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| STATES I disarmament I PLAN OPPOSED Lolland, Sweden, Russia, ■ Back Germany’s Pro- | test Against Plan ■compromise MAY r be perfected I Geneva. Apr. 27. -(U.R)- Efforts of i ■he I’nileil States to hasten a disarm-1 ■inent agreement among the nations ■alhereil here for the preparatory ■isarmainent commission encounter■d opposition today from three Euro■pan powers, which under the inspirKlon of the German delegation, in■istMl on the principle of limitation ■f trained reserves. I| Holland, Sweden and Soviet Rus■sia tacked Germany’s protest against ■Hugh S. Gibson's declaration that lihe United States government no ■longer was opposed to the idea of unlimited trained reserves, declaring ■that this measure was vitally neces■sary for any reduction in land arma■ments. I President .1. Loudon finally ruled ■that no clause could he inserted into ■the draft project for limi'ation of ■pained reserves and that the only ■thing the preparatory commission lionld do was to communicate to the ■league of nations' council the diver■gent views of the members. I Prior to this ruling Lord CuahenIdun. head of the British delegation, ■said that while Btitain was opposed ■in principle to conscription and unlimited trained reserves, immediate ■ action was necessary and that the ■ opposition of the minority to the ■ Gibson project would only wreck the ■commission and make progress imI possible. ’ - i “While we still maiutaia. our convictions on the subject, we have withdrawn our opposition to unlimited trained reserves in the interests of an agreemen?,” he said. o Aviator Is Injured Le Bourget Airdrome, France, A nr. 2’.-(U.Pj—Authorities of the Le Bourget airdrome announced that Frank Mase, British aviator who they said was attempting a long distance record flight from Lemp England, was injured today when his airplane crash at Puy, in the upper Loire. The plane was damaged. JURY ACQUITS JUDGE HARDY Alleged Advisor Os Aimee McPherson Is Freed On Conspiracy Charges Sacramento, Calif., Apr. 27.-fIJ.Rj — While Aimee Semple McPherson inveighed bitterly against her ‘‘persetutors," the shadow of accusation in the evangelist’s mysterious kidnaping was lifted today from Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy by the verdict of acquittal of the California senate court of impeachment. The sad, woman who cried audibly as assembly prosecutors branded her kidnaping story as an unmitigated fabrication" and accused the elderly jurist of official misconduct and obstructing justice in defending her, was transformed into a defiant woman who employed every ounce of her revivalist's fervor in denunciations of her "persecuters.” The statement of assemblyman Wai,er J. Little that the assembly managers, "believing that ample proof now exists of conspiracy," would be willing to turn over to the Los Angeles district attorney all their evidence against the evangelist, failed to halt her attack. Mrs. McPherson charged that the assembly prosecutors were “publicity seekers,” that they had boasted of evidegee against her which they could not substantiate and that they had "jade it appear that she and not Judge Hardy was on trial. Throgh three years of gruelling Persection my faith in God and jusuce never has been shaken/’ she said. "As ‘f or the silly stories that eve been spread concerning my w’ tereabout on various occasions I can only revert to my former statem ents and say that such stories are unworthy of an answer. _J )po P'e ask me constantly how I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Sugar Beet Acreage Drive Will Continue Success has marked the first week I of the heet acreage drive in Adams 1 county for the local plant of the Holland St. Louis Sugar Co. The campaign for acteage will extend into next week, it was announced and it is expected that more than sufficient acieage will lie obtained before the close of another week. Decatur merchants and attaches of the local factory are leading the campaign and many Adams county farmers who have been told of the new contiact, fiee seed plan are including sugar beets in their spring plantings. COMMENCEMENT WEEK PLANNED Program For Commencement And Other Activities Os I). H. S. Announced The program f or commencement week .if Decatur high school and for the commencement exercises was announced today. The commencement week activities will open with the annual tunior-senior reception, to be held at. the Country Club, Friday evening. May 17. The Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the Baptist church, has been chosen to deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Sunday night, May WO. The annual class day exercises will he held on Thursday afternoon, May 23. Following is the commencement week program ami the program for the commencement exercises on Friday night. May 24: Commencement week, May 17-24,1 1929. Junior-Senior reception — Country Club, Friday evening. May 17. Baccalaureate services — Methodist church, Sunday evening. May 19. Sermon by Rev. O. E. Miller, Pastor of Baptist church. Class Day exercises — High school auditorium, Thursday afternoon, May 23, 2 o'clock. Commencement exercises — High school auditorium, Friday evening, May 24. 