm, Mary Jane Irvine, Stanley Fisher, Wilbur McCullough, Mary Frances Carson, Norma York, John Mitchell, Hubert Kelly, Lucile White, Emma Carlin Conklin, Orville O'Hair, Fay Jones, Jo Ruth Donnohue, Elizabeth Yount, Marshall Johnson, Paul Patterson, Frances Harris, and Dolly Dimples Walton.

CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED FOR ANNUAL CAMPS

QUOTA OF 12tm SI H ALLOTTED FOR STATE OF INDIANA— SECOND TO OHIO.

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Putnam (minty Is Generally Well Represented \t \nnual Encampment For loung Men.

CUBA IS NEXT STOP FOR BIG U. S. DIRIGIBLE

LOS \NGELES ARRIVES VI HALItn \ LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

ipi s, INGTON, Feb. 2k. (UP) y department today renewed ided its search for Command c ,p, t Elly son, pioneer naval avia..wo companions believed for r t ■ early yesterday on a flight mpton Roads, Va., to Anna-

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j., from Anacoatia ami Damp Is stations and from the air- - n-ier Lexington, of which IBIH was executive officer, joined . They (lew low over hu-h T( '.if Virginia and Maryland and pp.,18 of Chesapeake Bay to find Fail) amphibian plane, u) n, first navy officer ever to a pilot’s license, left Hamp ’ . ir ,ds before daybreak yrster j- ‘isit his 12 year old daugh id red, ill at an Annapoln bo-

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'i 1 M lim were I.ieut. Comdr. Hugo and Lieut. Roger Rangehou> were not heanl from again ,^the plane had radio. —-lew of one of th® •searching 0 eported late in the forenoon lightkeeper at Thoma Pom', //ps south of Annapolis, le drone of an airplane engine I at 4 a. m. yesterday, two J^-fter Ellystm’s amphibian 1* f n roads. was the best clue so far di

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■.fHENSON* * TO TESTIFY

BALBOA, CANAL ZONE, Feb. 2H. (UP)—The United States Navy Dirig ible I.. s Angeles was made ready toc ay aftc r its adventurous 2,270 mile flight from the United State.- to take off for Cuba at 8 A. M. The big Dirigible, which this morning floated lazily from a BO foot mooring mast at France Field, was n fueled last night with 2,000 gallons of gasoline. It will be flown to join the D rider Patoka in Cuban waters A flight estimated at 24 hours. The landing, after more than h« yrs in the air, was a majestic

sight.

The silvery craft, was first -ightod over the Canal Zone at 0:16 1’. M. T:e dull drone of its motors fir.-t at11acted the thousands waiting in the street- and at the landing field. A few minutes later the flicki r of the cabin lights of the Los Angeles cculd be seen and then the ve.-sel cm uld be seen floating serenely through a .-ky lighted by a tropical

h. If-moon.

Q ; AFFIDAVIT FILED An affidavit has been filed in the Putnam Circuit Court, State of Indiana versus George Morter, Penal Farm Escape. Morter was sentenced :o the State Farm from the City Court of Logansport and escaped from the State Institution on February 24. o PUTNAM COUNTY LATIN CON-

TEST.

Greencastle won all the places in th" Latin contest. The winners are: Division I—Philip Taylor, Mary Vaughan Cropper. Division II—Vincent Confer, Robert Monnett. Division 111 Martha Vaughan, An he Nichols. Division lll-A Orian Acrec. Division IV— Mildred Goldsberry, J an Durham. Winners will go to the District con test, held in Terre Haute on March 24, 1!*2K. o DEPAUW TO ENTER —o— Representatives of the Del’auv. track team will Ik- entered in second annual Central Intercollegiate Indoor Tiack and Field Meet which will be held at Notre Dame on Saturday, March 3. About twenty track teamare exjiected to participate in the

meet.

The 1(128 campaign conducted in the interest of the Citizens’ Military was officially launched at Columbus, Ohio, today, when Major General Dennis E. Nolan, commanding officer of the Fifth Corps Area, announced the plan.- 1 whereby 6800 young men of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and We t Virginia will be accorded the priviI ge attending the three camps to !>c conducted this summer in the corp.

area.

