The Daily Reporter from Greenfield, Indiana • Page 1

The Greenfield Daily Reporter VOLUME XXXXI. NUMBER 217. GREENFIELD, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1930. PRICE TWO CENTS. angular flapper for mto the natur- fillv-vnnnrtort form reflect; 111' SMALL FIRE LOSS AT L0UDENBACK HOME ANDIS HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE LAST SATURDAY FUNERAL HELD CHARLES HAINES MRS.

MARY AKINS DEAD AT AGE OF 86 SAYS THE TRUCKS DAMAGED WALL WERE UP EARLY TO HEAR GEORGE Fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Andis in Buck Creek township, one and one-half miles east, of the Amity U. B. church, Saturday afternoon.

The lire was caused by the explosion of oil which was being wanned for use in a tractor to cut wood. The flames rapidly in the kitchen and to the adjoining rooms of the house. Both Mr. Andis and their baby daughter. Cleopha.

narrowly escaped injury from the burning oil when they explosion occurred. Because of the intense cold Saturday a fire at that time was most unfortunate. A crowd of neighbors quickly gathered and much was saved of the household goods and clothing. Mr. and Mrs.

Andis are staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bade, who resides across the road from their home. Mrs. Bade is a sister of Mrs.

Andis. APPROVE BONDS; LET CONTRACTS Hoard of County Commissioners Hold Special Meeting Monday for These Purposes. The board of county commissioners was in Monday to pay some of the employes of the recently retired county superintendent of roads whose services have been discontinued. At this meeting the bonds of the newly appointed assistant road superintendents were presented and approved. The bonds arc for $1,000 each and were as follow: The special meeting was also called for the purpose of receiving bids and letting contracts for coal and other supplies.

The bond of Dclmar Slant was signed by Walter Eastes and John Price. Merl Marsh Marion Moore and Harley Spurry. Orval Nicholson L. L. Jeffries and V.

II. Furry. Lawrence Wales Franklin E. White and Ora Clutter. Karl Lacy- Omar Btuford and Chester Hawkins.

I Riley White N. C. Binford. Walter G. Davis -Otto Bolander and Porter Bolander.

Joel B. Simmons- Charles Robert Collier and Lem Jones. Lawrence E. Elliott Harry Gun-drum and C. E.

Gundrum. Contracts Are Let. The contract for one car of West Virginia egg coal was let to the Greenfield Milling Company at $5.17 per ton delivered at the Memorial Buliding and the Greenfield Ice and Fuel Company's bid for two cars of coal delivered at the county heating plant at $5.17 per ton was accepted. The contract for sanitary supplies for the court house, jail, Memorial building and county infirmary was let to The Sanitary Supply Company, of Greenville, Ohio. There were live bids submitted.

W. L. Edson, of this city, was awarded the contract for electric lamps for the county buildings. His was the lowest of four proposals. ROBERTS WILL LOSE BOTH LEGS Was Injured at Charlottesville Last.

Week and Is in Critical Condition in Hospital. Charles E. Roberts, whose home is Charlottesville, and who was Lso seriously injured one night last week when an automobile crushed Was Reared in Greenfield Where He Had Many Friends How Fatal Illness Was Contracted. Funeral services for Charles Haines were held Monday afternoon at the Amity Church near Mt. Comfort, conducted by the Rev.

E. B. Schwartz. Interment was in Park cemetery, this city, in charge of Charles Hcrrlich. of new Palestine.

Mr. Haines died Saturday afternoon in the Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis, of tularemia. He was reared in Greenfield and had many friends in this city, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Haines.

After he left school. Charles war, employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and had charge of the collection and delivery of the Express Company here a year or more during the protracted illness of Oliver Dunham. He married the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Seipz.

of Mt. Comfort, and went to their home to live, and assisted with work of the barbecue they conducted, and it. was while so engaged he contracted the fatal disease in cleaning a rabbit. Mr. Haines was 2G years old and is survived by the widow and the son, Billy, 2 years old; also by his parents, a sister.

