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■IT GETS ■1 AT LOCAL ■ GAS STATION Wolpert. Stanoil \ttendant, Wictim of Robbery 'Suit then ■he\h- i \<i" \Ri» rrll(l v ' h" 11. otlend(|H. Stand ': <1 Oil Scr'"^VStation. iocnh’tl at the Hon <>l Winelicster anil Mercer aveiiut. up Suiitlav night S ami 5.311 o'clock unknot :i man. and of $2Ol in cash. -^K..«... < ■ ■■■ i Model A JS > ... • ’-a o quart of T'. sta)M(V i.T’a ’ ''o' south erf two .<( p:! .ar atul then replace ' - '.I k at the roar _ ‘'.-ii he turned 'amliiig a gun. a>k<-.: W.dpert for all the Ke h:e! which Wol to !:::n. He then told the A ■is i;'.' : sjii 1 was gained B’- vou like to go ! the hold-up man Wolpert replied w, u!dn ' , are mm h about rsimsion. the ||S! nan bit. after ordering inside the sta:r:\.r <f th» automobile signal and then turtlA :.mi- street towards described the young nx pAtip; THREE) — ■lan Is Found Dead . 111.1, Sept. 28—(UP) ■ M'<>t Yewell Alvey. 27. with broken an q scratches on ■ h "' was found at his home ■ ' Ah .,. v . I)r() ther F«red the body. \ r 01 1" Ed Kraft returned a tenb verdict m murder. A theor, I Alvey ntiiy have been killed h a robbery was dismissed by * r * of the family, who said H no money. « family formerly resided in Bomber Is Held S.-p,. 28. XU.R) Thomas Burke characterized by po- *■' an old time homber”. was W today and held for ques- ” m the bombing of the Mu«w theater, the ninth blast Ute operator lockout started. r '■ denied any connection 'he bombing, which occurred ’Blay and damaged the theater •Wounding stores to the exof 12,500. Policeman TheoJohnson. on guard at the ,* r ' ohased the bombers sev•™'ks but lost out in the traf--00 the South Side. ' ’— oandidates ARECHOSEN Democrats Renomnate Ferd Mettler For Clerk-Treasurer me*’ B # Pt. "8 (Special)—Demd ‘ can,i| dateß for councilman "'“rk treasurer for the town, tne were named at a meeting enin )l ‘ lno< ' ra,s held Saturday ' above the offices of Drs. es and Jones. l’".' M Vl L’ er ' mana K p f of the - ■ aiachtne Shop of this place, osen candidate for councilNtl.r° m , » e eMt ward - Ferd k o»w?‘ Mettler anti Baumgart-btk-ti. was nominated for Ir M.< a o Urer to B “ c ceed himself. for tl haS Berved ,n thls The? the paßt y€ar - s el6Ctlon WIU be held

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Loretta Weiland Wins Ribbon At State Fair Word has just been receiveci in I the county agent’s office that Miss | Loretta Weiland of Union townI! ship placed in her exhibit at the I State Fair. A total of 1,560 girls from 75 counties sent 3,039 exhibits to the State Fair. There were 162 girls ■ from 66 counties who received ribbons. FIRE DAMAGES ' CUTSHALLHOME Fire Is Extinguished Before Serious Damage Is Done To House I ■■■ " ■“ Fire and smoke, which originat- , ed front a burst gas line, damaged j . the Horace Cutshall residence. I , comer of Tenth and Nuttman , avenue, at 8:30 o’clock Sundaynight. The local fire department [ was called to the fire by Miles' Roop, a neighbor, and was successful in extinguishing the flames be I fore any serious damage was done, i , Mr. and Mrs. Cutshall were out of ! the city at the time of the fire. , Jack Friedt, city fire chief, esti- j mated the damage done to the 1 I house at sls and Mr. Cutshall esti- , mated his damages to furniture , and a rug at 1100. The house, which is owned by the First State Bank of this city. ’ is serviced with high pressure gas, I having an individual governor. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DECATUR HONS : TO ENTERTAIN Local Club To Be Host To Northeastern Indiana Club Members 1 The Decatur Lion’s club will be host to a group meeting of eight clubs of Lions, International, early in December, it was announced today by Ralph Gentis, president of the local club. Invitations already have t>e“n sent to the eight north-eastern In ! diana clubs composing group 4 of I , the Indiana organization. Mem-1 , bers and their wives are invited . to the meeting, which will be held In honor of H. H. Northam. Michigan City. Indiana governor , of the Lions. A program is now being organized for the meeting and it is I estimated that more than 200 will attend the banquet and entertainl ment. Other noted speakers besides Mr. Northam will be on the program. Gentis said. The clubs receiving invitations were Garrett. Fort Wayne. Kendallville. Water- > 