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.VOLUME forty

GREENCASTLE, INDIAN A, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 193?.

COEDS WILL HOI D FORTH \l DEPALW

u ,v r uY ANi* MOTHERS DAY Jill' WEEKEND AX UNIVERSITY j j \ i ^ RES ARRANGED

Gemini 1'iogrsm SUrting Friday Niplit Anniunred. Special j-ians Made On Visitors

Motheo- aiid liaughters come into their own this week end .«n the I»e Pauw 1 nivei'it> campus as these allege ludeut' pause in then aetivit1( ,. to oh>erve the annual May Day celebration Saturday and Mothers Pat oil Sanda) Hundreds of mothers vtill visit sons and daughters and jpecial nneri ai ■ being arranged in gU fcTeriiit;. houses, sorority and

university dorms.

On Mi' Day, DePauw coeds icign t.ipreine the entire days’ program is in theii hands. Maty Beyer, senior from Orrville Ohio, lias been elected Queen ot May and Betty Watts of Priiiceti.il, Ind., is her attendant. The MayD'i tn will la- crowned Saturday afternoon at 3:30 and then she and (her court wil preside over the May Pay pageant which is to he given in the natural dell near I.ongden Hall. (Tiie pageant, depicting Sixteenth century rural England, was \ itten by Viiginia Kuaub of Shelh.vville. Tlieta Sigma Phi, journalistic sor jnrity, i- publishing a special May Day Kxtra of The DePauw, student news-1 Ifiipei and the editor- of The Mirage, DePauw y<: rbook, promise this pnhlication on this date. Tiie celebration (propel begins Friday evening with the initial performance of the May bay play, "The Swan", in the Little |Theat. r Die traditional Japanese illiteri parade through the winding walk ot the campu will la 1 at 10:30 the same night More than 500 girls !take nart in this colorful display. Saturday is the busiest day. Mortar Board L Horary enior organization, , Ml.- ■ lodges ,lkv :-|g the Muy Da Biiakfust The junioi and senior ila-s lint’- are awuuled to a sophomore and junior coed for the coming year \ coed exhibition swimming I meet will |„. pold at D* o’clock with 'h? finals of th(* coed inter-house! tenni tournament at the same | |. 'ii \ May Day luncheon ■ ,• pageant in the afternoon >'1 th*' Iiual yierformance of the* May Day play that night completes die pi a lam. Sunday, special services "ill !«• held in all thn I'hurches for the Moth..is. Hundreds of visitors Me c\p,, ti. ( | ,,|| ii,!. campus for tin* A ..si , ,, |,|| n< DePauw indidays ■ if the May Day festivities »ill I,. i!k> play "The Swan” to be Men : :he I ittle Theater Friday an I

caiiini evening.

hII.\ APING .SOLVED i Ind., Mas S (UP)— , , t Mildreel Wilkerson, 14, p M’" 1 * ■ In,ol girl, lust December. "d solved today with the i '"' 1 .i, outh Bend of Alex Limber. " 1 ill loin McDonald of I^Porte * 1 -' 1 I' .ial officers arrested Umbel' i iigatmg the girl’s story. ' np 1 returned home after two ; img which time she said liprisoned in Ben Flat in

Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison,

Wis.

A state charge of kidnaping was placed against Limber Federal autli oiities were expected to charge hin j with violation of the Mann Act MRS. J P. HUGHES M l i FR> STROKE OF i tP.Al.YSIF Mrs. James P. Hughes wto- n ,.i.rtei .seiiously ill this afternoon at the home on East Se*miriai\ -ucet, when .he suffered a stroke Mi Hughes lias been in failing heal f.v, some

time.

REC EIVES I Wo ill i HRs JOLIET, 111., May 3, (UP)—Twc threatening lettei- purp. i i. iily from the kidnapeis of tiustax Miller, 23 son of a wealthy Jcliet .tealei m malt and hops, were received !• .y by the tathei, Max Miller. One letter, poste.t in Joliet yester- , ay, demanded $26,000, g ,\« instruc tions for placing the money un lei the Ruby bridge here, and cairied the warning, "act quick.” The other, sent from an eastern city, instructed the eldei Miller to gn to that city, which he di I not announce, and get in touch with the kid napers by inserting personal notices in newspapers. RETlRNS OF ELECTION \T com HOUSF

KIDNAP \ i( TIM

PRIMARY IS HELD OVER STATE TODAY

VOTE ON WET AND DRY CANDIDATES EXPECTED LO SHOW ATTITUDE OF STATE LIGHT VOTE Ls ANTICIPATED Many Slates Offered by Organizations as Result of Economic and Liquor Agitation

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3 (UP)— Restricted to contests of a local na-, I ture, Indiana’s primary election atrac1 ted scant general interest today a , Hoosiers nominated congressional, i legislative and county candidates and j elected precinct committeemen and:

state convention delegates.

