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I Towns Must Secure Approval of State Indlanapol.s, Sept. 24. — ((j.R) ’ Stat ■ approval must be obtained I by small towns for erection of traf tic signals on state highways. At . torney General James M. Ogdam has ruled. The highway commis sion has absolute authority over | state roads through all towns oil under 2.500 population, the opinion held. ,—o NO DECISION ON 1931 FAIR — Legion Executive Committee Holds Future of Decatur Fair The future of the Decatur Free! Street Fair, a ; far as Adams pout ■ of the American I.ygion is concern-1 ed lies entirely with th- executive committee of the post. This was the consensus of opin ion of local Legionnaires and "after, more than an hour of heated dis ! eussion It was decided th leave the matter hi the hands of the execu i tive committee. Several plans have b en advane , ed to the local post. Among those | most seriously considered is one ■ to permit other local organizations I aid in the 1931 Fair production. For the last two years the entire | fair has been arranged and produced by Adams post. American I Legion, with the co-operation of i De. atur marchants, who contrib-1 uted funds for the agricultural show. The financial report is not completed. it was learned today. However, it has be n indx’atml by those in close touch with tlie finances that, while there is a deficit in the merchgbta' contribution funds, be-1 I cause- of failure of some to pay I assessments, other funds will wipe out the shortage. The executive members will take some time before rendering a final report to the Legionnaires and will gather the opinion of local merchants, farmtrs and others interested. Weather C ontinues Hot Indianapolis, Sept. 24. AU.R> — I’nseasonably hot temperature, with high humidity, continued to | day to mark the first autumn days ■ i in Indiana. The government thermometer In Indianapolis went to 87 yesterday, some 20 degees over normal. Relief was not expected until tomorrow’. when showers were forecast to bring mercury- readings to a seasonable point. FAST TIME Ts END SATURDAY Glocks Move Backward at Midnight; Churches Change Sunday Clocks will lie set back one hour at midnight Saturday night, th- 1 , period of daylight saving time being at an end. Churches will operate on Centra! standard time Sunday and on .Mon day business will be resumed on Central Standard time. Since April 27. Decatur has operated on daylight saving time. The city ordinance designates the period from the last Saturday night in April until the last Saturday nlgnt in September as the time when day light or eastern standard time shall be observed. The clock in the court house which has been running on daylight saving time will be set bad: one hour at midnight Saturday. Unless the city ordinance is repealed between now and nevt April ‘ Decatur will observe daylight sav-1 ing time again next year, beginning ‘ at midnight on the last Saturday in • April and continuing for fivemonths. BULLETIN Chicago, Sept. 24—(UP)—Wheat dropped downward to new low levels on the Chicago board of trade today. Toward noon December sold down to 81j/ 2 March to 85 1-8 and 88 1-8. The September price is the lowest in 16 years.

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SCHOOL AID IS SOUGHT IN NEW PROPOSED BILL Sanp Says Two Plans Will Be Formed Into Legislative Bills COMMISSION WILL APPROVE Indianapolis, Sept. 24. — (U.R) — I Two hills emhodying all recom-1 ; inundations brought out by the I state school aid commission, will Ibe introduced in the next legisla i lure to equalize educational opportunities. Arthur if. Sapp, Hunting ' ton. chairman of the commission, reveal'd at the meeting today. The proposal which appeared to ■ meet with greatest favor was orlg- ' inated by S. U Wimmer, Greenj iastle. field man for the State TaxI payeis' Association. It would fix a levy of $1.50 for schools in all leountiis, requiring the state to pay I the difference between the revenue i derived thereby, and cost of proper school maintenance. Sixty-eight 'counli s would be benefitted, it I was estimated by Sapp, and im(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — » . Stedman Funeral To Be Held Thursday Washington. Sept. 24 — (UP) — Funeral services for Rep. Charles M. Stedman. Dem., N. C. whose death here yesterday removed the last surviving civil war veteran in I congress, will be held tomorrow in Fayetteville. N. C. Members of the Fayetteville light infantry, the organization with which the 89-year-old legislator serv led throughout the conflict of 1861-65 will serve as a guard of honor at the funeral. A congressional committee named to attend the rites included senator Robinson, Repn., Ind., and five of Stedman's colleagues in the house, in addition to the ent he North Carolina delegation in Congress. GREGORY TALKS ON SEED CORN Farmers Taken to Fields By Purdue Expert Who Explains Selection At the meetings held Tuesday, in the corn fields of O. V. Dilling, Redland Grote, and Jonothan Rumle. Dr. C. T. Gregory of Purdue University agricultural extension staff explained how root rot affects the corn plants and how it can be controlled by proper fertility and field selection of seed corn. Dr. Gregory pointed out that nitrate starvation causes a firing of the leaves. This firing extends up the mid mib of the leaf. Potash starvation causes a firing of the margins of the leaves. He split the stems of some of the diseased plants and showed how the disease caused a darkening and finally rotting of the tissues of the joints in the stem. These symptoms are also signs of the lack of potash and phosphate. The stalks then were tested with cer'ain chemicals. When vigorous healthy plants were used, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — o Bandit Changes Heart Fort Wayne, Sept. 24 —(U.R) A luncheon invitation was believed today to have saved the lives of an elderly Fort Wayne couple. Yesterday they received a scribbled note with a Chicago postmark from a stranger who had ridden with them recently from Celina, (),, to Fort Wayne. I “Look under the rear seat of [your car,” the note read. "And f you will find a revolver with which ‘1 had intended killing you in order ito get your money and the car for a drive to Chicago. "I got chicken hearted because of your kindness and decided not to harm you and lead a straight life in the future.” The gun, a .38 calibre revolver, was found under the seat, and it was believed the man had put it there after eating lunch with them upon their invitation. He was roughly dressed, the couple said, and had virtually forced himself upon them when they stopped at a melon stand near Celina.

