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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932

NO. 235

Residential LANDMARK OF OUR TOWN

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mARLV HOME OF GILLESPIE FAMILY ACROSS WEST WASH INGTON STREET

14,0(5 ONE YEAR OF CENTURY

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■pe Mad* Bricks ajid Fine Poplar and Walnut Finishings in Interior

DR. V. EARLE WISEM \N TO PRACTICE SURGERY HERE

domicile in Greencastle which Rowing old gracefully is that brick s which stands across the line of Washington street, facing the Bg sun and also the business center of the town which was so young wke» ^ house was built, which is "9®, goin’ on a hundred,” but does not eh*» it. - IVre W B3 built into its front wall H^ron plate bearing the double eagle of bid-time design, with the numerals, "18.” The plate was removed in the cfurse of remodeling, and has been Misplaced. ^One of the interesting things of house's history is that it was >ilt by a pioneer “widow woman." Katherine Gillespie, who came |re from Ohio in 1828 with four chil--Thomas, James, Leah and ilexander. The latter died in early Ule Leah became the wife of Dr. Anch and the mother of Edmund and Jbhn Lynch. Mrs. Lynch lived in the Kou-e until her death, when her son Edmund acquired title to the prop e»t> and made extensive changes in 4 for his own home. Frank Roberts ia now the owner.

Dr. V. Earle Wiseman, a native of North Carolina, and for the past four years resident, surgeon at the Indiana university hospitals in Indianapolis, has opened his office in this city at 105 east Washington street in th<- office formerly occupied by Dr. G. W. Bence, now retired. Dr. Wiseman stated Monday morning that his practice will be limited to surgery. He graduated from the Indiana univer sity medical schorl in 1028 and fol lowing four years of ex|>orionce at the Indianapolis hospitals has chosen Greencastle in which to locate. Dr. and Mrs. Wiseman have taken an apartment at the Cole apartments on east Washington street.

CANADA AND UNITED STATES sk;n treaty

ST LAWRENCE W \ MR W \Y PROject means expenditi re of MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

HOOVER ACTS QUICKLY ON RELIEF PLANS

Wire Flashes! LEGISLATURE IS

five MEN SCALDED

EXPECTS TO SIGN BIG RELIEF HILL ON TUESDAY. NO TIME TO BE LOST IN GIVING AID

PRESIDENT SI MS

BILL

Says Provisions Made Through Funds Of Government Make A Solid Back Log Against Suffering

INDIANAPOLIS. July 18, (UP) — The Cloverdale W ater company, Cloverdale. petitioned the public service commission today for authority to lease its property to the town of Cloverdale. The town will operate the utility if the Ice.-e j. s approved. HARRISBURG, Pa , July 18, (UP) — Pennsylvania became the first -tate to apply for aid under the Wagner relief bill passed by congress Saturday when Governor Gifford Pinchot's office announced a formal request had been sent to the reconstruction finance corporation.

PLANNING 11EAVY ! tally when a threshing machine boiler

WEEK SCHEDULE > n h Ti,.,p, u ,

of his burns. Garris Coble, Cortland, and John Anderson. Bedford, will recover, hospital physicians said. R. LBrown and Jake Elkins sustained

lesser burns.

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS CH \RT

COURSE AND G. O. P. IS EXPECTED TO IM> LIKEWISE

GERMAN RIOTS , CAUSE HEAVY TOLL IN DE ATHS

WEED-END WAS BLOODIEST IN MANY YEARS AND MARTIAL LAW MAY BE PROCLAIMED

SESSION ONE FOURTH GONE

FORMER RESIDENT DIES

RESERVES WERE ( ALLED OUT

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Tanning in the Old Days

This Thomas Gillespie, who came hbre as a youth, established a tan j»rd in the bottom ground west of tha house and operated it as such un til the year 1850. The large, smooth •tftb of stone which was ut-ed in dressinf the cowhides at the tannery is now a part of the footwalk between John Cherry's home and the house ad-

joining on the west.