The excitement of past years, when U S. senators and Governors weie nominated at the primary, was lack- > ing as voters studied long lists of i candidates and the "Slates” drafted

by 11., hundreds of organisation! that ’• 1 • l1, '* loliet, lillinois have ste into the political pictun holesale grocer, who wa kidnaped as a re-ult of economic and liquor ' ^ night I ho boys father has

SEEK COM ACT AT SEA WITH KIDNAPPERS

I INDY NEGOTIATORS LEVA I NORFOLK IN YACHT ON THIRD CRi ISE HOPES ARE UNDiMiNi TiFD

Weather Conditions Mum R< iVile.t However, For Meeting Will. Kidnap Gan

QORFI )I K Va, Ma (U1 John Hug.ies Curtis, Edwin B Bruce md Lieut. George L Ri. hard boarde . the yacht Marcnn today for theii third entire out to son in hope that they will he met by the kid: ape.s of Charle--- A. Lindbergh, Ji.

.'Miller, 22-year-old

received a $50,000 ransom

from toe kidnapeis.

demand

BOARDS EXPECTED 10 MAKE ((PICK REIT R Ns OF B ALLOTS (AST TOD A A

6:52 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN

Returns from the primary election will he received this evening in the clerk’s office in the conit house by the county board of election commissioners, it was announce I today. Due to the fact that the precinct boards are expected to make quick work of the ballots run today and also because a light vote was anticipated, leturns are expected to begin to drift in by 9 o’clock All returns are expected to be in by midnight. As the clerk's i-ffice has no telephone, the votes m the various precincts will not be kn .wn in Greencastle until they are brought in by the precinct board members. According to report- at noon Tups day an unusually light vote was being ast at all pre.-incl- in Greencastle. Rain at noon was expected to increase the vote in tin rural precincts as tanners could leave then work to iust ballots. Gommi ionei races in the county was expected to help swell the vote outside Greencastle. M vY ( HANGK DF.ltH R Possibility that a detoui through Greencastle by way of Berry stieet, Locust -tree) and Hanna street, for traffic using the National road which has been closed fr m Manhattan to the intersection ot road 43, would he changed so that tiaffic would come in ith to Hanna stieet on Jackson and then across Hanna t . toad 43, was seen Tuesday, ( it) ..ffuials claimed that Bcny street, which is unpaved, would he unahh to carry the heavy National i ad tiaffk B was said that state liig .v. i. officials routed the traffi- over the tiist route in order to avoid two .Hissings of the interniban track

agitation.

Except for a few sections where intensive campaigns had been waged for convention delegates and wet and dry candidates, voting was apathetic. Political observers, however, felt that the election was important. Results of the contests over the liquor question in nearly every congressional district, they pointed out, will indicate the state’s A’oting sentiment toward the 18th amendment, and will guide party leaders in drafting

platforms.

From among the candidates select ed today for the tate legislature will a grade school track and field meet be elected the membership of the 1933j on Blarkstock fielt Wednesday morn house and senate, which likely will bei ing f ronl 8:4 r, unti | nooni w jn he parconfronted with some of the most im- ticipated in by <532 children between

First, weather conditions must be perfect, the sea mi-t he almost glassy. That is known. Secondly, they must rely on their belief that they really are dealing with leprese: tstives . f the kidnapers. Granted

rDA/ 1 !/ JV/IU'rT^ i those two points, they -.till nr,- at the I II VI.I\ vllilal mercy of the kidnnpet ________ only wait and trust the men Avho say

they perpetrated one of the most audacious crimes on American records

\\ ARDS TO COMPETE AT BLACK STOCK F1F.1D WEDNESDAY

MORNING

submit-

ages of 6 to 13 years, according to Miss Leona Kestner and Marion Crawley, physical education directors in the city schools, who will have

charge of the meet.

Children trom the ward schools l will be divided into yolor teams of

portant legislation proposals

ted in years.

Tire Democratic patty’s state organization wa also at stake today, as j two bitter factions fought for the election of their respective candidates for precinct committeemen. The fac-

tion headed by lx Earl Teters, state Blue, orange aml"|green, with an 1 ' ' ' ' ' ll equal numb* nl ward en Mch VI8IAN j didates in order that the present or : team Ribbons will be awarded to i ganization will remain i. tact a f ,el ith e j_upils winning ’.rst, second and

the county, distnet and state remgan pi acp;

izations. Events on the track meet program

include a 75 yard .la h, 60 yard dash, class relays, baseball far throw, high

jump and quarter rule relay.

