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[South Bend Council Votes For Fast Time South Bend, Ind., April 15.—(U.R) —Daylight saving time was adopted by the South Bend city council lust night after a debate that aroused more acrimony than any other subject before the body for along time. Clocks will be advanced one hour on April 28. Chamber of Commerce an l ! industrial leaders favored the new time, whereas theater managers and State Sen. Chester R. Perkins opposed it. COUNTING JOB IS PROGRESSING Decatur Census Takers Mor» Than Half Done With City Count The census taking job is half over and local solicitors report the work more than half done. One canvasser stated that he had more than 1,200 names listed and had only a few more homes to visit. The 1920 census gave Decatur a population of 4.792 and it is expected that the 1930 count of Decatur citizens will be over 5,000. A few years ago the postoffice department took a census in Decatur ami the count showed a little more than 5.200 population. Employment is not as heavy in the city today as it was a year ago, but census takers state that very few vacant homes are found in the city. It is estimated that there are not more than 20 vacant houses in the city today. Telephone, water and light services have increased in number in the last ten years, indicating a growth in population in Decatur. The -Daily Democrat delivers 1,300 papers to Decatur homes every night. If every home had an average of four persons the population would be around 5.200. The work of taking the census must be completed this month and figures will not he given out until they are released from Washington. • ■■ o U. B. Church Plans Special Services Rev. R. E. Vance today announced there would be services each night this week at the United Brethren church. The services will begin each evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. C. E. Sharrow, local evangelist, will preach the sermon tonight. — o I. U. Commencement To Be Held .lune 10 Bloomington. April 15 —(UP) — Commencement exercises at Indiana University will be held Tuesday, June 10, it was announced today by W. A. Alexander, chairman of the commencement committee. A three-day program for graduates, alumni and visitors will precede awarding of degrees. Dr. Herbert Willet, University of Chicago, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sunday evening. The annual program will close with presentation of diplomas at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Dr. William Blzzell. President of the University of Oklahoma, will be the speaker. o —• ' Fight Predicted On Parker Confirmation Washington, April 15—(U.R)—A spectacular senate fight against confirmation of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to be an associate supreme court justice was promised by his opponents today regardless of the senate judiciary committee's action on the appointment. The committee decided yesterday to delay its vote on Parker for a week. —o — Wayne County Pioneer Woman Called by Death Richmond, Ind., April 15.— (U.R)— One of Wayne county’s oldest residents and a pioneer of the county, Mrs. Luke Woodard, 94, died yesterday at the home ot a friend. Mrs. Grant Rose, near Fountain City. . n. Mrs. Woodard had been in ill health for several years. She was the widow of the Rev. Luke Woodard, who served as a Quaker minister for 60 years. Her father was a school teacher and once taught in the first log schoolhouse in Wayne county.

