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Vol. XXIX. No. 201.

Towns Must Elect — Indianapolis, Aug. 25.— «J.R) —Four hundred and twenty-one towns in Indiana must hold elections November 3 for trustees, a clerk ahd a treasurer, it was ruled by the state board of elections. W. W. [spencer. Democratic member of {the board, announced the decision. Organization of Democratic town committees will be held September 15, it was announced. Republican c ommittees will be organized at any time prior to September 5. Tickets for the election must be selected at party conventions within seven days after organization of the committees, the board pointed [out. Names of candidates will be [placed on ballots after petitions i Lave been circulated by town chairi men. NEW LUTHERAN TEACHER NAMED Arnold Werling Succeeds Erwin Boeker At Local Parochial School Arnold Werling has accepted a position as teacher of the Zion Lutheran school of this city, it was announced today by Rev. Paui Schultz. Mr. Werling will succeed Erwin Boeker who was released last June. Mr. Werling was head of the Christ Lutheran school of Woodburn for the past two years. He is a graduate of Concordia College and Normal school, located in River Forest. IU.. and attended Valparaiso University the past summer. He completed a six year course and received a teacher's certificate at Concordia College in lune 1929 and in the same month was given the state teacher's certificate of Illinois. Mr. Welling has been president of the Adams County zone of the Walther League Society, and organization o fthe young people of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o O.W. HOLMES IS GRAVELY ILL Associate Justice 111 As Result of Overwork Doctors Report Beverly Fanns, Mass., Aug. 25. — (U.R; — Illness of Oliver Wendell Holmes, 90-year-old associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, caused grave concern today, despite the announcement of his physicians that there was no immediate danger. Justice Holmes became exhausted from overwork Saturday. A nurse has been in attendance since. Members of his family said a cold had complicated the jurist’s condition. "Justice Holmes is a tireless worker and has been working very ' hard this summer," Edward J. Holmes, a nephew, said. "Saturday he suddenly seemed exhausted and his condition became complicated wish a cold. We do not feel he is in any immediate danger. Our only worry is because of his advanced age." The illness of the famous lawyer was not disclosed until last night. Dr. Peer Johnson who is attending Justice Holmes said there appeared to be no immediate danger. "His age, of course, must be taken into consideration,” the doctor said, “his mind is as alert and clear as ever." The son of the poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, the justice began his (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ■ -.■l -..— I IICI Publisher Is Convicted Asheville, N. C., Aug. 25—(U.R) —Col. Isike Lea. Tennessee newspaper publisher, his son Luke Lea Jr. and Wallace B. Davis, president of the closed Central Bank and Trust company, were convicted today on charges of conspiring to defraud the bpnft. E. P. Charlet, business associate of the Leas, the fourth defendant. was acquitted. The county court jury's verdict climaxed a four-week trial. Testimony centered on the legality of more than 11,000,000 in loans to Lea and others from the Asheville bank. The prosecution charged the loans were raids. Lea maintained he was aiding the bank.

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COMMISSIONER HOLDS HEARING Road Cases Heard at Court House; Decisions To Be Made Ray Shank. Angola, special representative for the state board ot tax commissioners conducted a heating in the county auditor’s office this morning on the remonstrances filed against the Reusser road in Berne and the Hocker road in Washington and Monroe townships. The Reusser road was heard first ■ County officials, petitioners and re-; monstrators were heard. The hearing of the Hocker road was conducted the same way. The Reussei road is located in the town of Berne. The estimate of! the cost is *14.900, the petition was; calling for a tarvia or black top > surface. Jasper Wabel and 17 other free holders filed a remonstrance against the improvement. The Hocker road is located in Washington and Monroe townships and connects with state road Number 27 near Monroe. A hard surface road was asked for. The estimate i on the improvement was $24,085. I Two remonstrant es, one signed by | Julius Haugk and 16 other Washington township residents and one by Raymond Bluhm and 17 other free holders in Monroe township. Several residents from Berne appeared at tho hearing on the Reusser road, including Postmaster Fred Rohrer, Vilas Schindler, Dr. Amos Reusser, whom the road is named for and others. James Hendricks, Ira Wagoner. Postmaster Grovft- Oliver, Noah Rich, John Hirschy and others were present from Monroe and Washing-' ton townships. Mr. Shank will make his reyfortj to the State board and final ac-l tion will be taken by that body. - ' Huser road rejected County Auditor Albert Harlow , received