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I BERNE CITIZENS I JUECTTO BOOST I inassessments I i“" ■ This Morning I ■ \ delegation of business men from H gene app-ar ■.! before the county M M . dl ,f review thi- morning ami ohMB ,''. d tn ,h,. tu p, > eent increase on ■ L ..state improvements in Berne m or,l. .-I by the state board ■I (ux .mnnm-ioners last Thursday. The Herne delegation contended ■I , , !)lt . :;u p. !■ , ent increase was exHI fVF and unfair. They contended 91 that the inciease ordered by tile state MB | lliar( | would place a higher valuation ■| r-al improvements than HH their 3( tna! worth. Members of the M| IPme delegation stated that they 9B thought a I-’, pet '- nt increase would H i,p fair and suggested that the local ■| board of f'-vi- w split the difference. ■| Members of tie local board of review |M contend that '5-y tannot change the H 9 order of 'he state board in that rep is not known what action the ■9 local boani >f review will take in the 99 matter of carrying out the state |M , ~-,rs ~rd. ’- 11l pin. ing the increase BM of ini;-oveii'- tits ami teal estate in BH A.iams coimi-. I'rom expressions obMB ; ”is are about evenly |M .lal'letl "" C -pting or rejecting the BM oi.hr ' If 111’- local county board of >v .u - tin- order, the county gn auditor will, in all probability, be M| mandated to make the increase, it is M| ownded. i', those who have had ex- ■| pcriHn-e with -he state board's methH| “*■ 991 - ordered by the board 9B were: RH Berne: 30 per cent on improve- » m,a,s ’ hiciease equal to $229,570. M Decatur. In per cent on improve--89 increase equal to $274,370. BH Monroe. In per cent on improveS 9 m(,||,s - tiicreaso equal to $11,950. BB Geneva, In per tent on improveBM ftvnts. itu tease equal to $23,740. BB All 12 townships, 4 per cent on ■ lands. increase equal tri $523,840. BB All 12 townships. 4 per cent on im--9 pam-ntetits. increase equal to slll,- ■| JN. ■ The state board ordered the local BB board of review to meet in special BB session this morning for the purpose BB of making the change. * I ELECTION HELD I BYLOANASS'N. II Five Directors Os Provident ■ E Building- And Loan Asso- j ■ ciation Re-elected H „P*? anlllla ' meeting of the 9 "il'ltng and Loan Association was H Hd last evening in the rooms of the ■ ™‘ Adams County bank. Five ntern--9 t*rs cf the board, whose terms had ex- ■ n„’ were ree ' e <ted, they being John ■ H ' Varmody. D. M. Niblick, t. A. Du--9 gan ’ H - B- Heller and G. M. Krick. The ■ nn f Ptarj ' f ?' R ' Heller, read his reII , r ' lowing a continued steady ■ P'c.wth and excellent financial condivti with the reserve giowing and ‘»an s exceeding $55,000 on the books. E w r * J. L. Kocher, G. M. Krick and an,n. ;. La ‘ ,kenau were appointed to . lP hooks of the secretary and Port at the next meeting. At the conclusion of the stock hold- ” me e fl ng, the board met and electing « fol, “ win 8 officers for the ensuIk- a ? Jan,es Cowan, president; J. • tocher, vice-president; H. B. Hellur’er Ta 1 " 7 ’ a, ‘ d E ' B ' Lenhart . treatlie firlt P,",T' meet ‘ ng Wi " be held bes "rst Friday evening in SeptemOpen Inquest Into Wreck At Mounds, 111. !i ia?v inn' ! " AiigUSL prewi wk ,‘>f ” que ® t °P el >ed today into the esng H .. t.- w St il,lnols central pasdeath toil er’ i h 2 re yeßterda y with a than GO e,R ht and injury of more D|, ennan‘' dea ' l were Lewls A der . West ‘I 31 ’ 0011 ’ In > Mrs - Bud Snlhei brother J '’ J ° e Secinch . Douglas n W ® 8t 01a,, 8«‘. and William fnur iinidenX 0 . Th6re were men "identified bodies of negro wo-

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“More Action,ll'Css Chicago Detectives Told

