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GREtNCASTLK, INDIANA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 8. 1935.

NO. 72

A. & I’. STORE MONDAY NIGHT

blaze for a time threatened SOUTH SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE

(FINED TO REAR ROOM

irn Forced to Brook Open Btu-k Door of Store In Order to FiRlit Flames

Fire which for a time looked as though it might destroy at least half of the south side of the square, damaged the hack part of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company store on Vffqphington street Monday night about 9:30 o'clock Only early discovery of the fire and efficient work by The firemen prevented a major calamity. The flames, shooting out of the back windows of the store and reaching almost to the Prevo department store across the alley were first noticed by Mrs. Robert Newgent in her apartment above the Fleenor drug store which is just east of the A. fi P. store. She. called to Clyde Miller who was walking on Indiana street and ho turned in the alarm. The firemen had a hard time getting into the store as the rear door was barred and otherwise reinforced. Rex Thorlton, grocery manager, and Lon Morlock, in charge of the meat department, both praised the work of the firemen in confining the flames to the back part of the store. The entire building was filled with smoke but the water and fire damage was held to a rear room where the woodwork was destroyed, the wall paper burred, and wiring and merchandise Oc damaged. _ The firemen, entering by the back door kept the front door closed while working to get the flames under control thereby preventing a forced draft When they had the situation wall in hand the firemen broke open the front door to allow the smoke to gat out of the stor" The smoke rolled out in almost a fog. Ross Runyan. whose auto was parked at the Court house curb across the street, had to move his car as the smoke Was so thick. It is believed the fire started around the electrical switch boxes in a lavatory as it was in this area that fire did the most damage. Mr. rlton was awaiting the arrival of insurance adjustor Tuesday ■ning to estimate the loss, moke from the fire was noticeable leenor's drug store, the J F. Canclothing store and the Merit shoe e Tuesday. hit Thorlton was in Terre Haute attending a district session of manafer and was not informed of the fire by his supervisor until after the mteting was over at 11:30 p m. Fireman Harry Ragsdale was the flrxt to enter the store ami he found Jthe smoke so dense that he had to J 1get out of the building and put on a mask before going back to fight the Ma* t>ue to the fact that the fire ocCWr' l before 10 p. m. a large crowd was attracted to the scene ami remained until the flames were extinUbhed. The fire burned the cables leading into the Western Union telegraph j^Bce which adjoins the rear of the Ai & P. store on the east. As a regBt the fiowntown office will be ^fted for a short time while the ■Ales are replaced and Western Ugii'b messages will be sent and received at fhe Rig Four tower.

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Council Meeting

I MAYOR /FIS AN NOl'NCES THAT B NI’ECIAL MEKTIMi WILL BF HELD LATER

SMOKE ALARM AT LIBRARY

Mrs. Fred V. Thomas, city librarian, was given a scare Monday evening when she opened the city library to find it filled with smoke. City firemen were immediately called but an investigation revealed that the smoke was coming from the furnace where the damper had been improperly adjusted. Windows were opened and an electric fan soon cleared the smoke from the atmosphere without any damage having been done.

W. T. O'NEAL NAMED TRUSTEE OF CO. HOSPITAL

Lindbergh and Hauptmann Grim as Trial Proceeds

MR. AND MRS CLARENCE CROSBY CONTINUED AT COUNTY INFIRMARY

MEET AUAIN

TUESDAY

POULTRY SCHOOL HELD

A fairly large crowd attended the Putnam County poultry school held in the court house Tuesday under the auspices of the Putnam County Poultry Association. A big basket dinner at noon interspersed the morning and afternoon sessions.

SAW SUSPECT WITH LADDER SAYS WITNESS

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A. Kelley Awarded Contract FimiiMh Supplies for County Infirmary

HAUPTMANN POINTED OUT BY AtiED WITNESS IN LINDY

KIDNAPINO TRIAL

BRUNO PALER THAN USUAL

Bewhiskered Resident Of Community Where l.iudlM-rgh Home In Located .Mokes tiood State Witness.

BULLETIN ELEMINGTON, N J. Jan 8. <UPi Joseph Perrone, who delivered the ransom note to Dr. Condon, during the Lindbergh kidnaping ransom negotiations, today identified Bruno Hauptmann as the man who gave him the note.

