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MYHOURS IfITIDN ARE I IMPRESSIVE B \ll en <1 Catholic Mp j r ~s Held at Local S Church Sunday HERE 3 r , SS |sc s, r\ ices, atleihiK t | )c Vei x l’.< V. Msgr. .1. 3|, Kroll. Foil Wayne, 3nine other visiting 3s <l"se<l the Fortv 3^'devotion at the St. K\ Catholic church Sunsei'v'e- "*’ rP also P ar *d ci ' Hj m i>> i |ir 1 ii,ire assemb *y ° f 3hoy’ mb! ii" >»<>ys and girls 3 and third grades of 3ft Joseph's Catholic school, ■ mar.hod in 'l’ l ' procession ■ the Blessed Sacrament. 1 lie 3h was overflowing. 3e R"V. E'allier Hernardine, O. nl j ?S oii.iry from HuntingKho combated the three day 3cs. dsPverrd the closing ser--3 speaking on the Blessed Mary. Mother of God. litany of the Saints was K previous to the sermon. the sermon the procesthe Blessed Sacrament ■ place. 3>lCv If-nry Ilortsmann. was 3>ui. Rev. Matthias BodingKteari". Ilev. Herman Miller, ■of Fort Wayne, subdeacon; ■ John Bap-i Bluffton, master Kbrenwri,-. l!t ‘ v - Joseph Hen- ■ assistant master of ceremoncharge of t lie procession. Hiediction of tlie Blessed SacKit was given following the Ksson and congregational Ku of Holy God we Praia© ■ Kune. ■her visiting priests who were i'll! the services included, ■ Arnold Wilbert, Rev. John K and R-v. Charles Girard.£, KWayne. Rev. Charles Marr, Koeville; Rev. Friedelin HassKfasen Castle. Ke L’tany of All Saints was Ked by the Rev. John Dapp. ■e Forty Hours was attended ■ere of the largest crowds on ■rd anil including this morning, ■d the feast of All Souls was ■Hvoi, 2.500 Holy Communions Be distributed to the faithful ■g the four days. More than ■ confessions were heard. Be services were inspiring and ■ day hundreds of Catholics ■ted the church and made privdevotlons before the Blessed cement. Tim masses in the mins and the evening services Friday ami Saturday were ttended. Bandits Gets~ssJ)oo bicago. Nov. 3. —'U.PJ —Four guni held up 40 guests at a silver ding anniversary party last it. shot IS year-old Benjamin R ei in the leg, stole jewelry th more than $6,000 and escapee guests were seated about a e celebrating the silver wedd•nniversary of Mr. and Brs. lamin Walpert when the banentered and demanded that he handed ‘ all the money and dry In this room." ’ th? bandits left the room the r fired a shotgun charge into Door. MOBILES IRE DAMAGED f 8 Driven by Roscoe J "Cy and Clyde Troutner Collide Here automobiles were badly damami Clyde Troptner was injura street intersection collision Li c ® rner ot Jefferson and Fifth ( 8 u Ull^ay hlKht. Automobiles y Roscoe Elzey and Clyde ?l, et were in the smash-up. ck h ,t CCompanled Berg Wol( ’ n ‘ 1 of whom are jilght police ee > ’ T Was driving north on Fifth ea „, routner was driving his dine t° n Je^erson street and ae-li-l'. 0 the officers there were Vh ’° n t ' le Troutner car. it anu cars hi*> 66th turned id as a reßult both were damS ev^ Sl . erably - Trou tner recelvfaee J ,ruises ar ‘d a’ Bo a cut oa rdm « Hla ''‘juries were not reuetl as serious.

