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NO. 234

drought has DONE DAMAGE OVER COUNTY

Nab Officer As Spy

POSSIBLE MILK SHORTAGE ISi MOST SERIOUS THREAT # AT PRESENT

<KOP CONDITION ONLY “FAIR"!

County A^eiit In Summary Of Conditions Over County Says Corn Can Be Saved Ry Rain County Agent Guy T. Harris Tnursday summarized the drought damage in Putnam county as "general” but stated that Putnam county crops were in fair condition when compared to the status of crops in neighboring counties. One of the more serious threats nt the present time, the county agent said, was the possibility of a milk shortage due to the lack of pasture land for cows. Grass is burned up* and many farmers in the county are feeding their cattle winter forage. Farmers are confronted with the met nod of handling their cut of hay. Alfalfa is short and much of it is further damaged by the fact that the lower parts of the stem are dry. When it is cut there will be a high stubble, discouraging further growth, the agent said. Corn can yet be revived By a good rain. The crop is now at the stage, when in normal years, it would be tasseling and pollinating. Even if sufficient rainfall should come it is evident that corn will be short. Many farmers may be forced to resort to the same practice used after the drought of 1934—cutting their com and using it for silage and winter feed. Mr. Harris said that corn in bottom land was generally in better condition than that on higher

ground.

The prospect of a quantity of fresh vegetables has faded. Gardenerswithout sprinkling facilities will be unable to save their gardens. Due to the fact that soy beans cover the ground closely the moisture has been held better and this crop is in fair condtion. It also is short, he

affinned.

Northern parts of the county have been benefitted by thundershowers but the greater part of the central and southern portions are very dry. Harris said that the whole situation is at a crucial stage. A general rain would probably insure a fair yield but much more blistering sun will spell doom.

Following close on the heels of conviction of a former west coast naval man for espionage, John S. Farnsworth. Ohioan, once a lieutenant commander in the United states navy, was arrested in Washington D. C.. and pleaded not guilty to charges of selling his government’s naval secrets

to Japan.

Deaths Mounting From Heat Wave

NATION’S DEAD AS RESULT OF DROUGHT IS SET AT 3,500

CHICAGO, July 16, (UP) —- The burning prairies of the Dakotas generated new blasts of heat today that threatened to increase the deatli tol' to upwards of 4 000 and spread new destruction over America’s drought basin. "It’s actually a regeneration oi heat over the Dakotas that is continuing the drought,” Forecaster J R Lloyd reported. "As the hot air moves east the west portion of the Dakotas will b< cooler tonight and the Dakotas northwestern Minnesota, and Nebraska will enjoy cooler weather tombr row. "We can’t predict now whether thif n<'w mass of cool air will reach othei .sections of the miudlewe"t.”

CHICAGO, July 16 (UP»—Killing heat persisting in scattered section? of the three great valleys of the Middle West added hourly today tr its already tremendous death and property toll. Deaths from the heat which spread across the nation 12 days ago edged past 3,500. Damage to crops mounted to $500,000,000 with no signs of stopping there. Black clouds poured draughts oi cooling air across 14 droUght-rldder prairie states but left a dozen or more untouched and suffering from 100-degree temperatures and continued lack of rain. The heat area today covered the lower Mississippi, middle Mississippi, and lower Ohio valleys. It encompassed Iowa, Indiana, Ohio Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Tennessee Kansas, Missouri, south western W’isconsin, south and con tral Illinois, and southern Minno sota. Weather forecasts were dlscourag Ing. Government forecasters predictei

"slightly cooler" weather today for Ohio and Kentucky. Showers to be followed by cooler weather were predicted for the extreme eastern edge of Iowa, central Indiana, central Illinois, and possibly southern

Wisconsin.

INJURIES ARE FATAL T( > MAN HIT BY TRAIN JOHN MALLIC’OAT DIES IV HOSPITAL HERE LATE WEDNESDAY STRUCK AT RENO CROSSING Hendricks County Resident Hit By Westbound Big Four Freight. I!;is Wife, Five Children. John C. Mallicoat, age 55 years, died at the Putnam county hospital late Wednesday afternoon of a fractured skull and other injuries suffered when he was struck by a westbound Big Four freight train. The accident occurred about 4:30 p. m. at the Reno crossing, a mile north of Coatesville in Hendricks county. Mallicoat, who lives in that community, was brought to Groencastle where he died shortly after being admitted to the hospital here. He is survived by the widow and five children. It was reported by the train crew that when they first saw Mallicoat he was lying beside the tracks, and ’.hat he raised his head just before the freight struck him. MILK PRICES INCREASE INDIANAPOLIS, July 16, (in’) A one cent increase in retail and wholesale milk prices in the Vanderburgh county area was authorized today by the state milk control board in an emergency order. Fanners were granted an increase of seven cents a pound outterfat for their sales to distributors.

Dralh Summons Elmer Johnson

LAST RITES FOR RUSSELL TWP RESIDENT SET FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Elmer G. Johnson, age 69 years, well known resident of Russell township, passed away early Thurslay at Evansville following an illness of nearly two years duration. The deceased was born Oct. 26, 1866 at Lebanon. He was united in marriage on Jan. 25, 1893, at Greenjastle, to Cordelia Clodfclter. He resided for a number of years on a ’’arm south of Russellville. Surviving are the widow; two sons Cyril and Clayton Johnson; a laughter, Mrs. Blanche Griffin; one lister, and six brothers. Funeral services will be held from the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon with Rev. Robert Lewis, pastor of the Russellville Christian church, in charge. Burial will be in the Hebron cemetery. There will be a tuberculosis clinic hold at the Putnam county hospital Wednesday July 22. Those wishing ippointments should call at thi hospital.

large crowd AT CITY PARK DEDICATION MERCHANTS DEFEAT LONE STAR IN FEATURE CONTEST OF PROGRAM ZEIS, BISHOP MAKE TALKS Largest Crowd of Softball Season Sees Three-lCour Dedication Program Wednesday Evening The largest crowd of the local softball season was on hand at Robe-Ann paik Wednesday night for events of the diamond dedication program. Contests of skill, short talks by city and school officials, and an interleague softball game between leaders in the Federal league and the National league featured the program. Mayor Charles F. Zeis spoke in behalf of the city, stating that Greencastle is proud to have developed a recreaticnal plant of the size of RobeAnn park in such a short period of time. William Bishop, high school principal, speaking for the schools, lauded John W. Robe for his interest in recreational activities which resulted in his turning over the property on which the park now stands to the city. In the featured inter-league softball contest the Greencastle Merchants, tied for the lead in the National league, defeated Lone Star, Federal League leaders, 9-7 in one of th< closest contests played on the softball diamond here this year. Behind seven hit pitching of Messersmith and Stiles the Merchants won by scoring two runs in the sixth inning to break a 7-7 tie. The Merchants hit twelve safeties off Hill Lone Star pitcher. Winners of prizes donated for thf occasion by local merchants were a.follows: Merchants, for winning game, soft ball bat, donated by Sam Hanna. Cooper, Lone Star, for most spectacular catch, radiator ornament donated by King-Morrison-Foster. T. York, Lone Star, for first error in game, one-half dozen lemons do nated by Kroger Store. Moore, Merchants, for getting hi uniform dirtiest in game, free laundry job by H ime Steam Laundry. Messersmith, Merchants, for two base hit in game, suit cleaned and pressed by Ideal Cleaners. Stone, Merchants, for two base hit. two tickets to Voncastle Theater, Kenesson, Merchants, for two base hit, two tickets to Chateau Theatre. Zinc Mill-Sinclair, for winning tug-of-war, case of Coca Cola donated by Gardner Brothers. Christenberry, Sinclair, for winning batting contest, softball bat donated by U-Shop. Cartwright, Kiwanis, second in batting contest, two quat ts of ice cream donated by Fleenor’s. Cartwright, Colored Giants, for winning distance throw, softball donated by L. and H. Chevrolet Co. Stringer, Merchants, second in dis tance throw, shaving lotion donated by Mullins Drug Store. Patterson, Merchants, for winning base running contest, pair of softball shoes donated by Bradley Shoe Co. Miles, Colored Giants, secon I in base running contest, pair of tennis shoes donated by Merit Shoe Store. Zinc Mill, for winning relay race 20 one-half pints of orange juicr donated by Handy's. Jimmy Woods, for winning balloon bursting contest, tie set donated by Cannon’s. Balloons for the contest were donateil by the G. C. Murphy Co.

