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FORTY-TWO
“IT WAVES FOR ALL
VNER LIPHELD IflGH COURT GAS TAX RULE
SION OF STATE SUPREME (Ol KT UPHOLDS LOCAL COURT
SAVING TO TAXPAYERS
g OfficialH of Putnam Countr idr No A»He«*ment to Retire Hondo in 1932
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 15. 1934.
NO. 207
Her Gems Stolei
thorily of ounty commissioners funds from the gasoline tax utoinobile license fees to retire bonds was upheld by the state e court Thursday in an opinritten by Judge Michael Fansler. use oripinated in Putnam county the county council ami county issimiers in 1933, passed resolute retire county and township bonds out of the surplus gasoline ing of the state supreme court, Iduig a decision handed down by Wilbur S. Donncr in the Putcircuit court, will release some j held in banks for the retireof Putnam county bonds due in <J the stale court reversed the ton of the local court Putnam y taxpayers would have faced sufficient to rai^e amounts to the bonds unpaid in 1933. lowing resolution of the county in 1933 to pay the y and township road bonds uuc year from the gasoline fund, Bridges, of Fincastle, in behalf mpami'.s interested in providing materials intervened and was a party defendant in a test suit cuit court and sought to prevent boards from paying out x fur this purpose. 'Bridges althe state distributed the money aintenance, repair and construclof roads only. suit to test the legality of gasoline funds to retrre road was brought June 26, 1933, by JtaU; of Indiana on the relation Iden L. Vaughn against W. A. jr, county auditor, and >W. T. :y, county treasurer. W. F. Suriirst intervened and was made a 1 defendant in behalf of road maintcrests, but he later withand liriKlgvs was made a party dant. ;ision of Judge Donner in the was rendered Sept. 25, 1933, and ppeal was taken shortly afterto get the higher court’s rul'pressnting Vaughn in the action jJ'ihn H. Alice, local attorney, and B. Ewbank of Indianapolis, an ey for the Indiana Taxpayer’s nation. John 11. James was aty in the action for county ofand Harvey A. Grabill of Inpolis represented Bridges or the irial interests. ordinance transferring money the gasoline fund, of which wag a surplus of $75,900 at the to the general fund, was passed 18, 1933 by the Putnaim county il. This transfer was made the understanding that $18,256 be used to retire county unit bonds, and $14,203.31 to retire ship load bonds. All these bonds due in 1933. A resolution to the gasoline, funds for this pnrlater was adopted by the county ^isisuners, but Auditor W. A. ?r, although in favor in the resoupon the advice of his bondsdeclined to issue warrants for -ont of the bonds pending a test to determine the legality of such *'• 'this aetion then was brought taughn in the interest of the Putounty farmers. ■cision of the local boards to the county and township road out of gasoline funds in 1933 prompted by the $1.50 tax law "^d by the state legislature in No attempt was made to retire bmds with gasoline funds pend8 deri K i on f rom a| 1c supreme couit he legality of such action, vision of Judge Fansler in full Wg; he taxing officials of Putnam Ay made no assessment to meet Payment of bonds issued by townfor road construction, and the tor on behalf of himself and Ts holding township road bonds this action to mandate the t> officials to use the gasoline received from the state for the aent of maturing bonds, the 'V commissioners having entered xolution^ to that effect- The ap»t intervened, alleging that lie a taxpayer and owned an auto'h‘ and on behalf of himself and dvatluu"! »■ !•••• Two)
Mrs. Zukor, wife .if (b,. i nov j e magna'.c, who n.p.ntc ( t,, 1K) ij cc Thursday tlie loss of s2,02u in jewelry, taken by a sn. ik :liiel as she slept in her ro mi in ( eagi h t< 1.
