The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 3 May 1934 — Page 1
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LABOR TO BE USED ON STREET paving
vrwpLOYMBNT AGENCY TO 'prjtMSH LIST OF MEN TO ' contractor.
I PICKENS HAS CONTR.\(T -ftrfnce In Employment Of All ktor To He GiveJi Ex-Service Men With Dependents.
James D. Adams, chairman of the te highway commission of Indiana issuing a statement Thursday that ontract for the pavement of state 43 on Washington and Jackson in Greenoaetle has been to W. . Pickens of Clover* announced that preference in the -jtreent of all labor, skilled an i tiled, shall be given to qualifie** •service men with dependents. All • shall be employed from lists of -liable and qualified persons furnthe contractor by the canployt agency designated. f\>r the work described, all labor | be obtained front lists furnished the Ihitnam county Employment bef Cimmission, A. M. Tatro of itanapolis, Chairman. Any laborer und to be incomi>etent may be dis--rged, but it will be require! that lacement of labor be mode from furnished by the local relief or--jiation designated by the United :s Hmployment Service. Hie contractor may employ exeive employees as defined, without rd to such lists, but in eun ploylabor, ex-service men with <i®ents or other labor living in the ,y, adjacent counties, or in the shall be given preference in lo>-ment in the order named. Skilled and unskilled laborers, ex* ive of executive employees, shall be peiwitted to work more than ' y hours in any one week, except emergency, conditions of short ion. The minimum wage paid to all untiled labor employed on this conshall be 50 cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all illed labor employed on this con- * shall be 60c per hour. Xo employee shall be requiml to y for the use of (awIs; nor shall nny *m be miuired to pay any fee to y other person or agency obtaining ploymert for him cm the project. It is the intent of the Federal Govment and the Stote Highway Com* ■'ion of Indiana that the maximum *unt of work be made available to maximum number of wn most in of it, by this means. The work will start at the earliest able date un<U will be prosecuted liyently to completion.
C CLUBS HEAR STATE NBA SPEAKER THURSDAY Edward Holxson of the state office the N flA was the siwaker at the session of the civic clubs of the ,ty at the Methodist church Thursyniin. Fred Hoke who was sche iulte speak was unable to attend and t Mr. Hobson, who was graduated n Del’auw a few years ago, Mr. Hobson told his audience of benefits that have come fr.nn the U work, an l 1 showed how it is aid* ? industry not only in the matter of if trade parctices, higher prices, but Putting more men to work. The •ventage of increased! employment Sl *ne indrustries has gone upward "••fly, while others are going slowly tsurely, Ihc speaker said Indiana was ahead "•uny states in the relief work and »skH the support of this conwminT m it., efforts to continue the pro* ** Uv « J1 d» recovery. He sai<ll there 'ery fe W complaints of industry “«ing the NRA codes and these being worked out as rapidly as Thus far he said only one v^cution has been started. ^ ® ^ ^ ^ © « » ♦ • « Today’* Weather $ and « ft ,■, .** Temperature ® io ° 8tly clo udy tonight, Friday local not touch change in temMure. Minimum 56 !*- m - •' ’’.W.V.V.V. 68 ;• m l m s„ ! "• ’""••I 8G I *
TO GIVE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE Dr. Willis Helfrich, world traveler and lecturer, will present an illustrated travelogue at the Ureenea.wtle I resbyterian church, Sunday evening, May 6, at 7:15 p. m. The cinema will feature historical and ]K>btical scenes of Europe and southern Asia. Grover Hartman, president of the Presbyterian college group which is sponsoring the feature, announced that the itinerary includes views of the island of Lipari where Mussolini confines his political prisoners; of the tooth of onrfucu..-. in Kandy, Ceylon, a sight revealed only once a year; and of the island waterway system of Ja|«m. Dr. Helfrich is the accident research expert for the Chicago Siyface lines. His travelogues, based on seven European and world cruises, have been popular in Chicago and other cities of the Middle West—A collection will be taken to( liefray thd expenses of the lecture. Staff Of DePauw Paper Has Banquet APPROXIMATELY 125 MEMBERS OF EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS DEPARTM ENTS ATTENI)
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY. MAY 3. 1934.
