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UNIACS break )ta MICHIGAN iIHSANE PRISON I | ( riininall\ In|#eCon'icts OvcrpowI er ffton ( »uards MIN WARDEN ■s ( Al’Tl RED HOeli'- June 3. — OJ.P) razors and lesperale inmates' [ reformatory for By insane here to-1 | successful break L Five of the 13! [as killers, author-! Bitire countryside in [citizens joined with | ipnty sheriffs, state! I vigilantes in the I escaped madmen. I prisoners, Charles Isizan Ctordas later [made their escape [threatened to kill L superintendent of whom they had capre holding prisoner, ring Owen and two through a ruse, the Mloeked ■!’ s in which 131 oth w housed. , however, chose to remain !»■ passing up their opportuniK About 3 alm. one of the inmates in which the in n re house<| railed to I’. S. Davis H ■■■*! night guards, ami "lid them 4) me of the prisonei ie Bawim* the window bars. • TYou bettie come in here ami hi thsni.wie advised. me .yuaris called night Superand the three men lie cell. As they did ladmen overpowered | ind Hall were bound, s taken from them, ting other cells and prisoners to join in e 13 started for the the reformatory, takon CADE SIX) _ v crest Ffres Rage In Canadain Northland VVinnipegl Man., June 3.—(U.R)— wail of fa: ■ s swept across It in”eds of mib s of forest lands in iithern Ontario today and the city Port Arthur was reported threatid. Smaller communities were dag evacuated. Livery home in Dyment, Ont., > abandoned when the flames ImßHri- wipe it out. Women >4 tatever belongings they could try or pil into a special train hich left la. t night to rush them J of the danger zone. ' ll MEETING IS ARRANGEO hree Qivil War Veterans Han Ito Attend Wabash Encampment filial -nlS' have been completed r the Kfi first annual Grand r, ny of the Republic encampment 'deh will onvene in Wabash in® 9, and continue until June 13. Many interesting events have *n plapßed for the encampment oong whi- i be the parade fanged by the parade committee take place at 1 ;30 o'clock MonlY aftenfoon. Soidiers from Fort njamin | Harrison, a 60 piece *<! and |a 40 piece drum corps Hl also be features of the parade. ne G. A.I.R. drum corps will also 1 In the-'parade. Daring the evening of the same O’, a capipfire meeting will be ’III This feature will be opened ' a concert by the Knightstown b’s band. A talk by Fred Landis Hl be included in the program, both the parade and the camp- ■' melting will be broadcast "■ough v station WO WO, Fort ’ayne. Mews and Fox movietone sound s 4 moving pictures of the parade I*l be taken. .Those from this city who are pairing to attend the meeting are f MaPlfil. M. J. Wertzberger. P Drummond and daughter, Mrs. jjK** B Rabbit and Mr. and Mrs. r *•» J ci zs v

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| Virgil Simmons Seeks I Democratic Nomination Bluffton, June 3 — (Special) Virgil M. Simmons, eighth district I Democratic chairman and for ! many years prominent in district | and state political circles has ani nounced his intentions of becomI Inga candidate for secretary of | state at the Democratic state conI vention June 10. Simmons Is the junior member | of the law firm, Simmons and Sim- | mons. At the urgent request of hundreds of friends Simmons deI cided Monday to make the race against six other candidates. The > decision was made following ' a 'conference with other party lead-1 ers at the French Lick Springs ; hotel Sunday, where 400 Demo-1 . I crate were entertained by Thomas | D. Taggart. Simmons was recently elected i for a fourth term as district ehairI man. In 1928 he was active in the I state and national campaigns. BIDS ORDERED ON TWO ROADS Sprunger and Graber Roads to Be Built of Concrete Bids for the construction of two concrete roads will be received by the hoard of county commissioners on Tuesday, July 8. The roads which will Improved aie the A. N. Sprunger road in the town of Berne and the Henry Graber road in Washington, extending east past Bellmont park. The Luther Martin road in Hartford township was ordered established and the preliminary bond ordinance was adopted by the commissioners in session today. Ralph Roop was appointed engineer and Henry Gallmeyer and Dan Wefel were named viewers on the Henry Schoenstadt road in Union township on 'the Adame-Allen county line, they to meet June 3 and renort to the commissioners on June 26. A petition for a drain in Root township under the name of the Otto D. Webebr drain was filed and docketed. Harvey LaFountaine, superintendent of the county farm filed his monthly report of receipts and disbursements, which was approved. Requisition for supplies for the next three months was filed and bids will be received on July 7. The superintendent was ordered to sell wool.

