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NATION AND ■NIC SCORED ‘ ■y DEMOCRATS m r Mc\ei 'l cs Vol ‘ "tß to > ,akelse ol ■ Franchise r-V i |*|* ■ (I |'.Ts(i\ \TIOX puhL.nl campaign this I li . !vn n.l..\-!nvnt anil ''Baxes, anil belli of these . a.ao.i iarely on the K. of tin Republican , uvil.-m Walter Mey- - ■<* n' Indianapolis aial . ' peaker at 111 1 ''_ r "! .Adams M- [i,..:,,., !li: campaign c-iirt room here last A : B. r yer-. Eave Smith < ■ lor judge of t-'b>y<i William- . -loiml caiuli- .. . ■! ~ elecn, :win was filled in hall cu • and many • w ’ c: ' I tar,d:.i ircllit court presid.-d affair, lie && I.o' Mi Ei a m Ims opened |M -'■ .cicsiian for 20 i'll in way ■•']«•• :ally woAo. iiider M rs. the fact that [ ■ bet w eet> ■f- airl an 1 urged al l "I to be i |Bwt evi. a. their right of K -■'•• -■ :i.sting and a- why all people ’a'-e an imprest in selecting ai.l officials. Mrs. IB "'ho is on. of the most tai ■ mlo-r- ibis part of the a leader in a number of slid 1 a .'are movements ■■■vi ral '..,s been coati health . hairman. held his audience for .0. 11 mm itos in a convincriving his version of the issues of the campaign a strong app.-al ;or voters a straight Ih-ino. ratio vote head of the state ticket ih>- township unit. ■NTINUED on PAGE TWO) I CLUB NAMES lIHLS AS HEAD n g Department iHoreman Elected Eor ■ Year's Term ■ lliaih Kuhls, i : ,..i,| o f the shipp»Mtmenl at the local Gener- ',‘ l! was elected presi- ■ , ■ ll " «** Electric club at ''"feaied Ed Warren and ■ (io , e?le candidates for ■ d «ncy of the dub. ■ officers elected yesterday -‘i. hard Stoneburner, vlce■an,i ;. lle:ealing Charles p eterGeorge Hanna; Miss Mir- ■ f h,'p aecreta n-. defeating Hum', Lloyd Baker ■■ ‘ ’ ( .. efeating Lhonas Mein- ■ tliJ, MISS l)llroth y Johnston, ■na n‘ ° r ' defeat ing the Misses » eppert aIKI Lois (Jgg ■etin». h''\ Were no!, ’lnated at K„ > g ie <1 recant *y and were ■ voted ” len ’ bers °f the club ■a, "® ,llle8 <lay in the club ■ one , Ca ’ Plant - Th ® P° ll3 ■in-I ? early Wednesday ■ a.e»im niembers of the club ■ durine- 0^ 1 tactory employees K, n g the day- ■ ai? e " er ( al , E,ectrlc olub spon■of th’ 0 V a '"’ athletic act!- ■ »hd the nm* 1 factory employ ■ "’ill serv f . CerS elected yester--11 Berve one year.

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Firemen Make Call Slight damages resulted from a hoof fire at the residence of Mrs Pick Hill on South Sixth street, a: 9:30 o’clock tills morning, it is lie , lieved Hie fire originated from I sparks fiorn the chimney. The flames were quickly extinguished by the local fire department, ami the entire loss was only slight. WARN FARMERS OF BIG THEFTS Hundreds of Chickens Stolen Last Few Weeks In North Indiana Farmers throughout Adams county are warned that a gang of professional chicken thieves are working in this part of tile state, and as a result hundreds of Adams i county chickens have been stolen ■ the last few nights. The men work, evidently with trucks, as In every reported theft the number stolen has totalled more than 100 head. County authorities believe the men use chloroform or some other sleep inducing drug in the chicken houses as no noises are heard when the thefts occur. Decatur, Berne and Geneva police are joining with Sheriff Ilarl Hollingsworth in an effort to trace the thefts. The gang works in all parts of the county and it is thought that the thieves have an outlet in some city where they sell their steals. The Adams county vigilantes also have been notified to be ready for a call if trace is found of the robbers. Usually shortly before a theft occurs, some one reports seeing an automobile parked near the scene. It is thought the men have an automobile and truck and that someone goes ahead in the auto, forces the chickens into temporary sleep and then the truck comes along and the men load the chickens into the truck. Large thefts also have been reported in Huntington and Wells counties. Robinson Praises G. 0. P. Indianapolis, Oct. 2. — 'U.R>—The Republican party was praised last night by U. S. Senator Arthur R. Robinson in a radio talk, for “its accomplishments under the greatest stress and most trying conditions.” “Legislation beneficial to all elassi s of American citizens has been enaejed and pledges made at the last national election, when Hoover was elected president by an overwhelming vote, have been rigidly adhered to," the senator said. He attacked John J. Raskob, national chairman of the Democratic party, as being "directly or indirectly, more responsible for the wild orgy of stock speculation than any other person in the world." Summarizing the benefits derived from the Republican administration. the speaker called attention to the farm relief plan, restricted immigration legislation for exservice men, and public improvements affecting every part of the naton. o Churches in Merger ; Marion, Ind., Oct. 2.