8 o'clock. Senior reception following commencement exercises In high school i gymnasium. Commencement Program Overture. "Mignonette", J. Baumann Decatur H. S. Orchestra Invocation Rev. R. E. Vance Pastor United Brethren Church “Wind on the Hill", O'Hare Mixed Chorus. Decatur High School Cello Solo, “Song to the Evening Star," Wagner, from Tannhauser Miss Willa Dick, instructress of violin Address, “Keeping Up With the World,” Mr. Boyd Gurley Editor of Indianapolis Times Indianapolis, Ind. “Cavatina", J- Raff —- Decatur H. S. Orchestra Presentation of Graduating Class Principal W. J. Krick Presentation of Diplomas .. .. .Superintendent M. F. Worthman “Tiptoe”, Carew Girls’ Glee Club Decatur High School Benediction Rev. M. W. Sunderman Pastor Evangelical ( hurch Finale, March, “Joyful Greeting John Littleton D. H. S. Orchestra Glee Club numbers in charge or Miss Dessolee .Chester, supervisor ot music in Decatur schools. Orchestra selections in charge of Mr Dave Rice, instructor of band and orchestra in Decatur schools. TYPING TEAM IN STATE MEET Decatur High School I earn Enters Contest At Muncie Today The Decatur hlghTchool beginner's typewriting team which won the district meet held at Columbia City last Saturday competed today at Muncie against more than 200 contestants from about 20 districts. The delegation from Decatur was composed of Evelyn Kelly. Parrish, and Gerheard Schultz. Sig uard Anderson, typewriting instructor, was in charge. . . They left last night at 6 o clock, taking their own typewriters with them. , . The contest began this morning at 9 o’clock in the gymnasium of the Ball Teachers college. The winners will be announced late today. In winning the district meet the Decatur team averaged about 40 words a minutes. None ot the advanced pupils entered from here.

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Await Jury’s Decision ft • L/' r < A. wk X. O if f ar as » * < WtNKk 1 ■ I ■—r rwiTir Gerald De King and his father, Joseph De King, awaiting the decision of the grand jury which had already freed the police slayer of Mrs. De King at Aurora. 111. The investigators may vote true bills against De King for violation of the prohibition law.

Lad Smothered To Death Princeton, Ind., April 27 —(UP) — Imprisoned when a sand bank in which they were playing caved in, Rov Wallace, 7, was smothered to death and his 10 year-old brother injured slightly, he brother was saved by a crack in the slnd wTiic him to breath. Both boys were later found by a sister who happened to pass the sand pile and noticed four feet protruding from its surface. BUYS INTEREST AT HUNTINGTON .J. H. Carmody Buys Large Interest In Huntington Ice Cream Plant John H. Carmody of this city, has closed a deal for the purchase of a large interest in the Huntington-Col-lins Ice Cream company, with plants at Huntington and Rochester, Indiana. Associated with him are Lewis Trixler and O. Sales, both of whom have had many years experience in the i manufacture of Collins ice cream. The factory is one of the oldest of its kind in this part ot' the state, having been established forty-five years ago and enjoys a large patronage. Mr. Carmody will have charge of the outside work and will give his special attention this summer to the Rochester plant. He will begin his duties at once but will continue to reside here for the present. Following the closing of school the family will take a cot'age on one of the lakes near Rochester, moving their household goods from here to Huntingtoti in the late summer, according to present plans. Mr. Carmody came here ten years ago and until recently acted as manager of the local sugar factory. '1 he Carmody family has a host, of friends here wiio wish them every success with sincere regrets that they have decided to leave Decatur. Bloomfield Girl Ref used New Trial For Forgery Bloomfield, Ind., April 27 (11 ' — Attempts to obtain a new trial for Daisy Sullivan, 18, serving a two to 14 years sentence for forging a $2.80 check, tailed in circuit court Here when Judge Thomas Van Buskirk denied a petition for a reheat ing. Judge Van Buskirk said he did not feel as though he should suspend the sentence imposed upon the girl after she had pleaded guilty. He further stated that when the girl is cured of a disease with which she is afflicted he would recommend to Governor Harry G. Leslie that she be pardoned on the condition she be taken into one of the Indianapolis homes that has offered to take care ot her. The girl was ijrrested while eating 20 cents wot th of fruit purchased with the forged money.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 27, 1929.