Approximately 125 members of the staffs of thii editorial and advertising departments of The DePauw, the university newspaper, attended a banquet at the Elms Inn Wednesday evening. The speakers wero Dr. Oxnam, whose subject was ‘VThe Press and the Maintenance of Democracy"; Talcott Powell, editor of the Indianapolis Times, who spoke on his experiences in newspaper reporting in New York; and Paul Cook of the Pittinger-La-Grange Advertiisng agency of Indianapolis, who told of the methods used in advertising copy preparation in the present time. Russell Alexander acted as toastmaster and the whole evening proved a delightful one, and was a beneficial one. Mr. Powell has had a wide experience in his newspaper work. He believes in the chain newspaper because he said it allows more independence from an editorial angle, because if one paper loses, the profits of another can be used to maintain the losing one. He cited specific cases where this has proven true Mr. Cook outlined in his talk how modem day advertising must compete with many forms of activity, such as tha radio, automobiling and all forms of recreation. It was an interesting advertising talk. Dr. Oxnam’s short talk was of much interest. He outlined how the press of many nations, especially that of Russia, Italy and Germany, has been muzzled, and how it is likely to happen in this nation. He urged that there be a continued free press and free speech. He showed how thihas been obtained after generations of effort and cited a specific case where a young Englishman had his tongue cut out l>ecause he talked too much. He cited the advantages of a frqe press and free speech- but told the youngsters who are looking forward to this kind of work that the newspaper profession must be sufficiently honest to merit the confidence of the people and that they must aid in seeing that tha integrity of the press is always maintained at the highest levels. So long as this is, done, he said, this nation will not need a supressed press.
HUBERTS PLEADS NOT GUILTY
INDIANAPOLIS. May 3, (UP) — Donn Roberts, former maqor of Terre Haute and operator of a string of filling stations there, pleaded not guilty when arraigned in federal court here today on charges of violating the national recovery act. His trial was set for Oct. 1, at Terre Haute.
INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTO< K
Hogs 6,000; holdovers 339; mostly steady; few butcher* 5 cents up; 160 to 200 lbs, $3.70 to $3.75; 200 to 800 lbs., largely $3.80; few butchers $3.85 to $3.90; 300 lbs. up, $3.65 to $3.75; 140 to 160 lbs., $3.26 to $3.50; 120 to 140 lbs., 120 to 140 lbs., $2.50 to $3.00; 100 to 120 lbs , $2.00 to $2.25; packing sows $2.75 to $3.25. Cattle 700; calves 800; few loads steers sharply higher at $9.10; most steers under $7.00; part load heifers $6.50; hulk $4.25 to $5.75; cows $3.00 to $4.50; low cutters and cutters $1.75 to $2.75; vealers, strong $6.50 down. Sheep 600; steady; few loads shorn westerns $8.50 to $9.00; few natives $7.00 to $8.50; springers $6.00; clipped shaep $4.25 (down.
NO. 170
OHIO YOUTHS ARRESTED AT MT. MERIDIAN
YOUNG MEN ALLEGED TO HAVE BROKEN PUMP AT FILLING STATION
CAUGHT BY VIRGIL M’CAMMACK
Claim to be Nephews of Mayors at Ada and Buckley, O.i. AH Had Guns in Car
Tlircq young men from Ada, O., were captured at Mt. Meridian Wednesday midnight by Virgil McCammack after they were alleged to have broken locks on a gasoline pump at the Sylvan Vermilion filling stationThey werq held in the county jail Thursday on charges of armed auto banditry. Those under arrest gave their names as Wayne Tripplehorn, 20, and George (Jack) Tripplehorn, 18, brothers, and Charles Jameson, 19. The Tripplehorn boys claimed Thursday morning that they are nephews of Mayor Harry J. Souslcy of Ada, while Jameson claims his uncle is mayor at Buckley, 0. According to the young men they were enroute to Drumwright, Okla., where Jack Tripplqhurn was going to stay for his health while the other two boys intended to return to Ada immediately. McCammack said he was passing the Vermilion filling station Wednesday night when he saw the young men taking gasoline from the pump. Hq stopped but the young men jumped into their car and started to flee. He overtook their car and forced it off the National road in front of the Dora McAninch store in Mt. Meridian. A search of their car revealed two revolvers and hn automatic pistol. Sheriff Alva Bryan was called and lodged the young men in the county jail pending a further investigation.
City Council Accepts Streets
MNE-BLOCK PAVING WAS COMPLETED RECENTLY BY W. E. PICKENS
Greencastle’s nine-block downtown pavement recently completed by W E. Pickens, contractor, was officially accepted by members of the city council at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. Acceptance of the strqot followed an inspection of the nine blocks paved by the construction company. The nine blocks include four blocks on Franklin street between Market and College avenue, two block- on Indiana street between Franklin and Walnut streets, one block on Jackson street between Washington and Walnut streets, and two blocks on Washington street between Jacks' n and Madison streets. Pity Engineer Vernon Heath stated he hoped to have the assessment roll of costs for each individual property owner, ready for approval of the council at its nqxt meeting. Many of the property owners probably will pay cash for their share of the cost while others may elect to pay for the improvement under the Barrett Law which distributes the co-t over a period of ten years.