o < City Court Case Is Heard Monday P. M. William Whittenberger of this eity was found guilty in Mayor’s court Monday on a charge of reckless driving. The case against Whittenberger was filed several weeks ago and had been continued. 11. M De Voss represented the defendant. Bailer Home Damaged The Sam Bailer residence on Elm street was slightly damaged by fire this morning at 10 o'clock when sparks from the' chimney caught on the roof. The local fire department was called and extinguished the flames. The total loss was estimated at SI.OO o Boys Sentenced For Automobile Banditry Clinton. Ind.. June 3.—-(U.R)~-Rob-ert Allison, 17, and Milton •Gourley, IS, both of Anderson, were sentenced to one to five years each in the state reformatory, and Harry Notion, 14, also of Anderson, was sent to the boys' school at Plainfield, when they pleaded guilty in Vermillion Circuit court to a charge of auto banditry. The trio was arrested at Noblesville, May 25, in possession of a car they confessed stealing at Boswell. They admitted taking three other cars, one at Anderson, one at Fortville and one at Clinton, the latter for which they were tried and convicted. — -o— Three Killed When Powder Mill Explodes • —• Tamaqua, Pa., June 3. <U.R) — Three men were killed when the gelatin mix house of the Atlas Powder company at Webster exploded today. The dead are: George Stemm, foreman, of New Ringgold. Irvin Miller, West Penn township. Elmer Hill, Reynolds.

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BANK OF IINN GROVE DECIDES ! TO LIQUIDATE ! {Operation Discontinued I Today; Meeting This I Afternoon JIS PRIVATE INSTITUTION I * Linn Grove, Ind., June 3. — i (Special) — The Bank of Linn , 1 Grove, scene of three hold-ups in that, many years, failed to open this morning, action being taken by the board of directors, who had a notice posted on the door of the bank reading, “Bank cloeed temporarily awaiting annual meeting of stockholders this afternoon.” The directors will ask the 28 stockholders to ratify the action of the board and to file a request with the state banking department to liquidate the affairs of the institution. The bank is privately owned. Muri Lybarger, cashier of the bank, stated that the stockholder's meeting was set for one o’clock (GST) this afternoon and that the ' board of directors would request that the bank be liquidated. Heavy withdrawals are given as one of the principal reasons for closing the bank. On January 1. 1930. the total deposits, including certificates of deposit amounted to $100,736.34. Today the combined deposits total only $65,000, of which about $28,000 represents deposits on checking accounts and $37,000 in certificates of deposit. It is not thought that the action of the directors will be opposed by the stockholders, the opinion being 1 that the stockholers win alwrwish ' to close the affairs of the bank. The bank was organized in 1910 with a paid up capital of SIO,OOO. On January 1. 1930, the total re- ' sources amounted to $140,407.23. With the withdrawal in deposits recently this figure has been reduced to about $105,000. The January statement showed among the bank’s resources $4,800 for the building in which it was 1 located. $1,796.00 for furniture and fixtures and $5,062.20 for other real estate owned. It has a surplus of $2,700 and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

DAMAGE SUIT BEING TRIED i Somers vs. Berling Is Title of Case Heard in Court Today The three year old case of Christian Souters of Fort Wayne vs. , Berling Produce Co., suit for damages and loss of service, was being tried in Adams circuit court today. The suit is the result of an automobile accident which occurred in the ' fall of 1927, south of Decatur on state road 27. An automobile driven by Somers and a truck belonging to the Berling Co., collided. The Somers car swerved across the road and ran into a tree, damaging the automobile and injuring the occupants, the complaint avers. Some time ago Mrs. Somers was awarded damages as a result of the accident. Somers is asking for per- ' soflal damages and also damages to his automobile. Fruchte and Litterer represent Somers and D. B. Erwin represents the Berling Co. It was indicated that the case would not reach the jury before Wednesday. Yager Funeral Held Funeral services for Mrs. Lulu Yager, aged sb, wife of J. D. Yager of Bellevue. Ohio, and daughter-in-law of the Dan Yager deceased, a former resident of this city for many yars. were held Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Yager was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Fred Bender of Pleasant Mills, and had several other relatives in this county. Mrs. Yager had been ill just a few days, at the Bellevue Hospital, and death was said to have been due to cancer. The body was taken to Corry, Pennsylvania, for burial. Mrs. Fred Bender of Pleasant Mills, and Mrs. Ben Teeple residing on route’ 6. De catur attended the funeral services.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, .lune 3, 1930.