GREEN LR(;ES STEEL WOIiKERS NOT TO Si I!IKK
PRESIDENT OF L\HO|t FEDERATION OFFERS PLAN TO AVERT WALKOl I
PITTSBURGH, June I.., (UP)— President William Green of tho American Federation of I.alnr today pleaded with embittered steel workers to cancel their plan • for a general strike, and offered them a solution through the federal government, of the difficulties v n h have brought the industry to a ci i-i^. Three conditions outlined by Green, which he said, if accepted by mill owners, would lead to the trike being called off, wen : 1. A board of thn o, appointed by the president to receive complaints of violations of section 7-A, to mediate any differences, anil to act if necessary. The board would mediate and conciliate in code disputes, and would arrange for collective bargaining by employes, if they tequested it. Tho boand nl l.•'•uuld art a arbiter under the steel code, providing all questions to he arbitrated were voluntarily submitted by both parties, and it would hear and determine the merit of any complaints of violations of section 7-A. 2. The employes shall have the right to bargain collectively, and the board would have the authority to order and supervise elections, off company property. Representatives chosen by a majority of the workers would act for the whole. 3. The management of each plant shall meet with workers or their elected representatives to settle all disputes. As a last resort, the impartial board would save the final decision in the dispute. Green based his argument again t a strike at the present time on the grounds that the workers “cannot afford to let the teel operators choose the battle field or the hour on which the battle is to he fought." I. O. O. F. MEMORIAL .SUNDAY Putnam Lodge No. 4. r > I. O. O. bwill hull Meooml services at Forest Hill cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All Odd Follow., and friends are cordially invrtod to attend.
FUNERAL OF MRS. HARRIS ON SATURDAY
WELL KNOWN GREENCASTLE WOMAN PASSED AWAY THURSDAY EVENING AT HOME
STRICKEN FIVE WEEKS AGO
Mrs* Harris Had Been in Failing Health, But Was Active Until Stroke t ame on May 12
•Urs. Mollie Mathers Harris, wife of Edg-ar I* Harris, died Thursday night shortly before midnight at the family home, 405 Howard street. She suffered a light stroke five weeks ago and had been ill since. A week ago she suffered a second stroke and her death had been exjiected ever since. Prior to being stricken on May 12, Mrs. Harris, although not in robust health, had been able to enjoy herself and her friends and her sudden illness and death was a great shock to her wide circle of acquaintances. Mrs. Harris was bom and spent her early life in Iowa, but had lived her mature lifetime in Greencastle. She was united in marriage to Mr. Harris on April 6, 1K96. To them was born one daughter, Doris, who passed away four years ago. Mrs. Harris was a lifelong member of the Christian church and for many years was active in her church affiliation. She was also a member of several of the literary and social clubs of the city, holding membership in the Over the Teacups club and the Fortnightly club at the time of her death. Her failing health over the past few years had caused her to give up some of her club work. Mrs. Harris was a woman who enenjoyed her intimate friends to the utmost. She was never more delighted than when they called or she was able to sec them, and her life was spent in doing work for her family and for a close circle of friends who remained loyal through a long period of years. The funeral services will l»e held from the home at three o’clock Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Robert T. Beck, pastor of the Christian church, will conduct tlie services. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
Mary Boling, 64, Roachdale, Dies
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL < UNDIKTKD SATURDAY * MORNING
BE
Youiitfesl American College I*resident
Mrs. Mary Francis Boling, aged 64 years, died of heart disease at 2:45 o’clock Thursday here at the home of her son, Orval Boling in RoachdaleShe liad been ill for the past two years. Mrs. Boling was bom Aug. 28, 1869 Ln INitnam county, the daughter <>f Jesse and Matilda Dean. She was married to Lewis Boling, who expired April 23, 1918. The deewuso i was a monJier of the New Maysville Christian church. Surviving are tw-o daughters, Mrs. Ethel Lydick, of Coatesville, and Mrs. Opal Williams, of Danville, a son, Orval Boling, of Roachdale; a .-istei Mrs. Clara Brown, of Danville, five brothers, Charles Dean, Harve Dean, Clay Dean, Joe Dean and Frank Dean all of near Roachdale, and nine childrenFuneral services will lx- conducted ait 11 o’clock Saturday morning at the Roachdale Christian church with the Rev. Henry Ashley, of Lebanon, officiating. Burial will l>e at Uio New Maysville cemetery. INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK
Dazzles Fair With Hope Diamond
LADOGA STATE BANK ROBBED FRIDAY NOON
DOROTHY POWERS, TELLER, HELD UP BY TWO UNMASKED BANDITS
FRED L. O’H.VIR IS PRESIDENT First Bank Robbery In This Vicinity Since Central and Fillmnre Bank Holdups Last Fall
Three hundred thousand iollars’ worth of diamond in one gt-m of It 12 arn par.-ub l through the streets of A ( ntury of Progress Wednesday w«ning when M s. E a’ar I M< I • m of Washington visited the fair in Chicago. Tho jewel was the famou s Iliqx- diamond, the dazzling bite -whive gem with a record of bad fortune for nearly throe centuries. L< ft to right I it ;d), an- Mis Evnlyn McLean, Mrs. McLean with he Hope diamond in front of her, and Miss Vivian Duncan, artre, , her guest.
