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IfIESIDENT GETS ■mPTISM OFFIRE ■ iN SENATE TODAY Kenaior Reed. Os Pennsyl■■vania. Opposes Hoover I On Immigration Stand ■Buttle over farm |B MEASI RE CONTINUES H Washingion. \pr. 29,- U.R) I’resilb'iiw i i'-i >-iv<-d his baptism of K. in til- senate today, when his BKtosilioii for repeal of the national ■■rinns I.naision of the imigialion act |K-as strongly opposed by Senator A Reed, of Pennsylvania, a Resupporter of the president ■nil former attorney for Secretary of Mellon. ■9 In the midst of the general debate VPr Reeds disagreement with the the senator said: BH “There is something shocking in et this important question. the racial elements of thKinrriran nation, in one line of the message calling this specM a l session of congress together." Ms Reed charged the pressure for re|Hjp'..d came Horn persons who have not realized that we are Americans of 'hyphenated citizenship." ■ Farm Relief Fight Continues KI In the meantime, the senate fight jKcver the faint relief measure- continues ■■ A personal campaign is being in|Kmiiimd among the democrats by SenRobinson of Arkansas and his Caraway, both of whom long been champions of the de ■ system. They claim to be headway and have not yet up hope that may be able > > tlie lineup before the ballot■ing begins. ■ I They have even gone so far as to they have persuaded one demosenator who voted against the plan in committee to change |Hhis position and vote for it. I I Seldom since the League of Nations ■ fight in the senate has such pressure [■been exerted, either on the side of ■ the White House or on the part of the ■.opposition in the senate. Senators ■have concluded Mr. Hoover is vitally [■interested in the defeat of the de[■benture plan, and democrats on the [■other hand, are determined to make a party record in favor of it. ——o —c— Two Arrested Following Quarrel Over Chicken Fight Indianapolis, Apr. 29. —(U.R)—Charged with assault and battery as the result of an argument which arose over an alleged game chicken fight, two men, Earl Ruddle and William Baker, were in jail here today. According to police, Eaker threatened Ruddle’s life with a gun after the chicken owned by the latter had won a fight. It developed, police said, that the Sun was not loaded and Ruddle wrenched it from Eaker and beat him over the head, inflicting slight injurFUGITIVE SHOT Os POLICEMAN Another Taken Prisoner By Indianapolis Police, Following Robberies Indianapolis, Aipr. 29.—(U.R)— Failing *° rtop when police commanded, one nian was killed and another taken pr soner here after the pair had committed a series of robberies. A police squad was called to an outlying district after a taxi cab 'liver notified them that two men i- l| l robbed him after engaging his uutompbile then forcing him from it. Authorities overtook the cab and , outed for the occupants to stop, nstead they drove down a lonely 1 ghway, stopped and extinguished ,he lights. Ihe officers again picked up the a j and drew up behind the machine ™ coifimanded the men to surrendr’ They started to drive away and e ® °Pcned fire, killing George ’’'linger, 17, and causing the drivto loose control, allowing the cab 0 overturn in a ditch. , e d riv er, Lee Mazeline, was uninhi | C an d was Arrested on charges of thp lWay robbery. Mazelin admitted ,*. " a,r " eo’nmitted several robtiries prior to the taxi cab holdup.