CHICAGO WOMAN ON STAND ADMITS KILLING HUSBAND

DEATH TAKES SISTER OF CLOYEltDAl.E WOMAN

Former New Dealer Visits Landon

CHICAGO, July 16, (UP) Eleven sober-faced married men and a widower listened again today to the marital woes which beset Mrs. Mildred Mary Bolton before she killed her insurance-broker husband with the bullets she intended for Herself. The swarthy widow lacked the calm that earned her the nickname “Marble Mildred” when she glanced up from her husband’s body and opined that "They don’t convict women who kill their husbands in Cook county.” She wept freely as she told of her troubles and startled spectators by admitting she killed her husband. Previously, she had denied it. The state completed its case, presenting the gun which Mrs. Bolton purchased and later used in the shooting. "I intended to kill myself at my husband’s office to embarrass him,” she testified.

Mrs. Ella Beaman, sister of Mrs. Estes Duncan of Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday night at 9:30 o’clock in Hollywood, Calif. | The body will arrive in Cloverdale Monday and short services will be held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan at 7:45 o’clock Monday evening. The body will be taken to l^ebanon Tuesday morning for burial. STRINGENT PENALTY GIVEN TWO FOR DRI \ KEN DRIVING I ROCKVILLE, Ind., July 16 - Roy Biown 49 years old. of Indianapolis, and Charles Bokard, 37, of Crawfordsville, must pay a f.ne of $50 and serve thirty days each on Indiana State Farm r«ir drufiken driving They also are prohibited from driving a car for ninety days They pleadej guilty before Judge H. L. Hancock in Paike Circuit Court. Both were arrested by state police over the week- > nd. I

Alletiipl Made To Kill kin>; Edward

I3TH DAY FOR MT WEATHER IN THIS CITY

ATMOSPHERE COOLED SOMEWHAT D1 KING NIGHT MAKING SLEEP POSSIBLE

STORM

NORTH PUTNAM

Governor London George N. P«"ck An important conference relative to ttie farm policy to he outlined by Governor Landon of Kansas. Republican presidential nominee, when he makes his speech of acceptance. July 23, was the subject of this meeting at Topeka between Landon and George N. Peek, former New Deal AAA administrator.

MIDDLE-AGED ECCENTRIC HEED AFTER ATTA< K ON BRIT-

ISH Itl I EK

LONDON, July 16 (UP)—A mid-dle-aged eccentric sprang at King Edward VII during a royal procession near Buckingham Palace today,

flourishing a revolver and apparently divulge the name

I

and appeared quite calm and undisturbed. The procession thi n resumed its way to the palace. Later Unking went to York house, cheered by

crowds enroute.

I Scotland Yard did not immediately

of the ai rested man

attempt to assassinate

but decided to arraign him in street police court under the

arms act.

Dow fire-

ii.aking an Lie king. Bystanders and police pounced on the man and overpowered him. At Scotland Yard, Die assailant gave his name as George Andrew Mahon of London, and described himself as a “journalist." He is partially crippled, middle-aged and slightly

bald.

The evidence presented at a hear-

ing in Bow Street police court seemed to tend toward indicating he is harmless. Mahon was rather incoherent and denied any intention or desire to hurt the king. He said he merely wanted to "protest” but did

not say what he desired to protest. The assailant did not succeed in

firing a shot. The king's horse, eye witnesses said, was struck either by the flying revolver or some other missile and pranced slightly, but the

king quickly controlled his charger w ' n '* U,K * accompanied

and resumed the procession. Accounts of the incident differed.

Some witnesses said tne horse was hit by a package shaped like a brick. Others believed the revolvfr, knocked from the assailant’s hand by bystanders, flew against the horse’s

flank.

The man was overpowered and taken to Hyde Park police station and later to Scotland Yard. The procession had passed from the park down Constitution Hill toward the palace and had just reached the Wellington archway when the

incident happened.