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UNION SERVICE OF GOOD FRIDAY IS ANNOUNCED Seven Local Protestant Churches Will Take Part In Program WILL CONTINUE FOR THREE HOURS Final arrangements have been made for the.three hour observance of Good Friday by the Protestant churches of Decatur, the committee in charge announced today. The service, which will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church next Friday from 12 o’clock noon until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, will include six short sermons by local pastors. The time, significant of the three hours which Christ suffered on the cross, will be universally observed throughout the nation by all Christian churches. An organ meditation will open the (inion Protestant service at noon Friday, followed by a hymn and a prayer. For the last several years hundreds of Decatur people have gathered at the Union observance of Good Friday and all local people whether members of a participating church or not are invited to the services. Following is the complete program : 12:00—Organ Meditation. 12:15 —Hvmn by Congregation. Prayer. Special music by the Christian Church. 12:25—Address. “The Cross of Christ." Rev. O. E. Miller. Text. “And they led Him away to crucify Him." Mk. 15:20. 12:45 —•Special music by the Baptist Church. 12:50— Address. “The Mission of Christ." Rev. Harry Ferntheil. Text. “Today shalt Thou be with Me in Paradise.” T.uke 23:43. I:lo—Special music bv the Presbyterian church. I:ls—Address. "The Compassion of Christ.” Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann. Text, “Father, forgive thorn, they know not what they do." Luke 23:34. 1:35 Special music by the Reformed church. 1:40 —Address, “The Gentleness of Christ.” Rev. Franklin. Text, “Woman (Mother), ■Behold Thy Srtn", John. (CONTINUED (r\ PAGE TWO) USE ELECTRONS TO KILL GERMS Slow Moving Particles Used Successfully In Scientific Test Cincinnati. April 15.— (U.R) —Announcement that bacteria can be killed by slow moving particles of electricity has been made by the University of Cincinnati. Dr. D. A. Wells, assistant professor of physics and a member of the staff of the basic science research laboratory of the Institute of Scientific Research, is accredited with the discovery through months of work. By means of a “gun" designed by Dr.! Wells, tiny electrons can be shot against the bacteria in a vacuum. He explained it is necessary to work in a vacuum to avoid the electrons colliding with air. While the "electron gun” has been known to science for some time,’ Dr. Wells was the first to put it to biological work. He prepared cultures of bacteria and then bombarded them with his “gun," specially designed for this application. The pellets propelled by the “gun" must go at a certain velocity which is higher than minimum. It is compared to armoring a man and shooting at him with an air rifle and then a high calibre gun. When the cultures were exposed to electrons at a rate lower than a certain minimum, the bacteria were not harmed. It was well known that ultraviolet rays must be propelled at a high vibration to affect bacteria

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ON L Y I) AI L Y NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 15, 1930.

Former SherilT Held in Slaying J<9* <7 *■ l-v C k i JU j alßk ■< jj Rk Yfcv** if ■ < '■ m is z W w* / < g t"W® II W- I Wi ® C wfl ■ /' * Lyall T. Wright, former "boy sheriff" of Juneau County, Wis.. was <• targed with the murder of Clinton G. Price (right), district attorney, in a warrant issued April 14. Price was killed by shotgun slugs fired through a screen door at his home at Mauston, Wis. The murder warrant for Wright was sworn out after he had l>een questioned for hours.

Evangelicals To Hold Passion Week Services There will be Passion Week services at the First Evangelical church on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday nights at 7:15 o'clock. Tonight the Rev. M. W. Sunderman, pastor, will speak on: "The Day of Christ's Controversary." On Wednesday night: "The Silence of Jesus." Thursday night: “Fellowship with Jesus.” On Friday this church will unite with the other churches in th" Three Hours Service to be conducted by the Ministers Association at the Methodist church. Q CANDIDATES WORKING HARD Much Interest Shown In Approaching Primary Elections Democratic candidates for the various county offices and both Democratic and Republican candidates for township offices are busy these days making their appeals to citizens of Adams county for support - in the approaching primary elections to tie held Tuesday, Mav 6. Many close raices are predicted in tlie Democratic primary contests. Much interest is being shown throughout the cottnny but there is a tendency for voters to make few predictions as to the outcome of the various races. Considerable interest is being shown in the races for Democratic nomination for judge, clerk, sheriff and treasurer. Each post has several candidates and each is making a strenuous campaign for the nomination. There are six candidates for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner of the third district and all six of the candidates are making a thorough campaign. Much interest is being shown in the race and each candidate has several outspoken boosters. The only contest of interest in •he Republican primary in Adams conntv is the race between Rep. Albert TT. Vestal and Joe Davis for nomination for congressional representative from the eighth district. Vestal has served several terms in the national congress and Davis is serving his second term as prosecuting attorney of Delaware county. Davis has the backing of most of the younger men of the district. while Vestal is said to have a strong following among regular Republicans. In the Democratic congressional contest, Lawrence E. Opliger of Decatur is opposed by Claude Ball. Muncie attorney. Ball was the candidate in 1926 and was defeated by Vestal. Graf On Test Flight Friedrichshafen. Germany, April 15—(U.R) The dirigible Graf Zeppelin. making a test flight in preparation for its journey to South America next month, left today for Seville. The departure was postponed from yesterday due to unfavorable weather. The dirigible will make several test flights over the Mediterranean and North Sea in preparation for the crossing of the South Atlantic and the flight to Lakehurst, N. J., after it visits Pernambuco, Brazil.

