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lume thirty-seven.

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1929.

No. 106.

I CHAMBERS ONVICTED IN LIQUOR TRIAL

TN \M ( HOTIT COURT JI RY RETURNS guilty verdict last EVENING.

SALVATION ARMY HEAD

DAY

FARM

SENTENCE

jrs Also Recommend $100 Fine In Case of Cloverdale Man. Much Testimony Mas Offered.

SUMMARY OF 1928 BUSINESS IS COMPILED

GREENCASTLE CHAMBER COMMERCE COMPLETES SUR-

VEY FOR FAST YEAR.

STATISTICS

Tip jury in the Putnam Circuit jrt returned a compromise verdict he liquor case of the state against Chambers on Friday evening, ;n they found him guilty and fixed punishment at 30 days on the state

and fine at $100.

hambers was before Judge Hughes urday morning and received his (cnee. He will he held in the counail a few days, Sheriff Eiteljorge

H Saturday. Army chief of staff, selected by the was said some of the juriors organization s high council at a meetout for the maxium, while other- ' IIK; 1,1 London to succeed the deposed red a mininum and as a result, General F? ram well Bo th as world ale ve veidic t was reached about L‘ :i der of the Salvation Army. Higgins 0 ' t |„ t .g ! received 42 votes. Commander Evan-1 hambers was arrested following gT‘l:ne Booth, American candidate for story told by Kenneth Black and !l ‘ ’■ " ; '" ' 1 but 17 voti . jl Baldwin, the youths who wire!* 1 ■ |

CONVICTED OF MURDER

MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 16—' Logan Mains and Jesse Squires were convicted of first degree murder by a

jury here Friday afternoon. Both men live in Indianapolis.

The jury fixed their sentences at i life impii-onment for the slaying of | HI' Arlie Bryant, storekeeper at Brown’s

j Crossing, last September.

After receiving the ease at 2 o’clock and taking three ballots, the juriors!

INTEREST returned their verdict at 3:30 o'clock. 1

Squires showed no emotion and had

„ . nothing to say whi n the verdict was' Business Averages hor 1928 About rt , a(| _ Mains bitterly denounced the Same As Previous Year Some jur 1)r( , s „ cutol a: ,, hi . wif ,. an(1 : Increases Arc Noted. littl p daughter broke down and wept.!

“ It was brought out in evidence that

A business summary of Greenca.s- Walter Wilson »nd (iemge and How-:

tie has been made by the Chamber of ard Wethington entered

T. J. M’KEEHAN PASSED AWAY LATE FRIDAY

J \RHINE TO RETIRE

W EI L KNOWN FARMER DIED AS RESULT OF STROKE OF PARALYSIS

FUNERAL

HE MONDAY

Deceased Was Widely Known North Part of County. Has < >ne Son Here.

Commerce for the year of 1928. A summary of the survey shows the

following:

Retail Stores

1 Sales for 1928 were about the same as 1927. Certain lines of business the' sales showed a small decrease while j

Thomas J. McKeehan, aged <><i I

Bryant’s' years, passed away at his home, 2 1-2

store to rob him alul that SquireMains stayed in an automobile

side.

am! out-

Edward John Higgins,

WILL RESUME DISARMAMENT

sted here on a charge of intoxi aon New Years’ eve. The boys told officers they bought the liquor ''hambers at his home in Clovjie. They w< re sent to the State n the first of the year, serve r time and appealed here Thursin the ca-e against Chamber-

lv told the jury the same stor\ - - — & told the police when they wen H °"' roads,

others there was a slight increase

Salvation making the average about the same

1927.

Bank Deposits

Dec. 31, 192" $3,348,321.011 Dec. 31, 1928 $3,902,102,001

Postal Receipts

Stamps, 1927 $44,105.42 Stamps, 1928 $42,005.00 Money Orders, 1927 $195,234.00 Money Orders, 1928 $1^1,283.02 Greencastle has a first class Post Office with 21 mails each way every da; , except Sunday, when there are 12. They deliver an average of 3,iL5 pounds or 900 pieces of Parcel

REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE FOR CITY ELECTION

GREENCASTLE NET ARTISTS RAP SULLIVAN

TIGER < I BS FLASH TO 10-19 TRIUMPH OVER MINERS FRIDAY NIGHT.