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Confesses Killing Child i "tb— ~ -r ■bbb u i t O’S ■ err 1 M ' 1W sW ! i Wgs ; . a ‘" Sy i y B $ ‘ r'ffilrrT The mysterious murder of 8-year-old Marverine Appel in South Bend. Ind., was solved when George Sherman Myers (left), also of South Bend. 40 years old and an ex-convict, confessed the crime. At the right is the last photograph of the child taken before she'was found brutally slain. The little girl was kidnaped August 27. and two days later her body was found in an alley pear her home. She had been criminally attacked and then strangled with a wire. ’

FUNERALWILL BE HELD HERE Services Thursday at Baptist Church For William T. Wisner, Ft. Wayne Funeral services for William 'l'. I Wisner, 57, Fort Wayne, formerly I of Decatur who died Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock will be held Thurs I | day afternoon at 2 o'clock daylight i saving time at the Decatur Baptist' church with the Rev. E. Garfield I , Johnson of Fbrt Wayne in charge. J ' Mr. Wisner was born near Deca-1 tur, October 6, 1872, a son of William and Olive Wisner. Surviving l ate the widow, Ida Wisner and the following children: E. L. Wisner. | Branch Michigan, James Wisner, I ’ Detroit, Michigan, Dewey Wisner,! , Fort Wayne; Chauncy Wisner, Foil 1 Wayne and Mrs. H. C. Moore, Fort I ‘ Wayne. • ’ , Mr. Wisner was a member of i the Decatur Baptist church, lie Was ; a carpenter by trade ami until a bout L 5 years ago lived in Decatur. He moved from this city to Fort i ! Wayne where he has since resided. Burial will be made at Decatur cem-I , etery. Friends may view the re-' , mains at the I.ohenstein and Doan Funeral pa. Lors until Thursday | , noon. — 0 MORAL FITNESS IS QUESTIONED New Cannon Probe to Be Explained ’Ey Other Methodist Heads I Blatimore, Md„ Sept. 21—HUP) — ( Investigation of the jnoral fitness of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., to occupy a position of leadership in . the Methodist Episcopal church is ( the objective of the new formal movement against the militant divine, the Rev. Forest J. Prettyman f told the United Press today. I Prettyman wtih the Rev. Cost *n k J. Harwell and the Rev. J. T. Mas- , tin of Richmond, Va., and the Rev. . I. W. Martin of Abingdon, Va., recently filed charges against Bishop Cannon with Bishop D. N. Ains- ' worth, Birmingham. Prettyman explained today he used the phrase “moral fitness’’ in its largest sense and not in the ’ restricted popular meaning which " connotes loose living. He promise I ’ a thorough investigation of all pub 1 lished reports against the Bishop. ' who became especially prominent ’ in 1928 as an outspoken opponent r of the Presidential candidacy of (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) »

