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CRLFNC ASTLF, INDIANA, TUtSDAY, JANUARY 29. 1935.

NO. 90

Juoi CENSUS Inumerators [ INSTRUCTED I IV WORK VI ONCE ASSEMI5f' N( , iMOKMATION ABOUT I PI TNAM FARMS I VI MEKATORS RESIGN — HeavIn And William Oiktewell Tap, TO Reptaon Andrew | w iinnK'r and la-Hsic Houck numerators appointed to take the l, C e nS u3 in Putnam county met the assembly room of the court . M onday for instructions renK the i r woik which starts at m t . and is expected to be completed ■thirty days. Jcenneth Schenck, ;ussistaJit superJc, of the third Indiana district. K the instructor in chnrge of the Kuhk Schenck works out of tiic Ire Haute office. K wu announi < I by the instructoi lowing the meeting that fanners speed the work of the enumeratby having schedules previously t them, filled out when the enumtors arrive. Those who did not reschedules can obtain them by Ming to the Terre Haute office, hi Sycamore street. Terre Haute. All information obtained by the cn Hcutois will be held strictly confi llml. It wms said, and will be used | determine polices of various gov-fc-ment agencies as well as the draftof future federal farm relief legation. h'wo of the enumerators ap|K>ined igned Monday. They were Andrew [immer of Bnnbridge and Mrs. Issie Houck of Greencastle. Dr. T A. Sigler. Democratic county [airman, named Morris Heavin of [llmore ami William Glidewell of reencastie to replace them. Other enumerators are Harry Ice. Roachdale: lohn Dills. Madison iwnship; Raymond Herod, Fillmore arence Hcnxl, Greencastle; Charles ,gc. Greencastle; John Johnston, eencastle, Kenneth Morrison, Clovlale: and William Moser, Clovcrle.

l-OIIIIIUSSlOlltTS Let Contracts

LKD \ SHANNON ONLY Bll>-

DUiS FOR PAUPER BURIAL

MONDAY

Mais’ Sweetheart

While Robert Mais, public enemy and leader of notorious Tri-State Gang, waits execution in Richmond, Va., his sweetheart, Marie McKeever, 34, is being held under 51fi,000 bail by federal authorities in Philadelphia, pending trial on aiding Mais.

HAUPTMANN IS CONFUSED BY OUKSTIOMNG

LIN DY KIDWPING SUSPECT GROPES FOR ANSWERS;

VISIBLY DISTI RBKD

FLEMINGTON, N. J.. Jan. 29, (UP i Bruno Richard Hauptmann stumbled and groped for explanations today under the hammering cross examination <d Attorney General David T. Wilcntz, who is trying to trap nim into incriminating admissions in his trial on charges of murdering the infant son of Col. Charles

A. Lindbergh.

The defendant was badly confused by the wiry little prosecutor’s do mands for reasons why Hauptmann cashed the Lindbergh ransom bills "last August and September.”

NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES MEAN SAVINGS THIS CITY TO BENEFIT BY $I0,17H. 13 ANNUALLY, SAYS

BAMBERGER

WENT INTO EFFECT MONDAY Local Manager Relieves Lower Rates Will Encourage Cse of More

Electricity Here

New electric rate schedules for residential and commercial customers of the Northern Indiana Power Company, which went into effect Monday, January 28, following approval by the Public Service Commission last week, will mean a saving of approximately $10,478.45 annually in Greencastle. J. A. Bamberger, local manager of the company, announced today. This latest voluntary .eduction brings to a total of $37,015.78 the electric rate reductions which customers have received in the last few years. Mr. Bamberger points out. "Many people are under the impression that utility rates have aot | been reduced for many years, but the records prove otherwise”, Mr. Bamberger commented. "In the past, electric rates were lowered just as rapidly as increases in business warranted, but tliis reduction going into effect now was made on a different theory. I "The Company realized the need j for lower rates, but the consumption did not justify the reduction. However, the Company was not earning a fair return on its investment, even at the old rales, so it was decided to put the matter squarely up to the public. We hope that the lower rates will induce our customers to use more elcctricity, and that the increased con- " I sumption will give the Company the

More Homes Endangered as Flood Area Increases

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INSTITUTE AT BAINBRIDGE IS ARRANGED

ALLEN BAIN IS CHAIRMAN OF EVENT PLANNED FOR THURSDAY, FEB. It PREMIl M 1.1ST ANNOUNCED ( Imrles \\ Masters And .Mrs. I-a\\-rence T. Foster To Be Speakers On Program.

