The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 May 1934 — Page 1
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tfHER KILLED V SHOTGUN IN HANDS OF CHILD
-u «j;HORTV” BELL, 38, DIES rWtVIV MINUTES AlTTEIt being shot.
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Pkto CP LuaAd Gun At Home U f |)on t'h*vi8 Ute Thursday Afternoon.
ptalked into the homo of ami Mrs. John G 121 West str eet, lat.' 'ITiursday when the erwas fatally wounded by a shotdischarp"! 1 by his 7-year-old son illiam. He (uvidvnt occurred at the home Din Cha'is, southwest of IJnie<lale, :re Bell, better known as “Shorty," his son, h id pone to visit Chavis, cousin. A loaded shotgun with which Chavis Jbcen trj’inp to shoot a hawk, had left on the l»ck porch by Chavis, e small child picked! up the pun an I the elder Bell reached to take it tayfrom his son it was discharged, load beinp fired into his right oul'ier penetrating a lunp. The ther died twenty minutes later be- • medical aid could reach himBell, who was employed as a welder the Lone Star Cement plant, had ne unscathed throuph the World He fonmerly had been employed the 0. & I. stone quarry, tie widow and three other children, eldest 10 years old, surviveJill also is survived by a broth r, W, of Charleston, W. Va. >. C C. Tucker was called to the ne of the fatal shootinp where he Counted the father dead. Coroner git Heed of Cloverdale conducted investipation. ~e small child, a pupil in the nha Kidpath school, although lily old enough to realize the sorsness of his act, was grief stricken pleaded with the physician and aer to ''bring his father back.’’ uhe body may be viewed at the 'Oin-y Funeral home.
FILLMORE CHILD DIES rue Hansel. 6-year-old daughter Mr. ami Mrs. Maynard Hansel. Friday noon at the county hoskl, following a two (week’s illness, uni'ral services will be at Wesley Pd in Floyd township Sunday moon at 2 o’clock.
imrods Meet At Cloverdale
1V\M (OUNTY SPOUTING run HOLDS GOOD MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT
ember- of the Putnam County irting club held an interesting *ting in the high school building I*'overdale Thursday night. Harry T'‘ntpletnn of the state conservadepartment, was the speaker. ih' 1 next meeting of the organizaheld in this city on the !ning of May 17 and a program wnt from the usual sessions is •'R planned. Speaking at Cloverdale Thursday L Mr. Templeton said in part: To ni8n y of us the word conserl#n weans but one thing, that of 'ecting our fish and game. To a *in extent this is correct hut we not g-mc far enough in our ysis. Tie (my-rvation departmekit is P'l-i'il 0 f s j x distinct branches: Culture, Lands and Water, Fores- ■ Entomology, Geology, and Fish jiame. In order to bettor under1 the workings of so large an '"'uatinn, a group of men have ,,r Pani/.ed to speak and work 1 " R^'ral public in the protec- _ "f "Ur mutual heritage. >V-o speakers are available for "Th, churches, civic clubs, con(lubs and for any groups " W J' h to le»n> more of the facts ' W ln|Pr est to us and future gon^"ns. These men may he obtaimvl W'itation and two weeks notice , Nma ll and the requests l,n >. lo us who have heard them niaa > WP ^ ave not Been disap- ■*- their fields are large and "■ "ell versed in the realms of R r eat outdoors.”
IT WAVES FOR ALL” GREENCASTLE, INDIANA. FRIDAY. MAY II, 1934.
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NO. 177
KIWANIS HEARS DR. GARDNER ON LIFE IN VIENNA
INDIAN \POLLS WOMAN TALKS HEFOUK LOCAL CLUB THURSDAY
I N T F. K ESTING OBSERVATIONS
The craving of William Lockward, 17, of Bloomfield, N. J„ to see the world knows no bounds. Here he is showing how he stowed away to England aboard the Majestic in a lifeboat. Discovered, he was placed In detention home at Southampton, but escaped, borrowed a car and headed for London. Ho was nabbed again and is now back in New York.
