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PINIONS VAST jWICKERSHAM MYREPORT Lol Hill Boils With luments For And ■gainst Prohibition Iss SAYS IT’S ■ WASTE OF MONEY Lhington, Jan. 21.—<U-R>' Kiate inquiry into the ■ersham commission s. Kss of reaching its conKns on prohibition was K today in a resolution intod bv Senator Tydings, fccrat, Maryland. lhington. Jan. 21. —(U.R) —CapKill echoed with conflicting In today regarding the WickE commissions prohibition ■ Opponents of the dry law ■more cr less agreed in conE it had shown prohibition Kible. Advocates of prohibiEried from condemnation to ■val in their comment. ■ move designed to carry out Enmendation of an individual ■ission member was to be ■ today by Rep. LaGuardia, ■ N. Y.. a wet. LaGuardia ■repared to introduce a resoluEoposing a congressional in- ■ into the corruption and graft ■by Commissioner William S. Ln in his separate report, ■at- and house referred th? ■ to the respective judiciary ■ittees. Chairman Norris of ■enate group said he did not Eplate hearings. In the house, ■man Graham said he did not ■ what he would do. Lnwhile. the house wet bloc ■leted plans to stage another ■ tomorrow against prohibition ■priations. It has organized ■er amendments to eliminate ■ in the pending justice depart-1 ■ supply bill for pay of inform- ■ Wire-tapping and governmentid speakeasies to entrap violatI The measure carries $11,350,lor the prohibition bureau. |e of the severest congressionlitics of the Wickersham re■was Senator Glass, Dem., Va., I two years ’ago offered the idment which provided the ■funds for the law enforcement iy, Glass later became critic! the commission’s reports ■sought unsuccessfully to It further appropriations. Disjng the report today, he said: I looks to me like a pcf’ct.-/ Iss waste of $500,000 ot the ■yers money. The commlsEias spent $500,000 without prolg an idea or a suggestion.” I — o _ , * rty Officers I Guard Killer Suspect fckinsville, Ky„ Jan. 21.—(U.R) prty deputies and police ofI armed with submachine guns, tuns and tear gas bombs, Bed the county jail here today, a mob from Paducah would I htre in an attempt to lynch I Magee, negro, suspect in a ph holdup killing. |gee is accused ot killing |es Clark. 18, during a holdup Bicli Clark’s father-in-law, Geo. I shot and killed another negro. M RUBE NS SEAR DEATH kd Screen Actress Critflly HI of Pneumonia at Hollywood pwood, Jan. 21.—(U.R)—Alma r Ihe actress, is critically I Pneumonia and has been unpus for 36 hours, it was learnf s Rubens was stricken two •>Ko at the home of a friend In ti fir con<^ition became so I that it was decided unwise [T* her ‘° a hos Pbal, it was Lj. e was ex Pected to reach M'Sis today. hi‘.*, s condition extremely L ’, ‘ rs ’ Theresa Rubens, the L® ®°! her sa ‘d- "She is reuest of medical aid, but L is waging an uphill against great odds.” 88 Xubens last week was held Lr eral gran d jury on chargbeen ? eBBInS mor P hine - She ph arrested at San Diego.

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Guest of Honor I X , ” * . A wSEEwmSraMwnaiMHNMMiHaHamcnaHß Lady Chamberlain, wite of Sir Austen Chamberlain, former foreign secretary of Great Britain, photographed in Chicago with Mrs. Rufus Dawes (right), her hostess. Lady .Chamberlain, who has never before visited the Middle West, was accompanied by her son and her sister-in-law.