The tia*k meet is expected to draw a large crowd of parents and patrons of the v:ui a- schools to Blackstock

field tomorrow in. i ing.

McDonald to UNDERGO KNIFE ON Till RSI) A A

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER HAVE OPERATION ON

RIGHT EYE

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Tire faction led by Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary of state, concentrated its fight in the populace centers where victory would give it the power to combat the Peters organization and also enable it to wage a vigorous tight against the nominate n of Paul V. McNutt, Bloomington, candidate

for governor.

Ramsey McDonald Had Left Eye Dp erated On Recently.. Retmng

Rumor I- Denied

INDIANAPOI IS LIVESTOCK Hogs 4,000; holdcers 194; market generally steady; 160 to 210 Ihs. $3.85 to $3.90; 210 to 235 Ihs., $3.75 to $3.80; 235 to 275 lbs., $3.65 to $3.70; 275 to 325 ibs., $3.55 to $3.60; 325 lbs., up $3.45 to $3.50; packing sows $2.75 to $3.15. Cattle 1,300; calves 600; largely ster and heifer trade; market tally steady; several loads light and medium weight steers $5.40 to $7.00; most heifers $4.50 to $6.(0; low cutters and cutters, $1.50 to $2.75

NO EXTENSION UN EXEMKI IONS

I AA> HI- Nt E ORR. ST ATE EXAM INER, SAYS AI AY 2 M AS I AST

DAY FOR FILING

Putnam County owners of mortgap-

ment today street said

The operation will Thursday afternoon. The peratio i will prime minister from Geneva for conference statesmen. He will p

el , i.iperl \ who farlfd to file flheir operate t on s venal week- ago. iL* mortgage exemption bv Monday, May *' s ' on affecti , bu< l<- p ri >t* trhr

2 ... 'out of lud acci rding t an 1 '' ml * '< h r ' ' ' opinion .iven to the county audttor! W* ''V h,s P h y sl • ,an *

by La ■ ■ • I* ■ ' 1 ' 8 Herder, who 1 I the sttre heard of account 1 ,he operation, accompanied the ptime

PR(i\ii

•L\f IN DEPAUW MAY DAY At TIV1TIF ' iHTS WEEK

RRUTHIRHUUD HEARS BOS1UN

Mr. Orr tatei that according la v, mortgage exemptions should

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NEW SCHOOL HEAD PRESENT TM ND

EDUCATION

filed during the months r.f Match and April and before May 2, regardless of the action taken in extending the period li.i paying pring taxes. His opinion indicated that the law gave

T ALKS ON the auditor no light to extend the per-

iod for tiling exemptions. County taxpayera have until

May

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v

The M. F. Brotherhood held it- final meeting lot the year Monday night in the form of a dinner w ith the wives

, of the men as guests of honor. The ' * 111 '•' "- 1 1

meeting was enjoyed by everyone. The program consiste I of speaking and music. Mrs. Stephenson responded to the welcome of the men to tne i la lie in a most delightful way. The music school furnished talent, both vocal and piano,, Which added to the pleasure of the evening. Mr. Wilson led the music, assisted by Mr. H rdley and Mr. Reed. Mr. .Boston, the rev superintendent of schools, delivered the addtess of the evening on "Present Trends in Education." His aurli ence gave him excellent attention and his analysis of education was infotm- : ing. Mr. Northrop, president of the

14 t , i ax thin -pn r taxes and Bar- D.AI1 Y BANNER RF< FIVFI) IT'rett Law treet a essments without FIRST CONTRIBL TION FDR incuning u penalty, as the result of ROAD PAVING FUND

ai extension given by W T. Handy, 1 A G.eenca-tle man, interested in

NO. 171

DEAN ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT W E Umbreit To Fill Vacancy Due To Resignation Of Prof

W E Search

Mr V, E Umlrelt, director of athletics and physical education at Limn high school, Lima Ohio, will .‘ ume dutie- in the department of phy.-ical education at DePauw this fail, following the resignation of \V E Search, who has been assistant profe; soi in ihe department since 1925. Dean Blanchard announced to day L. L Mr- ersmith vill assume the immediate duties of Air Search, and Mr I’nihreit will take over Mr

Messersmith’s work.

Miss Catherine Riggs instructor in the women's division of the department of physical education here a few years ago will return this fall to assume duties in that department, it

was announced

I the

<n I minister on his recent trip t- Geneva b P ; McDonald appcatel much improved tri

health when he returned here Start hiiiil lo Pave Jackson St.