In the Greencastle Banner of Jany, 1. 1874, the writer found thiim which Ts of significance as to the honesty of old-time methods in Innring leather, especially in the Gil kspie tannery, speaking of a pair ol Aoes that had finally been brought town for repairs: “The shoes made twenty-seven years ago e soles were made from leathei nufactured by Thomas Gillespie ist was seven years in tan. The botiim are apparently as sound as when

■a(ic.”

J Mr.-. Katharine Gillespie was the •ister of Wm. Peck, senior, who also me here a century ago and estabJshed a home and family. Her son, Thomas, married a Farrow, so that everal of the well known pioneer imilies of Putnam county are interBted in the old house, by reason of

heir relationship.

Their Log Cabin Home

When Mrs. Katharine Gillespie fame to Putnam county, she had built temporary home for herself and l*r y^ng children a log cabin which Vas located on the north slope of Irhat we sometimes recognize as fSunset Hill.” The simple little trueture stood just south of the Bit

ies factory. At its

fere planted fruit trees, and, until Jmparatively recent years, a few of sturdy old apple trees yet surBveJ. The strongly flowing water Spring just east of the Bittle plant fras the source of the household supply of the Gillespi» log cabin. Thomas Gillespie’s wife was Elizasth Shore Farrow, 'whose father vas Richard Farrow and of their six ■een children, but five are now living: filliam, Mrs. J. W. Robe. Daniel, Dr.

Joseph and Dr Reverdy.

The house that was the home of (Continued on Page Two)

WASHINGTON, July 18, (UP) — A treaty providing for action by the United States and Canada to engage in the outstanding engineering project of modern tinu an *800,000,000 St. Lawrence w iterway linking the heart of the. American , ontinent with sea-going European traffic was signed today by representatives of the two countries. Secrv'tary of State St mi-on , igned the treaty in behalf of the United States and Minister William D. Herridge for Canada. The treaty will he th< subject of senate hearings at whi< h <mv. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Domoc ■ itic presidential nominee, may testify regarding New York state' part in the giant project. Roosevelt recentlyasked for a conference with I'n blent Hoover on the subject bul Mr. Hoover rejected the proposal.

WASHINGTON. July 18, (UP) President Hoover is acting quickly to put into effect the giant relief measure enacted in the closing hours of the congressional session. The President announced he would -ign on Tuesday the $2,122,000,000 unemployment aid measure. He hailed it as “a strong step toward recovery.” He said the provision for reconstruction loans of $1,500,000,000 for revenue producing public construction should ultimately provide work “for hundreds of thousands of people without drain on the tax-

payer.”

Mr. Hoover also will sign the home joan hank measure setting up a system of discount hanks to aid the hardpressed home owner who finds it difficult to meet mortgage payments these days. This measure carries a rider authorizing a possible expansion of $995,000.000 in the nation’s currency. The administration opposed this feature but Mr. Hoover will sign the bill nevertheless. He has asked comp (roller of the currency Pole for an opinion on the bill and is expected to use this as a basis for a statement | minimizing the effects of the cur- I rency authorization. The President’s statement on the unemployment relief program was i sued through the White House while Mr. Hoover rested at his Rapidan camp. He motored there Sunday morning and expected to return late I

PARIS, July 18. (UP)—Jules Jus serand, for 23 years French ambassador to Washington and a member of the late Theodore Roosevelt's famous

“tennis cabinet” died today.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 18 (UP)— Relief for Indiana cities and communities under Federal finance corporation provisions seemed as far away as ever today, when officials were confronted with a constitutional barrier to participation in the relief

No Relief Rills Have Been Passed. Many Important Measures Are

to be Drafted

David W. Price aged former resident of Greencastle, passed away at the home of his son. Archie Price in

