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I COURT ORDERS I KOMIN'S BODY I DISINTERRED I*sSs“' I My Os Slain « "inan B cuFRIIT gets letter ■ H ”'5 Mi, h.. fo.in.l with ">*' »“ ail ,lash ’ ■ Tin north of Roanoke. Ind., on July ■ r xiav was ordered again disinterrB "/inuil court judge. Suntner ■ autopsy to determine the specitu ■ Nll se of the w< man's death. H T he body was buried tn the RoanBH t I O. 0 F. cemetery on July ls ' H owing to Um decomposition that had H t in I' was disinterred on July ■ sn that Mrs. Peter Sechowske. ol H i'mth Bend, in,l., could determine ■ whether or not it was the hotly of ■ w missing daughter. Mrs. Genevieve HH stuits. ■ Identity Established M Ou Julv'- 5 . Mr. and Mis. Fred Hali. H O f Detroit. Mi<h.. positively estabH lish.-d the identity of the dead victim ■ a< that of Mrs. Ballard, estranged H wife of Gust Ballard, wealthy MuskeSB gon restaurant man. Mrs. Italia rd H W Detroit on July 15. with Michael gB A'fee. according to the Halls. gw The court's order today followed ■fl the appearance in court this morning » fl Sheriff Garl Rudicel. Coroner G. ■B Jf Xie and Prosecutor Wiley, who H told Judge Kenner that a further exSB amination of the dead woman's body fl| should be made. The court then ordM erwl Sheriff Rudicel to disinter the ■B My and Prosecutor Wiley to argß W for lbe autospy. SB Disinterrment Date Withheld ■B Prosecutor Wiley did not disclose gB I* l * l l,a| e "f 'Be disinterrment. saying SB Nr did not want a large crowd to ■ gather. He said he would have a gB 91 chart ,ll '' teeth of the dead BB *oman and a patheologist make a SB rtart nt ,h e woman's body, together BB with a report on tihe condition of the gB woman's internal organs. Hg The woman's case has become a SB sort of political football here since B| ihr uulhoiities first were confronted SB »ith the mystery. A morning news- ■ paper this morning vigorously attackSB ed Coroner X'ie for failure to hold an SB autopsy on the body immediately SB after it was found. The paper supEB pitted Sheriff Rudicel and denounced SB Hie coroner. Sheriff Gets Letter ■ I'nntingt n. July 2X—ifNSI--Huntlng-H ton county sheriff. Garl Rudicel, this ■ afternoon was seeking George (’. H Cluudson, who wrote that he was SB the only one who knows details" of ■ the murder of .Mrs. Pearl Ballard, 31, M of Muskegon. Michigan, whose body SB nas found near Roanoke a week ago. H A letter signed by that name was M »nt on stationciy of Hotel Statler in ■ Cleveland, it sai(l that the writer ■ *»’ ui Huntington on Monday, and M Mi! nearly decided to "tell all", but M "in' he "lost his nerve.'’ The writer ■ T'T' 1 10 rome t 0 Hu ntington to ■I , Ml ,lie mwi'd' details if he was not ■ SiT " ith murder - He Baw he H cnilli dear himself. H ShwiT'n ,llis niyster ious message ■ ed ,he following B "ovTivri.ii) ov i, f;K five, I CONTRACT LET I FOR GYM FLOOR I Gets Contract I t or n p amg New Floor R n O.H. S. Gymnasium 9 ln 8 a Ww n" 1 ecatract for construct- ■ Ml >wl gytnn T the Decatl!r hl « h ■ board '‘l" W T awarded by the ■ nt Decatur L aigbt to L - c - Amien ■ 890 ' Four T s " bm,t,e ‘i a Did of SI,B billa on the T . contract ors submitted I ’limbing win"i JeCt ’ The contract for ■ date. 1 be awarded c a later B '"^ing^nTf'lh 1 ' 011 , 1 ! 301 ca,ls for re - B filed b, wat ‘ h ! 01d fioor ’ which was Bl during a i’ '? ack , lng " p *“ the sew- ■ Piaeiug a llew f| y laln last spring, and E will be necXaiv r the bullding ' “ ■ tbe Hats hi th t 0 partia l’y remove ■ • alt er the fi o( >r t Sym ai ‘ d replace them ■ B ‘ a «I>ect i 8 c ( omple ted. Mr. AnB Wp ek and h eg '". WOrk som etime Bl by th- .. ave the work compiet. | Un - e time school opens In the

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Mrs. Alfred E. Smith (left) ami Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who are rival aspirants for the position of mistress of the White House in about as real a sense as thei’ husbands are rivals for the presidency.