SCOTTISH RITES ENJOY PARTY I Fifty Club Members Enjoy Party Given by Fort Wayne Consistory Fifty members of the Adams County Scottish Rite club with their wives and sweethearts enjoyed a party given at the Masonic; hall, in this city, last evening by the Fort Wayne Consistory. This was the second event sponsored by the Scottish Rite, the first [ given during the holidays being an > afternoon of delightful entertainment for the children of the local, members, Dan Tyndall, acting as chairman. Last night’s party was in charge of a committee consisting ot Dr. Fred Patterson. Carl 1 Pumphrey and the Masonic house , committee, R. D. Myers. Charles Btudg and J. S. Peterson. A dinner was served by the Eastern Star at 6:30 o’clock, Cal E. Peterson, presiding as toastmaster, and talks were given by Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, Em t Busche, Dr. Patterson, C. A. Dugan, and others. Following the dinner the young folks enjoyed dancing with music furnished by the Legion orchestra of Post 47, Fort Wayne, while others visited, played bridge and otherwise bad a happy evening. The club expects to have a number! of similar meetings during the I year, announcement of which will' be made as arrangements are completed. There are about 125 members of the Scottish Rite here. o Building Committee Reports Favorably Washington, Jan. 21 — (UP) — Two bills, one autorizing an additional $100,000,000 for public building construction . throughout the country, and the other autorizing. $45,000,000,000 for postoffices, were! voted a favorable report today by , the house public buildings com , mittee. _o Indiana Anti-Saloon League Head Retires i — Indianapolis, Jan. 21. —(U.R> —Illness has taken tshe second leader from the Indiana Anti-Saloon League within a year and a half, with retirement of Dr. Charles H. U in-, ders, and election of Lewis E. York, | field secretary, to succeed him as I superintendent. Dr. Winders succeeded Dr. E. S. i Shumaker, who died in October,! 1929, after several months of illness. Final Arguments Presented Today Princeton, Ind., Jan. 21. —(U.R) Final arguments in ths trial of Drefus Rhoades on a charge of first degree murder, were presented as the ninth day of his trial opened in Gibson circuit court today. Rhoades, twice sentenced to death and each time granted a new trial by the state Supreme court, Is charged with the fatal shooting of Simon Carle, Vincennes police-

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Feast of St. Agnes Is Observed Here The feast of St. Agnes was celebrated today in the St. Mary’s Catholic church. A high mass was said at seven thirty o’clock. Being tlie patron saint of the order of Sisters of St. Agnes, teachers in the St. Joseph's Catholic school, classes were dismissed for the day, the children and Sisters enjoying the holiday. o Kokomo Store Robbed of Suits, Overcoats Kokomo Ind. Jan 21 —(UP)— ! Clothing worth $2,500 was stolen i from the Jack and Oscar Men’s [Shop here last night, the second robbery at the store in six months. Among the loot were 150 suits and a dozen overcoats. 4-H CALF CLUB MEETSTUESDAY Ninety-Seven Persons Attended Meeting at Monroe High School Ninety-seven persons attended tlie meeting of the Adams county 4-H Calf Club, held at the Monroe I high school Tuesday night. The ■ meeting was called to order by the i president, Calvin R. Steury, and the roll was then called by the secretary. Miss Lorine Rich. Several club songs were then sung, under the direction of the leader, Miss Helen Mirchell. A duet was then given by Dessie and Ruth Mazelin. Elmer Baumgart- ' ner, cashier of the Bank of Berne, delivered an interesting talk describing his experiences as a farm youth and contrasting these exper- ! iences with those of the present | day and conditions of club work. Baumgartner’s address was followed by a duet by Helen Mitchell [ and Lorine Rich. County Agent I Archbold gave a brief review of I the past year’s club work and said | that plans aye under way for some I changes in the club work for the j coming year. The county agent’s talk was followed by a piano soio by Jane Duffr Six members of the club presented a clever comedy sketch. The program closed with a piano solo by Deloris LongenI berger. [South Bend Fights Rerouting Highway South Bend, Ind., January 21— (UP)_The South Bend Chamber of Commerce has opened a fight to prevent the Michigan state highway commission from rerouting U. S. 112 to pass trough Bertrand, Mich., instead of South Bend. Letters have been writterf members ot the Indiana highway commission and Chamber of Commerce leaders of Mishawaka and Elkhart asking them to join in the fight. The highway links Detroit and 'Chicago. It now runs through south ern Michigan into Indiana just north of Elkhart then west to South Bend, where U. S. 112 technically ends, although traffic continues to Chicago over the Lincoln highway.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 21, 1931.