: Marion, Saturday evening. The body

INDIANAPOLIS. July 18. (UP)— “ rrive <l *n this city about 4 o’clock A puzzling relief program confronts ! Monday afternoon for burial in lor-

the general assembly today as legis | es *- cemetery,

lators re-convened after the second ,

weekend of the special session. 4 ’/ if TIV'PV A / 1 l'’\I r P The senate, which has passed a half Vj\_r UI r 1 K Axyllil x 1

dozen hills, had before it for final reading three measures of comparatively minor relief importance. The | house, which has not passed a bill, with the exception of the routine appropriation measure, in the first fourth of the special session, battled

over conflicting courses of

’ I internally Indiana is one of the few states 1 ac ^j on

which cannot legal 1 borrow money. Charged with lacking leadership. I revisions of the refinance corpora- legislature promised speedier acaic tl 1 I ite borrow i,,.,, 11,, W rci, from pur applied by the money from the corporation, and leaders of both political parties, in turn loan it to local communities Democrats, who hold the whip hand

MAKES REPORT FOR YEAR 1931

Rioting Spread To Large Cities And Further Trouble May Cause Entire Army To Act

SHOWS ACTIVITIES FOR PAST YEAR IN PUTAM COUNTY.

.MANY REACHED.

for poor relief.

HIGHWAY SUIT IS SETTLED FOR $2,1100.00

HOW ARD H. HOSTFTTER \W ARD ED 81 M BY AGREEMENT IN CIRCUIT COURT.

in the house, already have organized and charted a relief course. The 123 hills now before the house, however, are not sufficient to round out their program. They said more would tie

introduced.

Both Republicans and Democrats in the senate set up a protest when they learned of house Democrats plans. It appear'd probable, however, that G.

Activities of E. W Baker for 1931 and the many persons contracted in his work among the farm folk of the county, are shown in his condensed report for the past year, just issued Mr. Baker is now serving his second year as County AgentIn a soils improvement project, 367 farm folk took part, while thirty-two other farmers kept farm accounts Women taking the home economicsproject numbered 700 while a total ui | 376 boys and girls were active in 4-H

P. lenders would take a similar c ‘l u b w-ork.

Roosevelt is intere: ted in the power

phases of the pact, opposing any ar- S today or early Tuesday, rangement that would enable laige Mr. Hoover summed up the benefits public utilVy corp< ration- to gain of the relief bill thus: control of the povei output. “First—through provision of $300,Under the trv i r y the two govern- 000.000 of temporary loans by the

ments will spend 429,000 in com pleting the waterway. It tots] cost, including past work, is unofficially estimated at $800,000,000. Two laige dams, capable of developing 1,100.000 horsepower to light farms and citie and turn the wheels of hundreds of factories, are envisaged in the project. Under the treaty both countrie ,uleft free to deal with political sub divisions, such as New York state and Ontario, as to alloration, distribution, sale and like matters involved in the power phases of Hie project. President Hoover, with whom the project has been a hohhy for a decade. issued a .-tatement coincidental with the signing of the treaty, culling the St. Lawrence waterway ' the ! greate-t internal improvement yet undertaken on the North American continent." ‘IThe project is of first importance to the whole country,” he said.

reconstruction corporation to such states as are absolutely unable to finance the relief of distress, we have a solid log of assurance that there need be no hunger and cold in the United States. These loans are to be based upon absolute need an evidence of financial exhaustion I do not expect any state to resort to it except as a last resort. “Second—through the provision of $1,500,000,000 of lean- for the recon (Continued on Page Three)

In the Condemnation suit of the State of Indiana against Howard H Hostetter. by an agreement of parties, the defendant ha- been awarded the sum of $2.<>(K) in circuit court for land condemned by the state highway commission in the improvement of

State road 36.

Appraisers api unted in the local court after the 1 ighwav commission j had been unable to reach a satisfaetor; settlement with the defendant, found that tin condemned land was worth $2,815 The state, however, refused to pay this sum on grounds

it was excessive.