By SHIRLEY KIRKE International Illustrated News Staff Writer Washington, July 28.—While Her- | bert Hoover hibernates in his beautiI iul Palo Alto. Cal., home, awaiting official notification of his selection as Republican standard bearer, and Governor Alfred E. Smith, the Demo-! EVANGELICALS PLAN ASSEMBLY August 2 Is Opening Date Os Church Conference At Oakwood Park The annual assembly of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical church will open at the church's beautiful Assembly ground, Oakwood Park on latke Wawasee, near Syracuse, Ind., on August 2 and continue in session until August 12. The theme of the Assembly is, "Educational Evangelistic - Experiental.” The Rev. A. J. "Dad" Elliott, the most popular young people's man of today, will speak on Thursday night, three times on Friday. Saturday and Sunday, during the Assembly. The Rev. George Edward Epp. the popular executive secretary of the Evangelical church, will bring several missionary addresses during the assembly. Dr. George Stibitz, Professor of Obi Testament Literature in the Central Reformed Seminary, Dayton, Ohio: the Rev. Howard T. Kuist, Professor of New Testament Literature in the Biblical Seminary, New York City; the Rev. Paul F. Landis, director of Intermediate and Senior Work for the Board of Christian Education, of the Presbyterian church; Mrs. Howard T. Kuist. Supervisor of the Daily Vacational Church School, of White Plains, N. Y.; Miss Violet Rush, teacher in the Demonstration School of the National Kindergarten and Elementary College, Evanston, 111., are some of the instructors in the Leadership Training School. Charles J. Theuer is the song leader, and Harry F. Fussner, of Cleveland, Ohio, pianist. Mr. Fussner is the author of "The Rainbow Chorus.” Prof. Willard L. Muehl is the recreational director. Oakwood Park is one of the most beautiful spots in Indiana. The Hotel * Oakwood, is one of the most modern hotels on Lake Wawasee. Reasonable rates can be secured in cottages and dormitories upon the ground./ Dan W. Beery( of Decatur, is manager of Hotel Oakwood. ■ ■ -O — Successor To G. I. Christie At Purdue Is Appointed Lafayette, Ind., July 28—<(J.R) —John H. Skinner, dean of the Purdue school of agriculture, today was announced as new director of the agricultural extension department of the experiment station. He will succeed Dr. G. I Christie, whose resignation becomes effective September 1. Christie will become president of the Ontario agricultural college at Guelph, lutario.

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i cratic nominee, sticks to his knitting I in the State House at Albany, a new I — and curiously disturbing — factor has arisen to plague the political wiseacres. Briefly, it is the discovery that the wives of the candidates are rival aspirants for the position of , mistress of the White House in about j as real a sense as their husbands are ! rivals for the presidency. That is to sag. lots of votes will be cast for Mr. Hoover, or for Governor Smith. In accordance with the voters' I i>ersonal preference for Mrs. Hoover or Mrs. Smith, rather than in accordance with any particular preference as between the official nominees of the Republican and Democratic con- | ventions. You can hear Mrs. Hoover’s and Mrs. Smith’s personalities contrasted with one another as a definitely recognized campaign, issue at any gathering of women. To "mere men" it seems a Queer way of arriving at a conclusion concerning , a candidate's fitness for the presidency; perhaps the gals consider their menfolk equally ridiculous in their adhesive-plaster relation to mere parties. MINERS TO MEET WITH OPERATORS Conference Over New Wage Scale To Be Held At Terre Haute Thursday Terre Haute. Ind.. July 28 —4U.R) — Indiana miners and coal mine operators will meet here next Thursday. They will confer on a new wage scale. Harvey Cartwright. President of district No. 11, informed the soft coal mine operators yesterday that his ori ganization was ready to talk business”. Many Indiana mines have been operating under the Jacksonville agreement but this pact expires before meiiy months and there is little, if any hope 1 of its renewal. ' Last week in Indianapolis, the Unit- ’ ed Mine Workers of America policy committee decreed that each district should negociate its own agreements. —o Bus Line Using Detour On State Road No. 27 Mr. Coding, manager of the A. B. C. Buss line,-calls attention to the fact that the service between Decatur and Fort Wayne, is not interrupted on account of street repairs and construction of the state road, north of Decatur. The detour is being used and the same time table is observed. The bus stops in this city at the Rice hotel. o_. 0 _. Moderate To Warmer I Weather Is Forecast | i Washington. July 28—(U.R)—Weather outlook for the period of July 30 to August 4. 1928. For the region of the Gieat Lakes; Moderate temperatures with mostly fair weather at beginning of week, probably followed by a shower period by middle or close; Warmer by middle of week.