By Robert T. Loughran (U. P. Staff Correspondent) , I (Copyright 1928 by United Press) Chicago, August 7—The 1,000 detectives who can make or break the program for lidding Chicago of the gangster, racki‘ eers and hoodlums,were I tcld in sharp, commanding words today to get started. “Mere action and less words —and every man on his toes,” John P. Stege. new deputy commissioner of detectives, ordered. “Duty first and always. That ultimatum had a familiar ring to the plainclothes men under Stege, legEpla~ns~' | FOR CONVENTION David Adams And Paul H. Graham Elected Delegates From Decatur Post David Adams and» Paul H. Graham were chosen last night as delegates from Adams Post. No. 43, of the American Legion, in this city, to the annual state convention of the legion. to lie held al Lafayette, August 26. 27 and 28. B. F. Roller and Lloyd Baker was named alternate delegates. About twelve members of Adams Post have signified their intention of attending the state convention. The local post lias endorsed Mr. Graham for the post of district commander and it is said that he has an excellent chance of being elected. BROWN FUNERAL PLANS ARE MADE Heart Trouble Causes Death Os Aged Kirkland Township Woman Funeral services for Miss Mary Jane Brown, 82, who died at the home of her nephew, James Brown, in Kirkland township. Monday will be held at the residence where she died at 1:30 o'clock, and at the Antioch church at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with the Rev. Otto H. Scherry, of Viera Cruz, officiating. Burial will be made in the Antioch cemetery. Miss Brown’s death 'was due to heart trouble. Miss Brown was a daughter of Mr and Mrs. William B. Brown and was born in Kirkland township, Adams county November 21, 1855. Fo.r many years, she had made her home with relatives. Four brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. One brotheV, John W. Brown, of Peterson, survives. Fifty Chickens Stolen From Adams County Farm • Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth is investigating the theft of fifty spring chickens which were stolen from the Charles Bentz farm, in Hartford township Saturday night. Mrs. Bentz who was alone Saturday evening heard a noise amoffg her chickens and lighted an electric light in the barn lot. Site saw a Ford touring car parked on the road near her home. The thieves hurried to the car and drove away.

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they had heart it before after shakeups but the difference today was the man who said it. Has Something To Say Stege is no phrase-maker, no “news-! - paper talker.” his men know that he ■ spoke because he had something to - say that he wanted all to hear. And woe to those who do not listen I and heed! To the last man, the detec- . tive bureau must carry out Stege's | • orders to the letter —or reach a part- i . ing of the way. The grey-haired, square-jawed detec- | . tive chief, who assumed his new com- j mand yesterday under the recent Pol-1 ice “shake-up" discussed his plans in i an Interview with the United Press , luduy. . _ Stege is back with the police depart-; ment after 18 months of seclusion on | his Lowa farm. During that period. Racketeering, tyxitlegging, gambling and vice of every description flourish-1 ed in Chicago until civic and business leaders revolted and demanded a change "to save the city from financial ruin.” ' * In the “shake-up" police commissioner Michael Hughes was succeeded by William F. Russell, whose first move ' was to recall Stege to command the detective force. PLAN TO EXTEND FLAG DECORATION Legionnaires Decide To Install Flags In All Parts Os City, Where Desired At a meeting of Adams Post 43, American legion, last evening, it was decided, at request of the Old Home Week committee, to make a canvas of the city to ascertain how any desire to purchase one of the large American flags with standard, as is used on the down-town streets now. The flags are ideal for decorating and at the small cost there should be one at every home. The Legion boys will furnish flag, pole and curb socket and will install it. all for a five dollar bill, thus furnishing a decoration that can be used for years to come. The canvas will start Monday evening. In case anyone is overlooked or if they desire to save trouble for the committee, they may telephone their order to Ferd O'Brien, at the gas office or to Paul Graham at Graham and Walters office. The campaign at this time is being made so that as many as possible may use the flags for Old Home Week. o Twenty-Fourth Victim Os Oil Still Blast Dies — Vincennes, August 7 —(INS)— The twenty-fourth victim of the Lawrence ville, II!., refinery oil still blast, a week ago, died at the Good Samaritan hospital here today He was John Mortz 38. of Lawrenceville. One other man may die. He is Elmer Seitzinger. Ten others burned when the blast »spewed burning cil on 150 firefighters, injuring nearly 60 men will recover, physicians believe today. o — Boy Drowns In Creek Frankfort, Ind., Aug. 7. —(INS) —Albert D. Roberts, 13, of Kirklin, was drowned ut Sugar Creek near here when he stepped into a deep hole ■wlslle wading. The 'body was recovered later.

