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Vol XXIX. No. 257.

Europe Beckons r Lt > I i j Irk >' Lupe Velez, interesting Latin-type of Hollywood's film favorlets. is shown as she accorded New York one last smile before sailing on the lie de France for a pleasure trip in Europe. Lupe. who arrived at New York on the same train with John Gilbert recently and who saw the movie lover off to foreign lands, may find their paths will cross. Laicky John! BARRONEGETS NEW SENTENCE Preble Bank Bandit Is In Michigan Prison After Short Freedom Russell Barrone, 36, former Decatur man who was convicted in 1921 of the charge of attempting to rob the Farmers State Bank at Preble and of shooting Clarence Smith, the cashier, has been sentenced to prison for a term of not less than 17% years, in the Michigan state prison. Barrone has been convicted of the charge of attempting to rob the , Runyon Tobacco Company, in Cold i water, Michigan, on July 6. Judge Theodore T Jacobs sentenced him , to a term of not less than 17% years, nor more than 30 years in the Jackson prison. He has started to serve his sentence. ißa.rrone and a companion an tempted to rob the Farmers State Bank on June 9. 1921. He was caught by a posse and on October 11, 1921, was sentenced to a term of five to 14 years for bank robbery and to 10 years for bank banditr and assault with intent to kill H’ON r'.M’FI) ON “AGE TWO’ NEW CABINET BEING FORMED Great Britain Speeds Work Toward Mustering Manpower London, Oct. 30.— (U.R) —Great Britain today' speeded mobilization of man power and machinery in a drive for overseas business as foreign contracts for factory sites, including two from the United States, were negotiated. Industralists are convinced that the national government's overwhelming victory at the polls is tantamount to a mandate for a fiveyear plan for regaining Great Britain's world trade. And the applications for foreign factory sites are in anticipation of a protection tariff to which the election victors were pledged. Applications show a steady increase. Among the six site purchases contracted Tor today was one United States airplane firm and one United States radio factory. It was anticipated the national government would hold power for a full five years because Its huge majority In the House of Com (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— Faces Forgery Charge Indianapolis, Oct. 30 — (UP) - Norval K. Harris, Sullivan attorney was arranged before U. S. Commissioner Fae W. Patrick today on a charge of forging government checks. Harris is alleged to have falsified several cheeks, each for hundreds of dollars. He was bound over to the Federal grand jury under $2,500 bond.

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RECOVERY OF INDUSTRY IS ! THOUGHT NEAR Trade Survey Is Optimistic: Inventories Show Depletion REPORT BASED ON QUERIES New York, Oct. 30.—(U.R)— Industrial recovery is under way, according to the annual I trade survey on the National] Association of Manufacturers, which covers 300 replies to a [questionnaire. The survey was made public by J. Lewis Benton, genleral secretary, during its aninual meeting yesterday. Labor stabilization and unemployment relief were discussed dur-*! ing a conference held in connection with the association meeting. Tlie industrial survey covered more than a score of industries ranging- from textiles to automobiles, and revealed: 1 Inventories are at lowest point in years with only 8 per cent reporting overstocked as compared with 17 per cent last year. Depleted stocks reported by 44 per tent against 26 per cent in 1930. 2— Wages maintained or improvled by 54 per cent; others cut on average of 15 per cent. Decreases in sales, prices and production av-! eraged 40 per cent, about three! times the wage cuts. 3— Employment cut less this year I than last. 64 per cent reducing [ payrolls against 68 per cent in 1930. 4 — Business improved over last fall for 8 per cent against 5 per cent in 1930; 74 per cent reported business decreased against 80 per CONT'NUED ON PAGE 91X1 TWO ENTOMBED MINERS SAVED Four Os Six Found Dead; Rescuers Refused To Quit Shickshinney, Pa., Oct. 30. —(U.R) —Rescuers who wouldn't abandon their digging when six miners were trapped in a mine shaft last Saturday, today found two alive and four dead, they reported. The men had been entombed in the West End Company mine at Moconaqua, near here by an explosion, last Saturday night. The rescue required six days and nights of unceasing work of clearing a tunnel through the wrecked mine. Responses to signals tapped on an iron pipe pushed fur wa id through the rock and jammed in the narrow tunnel gave the first intimation that some of the men behind the barrier were alive. These responses came Isfte last night. At three intervals after the first reply the rescuers communi(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 1 —o ■ "• - ART EXPERT TO GIVE LECTURE Local Women To Hear J. W. Renneil Monday Night At Library J. W. Renneil. president of the . Fort Wayne Art School, will deliver an address on “How to Understand a Picture,” at the Library Hall, Monday night at 8 o’clock, for members of the Woman’s Club and their friends. The Art Department of the Woman’s Club will sponsor the program. Mr. Renneil is reputed to be a charming speaker, and his lecture premises to be instructive and entertaining. Anl art exhibit, showing pictures by many! well known artists, will be held in connection with the lecture. Members of the club will meet at 7:45 o’clock for a short business meeting preceding the program. The public Is invited and tickets may be procured from members of the Art Department or at the door.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 30, 1931.

