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klan WINS ano is DEFEATED IN 1110 PRIMARIES Hooded Order Triumphs In Oklahoma, But Loses In Kansas Election modified wets SCORE TWO WINS gv ruin'd Press Uter returns in the primary elections of Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma, and Montana at noon todav found the lending eand’mJs holding their original ir.nds, which forecast a klan triumph in Oklahoma, its repudiation in Kansas and a victory of the modified wets in Missouri and Montana. Mounting tabulations in Kansas, however. wer P believed indicative of a tightened democratic gubernatorial race between Jonathan M. Davis, f&rtner goveronr and leading candidate for nomination, and Donald Mair, strong opponent. At a late hour this morning the Davis lead was slipping. Wets Make Gains St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 4.—(United Prfttsi The two leading candidates n Missouri's senatorial primary—both moderately wet", continued to gain on the face of further returns at noon today Senator George H. Williams, had incressed his lead to more than 70,uft0 votes for the Republican nomination for U. S. Senator while Harry H. Hawes had increased his plurality to nearly 50.000 tor the Democratic. On the most recent totals from 2XI • out of 4.087 precincts. Williams' vote stood at 141.499, that of David M. Proctor, extreme dry at 04.286, and that of W. Blodgett Priest, extreme vet at 42.377. In the Democratic contest Hawes had 122.625 to 66.935 tor Judge Ewing Cockrell and 18,575, for Robert D. Young, a candidate was nnreard of before the election. Klan Wins In Oklahoma Oklahoma. City Okla.. Aug. 4. - (United Press)—Gradually drawing away from his nearest opponent in the H ‘nt y 8 J dtn.-ori ■*'* ■■ - ■ ■ . • COXTtXtiKu ox PAUS TWO) o — SETURN FROM AN EXTENSIVE TOUR Clarence And Gerald Durkin Travel 2,650 Miles In East And Canada Gerald and Clarence Durkin returned Tuesday afternoon from a two weeks vacation tour throng the east-«-rn states and Canada. They left Decatur July 20, going to Cleveland. O.; Buffalo, Oswego and Ogdensburg. New York. At the latter town, they crossed the boundary into Canada, where they enjoyed the beautiful drive along the St. Lawrence river. Passing through Montreal, they went to Three Rivers, where they stopped at the Canadian National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin. From Three Rivers, the two young men went to Quebec and the renown*d shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre, where they stayed over the feast day ot St. Anue, July 26. They attended 'he procession, open air mass and devotions there, in company with the lar ge number of pilgrims from Canada and many of the states. They next visited the sights of historic Quebec •n company with a friei/d from that s hy. From there they toured south 'hrough Maine, travelling many miles along the Kennebec river and visiting Augusta and Portland. Then they Usited the many points of interest, under the direction of a historical guide. The young men returned through Sprlngflelgj | Massif} lYoughkteepsie, 'Vest point. Binghampton and James'own, New York; Erie Pa.; Akron and Tiffin, Ohio. They travelled a total of 2,650 miles and camped out every bight except one.

