The Franklin Evening Star from Franklin, Indiana • Page 1

FRANKLIN EVENING. STAR United Press Service 12 PAGES TODAY VOLUME XLIV. NUMBER 92. PHONES Business 710 Newt 55 FRANKLIN, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928 PHONES Business 710 New 55 PRICE: TWO CENTS DEPUTIES FOR COUNTY 0. 1.

JONES DIES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO BE RETIRED CALLED BY DEATH TFORE DEPUTY I VETERAN FLOUR MILLER ANSWERS LAST CALL BE POLITICAL QUESTION BOARD MEMBERS SAY TO RETIRE IN JANUARY fcs Conditions Have Changed Since Horse and Buggy Days Says Citizen Marshal Declares That George Myers Was Hiding Some- thing in Car Has Served Patrons of Office Over 25 Years Has an Unusual Record Death Came Late Thursday Afternoon After Long Illness From Heart Trouble MILBURN OUSTER VETERAN WILLIAM SUCKOW i I I 1 ft SHERIFF SHOULD ES DIN BURG mm 4- NS- Completing more than a quarter cf a century of service to the patrons of the Franklin postoffiee while serving as assistant-postmaster, O. I. Jones has established an unusual record both in Franklin business BURG, Oct. 26 Expressing i the belief that George Myers had something in his car that he did not want anyone to see, Marshal W. C.

Milburn, whose resignation was demanded at a meeting of the town 1 board here Wednesday night, ar- gued that he had done nothing! wrong in shooting at he car. He; first refused to resign but later de- clared that if the board members would help him sell his property for $1,400.00 he would leave Edinburg. Milburn expressed the belief that of a century of service a assistant the bootleggers of Edinburg would postmaster of the Franklin postof-I find a buyer for his property in or- fice, O. I. Jones will be retired fr.jm der to get him out of town.

Mem- active service next January hen bers of the town board are T. P. i he rcache-; his seven'ieth birthday. Loucks. Guy Cooper and Lafayette Ke has filled the posititon of as-, Wright.

Loucks and Cooper took sistar.t pcsima-'er in the 'or al office office the first cf this year and since 1902 and is one of iho best Wright is a hold-over member. Mil- known and most respected residents burn became marshal when Loucks of the city and county. Many and Cooper beame members of the changes in the postal service and in board and at the meeting Wednes- 1 1 lie local office have taken place day night Loucks stated that they during his service and form the had stood behind Milburn in some basis of seme interesting reminis-! of his mistakes in the face of a cenees. great deal of criticism but that I NvxS. Declaring that the people of Johnson county should set themselves 'in a proper frame ol r.nnd on the subject of law enforcement in ad vance of the coming election, so that whoever is elected sheriff may be granted enough deputies to cure the stealing that is becoming all to prevalent the rural districts." a citizen of the county has sent a communication to this paper which he makes the plea that this question be regarded as a non-political matter and that the discussion be "taken out of politics and kept out of politics alter the flection is over." "We have nad a lot cf discussion oxer whether the sherilf of John-f-on county should have more than did the s'neritts of ten or more years ago." lie stated.

"Tv question has eotten into politics arfd even into the comts. and. as ic-sult, we have not viewed the matter In a sane and unbiased manner, but in the heat cf partisanship. Cur lavenusm for or our dislike o. some otiiccr or croup of ollicers lias so beclouded the issue that we have been to or have been determined no: to view th? r.

alter in a reasonable licht. and. as a result, we nave hindered the lav enforcement program ol our county officers. We should be able to get together on one preposition, namely: Conditions now are not what they v. ere twenty or even ten yeais aeo trying to compare the duties of a shentf now with the duties a sheiiff back in the horse and buggy days is too foolish for consideration.

If we could all get together on tins one proposition, then .1 Strother Vandicr or Carl Lofty, no matter which one. takes the office of shentf of the count." cn the ln-st cf January. 1929. and should ask for more help, we should able to agree at once that tho cf todav must cither havo riore help or we can become reconciled to hiv.r.o thieves run away villi the prepcrtv of our rurai alliens. I igures Given.