—(U.R>~The United Churches of Indiana, a combination of the Temple Congregational and True Christian Churches of Indiana, was provided in a resolution adopted at a joint conven- ' tion of the two sects late yester- ' day. Two hundred fifty parishes are involved in the merger. Officers of the now organization are; Rev. Gwylym Isaac, Terre Haute, moderator; Rev. Frederick Cooper Warren, Huntington, scribe, and Rev. John Humphrey, Indian apolis, superintendent. o Autos Are Damaged A Chevrolet car, 1926 model, driv , en by Rupert Kohne Decatur i high school student was badly damaged when two cars collided at the intersection of Fifth and Jes- ■ ferson streets, a’t 3:40 o'clock last i evening. i The Kohne car was going south i on Fifth street and the other car. a Ford driven by Harry James of i Kirkland township was going west i on Jefferson street when they accidently collided. Both ears were • badly damaged, and Rupert Kohne • received a slightly sprained neck. ' Elmo Kohne, a brother of Rupert, was riding in the Chevrolet, but was uninjured.

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Above is pictured the 1930 American League championship baseball team, the Philadelphia Athletics. Connie Mack hopes to annex his second straight world title with the team, which now in playing the World Series with St. Louis Cardinals.

MONTH IS LEFT 1 TO PAI TAXES I 1 County Treasurer Gets;, First of Fall Payment In County With one month remaining ford the fall payment of taxes. County Treasurer Ed Ashbaucher, stated tcday that taxpayers had started to pay. The receipt of fall taxes up to . yesterday amounted to $23,500.09 in- ' eluding $8,409 of delinquent taxes. The fall tax bill is $443,224.25, Treasurer Ashbaucher stated. Monday, November 3 is the last day to pay taxes without the ten per cent penalty being added. County funds are running low for the reason that $229,000 is tied up in banks closed in this county Treasurer Ashbaucher stated. The cour- , ty has not borrowed any money and i will not do so unless it is absolutely necessary, it was stated today. The 50 per cent distribution of May taxes due the townships, incorporations and school cities will be paid this year, it was staled. The November distribution of taxes is due in December and with the liquidation of banks having county funds it is thought that the distribution can be made in proper time. PRIOR ADMITS WIFE'S MURDER Martinsville Man Signs Confession; Administered Quantity of Poison Martinsville, Ind., Oct. 2. —(U.R) — A confession was obtained from Ernest Pryor, 32, that he poisoned his wife, in order to leave him free to court her cousin, Elsie Ham, Sheriff Albert Lucas announced today. In a written confession which Lucas presented, Pryor admitted he > administered poison in lethal quantities to his wife, because she stood in the way of his love for Miss Ham. A $3,000 life insurance polcy taken out on his wife a few days . before her death, was only an as- . terthought, Pryor said. He told how he spread the rumi or among his friends that his wife was critically ill, immediately after taking out the insurance policy. The first attempt to kill his wife i with poison was unsuccessful, Pryoi said, because he apparently had , given her an overdose of arsenic, , so he wrote to her mother, Mrs. Alva Sink, to come for their child, then administered the fatal dosage. Pryor expressed his willingness to plead guilty to the murder charge and throw himself upon the mercy of the court. “I am a believer in the hereafter and believe that by making this confession I will again be permitted to see my wife, the purported confession concludes. o Rally Day Planned The Mt. Pleasant church will celebrate the annual Rally Day with a program at the church. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. After the program the morning worship services will be conducted by the pas- ■ tor. Rev. Glen Bryan. All members of the church are requested to attend the Rally Day exercices, and the public is also invited to attend.