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I Berne Woman Falls Down Stairs While Walking In Sleep Berne, July 28 — (Special) Mrs. | Clelle Gottschalk sustained painful injuries, including a fracture of the great toe t.n one of her feet, when she fell down the stair steps at the home of her father-in-law. Andrew Gottschalk. I with wh ni she resides, while walking in her sleep, Thursday night. The accident occured about 1 o’clock Friday | morning. BUOGETSARE BEING FILED (County Officials Preparing Estimates Os Expenses For Next Year County officials are beginning to file their budgets of estimated expenses for next year with County Auditor Marlin Jaberg. The budgets must be filed by Tuesday. August 7. when the county commissioners must meet and go over the figures. Each county official must file a budget fur next year, listing the amount of money necessary to operate his office and the appropriation required for his salary and expenses of conducting his office. Mr. Jaberg is preparing the budget covering the read bonded indehtness for the townships and the amount of money necessary to pay the bonds and interest. This table will lie prepared by next week. Mr. Jaberg stated. Township trustees, treasurers of school boards and officers in the other taxing units must also prepare and publish budgets next month It is likely that Che tax tales will 1 be increased in a number of the taxing units for next year, because of the fact that the valuations are lower this 1 year. The tax rates will lie fixed by the ‘ different taxing units in September. New Floor In Public Toilet Is Completed The new floor in the men’s comfort station room in the basement of the court house is finished and the room will probably be opened the first cf the week. New toilets and fixtures have been installed, making the place sanitary in every respect. The county commissioners may appoint a man to be in charge of the comfort station at night and cn Saturdays. Much damage was done to the toilets and fixtures ‘ sometime ago by men or boys who deliberately tried to destroy them. H. M. Ormsby To Direct Publicity For Democrats Indianapolis, July 28—(INS)—M. H. Ormsby, publisher of the Huntington) Press, today was appointed publicity director of the Democratic state com 1 mittee for the coming campaign. The Huntington man. who lias jus’ returned from Los Angeles, went intc conference here today with state chairman R. Earl Peters and other party leaders. He was in charge of publicity for the primary campaign of Franit C. Dailey, Democratic nominee for governor. Four years ago. Ormsby directed publicity for the state committee during the state and national campaign. LOCAL WOMAN'S MOTHER EXPIRES Mrs. Birtwhistle, Mother Os Mrs. E. F. O’Brien Dies At Columbia City Mrs. J. W. Birtwhistle, 57. mother of Mrs. E. F. O'Brien, of Decatur, died at 10 o'clock Friday night, July 27, 1928, at her home in Columbia City. Mrs. Birtwhistle had been suffering from apoplexy and heart trouble for the last several months. The deceased was born December 14 1870. For many years, she resided in Fort Wayne, where her husband was employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Elkins, of Marlon; husband, J. W. Birtwhistle, of Columbia City; one daughter, Mrs. O’Brien, of Decatur; three step children, Mrs. Thurman Busz. of Fort Wayne, and Charles and Glen Birtwhistle, of Mishawaka; and two brothers, Oral and Willard Elkins, of Marion. Funeral services will be held at the residence in Columbia City, at 9 o'clock Monday morning, with burial in the Summit Chapel cemetery, near Etna Green.