100, Angola, Auburn. Pleasant ■ Lake and Geneva. I — _o FOSTER CHARGE WILL BE PROBED Lagrange Prosecutor Supplanted By Special Investigator LaGrange, Sept. 28 —(UP) —Indications here today that the I«a Giange county grand jury which last week issued 12 Indictments in connection with the closing and liquidation of the LaGrange County | Trust company was prepared to start investigations on charges of Ralph Foster, LaGrange and Steuben county prosecutor. It was reported from an ordinarily reliable source that the jury tomorrow would obtain the aid of a special prosecutor. This was taken • Io mean that Foster, who aided In i obtaining the indictment of the i, three bank officials, was himself to ; come under the juries scrutiny. ' In two petitions designed to oust (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) » o Congressman In Mishap I Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 28.—(U.K) - —Congressman F C. Loofburrow, r and, his daughter and son-in-law. all . of Salt Lake City, Utah, were reI covering today from injuries suffered when their auto collided with I another. None was hurt seriously.

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TWO NATIONS WILL SUSPEND GOLD STANDARD > I li Norway And Sweden To loin England In Suspension Immediately BANK RATES ARE INCREASED London, Sept. 28.— <U.R) — Suspension of the gold standard by Norway and {Sweden 'and increased “bank rates in j several European countries | were effective today, a week | after Great Britain suspended the gold standard for six months. The Swedish state council met at Stockholm and decidied to suspend the gold standard until November 30. At the same I time the bank rate was increased from six per cent to eight per . cent. At Oslo, the Norwegian state 'council decided to suspend the jgold standard temporarily and proj hibit the export of gold. The bank I j rate was raised from six per cent to eight per cent. Both decisions were made Sunday during the suspension of business over the w'eek-end. The Danish cabinet will meet at Copenhagen today and consider the situation. The directorate of the Stochholm stock exchange closed the exchange indefinitely. It was decided to keep the Berlin bourse closed for an indefinite period. Other bank rate changes effectjive .today were th£ Italian, raised I from 5*4 to 7 per cent, and the Greek, raised from 9 per cent to 12 per cent. Holland stuck by the gold stand(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o — Autogiro To Be Here Announcement was made today that an autogiro would maneuver over Decatur Tuesday morning between 10:30 and 11:45 o'clock. The "flying windmill" will not land j here from Fort Wayne and will return to that city after flying over this city. HOGSTON TRIAL IS POSTPONED Attorney Is Appointed To Defend Young Man Under Poor Fund Law Pearl Hogston, who was captured by Sheriff Burl Johnson and his aides last June 22 when he jumped from the second floor of the McConnel and Sons building after allegedly attempting robbery appeared in Adams circuit court today to face a charge of entering a building with intent to commit a felony. Hogston. who did not have an attorney appealed to the court under the poor defense law and asked that an attorney be named to defend him. Hubert McClennehan was named by Judge D. B. Erwin, Hogston then asked for a fewday's time to prepare his defense and the request was granted. Judge Erwin intimated the case probably would be tried later this week or early next week. Hogston has been ill at the Adams county jail for the last two weeks but was able to appear in person at the court house today. His attorney did not state what defense would be used Prosecutor Nathan Nelson stated today that the state was prepared for both its case against Hogston and his partner William Dixson, who faces trial Tuesday morning. - o Ship Tested Again Akron, O„ Sept. 28. —(U.R) —The U. S. S. Akron glided into the air at 10:40 a. m. today, less than 11 hours after she had cruised through murky skies on a night flight. The airship's fourth voyage, as the others, was uncharted through announcement of navy officials. She rose slowly from her moorings and slide away to the northwest. The flight, of uncertain length, was designed to test the ship's tuning ability.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday, September 28, 1931.