COOL WEATHER BREAKS HEAT Showers an d Warmer Weather Predicted for County Soon Cooler weather arrived in Adams county Monday afternoon and broke the first heat wave of the year. The lower temperature was schedul ed to remain almost a day. State weather forecasters today predicted a slow rise in temperature accompanied by some rain. The mercury in Decatur fell about 12 to 15 degrees, with about the same drops recorded throughout Adams county. The drop was I not sufficient .however to do. any [damage to spring crops and gSrfiens. A slight wind was noticeable in Adams county today, but it was not strong enough to cause damage. Predictions are that moderate spring weather will return Wednesday and that showers will be frequent this week. Powder Plant Explodes Carthage, Mo., April 15—(U.R) — One man is believed to have been blown to bits, another was expected to die ami two others were injured when the storehouse of the Hercules Powder plant near here, was wrecked when 7.900 pounds of nitroglycerin exploded late yesterday afternoon. No trace of the body of Melvin Spry, 33, who was in the storage house at the time lias been found. COMMISSION'S RULE IS FINAL Circuit Judges Not Permitted to Change Rulings, Decided Indianapolis, April 15. — (U.R) — Circuit Court judges are without authority to change orders of the Public Service Commission, according to an opinion of tlie Indiana Supreme Court. The decision was written by Judge Davis A. Myers in an appeal from the Lake Circuit Court, which had ordered the Public Service Commission to reserve its verdict in the Winona Telephone company case. The commission in 1928 refused to approve proposed purchase of the stock and assets of tTTS Winona Telephone company by the Crown Point Telephone company and the Northwestern Telephone company. The utilities appealed to the Lake Circuit Court, where a favorable ruling was given. The Circuit Court ordered the commission to approve and authorize the proposed transaction. The Supreme court held that the utility law providing for an appeal from tlie commission’s orders was unconstitutional in that it authorized courts to dictate new orders. The legislature only can provide for an appeal for approval or disapproval of commission orders, the court held. Attorneys said the Supremo Court decision would have the possible effect of reversing the commission order. The Circuit Court still may hold the Aimmission ruling invalid, thereby throwing the case back to the commission for a new decision.

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CAMPAIGN FUND TO BE PROBED McCormick Fund First to Be Examined by New Committee Washington, April 15,—(U.R)—The I campaign chest that carried Mrs.| Ruth Hanna McCormick to a sensational victory over Senator! Deneen, Repn., Hl., in the recent! Republican senatorial primary in.| Illinois, will be the first one scrutinized by the newly-created sena ; torial campaign and expenditures I committee. The committee, headed by Sen- ■ ator Nye, Repn.. N. D., will meet . tomorrow to plan its investigation H of thp Illinois contest. The committee has received several complaints of enormous campaign expenditures in the McCor-mick-Deneen campaign, the first of the year's primaries. Unless something develops in the meantime, the next state to come under the committee's scrutiny will be Pennsylvania, home of William S. Vare, who was barred from a seat in the senate because of excessive expenditures in obtaining the* Republican nomination in 1926. In Pennsylvania this year Secretary of Labor Davis is opposing Senator Joseph R. Grundy, who was appointed to the seat lefi vacant by the senate's refusal of a seat to Vare, for the Republican nomination. A central figure in this investigation will be W. W. Atterbury. Pennsylvania railroad president and Republican national committeeman, who is supporting Davis. Grundy has charged the same forces which financed "fraud and' corruption" in the Var contest are working against him and are using corporate funds. I " — Prisoner Released On Clerical Error Indianapolis', April 15 —(UP) —An alleged error in the clerical depart ] ment of the Indiana State Farm to-] day was blamed for the freedom of Carl Goshait, Warsaw, while records in the office of the governor show tile man is not to be paroled until May 1. He was released last January 1. Goshart was convicted of liquor possession on February 15 and sentenced to set ve six months at the pens! farm. Upon recommendation of the Judge and prosecutor who tried the case, farm trustees ordered him paroled May 1, according to Gaylord Morton. Secretary to the Governor. “It's an etror on our part anil I'll have to apologize to the governor and Judge of Kosciusko circuit court", Ralph Howard, superintendent of the farm, said today. o .Jack Holthouse Figures In Automobile Mishap While driving home last evening Jack Holthouse struck an abutment near the Steele school house, northeast of Decatur and damaged his car. Oti“ of the wheels was broken. Jack was not injured. J) Many Forced To Seek Food From Breadlines New York. April 15—(U.R)—The middle of April brings estimates of a slight decrease in the number of New York's unemployed, but bread lines and crowded appeal-for-aid lists of charity organizations testify to an economic distress. Not since 1915, according to social agencies, have conditions been as critical as the past winter months. In addition to normal charity outlets breadlines have been and still are operating. Frontiersman Dies At Grand Forks, N. Dakota Grand Forks, N. D..