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OTHER COUNTRIES areexpecteoto SIGN PEACE PACT Bi g And Small Nations Expected To Join 15 tojat p Powers In Movement n.Tcsn INVITED TO SIGN PAPER n • tin* ‘>X (U.R)— Twen- j K-four’l.ours ;."tter the Kellogg ' had Urn signed m bei.f great nations, assur-, 1 "-lay 'i,oi. J uki fall in hne behind the Jove t? make war eventually i al Mo o re' nations were -ported already to have notified Aristride Briand, foreign minister of 'France, and Frank B. Kellogg, of the [ railed States, who sponsored the I agreement, that they desired to adi here to it. Kellogg Retains Copy 01 the two eopies of tlie treaty, i one will remain here and the other ms ready to go back to the United States in Kellogg's trunk. It will not *ren be necessary for the other na- [ tions to sign the treaty, is was explained. Only formal declaration of “ adherence, backed by parliamentary [ rs'iflcation where constitutions reI jure it, will be needed. One natk n eager to be the first to tone in after the original 15, was said to have instructed its minister ii Paris to sign tlie treaty today if ; it could be arranged. It was arranged to have Russia and Afghanistan, which do not liave ; friendly relations with the United ; States, invited by France and England. Virtually all other nations have -jacenvd invitation* from other | Kwrces. France Invites Russia | Moscow. Aug. 28. —(U.R)— Soviet Kusia has been invited, through | Prance, to become one of the world ! 'powers agreed to the anti-war pact, signed in Paris yesterday. 1 French Ambassador Herbette pretented the invitation to M. M. LlvIsoff, assistant people’s commisar of foreign affairs, gave the soviet official a copy of tlte - eace pact as signed in Paris and announced that the soviet union would participate With the same conditions and privileges M the fifteen original signatory tatlons. Girl Chicken Thief Sentenced Pymouth, Ind„ Aug. JB. — ([NS| — Mabel handler of Richmond, lnd., ailewi girl chicken thief, was fined HW and sentenced to serve bix months in the Indiana women's prison. when she pleaded guilty in eirm court hore to charges filed •gainst her. DOUBT IDENTITY OF CHARRED BODY Via Authorities Believe Identification A Ruse To Protect Burke M An * ol *' ,nd • Al 'g- 28. —(U.R) —Doubt | r , , "' enU,y of Steuben county's H . ah mys,ery victim exists in of son "' authorities investi- - the case, who believe that — ... .to'cetta as. Ie l,ody "'as so identified Nleve .till uZ eCt identts ' Valthan ' Toledo, Ohio, who 2 L' he " o,Jy as is ba„k r „i K d Ctment at Toleil ° for a •uthoritie Pry J, ' ly H ' stPuben county ‘hte at inti ® re giVing hlm cotisiderto how h T as lhey are P ,lzzle (t as contents „f becamp s ° familiar with ed to have h " avellinß ha S supposed man bePn the property of the ed a tTrli" 8 - t0 " altllan , Burke serv- »» Sl Wlth , hlm iH a Florida prisrecord of a, P ? * Ce say they !la ve no bureau. Bl ' rke in the identification Owmin'^h 11 ° f Sheriff Charles Zimbody ' bßent flura here when the ht *as i„ M,'°M ered ’ all<l Who ai *mitß Mlss rn, Ban W ' th his deputy. diaw„ hv L „ eman ' 24 ' waß wlthStenben ~f " '°nday at a session of a . y , comn "Bsloners. He p r Probe . des re to uid in the murdback and m Sf l rUng ' ' 1 want t 0 come four '' good " Zimmerman ierv e ntbs °f his term yet to

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Inherits an Earl’s Fbf 9 n Master Robert Henry M. Walpole, fifteen, to whom the seventy-four-year-old Karl of Orford has made ever his large estate near Norwich, England. The youth is a distant relative of the earl, who is leaving (’.real Britain on account of his delicate health. RASKOBBOOSTS PARTY BUDGET Fixes Limit At Four Million Dollars; Claims 309 Votes For Smith By Lawrence Sullivan, INS Stuff Correspondent St. Louis, Mo„ Aug. 26 — (INS) — I Matching the maximum figure set by ! the republican national urganixatiun. Chairman John J. B»skoh, of thDemocratic national committee today raised the 'unit of the Smith Roomson cafnnai.ru budget to $4,000,000. Frevious announcements had fixed •he Demi crane war chest lire.t at 53.500.000. Simultaneously, Raskob made public in a formal typewritten statement, j a list of states claimed for the Demo- j cratic national ticket, showing a total j electoral vote of 3u9, or 43 more than { the 266 required to elect. Dismisses Hoover Claim ( lainis by the Hoover managers j that tlie mid-west is already safety j in the republican column were dis-1 nosped by Raskob without serious dis- i cusi.lon. Governor Smith will make at least one speech in St. Louis, probably about mid-October, Raskob assured Senator Harry B. Hawes, director of the St, Louis reginal headquarters. Sitting in with the national chairman and leaders from ten nearby states were Senator Peter (!. Gerry, of Rhode Island, chairman of the national advisory committee; Senator Hawes, Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, former governor of Wyoming and vicechairman of the