Twer.tv-tive vrais ago poopi? rnt to bed at night. There wer-' no heavy tiucks traveling our highways at all hours cf the day an! night. There were no auto spcedmar over our country there had been entirely too much gun play and that it could not be tolerated long. Loucks was in charge of the spec- ial meeting and after explaining the agreement mad? between Milburn and the board he stated that he be- lieved it was time that the marshal should resign for the good of the town, himself and his family and all other parties. Conversation Given The conversation which took place wniCIl IOOK place; between Milburn and the nuiiiiin.ni a.m uu.tu VS HAMILTON knov.n as one cf the finest Chris-j tian women of county.

Funeral services will be held from the Hopewell church Monday morn- i ing at 10 o'clock and will be con-' ducted by the Rev. J. piisior. Friends are mOed to call. at the late home after 12 o'clock noon.

Saturday. WESTWARD TRIP OF ZEPPELIN CANCELLED Giant Air Liner to Start Monday on Return Trip to Europe, it is Announced LAKEHURRT. N. Oct. 26 iU.

Plans for the western trip of the giant Graf Zeppelin were unexpectedly cancelled todav by Dr. Huso Etkent r. who said bad weather conditions necessitated the cancellation. Dr. Eckener's announcement was a surprise to manv alihoueh he had indicated before that the western excursion would be cancelled should today's weather conditions be unfavorable.

Earlier today veerma winds blvvv- ine across the landing field had V14 i -N "SN Sss O'. i i I I I i I i I of the board as giver in the Edinburg Courier of Thursday afternoon follows: O. I. JONES Completing more than a quarter MRS. G.

S. HAMILTON DIES EARLY FRIDAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS orirl Dnlnx r.r. Resident of Hopewell Com munity arres ot me community ana an movements for its advancement thiough the heme, church and school. Funeral services will be held at the Hopewell church on Monday at 10 o'clock, conducted by 1 he Rev. J.

Fcrcuson. pastor. Burial will be in the Hopewell com-fiery. Friends are invited to call at the home at any hour after noon Saturday until the funeral hour. Mrs.

Hamilton was born in Jennings county on Nov. 24. 1861, and i i i of three daughters born to William S. Winches- tcr. Her carlv life was sneiu in William Suckow, Senior, veteran flour miller and one of the few of the older generation of Franklin business men to have lived to the present time, died Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at his home on West Madison street following a long illness from heart trouble.

Mr. Suckow had made a valiant fight covering a period of some ten years to ward off the recurrences of heart attacks. Advancing age and a weakened physical condition caused each attack tr leave him in a condition less able to withstand the attack to come and for the past few weeks members of his family realized that the end was near. Since Sunday, October 21, he had been in a stupor. His last illness had really started on Labor Day and he had been confined to his bed since that time.

Two weeks ago an operation for the removal of water from the lungs was performed by Drs. Noble and Payne. The grit and determination shown by him in fighting disease was characteristic of his whole life for he had fought his way upward from the position of an humble workman to that of owner of one of the leading industrial establishments of central Indiana. Funeral services will be held from the residence Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in charge of the Rev. Rhys Price Jones of South Bend, a former pastor cf the Franklin Presbyterian church, assisted by the Rev.

J. B. Ferguson of Hopewell. Burial in Greenlawn cemetery. Mr.

Suckow was born in Milwaukee. Wisconsin, October 4. 1851, and was 77 years of age on the fourth of the present month. He was a son of Karl and Wilhemina Klink-heart Suckow. His parents were born near Berlin, Germany, and came to this country and settled at Thicnsville, Wisconsin, in 1838.

The father was a flour miller and this was the calling followed by the son. William. It is interesting to note that Mr. Suckow 's father, grandfather and great grandfather were flour millers and that his sons and grandson are following in his footsteps. Richard Suckow.

a grandson of William Suckow, Senior, is the sixth generation of the Suckow family to engage in the flour milling industry. One Of Six Children Mr. Suckow was one of a family of six children. There were three sons and three daughters in his family and there is now but one of this family surviving. A brother.