formal notice today of the' state lioard’s rejection of the bond issue for the Albert Huser road in Blue Creek township. The contract for the road was let July 7, to Meshberger Bros., on their bid of $3,084. o Legislators To Meet Albany, N. Y„ Aug. 25—(U.R> — The New York state legislature will be convened in extraordinary session today, primarily to enact a law giving the Hofstadter investigating committee full powers to grant immunity to witnesses. More important to the average working man, however, was the fact that the legislature, at the recommendation of . Governor Roosevelt, was to consider means of alleviating the unemployment situation. FRIENDS SEEK AID OF CAPONE Gang Leader Sought To Gain Release of Kidnaped Gambler Chicago, Aug. 25 —(U.PJ —Police said today they had learned that Alphonse (Scarface Al) Capone had been asked to help secure the release of Johm J. Lynch, wealthy kidnaped gambler. Although no report of Lynch’s kidnaping was made to police, 'detectives investigated the case and said they learned that Capone was asked to use his influence in hunting down the kidnapers and preventing them from carrying out threats to kill Lynch unless $250,000 ransom was paid. Lynch disappeared last Thursday while going from Chicago to his $125,000 home at Lake Geneva. Wis. He has been here on business connected with operation of the General News Bureau which furnishes race information to handbooks throughout the country. He is part owner of the bureau. Frank Bordwell, a traveling (CONT’NUED ON PAGE FIX) o Plan Winter Work Rome, Aug. 25 — (U.R>— An official fascist bulletin announced today that work would be started this winter on public works and roads at a cost of nearly 900,000,000 lyre ($47,340,000) and employing 100,000 wokers.

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DO-X LEAVES ’ FOR NEW YORK Giant German Airship Starts Trip Across United States Miami. Fla., Aug. 25 —(U.R) — . DO-X, Germany's trans-Atlantic seaplane, left at 7:15 a.in. today on the first stage of its northward. coastal flight to New York. It planned fuel stops at Charleston. S. C.. and Norfolk, Va., and was due at New York late Wednesday. There were 12 passengers aboard the craft as it skimmed out of Biscayne Bay and pointed up the coast. The DO-X had been a week-end guest of Miami, arriving here Saturday from Antilia, Cuba, after a leisurely flight up the South American coast. Tonight the plane will stay at Charleston, leaving early tomorrow for Norfolk for a second refueling. then proceeding to NewYork with arrival scheduled for late Wednesday. Residents of cities all along the | (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ! 0 WILL RECALL STATE TROOPS I Oil Prices Highest Since Gushers Sent Prices Downward Austin, Tex., Aug. 25.—(U.R' —The first step toward recalling the nat-I iona.l guard in East Texas and letting up on the martial law which has closed that rich oil field and all the flush fields of Oklahoma was planned for today at a meeting of the Texas railroad commission to prepare new conservation orders.. Since Gov. William H. Murray invoked martial law in Oklahoma and Gov. Ross S. Sterling called out the troops in Texas, prices have gone to their highest point since the East Texas gushers flooded the market and sent prices tumbling from $2.50 a barrel to as - (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 25, 1931.

Miss Ila Scott, Os Leesburg, Is Selected Miss Ila Scott of Leesburg, has been chosen to fill the vacancy in the Home Economics department of the Decatur high school this year, caused by the resignation of Miss Dolores Wertenberger. Miss Wertenberger, who has taught in the local high school for the past three years, i esigned recently, and will be married in September. Miss Scott attended Purdue University, where she took a home economics course. She has had five years experience in teaching, and will have complete charge of the classes in cooking and sewing here. JAMES NIBLICK DEATH'S VICTIM DccaturMan Dies at Home of Son In Wabash Early Today James T. Niblick, 81, life long I resident of Adams county, died at | 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of his son. Harry Nil» ! lick in Wabash. Death was caus|ed from paralysis. Mr. Niblick I had not been well for several | months, but was only bedfast a I few days. ; The deceased was born in Black- | ford counity Febmtary 20, 1850, the I son of Robert and Catherine NibI lick, and spent his entire life in I Adams county, making his home 6 ' miles west of Decatur. His wife. ; Mrs. Mary D. Niblick, preceded him 4 death June 6 of this year. I Surviving are two sons. Harry I of Wabash, and Jesse of Warren. | Three brothers and three sisters, Harvie P. Niblick of Mitchell, South Dakota; Bruce Niblick of Decatur, and George Niblick of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX: Flood Waters Recede Washington, Aug. 25 —(UP) — Flood waters of the Yangtze river in China are receding slowly, consul general Walter A. Adams at Hankow reported today to the state department. The river level at Hankow is now 41 feet, having fallen from 53.4 feet, the level reported August 20.

