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Vol. XXVIII. No. 172.

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|» ' X **» ’ —— ■r. : : • '• i kJ •*JfT i ■*** Twenty-two years ago the nation was stirred when, after a fire on the farm of Mrs. Belle Gunness (above) at La Porte, Ind., a private graveyard containing the bodies of fifteen men was found. Mrs. Gunness ,who was believed to have died in the fire, was called the slayer of the men. Now a Jackson, Miss., 'sheriff says he has found her, and that her arrest is imminent. POULTRY TOUR~ STARTSTOOAY State Tour Begins At Portland; Will Continue Three Days Portland, Ind., July 22. —(U.R) — The sixth annual Indiana poultry tour, under auspices of Purdue university and the State Poultry Association, started at Portland today. The trip, to continue for three days, is made by auto and will coter 150 miles in central and northeastern Indiana. Those making the trip are farmers, commercial poultrymen, hatchery men and others interested in poultry. Stops include the Everlay and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Brown Is Re-elected Indianapolis, July 22 —(UP) — Dr. Frank H. Brown, Fortville, was reelected state veterinarian by the Indiana Live Stock Sanitary Board at tbeir meeting at the statehouse. He has held this office since July 17, 1928. — 0 OGDEN CONFERS ON GAS TAXES Shortages Disclosed In Northern Indiana Will Be Thoroughly Probed Indianapolis, July 22. —(U.R) —Conferences between Attorney General James M. Ogden and three oil company operators accused of participating in a scheme to defraud the state of gasoline taxes were expected to throw' further light on the “bootleg” gasoline situation today. Ogden was to confer with Poole Harrison. J. T. Conner and George Bowen, all ot Chicago, today. Three state departments have b en drawn into the investigation of deals which are believed to have resulted in losses to the state of several thousand dollars. Departments involved are the gasoline (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Merger Is Discussed The sale and merger of two well known business houses was under way today, but at four o’clock this afternoon details had not keen completed. 0 Durbin With Newspaper Logansport, Ind., July 22 —Alfred Cecil Durban, 23, London Newsboy who came here several days ago with his english heiress bride, has returned to a newspaper for employment. He has asumed duties as a member of the circulatlo nstaff of the Logansport Pharos Tribune. Durban married Mrs'. Vivienne Huntington Durban, daughter of English nobility, four months ago and moved first to Toronto and then to Logansport to escape publicity. He began working as an electrician but gave this up to return to newsparering.

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RAIN BREAKS HEAT. DROUGHT • Showers Arrive Here Late Monday; Mercury Travels Downward Rain, the first in several weeks, arrived in Decatur and Adams county late Monday and brought relief from the intense heat. The rainfall which lasted more than an hour was a great aid to crops, gardens and lawns and showers continued through most of Monday night at intervals. Along with the rainfall came a drop in temperatures. The mercury had mounted to 100 degrees in Decatur Monday and during the showers it dropped to around 75 degrees. While the rain was not enough to greatly relieve corn crops, it was a great aid and farmers had a tone of optimism today as forecasters predicted more local showers and cloudy weather for most of Tuesday. The ending ot the drought was received with much feeling through the county. It was one of the most disastrous of recent years and was clipiaxed Saturday and Sunday with th- worst heat wave ever recorded Ip northeastern Indiana. The temperature started rising again today but predictions were that the mercury would not advance to the 100 degree mark. Lawns at Decatur residences were greener today than they "have been in a number of weeks and gardens for the first time in a month appeared to be well-watered. Faimers in all parts of the county stated that the rain was worth thousands of dollars and that more rain would be gladly received throughout this part of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o CLAIMS LEIBER RAISEDJFUNDS H. H. Evans Issues Letter to League Members Citing Charges Newcastle, Ind., July 22. —(U.R) — Charges that Richard Lieber, director of Indiana department ot conservation, has forced game wardens to donate to his campaign fund “if they wished to hold th<eir jobs,” are contained in a bulletin of the Indiana Fish, Game and Forest League. H. H. Evans, state president of the league, mailed the pamphlet to all members. He followed his charges with a promise that he would introduce a bill , in the next legislature seeking to remove the fish and game division from control of the department of conservation. Evans is a state representative. Indianapolis, July 22. — (U.R) — Richard Lieber, director of the Indiana department of conservation made a categorical denial of charges that he forced game wardens to become his political tools. The charges were made by H. H. Evans, president of the Indiana Fish, Game and Forest League, in a bulletin mailed to all members yesterday. Lieber said he could disprove all of Evans’ charges, and that he would take steps to defend himself on any and all charges, but did not want to be led into a controversy in the matter. o Work Continues To Determine Parentage Chicago, July 22—(UP)—Anthropology, Opthalmology, Patholoby, Dermatology and criminology were resorted to today in ap effort tp determine whether Mr. and Mrs. William Watkins should trade babies with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bamberger. It never would have occurred to the families to contemplate such a trade had not Watkins discovered on the infant his wife brought home from the hospital the name “Bamberger" on a piece of adhesive tape, it developed that the baby in the Bamberger home had been taped “Watkins.” In consequence of this mix-up, seven scientists set to work today to endeavor to solve the identity of the infants, both born June 30 at the Englewood hospital.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 22, 1930.

