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nomination of MF 0, WEST IS CONFIRMED TODAY Senate Accepts Coolidge’s Choice For Secretary’ Os Interior HOLDS three DAYS 1 OF SECRET DEBATE Washington, Jan. 31.—- ( U.R) The nomination of Roy 0. West, prominent Chicago attorney selected by President Coolidge to 1 out a term in the admimstraon as secretary of interior was confirmed today by the senate ■>fter 3 days of secret debate. The United Press learned the vote was about 54 t 053 to 27. West was nominated last fall after the resignation of Dr. Hubert Work who left the interior department to hecome chairman of the Republican national committee. West was formerly secretary of the committee and prominent in l.linois Republican politics. The nomination was referred to the public lands committee for investigation shortly after congress convened in December. West was called before the commiyee December 12. He testified he had purchased from time to time during the last 20 years more than SIOO,OOO of stock in Instill companies. particularly the Commonwealth Edison company, but had sold it before he took oath as secretary of interior. o —— * Former Assistant Pastor Os Decatur Church Dies The Rev. John Bhttn, 62.. former assistant pastor of St. Marys Catholic church of this city, was found dead in his room at the Wayne hotel in Fort Wayne, at noon, Sunday. The body was found by a chambermaid, and it is believed that Father Blum died sometime Saturday night and that death was due to nephritis Rev. Blum served as assistant paster of the local Catholic church for a period of four years, from November 1. 1896 to Novmeber 1, 1500. Other parishes in which he worked included those of Lafayette, Frankfort, Oxford and Logansport, He was ordained a priest in Cincinnati, Ohio, ru June 22, 1892. Surviving are three brothers, Charles, Nicholas and Peter, all of Fort Wayne. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Knights Os Columbus To Meet This Evening The regular meeting of the Knights 1 Columbus will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the K. of C. hall. Following the business session, musical program in the charge of Mrs. L. A. Holthouse "ill be given. The members are invited to attend LINN GROVE WOMAN DIES Mrs, Taiford Markley Runyon, 59, Dies At Wells County Hospital f 0M U M On L 1 Jai ’- 21 - Mrs. Taidrove Za ey Kl ' uyon - 59 > ot Linn Ing at X Wen 30 ° ClOCk lhiS m ° rn ' " 8 count y hospital, foldav L h Operation Performed SunHear (F m remoVal o( & all B ‘ones. c WBe of M 6 W „ aS giVen as ,he direct Mr. n n ' S ' Runyo "'« death. county but'h 0 " r S bo,n 1,1 We,lß in Adam. llved at Lirn Grove The k CoU '" y for sey eral years. children B anT'r Talford < Ru nyon, four Funeral ' f ° Ur Bis,ers survive. alterne 068 W ‘ U be held Wed ’ Mlle church °l’ at 2 °' ciock at Six in the chnJoh bUrial WiU be made ch,|r ch cemetery. Fath «r Os Seven Children Is Killed Seete P v rt 39 Jan ’ 21 —<U.R)-Elmer *as W ed’ai her ° f seveu children, automobile J. T instantl y when his ba " car here ed Wlth an interui ’- to ’aaaTbVa?/v man attem P ted ed directly nt h 8 mac hine skiddurban. the P at h of the intera#toinobUe. aH thf> l ° n ® °cc«Pnnt of the

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ROOT TOWNSHIP PIONEER DIES Samuel Workinger, Bft, Dies Early Today; Funeral Thursday Afternoon Samite! Workinger, SO, long time resident of Root township, died at his home at 5:30 o’clock this morning, Monday, January 21, 1929. Death resulted from complications, fol.owing influenza. Samuel Workinger was horn October 2S, 184 S, ami was the son of Levi and I °ah Nidlinger Workinger. He was the youngest son of a family of six children, and the last surviving member of the family. October 11, 1871, Samuel Workinger united in marriage with Margaret E. Hilyard. who preceded him in death, February 10, 1891. To this union, six children were born, four sons and two daughters, all of whom survive as follows: Pierce Workinger, of Greenville. Michigan; Perry