Tornado Wrecks School i I • * *. • |l few Approximately forty children were injured when the roof of the nigh school building at Boston, six miles south of Richmond ln<l collapsed during a severe windstorm Friday afternoon. Nine children were sent to the local hospital ami the others received minor injuries

ASK FOR BIDS FOR JANITOR Commissioners Will Receive Bids For Court House Custodian The board of county commissioners has given notice that sealed bids will be received by them for the services of a janitor at the Adams County Court House. Proposals will be received by the board 1 on Tuesday, October 6. Persons desiring to have the job are reques:ed to put their application in writing and state therein their qualifications for the job. The appointment will begin November 1 and runs for a year. Mat I Breiner is now the janitor at the I building. The county council cut the ap propriatioa for janitor hire from $1,200 to S9OO a year and tlie com-i missioners decided to receive bids for the place, in view of the many applicants for the job. In addition to the work in the court house building, tne janitor must also look after the lawn and do such work as the tommisioners may desiginate. SIMMONS TRIAL STARTS TODAY Lebanon Murder Trial Jury Being Selected With Scrutiny Lebanon, Ind., Sept. 28—(U.R) — The tedious process of selecting a jury was started in Boone circuit court today as Mrs. Carrire Simmons went on trial charged with the poison death of her youngest daughter. Alice Jean. 10. Mrs. Simmons appeared weary and strained as she was brought into the courtroom fiom the cell where she has been held since her indictment July 3. The courtroom was filled with spectators, many of them friends and netghhors of the Simmons family near Greenfield. Ben Seifers, Boone county prosecutor. was In charge of examination of potential jurors for the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ■ — —o — ■ Carlisle Bank Closes Indianapolis, Sept. 28 —<U.R>— The Farmers State Bank. New Carlisle, was closed today by order of its board of directors. J. Pruud was president and William Chandler cashier. Capitalization was $25,000, loans $73,897, aud deposits, $57,915,

♦ —♦ Convict Freed After Another Admits Crime Mt Carmel, HL, Sept. 28 —4U,p> Jesse Lucas, who served 23 years i in prison for a murder he didn't ■ commit, started his life over today , at the age of 50. Prematurely aged by almost a I quarter of a century behind bars, I Lucas was at the home of Mayor T. B. Wright "The only home I’ve ■ ever known." he said. "I'm vindicated at last,” Lucas' said late yesterd.ay as he walked ! from the state prison at Chester. I 111., and started for Mt. Carmel. "Itls pretty late to start life over again but I guess the best thing .CONT'NUED ON PAGE SIX> JOSEPH SIPE DIES SUDDENLY Well-Known Berne Man Dies This Morning After Suffering Stroke Berne, Sept. 28 —(Special)— Joseph Lewis Sipe, 82, well known Berne man and brother of the late John H. Sipe who died a week ago at Decatur, died suddenly at 11:45 today following a stroke of paralysis he suffered at 11 o'clock. Mr. Sipe died at his home on East Water street. Berne. He enjoyed apparent good health today and helped witli the Monday washing and spaded in his garden. When he entered the house at 11 o'clock today for a drink of water he suddenly suffered a stroke of paralysis. 1 Mr. Sipe was born in Henry ! County, May 7. 1849. He was mari lied to Arabelle Garrison, Febru- ! ary 18, 1873. They spent many , years in Blue Creek township where they w’ere well known farmers, and since 1905 resided here. Surviving are five children: W. L. Sipe of Berne; Mrs. Frank (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) BLUE LAW WORKS ’ Berne, Sept. 28.—(Special)— . j John J. Hendricks was fined • | SI.OO and costs amounting to > ; $11.95 for sowing wheat on j | Sunday, September 20. Mr. | Hendricks was arrested by a neighbor, J. H. Parr, and was i arraigned before Squire Chris | Stengel, Saturday. The affi- | davit which was filed by Mr. r ; Pa-r, stated thut Mr. Hend-. ■ | ricks sowed wheat on Sunday I j and that as It was “not a nc- ■ | cesslty nor an act of charity” j was a violation of the law