HIGH CHINESE DIPLOMAT IS RADI) BEATEN

VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER CUT AND BRUISED BY GROUP OF STUDENTS

YOUTH

UNDER ARREST

t)uo Tai l In li. aten By Gang During Rereptiin At His Home At Shanghai

Tiey hope that a small boat of some soil, if weathei condition- are ideal, will meet them. Theii negotiation- have lasted two , months, and always they have hoped that the baby v.’oul I be delivered within a few days. Their hopes are undiminished.

\\ ASHINCTON FILM WILI BE SHOW N FRIDA)

LOCAL CHAPTER D. A. H. TO BRING A\ ASHINGTON FILM

TO GRF.FNt ASTLE

The off Dial bicentennial

oirtuiv, "George Wa-hington - His Life and Time ", will be exhibited without charge to all grade and high chnol pupils on next Friday afterioon at the Granada theater. It will ilso be shown to adults at 7:30 in he High .S:h ol auditorium. The af ernoon shews will be scheduled at < 1:10 for Junior and Senior high j

AFFEtTFD

LONDON, May 3, (UP)—Prime Mini-ter Ramsey McDonald will undergo an operation on hi right e e immediately, nn official announce

from No. 10 Downing

be pet formed preve .t the returning to with other to a nursing

heme in Park I me aflei presiding at the weekly cabinet meeting Thuis day and visiting King George at Buckingham pala e. The ptime minister’- left eve wa-

chord pupils and rt 2 30 for grade i lupils. All grade and high school pupls in the countv :ue invited to attend . dther of the Friday matinee shows. I This, pi ture rerresents th > local "hapter D. A. R.’s contribution to the ■emmunily as a pan of the hiceutenlial celebration. Mr. Bittles has gen■rously denate I hi- theater foi t.ie fternocn shows a th. daylight proection is much bcttei theie than in

ho school auditoiiuni.

The films being produced by Eist nan Leaching Films. Inc., aie the , mly ones on the life of Washington hat ai c being made with the appn-1 al and cooperation of the Bi’entenMal commission. To Prominent historians, among them ccognized authoritie- on Washingon’s life, have aided in the preparation of the scenario Leading diamaists hive assisted in the production. r the sake of authenticity, a great lumber cf the sequences have been ilmed in localities where the original ■ction took place. Among them aie ■ redoticksbury, Va., and Philadelphia, .’a. By -pecial authority ot the Bicenonnial Commission, c. ential sequeir es have been made at Mt. Vernon— he first time in history that this naional brine ha- been opened to the '.ction picture camera man. The acuracy of costumes, -ites, settings, in I ptopertie- ha- been assured by xlip::<»ive* riaear-i con lucte 1 by the r'onmrisison, the produceis, and othei

organizations.

The part of Washington as the general and the president i- sti iking

SHANGHAI May 3, (UP)—Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Qua TaiChi was severely beaten today by a group of youth who rushed his house during a reception f r delegates fiom public bodies who enquire I about the nrogross of armistice negotiations

with the Japanese.

Today’s scheduled meeting of the peace conference was postponed, officially because the Japanese had not teceived instructions from Tokic. The youths were believe ! to have been student* The* charged into the house, shoved Quo Tai-Chi’s guests about roughly, and irgled out the vi. e foreign minister for attack. Two of the invaders started heating Quo Tai-Chi and a third seized a dish fr m a table and hurled it at

.. l his head. Quo Tai Chi suffered a

tion ,

deep cut over his right eye. Police were umnione d and arrested

11 youths. Quo Tai-Chi was placed under care of | l.ysicia: , who said the cut over hi eye was not expected to affect his sight. He was expected to

recover in a fortnight.

The attack war, not expected to halt iicace negotiatiens with the Japanese, although it followed the shooting of

a Japanese marine by snipers yester-

day.

LEAVENWORTH PRISON CELL WA AM S ( ALONE

FORMER CONEY ISLAND BARKEEPER LOSES LAST CHANCE

FDR FREEDOM

LEAVE CHICAGO TONIGHT

Once Most Powerful Ruler of Underivrrid Face 10 Aenrs For Income

Tax Evasion

CHICAGO, May 3, (UP)—Al Capone, the C ney Island barkeep who built an u derwoild empire in Je fiance of law and order, will leave in a few hours for Leavenworth peal* tentiniy, his empiie --hattored, his definn v luunk to the whining of t

common criminal.