SMITH, HOOVER FORGET POLITICS | AND TAKE REST Gov. Smith Takes His Family For Vacation On Long Island HOOVER GOES FISHING IN CALIFORNIA WILDS By Percy B. Scott, UP Staff Correspondent New York. N. Y„ July 28.—(U.PJ— Political worries and campaign plans were left in New York and Albany today, as Gov. Alfred E. Smith, democratic piesidential candidate, started what may prove to be his only vacation before election. Surrounded only by members of his family, several personal friends and a score of newspapermen. Smith went out on Long Island to good ground, where he had spent several summers with his family before he became governor. , Plans To Enjoy Himself There vas only one objective before the chief executive as lie left the ’ Biltmore —to get as much fun and pleasure crowded into the next two or three days as lie possibly could. “I am not going to make any news for you fellows," lie told the correspondents as they left the hotel with I him. “If its any fun for you to see ' me knock the old pill around and swim around the bay, its O. K. with me. Politics Are Tabooed “But no one is going to see me to talk politics. If any one can suggest away to have a good time. I'll talk I to him. That's all." Nevertheless, the governor had some political ideas on his mind, as he started out. for he had a lengthy , c onference with Gov. Allieit ('. Ritchie of Maryland, and Howard Bruce, national committeeman from that state last night. Smith was told that he should make I as broad a contact with the public as he possibly-could during the next few months. He also had Ritchie's ideas on ibe subject of prohibition which will be discussed at some length in Smith's acceptance speech August '23. He may or may not heed the wishes of Ritchie, but he lias before him the > thought of one of the national democratic figures in wltnse judgment he has a x great deal of confidence.' Hoover Goes Fishing Palo Alto, Cal., July 28. — (U.R) — Herbert Hoovgr chucked a fishing rod If OX TIMED OV t-AGE FIVE) WILLSHIRE PLANS FOR HOME-COMING Large Crowd Expected At Annual Reunion To Be Held Sunday, August 5 Willshire, Ohio, is making extensive plans for an annual reunion to be held on Sunday August 5. The annual home-coming at Willshire has come to be an event of importance. both to the people at home and to hundreds of persons formerly called Willshire their home. It is a .home-ccming in the strictest sense of tiie word. Former Willshire persons 1 are urged to attend in order that they may renew their acquaintance of youthful days, ami meet and become 1 acquainted with those who are now the heme people of the old home town This year, there will be no formal program presented, thus affording a day cf genuine visiting. During the fornoon, at 11 o'clock (Eastern time) there will be union church services, participated in by all the churches of the town. The Rev. E. E. Bragg, pastor of the Liberal'll. B. church, will preach the sermon, and the Rev. E. Lowell Arthur, pastor of the M. E. church, will direct the Congregational music. Following the dinner hour, the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel- Boys band will give a concert. This band has a membership of 55 boys ranging in age from three to 17 years. Anyone desiring to do so may bring their dinners witli them as the Willshire park is an ideal place in which to eat a picnic dinner. 0 Kin Hubbard’s Sister Dies Bellefontaine, Ohio. July 28 —<U.R) — Miss Josephine Hubbard, 70. one of the publishers of the daily and weekly Bellefontaine Examiner, died at he.' ■ home here during the night after a live weeks illness. Miss Hubbard was a sis- ' ter of Kin Hubbard, the Indiana humorist and. cartoonist.

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“Go Get ’Em” Resign* j ibh ‘X J : "Big Bill" Thompson’s regime in Chicago lias been further complicated by the sudden resignation of "Go Get ’Em" Hughes, the rough and ready chief of police who accompanied him into office. Hughes’ failure to run down the gangsters who killed 'Assistant State's Attorney William! H. McSwiggan caused Hie convening of a special crime grand jury in Chicago. FOUR HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Berne Young Men Cut And Bruised When Car Turns Over Friday Night Berne. July 28 —(Special)— Four Berne young men. Arthur Sprunger, Waldo Stauffer. Willard Baumgartner and Leo Gilliom. were badly cut and bruised when the automobile in which they were riding left the highway and turned over at the side of the road, a short distance west of Berne, between 8 and 9 o'clock last night. The four young men were riding in the Studabaker coach belongin'); to Gilliom's father. Simon Gilliom. t'nd were going west on State road No. 27. The car was said to lie traveling at a rapid rate of speed when it met another car coming fiom Cue opposite direction. Gilliom, who was driving said the other car did not give half of the road and in order to avert a collision, he drove his car off the highway. The Gilliom car turned over and was badly damaged. Each of the occupants received cuts and bruises, and a tendon in