In the settlement reached by attorne; s the defendant accepts $2,000

less court co t

Several condemnation suits against property ownei on road 36 have been filed in circuit ourt, most of them be-

ing still pending.

step this week. J. Glenn Harris and John Scott, both of Gary and both former representatives, have carefully scrutinized programs of the ses j sion. It was believed they would aid in drafting a Republican relief pro-

gram.

j The senate today considered for final vote hills which would make I taxes due in tw o installments and fix a penalty of 5 per cent for delinquen y on the first installment, instead of the present 19 per cent; fix salary • ' Marion county treasurer at $10,000 a year, and reduce

Other farm activities, including in stitutes, fair-, farm schools, live stock meeting, poultry, farm man agement, and bee culture, brought 1.000 more farm folk into contact with him. An average month's work shows that he travels 743 miles, makes 52 farm visits, 15 home visits, 127 office calls, attends 11 meetings, distributer '200 bulletins, writes 225 individual letters^ and distributes 1,472 circultr letters. Through premiums $500 in cash or

its equivalent was brought to thi

the amount of bond which may be cminty last year .which deducted fron issued for construction of roads under $1,500 appropriated for the roun the three-mile road law from 2 por agents salary, leaves $1,000 acent to 1 per cent of the total valua ** u> actual net cost to taxpayer- of c tion of the county. director of 4-H club and agricultural

j projects. A complete change of methods has

•INDIANAPOLIS, July 18, (UP)— The concentrated drive in both houses of the legislature against rich resources of the state highway depart-

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The Fence Hop Is ON!

GARNER IN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS, July 18.—John N. Garner, speaker of the house of representatives ami Democratic can-

erection. there i didate for vice president, expects In-

diana to be in the Democrntic column “along with almost every state in the

union” rext November.

Mr Garner made the prediction as he spent an hour in Indianapolis be tween trains. Mr. and Mrs. Garner were enroute to their home in

Uvalde, Tex.

TO OPEN S( HOOL TRUCK BIDS ITESDAY EVENING

20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE

Mias Blanche Alspaugh spent the day in Indianapolis, f Miss Ruth Colliver of Terre Haute * the guest of Miss Naomi Randel. W. P. Ledbetter returned home m a business trip in the southern )a rt of the state. I Will Irwin, postal clerk at the postoffice, delivered mail on one of the dty routes today due to illness of arl Smith, regular carrier, and two tra carriers. Harry Wells, deputy unty treasurer, is workmg in Mr. Irwin’s place at the postoffice. K Justin Godwin was a visitor in fcoiyhdale during the evening.

Township trustees of Putnam county, on Tuesda\ evening, will hold meetings to let contract to school bus drivers I Township advisory boards will meet i vith the trustee- when 'hey consider bids and award the contracts. An act ! of the 1931 legislature provides that | trustees must let bus driver contracts I to the lowest and be.-t bidders.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

Samuel N. Allen, farmer. Centerton, and Viola Rose Kline, at home. Fillmore. D. H McMahan, salesman, and Florence L. Davis, stenographer, both of Decatur. 111. fiuy M. Jett, contractor, Greencastle, and Helen M. Jenkins, at home Bicknell.

The annual Torr reunion will be held Sunday, July 24, at the Tonhomestead. •

been put into effect since Mr. Bakei )• 'k office. Farm folk have been ask eri and are taking part in and determ ining very definitely what they wan) in the program for 1932. It is his pol icy to serve the farmer., in the way they desire and endeavor to do those things that will be of greatest benefit to the greatest number of farm

people.