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Sets New Speed Mark . r B Wi/x 1 * • r Flashing down the speedway at the rate of 212 miles an hour. Captain Malcolm Campbell, British auto race driver, set a new world's record for speed on a five-mile course at Verneuk Pan. Cape of Good Hope, Africa. CAsrTsMAiSr FINE PROGRESS “Aunt Lucia” Promises To Be Unusually Entertaining Home Talent The cast foi the home-talent comedy, “Aunt Lucia” which will be presented here Thursday and Friday 'nights of this week under the auspices of the Beta Sigma Alpha fraternity, is Rehearsing dilligently. At this jpint. there is no disheartening items to chronicle and indications are that Decatur and community will see one of the most entertaining home talent nlays it has ever seen. The cast is well balanced and there is plenty of high class material to assure a good show. The play, coming here when the community is kneedeep in spring activities, has met a popular appeal seldom accorded a home talent production and it is predicted that the Decatur high school auditorium will be filled on both nights of the show. The title roles, in themselves, are sufficient to stir the interest and imagination of anyone. Additional interest is lent to the play due to the fact that many of the feminine roles are to be filled by well known men cjtizens. For instance, Fred Schurger will play the role of a Hula girl, and Frank DeVor will be Tillie the Toiller Cecil Melchi will be Peaches Browning and Art Wewhoff will appear as the girl with the million dollar legs. Don Far will carry the lead role of “Aunt Lucia.” One interesting scene is where Lewis Armstrng, as the ‘Butter and Egg man from Omaha, spends fifteen minutes on his bended knees, trying to win the heart of “Aunt Lucia" Whether he succeeds or not will not Ire disclosed until the night of the Play. o Men. Desert Companion Pinned Under Automobile Indianapolis. Apr. 29. —(U.R) —Pinned beneath his automobile, which overturned in the middle of interurban tracks, Herman Benge, 22, after being deserted by companions, was rescued from the path of a speeding frac Gon car by motorists, near here. The motorists, whose names were not known, noticed the overturned automobile. They stopped and heaid the faint calls for help inside? the machine. They summoned aid and lifted the wreckage from the jnan four minutes before an express interurban thundered pas*. Benge said he was driving at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred, and had three companions but could not remember who they were. He was treated for minor cuts and bruises and then taken to his home. —— -o — Class To Make First Holy Communion May 12 The first Holy Communion service, when a class of 90 boys and girls will make their solemn communion, will be held at the St. Marys Catholic church, Sunday, May 12. The announce ment that the service would be held on "next Sunday” was an error.

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SHOOTING CASE STILL UNSOLVED Two Socially Prominent Evansville Women In Bed With Bullet Wounds Evansville, Ind., Apr. 29. —(U.R) — Two socially prominent Evansville women -ay in beds with bullet wounds •oday while author ties attempted to piece togetner the maze of evidence which they hoped would clear up die mystery cf the shooting. Mrs. Josephine Greene Conrad. 27, at whose home the shooting occurred, following a party, was not expected to recover, hospital attaches said. She received a wound in a thigh, which she, in an incoherent story, said was self inflicted. Miss Margaret Maley, 25, who also was wounded but not to the extent of the former woman, said she received her wound when she attempted to wrest a revolver from Mrs. Con’-ad I who was threatening suicide. Mrs. Conrad admitted the shooting, exclaim'ng: “I did it. 1 did it, and I don't know why, I’m sorry.” Both the women said they had a “few drinks” before the party was begun but stated they “were all right at the time of the shooting,” police reported. • Relatives of botli women refused to discuss the affair. Friends cf the two said they had been life-long friends ami could give no reason for the shooting. J, Nomination Os Lenroot Approved By Committee Washington, Apr. 29. — (U.R) — The senate judiciary committee voted favorably today on the nomination of former U. S. Senator Irvine Lenroot, Repn., Wis., to be associate justice of the United States, court of customs and patents appeals. The vote wits II to OMurder Charge Against Woman Is Dismissed Chicago, Apr. 29 —(U.R) Once under the shadow of a noose, Mrs. Catherine Cassler walked from a court room to freedom today. A murder conviction against her was nolle pressed by the state because one of the chief w.tnesses died in prison and the other refused to testify. Mrs. Cassler, who was in jail three years, swooned when the case was quashed. She was unconscious ten minutes. Court attaches feared for her life as the long period behind liars had weakened iter heart. CHATTANOOGA BANK CLOSES Insufficient Depositors And Lack Os Interest Given As Cause The Farmers and Merchants’ bank of Chattanooga, Ohio, closed its doors last Saturday morning, insufficient depositors and lack of interest in the bank's welfare by the directors and stockholders were given as the causes for the closing of the institution. The bank was closed by the state bank examiner, on request from the directors. The funds of the bank have been transferred to the Citizens btnk of Celina, Ohio, which has been made the depository bank. Depositors have been instructed to file their claims befere June 15. —o— Andy Jackson Books Dies At Petroleum Andy Jackson Books, 70, who has several distant relatives in Adams county, died of heart trouble, at 3:40 o’clock Sunday afternoon, at his home in Petroleum, Wells county Mr Books was a son of Thomas and Ellen Books and was born in Wells county, October 20, 1858. He was a member of the Nazarene church in Bluffton. Mi. Books had spent his entire life at Petroleum. For many years, he had operated a buying station and truck route for the Schlosser Brothers creamery. Surviving are the widow, Mary Books, and one grandson, Robert Books. One son and two brothers are deceased. 1 Funeral services will be held at the Petroleum United Brethren church at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Simon Moore, of Montpelier, officiating. Burial will he made in the German cemetery.

