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The Franklin Evening Star Phone Your News to 55 United Press Service FRANKLIN. INDIANA, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1932 PRICE: TWO CENTS PHONES Butlnci 710 New 66 VOLUME 47. NUMBER 217. PHONES Butlnet 710 New 1 C0-EDS RULE AT DEPAUW FORMER RESIDENT OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH FIGHTING ON FOR HER SON TARGET OF U. S.

IN GIANT SUIT NEW BASKETBALL KING CROWNED IN IHSAA AS FRANKLIN GIVES VIEWS TROJANS WIN TOURNEY Nov-- BY the rnmm "The lime ha rurnf, the watrws said, "To speak of manTthinr; Of hee and ship and sealing wat. Of raMvae and Mnrv" i I i i xV" BY B.F.KENNEDY GAVE LIFE OF A. M. BUCKNER Was Prominent Resident of Hcnslcy Twp. Many Years Born in Carolina sw ON FARAST SCRAP Ruth Voodsmall Writes of Militaristic Control of The Japanese School System Traveled Rocky Road to The Championship Winamac Defeated, 24-17 if STATE TOURNEY SCORES 1 KIII.W Cicero, 17; Yinceiines, 15.

Newcastle, 25; Seymour, 20. Connersville, 20; Wiley, 17. Greencastle. 32; Columbia City, 19. Lebanon, 31; lirlphi, Win a mac, 48; Bluff tore.

30. People of J.in.u regard the invasion of Manchuria and Shanghai bv military forces as an offensive that is a defensive necessity. Miss Ruth F. former resident of Franklin, former student in and a member of a Rockefeller Foundation commission, related in a letter recently received by her brother. H.

II Woodsmall. Sr insurance agency operator of Indianapolis. The letter gives a comprehensive diuest of Japan, the aggressor, its militaristic control, educational system and methods of instilling deeplv rooted patriotism starting with the youngest school children. Vx I m-s: (J FRIDAY NIGHT Ilosse, 25; Michigan City, 21. 33; Columbus, 21.

KATl'KDAY MORNING Newcastle, 25; Cicero. 13. Greencastle, 24; Connersville, Z'i. Winamac, 34; Lebanon, 31. Kosse, 27; 15.

One of the largest su.ts ever filed by the United States government against an individual is now being pressed against f. B. Harriott, above, Tulsa. oil promoter, who is alleged to owe $76,000,000 in back nice me taxes. The government is asking the cut.

re amount. The de-ficn -ncies of Harriett and his M. L. Benedum. ure alleged to have occurred in 1419.

1 SATURDAY AI'I Kit NOON Newcastle, Groencaslle, IH. Winamac, 27; Itosse, 23. SATURDAY NIGHT Newcastle, 21; Winamac, 17. (I il) An interesting biouraphlcal sketch cf tne life of Avory M. Bucfc-ncr.

one cf the early residents ot Hensley tcvvnship and founder ot the settlement of Liberty which was later ccmbuicd with Hcnsleytown to form the present town of Trafalgar, is taken from an old copy i The Democrat. The sketch was written by Benjamin Kennedy, lor many years cne of the prominent residents ot the county and the father of Millard F. Kennedy, who has the same abili.y as a writer as his father. The sketch giving the life ot Mr. Buckner was cne cf a series written by Mr.

Kennedy and pub-Is hed in Tlie Demon at in 1834 under the heading. "Shadows of the fast." His article follows; Born In North Carolina, "Avoiy M. Buc-jcner was bcrn in Noitn i-arohna. Nov. 19.

195. He mo.ed to iveniiiCKy with his lather wi.en a nttie ooy. As staled. Haley BucKiicr roue oer tne Cumocrlaiia iiKimtains t- rvcnuicKy on horsey t-aiK. on mat occasicn Iitt ie Avory Kxie on the uoibe ana ti.ey carried twe teati.cr beds.

It was a pioneer nam surety. ui tveniucKV, Siiel-by county, dia Avory grow to it. was eo. 12, 1813. that ycung Avory mairied Miss Margaret Sturgeon, an esiimaoie young laciy.

