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BERNE MAN IS DEATH'SVICTIM Amos Schindler, 52, Dies After Illness of Several Months Berne, August 25 —(Special)— Aims Schindler, 52 died at his home here Saturday following an illness of several months. Death was due to a cancerous ailment. Mr. Schindler had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Amos Schindler was born in French township, August 17, 1878. He was a son of Jacob and Anna Schindler. In 1900 he was married to Miss Sarah Winteregg of Berne who survives. The following child ren also survive. John Schindler, Ralph Schindler, of Berne; Mrs. Herman Bowman of near Monroe; Clara, Catherine. Edith, Walter and Clarence Schindler all at home. Two brothers, Sam uel Schindler of Fort Wayne and Henry Schindler, California and a sister Mrs. Noah Winteregg of Berne also survive. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Mennonite church at Berne and burial was made at the M. R. E. Cemetery. — o To Rehearse Tonight All members of the Decatur Junior Band are requested to meet for a rehearsal in the Decatur high school music room tonight at 7 o’clock. The band will play for the Adams County Agricultural RoundUp, which will be held tomorrow afternoon.. 0 Chimney is Repaired The large chimney bn the Methodist church is being repaired. The scaffold work was erected today and masons will begin their work tomorrow.

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HOOVER ACTIVE IN POLITICS Confers With Chairman Fess at Rapidan Camp Over Week-end Washington, Aug. 25. —(U.R>— President Hoover tinned his attention to Republican congressional campaign matters today upon his return here from his Rapidan summer camp where he received a report from Senator Fess, new chairman of the Republican national committee. Fess went to the camp yesterday and reported to the President on conditions in the middle west, which he surveyed during a recent vacation trip in the Great Lakes area. He returned to the capitol with the president today. Fess, who went as far west as Duluth, was accompanied to the camp on his visit yesterday by James 1* West, who is in charge of publicity for the Republican national committee, and the conference it in understood, was largely about publicity methods of the coming campaign. , Secretary of War Hurley also was called into consultation with the president and Fess. Fess immediately went to the camp upon his return here yesterday from his vacation, and his presence there was not divulged until he was seen in the car with President Hoover and Hurley today on the trip back to Washing(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) STERLING IS TEXASVICTOR Millionaire Defeats “Ma” Mirriam Ferguson in Run-Off Primary Dallas, Tex., Aug. 25 —(U.R)— The ‘‘Prince and Pauper" race between Ross Shaw Sterling and Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination had ended in victory today for the millionaire publisher from Houston. Texas voters for the third time [repudiated "Farmer Jim" Ferguson. husband and the woman candidate in Saturday’s run-off primary election. By a possible majority of 100.000 votes, Sterling was given the Democratic standard which is considered tantamount to election. Returns compiled by the Texas election bureau today showed Sterling to have polled a total vote of 464,698, against 371,645 for Mrs. Ferguson. The returns were compiled from 251 of the 253 counties in the state, 109 complete. In the November general election, Sterling will oppose Dr. George C. Butte, of Austin, an assistant United States attorney general, who gained the Republican nom’nation in the recent primary. Butte polled less than 10,000 votes and was given little chance of gaining more support in the general election. Sterlng’s biography reads like a typical' Alger story. He came from the swamp lands of southern Texas as a young man without education, capital or friends to seek his fortune. Today he is one of the richest men in the state. Sterling's first venture in business was a sardine store in the Sour Lake oil field. He later worked as an oil driller, and finally purchased two oil wells. Later he became a colossal figure in the oil industry, but he never was an office seeker until this year. 'CONTINUED ON- PAGE TWO) o BULLETIN Kendallville, Aug. 25.—(U.R)— Abel Barnum, 40, cashier of the Farmers State Bank, Albion, Ind., was in a critical condition in the Sacred Heart hospital, Garrett, after shooting himself in the headNo motive was advanced for the attempted suicida as Glade Railhan, assistant cashier, stated that the bank records were clear. Barnum had been an official in the Farmers State bank for 20 years. The shooting occurred in the rear of the bank. The Farmers State bank of Albion was ordered closed this afternoon by State Bank Commissioner Luther Symons, when it was learned that Barnum was not expected to recover.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 25, 1930.