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lAnimal Gores Keeper To Death At Park Angola, Ind., Nov. 3.— (U.R)—An infuriated elk in Pckugon State | Park gored Jacob Bergman, custodian, to death, and trampled his companion, John C. Diggs, of Indianapolis. Bergman, who lived in Kokomo, was removing a herd of elk from the park zoo to the winter corral, when tne big buck suddenly turn ed and rushed upon him. Neither man had a chance to reach cover. Other park employes cante to the rescue in time to prevent Diggs [from suffering the same fate as his companion. ELECTRIC SHOW OATES ARE SET County Agent Announces Dates For Two Demonstrations in County • Farmers of Adams County are invited to attend the electrical farm and home equipment institute which will be held at th* William Christianer farm, six miles north of Decatur, near the Gerke school Friday morning and afternoon, November 7. The meeting is sponsored by L. E. Arqhbold county agricultural agent and City Light and Power department of the City of Decatur and the Northern Indiana Public Service Corporation, cooperating with the Extension Department of Purdue university. All the uses of electricity on the farm and in the home will be demonstrated at the meeting. The Jrst session will start at 10 o’clock in the morning. At noon a hot lunch will be served by the Ladies Aid society of the Fuelling Lutheran church. . The sessions will convene again at one o’clock and continue until late in the afternoon. Electrical devices and subjects of interest to both men and women on (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FLAMES FOLLOW GAS EXPLOSION Gasoline Tank Blast En- , dangers Property In Kansas City Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 3.—’U.R) —Thousands of gallons of oil and gasoline were menaced by fire today when the explosion of a 20,000 gallon gasoline storage tank sprayed liquid fire over a large area of Kansas City’s warehouse district. Flames shot 300 feet In the air from the demolished tank and blazing rivulets of gasoline flowed in every direction. All available fire fighting apparatus was rushed to the scene. Ten huge storage tanks near the one which ‘exploded were in the center of the menaced area. Other valuable property was in the path of the flamts. Gasoline poured into storm sewers and ignited, flames shooting high from manholes and blowing the covers into the air. A second detonation led firemen to believe that another large tank had exploded, adding additional thousands of gallons of gasoline to the flames. Dense smoke blocked the view toward the center of the area. Police rushed Into homes of the ’CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —o — Ship Believed Sinking San Francisco, Nov. 3—(U.R)— Unable to communicate with American rescue boats, iter life boat swept away by heavy seas, the Japanese freighter Seiyo Maru was believed floundering today oft the Aleutian Islands. The exact position of the stricken ship was unknown because the Japanese radio operator could not give directions in English. The U. S. liner California, reported by wireless that she had reached the approximate position of the vessel but couid not fine it because of the heavy fogImmediately after picking up a distress signal at 5 a.m. yesterday, the Californian started to tne rescue. Details of the boat's condition were sent in Japanese, t°" ever, and the America.! liner could only approximate her cond - tion.

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REVIVAL MEET OPENSSUNDAY Rev. M. Herner Speaks to Large Audience at Evangelical Church The Revival services at the First Evangelical • church, started last night with great interest. Rev. M Herner, preached a sermon of interest and inspiration to a large audience. The sernion was ha ed on "The Good Samaritan." He said in part; “The young lawyer taunted the Savior on the essentials of .eternal life. Christ eave the irrestible answer‘Others.’ Christ’s answer was a blow to human selfishness. It was a plea for unselfish interest, kindness and patience. The answer gave a proper evanuation on Divine grace. No gradation of sin in God’s plan. Christ's answer implied a personal service, and a thorough of the neces ity of charity.” It was a plea for a living personal touch. Rev. Herner will preach each night at 7:15 o’clock, except Saturday. The public is invited to attend the revival meetings. Special music will be provided by the various church organizations. ADAMS COUNTY WOMAN EXPIRES Mrs. Ben Miller, 60. of Hartford Township Dies This Morning Berne, Ind., Nov. 3—(Special) — Mrs. Ben Miller, 60, well known Hartford township woman, died at 8 o'clock this morning at her home in Hartford township, near Geneva, from complications and paralysis. Mrs. Miller had suffered with paralysis for the past two years and was bedfast for the past three weeks. She was born in lowa on February 5. 1860. Twenty years ago she was united in marriage to Ben Miller, who survives together with one step-son, Ross. Another stepson. Clarence, preceded her in death. Funeral services have not been completed, but will be held at the West Missionary church, west of Berne, where the deceased was a member. Schueler Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral services for Lorna Schlieler, 14-year old daughter of Mrs. Frieda Schueler of Tocsin, who was accidentally shot by her brother Saturday morning, were held at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon at the Bethlehem Lutheran church, near Tocsin. Rev. Carl Strausburg, pas tor, officiated, and services were conducted in both English and German. Burial was made in the church cemetery.