So in o.d Kentucky did the young ccupie. menibeis oi two lamiui unite in lite. In Ken-tucKy they lived seventeen years aitor marriage, when Mr. Buckner sold his iu me and moved to Indiana. Oct.

5. 1835. Wmle living Kentucky. Mr. Buckner lived Simpson tne and kept tavern and was a noted cuien in his town and county.

He was elected constable, liicit position he lieid ith ability. As ho M'ew in u'e he grew influence until he as elected colonel of the state nuiiua. Let us here digress. Over half a century ago. the Western states haa organized TTiC able bodied men into companies, regiments, cic.

The nimtia was taiied out by slate authority to anil, ana at these drillings they I TWENTY CAMP FIRE GIRLS TO RECEIVE HIGH A new ruler of the Empire ol IHSAA was crowned at the Buthr lieldhou.se Saturday night when tin-green and whitf hosts of New east tattled their way to the crown over a path that was stubljornly delend-d by the stalwart red-c lad lori es lrom Winamac. It was a battle ol the giants, sole survivors ol one ol the viVx xr JfrA (V. RANK FRIDAY ENIN lor the first time in the history of DePauw University at Greencastle. tne two highest student offices are filled by gins. Miss Carolyn Al-vord.

of Sandusky, top picture, is president of the student body. Miss Margaret Wmship, of Kushville. Indiana, below, is president ot ihe senior class. Both, are Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority members. And tne men at DoPauvv outnumber the coeds eight to five.

Degrees to be Conferred on Franklin Young Women at National Council Fire MISS RUTH WOODSMALL Carrying to the people her firm taith in her innocence, Mrs Mary Moonry, above. motJier of Tom Mooney. is speaking betort huge audiences in the principal cities cf tlie United States. She recently called on President Hoover. Mooney is servmc a life term in San Quentin prison, near San Francisco.

Calif for his alleged participation in a Preparedness Day bomb.rc. Tlie judce and jury that convicted him have pleaded lor his release. NEWTON THARP MRS DIES AFTER STROKE HOLY WEEK SERVICES 1 WILL OPEN TONIGHT CAPT. ROBERT DOLLAR SEES BETTER TIMES Head of Big Shipping Fleet Says Present Depression is Losing Its Grip Miss Wood.small. who no jtibt h.t., earned the title ot unoUinal world ambassador, because of altuia-tions with the oung Women Christian Association, whuh took, her to many foreign lands and later with the Kockeicller rouiiaatii.i.

recently completed a Japa.i with the Rockefeller educational commission ol which Dr. G. iJroiu-ley Oxnam. )reMdent ot Dci'auw university, was a member. Japanese Press Controlled It was exceedingly interesting tc.

be Japan this winter and have a "box seat" in the Smo-Japune. conflict, and. yet strange how little reliable information was availaoa, Miss Woodsmall said in the letter written while sailing liom J.ip;.;i, after completion ol th. cducaiL.i; Five Franklin Congregations to Jcin in Meetings at Grace Methodist Church I mission, to Ceion (By Be.vs Schollcri. Twenty uirl.s appeared before the Camp ire Girls' council of awards Saturday afternoon at the public li-Liary and took their examination lcr rank which will be given at the national birthday council fire evening at 7:30 oclock at the Manual Training high school gym ui IiiclianaiXilis.

Part ol the girls, were applicants lor woodgathcrors. the lust Camp Fire rank, and the others for lire maker, the second rank. Nineteen oi the girls will take rank at the March council tire. Betty Brown, ol the Aweont group, passed her lire makers' examination, but has not been a woodyutherer long enough to take rank at the ceremonial. A Camp Fire Girl must be a wood-guthcrer one year before she can take the rank of fire maker.

Betty Brown took tlie examination Saturday, sr that she can begin work at nee on the highest rank of Camp I-ue, that of torch bearer. She w.M take her fire maker rank later in the year. Member of Class. The girls from the ranklin Camp lire groups who will taku rank Friday evening are; Jane Over-street. Aweotii- group; Frances Bryant, Aboha-hanta group; Rosemary Bice, Rosemary Ration, Mildred Beam.

