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z* DEDICATE ’’■RURCH ORGAN <NEXT SUNDAY L’S ■ <«^H r ee Srecial Services to Held at Decatur wH Reformed Church Hst-illation I IS COMPLETED ih J.r December 15. will outstanding and enjoydav in the life and hisK' iif the Zion Reformed congregation of this when their new Schantz organ will be formally jMiva’e ' !o the service of the God. in i I hopes of many of the nnmbeis of tlie church will at these services. 'Die tlie church also has i’ ih < orated and a part of tlie ' ’s sei v cos will be given over I ■ h,. r- lieation of tlie church, —.■her. v. ill lie three special serIs 'I he Rev. E. IL Wessler. ■ L, past r of Salem’s Reformed n ■ re! i’ Cincinnati, Ohio, will de yHL r t .am dedicatory message ’ h- in. ruing and a church r<>- — message in the evenSpeci.il choir anthems and [ , lions have been providfor at these services. Paul rer. local talented singer will ■ st in tlie morning and evening rices. The morning services begin at 10:30 o’clock and th.' ■ nitig services at 7:30 o’clock. ■ ill:- afternoon at 2:30 o'clock alibi organ recital will be given i Philip ,1. Model, organis, of First Lutheran church in Can Ohio, presiding at the organ. Rode' is an accomplished or fst and has recently given orrecitals in many other cities, will preside at all three serFlorence Sprunger-Starr. accomplished vocalist of will render several selecHer renditions will add to the beauty of these .->ershort opening address will be by the Rev. H. H. Ferntheil. of the First Presbyterian and president of the DeMinisterial Association. special ottering will be lifted the services. organ to be dedicated was at Orrville, Ohio, by A. ,1. Sons & Company, a firm specializes in building or for church use. ■rah*- organ is a two manual and Hie latest improved ElectroMoNTLNUED ON PAGE TWO) Iced muncie -I COUPLE KILLED | Found Clubbed to I I Death; Police Are I Baffled heavy club and a pearl itanpenknife held the hopes of today in their search for HV prison who clubbed George Mith, SO, and his 70-year-old wife some time Tuesday night fijfhe i’Odies of tlie aged couple found on the second floor of farm home near here this by Daisy Ross, a daughter Ml Ralph Whitney, driver of a truc k- Evidence showed the man had been struck first as 'Bi> lay in his bed an(l then beaten ftßdeath when he grappled witli ■Hassailant. His wife, who apSBrnlly was sleeping in another and awakened by the scuffle, slain in the hallway outside ■ V hu band’s bedroom. The heads KBboili victims were crushed to ■ B.oßfe were wihtout a motive for i.® 8 ay H , Kclub, cut from a maple tree ■ ■about two feet long and three ■ type, with detached ■ ■ Bo,p Placed in front of the pulI?■ an< ® choir. It is divided and in specially prepared chant- ■ ■ on each side of the pulpit. A | Batiful combination of grill-work J ■ display pipes cover the tone I Bhinga. The organ has ten I S bl 8 thick, was found with the BBoNTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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[Friends Revival In Progress At Monroe Hevival services ape in progress at the Friend's Church in Monroe, and good attendance and interest f have pn vailed Inci Sunday evening. The Rev. V. Riley, pastor of the church, has been conducting the services and a fine response has » been noted. The Qervicea will b> in progress for the next few weeks Hid everybody is invited to attend. , SLEET STORM ■ VISITS COUNTY J Many Minor Mishaps Are r Reported; Pavements Are Hazardous k — - Adams county was covered this ‘ morning with a coat of ice, as re- ‘ suit of an all-night rain and sleet ' storm Traffic was practically at a > standstill for sevetal hours early - this morning because of the icy con . dition of streets and paved h'.gh- ■ ways, and several minor mishaps . were reported. I The temperature dropped several . degrees about 8:30 o’clock las* ■ night and the rain turned to sleet. . At 10 o'clock Decatur streets were . veritable sheets of ice and many I local people who had driven their . automobiles uptown were forced I to abandon them and walk home. No damage from the sleet has , been reported from electric light ’ and telephone officials. The icy condition was somewhat alleviated by noon today, but many streets were still jn a hazarddus conditicn. City street employes scattered J 'inders at all important street intersections, ami