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Era Os “Kickless” Alcohol Arrives To Harass Bootlegger Columbus, 0.. Apr. 29.—(U.R)—The era of "kickless’ ’alcohol has arrived to harass the bootlegging industry. . Discovery of the non-exhilarating ’ liquid was revealed by Prof. James F. Norris, director of the chemical research laboratories of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in an address before the American Chemical society here. j "We call it isopropyl," Norris sai l. | “It is derived from (he wastes of , crude oil and instead of proibuclng a , ’kick” It deadens one’s senses. ] "It is a substance unlike other al- , cohols. If it can l»e developed sufficiently it may enable us to get away < from the class that now lives by f rectifying denaturel alcohols. For. not only are bootleggers ignorant of any i way to rectify this substance, hut if < they did it would fail to have the de- | sired effect." CLEAN-UP WEEK ■ TO START MAT 7 I City Trucks To Haul Away , Tin Cans And Oother Rubbish From Residences City clean-up week has been designated for the week of May 7 to 13. Amos Fisher, city street commissioner, stated this morning that the council has authorized him to go ahead and make plans for the annual cleanup week and that he has arranged for the city trucks to start out next Tuesday morning. May 7. The cleanup campaign will continue until the entire city lias bemi covered, Mr. Fisher stated this morning. Citizens are asked to place the t::i cans and other rubbish in containers and place the containers in Ihe alley or in front of the house so the drivers of the truck can pick it up. Ashes and brush will not be hauled away. Mr. Ficher s'taed. persons wanting their containers returned are asked to mark them or tell the trnel? driver. Each year, the city council has designated the first or second week in May as the annual clean-up week and during this time the city hauls away, free of charge, all the old tin cans and rubbish, gathered up by the property owner. Street Commissioner Fisher stated that if the truck drivers failed to pick up the containers when the round-up was being made, that they should call him at phone 839 at noon or after 6 o’clock in the evening The cooperation of all the citizens is asked an dthe city street department will do everything possible to clean up the alleys and streets and to help make Decatur spick and span. Evidence Goes Up W ith Bang As Officers Raid Negro’s Home For Liquor IndianapoCis.Apr. 29— (U.R) —A loud bang and the evidence was gone, according to Lyttia Hudson, negro. It all occurred when two patrolmen knocked on the woman's door after they had been told sold liquor. Three raps at the door and Lyttia burled a quart.of alleged whiskey into an open faced stove. A loud crash occurred and the room was covered with soot and particles of burning coal. . f The two policemen who had gained entrance to the room just as the woman hurled the bottle into the stove, were covered with soot. “01’ evidence sho’ gone now. O1 house almos’ went too, but you not gonna’ arrest me now are you,” Lyttia said. The patrolmen turned and left the room while she scraped the soot from the house with a song on her lips. - New Projection Lamps Installed In Theatre In order to give his patrons the very finest possible, I A. Kalver. manager of the Adams theater, has installed two new Peerless rejecting arc lamps." These lamps are the latest type and project a sharp, clear picture on the screen. With these new lamps, the Adams theater can now present a motion picture performance that is the equal of any theater in the . country. The lamps were installed . Saturday and there have been numerous favorable comments on the excellent projection,

ANOTHER BANDIT SUSPECT IS HELD Columbia City People Say Prisoner Resembles Bank Bandit Columbia City, Ind., Apr. 29. —(U.R) —Arrested in Fort Wayne, charged in an affidavit with robbing the Stale Bank here, during which one woman was killed, another hurt, and Sheriff J. M. Haynes, injured seriously, Beinard Hastings, 31, Adrian, Mich., was in jail today. Hastings was arrested by Whitley county officers, Fort Wayne police and a department of justice agent. At tlie time of his arrest, his autonr bile contained several large sacks of sugar, such as is used in manufacturing whiskey, police said. Employes who were in the bank at the time of the robbery, said Hastings resembled greatly the bandit who remained in front of the instituti >'t, armed with a portable machine gun while three others went inside and obtained SBOO. Two of the officers who participated in the gun battle said Hastings "looked like one of the men.” A further investigation was to be made today. o Transcontinental Trains Are Waging Speed War Omaha, Nebr., Apr 29. (U.R) —Tim passenger “speed war" waged by trains of transcontinental railroads between Chicago and Portland. Ore gon. was accellerated today by th? Union Pacific. The road announced new schedules cutting the west trip to 62 hours and 45 minutes* and the eastbound to 61 hours and 51 minutes. June 9. This followed the Great Northern reduction of its 68 hours schedule by five hours. The Great Northern, after the ETnion Pacific action today announced it would further reduce its schedule to match its rival’s.

