The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 July 1932 — Page 1
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GREENCASTLE INDIANA, TUESDAY, JULY 26,1932
NO. 242
. J. HAMRICK FUNERAL TO BE IHERE THURSDAY
WIDE! Y KNOWN DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN AND CITIZEN DIED MONDAY
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BAD BEEN ILL FOR A YEAR
Many Friends Here Were Shocked To Learn Of Mr. Hamrick’s
Death , 4
Jrtr, lends here of Arthur J. Hamrick of Peilville, near Clayton, were shocked t'> learn late Monday of his death ^thc Robert Long hospital at Indian* lolis .Mr. Hamriok was taken to the iK hospital from his home in Bell11). several days a|{0. At that time ds sondition was critical, but friends dib'l acquaintances here did not know of the serious nature of his illness. ■ Mr. Hamrick was widely known ■ roughout Indiana, because of his political activities. He was the Democratic nominee for secretary of state th ee times and was defeated for the domination in 1930. He made three gpictive canvasses of Indiana during his campaigns and won many friends in
HOUSE VOTES 58 TO 38 FOR REPEAL BILL
WEISS MEASURE NOW GOES TO ua,y ’
INDIAN FISHERMAN FINDS
BODY OF PROFESSOR
RENO, Nev., July 26 (UP)—An Indian, fishing in Pyramid lake with j a piece of barbed wire, recovered the body of Dr. Roger M. Jones, professor of Greek philosophy at John' Hopkins university. Baltimore, Md.. according to a message received by j Sheriff Russell Craphen here today. No trace of Mr Muriel Thomas, Berkeley, Cal., who disappeared with Dr. Jones last Saturday, has been
found. A searching party was drag PERMITS MFD1INCAL WHISKEY ging the largf lake. 60 miles north of Reno, in the hope of finding her Bill If Enacted Will Repeal Wright b,,<ly ’ “Bone Dry" Prohibition' Faw The couple had been staying at | n Indiana Desert Inn, a resort adjoining the |
lake. , INDIANAPOLIS, July 26,-Sur
DIVORCE IS ASKED Mary C. Lambert, 433 / Anderson street, filed suit in circuit court Monday afternoon against Delbert J. Lambert for a divorce and custody of two small daughters. According to the gomplaint tire couple married January 10, 1926 and separated in Jan-
SENATE OF STATE
LEGISLATURE
The pleintiff charges that long prior to tl.eir separation her husband became indifferent and failed to pro-
vide.
Charles McGsughey is attorney for the plaintiff in the divorce action.
TO LET BRIDGE CONTRACTS AT RACCOON AUG. 23
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ADV ERTISES FOR BIDS ON TWO STRl ( TURFS
TO REVIEW ASSESSMENTS j Putnam county 1932 real estate and ! personal assessments as made by the ' township assesors and passed on bv ^ the ^ounty hoard of review, w ill be reviewed b> the state board of tax commissioners on Wednesday at the state house in Indianapolis. A drop of j almost 30 percent in the assessed \ valuation of property jhere was made j
MARTIAL LAW ^ IN BERLIN IS LIFTED TODAY
FOLLOW S
HEARING
HERE
They went for a stroll along | the lake shore Satur lay and failed to j
return.
Three Held As Bank Suspeets
FARMER LOSES 111 EE
A young Holstein hull l weighing about 900 tmuno . belonging to Joseph Costa, of near Brick Chapel, myster-
; rounded by a roaring gallery, the iously disap|>e*ii*il from a pasture I house of the Indiana general assem- on the Costa farm last week. Mr | bly late Monday passed the W’eiss bill! Costa said that a search of the pa - | modifying the state prohibition law, 1 ture failed to reveal whore the ani eliminating many of its drastic pro- ma! might have escaped. He thinks visions and providing for the legal- the hull may ha-..- been stolen as a ! ized sale of medicinal whisky. search of farm in the vicinity \has The vote was 58 to 3S, the majority , failed to reveal trace of it.
TRIO BELIEVED IMPLICATED IN
HOLDUP OF S( OTTSBl RG
BANK LAST WEEK
SOOTTSBURG. Iml.. July 26. (UP) —Three men were held in the county jail here today as suspects in the robbery of the Scott County state bank Friday, in which over $4,000 was obtained. A representative of the state criminal identification bureau returned to Indianapolis last night with fingerprint; of the sus-
#very sertion he visited.
