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The Greenfield Daily Reporter VOLUME Lll. NUMBER 88. GREENFIELD, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1940. WEATHER: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; Tuesday generally fair. Severely Burned Coal Oil Explosion Nanny Goat Acts as Nurse Maid JAMES E.WATSON LEADS BATTLE DEMOCRATS SET FOR CONVENTION STANDS ALONE AGAINST NAZIS NO INVOLVEMENT IN EUROPE'S WAR KLAXSMEX WELCOME? Shades of the days of nightshirt and pillowcase parades, of firey crosses and viligantes the city police report that under cover of darkness recently, probably Saturday night, someone erected a sign reading: "Ku Klux Klan Welcome," at the west edge of the city on U.

S. 40. It has been generally reported that there is underway, on a National scale, an attempt to revive interest and membership in the old secret order so popular fifteen or twenty years ago, but this is said to be the first local manifestation of the revival. Great Britain Accuses France of Breach of Faith in the Armistice. RELATIONS ARE BROKEN OFF ROME, June 24 (INS) Italy and! France tonight signed an armistice, This removed Fiance from the arena of war in continetal Europe.

Signatures of Italian and French representatives were on the document and meant France's surrender to Italy as well as Germany, at 5 p. m. C. S. T.

LONDON. June 24 tINS) Information received at London said that armies were ordered to cease firing at 5:35 C. S. tonight. By Charles A.

Smith I. X. S. Staff Correspondent LONDON, June 24 tINS) With! a decimated, conquered bowed beneath the yoke of harsh Nazie peace demands, an infuriated Britain today stood alone, determined to fight to the end against the mighty military juggernaut of Chancellor Hitler. Whfie it was not expected that Germany would be over-generous in her peace terms, Britain today i i At the home ol Jesse M.

Barnard, one mile south of Mohawk, a nanny goa taken over the auues oi a mine n- leav- ing her for them until tr. goat came along. Now 4 ing the puppies, and has w. them to come running at the souna of a bleat instead of a bark. WIND STORM IN COUNTY SUNDAY Many Trees Are Laid Low North Part of County Sunday Afternoon.

in A severe wind storm in the northern part of the county play- ed havoc with crons and laid trees low Sunday afternoon. At the John Thomas Farm, near McCordsville, the gale completely demolished a chicken house, while at Claude Grists also near Mc- Cordsville a field of wheat was de-I stroyed. Wind blew down a transformer le at the home of Jesse Bar nard, near Mohawk, and necessi tated the moving of 200 baby lh Hal, Lnrt f01intv fish'anri ramp club and the State department of conservation. RUTHERFORD IS VICTOR IN RACE Whiting Speed-er Wins the 20- Lap Feature in the Auto Contest Here Sunday. "Slim" Rutherford, Whiting, speeder, won the 20-lap feature event in the auto race bill staged Sunday on the Greenfield fairgrounds half mile track, under the auspices of the Kentucky-Indiana Bnrinor A csnpin tirn v.i.t, time for the ten miles was 10 minutes, 30.2 seconds.

Art Baker of Louisville was second, and Norman Houser of Indianapolis third. There were ten cars participating in the feature race. Elimination races were won by was furious over the demands made pheasants rom their brooder, by the Nazis upon England's form-1 which was controiied by the trans-er ally-demand which virtually formcr to the home of Sam Kin-remove the French nation as an oen entity in the European picture. The phcasants Were part of the As a result of French acceptance 1600 that were distributed through- i- i Mrs. Elizabeth Reger, age 21, was severely burned about the right arm and chest in a coal oil explosion at the home of her father, John Hastings, half-mile east of Cleveland, Sunday morning about 11 o'clock.

Mrs. Reger was attempting to transfer the oil from a can to the stove when the flame leaped into the container, causing the blaze to explode and catch her clothing on fire. She was taken to the home of Mr. Reger's sister near Pendleton. STRUCK BY CAR; KNOCKED DOWN Elaine Edwards Not Seriously Injured in Accident on North State Street.

Elaine Edwards, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Edwards, of North State street, was struck and knocked down by an automobile driven by Carl Smith, 2626 East Tenth street, Indianapolis, Sunday afternoon, on North State street, near the Edwards home. She was shaken and Ibruis-ed but did not appear to be seriously injured by her experience. Cross Complaint in Divorce Suit Everett L.