and Bert Workinger, residing near Wren, Ohio; William Workinger residing near Decatur; Mrs. Florence Merris, of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. William Johnson, of near Decatur. On February 18, 1892, he was married to Ruth Chronister, the surviving widow. One stepdaughter, Sylva Smitley, of near Decatur; seventeen grandchildren, four great grandchildren, together with a host of relatives and friends, also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the family residence in Root township, and at 1:30 o’clock at the First Evangelical church in Decatur, the Rev. M. W. Sunderman officiating. Burial will be made in the East Salem cemetery. o Pupils Os Catholic Schools Have Holiday The pubils of the St. Joseph’s Catholic schools enjoyed a holiday today, in observance of the feast of St. Agnes patron saint ‘Of the order of St. Agues, of which order the local Sisters are members. School will lie resumed tomorrow’. '— ——o ——— — Paul Jawarski, Notorious Bandit, Is Electrocuted Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 21.—(U.R)~r» ul Jawarski, notorious bandit who braged of killing 23 men, died in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary today as he had lived —with a sneer on his lips, refusing religious consolation. Jawarski was executed for slaying I. L. Gump, payroll guard, who was killed when a payroll truck was blasted near Pittsburg on Dec. 23, 1925. After being captured in Cleveland several months ago, Jawarski boasted of having personally killed 23 persons.

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Lincoln Impersonator To Appear Here Tomorrow The public is invited to see the playlet, “The Heart of Lincoln", to be given at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium Tuesday afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock. Judge Charles Edward Bull of Holly wewl. California, living likeness of Abraham Lincoln, will enact a scene which took place in the White H use, following President Lincoln's memorable Gettysburg speech. Tickets for audits are 25 cents and It) cents for school children, beyond the third grade. French Quinn, of this city, will preside as chairman during the program. DISCUSSES NEW AGE RELIGION Rev. Rupnow Preaches Sermon At Zion Reformed Church Sunday Night The Rev. F. H. Rupnow, of Fort Wayne, who is assisting in the special services at the Zion Reformed church, spoke last night on the subject, “The Gospel of Jesus Christ in this New Age of Internationalism.’’ The speaker said, in part: “We are no longer living in a national world but international. Time and distance mean practically nothing. At one time H took weeks and months for a message to lie delivered to a foreign country, but now a person may speak into a microphone and his voice is heard around the world. This new age of internationalism has brought new problems to man in industry, education, politics and other fields. But collective life is like the individual life, it needs religion. Industry and education need a heart, a soul, a spiritual impetus. This international age will not get along well with religion and without faith. Jesus and His disciples were internationalists. Jesus did not give His Gospel to one nation but to a whole world. And thus in this new international age there comes a ringing challenge to the Church. The Church with its Christ must not fail.” . Paul Saurer assisted in the services with special music, singing “My Peace I Leave With You." The services will be continued on Tuesdaynight at 7:30 o’clock. Meeting Os Country Club Members Called Bernard Clark, in charge of the Decatur Country Club, has sent notices to all members asking them to attend the annual meeting to be held at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms tomorrow evening at 7:30 o clock, a< which time will occur the election of a board of governors, officers and a discussion of plans for the year, several improvements are being made and it is expected the chib will be more popular than ever.

