The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 July 1936 — Page 1

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ZEPPELIN SETS RECORD

'REASE ATTRIBCTED TO ONURESS, SITPREME COI’RT AND RELIEF IGENTHAU IN STATEMENT rt'tary Of Treasury Assert* National Income Is Increasing; I pholtis Expenditures fASHINGTON, July 2, (UP) — ■ new deal defended its lecord exAtures toiluy and attributed the faswl federal deficit largely to tress, the supreme court, and un|oyment relief. ?retary of the Treasury Henry fenthau, Jr.’s address on the •‘fiatate of the nation” appeared ceri to become the Democratic text campaign argument against pes of waste anil extravagance. Ing strides have ben taken in the paaLtwo years toward bringing ordij federal expenditures within the il income, Morgenthau said. In Ip:i6 fiscal year ended June 30 fid income was above estimates Expenditures below, he said, bporting his contention of imkd fiscal conditions. Morgenthau [the national income is increasteiieral expenditures are on the ''njid business is showing ly improvement. |mediately applauding Morgenstatements. Sen Joseph C. phoney, D., VVyo., said, “Two good years like this one reportpy Morgenthau. combined with repayment of govd^-nment loans will reduce our public debt to where It feas when the Roosevelt administratioii begun.'' “More than 50 per cent of the increaflpd public debt has gone out in the form of investments which will be repaid by such loaning agencies HOLC, RFC, RHA, and FCA,’’ loney said. staining the increased public to a total of about $33,750,Morgenthau listed as “extra|ary” expenditures during the fiscal yenr: For recovery and relief, $3,10,000. Borrowing to pay bonus, $1,TMpSOOOOO. To reimburse the treasury for ^^DpHsing tax losses, $444,000,000. ^■fce bonus was voted by congress ovew President Roosevelt’s veto, the supnine court held the AAA and promising taxes for Its support unconatitutinnal. H4 tlicn recounted some of the uncircumstances which resulted tal expenditures of $K,500,000,Kcluding debt retirement; reveptaling $4,116,000,000; an operating deficit of $4 400 000,000 and irrowings by the government j more than $5,000,000,000.

LAKEHURST. N. J.. July 2. (UP) —The giant dirigible ilindenburg completed the fastest of her seven North Atlantic crossings today. 53 hours. 6 minutes after she. left Frankfort, Germany. The Zeppelin’s best previous time was 5H hours, 55 minutes, the time of its last westward crossing. As on that flight, the Hindenburg actually made the trip in less time than the official records show, for she arrived over New York City at 2:25 a. m. and over Lakehurst less than an hour later, but waited for daylight to dock. She left Frankfort at 12:29 a. m. (EDT.) Tuesday and was tied to her mooring must at the Lakehurst naval station at 5:35 a m. today. The record was achieved principally through a last minute dash down the Atlantic coast from tire St. Lawrence river valley. Riding the south bound winds on the edge of a low pressure area, she surpassed 110 knots for several consecutive hours. Over the Atlantic she had to buck heavy headwinds that during Tuesday night held her down to 65 knots. Child Freed In Death Of Mother 7-YEAR OLD JIMMY THOMPSON RELEASED BY CHICAGO POLICE CHICAGO, July 2, (UP)—Jimmy Thompson, 7. was freed today of all suspicion in the killing of his mother, Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle, pretty cabaret girl. At the same time police advanced a new theory to explain Jimmy’s fantastic account of the murder.

■^■>KY DI E AT WHITE HOUSE JMlSHINGTON, July 2, (UP) — BdUBastcr General James A. Farley, former New York boxing commissioner who managed President Roosevelt to the political heights in 1932, Is due at the White House today tordiseuss his departure from the cabinet. Farley will remain as Democratic national committee chairman and chief itrategist of the new deal 1936 presidential campaign. Whether he will Resign his cabinet position or take leave until after the November Meellan has not been revealed. campaign as shaped now by kit. Failey and Co., will begin grand scale in late summer or autumn. It Is part of the felt political strategy to hold 1 effre for the whites of their eyes j This year, as in 1932, Mr Roosevelt will ^niake a few summer appearanee# but save for the last two months of the campaign the swing around the circle which is a part of the tradition of American politics. Today’s Weather ft and © B Local Temperature <31 nallv fair tonight and Friday, thundershowers south this Don or tonight; cooler northInd west central tonight; SatIW ' fair, warmer. Minimum 61 m m '8 m. m 80 8rn. m 83 Mm. m 88 11 m. m. 89 12 Moon 91 1 P m 92 2 p. m 95

