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+ + + + + + + + + * -AC Wf ATHKK ♦ , N sirrri>:i> + + + + + + + + + + ' J,+ + ® L-jUJ txlBTY-FOtTB > knight RETIKED as IUI. CARRIER . k ,balkoite carrier ‘ vs delivkkkd mail fob il VKARS s wax Miss HIM icht Has s.^n Development Kural Service Here I»uriii(j Many Years On Job. C Knight- local rural mail r said farewell Monday to his s on the route he has served 1915 and prepared to take a deserved rest. Mr. Knight reachage of retirement from the service. 65. the twenty-first
f August.
en Mr. Knight began carrying iai l twenty-one years ago there nine routes instead of the four are now in operation. The were covered by horse and in those days and even though distances were considerably
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(iRFiKNCASTLE, INDIANA, TI ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1936.
NO. 272
Ickcs’ Stepson Dies
AIR ATTACKS ADD TO FURY OF FIGHTING
REBELS AM) LOYALISTS bombim; planes in SPANISH REVOLT
(LOSE EMBASSY
Madrid Bombed By Rebels Today; (■overnmeiit Planes Retaliate
At Burgos
BIRIATOU, Frcnch-Spanish Frontier, Sept. 1, (UP) Hebei planes in two raids on Irun with incendiary bombs started fires in the city today and killed an unknown number
of people.
Loyalist machine gun outposts stood firm under a rain of bombs and shells from rebel artillery.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. (UP) — The closing of the United States embassy in Madrid and *.he withdrawal of all American warships now in Spanish waters, perhaps by the end of next week, were forecast today. The government advanced its plans
Wilrvarth lekes, stepson of Harold L. lekes, secretary of the interior, is reported to have shot and killed himself in the secretary's home at
er 27 miles a day entailed much Wir.netka, III , a Chicago suburb, afviligance and labor than the t er ) le was informed by a physician
nt age of automobiles and hard that he was suffering from tubercul- for a speedy withdrawal of all Amerced roads demands. osis. He was the son of the secre- i ca n official activity in Spain, deteriring his long tenure of service tary's late wife and Prof. James mined to avoid being involved in any
the local post office, he saw Westfall Thompson, now a professor wa Y *n Spain’s war or the growing principal sum is to be reduced by
ute increase from tw'enty-seven a t the University of California. Mrs. war fever of all Europe,
fty-eight miles. Many of his old j c kes was killed in an auto accident
Gibraltar relayed reports that many people, including 13 women, had been force 1 by rebels at L i Linea to swallow a half pint of castor oil each, in the Italian fascist manner, for trying to smuggle clothing into Gibraltar. Robert Jones, United Press correspondent with the rebels in w'estern I'SE Spain, reported tnat word had been received from the rebels Holding the Alcazar palace at Toledo 1.300 men, women and children that they intended to blow themselves up with dynamite rather than let the besieg-
ing loyalists take them.
Pierre Pgeaire. United Press correspondent at Casablimv Morocco, reported what was perhaps the really gravest immediate m ws of the day— that reports of sedi! ious movements among the natives ol Morocco are true and that they are reaching the danger point. Many ..pie have predicted that the rebejs. in making the Moors fight for them would cause an uprising that might drain Spain out
of northern Africa.
Reports from all over rebel territory official announcements indicated that the rebels an desperate for money. In addition to semiforced conditions of money and gold, they have resorted to new means. At Burgos, according to rebel sources in Portugal, the authorities have taken steps to cancel small debts and that in the case of more than 100 pesetas (about $14), the
Officers Slain in Gun Battle
ds left and the country changed ppearance during the years he t on duty. r. Knight, a kindly and smiling served his route in all kinds of (her through what often times real hardship, over a period so that he could scarcely help refrom knowing practically every on, new and old. intimately, returning from his work Monhe said, "It hardly seemed posthat I was doing my work with people for the last time, and sorry that it is that." Irons of Mr. Knight in the genvicinity of Clinton township gave ipper in his honor last Friday t in the Bainbridge high school .nasium. They presented him with easy chair at that time in appreciof his faithful service to them. cruits Ordered Results In Knockdown MOSCOW. Sept. 1. (UP) _ Nine dred thousand recruits were or:d into the army today in a call id>, while of routine nature, served bring the army’s strength to 1,000 a net increase of 300,000. lie entire class of 19U men born that year was called to the colas a regular seasonal measure. addition, in keeping with the ree for army increase which was <0 August 11, half of the class 1015 was called up. c 600 000 men in the 1914 class II replace an equal number of the class, who will be released. The 000 men of 1915 will provide the
ease.