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Passenger (Jets Off Train And Walks; Beats It To His Destination Jjiincastor, Wis„ Jan. 21. —(U.R) — The train which runs once a day between Lancaster and Madison, Is slow. A heavy fall of snow made it slower. Three miles from here the conductor missed a passenger. The train backtracked throe miles, trainmen watching the snow drifts, in the belief that the passenger had fallen off the rear platform. After un hour of futile search the train pulled into Lancaster. The passenger, it was found, had got out and walked, arriving in town ahead of tlie train. ELECTION HELD BY M.E. CHURCH Fourth Quarterly Conference Held Sunday; Special Services Onen There was a good sized audience in the Methodist church Sunday evening, to start off the “special evangelistic services.’’ Dr. J. Thomas Bean, superintendent of the Fort Wayne district was present to preach the sermon and conduct the foil, th quarterly conference for the year. Almost half of the audience stayed for this important business session. The conference was the time for the quarterly and annual reports of the various departments of the church, as well as the organization units. The reports showed a fine progress being made in almost all the units ami marked gains showed up in not a few. The pastor of the church, the Rev. R. W. Stoakes, was unanimously invited to return for the coming year and a standing vote showed not only members of the quarterly conference voting, but all present* voting enthusiastically on the question. After hearing the reports for the past three quarters of the conference year, the officers and committees were placd in nomination for the coming year. The following were elected to offices and committees: Trustees for three years: A. J. Smith, (’. L. Walters, Daniel Sprang. Trustees for two years: J. T. Myers, C. IL Colter, D. N. Erwin. Trustees for one year, Virgil Krick. Avon Burk, Mrs. Christena Wicks. Stewards: Henry Heller, John Niblick, Leigh Bowen, F. W. Downs, L. D. Adams, M. E. Hower. C. D. Lewton. D. J. Harkless, L. A. Graham, 11. 1?. Butler, E. A. Beavers, W. F. Beery, D. W. Beery, H. F. Callow, Peter Amspaugh, Fred Hancher, W. G. Brown, A. D. Suttles, .1. R. Parrish, B. J. Rice, E. W. Johnson, John Zimmerman, Herman Myers, Paul Edwards, C. O. Porter, C. A. Burdg, Francis Howell, Samuel Peoples, Dee Fryback, B. R. Farr, Glenn Neptune, G. F. Eichhorn, Dan Tyndall, Alva Lawson, E. Burt Lenhart, James Blair. Sunday school superintendent: E. D. Colter, Epworth League president: Mrs. Cecil Moser. High school Epworth League president: Isabelle Hower. Junior Epworth league president: Mrs. R. W. Stoakes. Ladies Aid Society president: Mrs. Ada M. Lower. W. H. M. S. president: Mrs. Allen Miller. W. F. M S. president: Mrs. Clara Passwater. Financial secretary: Mrs. 11. F. Callow. Director social and recreational activities: Will Bowers. (CONTIXI'En OM l**«E FIXE. o — “Question Mark” Hops Off From Tucson, Arizona Tttscon, Ariz., Jan. 21 —(UP) —The army endurance plane Question Mark took off from Davis Monthan airport at 7:55 a. m„ mountain time, today for Midland, Tex., on the second lap of its returp flight from San Diego to Washington, D. C. The plane in charge of Maj. Carl Spatz, made a perfect takeoff. It was followed by Its refueling ship which w’ill deliver gasoline to the Question Mark in a contact between Tttscon and Midland. There was a note of sorrow in the departure. Capt. Ira Eaker. who piloted the big tri-inotored plane a great part of the time on its record breaking flight over Southern California, was on his way home to attend the funeral of his mother who died yesterday in Eden, Texas.