“BOYS
OF ’67" CLUB FORMED WEDNESDAY
Twelve men born in 1867 assembled at the Greystone restaurant on south Locust street Wednesday night and organized a club to lie known as the “Boys of '67” Frank Peck was elected president; Estes Duncan, vice-president, and Albert Daggy, secretary-treasurer. Following the banquet two good talks were given by Mr. Duncan and Charles W. Herring. It was decided during the business session to make this dinner meeting an annual affairThose present besides the men mentioneid were C. A. Cooper, A. L. Arnold, John R. Cox, Thomas Flint, George Raines. Will Irvin, L. L. Runyan of Clovcrdale, and Hubert Jordan of Indianapolis. MASONIC NOTICE
Called meeting Temple Isxlge No. 47, F\ & A. M., Friday 7:30 p m. M. M. degree. • C. F. Mathes, W. M. E. E. Caldwell, Soc’y-
“13-JENCKES" MAY BE LUCK
Sanford Romine, Democratic candidate for congress from the Sixth district, was hero today and in looking over sample ballots called our attention to this fact; “My number is 13 and is under the ‘Jcnckes,-’’ In other words, Mrs. Jenckes is placed first on the primary ballot with No. 12 and Romine is second with No. 13. He says it is his lucky omen.
BAND TO SPEEDWAY RACE FOR 10TH STRAIGHT YEAR The Grecncastle band on Thursday signed a contract to play at the 500mile auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. According to officials of the local organization, this is the tunth consecutive year that the Gn-encastle musicians have been asked to play at this famous international sporting event, a band froifi here going to the Speedway for the first time in 1921.
REOPENING OF KIDNAP CASE IS INDICATED
R VNSOM NEGO I I \TOR FOR TUCSON GIRL BELIEVED IN CONTACT WITH ABDUCTORS
TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, (UP) — Negotiations for payment of $15,000 ransom and return of June Robles, 6, kidnaped heiress, were believed to have been reopem*! today. The belief was founded on a mysterious trip made by A1 Aguirre, reputed intermediar in the case, and friend of IBemabq Robles, 73- retired cattle baron, grandfather of the kidnaped child. Aguirre dropped out of sight as authorities prepared to renew their search for the child’ abductors. He disappeared after boarding a bus at Nogales, b- rder town, for Tucson. When the bus 7• ached here, he was not aboard- ThhFrapaad reports that he had embarked on a secret mission to arrange payment of the ransom. The bus driver- who was two hours late in arriving hare, denied Aguirre had been a passenger but Nogales newspaper men insisted they saw him depart. It was believed he left the bus secretly to throw possibly pursuers off his track and to assure secrecy of his movements. Aguirre, a close friend of June’s wealthy grandfather, had accompanied Robles into the Mexican state of Sonora last wi-ok when the 73-year old rancher wa> understood to have established a - ontact with the kidnapers. At thi time, Robles was said to have been ordered to prepare for a second trip to Sonora to meet the ransom demands in exchange for his granddaughter's release. Aguirre returned to Nogales late yesterday. He was seen in a money exehangq, a private institution similar to a bank. He denied his trip had anything to ih> with the kidnaping, insisting he w as there on personal business only. The bus line on which he booked transportation is owned by Henry Dalton, Tucson city councilman, who also accompanied Robles on the Sonora trip last weekend. The new development caused a furore here with federal, county and city authorities aw riting the zero hour to renew their search for June. The officer gave the abductors until this afternoon to collect the ransom money and release the child who has been missing for eight days. If the ultimatum was not accepted, officers said they would resume thefr search which was suspqndod at the request of June’s father, Fernando Robles, to facilitate negotiations. Possibility of another truce depended, it was believed, on the outcome of Aguirre’s mission. Investigators had no faith in reports that a girl hold at Goose Creek, Texas, might he June.
Dillinger Car In Chicago
DILUNGER AUTO FOUND IN CHIC AGO
bloodstained and bullet RIDDLED CAR USED IN WISCONSIN GETAWAY
RAID UNDERWORLD HIDEOUTS
Police Squads Comb City Seeking Outlaw. Orders Are “Shoot To Kill.”
