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®COUNTY ' WARES FOR EIFAREWORK — ntv Group Names mbers in Towns, Ities, All Townships NS ARE EXPLAINED .. \ ( i.inis Countv Soci.il I ( ( inimltee- nppoint'.Senator A. Gottschalk tiic. composed of M. F. i Ibninn. chairman; Judge Sut'on. Leo Ehinger ol I'd I iechtv of Berne Harold Mattox of Gene--1;l(| a meeting yesterday noon at Berm' to conimvl rerfect the Adams .| V Welfare organization. > r a thorough discussion, it inanimously agreed to have committees appointed who tpeeteil to care for the itnF welfare locally. It is that a hearty cooperation p exhibited in the county re work by the various i so appointed and the people Ally. present a few families are ly in need of help. The v committee desires that all (rations, who are expecting charity work throughout the r, will work through one statannel. thus avoiding duplieaDonations consisting of rown" clothing for children 11 as adults will be gratefully ted. t-grown" nos “worn-out" for children will also be dated. The committee will a cept comforts and quilts, is or money are always in Destitute families must food, fuel and clothing. : various welfare agents are ited to'cooperate with eafh Records will be carefully and exchanges where deed will be made. Perhaps of the corporations in Adcounty may not need any re service at this time, but memployment situation may ly time call for immediate re relief. So it will be necesto prepare to meet any ;ency. Consequently, the folE men and committees were uated to aid in this county ilfare agents and workers: Geneva Corporation meth F. Shoemaker, cbairGenova; Mrs. Mary Briggs. Shepherd, Joseph Anderson. H. A r>y. Berne Corporation , 0. N’euenschwander, chairBerne; Ben Sprunger, Mrs. i Craig, Menno Hirschy. Mon-oe Corporation » Lobei.stein, chairman, se. Oec.tu, Corporation Peterson, chairman, Decatur, s ‘‘. Roy Mttmroa, Adolph r. M. A. I’ris'inger. Burt ManLe’gh Bo»«n, Henry Graber, y Hawking. ’TINUED ON PAGE THREE)

■ ' VINES CLUBS j mt STARTING ee Decatur Banks Oranize 1931 Christmas Saving Clubs lowing the distribution of tnian saving checks for 1930 wok. all three Decatur banks tort immediately to organize chibs for 1931. Each bank various club plans of saving y for the 1931 holiday season. al( customer* can start with ’ as a penny and save systemh for the spending budget nt year. The clubs are bePopular in Decatur and Ad fonnty and each year a large ase Is shown at the three s most popular club at the 8 this year was the $1 a week s flub, but each depositor can any amount he feels he is to deposit each week. e accounts pay 2 per cent, if U P throughout the year. The 88t is added to the principal , entire amount is mailed e| ui> member during the first ' n December. Most clubs re main open during the first "ceks in December.

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Zeser Babe Named The baby Imy born last Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Zeser at the Adams County Memorial hos ' | I’ital has been named Robert Dan-1 l tel. Little Robert is the first bov' in the Zeser family and his father, I Dan. said tyday that the lad already has had his first hair-cut. YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND MEET Evangelical Conference to Be Held at Berne Friday and Saturday ——

A large representation of young people is expected to attend the district Evangelical Youth Conference which will be held in Berne, Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6. The meeting will take place in the Trinity Evangelical church in Berne, and the first session of the conference will be held | on Friday evening, with three ! sessions taking place the following day. Dr. IT. Ci. Rowe, former young people’s department superintendent • in the Indiana Council of Religious Education will speak on Friday evening on “Life and Loyalty,” and cn Saturday morning and af- ' | ternoon. Rev. F. G. Kuebler is the present ’ ) speaker on the program Saturday ! I night. Rev. Kueoler is the pres(ent state young people’s superin-