motorists were able to drive their cars with some safety ■ by noon. The temperature advanced ■ t few degrees ami at 12 o’clock today much of the ice had melted away. A drizzling rain was still falling , this afternoon and a heavier sleet was feared before nightfall. Several ornamental light standards and telephone poles were knocked down in Decatur and Adams county by ■kidding automobiles and several , automobiles skidded into ditches from tlie slippery roads. No serious mishaps were report ed. More than a dozen injuries from falls were reported in Decatur but none of them was of a serious nature. The sleet continued to fall throughout mest of the night and thi morning the few automobiles that ventured out, were moving along at a slow speed. Colder weather is predicted for the next few days and the state weather forecaster predicted that ’he sleet would change to snow in the next 12 hours. The inclement weather is said by the state weather man to be the ’ailend of a lake storm which has been in progress for several days. 0 ; j H. P. Schmitt Buys C. E. Neptune Property H. P. Schmitt has purchased the C. E. Neptune property on North Fourth street from Mrs. Elizabeth Rhodes, of Fort Wayne. The residence. a brick bungalow, is one of tlie attractive properties of north Decatur and Mr. Schmitt and family will occupy it as their home. Possession is to be given January Ist anti remodelling will include a new heating plant, hard wood floors and other improvements. The deal was made through the Roy Johnson Real Estate agency. o__ 0 __ Hoover Painting Is Removed From Club Washington, Dec. 12. — (U.R) —A large caricature of President Hoover, done in oil, has been removed from the walls of the Arts Club here. That much is certain. Why it was removed, however, is another matter and one that has precipitated considerable comment from lay and professional members of the club. o Township Trustees Hold Annual Meet Indianapolis, Dec. 12 — (UP) — Sidestepping the necessity for a special session of Legislature for relief of bankrupt Indiana schools, the Indiana township trustees association in the closing session of its convention at the Claypool today was to adopted a resolution calling only for “speedy action by the state.”

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MONROE LADY HURT IN FALL Mrs. Lou Hofer, 77, Has Shoulder Broken At . Brother’s Home Miss Louise Hofer, 77, of Monroe, unit of Mrs. E. B. Macy and Mrs. T. C. Wertz of Decatur was painfully injured Hi's morning when she slipped am' fell on Hie porch of her brother's In me, J. J. Hofer, at Monroe. Miss Hofei’s body struck the cement steps in such a manner that her left shoulder was badly broken. She was taken immediately to the offices (f Dr. H. O. Jones at Berne where her injuries were examined. Following an X-ray evaminatlon, it was found necessary to bring Miss Hofer to the Adams County Memorial hospital at Decatur, Lobenstine, Maynard and Hower ambulance bi ought the aged lady here this afternoon. It was stated that she was resting easier. o RUFUS BEELER • EXPIRES TODAY Former French Township Resident Expires at Sister’s Home Rufus Beeler. 43. former French township resident died at 5 o’clock this morning at the home of his sister Mrs. Ray Merica at Fort Wayne. Mr. Beeler had been suffering for the last three years with cancer, and he had been bedfast for the list six months. Mr. Beeler was born in French township January 23, 1886. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Beeler. He resided in that township until three years ago when he went to the home of his sister in Fort Wayne. Mr. Beeler was a member of the Vera Cruz Reformed church. Surviving are the father, John Beeler of French township and the following brothers and sisters; Levi Heeler of Fort Wayne; Noah Beeler of Bulah, Mich., Abraham Beeler of Geneva; Fred Beeler, of near Berne; Mrs. Jacob Myers of Vera Cruz; Mrs. Kathryn Maurice of Fort Wayne; Mrs Francis Brown of Plymouth, Minn., and Mrs. Merica of Fort Wayne., The body was brought to the Bierie and Yager funeral parlor at Berrte this afternoon and will later be taken to the home of a brother Fred Beeler of near Berne. Funeral services will be held from the Fred Beeler home Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock and at the Vera Cruz Reformed church at 1:30 o’clock. Burial will be made at the Six Mile Cemetery.