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Situation of thousands of residents of towns and I melts and swells flood waters. Photo shows entire farms along lower Mississippi is hourly becoming town of Falcon, Miss., under water, more orecarioua as heavy snow, unusual in region. I drowned and casualties are mounting.

necessary revenue to earn a fair rc-

i turn.”

It was pointed out that the aew i rate schedule establishes a uniform

charge in all communities served by

He nibbed a ncivous, rv,mnunv tbn« nrnvontinir any

discrimination between towns. The new rates also arc the same as those

H Contracts for county road supplies Hnd pauper burial for the ensuing B' : were let Monday by the board of Mrunty (ommissioners. I Reed & Shannon of Qreencaatle, Bily bidden for pauper burial, were Iwarded this contract. I The road supplies contracts were liitrilniti'l to various limis and were Ift as follows: I Midwest Crushed Stone company Ind the Ohio ^ Indiana Stone Comlany stone for Greencastle township Ind vicinity. I High Point Oil Company, gasoline Ind oil. I Dobbs Tiro A Battery Service ol ■ireenc.i.'.tle, tiros. I Brattain \ Knaucr of Madison ■"Wll.sldp, lumber Allan Lumber Company of GrocnI'l.dle, rooting, cement .uid nails. I b ilnm Iron Works of Ohio, grader J ■ an I newer pipe. I Vincennes Steel Corporation, multi- . 'i!\ efts. Contracts for stone or Warren, lovenhile ind lefferson township;! 'awarded by the eomniission l ,l^, Monday hut probably will nt let J*' L * lt ‘ regular meeting of the hoard r e b. 4. it was ,iaid.

I 1 11 I liE4|l ENTS NOW FOR FISH 'Hi STOCK LAKES, STREAMS

He twistmi and squii med in tlic

witness chair. He rubbed a nervous Q om p )in y i tlnis preventing

hand over the arm.of the chair, and searched his agile mind for replies.

His answers earn'* slowly and halt- j charged in cities and towns served by ingly. But he refused to give ground | thc f > u |,| ic Service Company of Indon any Important issue, except to^ lana the Traction Light and Pow-

say he had made "sonic mistakes.’ |, r Company.

The man who is accused of mur- m r . Bamberger also announced dering Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr., was y u . Company will continue its faced with contradiction after con - i campaign for increased use of electradiction between the stories he told iricity by promoting the sale of more at the time of his arrest and the , lectric appliances by local dealers, story he is unfolding today. Advertising and other sales promoWilcntz challenged him to tell why, lion activities will be sponsored to when he had a brokerage account he cooperate with electrical dealers could dip into, he used the money hardware dealers and other retail taken from its hiding place in the merchants who sell electric appll-

garage, to pay Ins weekly small bills, nnces.

“I needed the money," the prisoner] "That is, the Company will

Unue advertising and other

con

fforts ti

demand for electrical appli

said. ”1 hail to do that.

Then, with a note of triumph, Wil create

entz thrust at him a deposit book ances unless the legislature forbids it and shouted: hy passing the anti-utility bill now •Then why, if you needed the j under consideration," Mr Bambcrgci

money, did you deposit $200 in those t explained, months In your bank account?" ] .—

Hauptmann turned his body to-j wards the jury and fished for a reply. It was vague, meaningless, and Witentz thundered at him for a better

explanation.

"Well,” hi- sai 1 at last, "that wus money that was coming in from my Mt Vernon account, and I didn't want my wife to know anything

about it.”

Wilentz showed, in the course of his ruthless questioning, that Hauptmann. who says he had only $20.! at the beginning of 1932, became

LEGISLATORS \\\ MT MINTON BONI S NAN

([irl Disappears \l I'lilnainville

LOLA M\E POWELL. II, SOUGHT BY COUNTY OFFH1ALS

TUESDAY

CLOSE VOTE INDICATED ON WORLD (.01 RT

Counly officials Tuesday afternoon | were searching for Lola Mae Powell. 14 years old, who disappeared mys- j teriously Tuesday forenoon from the school at Putnamville. Whether the