Gilliom's arm was cut by broken glass. They were taken to local physicians where their injuries were dressed. o Musical Program To Be Given At U. B. Church The musical program for the Sun day night's service at the United Brethren church will be under the direction of Miss Catherine Jackson, teacher of piano, and the Magley male quartet. The quartet is composed of Lewis Worthman, first tenor; Earnest Worthman, second tenor; Wm. Kiuetzman, first base, and John Hilgeman, second base. The service will begin at 7:30 o’clock, and the following program will be given: Instrunrt*ntal Selection "Midsummer Dream’’ Smith | Alta Kruetzman and Irene Peck I Devotionals Piano Solo- —Selected.... Verea Heller "Whosover Will" Herbert "A Clean Heart" Byshe Quartette Duet—Lustspiel Overture Bela Amaline Woodward and Isabelle Byrd Trio —Tyrolienne Variee Ravina Irene, Lorence and Ermq. Kirchner “Not Ashamed of Jesus" Jackson “The Beautiful Garden of Prayer” Fillmore Quartette Faust, Leyhack Amaline Woodward Saxaphone Solo Vearl Heller Quartette . Selected Offertory Verea Heller Sermonette Rev. Cecil R. Smith Andantis Prestimesso . Kunkle Alta Kruetzman and Irene Peck "I Am His And He Is Mine" Fillmore Quartette o To Dedicate New Church Lebanon, Ind., July 28—(U.R) —Dedication ceremonies will be held Sunday for the new 535,001) building of the United Brethren church. The dedicatory sermon will be preached by Dr. J. B. Parsons, Indianapolis, Superintendent of the White Rock United Brethem conference.

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“ADAMS COUNTY, YESTERDAY AND TODAY" IS NAME Elaborate Historical Pageant Chosen To Be Given Tuesday, Sept. 11 CAST CALLS FOR ABOUT 200 PERSONS — “Adams County, Yesterday land Today” is the name of a historical pageant which will he ! staged on Tuesday afternoon and evening during Old Home Week, according to a statement issued today by C. C. Pumphrey and Supt. M. F. Worthman. who are in charge of all activities for Tuesday of that week. The pageant will be one of elaborate details and will be locally produced. no charge to be made to spectators. Expenses in connection with the pageant will be taken care of by the budget committee of the Old Home Week organization. 200 In Cast The costuming will be taken care of in this manner: the material for costuming will lie ordered in holt pieces through local merchants and paid for by the committee, the only thing being asked of those who are chosen to take part, will be that they make their own costumes from the niaterial furnished them and according to specifications provided. This must lie understood by anyone consenting to take part in the huge proi duction. The cast will include about 200 persons, both young and old. and the story of the pageant will date back to the early days of the Indian settlers. Arrangements are under way, whereby it is hoped to stage the pageant on the beautiful grounds of the Elks home, with the street given over to space for the spectators. Mrs. Blair Is Director Mrs. James R Blair lias been selected by the committee to have charge of tiie direction and general chairmanship of the pageant, with Miss Margaret Niblick, local dancing teacher, as her assistant in direction. The committees as outlined by the general committee are as follows: General chairman —Mrs. James R. Blair. Chairtftan of music—Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Assistant chairman of music—Mrs. C. E. Bell. Chairman of coslunie — Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson. Assistant chairman of costume— Mrs. Frank Downs. Chairman of dance and direction — Mrs. James R. Blair. Assistant chairman of dance and direction—Miss Margaret Niblick. Chairman of chaperones — Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Assistant chairman of Chaperones —Mrs. James Elberson. Chairman of group selection —Miss Grace Coffee. Assistant chairman of group selection —Miss Jeanette Clark. Chairman of property committee— Mrs. V. .1. Bormann. Assistant chairman of property committee —Mrs. A. M. Anker. Chairman of committee on lighting (CONTINUED ON P4GIC FIVE, O UNION SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Rev. Ferntheil Scheduled to Preach At Union Service At Baptist Church The Sunday evening union services of the local churches have been well attended and full of interest and real • help. Tomorrow evening, the service I will lie held at the Baptist church and • the Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil will be i the preacher of the evening. i Everybody is asked to enme with the spirit of song and enter into a ■ hearty congregational sing. Rev. H. IT. Ferntheil, pastor of the Presbyterian ehurch. is already known in ths community as a strong preacher. The i- union service permits friends of the i- other churches to hear him. The gathering together also affords i- good fellowship and cultivation of co- •. operation among the.churches. There i- doubtless will be another good audi- ■- ence tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock.

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