St. Joseph Pupils Get Diplomas In Writing Fifteen pupils of the seventh grade of the St. Joseph Catholic school have been presented with diplomas in tlie Palmer Method of wilting. Tlie children passing the necessary test are: Charles Ehinger, Edward Lose, Rosemary Rumschlag, Mary Wolpert, Mary Margaret Keller, Margaret Faurote, Dorothy Miller, Marcelline Gage, Dorothy Lengerich, Florentine Minch, Frances Ulman, Patricia Fullenkamr, Helen Barthel. Alveria Vian, and Jo sephine Ivetich. MOST SERVE OLD SENTENCE Lloyd Biberstein, Paroled From Reformatory, Returned To Instittuion Lloyd Biberstein, of near Berne, who was arrested last week on a charge of larceny, in connection witli the alleged theft of chickens, has been returned to the state reformatory, at Pendleton, to finish serving a previous sentence. Biberstein was sentenced more than two years ago to serve from 2 to 14 years for larceny. He served two years of the term and was paroled. When arrested last week. Biberstein was accused of selling about 75 chickens at various times at Willshire, Ohio, under the name of John Hendricks. The produce buyer gavo h ! m a chec each time, made payable to John Hendricks. Biberstein, it is saicykti’®! endorsed the check as and received pay. VWe Os Wren Physician Sues Him For Divorce Van Wert, 0., April 29 —Esther Ida Githens of Wren, lias field usit for divorce and alimony against Dr. Lester N. Githens of Wren in the common pleas court of Van Wert county. She states in the petition that they were married at Bluffton, Indiana July 1, 1924, and that no children have been born. She asks divorce and alimony; that she may have alimony out of the property of the defendant, which includes two automobiles, $1,200 worth of household goods and book accounts amounting to $6,000. She also asks that her maiden name ot fcsther Ida McKissic be returned.

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Jilts Hu»band-To-Be '* 'a. Mary Callender Ames, of Boston. Mass., mystified Boston society circles when she suddenly canceled the wedding which was to join her to Howard G. Cushing, prominent clubman. BOYS’WEEK IS OPENED SUNDAY Churches Report Large At-

tendance Os Boys; Other Events This Week Tlie boys’ week program got off to ’ a good start Sunday witli a laige attendance of hoys at the services in j the different churches. Ministers T e ; i pint a good attendance and special ( talks were addressed to the boys. One of the big features of the week will be the ball games and feed to lie : held Wednesday afternoon after , school. The games will be played at the South- Ward diamond and the event will start at 3:45 o’clock. Wednesday’s program is> foi' the ' boys of the 5,6, 7 and BtSh grades of 1 all the schools in the city. Tlie following men will be in charge of the ' teams from the different wards: ' First ward. Call Klepper and Hubert Schmitt. Second ward, Clarence Beavers and 1 A. I).Suttles. Third ward, Ferd O’Brien and Will i Bowers. Rotary club team, Ed Coffee and < Janies Elberson. Following the ball games tlie boys , will bejtiven a feed. H. J. Yager, wiii , be chief chef, assisted by Col. Fred Reppert, Wilson Lee, Mayor George Kiick, Sim Burk, Wai Wemhoff. Tom Durkin and O. L.. Vance. The boys of tlie 5,6, 7. and 8 grades are urged to he at tlie diamond at 3:45 o'clock so the events can begin promptly. o Barrick Baby Dies Few Hours After Birth Joyce Mamine Barrick. infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clayton Barrick, of Uniondale, died at 2:15 o'cloc k Sunday afternoon, April 28, 1929 at the home of the grand-parents, Mr. and Mis. William Thornton, North Eleventh street. The baby was born at 5 o’clock Sun day morning and had been weak since birth. It’s death was accredited to valvular heart trouble. This was the second child in the Barrick family, the mother having formeily been Miss Mary Ellen Sutlief, of this city. Surviving besides the parents and nine sister, Barbara Lou, are the grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Thornton, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. F. I C. Barrick, of Uniondale. Funeral services were held at 1 o’clock this afternoon at the Thornton residence. The Rev. R. E. Vance officiated. and burial was made in the Pleasant Dale cemetery. 0 Jefferson Township Sunday School Convention Held A large audience attended the Jefferson township Sunday school convention, held at the Maple Grove church, Sunday afternoon. Guy tress Eley, of Berne, delivered the principal address. o , Funeral For Mrs. Hart To Be Held Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Belle Hart, of Bluffton, former Decatur , woman, whose death occured Saturday . morning, in Emporia. Kansas, where she was visiting, will be held Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock at her home in Bluffton, and at 2:30 o’clock at the church. Burial will be made in the Bluffton cemetery.