William T. O'Neal, Cloverdale, attorney. was appointed trustee of the county hospital Monday afternoon by the board of county commissioners, to succeed W. O. Lewis whose term expired at the end of the past year. O'Neal will serve four years beginning Jan. 1, 1935, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crosby, superintendent and matron of the i county infirmary, were continued in this capacity for four years by the hoard. Their new term begins

March 1.

C. A. Kelley of this city was awarded the contract for furnishing supplies for the county infirmary for the ensuing year, only one other firm bidding against him for the contract. Appointment of the hospital trustee and county farm officials were not made until late Monday afternoon, allowance of claims taking up most of the day. Awarding of contracts for road supplies ami for pauper burial will be made on January 28 by the commis-

sioners.

The commissioners reconvened again Tuesday to make appointments of county road supervisors.

MEETING POSTPONED

FLEMINGTON, N .1 . Jan. 8. ' UP > Bruno Richard Hauptmann was paler than usual when three deputies escorted him into the courtroom today for the filth sesison of his trial on charges of murdering Charles A Lindbergh, Jr. His chief counsel, Edward J. Roily, wan busy thumbing through a record of yesterday's testimony when Hauptmann came In. The defendant and his wife were | sitting two seats apart when court opened at 10:02 a. m. Attorney General David Wilentz. (tapper and smiling, entered shortly after Hauptmann, and nodded to C. Lloyd Fisher, associated defense counsel.

The proposed joint meeting Wednesday evening of the Kiwanis, Rotary and Chamber of Commerce and other business and professional men. scheduled for Lucy Rowland hall, has been postponed until a later date. The regular meetings of the Kiw r anis nnd Rotary clubs will ho held this week.

FLEMINGTON, N J., Jan 8. <VPi Amandus Elias Hockensmith. an 87year old, hewhiskered witness, walked slowly and dramatically across the Hunterdon county courtroom today and pointed out Bruno Richard Hauptmann as the man he saw "with a ladder" near the scene of the Lindbergh kidnaping, March 1. 1932. The sober-faced, unflinching Hauptmann, on trial for his life in the murder of the Lindbergh baby, slowly shook his head in denial as Hockensmith's gnarled fingers touched his knee.

$1(1.11110 Alimony Asked By Wife

MRS. IDA MILI.MAN OF FLOYD TOWNSHIP SFES HUSBAND FOR DIVORCE

A divorce anil alimony of $10,000 are asked in a complaint filed in circuit court Tuesday by Mrs Ida Millman of near Reno in Floyd township against Wade Millman. reputedly well-to-do farmer. According to the complaint the couple married Nov. 16. 1927 and separated Jan 4. 1935 In her suit Mrs Millman charges her husband is "miserly and stingy” and without respect for her. On her allegation that Millman is the owner of property valued at $70

The identification by Hockensmith, 000 Bn ' 1 win '""P™*’ of the same to long a resident of the Sourland moon-1 P rev *’ nt hrr "haring in it if a divorce tain region where the crime occurred | ** granted, a restraining order was on the night of March 1, 1932, was 1 tn TueBf,a y ‘‘"joining the a dramatic surprise move by the! ,, " fen ' l " nt ,rom ‘“sposlng of or

! cumbering the same pending hearing

prosecution designed to complete the

linking of Hauptmann to the scene of the crime. The prisoner previously had denied vigorously he was in New Jersey within several months of that date. The aged witness was railed after

of the suit. Edgar M Blessing of Danville is Edgar M Blessing of Danville and James A- Alice of Greencastle are attorneys for the plaintiff

technical testimony by police experts |) | i ’ who had visited the nursery of the' I)UFiMilPS FjIlll'P

JptegUl.U' meeting III the ( ity eounc!I. scheduled for this evening, has Hf" continued until later in the rk. Mayor Charles F. Zeis aninced Tuesday morning, rtayor Zeis said the meeting has in postponed because of the abice of W. S Donner. city attorney, ■r Who is to prepare several ordinances rr« if*>r presentation to the council mem<'rs<ni^ erH at their first meeting. Mayor

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stolen baby on the night of the kid- ‘ .