Fred C. Schafer At Hospital For Treatment Fred C. Schafer, pioneer hard--1 ware merchant of this city, is a | patient at the Lutheran hospital, I Fort Wayne. Mr. Schafer wae tak- ! en to the hospital yesterday where I he will receive medical treatment ! for the next ten days. o BELIEVE MAN TO BE INSANE George Myers, Confessed Slayer at South Bend Observed South Bend, Ind., Sept. 24 —(U.R) —George Sherman Myers, 40, who confessed lie killed eight-year-old Marverine Appel ami then repudiated his statements, was under ■ observation today by officials I who believed he might be mentali ly unbalanced. Myers, a junk collector, was taken to the Michigan City pris!on and authorities continued in- ! vestigation of his confession. ; chycking it with tlie known facts in the case in the belief it was a product of his imagination. In his repudiation, Myers claimed he had made tlie confession under threats of death and because he feared mob violence. The confession was given to police and the repudiation to Harry S. Taylor, St Joseph county prosecutor. | Conclusion that Myers’ story | was false left authorities without I a definite clue to identity pf the man who kidnapped the child on August 27. attacked her . garrtted her with a piece of wire and tossed her body into an alley a block from her home. The whole affair of the investigation of the confession will be put before the grand jury, probably next Friday, authorities said. My era had admitted serving time for arson and attack, the officers said. Red Men Will Meet An important business meeting Os the Decatur lodge of Improved Order of Red Men will be held at the Red Men’s hall at 7:3l) o’clock tonight. Every member of the local order is urged to attend the meeting. o Rev. Franklin Is Speaker Rev. Ben H. Franklin, pastor of the Methodist church here was the chief speaker at the regular meeting of the Decatur Lions club Tuesday night. Rev.. Franklin spoke on his experiences on a moose hunting trip in Canada.

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NEW TAX RATES ARE ANNOUNCED All Township Rates Are! Bed need; Decatur, Geneva Rise The new tax rates, payable in 1931, were announced today by I County Auditor Albert Harlow. Decatur and Geneva are the only i two places in the county where the rates are increased. The total Irate in Decatur is $3.58, combared i with $3.55, and the Geneva rate is | I $3.16 compared to $3.15 on the ' hundred dollars. INo objections or remonstrances I were filed against any of the tax ) rates and Auditor Harlow has 11 started to make up the tax dupliI cates for next year. Preble township has the lowest ■ rate for next year, it being $1.65 t 1 on the SIOO.OO. -1 Following are the tax rates per ’ SIOO payable next year: s I Unit 1931 Rate 1930 Rate ■ j Union . $2.28 $2.35 ' [Root 1.88 1.96 , | Preble 1.65 1.66 < I Kirkland 2.17 2.22 t Washington 1.71 1.73 [St. Marys 2.24 2.32 - [ Blue Creek 2.54 2.73 i! Monroe . 2.13 2.23 French ... 2.31 2.39 -1 Hartford 2.84' 3.00 — - — .1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o SULLIVAN WILL ; ! PROBE POLICE ■i Indianapolis Mayor To Order Complete Investigation at Capitol > Indianapolis, Sept. 24 —(U.R) A complete investigation of the Indianapolis police department was promised today by Mayor Reginald Sullivan, after a conference with Jerry E. Kinney, chief of police, i and tlie board of public safety. All questionable activities of the * police department will be gone ini to in a thorough cleanup move, fol- ' lowing the arrest of 18 members of the force by federal agents last Saturday, Sullivan said. Information obtained will be given federal I" authorities, he added. The federal investigation will f be continued, George R. Jeffrey, U. e S. district attorney, announced, but be does not anticipate that b any members of the force will be ii caught napping' until after the a ecare occasioned by Saturday’s arrests has quieted down.