J Undent of the Evangelical church, i | The various organizations in the , district will also take part on the prog: am. . The young people from the EvanJeelical churches in Van Wert and I Celina, Ohio; Decatur, Berne. Fort Wayne, Huntington, Linn Grove. i Salem, Portland. Markle, and Ridgeville are included in the district. > Following is the complete pro- , grawYor the two-day session: Friday, Dre. 5. at 7:30 p. m. .' Devotional Period. Van Wert. ().: II “Whatsoever He Sayeth Unto - You, Do It.” Do What? ' Special, Music. Decatur. . i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I o BULLETIN , I Frankfort, Ind., Dec. 3 —(U.R) —A bank bandit gang held up the , Farmer’s Trust Company, here,' , late today and escaped with an amount of cash estimated between) SIO,OOO and $25,000. There were five men in the bank, and two men and a woman ' ; were believed to nave remained on guard outside in an auto parked nearby. The five men. carrying large revolvers, walked into the bank lobby and corralled a dozen customers and seven bank employees in the rear of the room, where they were forced to lie on the floor. There was little confusion and no shooting while the bandits col- ' lected the money quietly and quickly. The bandit car was believed to have been driven westward from Frankfort. 1— 0—

Miss Sellemeyer Speaks — Miss Esther Sellemeyer for sevleral years a missionary to china. I gave a very interesting address at the South Ward Parent-Teacher Association which met in the South Ward school building. Tuesday evening after school .Miss Sellemeyei told many interesting things about the Chinese schools and explained the manner of conducting the classes and school work. An exceptionally large crowd was present at the meeting .last evening, and preceding the principal address, a business session was held during which plans were made for a Christmas party for the children of the school which will take place Tuesday, December 23. in the school building. ——W ® ~ .. i Good Fellows Club today contributed 50 cents, and a “friend” gave $W tl> the Good Fellow Club, belli, sponsored by the Delta Theta Tan Sorority, making the total received since the opening of the club la Sa The l De’lta Theta Tan Sorority has • this city for the past several years amt has made many poo and un . fortunate kiddies really enjoy Christmas. They appreciate even contribution and invite all to share w°hat they have with others tn ordm to make this Christmas a happy da. j for everybody.

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Held in Girl’s Death Ol Ural Vo W ’ w FiU* tnn* jMBhlMLWhWfcy.! H wm w— n r ■ « *■—a *■■■■»■••« ■ ■ •■« Five Gary. Ind., youths as they appeared 'in court, where they waived preliminary examination and were held to the grand jury without bond on charges of murder in connection with the death of Arlene Droves. who died after alleged attacks at a party last Saturday. From left to right they are: David Thompson. Paul Barton. Leon Stanford, Henry A. Shirk and Virgil Kirkland.

EHLER NAMED BUREAU HEAD Decatur Insurance Man To Distribute Automobile License Plates J. L. Ehler, Decatur insurance salesman today was named distributor cf automobile licenses for Adams county by James Carpent-1 er. state head of the distributing I bureau. Ehler will receive his, commission December 10 and will | take active charge of the county bureau December 14. The bureau at present is con-

' ducted by Paul Graham, republi- ■ can county chairman. The appointment change was brought about by; a recent order issued by Secretary of State Frank Mayr, Jr., that all license bureaus would be placed in the hands of Democrats. Mr. Graham has had the bureau for a number of years and it has) been located at the Graham and I jWalters building on South Second) street. ' Mr. Ehler, the new distributor for the county at present has no uptown office but he stated today that he was arranging to have his bureau at a convenient place in) the business district and that it. would be open December 15 for the procuring of 1931 license plates. When the Ehler commission arrives December 10. orders will accompany it to procure the 1931 plates and other equipment belonging to the state from Mr. Graham. | The appointment is made for a two-year period. Among other license bureau heads named is Joe Simmons cf Wells county. Mr. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) j

NYEPROMISES TO “CARRY ON" Says He Will Fight on Seating of Davis Until the Last Washington. Dec. 3.— tll.R' — Republicans smiled today and whispered their explanation of why minority leader Robinson aligned his democratic troops to help the | administration seat James J. Davis , in the senate. Meanwhile Chairman Nye cf the senate campaign funds committee. characterizing the senate action as an insult to his committee, made it known that the Davis case was not closed. * Two witnesses have been cal.ed for today to testify regarding Davis’ primary expenses and Nye arranged to hear the testimony of Samuel Vaughlain, chairman cf the Davis-Brown committee last spring, in New York tomorrow. Today's witnesses were G. F. Weaver, Philadelphia lawyer, and W. R. Douglas, assistant to Vauglin. Obstacles to the seating of Davis yesterday disappeared when Robinson and his democrats arrived to assist majority leader Watson and the republicans. But as the regulars gave their version today of Robinson’s motive, they noted, too, that 17 democrats refused to follow their leader despite the unanimous mandate of the democratic steering committee that Davis should come in. There has been talk of democratic dissatisfaction with RobinIson's leadership. If the Davis vote had been c.n a major legislative ; issue there might today be pred.c---i tions that Robinson I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 3, 1930.