Crash Yidims

An* ljii|>roY inj. r

DEPACW STUDENTS BELIIA ED

RE< ON ERING IN THE < LAY

COUNTY HOSPITAL

Word from Brazil Tuesday stated that the Del’auw students who were l injured when their sedan crashed into a bus at Harmony Saturday night,

wealthy enough during the spring verp relieved recovering at the Clay and summer to buy a *100 radio a count y hospital. Harry Haggerty, pair of $120 field glasses, take hunt- of Ml ' |nri „ „ f victims, was ing trips, and send his wife on a trip obl<1 (o |,, aV( , the hospital Monday, to Germany. the young people were X-rayed And in the meantime, lie proved Sunday in an effort to determine the;

of their injuries. Those j fractures will probably

PROPOSAL OF NEW INDIANA SEN VTOR HAS EFFECT ON

STATE ASSEMBLY

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan 29. 'INS' Future announcement of a compro-

mise bonus plan by United States ] girl was kidnaped or ran away vol-1 Senator Sherman Minton, Deni., of : untarily was not learned. Indiana, has delayed action by the Sheriff John Sutherlin said the; state legislature on the adjusted I girl was about 5 feet 3 inches tall, of compensation subject, it was report- stuot build, dressed in a short red ed reliably here today ! jacket and tan oxfords, has brown Word was being passed about that hair, dara brown eyes, dark comthe American Legion's proposed bill, plexion, and her hair had not been in which the general assembly was to! cut for some time as she was letting

be asked to memorialize congress to | it grow,

vote e;c;h payment of the bonus for war veterans, has been held up be-, cause Mnitoii has a proposal which might he acceptable both to Prcsi-1 lent IT osevelt and to the veterans. The Minton plan, 't was reported. |

.voi.ld provide as follows:

The president wpidjl pay the bonus | icr.tes from his vast grant of |

repof fund money

The compensation would be paid, ‘o all veterans on relief rolls within

'.0 days.

Disabled men would receive it within 90 days. Certificates would tie [laid to all I ither veterans within the next two

years.

The Indiana department wired the wo Indiana senators as to their | rtand upon bonus payments. Senator Frederick Van Nuys, Dem . of Indiana, replied: "I am in favor of immediate pay-1 nent of thc honua and legislation to take the profit out of war. and I have ro expressed myself publicly." Minton remained silent, saying that he had not yet made up his

mind.

The legion st ile legislative com- 1 nittcc will consider the attitude of Governor Paul V. McNutt before it sponsors the memorialization bill, it was reported at the statehousc. Thc legion would not wish to have the administration’s weight thrown against such a measure. The Indiana Legion advocates settlement of the adjusted compensation cert if lea tea as a relief and recovery measure. The organization has estimated that immediate payments would tiring $50,730,624.28 into this

state.

According to legion figures Putnam county veterans would receive $336,504.

A splendid program has been arranged for the annual Farmer’s Institute to lie held at Bainbridge Thursday, Feb. 14. under the direction of Allen Bain, chairman. The day’s program and premium list .ollow: Morning He.s.ion 9:30 Music School. Invocation. Music "Comniunily Organization" Chan. iV. Masters. "American Women of Note" Mis. Lawrence T. Foster. BIG BASKET DINNER Afternoon Session 1 :()<) | Special Music- "The Social Side of Rural Life”. Mrs. Lawrence T. Foster. I Business. Music—"The Farm Flock (Sheep)” ! Mr. Charles VV. Masters, j FARM PRODUCT EXHIBITS Men —10 cars yellow corn, 1st.. 75c, I 2nd, 50c. I 10 cars white corn, 1st, 75c, 2nd.,

50c.

Boys- 10 ears yellow corn, 1st, 75c, to assure American adherence to the j M n ,j Men Single yellow ear, 1st, 50c,

St < < ESS OF \ DM I N 1ST RATION'S BATTLE FOR ADHERENCE

IN DOt'HT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. ' L’Pi Success • f the administration's battle

! Hauptmann was making continual full pxU , nt I deposits, many of which were marked wjth |(0no

"silver”

silver, the state says.

have to remain In thc hospital

which was the proceeds from cashing nion tha, it was said.

ransom hills

purchases.

in payment for petty

i 11 . 1 are now being received b;

tr--- of Con,e< ‘ va U«n from ; XN | . ()|)K|{ . IA y ltKII R NED I anil individuals interested In' _ . (I . P v u-v louring fish tron, the state hatcher ! NKW YOKK ' J, "’ 11 /

| pressing a belief in polygamy, Ivan Poderjay came back from Vienna in

Parents and friends of the students were witli them Sunday and Mots lay were Katharine Alvord, dean ol

women at the university Dirks, dean of men.

and L

*' 3 stocking lakes and streams ^"i3l M Simmons, Commissioner of Department of Conservation, stat- ' 1 ,0l| *y- Only public waters-those * ’ w lnc|i the public has access, can bo

•locked by the atate.