Frank Suckow, who is the youngest member of the family, lives at Plymouth. Wisconsin. In the days when Mr. Suckow started to learn the trade of a miller, the wheat was ground on stone burrs. One of the important duties of the millers of those days was to know how to keep these stones dressed so as to get the best possible production from the ground wheat.

Mr. Suckow became very proficient in this line of work and as a reuslt he became a journeyman miller, going from city to city for the purpose of dressing these stone burrs. He secured his early training in the big flour mills of Minneapolis and St. Paul and became a milling engineer at the age of nineteen years. Mr.

Suckow operated flour mills at Chicago, Wichita, Kansas, New-Orleans and St. Louis. While working in Martinsville, Illinois, in 1882, he met and fell in love with Miss Magdalene Wickersham and they were married in January of that' year. Three children were born to this union. William Suckow, Junior, Karl H.

Suckow and Miss Clara Suckow, all of whom survive the father. Mrs. Suckow died at her home here in Franklin on December 10. 1902. Changes His Trade After Mr.

Suckow had mastered the art of dressing the stones used the grinding of flour, he saw all (Turn To Pate Two) Milburn I "May I'ask. hat I have done that One cf the most respected and I should be asked to resign." best lovd wemen of the Hopewell Loucks community and a woman known "Simply this, that we can see no and p.dmired through the entire reason for you shooting at George i county, died early Friday morning, Myers! You could have obtained hen an illness of the past six the license number of the ear. since months proved fatal to Mrs. G. S.

both you. and Nelson had flash-! Hamilton. Her death, although not. lights, and could nave easily seen unexpected by members of the fam the license plate." ih- and close friends, is a great Milburn to the community and friends Perhaps you do not understand i in all sections of the county, the circumstances. We were down Mrs.

Hamilton had been a resi-there looking for thieves, and when i dent of the Hopewell community for we used our flash lights to stop the past thirty-five years, and dur-the car, and I yelled for him to stop. mat time had won an unusual he kept right on going, and I fired place in the neighborhood through at the tires of the car. You could I her fine Christian character and have heard me yell for a quarter of her devotion to her family and a mile!" friends. She was a leader in Lrucks i activities of the Hopewell church "Did vou have a pun. Mr.

Nelson?" i and was a believer in the advant- Nelson "Yes. Loucks "Whv didn't vou fire at the car?" Wouldn't Have Shot Nelson "I didn't hardly have time, and didn't want to!" Wright "I have not said much about this affair, but I want to say a few words i. .3 cuiiim me ua.M nine iiitujtiin, ciiiu circles and in the postoffiee department. While his twenty-fifth year cf seiviee in the postoffiee was completed several weeks ago, Mr. Jones will continue his duties until the seventh cf next January when he reaches the age cf 70.

During his service in the local cfhee Mr. Jones has witnessed an amazing growth in the quantity of mail delivered and many changes of importance in the postal service. One cf the features of his service and one cf which he is justly proud is that, during his work in the office the books have always been ready fcr examination at any time and have always been found in balance. This record in itself is an unusual one as the duties of the master include the supervision cf all bookkeeping and the checking of receipts. Mi Jcnes became eligible for re-tiieinent from the service with the completion of his twenty-fifth year but preferred to serve until he had i cached the age cf 70 when postal i emulations provide that assistant-postmasters shall be retired.

He is looking forward to the annual Chi: tmas-rush at the local office and is hopeful that his health will permit his fulfilling his duties until January. Appointed August 29. He first became a member of 'he pestofiice staff on August 29. 1903. being appointed as assistant by Harry Martin, postmaster.

Mr. Martin is now owner and editor of the Martinsville Reporter and Republican newspapers. The postoffiee was then located on East Jefferson street in the locm where the Freeman ciocr store and the Morris Sny-(Turn To Page Two) MEETINGS SUCCESSFUL Over 700 Attend Series-State and National Issues Covered by Talks Township meetings in which audiences estimated at more than seven hundred heard talks on the issues of the state and national campaigns by leading Democrats of Franklin were held throughout the county Thursday evening in opening the final drive before the election on Tuesday. Nov. 6.