M. S. SHI LL PLEADS GUILTY TO INDICTMENT
CLOVKRDVLE MW FINED $10 AND COSTS AMI GIVEN SUSPENDED 1 EKM M. S. Shull of (Tovrdale pleaded guilty in circuit cnirt Friday morning to a grand jury indictment charging him with operating a gaming house in Clove male ;uul was fined $10 and costs and given a suspended term of 30 days on the In liana state farm. Shull appeared in circuit court Friday morning wit his attorney John H .Allee, tlie latter announcing that Shull wished to plead guilty to the indictment charg- g him with operating a gaming house on condition that he was net prosecuted on a second indictment allc ng he allowed minors in a pool room. Judge Wilbur S. Donner told Shull that in view of the fact that he twice previously had been convicted in the local court on similar charges he could not give him the minimum penalty this time. Judge Donner told Shull that he had been indicted on two charges of allowing minors in his pol room in Bainbridge in 1926, and that he again had been convicted in 1932 of contributing to the delinquency of minors. Judge Donner told Shull the 1920 indictments had been returned wi il" he was prosecuting attorney. Proaecutoi 1 iieodore Crawley conducted a grand jury investigation February 9 winch resulted in the last indictments a ,r :inst Shull. The defendant hi been at liberty under bond since that time. Shull was scheduled to I"' tried on the charges Friday morning but came Indore the court and pleaded guilty. WALSMAN MUST RESIGN TO COLLECT SALARY INDIANAPOLIS, June 15, (UP) Albert F. W daman, Indianapolis,
SECOND ROOSEVELT DIVORCE RENO, Nev., Jium 15, (UP)—The second divorce in the nation’s first family since President Roosevelt took office impended today. Anna Roosevelt Dali, only daughter of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, left Washington yesterday for Reno to establish residence preparatory t<> divorcing Curtis Dali, New York and Chicago broker. Only a. little more than a year ago Elliott Roosevelt the second son, went to Reno to div >rce his wife, the former Elizabeth Donner, Philadelphia. Hog Prices l |t For New Record
KIDNAPER OF THREE HELD IN MISSOURI
JOE PALMER, ESCAPED TEXAN CONVICT, ADMITS ABDUCTION TO POLICE ALL THREE MEN UNHARMED
KidnajK-r Says Clyde Barrow Bonnie I’arker Engineered Prison Farm Delivery
And
PUTNAM (OUNTY FARMERS ON MARKET THURSDAY RECEIVED A FINE INCREASE
e state board of tax cannot legally collect i board member unless state representative, Cox indicated in Mar-
member of t commissioner his salary as he resigns Judge Earl R
ion circuit court today. Judge Cox overruled a demurrer filed by Walsman in a suit, brought by Herman 1. Keegar, Indianapolis taxpayer, testing legality of the legislator’. appointment. Walsman contended acceptance of the hoard membership was an automatie resignation from the legisla-
ture.
The judge ruled that a written
resignation is necessary.
If there were any Putnam county hog feeders on the Indianapolis market Thursday, they were in a position to receive a peacetime record for advances when the price hounded up from 50 rents a hundred to 65 cents ( a hundred pounds over the advances made the previous day. Hogs in the 200 to 300 pound class touched $5 for the first time in many months. During the war days of September 1919, the record advance of $1.60 was made in one day. The record loss for one day was reported at $1.60. The present price for porkers is only 10 cents under the high mark for the year, which was February 9, last. Continued advances are in prospect
for the near future.