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GOOD FELLOW CLUB ’ I ♦ —♦ Previous total -$141.90 Holthouse, Schulte and Co 2.50 t Mrs J. H. Cole 1.00 A Good Fellow .50 Total to date .... $146.90 WARRANTS ARE UNSERVED YET No Arrests Have Been Made on Grand .Jury Indictments No arrests have yet been made on the first and only two warrants issued on grand jury indictments, it was learned today. The other three warrants are being withheld Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth stated teday that he was unable to s serve the first two warrants to date. From the fact that the warrants have been issued for more than two weeks and no arrests have yet been made, it is indicated that the person or persons whom the warrants are against are not now in Adams county. The first affidavit on indictment number 1 is state of Indiana vs. Blank and the bond is set at SIOO. The small bend in all probability indicates that the charge is some misdemeanor, according to those in close touch with the situation. The second affidavit is state of Indiana vs. Blank, and the bond is set at SSOO. Considerable comment is heard around the Court House as to why one of the two warrants have been issued. SEE BRIGHTER FARM FUTURE Bureau Officials Say Crisis is Passed on American Farms Chicago, Dec. 12. — (U.R) —American agriculturists have passed through their financial crisis and have every reason to expect better times, newly elected officers of the American Farm Bureau Federation believe. Sam H. Thompson, Quincy, 111., accepted his third two-year term as president of the organization by expressing his confidence that farmers had passed through their dark days. His views were supported by E. A. O’Neal, Alabama, who was re-elected vice president. New directors of the federation also were optimistic. Those elected were: James W. Davis, Baltimore, Md.; C. R. White, lonia, N. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

GRUNDY GETS SENATE SEAT Fight F o r Acceptance Thought Probable In Senate V ote » BULLETIN Washington, Dec. 12. — (U.R) —A resolution proposing to deny a seat to Joseph R. Grundy, new Pennsylvania senator-designate, was prepared for introduction into the senate today by Senator Gerald P. Nye, republican, North Dakota. The resolution cites that Gov. John S. Fisher of Pennsylvania, who made the appointment, was involved in the $3,090,000 Pennsylvania primary election which caus led the senate to bar the winner of that primary, William S. Vare. Washington, Dec. 12. — (U.R) —An unexpected turn of the political wheel suddenly has brought Joseph R. Grundy, Pennsylvania manufacturer, an appointment to be a fellow senator of those men from the “backward states” whom he recently declared should "talk darn small.” His appointment, to succeed William S. Vare who was denied a seat because of excessive campaign expenditures, was announced in Harrisburg, l’a., last night, by Governor John S. Fisher. Although some senators from western states resented Grundy’s statement, made while a witness before the senate lobby investigation committee, lie is expected to be seated with little delay. Grundy’s certificate of appointment will be brought here tomorrow by Frank J. Gorman, secretary of Governor Fisher. Gorman had planned to leave Harrisburg last night, but changed his plans. He will be accompanied by a delegation of state officials. In a fdrmal statement issued here last night, Grundy announced acceptance of the appointment l and said he would be a candidate for the remainder of Vare’s term, which expires March 4, 1933, in the Pennsylvania primaries next May. "I have just been advised of my appointment by Governor Fisher to fill the existing vacancy,” Grundy’s statement said. “I am pleased to accept that appointment, cognizant of the honor it conveys and the responsibilities it Imposes. o — Three Perish In Texas Hotel Fire Wichita Falls, Tex.. Dec. 12.—(U.R) —Three persons were killed and 10 others injured seriously here today when fire destroyed the Antlers hotel. The dead were buried beneath steel beams and brick which crashed when the west wall of the structure fell. Two of the dead were firemen, the other a taxicab driver.