imping They failed to find any fin- IhM'ISY IIm SlOPt*

gerprints. and Defense Counsel Ed-j ward J. Reilly had been caustic In

his criteism of their failure to find , ' os>i ESTIMATED BY OWNER TO even the prints of the Lindbergh N*- BETWEEN $50 household. i AND $73

Then Hockensmith was called. At-

torney General David T. Wilentz! Merchandise valued at between quickly and quietly led him up to the’ * 50 an ‘ l 575 was f ro '"

PER A WORKERS WILL IMPROVE COURT HOUSE

AUl'ROXIM \TELY TEN MEN EMPLOYED UNDER SUPERVISION OF BEN CFRTIS

W ILE PKO\ IDU STORAGE SPACE

Entire Basement To Be Cleaned Cp. Some Rooms To Be Concreted And Painted

This graphic photo of the interior of the courtroom at Flemington, N .1 shows the positions occupied by Col. Charles A Londborgh. father of the slain baby and the accused kidnaper and murderer. Bnmo Hauptmann, at the trial of the latter. Col. Lindbcrg h is indicated by arrow, left and Hauptmann by arrow, right Each man is looking on grimly as the trial progresses.

Morris (lampbrll Called l!\ Dealli

M DU BODIES OU MW WOMAN IU1 \D

AND IN CAMP

PNKI MONI \ PRO\ UD I VI XL WELL KNOWN mxn \i HOSPITAL HERE

Morris Campbell, of Madison township. a former resident of Greencastle and Fillmore, passed away Tuesday morning at K o’clock in the Putnam County hospital following an illness of pneumonia. Mr. Campbell was well known in this city as he worked for some time in the feed store operated by his brother, Walter Campbell and Gilbert Ogles in south Greencastle. The deceased was horn and reared in the Fillmore community He moved Tom Greencastle to the old Billy Thomas farm west of here last spring. In addition to his brother Walter and his mother, Mrs. Catherine Campbell, both of whom reside in Fillmore, he is survived by the widow: three sons. Glen, Herseliel and Olyn, and a daughter, Vera Jean.

PLANE KILLS SOLDIERS KARACHI, India, Jan. 8 (UP) Eleven Indian soldiers were killed and 11 were seriously injured today when an Indian airforce plane nose dived into a platoon of troops maneuvering near the Huh River. The airplane, practising a machine gun dive, failed to straighten out as it neared the ground and swooped into the platoon, belonging to the Fourth Mahieh Regiment.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan 8, (UI’i - The nude bodies of two persons believed to he Eugene F. Fultz and Miss Mary Biesi, both of Indianapolis, were found today in n tourist ratlin at MeCordsville It is believed that they had been there .since Sunday, when they rented the cabin. The bodies were taken to a Greenfield undertaking parlor, to await identification by Edward Fultz, a brother who said his brother had been missing since Sunday. Miss Biesi was a member of a prominent importing family of Indianapolis.

Colored Man Heads Guillv

I KGE VSSEMBUA CLEARWAY FOR SBEEIA SESSION

SPEAKER <!E INDIXNA IIOISE TO SI GGENT MODIFK XIIONS OF RE I.US

M ATT M il I,I X MS ARRESTED XI TER CRASHING INTO TRI ( K

I,ATE MONDAY

SIGNS MOKTGXGE MOKXTOKII M

BISMARCK. N D, Jan 8 (UPi - The first official act of Thomas Moodie after ascending to the governorship of North Dakota was to sign a mortgage moratorium forestalling farm and home foreclosures The moratorium proclaimed hv the deposed William H. Lunger, will continue in effect for the duration of the present crisis.”

FAIRBANKS AT ST. XIORITZ

■•Is said these ordinances have not -nasijy®^ been drawn hut that a special ., kflmeeting will be called as soon as they

\ 'tft ready,

he “Wpature ol the new ordinances were t, "of revealed by the new mayor but ■tt will be announced at the special ®®Un< il meeting.

point where, standing on a comer near a relative's house, he had seen an automobile drive by and. in it, a man "who looked like he hud seen

a ghost."

"Is that man in the courtroom?" Wilentz asked with quiet emphasis. "Yes." Hockensmith's finger raised and levelled slowly at Hauptmann. "I saw part of a ladder in the ear. It was a dirty green car.” Then the attorney general had Hockensmith leave the witness chair. "Point out the man,” he directed. Hockensmith walked to where Hauptmann sat beside a state

trooper.