PENSION BILL i RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE: House Committee Approves Bill Providing Old Age Pension ATTEMPT TO KILL BILL FAILS TODAY BULLETIN Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21 —(UP) —The senate failed to agree on a non employment relief bill this morning after two hours discussion and met again in the afternoon to consider a motion to indefinite!/ postpone the bill. Indianapolis, Jan. 21.—(U.R) The old age pension bill was recommended for passage when it wan referred back to the house today by the committee on cities and I townships. Minority members of the com- [ mittee led by Representative Hor : ace R. Stauffer, republican, Nappanee, attempted to kill the bill by ' transferring it to the ways and 1 means committee. The bill was introduced by Rep- [ resentatives Fred S. Galloway, democrat, Indianapolis; William J. Black, democrat, Anderson, and George B. McCammon, democrat, Elwood. Cannot Reapportion Indianapolis, Jan. 21. —(U.R) —The 1931 Indiana legislature cannot reapportion state for election of ; members of the general assembly, ! Attorney General James M. Ogden , has ruled. The opinion, given Representative Herbert Kinney, democrat, New Albany, . held that enumeration must be made next year and the apportionment conducted in 1933. Failure to take the enumeration of voters last year prevents the legislature from enacting a legislative reapportionment measure, he [said. Governor Asks Increase Indianapolis, Jan. 21. —(U.R)— A* annual appropriation of $245,000 for the executive department for the next two years was requested of the state budget committee today by Governor Harry G. Leslie. I The 1929 legislature appropriated [ $242,000 for the last fiscal year. The request includes $200,000 a I year for the governor's emergency (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Office Open Tonight For Sale of Tickets Principal W. Guy Brown announced today that he will be in his office in the Decatur high school from 7 to 8 o’clock this evening to accomodate persons wishing to buy tickets for the Y’ellow Jacket-Fort Wayne Central game Friday. Three hundred tickets were sent here by Central school officials and Mr. Brown reports the tickets going fast. The Central gym has been filled to capacity for games this year and Decatur fans are urged to buy their tickets at one? as it is unlikely any c! the pasteboards will be available at the door Frida'.' night. -— o— — FESS TO TAKE DRY POSITION Republican Chairman To Follow President Hoover In Prohibition Stand Washington, Jan. 21 —<U.R) —Senator Simeon D. Fess, chairman of the Republican National committee, Baid tc iay President Hoover’s stand for continuation of the present prohibition system forecasts the position he will take in the 1932 presidential campaign. Fess made this statement following a call at the White House but emphasized that his remarks were not inspired by anything that had transpired in his interview with the president. The Republican chairman took his stand along with President Hoover In opposing revision ot the 18th amendment. ”1 am particularly opposed to that part of the proposed revision which would make the prohibition question a purely political one in the future Instead of an economic (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Fort Wayne Dentist Talks to Lions Club Dr. D. (I. Mertz of Fort Wayne addressed the members ot the Lions Club in this Christian church base- ■ ment following the dinner which | was served by the ladies of th" church. Dr. meitz itas addressed a laigc number of organizations on the subject of ’ Teeth" and the care and diseases of the teeth and gutns. i The lecture was both interesting and instructive and well received by [ the members of the Club. o COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW ORDINANCE General Ordinance Covering Water Dept. Adopted; To Build Line The city council in session last evening adopted general ordinance covering rates rules and regulations of the water department of 1 the city plant and the committee was empowered to print the material in the phaniplet form. No changes were contained in the ordinance, the rates and schedules of service charges remaining the same, but ail were combined in one ordinance and adopted as requested by the Indiana Service comnilssslon. Last year the Service commission autorized the water department to charge full cost for connecting water service to the city mains and these rates were embodied In the ordinance. To Build Power Line The electric light committee was autorized to go ahead with the building of the power line south of Decatur, beginning on what is known as "Mud Pike” and extending south. About seven miles of litis will be constructed and between 35 and 50 farmers have agreed to uso city current. The line will be built at once. To Install Alarm The Schaler Company, wholesale hardware dealers were autorized to install a fire alarm bell in the fire engine house connecting their building with the engine house. The electric wires will be placed underground where they enter the building on Seveth street. The finance committee read