Widvey, the defendant in a suit for divorce by Mrs. Frances D. Widvey, has filed a cross complaint in which he says he has been a resident of Hancock county for 17 years and has lived in Green township for nine years. He alleges in his cross complaint that Mrs. Widvey is guilty of cruel treatment, and alleges that "on every possible occasion she spent her time in company with another man and accepted gifts from him, and would neglect her infant child; that he has remonstrated with her and that she would say it was none of his business what she did, and if he did not like it there was nothing he could do about it; that any quarrels they may have had were on this account and that at all times he has been a good and faithful husband, worked hard and tried to provide a good home and security for the future." The cross-complaintant asks for a divorce and the care and custody of their child.

Waldo C. Ging is attorney for Mr. Widvey. Cars Damaged in a Collision There was a traffic accident at the intersection of Park Avenue and North Spring street, Sunday morning, when the automobile of Raymond Wilson, west bound on Park Avenue, hit the race car belonging to Eathel Hunt, of Kokomo, which was being towed to the race track. No one was injured, but the cars sustained approximately $50 damage each.

Enjoying Month at Camp Hill Top Ann Orr and Martha Binford are at Camp Hill Top in Brown county for a month. They have been there onc week and are having a good time according to word from them. "We are limited in our eating away from camp," they say, "and must not drink more than one bottle of pop in a day, but we can swim, row boats and play many games." BOYS' CLUB Fourteen members of the F-oys' Club were taken to the youth camp near Columbus Monday morning where they will spend the week. Those boys making the trip are: Norman Kinder, William Alford, Edward Maney, Jack Eaton, James HofTerbert, Jack Bratton, Philip Smith, David Ferris, Edward Un-verzagt, Tom Cooper, Bill Lyon, Dale Haywood, James Rider, and Philip Heller. They were taken to the camp by S.

D. Dob- bins, Lloyd Heller and Russell Bratton. Will Meet at Indianapolis Thursday for the Selection of Various Candidates. aRE THREE FOR GOVERNOR By Phillips J. Peek I.

X. S. Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS, June 24 The vanguard of delegates to the Democratic State convention began to drift into Indianapolis today with the three-cornered race for the aubernatorial nomination still wide open despite week-end activity. A poll of backers of the candi-i dates Lieut. Gov.

Henry F. i Schricker, former Federal Housing Administrator R. Earl Peters and Marion County Prosecutor David M. Lewis found each group continuing their optimistic claims of delegate strength. Many politicians, who are not aligned with any of the respective candidates, have become convinced that no definite trend will be in evidence until balloting gets under way at Thursday's colorful party gathering in the $1,000,000 State fairgrounds coliseum.

Chief among week-end developments was the report that the convention will take a stand for a third term for President. A draft Roosevelt resolution, it was said, will be presented to the 1,937 delegates and is expected to have an easy route through the convention. Observers pointed out that such action might be beneficial to Paul V. McNutt, convention keynoter, if the former Governor has any hopes of obtaining his party's Vice-Presidential nomination at the National convention in Chicago next month. Speculation concerning Indiana's deleeates-at-larae to the National conclave also was aired over the week-end.

It was considered likely that the group would include Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, U. S. Senator Sherman Minton, Frank McHale, Indiana Democratic National committeeman, and Fred F.

Bays, Democratic State chairman. Discussion of the possibility that McNutt might be named a dele-gate-at-large to the Chicago meeting was also heard, but it was pointed out that such action would eliminate him as a candidate. With the State convention only four days away, 35 candidates had announced for the 11 places onj the ticket. Senator Minton, who onc announced opponent, Perry H.j Easton, of Indianapolis, former State Senator. Seven candidates have declared themselves in the race for the nomination ior Lieutenant-Gov- crnor.

They are John Briught Webb, of Indianapolis; Anderson Ketchum, of Greensburg; E. Curtis White, of Indianapolis; George W. Sweigart, of East Chicago; Edward II. Stein, of Bloomfield; John F. Ryan, of Terre Haute, and Floyd J.

Hemmer, of Huntingburg. Robert L. Tilton, of Fowler, and Raymond Gilbert, of Kokomo, have announced for Secretary of State. Joseph W. Robertson, of Browns-town, present State treasurer, and Frank G.

