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HAUGEN EM RELIEF BILL IS DEFEATED Senate Kilis Measure This Afternoon By Vote Os 45 To 39 ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES BILL Washington. June 21 (l nit-| (l | Press) The Dawcs-McNttn j Haugen farm relief hill was th feaietl in the senate todav. The measure was oppost <1 by j ad ministration and eastern senators. It alraetly had Iwen de-i seated by the House. Defeat of the measure paved the wav for considerat’ i of administration bills. The vote was 15 to 3!) attains' it. Washington. June 24. — (United p rr . s ) — Favorable notion on th? Haugen bill was indicated todav »hen the senate began voting amend ments to the measure An amendment submitted by Senator McNary. Oregon farm leader, assuring cotton producers of 175,000 WM of the equalization fund was adop'ed 50 to 23. ■■ - ■ o Jesse Leßrun Buys Third Street Property Jesse lA»Drun. owner of the Cort Theater, has dosed a deal for the purchase of the Mrs. Uralites property from the Allison estate. The prop erty, located on South Third street. Is one of the best locations in the city. Mr. Leßrun is negotiating for the purchase of a 10l in the north part of the city and will move the Crabs I house to that, remodelling it for rental and will then erect a'modernhome on the Third street site. Woman Fined On Charge Os Provoke Here Today Mrs. Wii'iam Tritn. of this city, was found guilty of provoke in Mayor's court this mxrning, and was lined $1 and costs, amounting to sll. Charges were filed against Mrs. Trim yesterday, by Annie Lawson Mrs. Trim appeared in court last night and entered a pela of not guilt; At trial this morning, she was fouu.it guilty and the fine was made . Mrs ' Trim paid the fine and was released Complete Jury For Martin Durkin’s Trial Chicago. June 24.—The jury which will try Martin J. Burkin, Chicago’s two-gun shiek for the murder of a federal age it and a policeman, was completed at -2:30 o’clock today. RODEOCDHPANY COMING MONDAY To Begin Training For July Fourth Celebration: Park To Open July 1 The famous Flying X Ranch Rodeoincluding sixty head of horses, wild steers and other stock, which will Provide the feature attractions at the inter-state Fourth of July celebration at Bellmont Park July 6. wi| l arrive in Decatur next Monnay, June 28. The members of the company will go into training, Immediately, for the several new acts, which will ’’e presented here for the first 'line in America. Owing to the fact that a great many of the concessions which will come note for the celebration, including shows and rides, will hi compelled to cancel week eugagements at other places, the park will, be opened to the public on next Thursday evening, July 1 a" d remain open nn*i! ester 'he event is o' ?1 The public is invited to visit the park before tne big celebration.

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Annual Social To Be Held At Preble Saturday The Preble Athletic Association and Business men of the town will hold their fifth annual social, in the Char es Werling grove, near Preble, Saturday evening, June 26, Music for th.- social will be furnished by the Freidheim bund, and there win be contests, game;, booths refreshments and plenty of entertainment. The public is invited to attend the social BOARD EMPLOYS MUSIC TEACHER Miss Dessolee Chester, Os I Van Wert, Chosen To leach In Decatur Schools After considering the applications of 58 persons, the Decatur city school board yesterday aftermsm selected M .-s Dessolee Chester, of Van Wert. Ohio, to serve as supervisor of music in the Decatur schools next winter. Miss Chester comes highly recommended. She has serv ed as supervisor of music in the Van Wert county schools during the last year. , Miss Chester is a graduate of the ,'. University of Michigan and of the Defiance College of Music and Art. ] She has taken five years of voice c work under T. Morgan Phillips, of j Cleveland. Ohio, nne of the best vocal . instructors in the country, and has , had special training in dramatic art and music under Teresa M. Peebles of Youngstown, Ohio. At present, Miss Chester is directing the Van Wert ladies' chorus, which will compete in the sacred Eisteddfodd, at Winona Lake, during the last week in August She has taught music for seven years and has tt-ught in grade schools for three years The school board feels Very , fortunate in obtaining Miss Chester to fill the vacancy in the Decatur schools. Adams County Fanner Files J Bankruptcy Proceedings William Hitchcock. Adams county farmer, has filed vdentary proceeding r in bankruptcy in federal court at Fort j Wayne. He lists his liabilities a’ $2. (| 785 and his assets at $2,500 and claims th, J.iot' exemption allowed by law. o— FWTI POLE IS f BYRD'S OBJECTIVE —— r Flyer Who Conquered North * Pole Has Hopes Os Mak- s ing New Adventure < Washington. June 24. — I United Press)—Wetiteitant Commander Richard E Byrd, sir conqueror of the I North Pole, now desires to fly over ] the South Pole. His hopes were made known in a brilliant reception given him last night by the National Geographic So ciety at which President Coolidge presented him a gold medal while men and women prominent In national life, applaused. More than six thousand persons crowded into the municipal auditor illin to honor Byrd ami Pilot Floyd ( Bennet. t I **\Ye cannot but admire the superbl courage of the mat. who was willing t to set forth on such a great adventure ( in the unexplored realms of the air. , the president said to Commander f Byrd as he gave him the internation- ( allv coveted decoration. The token of achievement was pre- ( rented after Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor , president of the National Oeographie , qocietv. announced his organbaton , has examned Commander Byrd s ret- . the pole on May 9. 1 president Coolie left presentmg the ntedals.jinssing^e^eI * Todav Byrd goes to Richmond, Va.. -.‘’X'dty.wi.erearPyMweiCome awti>s him.