No changes have been made in the dates and location of camps from those of last year. Camp Knox and Fort Thoma in Kentucky will he held from July 2-111, whih Fort Benjamin Harrison, will be held from June 20July 19. The <|Uota for Indiana has lieon sub-allotted for 1200 young men. Every year the quota from Putnam County is generally filled with quite a number of boys from the county desirous of getting the training that is offered in the camps. Instruction as heretofore, is airang ed four courses known a- the Ba-ic, Red, White, anil Blue. The Basic, course include- only those who have had no military training. The Red, W hite, and Blue courses are for ad vanced cadets and offer military study in calvary and infantry tactics, field artillery and signal corp- work. A considerable part of the training program will be devoted to training in American citizenship, athletics, outdoor sports and other body-build-ing exercises. All necessary expenses will he borne by the government. These include wholesale food, uthlct ic equipment, uniforms, medical ami dental calc and transportation to ramp and return.

INDIANA BOY SHOT — o—. PHOENIX, Ariz., FiVik'(DP) According to w ord received' he, e, Frank Lang, 22, of < Han der, Aria., recently a student in Evanhville College, Evansville, Ind., was hot to death by a peace officer at Tucumar . N. M. The youth’s father .-aid that he was notified that relatives should make plan- to leturn the body. R'lntive-, .■•aid they believed that the victim was mistaken for a fugitive wanted in Mexico. They said their information was vague. o MASONIC NO 11( K ... . o — Called meeting Temple Lodge No. 47, Wednesday, 7 p. rn. K. A. Degree. BENCE A. DAGGY, W. M. E. E. CALDWELL, Secy. Teacher Given Court’s Consent To Wield Paddle

DAVIDSON WAS FINED Harvey Davidson, of Danville, was fine I $io and costs when he plead guilty to a charge of intoxication when airaigncd befon Judge James P. Hughes in the Putnam Circuit Court Monday afternoon. Davidson was arrester late Sun ay afternoon by Sheriff Ed Kiteijorge and deputy sheriff Alva Bryan wi -t of the New Mayvville picnic ground-, after a call had been received by the sheriff to the effect that four men, all under the influence of intoxicating liquor weie in a maeliim that was ditched. However when the officials arrivtd thiec of the men had gone.

Banner To Have Special Service During Tourney

TELEPHONE COMI’ANA tool’ ER VII s WITH DAILY B\\ NI K FOR SECTION \L NEW S. Through the courtesy and co operation of the Greencastle Telephone Company, the Daily Banner will have -pecial wire -ervice iluiing the se< • tional basket hull tournament here Friday ami Saturday. Any net fan disiring information on outcome of games aie cordially invited to phone M. Friday night, during tin Clover dale-Bellmore tilt and the Bainhridge battle, a play hy-plny account of Contest- will he m nt fiom the press box in the gymnasium by telephone to the Banin i office. Tin, e who may he unable to enure sea' in the gym for these game- will b an the running -con by coming to the Banner office. II. B. Walls, local manager of tin Telephone ( ompany, announced Tueday morning that he uill install an extra phone at the Bannei nffici Friday afternoon. This will give the Ban ner an o|>eii cireuit from the high school gym to the newspaper office and another phone to givr out information. Principal F. I,, iiu-i nbeig stated Tues iay that no telephone culls will aiiswi led at the gym and he urge that fans call 96, tlie Daily Banner office.

THUS. ADAMS ENTERS RACE FOR GOVERNOR

LEGION MEMBERSHIP GOAL NEAR.

A partial check up of the legion workers was made Monday night. From memberships actually turned in and those known to be coming in it was found that the local post now has a membership of sixty. Only , forty more to go with a large part | of the rural districts unworked and only half the workers reporting as i yet. The local post according to the

TICKET present prospects will be the largest

_____ this year it has been since the year Newspaperman Gamed Fame For ,n- 1 imme(,iHte,y followinK the end of tho

DATES ARE SET FOR EXERCISES IN ALL SCHOOLS

N FI FE \N VINC ENNES EDITOR M \KES FORMAL DECLARA-

MON MONDAY NIGHT.

REl’l BL1CAN

stigating Stephenson Probe In Indiana. Out to “Clean Houm«v”

war.

The Legion hall is to he kept open Friday and Saturday of this week for the use of ex-service men attending the sectional basketball tournament.

not all ex-ser-

vice men are cordially invited to make the Legion hall their headquarters

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN COUNTY SCHOOLS IN APRIL. SPEAKERS ARE SCHEDULED Elaborate Programs Are Being Compiled For Annual Events. Exercises Start On April 18.

VINCENNES, Ind., Feb. 28. (UP)

Thoma- H. Adams, of Vincennes, Whether members

was on hi- way today to finish as gov erner of Indiana what he started a 1

leader of the fight against political during the sectional. corruption. j

Before more than 4,000 Knox county citizens, he announced last night his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. The formal dr, filiation of candidacy was expected to he filed today with Secretary of State Frederick E. Sohortemeier at

Indianapolis.

Nationally known for his battle to bring l>. C. Stephenson's charges to the attention of grand Juries, Adams launched his candidacy on a platform of “completing the house cleaning

from the state house."

He reviewed the history of the political scandal in Indiana, omitting his own share in pushing the inquiry to

JURORS MAY GET MURDER CASE TODAY

HICKMAN \\D HUNT MAY LI YRN l ATE SOON IN

THOMS’ SLAYING.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Eeh. 28 (CP) —The fate <if William Edward Hickman and Welhy Hunt, on trial joint-

conclusion, and warned his audience ^ or murder "f I' V I oms, Los

druggist, may reach the jury

that the effort is not closed. The Angelo la k, he asserted, must he completed l°'l a >

by alertne.-s that “the forces of wrong in. ke way for clean government." "There i- still big work to do," the veteran editor declared, while the manifestly sympathetic crowd cheered. "To complete that work impel-, me to become a candidate for gover-

nor.”

The meeting was attended by more

Cross examination of Hunt by the State and closing arguments by both State and defense were to he complet-

ed today.

Jerome Walsh and Richard Cantillon attorneys for Hickman, announced they would offer no evidence to -upport Hickman’: plea of "not guil ty” on which he was being tried.

The commencement dates for high schools in Putnam County have been arranged and plans are being made fur the annual exercises. All of the exercise* will be held toward the latter part of April with five of the commencements scheduled to be held on the night of Thursday, April 19. One will he held on Wednesday, one Friday and one Saturday. Speakers will include Prof. Topy of Wabash College, Miss Grace Overton of Sioux City, Iowa, Prof. Whistler formerly member of the faculty of Danville Normal and at the present time connected with the teaching Instruction department of the State Board of Education, Prof. Paul McNutt, dean of the Indiana Law School, Wurt Lawther, and W. O. Schanlauh, superintendent of Newton schools. The following are the high schools and the dates that have been set: Belle Union, Thursday, April 19. Prof. Topy. Bainbridge, Thursday, April 19. Mias Grace Overton. Reelsville, Thursday, April 19. Prof. W histler.

than 3,000 Knox county citizen*. The I hey indicated they planned to reaudience sang “America”, and heard ** rvo evidence fur the second

.in invocation hy Dr. J. W. Boyer, pi-tor of the First Presbyterian church. Speakers in addition to Adam were Miss Anna- G. O’Flynn, a Vincennes historical writer; Dr. Wal-

ter A. Davis, president of Vincennes J ur y on , ' is insanity plea,

university, and John Wesley Hill, of Wa.-hington, Lfi ( ., lifelong friend of Aifiirn... Hill introduced Adams.

phase of Hickman’s trial, his hearing on a second plea of "not guilty

i.y reason of insanity.”

At the conclusion of the present trial Hickman must be tried by the

SE( OND GRADE I EAC HER H AS RIGHT TO USE “IRON HAND".

TRAIN SHED COLLAPSES

AT ■TATE PKIson in i ,r Ji| KOKOMO uourt today.

* OHO,’ tpd., fVh. 28. (UP) >' becomiftg Indiana’s most (xipitneaa despite his confinement Indiana State prison,, D. C. n*on was due here in the cusprison guards early this aftto apdfjar before the H"w.u . ffand Jury. .Wi be given an opporlun.lv J te the “Btarlting” peveliitn i i Howard County authorities he make regarding oiierations of '•t wm-king” conspiracy. knowledge of it* actions » i Hy censored because of the im•t with which ’he inquiry is df t the grand jury is investigat * failure of the American Tru.-t By Bank, a Ku Klux Klun sup- ^ institution, last October.

\U< IDEM OU< I BS AT ( ENTR YL I \|<i\ -I 41 BIN in < INUN NATL

CINCINNATI, O., Eeh. 28. (UP) — A 100 foot section of the Central Union Station train shed collapsed today. No one was believed injured. The shed fell in shortly after the National Limited, crack Baltimore and Ohio passenger train, left. A switch engine and an express car were buried. The engine crew escaped. As the roof collapsed, tons of steel girders, wires and steam and water pipes crashed to the tracks. Five track.- were blocked. police and firemen were called to go through the debris.