Former Adams County Man Will Speak Here The Adams County Farm Bureau announced today that a meeting will be held In the auditorium of the Dicatur Public Library at S o'clock (cst) Saturday night, July 26. The speaker for the evening is John Sims, now head of the state farm bureau fertilizer department, who recently succeeded Otto VoHes. Mr. Sims is an Adams county product. He is the son of James Sims, and was born in Blue Creek township. He is a nephew of John Tyndall of this city. After graduating from Michigan Agricultural College, Mr. Sims served as county agent in Michigan and following that was an instructor in Michigan Agricultural College. Q PREMIUMBOOKS DISTRIBUTED Thousands of Dollars to Be Contributed at Annual Exposition Premium books for the Decatur Free Street Fair to be held here September 9 to 13 under the auspices of Adams post, American Legion, were distributed today by Leo Ehinger, chairman of the premium book printing and distribution committee. Mr. Ehinger stated that several thousand books had been mailed and that those who are interested and do not receive books through the mail can obtain them from the following places: (Decatur) First 'National bank; Peoples Loan and Trust Co.; . Graham and Walters. (Berpe) Bank ot Berne; Mettler and Baumgartner. (Geneva) Bank of Geneva; Geneva Hatcheries. The premiums to be offered in the various departments total several thousand dollars, the largest list of awards ever offered at an Adams county farm show. New departments have been added this year and indications are this year’s farm show and agricultural expostion will be the largest ever held in the county. The premium book contains an invitation for all farmers to exhibit their wares at the local exposition. Many applications for space at the various shows already have been received. — ARMED PEACE RULES EGYPT Rioters Suppressed In Many Towns by Police and State Troops Cairo, July 22 —(UP)— Arpied peace Was restored to Egypt today after police, aided in some cities by troops, had succeeded in suppressing 'the riotous outbreaks of inflamed lower class youths and hoodlums. The death toll from the riots in Cairo and Port said totalled nine while at least 206 persons were injured in those cities and Suez, including many police. Five were killed and 120 injured in Cairo alone. The acts of vandalism that swept through Cairo as raging bands of ruffians, many of them boys under 14 years of age, rushed through the city all day yesterday, left the streets cluttered with broken lamp posts, glass, upturned trees, stones and bricks. Despite the thorough precautions of Premier Sidky Pasha’s government, the mobs got out of control several times, and the casualties were inflicted when police were forced to fire on them. The rioting had its origin in the plans of the strong nationalist parliment to reconvene parliament yesterday, contrary to the wishes of King Fuad, who had prorogued it a month earlier until November, but the government claimed that the outbreaks here actually had no connection with the controversy over the Egyptian constitution, the bone of contention between the Nationalists and the King. o Band Concert Tonight The weekly Junior Band concert will be held at Central School tonight at 8:30 o'clock The program tonight will include a number of college songs and everyone is invited to dttend