HALF' SCORE W AS 23 IO 9

Junior Cubs Down Sullivan Seconds, 38 To 28 In Curtain Raiser. Both Good Games.

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miles southeast of Bainbridge, Friday night at 11:15 o’clock. Death followed a stroke of paralysis which he

•suffered last November.

Mr. McKeehan was one of the most ’ prominent farmers in the north part of Putnam county. He was born in Kentucky and came to this county

when 20 years of age. He was a long William M. Jardinc, of Kaii-a.-, secand faithful member of the Bain-1retary of agriculture, eliminates himbridge Christian Church; the Masonic self from the new cabinet by an- ! Lodge of Bainbridge, and a staunch ‘ nouncing he would become counsel for Republican. the Federated Fruit and Vegetable He is survived by four sons and'Growers, Inc. He was considered vir-

PARLEY SOON' -lli L,.

isti d

defense claimed an alibi, say- ( hambers was not at home on the mg in question, because of the :h of his mother at Cunot. The had a strong ease against fibers, but in spite of their evideniie verdict was more or los- < f n rise, as but very few convictions ■jqunr eases have been made here

re juiies.

jere was considerable comment on difference of testimony offered, r.is eontradictory in most caseone side or the other had some

jhed up evidence, it wa

( ME WITH ENGLAND IN

NEAR FUTURE.

MUCH DIPLOMACY REQUIRED

Carl Stewart wa- elected Republican city chairman at an organization meeting held in the Council Chamber Saturday afternoon. Mrs. H. M. Smith was named vice chairman, H. R. Nicholas secretary and H. E. Wil-

liams, treasurer.

one of the out-1 A number of precinct workers and

standing features of Putnam County, j other- interested in the outcome of we now have over 700 miles of good i the city election were present.

28 miles of County: The question of whether or not a

CARL STEWART SELF*’TED

( 111 ( HAIRMAN. Mii.s. SMIII1 (three daughters-in-law. The sons are: dually certain for reappointment.

VICE-( HAIRMAN.

Evan of Indianapolis; Paul, at home; Frank of Greencastle, and Lawrence of Milwaukee, Wise. Mrs. McKeehan preceded her husband in death in August, 1926. The funeral will be held Monday i afternoon from the home at 1:30 o’clock. The service will be in charge of the Bainbridge Masonic order. Interment will be in the Fillmore cemetery.

LIFE SAVING MEDAL DESIGN IS ACCEPTED

Renewed Disarmament Negotiations ,V [ J"

Will Ik- Delicate) Diplomatic Prob-

lem. No Statements Made.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. (UP) —

President-elect Hoover is expecting to (Cement Company.

Industries

roods paved, and 23 miles of State 1 city primary will be held was «li>Rcads paved. * cussed, as wore the boundary lines, Building - which will be somewhat different The building in 1928 showed quite (from those in the la-t general elecan increase over 1927. In 1927 it! tion, because the city line-do not conamounted to approximately $893,500.! form to those fixed by the county

in 1928 it is about $1,105,300.! commissioners.

This consisted of -11 residences, 4 fra-! It is the intention if possible to te'nity houses, 1 apartment, 1 church, I not hold a primary, because of the 5 business rooms remodeled and the ! heavy expense to the city, and unless construction work at the Lone Star jail signs fail, there will be no con-

70 MEXICANS ARE VICTIMS OF DISORDER

BE AM \RDEI) EMPLOYES OF GREENCASTLE t. COMPANY.