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Youth's Cap Mistaken For A Squirrel; Shot Hits His Face And Body Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 4. — (United Press) —Preston Mim-h, 15, is in a laifayette hospital today recovering from wounds received in the first hunting accident of the season. Mis taking Minch's cap for a squirrel, Ira Baldwin. Chalmers farmer, fired at the youth, strinking him in the face body and legs. EDGAR MURRAY DIES IN OHIO Former Decatur Resident Dies Os Apoplexy; Body Returned To This City Edgar Murray, 65, former Decatur resident, died at his home in Warren. Ohio, yesterday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Mr. Murray had been in ill health for several years, bnt the direct cause of his death was apoplexy. Mr. Murray rnovtol from this r/ty about 11 years ago. The body was returned, at noon today, to the home of Dick Roop, on First street, where friends may view the remains tonight from 6 to 9 O'clock and tomorrow afternoon ami evening. Funeral services probably will be held Friday, but the time has not yet been decided. Mr. Murray was born in Adams county in 1861. H P spent his entire life in this county until eleven years ago when he and his family moved to Anderson and from there to their present home at Warren, Ohio. For many years Mr. Murray was employed at the Bremakamp mill on First street. He is survived by his wife and four chiMrea. Harry .Murray, Murray, Richard Murray. (CO.XTIMVED OX PAtV FINK) — o — COL. GARUN AT AUCTION SCHOOL Veteran Instructor Arrives For The Summer Term; More Students Here i uitSllm r.ar, C.a-'* »vt->V in tor ‘n < erv term of the Reppert Auction School, arrived yesterday evening and says that he is more than pleased with the large number of the students who are enrolled in this class. The students are indeed fortunate to be able to study under such instructors as Colonel tiartin, a mau of national reputation, 1 who has made many world record sales and conducted auctions in practically every state in the Union. His knowledge of the work, the success be has attained, his enthus- , iasm, the million dollar smile that | has won him countless number of j friends and endeared him Into the i hearts of former students, and the citizens of Adams county, will be as great help to every student. The class is in full operation, three ' new students arrived yesterday, oth- 1 era are expected today and tile balance of the week. Each student is 1 doing his very best to learn the rud- 1 imeuts of the great profession of auctioneering, a pleasant and profitable occupation tor those who can master this trade. They will be given their Jirst try ' out in public auction. Saturday as- ' ternoon, at 2 o'clock on the court ' house square, when they will conduct bonafide sales, making their ' first opening sales talk and conduct their auction sales. Articles of every description, furnished by the school, will be sold by these students to the highest bidder. There will be plenty of bargains and plenty of free entertaiument. It is needless to say that s there will be a large crowd iu at- ( tendance at all of these auction sales , as Decatur people watch with great ( interest the progress that these stu- , dents make. j The students are loud in their , praise of Decatur, the friendly way , in which they have been received by , all of the citizens, each one anxious i make their stay as pleasant as . possible. 1

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CONTRACT LET FOR PAVING OF EIGHTH STREET Arthur Zehr Low Bidder; Brick And Asphalt Filler Is Material Chosen BIDS ON GARBAGE CONTRACT REJECTED Arthur Zehr, of Berne, was the low bidder on the Eighth street Improvement, his bid totaling $13,663.00 for Metropolitan brick with asphalt filler, the material selected by the city council. Two other bids were filed with the council last evening, Mr. Zehr being the lowest bidder on Metiopolitan brick with the asphalt or sand filler. Property owners have ten days in which to petition the council tor a sand filler cushion over the street or accept the asphalt filler. The blds filed follow: Arthur Zehr, asphalt filler. $13,663.00; sand filler. $14,231.35. Julius Haugk. asphalt and sand filler, both bids the same, $14,718.23. F. A. Hipskind. Huntington, asphalt filler, $15,532.18; sand filler, $14,961.13. The asphalt filler was used on the Jefferson street and south First street improvement. The street will be improved with brick, curb and cement sidewalks on the west side of The street. No sidewalk will be constructed on the east side of the street. Property owners along the street, through their attorney, filed a petition with the council last evening asking the council to reject the bids and adverftee for bid*.-on Kentucky Rock asphalt. The petition was not filed within the required time and the council rejected it. Garbage Bids Received F. J. Schmitt and Fred Ahr filed identical bids for the hauling and disposal of garbage within ihe city. Both men agreed to do the work for $360 a year. Two other bids, that of John Hill and Henry Bauman for $368. and ('. F. Hackathorn for $399 were also filed with the council. Owing to the tie bid. the council rejected botli bids a.-«i ordered the TIN:tTD ON M«E fW«) CONSIDER NEW ‘ TRAFFIC RULES City Councilmen Discuss City Traffic And Public Parking Problem The matter of securing a place for parking of automobiles and the passing of an ordinance regulating traffic in the city was discussed by the city council last evening. Councilman A. R. Ashbaucher reported that the vacant lot at the corner of Fourth and Monrob streets, owned by the trustees of the Methodist church, could be obtained tor a public parking space at an annual rental of SSO. The matter was referred to the committee on public improvements with power to act. It was also reported that the Niblick lot. on Monroe street, west of the Niblick store, could not be secured for a parking place. Mr. Ashbaucher stated that, in all probability, the other vacant lot at the corner of Third and Tdi-ntoe streets, also owned by the Methodist trustees, might be obtained later on. A tennis court now occupies the lot. The city proposes to supervise, the public parking space and have a man in charge on Saturday nights. The subject of adopting a general ordinance regulating all traffic within the city was discussed and a copy of the ordinance in effect at Huntington, Indiana, was submitted to the city by Copciimun Fred Linn. The city attorney was instructed to prepare copies for the councilman for their consideration and it is likely that the council will adopt a traffic ordinance sometime in the near future. One of the provisions in the ordinance also prohibits “Left” turns at certain important crossings.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 4, 1926.

‘Quits in Fear’ i'r s; fe r, * pr s L- /‘wr i ■£ *** •• j rn k - try a 1 Will Colvin. he resigned as head of the Illinois parole board because he feared he would be “jobbed.” Two grand juries have demanded his ouster. Governor Small has accepted his resignation. HUNOREDSTAKE EXCURSION TRIP Approximately 1,200 Persons Go On M. E. Sunday School Excursion Today Approximately 1,209 persons, from Decatur, Pleasant Mills and Willshire, Ohio, went to Walbridge Park. Toledo Ohio, today on the annual excursion over the Nickel Plate railroad, under the auspices of the Methodist Sunday school of Decatur. This is one of the largest crowds that ever took advantage of the excursion rates to visit the beautiful park. There were 16 day coaches ami one •baggage coach on the special train as it pulled out of the local station at 6 o’clock this morning. More than 700 persons boanjed the J'"'- 1 '" 400 at Willshire. Eue train i- expected to arrive back in Decatur at about 8:30 o'clock this evening. Scores of automobiles were parked in the vicinity of the Nickle Plate station here today, and a special guard was provided by the committee in charge of the excursion. Seven thousand (tol’.ars worth of new animals were placed on display In the Walbridge park zoo today for the first time. This park has been noted for many years for its complete zoo and the addition of the new animals offered an added attraction for the excursionists today. COOLIDGE GOES TO PLYMOUTH, VT. President Leaves For Few Days V 7 i s i t At His Boyhood Home Paul Smith’s N. Y„ Aug. 4. —(United Press)-—President Coo’idge left here today tor a few days visit to his boyhood home at Plymouth, Vt. He was in the best of spirits as he boarded the special train and ate an early breakfast immediately after the tra it moved from the station a( Gabife’.s, N. Y. He was accompanied by his usual staff of attaches, newspapermen and photographers. The white house care had been ordered to precede him and meet him as he alighted from the train at Ludlow, Vt., to tcarry him to the Collidge farm house. Mrs. Coolidge occupied the Presidental car, although she originally intended to remain behind and entertain her mother. Mrs. Goodhue, of Northhampton. Mass., while the President was absent.