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Local Physicians Will Attend State Meeting! Decatur physicians and doctors were planning today to attend the annual convention of the Indiana Medical Association. The convention convened today. Dr. A. C. McDonald, president of the association will deliver the opening ad drqps at the meeting. The convention will be attended by several hundred Indiana doctors, including those from Adams county. o FRDIT DRIVE PLANS STARTED | Civic Section Sponsors Annual Hospital Fruit Solicitation Here Plans are being made for the annual fruit drive for the Adams County Memorial hospital. Local and rural chairmen will be named in a few days, it was announced today. The Civic section of the Woman’s Club, as in former years, will again sponsor the drive and will announce the dates of the drive soon. Mrs. 11. N. Shroll is general chairman and will be assisted by committees from the Civic section who will solicit every family in the city and county. Each year the Civic Section sponsors a drive for fruit, jellies, vegetables, and lard to be used by the county hospital. This is the sole means of obtaining fruits for patients at the hospital and everyone is urged to donate at least one article. The amount of fruit gathered a year ago was larger and more abundant than in former years and I according to hospital authorities ] was ample to supply the patients during the past year. It is hoped that the donations this year will ! amount to as much or more than those received last year. Mrs. Shroll stated today that as | soon as her committees have been named and the dates chosen work will be started and every effort will be made by the Civic Section to make the drive a success. YOUNG MEN GO TO PENDLETON Four Local Youths Who Confessed Robberies Start Sentences Special sheriff's agen" George , Squier and Wayne Burger left early this morning for Pendleton where ' they took Calvin McClure, Elmer Bailer. Herbert Bailer and Mearie ! Burkhead who will start today serv ing one to 1(1 years sentences at ‘he state reformatory. The two Bailers and McClure were sentenced in Adams circuit court Monday to one to 10 years terms after pleading guilty to vehicle ' taking. Burkhead pleaded guilty the same day to a charge of grand larceny and received the same sentence. The four young men confessed to a number of thefts, robberies and hold-ups in and near Decatur, while Sheiitf Hollingsworth was question ing them concerning a theft at the Reppert Auction School domitory 1 at Bellmont park. ,_o Decatur High School To ( Organize Debating Team The Decatur High School Debating Club opened its winter season this morning at a meeting conduct- ’ ed by Mr. Clifford Richards, de bating instructor. Miss Esther Sun 1 derman, a graduate of the local high ' school was introduced as assistant 1 coach. Miss Sunderman was captain ’ of the negative team last season She has a splendid record and much is expected of tier. Tlie officers for the season wert then elected. Richard Scliug was chosen president, Ed Musser vice 1 president and Helen Hain, secre • tary-treasurer. 1 The club then voted to put on i benetlt movie, early in the season 1 for the purpose of defraying ex ■ penses. , In the near future a quota is t< t be set and the number of member, 1 belonging to the club cannot eTtceei ? this number. The new members wll i be selected and invited by the char ter members of the club.

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WALTER MEYERS CHIEF SPEAKER AT FIRST MEET Candidate for State Treasurer To Be Here Next Wednesday MRS. KNAPP TO GIVE ADDRESS Plans for four all-county I Democratic political meetings and a series of township ' meetings during Oc tob e r were announced today by County Chairman Ed A. Bosse. Walter Meyers, prominent Indiana Democrat and Indianapolis attorney; William Storen, Democratic, candidate for state treasurer and Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp of Decatur will be the headliners at tlie first all-coun-ty meeting to be held in the court room of the court house here, Wednesday, October 1, at 8 o’clock. As has been the custom for the last 20 years, D. B. Eiwvin, local, attorney and Democratic candidate for judge, will preside at the opening meeting. Mr. Erwin will be introduced by Chairman Bosse. The second allk-ounty meeting will be held October 8 at Geneva at which time Claude Ball. Muncie, eighth district candidate for congress and George Saunders, Democratic candidate for joint state representative of Adams and Wells counties will be the chief speakers. Pole Raising The high spot of the campaign 1 will be reached October 17 when 5 an old-fashioned Hickory Pole--1 Raising will be held at Monroe 1 followed by a meeting in the 1 Monroe school house. Sam Jacki son, well-known Fort Wayne attorney will be the speaker at Monroe, s Invitations also have been issued i for Wells county Democrats to t join in the Pole-raising and idnica 1 tions are that thousands will > attend the Monroe meeting. The entertainment is in charge of prominent Monroe Democrats and they have assured Chairman Bosse that everything will be taken care of and that Monroe will have the greatest meeting of the I campaign. Close at Berne The final all-county meeting will be held at Berne on the evening of October 23 at the Community , Auditorium in that city. Hon. L. Ert Slack, former may >r of Indi anapolis and prominent in state and national Democratic politics will be the chief speaker at the a Berne meeting. y A group of Berne Democrats B have agreed to provide sufficient refreshments for all attending the meeting. ” All during tlie month of October v there will be township meetings * and special features will be an e (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) t — -o— — iPETERS TALKS ; TD CANDIDATES d * Congressional Oflice-Seek--0 ers Guests of Jap Jones At Martinsville Martinsville, Ind.. Sept. 24. —(U.R) Eight of the 13 democratic congressional candidates heard R. Earl 1 Peters, state chairman, in an appeal for increased activity in tlie t- organization of democratic forces u throughout tlie state. •. A determined fight for victory in L , the congressional election will be i waged by the state committee, Peters said, and the assistance of it congressional candidates is asked (i in furthering local campaigns. L Peters told tlie candidates that ,j it was important to carry on a campaign based on constructive .p ideas rather than on criticism, is rhe candidates agreed to not p. assume an attitude of gloating over 0 . business conditions in an effort to discredit tlie republican adminlsa tration. But It was agreed that n, candidates will charge the republlx- cans with failure to carry out their promises, and contend that the re.o suit has been a business depresses ion. ”1 The challenge of U. S. Senator 11 James E. Watson, made at Linton r(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)