CHICAGO POLICE START CLEANUP; 3,500 ARRESTED Racketeers, Hoodlums, Gangsters, Bootleggers, Thieves Rounded Up ALL POLICE STATIONS OVERFLOWING TODAY Chicago, Jan. 21—(U.R)—Thirty-five hundred men including racketeers, hoodlums, gangsters, bootleggers and thieves were under arrest in Chicago today. Gangland w-as deserted. Chicago was astounded. Gangsters scowled. Professional bondsnien and attorneys were insulted. Police only smiled. The entire city of Chicago, long accustomed to promised cleanups which somehow failed to materialize, hardly could believe that Police Cone missloner William Russell actually had arrested 3500 men, whose fingerprints, photographs and records adorn the archives of police files. Police Stations Jammed Those who didn’t believe had only to make a short tour of the city. For y police stations were jammed and overflowing with scowling prisoners. The raids began Saturday night, halted temporarily Sunday morning, then were resumed Sunday night and Irjsted unjij Virtually every member of Chicago’s police department participated. All men worked double shifts; all leaves and holidays were cancelled that Commissioner Russell might have sufficient men to cover the city. Police patrols and detective squad cars were as thick as taxi-cabs in the loop. Theater patrons left their seats to witness the roundups. Several dul tuit return. Street corners were jammed by spectators and not infrequently curious groups were separated by police in pearch of the’r quarry. o Infant Boy Dies At His Home Near Tocsin, Sunday Tocsin, Jan. 21—(Special)—Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the John L. Kehrn residence one mile south and one-halt’ mile east of Toscin in Wells county, for Glen Roger Kehrn, eleven-day-old son of Mr and Mis. John L. Kern. The baby’s death occttred at HI o’clock Sunday mot tling, being due t> > bowel trouble. The mother, before her marriage, was Miss Ada Plank. Surviving are the parents, and one brother. Dwight. The Rev. Homer Studebaker conducted the funeral services, and burial was made in the Oakland cemetery near Cralgville. — ———o George Rost, Husband Os Former Decatur Girl, Dies L. L. Merryman. 701 Walnut street, received a message this morning, announcing the death of his bnather-in law, George Rost, of Indianapolis. Mr. Rost died at 4 o'clock this morning, at his home 'on Creston Drive, Indianapolis, front pneumonia, following influenza. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Maragret Merryman, of this city. No children were born <of this union. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two o’clock at the home and burial will be made in Crown Hill cemetery. Relatives from this city expect to be in attendance at the funeral. o — Marshal Foch Sits Up And Receives Visitor Paris. Jan. 21—(UP)—Marshal Ferdinand Foch sat up today for a few minutes and received his first visitor since his illness became crtlcal. During the afternoon consulation of his physicians, Rich was requested to sit up for a brief interval to enable Drs. Heitzboyer and Daveniere to determine if his heart was strong enough for the effort. The doctors Were satisfied and permitted the marshal to receive his cousin. Shell Lodges In Small Child's Nose Little Alice Jeanette, three-year-old daughter i;:f Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tumbleson, residing north of Decatur, was seriously frightened and injured yesterday, while playing, when a small shell lodged, in her nose. The services of a physician were required to remove the particle. The child is feeling better this morning and no serious affects have heen suffered.

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$50,000,000 Bride i I - I r I'f'’ ' J I ; ix.. ■ t Honeymoon flight to Europe aboard the S. S. Majestic is psan of newlywed- Thomas Fortune Ryan, 2d, and his bride (aliove), formerly the wife of Henry Oliver Rea. Pittsburgh, Pa., millionaire CAST FOR PLAY " IS ANNOUNCED “Pickles” Promises To Be One Os Leading Musical Events Os Season “Pickles’’, the musical comedy to be given by the St. Marys parish at the 1). ('. 11. S. Auditorium, on Sunday and Monday nights, January 27. and 28. promises to be one of the outstanding home talent musical events of the season. France Confer, who through his experience in past productions has placed himself among the leaders in home talent wirk, carries a leading role in the production, which he handles in an almost professional manner. Jonas H. Pennington, an American millionaire pickle manufacteurer, with his daughter, June, arrives in Vienna amidst preparations for the annual carnival. To his consternation, he finds Jones, his advertising expert, advertising Pennington’s Peter Piper Pickles, t'. o well. An old acquaintance, Lady Vivian, a wealthy English woman, also arrives on her annual quest in search of a daughter, who was lost near Vienna at carnival time, when a baby. Kinski, the pompous police chief, plots to substitute the lest child of Lady Vivian and many her for the fortune. A band of gypsies visits the carnival led by Jigo, the chieftain, and his supposed daughter Ilona. Events lead all to the Gypsy camp, where a magic pool reveals the face of Lady Vivian’s daughter. Arthur Crefont, a pior artist wins recognition of his art and also the hand of June Pennington. Lady Vivian consents to become Mrs. Pennington; Kinski’s plot is exposed; Ilona is restored to her mother and Jones is rewarded with success in his campaign for the hand of Ilona. The characters of the play, in order of their first appearance, are: Hans Maier, proprietor of the Wertbelpraeter Inn— Fred T. Schurger. Louisa, A waitress — Miss Janette Clark. Captain Kinski, chief of the Detective Bureau of Vienna —Leo R. Dowling Bumski and Rtttnski, Kinski's faithful sleuths —Leo Ehinger and Felix .Maier J. Jennison Jones —an advertising expert—France Confer. Jigo, a Hungarian gypsy —Paul Briede Ilona, a gypsy girl—Miss Catherine Omlor. Arthur Crefont, an American artist — Clayson J. Carroll. June Pennington, an American heiress —Miss Mildred Akey. Jonas H. Pennington. Proprietor of Peter Piper Pickles —Fred Fullenkamp. Lady Vivian de Laney, a charming English woman — Miss Winifried Kitson.