FINANCIAL CRISIS LOOMS IN MEXICO; BANKERS WORRIED Group Os Bankers Offer To Mediate In Religious Issue At Once MANY DEPOSITORS WITHDRAW FUNDS By A. W. Folger. United Press Staff Correspondent. Mexico City. Aug. 4—Pointing out that heavy bank withdrawals were occnring in the religious and economic situation and expressing their belief that the matter will become serious if withdrawals continue until Saturday, a group of bankers has called on secretary of finance Alherto J. Panj offereing to mediate in the religious isssue. The United Press understands from an unusually reliable source that bank withdrawals yesterday stood at alxutt 17,900,000 Pesos. Bankers admitted heavy withdrawals and buying of New York drafts. It is knowon that efforts are being made to prevent a financial crisis. There are three points in the mediation project which the Mexican episcopate would be willing to accept if an accord were reached in the present negotitions of the bankers. They are: 1. Suspension of the application of the present religious laws. 2. Re-entry to churches by the episcopate. 3. A national plebiscite on the question at the end of the year. No agreement yet has been reached but cprjferences will continue. Pani will take the offer before President Calles at the first opportuinty. The United Press learned authoritatively that officials of petroleum companies here are also interested in the economic situation, and are willing to aid the others in mediation efforts. Prominent catholics are also associated with the bankers' group. The ichurch. however, is not directly connected with the move, hut is willing to listen to a mediation plan . .AC*A‘ ’OH I'K.F. TM.»> FURTHER TAX - REDUCTION SEEN Treasury Experts Forecast New Tax Cuts By 1928 Or 1930. At Latest By Joseph S. Wasney (United Press Satff Correspondent) Washington, D. C. Aug. 4. — (United Press) —New tax reductions, possibly before the presidential election of 1928 and at the latest by 1930, were forecast today by treasury experts as statistics were made public showing the National debt has been reduced to $19,612,527,572.28. The Government will be financially clear of all obligations to its citizens by 1944 If the administration »<Ji. > of reducing the public debt aS rapffily as possible and apply'ng mouey recieved from foreign nations for war debts to the fund is continued. The public debt is being reduced at the rate of $650,000,000,000 for war obligations and this huge sum will be funded over a period of 62 years at varying rates of interest that will bring in to Uircle -Sam a total of more than $21,000,000,000. A move is to be started in Congress this fall to urge the Government to extend the U. S. Debt reduction period over 62 years instead of putting the entire burden of the present generation and retiring' the obligations in 18 years. The administration expects to oppose this suggestion Tux reductions, officials hold, are possible even with large debt reductions because of the prosperity of the country. It was pointed out that the Government so far this fiscal year has a surplus of $13,924,000 in the treasury, whereas last year at the same time the nation faced a defecit of $50,647,000.

Stump Blames Congress For Slump In Fann Prices Bloomfield, Ind., Aug. 4 —(United Press) — Albert Stum.p DteinoxTatic long term senatorial nominee in an address here yesterday, sharply criticized Congress for failure to pass an agriculture relief measure. Stump cited figures ftbowitj the decline in farm values since 19z0 and stamped the republican party as "negligent in its duties to the farmers of America" o — PREACHER SHOT IN HIS PULPIT Evangelist And Member Os Choir Murdered During Service In Kentucky M,oi-gantown. Ky„ Aug. 4. — (United Press)—The murder of an evangelist as he preached in his pulpit and a woman member of his congregation was blamed today on bootleggers whom the preacher had been crusading. The killing occurred in a church near where Rev. I. Moss, of Pittsburgh, was holding revival services. The assassins fired through the open window and Moss fell dead from the rostrum. Another bullet hit Mrs. Jerome Robinson, wife of a farmer who was seated in the < hoir. She died within an hour. When the shooting started there was a panic and no one could tell subsquentiy how many shots w.s-e fired. One bullet, passing through the preacher's body, ricocheted off the wall and narrowly missed several members of the congregation. Cliff Wilson was held for questioning. He denied any connection with the shooting but a 14-year-lod girl said she saw him fire through the window and run. —o CORN BORER IS NEAR STATE LINE Quarantine Line Is Moved • To Ohio-Indiana B«und- * ary: Spreading Rapidly '■■*Y)efiam*e."6h:o. 4 -Qaurantine lips for Hie European corn borer has been set at the Indiana line as