DECATUR MEN BUY SAW MILL William Bell and Ollie Chronister New Owners of Lenhart Mill A business deal was effised this morning which William H. Bell and Ollie Chronister become the owners of the Leuhart saw mill in the nort.i part of Decatur. The mill was purchased by the new owners from Julius Haugk. who bought it recently. The mill has not been operating for several months. Purchase price was not made public. The new.concern, which will be a partnership, will be known as the Decatur Tie and Lumber Co., and the uew owners will open the mill next Monday morning employing between 10 and 15 men. Mr. Befl Stated that the mill would manufacture railroad ties immediately and later would develop the lumber cutting business. Mr. Bell and Mr. Chronister, both of whom are connected with the LaFontaine Handle Co., slated they would continue their old association also. The Handle factory is closed at present and both of the new owners will devote all their time to the new enterprise until the former is reopened. The new industry will immediately begin operations on a fulltime basis and the new owners stated they already had deals closed whereby their entire output of railroad ties would bo taken. Mr. Chronister and Mr. Bell left today for Michigan where they own a tract of lumber and will start al once cutting and shipping in order that the mill can start operation Monday morning. The mill which w'as purchased today has long been known as one of the leading mills of the industry in this part of the state. o RECALL VOTE IS CAST TODAY Detroit Mayor Faces Possible Expulsion From His Post Detroit, July 22. —(U.R)— Two weeks of the most bitter 'campaigning the voters of Detroit ever have had brought before them ended today as they went to the polls to decide whether Mayor Charles Bowles shall be recalled. With the weather fair it was expected today that more than 200,000 would vote. The camipaign ended last riight with a final burst of frenzied oratory, as Bowles and his supporters told their followers the recall was conceived and executed in fraud. Those seeking to oust the mayor replied with charges that he had been lax in law enforcement and had failed in almost every instance to keep his campaign pledges. At the polls today watchers for both sid«i were on hand to challenge any one they suspected might be voting illegally. The movement to recall Mayor Bowles, a former recorders' court judge, first got underway a few weeks after he assumed office last January. That time, however, it came to nothing, and the clamor for his removal died down. Later the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News began publishing stories daily that gambling was running wide open in the downtown area, and that protection was being given to the big operators. The movement for a recall was revived, and got under way when Bowles returned from out of town and summarily discharged Harold H. Emmons, police commissioner, who had staged raids on gambling (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o BULLETIN Chicago July 22—(UP)—Patrick “Paddy" Harmon, Chicago promoter and sportsman died today of injuries received when his automobile turned over near Des Plains. Harmon died at 11:55 A. M., at the Des Plains emergency hospital where he was taken after the accident earlier in the day. The promoter suffered a fractured leg, head injuries, and possible internal Injuries when his automobile was brushed from a highway northwest of Chicago while passing another machine. Mrs. Harmon and Dr. E. Thomas Brand of the staff of the Chicago stadium, Harmon’s “dream palace’’ also were injured.

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REPORTER IS I . BEFORE JURY Harr y Brundidge, St. Louis Man Appears In Lingle Probe Chicago, July 22 —(U.R) —An inquiry into charges that certain Chicago newspaper men arc racketeers by a vacation was started today by the Cook county grand jury with Harry T. Brundidge, St, Louis Star reporter, as the first witness. Brundidge charged in a scries of newspaper articles shortly after the gang murder of Alfred J. Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter, that [several newspaper men were augmenting their salaries by conniving with the underworld. Since the St. Louis reporter made his charges several newspaper men’s names have been mentioned by rival papers as the ones Brundidge's had in mind but did not name. The St. Louis Star announced none of Brundidge’s testimony would l>e made public but it was expected that in the jury room the reporter who has conducted several investigations that eventually resulted in grand jury hearings, would reveal the names of the newspapermen. When the grand jury will take up the investigation of the Lingle murder proper remains a mystery. Stat els Attorney John A. Swanson said “anything might happen in one hour, two hours or six hours” that would result in the evi(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Name Is Omitted Glen Hurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurst, -who lost his life while swimming in Green Water stone quarry Sunday, is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst of this city. The name of Mrs. Hurst was omitted from the article yesterday — o Wheel Comes Off Truck The back wheel on a large truck, loaded with cattle came off as the truck was traveling south on Second street last night. The truck was traveling slow and did not fall over. Mechanics were called from a nearby garage and the repairs to the wheel were made. The driver of the truck was from Ohio. NOMINEES ARE NOT ACTED ON Senate Fails to Confirm Power Commission Appointees Washington, July 22 —(UP)—Attornee General Mitchell has been requested by President Hoover to determin whether the law allows recess appointments to the new federal power commission, it was announced at the White House today. Three power commission nomin ees failed of confirmation in the closing of the senate special session yesterday. The law has been unofficially construed to mean that nominations must be confirmed before the reorganized commission can function. — o Nations Sign Contract On Talkies’ Patents Paris, July 22 —(UP) —A formal agreement covering world-wide palent rights to electrical talking film apparatus was signed at noon today by representatives of American and German interests, ending live weeks of negotiations. The agreement enables producers to obtain licenses all over the world under both German and American patents. It provides for free interchange of pictures and all makes of licensed apparatus. - ■ ■■ ■■ Flier Meets Death i Huron. Ohio. July 22. — (U.R) Pilot William F. Martin, air mail flyer f ohTromp etaoin shrdluthmr flyer for Thompson Aeronautical Corporation, was killed near here early today when his plane crashed on the short of Lake Erie. Martin was flying the airmail from Cleveland to Detroit City. Michigan. The ship was wrecked, but the mail was saved. Martin’s home was in Pontiac, Michigan..,