# Pioneer Decatur Man Returns Here to Visit David W. Scharrer, who was born in Decatur, eighty-one years ago today, came over from Elkhart, Indiana where he now resides, to enjoy the day by looking up some of the old timers and talking over the days of his youth. Mr. Scharrer’s father operated a saw mill on- the site where later the Patterson and Pillar mill stood and where a filling station now fills the needs of modern travelers. About a hundred feet from there stood the log house where this octogenarian was born. When he was six years old the family moved to Red Wing, Minnesota, making the trip in a covered wagon drawn by two oxen. It required all summer and Mrs. Scharrer recalled a number of Interesting incidents. At one place the oxen got unruly and one of them was pushed off a bridge (CONTINUED ”'N PAGE SIX)

FIRST WINTER WEATHER HERE Cold Wave Is Heading Eastward; Freezing W eather Predicted Chicago Oct. 30 —(UP) — Snow flurries an freezing weather spread east into the Great Lakes district today while the far west was in the grip of a heat wave that carried temperatures to the 100 degree mark. Snow and sleety rains were predicted generally by the weather bureau for the North Central states. 'ln Northern Minnesota and the Dakotas where snow fell yesterday temperatures were slowly rising as the ktorm spread eastward. Freezing weather was expected by the weather bureau today in Southern Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Indiana, and lowa. The pacific coast heat wave shot temperatures to 100 degrees at Santa Ana while several forest fires were reported due to the unseasonable heat. Fires burned over 1,500 acres of brush and forest land before being brought under_ control. The most serious blaze in the anta Lucia mountains, north of San Luis Odisro, blackened 1,000 acres, destroyed telephone lines and threatened the Southern Pacific .tracks before being brought under control. A blizzard which had raged in the Rocky Mountain area subsided without serious damage to large Colorado and Wyoming sugar beet crops which remain to be harvested. cs-S pret Egin E.2D SAYS PANICS WILLJRETURN Noted Banker Says Legislation To Prevent Is Really Impossible Washington, Oct. 30 —(U.R) —Albert H. Wiggin, chairman of the governing board of the Chase National Bank, told the senate economic planning committee today that it would be impossible to prevent a recurrence of depressions. “What we have learned the next generation will forget.” he said. Wiggin blamed “excessive tar iffs” as one of five causes of the depression. He said to the committee an extract of his report of last January to the shareholders of the Chase National Bank, listing five major causes of the depression. Wiggin, who has just returned from Europd where his committee of the Bank of International Settlements at Basle submitted a report for settlement of European questions, gave the senate committee a brief summary. In it he set forth a fourfold program for revival of business. He said: “Stripped of technicalities, the substance of our report is that the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 0 Farm Meet Tonight Farmers interested in growing beets are asked to meet at Monmouth school in Root township at 7:30 o'clock tonight. The fifty-fifty contract will be explained by several farmers interested in the project.