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Capt. Courtney Describes HisThr tiling Adventure

Rescued British Fliers Get Typical Welcome In New York City New York, Aug. 7.— —(U.R) —Captain . Frank T. Courtney, British trans-At-lantic flier and h's three companions, whose rescue in mid-ocean by the steamer Minnewaska thrilled the world, faced another round of entertainment today after a night's rest at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. The crew of the flying boat Whale , —Captain Courtney, Hugh Gilmore, radio operator; Fred Pierce, mechanic; and Elwood Hosmer, financial backer of the flight—arrived aboard the rescue ship lale yesterday and were given a typical New York welcome. Land Flaming Plane Capt. Courtney, leader of the flight from Europe, via the Azores, told how he landed his slanting plane in a rough sea at midnight by the light of the flying boat's own flames. “I didn’t have much feeling when it 1 happened," said Capt. Courtney of the sudden termination to two years of effort. “It all seemed absolutely unreal. "The whole business, from the time I saw the flames until we hit the water, could not have taken longer than 20 or 30 seconds. "We were flying at 1.500 feet and everything was dark, when I saw a i faint red glow on my windscreen. I looked back. “The whole rear engine was blazing, and even as I looked the whole thing shot up in a terrific sheet of (CONTINUED ON PAGE' TWO) BRUCE CHRISTEN i CALLED BY DEATH Unexpected Death Os Well Known Citizen Today Shocks Community J This community was shocked this morning by the announcement of th« death of Bruce Carr Christen, aged 47. one of the best known men of the city, at his home 31G Winchester street. Mr. Christen had been feeling badI ly for two or three weeks past, bu» continued at his work as freight clerk ' for the Nickle Plate railroad until last | i Saturday evening. He was about the house Sunday, but yesterday was too ill to get up. He grew worse last ’ evening and became unconscious j about 8 o'clock last night, efforts of' the physiqians who were summoned j failing to revive him and his death occurred at 6:45 o'clock this morning. A post mortem examination was held this afternoon to determine the cause of death, but the findings have not beep made public A son of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Christen, Mr. Christen was born in this city, Christmas day, 1881, and spent Il’s entire life here. He was graduated from the Decatur high school and has almost constantly been employed as a clerk in the freight offices. He was for many years with the Chicago & Erie and since June, 1921, has been chief clerk at the Nickle Plate offices, where he was respected and most highly re(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) BANK ELECTION IS HELDTODAV Directors And Officers Os Old Adams County Bank Are Re-elected The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Old Atlants County bank was held today at the rooms of that institution. Reports of the business of the past year were read and approved, the usual dividend was declared and the old board of directors re-elected. The directors are: John W. Tyndall, J. H. Heller. F. M. Schirmeyer J. G. Niblick, L. G Ellingham, Leo Yager, G. T. Burk, L. C. Waring and W. J. Vesey. The new board met this afternoon and re-elected the present officers, who are John W. Tyndall president; G. T. Burk, vice-president; James Harkless, cashier; Albert Scheiman assistant chasier, and Robert Meibers. assistant cashier. The bank is the oldest one in the county and was one of the first in this part of the state.