The official newspaper Izvestia, wienting on the call, warned that tuits must be selected carefully to 1 out “class enemies” who might to carry out subversive work. L()( U. EIRE EXTINGUISHED action by the local fire derl ■ nt undoubtedly prevented a r ‘ 0Us firc los s when an oil stove in the home of Mrs. Ruby -os, west Poplar street about fiveh) o clock Tuesday afternoon. ^ hen the firemen arrived at the ^ r “ smoke was pouring from the |* r story of the building. Three si. fi re extinguishers were " 1 ,,ofo 'c the blaze was put r conlr °l. but no water was used. • V street maintenance men are ^moving the fallen tree), limbs, “tier wreckage resulting from ''■fristorm last Friday. The wood -( T 1 those who ask for it and the l j ung carried to various city
ps.
in New Mexico last year.
Delay Granted Husband Slaver
ILLINOIS SUPREME < Ol RT TO STUDY CASE OF ( HR AGO
WOMAN
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (UP! "Marble Mildred” Bolton, convicted f murdering her husband. .!• sepb was granted a writ of supersedeas by Supreme Court Judge Francis S. Wilson today, delaying her execution She had been sentenced to, die in the electric chair Oct. 29. The writ was granted to give the supreme court time to study her case. Judge Wilson ...; iained The court reconvenes from vacation in
October.
“This woman is under death sentence,” Judge Wilson said “and I believe any such person is entitled to the full consideration of the law.” Should the supreme court refuse to take action after studying the case, it will be remanded to the criminal court and a new execution
date set.
Mrs. Bolton killed her insurance broker husband during an argument in his office early this summer. She drew the nickname “Marble Mildred” from her apparent lack of remorse over the slaying. Beer Bottle Salute Into Army Service TORONTO, Ont., Sept. 1 <UP’ Rudy Vallee revenged a beer bottle salute in the ball room of the Canadian National exhibition with a right to the jaw early today. Later he discovered that he had knocked down the wrong man and apologized. Directing his orchestra, his back to the dancers. Vallee turned In time to sec the beer bottle flying at his head. He ducked. "Who threw that?” h" shouted, bringing the danci rs and the orchestra to a stop. There was no answer except for a chorus of guffaws from a group of noisy celebrants near the orchestra stand. A member of the orchestra pointed to a man in the group. "That’s the guy, Rudy," he said. Vallee stepped down from the
LISBON, Sept. 1, (UP)—Spanish rebels and loyalists alike unleashed in its fullest fury today the most terrible weapon known to warfare, the bombing airplane. In less than 24 hours eight cities and towns in which seven weeks ago millions of people were living normal lives, have felt the blast of aerial
bombs.
Madrid was bombed tiiis morning by rebel pianos. Loyalists in retaliation for the bombings of Madrid, bombed Burgos, seat of the rebel government, late yesterday and killed four people. Six rebel planes opened an attack on Irun, in the north and
one-half. Of the port’on remitted one-half would go to the debtor, one-
iialf to the rebels.
The same sources announced the taking over by rebels of the Rio Tinto mines in the south, the proceeds of production to be put in the rebel treasury. A separate rebel decree, it was said, announced that in accordance with international law private property must be put in the public service when necessary. On the strictly military side there were important developments also. Rebel leaders announce I that Gen. Francisco Franco, commander in cl'.ief in all southern Spain, had moved his headquarters northward to Caceres. obviously in order to direct
('apt. Fr<’d Sc-horn Mnrtln l-inge The Wild Horse creek country in the vicinity < f Yreka, Cal . was the scene of a manhunt by a posse numbering hundreds, following the fatal shooting of two law enforcement officers and a maritime pilot during a gun battle with prospectors who were reporte I to have fled into the hills Those killed were Deputy Sheriff Martin Lange, Constable Joe Clark and Capt. Fred Seaborn, a civilian pilot at the Mare island navy yard. Lange and Captain Seaborn are shown above. According to authorities, the trio met death when the officers, accompanied by the pilot, attempted to arrest the prospectors on chargt s of assault, the charges were brought by Captain Seaborn and a companion who were vacationing in the vicinity, following an altercation with the prospectors.
the smoke of fires could be seen ris- the southern attack on Madrid.
ing from the center of the town. Rebel planes heavily bombed Malaga, loyalist port on the south coast, at dawn today and nearly hit the British destroyer Woleey in the bar-
ber.