Thompson, of Bluffton, incumbent auditor, thus far are unopposed for renomination. Floyd I. MeMurray, State superintendent of public instruction, also is unopposed for renomination at this time. Mis-i Emma May, of Terre Haute, candidate for renomination as re- Emory T. School, of Connersville.

Judge George L. Tremain, of Greensburg, is seeking renomination to the Supreme court. Opposing him for the nomination are William Fitzgerald, of North Vernon, James W. Sweeney, of Jef-fersonville, and John J. Gould, of Shelbyville.

Judge William F. Dudine, of Jasper, is seeking renomination for judge of the Appellate court, First district, and Judge Paul E. Lay-mon. of Frankfort, is seeking renomination for judge of the Appellate court, Second district. Both are unopposed thus far.

Former Senate Leader Is Opposed to the Nomination of Willkie by Convention. HOW H00SIERS MAY VOTE By Eugene J. Cadou N. S. Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, June 24 James E.

Watson, former Republican lead- i er of the United States Senate, today was fighting a strenuous battle against a movement to make Wendell L. Willkie, Indiana's favorite-son candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination. Opposing the former Senator, who spent nearly half a century in Hoosier politics, was a youthful Congressman, Charles A. Halleck, of Rensselaer, who will nominate Willkie, a native Indianan born in Elwood, educated at Indiana University and now a farm owner in Rush county. Watson was supporting Thomas E.

Dewey, but announced that he would prefer any other candidate to Willkie, who only a few years ago voted the Democratic ticket. A number of Hoosier delegates were wavering in the balance and it was uncertain whether the Willkie drive would succeed. In three sets of polls of the delegation, the line with respect to Willkie, Senator Robert A. Taft and Thomas E. Dewey, was close.

Indiana has 28 delegates. Even in Watson's poll, Willkie had seven of the 28 votes, with Dewey credited with 10, Taft 9, and Senator Arthur R. Vandcn-berg 2. Halleck predicted that Willkie would lead on the first Indiana ballot with from 10 to 12 votes, would show an "amazing pickup" on the second ballot and would be a triumphant favorite on the third count. A high official of the Republican State Committee estimated today that the Hoosier first ballot would be: Willkie 10, Taft 6, Dewey 6, Vandenberg 2, Senator H.

Styles Bridges, who helped materially in the G. O. P. contest of the seat of Senator Frederick Van Nuys, 2, and two uncertain. Watson assailed the Willkie campaign tactics, saying: "I have never seen such a manufactured propaganda campaign in my nieiime.

The willkie movement is synthetic, artificial. It is being fostered by the international bankers, who arc sending out tons of literature." Halleck said that he was "proud" to be associated with the Willkie movement. "I am tied to the tail of a highflying kite," he asserted. "When I make the nominating speech for Wendell Willkie, the choice of the rank and file of Republicans, I will have the best spot in the convention next to the keynoter. When Indiana comes forward with a majority of its votes for Willkie, the whole convention will sit up and take notice." Reports circulated today that when William G.

Irwin, of Columbus, retired as Indiana member of the National Committee yesterday, he obtained a number of addition al votes for Willkie in exchange for backing the man chosen as his successor, Ernest M. Morris, millionaire South Bend automobile finance agency head and bank president. Irwin is a pioneer Willkie man. The entire Hoosier delegation will be guests of Irwin at a breakfast Tuesday morning at which the Willkie candidacy is expected to be promoted. State chairman Arch N.

Bobbitt, announced that yesterday's caucus of delegates probably would be the first and last. He said the delegation would be polled for President on the convention floor and not before. In yielding his office, Irwin said: "I have had my part in Republican political affairs and now someone else should have the office." Morris demanded that Republican businessmen "do something with their pocketbooks" during the coming campaign. "If we businessmen do not do so, we may never have another election," Morris declared. Mrs.

Grace Reynolds, of Cam- (Continued on Page 4) i One of the Principal Features Expected in the Republican National Piatform. CONVENTION OPENS TODAY By Wiiiiam K. Hutchinson I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, June 24 As sentiment crystallized for a ih.it declaration against American involvement in the European war, the Republican party assembled here today in its 84th convention to face a wide open race over the Presidential nomination. An ever increasing demand spread among assembling delegates for a platform, branding the New Deal administration a.s the "war party" and pledging the Republicans against intervention abroad. A pre-convention platform has been written, with the unanimous endorsement of a special subcommittee, dominated by "isolationists." ThLs platform contains a forthright condemnation ci' the Roosevelt administiation's "bungling abroad" and pledges the Republican party to "preparedness and peace." It wiil be to a regularly elected resolutions committee for ratification. Senator Robert A. Tail, oi" Ohio, ruled the favorite on opening day, replacing New York racket-buster Thomas E.