BOYS' WEEK TG BEGIN SUNDAY Annual Observance Starts With A “Boys’ Day In Local Churches” The annual observance of Boy's week will open tomorrow with Boy’s day in church, and special ptograms will be held in the different churches. Ministers will talk to the boys and parents, stressing the importance of the spiritual and religious life of the boy. Governor Harry G. Itoslie, has issued a proclamation for the observance of Boy’s week. This is the fi r st time, since Boy’s week was established in 1920, that the governor of the state has designated the week as one for public observance. Each year has shown an increased interest and participation in Boy's week and sponsored by local service clubs the event is one of great interest, not only among the boys, but among older folk. On Monday, boy’s day in school will be observed. Local citizens will visit the schools in this city and make short talks to the boys. Next Tuesday the boys of the fifth grades in the public, Catholic and Lutheran sthools, will he taken on an excursion through several of the local industries. Wednesday will be athletic day anti several outdoor events, including a ball game, track and field meets will be held for the amusement and entertainment of the boys. On Thursday, speakers will again visit schools and give short talks on citizenship, the day being designated as Citizenship day. On Wednesday the boys will be the guests of the Decatut Rotary club and a feed will be served to them at the athletic field. H. J. Yager is in charge of this part of the program. LINDY'S HOME TOWN HAS FIRE Fire Threatening Entire Business Section Os Little Falls Little Falls, Minn., Apr. 27.— U.R) - A fire believed to have started in a central heating p’ant svfept througn the business section of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s home town today.' Ten business houses valued at $350,000 were in flames, several persons were unaccounted for, and the first was threaten’ng to spread to other buildings, according to a check up at mid morning. Firemen from St. Cloud, nearby, were summoned just before the telephone exchange caught fire, disrupting outside calls.

ANNUAL CHURCH SESSION BEGINS I NEXT WEDNESDAY Indiana Conference Os The Evangelical Churches Is In Fort Wayne LOCAL CHURCH TO BE REPRESENTED The 77th session of the Indiana conference of the Evangelical church will convene at the First church, corner DeWald and Clinton streets, at Fort Wayne, next week. On Tuesday afternoon al 2 o’clock the hoard of 'Examiners of the Junior preachers will convene. The annual session of the Indiana conference missionary society will convene Wednesday morning at 9:OU o’clock. Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock will be the opening session of the conference, at which Bishop John S. Stamm will preside. On Wednesday night at 7;30 o’clock the choir of the First church will give the cantata: “Bethany," by Win. Me.Ma doc. Sunday. May sth will be the climax. The Sunday services will he held in the North Side high school aditorium. This auditorium has a seating capacity of 2.000, Sunday school will convene at 9:30 o'clock. The sermon will be given by Bishop Stamm at 11 o'clock. Ordination service will be held at 2 o'clock. The bishop will read the appointments of ministers at 4 o’clock. Sunday afternoon Sunday dinner will be served in the cafeteria of the North Side high school at 85 cents a plate. This dining room has a seating capacity of 800. so all can Ihe accommodated. During the week, I dinner and supper will be served in I the dining room of the First EvanI gelicakchurnh. Rev. M. W. Sunderman, pastor of the Decatur church and the lay delegate, Mr. C. E. Hocker will attend all the services. The meetings will be held on daylight savings time. OBTAINS VIEWS OF CITIZENS Postmaster Asks For The Opinion Os Postoffice Location Postmaster L. A. Graham has made inquiries among local business men and citizens relative to the location of the proposed new postoffice building in this city ami the consensus of opinion, stated Postmaster Graham, is that the new federal building should face the court house. The site for the new postoffice i building is the southwest corner of Third street and Liberty Way. which makes it possible to have the building face the court house or towards the west. The postoffice department sent a questionnaire to Postmaster Graham the other day. asking him to fill-out certain questions, pertaining to receipts, the amount of parcel post business done and an estimate of the volume ten years from now. The question about the location of the proposed building was also contained in the