Miss Elna Haines and brother. Earl Haines, of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Iris Bean, of Indianapolis. BELOW ZERO IS THE FORECAST Mercury Is Expected to Drop Thirty Degrees Between Now and Thursday Morning. INDIANAPOLIS.

Jan. 21 INS--Another sub-zero cold wave was moving toward Indiana today from the frozen northwest. The icy blast will bring weather to most of the State and below zero temperatures to the northern sections according to J. II. Armington.

local weatherman. The mercury will drop nearly 3(5 degrees by tomorrow morning ac- cording to Armington's report. Like the frigid blast that sent the mercury as low as twenty-four degrees below zero in some parts of Indiana last week, the new cold wave is rushing southeastward from the Medicine Hat region in Saskatchewan, the cradle of most of the cold waves. Lander, Wyoming, reported 34 degrees below zero this morning. In parts of Nebraska it was reported temperatures existed of 22 below.

The zcrd belt this morning according to Armington extended as far south as Amarillo, Texas. The mercury in Indianapolis at 7 a. m. today stood at 23 degrees above zero. Evansvillc reported 24 above at that hour.

Gary at that time had only 8 above. "The cold spell is likely to continue for at 3G to 48 hours," Armington said. "However, it probably will start warming up slightly by Thursday afternoon. The weather for the next twenty-four hours is likely to be clear and intensely cold." The center of the high pressure area which is bringing the icy weather this morning still was in the northern Rocky Mountain region but was expected to move toward the Atlantic! seaboard swiftly. Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Hancs and sons, of Huntington, W. are visiting Mrs. Hancs parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Strickland. Mr. Hancs will leave tonight for Toledo, Ohio, on a business trip. trend toward a new normalcy and appeal in feminine styles. "The modern figure is no longer rigidly proportioned.

The new sil-houttc is, above all, natural. The softly-flowing curves and delicate feminine appeal arc as much a part of women today as their post-war mannishncss was part of women yesterday. And fashion follows the figure as trade follows the flag. "The history of fashion shows no short skirts until the World war. The historians of style find its origin in the need of woman for more freedom of movement in doing men's work.

Short skirts were necessary during the war, so they came. They were easier to make and women were content to pattern themselves on an artificial masculine mode of straight lines. "Today, however, a new spirit dominates the sphere of women's fashions. The pendulum of style has swung back to a new moderation and the return to the more feminine figure is a decided step on the road of beauty and health. Austere qualities have gone by the board; mannish clothes are out of fashion; cxtcrcmcs no longer hold sway." Who Should Control Broadcasting.

Legislation will be asked of the Senate to restrict the use of channels and ownership of broadcasting stations by newspapers and public utilities or their subsidiaries. This grows out of the decision of the Railroad Commission which denied the Insull public utility interests increased broadcasting time from two days a week to at least on-haif time. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia overruled this decision and took part of the time away from The Prairie Farmer so that the Insull people might have it. At the same time is is announced that he Radio Commission expects to take action with reference to the Shrcvcport, Louisana, station, where the owner swears over the air. There are so many angles to the radio business that laws and regulations arc being piled one on top of another to help cure the defects.

SCHOOLS MAKE GOOD SHOWING According to reports received by rover C. VanDuyn, county superintendent, the schools of Hancock county showed up exceptionally well in the State wide objective achievement tests given during the month of December. The tests were given in approximately 700 schools of the State, in grades 3 to 6 inclusive, after the results were calculated, graphs were prepared and full reports given of the State and county showings. The medians which indicate the comparative degrees of excellence of Hancock county school averages as compared with the average of the entire State arc as follow: Third Grade. State County Reading 42 54 Arithmetic 32 40 Language 41 53 Spelling 30 42 Fourth Grade.

Reading 51 52 Artihmetic 13 12 Language 33 40 History 20 29 Geography 30 42 Physiology in 20 Spelling 38 37 Firth Grade. Reading 31 32 Arithmetic 13 17 Language 3ft 42 History 26 30 Geography 33 33 Physiology 37 41 Spelling 41 42 Sixth Grade. Reading 32 34 Arithmetic 17 18 Language 5G 38 History 32 34 Geography 45 48 Physiology 31 32 Spelling 38 40 Sustains Fractured Leg in Fall. Mrs. Mary Denk, of New Palestine, fell at her home Sunday fracturing a leg.