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Cass County Head of i Farm Bureau Expires I Ixigansport, Ind., Oct. 2. —(U.R)— | Thomas H. Beck, 65, Logansport, president of the Cass County Farm Bureau, died early today of heart disease. He was survived by al] widow and two daughters. o GARY ATTORNEY FOUND GUILTY Michigan Jury Decides Fate of Motorist Who Killed Woman St. Joseph, Mich., Oct. 2. —(U.R) ' Ind., former assistant prosecuting —Attorney L. C. Holland of Gary, attorney of Dike county, Indiana,. . w-as found guilty of negligent homi icide today by a jury which deliberated four hours. The jury held him responsible for the death of Mrs. Mary Maines of Chicago, who was killed in an automobile crash on a highway south of here a year ago. Holland disappeared after the accident, but was later arrested in Indiana. His fight against extradition was a failure. A number of prominent Gary business men and Lake county officials testified as character witnesses for the defendant. Sentence will be pronounced later. Holland was the second motorist to be convicted on homicide tharges here this week. Ernest Marschke, Benton Harbor, Mich., was found guilty Monday. His car collided with another last June, killing Inez Gilbert of Michigan City, Ind., and Fred Schlosser, of Laporte, Indiana. HOOVER,PARTY IN CLEVELAND Reception And Parade Feature Arrival of Nation’s Leader Cleveland 0., Oct. 2 —(UP) — A brilliant mounted police escort ami the famous Cleveland Grays welcomed President Hoover to this Ohio Lake City today leading them into a two-mile parade through the downtown streets. The presidential special train arrived at the East 55th street station in the outlying section at 11:50 A. M. and There was a 16 car parade line formed behind the pranc- j ing horses of police and national guards. A pale sun and cool early autumn breeze made the day ideal for the public reception just as the flag decked streets were being filled with noon-day crowds. A clatter of horses hoofs sent the parade swinging down Eucjid Avenue while a band played “Hair to the Chief." The party was enroute to the Cleveland hotel where the so-called “Lindbergh Suite" was reserved for the President and the First Lady. Mrs. Hoover boarded the train at Bedford, Ohio half an hour before its arival in Cleveland. The president greeted her on the car platform with a kiss on the cheek. She has been attending the Girl Scout convention at Indianapolis. Plans for the day call for a pri-1 vate luncheon with 125 members | (CONTINUED ON VAGE TWO)

CORN PASSES SEED STANDARD I K. E. Beeson Certifies 30 Acres in South Part of County K. E. Beeson, crop extension | specialist of Purdue university was I in Adams county Wednesday. County Agent L. E. Archbold stated, and certified about 30 acres of Woodburn corn for Ralph Myers of Geneva. Certification of grain for seed! means that the original seed has i been true to variety, that this year’s crop has been found true to variety and unmixed and that the grower has satisfied the inspector that the seed corn will l»e selected in the field, taking ripe husked ears from green stalks and also that it will be stored properly to insure proper drying and be free from injury due to freezing temperatures. Later in the year, Purdue specialists will make a germination test on this corn as it will have to test 95 per cent germination or better or it will not be finally approved. o LESSONS ARE GIVEN HERE I Delegates Hear Purdue Specialist at Meeting Held Here Representatives of the various Home Economics Clubs throughout the county attended the fourth nutrition lesson conducted by Miss Aneta Beadle, state nutritionist from Purdue University at the Chamber of Commerce rooms this morning and at the Masonic hall this afternoon. At the morning meeting which began at 9:30 o’dlock County Agent L. E. Archbold spoke to the ladies on the subject of “Storing Winter Vegetables.” Other subjects discussed by Miss Beadle included the “Value of a Dollar in buying as to quality and quantity, ’ and “Planning a Complete Meal for One Dollar”. The afternoon session began at 1 o’clock and was held at the Masonic Hall, with Miss Beadle in charge. Plans were discussed at the afternoon meeting for the Adams County Club round-up to be held on December 11. This round- ] up will be held in connection with a county corn show. Canned vegetables used in the demonstration were furnished by the Home Grocery. Delegates attending the meeting today included Mrs. J. C. Barkley and Mrs. Chancey Clem of Union Township Home Economics Club; Mrs. C. H. Gage and Mrs. Charles Barnhouse of the Root, township club; Mrs. E. W. Busche and Mrs. John Floyd of Washington township, members of tire St. Marys club; Mrs. Ben Teeple and Mrs. Grant Syphers of the St. Marys township club; Mrs. Jesse Byerly and Mrs. James Manley of the Kirkland township club; Mrs. Gilbert Hirschey, Mrs. Laura Rumple and Mrs. Arch Smitley of the Jefferson township club; Mrs. Olive Shoemaker and Mrs. Ernest Zeigler of the Hartford township I club: Miss Florence Graber and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Plan Thank Offering I The annual Thank Offering serIvice of the Salem Reformed Church i near Magley will be held Sundav evening. October 5, at 7:30 o'clock. I Miss Esther Sellemeyer, a returned Missionary from China will be the principal speaker for the evening. The public is invited to attend this service. FIGURES SHOW MUCH IS SPENT Anti-Dry Forces Say More Spent For Liquor Than Before Washington. Oct. 2. — (U.R) —The association against tne prohibition amendment has made public figures which assertedly show that the nation is spending many millions of dollars