The fat gangster whose scarred face bc'ome * ymboli ■ of the murderous terror f the gangs is expected to lepait tonight in company cf a carlord of convicted dope peddlers, auto thieves and counterfeiters to start a ten year sentence for defiauding tin* government of the tux on his

ill-gotten incme.

Two words pronounced by Chief

!y portrayed by Ellsworth Woods, an j Uftj(>e Chari's F'ans Hughes of the experienced a.-toi and a descendant of p T g suprpmf . coun -truck in a frac

2t! Years Ago

IN’ GREENCASTLE

Roy Abram-; wa in Indianapolis.

Miss Mabel Jackson, daughter of H. L. Jackson, a member of this year's

civic improvements and at the same time desiring to Iclp give tne unem ployed some aid, asked The Banner teday tc hold hi- <>. <* dollar , as the first contribution towards a fund for the paving of the tret h ot ruacalam

business visitor joining the Vuth la k-on stieet toad

to the pavement of -tate road 43. This contribution, along with others uld soon mak a fund which would

giadunting class of DePauw univer- enable the .*it> administration to pave, country.

j a c lonial . fficer. Miss Fanny Wush- ' igton, a direct descendant of toe .Vashington family, plays the part of Va hington’s mot.n Othei cempe* I tent principals complete the main a«t, which is augmente I bv unit; of ' the Unite 1 States Arm' , Indin: fiom (the Pamunkey Roseivation, uni Vir-

ginia backwoodsmen.

Expeiien ed directors have welded the wealth of material and the g.eut cast into a compact whole—into a motion picture that will drumati illy and realisti ally present the lea ling •■vents in Washington’- life. It will 1 tress featute ■ which reveal the many phases of the character • : tin roat American, and will introdu e a num- : l>er of incidents never before p resent•>d on the screen. Vivid iuthi r.tic impartial, they will be an in-pii ition to young and old, and -‘ill give the Ameri’an public a true appreciation

of Washington, and >f

tion of a "econd the fal-e glamor from the pouty gangster T.iey weie: "Certiorari denied " ASK PARDON FDR M ASSIF WASHINGTON, May 3, (UP)— Leading members of the house, in a petition sponsored by Rep. Thatcher, Rcpn., Ky, inipl re 1 Goverr.er Judd ot Hawaii to pardon Lieut. Thumas H. Massie and his c nfederotes convicted of manslaughter George Birdsong retmael to his home in Indianapolis from the county hospital Tuesday nftei * .i w..eie he ha t received medical ti..a' me.it.

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Mary beyer DePauw May Queen

BETTY W ATTS Attendant to Queen

ity, was selected a principal of the Roach dale high sch ol for the ensuing

year.

A sutprise party for Miss Edith Kennedy was hold at her home on

Brotherhood, spake of the wotk of the south Jackson street. Those present organization during the year and its were Goldia Sheets, ( arl Myers,

plans for the future. Dr. Hildebrand Marie Merry west her, Paul Haltom, and turned over t the | i per was master of ceremonies. Gord na- Helen Strain, Byron frvin, Opal itirs for the carrying out of this im tured punning characterized the eve- Grimes, Mary Gardner, Ina Crump, portant piece ! work, as the roadway ning and all went home feeling that Alta Crump. is badly in eed of | iving and it can religion affords an excellent chance; Chailes Zeis, Putnam county Re be done by tie*it without much co»^ for life to express itself in profound- publican chaitman, attended a dlstrifl as no re-1 tsi * uld *e necesiary

lly satiifying ways. jmaeting of chairmen at Tarre Haute Sunder thi« Y ia *’

this recticn of i livay at so expense to the city, and ith but small expense to the individuals who ontri bute. The BimifU will glady ’ontri bute $5 to the fund, making a total thus fm of Hat Any a Ui tion.il gift will he gla lly accepted

the pi per author

Tiie George Washington film will consist cf four reels, with the following titles: (1) Conquering the Wildemess; (2) Uniting th** ‘ ohmirs; (3) Winning Independence; (4i Building the Nation.

the WEATHER Showers tonight and Wednesday; slightly warmer tonight in east and south portions, cooler Wr 1 ay i * northwest pot tion.

AN UNUSUAL C AMPAIGN The' primary cam; i~ which closed at six o’clock thi ever.lng was an unusual one, - f . ai .1'? Observer wa Cun;c*rn It va. a campaign in which t ot a singh, solitary cardiditc Democrat oi Republican, offered us a "rope ’. We Jo liev that in ) Rt camAiaigii;, mary c! -Tiers ha r been made an-1 accepted, but th!" year, everything v-a different and the depression evidently get the rono cigars, as none was report,ik The Observer..