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Nurses Bruised Head Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 3. —(U.R) —Jack Beltosick, 50. was in Vigo county jail here teday, nursing a badly bruised and beaten head tml shoulder after Mr. and Mrs. Harry | W. Patterson allegedly caught him stealing chickens in their home. Patterson reported to police that after shooting a finger of Beltos'ek's hand, he hit the alleged chicken thief with a gun and when that weapon flew from his grasp Mrs. Patterson and he both secured clubs and beat their captive. A physician was called to the jail to dress Beliosick's injuries. o CHURCH RALLY WELL ATTENDED Methodist Church is Reopened Here With Allday Services The Methodist Episcopal church rally pregram and celebrations of the remodeling of the church, me* with much success, Sunday when the church was filled to capacity for the three sessions of the day. The special program was a success beyond the expectations of the committee in charge of the arrangements, and the finances for the work on the building were realiz <l. The speakers cn the program gave exceptionally fine addresses and the mus'ical programs were enjoysd*by the audience. Dr. John Paul, president of Taylor University, Upland, gave the principal address of the morning session, and the Taylor University singers sang several fine musical selections during the day. Musical numbers were also furnished by tlie local church talent, A basket dinner was served in the church dining room at the noon hour, and Dr. Fred Thornburg, a former pastor of the local church, delivered tlie sermon for the afternoon session. The outstanding message of the day was given by Mrs. Esther T. Wellmcre, a missionary to Porto Rico,' who spoke on the subject, “Lord, What Will Thou Have Me Do?" at the evening service. o j Predicts Fair Weather • Indianapolis, Nov. 3. —(U.R)—Fair weather for Indiana's election tomorrow was forecast today by the United States weather bureau. Temperatures wili sink tonight to near freezing, J. H. Armington, meteorologist, said, but they will ascend again with fair weather throughout the state tomorrow. Probe Property Losses Logansport, Ind., Nev. 3. —(U.R) — An investigation of the destruction of 15 mail' boxes by Halloween pranksters has been requested of postal authorities by Robert Grant, rural mail carrier.

SENIOR CLASS TO GIVE PLAY Cast For Mystery Play Is Announced; Dates Are December 8, 9 ‘‘The House of Flashing Lights” a mystery play in three acts will .be presented by the Senior class lof Decatur high school at the i high school auditorium, Monday land Tuesday, December 8 and 9, I it was announced today. I Rehearsals for the production have begun and the play promises |to be one of the best, mystery I plays ever presented by any senior i c'ass. Miss Verneal Whalen, inIstructor of English at Decatur high ! school, will direct the play. The cast of characters will include the following: . Lavina Dorothy Young ! Louise Bashful Gretchen Winans I Clark Richards James Burk I Jesse Corcoran Sherman Koos i Stella Faber .Margaret Kitson i Dot Fabm- ... Helen Hain Mr. Li Harold Melchi Pedro Ed Musser i Doyle Kevlin Paul Hancher ! Eva Harper. Mary Jane Kunkel : Phyllis Florence Lengerich TREASURER HAS BUSIEST DAY Hundreds Pay Annual Fall Installment at Court House Today ' The final day rush was on at the County treasurer’s office today and at ten o'clock this morning more than 30 persons were waiting to pay their fall installment of taxes. Last Friday and Saturday were heavy days and it is thought that l the total of taxes due today was | less than $75,000. Ten days ago about one half of the taxes had been paid. Ed Ashbaucher, county treasurer stated. The treasurer’s office will remain open until five o’clock this evening •Checks placed in the mail today with today’s date stamped on the envelope and received Tuesday will be credited. The fall installment of taxes totals more than $400,000. It was predicted that the amount of delinquent taxes would be greater this fall than a year ago, but the exact total will not be known until the county treasurer takes a final balance of receipts for the six months. T *1 To GET RETURNS | ‘ I The Daily Democrat will get | | election returns Tuesday night I and Wednesday morning from ; ; national, state and county lire- | | cincts. Anyone residing'in the | ; county can call 1,000 free of i charge electicn night and get'| | results.