more each year for intoxicants than would have been the case without prohibition. The report also attacks the claim that increased productivity of workers is due to prohibition. The United States’ drink hill amounts annually to $2,848,000,099, the report asserts, comparing that figure with an estimate of $2,500,000,900 without prohibition. The former figure is reached by totaling the cost of 790,000,000 gallons of beer, 110,000,900 gallons of wine and 200,090,000 gallons of spirits. The retail price of beer is given as 50 cents; wine, $2.30, and spirits sll. The prices were reached by averaging bootleggers' reports from 30 cities. “If we were to apply top bootleg prices to our estimates the total drink bill would be appalling,” the report stated. After asserting that “there is no evidence that prohibition has had (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) RUSSIAN PLAN IS ADVOCATED Secretary Jardine Says Plan Might Solve Conditions of Nation Paris, Oct. 2. — (U.R) — Standardization of agriculture is the inevit- ■ able solution for farm ills in Am- ■ erica, and the Russian plan of a 1 four or five-day week “might be the solution not only for agricul- ' tural congestion, but for general ' industrial congestion as well,” former Secretary of Agriculture Wil--1 liam M. Jardine said here today. He and his family proceeded to ! Naples to sail for Cairo, where he will begin his duties as United States minister to Egypt. ; Jardine, who turned out farmers at the rate of 299 a year for 15 years as president of the Kansas State agricultural college, said there are too many farmers in the 1 United States'. The individual farmer is doomed, Jardine believes, just s as the independent’ artisan was doomed by the machine age. ] He favors the hastening of the r standardization of agriculture with } out regard for the hardships such as evolution would temporarily en , tai). , Farmers nave never made any attempt to gear their products to t their Jardine said. j "They go light on raising the I same quantity of Jjie same thing (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Anton Thieme Injured Anton Thieme, prominent Union township farmer suffered a painful injury late Wednesday afternoon when his right hand was caught in a binder at his farm east of Decatur One finger was broken and three were badly lacerated. *t was not thought, however, that ft would be necessary to amputate any of the fingers. SUGARBEETS ARE ARRIVING Weigh Station Men Are Kept Busy Filling Pits With Beets Tons of sugar beets are rolling into the Decatur mill of the HollandSt. Louis Sugar Co., and the weigh- . station men are busy from earlv morning to late night, weighing the beets and placing them in the large pits in preparation for the opening of the sugar making campaign, which will occur in the next week. More than 200 men will be employed during the campaign, and an application list of about 600 is on file with the employment departI ment of the mill. The plant will work 24 hours and predictions are that the length of the run will be above average. Two shifts of men are used at the mill, each shift working from 6 to 6. Farmers are optimistic con--1 cerning the yield per acre and lifting from fields is progressing rapidly. Many farmers are refusing to take a chance on later lifting and are doing their work now while I the weather is favorable. A few farmers near Decatur are hauling their own beets to the mill while others are shipping them ot taking them to weigh stations in ' the territory. , No definite date has been annouuj ced for the sugar making opening, but. company officials stated that as p soon as the outside pits are filled and there are sufficient beets coming in the big mill will be opened. TREASURY HAS LARGE SURPLUS Income Tax Payments Keep Coffers From Being Empty 1 Washington, Oct. 2 —(UP) — In--3 come tax collections in September ’ totalled $498,520,385, enabling the 1 treasury to end the first quarter of the new fiscal year with a surplus ? of $52,292,255. 1 Collections to rthe corresponding e period of a year ago were $542,279, 987, and the treasury at that time j had a surplus of more than $55,000,1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ) 0 Four Speakers Named At Rally Day Meeting Rally Day will be observed at the I Presbyterian church Sunday October 5. The general theme for the day is “Fishers of Men”. The program is sponsored by the adult and young people's classes ot the Sun- ■> day school. Special invitations have been sent to the membership and friends of the school but everyone is invited. The School will open at 9:30 o’ b clock and classes will meet at 9:35 o’clock. After the classes those pre- *• sent will hear what the speakers a have to say about Christ who was e the “first fisher of men." I- The speakers are Paul Graham, J. il U. Maynard, Mrs. Fave Smith r- Knapp and C. J. Lutz. The music 1- will be in charge of the senior young peoples division ot' the Suno day School. The program is well e well planned. Everyone is invited d o Decatur People At Auburn Rotary Party 8 Four Decatur couples attendee ' the district Rotary gathering ai e Auburn yesterday. The Rotarian: v and their wives who attended were !t Afr. and Mrs. Chai Porter, Mr 13 and Mrs. E. W. Lankenau, Mr. am Mrs. A. R. Ashbaucher and Dr. am e Mrs. Fred Patterson. ii- In the afternoon a bridge parti h was given lor the women and Mrs i- Ashbaucher was awarded first prize There were golf matches betweei y the seveial clubs also and in th< o evening a dinner and dance wa: j held at the Silver Moon pavilion ie About three men and women attend g ed the gathering and an excellen program was given throughout tin | day.