Blackburn Heads Local Masonic Organization — The new officers of the Decatur I Chapter No. 112 of the Royal Arch ; Masons were chosen at the meeting held Tuesday evening in the Masonic Hall. The results of the election are as follows: High Priest. Earl Blackburn: King, Charles Helm; Scribe. P. B. Thomas; secretary, A. D. Suttles; treasurer, C. A. Dugan. The appointive officers will be chosen later. Preceding the election, a banquet was served in the dining hall. RALPH GENUS HEADS LIONS

j Local Club Holds Annual Election of Officers Tuesday Night Ralph O. Gentis, of Schafer ' : Company of this city was elected i ( I (president of the Lions club at the t annual election of officers held [Tuesday night.. Gentis will succeed ' Dr. C. O. Branch, who has served tlie past year as head of the service organization. Leo Kirsch was elected first vice president; Harry Knapp was | . named second vice president and. ■ G. H. Wehmeyer was chosen third vice-president by the club. William Linn was re-elected secretary of the club for 1931 and Allert Scheumann was re-elected. treasurer. The officers for the) coming year will be installed later, j it was announced. The Lions chib, was organized' in Decatur several years ago and has been active in civic and service work in Decatur. — — o !Conference Will Be Held Here Thursday

A conference of all Evangelical ■ | ministers of the Decatur district I will be held at the Firet Evangeli-I cal church in this aity, Thursday. I The session for the ministers will j begin at 9 o’clock Thursday morn-: ing, and continue throughout the' afternoon. Rev. C. P. Maas of Elkhart, and Rev. J. O. Mosier of ( Van Wert, Ohio, district superin-1 tendents, will attend the confer-. ence. Thursday evening at 7:15 o'clock L. H. Seager, D. D. of La Mars . lowa, Bishop of the Central Area,, jof the Evangelical Church, will be ( present at the conference, and will 1 address the meeting, which will be * ] opened to the public. A large crowd is especially desired at the ■ evening service, to hear Dr. Seag- . er's message on Evangelism. . o— ] STORY REIATED BY AVIATRIX Mrs. Keith-Miller Says She Is Ashamed of Her Flight Failure Miami, Fla., Dec. 3—<U.R)—Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller's story of the I circumstances surrounding her tin- ' expected landing on Andros Island ' in the Bahamas was revealed last ’ night by John Liggett, one of her financial backers, who interviewed ’ the Australian flier at Nassau. Liggett accompanied Capt. W. N. Lancaster, Mrs. Keith-Miller s ’ business representative, to Nassau 1 by plane yesterday but returned alone. Mrs. Miller gave the fol- ■ lowing account of her experience: "I am most unhappy about mys self. As an experienced flier I s feel ashamed to think I tailed to ■ reach my objective. 1 "Those who suggested that I I "(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

OPLIGER PLEA HEARD TODAY Residence of Defendant Is Question in Circuit Court on Case BULLETIN The Opliger plea in abatement was overruled in Adams circuit court late this afters noon and the insanity hearing was set for December 17. Judge Sutton ruled that Adams county was Opliger's residence and therefore he should have his hearing here. —

The plea in abatement filed by' attorneys for L. E. Opliger, against | whom insanity proceedings were I instituted several weeks ago in Adams circuit court, questioning the jurisdiction of the Adams circuit court in the case was argued here today. Mr. Opliger took the stand in his own defense stating that he declared Steuben county his residence several months agoTSfiff contending that proceedings against him should be started in that ccunty. Several of the man’s relatives testified that his residence was still in Adams counts. Attorneys were stil arguing the case late this atj ternoon. Official Is Charged Shelbyville, Ind.. Dec. 3. (U.R)^ — Charges cf making illegal payments totalling $2,651.30 have been made against George A. Parris, Shelby county auditor, by the state board of accounts in a report sent to Parrish.