Designs for a life-saving medal created by the Midland Utilities Company for award to employes of the

Greencastle Gas and Electric Light jpg, p ur |,|,. arM j Gray

OUTBREAKS YGAINST GOVERN MI NT TAKE HEAVY TOLL

REPORT STATES

(communicate with Great Britain early in his administration to see if there :is a possibility of resuming disarma- • u j(tnt.' inetrt negotiations wlrirt Wefb broken

Hughes in his instructions to (jury told them to weigh the eviand consider the creditability me in reaching their verdict. (I INSIDER ROAD CHANGE

off at Geneva in 1927, the United Press is informed on reliable author-

it\.

Source, in possession of this information have viewed the interview with Sir Esme Howard, the British am- ] bassador at Washington, gave the United Press yesterday, as Hoover’s offer for resumption of negotiations will be favorably received in London and that there may be a new disarmament conference possibly before this

year is over.

The matter is a delicate diplomatic

would cut through j'|U‘‘stion and authorities in touch with

'the situation generally decline to

County Commissioner.- spent rilay morning in and near Clovjle looking over the proposed gos to be made in state road 43. proposed changes would elimiall of the four bad turns in the

at Cloverdale. te new road

lions of land owned by Noah E. | rison, Joseph Broadstreet, J. J. ’ri.-on, and Mrs. W. T. MeMains. iistead of going to the corner the lumber shed now is, the posed road would run directly inlain street at Cloverdale, turning the present state road a little lance from the corner. The other V’rs would be eliminated by run- ; the road straight through town angling onto the present state

J again.

J the afternoon session held in the irt house, the Putnam county coniVioners met with the Owen coun|c»mmissioners to decide on what !"n shall he taken on a new Eel jfr bridge. Some time ago a canal dug around the present bridge, jffic is now closed on that section jtiie road. A meeting was held at bridge about six months ago but Idetinite action was taken.

MARRIAGE LICENSE loude ('arty and Flora Helman, !h of Terre Haute.

1,000 Damage Suit Is Filed

RESULT OF SHOOTING OF WILLIAM LONG BY ELMER

( HADWK K.

$•',000 damage suit was tiletl in Putnam Circuit court Saturday ruing by William Long as a re•d his being shot by Elmer Chadk last Sunday, February 10. The ('• suit was tiled by James &

his attorneys.

complaint, which was short, ( I that the plaintiff was injured by shot striking him in the shoulder side, and that his arm is perma

make public statements at this time. For one thing, the recent Senate debate over the American naval criiisprogram now adopted, has directed internation attention to the armament construction program of the

United States and Britain.

An appropriation to begin work on the cruiser- immediately is pending in th<‘ Senate. For another thing, President Coolidge, whose strong Armistie day addre-s severely criticized the British attitude expressed at Geneva, i- about to retire along with his secretary of state. The third and possibly the m -t important reason for silence in Congressional circles is the fact Republican adherents of the building program fear Sir Ksme’s statement may be used by opponents j of th" American naval program, seeking to hold up the congressional appropriation. They decline to comment on this aspect because the British elections are coming on in June and the British di-armament stand is a local issue in England where the labor representation has opposed the stand taken by the Baldwin ministry. Before the campaign was over Mr. Hoover gave the impression to some of his advisers ho might seek to reopen the negotiations which it was obvious Mr. Coolidge could not now reopen. Later developments and particularly the Senate debate over the cruiser bill is said by his friends here to have strengthened his opinion that early steps are necessary. It is agreed the American building program will not lie a block in the path of proposed steps, because even with the fifteen new cruisers and an aircraft carrier the American navy would yet fail to measure completely

up to that of Britain.

Lone Star Cement Co. Employed on an average of 530 to 600 men, with the monthly payroll of $6(1,000. 270 to 300 men were employed on the construction work. The payroll for 11*28 was double that of 1927. American Zinc Products Co. Employed on an average of 135 men, with a payroll of $17,000.00. Mid-West Crushed Stone Co. Employed on an average of 45 men, with a monthly pay roll of $6,000.00. O. fi I. Stone Quarries. Employed on an. average of 15 men, with a monthly pay roll of $6,000.00. Dcl’auw University !)1 teachers (instructors and pro-fe.-sors) with a monthly pay roll of $25,700.00. Pay roll for campus and boarding halls $5,000.00. Making total monthly pay roll of $30,700.00.

