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EMFIELD DAILY epo: VOLUME XXXVII. NUMBER 165. GREENFIELD, INDIANA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1926. PRICE 2 CENTS GEE Q) 1KL New Palestine Girls A re Broad casting Members of Council Become Thirsty and Order Fountains MERCER TRIAL DATE IS FIXED GROUND HOG SAW SHADOW TODAY ASK SENTENCE BE SUSPENDED EXHIBIT OF DOLLS WORLD COSTUMES "Classified" Draws Big and Is Splendid Story in Pictures "Classified" is a beautiful picture with a splendid lesson for girls with a hankering after hiuh life and the rich. Corrine Griffith is admirable in Inn-depiction of the story of the elder daughter in a workingman's family.

Employed in a big newspaper the heroine is thrown into contact with big business men and millionaires. She scorns the subway to her work and waits on a corner to be picked up by passing automobiles. These men, a different one every day, always got fresh about three blocks from her destination and proposed a date. Finally a young man takes her down town. He is different and fails to get "fresh" or impertinent with her.

This interests her. of course, and after the Program of Music New Palestine girls will broadcast from station WFBM. Indianapolis, on Thursday night. February 4th. They will be on the air from to 12 p.

m. Jessie Pbares sin.cing alto. Alberta Andrews singing soprano, accompanied by Miss Mary at the piano. This program will consist of vocal duets, piano solos and vocal solos. These girls have received their training from the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER CHAPPLE SERIOUSLY ILL Noah Chappie, county commissioner, is seriously sick with pneumonia and blood poisoning at his home near Maxwell. Rev. R. T. Gwyn was called near Greensburg Monday morning to perform a baptismal service for a friend.

Tax Exempt Bonds or Preferred Stocks Finance Insurance Service Co. Arthur C. Downing. Nora Roberta WHYNOT TONIGHT THE SPATS in "WILD PAPA" Reno and Company Vaudeville New Comedy Mystery Act. Big Black Face Comedy Act.

Laugh "all the time. and story unwinds she has refused a millionaire and married the young man, a garage mechanic. Her experience as a model in a fashionable dress emporium gives an opportunity for the display of elegant costumes. The play is splendidly cast and the star is ably supported. It will be repeated tonight.

The program includes a comedy by the Spat family and it is really funny. The bill concludes with a half hour's vaudeville program. Good February Program. Theatre partons in this city will enjoy unusually good bills during the month of February, anions; the stars in features being Corrine Griffith tonight in "Classified." Ann Q. Xilson in "The Top of the World." Tom Mix in "Rainbow Trail," Rudolph Valentino in "The Eagle." Jackie Coogan in "Old Clothes." Wanda Hawley in "Let Women Alone," Jack Holt in "The Thundering Herd," James Kirkwood in "The Secrets of the Night," Dorothy Gish in "Night Life of New-York," Norma Shearer in "Slave of Fashion," Lewis Stone in "The Lady Who Lied." Lit; all-star pictures billed ituviii" Volirli.ivv llldf "Slllv of the Sawdust," "The Iron Horse," "Love and Glory," and others.

PLEAS OF GPILTY IN CIRCUIT COURT In the circuit court Daniel Shepler plead guilty to grand jury indictment charging keeping a gaming house. He was assessed a fine of $10 and costs by Judge Arthur YanDuyn. Harry Wilkins. on a plea of guilty i -A notional ftctere Hancock County Art Association Is Sponsoring Instructive and Attractive Display. The Art Association of Hancock county is sponsoring an exhibit of dolls in the Memorial building of thiB city.

These dolls were obtained from Miss Margaret McCulloch. of Indianapolis, who has made her second journey around the world. The dolls are dressed to represent the mode of dress of the different classes in each country in the world. They also have on display several pieces of elaborate embroidery and tapestries made in the different countries. This ea-hibit is the most interesting and instructive art exhibit that has been displayed in Greenfield, one that the school children should attend.