1 '"•nial application blanks to be

ll, "l out by tlie poison requesting L’ i irom the. slate hatcheries and '•'gnating the lake or stream to he

'led i)re g 0 |,^ a || |)p rsoru ,

|lisli These blsnks must be sign-

Hie county conservation Vepre-

ll *‘ ll ’ vo before the requi'st can be

faille,I. 7

appllcatjpn blank is to ileslgn * te one species. *

(xilire custody today to face inveslig a tIon in thc mysterious disappear- 1 ance of 40 year old Agnes Tufverson to whom he was blgamoualy married.

The Europonn adventurer, married Miss Tufverson shortly

fvYMIN MAKES REPORT

SHERIFF IVII RED IN CRASH WABASH, Ind., Jan. 29. 'UP 1 Sheriff Ibirvc Shoemaker of Wabash "oiinty was injured critically today in an automobile accident on highway 24. two miles north of here. His wife suffered a broken arm an I his daughter, Mary Alice, 19, suffered a broken leg in the crash. Shoemaker's car collided wllh a truck driven by Oral Lower, North Manchester.

20 Years Ago

IN GREENCASTLE

A total ot 80 eases were investigated during the first semester of the who school year by H. O. Sands, county athe- tendance officer, according to bir

fore she disappeared and he sailed semi-annual report to the state board

foi Europe admitted la napoaM to I attendance

questions by Immigration authorities Most of thc Investigations were ... that he believed polygamy was a Greencastle and Clinton townships rood Idea. I where thirty-four and eighteen cam's, j i all a|>olls.

oa board the 8 8 rely, were look* • injo

President Polk by police and detec- Sixty-four visits were made to pub-, f(t ore announced he would enter DcHves assic.cl to take hi... to head- He schools and twenty-four to homes. ^ p auw for the spring semesfc'r. He has I ^ Two office interviews were held. J been pledged to the Phi Psl fraternity.

Ora Day was a business visitor

here from Fillmore.

.1 W Herod spent the day in Ind-

Clifford Mien of the BeJI Clothing

Grandparents of the girl are said in live at Crawfordsville and La-

fayette.

Smmtl District Voters At Polls

( ANT BALLOTS FOR CONGRESS-

MAN IN SPECIAL ELECTION

Tt’EKDAY

■ By United Press i Voters in the Second Indiana congresuional district ballottcd today in snecial election to fill thc lone vacancy in the national house of repre-

sentatives.

The vacancy was created by the death of Frederick Landis, Ixigansport. who was the only Indiana Republican to win a seat in congress last November. Landis died nine day.a after election Only two names were on the ballot today They are Charles A Hal-' leek. Rensselaer, youthful prosecuting attorney of Jasper county, the Republican nominee, and former congressman George R. Durgan, Lafayette the Democratic nominee. Both candidates were selected at conventions of the Republican and Democratic district committees. Durgan served one term in conL re.ss before he was defeated by Landis. He served as mayor of Latay- , tte for 2<> yes is prior to his congres-

sional term.

Although Landis carried the district hy 11 000 votes, today's election was expected to be a close race. Halleck is favored slightly because the district is normally Republican. Durgan has a superior Democratic machine to offset that advantage

j however.

It is estimated that only to per lent of the normal vote in the district would he cast because of the ] customary apathy In snecial elections where local issues are not at stake. si SUM II D SLAYER ARRESTED TERRE HAUTE. Jan. 29. 'UP' William Franklin, Chicago, suspected slayer of Deputy Sheriff A. L. Vonsar at Bloomington. III., yesterday, was arrested here today with another man ami two women. Franklin waa arrested at the home of Mrs Pearl Evans whose address was found in posses woo is n fot aft was found in possession of two men captured in the gun battle in which the deputy was shot. Police also took into custody Horner Robinson. 41, Sullivan; Mary Martin. 31, and Florence Evans, daughter of Mrs. Pearl Evans. Franklin told police he drove to T*'iro Haute from Chicago last night He denied complicity in the Bloomington shooting.

world court was in doubt today as the senate pushed toward a vote, ex-

pected before nightfall

A margin of only a handful of votes, possibly one or two, was expected to decide the question when

the roll was called.