Agriculture

Corn for 1928 is better in quantity { and quality with price about the same 1

as 1927.

Wheat crop for 1928 was far be-

low 1927.

192H beef cattle wa- equal to J927. Hog prices for 1928 were generally satisfactory and predictions for 1929 are foi higher than during the lust several years. The prices of dairy products are still going up, and there is a big demand for good cows. Poultry prices for 1928 maintained about the ame level as 1927.

tests for any of the offices. So far at has been heard, A. J Duff is the only avowed candidate for mayor on the

Republican ticket.

“Lindy” Overdue At Bolling Field

TRAIN

Several Engagements Between Federal Troops and Rebels Occur.

Disorders Take Place.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. (UP) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was approximately three hour- overdue at Bolling Field today on u flight from Charleston, S. (’., through an area where Hying conditions varied from

“good" to “dangerous.”

No indications of apprehension were evident at Bolling Field. Some (officers believed Lindbergh might not | attempt to come into Washington lie- ! cause of og and rain to the south.

Reader Delights Audience Friday

DEATH CALLS EX-RESIDENT

MRS. M \ R TH \ E. JENKINS, INDIANAPOLIS, TO BE Bl HIED HERE MONDAY.

Cornelia Otis Skinner, daughter of i Otis Skinner, pr<-entrd a group of ■ seven original character sketches at i Meharry hall last night. Approximately 600 attended the presentation. In her first group she gave an American girl on a Trench telephone.

In a Gondola, and an

Travelogue I-octure. In the second group was SnowImhind in Iowa, llomework, Women'.- Crowning Glory, and An Automobile Hide in the 90'.-. A> an encore she gave a Flemish poem

describing November wind.

Miss Skinner uses very few properties in her sketch' -. She has the power to bring out her characters mainly by

the use of voice and gestures.

ARM IS I HA ("IT RED

William Patton, age 17, sustained

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 16 (UP)—RoI newed disorders in Mexico were reported last night with deaths totalling more than 70. , Incomplete dispatches from Guadalujura said a train was dynamited between Eos Reyes and Yuiecuaro, state of Michigan, and the engineer, firemen and entire military escort killed. No passengers were among the

casualties.

Mexican military escorts generally numbered 25 to 40 soldier.- but the di [patches fail'd to state how many were on the dynamited train. I Several engagements bet ween Fed I end troops and rebels previously had j resulted in 68 men being killed. Eight federuls and 25 lebels were killed in a battle near Magdalena, state of Jalisco, and two rebels were killed in an encounter at No-

pal.

The federal at Magdalena were commanded by Gen. Antonio Beltran and

the fight lasted five hours. Details of encounters at Tapulpa,

Eagunilla, L"s Gaviwanes, Jalo-totit-lan and San Antonio were not given,

illustrated ! hut federal troops were repirted vic-

torious.

Although the train was dynamited at noon yesterday, only the haicst report- had lieen received early today. The, train was the third dynamited within a week. The presidential train bringing President Emilio Portes Gil to Mexico City was dynamited last Sunday and the same day another train was dynamited. Seven Nuns were dept rted to Havana last night. They were arrested at a home for the aged, charged with

Company and other subsidiary companies have been accepted, it was an-

nounced here today.

The medal is the work < f Anthony de Francisci, well known New York sculptor, who designed the current U. |S. Silver Dollar, the l'. S. War De-

DY N AMIT F-l) |partmerit Insignia and several med-

als Which have achieved wide distinc-

tion.

The medal which is known as the Midland Utilities .M' dal will be madi of silver. It will be awarded in two different designs, one for heroism in connection with the saving of huntai life anil the other for life saving by resuscitation or in any ether manner.