This exhibit is opened to the public for one week beginning today, the hours are from 1 to 5 and 6:30 to 9, free of charge. The people of Greenfield should take advantage of this opportunity and feel very thankful to tho members of the Art Association. Remember this is all free to the public WATCHER" and adversity BANKING CO. most liberal Morristown Editor Charged with Manslaughter Will Be Tried Feb. 15 at Shelbyville.

GRAND JURY FAILED TO INDICT Shelbyville Republican. Cornelius S. Mercer, editor and manager of the Morristown Sun, will be placed on trial on a charge of man slaughter in the Shelby Circuit Court on Monday, Feb. loth. Announcement of the date for the trial of the case was made today by Judge Harry C.

Morrison. Mr. Mercer is charged with having shot Richard Walters, who was the owner of a garage at Morristown. The shooting occurred on the main street in Morristown, in front of the post-office, last May. and is said to have followed a quarrel and ill-feeling be tween the two men following the pub- lientirm rf tin Q-rtielo in A A rf nr-'o 3 newspaper.

Ed K. Adams has been retained by Mr. Mercer as his attorney. The State's case will be conducted by Prosecutor Ralph Adams. Two grand juries which have investigated the case, have failed to return indictments against the Morristown editor.

The present grand jury examined a number of witnesses but has not yet made a public report regarding the case. BRIEF STATE NEWS. (International News Service) South Bend, Feb 2 A suit for $10,000 was on file here today by Joseph Horvath against a truck driver charging him with negligent driving as the result of which Horvath's 6-year-old daughter died. Gary, Feb 2 Plans were under way here today for the purchase of a new city fire truck, and an increase in the personnel of the fire department. Bids for the new machine will be opened March 2nd, it was announced.

Lafayette, Feb. 2 The Pied Piper of Hamelin today had nothing on the vocational agriculture student of Medaryville. The twenty-four students reduced the rodent pop- in cl wrciva jit i mu. Monticello, Feb 2 Judge Al-den, of the Boston, supreme court and J. R.

Schutz, of North Manchester college, will be principal speakers at the twenty-fifth annual session of the White county teachers' association to be held here February a and 6. Lebanon, Feb 2 R. V. Snepp, of near here, has figures today showing that he cleared more than $1,000 on his eight Gurnsey cows during the past year. Shelbyville, Ind Feb 2 The annual membership drive of the VanBuren township farm bureau was underway today with scores of farmers actively engaged.

Fort Wayne, Feb 2 Jataes Wilkinson was today starting his seventh prison term following a sentence of one to fourteen years for stealing aluminum. He served his first term starting in 1909. Evansville, Feb 2 Considerable discussion was aroused here today following an announcement that the city and county voting precincts are to be adjusted to accomodate a greater number of polling places. Marion, Feb 2 The police auto here today was undergoing repairs following a smash-up near Greentown, where the officers had gone to return three prisoners. No one was injured in the crash.

Indianapolis, Feb 2 The state public service commission will hold three hearings today. The first will be at 9 a. at South Bend, on the petition of the Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway for an increase in rates. The second will be held in Indianapolis, and the third will be in Hammond at 2 o'clock on the request of the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway for authority to issue notes. Born to Mr.

and Mrs. Carl A. Walker, of West Main street, Jan. 30th, an 8 pound baby girl who will be known as Barbara Lee. Miss Rose Barr, of Tipton, is the guest of her cousin, Margaret, Recently during a meeting of the Hancock county council the members all became thirsty for water.

The county auditor, George O. Dunn, sug-ested that a drinking fountain on the second floor might be a relief under such conditions. Right then and there an appropriation of $150 was made for that purpose, and now there have been installed two fountains, one on the second floor and the other on the third. It was quite a job to install the fountains, as the thick walls had to be entered to connect the water pipes. TRIAL 13 MINUTES; DEATH SENTENCE Negro at Lexington, Today Is Told His Fate After Brief Court Formalities.