bills and upon motion they were allowed. o MAYOR FAVORS IMPROVEMENT Mayor Krick Hopes City Council Can Improve City Building In Spring Mayor George M. Krick in discussing city affairs today stated that he hoped tlie council would find it possible to remodel the fire department rooms in the city hall building this spring and make the room into offices for the electric liglit and water departments of the city plant.. Mayor Krick, who before becoming the city’s chief executive, was chairman of the electric light committee, takes a jtreat deal of interest in tlie city plant and is proud of the improvements made there, the business done and the efficiency marking the operation of the plant. ’ Last year the council received bids for the remodeling of the city hall building and the building of a warehouse at the south end of the building. Due to the fact that city funds were tied up at that time the council decided against the awarding of the contract. Mayor Krick and members of the council would like to build a modern office in the city hall building for the electric light and water departments and a show room for electrical appliances and devices. Members of the finance committee and of the electric light and water departments have not given up the plan of remodeling the building and in view of favorable building conditions at this time, may decide to go ahead with the work this spring. The remodeling of the building would give the two departments downstair offices and the display room would serve the electric deI partment in the promotion of elec- ! trical current, Mayor Krick stated. To Improve Streets Another improvement which the city council has advocated and aided in securing for Decatur is (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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WILL ELECT NEW DIRECTORS MONDAY NIGHT — Decatur Chamber of Commerce Holds Annual Meeting Jan. 26 iFORT WAYNE BANKER TO DELIVER SPEECH I The annual meeting of the Deca -I 'tur Chamber of commerce will be held Monday evening, January 26 al the K. of C. hall, W. L. Linn, presi-, dent of the organization stated to-1 day. The meeling will open with al banquet to be served at 6:15 o’clock Edward G. Hoffman vice-presi-dent of the First and Tri-State Na 1 tional Bank and Trust company ' Fort Wayne, will deliver an address i at the meeting. The annual election of three di'rectors will lake place at the meet-i ing. Mr. Linn stated. Three directors who were elected in 1928 will retire and three new members will be elected. Mr. Linn stated that six men would be nominated for director, three of whom will be elected. Old members will not be eligible for re(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Walter Myers Will Address Democrats Indianapolis. Jan. 21 —(UP) —Walter Myers, Indianapolis attorney, and speaker of the Indiana house of representatives, will be principal speaker at the mid-winter meeting of the Indiana Democratic editorial association here, February 19. Dick Heller, Decatur, chief clerk of the house president of the association, announced the speakers, who include Paul V. McNutt, dean of the Indiana University lav/ school: Senator Thurman Gottschalk. Berne; Senator Walter Chambers, Newcastle, and representative Telia Haines, Sullivan. o ______ Former Local Pastor Dies at Tipton Today Word was received here today of the sudden death of Rev. J. C. White, former Methodist Episcopal minister of this city, who died at his home in Tipton at 9:10 o’clock this morning. Rev. White was a minister in the local church 25 years ago and was well known here. No further particulars were learned today. o Judge Overrules New Trial Motion Newport, Ind., Jan. 21. — (U.R)i — Motion for a new trial for Walter • Deitrich and William M. Long, senI tenced to life imprisonment for the I robbery of the Citizens State Bank : of Clinton, Dec. 16, was overruled I by Judge William C. Wait in Veri million circuit court. : The motion was sought under 1 the contention that the court erred in denying the defendants their ’ pleas for change of venue nnd con--1 tinuance ot the trial, and said the ’ jury’s verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence. I o HEARING OPENS ON OPINION > Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments; Hughes Withdraws From Bench I Washington, Jan. 21. — (U.R) — I Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes - today withdrew from the Supreme I court bench pending arguments of the government’s appeal from the • ruling of Federal Judge William I Clark of Newark that the eighti eenth amendment was improperly ! written into the constitution. > Hughes gave as his reason the . fact that he was an attorney in > the so-called national prohibition cases from Rhode Island argued in ■ 1920, when the courts upheld the ’ amendment and the Volstead act. ' i The small marble-pillarded court- ' room was filled to capacity as the nine elderly black-robed justices .ascended the bench for today's I hearing of the Clark case. A line I of more than 50 remained outside ? hoping to gain admission when those Inside were ready to give up II their seats.

