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UME THIRTY-SIX.
CHMAN TO PLACED AT r. CROSSING
OKEKNCASTLK, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928.
No. 134.
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Thursday. Slightly warmer tonight and south portion
Thursday.
\l KMEM " AS MADE k<1)A Y M’IERNOON bv Sank singleton Uidlh WEDNESDAY
DIKE WILL NO I HANU OTTAWA, Out., March 21. (UP)— The department of justice today announced that the life of Ilori- McDonald would he spared and that in•s.ead of lianging on Friday with her husband, George, at Kalley Field, Que., .-he would spend the remainder of her life in prison, probably at
Kingston, Out.
ROTARY CLUB PAYS TRIBUTE TO DR.TUCKER
SEND BODIES OF MILL MEN TO OLD HOMES
ERNEST ROE. HARIO Gi(Dl KEY KILLED BY EAST PENNSY
TUESDAY.
KESOLI IIt)N PASSED WEDNESDAY VI W El KEY LUNCH-
EON OF CLUB.
PROI. E. R. SMITH SPOKE fold of Some of Mis Experiences Of A Year In South American Countries Under II. F. Sinclair
Id i rousing Gales Mill Be ited Which Will Be Opera tcH ITom Tower. T Singleton, of TndianaU chaiiman of the Public [Coimiu.-don, of the state jfedne-day afternoon that a -n will hr placed at the Pen jilruad crossing at the
(Plant.
-atclmian started work Weilfternoon. He will go on duty fclock in the morning and will,
the crossing until 7 o’- FAILED
| the evening.
Singleton al.-o ?ald that by or April 10, crossing gate.-1 5tecte*l at the crossing which operated from the tower atj Thi~ will provide adequate for those crossing the!
L when the watchman will not .
itv the gate- will be operated ut^day afternoon when their auto ( ity and country made him an exem)itr was struck hy a fast westbound Pen- lary citizen; and wrereas the medi
I nsylvania passenger train at the ce-'eal profession ha- lost one skilled in
nrent plant crossing, will he sent
LODGE MEETING Initiatory work will be given at the meeting of Gieenca tlc Lodge, Number IMS I. O. O. F. at their regular meeting in the lodg“ hall thi even-
ing.
The Fillmore lodge will give the work. All of the member air request cd to be present at the meeting. MOOSE Nn I K 1 All members of the Moose Lodge, No. 1592 are urged to he at the | meeting tonight. Following the regular lodge session a special social hour will he held. There will be plenty of eats.
COUNTY TO BE REPRESENTED IN BIG CONTEST
NINE STl DENTS 1 RDM HERE TO COMPETE IN LATIN CONTEST AT BRAZIL.
Wil l SPEAK HERE
IS
PISTRK I
MEET
Winners of The District Mee' Will Then Be Eligible To Enter State Meet At Bloomington.
SEE
1 RAIN
Victims Were Mill Superintendent
And Master Mechanic At
Cement Plant.
The weekly luncheon of the Rotary dub Wednesday was devoted to a short memorial in memory of Dr. W. W. Tucker, a charter member and the first member to die, and a most interesting talk hy Prof. Ernest Rice
Smith.
The following resolution was read by Dr. Blanchard and unanimously
passed:
Whereas the Grim Reaper has taken from our midst our friend anil brother, William Warren Tucker; and whereas in the passing of this man our community has lost a citizen whose civil- pride, response to
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE GIVEN GRADE PUPILS
INDIANA UOMPOSITE MHIKYE MI NT IESTS TO BE GIYEN
ON APRIL ill.
Boilir- of Ernest Roe, 19, and liar- every call of public duty, and faithful i> Godfrey, 45, who were killed on discharge of every rospo.-ibility to
-ciiient Tuesday made the (,|| at the crossing four for jear, as two men were fat-
' red thire last fall.