national', committee, and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, chairman of the women’s advistory committee. “Never has the outlook for the democratic party been better,” Raskob said after preliminary conferences with leaders from this debatable agricultural section, “i prophesy that Smith and Robinson will poll the greates popular vote ever accorded a democratic ticket in the history of our country.” Here are the states claimed by Raskob today: Alabama, 12; Arizona, 3; Arkansas, 9; Colorado, 6t Florida, 6; Georgia, 14; Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 10; (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Boy Scouts Distribute Old Home Week Advertising Decatur Boy Scouts are playing an active pait in arrangements for Old Home Week and are making plans to perform much work during tlte celebration, September 10-15. Yesterday four Scouts. Bob Hite, Holland Reppert Carl Lose and David Heller, accompanied by Bryce Thomas, Scout commissioner, visited many cities and towns and distributed advertising material for Old Home Week. Today, the same group, reinforced by another Scout Harold Melchl, visited another group of cities and towns. The Scouts and Mr. Thomas enjoyed a picnic dinner In the woods yesterday noon. The cities and towns visited yesterday included: Monroe, Berne, Geneva, Bryant, Portland, Marion, Hartford City, Monpelier, Bluffton and Peterson, in addition to smail cross-roads towns and communities.

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EIGHT KILLED IN COLLAPSE OF DANK BUILDING Others Injured In Disaster At Shelby, N. C.; Several Persons Missing COLLAPSE OCCURS I)l T RING'RUSH HOUR — Shelby, N.C., Aug. 28.— (INS)— Eight persous were killed, 15 injured ami jan undetermined number missing in the collapse of the First National | Bank, building here, during a rush hour today. The deatli toll may rise as, three hours after the crash, workmen had been unable to cleuj- away the debris only at tfie edge of the building. Police estimated the death toll would mount steadily as rescue crews dug deeper into the debris for the search of bodies. No accurate checkup could be made of the missing persona. but it was known that a dozen or mote had not been accounted for. "It was feared that a crew of seventeen negroes, who were working in the center of the building, were all killed. The rescue crews had not been able to get to the place where the negroes were working. It was known that 15 persons were Injured, several of whom may die. Junior Band To Hold Rehearsal Friday Night Tile Junior Band. No. 1, will meet at I the Central school building at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening for a rehearsal i held by the band since a vacation was | begun a few weeks ago and all mem- | bers are requested to be present. Loses Job; Kill* Himself Indianapolis.. Aug. Zi. —(DIS) —William R. Nichols, 62, shot and killed himself here while despondent over the loss of his job. Elizabeth Nichols, 16-year o 1 d granddaughter of Nichols, heard the shot in a garage behind the Nichols home and gave the alarm. BLUFFTON MAN SERIOUSLY HURT T. R. Johnson, Ex-Sheriff Os Wells County Near Death; Son linjured Also J. R. Johnson, 73, of Bluffton, former Wells county sheriff, was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Windfall, Monday. He reported to be near deatli at a hospital in Kokomo, where he was taken following the accident. He sustained a fractured skull. Thomas R. Johnson,-- of 'Lafayette, a son of J. R. Johnson, and the former's wife and three children, were in the car with the elder Johnson wiieft the accident occured. All were injured and were taken to the Kokomo hospital. Mrs. T. R. Johnson suffered a broken arm and possible internal injuries. David Johnson, 9 months old, has a broken leg, and Billie, 10, and Mary, 8. were bruised and cut. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson attended a conference of editors at I-ake Maxinkuckee last week and spent the week-end in Fort' Wayne with relatives. Mr. Johnson said he was driv ing 35 miles an hour. A truck, belonging to the CharoCola company of Flora turned onto the road from a side road in front of the Johnson machine. The Johnson machine struck the rear of tiie truck and was badly damaged, all the occupants being thrown from the wrecked car to the roadway. T. R. Johnson is publicity dorector of Purdue university. He formerly worked on the Bluffton Banner. He and his father are well known in Adams county. Four Decatur Rotarians Attend Van Wert Meeting W. A. Lower, Dore B. Erwin, Clarence Beavers and A. R. Holthouse motored to Van Wert 'last evening, where they attended a joint meeting of the Van Wert and Defiance Rotary ClubH. The members of the Van Wert Kiwanis Club were also guests at the meeting. Arthur H. Sapp, of Huntington, immediate past president of Rotary International, delivered an address at the meeting, telling of his experience in foreign countries in connectfon with Rotary.