Regular Predestinariun Bupti-t meeting and Baptist dinner at the Reelaville School house Sunday March 4. Everybody welcome.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 28. (UP)— Miss Florence Brant, second grade teacher in the Washington Town-hip school, had iiermission of the eouittnday to enforn discipline on unruly pupils with an iron hand, directed, if needed at trouser seats. Judge Clifford R. Cameron, di-mis-sing a charge of us-ault and battery brought against .Miss Brant becau-e she spank'd James King, 8, laid down the principle that “a teacher ha- the same light to chastise an uniuly child as its parents have”. He held also that “The punishment is no', proved unjust or cru< 1 becau-e pain was induced and abrasions of the skin caused." Mis- Brant testified .-he paddled Jame- because he pu.-hed little girl I around in the school yard, shoving one against a fence and kicking another on the ankle. She admitted giving him ‘‘six or seven licks on the seat of the pants.” THE WEATHER ■ o Mostly eloudy tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat un-ettled tonight. Wanner extreme south portion tonight and somewhat colder Wednes-

day.

FREIGHT HITS SCHOOL HACK

( >111 DKi N SERKH -LY III K I \S FAST TRAIN < R Y'HIS IN Hi BUS NEAR R»i< HESTER. K(>< HESTIvR, Did , Feb. 28. (UP) Ten children and a driver were injured near here today in a collision between an Erie railroad fust freight train and a loaded si ol hack. Two of the children, wen .-.o badly hurt it was feared they wilUi die. Cleve Biddingcr, of Ijeiter* Ford, driver of th'- hack, offered scalp wounds. He was ui ible to explain the accident. The most seriou ly hurl were Pearl Murray, 15, who suffi nsi probable in ternal injuries and w n cut about the head, and Omer Munay, 8, her brother, whose skull was believed fractured. The other childri n were cut and bruised. The bus was demoli-hed. The injured were brought to tieWoodlawn hospital In-re on the two engines of the doubh header freight (hat hit the bus. The crash hurled the hack 30 feet away and turned it over, wrecking it. 'Du- injured were removed from h<neath the wreckage by Frank Berry, a farmer living near the crossing and members of the crew of the freight

train.

FORTY DIE IN MEXICAN WAR

\ IGOKOI S I K.II I ING REI’OR I ED Itl l \y I I \ FEDI RAL AND

REBEL FORCES.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 28. (UP) Reports of vigorou fighting between Ret,el and Federal troops continued to day and it was made known that 38 rebels and two Federal* had been killed within the past few hours. Federal troops under Colonel Jose Ortiz engaged the rebels near Tepaltitlan in the State of Jalisco. Thir-

ty rebel:- were kilb-d.

Near Los Guaji- , also in the State of Jalisco, another engagement was reported in which sight rebels and two Federal* wore killed.

TO! RN KY Tl( KKTS 1‘rof'• F. L. Kimenberg announced again Tuesday that only season tic kets will )«> sold before the sectional tourney. These tickets sell for $1.60. Tickets for single sessions will *ell for 40 cents and will not go on sul» until Friday afternoon, Friday evening, etc. o I Mil \\Anil.As LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 28. (UP)— Hog wire steady to 10 rent- lower, today, the bulk, nil weights, selling • it $H to $8.50, and the top l»eiiig $8.55 Receipt . were 9,500 and holdovers

524.

Vcnlei were hnrply lower, but cattli wi re te.nly, Vealers were $15 to $10, beef steers $12.00 to $12.75. Lambs were .-toady to strong at a quotable top of $D>. CLASS PLAYS TO BE HELD IN COUNTY SOON PLAYS HI BE PRESENTED BY I NIOR < i \ 8SKS til ( ol \ TY SCHOOLS. Several of the class plays to be (in ented by the i-nior classes of the high schools in I'utnam county, Iihv* hi on scheduled and will be given the latter part of Man h or th*- first part (f April at the respective schools. Practically every enior class in the schools in the county will present (days, allhough a- yet some of the play dates have not been announced. The following ar' 1 the names of the schools and the dates that the plays that will he presented, that have been announced so far: Reelsville, Friday, April (i. Belle Union, Thun.day and Friday, March 29, 30. Fillmore, Friday, Mareh -'to. Roachdale, Thursday, April 19. Dean Paul McNutt. Cloverdale, Thursday, April 19. Wurt Lawther. Russellville, Thursday, April 19. Clinton Center, Friday, April 20. Prof. E. c. TDden. Fillmore, Saturday, April 21. W. (). Scbanlaub. Mr. and Mr l>. V. Moffett, Mr. and Mr Otha Smythe, and Miss Stella Collins all of Cloverdale, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Willi* Gill of thiz city.