BULLETIN
Car John Dillinger or some of his gangster, abandoned in Chicago early Wednesday m rning. Upper picture show some of the toll-tab-objects left behind. First aid kits, empty bullet - mils, the auto licem-i-of R->y P. Francis of South St. Paul, from whom the car was .tob-ii and paper matches from Little Bohq.uia resort at Spider Lake \Vi where Dillinger recently shot hi . way to licedm, are displayed- The lower picture shows p< 1 iceman examining rear < t car from which win •low was remove. 1 in older to operate a machine gun more freely
BUCKET BRIGADE ( HF.t KS FILLMORE CHURCH FIRE A fire on the roof of the Fillmore Methodist church, which might have developed Into a serious conflagration, was extinguished by the quick work of F'illmore citizens Wednesday afternoon. Tha blaze was discovered by the small son of Ott Lydick who gave the alarm. F'illmore residents were at a loss to explain the origin as there had been no fire in the building since Sunday. It was believed that defective wiring might have caused the flames. Efficient work by a quickly organ-izi-d bucket brigade kept the damage to the minimum.
County Will Get
KxciseTax
CIlfCAGO, May 3, (UP)—One of the west’s most notorious outlaws today was reported to be rushing toward Chicago—his route marked by wanton gun-play—to join forces with John Dillinger. Clyde Barrow, thq Texas terrorist to whose bloody depredations a half dozen lives have been charged, -was believed headed for Dillinger’s hideout here after opening fire on a highway |>atrolman and a truck driver in the Missouri Ozarks. With him, it was reported, were Bonnie Parker, his cigar-smoking sweetheart, and another outlaw. A woman believed to be Bonnie later was reported captured at Cabool, Mo.
CHICAGO, May 3, (UP)—A mammoth “shoot to kill" army patrolled Chicago streets and raided gang haunts today, feverishly following up a new clue to the whereabouts of John Dillinger and hoping to find that their bullets already h->d brought
the desperado to -his end
Belief that Dillinger ’« holed up in Chicago, nursing a dange < ’ ly wound like an animal .driven to its
den. grew- throughout tho day.
Examination of a c • found yesterday on the near norto side, the one stolen April 23 from Roy tF. F’rancis of St. P..al by th > mi : t tilled by him and his wife as member of Dillinger’s gang ' 'tillers, ’isclosod “enough blood on ihe ei-'hw's and discarded bandages to kill an ordinary man," according to a police
physician. __
. — I Federal fh-.-stigators were c. . ‘ ' ERAt.h $1.35 v j ncrr j Dillinger himself was the
FOR F,A< II SCHOOL CHILD
IN THE ( Ol N I Y
New Di al Assailed By Silas II. Strawn
INDIANAPOLIS, May 3, Ihitnafln county will receive $5,472.90 from the sate excisei ta\ divi-itm in the .May distribution ol funds for school purposes, Paul p. Fry, t-xcive director, announce, todaj. This amounts to $1.35 for every school pupil m the
county, F’ry said.
The distribution of funds collected from beer, win<- und liquor taxf.- and
wounded man.
Deep blood stains were found in another car taken by Dillinger and two of his henchmen from a resident of the community near Spider Dike, Wis„ where the gang wa ■ rocteri 10 days ago by federal agqnts in an a;nbu'h The car was abandoned near south St. Paul, Minn., a few minutes after I>r. F'rancis’ car was taken from him as he drove along a country road. Authorities then speculated that the fact that the stains were in the roar seat indicated that Dillinger was
SAYS NO REAL
POSSIBLE CNDER PR FIS FJ NT
SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, May 3, (UP) —, amount, $1,702,5' America must balance her budget, re- | s<, hools of the it
basis of $2.68 L 1
turn to thq grid standard and revise her sectiritic- act before there can be any real prosperity, Silas H. Strawn, listingui.'hcd Chicago attorney insi.-t-
ed today.
His prepared address before the 22nd annual convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce was one of the most vigorous criticisms of the new deal yet voiced by an American business leader. Strawn’s remarks were addressed to the same 2,OIK) executive- who heard H. 1 11 am man, president of the chamber, defend the administration’s recovery policies yesterday and endorse the principles behind the national recovery and agricultural ad-
justments acts.
Most of the executives had heard 8t *. 0i ~ the figur.
word
fees is made twice each year. Six
months ago, Ikitn.-im cunt) received | the wounded man. The leader has $5,391.82 for rie -1 purposes, mak-1 ghown a persistent inclination to do
the machine gunning for his gang, an 1 is known as a poor automobile driver. From these farts, federal agents and police argued that it probably was he w'ho was hit by rifle bulIqts fired by a Minnesota deputy sheriff who waged a running buttle
with the outlaws near St. Paul.