Rates In Excess Of $1.30 Upheld STATE SI PREME COURT K1 LES ACTION <>F ( OUNTY BOARDS AS LEGAL
20 Years Ago
IN GREENCASTLE
j)j* t Gordon Keith Chalmers, brilliant eastern professor, is tlie new president "f Rockford College at Rockford, III. Dr. Chalipcr* is the youngest college (president in tho countrv, being but 30 yearsof age. He ami his wife, who is a noted wider, have both been members of the English departmenf ;*l Mi unt Holyoke
College.
Hogs 6,500; holdovers 416; steady to 10 rents higher; bulk 160 to 200 ! lbs., $1.90 to $4.95; few early $4.80 to 1 $4.90; 200 to 300 lbs., $5.00, few ! $5.05; 300 to 350 lbs., $4.80 to $1.90; 140 to 160 lbs., $4.00 to $4.25; 120 to 140 lbs., $3.50 to $3.75; 10o to 120 lbs., $3.00 to $3.25; packing sows
$3.25 to $4.00. Cattle 400; calves 700; cattle re-1 £ R Tay , (ir in St Louifs Mo., on j ceipta mostly odd lots; market steady , hi(sinpss for tht . & c. stone quarry, to Strong; few steers $6.76 to SJ- 7 "; | Th( . w . C. T. U. met at the home 602 lb. heifers $6.50, few others *4.601 ^ Rafer Bitt , es on eaHt Wash-
to $6.25; cows $2.75 to *4.00; k>w cu -:
ters and cutters $1.60 to $—>0, veal-j Mr ( w j np nma „ was hostess to
ers steady, top $6.00. | th e Entra Nous club.
Shoeb 600; steady; bulk "Printf; Mr an ,i Mrs. Neeley O’Hair motor-
lambs $8.50, top *9.00; bucks $1.00 Atticil throwmuts $6.00 to $6.50; fat 1 Mjsg I)or , )th „ a
| in Indianapolis,. Caroline Coffin.
less;
ewes $1.00 to $2.50.
Barnaliy is visiting the guest of Miss
INDIANAPOLIS, June 15, (IT) — Actions of rs.unty ta$ adjustment boards in setting rates in evu ; of the $1.50 property tax limitation law, was upheld by the slate supreme rourt tod iy. The high o urt, in refusing to re view- the action of the Marion county adjustment board, denied an injunction against County Auditor Charles Gr« art and others from collecting taxes ill 1933 at a rate above the $1.50 on each $10() of taxable prop-
erty.
The aetion m is appealed from the Marion circuit court by a group of citizens. The supreme court reiterated it: previous ruling that the $1.50 law itself doe s not provide for an appeal to the courts from county adjustment boon I decisions. Appeals must be taken to the state board of tr:x commissioners. The court s'd. out, however, that the only instances of a court appeal must bp based on fraudulent practices in connection with establishing rates above the maximum. The court held there was no instance of corrupt aetion in the Marion county case.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 15, (UP) —Three men abducted yesterday at Davenport, la., were released un-; banned near hen 1 today and the alleged kidnaper was arrested by po-
lice.
Jop Palmer, 30, who said he escaped from Easthim prison farm at Huntsville, Tex., with Raymond Hamilton, desperado, was arrested by four St. Joseph policemen a few minutes after the three men were released un-
harmed.
Lieut. J. W. Reynolds told the United Press that Palmer admitted; the abduction. Palmer was overtaken on a St. Joself street just before dawn a tier the three abducted men were released near a tourist camp. Although armed with two .45 caliber automatic pi.-tols and six clips of ammunition, he surrenderd peaceably when the police quad car drew to a
stop.
The captives, traffic patrolman Elmer Schleuter, Dr. \V. 11. Eitz, and A1 Schultz, secretary if the Davenport baseball rlub in the* Western ! league, were release I at 3:30 a. m. Palmer, Reynolds saiil, left the automobile and walked down a street. Schleuter, Fi'di and S hultze drove to tin- police station and reported the abduction. Four policemen sped in pursuit of Palmer. During the long drive from Davenpurt here, the pair- Imnn was forced to ride in the car of a coupe while the other two n were on the seat with Palmer. Palmer said he was one of the men who escaped from the Texas prison farm when a guar I w as killed. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, now lead, engineered the delivery.