Dewey, as Wendell Willkie, utility executive and iormer Democrat, staged a of sensational raids on all opposing camps. Despite the Wiiikie raids, there was real optimism at Talt headquarters while the Dewey managers indignantly denied opposition charges that their iavoate was slipping. The Willkie raids, curiously enough, created a wave oi fresh confidence among the dark possibilities. This was one of the strongest developments from the: eleventh-hour drive to capture the convention for Wiiikie. There was renewed activity among followers of iormer President Herbert Hoover, Senator Arthur II.

Vandenberg, Republican House leader, Joseph W. Martin, Hanford MacNider, of Iowa. Publisher Frank E. Gannett, Senator Styles Bridges and Governor Arthur II. James of the host State.

It appeared these factions believed the Willkie boom would deadlock the Taft and Dewey drives, thereby opening the way to a compromise candidate from their own ranks. One prominent Republican expressed this view: "The convention may end this three-way fight by making Hoover the favorite Wednesday." He re 1 erred, oi couise, to address Hoover will make in convention Tuesday night as the the the only living The Martin followers wen- made jubilant by reports that Massachusetts would give him its entire 31 votes as a compliment without hi.s name even being phi 'eel in nomination. A Vandenberg friend "It may yet be Van." At Bridges heaeiquartei a spokesman said he alone had withstood the Wiiikie raids to date and he had a chance of taking the first prize. The J.imes headquarters were buoyant with announcement that. Florida is expected to give the: Pennsylvania Governor its v.l delegates.

This otlset a Wiiikie raid within the KeyMone Slate uiiit may nee mc tunny executive from 1(1 to 30 votes. The Willkie "blitzkrieg" actually was winning delegates, but. its sweep was deceptive because it started from nothing. A mnnager said: "Willkie will be third on the first ballot, We give Dewey 371. Talt 242 and Wilkie 178 on the first bal-' lot." Willkie himself said "111 fold up in my chair if I don't get more than a hundred delegates on the first ballot," One distinct Willkie gain was hi.s capture of the Connecticut delegation of 16 votes.

Willkie personally announced that the Nutmeg State's Governor, Raymond E. Baldwin, would second his nomination. This means Baldwin climi-(Continued en Page Four). BULLETS FAIL TO GET FUGITIVE Former Convict Wanted for Murder Is Found Near Craw-fordsville but Escapes. INDIAN APOLIS, June 24 (INS) John Paul Jameson, 29-year-old former convict under indictment for murder, remained at liberty today after escaping a police trap a mile northwest of Crawfords- ville Sunday.

A 24-hour search of fields and woodlands of western Indiana failed to produce a trace of the fugitive who was indicted here for the slaying of Howard Priest. The latter's body was found near a gravel pit on Indiana 431, just north of Broad Ripple, May 27th, with a bullet wound in the heart. Jameson was sitting quietly on the porch of a summer cottage on on Sugar Creek, Montgomery county, when a raiding party of Crow-fordsville officers, State police and Montgomery county authorities approached yesterday morning. He refused to obey a command to surrender and fired six times at the posse. None of the officers were struck.

Jameson leaped from the porch and fled along the brushy banks of Sugar Creek amidst a hail of bullets from the raiding party. Although from thirty to forty shots were fired the fugitive, whom authorities said is a parol violator from the Indiana reformatory and has a criminal record dating back to 1924, apparently escaped without injury. An airplane was ibrought into the search and Illinois State po lice were asked to watch along the State line for the former convict. Police found an automobile near the cottage which had been obtained in a holdup here last Friday night. James Byrley, of Indianapolis, was driving the car belonging to Joe Wolf, department store owner, when the holdup oc-cured.