questionnaire. Postmaster Ghaharn is of the opinion and has been informed by reliable authority that plans for the new Decatur postoffice will be prepared in June and that the contract will be awarded in the fall. Congress has appropriated $65,000 for the new Decatur postoffice. The site was purchased before the war from John Niblick and Postmaster Graham believes that work on the new building will be started yet this year. _— o Trio At Erie Not Wanted In Indiana Columbia City, April 27 (UP)< — Three men held at Erie Pa., for slaying state policeman were not implicated in the robbery of the state bank here local authorities who reviewed the men announced. ‘ The local officers went to Erie after ' it was learned the three men had in their custody a newspaper clipping about the Columbia City robbery and also a paper Igig labeled Columbia City. The men escaped after killing the policeman at Erie but were recaptured

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Indiana Road Show ( Draws Large Crowd ( Marlon, Ind., April 27 —(UP) —’I he second annual road show was continued here today with an inspection of highway materials and equipment to be the highlight. I ate arrivals at the show raised the attendance to 465, most of whom were from 18 northern Indiana counties. John J. Brown, director of the state highway commission, was to have ad J dressed the gathering yesterday, but wAs unable to fulfill his engagement because of illness. Albert J. Wedeking chairman of the highway commission, spoke in Brown's place. ( LOCAL PLANTS ON FAST TIME: ( — t General Electric Plant And ' Telephone Linemen Move Clocks Forward With the beginning of Daylight sav- ' ing time in Fort Wayne tonight, sev- ‘ eral local firms have announced that they will adopt the time, it was learned today. The linemen of the Citizen s ] Telephone Co. were first to adopt the | fast time. They began work today on | the hour eaily schedule. | The Decatur plant of the General ( Electric Co. will move the clock for- | ward one hour after the plant closes for lhe weekend at noon today anil ( the 375 employes of that institution , will continue to use the fast time un- ( til the lust Saturday of September.. j Several other local manufacturing pliants are Contemplating the time change and some are waiting until the city primary election, which will have a teferendum, is .held to determine which time they will adopt for the summer months. The city of Fort Wayne advances to the fast time at 11 o'clock tonight and a great number of Ims and traction schedules in Fort Wayne will lie changed to meet the time change. The question of daylight saving time in Decatur has created quite a stir among local citizens and the city council has decided to pqt the question to a city wide vote on Tuesday May 7, in connection with the regular p. imary election. At a recent meeting of the Decatur Industrial association it was voted to petition the council for the fast time. I The vote at that meeting was 49-28 I for daylight saving time and the conn cil detided that the vote was not suf ficient to determine the consensus of opinion so the referendum was agreed upon. When the voters go to the polls May 7, they will be given two ballots, one for the regular primary election and one for the regular primary election and one for the fast time question. The council decided that in case the city voted for the fast time an emer--1 gency i esolution would be passed immediately. All Fort Wayne theatres and clubs have adopted the fast time and it will be in effect Sunday. o Large Crowd Visits Decatur Stores Today A large crowd tof people attended the Decatur Advertising Association’s program in this city this afternoon. The program was held on Liberty Way. The stores were busy during the afhernoon, shoppers taking advantage of the many splendid bargains offered by local merchants. The next event to be held by the Decatur Advertising Association will be on Saturday, June 1. CULLEGE BAND TO GIVE CONCERT Musicians From Mission House College To Appear At Kirkland Gym A public concert will be given in the Kirkland township high school gymnasium, Friday evening, May 3, by the Mission House College band, ot Sheboygan, Wisconsin, The concert will be given under the auspices of the Magley Reformed church. The program will start at 7:30 o'clock. A male chorus of twelve voices will accompany the band and take part in the program. Victor Weidler, of Decatur, and Walter Scherry, of Magley, are members of the band. William C. Feller, ot Foi t Wayne, is a member, also. The admission charges will be ■ twenty-five cents. The public is invitl ed to attend.