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STEVENS SAYS CHARGES ARE “UNDIGNIFIED” Legion Commander Answers Dr. Wilson On Detroit Conclave — |I)RYS PLAN ORGANIZATION I Washington, Sept. 28.—<U.R) —Henry L. Stevens, new national commander of the American Legion, today denounced as undignified and inaccurlate the charges made against i members of the Legion by Dr. |Clarence True Wilson, prohibition leader, after the Detroit convention had voted for a referendum on beer. "The Detroit convention," Stevens said, "was the soberest of any ! which 1 have attended." Stevens was here today to call on President Hoover. Replying to questions about Wilson's remarks ' and the vote in Detroit, Stevens i said he wanted it understood the ■ Legion did not go on record as wet 'or dry. | "They went on record,’ he said, I "for the ternal right of the Amer-i ican people to give their views on any qeustion. They favored a referendum.” Dr. Wilson said after he heard of the Legion vote that there had (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o ADAMS COUNTY MEN ARRESTED John Eicher, Amos Sovine Fined On Liquor Violation Charges John Eicher and Amos Sovine, : Adams County men, reported to live at Berne and Linn Grove communities were rrested Saturday night 'at the Street fair in Bluffton by . Sheriff Lester Bowman and after ' spending Sunday in jail were j assessed penalties in circuit court this morning when they entered pleas of guilty to charges of liquor law violations upon arraignment before Judge John F. Decker. Eicher was fined SIOO and costs i and given a 90 day penal farm sen- | fence, when he pleaded guilty to I charges of possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. The penal farm sentence was not suspended. The same penalty was assessed against Sovine when he pleaded guilty to a charge of seling liquor. However his penal farm sentence was suspended on good behavior. They were in an alley selling jiquor when discovered by officers it is alleged. o RECORD PLANE IS REMODELLED Doolittle Hopes to Break Own Record In Cross Country Trip Chicago, Sept. 28. — (U.R) — The little airplane in which James H. Doolittle streaked across the continent in 11 hours and 11 minutes is being remodeled in the hope it can attain ever greater speed. Doolittle brought the plane back to Chicago yesterday for the first time since he took it from the factory here in August. Between times, he had set a new cross-con- ( tinent speed record, won the Thompson trophy race at Cleveland. and set numerous other air marks. The record the former army major now hopes to break is the land plane speed record of 278 miles per hour. He believes that after a few changes are made the little ship again will carry him to vic(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Board Will Meet The Board of Guardians will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the library Hall. All members are urged to be present as there was no meeting of the board held last month.

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Dedication Date Set The dedication of the new Crucifixion set in the St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery, west of Decatur, will take place Sunday afternoon, October 4. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Kroll of Fort Wayne will officiate at the service and the Rev. John Bapst of Bluffton will deliver the sermon. The Crucifixion set is erected on a mound west of the main driveway in the cemetery. A large concrete base holds the cross and statues, which, are made of copper. The set was donated by one of the members of St. Mary’s Catholic church. -500 500 ATTEND MEN'S MEETING Ferd Mettler, Berne Is Named Secretary of Reformed Congress Ferd Mettler of Berne was chosen secretary of the Men’s Congress of the Fort Wayne Classis of the Reformed church, at the seventh annual meeting which was held at the Cross Reformed church in Berne, Sunday. Richard E. Hughes of Bluffton was elected president of the Classis to succeed Dr. Nevin l E. Bretz of Goshen, president of the 1931 congress. More than 500 laymen and ministers of the churches in the Fort Wayne Classis attended the annual meeting. Other officers elected Sunday were vice-president, Otto Gumpper, Fort Wayne, treasurer of the congress last year; treasurer, Robert Augsburger, Vera Cruz; and secretary, Mrs. Mettler, Berne. Dr. Ernest N. Evans, executive secretary of the Federated Council of Churches of Indianapolis, was the speaker at the morning session, and talked on the subject, "The Christian Layman of This Modern World.” Music was furnished by the Berne Community Male Chorus and a Fort Wayne orchestra. During the afterncon session, Dr. E. G. Homrigliausen, pastor of the Carrollton Avenue Reformed church in Indianapolis, and newly elected president of the Synod of the Mid-West, spoke to the large number of persons attending the meeting. The Cross Reformed (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) W. A. KUNKLE IS SERIOUSLY ILL Bluffton Man Undergoes Emergency Operation Sunday Morning Bluffton, Sept. 28 —(Special) — W. A. Kunkle, Sr., is in a