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NO. 212

IY PLEA [\ HIT-RUN death case

SPEXCKK TO BE SEN--VCED TODAY AT DANVILLE IX THIS COUNTY’ Driver Chargwl With Highway Surveyor Near Plainfield Thursday

H Spencer of Indianapolis, pi arrested east of Mt. MeriK Deputy Sheriff Vcmie Larnursday, entered a plea of to involuntary manslaughter Hendricks circuit court at Friday afternoon. Spencer -ed w'ith being the driver of yt-and-run auto that killed B, Chinn, age 36 years, state y surveyor and member of the Poly faculty at Terre Haute, j accident occurred just west ield on the National road. - r W as silent in the court ocept for his plea of guilty, demeanor contrasted sharply He scowling defiance he flung orities at the time of his arwas killed as he and a comwere running a transit on the road a mile west of PlainHe was hurled into the air and against the windshield of into bulletins brought officers the National highway into acuid. at Mt. Meridian. Spencer token into custody by state poind deputy sheriffs of Putnam ty Spencer at first fought ; arrest, but was subdued, admitted being “pretty drunk.” denied he had been drinking, the said. At first he denied ledge of the accident and said was uncertain where he had been, broken windshield of his car he -ed by saving someone had a rock through it. Robert Hole, living in Plainfield, atate police he had accepted a in Spencer’s car shortly before iccMeiiTbut Tts« jumped behe was afraid to ride with him. tknn who was 36. was an assistprofessor of civil engineering at Poly. He had obtained the state 7 job during the summer vaand was studying the feasi*y of grade separation projects, hid been a member of the Rose ty since 192P and was graduated in 1923. He also held the masot science degree in highway enring from Iowa State univerThe widow and two small chiilurvive, Spencer was to he sentenced today.

PROF. FAY TO SPEAK fcof Paul Kay of DePauw univer*311 be the guest speaker Sunmorning at the discussion group He First Christian church, which 1 it 9:15 o'clock. "u group consists of young marPeople and parents of growing It a <'d meets each Sunday to problems of the Christian ^ Fay will discuss this Sunday the following Sunday, “Meeting moral and religious problems of ’cent children in the Christian tank McKeehan is president of group, Mrs. Ralph Bee is viceMent and Wllmer Albin is secre•treasurer.

^ Torture Racket?

CITY SCHOOL FIGURES ARE OF INTEREST HKPOItr ON PAST SCHOOL YEAR SCBMITTEn BY SI’PT. PAUL BOSTON TOTAL ENROLLMENT W AS 1504

Fliers Launch Aviation Safety Campaign

Mr*. Alt* Jenkini ^ With six suspects in custody, including Mrs. Alta Jenkins, above, authorities at Los Angeles continued their investigation into an alleged torture insurance racket believed to be nation-wide. In this scene, Mrs. Jenkins demonstrates how lacerations were mad* with a kitchen grater Members of the organization are said to have subjected themselves to mutilation and torture to collect insurance damages.

Contest Deadline Is Next Saturday

*.»« IN PRIZES AWAITS WINNERS IN CITY BEAUTIFICATION

CONTEST

Only a week short of the June 27 deadline for entries in the Greencastle beautification contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and local council of clubs, entries are arriving unusually slow and interest

seems to be at a low ebb.

A total of $50 in prize money will be distributed over two zones of the city by the sponsors of the contest, giving contestants an opportunity to profit directly while improving the general beauty of the city. In the two districts of the city, divided into north and south zones by Seminary street, identical prizes of $10 for first. $6 for second, $4 for third, $3 for fourth and $2 for fifth

are to be awarded.

There is no entry fee for the contest. the only requirement being that each contestant fill an entry blank printed elsewhere in this paper and mail it before midnight next Saturday. June 27. to the Beautification Contest Committee, in care of the Chamber of Commerce. Greencastle,

Ind.