(ireencastle’s rejuvenated high school basket ball team Hashed over the hardwood court down at Sullivan <m Fridav night and crush'll the Miners, 40 to 19. The Tiger Cubs displayed perfect teamwork and uncanny accuracy on agitating the draperies. The first half ended, 23 to 9 in ; favor of the Purple and Gray net-

' ters.

Bailsman's proteges started fast, Brown making a field goal soon after the initial tip-off. Eugene Crawley followed suit and it was 4-0 in favor of Greencastle in the opening minute

of play.

The Cubs continued to bombard th’ 'hoop and with the score standing, 8-6 against them, Sullivan took time out. When play was resumed the locals again swept over the lioor and it was 14-0 with ten minutes of the first

half played.

Sullivan finally crashed through with a field goal but led by Eugene Crawley, who was proving a streak on offense and defense, the Tiger Cubs added additional points to their score and at the intermission the score b ard read, Greencastle 23; Sullivan !*. Crawley made a beautiful follow in shot as the second half got under-

way and it was 25 to 9.

The Miners fought desperately but could not check the savage attack "f

net artists. The

GOOD RADIO PROGRAM ON SUNDAY P. M.

PHOT. LEACH. MESS BOWLES. MISS LOW EH TO BROADCAST AT DTAl W.

Greencastle boys continued their fast brand of ball on the offensive and put up a tight defense near the center "f the Hour that the Sullivan players

could not get through.

With the count, 40 to 17, and less than two minutes to play, Buusmaii sent in Evan Crawley to replace Stone. .This was the only substitution made by the Greencastle mentor during the entire forty minutes. There were no stars on the Greencastle squad but every man put forth a splendid game of ball. The final gun found the Cubs ahead, 40 to 19, the climax of one i f the best games they have turned in this season.

Lineup and summary:

Word was received here Saturday

morning of the death in Indianapolis j a fractured left arm Saturday about I conducting '»»••'_“**•

of Mrs. Martha K. Jenkins, wife of j noon, when a belt flew off a woudW. H. Jenkins, formerly of this city. ‘ saw striking him. The arm wa* brok-

Mrs. Jenkins died at the home, 2115 |en a few inche

.North Delaware street, and the funeral services will he held there at one o’clock Monday afternoon, after w hich the body will he brought here for burial in Forest Hill cemetery. The partv will reach Greencastle about three o'clock. Friends of the family are in-

He was brought to the office of Dr. Cecil O’Brien where the fracture was

reduce*!.

v jtnd to attend the short service* to i Madrid said today that the Spanish be held at the cemetery. (cabinet had presented it* resignation

Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins lived ini

Greencastle at 316 East Hanna street j nation lator when the King affirmed for about ten years, but removed to j his confidence in the government. Iniiianapoli* eleven years ago undi The cabinet’s action, it wa

The government said the institution chapel pieviously ha 1 1 been closed be

below the shoulder, cause masses were held there, but

that services recently were started

again.

police also padlocked two printshops where they said they seized literature referring to the execution of Jose De Leon Toral, as-assin of President-elect Alvaro Obregon. A total of 66 priests reported for registration in compliance with the

to the King but withdrew the resig- | government’s order that all prie.-ts

must register

Rowland Leach, professor of violin, Miss Edna Bowie-, instructor in voice, and Mi-s Marjorie Lower, instructor in Piano, of the University music school will play during the DePauw University radio hour, Sunday afternoon. The program will lie broadcast at the u>ual hour, 3:45 t<> 1:45, through Station WFBM, India-

napolis.

Their concert will be given in Meharry hall, and will be < pen to the

public.