THREE ALLEGED FOWL THIEVES ARE ARRESTED Chicken Theft Ring Is Believed Broken With Today’s Arrests ALL PLACED IN COUNTY JAIL Everett Miller and Perry Mil er of Cevlon and Thomas Martin of Wabash township were arrested at Geneva this morning and charged with chicken stealing. The three men were arraigned this afternoon before Justice of Peace James Barr and were bound over to Adams circuit court. The men are alleged to have stolen chickens totalling more than. 15 from the farm of Dore E. Amspaugh in Jefferson township. The Millers have been watched for some time in connection with a number of chicken thefts which have occurred in Jefferson township lately. Sheriff Burl Johnson brought the men to Adams county jail this afternoon, following their arraignment at Geneva, where Nathan C. Nelson represented the state in the preliminary court charges. Mr. Nelson stated that all three would face larceny charges in circuit court. Mr. Amspaugh testified in the lower court hearing and the evidence was sufficient to bring the alleged thieves to the higher court here. The arrests today are the second of a -series in efforts by Sheriff Johnson, Prosecutor Nelson and other county and city authorities to clean up a number of alleged theft rings operating at nights throughout the south end of the county. PAROLE BOARD DENIES MANY Ten Paroles Granted From Long List Os Prison Applicants Michigan City. Ind., Oct. 30.—(U.R) —Ten paroles, five temporary paroles. two commutations of sentence and 21 continuances had been granted by the state board of pardons and paroles as it entered upon its second day of consideration on cases. Eighty-six pleas had been denied. The proximity of winter, with its unemployment problem, caused the board to deny many pleas which might otherwise have been granted, it was explained. Two of the paroles and three of -the —temporary parole s _ were i n cases not listed for action. Among the latter was Fred Kettlehake, sentenced in Hamilton’ circuit court Oct. 12, 1900, to a life term for murder. He is 73 years old and has been in the prison hospital more than 25 years. His r«(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — o NAVAL BUDGET CUT ON TRIAL President Names Group Interested In Naval Matters To Listen Washington, Oct. 30. — (U.R) — President Hoover today prepared to put his navy economy program on trial before a committee of his own choosing.. This was his answer to the charge of “abysmal ignorance” in navy matters leveled against him by the Navy League, a civilian body interested in promoting navy matters. The President expects the step to silence his critics and wring an apology from William Howard Gardiner, who as president of the league, signed its statement. Personnel of the trial board is expected to be made public at the White House before night. Mr. Hoover announced navy league members will be represented on it. The dispute grew out of Mr. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