Each meeting was attended by an enthusiastic r.roup of workers and encouraging reports were made. Due to a ccnflict of dates, tho meeting in Nineveh township was held on Wednesday night, with Roger Branigin as the speaker. He some time in outlining tho national and state issues, closing his talk with a discussion of issues in he coming county election. A meeting scheduled for Greenwood was called off when it was found tha. 'he Community house auditorium was not available.

There was a fine attendance of more than 250 at the Franklin township meeting in the Circuit court room of the Johnson county court house. George I. White, well known Franklin attorney. was than man for the meeting and made the introductory talk. Mr.

White stated that the main issue of this campaign is farm relief, and that 11 other things are incident to it Mr. White introduced Mrs. A. P. Flynn.

cf Logansport. head of the Democratic Women's state organisation, who gave the principal talk 1 the evening. Mrs. Flynn covered all of th? main issues in her discussion. She said that economic farm relict means relief for all and also emphasized decency and honesty ir.

public office, recalling the old Democratic slogan that "Public Office L-a Public Trust." Mrs. Flynn paid a ne tribute to the Democratic pres-iccntial candidate. Alfred E. Smith. end th.e issues for which he stands.

Mrs. Flynn has a charming and th.e frequent applause i that she held the close at- tcnticn of her audience. Annrrnrf Octree Address. Other meetings were held at Trafalgar, the No. 8 school in Union 'crnship: the Center Grove school, 'hie.

Clark township school, at. Needham. and at the community loom ol the Thompson State banK Edinburg. Speakers on the various programs were: Henry E. White.

Judge W. E. Deupree. Robert Hougham. L.

A. Young. Tom Peters. ieorge Staff. Judge Fremon.

Miller, Elba Branigin and Charles 3 Staff, county chairman. During each of the meetings, announcement was made of the all-county meeting to be held at the Franklin opera house on Monday rioht. Oct. 29. when Senator Walte: George, cf Georgia, will speak on national issues and Jap Jones, ol Martinsville, candidate for state treasurer, will discuss state issues.

The address of Senator George, who was himself a candidate for the pi esj itatial nomination, is expected i ue ot especial interest to Johnson ouii'v resinrni.s DEMOCRATIC OWNHIP made it doubtful that the air liner I right now. If I c-vrrect. in re-would attempt the fi'cht. At thatigard to the law. there has been too time the wind was blowing at from 1 much 'gun play' around Edinburg WILLIAM SUCKOW.

SR. William Suckow, Senior, founder if the Suckow Milling Company, of Franklin and one of the last of the older group of Frank'in business men of a generation ago. died at his home on West Madison street at 4 o'clock. Thursday afternoon, after a long illness from heart trouble. HOOVER LEADS IN 44 STATES, DIGEST POLL Latest Figures Indicate Republicans May Invade Solid South Hoover is shown holding his utrong lead over Smith in the semifinal returns of The Literary Digest nation-wide presidential pole published today and there are impressive indications that the Republicans may capture several states the "Solid South" that have been Democratic for more than fifty years.

Qf the grand total of over 2.7Q0.-000 votes tabulated this week. Hoover has 1.717,041 and Smith polls 971.356, a ratio of approximately 63 to 36. With the returns announced a.s nearly complete from all sections ot the country, Hoover is ahead In every state with the exception ot Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, which Smith is carrying with ample reserves. Though tire Republican candidate has a plurality in Alabama and Arkansas, his margin is so scant that The Literary Digest cla.sses the outsome in both states as doubtful. Has Lead In Texas.