■ Mr. Hamrick had a happy disposi ti<m and was kind-hearted to an extreme. No one was ever offended by him purposely and he more often V'lif, out of his way to do a kind j pects.
turn. This won him lasting friends The men identified themselves as in Putnam county as well as over In- Charles Sears. 35, Indianapolis; Floyd ‘’•ana. j Fultz, 24, Anderson, and Ralph Reir. ■ Mr. Hamrick was born in Hendricks j 29. Kansas City. Mo. They were arQBuntv cn September 16, 1873 and , rested after coming help from North gra- graduated from DePauw univer | Vernon on a Height train. An auto
j|ty, after gaining his common school •duration at the Plainfield Academy. While attending DePauw he took an •ctive interest in athletics and managed several football teams- He also
similar to the one use in the bank i robbery was found abandoned at
| North Vernon Saturday.
I Under questioning by Sheriff VVilI bur Amick last night the men lis-
ahqwed an early inclination in the i claimed any knowde lge of the robnelwspaper field and at one time as- ( bery. They said they were reroute to aisted in editing a local Democratic Austin, Ind., seeking work
paper, which later was merged with others Mr. Hamrick was united in i
marriage to Miss Hadde C Daggy on October 26, J9U. at the home of Mr. *nd Mrs. Albert. Daggy in this city. Mr. .iii'or-jijt. w'as elected clerk of ihe Putnam circuit court in 1911 and alr-o served as county chairman and j Fifth district chairman, holding the latter place from 1914 to 1926. He eBo served one term as a member of lie Greem astle school board and was Jerk of the house of representatives
luring the session of 1915.
Mr- Hamrick is survived by the idow, his mother, Mrs. Emma Ham- j fi' k and a brother, Charles, and sister, Mrs. Emma Rogers, all
Denver, Colo.
in a can-
ning factory.
Further questioning will be delayed
pending a report
the sheriff .-aid.
Wire Flashes!
The news of the death of Mr. Ham Iriek was received with sorrow by 1
„. VI1 OTTAWA, July 26 (UP)—Captain [iti morratic party workers who had Wolfgang Von Gronau, flying the
vote coming from 56 Democrats and two Republicans and the opposing forces representing 15 Democrats and 23 Republicans. The bill now goes to the enate, ■where the house wets who succeeded in pushing the bill in the lower chamber claim a safe
majority for its passage.
The measure, as finally passed by the house Monday, repeal- the Wright “bone dry” law enacted in 1925, but re-enacts many of its sections. It permits possession of intoxicating liquar and makes transportation a crime only when carried in a vehicle. It fixes a tax of 50 cent a pint on medicinal whisky and on wine tonics. It amends the search warrant clause to provide that warrants may he issued on “personal belief” rather than on "reason to believe” and reduces the fee for prosecutors for liquor con
victions from $25 to $5.
Just before the measure was placed upon its passage today it was amend ed to provide that all revenue derived from ihe sale of medicinal whisky go to the general fund and the license fee for wholesale dealers was reduced from #500, a originally provided in the bill, to $25 The fee for retailers (lie fingerprints, was cu ! from *2.> to $5. In contrast to ihe uproarious session in the house, the senate passed two bills, one ot them placing all county offices on a straight salary basis, advanced a number of bills on committee reports and r illed it a day. The upper chamber <iid have a hard
after
lengthy quibbling de iding to pass over a special order calling for final action on two bills diverting one-half of the gasoline tax collections and auto license fees to tin counties. Instead a steering ''ommiUre was appointed to study the measure. The bill placing county officers on
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LOCAL PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO Ml CAMP
(LUB MEMBERS FROM THIS COUNTY TO HE AT SHAK A-
MAK AI GUST 2-6
INDIANAPOLIS, July 26 (I P)
Vice President (harles Curtis -topped time getting started, however,
briefly in Indianapolis between trains today en route to I-os Angeles, where he will open the Olympic games. A welcoming committee of state not aides, headed by Governor Harry G. a I Le.-lie, met the train. Curti- posed 0 f! for photographers and granted a short interview to newspaper men
A cordial invitation to Putnam county parents and friends of 4 11 club girls and beys to attend the 4-H club cam)) at Shakanvak state park near Jasonville, Wednesday afternoon and evening August 3, has been issued by those in charge of the
camp-
Gn this particular evening the Putnam county club members at the camp will put on a stunt night program in addition to which Paul Boston. iiperintandent of the Greencastle schools, will be the vesper speaker. Putnam county 4 H club members, together with members from Clay and Sullivan countif , with their adult and junior leader , will attend camp at Shak imal A* ■ ust 2-6, where they wdl receive varfe»i inotruclioiib hk well as enjoy an active outdoor life of boating, swimming and other amuse-
ments.