The program follows: Sarubande Bach j Lullaby Scott | Miss Bowles Saxonne, Val -e No. 9 Godard j Eiebestraum Liszt Polichinelle Rachmaninoff Miss Lower My heart at thy sweet voice from “Samson and Delilah" . Saint Saens Les yeux Rabey Miss Bowles (Violin obligato by Mr. Leach) •Adagio Ries Tango Albeniz Kreisler l,e.s Farfadeto Rente Chanson de Nuit Elgar Chansonette Bass Gavotte and Musott Tor Aulin Mr. Leach

Greencastle (10)

II*

Stone, f

III

G. Crawley, f

Gross, c

Masten, g

Brown, g

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B. Crawley, f

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TOTALS

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Sullivan (19)

Ft;

1 P

Orr, f

Wagner, f

Willis, c

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Huff, g

Dailey, g

Bui It, f

Bert ran, c

Brown, g

TOTALS

Referee: Conover (Terri; Haute). INDEPENDENTS GOING STRONG IN TOURNAMENT

LOCAL \MATKl RS ( RO( K ROSS. VILLE AND ADY ANTE. EN 1 EK SEMI-FINALS.

CABINET RESIGNS

HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish tier, Feb. Hi. (UP)—Reports

Fronfrom

be considered rebels.

hud

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plaintiff i* unable to do any of Satunlay printed the pictures of five,.nan> fnend

"ark he did before. He also Chicago bandits arrested in Indiana•w was compelled to go to the poll*, Edward Eiteljorge, county sherof $ioo f or H physician. iff. was of the opinion that two "

MRS. Mc( EDI D DIES

SIT DENT KIDNAPPED

Donald Lee, a freshman In Del’auw Univer-ity, and a Delta l psilon pledge, told a wild story Satur ay morning to other members of the fraternity, of I" - ing kidnapped as he left Rector Hall Friday evening and ol being taken to Tcmc H alt' 1 . The fra

Hoist received a message Sat- ternity i- having "h'dl week" and thi

Greencastle's fast independent basket ball team is going strong in the sectional amateur tourney underway at the Darlington armt ry. The locals play in the semi-finals this afternoon and have good prospects of going to the final game and winning the tournament. The winner will play in the state independent meet to lie held

in Indianapolis.

'This morning at 10 o’clock, the Greencastle squad defeated Advance,

I .’4 to 20 in a good game.

Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the locals nosed nut the scrappy Russvilla Bearcats, 28 to 26 in the opening

round of the tournament. o • INDI YNAI’DLIS MV ESI(« K

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16. (IT’lHog prices were largely 25 ernto liighat the Union Stock Yards here to-

in this community.

D. Snider visited Urday.

the heather

of Mostly unsettled tonight and Sun-

Ithem were the ™ a nd’cenDv t ! ,1 | > airt\ < onr n cllde| W .Su..day, I Ind„ Sunday where the funeral will in IndianapolDi he had received > ra 1; ’ muc h colder north portion, [beheld.

C. t. _ . _ ur lay morning from Joseph B. Me-1 young man may have mi --< d some of' ( | ay Bu | k , (;o t() gold Cloud announcing the death of Mrs. hi- “hell week work" by ising kid-j FARM INMATE DIES McCloud, who will be remembered by napped. He was taken in th" ear, he

Harry Jenkins, age 43, passed away 'some here as Lola Fry McCUud. It -aid. and driven t» Terre Haute with The cattle and calve-market* were at the Indiana State Farm Saturday has been a number of years since -he out being molested by the kidnappers. < Ua dy „ n receipt of 1(81 and 160 'about noon of umonia. The body lived in thi-commui ity, but they have He arrived there too late to return on I he|t) | 1 . ( ., | „.,. tiv ^ y _ steer- brought

will be sent to the home in Griffin,

for $16.25 to $!l. Reieipts numbered

' I approximately 2,(881.

j being wanted by the police.

visited here -ev» ral tim« s. The funeral and liuriul will be 'Chicago Monday afternoon.

the last interurbaii ami had to iom« | $1^75 j,, $10.50, vealcrs sold for $15 1 home on the Big hiui, reaching alu i ^.givo* clean’d at $7 to j Greencastle during the curly morning, j *