Any resident of the city is eligible to participate in the contest and to receive any share of the prize money when it is distributed at some time during the late summer or early fall. Following the summer. The contest judges have not yet been appointed but will be announced at a later date. Citizens are urged oy me committee in charge of the contest to mail entry blanks before the deadline and assist in the drive for a more beautiful Greencastle.

Schools In Greencastle To Re-Open On Monday. Sep». |4, According To Report Greencastle schools will open on the traditional second Monday, next September 14. according to an announcement made today by Paul F. Boston, local school superintendent. Some statistics gleaned from the superintendent’s report to be filed with the state department for the school year just closed may be of in-

terest.

The total number of pupils enrolled during the past year was 1504, divided as 774 girls and 730 boys. Of ^ the total. 826 were in the first six j elementary grades, 255 in junior high (7 and 8), and 423 in senior high school (9 to 12). The laigest grade enrollment was in the first grade where there were 152. A total of 116 pupils completed the eighth grade and 94 graduated from the twelfth grade. There were 74 pupils who were either transfer or tuition pupils from other school corporations. Of these, 59 were to the high school department. There were 235.631 aggregate days attendance. There were 5.341 absences and 541 cases of tardiness. There were 136 pupils neither tardy nor absent during the entire year. During the year there were seven pupils who entered from other states and 29 from other districts within the state. During the same time four moved to other states and 59 to other Indiana districts, resulting in a net loss of 27 in these ex-

changes.

A new low cost record for transportation was no doubt set by the local corporation during the past year. The year also marked a continuation of the no-accident record. The total current cost for transportation was almost exactly that which had been anticipated in the newly organized plan set up last fall. The total cost was $3,648.13. Seven busses were operated over a daily mileage of 189. The busses transported 401 pupils of a total of 75,789 pupil-miles per day. This is an equivalent of transporting one pupil more than three times around the earth every day. The average cost per pupil per day was almost exactly five cents, an exceedingly low figure from general state comparisons.

A. L DOBBS GETS SENATE APPROVAL

SENATE CONFIRMS RECOMMENDATION FOR POSTMASTER IN THIS CITY COMMISSION EXPECTED SOON

All Records Have Been Completed By Mr. Bartley And Checked By Inspector!*.

Modern airliner

Formation of the Private Flyers’ association to promote aviation safety marks a further step toward elimination of aviation accidents. The increasing number of private flyers has made it imperative that regulations and safety devices be encouraged. Federal census figures list nearly 70 per cent of fatalities classified under “pleasure

flying” as avoidable and due to carelessness. It will be part of the job of Edgar (iorrell, new aviation “czar”, to work for this objective. Commercial airlines have been responsible for development of many new safety devices and perfection of greatly improved planes. One of the old-type ships is shown in contrast to a modern United plane.

Italy Friendly Toward Britain

GESTURE

AMBASSADOR FOR RENEW El

DON DROPS SANCTION'S

MARES

Ddk.MITY AS LON-

Bares Biggest AAA Payments

WALLACE REPORTS OVER 300 CHECKS OF $10,000. UPONE FOR $155,575

THIRD PARTY TICKET "ASHINGTON, June 20. (UP) — ^ party, headed by Rep. WilLemke. N. D., author of an initirmry f arm mortgage bill, en- ^ l he 1936 presidential sweepM today and will oppose Presl1 Ro( >»evelt and Gov. A!f M. Lant 1 ''' Republican nominee, in all es ln November. Pporting it was the Rev. Charles ( °ughlin, radio priest, and his lon *l Union for Social Justice, t'd to indorse it within the ^ two w ceks was Dr. Francis E * 1ls, ' n 'l an( l his Townsend old age nj" 0118 cl, ibs. and the remnants of . * le ttaey p Long’s sharc-thc-clubs. Additionally, many po- ^ cal observers expected it to ob- ^ ,u PP° r t from smaller organizans advocating inflationary and * r radical legislation. ^ f cw hours after Lemke an- ^ ’"d his candidacy and made pub- , ^ Platform in Washington, Cough*ork < ' ri * 0n 4 na t' on ' w tde radio netr and announced his whole-heart-■Moraement.