Lowden Heads Cattlemen ~ . I, nn—■ H m<r-r -frwn--rrrrrrrrrrnrtli^Y~TTT—rsri* , »mn— Led by Ex-Governor Frank O. Lowden, pictured here with liis hand on Colonies Pleats Jewel, prize bull, several hundred breeders of Holstein cattle left Chicago June 2 for the annual convention of (he National Holstein-Friesian Association at Denver, Colorado. Colonies Pleats Jewel weighs 3,300 pounds and was taken along by the breeders as a mascot. The animal, owned-by John A. Carroll, Chicago banker, was purchased for $5,000 in South Africa. It is kept at Mr. Carroll's farm near Palos Park. 111.

Three Men Are Held Sullivan, Ind., June 3 —(UP) — Three men, Garnet Rilenge, Fred Rilenge and Edgar Mattix. today I were held in Sullivan county jail in default qf SI,OOO bond each, after they were arrested her yesterday charged with using explosives to i kill fish in a private pond. The men were arrested after a charge of carbonite, placed in the mine pond of the Jackson Hill minng company, Star City, had exploded. killing all the fish in the water and breaking windows of houses in a camp nearby. The Jackson Hill pond had recently been stocked with fish by the Isaac Walton league of Indiana. BRIDGES AND' ROADS SOLD Commissioners Award Four Contracts; Have Busy Session Contracts for building two macadam roads, a new bridge and changing the channel alongside of the Amstutz road in Wabash town-. «iliip. were awarded this morning by! tlie board of county commissioners. Meshberger Bros., were awarded the contract on the North Point road bid $3,990 and Dick Tonnelier was low bidder on the Jacob U. Amstutz road their bid was $595 and on the Moser bridge, also in Wabash township, their bid was 84, 157.25. Other bids filed were, Amstutz road, Meshberger Bros., $3,980; Dick Boch $4,124; Paul Striker. $4,200 North Point road. Boch, $4,324; Striker, $4,125; Tonnelier $3,892. For changing the ditch channel. .Joel Ellenberger $795; Meshberger $049; L. L. Chapman, 640. Tile Moser bridge, J. E. Sweet and sons, combined for ditch and bridge $4.345; Luten Engineering Co., $3,770. This bid was rejected because the bidder did not bid on tile county specifications, submitting a plan of his own. o John Robinson Circus In Decatur July sth John Robinson's big three ring circus will show in Decatur on Saturday, July 5, contract for the circus grounds being signed this afternoon by W. J. Lester, advance man for the circus for the A. J. Smith lot, corner of Cleveland and Grant streets. Mr. Lester stated that there were about 600 people in the circus. This is the first time in many years that Decatur has secured one of the large circuses. Italy Extends Offer Rome, June 3.— (U.R) — Italy is willing to suspend her 1930 naval building program pending outcome of the proposed Franco-Italian conversations on naval limitation, if France agrees to do the same. Dino Grand!, the foreign minister, announced today. ' Grandi’s announcement was made during aspeech in the senate. The Franco-Italian conversations were agreed upon at the London naval conference in an effort to reconcile differences and permit both countries to sign the limitations clauses of the treaty.

DAN M. NIBLICK IS RE-ELECTED Dry Goods Merchant Heads Local Lodge For Year’s Term Ijan M. Niblick was reelected grand knight of the Knights of Columbus at tlie regular meeting of the council last evening. There was only one change made in the staff of officers, Robert Gaga being elected outer guard for the first time. . Other officers who were re- ' elected were H. P. Schmitt, deputv {grand knight: August Heiman, chancellor; Raymond Wertzberger recording secretary; Frank Braun, advocate; Robert Meibers, treasurer Andrew Appleman, warden; Robert 1 Miller, inner gaurd; Dyonis Schmitt trustee. The change in the time of election and for the officers to take office was made to conform to the new by-laws of the council. Mr. Niblick will begin his third consecutive term next month. • PACT APPROVAL IS PREDICTED Observers Say British Will O. K. Naval Treaty In July London, June 3.—(U.R) -Approval of Hie London naval treaty by tlie British house of commons early in July was predicted today on the basis of tlie house's action in. rejecting a conservative motion unfavorable to the treaty. The motion was put by Stanley Baldwin, conservative leader and former prime minister. It provided for appointment of a committee of 11 commoners to examine the treaty and report to tlie house on it. The house rejected the motion by a vote of 282 against, and 2(>l for. The repection of the motion was the second time within recent waeks tlie house had given inferential approval to the treaty as it | now stands, which led to the prediction of ratification. Baldwin, in putting his motion, called attention to tlie United States custom of having senate hearings on tlie treaty before presenting it for d'-bate in tlie full chamber. Alleged Bandit Is Captured in Michigan Maflcelona. Mich.. June 3. —(U.R) —One alleged member of tlie gang which yesterday afternoon held up and robbed the Mancelona State bank was captured by state police today as he attempted to leave his hiding place in a swamp six miles north of here. He surrendered without a fight and gave his name as Sylvester Elliott of Kalamazoo. He was captured by state police officers who were patrolling a highway, according to Capt. L. A. Lyons Os the state police.