Two rebel planes bombi .l the loyalist town of Bilbao yesterday and kill ed one person. Loyalist planes bombed Avila, the rebel advance headquarters in the sector west of Madrid, and killed one person. Renel planes bombed the tiny towns of Villalba and Escorial in the Gjadarrama
mountains.
It was the town prop'-r of Escorial that was bombed, particularly the railway station—not the world famous monastery which is one of the architectural gems of the country, a mile outside the town. Evidence piled up of the terrible situation to which Spain in its extremity has come. The rebels announced that unless Irun, in the north, surrendered, it would be blasted from thr earth. The loyalists announced that hundn Is of hostages would die in any such bom-
bardment.
At Barcelona in the northeast, the
official newspaper organ of the powerful syndicalist labor unions demanded angrily that the government, in retaliation for alleged rebel atrocities, wage war without pity or mercy, and that all able-bodie I men between 18 and 45 years of age be
mobilized and forced to fight. The rebels announced tl at 67 men
had been executed in one mass slaughter at Seville, their headquarters in Hie south. They v ere miners charged with advancing toward Se-
ville with arms and ammunition Twelve merchant marine officers
and men were on trial for their lives by rebel eourt martial at Ferrol,
Strong rebel forces are advancing still on Toledo and Madrid from the southwest, though they have met government forces now and must fight their way. The battle of Irun, long drawn out. oemed nearing its close with today’s bombardment. The capture of Irun by the rebels would open the way to San Sebastian and wo lid lead to their control of the entire cormr of the country bordering that part of
France.
WHO? - - ME! Who drove the street roller over the loading scales? Lawrence "Jum" Graham debated this question as he ruefully surveyed the mashed scale platform at the fire station today. The city marshal, ordered new timber, opened his tool-box and applied diligent labors in replacing the crushed planks. "Woe cometh my way” quoth the marshal and declared he’d better not catch that street roller within a city block of the fire station again. Probe Possible Poisoning Plot TWO WOMEN DEAD; TWO MEN STRICKEN AT BEDFORD
61 Ollieials Pinked \\ ith 15lack Legion
FOUND TO BE MEMBERS ORGANIZATION IN MICHIGAN
BEDFORD. Ind., Sept. 1. (UP) — The death of two women and critical illness of two men were investigated by Lawrence county authorities today on suspicion they were victims
of a poisoning plot.
A post mortem on the bodv of one of the women revealed she died of arsenic poisoning, Dr. R. E. Wynne, Lawrence county coroner, said.
— Victims of the supposed plot were RECORD ATTENDANCE PREDICT- Mrs Katie Fultz, 50, who died Aug
HUGE CROWD EXPECTED AT STATE FAIR
ED
DUE TO ADVANCE TICKET SALE
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 1, (UP) Sale of 150.000 h dl-pric" tickets in advance of the opening of the Indiana state fair Sepi. 5, biought forecasts of a record attendance. About half the tickets have been sold in Indianapolis and the remainder distributed to every coun'y in the state and througlmut the country in response to requests, officials an-
nounced.
The out-state ti' ket sale is by far
the largest in the history of the fair, officials said. Bn ause of the demand the state hoard of agriculture had 25.000 more tickets printed than
the original order for 125,000 Hancock county bought the largest
number of half-price tiekets. Other counties which bought heavily include Boone. 4.000; Shelby, 3,300; Rush, 2,100; Carroll, 2,000: Clinton
28; Mrs Ruth Kern Dil'on, 25. who died Aug 23, and Samuel Kern, and John Tuddy, both seriously ill in the hospital here. All of them had been living at Mrs. Fultz’ home. Kern was a brother of Mrs Dillon and Tuddy was a nephew of Mrs.
Fultz.
Wynne said he was attracted to the case by the mysterious deaths of two women in the same home within a short time and the subsequent illness of the two men. Kern became ill the day after Mrs Fultz died and Tuddy was stricken the following day. TWO SUITS FOR FOKCLOSUKES FILED Two suits for forclosure of mortgages were on file today with the clerk of the Putnam circuit court. Home Owner’s Ixmn Corp. filed a complaint to foreclose a mortgage
PONTIAC, Mich., Sept. 1, (UP) - Sixty-four high official 1 -' of city, county and state government have been or are members of the vigilante Black Legion in Oakland eourty, the one man grand jury investigating the subversive organization reported to-
day.