W. A. Klepper Is “Old Man’’ Now; Has Grandchild A girl baby, weighing eight pounds five ounces, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Klepper of this city at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Mother and babe are getting along fine and their joy over the first child was not any less than that experienced by the happy grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Klepper. The mother before her Smith. The daughter will probably marriage was Miss Rose Marie Smith. The daughter willyprobably be named Carla Rose. o JURIES NAMED FOR SEPTEMBER Commissioners Name Grand And Petit Juries Today Jury commissioners John S. Peterson and Martin L. Smith met today with County Clerk Bernice Nelson and selected grand and petit juries for the September term of Adams circuit court which opens next Monday morning with Judge J. C. Sutton, presiding. The grand jury includes: William M. Smitley, Blue Creek; Harry E. Jackson, St. Marys; Otto Conrad, Kirkland; Dewaid Beitler, Berne; Homer Elzey, Monroe and Albert Graber, Decatur, The petit jury includes: Henry Drayer, French township; Sim Burk, Decatur; Simeon Bowers, Kirkland; John M. Marshall, Jefferson; Samuel Habegger, Berne; John A. Hendricks, Wabash.: Otto Buuck, Preble; John Helm, St. Marys; William F. Ohler, Root; Edwin H. Gilliom, Monroe; John C. Augsburger, Hartford; Forrest G. Edwards, Blue Creek. It has not yet been announced whether the grand jury will hold a session, but it is generally believed that investigating body will have a short meeting. o BULLETIN Z. O. Lewellen, town clerk at Monroe, died at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon. He previously had suffered two light paralytic strokes. o Two Bandit Groups Rob Newly-Weds Hammond, Ind., Aug. 25—(UP) —While one group of bandits were robbing Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swentko of sl,ooo'in gold, given the couple in celebration of their marriage, another group were ransacking the Sw-entko home. When the newlyweds left the hall where the celebration had been held they found $4,000 in bonds and SSOO in jewelry had been stolen from their house. POSSE HUNTS KIDNAPED GIRL Demented Farm Hand Abducts 10-year Old Girl; Disappears Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 25 —(U.R) — Bloodhounds led aroused citizens through swamps and timberlands near here today in search of a demented farm hand and a 10-year-old girl whom he enticed from her home with promises of candy. The kidnapper was Claude Del linger, 27, who was employed about a year ago on the farm of Ernest Foster. The missing girl was Betty Ann, Foster's daughter. Dellinger visited the Foster home yeste'rday afternoon and remained for supper. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Foster left home to (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) : 0 Suffers Fractured Arm Raymond Shellenberger, 14-year old step-son of Lew M. Davis, living on RuraJ Route 1, Decatur, suffered a broken right arm at the wrist, Friday morning, while cranking an automobile. The accident occurred when Mr. Davis and his step-son were preparing to go to a neighbor's home. The boy was rushed to the doctor, where his injury was dressed.

SEEKS DAMAGES IN ACCIDENT George Haverstick Is Plaintiff In SIO,OOO Damage Suit George Haverstick, by his next friend W. C. Haverstick, has brought suit for SIO,OOO damages against Reinhard Scheuman, as the result of a motorcycle, driven by George Haverstiek colliding with an automobile, allegedly parked on a county road without lights on the night of June 30, 1930, belonging to defendant. Haverstick alleges that he was driving his motorcycle, along the road and that because of Scheuman's failure to have a light on the rear of his car he collided with the automobile. As a result of the accident, Haverstick suffered a fractured leg and alleges that he is permanently crippled and for damages seeks SIO,OOO. H. R. McClanahan is attorney for plaintiff. Summons is returnable September 4. Sues for Divorce Alleging that her husband nagged her and was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment; that he forbade her attending lodge and church, Matilda Sanders has brought suit for divorce against Oscar Sanders. Plaintiff asks that her former name of Matilda Burris be restored and that she receive alimony in the sum of $1,009. Summons is returnable September 1 and a hearing on petition for alimony is set for August 29. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) LEGUIA QUITS ASJRESIDENT Peru Governmental Official Resigns After Revolt Starts Lima, Peru. Aug. 25. —<U.R) — President Augusto B. Leguia has resigned and the government is in the hands of a military committee. The president has left the country on a warship, officials at the presidential palace said. Sanchez Cerro, leader of the revolutionary troops who seized the city of Arequipa on Friday has been invited to become minister of war in the new cabinet. The overthrow of the Leguia regime after its long tenure of office was sudden and dramatic. The president conferred most of the night with members of the military Junta, and xvrote out his resignation. At 5 a. tn., it was said at the palace, he boarded the Peruvian cruiser Grau at Callao, the port of Lima, and the cruiser sailed immediately with the intention of transferring the president to a steamer. His destination was not made known. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o — Lon Chaney Better Hollywood, Calif., Aug 25 —(UP) —Lon Chaney, noted screen character actor who was reported near death Saturday from Anemia, has passed the crisis and is recovering, his physicians said today. Chaney, known as “the man of a thousand faces,” laughed and talked with studio official and screen friends who visited him last night, two blood transfusions were said to have restored much of his strength. A throat ailment which recently forced him to abandon work on a picture is said to have weakened him and brought on his present ailment. o Race Fans Destroy Jungles Park Track Crawfordsville, Ind., Aug. 25 — (UP) —Aroused when auto races here yesterday were stopped after the management announced a cut in prize money, the crowd demolished a section of bleachers and fence at the Jungle Park race track. The lighting system which had been installed for night racing also was destroyed by the mob. The drivers refused to participate in the last race, after ment that the prize had been cut from S7OO to S4OQg No estimate of damage was made.