She was taken in Hcriiich's ambulance to the Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, and later returned to her home. She is report ed as doing as well as could be Fire in the roof at the home of Frank Loudenback. on West South street, Monday, caused a loss of $25. Mr. Loudenback had burned out the furnace chimney early in the morning, as the roof was covered with snow and he had no fears of sparks.

He ha dbcen away from home some time and was in another part of town when he heard the fire whistle. Of course, he had no thought of its being his home, and knew- nothing about it until he returned down town. He is at a loss to know the cause of the fire. which was quickly extinguished by the department. The principal expesc in repairs will be to the ceiling where one of the firemen stepped through the plastering.

THE BEST NIGHT OF THE MEETINGS Attendance at M. F. Church Is Fn-couraging As the Second Week Begins. One of the best week night congregations yet seen at the meetings was in attendance last night at the Bradley Mchodist Church. The songs and hymns ministered to instruction as well as to inspiration.

Mrs. II. II. Mourcr sang, in her rich voice, "The Ninety and Nine." Miss Elizabeth McCole has been at the piano each evening, and her faithful work has been appreciated. The pastor preached on the words: "The Son of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." The journey through Samaria, six months before the Crucifixion was referred to.

the un-wilingness of the Samaritans to entertain Jesus, the anger of James and John, who would have called down destruction upon them was mentioned, and the rebuke of Christ was described. A contrast was drawn between the miracles oT wrath in the Old Testament and the miracles of mercy in the New Testament. The position was taken that Christ came not to deprive us of life, but to give us the more abundant life, and that for every sacrifice there arc many compensations in the form of enlarged opportunities and privileges. Tonight Miss Dorothy Mac Winn will render a solo. The subject wiil be "The Love of Christ Constrain-eth Us." or "What is the Motive of Your Life?" The hour is 7:30, and the meetings last one hour.

MRS. BEGKNER FOR RECORDER Greenfield Lady Is the First to Announce Her Candidacy for County Office. Mrs. Myrtle Beckncr. of this city, is the first to announce for county office.

She will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county recorder. At the primaries this spring candidates will be nominated for all the county offices and for judge of the circuit court and prosecuting attorney. Mrs. Margaret Lantz, county treasurer, will probably have no opposition in the Republican primary for a rcnomination and the same condition will prevail as to John Nigh, Republican sheriff. The Democrats will probably have numerous candidates for this nomination.

It is said that Harry Shelby, former Democratic county treasurer, will be a candidate for the office again, but no announcement has been made by him, nor by any others except Mrs. Beckncr. DEATH OF I) It. C. K.

KWING Dr. C. K. Ewing, well-known physician, who lived two miles north of Mt. Comfort, died at his home Monday afternoon.

Harry Eagen, who has been here on account of the death of his father, left today for his home in Tulsa, Okla. Was Born in Ireland and Came to America As a Child Other Deaths in County. Mrs. Mary Jane Carlton Akins, of Maxwell, died at her home Tuesday morning after a short illness. Mrs.

Akins was 86 years old. She was born in Ireland and came to America when a very small child. She had lived in the locality of Maxwell for more than fifty years. Mrs. Akins is survived by eight children.

The funeral arrangements will be announced later by Condo undertakers. Other deaths reported by Condo Mrs. Laura Bond. Mrs. Laura Bond died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

John Railsback, in Shirley. January 18th, age 73 years. Funeral services occurred at the North Side Christian Church in Marklcvillc on Tuesday at 10:30. Rev. Cunningham officiating.

Interment in the Ovid cemetery. Surviving arc the husband. Milton Bond, and two daughters, Mrs. Claud Eubanks, of Marklcvillc. and Mrs.

Glen Brickcr. of Anderson, and one son, R. J. Bond, of Marklcvillc. Solomon Vera Wink.