Wleton wa in Greenrv-*ip 'for the hearing of '7 £ ;t!e Water Works Company.
b' the art of healing, confirmed in hi
Putnam county will he represented with nine entries in the district meet i of the fifth annual State High School Latin contest whch will be held Saturday, March 24 at Brazil. At this time all of tire winners of the county meets in the district will compete and the ninety-one district winners, seven from each district will then he entered in the final round of the State High \ School Latin contest which will he held Friday, April 20, at ‘Blooming-
TEST 1 ton -
This is the fifth year of the Indiana Second Semester Examinations, How- high school Latin contest and is the ci. r, Will Bo Given Vs Usual culmination of the work of the IndDn April 17 and IK. iana State Latin committee. The idea .if a state conte-t was first propose I
i in October, 192IL It is held annually under the auspices of the committee and the Indiana University extension
division.
TRADE BOOSTER CONTEST WILL BE HELD HERE
MERCHANT MEMBERS OF THE GREENCASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CHARGE
START
MARCH
About Thirty Members Have Signified Their Intentions Of Participating In Contest.
Airs. Peter Stair
I IRS I
genii; \i
MRS. STAIR TO BE SPEAKER AT COUNTY MEET
All eighth grade pupil- in the county schools will take the Indiana Composite Achievement Examination thiy< ar, according to an announcement by
their old home.- for burial. Last rites lofty ideals of professional honor, be- John Vermillion, superintendent of Gold, ilvor atnl bronze medals will for Mr. Roe will be held in California, loved for his sympathy, patience and county schools Wedne-day morning, be awarded the winner- of the fir.-t,
second and third places respectively,
IS PROMINENT IN RELIGIOUS ORG ANIZ \ l din WORK W i LL
KNOWN SPEAKER.
TO MAKE SEVERAL ADDRESSES
Mrs. Stair Will Also Be
Speaker At Sunday Morning
Worship Hour.
while for Mr. Godfrey will be in courte-j in office and by the bedside The (Nominations will be held in th. Michigan. Roe’s body was placed - of the sick and the suffering; and various county school on April Li. rboard the northbound Motion train whereu- the Rotary Club has lost a The work will embrace all of the subat 12;.JO p. m. Wednesday on it- member who.-e genial personality, ject- taken during the year by the journey to the west coast. I breadth of culture, am; warm person- pupils. Tin examina ;<m i- a standI he accident, which claimed the liv- ;i i friendships made him a welcome ardized te-t and is an accurate meases of the mill’s superintendent and member of every social gathering; ur«* of achievement. The results will the master mechanic ha.- east a slia.i- therefore he it reveal whether the stislrntsare above ow not only over the cement plant, Resolved: That we express our or below the stand!. I- -ct by tin-
hut the city as well. This makes four grateful appreciation of the life test.
deaths that have occurred at thr character, ai d eivkesnf this (listing- The achievement tc-t has been givPennsy crossing at Limedalc within uished member of our Club and com- err formerly as an eighth grade pro- ^ the past six months. Perhaps, now munity, and that we convey to bis motion (enterprise lo t will be given r 'l ' n ‘. r “". that four men have been killed step- bereaved companion and to the other to all f the eighth grade pupils thi . ' ‘ ' "’ M ptsiopa w j)i (jf tagfij! to safe-guard further members of hi- family our profound year. The -econd sen. ter examina ' r , 1 1 , loss of life at this crossing. -ympathy and assurance of friend- lion-, however, will he held as usual
ship, and land this year will he given on April
in each of the
conte st.
.-even divisions of the
.T.U. Meeting Be Thursday
Mrs. Peter Stair, of Monroe, Michigan, and prominent in religious organization work will be one of the
The following are the Putnam coun headliners at the Young People’ ty w inner- who will take part in the | Division of the County ( ouncil of It *- • ■ ligious Education which will be held
at Roaclidale on March HO, 31, and
The Merchant members of the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce will put on a Trade Booster Contest during the month of April, Miss Helen Black, secretary, annornced Wednesday. The contest wdll start on Saturday, March 31, and will continue throughout the next month. About thirty members have signified their intentions of participating in the contest thus far, and any others who desire to enter, may do so this week by notifying Miss Black. Posters and bills will be destribute I next week, which will explain the contest in detail. The members will also have window card- -bowing their participation in the unique contest which promises to arouse consider-
able interest.