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DELEGATES ARE PREPARING FOR CONVENTIONS Republicans and Democrats to Hold State Conclaves Soon I CANDIDATES TO BE NOMINATED’ Adams county political leaders! were begining to reorganize for the Republican and Democratic state conventions. The Republican conclave will be held Wednesday and Thursday of this week, ami the Democratic convention will be held Monday and Tuesday of next week. Republican county chairman Paul Graham stated today that his delegation would leave Wednesday noon for Indianapolis and would | arrive there in time for the district meeting Wednesday night, prior to the opening of the nominating convention Thursday. Graham stated that he had not canvassed the delegates to learn who they would support for the various nominations for state offices. Several county Republican leaders other than delegates also are planning on attending the convention. Democratic chairman Ed Bosse stated that the Democratic delegates would go to Indianapolis next Monday afternoon. The Democrats of the eighth district have one candidate for state office, Virgil Simmons of Bluffton, and Chairman Bosse stated that he felt certain Simmons would receive the 11 Democratic votes of this county. There are seven candidates for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state and state political leaders are of the opinion that the nomination lies between Frank Mayhr of South Bend, Charles Garrison of Jeffersonville and Mr. Simmons. Another interesting nomination contest is predicted for state treasurer. William Storen, of Scottsburg and Jap Jones, three times tile Democratic candidate for treasurer are avowed candidates for the state nomination. Storen, who is state representative and a member of the state budget committee is favoted by many of the state leaders, but Jones is conceded to have a good chance because lie is probably better known. Party leaders of both camps are busy this week forming state platforms and among the prominent questions are the state aid school problem, taxation and the wet and dry referendum. The 58 Democratic mayors of Indiana are taking an active part in formation of a state platform witli a plank concerning the public service commission and municipally owned light and power plants. The Adams county Republican delegates are ('. E. Bell, Ralph Grill, Albert Beery, Milton Girod, Dr. Harry Jones, C. R. Smith, O. J. Suman and Jesse Teeters. Others who will attend the convention are Paul Graham, republican county chairman. W.-A. Ix>wer, Ralph Yager. Harry Fritzinger, Ferd L. Litterer, Charles Teeple anil others. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde will lie the principal speaker at the republican convention. Others on the program are Senators James Watson and Arthur Robinson and Governor Harry Leslie. Buckmaster Funeral To Be Conducted Wednesday Funeral services for David Buckmaster. aged 75, of Fort Wayne, who died Monday morning, v#ill be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Buckmaster home at 305 Leitli street. Burial will be made In the Lindenwood cemetery. o Ex-Mayor Faces Charge Connersville, Ind,, June 3.—(U.R) —Embezzlement charges have been filed against A. Carl Carter, former mayor of Connersville, by Roy Eshelman. Eshelman alleges that he paid Carter, then sitting as judge of city court, a fine of $l3O which the docket does not show. Two affidavits were filed, one charging Carter with converting public funds to his own use, and the other with failure to turn the money over to his successor in the mayor’s office. Carter is free under $1,500 bond.