Solomon Vein Wink died at his home Sunday evening, in Indianapolis, age 50 years. Body was removed to the Mortuary of Condo Co. of Wilkinson and then to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wink, of near Grant City.

Funeral at residence Tuesday at 2 p. m. Rev. Addison officiating. Interment at Glancove cemetery.

Surviving arc two daughters and one brother, Carl Wink. FARM BUREAU TO HAVE INSURANCE Old Line Companies Class Farmers Life Risks As Hazardous Other Plans. A meeting of milk ami cream producers cooperatives fostered by the Indiana Farm Bureau will convene January 23d, at the State offices in Indianapolis. The established dairy producers organizations have received invitations to the conference and the majority of them have accepted, according to L. L.

Needier, secretary-treasurer of the Indiana Farm Bureau. It is expected that plans will be formulated to coordinate the interests of the existing associations and preparations made for giving assistance to organizing others in such sections of the State where they arc needed. The need of a State organization to federate the interests of the several local cooperatives has been felt for some time as producers in various parts of Indiana where cooperative organizations arc not available have been seeking aid through the Indiana Farm Bureau for the establishment of new associations. The dairy marketing committee representing the directors of the Indiana Farm Bureau will attend the meeting and arc J. B.

Cummins, Portland; Howard R. Atchc-son, Scottsburg, and Everett Hunt, Richmond. Well established farmer-owned dairy organizations at Marion, Crawfordsvillc, Muncic and Columbus, have proved very successful and beneficial to dairy farmers of their respective communities. Dates and locations have been determined for the initial farm bureau district meetings, of 1930 according to an announcement at the offices of the Indiana Farm Bureau this week. The directors will be in charge of their respective conferences and it is expected that officers and representatives will be present from each of the counties in the various districts.

Probably the most important discussion at each meeting will concern the campaign for 1930 members which has been in progress for several weeks. M. Cliff Town-send, State director of organization, will be present at each meet-(Continued on Page 2) Great Britain Broadcast Was Distinctly Hoard at an Early Hour Tuesday. Many people in Hancock county awakened by shrill alarm clocks, rose slepmly at 4:30 a. m.

today and tuned irrfheir radios to hear King George of England open the five-power naval disarmament conference in London. Atmospheric conditions were not the best as a gentle snow was falling at the time. However, reception was extraordinarily good. Before switching the broadcast to the royal gallery of the house of lords, the announcer of the National Broadcasting Corporation told his American audience: "This is the most epoch making broadcast in history. A king's voice will be heard for the first time in the United Stales There was a click and the silver michrophonc in the house of lords was connected with America.

The hum of conversation in the house of lords was distinctly heard. A moment more and His Majesty. King George was on the air. His words were clearly enunciated and easily understood. The king's message was very brief but to the point.

"Human statecraft must leave nothing undone to prevent a repetition of that horrible catastrophe of the World war." was the keynote of his speech. Following th croyal address Premier Ramsay Mac Donald and other international figures of the conference were heard over the radio. Most of the speeches were repeated in French. ARE STANDING BY PRESIDENT Wets Are Getting Little Support in Congress Women's Dresses Other Washington News. illy National Industries News Service WASHINGTON.

Jan. 21. Prohibition, automobile theft, white slave traffic, immigration and other criminal laws of the Federal Government, have over taxed the capacity and effectiveness of the national agencies for enforcement, according to the. preliminary surveys of the President's National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, which is headed by G. W.

Wickcrsham. Senator LaFol-lcttc. who comes from a State that has brought upon itself the opprobrium of being wringing wet, makes the commonsense observation that the attacks which have been made upon the President's Commission disclose a deliberate effort to "hamstring" it. There seems to be every evidence in Washington that Congress is standing back of the President and the law enforcement commission in the work that they have been doing during the past seven months to improve the condition of lawlessness that is rampant throughout the Nation. Worth, of Paris.