Local club members will gather at the court house in Greencastle Tues-
Objections To Relocation <>f Highway By Raccoon Residents Held l p New Route Of Koad\ Bids for the construction of two bridges, one over Big Raccoon cieek J at Raccoon, and the other over the I Baltimore & Ohio (railroad at the •ame place, will be received by the Indiana state highway commission in 1 Indianapolis August 23, according to notices to contractors which have been prepared. The new structures will be erected i on the relocation of state road PI west of Raccoon. The Big Raccoon 'creek bridge will | be .3 of a mile south of Raccoon, and will consist of two spans of 96 feet each, with approximately .2 of abide of approach grading which will take about 12,004) cubic yards of material j The bridge over the railroad tracks ■ will consist of fivij spans, four of 32 | feet, and the center one of 39 feet and one inch, and includes .24 of a | mile of approach grading or approxi-| mately 20,0001 cubic yards of fill ma-
terial.
Relocation of state road 43 and con- j .'(ruction of these two bridges was held up because of the objections of residents of Raccoon to relocation of the highway at that point. A hearing was held on the matter in the court house here jeveral months ago by the public service commission which ruled against the Raccoon objectors. With the completion of these bridges and approache. the paving of stats road 43 between / Greem i-tle am Crawfordsville will be completed-
this year which was not changed by the county hoard. The action the . tate board will take in equalizing the local assr -sinents with those overl^he state
is not known.
MILITARY REPLACED RY CIVIL At FHORITIES; POLITICAL MON E IS SEEN VON PAPEN HEADS REICH
EARTHQUAKE IN AFRICA
Gurman Government Controlled By Old Monarchist Faction. Major Developments Are Expected,
BRUSSELS. July 26. (UP)—An earthquake in Ruanda territory. East Africa, destioyed all public buildings
in the town of Kamembe, according,. . , , , , i in a government “deal the possibility
to reports receive! here today. The . t * c.u,..,
BERLIN, July 26, (UP)—Modified martial law was lifted in Berlin and Brandenburg today as politicians saw
number of casualties was unknown.
Fined On Charge Reckless Driving
VERNIK BUIS ALLEGED HAVE LEFT SCENE OF ACCIDENT
that Gen. Kurt von Schleicher, twofisted militarist, and the dapper Adolf Hitler, Nazi chief, might share
power over Germany.
The absence of armed resistance to von Papen's seizure of power in Prussia. upholding of the legality of the C “putsch” in the supreme court, and a j sudden decline in political disorders | explained President von Hindenhurg’s
removal of military control.
Civil authorities were in full pos- | session of executive power and police control. The ban on newspapers inflicted for demanding a general strike and criticizing the military was re-
moved.
V<>n Paiien, secure in his position as Reich's commisisoner in Prussia.
| decision, lifted a two-year old ban on Nazis holding office in Prussia. The socialists had barred Hitler’s men | through a decree prohibiting “members of parties inimical to the state, from participating in the goverr
ment.”
Nazis thus were aide to fill the jobs
FIREMEN M \KE Rl N City K'iremen went to the re.-cue of two young men Monday afternoon when their car caught fire on east Wash,.>*).„■ street w hde the, were driving on this street. Con siderable damage was done to the motor wiring before the blaze could be extinguishedIt was said the car belonged to Raymond Dirks of Chicago, who is
Dean and
(Continued
day afternoon, August 2, at 2 o'clock,
from where they will go to camp by Imre vis ting his parents, motor vehicle Mrs. L. H. Dirks.