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INDIANA SECOND IN LIST WITH 11 PERSONS KILLED Forty-Three Persons Lose Lives In Auto Accidents In New York, Alone FOUR KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT AT ELKHART _i:u.r:— Death rode the highways of America, Sunday, taking at least 84 lives. • In New York stale alone, 13 persons were killed nine ot them in one family, as motorists answered the call of the open roads. Automobile deaths by states, Sunday: New York. 43; Indiana, 11; Pennsylvania, 11; Ohio. 11; Illinois, 5; Michigan. 5; Washington, 4; California. 3; Idaho, 3; Oklahoma, 2; Alabama. 1. South Carolina, 1; Utah. 1; Virginia, 1; Nebraska, 1. Iu addition, a Brooklyn man was killed in Ontario, where automobiles claimed five lives Sunday. Four Killed In Bus Wreck Elkhart. Ind.. Apr. 29. — (U.R) —An investigation was to be made today

into the automobile-bus crash near here, in which five persons were killed, and 11 injured, none seriously. All the dead were occupants of the automobile, four of whom were members of one family. The dead: Daniel Papa, 20; Elkhart: Rutfi Mabie, II; Elkhart; Hazel Ma bie. 41; Elkhart; Myrtle Mabie, 19; and Charles Mabie, 17. A sixth member of the Mabie machine, a fourteen-year-old girl, was injured but not believed seriously. Alb the injured were given first aid treatment on the scene of the accident. The injuries consisted mostly of cuts, bruises and other minor hurts. The Mabie party left home and was enroute to Burr Oak. Mich., when the accident occurred. According to passengers on the bus. it was traveling west and was struck head-on by the machiite with such force that the Mabie machine was driven several feet into the bus. A. R. Williams, driver of the hits, said the machine approached him on the wrong side of the highway. "I believed it was better to hit the automobile with a few passengers than lo take a chance on killing all of my So passengers,” Williams said. High School Orchestras And Bands Hold Contest T* ■ —— Kokomo, Ind , Apr. 29. — (U.R> —Results of the district high school band and orchestra contests held here follows : Class “A”—Orchesra, Kokomo, first: Fort Wayne, second: Muncie, third: Peru, fourth; and Huntington. fifth. The marching contest was won by Kokomo. Pern was second and Converse third. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT dies

Sister M. Waltrude, StepDaughter Os Mrs. Ellen Adelsperger, Expires Sister M. Waltrude, age 66, a member of the Sisters of Holy Cross. South Bend, and a step-daughter of Mrs. Ellen Adelsperger, of this city, died at 8:15 o'clock Sunday night at the St. Joseph’s hospital. Fort Wayne, following an illness from diabetes, later followed by pneumonia. Sister Waltrude had been visiting with her sister. Mrs. Ellen Durbin, an invalid in S*. Joseph's Old Peoples Home, Fort Wayne. She took ill last Friday and was removed to the hospital for medical care. Sister Waltrude was known to many people in this city. She was one of the first Decatur girls to join the consent, being a member of the Holy Cross order for 48 years. She joined the order when 18 years of age. The deceased taught at Sacred Heart academy, Fort Wayne, and also at St. Mary's academy and college at South Bend. Several residents from this city went to school to her. Her body was removed to South Bend this morning, where funeral services will be held at. the Motherhouse chapel and burial will be made lin the convent cemetery.

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