Jacques Worth, the great Paris dressmaker and arbiter of the world's fashions, is in America. He says the longer skirt and normal waistline arc here to stay, but he adds, that the new vogue is -not meant for street or sports wear. This leading style authority, grandson of the founder of the Paris firm of Worth, historic ia haute coutrc, says, however, that the American woman is not only taking the long skirt too seriously but has greatly exaggerated it, in many cases wearing it at he wrons time and in wrong places. For daytime wear, for most occasions, fourteen inches from the bottom of the hemline to the ground is the correct length, he says. "Moderation has become the mode in women's fashions," says Monsieur Worth, who is not only an artist but a physician, considering liealth as well as beauty in his designs.

"Longer skirts, higher waistlines and a decided swing from the Woman Is I'lainlilY in Suit Venuecl Here From Marion County Other Now Cases Filed, Kathryn Cones Patrick, of Indianapolis, demands $1,000 damages from The Best Truck Company in a suit filed here on change of venue from Marion county. In the complaint it is he plaint ill owns property on North Talbot Avenue in Indianapolis, and that the defendant company operated a motor and automobile repair plant adjoining, and that along the length of the Patrick property was a brick wall over live feet high and over eight inches thick. It is alleged in the complaint that on July. 1'fjn. the defendant company, by its employes, in moving to South Senate avenue drove its trucks against this fence or wall, throwing it out of line and damaging it.

to the amount of $1,000. Kobert Marsh Defendant. Robert. T. Marsh, formerly ol Hancock county, now a resident of Indianapolis, is made defendant in a suit for damages brought to the Hancock circuit court, from Mai ion county.

The plaint is Mary Ann Cleary, whose complaint demands damages because of an automobile accident. Other New Cases. Austin P. Boots vs. J.

P. Mar-tiiidale, ct Damages, demand $200. Edward V. Fi; zpat rick vs. Edward B.

rick as the Wayne Machine Co. On account. Henry A. Burl: vs. of Jcose A.

Wilson. Claim $170. Frank Ruflcrty vs. Ada May Carver Estate. Claim.

Charles E. Humify vs. Charles L. Hunt. On note, demand NEW LAW CUTS INTO EARNINGS County Assessor Does Not Have So Many Instates to Appraise for Inheritance Tax.

A new law relative to the appraisement of estates has cut considerably into the earnings of the Hancock county assessor, and all other county assessors for that matter. Under the old law the judge of the circuit court authorized this official to appraise the estates of all deceased persons to fix the inheritance tax, and oftentimes there was not any inheritance tax due to the Stale. However, the assessor received a fee for the work, which was not large but in the total ad-ded considerable" to the income of the poorest paid of all the county officers. A new act was passed that left the appraisement to the judgment of the court and when he was satisfied there would be no inheritance tax, the estate should not be appraised, and at the same time the exemptions were raised so that there now has to be a very considerable estate before there is any inheritance lax if there are heirs closely related to the deceased. For this reason readers will find fewer appraisements published iix the future.

THE WEATHER Indiana Generally fair tonight, anil Wednesday preceded by snow tonight in east and extreme south portion, much colder tonight, cold wave in east and south portions with temperatures ranging from live degrees below zero to five above, continued cold Wednesday with, colder extreme southeast portion. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Main, 215 Grant street, January 18th, a "-pound baby girl who will be known as Juanita Ruth.

Mother" and daughters arc getting along" nicely. The Flower Growers are arranging to have a card party Wednesday afternoon, February 5th at thq home of Mrs. Simon Solotkia, him as he was pushing another car Mr. and Mrs. Vcrn Crane and in the National road there in an sons, Clarence LcRoy and Mclvin effort to start it in the cold, is rc-Deywane, left Tuesday for Lansing, ported from the Long Hospital as Mich.

wiicrc they will make their in a very critical condition, future home. 11 nas hccn necessary to ampu- I tatc one leg and amputation of the Lon Cannon, who has experienc- other has been decided upon. This ed a long siege of illness during with the other injuries he sustain -which time he was hi a hospital for ed is probably more than he can many weeks, is about town again, but is not able to work. Mr. Roberts is sixty years old..