TWELVE CHILDREN DROWN MARION. Me.. June 20—Twelve carefree children, happy as they celebrated the last day of school, drowned in Lake Gardner here Friday when a sudden gust of wind capsized the outboard motor boat in which they were riding. Four of their companions and Cal vin London, 70 were saved. All came from nearby Lubec. The children were members of a picnic party from the West Lubec section.

20 Years Ago IN GRFENCAHTU5

WASHINGTON. June 20. — Secretary Wallace today submitted to the senate a report that a shifting group of around 300 producers had received better than $10,000 a year under the old AAA. and that $38,430,000 had been paid into these higher brackets over a three year period. The report, requested by the senate April 24 in adopting a resolution by Senator Vandenberg. Republican, Michigan, contained figures to the effect that the $38,460,000 of this group came out of a total of $1,171.$69,967 paid in benefits under the court-invalidated administration. Sugar producers received the biggest AAA checks. Other largest payments went to cotton planters in Arkansas and Mississippi. to a hog farm in California, a wheat ranch in Montana and to rice farms in Louisiana. * Fontana Farms of »an Bernardino county. California, received the largest corn-hog payment. $155,575. The Jersey Feed Farms of New Jersey was paid $48,752 on a corn-hog contract. while the Riddle Contracting Company. Inc., of New Jersey, was

given $14,720.

Among the largest wheat payments was a total of $51,066 to the Campbell Farming Corporation of Montana. This compared to a total of $6,302,386 in wheat payments for the

j whole state.

CHILD KILLED BY AUTO FRANKFORT. Ind., June 20 (UP) Frances Lee Haynes. 3. was killed 1 when she darted into the path of an

William Jacks. The

LONDON, June 19 A quick Italian gesture ^.friendship for Great Britain today followed this country's sanctions surrender, Dino Gandi, the Italian ambassador, whose lips have been sealed in public since the Ethiopian War began, broke his silence in opening an exhibition of photogiaphs of modern Italy. He said: "I consider friendship with Great Britain and the great Britisli people as sentimentally and politically an essential part of my personal feelings and of our national life.” Critics of the government's plan to move for a lifting of league sanctions from Italy went on the warpath to-

day.

Lord Cecil, presiding at the opening session of the general council of the League of Nations’ Union at Scarborough, said: "I can only attribute this astonishing proceeding to sheer panic.” He introduced a resolution to be acted upon today urging members of the union to "use all constitutional means” to obtain a reversal of the sanctions decision. PariH Supports London PARIS, June 20—The new French Socialist government swung into line Friday in the parade headed by Great Britain to remove sanctions from conquering Italy. An official communique disclosed the cabinet had agreed to “accept” the lifting of sanctions. It said: “The government, faithful to the principle of collective action, will associate itself with any decision adopted by the League of Nations. “Informed of the present situation of the sanctions question, it felt consideratWi of facts led it to accept their lifting.” Whether the economic penalties will be lifted immediately was not disclosed. Although they will not end officially until the league acts, it was felt sanctions are ended now so far as France is concerned.

CHARGE EXTORTION TRY AGAINST MRS. ROGERS LOS ANGELES. June 20 Charged with attempting to extort $1,000 from Mrs. Will Rogers, widow of the actor-humorist a 76-year-old man was arrested at the Federal Buildin,')

| Friday.

He was seized by Lowell Lyons, Postoffice detective, and Detective Lieut. C. H. Anderson of the Beverly Hills police, who identified him as Joseph Snyder. The officers said Mrs. Rogers reported he received a long letter from a man named Snyder in which he related a strange story of Rogers' early days in Oklahoma and threatened to publish a book uncomplimentary to

Rogers.