An avalanche of telegrams, lastminute lobbying efforts on both sides, and thc rallying calls of administration forces featured thc closing hours

of the struggle.

Senate Majority Leader Joseph T Robinson, in a radio speech supporting thc administration's pro-court ^

2nd. 25c. Boys Single white ear, 1st. 50c 2nd. 25c. Potatoes Best plate of "ive. 1st, 50c, 2nd, 25c. Eggs Best dozen white, 1st, 50c, 2nd, 25c. Best dozen brown, 1st, 50c 2nd 25c. Bread- Best loaf. 1st. 50c, 2nd 25c. Quilts 1st, 50c, 2nd, 25c. Girls Sewing Dresses, 1st, 50c, 2nd. 25c. Pillow cases. 1st. 50c, l.'nd, 25c.

Cakes Best Angle Food, 1st. 50c,

views, predicted the resolution of ad- j 2nd, 25c.

herence would be ratified before I Dark 1st, 50c, 2nd, 25c.

nightfall. 0 The last few days admittedly, nave made a great change in the world court picture Whereas a short time ago the issue w;is drifting placidly toward a vote it now approached the final showdown in a feeling ol partisanship and bitterness which no recent congressional issue

has aroused.

The recent administration poll showing 60 certain votes for the world court has stood up under several checks of the senate leadership But in the first polls there were four doubtful votes which thc administration hoped to obtain Three of these have been lost, so that except for changes at thc last moment, the court advocates counted upon a maximum of 61 votes. Sixty-onc votes would be sufficient for ratification, which requires a two-thirds majority But it would lie

a slim margin.

A flood of telegrams, conservatively estimated at 50.000 deluged the capitol yesterday. They were in- j spiled by radio speeches from Mrs Franklin I». Roosevelt in favor of the court, anil the Rev. Charles E Coughlin, who urged all his listeners to telegraph their senators in oppose

lion to the court project

In the main, the telegrams ap

peared to have, little effect

With the full membership of 96 senators voting. 64 would be required for a two-thirds majority. Necessary absences, however, have reduced tli" membership to 89 . " <>9 votes would be enough to bring ratification The proposal fi» court adherenc* has been before the M’iiate since Feb 21, 1923. when President Herding asked senate ratifleslion of s re olution for participation in the court. He projiosed four reservations, but in subsequent debate these were in-

creased to five.

In the three weeks of debate on the court project it has been asserted and denied that American adherence meant a hack door entrance to the

League of Nations

RECEIY ER PET! HON HEARD

White, 1st, 50c, 2nd, 25c Candy Best plat?, l.lt 50c* 2nd 25c Cookies Best plate, 1st, 50c. 2nd,

25c.

Best collection of canned goods, 1st, 75c, 2nd. 50c. Best single can of any goods, 1st, 50c 2nd, 25c.

Bainl>r!<!":<* Man I* innl For Drunk

BEN NICHOLSON ASSESSED S25 AND COSTS BY JUDGE GILLEN Ben Nicholson, age about 40 years, of Bainbridge. was fined $25 and costs in circuit court Tuesday after- | noon cm a charge of public intoxica-

tion.

Judge C. C. Gillen in assessing the j tine oxpie ist I the hope that NicholI son would straighten up and never i again be brought before him on a

[ charge of this kind.

Friends of Nicholson guaranteed payment of his fine and he was re-

leased trolli custody

Nicholson was arrested Monday night by Fred Frank, town marshal at Bainbridge, after he was alleged to have appeared in an intoxicated condition in the Warren Young lunch

room.

\ YLIDl'I'Y 1 UHEI.lt INDIANAPOLIS, ind., Jan. 39 - (UP) Validity "l Jie hvliana Gross income nd n tangibles Tax laws, two of the outstanding acts of thc 1933 legislature, was upheld today by the state nupreme 'ourt.

-> Today $ Weather ^ $ and ® I nrr.1 Temnertture ® ® 0 0 ® # 0 $ O ® ® 9 Fair, somewhat colder west and : nitli ttorUon.s fonignt; Wednesday partly cloudy, lining temperature In rftei noon.

Hearing on the petition of the < entral National Bank of Greencastle for a receiver to take charge of property involved in a mortgage foreclosure suit against Fred Lancaster and others, was heard In circuit •court Tuesday hy Judge C. C. Gillen Representing the bank were attoi neys M .1 Murphy and Charles Me Gaughey while Fred V Thomas was attorney for Lancaster. |

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