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CIRCUITCOURT GETS VACATION September Term Closes Saturday; November Term Starts Nov. 17 The September term of Adams I circuit court marked with usual . quietness closed Saturday. There, ■vil' be a short vacation and the, November term will open here Nov-| ember 17 and inn into ’he third I of January 1931. Judge J. C. Sutton, who will re-! tire January 1. will open the November term and will preside until' his successor who will be named a tomorrow's election takes office on January 1. Judge Sutton has served as judge of Adams circuit court more than eight years, succeeding by appointment from Governor Warren McCray Judge J. C. Moran who died while in office. Grand and petit juries for the November term wil] be drawn by jury commissioners next Monday in the presence of County Clerk Bernice Nelson The law states tha' juries shall be drawn on the Mon lay preceding the opening of the court term. While Judge Sutton has not sta‘ed whether the grand jury will be called, it is thought likely that the jury will meet to investigate whatever may be brought to its attention. It is the usual custom for the November grand jury to meet. Since the court room has been remodelled it is probable that at least I one woman will serve on the jury. | If a woman's name is drawn it will be the first time in the history of Adams county that a woman has served on the regular jury panel. 0 No Brotherhood Meet There will be no regular meeting thie week of the Men's Brotherhood of the Evanglical church, it was announced today. All members, however are asked to be at the church tonight to attend the revival which is in progress there. o ESCAPE EFFORT IS THWARTED Prisoners Attempt To Escape When Beinff Arrainged in City Court Indianapolis. Nov. 3 —(U.R) — A heavy cuspidor which crashed upon the head of a prisoner, halted | an escape attempt of six men in ! the criminal court today. Twenty-three prisoners had been brought before Judge James Col-; lin for arraignment when the attempted break came, just as Deputy Prosecutor Harry Gause began reading an ind'etment charging Ernest Pryor, Mottville, with second degree murder in connection with the death of his wife. Robert Brown, 23, charged with auto banditry, sprang to the jury box. seized a heavy porcelain cuspidor and hurled it at Deputy "Spud" Spaulding. Spaulding, former Indiana University athlete, ducked and the missel crashed against the jury box. Gerald Brown, 19, also charged with auto banditry, leaped to aid his brother, and pandemonium broke loose as other prisoners jumped from their seats. As the elder Brown dashed for a door, Spaulding swung the retrieved cuspidor against Brown’s head and the prisoner went down. Order was restored when chief jailer. Rollin Snyder, covered the room with his revolver. o — Watson Home to Vote Indianapolis, Nov. 3.—‘fU.R)" —U. S. Senator- James E. Watson followed his 42-year custom today, by going to Rushville and Newcastle the day before election. Yesterday he celebrated his-sixty-sixth birthday anniversary with Mrs. Watson and a few friends. The senator has not recovered fully from the two relapses sufferered during his Indiana speaking tour, and said he expected to rest for several weeks. Train Strikes Pillar New Yerk, Nov. 3. (U.R) Twenty persons were injured, four severely, when a Boston-to-New York bus crashed into an elevated train pillar last night in the Bronx. The driver was trying to avoid a collision with a sedan.

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Junior Red Cross Has 1,752 Members in County! The Junior Red Cross of Adams County, a part of (he National Sen- I lor Red Cross, has enrolled 1,75? pupils in the county, since the be ginning of the enrollment in August until the end of October. This Is | the largest enrollment ever made I in Adams County so early in the season. The annual Red Cross Roll Call will begin November 11. and from the results of the enrollment of the Junior organization, indications are that the public will respond to the call better this year than ever before. o WILD GUSHER IS CAPTURED Workmen Cap Oil Well at Oklahoma City After Wild Spraying Oklahoma City, Nov. 3. — (U.R) — The wild Morgan-Stout oil gusher, which for three days threatened Oklahoma city business and «resldental districts with destruction, was capped today and officials deliberated means of preventing recurrence of similar haxards. Tlie gusher, which sprayed 60,00 b barrels of highly inflammable crude oil and 65,000.000 cubic feet of gas over a four-mile area daily, was “pinched in" late yesterday when field workers succeeded in dropping a two-ton cone over its mouth. After the gusher ran wild last Thursday night, more than 250 oil men, national guardsmen and firemen labored for hours without rest, attempting to conquer the well and beat out fires which threatened to destroy the city. Possibility that oil wells within or near the city limits may be condemned as fire hazards was admitted by C. R. O'Neal, state fire marshal. O’Neal said he was awafttn.