CONTRACT FOR ROAD IN MONROE TOWNSHIP LET .lames A. Hendricks Is Low Bidder On Myers Road; No Bids On Buuck Road OTHER BUSINESS UP BEFORE COMMISSIONER , James A. Hendricks, of Monroe, was awarded the contract for building the Myers road in Monroe township, on ■ his bid of $3,848, filed with the county commissioners this morning. Mr. Hendricks was the Thw bidder, four other bids being filed. The bids were. Davis and Carr, $4.- . 037; W. M. Striker, $4,300; Chris Eicher, $4,150; Biberick ami Arnold. ■ $4,688. The engineer's estimate on the Myers road was $5,629.50. ■ No bids were received for the con- ■ st ruction of the Buuck road in Preble • township, contractors around the auditor's office contending that the road I could not be built for the estimate, I The estimate filed on the road was [ $5,919.30. The commissioners will more than likely receive bids on the • proposed improvement next month. Bids For Painting ' Samuel Cook was the low’ bidder for painting the corridors in the court house. Mr. Cook's bid was $271, he furnishing all the material and labor. Qther bids filed were, John Deßolt, I $445; John T. Morningstar, $367. The electric wiring in the court house corI ridors and above the stairway is being placed in conduit, Harvey Stevens ' and company doing the work. To Purchase Fertilizer Bids for furnishing five tons of ferI tilizer, of the 2-12-14 bone base quality, will be received by the county commissioners on Sept. 4. The monthly report of Harvey P. LaFountaine, superintendent of the infirmary,' ' was filed ami approved. Brjdge Contracts Awarded Charles Cole was awarded the contract for building three bridges, the commissioners accepting a joint bid (CONTl'«»,'.|> <>V PtKE TV. <>> PLAN EXHIBIT OF OLD QUILTS Interesting Feature Is Being Arranged For Old Home Week Among the interesting features of Old Home Week will be an exhibition of old time quilts. For a time, these were laid aside by the people of today and their beauty unappreciated, but they have come into their own and very fortunate is the possessor cf one of these quilts or coverlets, especially if it be the work of some busy, but beauty loving ancestor. This exhibition of quilts will be in charge cf Mrs. Dore Erwin, and will be held in the Decatur Public Library. Realizing the value of these heirlooms a member of the committee will be in charge at all times, to protect them against theft or destruction. Quilts wil be exhibited during the morning and afternoons. The display space is limited, so it is the desire of the committee that all those desiring to/exhibit, inform some member of the committee between now and Old Home Week. Anyone net having away of getting their quilts to the Library, inform the committee, and they will be called for . ' Entry cards will be furnished, upon which the exhibitor will note the age of the coverlet, the name of the maker, and owner, and any other items of interest regarding its history. The judges will be secured from out of the county, to assure impartial awarding of prizes, which will be issued as folows: Oldest Quilt ... $lO Modern Quilt First prize $lO Second pribe $ 5 Woven Coverlet- —Judges according to age and workmanship First prize $lO and second prize $5. It is the desire of the committee to make this exhibit portray the needle work, both of the pioneer and modern women of Decatur and Adams county. Grandmothers and great-grandmothers expressed their artistic ability in the original design and beauty needlework of their quilts and coverlets.

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Have You Seen Him? ( ■ / tlw . jMF . x i Dr. Albert Edwatd Corthell, alias' Dr. Charles Parker, alias Frank j Howard, ex-convict, who, police say, ; is the kidnapper of ten-year-old i Grace Budd. He is believed to have < ,I'led to Florida or some other Southern stdte. 1 — | SCHOOL PUPILS ■ TO TAKE PART Children To Participate In Old Home Week Pro- < gram On Tuesday M. F. Worthan. superintendent of • the city schools, and Father J. A. Sei- 1 metz, of the St. Joseph schools, are ' working out a program for Tuesday of ' Old Home Week that will prove an interesting feature. The children will take part in the dedication of Elephant Rock as a memorial to the late Gene Stratton-Poiter and will give a parade.' i in this, the children of both schools will march together, in their respective grades, the Junior band will participate and there will be floats of interest. W. H. Thompson general manager is ready to pass out advertising for the automobiles and the trucks and if persons wil call at Industrial Association . headquarters and, get their share, they : will confer a favor. The general committee will meet at l 7:30 o’clock this evening at the Indus-j trial Association rooms for important [! reports, including one from Mr Beimer, i who has a line of several free acts and - shows. A representative of a decorat-1 ing house wil) also be present tonight. I Plans are going forward now and every ■ thing should be in readiness in plenty j cf time before the week opens. Several from the various committees here will attend the celebration at | Huntington this week, locking for I ideas and features for the celebration ■ here. The Huntington celebration is very similar to the one planned for Decatur. ] y O FIRST PAGEANT REHEARSALS HELD: 1 Daily Practice Sessions Scheduled For Old Home Week Pageant i The rehearsals for the pageant for , Old Home Week, started with pep ' ami enthusiasm, this morning. Miss Margaret Niblick, local teacher of dancing, met the French. Russian, Butterfly, Grasshopper and Dryad groups this morning at tlie K. of P. Home, Where rehearsals are being held. On Wednesday morning, (tomorrow), Miss Niblick will meet the Trees, Poppies, Dutch, Tree Nymphs, and Little Town Interests on the following rehearsal schedule: 9:00 a. m. —Trees. 9:30 a. m. —Poppies. 10:00 a. m.—- Dutch. 10:30 a. m.—Tree Nymphs. 11:00 a. m.—Little Town Interests. The personnel of these groups is as follows: Trees — Wm. Thornton, Marian Feasel, Vernon Hill, Dale Meyers, Ollie Johnson. Herman Burkhead, Robert Braden. James Moses. Lawrence Michel, Franklin Keller, Edwin Kaufman, Chalmer Lee. Poppies—Maxine Humbarger, Dorothy T ittle. Maxine Manley, Charlotte Butle“, Stella Bartlett, Martha Erma But'yr, Mildred Ford, Sylvia Ruhl. Etta Anspaugh and Marcella Gilbert, hitch — Ellen Uhrick, Kathleen , Wagner, Doris Clevinger. Myrtle , Bowden, Ruth Elzey, Mary Colchin, Miriam Haley, Francis Foreman, and ON PAGE TWO;