Twelve Property Exehanges Listed

DEED TRANSFERS FILED IN OFFICE OF COUNTY RECORDER SINCE SATURDAY

The recommendation that Albert L. Dobbs be named postmaster at Greencastle, was confiirmeU by the United Staten senate in an early session Saturday morning, according to press reports received bv The Daily Banner. The recommendation that Mr. Dobbs lie named postmaster was made by Mrs. Virginia Jenckes, representative in congress, on June 10. and it went to the senate early this week from President Roosevelt. Because of the expiration ol Hie commission of E. R. Bartley as postmaster, it is expected that the commission to Mr. Dobbs will be Issued within the next week and that he will immediately assume the post off.ee duties. Postal inspectors have been here and so far as is known, all records have been completed by Mr Bartley for the turning over of the office to his successor.

WAR VETERANS ARE GETTING BONUS CHECKS

CHECKS RETURNED AFTER BONDS WERE CERTIFIED EARLIER IN WEEK

FIRST BATCH ABOUT $20,000 Remainder Of Check* To Formet Putnam County Donghhoys Due In Next Few Days

Mr. and Mrs. John Cook Jr., are

the parents of a aon.

Mrs. Charles P Broadstreet is vis-

iting in Terre Haute.

Miss Geralda Thomas and Miss Eugenia Marshall are in Muncle at-

tending the convention of the ^ta | driven^ ^ ^ ^ T Mrs Eugene 0 Light was hostess to I where her brother was killed by an the Alpha CM Alumnae club. I automobile two years ago.

WINNERS IN CONTEST Madge Smythe, No. 7 Hanna Court, Greencastle was one of the four winners in this locality in the Presidents contest conducted recently hy the Indianapolis News She received a check for $2 for her sot of completed ,

pictures.

Lois M. Sinclair, of Cloverdale, was one of ten winners receiving $10. Other $2 winners in the contest were Mrs. Louisa J. McKamey also of Cloverdale: Ruth Jackson, Reelsville, and Hugh Kersey of Coatesville.

The first one hundred bonus checks for Greencastle world war veterans arrived Saturday morning. It is estimated that approximately $20,000 in these checks were cashed during the morning. This money along with local poy roll checks running ap proximately as much, put into circulation in this citv a large sum of

money for the weekend.

Almost any incoming mail may bring additional bonus cheeks to Putnam county veterans and this total is expected to run well above $200,000. It will all be cashed here within the next few weeks and should stimulate

business to a marked degioc.

The soldiers checks will run from small sums to better than $1500 which is the maximum. Many of those received Saturday were close to $1,000 and there was a happy group of veterans in this community as well as in every other community on the receipt of the checks.

Twelve property exchanges have been filed in the office of Mrs. W. T. O’Neal, Putnam county recorder, since last Saturday, June 13. They

are as follows:

Elvin H. Harlan, guardian, to Joseph B. Hurst, interest in 90.5 acres in Greencastle township. $333.33. Elvin H. Harlan et al to Joseph B. Hurst. 90.5 acres in Greencastle

township, $1.

Alfred Kersey et ux to Esther Nichols, two lots in Mary J. Couk's

first addition, Roachdale. $1.

Eugene H. Dobbs et al to Emma R. Cooper, lot in western Sellers’ ad-

dition. Greencastle. $1,200.

Ben L. Fall ct al to Pauline E. ’ Neier, trustee, one acre in Franklin !

township. $1.

Pauline E. Neier. trustee, to Bu-' ford L. Fall et ux, one acre in Franklin township, $1. Buford L. Fall et al to Pauline E.' Neier. trustee, property in Franklin

township, $1.

Pauline E. Neier. trustee, to Bu- | ford L. Fall, et ux, property in Franklin township. $1. Alice Fordice Ashby to Rudolph G. Fordice, one-third interest in 299 acres in Russell township. $1. Nora L. Conn to Basil E. Pruitt et ux. 1.5 acres in Monroe township.

$300.

Peter R. Duncan et ux to Herbert L. Craver et ux, part of two lots in Walton's subdivision. Greencastle, $1.