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Moreland Wins Congress Race ' - J I 'y I ? t^’ s • t * I ' i w.' I r J. C. Moreland (above) of Chicago, who has defeated Representative M. A. Michaelson for renomination as the Republican congressional candidate from the Seventh Congressional District. Final returns of a recount indicate that Moreland, an avowed wet, won by 557 votes. DEATH CALLS ~~ LOCAL WOMAN Mrs. Charles Heare Is Victim of Death at Local Hospital Mrs. Carrie Mae Heare, 39 wife of Charles Heare of this city, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 6 o’clock this morning following an emergency operation she underwent Saturday evening. Mrs. Heare enjoyed her usual good health until FriiTay morning when she became ill. Saturday afternoon she was taken to the local hospital after peritonitis had resulted and underwent an emergency operation in a futile effort to save her life. Mrs. Heare as a faithful member of the Evangelical church of this city for many years and was prominent in lodge affairs of this city. She was a member of the Women of Mooseheart Legion and Pocahontas lodges. She had been a resident of this city for ‘he past four years where Mr. Heare is superintendent at the Citizen's Telephone company, and prior to that time she resided at Berne. Mrs. Heare was born in Wabash township Adams county, on February 11, 1891, the daughter of Joseph M. and Carrie Mae Peel, who reside in Jefferson township. On December *23, 1909 she was united in marriage to Charles Heare who survives together with six children. They are James Marion, Charles Ivan, George Sterling, Rosclla Emma, Max Meritt, and Rex Allen Heare, all at home. One step son. Chester Heare, also survives. One daughter Evelyn Mae preceded Ihe deceased in death. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Mrs. David Leich(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o ■ BULLETIN San Francisco, July 22 —(U.R) —lohn MacDonald, repudiated witness in the Billings Harney case met Governor C.C. Young today and on the 14th anniversary of the San Francisco preparedness bombing in which 10 persons were killed, told the governor that he had lied during the trials which sent Tom Mooney and Warren Billings to prison. The governor arrived this morning from Sacremento, the state canitol, and went at once to his office in the state building in San Francisco. Soon after the governor’s arrival MacDonald, accompanied by three attorneys drove up to the state building entrance and entered the governor’s office. The governor invited the group in but newspaper reporters and spectators were barred. That MacDonald was telling his repudiation story was known, however, as the governor’s secretary sent for W. J. Nicholson, reporter for the state supreme court.

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TREATY HAILED AS GREAT WORK BY ADVOCATES Members of American Delegation Invited to Witness Ceremony WILL OCCUR AT WHITE HOUSE Washington, July 22. <U. R ) rhe .London naval treaty was hailed as a great accomplishment in American foreign nolicv and a boon to overburdened taxpayers in a statement by President Hoover today, announcing he would within a few hours sign the senate resolution of ratification. "With the ratification by the other governments the treaty will translate an emotion deep in the hearts of millions of men ami women into a practical fact of government and international relations. It will renew again the face of the world in the moral forces of good will and patient negotiation as against the blind forces of suspicion and competitive armament. • “It will secure the full defense of the United States. It will mark a further long step toward lifting the burden of militarism from the backs of mankind and to speed the march forward of world peace. It will lay the foundations upon which further constructive reduction in world arms may be accomplished in the future. “We should by this act of willingness to join with others In limiting armaments have dismissed from the minds ot the world any notion that the United States entertained ideas of aggression, imperial power or exploitation of foreign nations.” The signing will take place in the East room of the White House at 3:15 p. m. “It is a matter of satisfaction that this great accomplishment in international relations has at all (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —— —o Two Men Are Killed Fowler. Ind.. July 22.—(U.R)—Two men were killed and a third injured when th dr ice truck was struck by a Hoosier freight line truck north of Fowler on state road 41 yesterday. The dead were Fred Lockwood, 82, and Henry Hirzel. 69, both of Earl Park. Both suffered fractured skulls. Harry Campbell, Lafayette, driver of the freight truck, was injured slightly. o Men Thrash And Eat In I jess Than Hour Attica, Ind., July 22. — (U.R) — Thirty minutes after wheat was cut on the farm of Jack Stocker, near Veedersburg, it had been ground into flour and baked in cakes at the Crane bakery in Veedersburg. In less than an hour, members of the threshing crew were eating the cakes, still deliciously warm, they said. CANNON, BRIDE ON HONEYMOON Methodist Bishop Is Secretly Married at London, England London, July 22 —(U.R) — Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and his bride, the former Mrs. Helen McCallum, ot’ New York, were en. route on a .honeymoon to the Island of Mader:a today after their secret wedding here. The bishop and Mrs. Cannon will go from Maderia to Brazil, where he will resume his work as director of missions in the Brazilian field for his church. Confirmation that the wedding occurred was given by Sir Henry Lunn, a friend of Bishop Cannon and Mrs. Cannon, who said the ceremony was pet formed in Christ Church, Mayfair, a week ago. A special license was granted by the Archduke of Canterbury after Sir (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)