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DEAD 31 IMPRISONED WHEN AN ITALIAN SUB GOES DOWN Responses To Tappings On Hull Cease; Believe Men Overcome By Gas SUBMARINE COLLIDES - WITH A DESTROYER Route, Italy, Aug. 7. —UNS)— Fears that the 31 men imprisoned in the Italian submarine F-l I have been overcome by gas were expressed here tonight when word was received that since mid-day there had been no response to tappings on the hull of the vessel. The F-l 4 is resting in 20 fathoms of water in the Adrialic at the entrance to the Gulf of Pola andthere were strong hopes earlier in the day for the rescue of the crew, when a pipe to carry a supply of air was attached to the damaged submarine. Rough Water Hinders Rescue Rome, Italy, Aug. 7.— (INS) —?. Trapped 131 feet below the surface of the Adriatic sea, 31 men in the Italian taubmanlne F-14 awaited rescue this afternoon, while divers on the outside tapped messages of good cheer to the prisoners. The cruiser Aquilla, which was standing by, radioed a message that the divers were in constant communication with the 29 men and two officers in the submersible. .'ResenkA efforts were handicapped by rough water. There was a high wind which kicked up a heavy sea. Collides With Destroyer Rome, Aug. 7. —(U.R) —Chains were affixed today to the submarine F-14 I lying 100 feet beneath the surface of the Adriatic sea after a colllson with the Destroyer Missori. Officials had every hope that with the arrival of calm weather the two officers and 29 men aboard would be saved. The submarine rammed the destroyer during maneuvers off Brioni island, near the southern tip of the Istria jieninsula, and sank slowly to the bottom. Rescue work was begun immediately. Airplanes circled overhead and despite the unusual roughness of the water, were able to sight the strick■n ship. o TWO GENEVA MEN ARE FOUND GUILTY Henry Morningstar And John Schell In Court As Result Os Fight Geneva, Aug. 7 —(Special)—Henry Morningstar and John Schell of Geneva, were found guilty on charges of assault and batery and violation of ’he prohibition law, respectively, following their trials in the court of Henry Dickerson, local justice of the peace, Monday. Morningstar was fined $lO and costs ami Schell was bound over to the circuit court. Morningstar made arrangements to pay his fine today. He was taken to the county jail at Decatur by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth last night, where he was to be held until the fine was paid. Schell spent last night in the local jail and was to be taken to the county jail at Decatur today. His bond was fixed at SSOO and he was unable to furnish bail for his release. Warrants for the arrest of the two men were issued as the result of trouble which occurred at the Schell home, Sunday night. The two men are reported to have engaged in a fight at the Schell home, which ended with Morningstar hitting Schell over the head with a beer bottle. Morningstar's wife filed the affidavit against Schell alleging that he sold liquor to her husband. Morningstar defended himself at his tritll yesterday, questioning the witnesses and submitting his evidence. He claimed that Schell started the trouble and that he attacke Schell in an effort to aid the latter’s wife, who had been knocked down by her husband. o — Young Man Drowns In Lake At Kendallville Kendallville, Ind., August I—(U.R)— Alfred Streb, 21. drowned in Bixler lake while swimming in eight feet of water, it is believed a heart disease attack contributed to the drowning. He had just eaten a heavy meal before going into the water.

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