Lexington. Feb. 2 (INS) Ed Harris, negro, was convicted of criminal assault upon Mrs. Margaret Bryant here today in a trial that from start to finish consumed just thirteen minutes, and setnenced to hang in the jailyard here on March 5th. Two hundred persons, court attaches, guardsmen, newspaper men and telephone maintenance men were spectators.

All were subjected to a double search for weapons, the first two blocks from the court house, the other at the courtroom door after they had presented their passes admitting them. The spectators included two women, one an attorney and the other a court stenographer. Harris displayed neither remorse nor any emotion whatever during the proceedings that marked his entering upon the path to the gallows. When he was asked as he stood up to receive sentence if he had anything to say he replied: "I've got nothing to fight this case with. I pleads CONVENTION DATE Republicans Set State Meeting for May 26th.

The Republican State committee has set May 20th and 27th as the date of the State convention. The conven tion will be held in Tomlinson hall in Indianapolis and will precede by one week the Democratic State conven- jtion, which has been set for June 3 PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT NEW REAL ESTATE BOARD The second regular meeting of the Greenfield real estate board, was held Monday evening in the office of Marshall Winslow, president. Five new members were added at this meeting and the board is starting off with fine prospects for attaining its objective of putting the real estate business on a better basis and providing for better and quicker service for the public. A number of subjects were discussed that are calculated to benefit and build the community. Membership, valuation and arbitration committees were elected.

It is expected by the next regular meeting, March 1st, to the membership practically completed for the year with a total of possibly twenty-five to thirty. All attorneys, abstractor, title examiner, money lender and real estate holders, are entitled to membership as associate members. It is planned to have an officer of the State Association here some time in March, to give a talk on the benefits in general of a well organized and managed real estate board. The mid-winter district meeting of real estate association will be held at Muncie this year on the 10th of this month and some members of the local board will probably attend. WOMAN IS PROBABLY TO DIE FROM BURNS Warsaw, Feb.

2 (INS) Mrs. Belle Evans, 45, was probably fatally burned early today when a can of kerosene she was using to kindle a fire in her home exploded, scattering the burning fluid over her nightgown. With the flaming garment dropping from her in shreds, Mrs. Evans fled to the street where she was found in a critical condition. And This Is Said to Determine the Condition of the Weather for Next Six Weeks.

BRIGHT SUNSHINE AT NOON For two hours at noon today there was bright sunshine. This is groundhog hog day, according to all tradition. It is the day on which the ground hog is commonly supposed to emerge from his hole, to gaze about, and in, that gaze to determine just what brand of weather will prevail until the official arrival of spring. Providing the animal sees his shadow, he is supposed to make all haste in returning to his hole. The shadow, according to all tales of groundhog lore, means to Mr.

Ground hog that the weather during the next six weeks will be of such a variety that he had better remain inside. If the day is cloudy and a shadow cannot be found with a lens, it's taken as a forecast by those who believe in the ground hog, that some excellent weather is at hand and winter just about over. As usual there will be many who will base their belief the weather for the next six weeks on whether the sun appears. MONTH'S BUSINESS IN OFFICE OF RECORDER A report on the business of the office of the county recorder for the month of January, lt)2C, shows sixty deeds; forty-three mortgages; eleven mechanics leins; fifteen chattel mortgages; fifty releases; nine miscellaneous and four assignments, making a total of ninety-two instruments filed in the month of January, 1925. Sixty-two deeds; 43 mortgages; nine mechanics liens; twenty-three chattel mortgages; forty-one releases; seven assignments and twelve miscellaneous making a total of 197 filed in January, 1925.

Total receipts for the month of January, 192G were $100.40 and for January, 1925, $135.30. TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. Sarah M. Powers and others to Guy L. Reeves, Brown township, $1,000.

The Greenfield B. L. Association to James L. Allen and wife, lot in Greenfield, $2,250.00 Sarah E. Faulkner and others to James D.