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TAXATION DEFICIT TO CUT JACKSON'S BALANCE IN HALF Seven-Cent Increase In Tax Rate To Be Probable Result Next Year EXPENSES TO EXCEED REVENUE $2,300,000 Inilitinnpolis, ,l;in. 21. (U.R)-— Indiana's general assembly reconvened this afternoon faced with the statement by slate budget committeemen that Governor Jackson's $1,000,000 state treasury balance would have to be cut to about SI,7OOJM)O by the (‘lid of this fiscal year to meet a taxation deficit created during the last administration. Budget members also revealed tha*’ the tax rate might have to be raised 7 cents for 1930 and 1931. Tax Board Cut Rate The 1927 legislature fixed a tax rate of 25 cents which the state tax board cut. to 23 cents. The legislature had authorized expenditures of about $13,000,000 during 1929. The estimated receipts from the cut rate would be about $2,300,000 less than the amount the legislature has provided that state department heads may spend, it was said. The only place the $2,300,000 can come from is out of the Jackson reserve. Lawrence Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, point ed out today. To l>ring the state institutions and departments, including elementary school:) and institutions ot Higher learning to a proper basis it would be inecessary to increase the tax levy at least (1 cents and possibly 7 cents, Luther Draper, state senator from I Hancock, Henry and Madison counties. and a member of the budget committee, said. o John Grund, Known Here, Is Killed By Automobile Funeral services for John Grund, of Fort Wayne, who died Saturday night from injuries received when an automobile struck him, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the home, Mt. Grund was in the act of crossing the street in front of his home when struck by an automobile. He is well known in Decatur. Norbert Myers, son of John S. Myers, well-known Washington township farmer, married a daughter of tbe deceased. o American Legion Notice Adams Post, No. 43, American Legion, will meet in Legion Hal! at 7:30 o'clock tonight. o ■’— APPOINTS ROAD SUPERINTENDENTS County Highway Superintendent Names His Assistants For Year 1929 Charles E. Magley, conntv highway superintendent, has appointed his assistants for the year 1929. There are 24 assistant,, one being appointed for each district. The new assistants and the districts assigned to them are: district number 1. W. H. Bittner; 2, Otto Rodenbeck; 3, August Busick;; 4, John E. Mann; 5, Fred Ostermeyer; 6, Louis Selking; 7. Mart Bultemeyer; 8, Ed Colter; 9. John Bucher; 10, J. V, Hendricks: 11, William Bunner; 12. Charles Tnoutner; 13, Ed Miller; 14, John Habegger; 15. C. C. Beer; 16, J. C. Augsburger; 17. Ed Beer; 18, Clyde Striker; 19, Milo Sales; 20, Otto Ray; 21, Fred Malthys; 22, Fat Moran; CL L. S)theiman; 24„ Clint Hart. These assistant mail superintendents will look after the roads in their respective districts. A majority of those appointed for the new year held over from last year. Mr. Magley. B. F. Breiner, George Shoemaker, John Hoffman, county commissioners, Ralph Rooip, county sutveyor, Dick Boch, ex-county siirveyor, and several others went. Lafayette this morning, to attend th* road school at Purdue University. Mr. Maglej and Mr. Breiner have been assigned a place on the program.

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