CHICAGO, July 2, (UP)—Jimmy Thompson’s annual vacation witn his butterfly mother, interrupted fopp days ago by her brutal slaying on a bed beside him ended today with the curly-headed seven-year-old clutching his father’s hand and the father. James Bertram Thompson, scoffing at suggestions his son could tie guilty of the murder. Because of his precovipus savoir faire, the lad has not been able to escape completely the suspicion that he himself may have ended the vaca tion which police believe was distasteful to him. His plight brought his father hurriedly from Boston. Of the half dozen “suspects” police questioned about the slaying, only Jimmy was left in custody. More were sought— particularly the many men whom the thrice-married Mrs. Florence Castle knew in varying degrees of intimacy. But Detective Chief John L. Sullivan admitted: “We haven’t a single clue. We’ll question anybody who knew her ” Sullivan did not believe, like Police Captain William O’Brien, that the lad may have killed his mother. He suggested Thompson come here to help straighten out the boy’s story which he believes has been embellished by a too-potent imagination.

INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK Hogs 4,000; holdovers 1580; mostly 5 cents higher; underweights steady; 160 to 225 lbs., $10 95 to $11.00; 22f to 260 His., $10 80 to $10.95; 200 ti 300 lbs . $10 55 to $10 80, 300 lbs. up $10 20 to $10.55; 130 to 160 lbs., $1025 to $10.75; 100 to 130 lbs $9.50 to $10; packing sows $8.50 tc $9 50 Cattle 600; calves 500; generally steady on all killing classes; best steers $8 25; bulk steers $7 to $8.25 top heifers $8.50; beef cows $4.25 to $5.25; cutter grades $3.25 to $4.00; vealers steady, top $9.50, bulk $8.50 to $9 00. Sheep 1.000; generally steady; bulk better grade lambs $9 00 to $9 50; top $10; slaughter ewes steady $3.25 down.

POPE APPROVES CAMPAIGN VATICAN CITY, July 2, (UP) — Deep satisfaction and approval of the American clean films campaign was expressed today by Pope Pius XI in the longest encyoyica) letter he has ever addressed to the episcopal) of the United States. Approving the clean films cam paign of the American Catholic “legion of decency” the pontiff urged iti continuance. The letter was prepared before the pontiff left the Vatican for his summer retreat at Caste! Gan dolfo two days ago. It said the campaign of the Legion of Decency had raised the moral level of motion pictures. It emnhasled that the campaign In no wise damaged the cinema industry because Catholics who abstained from attending movie theaters resumed their patronage when they were assured of moral improvement.

TEXAS STORM TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE

Showdown Looms in Fight to Organize Steel

23 KNOWN DEAD AFTER SERIES OF CLOUDBURSTS IN SOUTH TEXAS

PROPERTY DAMAGE IS HUGE

Many UommuniUea Isolated; Authorities Fear Receding Mater Will Reveal .More Bodies DALLAS, Tex , July 2, (UP)- The bodies of an adult and two children were taken from raging waters at Kyle early today, bringing the death toll from a series of cloudbursts that devastated parts of south Texas, to at least 2. Authorities feared that the rapidly receding waters would reveal more bodies. Today, 24 hours after spouts of water poured down from the skies, the full story of the disaster was coming from isolated regions. Soon after the cloudbursts, dry stream beds contained maddened torrents that swept everything before them. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farm lands were inundated as were several towns. Property damage was estimated in the millions. The cloudbursts struck in Gonzales and adjoining counties in south Texas. Today the flood waters were receding as rapdly as they rose, revealing a more grave picture than had been anticipated. The flood ripped through the settlement of Kyle, between Austin and San Antonio, where the three bodies were found today. Business buildings and streets in Gonzales were at one time under three to five feet of water, ami a number of frame houses were washed down the river. The flood wrecked a train when it washed out a bridge north of Kyle. Two were known dead there, but a hobo, who had been on the train, told Kyle authorities that at least six men nail drowned when the train was plunged into the stream. Near Nixon in Gonzales county, the bodies of Clarence Wernette and his two daughters, Betty Jean, 6, snd Joan. 4, were found on the banks if receding Sandies creek. Wernette’s wife was missing. She was believed dead. One member of the Wernette family was known to survive, Clarence Morris, 7, who was visiting in San

Antonio.

High in a tree top Mrs. Wernette’s sister, Beatrice Hardy and her j mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy clung until rescued. Their home was

washed away.

The blinding cloudbursts descended n dim early daylight yesterday. 1 Scores of Mexicans at Kyle were

‘.rapped in their homes.

At Upland, nine inches of rain fell within minutes. A ten inch cloudburst at Gonzales swelled the tiny Gaudalupe river into a roaring flood. Hundreds were driven from thHr uimes in Pedras Negras, Mexico, opoosite Eagle Pass, Tex., by a 16 inch rain. A Mexican army private, Ben amin Castro, working with a rescue ■rew was swept away as his comailes watched. Rescuers in all secions fought their way to isolated arm homes cut off from eommunicaion facilities and sunounded by

.vater.

An early crisis in the showdown battle between union forces and steel operators over the campaign to organize steel workers was seen as heads of the opposing factions marshaled their forces for a struggle which may overshadow the historic

Homestead strike. One of the key figures is Philip Murray, chairman of the committee of 200 on gamzers whose activities are being financed by a $500,000 fund raised by John Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers and other union heads.

Auto Accident Fast Of Town

STILESVILLE ROAD IS SCENE OF ■BAD ON COLLISION WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Admits Slaving During: Ouarrel VICTIM SHOT BY DOG TRAINER IN EIGHT OVER HOUSEKEEPER RENSSELAER, Ind July 2. (UP) Authorities today Clainie.*. a confession from William C. Brown, 52 year old dog trainer, that he shot and killed Fred Wolfe, 47, and wounded Mrs Ethel Wiersma during a quarrel at his home last night. According to the confession. Biown said he and Wolfe had “argued ovei Mrs. Wiersma.'’ who was Brown's pail-Ume housekeeper. Details of the confession were not given by Sheriff Vein Michal, who said that Brown would be questioned further today before charges were

tiled.

Brown was captured by Sheriff’s officers traveling on U. S. road 41 near Cook, in Lake county, about 8

o’clock last night.

The fatal shooting occured at Brown’s home near Demotte. Mrs. Wiersma drove into Demotte with gunshot wounds in her neck and before she eollapsed cave information which sent officers to Brown's home. They found the body of the dead brick mason, a sawed off shotgun and two discharged shells beside it SANITATION PROJECT TO BE CONVINCED IN PUTNAM CO. The sanitation project in Putnam county is to he continued along with all other WPA projects in the county. This project closed its fiscal year on June 50 to be reopened July 1 under the same supervision and to be con

i tinned indefinitely.

There is much need for this work ' in Putnam county as was expressed ; by several business and professional I concerns as well as city and health officials from all over the county. No definite time limit has been set for this project but government funds have been appropriated to last j this project under the present setup until about the first of January, 1937 j This is considered by many of the : citizens to he one of the best proji ects the government is sponsoring and it is hoped that it will be continued until all health hazards caused from unsanitary toilets have been

| eliminated.

An automobile, driven by Jack Glore, of this city, collided with one hiven by James Franklin. Ben Davis, in the Stilesville road, east of here, ibout 9:30 Wednesday evening. None

vas badly injured.

Glore, driving east, crashed headan into the car driven by the Ben

Davis man as he came toward Green- lowing his arrest Wednesday and en "astle, about 1 1-2 miles wiest of the, n pp.a of not guilty to a charge

of assault and battery on the person

RELEASED UNDER BOND William Anderson. 201 north Jack-

son street, waived arraignment fol-

road 1

intersection of the Stilesville

ind the National highway.

Deputy Sheriff Ashworth, who in/estigated, stated that the escape of lack Glore and a broher, George, -iding with him, was miraculous as their Model T Ford was practically lemolished and was in an upside-

lown position In a ditch.

Franklin's 1931 Ford Coupe was badly smashed about the front but remained upright. Both eats were

brought to Greencastle.

of Flora Anderson, his wife, released under $200 bond,

date was not set.

He was A trial

A. I* WILDER u:i: i NEW HAVEN, Com. July 2, (UP) Amos Parker Wilder, 74. dean of Connecticut nev spnpcr editors, and former U. S consul general at Hongkong and Shanghai, died today. He had been confined at St Raphael's hospital with a heart condition since last Oeober Wilder was the father of Thornton Wilder, novelist.

K. O. Reckley and William Crawley left last night for Canada on a three weeks fishing trip.

YOUNG MINER SAVED FROM TRAGIC DEATH Itl ltll l> ALIVE IN ABANDONED COAL MINE FOR NEARLY 21 HOURS SHAMOKIN, Pa.. July 2, (UP) A man who had been buried foi almost 24 hours in an abandoned coal mine was carried to the surface today alive. The .35 year old miner Enoch Kukemski, Jr., who was trapped at 10:30 a. m EST . yesterday 65 feet underground, was brought out hy a group of 15 miners of the Stevens Coal Company who had worked all yesterday and all last night to reach

him.

Working slowly and cautiously, and placing braces as they dug through the wet clay and anthracite coal, the rescuers reached Kukl.nski shortly after dawn. They encouraged him with pats on the back and reassuring words while the tediously removed tin last of his barriers to freedom, and took him to an ambulance at 8 10 a m. Kuklinski was carried up the nar row shaft by the tired and weary rescuers. They carefully placed him in an ambulance, which went to the Sltamokin state hospital. Kuklinski appeared to have suffered no injuries other than shock although he had been buried, doubled beneath a wheelbarrow, since yesterday morning. “It certainly is a miracle If he isn’t hurt,” said George H Jones, Stevens Coal Company superintendent, whose miners rescued Kuklinski The wheelbarrow probably saved Kuklinskils life Kuklinski and his father were working yesterday in the mine, on property next to Stevens when they heard the roof giving away. “They thought they rould get one more wheelbarrow load i,\ coal from the mine," Jones said the elder Kuklinski told him. “The father was leading the way and the son was pushing the barrow when the cavein

occurred.”

Jones said that if it had not been for the desire for “one more load’’ both men could have escaped easily ^ As it was, the elder Kuklinski, 65, stumbled through the unrhored shaft to freedom, but tils son was trapped | between the wheelbarrow handles.

E. B. Taylor and S. C. Sayers spent | The elder man, shocked and unable the day in Indianapolis playing golf ' to aid the rescuers although he tried Miss Eugenia Marshall was a vis- to do so at first, sat by the shaft all itor in Terre Haute. night while the 24 miners dug Edgar Carver is here from Indi- through clay and saved his son. anapolis, the guest of his mother. j Then the elder Kuklinski rode with Wayne Bruadstreet was in the city his son in the ambulance which was on business from Broadpark. escorted by state highway patrolmen.

Koarhdiile Flans Big Celebration

LIONS TO SPUN SO It ANNUAL HOLIDAY PROGRAM AND FIREWORKS DISPLAY A huge, two-day celebration, climaxed on Saturday night by a firewoiks display, will be staged by the Lions Club of Roachdale as their fourth annual celebration of the July Fourth holiday. The celebration will be launched with a complete program on Friday night,with rides, contests, dances and the big cash contest sponsored hy the Lions. A big program of contests for cash is also scheduled for the afternoon of the Fourth. A balloon ascension, with a triple parachute leap, will be staged Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock Band concerts, rides and races will be other features of the day and a dance and fire works display is scheduled for the evening. The big aerial exhibit of firewoiks will feature such numbers as Niagara Falls, bombs and set pieces snd a grand finale of Peacock and national color shells The climax is said to be one of the most unusual ever devised by fireworks experts. The Fourth of July for many years has been the occasion for a monster celebration at Roachdale and this year's events are expected to surpass anything of the kind evei attempted by Roachdale Lions. Thousands of holiday visitors go to Roachdale each year foi the celebration Paul F. Ream, president, and Galen S Irwin, secretary, with other officers of the club, are in charge of general arrangements.

Mary Loft Dies At Russellville

WELL KNOWN WOMAN PASSES AWAY AT HOME; FUNERAL Till RSI)AY

LABOR UNIONS HOLD COUNCIL OF WAR TODAY OPEN Mil ITANT U\MPAIGN TO ORGANIZE VARIOUS INDUSTRIE S

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Mrs Mary Jane Goff, well known i resident of the Russellville rommun- ' ity, died at her home north of here Tuesday. Death was caused by a complication of diseases and occurred at 7:30 a. m. Mrs. Goff was bom in Putnam county Aug. 24 1858 She was the ilaughter of Kelly and Rebecca Barley and was united hr marriage with William J. Goff in 1880. She was a member of the Russellville Christian

church

Surviving are two sons, Clarence of Russellville ami Will of Danville; J two sisters, Mrs A hie Douglas of | Danville, 111., and Mrs Allen Douglas J of I.akewood, Fla , five grandchildren |

and one great-grandchild

Funeral services were held at 3 | 'day afternoon at

o’clock Thursday afternoon at the

home of the son.

Decisions Keuche.t In Office Of John J. Lewis Mu;. Affect Entire

Nf.t on

WASHINGTON. July 2. (UP) — Representatives of ten powerful labor unions with a million members meet 'oday at a council of war in a militant campaign for organization tn tne steel and other industries. Decisions reached at the meeting in the office of John L. Lewis may affect the whole course of organized American labor. It may move toward healing the breach In labor ranks, or toward two separate

groups.

Three vital problems faced the labor leaders who have joined with Lewis in formation of the Committee for Industrial Organization and in launching a campaign to unionize the nation’s 500 000 steel workers. 1. An answer to an “invitation and request” from Piesidcnt William Green of the American Federation of Labor to attend a meeting of the federation’s executive council here

next week.

2 Plans for prosecution of the steel campaign, which threatens a major industry-labor conflict. 3. Proposals for expansion of the industrial unionization campaign to include textile and rubber workers. The ten unions sending representatives are members of the CIO, an “outlaw" group within the American Federation of Labor For months they have resisted demands of Green that they disband A showdown may come before the executive council if Green’; - summons is accepted. A compromise was believed possible If the CIO modifies its demands for spread cf industrial unionism, Green may join in the battle to organtahic.it''V, workers Ability of the CIO to wage a long and costly battle with steel barons appeared doubtful, definite a “war chest” of $500,000 alrea ly pledged. This, some labor leaders said, will be only “a drop in the bucket” compared with ultimate cost; The CIO officials have neither accepted nor rejected Green s summons Lewis, spokesman for the group, asked whether it was directed to them as A F of L. members or CIO officials. Green’s answer may he delivered to the meeting today. The second problem the steel campaign is expected to engage the major attention of the conference of CIO officials. They expected a hard fight, but the militant ly united front of steel officials has complicated the

situation

A plan for mass action in the event the steel drive culminates in open strike warfare with mill operators will be decided upon The possibility of other unions joining tn such a strike seriously crippling industry will be discussed On one point all CIO officials appeared agreed-the steel campaign will be carried forward despite the nature of opposition and wnether the A F. of L. extends its official cooperation. There can be no turning back now, one official said Philip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers and chief aid to Lewis in the steel campaign, charged operators already had begun a guerilla warfare by discharging employes and that one organizer had ben kidnaped near Weirion W. Va Murray is believed to have evidence of the importation of gunmen to protect corporation Interests in certain steel centers. He has charged that the operators are collecting a "veritable arsenal” with which to combat the organization

campaign.

A spread of the steel campaign to include rubber and textile workers’ unions -particularly in the south—

Hus been urged.

I'REVO FUNEKM TODAY

TO CLOSE SATURDAY The post office will be closed all day Saturday, the Fourth of July. Mail will be dispatched as usual but there will be no city or rural deliveries.

Funeral services were held Thurs-

1:30 o'clock at the

Rector funeral home for Henry J. Prevo, widely known Greencastle business man who died Tuesday. The services were conducted by Dr. Walter E Bundy and the Rev Claude M McClure. Interment was in the

Terre Haute cemetery.

Pallbearers included Ailiert Dobbs, Fred L. O’Hair, C H Barnaby, Jr., Beamer Havens, Glenn Lyon and

Marion Woody.