Stale Is Swept By Dust Storm
ORIGINATED IN DROUGHT STRICKEN FIELDS OF THE NORTHWEST
Describes Personal Experiences While Student Studying Psychology Abroad
(By United Press) A thin layer of dust, swept out of drought stricken fields of the northwest, settled over Indiana today. The storm was so severe in Porter county that snow plows were used to dear the Dunes highway of sand blown by a strong wind. Traffic was halted at times because the -and obscured the visions of motorists. Weather bureau officials said the dust storm was one of the worst ever experienced in Indiana. The sun was almost totally obscured yesterday, and many persons complained that it even was difficult to breathe. Housewives, who had just finished housecleaning, prepared th tart all over again because of the soot which settled in their homes. Several hundred acres of onion crops in Kosciusko and adjoining counties were destroyed by the high wind which tore young sprouts from the ground. J. H. Arminton, meteorologist at the U. S. weather bureau at Indianapolis, said tee re was little prospect for rain within the next few da>s in
Indiana.
The lack i,f rain has seriously damaged Indiana crops and continued drought will result in almost total destruction of thousands of acres, it was repotted. Farmers have lr<en unable to plow and plant corn in many localities, and
Dr. Martha I.. Gardner of Indianapolis, who recently returned from Austria where she was studying in Vienna, was the guest speaker for Kiwanis club at its regular luncheon Thursday noon. Miss Gardner -aid that the grandeur that was Vienna’s in the pre-war days is gone, the now republic having ousted all the monarohial pomp and glory. The gilded buildings are now dingy, hut to the visitor they still have a great attraction. None of the building- in Vienna are more thay five stories high although the city has a population of nearly two mil-
lions.
Ever since the treaty of Versailles when the empire of Austria-Hungary was uivide i and parcelled <>uit and only a territory about the size of Indiana remained for Austria, there has been much turmoil and strife. Austria cannot produce enough to meet its need and must rely on imports for which it had nothing to exchange. One third of its population is in
Vienna.
Austria has been struggling for recovery. Its policy of inflation pauperized its people hut wiped out its own debts by making money valueless. Today, the speaker said, Austria stands like a bantam rooster strutting an. 1 challenging the rest of Europe. Even its dictator is bantam in size and demeanor, making faces at the rest of Europe. Austria has the dubious honor of being wanted by every country in Europe. Italy wants it for an easy access into Germany in case of war. Germany wants it to prevent such accessibility. France doesn't want either to have it and England is anxious for everyone to play “hands off.’’ Right now Italy seems to have control through the munificient offer of giving Austria a port for the single battleship which the treaty has allowed Austria and which ha- never been built. Miss Gardner told of some of her experiences during riots and small revolutions in that country. Business men prefer to meet at coffee shops and philosophically while away their time for there is little business to be had and often their shops are padlocked or confiscated by the government. Escaping this they are bombed by one faction or another. Prices are fixed so there is little or no competition in business. Even thing is closed on holidays and there is a holiday for every saint in the Catholic calendar.
oats, which . h mid he almost knee
high now, ha\ not even started to | Austria is not allowed an army under
come through the ground in high
places.
FA I HER (»l .11 NE ROBLES APPEALS TO KIDNAPERS
TUCSON, Ariz., May 11, (UP)— Fernando Robb 's plea to kidnapers of his ti year old daughter. June, to accept $10,non ransom money in exchange for her release apparently fell upon de if ears today. Robles said he had received no repl> to his public appeal to the abductors to relea-e this daughter, kidnaped 16 day- ago as she was return-
ing from school.
Bowed with grief, he said he had no assurance she would be returned safely and feared he will “never sen the baby again” unless her captors were content to reduce their original ransom demands for $15,000,
the treaty so she has a gigantic police force. Policemen are to be found l on every hand in entire squads. Newspapers are suppressed or confiscated at will and residents often have to go out of the country to got news of what is going on in their
country.
She characterized Austria’s dictator as lining of the conservative wing, although given to fits of potty jealousies. While Austria is friendly to Germany through the bofii-l of a common language, they have not taken up the nazis oppression of the Jews due to the fact that 95 |*‘r cent of the property in Vienna is owned by Jews. Their friendliness to Italy comes through their common faith,
i the Catholic.
After describing how gun- were trained on apartment houses where socialists were housed and many per-
sons brutally murdered by
the dictator, Mis,, Gardner said she was glad to get hack to New York
$3.65 to $3.75; several $3.75; 300 lbs. and up $3.50 to $3.85; 140 to 160 lbs., $3.10 to $3.35; 120 to 140 lbs., $2.50 to $2.85; 10 Oto 120 lbs., $2.00 to $2.35; packing sows $2.50 to $3.25. Cattle 400; calves 800; steady week end trade; few steers $4.25 to $6.25; better kinds negligible; most heifers $3.75 to $5.00; cows $3.00 to $4.00; low cutters and cutters $1.75 to $2.75; vealers steady to 50 cents lower; mostly $8.00 down; top $6.50. Sheep 300; only few small lots here; tendency lower; some unfinished clippers $W>0; most spring lambs $3.00 to $10; fat ewes $3.00 to $4.00; heavy sheep $2.0" to $2.60.