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MUTINY DEATH TOLL REACHES TOTAL OF NINE Ayburn Prison Riot is Quelled; Head Keeper And 8 Convicts Die DEATH PENALTY FOR SURVIVORS Auburn, N ¥.. Dec. 12 (UP) The bloodiest pristn riot the state of New Vo.k his ever known was i definitely al an end today with I the death penalty hanging over the convict mutineers who were still : live after the desperate hand-to hand fighting which put the revolt under control. The band of criminals who gambled with their lives for freedom, ami lest, was routed list night when nearly 300 National guardsmen stormed across the prison yard. Five ringleaders of the rebellion died in that last a sault, thr,?e other convicts and the head keeper. George A. Dnrnford, had been kill ed in the fighting earlier in the day, during tense moments when tlie life of Warden Edgar Jennings hung in the balance. A score of guards and convicts were wounded As eye witness accounts of tlie uprising and tlie subsequent fighting were as emtiled today the hopelessness of the attempt to escape became apparent. Only for a few minutes, while the convicts held Walden Jennings hostage, did the break appear to have the least chance of success. But there was no hesitancy on the part of prison officials, despite a message purporting to be from the warden in which capitulation was urged. Once it was decided that the warden must run his risks and tlie mutiny be curbed, it was a foregone conclusion that the rebellion would lie crushed, although in bloody fashion. All convicts who took part in the uprising, even in a minor degree, will be charged with first degree murder, it was .announced from Albany by Raymond Kiev, commissioner of corrections. Death List Auburn, N. Y. Dec. 12 — (UP)— Official list of dead in prison riot. Principal keeper George A. Durnford. Henry Sullivan, sentenced to 2021 years f.om Buffalo witli an additional seven years , for escaping from Auburn March :T last, a ringleader in the mutiny. Psrry Johnson, 41, of Binghamton (CONTINUED ON I‘AGE SIX I BEN HURS PLAN BOOSTERS'MEET Fine Program Arranged For Friday Night by Mrs. Mary Artman A district Booster meeting of the Ben Hur lodge will be held in tlie Ben Hur hall over the Green Kettle confectionery Friday night, Dec. 13, at 7:3(1 o’clock. A program has been arranged by Mrs. Mary Artman, as follows: “Christmas Carols" Mixed Chorus Reading . Mary V. Blossom Vocal Solo: (a) “I Know a Lovely Garden” D’Hardelot (b) "My Hour’’ Ball (c) “Love’s in My Heart” Woodman Josephine Anderson Piano Solo Marie Teeter Vocal Solo: (a) “Miglitly Lak’ a Rose” . ..................... Nevin (b) “The Lamplit Hour” Penn (c) “Keep on Hopin’ ” Maxwell Mrs. Louis A. Holthouse Reading Miriam Haley Vocal Solo Kermit Bowen "The Rosary” Nevin "Winter’s Song’’ Bullard Mrs. 1., A. Holthouse’s Pupils Chorus Fire Destroys School Newcastle, Ind., Dec. 12 —(UP) — The school building at Blountsville in the northern part of Henry County, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. I.oss was estimated al $35,000. partly covered by insurance. Origin of the fire was not determined.

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More Health Bonds Are Sold In City Sale of three additional hea'th bonds were reported today by W. Guy Brown. County Chairman of the TiilitTeulosiH l.eigiie. They were sold to the following local 1 crg.nlzatlmis: Geiier. tl Electric Company, $5 bond; Masonic lanlge. $5 I and Royal Neighbors, s.j i bond. BRITISH FLAG LEAVES RHINE Is Lowered as Last of English Soldiers Depart for Home ’[ Weisbaden, Germany, Dec. 12 (U.R) The Union Jack, which floated above the Hohenzollern hotel during British occupation of Rh'ne territoiy, was lowered at 2 p. m., today. The lowering of tlie Hag announc- ’ ed the end of II years British occupation of the Rhineland. The evacuation of foreign troops from the Rhineland, which was agreed upon at the recent reparations conference at Tlie Hague, brought about removal of the French and Belgian forces from . the second zone of German terri- . lory a week ago last Saturday. The French still occupy the third zotie which will be evacuated before next June if Germany carries out its pledges under the Owen 1). -Young reparations plan. The British commander in chief. Sir William Thwartes, and the French commander in chief. General Buillaumat, witnessed the flag lowering ceremony. After a general parade, accompanied by military bands, the last body of troops proceeded for England at 330 p. m. v.a Saarbruecken. Former Local Lady Dies In Cleveland Word was received here today that Mrs. M. A. Ferguson. 52. forme: Adams County lady, died this morning al her home in Cleveland, Ohio. Death was said to have been due to pneumonia. The deceased was the sister of Mrs. 1.. A. Brunner of tins city. She lived here for many years but moved to Cleveland about 28 years ago. Funeral arrangements will be announced Inter. o England Bank Rate Cut Half Percent London, Dec. 12. — (U.R) — The Bank of England reduced its rate one half per cent to five per cent today, causing surprise in financial circles. The reduction had a stimulating effect on the stock exchange. Gilt edge securities rose sharply. Child Is Killed Hammond, Ind., Dee. 12. (U.R) ; A vampire motorist today left 8-year-old Robert Young, Indiana Harbor, to die in an alley, after telephoning police of the boy’s whereabouts. The child either was dragged into an alley near where lie wa itruck, or crawled into it. A trail of blood led from the highway to where the boy was found dying in the alley. He lived but a short time after being taken to a hospital. Police were endavoring to trace the anonymous phone call in which they were notified of the accident. o j Mandate Is Issued Indianapolis, Dec. 12 (UP) —A mandate was Issued toilay by circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlain ordering county commissioners to meet within ten days to allow a sal ary boost of $11,200 <mnually to Fled T. Gladden. Marion County school superintendent. Upholding Gladden’s suit to enforce the increase of his salary to $4,800 annually. Judge Chamberlain mandated the county council and county commissioners to grant the raise. — o Capital Gains Tax Reduction Is Favored Washington, Dec, 12. —(U.R) —Reduction of the capital gains tax from to 10 per cent is favored by the treasury, but the present revenue situation does not warrant immediate action, Under Secretary Mills said today.