Oflicial Openi nt*’ of (ongruss ' ■ — ■> L ! is 1&2 &:U4 riTW a MMu W L s t' d 111 - Jfcgy A remarkable photo of the pontificial mass, first purely spiritual ceremony of Eucharistic Week, the setting is lldly Xante Calhetlrav. Chk.tgo. 'I In- picture is taken during the “Gloria.” In right foreground, on his throne, is Cardinal Bonzano. papal legate, wearing miter. At left of him are the archpriest. Msgr. Fitzsimmons, and Msgr. Michael Lavelle. At right. Msgr. Seipel, ex-chancellor of Austria. In the center foreground tire three acolytes, one of w.iom is shown holding the precious miler, or headpiece, which later the leifate wore.

TEACHERS FOR CITY SCHOOLS ARE EMPLOYED School Board Announct's List Os Teachers For Next School SCHOOL OPENS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 The teaching corps for the Decatur public schools for the next school year was completed yesterday afternoon. with the signing of Miss Dessolee Chester, of Van Wert. Olio, as music supervisor. The school boardi held a meeting yesterday afternoon and closed a contract with Miss Chester. Every vacancy lias been filled. Not one change was made in the corps of the grade schools. Most of the teachers are now enrolled in summer school or have started on a summer tour. Walter J. Krick, principal of the high school, will leave next Tuesday for Columbia University, New York (CONTINUED ON CAGE TWO) _

VIGILANTES MAKE I A GOOD SHOWING Adams County Men Attend State Rifle Meet Os Bank Vigilantes Adams county vigilantes who attended the state meet at Ft. Benjamin Harrison yesterday returned late ( last night and report a good time at the state rifle meet. The Adams county team did-not win any of the > tedals. hut made a good showing in ( each event in which this county was entered. C. A. Dugan. >f this city, accompanied the vigilantes to the meet, representing the Adams county hankers. who sponsor the comity organization Riflemen and vigilantes from all over Indiana participated In the „ iee t and many good marks were made. Adams county vigilantes will have a shooting practice each month this summer, it was announced today, From the reports of the state meet yesterday bank bandits working in this county would have little chance to escape, if the local vigilantes got their trail.

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_ I 1 ■ _ ...... ...X IX XX ■ New Oil Well Near Geneva Makes 35 Barrels A 35-hnrre! oil well was brought In yesterday by Wilson Rice, of Portlatd in the field southeast of Geneva. The* 11 well made a good showing before ill | was shot and, on shooting, the oil: sprayed over the tep of the derrick. TELLS OF HUGE ABDUCTION PLOT Aimee McPherson Says Her 1 Abductors Planned To Kidnap Movie Stars Douglas, Arizona. June 24. Plans ’.for a billion dollar kidnapping syndi'cate were projected by the abductors ! of Aimee Semple Md’lierson. with’ , motion picture stars marked for their , victims, according to a story told to- . day by the l,os Angeles evangelist Relating further details of her . asserted kidnapping and sudden re- > appearance here alive, Mrs. McPher- . son told of the proposed kidnapping i of film stars discussed by her captors r while she was a prisoner. Douglas. Ariz.. June 24. — (United Press.t "God. it is she!" cried Mrs.

Minilie "Mother" Kennedy as she en-l ( tered a little room in the Calumet, and Arizona hospital here today ami' knelt beside her evangelist daughter I Aimee Simple McPherson. IVVth that. Mrs Kennedy fell into the outstretched arms of her long absent daughter. ; who re-appeared here yesterday after five weeks when she was reported drowned In the surf at Ocean Park. | California. , For fully live minutes the two l clung to each other while mutely i standing by with tears In their eyes, I 1 were the evangelist's two children, I i Rolf and Roberta. I Mrs. Kennedy’s arrival was dra- j mutic. The populace of Douglas stood I with bared heads outside the little | I brick hospital as Mother" Kennedy, the two children and Los Angeles county investigators arrived. During their five minutes of unfitterruped embracing, it was apparent that Mrs. McPherson and her mother (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I o — KNOW YOUR STATE * INDIANA is in the natural patli- ’ way of all traffic east, and west in * the United . States, the Great II Lakes on the north and the moun--15 tains and rivers to the south form- '* Inga natural gateway. • - - I . •" ■■ 1 I ■■■■

ml’llio nTeople HONORBLESSED EUCHARIST TODAY Ringing, Praying Multitude Gathers At Mundelein, 111., For Ceremony DEMONSTRATION BREAKS RECORD Mundelein. HI Rain and li :! accompanied hy streak >f lightning.late today threw the closing program of tile International Eucharistic congress into confusion. Approximately one million people ' were trenched in the storm which ; broke suddenly just as the great spec'taele was being unfolded. Tfiiiusand rushed for shelter in the stately chapel and dormortories of the seminary and imli-ce found it impossible to stop the stampede. Hail stones fell with every itftrrasIng fury on the massive assemldage 1 and lightening flashed from I lie heavens. Mundelein, Ills., June 24—(United Press)- A singing, praying multitude of 1.u00.0n0 people, gathered together

from all lands of the earth, today * d KO.X riM ■:■> ON PIG/ FIX E) t O t RENDER CHILD ; DROWNS IN OHIO Son Os Mr. And Mrs. Frank Render, Formerly Os Decatur, Meets Death Tlie sad news of Hie death, by drowning, of Talmadge Render, nine j year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Render, of Sandusky, Ohio, formerly of tills city, was received In a telegram here by Mrs. Clyde Butler, u sister of Mrs. Render. Details of Hie drowning were not given. The fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Sanducky. and the telegram was received here last night. Mrs. Butler left at once for Sandusky Mr. and Mrs. Render lived in this city about live years ago. Mr Render was employed at the Daily Democrat office, in the job printing departmem They moved to Loraine, Ohio, and later to Sandusky. Talmadge war the only child in the family. No ' funeral arrangements have yet been I received by relatives in this city.

Mother Os Three Children Is Hanged Manchester. Eng. June 24.—1 United Press)- Mrs. lautlse Gilbert, HU, -.ears old, mother of three children, was hanged at !i a. in , today for the murder of her landlady, whom she hud strangled to death. It was the first time since 1823 that a woman liad been executed in England. Thousands of persons had signed a petition for a reprieve, but the home office refused to intervene. TO HONOR FATHER SEIMETZ SUNDAY ('ongregation Os St. Mary’s' Catholic Church To Honor The Pastor An appreciative anti thankfi:! congregation will unite Sunday In observing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the [castor’s ordination to the priesthood and his hundreds of friends will ex* -nd their congratulalions to the Rev. Julius A. Seintetz. for twelve years pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church. The details of the evening program. to be given Sunday in the auditorium of the Catholic school j building, will not be given out until I - 1 the program starts, but the committee has arrangf-d several surprises J for the pastor. He will be the recipient also of spiritual ho> -jets, flow

ers and tokens of appreciation. a An Impressive observance of the , silver jubilee will be the high mass , to be celebrated Sunday morning at t 9:15 o'clock. The Rt. Rev Bishop ( John F. Noll, of Fort Wayne, and ( staff and several out-of-town priests ( will be in attendance. Father Seim . etz will act as celebrant of the mass and Bishop Noll will be seated In ( sanctuary. AH of the altar boys and , a number of small boys and girls will ( act as flower and candle carriers and ( an impressive procession will taka ( place from the school building Io the church. t Father Selmetz was ordained to , the priesthood hy the late Bishop , Alerting and was appointed pastor , of the local church in 1914. LOCAL LEAGUERS ■ RECEIVE HONORS I I “ Adams County Epworth i Leaguers Make Good Showing at District Meet The Decatur sub-district made an ’ excellent showing at the annual district convention of the Epw th League of the Fort Wayne district, Methodist Episcopal clturth. held at ■ Ix-o Tuesday and Wednesday. Tim Decatur chapter won a banner for having the highest per cent accordt— ..r r>n«» nhonfuF ill till? HUD*

ing to aim. of any chapter in tu« district, and lost, by one per cent, the loving cup awarded to the chapter having the highest per cent, according to aim. in the district. The cup was won by Coesse. that chapter having 147 per cent to 146 for Decatur. Freemont also had more than 100 per cent, according to aim. The Monroe junior league won the loving cup for highest per cent, according to alm. for the third consecutive year and thereby gained perm anent possession of the cup. The banner for' the sulrtltdrlct ranking the highest among the different Hull-districts of the diMrit . was awarded to Fort Wayne. Deca tut sub-district losing the banner by one-fourth of one per cent. Several banners for attendance

were awarded to the Garrett chapter and sub-district. Miss Bernlece Nelson, of Decatur, was elected junior league superintendent for the district. The other officers elected were: President. .1. F. Obllnger. Os Oarrett; lirst vice-president. Miss Edna i Wolfcule. Fort Wayne; second vice . president, Mrs. Dora Sauder. Leo third vice-president. Miss Vio'a Duu- . B (> e Wallen; fourth vice-president. | U>n<s A !’>«?. For' Wayne; eecre- . tary. 5L Thelma Fitch. Garrett; J treasurer, llornee SmiVii. Fort Wayni (CONTIM'KD ON PAGE TWO)

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MORE THAN TO PERSONS SIGN APPLICATIONS Committees Seeking Members of Country Club Meet With Great Success EXPECT TO BE NEAR 100 MARK BY NIGHT Tim goal is in sight. Great giii<e-- marked the effort, of the six committees appiinteil to secure at least one hundred charter memhers for the Decatur Country i-ltib. more than 7*t members le-ing secn:ed during the forenoon. At S o'clock thin morning, tin- committees met ut the Decatur industrial rooms and. after having the plan*: t->-plalned by c. C. Schafer, general hair man. the men started out and. for sevetal hours, were busy cal iliac on prospective members. At 1 o'clock tinteams reporterl ambit was aunouio e<l that, together with the applications mailed in to the office of tlie Country club, between 70 and 75 applii-a'-oin had already l»cen secured Enthusiasm Is High Great enthusiasm marked the meeting and the committees str.rti d ->ut again tills afternoon, hoping to bring the number of charter metuliers near the one hundred mark before night Several women have joined the duh

and one well known and public spirit* ed lady of this city, after read.ng in the Dully liein rat last evening that the camiiaign for membership would be launched today, mailed her application to ths office this morning. Mr (1. T Te ford, manager of tlw club and guit ectu -e. stated the tree privileges now enjoyed by the public on the temporary course wotiM terminate as soon as sufficient membership secured ami a local otganUation formed Mr Telford also stated that lie hoped to have the main golf course ready for use by the last of August >r the first of September and that work would continue in the direction of making the place one of real community interest and pride. The solicitation for membership has not been presented alely front tin standpoint of pleasure ami the privileges offered by the club, but from a worthy community enterprise as well and several citizens, prompted by the desire to help and further the interest of the community as a whole. made application to join the chib. The committees will meet again at 5:30 o’clock this evening and report, and a tentative list of numeg will be piibl shed tomorrow or Saturday o Life Sentence Stands. Indianapolis. June 24 Kavmond Sniiuh, Plymouth, must serve his life sentence in lite Indiana state prison for the murder of his grandmother. the state supreme court ruled today. The court ulTirmed the decision of the Marshall circuit court in refitsI imr Smith a new trill

lUK zMiinn a new u i n. SPONSORS FOR TAG DAY NAMED Prominent Citizens SelectTo Have Charge Os Sale; Prizes Offered t The "Heart Tag Day” to be held Imre on Satuiday by the Volunteers . of America, will lie sponsored by the i following citizens: Mayor George y Krick, Rev R. W. Loose. Mrs. John Parrish. Mrs. \V. E. Smith and Mrs. e Ralph Yager. 1—..! *-a t .. Ik.lw in thfi unlit of

Invitations to help in the safe or tags have been sent to a number of boys and girls, and. us incentives as well as rewards for their effort ~ local merchants and theklio managers are offering prizes for those secur- • Ing the highest amounts for tbe.r i tags. The first prize will be a French made novelty bracelet given by i- Hengley & Son. jewelers; eeond. a t, double compact, gnen by the Pum e pbrey Jewelry store, third, a pair ; ot roller skates, given by H. Knapp p & Son; fourth .a box oi chocolates. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)