Included in the list made public by Circuit Judge George B Hartrick. wore Oakland County Prosecutor David C. Pence, Stale Representative Joseph A. Long, and Police Chief Alfred L. Reynolds of Roy’al Oak, the city in which Father Coughlin’s shrine of the Little Flower is located. The lengthy report, climaxing Judge Hartrick’s three months inves tigation of the night riding order, recommended no criminal action against any of those named. “By virtue of the belief that the public is entitled to know who are its county and city .Utieials and whom it employes with its tax moneys, these name:- are divulged.” the report said. "Whatsoever disposition is made if them s a matter for responsible officials and the electorate to decide. “Distinctly the public Is the soverign. “No insinuation i made that these men are not fit public .servants by virtue of the obligation they assumed, for no evidence ' xi' ts of a failure to do less than than their sworn duty by the public at large.” The report, embracing the complete history of the night ridiny order in Oakland county, said that the Black Legion was formed in 1931 in
Ohio.
MR. ROOSEVELT ATTENDS RITES FOR SFC. DERN
PRESIDENT IN SALT 1 M(E < TTY FOR FUNERAL OF WAR SECRETARY TO DES MOINES THURSDAY Will Hold Drought Uonf. ~en With Gov. All Eandon nd Four Other Governors SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Rept t, (UP) President Franklin I>. Rooaeelt. accompanied by si>- members nd arting niemheis of the cabinet, arrived in the Utah capital shortly Tier 8 a. m. today to pay final repects to his late secretary of war, George Henry Dorn. The presidential sperial wi.s prrceded a few minutes by the train •arrying the bo ly of Deni. The president was greeted at the Union station by a large but silent crowd. Mr Roosevelt previously' bail requested that a Imircrs refrain from 1 cheering during his visit here to attend Dorn’s funeral services. Immediately after the arrival of the presidential party, the body of the deceased secretary was removed from the train under supervision of i military authorities from Fort Douglas, local military post. Draped in .. American flag, the casket was esn . ted to tin state capitol There it will lie in state until removed at 2 p. m. to the Mormon tabernacle where funeral services will be conducted. The body was taken to the capital building in a hearse. The traditional horse-drawn gun caisson was abandoned in recognition of Dern’s efforts to mechanize United States army
equipment.
stand, strode up to the man and with c h nr g e( | with “sedition" against the an( j Delaware. l.l-’hO each; Bartholo- and appoint a receiver against Ruth
one blow knocked him down. A mom- ro j )( ,] a technically seditionists them- inrw lm d Fayette 1.500 each; Hamilent later the band was playing and se | veg xhree men already had been ^ on 2.000; Morgan, 1,600; Montgom-
4 ® ® ® ® ® ® @ Today’s Weather * and ^ Local Temperature 0 mi sh °wers pribable cenay ' north tonight and Wednes»mevhl, fxtrpme south Wednesday; n « warmer tonight. Minimum 6 a- m.
the dancers were dancing.
The victim, meanwhile, got to his
feet, rubbing his jaw. He protested m ^, t “ crvi ce.
that he had not thrown the bottle and several witnesses corroborated him. Vallee then returned to the floor
and told him he was sorry.
"I didn’t hit him very hard,” Vallee
i aid.
executed. All were charged with trying to put their ships in govern-
Nine men were executed near a
cemetery by rebels at Vigo.
At Almeria. loyalists sentenced to death e rear admiral, a civil guard major, and three artillery lieutenants for treason. Seven ethers were
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Three officers were sentenced to death and 15 to life imprisonment in a mass trial at Madrid. They were members of the cavalry school garri-
PASTORS RE-NAMED
The Indianapolis District conference of the Nazarene church, in ses-
sion at Bloomington announced the son at Carabanchel.
re-assignment of two pastors of At loyalist Santander a navy ottichurches in Putnam county. cer. seven artillerymen. :id 24 maJ. B. Chapman, general superin- lines were put on trial for trying t - tendent of the Nazarene church, made seize a fishing trawler to turn into
the announcements at the close of a rebel gunboat.
the annual meeting. At loyalist Valencia, an unnamed E. F. Singhurse was re-assigned as number of offirers of the ' alencla the church in Greencastle cavalry regiment were put on trial
the pastor at for their effort to Join Uto rebellion.
ery, 1,700; and Johnson 1.000. Alt industrial and concession space iq the Manufacturers building and farm lot has been alloted it was announced. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Enz and Miss Tmogene Cooper of Cincinnati, O., have been called here by the serious illness of W. A. Cooper, father of Mrs. Enz and Miss Cooper.