Charles Reel store at Reelsville Mon 1 day night hy burglars who forced their way through two doors to the

interior of the store

Reel discovered the burglary when he returned home Monday night from a banquet held at Pleasant Gardens Sheriff John Sutherlin and Deputy William Ashworth investigated but no clues to the Identity of the burglar or burglars were found. In addition to merchandise the thieve* stole some old coins and other

articles valued as relics.

It was said the burglars pushed a panel out of a rear door and then

ST MORITZ. Switzerland, Jan 8, 'UP' Douglas Fairbanks and Lady Ashley, who recently was divorced m a suit m which Fairbanks was named co-respondent, arrived today from Paris. Fairbanks refused to discuss personal matters He said he would spend a week sklinng and bob-sled-ding. Later he will go to South America, and the South Seas, where he will make a picture, he said.

Matt Williams, age 34 years. Indianapolis colored man, arrested by William Ashworth, deputy sheriff, late Monday, after the car he was driving collided with a truck driven by Lochel Butler, Brazil, R. 3. about ,i mile east of the Putnam-Clay county line on the National road, pleaded guilty to two affidavits in circuit court Tuesday morning Judge C <' Gillen withheld jtldg merit on the charges, however, pending an effort to settle for the dam age done to the truck driven hy Butler. Williams was said to have been diiving an automobile belonging to Mrs John Dubinion, Indianapolis, when he sideswiped the hy Butler which belong Green of Harmony. Green asked that Williams tie ar tested following the accident, and charges ol teekless driving and driv mg without Jin operator'* or ehauf four's In e were filed against him Tuesday by Butler.

truck driven d to Godfrey

lliiiik Dim lors Lin Inl Tursihiv

( II X N(.l IN OFFM I RS L(H XI. BXNKK FOR THE < OMING YE XK

20 Years Ago

IN GREEN! XsTI.E

forced their way through another in-

He put his hand on Hauptmann's ' " l,le rtoor tp K pt to thc Interior of the fcft knee. The prisoner merely shook 1 " torP whcre thc y ransacked the [Anally. A I < < uMtluuriJ os I'muc Two) ! | a. Throop.

Ixieal millers paid $1 25 per bushel

for wheat today.

Andrew Durham, representative in the state legislature, was home for a few hours visiting his family A vein of coal, five feet deep, was pierced hy the drill of an outfit sink ing a test oil well on ground lease I a short distance west of Ualnhrldge, it was reported here this afternoon Among those in Indianapolis to hear an address by President Woodrow Wilson were H H Runyan. W M Sutherlin. S C. Sayers. Jesse Me-

Beat, A. B. Hanna. J.

Directors for the First-Citizens Bank an I Ttust Company and foi the Central National Bank and Trust Company were elected on Tuesday, under national and state banking lav/s. hy the stockholder* of the two Grerneasllo linancial institution.! There were no changes from the part year, nnd director* In the three institutions are as follows: First-Citizens Bank nnd Trust Company: Russell E Brown, Courtland C Gillen. John F Cannon, E Allen Brown, and William A Kreigh Central National Rank: Charles H B.unahy, Frank Donner, Conrad C Gautier. Fiod L O'Hair and Clyde R P.ridel. TV Central Trust Company di- ■ eit'iis are the same as for the hank