The bandit entered the car when Byrley stopped in front of a north-side address and then forced him to drive several blocks in the near downtown district. Finally Byrley was ordered from the machine and the holdup man sped away. Police said the bandit "definitely must have been Jameson." A pawn ticket for a watch left in a Portland (Ore.) pawn shop June 12th, was found in the abandoned automobile, indicating that Jameson had been to the West coast and tack again since the slaying of Priest. Before the slaying Jameson roomed at the Priest home. He and Priest left the house together the night of May 26th, and the latter's body was found the following day.

When Priest's body was found, live $10 bills still wcr in a pocket and he wore a wrist watch. Colored Singers in Saered Concert A sacred musical will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Memorial building in which some of the best colored talent of Indianapolis will take part. The Rev. S. Russell and a chorus of fifty voices will take part in the program which is for the benefit of the First Baptist Church (colored) of this city, of which the Rev.

W. S. Byrd is pastor. The Rev. Henry W.

Lewis, an outstanding minister of Indianapolis, will be the principal speaker. All of Greenfield and the adjoining towns are asked to help make thus a big day. Rutherford, five laps in 2.59; by 15 zoning renomination, is expeci-Bus Wilbert, eight laps in 4.01; by ef to arrive in Indianapolis to-Rnh Mavs of rvivton spvph ian in morrow or Wednesday. He has ui uiu uaiiiau icim, uie wuiiju i immediately broke off relations with the Bordeaux government of France, and instead will recognize a French exile government of Premier Paul Re-naud, and with this body Britain will carry on the conflict against the Reich. The terms of the armistice forced upon a vanquished Fracne, and which the British term intolerable, require Nazi occupation of all northern France and of her western coast, disarmament and disbanding of the French fighting forces, impounding of the French fleet and France still has not revealed what further concessions must be granted to Germany's ally, Italy.

There was some astonishment in Britain when the Germans de- manded only internment of the French flf-f't rnthpr than its sur render for use against England. But the harshness of the armistice terms was such that Britain accused the French government of breach of faith, and the English declared that under the exile 'provisional" government, the French colonies were determined to carry on the struggle. Disposition of the French colonies and other major territorial con siderations were left for decision I at a later peace conference, which British quarters believed would te delated for some time. When the terms of the armis- I tice became known in London, the British war cabinet under Prime! Minister Winston Churchill metj for two and one-half hours to study the details of the German demands. The Nazi government specified that it 'solemnly declares it has intention of using the French fleet for its own purposes." "During the war, the fleet will te stationed at ports under German control, except those unite necessary for coast surveillance and mine sweeping," the armistice conditions stipulated.

Alleged to Have Made Wild Ride Three men arid a woman were picked up and held Saturday morning ty the city police after they had made a wild ride down State street near Main. They were later released, however, after lo cal police checked them with Indianapolis authorities. Those picked up gave their names as Paul Hamner, 35 years old. cf 1402 Carrollton avenue, Indianapolis; John Grophendick, 17 3 ears old, Charles Mathers, 18 years old, and Lelown Pearson, 18 years old, of 613 E. 9th street, Indianapolis.

Hamner had been picked up before in Indianapolis according to ofnrers on a petit larceny charge, while the others previously had been held on other small charges. I 3:32.4, and the consolation event I by Gene Aldridge. Chirk Smith nf Vranfcfnrt. Kv won a special race from Rutherford, with Ray Tellis, of Indian apolis third. The track was in excellent con-1 dition, the weather fine despite a considerable wind, and the attendance laige.

The next event will be held on Thursday, July 4th. Monthly Tourney at Country Club Sixty-six members of the Stano-lind golf club participated in their monthly links tournament at the Greenfield Country Club Saturday. Prizes awarded on the blind par basis were as follows: N. W. Pea-body, first; V.

E. Schooler, second; R. S. Orr, third; R. E.

Hancock, fourth; C. E. French, fifth. Consolation prizes went to J. GrabenhofTer, F.

L. Steinhauer, W. Porter of the Supreme and Ap-W. Consor, W. A.

Belles, G. L. Palate courts, has opposition from Shaw, Ray Myers and diet Phil-pott. Elmer J. Jensen won the membership drawing.

The evening was finished at. the club house with a chicken dinner and talks by R. S. Orr, H. II.

Akers and C. J. Rapp. Following the talks a number of songs were enjoyed by the group. John Richey was fined $1 and costs Monday in city court, by Mayor Percy M.

Ellis, on charge of public intoxication, and was given a sentence of six months at the penal farm, which was suspended upon good behavior. i i.