-April 15. — (U.R)—Dr. Henry M. Wheler today had joined those frontiersmen who have “gone west” forever. The doctor, who gained fame when he shot a member of the younger James gang which attempted to hold up and rob the First National bank of Northfield, Minn., on Sept. 7, 1876, died peacefully from heart disease yesterday. The doctor's funeral was set for today while hundreds of representatives of the “new west" which he saw develope will pay tribute to one of the picturesque figures of the earlier days.

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I Mr. And Mrs. .1. H. Cole Plan West Coast Tripj Mr. and Mrs. Jesse 11. Cole will [leave the first of May on a western (tip. Mr. Cole is u delegate to th" Order of Telegraphers Convention to be held at Los Angeles. They will first visit their son Warren Cole and wife at Sacramento and also relatives at Pasadena, going from there to old Mexico and catt.|lina I lands. On their return they will stop at the Grand Canon. Sah ' City and Denver. SAYS 0. A. R. NOT AGAINST COURT President Greets Congress of D. A. R.; Some Accept Speech Coldly Washington. April, 15. 'U.RX-The Daughters of the American Revo-[ lution have never gone on record against United States adherence to the World Court, Mrs. Lowell I FletcHver Hobart, president-general of the D. A. R„ said today in discussing statements that the organization looked coldly upon President Hoover's plea for American participation. “In an organization of 172,000 women it would be impossible for them ever to agree on any one subject, except their patriotism to the government." Mrs. Hobart declare<L Mrs. Hobart added that the World Court, League of Nations land other subjects of a controversial nature have never come before a continental congress of the D. A. R. Washington, April 15.— (U.R) — I President Herbert Hoover greeted the annual congress of the Daughters of tlie American Revolution here last night and ufged American participation in the World Court. Mr. Hoover emphasized America’s duty to take part in secur- | ing world peace but said this duty could not be performed without i maintaining tlie ■ fullest independence. “TJ*e nations of Europe." he said, “surrounded as they ate by dangers and problems of which we in the western hemisphere have but little aggreciatlon, and beset by inherited fears, hold to the view that aside from Hie World Court the Pacific settlement of controversies and the maintenance of peace should be backed by potential coercion through the pooling of either military or economic strength. "The instinct of the vast majority of our people is that our contribution is not to be based upon commitements to use force or to maintain peace. I believe it is clear that the United States can more effectively and wisely work for peace without commitments to use coercion to enforce settlements." Referring to armaments problems only as they were related to tlie greater question of preventing war. Mr. Coolidge outlined progress since the war. He began with the Washington arms conference of 1921-22. Failure of the 1927 Geneva conference, called by President Coolidge, Mr. Hoover said, was followed by renewed and more dangerous competition than had existed before. He said the London conference was assured of success. Terms being formulated now, he continued, would reduce Anglo-Japanese-American naval standards 25 per cent below those discussed at the Geneva conference and current naval programs would be reduced 12 per cent. “But most important of all." Mr. Hoover continued, “it has been able finally to turn the tide of constantly increasing naval arms and to end the poison of suspicion and ill will generated by constant rivalry in construction." 0 Seventeen Killed In Movie Fire Panic Girgenti, Sicily, April 15. —(U.R) —This little city, capital of Gir genti province, was in mourning today for 17 persons crushed or suffocated in a panic in a* motion picture theater rjien a minor blaze of film broke out in the projection room. Most of those killed in the rush for the narrow exits were children between the ages of 12 and 16. The fire itself was confined to the operator's cabin-like room, 1 where it was quickly controlled.