The members who will take part
Principal are th» following:
J. F. Cannon & Co. The Star Store. Potter Shoe Store. S. C. Prevo Co. Frank Schoenmann. Ed C. Hamilton. Greencastle Gas Co J. H. Pitehford.
will lie
meeting of tlm
ilock. Rev. B. If. Bruner of According to reports, Roe’- machine P" Church will present the was t . arr i C( , on the of thr Mayir 1 hatlos McGaughcy, mo ^j vp f or near iy three hundred yards I Hughes and < liffoi I f ore being demolished Neither Roe ’ r11 To r. itoi i - . n 0 r Godfrey w-Cre ina?igfv<i. Roe died >tw -peak. i-. Every membei f) j- a fractured skull and Godfrey’and all friends of the was ,| U( , internal injuries, (urged to be present. Both met death almost instantly it
j is believed.
it is said the two men, who were ( returning to the plant after the noon
WILL BE
WN AT H.S. THURSDAY
That thi- resolution or spread upon 17 and IS.
our minutes and that a copy be sent to each member of the family. B. F. Corwin paid a tribute to Dr. Tucker, and compared his life to the Rotary Motto, “He Profits Most who
Serves Best.”
Prof. Smith’s talk was on his experiences during a year he was em-
contest:
Latin 1, Freshmen. Philip Taylor. Mari Vaughn Cropper. Latin 2, Sophomore. Vincent Confer. Robert Monnett. Latin, Junior. Martha Vaughn. Ann Nichols. Latin 3 A, Junior. Arain Acree. Latin 4, Senior. Mildred Goldsberry. ' Joan Durham.
Aprl 1. Mrs. Stair will deliver three addresses, “Organization for Religion,” and "Religion in the Social Life." She will also be the principal speaker at th r ' Sunday school and worship hour. Mrs. stair has had much experience in Church work and her part of the program is being looked forward too.
Wm. Eiteljorge. Ideal Cleaners. C. T. Southard. Kitel Floral Co. High Point Oil Co. J. Sudranski Co. Hairis Milling Co. Cook Hardware Co George G. ’Weber
J. E. McCurry. Audrid Fleencr. Lueteke Bros. Wm. Wetz. A. J. Duff. Ellis & Co. L. M. Stevens. R. P. Mullins. Moore & Cook.
Caitwright Music Store. Browning & Hammond Hdw. Consolidated Battery Co. Geoige G. Webber Shoe Shop. Man hall Cement & Grain Co. Home Steam Laundry . Wabash Valley Electric Co.
also : bowed condition.-
IS DANGEROUS" IS HI SHOW. SHOWS (IVMPIOMS OF T. B.
I I
SHOl LTZ T(J llciiig Presented By
Jberculosis Association
Impre-s Students.
SPEA K I ndiana
To
hour, were watching an eastbouml ployed hy Harry U. Sinclair who is fi eight on the passing track. As soon now much in the limelight. During a- it cleared the crossing, they drove that year Prof. Smith with two comonto the main track, directly in front panion- geologized in South America, of the fast passenger. According to He cited numerou < experiences he
reports, the engine caught the auto (bad, and
just in front of the driver’s .-.eat. h*'
Roe is survived by the widow and country. I he experience.a grown son. Godfrey leaves the Mr. Smiths interesting wife and two sons, both student- in made the meeting one of unusual in-
thp local high school. Mr. Roe had tcrcst. been a resident of Greencastle for about four years while Mr. Godfrey and his family came here late la-
l summer.