Those from this county in charge Firemen made another run Situr of the camp are especially anxious to day midnight to the homj'of Nelson have a big delegation of visitors on , Taulman, 811 -outh Cilh go avenue, the day and eiening when local mem-[ when f illing sparks ,et shingles on her put on tin ir stunt night although fire. Dam i ■■ was confined to a small
visitors are welcome at any time. space. 1
Vernie Buis, Greencastle man, was fined $1 and costs amounting to $11. by Justice of the Peace Robert H Newgent Monday evening, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless
driving in connection with an acci-. , ^ , , , ,i through a favorable supreme court dent on Berry street when he was al- , ,
leged to have left the scene after hit-1
ting a pedestrain.
Roy L>avis, eourt house janitor, al- ' leged that a ear driven by Buis struck ! him as he was crossing the street, j , hurling him -nine distance. Fortun ately Davis escaped with severe 1
bruises- | held by socialists until von Papen Because he -aid Buis failed to stop . , »i u , , seized control of Prus la Al-o hunafter striking him. »ivis filed a. of H]tlel ,. s holdln(t office charge of reckless driving against | wjth(iHt revealinB tll „ ir F , ,, ist ron . Buis in the Justice of the Peace court .. , , , ,
nection were able to announce public-
I ly their Hitler allegiance.
Although von Schleicher’s power in the Reich is considered entirely favorI able to the restoration of the monarchy, this question had not i.-sume l
__ 111 1 ' P reil t importance in the campaign for
I iillM'tHlOr 'h" B< ,R ' hs,a lt < “• t'"” to be hell
Sunday- The opinion of members of
— 1 the cabinet known to prefer a monV()N GRONAU AND COMPANIONS archy was portray I in the tatrment EN ROUTE FROM GERMANY of Baron Wilhelm von Gayl, minister To CHICAGO I "f interior, who said in answer to a
question as to how th" cabinet viewed
and Buis later was arrested at his home by constable Tom Morgan. (yerman Airmni
C ARTWRIGHT Labrador. July 26.
restoration:
,, “There are far more important (CP)- Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau,^ and his three companions makimr a flight from Germ my to the United States overhauled their machine here today for the flight to Montreal and
( hicago.
known him many years.
“He was a most active and loyal democrat,” Marshall Williams, secre- ■ iry of the Democratic state commitee, said. "His three nominations for he state office he sought showed his ighting spirit and also the esteem in ihich he was held by the party. Democrats in all parts of the state held him in the highest confidence. I legret his passing deeply.” The funeral will be held here in the J ■ esbj-terian church at 10:30 o’clock [Thursdai morning. Burial will be in
orest Hill cemetery.
Friends may view the body at the
Artie trail from Europe to America for the third time, was reported over Anticosti Island in the mouth of the St. Lawrence river, at 1 p m. (EDT)
the German govern-
ment for some time to come.” No political parti i. demanding re-
storation outright although the nationalists hope I r it i ventually. The . , Nazis have carefully avoided open ap-
A on Gronau an he- third trans-At
^ proval of restoration. They are care-
1 an tic flight via tie northern route, . . , , , i, . ,
, tul not to 'e' i 1 • August Adhelm
What Next?
RIO DE JANEIRO, FRAZIL, Julv 26 (UP)—Reports from the front said heavy fighting was in progre...* today between Federal troops and Sao Paulo rebel- between Jose Dobarrog and Kezende.
KIEL, Germany, July 26 (UP)— Many were feared lost when the German navy training ship, Niobe, wrnt down in a storm off Fehman
Ibert Daggy home on east Wash- 1'KhtRhip today. Only 40 men out of Tigton street. Wednesday afternoon the rr?w of 100 were sported res nd evening cued. Cruisers, submarines and air-
planes were sent to the scene.
SHOWER HELPS CROPS A brief hut sti ■ Tnaaday morning was said to have benefited I utnam countv crops consideraHh following a <?iry spell of a few weeks. Mora rain, however, is badly needed for the crops and pasture land. Corn especially is suffering from the lack of moisture
MARRIAGE LICENSE Charies Ellis, farmer, Lidoga, and Mabelle Gumc-s, at home. Russellville.