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GROUP WORKING THREE STATES FALLS IN TRAP Federal Agents Start What They Term Largest of All Raids CODE MESSAGE START OF PROBE New York. April 15 <U.R) Striking into three sttites, I‘rottibil ion Administrator William .1. (’alltotm and more than 50 federal agents today carried forward a far-flung •••impaign against a huge litpior combine whose modern business methods enabled it t<> etirit 51.250.000 wceklv Into New York. New Jersey and .Pennsylvania the agents moved [after receiving instructions from Calhoun's office in Newark last night to start the major drive against the big syndicate, whose existence was first revealed last October through a decoded radio message. Bearing warrants for 58 men indicted by a federal grand jury, the agents swept down first on New Jersey seaboard cities. The first person arrested was Charles J"t»gnire. chief of police of Keamsburg N. J., who was taken to Newark for arraignment before U. S. Commissioner Joseph F. Holland. Charles Weiner, a motorcycle patrolman, of Elizabeth. N. J., was one of the next and with Joseph Maillet. pilot of Perth Amboy, N.Y. the three were charged with conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. They were held in SIO,OOO bail ■ each. Four others were arrested i later. Thus, six months after a clerk in Washington decoded a radio message sent from the liquor combine's station near Atlantic Highlands, N. J., the fight definitely has been brought into tlie open. The ring, officials said, has business offices in New York, operated a roadhouse, controlled a radio station, and used six freighters and ton speedboats to carry its products into three states. At the time of its discovery it was described as probably one of the most efficiently organized rumrunning outfits in history. o Court Record Available Indianapolis, April 15.— (LLP) — Supreme court reporter, voltune 200, now is available for distrlbu- . tion, according to Miss'Genevieve Brown. Supreme and Appellate , court reporter. i The volume contains 113 cases, i said to be less than usual due to i the number of pages given to the ; case of Dr. E. S. Shumaker, former , state Anti-Saloon League head. YOUTHS SAVE ; LIVES OF TWO .lump Into River to Free Women From Capsized Auto , Elkhart, Ind., April 15. —(U.R) . Two youths plunged into the cold waters of Elkhart river last night and saved the lives of two women . trapped in an auto which had , plunged over an embankment. . The car landed upright in the I riverbed but was completely submerged. leaving Mrs. Warren Tripp, 31, ami Miss Bernice Van 5 Winkle, 16. Elkhart, with only . their heads above the rapidly ris- , ing water in the car. I Tony Piedmont. 20, and Marcus , Gerin, 21, also of Elkhart, tried to open the car door but were prevented by the strong current. Rescue was effected by breaking tin? rear window glass and palling tlie • women through. Miss Van Winkle suffered deep ) cuts on one knee and a hand. Mrs. Tripp was uninjured. ? The accident occurred when the r ears, one containing the women a utid the other the men, worn in a r near collision on a street on the >■ river bank. It was said Mrs. Tripp became exched in trying to avoid It a crash and stepped on the acceln erator by mistake. The car sideswiped the Piedmont car and o plunged across a sidewalk and a i. railroad track, before rolling into the river.