serious , condition at the Wells County Hospital following an operation per formed shortly before noon Sunday. The operation was necessitated by a perforated ulcer of the intestines. This afternoon his physician said: "Mr. Kunkle’s condition is very favorable but he is very sick and as good as can be expected right now.” Mr. Kunkle was apparently in his usual health Sunday morning although he remarked he did not believe he wanted to eat much for dinner. An hour or so later, after his daughter, Mrs. Harry Brown and her children had left for Sunday School, Mr. Kunkle was seized with an acute attack, the pain suffered by him being intense. His son Kenneth, was at the house and rushed to his assistance. A physician hurriedly summoned ordered that Mr. Kunkle be taken to the hospital at once. The operation was performed about 11:30 o’clock. Word of the attack and emergency operation was a great shock to the many friends of Mr. Kunkle who had enjoyed every day of fair week greeting former friends. -—— o-- — Civil War Vet Dies Winchester, Ind., Sept. 28—(UP) —Samuel Fraze, 92, veteran of the civil war, died at the home of his daughter here. Legion Meets Tonight Members of Adams post, American Legion are asked to attend a meeting at Legion Hall here tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Important business will be disposed of.

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VON HINDENBURG GREETS ENVOYS; LAVALCHEERED Franco-German Commission For Economic Study May Be Result WORLD PEACE IS BIG TOPIC Berlin, Sept. 28. — <U.R) — President Paul Von Hindenburg, leader of Germany’s armies against F'rance and her allies in the World War, received France’s official emissaries of good will. Premier Pierre Laval and Foreign Minister Aristide Briand, today. It was the first time that Hindenburg had received active French statesmen and the first visit of a French premier and foreign minister to Berlin since Jong before the war. The aged president conversed with the Frenchmen for half an hour. The conversation was very friendly. It was reported here last week that France had annulled the "war criminal list” upop which Von Hindenburg and the former kaiser had prominent places. This was denied in Paris, where Laval explained that the list had not been brought into international negotiations since 1920 but had never been annulled. Berlin, Germany, Sept. 28. —(U.R) —Formation of a permanent committee to smooth out Franco-Ger-man relations was accepted today ' after the French "good will" min- ■ isters’ popular reception in a city 1 resembling an armed camp. ; Premier Pierre Laval, and For- ■ eign Minister Aristide Briand, of 1 France, had agreed with Chancellor Heinrich Bruening and Foreign Minister Julius Curtis on the formation of the committee. They were continuing their conversations to(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Wolf Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Samuel Wolf, former resident of near Tocsin, will be held at the Tocsin U. B. Church Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The Rev. F. D. Pugh will be in charge ofthecer--mony. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery at Ossian. Mr. Wolf who had been seriously ill for the last five weeks died at tire home of his daughter. Mrs Henry 1 Yake of north of Kirkland High school in Adams county Saturday morning. I o— —.— Parent-Teachers Club To Hold First Meet The South Ward Parent-Teacher Club will hold its first meeting of the year at the South Ward school ’ building, Tuesday afternoon, September 29, at 3:15 o’clock. Miss Eleanor Pumphrey will . give a talk on "What is Physical Education?" and Miss Mina Collier will sing a group of songs. ; After the program, a social tea I will be enjoyed. All patrons of the Parent Teachers Association i are urged to attend this meeting. . and are especially urged to arrive . early and visit the class rooms. . o THREE GENEVA : MEN ARE FINED l t Public Intoxication Is 1 Charge Placed Against All Three Berne, Sept. 28 (Special)— Al- _ bert Steiner, Lyle Fennig and Ed j, Charleston of Geneva were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Chris Stengel, here Sunday evening, on charges of intoxication. All pleaded guilty and each was fined $lO and costs, amount--1 Ing to $30.30 for each man. I The men were arrested by Mar- ( slial Dubach after they were alleged to have been driving in an automobile while intoxicated, allegedly endangering the lives of .several motorists. They were released after their 1 fines were paid but it is understood that state motor police are t Investigating the case and may tile more serious charges soon.