Texas, which has the largest electoral vote of all the Southern Mates, is for Hoover by 51,269 to votes in this "post card election." Florida shows a return of 17.247 to 9.162, or almost 2 to 1, for the kepublican nominee and the Democratic strongholds of North Carolina and Virginia evidence striking pluralities for Hoover. The Republican candidate is obtaining a majority of his fiom the Democratic ranks in all ten states of the South, with the exception of Virginia and North Carolina, where most of his votes are shown to be from his own party. The border states of Kentucky. Maryland, Oklahoma and Tennessee are each returning comfortable pluralities for Hoover. In Oklahoma, he has a lead over his opponent of 212 to 1.

Leads In Northwest. In the Northwestern states of Wisconsin. Minnesota and North rnd South Dakota, which are classed as "doubtful" by many political authorities. The Literary Digest noils shows Hoover leading by odds as high as 2va to 1. In the LaFollette-Progressive center of Wisconsin, with returns from Milwaukee included, the Republicans are polling 31.841 votes to the Democrats' 22.071.

In Maine, where a Republican governor was elected by a 3 to 1 majority in September of this year, Hoover is receiving 15,624 votes to Smiths 5,361. Governor Smith's home state of New York gives him 183.420 to Hoover's 215.548. which figures are stated to be inclusive of New York City. New Jersey, considered as one of the battle grounds of the current campaign, gives Hoover a lead in this week's returns of to 20.816. Gets Democratic Support In a separate section of the poll in which the entire electorate ot several large cities Ts being polled, mith has a decided advantage 1 1 New York City, with 139.020 votes t3 Hoover's 103,847, while Hoover leads in Chicago by 98.363 to 70.769.

and in Philadelphia bv 69,494 to The analysis of "how the same voters voted in 1924'' indicates that the Democratic standard bearer is now receiving almost 62 per cent of his support from his own party, whereas in the earlier returns mor than one-half of his votes were from former Republicans. Over three-fourths of the Hoover ballots are from 1924 Republicans and 23 per cent are switching to him from his rival party. Of the 435.868 voting in this 1923 Literary Digest poll who state that they did not vote in the last presidential election. 59 per cent record that they will vote Republica- this year nd 38 per cent marl- Jieir b.iots tor the Democrati eandi-(Turn to Pajre SI SHOWS OR THIS WEEK you piay witn guns, mere ami IiWpIv in trnnhlp Tf understand lO -n io mj an iiuui veatner conniuons 1. .1 3 1.

uniavorarjie to me trip. LCKrrrr said the direct reason for the ean- (Turn to Page Seven) ythe law. an officer has a right to.Jenniims county and following her use a gun only in self protection, ijmarriace to G. S. Hamilton cn (Turn To Tage Three' (Turn to Page Five MRS.

One of i he best known and loved -at-. .1 cf the Hopewell community v. as lost early Fri.lay morning when Mrs. O. S.

Hamilton succumbed to an illness extending over the past six months. She had been a resident cf the community for the iast tliirtv-five years and was H0WVILL4 NG0 H.v. you sen. in your presidential election prediction vet? The Frav.khn Star, yru know, is trvim: to find the best amateur po-inea! p.iophet in this territory. On pace 3 there is a blank form on which you can make your state-b' -state prediction.

Or if you pre-f r. you can prepare and fill out a similar form on plain paper. Tl'-s rn lists the states and their electoral votes, and contains two C'-mmns. headed 'Hoover" and "Smit now to the ti our in which yon can write where you think each state's al votes will go. you've done that, add up als ar.d put them below.

Sien lame and rm to the Election Editor of I pace with this blank form are tw Cher tables, sliowine how the lit states voted in 1924. a year Republican triumph, and If-lrt. a Democratic year. Study tables and you'll get a line complexion of the various sat ordinary years. All answers be in the hands rf the Elect irn Editor by the i 1 Monday.

Nov. 5. the day bilne election when the national It is known "I urn to pace 8 and start your procnosticating now. Names ot those who forecast the result or come closest to it, ill be THE DAILY ALMANACK and KEY TO WEATHER PHILOSOPHICAL PHIL O- TX3 No settlement Is a settlement unless it. is lair to all concerned.

the aveiace colfrr would only strive for the same efficiency in business as lie does in coif. Whcwi Waves of indicnation sweep over th.e country, but unfortunately or fortunately they are never of th.e permanent variety. WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Satuidav. Light showers Satin da nitht. vlishtlv warmer.