Two bandits held up Dorothy Powers, teller, and robbed the Ladoga State bank of approximately $600 Friday noon. The young woman w-as alone in the bank when the robbers entered and she was forced to lie on the floor while they looted the ivige of currency. The bandits left the i bank’s vault untouched, Tlie bandits left their ear parked outside the bank with the motor run-
| ning.
The money w-as stuffed into a small paper bag which they carried to their waiting car and fled south. Miss Powers sounded the alarm, calling tho telephone operator who
\ notified county officers.
A posse was hurriedly organized, but no trace was seen of the men a ; few minutes after the holdup. F’red L. O’Hair of Grencaatle, is president of the Ladoga bank and | several other local men are interested i in the institution. Ladoga is in 1 Montgomery county a short distance north of Roachdale. P. H. Larrick is
I cashier of the bank.
The Ladoga robbery is the first I bank holdup in this vicinity since the Dillinger gang robbed the Central | National bank of $75,000 last October and the Fillmore State bank was robbed by Mrs. Fern Gooch and Wil-
liam Fine two days later.
Sheriff Alva Bryan and deputies were notified of the robbery and patrolled the north section of Putnam county in an effort to catch the twe
bandits.
Polish Minister Ls Assassinated
INTERIOR OFFK IAI. SHOT AT W ARSAW; THREE GUNMEN MAKE ESCAPE
Fwo Blocks To Be Open Tomorrow
WARSAW'. Poland, Jurv> 15, (UP) — Bronislav Pieracki, minister of the interior was fatally wounded today by three assassins who fired on him -with revolvers. T le assassins esca ped. The attack occurred on the doorstep of Pieracki’s club, which hie was leaving after lunch. The assassins ureosted him silently, fired and fled. The minister dropped to the pavement, where he was picked up by attendants of the club and sent to tho hospital.
ATTEMPT SI K IDE MUSCATINE, I - , June 15 (UP)— Unable long'r to bear the cries of (•.h'-ir hungry chil ren, lb ward Wells, 45, part time ciD ' i loye, and his wife Clara, 11, walked hand in hand into the M M.- oppi river ‘odnyFo th" hu.-dkand, father of fivn chil Ten, the ventin' ended in death. His laxly war, ougl g' in th“ river. The wife wn 1 < " d in an unconscious condition- ! “We hadn’t had anj thing to eat for a week," one of the children said, "and fo this monbng Ms and Pa went liown and walk' t into th'- river."
Mrs. Matilda Taber is repiyted seriously ill at the, county hospital.
Ferd Lucas and family spent the day at the Shades.
A NEW RULING The new ruling under the hog and corn contracts is as follows: "Excess’acreage of corn planted on land other than contracted acres shall not lie harvested as or used for jjrain. It cannot he hogged down after .the ears develop.”
SOI TH SIDE OF St JI ARE AND U 4ST W ASHING I<>N ElREET READY FDR TRAFFIC. Two blocks ■ f the new pave rrnt down town will i e thunvn rp-n to traffic tomorrow, it, was announ ed today. The oust Wn hingtun street hh» k and 1l\)- nth side of the square will Ire ciprn for traffic tomorrow. Workmen in charge of the other block of the streets, the west side, said : • 1 rp grinding "ff of h'gh spa‘* and e'grm arouni the nouthnw-est corner and >m the west : ide remain to bo done before that portion of the new pavement can lie open. Ill s wnk will require two or three days, after which the mtir. ,ee'i n will be op n and traffic once more will lx 1 able to follow its old cour e after b- n;» detoured' for the pant ten to twelve weeks.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 © 0 Today’* Weather 0 0 and 0 0 Local Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 © Cloudy, local thundershoweirs this afternoon or tonight louth; cooler north and cent r 1 portions tonight; Siturday generally fair, slightly cooler south portion. Minimum 60 6 a. • 68 7 a. 7 9 8 a. 82 9 a. 82 ■ 10 a. 85 11 a. 87 12 Noon 88 1 p. m 90 2 p. 92