TO PICKET MINES DESPITE FEDERAI RESTRAINING ORDER SULLIVAN, Ind., July 18. (UP)— Nearly 1,000 miners gathered at Ebbw Vale mine near here today de spite a federal restraining order against picketing. The mine is operating on a non-union ha-is. Last Saturday 180 miners were ari rested w-hen they appeared at the mine. Sheriff Wesley Williams and deputies were at the shaft today to J prevent violence. It was reported that the miners in tended to go from the Ebbw Vale mine to the Hoosier mine near Dug ! ger which also is operating on a non* 1 unicn basis. Many of the miners said they were hungry and were willing to I be arrested so they would be fed. Plans to picket the Ebbw Vale and the Hoosier mines were reported made at a mass meting of miners here yesterday

BERLIN. July 18, (UP)—Germany was threatened with martial law today after one of its bloodiest political w-eekends took a toll of at least a dozen lives and caused injury to at

least 50.

The first move toward possible martial law was taken today when public demonstrations were banned throughout the Reich. The order was issued by Minister of Interior Baron Wilhelm von Gayl. Chancellor van Papen returned from a weekend conference with President von Hindenhurg at Neudeck and called an immediate meeting of the cabinet. The chancellor was understood to have obtained wide oowers for the government, with the. possibility that more authority would be given army leaders. Communists, hiding on roof tops and in windows, fired on several thousand Fascists parading at Altona, a suburb of Hamburg. The Nazis and police returned the fire. Soon the suburban streets were turned into a battleground. The Monday morning casualty list, as the news of the disorders is railed here, has run the list of dead into the hundreds and the injured into thousands during recent weeks. In viewif the continued tension at the beginning of the campaign for Reichstag electors July 31, politician- expected Von Hindenhurg would declare martial law. Scenes in Altona were remincent of world war dayr.. Doctors were i-ushed to the hospital and performed emergency operations. Several persons who were killed or hurt w'ere bystanders watching the Nazi parade, fhoy were -'Bright m the sudden rain of fira pumped into the streets through 'which the Brown Shirts were

marching.

The Altona and Hamburg police, assisted by armored cars, rushed one street after another in the suburb, clearing out snipeis and ending fist fights and combat with improvised weapons. They drove the battlers back steadily. It was difficult to estimate the exact number of casualtiebecause friends of the wounded rioter- carried them away without reporting to hosoitals. The official list stood at 12 dead and 50 injured, including six women. Two policemen were criti-

-aily hurt.

More than 200 persons were arested in the police drive that cleared the streets

TURKEY JOIN- IEXGI E GENEVA. Julv 18, (UP)—The f,eaguo of Nations a embly approved the admittance of Turkey today as the 56th member of the league.

THE M EAT HER Generally fair tonight, partly cloudy and warmer.

Tuesday

Riley Funeral Held On Monday

SERVICES CONDUCTED AT FOR ESI HILL CEMETERY. DEATH OCCURRED IN IOWA

Funeral services for Miss Ida Riley | who died suddenly in Mt. Vernon, Iowa Frida., night, were held at Forest Hill cemetery Monday afternoon. The body arrived here over the Monon at two o’clock and was taken directly to the cemetery, where Dr- A. E. Monger and Dr Salem B. Towne conducted the services The pall bearers included Grafton Longden. Henry Wemeke. A. JDuff, J. E. Courtney. F. C Tilden and Jesse McAnally.

LOBBY VS. LOBBY The Indiana Motors Corporation, which is evidently a concern doing trucking in Indiana, has sent out some literature, in which it shows they are greatlv ex ited over some pending legislation in Indiana. One statement they make ravs; "The bill is sponsored by Mr. Bert Byers. Indiana legislativn ir.presentative of railroads and head of the powerful railroad lobby.” In this particular case, it is one powerful looby against another powerful lobby, and the poor legislature is in between the two. They have all the money they need at their command, and it is a question of which lobby can bring the most pressure to bear t.iat will win out. In this legislature as well as in others, it seems to be only a question of lobbies, not of needed legislation. and the lobby usually wins. In the end the taxpayer continues to suffer. Hew long will he stand for this? How long will he permit private interests to dominate the legislature’ Just so long will he continue to pay high taxes and suffer. THE OBSERVER.