— o COUNTY BUYS SNOW PLOWS Commissioners Complete Purchase of Three New Snow Plows The county commissioners purchased three snow plows for the county highway department and the equipment will be delivered at once. Three different type plows were selected by the commissioners. Two I are to be hooked in front of trucks and one in front of a tractor, the latter a larger plow. The plows were purchased from the following firms and individuals P. L. Macklin, Decatur $510; Auto Equipment Co., Indianapolis, represented by T. J. Durkin, $415; Stockberger Equipment Co., For' Wayne, $995. The Commissioners adjourned last evening after awarding the contracts. IQ Shopping days 10 till Christmas wH jMr? |i93o*\tq J)

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i Weicking To Speak Here I Fred Weicking. Bluffton attorney and former state commander of the Ameriian Legion will deliver the memorial address at the annual memorial services to be held by the Decatur Lodge B. P. O. Elks at the ; Elk's home Sunday afternoon. Mr. i Weicking is a speaker of note. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse is in charge of the music program to lie given in connection with the service and the program will be published within a few days, R. A. Stucky, general chairman for the memorial services announced today. LECTURER TO APPEAR HERE —

Lincoln Impersonator To Give Program At County Schools Roy E. Bendell, nationally known Lincoln lecturer and impersonator, will lecture at the Hartford. Kirkland, Pleasant Mills and Monroe high schools the week beginning December 9, it. was announced today. Mr. Bendell has been connected | with the Redpath Bureau for fifteen years, and has lectured in every large community in the North and West. Since September 1. he has appeared daily before New England audiences. The impersonator of Lincoln is 6 feet and 5 inches tall, and possesses many of Lincoln’s characteristics, including unusual mental . powers. He is recognized as an authority on the Civil War period , and its influence upon the nations of the earth. ’ The Adams county schools were | fortunate in securing the lecturer and impersonator to appear before Hie public in this community. Mr.

Bendell is a personal friend and former employer of Virgil Wagner of Monroe. His appearance promises to he a big treat for Adams county people. The dates of his addresses and the locations are as follows: Hartford high school — Tuesday evening, December 9. ' Kirkland high school — Wednesday evening, December 10. Plea-ant Mills high school — I Thursday evening, December 11. Monroe high school — Friday evening. December 12. Tickets for 25c may be procured . from the committees in each school. FARMERS GET ELECTRICITY ) City Plant Extends To Many Parts of Adams Co., Report Shows i Electrification of rural lines in Adams county by the City Light and Power Plant is going on at a rapid rate and farmers from the north, east and west of Decatur are extending the lines to their farms and homes. Last evening at the regular meeting of the City council the contract for the buildihg and serving of the Sol Sheets line in Washington town ship, west of Decatur was reported by the electric light committee. Seven new customers were added to this line. The City Light and Power Plant recently was granted a franchise to extend the rural lines in Washington township. Another group of farmers from east of Decatur in proximity to the line of the Farmers Light and Power line which was purchased by tho city sometime ago appeared before the council last evening and stated (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Slick For New Court Gary, Ind., Dec. 3.—fU.Rj—Judge Thomas W. Slick, of the northern Indiana district Os the U. S. court, favors creation of a third Indiana district to relieve the burden resting up< ti the two courts now rfttabllslkml, he said today. NO DECISIONS ON FLASHERS Safety Committee Has Not Reached a Decision, Chairman Says Joe Hunter, chairman of the safe-1 ty committee of the city council, re-1 ported last evening that decision in the matter of permitting the Pennsylvania railroad to install l flasher lights at its crossings had ) not yet been made by the committee Th- Pennsylvania railroad company sometime ago filed a petition witli the council asking that flasher signals be installed at Adants. Jefferson, and Monroe street crossings. The flashers would replace the watchman at Monroe street and the gates on Adams and Jeffetson street. Mr. Hunter* stated that a meet ing of his committee would be held within the next few days and that whatever decision was made would be teported to the council at the next meeting. Mr. Hunter does not favor the i change at this time, but stated that he had not fully decided what would be best to do in the matter. The committee will act in the best interest of the public, Mr. Hunter stated. Not a single petition was filed with the city council in session las' L evening. This was one of the few meetings that a petition was no' ’ filed.