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INSTITUTE TO OPEN TUESDAY WITH LECTURES Great Program Arranged For Annual Teachers’ Program Here ALL SESSIONS OPEN TO PUBLIC The nnnutil Atkiins county teachers’ Institute will open in this city Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. The sessions will' be held at Central school auditorium, it was announced today and each morning session will start at 9 o’clock and each afternoon session will start at 1:15 o’clock. All teachers, contracted to teach in Adams county must attend either this institute or the one in their home county, C, E. Striker, county superintendent of schools said, but in either instance, the registration fee of $2 must be paid to Adams county. The institute will last three days, Tuesday and Wednesday being devoted to lectures and Thursday to group meetings and organization. A list of talented speakers will be on the various programs and the public is invited to attend any of the lectures. Wednesday is trustees' and former teachers' day. All township trustees and the presidents of the Decatur and Berne school boards will attend the Wednesday sessions. The program opens tomorrow morning with DeJn Humke of Evansville college; M. R. Keyworth, of Hamtramack, Mich.; C. R. Maxam, of Indianapolis and Dr. C. O. Lehman of Genesea, N. Y„ on the programs. The speakers will be introduced by Superintendent Striker, and Mr. Striker will have charge of each session. According to the county rules, each teacher will keep his own attendance record and turn it in at the close of the institute. Rural and city teachers are expected to attend the institute. The auditorium at Central will be open a half hour before each session starts Those in charge of this year’s institute are of the opinion that the program is the greatest ever offered in the county, and many local people are expected to take advantage of thep rogram and attend the sessions. o — Offices Are Redecorated The dental offices of Dr. J. G. Neptune, in the Peoples Loan and Trust Co., building were closed today and will be closed again Tuesday while workmen completely redecorate and repair the interior Dr. Neptune stated that his offices would be open again Wednesday morning. -\ WEEK-END TOLL HIGH IN STATE Crowded Highways Are Chief Cause of Fatal Accidents (By United Press) Crowded highways and railroad crossings took a high death toll in Indiana over the week-end as more than a dozen violent deaths were reported. At St. Anthony, six were killed when a Southern railway train struck an automobile on a crossing. The dead were William J. Heddinger, Mrs. John Dicker, Theodore Heddinger, Irene Hedhinger, Bernice Bieker and Leola Bieker. At Evansville, Jack Barry, a jockey, died of injuries sustained in an automobile collision. At Crawfordsville Leonard Strange. 9, fell beneath the wheels of a truck and was crushed to death. At Crawfordsville, Joseph Moore and his wife, of Cleveland, died in a collision between their automobile and a gasoline passenger car on a Pennsylvania railroad crossing. At Rochester,. Riehard Edwards, Dayton, 0., Culver Military Academy cadet, died of injuries sustained in a glider accident at the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Arctic Reveals Fate | ' ■" > > I / (FRANZ'UOSUH / /\' LAND J < J Salomon August Andree (top) Swedish explorer, whose body has . been found thirty-three years after , he was lost in the Arctic. Map at bottom shows territory where his I camp was found on the northernmost isle of Friedjof Nansen Land. Andree, who set out in a balloon in 1897 for the North Pole, perished with his two companions. STALEYERECTS HIGHWAY SIGNS Local Filling Station Owner Places Road 54 Markers to Line Harry Staley, local service station owner, has erected signs through Decatur and Adams County designating the route of Ohio road number 54. The first marker is erected at Five Points, corner of Winchester street and Mercer avenue. The sign reads, “To Ohio Road 54” with the word "Staley's ’’ below. The signs are made of metal and are similar to the disc used by the state highway commission. Mr. Staley ordered the signs several weeks ago and did not know of the offer of the Fort Wayne Motor club to mark the road until the later’s offer was published in Saturday's Daily Democrat. The matter had not been taken up with the Fort Wayne Motor club and their offer came unsolicited. It is not known if the Motor Club will erect their signs now. The signs are erected as far east as Willshire where connection is made with Road 54. From Willshire to Decatur, the signs read “To U. S. Road 27” Many motorists travel over this route and Mr. Staley desiring of being of service to the motoring pub lie decided to purchase the signs and pay the cost for erecting them. o G. E. Schedule Shifted The Decatur plant of the General Electric company was closed today and instead of operating Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week a new schedule calling for work on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week will be in force in order that eramployes ho are members of the American Legion might attend the state conventio ntoday at Fort Wayne. The same operating schedule will be in force next week, it was learned today, because Labor day falls on Monday. The local plant nns been operating on a three-d-ay schedule for the last three weeks. County Agent Seeks Information On Rye With rainfalj continuing light, fall pasture will not be abundant and a number of Adams County farmers wish to sow rye for late fall and early spring pasture, according to L. E. Archbold Coun'y Agent. The only draw back is that rye is scarce and hard to find. Mr. Archbold would appreciate learning' who has rye for sale so that he may be able to give a satisfactory answer to those asking for this information.

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ADAMS POST IS REPRESENTED BY BIG CROWD Fort Wayne Attracts 8,500 Legionnaires and Sight-seers ELECTIONS TO BE TUESDAY BULLETIN The Radio announcer over WOi WO in describing the parade, paid several compliments to Decatur's (entry in the big parade and memi bers of Adams Post No. 43. The an- ! nouncer stated that the float with I the cannon mounted on it was one of the best in the parade, he announcer made mention of the uniforms worn by the Adams Post boys stating ‘‘next to Anderson's they were the best looking". The display made by Decatur Legionnaires was outstanding and the boys were loudly cheered as they marched past the reviewing stand. Adams post, American Legion was well represented in the annual American Legion parade at Fort Wayne this afternoon. One hundred fifty members of the local I post, headed by the Adams I post drum corps, General , Electric band and two large floats fell in second from the lead of the eighth district and formed an important cog in the huge parade. Thousands of residents of northern Indiana watched the war veterans parade down Calhoun street and many said it was Fort Wayne’s greatest parade. Twen-ty-five drum corps and almost as [many bands were in the proces- | sion and hundreds of floats were scattered through the long line of march. , Traffic in Fort Wayne was halted as thousands cheered the exsoldiers as they marched in th? annual parade, which officially starts the business pari of the annual convention. From tonight until tomorrow afternoon when state officers are elected, politics will be the chief topic of discussion. Mors than 8,500 war veterans and their wives are registered at the conclave. Decatur established headquarters at the Anthony hotel Sunday , morning and Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, Adams post candidate for state chaplain arrived in Fort Wayne today from Cincinnati, where Sunday .he gave the opening address to the national encampment of G. A. R. Decatur’s delegates, Paul Gra(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) -~ Sisters Named Teachers Two Decatur young women, members of the Holy Cross order of Catholic Sisters left this morning from South Bend for their first teaching assignments. Sister M. Gab.ielita, formerly Miss Naomi Holthouse went to Los Angeles, Cal ifornia where she will teach in St. Agnes' school, while Sister M. Ambrosine, formerly Miss Margaret Brown, left for Marshall, Texas, where she will teach in a Catholic school. The two sisters visited hero last week with their mothers. EMPLOYMENT HITS BOTTOM Figures Show Lowest Ebb Since Depression Period Started Washington. Aug. 25. —(U.R) —ln ( the face of Secretary of Treasury Mellon's optimism for continued tax reduction, the federal reserve board today summarized July and August business conditions in ! gloomy terms of declining activity. Industrial production and sac- , tory employment have reached . the lowest level in recent years. ■ the board reported. Vast areas of ! rich farm lands are hard hit by - drought. Factory and mine pro- ’ duction, the board said, decreased 6 per ( cent in July. Agricultural ■ prices increased slightly in August. The contrast between tlie pic- - ture drawn by the reserve board and business conditions prior to (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)