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“Pickin’ Cotton” And The “Byrd Hop” Latest^Dances

New Steps Guaranteed To Be Better Weight Reducers Than Rubber Garments New York, Aug. 28—(INS) —Dancing to reduce is the latest American fad. It’s more fun than* the daily dozen, more comfortable than rubber garments and just as pleasant as bath salts. And that’s why the new ballroom dance for the 1928-29 season, succeeding the "Black Bottom” and the “Varsity Drag” will be a sffappy, virile concoction guaranteed to take the fat off in chunks while at tilt' same time appealing to the aesthetic sense. This Information was gleaned today at the fifteenth annual convention of the American Society of Teachers of Dancing. From ail over the country the teachers are here trying out new; ballroom steps with the idea of evolving a new dance rhythm—something typically American and, if possible, free from the African and other exotic influences of present-day dance music. May Be “Too Jazzy” “Pekin - Cotton” is a new dance that's coming in for a lot of atten tion. It’s the latest on Broadway, and the dancing masters were giving it a trv-out this morning. You shuffle a bit, glide, lift your feet, tap once or twice, bend as if pickin' cotton, come to an erect position, sway and then fox trot away. It’s catchy, and going big.- but some of the conservative teachers were inclined to classify it as "too jazzy.” Adolph Newberger, for forty-eight vears a teacher of dancing in New Yqrk City, told International News Service that he’s got a humdinger— The “Byrd Hop” which depicts Commander R'chard E. Byrd’s get away for the soutti pole. It’s in three-four time, quite zippy indeed, as the dancers doing it must spin, slide, squirm and go through the various evolutions of an airplane. Mrs. Hayden Mcllroy, an attractive young teacher from Fayetteville, Ark. said that more people are dancing In small towns than ever before. She declared that elderlypeople, emulating the example of Henry Ford, are going in for dancing as never before, and that ?bung and old who are plump, or downright fat, are wondering why they never thought of it before. —o Woman Beats All , Men In County Fair Hog Calling Contest Contiersville, lnd., Aug. 28.—(INS) —Mrs. Roy Layson of Waterloo township today was the champion hog caller of Fayette county. She beat all men contesting in the Fayette county Tair hog calling contest. Six men and two women were in the contest. Mrs. Layson was given the first prize of sls. NAME SPEAKER FOR DAIRY DAY Professor A. C. Baltzer, Os Michigan Agricultural College, Is Chosen Prof. A. C. Baltzer, chief of the dairy and agricultural departments of the Michigan Agricultural college, one of the greatest men in that line in America, wiLj be the principal speaker at the Dairy Day celebration to be put on by the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., here on Wednesday, September 12 Varm Day of Old Home Week, it was announced by W. A. Klepper, this morning, after receipt of a telegram from Mr. Baltzer announcing his acceptance. His subject will be “Greater profits through better dairying." a sub ject liels perhaps better a Die to discuss than any man in America. The creamery lias made elaborate preparations for the big days and will entertain the crowd and especially their patrons in a splendid manner Besides Mr. Baltzer’s address, there will be short talks by several other prominent men, music, free acts, features, distribution of souvenirs and prizes, a parade and a great time. The program will be given from a stand and in the tent just north of the creamery oil Winchester street afid will continue through most of the day. In the meantime, the events down town will go oil so that everybody may enjoy the day as they desire.