20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE
pastor of
and Morris Light
Roachdale.
The United Press correspondent at
Mrs. Frank Thomas has gone to Carrolltown, Pa. Roy Christy was a visitor in Ben
Davis.
Arthur Real tiansacted business in Indianapolis. Charley Kelly returned home from a buying trip in Chicago. ,
M Layle and I^awrence T. Snider. The plaintiff seeks to collect $2576 - 94 on a 90 day note, plus expenses that will bring the total to $3052.77. The corporation seeks to place a lien of a lot owned by the defendants in south Greencastle villa. W. M. Sutherlin represents the plaintiff. A complaint to forclose a mortgage naming James O. Bales as defendant has been filed by the Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. The action seeks $1300 principal and interest. Lyon and Abrams are attorneys for
the plaintiff.
marriage licenses Joseph Russell McAtee, Mt Carmel, Illinois, garageman. and Alberta Lucile Metzger, Mt. Carmel, Illinois,
secretary.
Maurice G. Hester, Spencer, laborer, and Margaret J. Lucas, Green-
castle.
Edward Everett Alexander. Greencastle, farmer, and Julia Lon:\ Brown, Greencastle.
County Auditor Is l nronscious
\V. A. COOPER IN CRITIC \I. CONDITION AT COC MY HOSPITAL TODAY William A. Cooper, auditor of Putnam county, was tvpori' d n a critical condition at the hospital tin i af-
ternoon.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPECIAL ENROUTE TO SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 1. (UP) President Roosevelt will not only sit in conference with his Republican rival for the presidency in Des Moines Thursday, but will have a tete-a-tete with Gov. Alf M Landon. it was learned today. Their talk will be on Cue drought situation, however. Gov. Landon, with the governors of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma meet with the president Thursuay one of a group of conferences the president is having on the drought situation with state officials. He plans, it was aid. to talk to the governors ami the United States senators from their states one at a time. Putting aside all other eonsideraI ions. President Roosevelt arrives in Salt. Lake City today to attend the funeral of George H. Dern, kite sec-
retary of war.
Immediately after the service he will return to his train. The schedule calls foi its departure at 6 p. in. MS’I for 1 >os Moines, la., via Julesburg, Colo. The president, because of the solemnity of his mission, denied himself to callers and to thousands of per- ■ ons who lined his route from Nebraska. into Wyoming and Utah Despite the urging that ho appear nt places like Cheyenne and Laramie, he stayed dose to his drawing room with shades drawn. The president came to Salt Lake 'ly from Sidney, Net'., where he tonped yesterday for two hours to look over the drought situation in that vicinity and to confer with local f rincrs and others interested in the problem of soil conservation. His drought tour will lie resumed tomorrow at Julesburg, where he dans a. motor tour INDIANAPOLIS Sept 1. (UP) Governors of Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky were invited to gather here Saturday for a drought conference with President Franklin I >. Roosevelt, scheduled to ton here enroute to Ilydi Pa:k. N. Y. Gov. Paul " McNutt and U. S. :V:-ntois ’ : rirk Vim Nuya and
Mr. Cooper suffeie'l a stroke at his Shoiioan Mbiton also will meet with
home during the no-m hour yesterday and was rushed to the county hospital. He became unconscious nlr ut 1:30 p. m. yesterday and has remained in a very g»'ave condition sine"
that time.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE A suit for divorce, naming William Henry Morgan as defendant, was filed today in Putnam circu t court by Ruth Edna Morgan. The plaintiff charges cruel and inhuman treatment and asks the court for a judgment of $1456. for the support of Donald Eugene Morgan, age eight, a son. The pl^mtiff asks the sum be paid at the amount of $7 per week. Lyon and Abrams arc attorney;! for the plaintiff.
the president.
The conference will be held in the Indianapolis Athletic club. Definite word that th° president will visit Indianapolis during his current drought tour was received by McNutt last night from Marvin McIntyre. secretary to the president. WRECK VICTIMS RELEASED Edwin Coffin. Gene Mathews and Warren Swlckard of Gieencastle and Roy Gasaway of Brazil were released from the Clay Ccuntv hospital Mon lay after treatment for injuries received in an automobile accident cast of Butler school house on the National road early Sunday morning. Albert Hammond, city, was still conf.ned at the Brazil hospital with re Nous chest and spine injuries.