Scott, 10.4 acres land, $1,300. Delbeit Bunce to Owen Bodkin and wife, Lot 6, Boyd H. H. Addition, Retta Clark and others to Effie Denny and others, Brown township, $5,000.00. Ernest L.

Ford to William E. Jones and wife, 7 acres in Blue River township, $1,600.00 Arthur H. Thomas and wife to Syl-vanus C. Staley, lot in Charlottesville, Earl's Addition, $20. Edgar T.

White and wife to Bertha E. Elick, Burdetfs First Addition, $2,200.00. Isaac C. Houghland and wife to Eli-da Bishop and others, 20 acres in Sugar Creek township, $1. WILL DEDICATE NEW ADDITION TO SCHOOL The dedication of the New School building at Charlottesville will take place next Saturday evening.

A special program is being arranged and the citizens are expecting to have a gjod time. Mr. Stump, of Indianapolis, will be the speaker of the occasion. YES, WE HANDLE Wallace's Bread FOR REDUCING STRICKLAND'S PHONE 45 Repairing, Pressing SUPERIOR CLEANERS PHONE 58 Opposite Interurban Station Friends of Greenfield Man Now in Jaif Present Petition to Judge Arthur Van Duyn. Several days ago George Kuntz, of this city, went before the circuit court and entered a plea of guilty to a grand jury indictment returned two days previous, charging him with giving away intoxicating liquor.

In accordance with the provisions of the statute, Judge Van Duyn assessed a fine of $100 and thirty days in jail. Since that time Mr. Kuntz has been in jail. The following petition was circulated and has been presented to Judge Van Duyn: We. the undersigned citizens of Hancock County, Indiana, do hereby respectfully request your Honor to extend leniency to one George P.

Kuntz. who is now confined in the Hancock county jail, and further re-truest that your Honor suspend that part of his sentence which now remains unserved. We make this request because of the good character of said George P. Kuntz and because we believe that he was only technically guilty and that he was to a certain extent misinformed as to his legal rights and because his business and means of livelihood will be greatly damaged and injured in the event he is obliged to serve the full time ftr which he is sentenced: Horace E. Wilson.

W. J. Halsall Paul R. Boyd Kenton Russell Lena Walker W. I.

Garriott 0. T. Richey C. Grace Shumway Florence Gorman Audrey M. Miller Zella Lavis H.

Clark Edw. C. Hnrdinij Rex Sit ton Charles Kern M. u. Milbourn W.

D. Getman W. C. Kolb David Kiger A. C.

Downing Clarence H. Barr Jesse J. Reeves J. W. Fletcher Elbert L.

Tyner Iduna Thompson Hazel Rees Ora Myers A. E. Chandler Richard Strickland Lee C. Thayer Fred E. Thomas Dale Rafferty A.

Shackle Ed Staloy L. E. Pitts Ed Boring W. G. Bridges Ray -Hooton 1.

A. Goble Ira Stevens P. S. Montrose J. A.

Judkins Carey A. Walton Edward G. Hill Randsome Frazier J. L. Frances E.

E. Beckley Jack Coffey E. C. Mannon E. L.

Moore W. B. Mount O. B. Crider C.

E. Kinder Dora Ault E. A. Yelton F. C.

Burrell C. M. Rigsbee Jess Grose L. S. Gleichauf R.

M. Mannon Rex E. Sexson Arthur Loehr O. T. Bodkin Link Fair Loius C.

Heinrich Walter Holden Ed Morford M. E. McBane Chas. Huston Dave Walsh Chailes Wicker Fred T. Havens Frank Hafner H.

V. Cook Howard Holt Roy Larrabee Perry Warrum T. H. Eaton U. Eaton Nelson B.

Watson Henry Wiggins C. W. Eaton Level L. Jeffries Charles Prescher George Holland John Midi am H. H.