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HOUSE PASSES : APPROPRIATON FOR INTERIOR Progress is Shown in Doth Houses; Senate Argues Tariff (’<)( ZENS OFFERS TAX AMENDMENT Washington, I ><■<•- 12 <U.P) l.egislalive progress, rapid |'ii lite house, slow in the senile, was recorded by congress today. the senate has completed 'he most controversial seclion of the wool schedule I liter near v a week of de- , bale, and nlanned to take up 'he tariff hill again today. It > 'til |,o laid atdde tomorrow for th>i "160,000,000 administration tax re'tiction resolution, which leaders hone to pass at once. The house, having adopted the »x resolution in a single day, took i up the French debt settlement in i 'xpectation of ratifying it in simi- - 'ar short time. ’The first appropri- , vtion bill, carrying more than > $283,000,000 for the interior departi ment, wa-* passed by the house . yesterday and is to be sent to the (enate tixlay. This and other I house measures will be held up . in the senate, probably until after . Christmas, to give added time for , tariff consideration. The senate’s tax problem, aleady complicated by proposals to , make it apply to 1930 corporation ncomes instead of 1929 was added , ’o further by an amendment by ’ Senator Couzens, Repn., Mich., which would reduce from 12>£ to ( 10 per cent the federal tax on captal gains. This would lie effective starting on 1930 gains and losses. The one per cent cut on individual noral taxes and corporation taxes, piovided in the resolution as passed, would lie effective only on 1929 incomes, however. Couzens' amendment is under- . stood Io be aimed at Wall Street criticisms of the tax. which attributed i to be one of the reasons why owners of securities held heir stocks so long despite the ’onditlon of the market. Treasury officials feel, however, that this tax had little to do with the stock decline. Three senate investigations also went on today. A special cotton Investigat ng subcommittee, with Townsend, Repn., Del., as chairman, and Smith. Dem., S.C., and Heflin, Dent, Ala.j prepared to hoar presidents of New York ami New'Orleans cotton exchanges on questions involving the price of cotton. PICKETS MARCH ON COAL MINES Seine Mines Running Despite Threats of ManyStrikers Taylorville. 111,, Dec. 12 —(U.R)Mobs shouting angry threats, massed at mines in central Illinois today to challenge civil authorities attempting to aid operators get mines running despite a rebel strike by the National Coal Miners' Union. Special deputy sheriffs confronted the mob at the Tovey mine near here, where national guardsmen were withdrawn yesterday. Another demonstration was at the Auburn mine near Springfield where 501) men failed to go to work yesterday when strike pickets moved in a mass of men, women and children, to block the way. Other groups of shouting strikers and sympathizers numbering , more than 300 moved on the Pana , coal company mine No. 1 and the Penwell coal company mine near Pana. More than 500 men regularly are employed in the two mines. The pickets and demonstrators arrived early in the morning in an auto caravan of some 100 cars from Taylorville. Jack O'Brien, of Pana, who joined the party here, ' was arrested. The mines continued working with skeleton forces. While mist fell through a heavy gray fog. scores or pickets and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)