result of specimens of the pest, having been found in every township in Defiance and Williams counties. Federal scouts -today pushed on into Paulding county and into Indiana to determine just how tor -the destructive pest, feared here ever since it crossed into Ohio from Canada five years ago. has spread. Quarantine line at the Indiana line west of Hicksville with federal patrol scouts on duty to prohhiblt the spread of the insect through marketing of sweet corn means that lilcksville truck gardeners can’t take their corn to the Fort Wayne market. This may mean considerable loss to farmers in the west end of the county on this account. From six milts east of Defiance county line to the west edge of the county at the Indiana line is said to represent the biggest single jump of tlie quarantine patrol border f.rr one season in tills state. In fact the 36mile extension is about double what authorities had ant'dpated. Strong east winds the last of May and early in June probobly were the cause >f the rapid spread federal scouts believe. Normally the coin borer moth can fly about only five miles. Heavier Than Usual Degree of iufestation here has not been determined because as soon as scouts have found specimens of the pest they have gone on to a township farther west. In no section of Defiance county was there difficulty in finding the borer however, except iu Delaware, 'where a hunt of two days and a half was required. In Mark township, spevimens were found in two .hours and a half. The federal men reported the impression, however, that Defiance aud Williams hove a higher degree of infestation that any other county where the borer lias been (CONTINUED OX PAGE FOUR)

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UTILITIES KING FACES CITATION TH U. S. SENATE 'Primary Probers Take Action Against Samuel Insull For Defying Them REPORTED TO HAVE DONATED $200,000 Chicago, Aug, 4. — (United Press) —Samuel Instill, public utilities king of the mid-west who was a contributor of $200,000 to most of the groups spending a million dollars in the Illinois primary, will be cited to the senate for refusing to answer questions of the senate primary investigating committee. Chairman Reed made the announcement of his intentions to Insull when Instil! challenged the authority of the committee. Such a course is usual in contempt proceedings, although Reed did not say in his announcement what the proceedings would be. Aided Smith And Brennan It has been shown that Insull gave nearly $200,000 to the primary campaign of which $125,009 was given to Frank 1.. Smith, republican senatorial nominee and $15,000 to George Brennan democratic senatorial nominee. “The committee has no other course in view of your refusal, except to report the facts to the senate for what action it may desire.” Reed said. ‘“lt j s only fair to tell you of our intentions first as we have done with another witness.’’ The other witness was Thomas W Cunningham, court clerk of Phila delphia, who declined to tell the committee where he obtained $25,000 he gave to the campaign of William S. Vare. republican senatorial nominee in Pennsylvania. The case wiii be reported to the senate when it reconvenes in November. Similar action was taken during the Teapot Dome action when, Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, was cited cucl:. T;,, case n*the courta tor decision as to the powers of senate committees. MAZELIN HERD TESTS HIGHEST Report Os Work Os Cow Testing Association For July Is Made The July report just submitted by Roy L. Price, tester employed by the Adams County Cow Testing Association, shows that tfle David J. Mazelin tierd of pure bred Holsteins again leads the other 25 herds in the Association during the month. The average of Mr. Mazelin's six cows was 45 pounds butterfat. Others followed in the order listed. Jacob J. Schwartz. 8 cows, 39.4; John I). Mason. 9 cows, 31.2; Sol Mosser, 13 cows, 50.7; (’. W. R. Schwartz. 13 cows, 30.1; Noah Rich. 11 cows, 29.5; C. P Steury, 6 cows, 27.5; D. D. Schwartz. 11 cows, 26.9; J. L. Liechty, 7 cows, 26.8; I’. D. Schwartz, 8 cows, 24.7. •'Lucinda,” of the David J. Mazelin herd, made the highest average of the 219 cows tested, her production being 60.2 pounds butterfat. "Flower” a pure bred Jersey in the Sol Mosser herd, was second with 56 pounds, while "Pet,” owned by Jacob J. Schwartz, followed closely with 55.7 pounds. Dan D. Schwartz fed the fourth high cow having a production of 52.8 pounds. Sol Mosser and John D. Mason fed fifth aud sixth high cows with 52.5 aud 50.6 respectively. Seventy-five of the 219 cows produced one pound of butterfat daily. During the month, two "boarders" or unprofitable cows were disposed of Seven of the member:, an keeping daily milk records.

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