TEST GRhDES
WERE HIGH C of Cto HOLD
MEETING HERE NEXT TUESDAY
Funeral Services Held Wednesday
EDITOR DIES BOON VIE.’ ti, Imk, Mar. 21. (UF) —Thomas E. Downs, 50, editor of the Boonville Standard and active in Republican politics, is dead of heart disease.
EXAMINATION ON DIMKIBt I ion OF 01 rGOING M ML
HELD ON MONDM.
Thr grade, made by clerk., in thr Greencastle Post Office in the examination held Monday on the distribut-
found them in that interesting ion of out-going mail weir received
\SM AL MEETING AND ELEU IKIN Dl OFFK ERS WILL BE HELD.
told in manner,
od Tied “l)( lay i Dangor- ) !i l b*' hown to the students Diish mol at ten o’clock on w morning in the auditorium. 'Ini i- being presented by the Tuberculosis Association and f b> impre— upon the studenttniilc of the state that symji-( ^ disea . hould be e %
? id once.
S. S. McCoy Writes Leller Tuesday
ORATORS WILL COMPETE HERE NEXT TUESDAY
Wednesday morning hy Po. t nia to -
E. R. Baitley.
Clarence Hollick wa. high with 99.51. Hollick averaged twent;, cardtn the minute, making only three errors out of <>20 card- handled. Frank MeKerhnti made 99.34 and Ellie-t Rader iTceivnd the nmc gin ing, 99.34. McKrehan averaged 29
MR.
Mi IRG \ N
IT \h
Memb'r of Kokomo < hamher of
( o nmerci rtdl Speak (In “< hanvber Ilf ( omnurce Activities” The annual meeting and election <>f
cards to the minute, handling filO offR . ri .. of (h ,. Greeiuastle Chamber
cards and Rader ai-raged 28.
men made four (Uiors.
Kolb
W ELI KNOW N PI I N \M ( DUMA KESIDKN I IS IN IM IN AM (DU NT Y IHISPITAL.
ID BE HELD IN IT IN AM < (U N1^ I (H IM HOUSE—MANY S( HIIOLS REPRESENTED
Dickerson OuS For Renomination
of Commerep will he held at the Presbyt"" inn Church on the evening (,1 Man 1 27, it was announced today. An address on "Chamber of Commerce Activities" will be given by
Mr. Morgan of tbc Kokomo Chamber | Vr( , „f indianapoli
C. C. GILLEN IS ( HAIRMAN
Uarol Shoultz, county health "ill give a lecture on “The
Practically Every High School In I hr < ounty Will Be Represented Al Contest Always Wrll Attended.
I’KOSEfl TING \ IT! IK NIA \N Mil N( ES FDR RENDMIN VIliiN
(IN DIMMA Tit KEl.
of Co.r.m* ree. An unusually laigc children, Joyce nuir 't from the local organization indianapoli
an expected to attend.