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ERNSHAWWINS FOR ATHLETICS BY 6-1 COUNT Cardinals Us? Three Pitchers In E Tort to Stop Sluggers COCHRANE HITS SECOND HOMER Innings RHE Cards 001 000 000—1 6 2 Athletics 202 200 000—6 7 ? Athletics Cardinals Bishop, 2b. Douthit, cf. Dykes. 3b Adams, 3b. Cochrane, e. Frisch, 2b. Simmons, If. Bottomley, lb. Foxx, If. Hafey, If. Miller, lb. Watkins, rs. Haas, cf. Mancuso, c. Boley, ss. Geilbert, ss. Earnshaw, p. Rhem, p. Umpires: at the plate: Rigler; first base — Geisel; second base —- Reardon; third base —Moriarty. Shibe Park, Philadelphia. Oct. 2. (U.R) — (ieort’e Ernshttw kept the unhappy St. Louis Cardinals popping up easy flies this afternoon as the Philadelphia Athletics won the second game of the world series, 6-1. The Athletics opened up early against Flint Rhem driving him to the showers in the fourth after scoring all their runs. Jim Liml- ' sey and Sylvester Johnson finish--1 ed for the Cardis and were effective but too late. 1 St. Louis’ lone run came on a homer by George Watkins in the ’ second inning. Mickey Cochrane • led off the Athletics attack with * a homer in the first inning, follow--1 ed by solid hits by Simmons, ami Foxx, which acj’ed another ,run and put the game on ice. First Inning Cards: Douthit up. Douthit topped to Dykes. Adams flied to Sim- ! mons. Frisch drove a long fly to left field for a double. Bottomley flied to Haas. No runs, one hit, no errors. Athletics: Bishop flied to Dout- > hit. Dykes out. Adams to Bottomley. Cochrane hit a home run over the right field fence. Simmons singled to center. Foxx doubled to left, scoring Simmons. - Miller out, to Bottomley. Two , (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) t 7 O Fire Does Damage I New Albany, Ind., Oct. I.—(U.R) — The second serious fire in the history of the Wood-Mosaic Company. New Albany, swept through the j plant late yesterday and caused a loss estimated at $200,900. The fire burned all night, fed by 1,200,000 feet of flooring. Huge *' piles of lumber and several box ears were consumed by the flames, e o CAVE-IN COSTS SEVERAL LIVES I e — — Four -Story Tenement 5 Scene of Fatal New York Tragedy s New York, Oct. 2.—(U.R)—Three f men were killed, four others injured and as many more may be missp ing in a building collapse today. r The structure was on a street j. where subway construction was unll der way and it was thought a cave1. in of the foundation due to digging nearby caused the collapse. The building was an old fourstory brick tenement next to a vaf cant lot. Inadequate shoring was said to have caused collapse. Mrs. Marie Sargousse, 70, conll - ducted a rooming house in the dels molished building. There were 12 B ’ tenants besides the landlady, all 1 ’ of whom were French and spoke d little English. As far as could be learned everyone was asleep in the building when the accident oecurrs. cd ' t , Mrs. Sargousse suffered al4 ac;i] tured skull. The bodies were reCovered from the debris. At least ls five others were believed buried. n Special police emergency squads, j. firemen ami civilians worked Iranit tically to rescue those trapped in ie the mass of brick, wood and plaster.