SEVEN HELD AS SUSPECTS IN KIDNAPING
Indicts Her Son
RAID RESULTS IN ARREST OF WOMAN, 2 MEN
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Al l. ROADS TO MEXICO BLOCKED AFTER ARREST OF WOMAN AND Six MEN
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LOS ANGELES, Cal. May 11 (UP) A woman was detained and six men questioned today by officers seeking ki Inapers of William F. Gettle, oil millionaire. Immediately after the questioning of the men orders went out for officers to block till roads leading to Mexico. Officers were stationed along all highways leading -nutli from Los Angeles. They were under instructions to scrutinize all cars and to stop any which aroused suspiicon.
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Mrs. Amber ltt;i way of M. dina, and her s< n Clinton, are still friends, de ipite the fact that Mrs. I!railway , a: t member of the grand jury which indict, the y uth for bu glary. She joined the .ther jurors in voting the true bills after declining chum exemption.
GEORGE SUTHERI.IN DIES
rmi" Harnett of Washington lp AM suit for divorce In , ' 0 "'t PHday against Paul 1111 grounds of cruel tnat- ^ 11,1 failure to provide. Custody •tighter, support money, and "'torney feH , ar<> ft((kp(1
The $1(1,000 the electrical shop
keeper offered is all he ean raise, he i .^^pre people were only murder-
said. Although his father, iBernabe ^ illegitimately.
Robles, retired cattle baron, is reputed to he worth $800,000, it was believed his wealth is tied up in land holdings upon which he could not
realize immediate cash.
The father was visibly disappointed , at receiving no reply. His hopes had soared when a note was slipped boldly under the county attorney’s office door Monday night, indicating June is alive. The note contained answers to questions the father outlined for the kidnapers to ask June as assurance she had not been harmed. Robles coupled his tippeal to kidnapers with an entreaty to public in general ’ to offer no inter*
ference in negotiations.
LOS ANGELES, May 11, <U1’)The safety of William F. Gettle, kidnaped oil millionaire, was placed above the needs of legal justice today. Peace officer, withdrew, leaving the way clear for his alaiuctors to demand ransom. E. E. Noon, appointed as the family intermediary, awaited a message from the kidnaper stating what sum they would accept. Noon, an attorney, said he was willing to “pay any reasonable ransom” the kidnapers de-
manded.
Sheriff Eugene W. Hiscailus of Los Angeles county was ready to fling an army of officers into the search. He suspended activities to permit negotiatiews. Before declaring a truce officers had unearthed two possible clues. One concerned the identity of a middle-aged, smartly dressed woman who questioned friends of Gettle a few hours before the millionaire was kidnaped by two masked gunmen from his palatial estate in Arcadia late Wednesday night. She was described by Mrs. \V. Lutzi, wife of an architect employed by Gettle to beautify his estate. Mrs. Lutzi said the wnmam approached her and her husband as they drove up to
the grounds.
“She was well dres.-ed and attractive," Mrs. Lutz.i told officers. “She was watching the mansion and grounds, and when my husband ask°d what she wanted, she began questioning us about the Gettles. We told her the Gettle- were at home and drove away. I -aw the woman’s ear patked near the gates.” The second possible clue concerned an automobile te aring Illinois license plates that was seen passing and repassing the Gettle’s home for several days, the last time six hour., Imfore
(he kidnaping. ,
S. E. Lork, a salesman, said four roughly dre-sed men were riding in the machine. The information advanced the pos ibility that Chicago gangsters might have engineered the
crime, investigators said.
Noon persuad'-d officers to withdraw temporarily for fear their movements would deter the kidnapers
from opening negotiations.
“We want Mr. Gettle hack alive,” the family intermediary said. “His invalid wife has been seriously ill and the shock of the abduction makes her
order of < ’°ndition critical. For her sake, I
ask his captors to communicate with
me quickly.”
Mrs. Gettle, formerly Miss Fleta Girten of Kansas City who married Gettle In 1924, is ill in bed, suffering from a lung ailment.