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WOMEN BARRED AS DRY FORCE INVESTIGATORS i Woodcock Will Issue New Orders Soon. He States Today SAYS PLAN MIGHT WORK I Washington, Aug. 25.--(U.R) —’ | Prohibition Director Woodcock j announced today that orders soon : will be issued to all prohibition administrators forbidding the use of women as aides in the enforcement of prohibition. Woodcock banned the use of .wometd as decoys some time ago, tut instances in which women were reported to have purchased l liquor to aid agents in making cases continued. The new order, Woodcock said, will go further than his anti-decoy rule. Under Jhe contemplated regu-i lations, prohibition agents would be forbidden the' company of women in gathering evidence against night clubs or in any other enforcement activity. It long has lieen the custom of enforcement officers in large cities to enter a night club with a woman and in the guise of a visitor to purchase forbidden beverages if they were for sale. Night clubs sometimes are reluctant to admit men unless accompanied by women. "I have decided." Woodcock said, “that women should have no place at all in enforcing prohibitiont I think we can enforce prohibition without the use of women in any way." He said he is now drafting his orders and they will go forward I in a few days. The new orders were prompted by reports, particularly from New York, that dry agents were taking women with *tliem to night clubs. “1 thinik this system had cer(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o NEW INVENTION IN AUTO WORLD Makers Claim Cluth Will Revolutionize Auto Construction South Bend., Aug. 25—(U.R)—A revolutionary device, termed by its sponsors as more important to the automotive industry than the self-starter or four-wheel Brakes, was being inspected by auto manufacturers here today. The invention, brought out by the Bendix Aviation Corporation, represents development of an idea whereby autos may be shifted from one gear to another without manual operation. Control of the clutch hinges entirely upon the accelerator, said Bendix engineers, adding that "the left foot has lost its driving job." Engineers explained that the invention operates on a vacuum principle. When the hccelerator is released, the clutch is disengaged. In addition to elimination of clutch operation, the advan(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) COTTON CROP STEPS TAKEN Louisiana Legislators Meet To Start Governor’s Holiday Plan Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 25—(UP) —Louisiana's legislature in a “special cotton session" at 10 o’clock tonight will take what Gov. Huey P. Long hopes will be the first legislative steps toward enacting his plan for a cotton production holiday. Gov. Long issued the call late lust night. "1 hope and believe the proposed law will be passed within less than five days," Gov. Long said. He specified the session would devote itself exclusively to cotton production reduction. “Gov. Sterling of Texas says that (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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o q ADAMS POST WINS The cannon float, prepared by Adams Post, American Le- | gion won first place in the state | convention parade at Anderson | yesterday, according to reports . received here. iKis the second | consecutive year that the local ! | post’s float won first honors. A | check for SSO is first prize. LEGION ADOPTS ! NEW DISTRICTS Election of Officers Chief Business Today After Busy Meet BULLETIN Aug. 25.—(U.R) — Ralph Gates, Columbia City, was elected Indiana commander of the American Legion on the third ballot here today. Gates is the first former sailor to hold the high office. Kokomo was chosen as the 1932 convention city. Anderson, Aug. 25.— (U.R) — Districts of the Indiana department of the American Legion will conform with the new congressional districts, it was decided in a special meeting of delegates to the legion convention here. By a vote of 360 to 289, delegates adopted the revision proposal, after tabling a move to delay action until next year. Temporary chairmen were ap- ’ pointed over the 12 new districts | in an attempt to clarify the political situation which the change caused. ■ They are: District No. 1, George! Osmar, Gary; No. 2, Arthur Sehanaible, Lafayette; No. 3, Arthur Shipler, South Bend: No. 4. Dr. E. M.' [Reynolds, Garrett: No. 5, Judge! Cleon Mount, Tipton; No. 6, Wil ! bur Donner, Greencastle; No. 7. Maurice Barr, Bloomfield; No. 8, (Guy Wilkins, Petersburg; No. 9. Charles Matson, Madison; No. 10, Guernsey Gray, Newcastle; No. 11. William Nelson, Anderson, and No. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Pastors Are Assigned Marion, Aug. 25—(UP) —Pastorate assignments for the Methodist Protestant church, made at the conference camp grounds here, include: Fort Wayne sub-district chairman, F. W. Lineberry; Elkhart calvary, Gerald Skidmore; Elkhart first, F. W. Lindberry, Kendallville, C. H. Simons; Marion sub-district chairman, Fred Clark; Elwood, Fred Clark; Muncie, W. S. Harper, Shelbyville sub-district chairman; E. L. Ferris; Shebyville, Orville Owens; Logansport sub-district, J. O Coons; Logansport, J. C. Coons; Lebanon, C. O. Johnson. MOTOR CLUB TO CARRY ON FIGHT Claim J. P. Courts Are Prejudiced Under Fee System of State Hammond Aug. 25 —(UP) —The Chicago motor club today prepared to carry its fights against justice of the peace fee system to the Indiana Supreme court. The motor club bases its offensive on the con-1 tention that a justice ot the peace who derives his fee from fines cannot hear the case from an unprejudiced viewpoint. Lester Harding, Hammond, was the person around whom the fight I was centered. Harding was tried on | a charge of reckless driving, found guilty and fined $1 and costs of $13.76. The motor dub said it would attempt to show that Harding was denied his constitutional right of a trial before an unprejudiced judge. “A justice ot the peace cannot be deemed impartial when, in order to collect costs, he must find the defendant guilty," said Charles M. Hayes, president of the club. o Mishap Victim Better The condition of Miss Grace Debolt, 17. a patient at the Hossman hospital in. Berne, who suff,ered a fracture at the base of her skull in an automobile accident over a week ago, was reported to be slowly improving, Monday.

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COALITION TO PREPARE PLANS OF REBUILDING All Parties To Have Place In New Cabinet, Is Plan PARLIAMENT TO BE CALLED BULLETIN London, Aug. 25. — (U.R) — Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald arrived at Buckingham Palace at 5:23 p. m. from 10 Downing street. He was understood to be presenting the new cabinet list to the King. London, Aug. 25. — (U.R) — Great Britain resumed her struggle toward economic and financial stability today through a “government of cooperation,” headed by J. Ramsay MacDonald, laborite. It was anticipated that parliament would be summoned Sept. 8 for passage of legislation urgently needed to balance the budget, with a deficit of $600,000,600 and restore faith in British credit and the pound sterling. Prime Minister MacDonald, his labor government wrecked by the "dole" and the budget deficit, stood ■ alone in the ruins of his adminisj tration and sought to carry out the ■ commission of his King to form a ■ national government to tide the ' country over its crisis. The prime 'minister held a series of continuous conferences with members of his 'own party and the opposition. I “ was understood that parliament j would be dissolved and new elections held as soon as the national government finished its work. MacDonald. with the cooperation of all parties, was not expected to fail. Insurgent laboritss and disuent(CONTINUED ON PA(?E SIX) CANNON WIRES NEW PROTEST Asks Nye Committee To Discontinue Probe of Anti-Smith Campaign Aug. 25 — (U.R) — Bishop James Cannon, Jr., today cabled Chairman Nye of the senate campaign fund investigating committee protesting continued investigation of his anti-Smith activities during the 1928 campaign. Cannon said Nye’s desire to accelerate the investigation was prompted by a hope to obtain criminal prosecution before the statute ot limitations expires. The bishop cabled from London, to the Methodist board of temperance and social service with instructions that the communication be forwarded to Nye. The committee has subponaed C. Bascom Slemp, Virginia Republican, to testify today in renewed hearings. Canjnon’s cal-je said the Glass resolution adopted by the senate last session to enable the Nye, committee to investigate his 1928 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) POPE-FASCIST TROUBLE ENDS Controversy Between Church-State Believed Nearing End Vatican City, Aug. 25—(U.R)- ■ The controversy between the Catholic church anp the Fascist government was believed ended today. An accord between the Holy See and the government of Premier Benito Mussolini had been practically reached.it was ascertained. Settlement of the dispute, which has kept the Vatican and Italy estranged for months aii|d threatened a definite break in their relations, began the middle of last week. At that time, the Pope agreed (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)