o— * Gives Failure Figures Washington, Dec. 3—(U.R) There! ' were 82 national bank failures and ' 588 state bank failures in the year ■ ending June 30, 1930, which compares with 64 national bank failures and 676 state bank failures in the previous year, comptroller of the currency John W. Pole revealtcd to the house appropriations committee in hearings made pub- | lie- today. ATTACK VICTIM FUNERAL HELD Gary Girl’s Burial to Be Held at Reynolds This Afternoon Gary, Ind., Dee. 3 —(U.R)— The body of 18-year-old Arlene Dravee was taken to Reynolds. Ind., for burial today while the five youths , charged with causing her death after a drinking party were transferred from the Gary jail to the

county jail at Crown Point. The youths, all members of J I I'lrominent families, were denied .1 the privilege of attending Miss 1 Draves’ funeral yesterday. About] 500 persons, including many boys and girls who attended high school with Miss Draves before she was graduated last, year, attended the services. j With removal of the young men |to Crown Point, Prosecutor Oliver Starr announced that a special grand Jury would be called nex' Monday to hear his plea for first degree murder charges against the , youths. i The five men held are Virgil , Kirkland, David Thompson. Paul i Barton, Leon Stanford and Henry j Shirk. At the coroner's inquest, Starr charged that Kirkland attacked and the other four . attempted to attack Miss Draves after she became unconscious at a drinking party. The crowd of men and boys who packed streets around the court building when the youths were arraigned was almost as large as that at Miss Draves’ funeral. For a time the crowd appeared menacing and it was dispersed by J police. CMef Stanley Buckling said he believed the resentment l of the men, most of them mill , workers, was against prohibition rather than against the youths. Attorneys for the young men have contended that "prohibition | , booze, not the boys" was response j ble for Miss Draves’ death and | 'prohibition has become the chief, j topic of conversation here since] ' the tragedy.

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

HOUSE STARTS CONSIDERATION CF MONEY BILL ■ Farm Croup Asks For $25,000,000 To Aid In Drought Area DORAN SEEKS NEW SYSTEM i Washington, Dec. 3. — <u.R> i —The Federal government i plans to spend approximately $50,000,000 for prohibition ' enforcement during the next I fiscal year. Appropriation of about $28,1000.000 for three phases of ienforcement — the coast guard, customs service and industrial alcohol unit of the treas ury—is provided in the treasury and post office appropriation bill which the house began to consider today. In addition, congress must provide in a later bill for the two phases of enforcement under the justice department — the Federal prohibition bureau, appropriations for which are expected to total about $11,500,000, and prosecution work, which is expected to aggregate about $10,000,000. Os total appropriations. $32,897,552 is provided for the coast guard. Under Secretary of Treasury Ogden Mills estimated before the appriations committee that $16,000,000 would be used for prohibition enforcement, it was revealed today. The coast guard appiopria tions is $195,526 more than last year. An appropriation of $4,811,420 is provided for the industrial alcoh I until under Dr. James M. Doran.

The customs bureau receives $23.. 953,60 t», of which it is estimated more than s7,oim,mMi is for prohibition enforcement. In explaining an increase of $475,650 for the industrial alcohi I unit to the appropriations committee, Dr. Doran said the prohibition enforcement would cost more with the authority divided between the treasury and justice departments now in separate bureaus. Doran said he believed enforcement would be more efficient under the new system. He testified that his bureau is having trouble now with diversion of alcohol made from finished products like lacquer finish and disinfectants. More Ilian 90 per cent of alcohol in the illegal trade now conn s from sugar, principally corn sugar, he said. Washington, Dec. 3 —<U.R> Chairman Will R. Wood of the house appropriations committee Is very critical of government workers. During hearings before his comi mittee on the post office and Ireas- ' ury department appropriation bill, i made public today, he said that i "One of the principal vocations of . (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) --- . — .... 1,.

BLUFFTON BANK CASE APPEALED Hamilton Decision Is Placed Before State Appellate Court Indianapolis, Dec. 3.—<U.R>— The appellate court had before it today a case which will decide whether state funds in a defunct bank hold a preferred claim over general depositors and should be paid in full by receivers. The case is an appeal from a decision of Judge A. W. Hamilton in Wells circuit court in which it was held the state was not a preferred claimant. It was filed by' Frederick Schortemeier, IndianapoI's attorney who was joined with Attorney General James M. Ogden in seeking to have the state's position definitely settled. Funds involved were approximately SB,OOO which had been collected in, auto License funds and placed in the Wells county bank preparatory to being transfer!' -d to the state treasurer. The suit names Morris Stultz, receiver for the bank, and the Wells county bank as defendants. Schortemeier said today that large number of states have held | state claims In defunct banks I where prefered, but the question | has never been definitely settled In Indiana.