MRS. MARTHA HENDRICKS PASSED AWAY MONDAY AT HOME OF DAUGHTER. Funeral orvio. for Mr.. Martha Hendrick , age 79, former Roachdale residint, who died Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of a daughter Mrs. Jes i Mori i , 450t! Rockville road, Indianapoli , were held from the Roachdale Chii.-tian Church Wednesday moining at II o’clock with interment in the Roachdale cemetery. Mr'. Hendrick- has been in failing health for a number of years and her death wa. not unexpected. The de1 ca c'd who pent most of her time m Putnam County ha- been residing in Indiai a polls with liei daughter for
the pa-t two year
Surviving are four children, two sons, Dan and William Hendricks of neai Roach' ale, two daughter-, Mrs. Je.se Mom- and Mr-. C laude Mein -
and two grand-
and Gail McIntyre of
The annual county constitution oiatorical conte-t will be held in the Court room in the Putnam County i • housi on Tuesday evening) flow- March 27. The contest is scheduled to
f rum
A second letter ha- been received from S. S. McUoi, who at the present lime i- in the Putnam County
jy of Tuberculosis” immediately ho-pital. The loth r follow-: P'S showing of the film to May I have just a little space in the
Banner which is a welcome visitor
is Dangerous" emphasizes' everyday in the ho-pital. Upon the -H'ortance of an early diagnosis very -ad death of Howard P. Barriabi [the patient’- point of view. John the par ents were thoughtful and kind
La building superintendent, be* to send to the hospital o many tlou , . , "“ily fatigued from his work. ■ rs. Then before the odor and per- start at 7 o • ;me he is irritable and has no j fumes of there ro cs, carnations, et ., x* I 1 "
te ' He and his wife take a 1 hud scorcely left our rooms bu the way they come upon bunch of the same kind came r * e poster issued by the Na- Mrs. W. W. Tucker and family. Association, “You May Have And the same afternoon two ladi. No,is.’’ The symptoms men- brought me such a nice potted plant. iire the same as those Dorsey This was presented by some of the
0t ! ced ln himself. He decides ladies of the Chri-tian Church. I -up- . . .
^ wd better have an examina- poae that to thi folk* who are «• _ __ ^ t„,.d . havi entered conte t- rj /-v r'trTrv ' c of himself. The doctor and bua| with the rcuu at iou in> Greencastle, Cloverdale, Bain- TO PNF)
, a thorough chest examina- life, it would seem that t ie-c iing p u t|, a niviHe, Rcel-ville, Roach j 1 : «st and X-ray which re- are hardly worthwhile speaking », , ’ ..jn |, j s expected that 1,7* verdict, “active tubercu- but to the sick and shut-ins they sure * ^ ^ entered s a precaution the physician count for something. ( ,,ntpst from the Clinton CenHorsey’s family also be Now thi.. reminds me of a ver.-e of " th [ (u ^";“f li ; run ;, n(| Be „ e Union
> song, “Somebody.” , ’ ■
Boes ( 0 a sanatorium and Somebody filled the day with ig d, ™ k j„„ ( , lf n, t nrHtion- are
ENTERED PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
FI VN PROGK
INDIANAPOLIS, March 2’. (UP) An extensive sign posting jirogram to point out danger and directions is
HRI i E i»\ ERSIUKET WAS AR RA(GN ED BEFORE JUDGE
HI GHES TI ESDAY.
anoth'T , every m h'ol in the county will be in , |, u j
tered in the contest and in all probability the contest wdll be as hotly contested as in the pud, years. Eueli y r ar almost all of the schools are entered in the contest after pieliminaiy contests have been held in
So far the fol-
Clifford R. Dickerson, pro-ecuting attorney, annouii'id Wedne-day that he will seek nomination in the coining Democratic primary election to
he held May H.
Mr. Dickerson i- now completing his second year as prosecuting it ' torney and heretofore it has been thr
practically l . ustom to t .„ 1| . inu „ the office for two Bruce Over-tnct, age 24. Hold
this year Mr. Dickerson town.-hip re.ident, when arraigned be will have opposition in the primary, fore Judge Jamc P. Hughe- in Mr. Dickerson i - from Jackson town- Putnam Circuit < ourt. Wednesday ship and i.- quit'' well known over morning on a ( barge of child negl>*<
the county. He had been practicing entered a pic.- of not guilty and trial \ND MRS (AMES HARDEN
FRED WARNER PASSED AWAY LATE MONDAY
CELEHR MED SINGER AND TENOR SOLOIST WAS WELL KNOWN HERE. ATTENDED D’PAI W UNIVERSITY Has Sung 'n Greencastle On A Number of Occasions, Funeral Thursdav Afternoon. Funeral services foi Fred E. Warmr, dl years old, former newspaper editor and go-pel soloist and musical director, who died Monday evening at the Methodist hospital following an illness of two weeks, will he held at 1:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Trinity M. E. Church, Oliver avenue and Division . tree). Th" Rev, Vern Krau.-e, pastor of the Trinity Church, will officiate. The body will be taken to Danville for burial. Mr. Warner was well known
mobile Association, it wa announced at the meeting of the -late organiza-
tion here.