SCHMELING BEATS JOE LOUIS IN GREATEST SPORTS UPSET NEW YORK, June 20 'UP> Boxing's hallowed halls rocked today from the echo of the mighty right

fist of Max Schmeiing.

He landed his fist against the jaw of Joe Louis last night in Yankee Stadium before 60,000 stunned spec-

tators.

Down went the Brown bomber in j the 12th round and with him all the j legends of the fistic superman who I never had met defeat in 27 consccu1 tive bouts the "perfect" fighter who had slaughtered two former champions. Primo Camera*and Max Baer. In his place rose another ex-champ-ion. the German plodder who six years ago won the title while flat on his back in the same ring wher? las* night he achieved a triumph still strange and all unbelieveable to

thousands.

Bartley Is Added To Landou Staff

< HD AGO MAN TO DIRECT PRESS RELATIONS OF G. O. I*. CANDIDATE

DR. BARTLETT TO SPEAK In the absence of Rev. Claude M. McClure who is attending the Northwest Indiana annual conference at Battle Ground, Dr. Edward R. Bart lett, of the department of religious education, DePauw university, will he the speaker at the morning worship service of the Gobin Memorial Methodist church. Dr. Bartlett will use as his subject, "Courage for

These Times.”

Miss Carmen Siewort. teacher in the DePauw music school and soloist in the Gobin Memorial church choir, will be the acting minister of music for the church during the summer months. Dr. Van Denman Thompson who has been minister of music will

COURT ORDERS SANITY TRIAL FOR ZIONI HECK

PROF. REI'BULT DIES Prof. A. O. Reubult. 87, former member of the faculties of DePauw and Indiana universities, died yesterday at West Frankfort, 111., friends here were notified. He had served as superintendent of schools at Vevay and Lebanon. Ind.. and Frankfort, Tuscola, Murphysboro and Mt. Vernon. 111.

WASHINGTON, June 20. (UP) District of Columbia Supreme Court Justice Oscar R. Luhrlng Friday directed Representative Marlon A Zionehock. Democrat, Washington, to appear on June 26 to show cause why ho should not be adjudged insane. The district commissioners asked the "formal inquisition into the mental condition" of the erstwhile congressional playboy. A lay jury of twelve persons will decide the case. Although Zioncheck might file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the interim, the sanity hearing is considered almost certain. The conj gressman. who issued a four-point ! “ultimatum” a few days ago. made ! one of his demands just such a hear-

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TOPEKA. Kan, June 20. (UP) — Governor Alf M. Landon today announced the addition of E. Ross Bartley. Chicago, director of press relations. to his staff of assistants and advisers. Bartley, executive secretary of the Illinois Republican Citizens’ organization. is a former White House correspondent with both the United Press and Associated Press and was secretary to former Vice President Charles G. Dawes. Bartley arrived in Topeka Friday and will be contact man between Landon and the fifty reporters covering Landon's activities in Topeka. Bartley will accompany Landon to Estes Park next week. Charles P. Taft. Cincinnati lawyer and son of the former president, and Ralph West Robey, economist, were expected in Topeka today. Landon said he did not know if either would accompany him to Estes Park. In the afternoon he met members of the Kansas Editorial Association.

be away during the vacation months. w,l ° presented him with a pipe.

The presentation was made by Carl

Robert M Allen of Boslon. Mass., will be the week end guest of his aiaier, Mrs. Ernest Stoner and Mr. Stoner

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“Snort” Brown, Atchison, Kan., editor. As spokesman for the seventyfive members who visited Landon, Brown tendered congratulations on the nomination and gave Landon an honorary membership in the association and presented the pipe. Brown, close friend of Landon, remarked in presenting the pipe, "How you can keep on smoking that stinking old pipe of yours is beyond me. The only thing that pipe is good for is to fumigate the state house and drive Jim Farley out of Tammany Hall. “That doesn’t mean we want you to discard the old pipe, but use it when you get into the den of Tammany. Before nice people we want you to use this new pipe with its odoriferous fragrance of the prairies of the typical prairie states.”