Emm i I I I i SPEAKING OF CAMPAIGN SCANDALS! ARE YOO TRY'AJG TO fK BRIBE leads. The fellow who was out af- rr midmht was either going after i a dot tor or going homeward from i. i all on Ins best girl, either ol v. Inch was a lecitimate calling Once in a great while, some farmrr had a horse stolen or some ohi'k- ns lifted Iivm the Itui roost. The ere such exceptional occurrences is to cause a gnat deal of comment.

The loss of a fat steer from the field or a bunch of heavv hoc-; i.om tire feeding pen was an unheard cf thine, for the reason tha' the thieves could r.ot get away with their plunder. 'Conditions are ri.Merrut now. Tl.ie.ery is almost an over-night etcurrenre. Poultry. household goods and een livestrek is s'oleiv Iiucks travel about the country a.

hours and are so common as cite little The eon: of trucks causes set urr 1 -r thieves, lor most cf the live-Mock hauling is r.e by r.ight. so that the stock may be the city ready for the eailv markets. Realizing thesp conditions, why canno: ali eood atm-ns also realise that the rhciiff and cue deputy cannot patio! our rwls at all h.our-:) ih iv.ght ar.d attend to their duties du: ir.u the oar light houis. i. a phv: i a I imp- ssiVr.li'v Snenli wen.

who c.inriiriate i' i -rr-i tion. si sjvuild be oonsidono, unprejudiced the matter, wi.i tell you tha' their i si Idom a r.ieht pes by th.at he r.ot have ironi (Turn I race I'Hel JESSE WARE. 78. DIES AT SON'S HOME HERE Had Been Seriously III For Fifteen Weeks Funeral Monday Morning Jesse Ware. 7.1.

lather of Ed; at Ware, a Franklin business man. at Ins sons home, cn Eas' Madison street. Fridav morning, al 10.20 o'clock. He had been ill the past fifteen weeks r. u1 had been ill health for moie than four yoprs Death was due a complication of diseases.

Funeral services will probably hrld Monday moir.me at the homo rt the son. Burial ill be in the cem-rter at Noblcsville and short ser-U e.s be held there. Mr Wair was born in Hamilton ccv.nty. near Noblesv llle. Dec.

2(5. lfifiO. Ho made his home in No-bltsville v.r.til about fifteen years luo IVllowmc that, lie moved Kokonio and later to Muneie. wife died in Muneie. Nov.

IS. 1918. and she w.v- buried in the cemetery at Noblesvillo Following the aeath of Ins lie with a son iu Muneie until alvut five years aco. he tame io Fianklm to liv? his sui here. Five children survive.

Tliev ai Hdcar Ware, of Franklin; George Wave, of M.eh Fred ai'ri F. Ware, of Mumie. and Mrs. John Stuhhs of near Noblesville ITHf- A' UTILE HAT VOL) Tl 9 vJTED ir. Tf I it's vou rs- 'te7 I ill fm mS nrun ED Ul II ui Fourteen Students Included Principal F.

M. Sageser Praises Work Fourteen students are listed on the Masonic Home high school honor roil for the first six weeks. The list was announced Friday morning by Principal F. M. Sageser.

Five seniors are listed and each of th! three other classes arc represented by three students. The number of students on the list is smaller than In past years and is explained by the fact that there were several faculty changes. According to the principal the students have been doing fine work for the first term of school. The list follows: Seniors Carl Shaw. 94: Catherine i Turner.

92; Pauline Hobson. 91: I Jean Bradnick, 91; Richard Bishop. 91. Juniors Alice Coryell. 92; Helene i Silvers.

91; Claire BarneUe. 91. I Sophomores Laura Duffy, 90; Ralph French, 90; Hubert Mitchell. 90. Freshmen Mary Mount, 92; Boyd, 90; Archie West, 91.

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