Linder Troy Sexson H. O. Sexson Pearl Johnson John A. Peters O. Apple Oscar C.

Jackson Olen Tutorow J. Erwin Smith Mrs. Bee Smith Charley Grose John ualsall Raymond A. Tarker Charles Kastes L.utlier Xewhouse L. G.

Wickard Ross L. Oyg R. B. Lanning Mrs. Wilbur Harvey Robert Brooks W.

Li. E.lson John Edwin r. Wilson Mrs. E1 Mann on Charles S. Duncan J.

S. I.oehr L. E. G.irriott IT. B.

Barr W. W. Scott W. V. McCole W.

.1. Sullivan Edward Benj. H. Floyd .1. Shackle j.

F. Montgomery P. lavis W. II. H.

Rees J. Freeman Reeves Mrs. John S. Souder Harry G. Strickland Mrs.

O. E. Ch.andU.-r John M. SI. ith Walter H.

Weil Mrs. W. H. Weil O. Ij.

Lynam Harry E. Elliott Clare H. Elliott Harvev Rhue Walter ITntfield I Ira Stewart James O. Davis Paul New E. E.

Wolf Ed Hayes 0. P. Dunham Jas. B. Clark Carl C.

Snodgrass M. Ij. McCabe A. R. Abbott Harry C.

Banker Dora H. Bundy John H. Morris Mervin R. Morris Rhoda Morris William Bundy Amos H. Rees Carl L.

Jackson R. E. Tyner L. E. Greer Thomas Sullivan Henry C.

Owens Wm. A. IInphes Jake St. John D. J.

Pickett DeWitt Cooper George R. Hall V. A. Jeffries John Richey R. E.

Thitaker 1. E. Tyner J. B. Landwer Rolla Little Milo E.

Wilson O. H. Monger E. P. Rock R.

H. Monger Virgil Lambert Percy M. Ellis Theo L. Richey M. E.

Wiggins John L. McClarnon John M. Huftord Almon E. Wickard Clarence E. Watson D.

B. Thomas Marion -W orland D. L. Wickard W. T.

Boone A. H. Rottman Roy Lt Jeffries Marion A. Chapman Katheryne Bever Z. T.

Morford Charles A. Hilt James Moran Kenneth T. Orr J. Li. Pasco Clarence M.

Lacy Samuel H. Boyd Nolan Parish I tuaiion oi tneir town dv i-iu, uuu.uuu to assault and battery, was fined $11. DEACON DUBBS OF SORGHUM CENTER AT THE GYMNASIUM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS By the Friendship Class of the Friends Church PRICES OF ADMISSION: Adults 25 Cents; Children 15 Cents; Reserved Seats 35 Cents GET YOUR RESERVED SEATS AT JOHN HILL'S OFFICE. 22 WEST MAIN STREET and costs by Judge VanDuyn and sentenced to the Indiana State farm for six months. The sentence was suspended during ood behavior that Wilkins might support his family.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS IN SESSION OF TWO DAYS The board of county commissioners is in regular session today, continuing from Monday. A number of important matters are before the board today. Monday was devoted to the consideration of claims against the county. Only two members of the board are present as Commissioner Chappie is seriouslv sick. GREENFIELD BASKETBALL AS SEEN AT NEWCASTLE New Castle Times.

And Greenfield ran roughshod over the Tree Town gang down at Greens-burg, last night, and won easily, 46 to 20. Now say that Coach Bobby Hin-shaw's gang hasn't got that championship material. They bet Connersville don't know yet how they managed to win in that overtime period. It was just a case of the best team wearing out before thev met the steam roller. WEATHER FORECAST.

Probably rain or snow in north and rain in soutji portion tonight and Wednesday; not much change in temperature. Mrs. Frank Rhoadanner was in Indianapolis, today. DICK'S PIES We HAVE YOUR FAVORTE DAILY AT STRICKLAND'S PHONE 45 "THE SILENT between you of course it's an account at your home bank GREENFIELD.