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan 8 Changes In procedure to speed up the legislative machinery of the Indiana general assembly will be sought when it begins its 79th biennial session here Thursday. Edward H Stein of Bloomfield. D. who will he speaker of the house, said the chamber will he asked to abolish the law requiring bills he held over for 24 hours when a motion is I made to reconsider the action by which it had just been passed. Tile house members, 65 of whom | will be Democrats and 35 of which will be Republicans, also will be ask | ed to make it necessary that all com- | mittee reports, motions and proposed amendments to bills he made in duj plicate. With the extra copy the i journal clerk will be able to keep up i with the records at all times, it was said. I Senate leaders were scheduled to I meet here this afternoon to study the j rules in that chamber. A number of j changes also will be made there, it was said. Following custom, tioth Demoristie and Republic inembei.s of the legislu ture will caucus Wednesday night to select their lead' s and the candidates for the various jobs around the assembly halls. The Democrats already have informally chosen Stein for speaker of house, with Frank G. Thompson of Bluffton, as floor leader, and Lcnhardt E Bauer, Terre Haute, a.i caucus chairman. The Republicans have chosen Jam' s M Knapp of Hagerstown, as their floor leader in tile houne, with II II Evans ot News astlc. as eaueu ' chairman. No randi'late has been chosen to oppose Stein for the speakership. which will be formally determined after the legislators are called Into session Thun; lay morning. Seim11 i Jacob Weiss, Democrat. Indian i|>otis, r. hi.; party’s choice for pienident pro tom In the upper chamber, with Benst* i Henry F Sehrieker of Kncx. caucus chairman I Floyd Garrott of Battle Ggniilld, will be the Republican floor leader, and Senator Perry Johnson of Atlanta, caucus elian lean. Under the Indians law, the lieutenant governor M f'llfotd Townsend of Marion will pn nde ovei the sen-

ate.

Governor Paul V. M' N"tt said yesti rday a special session of the legislature may l> miss.,ary this year unless the national congreus takes early action on legislation afleeting co-operation between siiat> and national governments on unemployment relief. The possibility of recessing the regular session of the Indiana assembly without a final adjournment has been considered, if the situation w irrants. the governor said

Improvement of the basement and other Interior parts of the courthouse has been started hy a foreg of ten FEItA winkers under the supervision of Ben Curtis, county supervisor. Mi ( u.tia stated Tuesday morning that all refuse and other junk will be cleaned out of the basement, parts of which will lie partitioned off and made into rooms which will he concreted slid painted to provide storage .•pace for old records, voting booths, county agent supplies, etc. Improvement of the basement will require considerable work as material now tossed topsy-turvy into it will have to lie removed, the clay Moor dug oi * and lowered, and then concreted. Basement beams also will be sealed and painted. Considerable space is available in tin I asement which is dry and warm. When completed it \clll provide a v.ell lighted, clean place for storage and otirer uses. Other courthouse repair work will include refinishing window frames and casings, varnishing and painting two rooms on the fourth floor, transferring several tons of records to the basement, and repair of the courtroom where plaster has fallen off following completion of previous work last year. All labor cost of improving the courthouse will be provided through FERA funds while the county council lias appropriated $350 to pay the cost of materials and supplies.

Judfres Lupsts 01 I5ar

II IM.EN OF SURROUNDING BAR AMONG GUESTS AT DINNER MONDAY EVENING

C C. Gillen, newly-elected judge of the Putnam circuit court and Wilbur .S Donner, retiring Judge of the Putnam Circuit Court were guests at a dinner in their honor at Elms Inn Monday evening. The event was sponsored by the Putnam County Bar Association. In addition to the guests of honor •everal judges of surrounding counties including Judge Rogers of Monroe (ounty. Judge Baumunk of Clay county, and Judge Hancock of Parke county, and W E Treadway, joint representative from Putnam and Owen counties, were guests. Hrief talks were made by Judge Gillen, retiring Judge W. S. Donner, and the visiting judges, while responses were made for the loeal bar association by Charles MrGaughey and M J. Murphy. John H. James presided as toastmaster at the event.

XX II I 1AM II l’E( K FI N UK XL HELD IIESDAX XFTERNOON

Funeral services for William H. Peck, well known Greencastle 'itizen who died. Sunday at the county hospital. were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Iter I Shannon funeral home !>r A E Monger and Rev. Davis were in charge Interment was In Forest Mill cemetery.

Mr and Mrs A T Briggs returned home Monday alter spending the holidays with their daughter. Mrs. Paul N Rice at Dayton. O and Mrs. William G. Blanchard, of Sidney, O.

Potomac Council No. 294 will meet in regular session at the hall tonight All members are urged to be present

•> G O O $■ o GOO*#* Todsy'i Weather <1 & and ♦ ® Local Temperature GOGGOG-GGCMSOfll Mostly cloudy, rain tonight and probably extreme portion Wednesday; colder.

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Stated i onvnrntion Greencastle Chapter No 22, Wednesday 7:30 p.-m., H. T Ross. H P. E. E. Caldwell. Sec'y. ,

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