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SUGAR TARIFF MAY ADVANCE REPORT SAYS Senate Will Spend Most Os Week On Agriculture Bill Debate COMMITTEE ACTION GUARDED CLOSELY BULLETIN Washington, Apr. 27. —(U.R) —Senator Nye. Republican, North Dakota, after conferring with President Hoover today expressed the belief that the debenture plan incorporated in the senate farm bill would be rejected when it came to a vote. Nye said he was convinced also that the farm bloc proposed in the house bill would deal sympathetically with the real problems of agriculture and would make a genuine effort to solve them. Washington. Apr. 27. (U.R)— Midl'led thunder came from the house ways and means committee room today where the tariff bill is being made readv for consideration in the house early next week. Both houses were in recess until Monday. The senate is readv for another week of oratory Over the debenture plan of farm relief but in the end probably will reject this and pass a hill much like the one the house adopted. The house committee is finishing up six weeks of work in executive session, and while its members have denounced every “leak" of the proceedings, authentic information has been ob ained indicating a strenuous contest is developing over such vital rates as sugar, wool and hides. It was reported on good authority the sugar tariff which reaches every breakfast table may lie boosted from $2.20 a hundred pounds to $3. The catod to cause the Cuban ambassador raport has been sufficiently authentiFerrara to deliver a strong speech in Philadelphia today, denouncing the proposed increase. Wool may be boosted from 31 cents to 34 cents; corn from 15 cents to 25 cents; cotton and wool textiles considerably above their present rates; hides, bricks, cements and manganese materially increased and lumber to remain unchanged on the free list. These provisions can and may be altered before the hill is presented << ovriM i:i> ox pagk i ru:i FORMER DECATUR WOMAN EXPIRES Ida Bell Hardin Dies While Visiting In Emporia, Kansas Mrs. Ida Bell Hardin, former Decatur resident, now of Bluffton, died while visiting relatives at Emporia, Kansas a' 3:30 o’clock this morning, according to word received by relatives here. Death was said to have been caused by cancer. Mrs. Hardin went to Virgil. Kansas a few weeks ago following the death of her huslMind, to visit with her son Roy Hardin. While there she became ill and her death occurred this morning at a hospital in Emporia. Mrs. Hardin is survived by her son, Roy, of Virgil. Kansas, and the following brothers and sisters: Roy Mumma, of Decatur; George Mumma. Davies county; Levi Mumma, Owen county; Mary Cook. Decatur; Nellie Mumma, Denver, Colorado; Sarah Alshouse, Akron, Ohio and Emma Mumma, Bedford, Indiana. The body will be returned to Blutfton Monday and funeral arrangements will be made then. More U. S. Troops Are Sent To Guard Border Noagles, Ariz., Apr. 27.— ;U.R)r~Two troops of the Tenth U. S. cavalry arrived here today to reinforce the 20th and 25th infantry and the 82nd field artillery guarding the International border. During the morning the wife and children of General Francisco Burquez, rebel commander at Nogales, Sonora, crossed to this side of the line, a move certain to indicate that the insurgent leaders believed the final battle ot the revolution was about to take place.

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