POSTPONE ARRUGNMEN F OF INSIT.I. UN I II. I UKSDAY
CHICAGO, May 11, (UP)—The battle of Samuel Insull- fighting wdth the obi square-jawed vigor familiar to this city) off his wealth and triumphs—against the light of the government to bring him to trial was postponed until Tuesday. CHICAGO, May 11, (UP)—Samuel Insull will be free on lain, I before the end of the day, it was predicted today by his son, Samuel Insull, Jr., vv io is supervising efforts to raise the necessary collateral. “We already have got together the $200 000 necessary to make the federal bond ” said young Insull shortly before his father was taken into court for arraignment. "We hope to have the $50,0(M) required for bond on the state charges before the end of the day.”
Mav Dav Program Starts To-Nii'lil C
Commiltmneii To Moot Saturday Mi l l INGS OF TWO GROUPS \T COMMERCIAL HOTEL \M>
CO CRT ROOM
SUSPECTED AS MEMBERS OF D1LL1NGER GANG BY RICHMOND POLICE TEAR GAS BOMB * USED Machine Gun, Pistol., »"d Oihej Weapons Seized. T- i us To Answer Questions RICHMOND. I ml., .uay U, (IT)— Two men and a woman, under suspicion as (Hissible izi’’ “r r a -sters, were captured in a spectacular raid here today when lice a” ' fedeial agents surrounded a fram ■> Fo.’-e and drove Uie occupants out with tear
gas.
A veritable bandit arsenal, inrli ing three pistols, a machine gun, a sawo l-nff shotgun, a high-powered rifle, was seized in the raid. T >e prisoners gave their names as Thelma Mitchen, 34. Springfield, O., Vernon Taylor, 28, Springfield, and Harry Hopkins, 23, Jamestown, O. Police surrounded the house .shortly after midnight. A few hours earlier, Taylor had escaped a police cruiser ■ ftor driving through a stoplight, later wrecking his roadster in a (iitch near Richmond and fleeing on
foot.
Officers remained in hiding, allowing him to enter the house. When the.,’ knocked on the iloor, the occu* pants tried to escape through a windew. Warning shots were fired by police, and tear gas was brought into play. The three surrendered without ; putting up a fight. They refused to talk with detectives.
VIGO’S VOTE FOR CONGRESS
| The complete volte for congression- ! al candidates in Vigo county was as Precinct committeemen an I their follows:
vice committeemen or those holding Jenckes 10711
George L. Sutherlin, age 73 years-1 a retired farmer living near Groveland, passed away at his home Thursday afternoon. Funeral services will bo held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Groveland Presbyterian church. Burial will he in New Mays-
ville cemetery.
INDI \NAPOII.S LIVESTOCK the .
‘the Hogs 5 500; holdovers 371; generally 5 to 10 cents higher; 160 to 2<K) 1 ha., $3.55 to $3.65; 200 to 300 lbs.,
20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE
M. M. Marshall has purchased new- 5-passenger Studehaker touring car. DePauw defeated Wabash. 4 to 3, in a ten-inning baseball game on McKeen field. Ed Hamilton was a business visitor in Indianapolis. Mrs. Charles Gardner was hostess •to the Martha Washington club.
PLAY \M> LANTERN PAR\DE BY (OLDS SCHEDULED TIMS EVENING
DePauw university’s annual M iv day celebration at which time the women students hold forth on the campus, will be observed t< morrow. Festivitie will get underway t.dig it.
proxies, will huhl organization meeting-. in Greencastle Saturday afternovan at 1 o’clock. D'mocrats will hold their meeting in the Commercial hotel while the Repuhliyans will gather in the court room of the court house. It was said the meetings would be barred to all except the committeemen, vice-committeemen and those holding proxies. The meeting places were designated I'lidav by Dr. T. A. Sigler and A. R. ( herv.weth, retiring Democratic ami Republican county chairmen, respectively.
AMT-SALOON LI \GUE TO SPONSOR PL \\ VI CHURCH
Romine . Whitlock Undley . Purnell
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Senior Class Play j Cast Announced
“THE PATSY" TO BE PRESENTED AT HIGH SCHOOL MAY 18
“Senator North' Deciding Vote ” i dramatic presentation of our tenipeianee situation, will he given at a union service of th First Christian, Fir.-t Preshyteri .n ind the G hin Methodist chun i in the Gohin Memo:i.il Methodist chur-h Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Twenty <lif ferent character-. ' repres nted in
the drama, nil
f which are taken by j Kranci » ^'fi^
however, with the first pre mtation I local people of tic e churches with I
of the play. "Smilin’ Through” by a cast from the Duzcr Du organization. This will he followed by the customary lantern parade by the coeds. The May day breakfast, awar ling of the junior .oI senior rings- and the crowning of tle> May Quo m during the pageant, are among the features arranged for Saturday. The May day program w ill end Sunday with tie Mother’s day services in the various city churches.