Discovery that the wound was so
that bleeding continued
ing a total of 810^6-1.72 .--ent to the j -chools of tha- county in the first • "i oparation of thi exci • ax
PROSPERI IT law.
Total collection ‘ funds by the excise tax division in the fii.st year was. 82,731,521.33, ,FT> announce . Of this I
'.76 wen; to the! • on a distribution
20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE
Ed Hamilton and Clifford Allen spent the day in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs- Charles Meikel motoml to ( rawfondsville. Clyde Randel who is practicing law in Terre Haute was a visitor here. F'rvin Baney was in Bloomfield on business. • Mrs. Otis Browning was hostess to the Crescent club.
irii pupil or near- | s<>vere
iy $5 for each teacher. Besides the I throu{fh thf , ( . ircu i tnus ni g ht f rom St .
Paul to Chicago bsl to an oxulLint
also an impromptu address by Recov ery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson before the American trade association executive banquet at which he told
them that events of the next few | ( . iM , if vision,
months would determine w’hcther the ' NRA would become permanent. He I said that a new drive to popularize) the blue eagle -would start in six
weeks or so.
distribution of fun o the schools of Putnami county, a G d of $1,955.90 was sent back to general funds within the c.mn y during the year, F’ry |K>inted out, making the total distributed to the coun y $12,819:72. Cost of imking this collection was le s than 3 per cent, Ery aid, the exact figure being >73,537.05 which inciu all oquipmen' purchased since the new <h .-irtment wa started.
The per* cent of to collect the 1a in comparison w
said.
Amount of preiKM-’y tax relief obtained by the ex. i , tax law averages 7.3 cents on every tax rate in the
show. In other
an averuce rate of at lea.st 7.3 cent.. <iti Mich $100 i,r a- essexl valu-
ation would lie liecr amount of money pi
conclusion that the principal quarry was in desperate physical condition. Policn believe he wa wounded twice recently in other brushes with law of-
ficers.
F’urther proof that Dillinger was in the car found here yesterday was seen in the fact t at George (Baby F’ace) Nelson, one of thq two men
he ic venue required j wh o accompanied Dillinger in the is remarkably low ' Dig’ 1 ’ 1 From Spiler Lake, was Identi-
lb other states, Fry
I.O.O.F. 7-1 P TOURNEY
fieri .Monday as a participant in the holdup of a suburban bank in which $6,000 was taken. Witnesses thought the automobile used in that holdup was the car taken from Dr. F’rancis. In the car. a F ord solan, were found two paper match books bearing advertising of Little Bohemia
ary I > ni-se the 1 lodge, where the gang shot it out last luced by the cx- | week with federal agent and deputy
sheriffs, a newspaper bearing tha headline “Dillinger on inoi :er Rampage,” and a bundle of dirty blood-
soaked bandages-
Discovery of the r ,r touched off the most cencentrat,*! s vin’. for tho
Greencastle Encampment No. 59,
Strawn gave voice to many of the' j q q w jjj m(M . t Friday night. > country’s No. 1 pub'i enemy si co he leading objections to the recovery j Aft er tp,, regular meeting the annual j and approximately half a dozen of program. Its burdqns, he said, are 8PV0n . U p tourney will l>a held. Prizes his gang fled Spider Lake.
1 n,l„« w .|| ^ awarded the winning team ** ‘ ” ’
The mooting ha- been called for 8
becoming unliearahle, if not “indeed confiscatory” -while lack of• confi-
Melvin Purvis, ;-’Tf >f ' f bureau of investigation bore, recalled to Chi-
Hence and restrictive legislation is I 0 > t .| rt( .| < _ Refreshments will be served- eago more than 190 a- detectives a-'-kt lb i ranci nn/l * - ■ . . « . _
holding hack hustnc.-s and driving
capital into hiding.
signed to invq; gate re, rts of the
gang throughout the midwest. Virtually every man of the cit^’q
- — ’ detective force was placed on spe t George Wheat, offo arcountant, duty. All n ‘ flying squads r; l
MARRIAGE I M KNSK
.The Greencastle Friks will*meet in special session Friday even ing, at 7:36‘
n’clocV All members are requested Greencastle, and M o- Wtlloughhy, at known criminal haunts hhping to r*jn to be present. home- Terre Haute. [ _ (Continued on Page Tmo)