Daughter Hunting Her Parents Here
law for several years prior to election as prosecuting attorney.
ON SATURDAY
;ne fal months he is discharged Constantly chased away the night [ Mrexted 1 ’ ' 1 •“
full
i ise. (Ip leaves, proin-
Tho subject of the illations
. , ..ii , n the constitution. Following the Somebody’s work for joy a 1 ( . , ’ ^ . ^ contms in t he counties in the
APRIL TERM 1 N PI I N \M ( (R
( PIT ( Ol Kf WILL START tpRH 1 EN0 JUNE M
ow the doctor’s advice to Surely his life shall never cease, i | j ^ ri( , tKi district meets will he held The Januaiy teim of the Putnam
L ,,i , ' rst ( und to remain un-
r 'Kl supeivision for
“Was That Somebody You?
Mm
, , ... t0 and the winners of the district meet Circuit Court will end Saturday and
some My friends are so good and km t l)e pii K j(,| P p, enter the state, the April term will end on June 30, ' come and would like to bring some- whit . h wjl | , M . | )e |d 1„ Indiana thirteen weeks being included in a
hi- was set for Saturday morning at 9
o’clock.
Overstreet was arrested Monday afternoon by Sheriff Ed. Eiteljorge and deputy-sheriff Alva Bryan. The affidavit for Overstreet’s arrest was filed by Dr. W. D. Conn of Buin-
bridge.
The child, which will be two week of age next Sunday, was brought to the Putnam County hospital by Carol Shoultz, county health nurse, and given medical attention. Over--treet denies the charge that the child , had not been adequately eared for.
planned by the II'" ter State Auto- throughout the middle West in church
es as a tenor soloist and has been singing in churches since he was 13 years old. His church singing had resulted in the association with many of the leading evangelists and ministers, and he has sung under auspices of the Presbyterian general a--embly committee on evangelism. He also wa a member of the Chapman A b xunder Go.-pel Company in meetings in Chicago, Toronto, Cana-
da, nil Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Warner at one time wa- pub-li-her of the Friday Caller of Plain-
— 1 field. For several years he was corSheriff Ed. Eiteljorge received a respondent for a number of newsletter Tuesday from C. J. Trumble of papers throughout the -tate. Lafayette a-king him to look for hi- Born in Danville, Dec. 22, IHtiM, wife’- parents who ate -aid to be liv- Mr. Warner ma' l e that city his home ing in Greenca tie. Anyone knowing until about ten years ago. when he
THOUGHT TO BE IN
GREENCASTLE.
the whereabouts of the peisons in question are asked to get in touch
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^ ' ll M in the sale of Christ- amount is such that I know tha b.ioughout the country. don't need more.
C. C. Gillen county meet.
is chairman of
Itirm. Quite a numbei of ea-es have the been scheduled and biought to trial
during the January term.
with the sheriff's office.
The letter follow. .
Mrs. James Harden 1 in your city. Mr. Harden is a stout man and is hard hearing. Please locate him and tell him that
Mrs. John Roberts of Milwaukee, Mrs. Francis Trumble i- very sick Wis„ who was called here by the and wants her mother, death of her brother, Dr. W. W. C. J. Trumble, 1501 N. Ninth St.,
Tucker, re.urned to her home today. Lafayette.
I
came here. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Stella Warner; a ion, Clifford T. Warner of Detroit, Mich., and two brothers, Clyde L. Warner of Muncie and Rusxell D. W’arner of Danville. Mr. Warner was well known in Gnencastie and attended DePauw university. He wa- a member of th'.* Sigma Chi fraternity. Upon a number of occasions Mr. Warner sang to audiences in thisv city.