The street was lined with closely massed people. The king was riding his biown charger, Cnbhahi, at the head of 6 000 guardsmen. His Majesty wore a grenadier guard’s uni- 1 form, with red tunic and Black tightfitting breeches with a broad red stripe. A black mourning band was on his arm. He had on the black' mushy of the grenadiers, with a little red tuft on it. He wore a sword. | The horse, which is notable for its sedateness and is always used by the king for trooping ceremonies, was in full caparison, with a saddle clofri

bearing the royal arms.

Witnesses saw the man. whom 'hey described as short, thick-set and lean shaven, wearing a brown suit, step into the roadway, brandishing the revolver. Bystanders pounced

on him. Police quickly joined in and CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis . July 16 he was overpowered. I (CP)-Louis Murphy, junior United ; The king halted only a moment StHte8 8enat,,r f,om I,nva waF kil|p<1

, his wife anil two other companions injured today when his automobile plunged over an embankment near

here.

Murphy died enroute to St. Joseph’s hospital, He hud peen pinned under

the machine.

Mrs. Murphy was being treated for chest injuries by Dr. J. A. Kelly at

More Relief Is Promised Stale

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURE IS

INDIANA FORECAST

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16 iUP> Additional relief from one of the state’s most severe droughts was promised today with the forecast of scattered thundershowers and cooler temperature in the central portion. Rain fell in various sections of the state yesterday to break the twoweek hold of the heat wave. Heavy

the rain

in some sections.

The state counted a death toll of 243 today, after nine consecutive days of 100-degree temperature. Forty-seven additional deaths were reported throughout the state yes-1 terday and 10 persons were victims |

of the heat in Indianapolis.

An hour-long rain soaked the fields of Bartholomew county, with j slight wind damage attending the: storm. Brookston. Tippecanoe county |

also reported heavy rain.

St Joseph, Allen. Jay, Madison, Monroe, Clark, and Delaware counties were relieved with showers. I Temperatures fell sharply with rain hut the mercury began to rise

again later. >

A windstorm, accompanied by rain and hail, struck Deal born county, causing considerable damage in several sections of the county. No one was reported injured,

however.

Parts of Aurora were without electricity for five hours when wind

Vh’nciu Prepares for Convention

ST \TE LEGION CONVENTION TO BE HELD A CGI ST 22 TO 25 MUNCIE, July 16. This city of 50 000 persons eagerly awaits the opening of the annual convention of the Indiana Department of the American Legion and its auxiliary organizations. For Muncie is determined to show the world war veterans of Indiana the best time of their lives, when they gather here on Saturday, Aug. 22 to remain until Tuesday, Aug. 25 It is not alone Delaware Post, No 19. and the American Legion convention. Behind these groups stand the citizenry of Muncie. anxious to entertain the 15 000 to 20 000 persons who will be here during the four days. The convention program follows the wishes of the national department. The convention and the parade will be kept free of any objectionable features. It will be a patriotic pageant in itself and behind it all will be a social program that assures the legionnaires plenty of good, clean fun. It will be a convention replete with features, starting with the 40 and 8 parade and wreck on Saturday evening and ending with the final business sessions Tuesday. The parade, which should be the greatest patriotic event in Muncie since the World war days, will be held Monday afternoon. Sunday will be given over to special church services, band contests, rifle and pistol matches, golf and swimming. The marksmanship contests will start Sunday morning. In the afternoon, the preliminary drum corps and band competition will take place on the Central high school athletic field with the tinals at the same field, under lights, at night. Seats for for than 6.000 persons will he available. Prizes, totaling $1,300

and trophies will be awarded the

blew down utility poles. Damaged | wjnning organizat i 0 ns.

Advance registrations are pouring

transformers near Manchester jwit Lawrenceburg in darkness for thir-

ty minutes.

Numerous barns and silos were

felled.

U. S. SEN \TOK KILLED

20 Years Ago

IN GREENCASTIJS

Lee Hubbard, a young man residing northeast of Cloverdale, had a

narrow escape from drowning at Eel the hospital.

River Falls. He was pulled out of the| water by Roy Downey after going

down for the third time.

Local thermometers registered a maximum of 99 degrees above at 3

p. m.

Pat Collucio, Italian workman at the O. & I. stone quarry suffered a broken leg just before noon when a large rock thrown by a dynamite blast struck him. Jacob Koifer, who is employed at the state farm, spent the day with his family here.

INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK

Hogs 2,500; holdovers 155; wild fire market; weights above 160 lbs., 45 cents higher; light lights and pige 50 cents higher packing nows 25 to 50 cents higher; 160 to 250 lbs., $10.75 to $11; 250 to 280 lbs., $1045 to $1075; 280 to 300 Ibn. $10 25 to $1045; 300 lbs. up. $9.55 to $10.25; 130 to 160 lbs., $10.25 to $10.75; 100 to 130 lbs., $8 25 to $9 25, sows, top.

j $9.50.

in, Kenneth Foster, head of the registration committee, reports. More than 500 registrations from outside ♦ he citv already have been received. The same report comes from Paul Norris, head of the housing committee, which is providing accommodations for the thousands of convention visitors. Joseph D. O’Neill, president of the convention corporation has 39 comnittees actively at work on the many abases of the convention. These committees are submitting weekly reports and department officers have announced that Muneie’s plans at ‘his stage are farther advanced than In any city where conventions have been held in the past One of the highlights of the convention will be the attendance of Mrs. Melville Muckelstone, national auxiliary president. Mrs Muckelstone, a former resident of Blackford county, Indiana, several weeks ago accepted the invitation to attend her home state convention. She will address a joint session el the Legion and Auxiliary on Sunday morning. Muncie will offer commodious buildings for the convention activities. all are located near the down(Continued on Page Two)

Roaclidale Had Ka n Barn On Vance Farm East Of Roachdale, Struck By Lightning. The mercury soared to 100 degrees at 1 o’clock this afternoon, marking the 13th consecutive day that Greencastle and Putnam county residents have sweltered in maximum temperatures ranging from 100 to 111 decrees. The relief promised yesterday from the two weeks of more than 100 degree temperatures which has prevailed here, was not as great as hoped for, but the cooling breeze which came up during the late afternoon and held to some extent during the night, cooled the atmosphere a little. In the north part of the county, a storm broke during the middle of the afternoon. It was accompanied by a display of lightning that struck at least one bam, destroying it. The building was on the Vance farm east of Roachdale. The high temperature here for Wednesday was 109 degrees and the mercury dropped only 30 degrees for a minimum during the night. At half past nine o’clock this morning it had risen to 90 degrees and seemed headed for another mark of 100 or more. There was a good breeze today that aided in keeping people cooler than they had been for the past two weeks, but everyone is hoping for more relief than thus far has been received. G. G Buis, who lives on state road 36, between Groveland and New Winchester. was here Thursday morning and reported a terrific wind storm as well as a heavy rain in his neighborhood Wind unroofed some buildings, blew down trees and lamaged others. Following the wind, heavy hail fell and then the rain storm broke. Water was still running in the branches, several feet deep, Thursday morning, and the whole community was flooded for a short time during the afternoon Water was still standing in the corn fields 24 hours after the rain It was the heaviest rain any section of Putnam county has had in more than a month.

CRITICALLY ILL Leonard Young, age 20 years, who was badly burned July 7th when he came in contact with a live electric wire carrying 2300 volts, while wrecking on the old gas plant just south of the Pennsylvania railroad tracks on State road 43, is reported in a very critical condition at the Putnam county hospital. LABOR PEACE SOUGHT WASHINGTON, July 16 (UP) — Organized labor drew back today from the greatest split in history of the American Federation of Labor and opened new peace negotiations designed to avoid a scheduled trial Aug. 3 of insurgent unions led by John L. Lewis. Hope of labor leaders that a united front might yet be presented in the widening campaign initiated by Lewis for unionization of tne $5,000.000,000 steel industry was spurred I by failure of the federation executive j council to suspend the rebel unions which joined the eommilt ee for industrial organization. The most significant I'ecision of the council was approval of ren^jved negotiations with Lewis in which f On I'nur Ttvo i

® ® @ ® ® ® ® ® Today’s Weather ® 0 and 0 0 Local Temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Generally fair north, scattered thundershowers south tonight or Friday; somewhat warmer extrema north Friday.

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