Jean Tillotson, June Steele, Gertrude Turney, Mary Elizabeth Wishard, Oececa group. All of these nn Is are applicants for the rank ol woodgathcrer. The fire maker applicants are Martha Brown, Mildred Baker, Julia Province, Elizabeth Hougland, Kath-eryn Pntchard. Ruth Jones, Paul-( Please Turn to Page Five.) SAN FRANCISCO. March 2f iU.

P. Capt. Robert Dollar, eld dean of American shipping magnates, celebrated his 77th year in business today by arriving early for work in a fighting mood. A fighter all his life. Captain Dollar found his greatest joy in battling depression.

In his turbulent career hn has passed through six or seven, and he believes the present ene is about, to icse its grip on the world Was Lifelong Resident of Hensley Township Funeral Tuesday i TRAFALGAR, March 21 Mrs. 'Martha Tharp. age 66. wife of Ncw-t ton Tharp and a lifelong resident ot Hensley township, passed away at her home, four miles southwest ot "Trafalgar, early Sunday afternoon. IShe had suffered a stroke last Wednesday and had been in a critical condition since that time, with little hopes held for her rocovery.

The death occurred at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will bo held ifrom the Samaria Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 clock and va ill be in charge of the Rev. Glenn Tudor, pastor of the Trafalgar Chiistian church. Burial will be in jthe Bethlehem cemetery, i Mrs. Tharp was born in Hensley and her entire life had teen spent in the community in which she was residing at the time 'of her death.

She was widely known 'throughout this section of the county and was restiected and ad-1 mired by all who knew her. Surviving with the husband are five children. Mrs. Heskell Green, iof Union township; Mrs. Dude Hall, of Samaria; William Tharp, of near Franklin; Harry Tharp.

ot greatest armies' of ba-ket team, which ever participated in a st i the crown. The victory of the Trojans biotiht leali.ation of a dream held bv th'' Rose City fans since the days ol the 1 list state tourney, a dream which had promised to materialize year after year only to lade into the mists of sectional. regional and and tourney doleats. This year the Trojans were not to be denied although there were times when seemed that the task was and tlie path too steep. Starting the chmb with a sea of play marked by it lour revon the Trojans continued their in.iti through the sectional with ease but in the regional tound two opponents harnng their path Mun-cie was lust to tail, by a ingle and Winchester was taken iu another hard battle.

Conceded a chance but hardly mote. the Trojans entered the state linal, and began the last lap ol the journey with a 25-20 win over Seymour. Then came the 25-13 vic tory against Cicero, and In the the Trojans swept on toward the crown with a 2G-18 victory. Was Battle of Champions. Tiie closing game Saturday ni was a real climax to the tournament, which had marked the defeat ot many contenders along tlie wav and the growing power ol the Wmaui.c' live in its victories over Blullton.

Ijchanon and Bo.vo ol Newcastle oencd the lmal game with a basket which was soon matched by Winamac: and the game was olcfse. Winamac holding a two-xint margin as the quarter ended. In the second quarter the powerful Trojan ollcn.se went into high speed with tlie result that it lie Id a 15-10 lead at the half. Winamac challenged as the ond half opened but the champions wete not flurried and alter regainim: their lend which Winamac had whittled to ono-ioint, began an ve more deliberate stylo of play lha-ir they had been using. Holding th" margin and retaining possession ol the ball by a carelul massing game, the Trojans lorced the Winamac lie-to leave the rielc-nsive iii) scamper over the lloor an eiloil to get the ball and bring up Ueu score.

Leading 20-14 a.s the lmal eight-minute pound began, Newcastle scored twice to Winaniac'i (Please Turn to Page I hree.) were ananged into companies of L-000 men. After being organized they would elect their colonel, lieutenant, commissary and corporals. So it was an election in which evt. one had a voice. On these occasions they had officers to drill them.

After a trial the election would be held and the ballots counted, and the one receiving the majority cf votes was announced the colonel. It was law to drill those days and riie hardy pioneer took delight in it. "So on cne occasion, when the ballot was counted it was found that Avery M. Buckner was elected colonel ot the regiment by a very large majority cf the militia. That showed him to be a very influent tial man in his county.

They made no mistakes in the election, lor Col. Buckner was a well posted man who was honorable, brave and had the nerve and ambition to excel, which he did. To Johnson County In 1853. "It was in the tall of the year; everything was ripe; nature tully developed in the plant and fruit; a cereal fully formed and the gnvwtli complete. Sixty-two long years lago.

A long time to the life of a 'man. In that time like tlie plant, the lifetime of a man is fully (Please Turn to Pace Two.l Moral fiber is ot greater worth than monetary consideration. Oeorgv Washington. Father ot Our Country, said: Lalvr to keep alive vwr breast that lit tie spark ot crleYtial tire called ccr.seie nee." Consc :er.ce is a most peculiar thir.g It we compare it to a lire a Washington did. then we may sity that blares up brightly at times or almost dies out It is subservient to md and weather conditions and outside forces.

When the days are tair and we are at peace with Ciod and the world, conscience is not troubled any way, but when the storms of lite race and we are tempted from without and from withm. the "celestial fire may prow dimmer and dimmer and llicker cut almost entirety. Conscience, alter all, is only a quality of mind We think as. we are taught, and as our learning helps us to decide the difference between sight and wrong, it hurts us to da wrong and it sues us icy to do the things we to be right. It is not conscience but mind that directs, us How impottar.t, then, is training? That brings up the old debatable ot heredity and envtron-ment.

It is important to be born with pood fclood in tur veins. But isn it even more important that we be brought up in a proper atmosphere? Fathers and mothers who bring children into the world have a tremendous responsibility. In the library of George Washington at Mount Vernon there hamcs a tribute paid tc Wash.r.g-ton by Dr. Andrew Reed, an English philanthropist. It was written at Washington's grave in 1833.

almost a hundred vears ago. but less than thirty-five years alter Washington death Such a eulogy could not be written ct any man during his lite-time. It wrvild seem fulsome tlat-tery. and besides it is too comprehensive to be possible before tne chapter of lite has ended. Of but tew tn all the history of the world cculd such a tribute be written.

So well did Washington work cVning his life that three brief decades after it close, the truit of his labors had so ripened and had br-crvnc so appreciated that what Dr. Reed ecu Id be truthfully said of him Here is what he rot WASHINGTON. The brave The wise The food. WASHINGTON. Supreme in War, in Council, and in ASHINGTON.

Valiant without Ambition; Discreet without Tear; Confident without Presumption. In disaster talm; in ucccsa Biod-rrate; in all himself. WASHINGTON. The hero, the patriot, tht Christian The father of nations the friend tf mankind; WHO When he had won all, renftuncrd all; and sought. In the bosom of his family and ot nature.

Retirement And in the hone of religion. Immortality. It i well to read the at ve tribute oer and oxer again. There is so nv.ich meaning every ora that it seems, almost to have been mspned Tlicie is nothing in ttus tribuie that would give joy tr com-toit to those hypercritical hiitor-ians who would tiy to pu.l Washington mm the peacstal upon which he has been placed by a pratetul nation. We like to think that every word of this tribute was deserved Ueoice Washington was well bom.

He came ot good slock It hereditv is the most important element character, then Washington owed a lot to heredity. Hut alter reading his early lustory we are tcnTd to the conclusion that environment was also a most ir.llu-rntial element in Washington's bovhoori. Influence of a t1! mother during the f( rmalive vears cf his life may have done even more to cieate tliat 'celestial fire'" known as cviMier.tf, the mind ot feci co than did tlie Miif blccKl ot generations of tore-bears. Waiv.r.ctoii was but eleven vears nf age wlien has lather died and the duties of his mother were greatly increased. She evidently tell that her children should early loarn to leai responsibility, as is shown by her putting upon her Oec.rge.

the eldest son. the 'patriarchal duty ct saymc grace at table and piay-tfrs at night and morning." His early training doubtless gave him the potse that characterized hun all through life. The records ot tlie time shew the mother of Washington to have been devoted to her children, but there was about her sc-much of dicmty that all through Jife Washmcton addressed lier as Honored Madam." sought his mother's approval and fellow ed her counsel, and he departed from her advice only when impelled by the most imperative circumstances Once his mother had objected to her son returning to the frontier. In answer irieae Turn to Page Seven.) where she joined the Rockefeller laymen's for-gn mbxsioii inquiry commission v. inch is now work in Shanghai.

"The Japanese press was. oi course, very bia.sed and under government censorship and control. As is usual, tlie great majority of the x-ople know little of what was really hapiiening. They believe what their leaders tell them and justified Japan's offensive action as a defensive necessity," tha letter said. l.ineH of Explanation "Violation ol treaties, unwarranted attacks on Japanese lives and property in Manchuria.

Htiti-Japan-ese activities in China, atrocities of bandits and utter iviseeurity in China, Japanese lives already lost W. W. G. II.ECTS OFFICERS. Ne-A- officers were elected at the regular meeting of tie W.

W. G. cf the Second Mt. Pleasant church held Sunday at the home cf Miss Mary and Miss Nellie Earlywine. Miss Ruth Hendricks was elected president Miss Loyce Wilde, vice president: Miss Marian Wilson, secretary and treasurer; Miss Dons Jean Halliday.

assistant secretary and treasurer. Mis Marian Wilson had the lesson for the meeting. A dinner was served at noon ana alter the business session the day was spent socially. Heir Work services, held jointly bv ihe consieaations of the Presbyterian. Grace Methodist.

First Baptist. Christian and Memorial rhurrhes. will open Monday evening at 7.30 clock at ti Grace Methodist church in charge of the Rev. L. Mcsley.

of the Emerson Aver.v.e Baptist church in Indianapolis. Tlie services will continue each eveninsr this week and will close with the Union Good Friday service nom 2 to 3 o'clock on Friday at einoon. All business places in Frar.klm will be closed flaring this hour. Tlie Rev. E.

Aldnch. pastor of the Grace Muhodist church, will preside Monday evening during the opening service. Smith Jones, chorister of the Grace Methodist choir, will lead the congregational singing. Special music for tlie Monday evening service will bo furnished bv lie Fitst Presbyterian church and uiii cci.s;-t ot a quartet selection. Ride On! Ride On!" by J.

P. Scott. lh? quaitet is comixv-ed of Mrs. Chailes Statf. Mrs.

Otis T. La-G range. Fred Dun lap and Prof. Glenn M. The Holy Week service are expected to te of unusual interest as Mr.

Mosley. who has otten been heard in Franklin, is considered an excellent speaker. Special music will re furnished each of the four evenings by the chous of the churches taking part in the service and a special musual program will be given at the closing service Good Fnday attoiaoon. A cordial inivtaticn is extended to the public to attend the Holy Week meetings. for the Manchuria cause in previous Hensley township.

and Envry Tharp. who is at home. Chelsea Bass is confined to his home ov illness. Jack Heller of Brow nst own. spent Sunday with relatives in Franklin.

ENKIN MARTHA A .1 DIES IN SHELBY CO. wars, injustices ol the league tne Nov. 16 ultunatum and later justification of the leacue of Japan'i position in the second agreement, the red danger in alliance with the yellow peril. Japan's obligation to develop Manchuria rather than leave it to China to lay waste those represent the main lines of explanation of Japan's present position in Manchuria." Miss Wood-mail wrote. A special factor in the situation has been tlie jieeuliarly nide.H ncieiit relationship of the military power in Japan since it is not directed bv the Please Turn to rage lnre.) ROCKING THE THRO i i Was Born in Johnson County Sept.

29, 1853 Sister of Dave McGinnis of Franklin THE DAILY ALMANACK and KEY TO WEATHER fHELBYVILLE. March 21. Mrs Martha A. Jenkins, age 73, wile ol Martin Luther Jenkins, died at the family home in Hendricks tewnship. HOLD MULTIPLE HITCH Shelby county, six miles southwest PHILOSOPHICAL PHIL EASTER EGG HUNT TO BE STAGED SUNDAY C.

C. Artjabritc Plans Entertainment For Children of Country Club Members DEMONSTRATION HER cf Sholbyviile, Monday morning, at lour o'clock, following a seven weeks illness from paralysis. Mis. Jenkins was vm in Johnson county. Sept.

20, 13.33. the daughter of David and Nancy McGinnis. Sh-was a granddaughter of the 1x7V Samuel Hardin, founder of theee-ciid Mt. Pleasant church. In 1370.

she was married to Tillord Sohat-fer, who preceded her in death In 1K87. Mr. Schaller built, the homestead where Mrs. Jenkins died and which is considered one of the landmarks of Shelby county. All Farmers of County Invited to Meet at Vannuys Farm at 1 :30 O'clock On Easter Sunday forty years ago Mrs.

Jenkins was married to Martin Luther Jenkins, who survives. Three brotheis. David McGinnis. of Franklin; Harve McGinnis. of Lebanon, and Terry McGinnis.

of Terr Haute, and a sister in California also survive. Other survivors are four jy A multiple-hitch aeraanstration showing best methods of tour snd five horse teams will be staged on the Wat-son ViNuys farm in th? Hopewell community, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, it was announced Mciiday bv Counuty Agent S. B. Scott. Tlie demonstration will be in charge of P.

T. Brown of the extension department of Purdue University, and is open to all residents of the comity. There is considerable interest in tlie multiple-hitch this year. Mr. Carter reports, due to tlie low cost of feed for teams and the success which has been obtained oer the state with four.

five and more horses. Tlie demonstration Wed-esdar will show four and five horse teams used in plowing avd should be of value to farmers of the county. An E.tstrr ecu hunt will st at tlie Country Club Sunday altei-noon at 1:30 o'c lock, it w.c, annouiT -ed Monday bv C. C. Aisabnto.

president of the Johnson Count Golf Country Club. Th affair is beim: sponsored by Mr. and Mrs Arrbrite and by Mis. L. M.

Hnmsher. manager of the club house as Mr. and Mrs Aruabnte are providing th" ee.trs and Mrs. Homsher will decorate them. "All children of club members are invited to take part in the first annual egc hunt." Mr.

Arga-bnte announced in Riving out plans for the alfair, "and we hope that the first one will prove, so popular that it will be made an annual affair." "The egtrs will he hidden in the vicinity of the club house." Mr. Arca-bntc stated. "Members should come out and eat dinner at the club if possible but if they cannot come for dinner, they are cordially invited to be there with their children at I1: 30 when the hunt will start The hour has been lixed so that dinners at the club or in private homos will be finished and thp members still have time to get to the club with their kiddies." The host cure for that important teelirm is to go touring and meet a lot of truck drivers. rnmm Some things arc cheaier. but you stil pav two bits for a mc k'el worth if you demand 20 cent i' worth of service.

Another puzzling thing hbout the movies is whether the censor or tile director cut.s tlie undressing i.rciif:, at that point. step-children. Mrs. OHie McCarty, Shelbyville; Miss Augusta Jenkins, at home: Will Jenkins, of Flat Rock, and Fred Jenkins, of BTack Pool. Bntish Columbia; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Bengal Christian church, ol which Mrs. Jenkins was a member for the past thirty years. Tlie services will be in charge of the Rev. Robert Sellers and the Rev. W.

D. Clark, of Franklin, close friends ot the family Burial will be made in the Second Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Friends may call at the home at any time. WEATHER FORECAST.

Snow or rain tonight and Tuesday with fcome sleet; much colder in extremr southwest portion; sliRht-ly colder tonight in west central Baie Freeman of Bedford, returned to his home Sunday alter the "eekend wirh parents. Mr. and Mi.s. Clelha Freeman, and attending the State tournament at.