Juvenile Star’s Mother Named As Suit Defendant

MRS. LIELIAN (DUGAN INVOLVED 'N $750,000 ALIENATION (ASF).

Rotary Delegates To Speak At Meet

QITTE A NUMBER ATTENDED ROTARY CONFERENCE AT WEST BADEN. The speakers at the meeting of tho Rotary Club Wednesday noon, will b« the delegates and all others who attended the conference which was held at We*t Baden last week. Plans are already being made by i the Club for Boys' week, which will start April 28 and will bo concluded May 6. Hundreds of clubs are planning their programs for this observance. S. C. Sayers and Paul Cook arc the members of the committee of the local club. FINGER w as AMPUTATED

LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 28. (UP Blase Hollywood, accustomed a- it was to onsatinnal movie colony di vorcc' suit gasped today upon learn ing of Die charge contained in a $750,(8)0 alienation of affection suit libd against Mrs. Lillian Coogan, mother i f Jackie Googun, Juvenile i screen star. Plaintiff in the action wa.- Mrs. ! Cal lie 1 Bernstein, wife of Aitbur L. Bernstein, bu.-ines* manager of th Jackie Googun Motion Picture Com

pany.

At the ame time Mi . Coogan wa named correspondent in a divorce ac lion which Mr-. Bernstein fibd. 0 — GRANTED LEW E Ol ARSENI E. Mi.-s Theo Ranm y, a i taut libr arian in the Greencastle ( ity Library was granted a three months leave of absence by the School B aid at its regular meeting Monday < vening. Mis- Helen Brother-, daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. A. A. Brothers was elected to fill the vacancy, commenc- : ing the fii-t of April. Mi Brother.. ;i a graduate of IK Pauw University i snd will he in tin- library for the I three months only, a- she will teach next year. — o —— SEEK SLAYER

The first finger of Die left hand of George Spencer was amputated at the Putnam County hospital Tuesday morning by Dr. W. M. MeGaughey, following an accident at the Demerit Plant, whi re Spencer is employe I, when the fir-t and -econd finger* of his hand were caught in a

roller.

The second finger wn-* mashed but not serious < trough to have to )>* amputated. About half fo the fingor { had to be amputated. CONTEST FOR ORATORS WILL BE HELD HERE

DA I E EUR COI M Y CONTF-ST HAS BEEN SET FOR MAID II 27.

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Putnam School* Are Al*a>* W< Represented At ( ounty (on tent a —Winner To Diatrict.

KOKOMO, Imfi, Feb. 28. (CP) A statewide search wa- started today for Oscar Cook, 19, who disappeared after the shooting to death of William Leach, 2d, last night in front of Shadowland, a Roumanian dance hall. Witnesses charge Cook did the shooting. According to their story, Cook started an argument in front of the dance hall and Leach attempted to act as peacemaker. When Leach, who had no other part in the quarrel, in--terfered, he was shot to death. Leach wa* married and is survived by his w’ife and a baby. Description of Cmik, a telegraphed today, was: five feet, 10 inches tall; nmooth shaven, round face; short neck, square shoulders, light brown hair; blue eyes; weight 190 pound*. He wore a dark suit and light cap.

The Putnam County constitutional oratorical contest will be held in the County Court House, in either the Ass* mbly room or Die Court Room on Tue-day March 27. Przctically every school in the county will have a representative in the conte-t. The winners of tho contest will beligible to enter the district meet aril the winners of the various district me-1 -, which will be field in the state at the designated district*, on th> same night, will then tie eligible to enter the State t* nte.-t. I’utnam County schools have always been well represented at the county meets and at the district meets and it is hoped that this year will prove no exception. The majority of the local contests, to be held at the various schools, for contestants within the .-rhoots, will he held in the next few weeks so that the contestants will be ready to participate in the county contest.

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