Home Ec. Picnic Scene Is Changed
20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE
EVENT TO BE HELD AT OGG ORCHARD INSTEAD OF STONER HOME
Frank Cannon is spending his vaca |tion in Milwaukee « Tam Kennedy has purchased a new t>-pa»senger Overland touring car Ifrom ^Charley Kelly. I Mis- Blanche Alspaugh is visiting Bin Terre Haute for a few days. |. Ed Walls was a business visitor in odianapolis. j Reports from Eel River Falls were Ihat Reese Mat-on and George Christie landed 26 nice fish during night. This probably means ql genS^Mral exodu.^ of loc.il nimrods . ■ The Delta Upsilon fraternity house tr. east Seminary street has teen i.npr >v«d bv/the addition of a large col•nul veranda. r
Home Economics club women of Putnam county will hold their annual all-day picnic Thursday at the Ogg orchard, just east of Greencastle, on the Washington street rond, instead of at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Ly-ur gus Stoner. Greencartle, as previously planned, it was announced today. It was slid the scene of the picnic was changed because of the illness of Mrs. Stoner’s daughter, Mrs. Maiy Ann Braden. Thursday is picnie day in Putnam county inasmuch as 4-H club members will hold their picric at Allendale and township tru. tees will hold their annuil gathering it the K.ger woods near Indianapolis on the same day.
neountered thick fog on the last tages of the hop from Ivigtut, Greenland, to Cartwright. He landed here at 1:18 p. m (EST) Monday.
appear as a pretender to the throne or a member of the er.-twhile ruling
dynast>.
The Fesci-ts use August as a ampaigfn speaker, rhie'/.y in workers’ districts, to demonstrate that all Ger-
mans ari* equal in the Nazis’ eyes. WASHINGTON. July 26 (UP)— They never let him opooh advocate Federal attornei,- were preparing to- restoration, alt "iivh he pn lu ted in
FULL PRIVILEGES DEMANDED
recent speech t it In father, tffj
ex-kai.-er. would leturn to Germany , and that the t'"ir empire was t5
day to support in the courts the government’s demand that the Chi cago hoard of trade extend full privi leges to the Farmer.-’ National Grain ! sight."
Corporation, laigest cooperative or-j Aon Schleicher .an med f ittemptganization sponsored by the Farm ing to bring h ick the ex kai—r. u at Board. 150 one of the few “younger” GerStatements by Peter B. Carey (mans listed .imonp the intimate board of trade president, that the , friends of President Paul von Hinden-
closure order would cause chaos in the grain market were sharply con-
burg. The defen-'P mini-'ter is the strongest man in ihe von Papen min-
■ demned by three cabinet members as istry.
is credited with inspiring
I “calculated to mi-lead the public.”
Injuries Fatal To Auto Builder
FRED DUESENHERG DIES IN EASTERN HOSPITAL AS RESI LT OF ACCIDENT
•he pre.-ident to oust the ministrv of I Heinrich Bruening ani pave the way ' for clapping the iron fist on the Prus-
sian government.
The minister is a typical soldier, outspoken to the point of bntsqueiewl O "O' e. s convictions. He expects and oht lins
implicit obedience.
, Von Schleicher \va- born at Brandenburg, in the center of the di-triet inder virtual martial law as pro■daime I by the cabinet of which he is i member. He entered Lichterfelde. the German AVps Point, at 12. and
JOHNSTOWN. Pa. July 26. (UP) —Fred Due-enburg, Indianapolis
auto manufacturei and sportsman, ha- worn a uniform e' er since,
died here today at 4:25 *• 01 He was
! 55.
He has been call'd a “-wivel chair officer” by some pollt'-al enemies, a
Death follow el injuries received " ,, * sk BeneraP by oth-r-. He went July 2 when his automobile overturn- t.uough the World war on the -tiff ed on Ligonier mountain. of th,> quartetmastci gcnrial at head Duesenburg apparently was recover- ( l aa riefs, in a i>u it' m ich resenting from a spins! injury and dislo [ Mu* that of private secretary. ation of Dm 1 w phtanl
pneumonia developed two weeks ago. An oxygen tank Tought here from Pittsburg was employed and he again
was thought out of danger.
Late yesterdiv Pu=senhurg suffer-
1HK WEVTHER
Generally fain ( night and Wedneslay except thunde-storms this a f t?r
ed a relapse and early this morning noon or tonig 1 '* . xtv-m- -oath porwer.t into a coma which preceded tior.; cooler tonight extreme north- ... ith. Hi- w;’- and -on were with west: cooler We.inesia. central and jiiim when he died. - aerth portion*■ _ .