BOY SHOT IN EYE WITH AIR RIFLE Charles Whitman, 12, Suffers Painful Injury While Playing Monday Charles Whitman, 12-year-old son j of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Whitman, of j this city met wit.h a painful accident j while at play about 5:30 o'clock last] evening. Charles, together with a playmate, was playing with ail air rifle in an alley in the rear cf his liofne on Russel street, when In some manner the trigger on the gun was pulled and a B B shot entered the child's left eye. The Injured lad was taken to the office of Drs. Coverdale, where an examination showed that the sh t had entered the eyeball and was lodged just back of it. It was impossible to remove the shot at the present time and the lad was taken to his hanie, where lie passed a restless night. Charles is a pupil at Central, and will enter the sixth grade this fall. Geneva Youth Hurt In Fall From Horse Geneva, Aug. 28—(Special)— Norman Zimmerman. 18, who resides a few miles west of Geneva, suffered a hi ken nose and bruises on his back and leg, Friday evening when lie was thrown from a hoise. The animal step ped on tiie young man, also. o—' Gov. Sorlie, Os South Dakota, Dies Today Bismaik. N. D., Aug. 29—<U.R>-Gov-ernor Arthur ft Sorlie, of North Dakota died here at 6:45 A. M. t day of hear; disease. He was 54 years old and had twice been elected governor on a Republican ticket. Mrs. Soriie and othei members of the family were at the bedside. NEW TEACHERS ARRIVE IN CITY • Eight New Teachers In Catholic # Schools Ready For Opening Sept. 4 The Sisters of the order of St. Agnes, who will teach in the St. Joseph Catholic grade school and in the Cathode high school, have ai rived in the city and are getting tilings in readiness for the opening of school next Tuesday morning, September 4. Eight new Sisters have been assigned to tiie St. Joseph schools, taking the place of the eight Sisters who were transferred to different places. Sister M. Vera, will again be the principal at the St. Joseph school. Sister Vera was the principal here until two years ago when she was called back to the Academy at Fond Du Lac, Wis. Sister M. Roberta, who was the principal for the last two years, has been transferred to Unionport, N. Y. The new’ Sisters, who have arrived here for the opening of the grade school are: Sister M. Francine, teacher of the second grade; Sister M. Pierre, teacher of the fourth "grade; Sister M. Caroline, teacher of the sixth grade. The new Sister teachers in the high srhool are: Sister M. Dionysia, mathematics and first year Sister M. Benigna, science and history; Sister M. Helen Clare, commercial and first years English; Sister M. Vera, English and Latin; Sister M. Edwardine, music. Miss Mooney lias been employed as teacher of the third grade. Sister Vera stated this morning tlm the outlook for an increased enrollment In the high school was fine. Practically all tiie pupils liave registered and those who have not should do so at once. Change In A/rangemenls The first and second grade classes . will he transferred to the ground floor in the school building. The high school classes will occupy the entire third floor, wdiile the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades will occupy the rooms on the second floor. The library room will also he located'on Hie third floor. The school . library has about 1,500 volumnes. Workmen are busy this week oili ing tiie floors, changing the desks and getting things ready for ihe opening of school.