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Commission Head r I# 1 EW Ik wS S Silk Though George W. Wickersham (above), chairman of the Hoover law enforcement commission, is for further trial of the prohibition amendment, a majority of the eleven commissioners—six. to be exact— stand for either outright repeal or revision ADAMS COUNTY FARMERSMEET Annual Banquet and Meeting Thursday at Monmouth ; Present Awards The annual Adams county farmers’ banquet will be held at the Monmouth Community building Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Awards will be made to winners in the ton litter and corn club contests. Two hundred persons were expectled to attend the banquet and meetling. (CONTINUED ON THREE) MORE DROP OUT OF MAYOR’S RACE Mayor Thompson Now Onposed by Four Men; Democrats Have Two Chicago, Jan. 21 —(U.R) — The number of men opposing William Hale “Big Bill" Thompson for the Republican nomination for mayor was reduced today to four. On the Democratic side, the race had narrowed down to a one-sided affair between Anton J. Cerniak and John B. De Voney. Five Republicans withdrew from the race before last midnight, the last hour for withdrawal, and four

Democrats dropped out. The remaining opponents of Thompson are Judge John H. Lyle, Aiderman Arthur F. Albert, George K. Schmidt and Eugene MuSaffrey. Unusual importance is attached to this year's race for the mayorship because the winner will have the honor of reipresienting the city during tlie World’s Fair of 1933. De Voney has run for office several times with little success and has been conceded little chance to defeat Cerraak for the Democratic nomination. Thompson, Lyle and Albert all have powerful followings and it is expected their race for the nomination will develop into one of the most sensational political battles in the city’s history. A severe blow was dealt Thompson's hopes last night when his life-long friend, George F. Harding, announced he would support Lyle. Harding who lias an important following, said his decision was political rather than personal. He previou-ly had declined to enter the race himself because of his friendship for Thompson. Many had urged him to do so. Republican candidates who withdrew were Charles V. Barrett, John P. Walsh, Thomas J. Houston, Newton Jenkins, and Oscar De Priest, negro congressman. Democrats who withdrew were Russell H. Runk, Patrick B. Flanagan, Martin Powroznik and James G. Mullen, the fight promoter.

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ADAMS. WELLS COUNTY VOTERS GOTOJOLLS To Elect Successor to Geo. L. Saunders In State Legislature SIMMONS AND MYERS ARE THE CANDIDATES — All election polls in the 'county will be open from 6 a. m. until 6 p. m. tomorrow, January 22, for the special [election to be held in Adams land Wells counties. All voters will cast their ballots in the same polls as in the last regular election. Voters of Adams and Wells counI ties tomorrow will choose the man to succeed the late George L. Saunders, of Bluffton, in the Indiana house of representatives. Mi. Saunders died suddenly of bean I trouble at Indianapolis tlie evening I before the state legislature opened I its 1931 sessiotl. Both Democrat and Republican candidates were nominated forth ( post in special meetings of the < en- * tral committees of the two c.oiins ties last week. } Virgil M. Simmons, of Bluffton. t [ was the choice of the Democrat I committeemen for his party’s nomi--1 nation. Mr. Simmons has been I Democrat chairman of the Eighth I Congressional district for several [years and has been exceedingly a<- , five in county, district and state ■ political circles. The Democrat nominee is also a leading attorney of Bluffton. Dillon Myers, Republican candi- . /late, is a Bluffton florist. Whil? • ’not especially active in the past in party poliUc.s, he is well known 3 in his home town of Bluffton and in Wells county. Mr. Myers is - president of tlie Bluffton Chamoer a of Commerce. ; With favorable weather Thursday , a fairly representative vote is exi pected to be polled in the two conn- . ties. County chairmen of both par- ■ ties in the two counties are making • strenuous efforts to interest the voters in the special election and in ' dications are tliat their efforts are ) bearing some fruit. Plans were made foi the special election after Attorney-General Ogden ruled that under the state constitution a special election was i necessary to name a successor to i a member of the state legislature. ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o - r Lingle Murderer Arraigned Today Chicago, Jan. 21. —(U.R) —Deo V. Brothers, accused of tlie murder * of Alfred J. Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter, was arraigned today r before Judge John J. McGoorty and a plea of not guilty was entered for g I him. > ] “On advice of my attorney, I . stand mute,” Brothers said when the court clerk asked, "guilty or ■j not guilty." Judge McGoorty ord- □ ered that a plea of not guilty he r entered.

FRANK STUMP FOUND DEAD P r o m i n e n t Van Wert County Farmer Commits Suicide Tuesday Erank P. Stump, 64, widely known stock breeder and a Van Wert, Ohio County farmer, hanged himself in a barn at this home three mile: north west of Convoy. Ohio, Tues day morning, following a several mouths illness. Herbert Stump a son, found his father hanging from a rope of a hay pulley in the driveway of the barn. His father had left the home to go to the barn about 7 o’clock. The deceased was a graduate of Ohio State university and was well known as a producer of high gradelive stock. Sutyiving are the. wife three sons Dale W. Stump of Columbus Ohio; Herbert Stump at home; and Eord L. Stump of Avondale Pennsylvania; and two daughters. Mrs. Owen McClelland, of Paulding county, and Mrs. Holland Baumgardof near Wauseon. Funeral services will be held in the Erlends church near Convoy, Ohio. Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock.