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Banker Is Stricken Noblesville, Ind., Aug. 27 (UP) \V. E. Dunn, president of the citizens State Hank of this city for 40 years and widely known among the hankers of Indiana, suffered . a stroke of paralysis and is in a serlions condition in the local hospital ( He Is the Father-in-law of Judge N. C. Neal, of the Indiana appellate court. W.C.T.U. HOLDS ; MEETING HERE' Mrs. Delton Passwater ; Re-Elected President of Decatur Group The annual local institute meet- I ing of the Women's Christian 1 Temperance Union was held Tues- , day in the Methodist Episcopal , church in this city. Mrs. Henry I Adler, first vice-president of the ' organization, had charge of the meeting Tuesday morning which opened at 10;30 o'clock. Devotional services were led by Mrs. 11. A. 1 1 Thomas and Miss Violet Squier played a piano selection. During the business session which was held Tuesday Mrs Delton Pa-swater was elected as a delegate to the State Womens 1 Christian Temperance Union convention which will be held at Anderson on October 10. Mrs. HenryAdler was chosen as alternate. The election of officers was held, with the following results; Mi*. Delton Passwater, president; I Mrs. Henry Adler, first vice-presi-dent; Mrs. John Hill, second vicepresident; Mrs. Jesse Cole, third vice-preeident; and Mrs. Wilson , I.ee, fourth vice-president; Mrs. H. i A. Thomas, corresponding secretary: Mrs. Fred Linn, assistant secretary; Mrs. M. J. Welker, ■ treasurer. A delicious pot-luck dinner was served in the church dining room during the noon hour, and the afternoon sess'on convened at 1:30 • o'clock, with devotionals led by ' Mrs. Charles Poling. Alice Kath- ' erine Baker and Lois Sovine i entertained the group with a vocal ■ duet, and Mrs. S. D. Beavers gave i a number of interesting current events. I Mrs. Helen Blossom, a charter f member of the organization, gave I a most interesting account of the f W. C. T. U. when first formed, and 1 told of its progress and wonderful work down to the present time. A playlet, “Mrs. Jackson Sees The Light’’ was given by Marcile and Melvina Williams and Cather- . ine Brown. The following department officers were appointed for the coming year: secretary of literature. Mrs. John Niblick; Christian Citizenship. Mrs. Al Burdg: Sabbath Ooservance, Mrs. Sam Shamp; Scientific Temperance, Mrs. C. D. Lewton; Mother's Day. Mrs. Ferd Litterer; Membership Captain. Mrs. Harve Shroll; Narcotics, Mrs. S. D. Beavers; Flower Mis- , slon Day, Mrs. E. W. Wicks ami Mrs. E. W. Johnson. Plans were made for the County Institute which will take place at the Pleasant Dale church, Tuesday. September 2, and will be in the charge of the Kirkland W. C. T. U. Q. Better Business Seen Hammond, Ind., Aug. 27 —(UP) — Calumet Region Steel Mills expected greatly increased business following the labor day Holidays, it was shown today in interviews , with mill executives. ’ A survey showed that pipe making departments have been a dependable backbone for steel mills oi the region and these are nooked for five months capacity operations. Nearly 10,000 miles of oil pipe I lines are under construction throughout the country, it was , shown, and a large part of the busi- , ness has gone to Calumet Region r mills. — 0 Salik Aids Auditors 3 . Hammond, Ind., Aug. 27 —(UP)— ? Bloeshaw Salik, confessed bank > embezzler, today was to assist bank ■ examiners in auditing the records -of the closed Northern Trust and r Savings Bank which he is alleged t to have looted of more than S2OO, 000. Salik promised examiners he s would show them duplicate mort- *• gages by which he carried on his ’• thefts. Following his return from the i county jail at Gary, last night Sai i- ik stated he would enter a plea of guilty when arranged to<Jay-

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LAST CONCERT DRAWS CROWD General Electric Ba n d Closes Outdoor Season Tuesday Night A large crowd attended and enjoyed the last band concert program of the season, given by the General Electric Band last evening. J. I). Danner, band leader, and his thirty musicians entertained one of the largest crowds ever to attend a local concert last evening wit li a fine program of band music. Among the features of the program was a vocal solo, “Can't Yo’ Hear Me Callin’ Caroline?" sung by Miss Josephine Anderson, and two quartet numbers sung by the Anderson quartet, composed of J. E. Anderson and daughters Josephine. Florence, and Ina. The selections were “In the Garden of Tomorrow," and "When It's Springtime in the Rockies. Bob White also played a bariton solo “Down on the Farm”. For the past three weeks the General Electric Band has entertained record crowds with band music and special numbers by Miss Anderson and several of the musicians of the band. The concert given last evening was the final concert tor the season. o Face Serious Charges Saginaw, Mich., Aug. 27. —IU.R) — Six youths and a man, who allegedly tarred and feathered Edward Leachman, 68. a resident of Brady township, southwest of here, faced trial today in circuit court on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The attack on Leachman, who lived alone, occurred Friday night. Leachman's condition was not learned until yesterday, however, when a neighbor heard of the attack and went to investigate. He found Leachman covered with the coating of tar and feathers. The aged man’s clothing had been destroyed and he had not left the house since Friday. SEEK MOTIVE OF MURDERS California Couple Is Stabbed to Death In Mexican City Ensenada, Lower Calif.,-Mexico, Aug. 27.— <U.R) — A motive for the brutal slaying of Francis Conlon, 24. Monrovia, Calif., business man. and his fiancee, Lois Marion Kentle, IjOS Angeles sorority girl, was sought by Mexican and American authorities today. The bodies of the couple, stallbed to death by an unknown assailant, were found on the beach here yesterday. Near the spot were evidences of a camping ground that evidently had been hastily broken up, police said. There appeared to be no motive for the murders, the American consul at the Lower California resort told the girl’s relatives. They apparently were strolling along the beach when their slayer crept upon them. Mr. and Mrs. John De Wild of Vista, Calif., who started for Ensenada with the young couple, were located by San Diego authorities. They reported that they turned back below Tia Juana on Monday in the belief that Conlon and his fiancee also had returned. Conlon and the girl were’identified by papers found in Conlon's pockets and by a book half buried in the sand. The book was “The End of the Honeymoon.” Mrs. William Kentle, mother of the girl, said the young couple had planned to be married. The port captain of Ensenada discovered their' mutilated bodies, sprawled 20 feet from a tent they had pitched on the beach. Relatives said they knew of no enemies. Miss Mary Moran of Monrovia, who reared the young man since the death of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Conlon of Worcester, Mass., said the couple might have married secretly last Saturday. Miss Kentle was president for two years of the national Phi Mu sorority chapter at the University of California at Los Angeles. She was prominent in alumni affairs.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 27, 1930.

Diplomat Flies To His Foreign Post Washington, Aug. 27 — (UP) — | Hanford MacNider left bv airpiano today for Ottawa to take up his duties as minister to Canada and become the first American diplomat ever to fly to a foreign post. MacNider took off from Bolling field at 10 A. M. piloted by Capt. Ira C. Eaker, famous army flier who made the flight despite a broken ankle suffered last week in a parachute jump. Mrs. MacNider accompanied her husband. Eaker wore an aluminium strap by whi< h he piloted his plane without straining his leg. TOUR PROVES BIG SUCCESS More Than 125 Enjoy Beet And Calf Club County Inspection A successful 4-H Calf Club tour was held Tuesday in Adams county. The attendance was large with an average of about 125 people at all stops. The first stop was made with Arthur and Harry Schamerloh. J. W. Calland, field superintendent of the sugar company led the discussion. At the second stop Eli Schwartz and Frederick Duff commented on Reinhold Koldewey’s Guernsey calf. H. H. Halderman led the discussion at the Reuben Wynn farm where a fall class Holstein calf was shown. Mr. Wynn also showed a Welsh poney and colt. At the last stop in the morning, Hugo Fuelling showed an Ayrshire calf and Andrew Fuelling gave an interesting description of his trip ! to Greeley, Colorado, in the interest of beet growers. The noon stop was made at Legion Bark opposite the Cloverleaf Creameries where basket lunches were spread and enjoyed by the party. The Junior band was present and entertained with a number of pieces. In addition to , the basket lunches Cloverleaf Creameries furnished buttermilk and ice cream and the Holland St. Louis Sugar company furnished water melon. The first stop after dinner was at the home of Otto D. Bieberich where three club heifers were | shown and Reuben Wynn and Cal-i vin Steury, president of the Calf Club conducted a good description of the heifer. The cow barn and dairy were inspected and all who wished were given a bottle of milk to drink. At the Stoneburner farm, Mr. Calland discussed the types of beets that should be exhibited in completion of the 4-H Beet Club pro- ’ ject. E. W. Busche, a veteran beet (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o SUB-COMMITTEE HAS SEED PLAN Will Furnish Feed And Seed In Drought Area Plans Reveal Washington, Aug. 27 —(UP) —>A plan for furnishing feed and seed credit to farmers without using federal funds was completed today by a sub-committee of three bankers, members of the group here to cooperate with the Federal drought committee in drafting a program of financial relief for the drought areas. A meeting of the 18 banker conferees was called for today to re- ; ceive the subcommittee report and formulate a definite plan which - will furnish about $20,001),000 credit said to lie needed by farmers lack- ■ ing sufficient collateral tor normal loans. Henry M. Robinson of Los Angeles, members of the Dawes reparations commission, is said to be ' the author of thep lan, which later will be considered by the fall conference of bankers. The plan is understood to be based upon establishment of cooperative credit organizations in each of the droughtaffected states. The bankers gathered in the cab- ■ inet room at the White House late 1 yesterday and decided to leave the details to the subcommittee, composed of Melvin A. Traylor of the first National bank of Chicago, Nicholas Dosker, Louisville Trust ( Company, and Morton Prentis, first National Bank of Baltimore.

FORMER LOCAL GIRL KILLED Miss Dorothy Van Camp Dies Following Mishap at Detroit Miss Dorothy Van Camp, 23, former Decatur girl died at Detroit, Michigan following an automobile accident which occurred Sunday evening at Detroit. Miss Van Camp moved to Detroit with her mother amt family fifteen years ago ami for the past few years has been employed as a stenographer. She was born in Decatur, the daughter of Charles and Pearl Van Camp. She was a granddaughter of the lale Ansen Van Camp. Surviving is the mother, Mrs. Pearl Van Camp and three brothers and three sisters, Emma, Lydia. Christina, Ansen. Paul and an infant brother all at home. The remains will be brought to this city Thursday nigh* for burial Friday morning at 10 o'clock a* the Decatur Cemetery. They will be kept at Black’s Funeral Parlor until the burial. BULLETIN Curtiss-Wright Airport, Chicago, Aug. 27. ——(U.R)— — A navy pursuit plane flipped over and caught fire at the southeast end of the grandstand while hurtling through space at approximately 150 miles an hour, during the National Air Races today. Lieut. J. P. Deshazo, 28 year old pilot was removed from the plane wreckage and died a few minutes later in the airport hospital, the first fatality of the feat which began last Saturday. o Faces Life Sentence Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 27— <U.P.) A plea of guilty was expected today to be made by Claude Delliner. 27, when he is arraigned before Judge Harry L. Crumpacker in superior court Monday. An affidavit charging kidnaping was filed against the man late yes- ' terday as a result of the abduction of 10-year-old Betty Jane Foster last Saturday. Kidnaping is punishable by life imprisonment under the Indiana law passed by the 1929 legislature. STATE'S CORN t : CROP IS FAIR ) Weekly Bulletin Says , Much Depends on Future Months’ Weather Indianapolis, Aug. 27 — (UP) — Only a fair corn crop will be harvested in Indiana this year, according to the weekly weather summary of the United States weather bureau. The crop will be even poorer if early frosts occur, the report said "The corn crop varied greatly, even over small areas. Some fields especially on bottom lands, improvI ed during the week; others nearby were at a standstill or showed still further deterioration. “There are many reports that the late corn is not filling satisfactorily. Some further fall plowing has been done, but in many localities, especially in the south, the soil is still too dry and hard. Tobacco I showed a little improvement, hut : the crop is only poor to fair. "Tomatoes are ripening rapidly I and canning has begun in some sec- ■ tions with a fair to good yield inI dicated, but probably somewhat less than last year. The yield of i late potatoes will be lessened by the dry weather. Pastures remain ■ short but are beginning to show ■ some growth,” the report said. The summary for the entire country said the only rains of conse- ; quence during the past week occur- • red over the great plains from I Northern Texas northward to South Dakota where the drought was rath- • er effectively broken in most places • and there was a material revival ! of late crops and pastures while • plowing for winter wheat was ac ■ tively resumed and some was sown ■ in Northwestern Kansas. “In the middle Atlantic area and - much of Pennsylvania, Ohio. Mich- • igau, Wisconsin, lowa, Minnesota and North Dakota, there were only - scattered shosyers and the drought s was largely unrelieved with little > or no improvement In the general • situation," the summary said. s “Some late crops have been re- , vived and pastures showed green in t many places but cannot make much t further improvement without additional rain soon.”

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Investigate Mishap Elkhart, Ind., Aug. 27. —(U.RI—A coroner's investigation was made today into the accident that cost the life of Mary McKelski, 20, of near Elkhart, late yesterday. The woman was killed when her car plunged off the pavement north of the city and crashed into a telephone pole. Her mother, driving with her, escaped uninjured. It was alleged the McKelski car was forced from the road by a car driven by a prominent Elkhart woman, Mrs. J. W. Stamp. A witness, R. C. Murray, Tulsa, Okla., said he believed the Stamp car sideswiped the other car when it turned sharply in front of it. Prosecutor Glen R. Sawyer said evidence in the case wold be presented at the next session of the Elkhart superior court grand jury. AIELLOS EARN MILLION, RUMOR Roche’s Probe Shows Racketeers Get Big Gang Profits , Chicago, Aug. 27. —(U.R) — Evii dence has been discovered that • Joseph and Dominick Aiello, • North Side gang leaders, enjoyed > a combined income of a million i dollars yearly, Patrick Roche, ' chief investigator of the state's attorney's office announced today. I Roche said he uncovered the ! evidence in his investigation of II the murders of Jack Zuta, recent- •| ly assassinated partner of the • Aiellos, and Alfred J. Lingle, murdered Chicago Tribune reporter. Business records left by Zuta in safety deposit boxes already have implicated several prominent Chi- . cagoans. Evidence of the huge incomes, Roche said, was obtained in raids on the luxurious apartment mains tained by the Aiello brothers. Financial statements of the gang were turned over to federal auth ’ orities for prosecution on charges of income tax evasions. 1 The Aiello records were said to r have disclosed an enormous traffic in alcohol by the gang. Roche was believed to have ordered the 1 raid in the hope of obtaining evi- ■ dence concerning the killing of Zuta. who was generally believed to have engineered Lingle's murder, and then “talked too much" about it. | Stillborn Babe Is Buried This Afternoon — . Richard Eugene Barkley, stillborn baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Barkley at their home 347 Line street, at one o’clock this morning. Mrs. Barkley was formerly Miss _ Hester Martz and this was the first child in the family. Burial was held at 3 o'clock this . afternoon at the Decatur Cemetery. CHANEY GIVES FINAL ADVICE 1 United Press Reporter Is Last To Interview Noted Screen Actor i > Hollywood. Calif., Aug. 27.—(U.R) t —Back of the distorted features which a vast movie public associatf ed with the name of Lon Chaney, lay a kindly philosophy which few • saw him in his grotesque roles 1 knew about. 1 Chaney granted few interviews. v Yet one of his last and probably 1 his longest, was given frbely, env thusiastically, because it concerned his views on what he called bis ' guiding principles. The actor revealed a surprising 1 secret back of his repeated roles as a misshapen and frequently hideous victim of man's cruelty—to p himself or others. His creed, as I he expressed it to me, was: e “I don’t know if I have succeeded in leaving this impression with ii the public, but I play every character with the definite idea that fl no matter how bad or distorted the t- man portrayed may be, he is fundaa mentally good." y “No man is entirely devoid of t good. At some moment every e criminal, murderer and thief, has d had the word of God on his lips, with an unspoken prayer behind ’■ it. II “As for my endeavors to portray good in the hearts of sinful men, — (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Seek Missing Woman Nappanee, Ind., Aug. 27 —(UP) — The St. Joseph River was being dragged today in the belief that it will yield tlie body of Mrs. Nattie Anthony, 23, missing from tier home here since Sunday. Relatives said she had been in a distracted mental state. FAIR FREE ACTS ARE ANNOUNCED Advertising For Decatur’s Big Event Starts In Newspapers The newspaper advertising for the Decatur Free Street Fair started today in the Decatur Daily Democrat and other newspapers and from now until September 9 when the fair opens special announcements of public interest will be carried in this paper. The Fair, agricultural and livestock show will be bigger than a year ago. Last year's livestock show was one of tlie biggest held in the state and those in charge of the various departments this year intend to make the exhibits more interesting. The art department, home economics and other departments will be of great interest this year. The fire department quarters in the city hall on Monroe street will be utilized this year for exhibits, providing the department can be moved to the new engine house on | South Seventh street. Special mention is made in today’s advertisement of the free acts secured for the week. Among the acts are the Ross Lewis Entertainers composed of three girls . and one man, featuring accordian playing, ukelele saxaphone, violin, , banjo, and jazzenet. i The Flying Leroys, six wonder- • ful gymnasts who perform several . thrilling acts from lofty heights. Whitey Harris, comedy clown policeman has been engaged to ; keep the crowd in good humor and he has several of the most humor--1 ous stunts of circus clown variety. The free acts will be given two ' and three times a day and the ’ events this year will prove of great interest to the crowds that witness the acts. SEN. HARRISON IS NOMINATED Three States Nominate Officials In Interesting Primaries Jackson, Miss., Aug. 27 —(U.R) — i Senaior Pat Harrison, who has served in congress for nearly a score of years, will be up for reelection again in November. Harrison was nominated as the Democratic candidate yesterday without oposition. He was the only senator so honored in any , Southern primary thus far this year. The only contest for congress , was in the fifth district, where Ross Collins, incumbent representative and party bolter in the last presidential election, seemed assured of victory over Robert Harrel- ) ron. state legislator. The incoin- , iplete vote count gave Collins . 12,500 to Harrelson's 4,134. Rolph Leads i San Francisco, Aug. 27. —(U.R) — James Rolph Jr., for 18 years mayor of San Francisco was lead- , ing today in the race for the Re- . publican gubernatorial nomination tn early returns from the state . primary election. Returns from 4,455 of 10,288 prer cincts gave Rolph 144,076 votes. ’ Buron Fitta, district attorney of Los Angeles had 116,674 and Gov. , C. C. Young 99,912. Mayor Rolph, known throughout the west as “Sunny Jim", was believe to have profitted by the campaign quarrel between Feitts and 1 Young over which was entitled to the support of the drys. Rolph 1 did not make a definite statement on that issue. Young was endorsed by the California Anti-Saloon League, which t explained that Fitts also was dry, ' “but something had to be done to 5 defeat Rolph." 1 Blcase Is Winner Columbia, S.C., Aug. 27—(U.R)— ; United States Senator Cole L. , Blease, who condones lynching and (CONTINUED On" PAGE SEVEN)

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VISITORS' DAY ATTRACTS MANY TO LOCAL MEET Trustees, Former Teachers Join Attendants; Speakers Appeal MICHIGAN MAN GETS OVATION “One of the greatest teachers’ institute programs ever presented in northern Indiana,” was tlie opinion of many who attended the second day of the annual threeday event here today. the day was known as former teachers' and trustees’ day and many visitors joined the regular attendants at both the morning and afternoon sessions. C. E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, was in direct charge of the programs and received many high compliments for the array of fine speakers at the sessions. This morning's program was opened with devotionals by H. W. Thompson. The music was led by Dr. C. O. Lehman. Mr. Striker then introduced Gerald F. Bush, assistant state superintendent of pubic instruction of Michigan, who spoke on “The Teacher, Craftsman and Artist.” “Today is the age of the teacher," Bush declared. “Only one unit that has contributed to the advance of humanity has been due to the individual. The one great contribution that a person can make to society is himself. The one new thing we can give to the world is ourselves. I “Every great institution is the lengthened shadow- of some man. Different ages are portrayed by outstanding men of different professions. “Today is the age of the teacher, especially the elementary teacher.” The speaker continued to explain that teaching is a craft and that elementary teachers were compelled to develope the idea of craftsmanship. He explained that Michigan laws made practice teaching compulsory before a teacher was qualified to teach in the public school. “Seventy-five percent of the characteristics of life are formed during the elementary school period of life,” Bush said. The weeding out method in the Michigan teachers’ law was lauded by the speaker. Busli then explained how a teacher might become a real craftsman by knowing his subject and by realizing i ’CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CAPTAIN FREED IN WRECK PROBE 5 > Fairfax Commander Is Acquitted By Group Probing Accident Washington, Aug. 27 —(U.R) — . Capt. Archie H. Brooks of the s steamer Fairfax was acquitted today of all guilt in connection with the crash of the Fairfax and the oil tanker Pinthis off Scituate, . Mass., June 10, in a report made i (public by the steamboat inspec- . tion service of the commerce de- . part ment. Fifty persons lost their ) lives in the tragedy. s This exoneration by the commerce department closed the case . it was announced. The report was based on the j recent trial of Captain Brooks by a special board of steamboat inspectors at Norfolk, Va. He was t charged with excessive speed in fog, unskillfulness and negligence . in connection with the accident, i “After examining thoroughly 24 3 witnesses, this board failed to t establish evidence substantiating any of the four charges," the inspection service stated. I. In connection with the charge of h negligence the report said that Captain Brooks made an efficient 0 and diligent search for bodies that might be floating in the water. “This board is in possession of evidence that showed the Pinthis _ was making her maximum speed ( of 23 knots," the board said. rl It added that the Fairfax at the - time of the collision was making ) about 3 knots per hour.