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Newspaper Bombed | Gangsters are believed to have set the dynamite bomb that wrecked the h plant of the Chicago Heights Star, | which has been conducting a crusade [ j against the criminal element in Chi-j cago Heights, Ills. The shattered front of the building is pictured. TEACHERS HEAR HELPFUL TALKS r Interesting Lectures Given At County Institute; Music Is Feature The second day's session of the annual county teacher's institute opened this morning in the circuit court room in the comt house. The session started at 9 o'clock with the singing of "God of Our Father,” lead by C. _(). Lehman, of Ohio State University, Columbus. Mr. Lehman former »y "lived at Berne and is in charge of the music program dining the institute Tiie Rev. Harry W. Thompson, of this city, conducted Hie devotional exercises and admonished teachers to be conscious of the fact that they are models over which young lives are being shaped and that they should live and teach accordingly. Professor Lehman then led a short session of song, after which Dr. George Tilden Ragsdale, of the University of Kentucky, delivered a lecture on "The Teaching of History.” His lecture was full of points and lie!iptul to teachers of history. After an intermission of fifteen minutes, Prof. Lehman again conducted a 20-minute session of music. X Homer L. Humke, of Evansville College, Evansville, gave an interesting address on ‘The Changing World.' Mr. Flunike is an eloquent, speaker and held the attention of the teachers with his timely and interesting talk. Tiie afternoon session convened at 1; 15 o'clock with Prof. Lehman leading in singing, the audience singing, "The Be:)s of St. Marys” and “A Love Song." Tiie singing is one of the feature of the institute and as leader Prof. Lehman obtains the whole-heart-ed response from tiie audience. Dr. Ragsdale gave an address on tiie “Principle of Teaching Civics.” He said that tiie various forms of social life must tie studied and Ihe social environment be studied before a teacher can handle a school with best results. He stated that organizations of real life must be started and practiced in school life. If a child is to be a good citizen, lie must be trained in good citizenship. He said civics shou’tl be taught as an evolutionary process, teaching first citizenship and its relation to the township, county, slate, nation and world. An interesting" program will again be given at Wednesday's session. Friends Open Yearly Meeting At Richmond Richmond, lnd.. Aug. 28— (U.R) -The Indiana yearly meeting of Friends convened here today in 108th annual session, selection of a new presiding elei k. only the fifteenth in tiie meeting's history, will be made during the session. o Aged Woman Breaks Hip In Fall At Berne Sunday Berne, August 28 — (Special)—Mrs. Anna Beer 78, sustained a fracture of one hip, Sunday morning, when she fell while descending the steps at the Reformed church. Mrs. Beer was taken to the Hossman hospital, she is now a patient. The broken bone has not been set.

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FRED WIECKING IS HONORED BY WAR VETERANS V incennes Chosen As 1929 Convention City Os World War Veterans PATCHELL IS EIGHTH DISTRICT COMMANDER Lafayette, Aug. L»H. -(INS)— Fred Wiecking, of Bluffton, Indiana, was elected commander of the lnYtyia department of the American Legion without opposition at the closing session of the tenth annual convention here this afternoon. Mrs. Elizabeth Kiscndise, of lA>gaimport, was elected state president of the Legion auxiliary. Vincennes was selected as the 1929 convention city. Wiecking was nominated by Forest Harness, of Kokomo, who himself had been considered a strong possibility for the office. A. H. Suddleston, of Terre Haute, another possible contender, seconded "the nomination. Praise Marion Sanitorium Tiie convention passed a resolution asking congress to appropriate more funds for the national sanitarium at Marion, lnd., and opposed the transfer of this hospital to the U. S. veterans bureau. , A Legion committee, which on August 20, inspected, this hospital without advance notice, gave it a clean bill and commended the management of the hospital. Otljer resolutions that were adopted by the convention asked the state legislature to exempt veterans from payment of poll tax; placed the Hoosier Legionnaire on a permanent monthly basis; authorized convention cities to charge a Registration fee of one dollar and praised the Indiana national guard as the "best of its kind in the United States.” After a vigorous debate, the convention defeated a resolution seeking to add 25 cents to the dues to increase the income of the American Legion monthly. James J, Patched, of Union City, was elected eighth district commander. —L *—o Noble County Woman Gored To Death By Bull Kendallville, 1 ml., Aug. 28.—(INS) — Mrs. Henry Rogers, 60, a prominent Noble county woman, living eight miles south west of here, was gored to death by a vicious bull as she was passing from her farm house to a garden lot. The woman's husband found the body hours later lying in a pool of blood near the gate. Tiie husband and three daughters survived the victim. VETERANS HEAR GOV, ED JACKSON National Commander Os Disabled World War Veterans Also Speaks Indianapolis, Aug. 28—(U.R)—Governor Ed Jackson and Millard Rice, national commander of the disabled veteraus of the world war, were principal speakers at today's session of (lie veterans of foreign wars twentyninth annual convention here. Following the addresses Ihe convention took up appointment of committees on legislation, Americanization and resolutions. Officer’s reports were also heard. Eugene P. Carver, Massachusetts, and Major H. N. Duff, Lansing, Mich., have announced their d,andtMac||es for. the post of commander in chief of the organization. Frank T. Strayer, present commander, has not deeded whether he will be a candidate for re-election. Tonight's events included a smoker for the men, uliile the ladies auxiliary was to he guests of a downtown , theatre. { Preparedness w-as voiced by Major , General Dennis E. Nolan, command- , er of the fiftli corps area, in a speech i before tiie delegates yesterday, i Senator Arthur R. Robinson, of In- , diana, was scheduled to speak tomorrow.

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