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i D.C.H.S. Commencement Activities To Start The Decatur Catholic high school junior-senior reception will he held in the high school dining room, Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock with a dinner-dance program. The reception Is an annual nfalr ut which time the Juniors entertain for the Seniors, and is the first of the commencement activities. Father Seimetz and Father Hes sion will deliver speeches and Leo Dowling, Junior Class historian will I lie the toastmaster. Sr. Benigna. | junior class sponsor, and Sr. Vera, ■ senior class sponsor, will be guests. I Miss Flotilda Harris, junior class I president, is in charge of the as- ! fair and is also in chare of the decorations. The high school orchestra will furnish music for dancing which will follow the dinner and program. Miss Mary Helen Lose is chairman of the dinner committee and Tom Voglewede is in charge of the entertainment. GREAT AIRSHIP TO BE IN CITY Goodyear Blimp Will Be Attraction at Free Street Fair One of the big attractions being booked for Decatur's tree street fair next September is the Goodyear blimp, Paul Graham, general chairman stated this morning. Mr. Graham stated that arrangements have practically been completed for securing the big air ship during street fair week and that it would be here two or three days. A portable mooring must will be erected and arrangements will be made to take up passengers. The blimp is one of the largest in the country and no doubt will be one of the big attractions during fair week. It will be necessary to erect steps to ‘he air ship and the committee in charge is now looking about for a suitable location for mooring. Plans are going ahead for making the Street fair and agriculture and live stock show one of the biggest events in Indiana. The free acts have been contracted for the committee is securing data for the premium list. Several thousand dollars in premiums will be given during the week. -O ZEPPELIN OFF ON HOME TRIP Giant Ship Departs For Germany After Lonjs Voyage Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J.. June 3.—(U.R)— The Graf Zeppelin rode a tail wind into the dawn today en route to Seville, Spain, and its home station, Friedrichshafen. It will be due in Seville Thursday. Dr. Hugo Eckener lifted his craft from the field here at 9:12 p. m. test) last night after a stop of two days and a half. He arrived here from Pernambuco, Brazil, and had flown 12,000 miles in 210 hours and 57 minutes when he landed at Lakehurst Saturday morning. At 5 a. m., (est), the Graf Zeppelin reported itself about 550 miles due east of New York, according to a message intercepted by the Radio Marine Corporation. The position given was longitude 61.15 west, latitude 41.15 north. Before departure. Eckener said lie expected to start regular transAtlantic service from Europe to the United States in September, 1931, in his ne wship. the Friedrichshafen. His second new ship will be called the Lakehurst. Splendid weather conditions beckoned this Zeppelin to her 7th trans-Atlantic crossing. A low pressure area over the North Atlantic and a high over the Azores were just to the dirigible’s liking and provided a tail wind which was found by sailing north of the Azores. Despite wind gusts of 11 miles an hour during the take-off. the Graf suffered only slight delay. The mechanical contrivances developed by the navy for the hazardous business of moving such a vessel out of the hangar coped successfully with wind conditions which might have prevented de(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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QUESTIONS GO UNANSWERED BY LOBBY WITNESS Challenges Authority of Senate Group to Question Him GETS WARNING OF RESULTS Washingion. June(3 ( U R) — Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Melhodist Episcopal Church South, chalk pgetl Ute authority of the senate lobby committee today to inquire into his activities in the antiSmith presidential campaign of 1928. Reinforcing his challenge after arguing with the committee over his status as a witness. Cannon finally flatly refused to answer further questions, even after he had been warned that he must "take the consequences" of his act. Before Cannon directly refused to answer, he raised the question of the committee’s jurisdiction after he had spent nearly two hours in the witness chair freely answering all other questions about his attempts to influence prohibition and so-called moral legislation. Concluding the bishop stated: “This attempt on the part of the committee to go beyond its powers to investigate my anti-Smith activities is clearly not only political but personal. Because I believe it to be an effort to attack me and in some way to impair ray influence, as the wets and Roman Catholic press have been doing for nearly two years, I must decline to admit the jurisdiction of this committee over either my political or personal activities.” The questions had not developed as far as Cannon’s use of $65,300 furnished him by E. C. Jameson, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Berne Concern Building Bluff ton Movie House Bluffton. Ind., June 3—(Special) State Senator Thurnuui Gottschalk of Berne, and his busniess partner Mr. Baumgartner, of the Gottschalk and Baumgartner contracting firm arrived heer this morning to make preliminary arrangements toward starting reconstruction work on the Grand theater building. Mr. Gottschalk stated that a shipment of building iron would not be here for about three weeks and this will necessarily delay work on ‘he side walls and roof. He stated that woi k would he started at once on the floor so that portion of the building could be nearly completed by the time the construction iron arrives. Mr. Gottschalk further stated that an many men would be employed as could be used to advantage. About fifty men were on hand tills morning seeking employment. JOHN LANEY IS DEATH'S VICTIM Decatur Man Expires at County Infirmary Monday Night John Lahey 62, Decatur man, died at 7:30 o'clock last night at the Adams County Infirmary of dropsy from which he had suffered for the pa it year. Mr. Lahey was admitted to the Infirmary on September 10, 1921 and prior to that time lived in this city. He was born on March 25. 1868. Surviving are two stepchildren. Forrest and Betsy Windle, and a half-brother. John Schuman, all at the County Infirmary. Friends may view the lemains at the Black Funeral Parlors until Wednesday noon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock (Daylight Saving Time) at the County Infirmary. Rev. O. E Miller, pastor of the Baptist church of this city will officiate. Burial will be made in the Salem Cemetery, east . of this city. Schindler Is Re-elected Berne. June 3—(Special)—Vilas . Schindler, president of the Berne , school board was re-elcted by the town board in session Monday night. Schindler has served on the board for three years.