-T an opinion on legality ot the procedure from Attorney General J. Berry King. O'Neal exonerated Fred Morgan and C. E. Stout, owners and operators of the well, of blame. They (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Mayor Thompson Better • Chicago, Nov. 3. — (U.R) — Mayor William Hale Thompson was reported steadily gaining strength today although physicians said he was not yet completely out of danger from peritonitis which it was feared might follow his emergency operation for appendicitis. Dr. Arnold H. Kecel, health commissioner, said that “if there is no relapse before Monday afternoon the mayor will be definitely on the road to recovery. — o _ —_— FOUR DIE FROM POISONLIQUOR Wood Alcohol Is Blamed For Deaths at Muncie After Liquor Party Muncie, Ind., Nov. 1 —(UP) — Drinks containing denatured alcohol claimed a fourth victim at Muncie today with the death of Sam Bloom, 60, white man. Those who had died earlier from effects of the Alcohol purchased at a filling station were Arthur Shoecraft, 49; James Brown, 38, and Ernest (hip) Smith, all negroes. A fifth member of the party, Elmer Bachelor, white, was reported critically ill. Muncie, Ind., Nov. 3 —(UP) — Three negroes were dead today and two white men were in critical condition as the result of drinking denatured alcohol purchased from e filling station. Arthur Shoecraft. 49, James Brown 38. and Ernest (hip) Smith, succumbed to the anti-freeze mixture, and Sain Bloom and Elmer Bachelor, white, were ill. School Blast Fatal Henderson, Ky., Nov. 3—(UP) — One child was burned to death and two others suffered severe injur ies from flames which followed explosion of kerosene in a negro school here today. Carry Ray, 6, died shortly after the explosion. Her brother, Abbott Ray, 8, Otis Barnes, 10; and T. J. Bryant, the teacher, were severely burned.

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FINAL PLANS FOR ELECTION ARE COMPLETE Chairman Bosse Optimistic Concerning Results In Adams County LARGE VOTE IS PREDICTED Willi a complete Democratic victory apparent in Adams county, both Democrat and Renublicon indili'id workers were working todav l<> complete their organizations Io gel the vote out. I’re-di<-»i<>ns are that a heavy vote »w'H be east. • Democrat county chairman, Ed. A. Bcase announced today that the Adams County Auto Co. had installed a radio at Democratic headquarters and that state, nat’onal and county returns would be received there. The public is invited to come to headquarters and listen in on the returns. The Daily Democrat wil! receive state and national coverage from the United Press news service throughout the night and also will receive the county returns as soon as each precinct has completed its count. The election extra, mail edition of the Dally Democrat will be published about 4 o'clock. Wednesday morning or as soon after that as all county precincts have reported. Chairman Bosse stated today that he felt, confident all Democrat county candidates would emerge from the election tomorrow with substantial majorities and that there was a strong possibility of Democrats electing all 12 township trustees. There are several close township contests, and five of the faces will remain in donl>t until the returns are complete. There has been little activity among the Republican county candidates this campaign and no optimism prevails in the G.O.P. camp. Republican Chairman Paul 11. Graham, stated, however that he di<l not believe the Democrat majorities in several instances would he as large as usual. The normal, Democratic majority in Adams county :i< conservatively placed at 1,700. There has been little interest in the state candidates in Adams county, but. indications are that, the Democrats will leave Adams (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Legionnaires To Meet Commander Leo Ehinger of Adams post, American Legion, announced today there would be a special meeting of Legionnaires »at Legion hall tonight at 8 o’clock. Plans for the entire vear ami reports of the membership committees will be discussed. Tlie membership is now about the 150 mark. Q Assets Disposed of Bluffton, Nov. 3 — (Special) —• Assets of the Bank of Poneto, including about $30,000 worth of notes which the receiver was unable to collect, were sold for $55.79 to John W. Carnall. W. A. Kunkel, receiver, filed a current report in the bank receivership which v. is approved. The receiver was allowed $1,175.12 and attorney fees of SI,OOO were allowed. The Bank of Poneto closed several years a o. COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING Routine Work Disposed of At Regular Session Here Todav The county commissioners met in regular session today ami disposed of routine and office matters Claims against the county were checked ami allowed this morning and reports from county olt'fials were checked and approved. This afternoon the commissioners inspected roads, including the Luther Martin road in Hartford town ship. This road was built last sum mer ami is up for approval. The commissioners will not be in session on Tuesday on account ->l the election. Tliey will meet again Wednesday at which time several other matters will be disposed of.