JOHN VAN I FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY IN WASHINGTON TWP.
I 'he exception of Senator North which s taken by Mr. Mil of In lianapoli j I his drama w h given ur. ler the hi pices of ti Indiana Aiiti Sa-| lo i; League is :■ e.-w prr entatioli of! | i he liquor problem and has been given < aver (he .stat'\ It has l>ecn well re-!
ceivi.xi wherever given.
The characters an Dixie North, taki ! <iarrett; Dixie \.
■ I’nllom; Virginia N it . Ruby Cowan; | radio announci e, William Taylor; ; Senator Dixi? W. North E. A. Miles; Mr. Mutphy, a policeman, Ben Riley; i Dr. Callicun, Arthur Moor; Mr. Granger, .M’ Williams: M ss Towne, Mi s
The senior class of Greencastle high school will present the play “The Patsy,” at the high s luud building on Friday evening, May 18, at 8
o’clock.
The cast of characters n ’>s follows: Bill Harrington, W 'bur McCul lough; Mrs. Ilarringt. n Ellen Ydamson; Grace Harrington. it a: Conklin; Patricia Ha' ii.kIOu, Frances Mathi s; Billy < aldw. 11, Rob»*rt Etter: Tony Arsder-.i Kcnli. th P. 'k; Sadie Buchanan, Veda V. e Mill;
O'Flaheity, William
McNeff; "Trip” Bu V Fui-
ler.
BANK Oi l l< I M S l .DH IF/'
John Yant. retired coal miner, died at 10 o’cFsk Wednesday night at his home in East Brazil following two weeks’ illness of complications at the age of 76 years. Mr. Yant had been in failing health for several years and had been confined to his bed for the past two weeks. The deceased had resided in East Brazil for a number of years. Survivors are a daughter and son, Mrs. Russ Albright and Stephen Yant, both of Putnam county, also three brothers ami two sisters, Reuben and Harve Yant of Brazil and Isaac Yant, of Harmony; Mrs. Rhoda FL I/>veall and Mrs. Emma J. 'Brown, of Carbon; also 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. The body was removed to the home of the .laughter, Mrs. Albright, east of the Butler school house where funeral services were held Friday at 2 p. m. Burial was in the Boone cemetery.
INDIANAPOLIS. May II, (UP) Two former o f ‘‘u ials < f the d.'fil MeynrKiser hank here, Erd S. j Meyer and Sol S. Meyer, were -'port-
i fellows: Mrs. enroute from Miami, Fla., today ’> -Mrs. G. E. t,, surrender on grand jury indicth Jr., Maurice i | )l( ,„| s charging them with embezzle-
ment and grand larceny.
Two other former officials of the hank, Julian J. Ki er and Meville S. Cohn also were ii’ined in the indictments. They surreniered late yesterday and were released on Pond. The bank, a private institution, was
Garrett: the party boss, Grover Hart-1
man; members ef the Woman's Or-j t .i <)Se( j three years ago by the state
'an zation Again *. 1 rohibiti >n, Mrs. hanking department.
II. B. Gough; Representative Brew- ■ - - ■ —— ■ - ■ — ei' ommittr . II i vcy Cox; lieuten- (g) (J) ® O O O $ (Jfr O on' governor. Charles McGaughey; Today’* Weather ®
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elerk of the senate, It. E. Michael; Senator Russell, R. A, Ogg; Senator
Wet trim A. k. Monger; Senator Local Temperature ® Anna Willard. Mr, J. S. C llier; ® @ «M5K8H3H3H§H» « ® c raplain. Carroll 1). Hild< brand; war-1 Fair tonight an I probably Saturden, Ira Cowling. j day; not much change in temperature, — ' local frost tonight in north and ex-
treme east central portion, mostly
OFFK KS MOVED
The Putnam county F'ERA office' was moved Friday from over the j Central National bank to the third door of the court h .use. The office of the Greencastle Production Credit As-j sociution, which has been located on the thitd floor of t '< court house, w»mov ’d to a to in fner the FirstCitiz.cn Bank jiml Trust company
light.
Minimum 1>6 i 6 a. 57 7 a. 59 I 8 a. 32 I 9 a. 65 10 a. 66 11 a. 68 12 noon 79 1 p. 72