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Forty Hours To Start Here Sunday Morning I The Forty flours devotion service will begin at the St. Mary’s | Catholic church Sunday morning. A missionary priest will conduct the service, continuing until Tuesday evening when the solemn close will take place. There will be services in the evening at 7:30 o'clock on the three days. GIRL SCOUTS HOLD CHAPEL Central Pupils Enjoy Program Observing National Scout Week An interesting “Girl Scout" program was presented before the pupils of the Central school at the regular chapel hour this morning. The program presented included "America the Beautiful,” by the pupils; a Halloxteen song, “Queer Things at Halloween” was sung by Mary I Maxine Martin, Jeanette Winnes, Zula Porter, and Marguerite Staley. Phyllis Tooke, Evangeline Fuhrman, Betty Campbell, Florence Brandyberry, Helen Kohls, Kathryn Knapp, Kathryn Franklin, and Anna Jane Tyndall explained the program for Girl Scout Week after which the pupils sang. “The Girl Scout March” Lois Mann repeated the Girl Scout Oath; Vera Myers showed the Scout sign; a Rachel Lehman and Kathryn Kohls explained the 10 points of the Scout law; Barbara Burk gave the Scout motto, Martha Myer ,gave the Scout slogan and Mary Maxine Martin, Jeanette Winnes, Zula Porter and Marguerite Staley sang, “It’s So Nice to be Acquainted.” Betty Ruth Uhl recited the poem “If".-by Kipling, the pupils sang ”St(lr Spangled Banner” and saluted the flag, giving the pledge to the American Flag. There are 55 members of the Girl Scout organization in this city. O Baptist Group Meets Harrisburg, 111., Oct. 30—(U.R) —• More than 60,000 Baptists of Indiana and Illinois were on record today, through their delegates to the Illinois Baptist Association convention here as opposed to “all forms of worldliness among church members.” such its Sunday card playing, dancing, picnicking, fishing, theatre attendance, and hunting. The convention, at its closing session last night, also took a i definite stand against modification, 1 of the eighteenth amendment, against companionate marriage, and against all “wet” candidates for political office. W. H. OLIVER IS DEATH'S VICTIM Former Decatur Man Is' Victim of Brights Disease In Michigan William Homer Oliver, 43, former Decatur man died at his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan at 6:30 o’clock last night of brights disease. Mr. Oliver had been sick for sometime. He was born in Decatur, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Oliver. He resided at Kalamazoo since 1912 and was employed at the Ailed Paper Company, as factory claim adjuster. Surviving are three children, Robert, Harriet and Marilyn Jane of Kalamazoo, a brother, Chancy Oliver of Bluffton. The body will be brought from Kalamazoo to Fort Wayne where short services will be held Saturday night. Funeral services will be held at the Chancy Oliver homte on Clark avenue, Bluffton. Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with Rev. G. F. Hubbartt. officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. o Rev. Ferntheil Speaker The Rev. H H. Ferntheil, pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city -gave an interesting address on Christian Citizenship, at the meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. It was an inspiring talk. Ed. A. Bosse, local attorney, was presented as a new member of the club. C. C. Pumphrey had charge of the program.

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New Rail Head I Walter S. Franklin (above) is rapidly approaching the king row in what happens to be a game of “railroad checkers." He was pres- ; ident of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton road; now he has been made president of the Wabash Railroad. Close followers of railroad affairs believe Franklin may succeed Gen. W. W. Atterbury as head of the Pennsylvania system when the latter retiries in about 18 months. | DEATH CLAIMS W. H. LAUGHREY Former Adams County Resident Dies At Fort Wayne Thursday AM. — William H. Laughrex, 74, well known man who spent his entire life in Adams and Allen counties, died at a hospital in Fort Wayne at 10:15 o’clock Thursday morning of heart trouble. Mr. Laugh-] rey had been ill tor sometime and was a patient in a Fort Wayne hospital for more than a month. He was born in Adams county, October 11, 1857, the son) of Joel and Elizabeth Durbin-Laughrey. His wife, Sarali preceded him in death in 1900. Surviving are two children. Arley of San Francisco, Cal.; Mrs. John Sanford of Fort Wayne; 12 grandchildren; 3 brothers, Henry of Colfax; Frank of near Hoagi land; Jesse of Allegan, Michigan: 1 a sister, Mrs. Edna Uhrick of Fort i Wayne. Three children preceded i I him in death. Mr. Laughrey was a painter and lived in Adams county for many ‘ years where he was well known. Short funeral services will be held Saturday noon at 12 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Uhrick in Fort Wayne, anti at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Friends church in Monroe. Rev. Vernon I Riley will officiate and burial will ] be in the Spring Hill cemetery. Jacob Meyers Testifies Jacob Meyers, witness in the Wabash river dredge case was taking the court through the Limberlost with his testimony this morning. He has been on the case a number of days. Attorney Whipple estimated this morning that the petitioners were about half through with their testimony. Proving the claims as to three hundred pieces of land is quite some jdb, as every one has discovered. Engineers will be called soon to establish the blue prints and reports. It looks like an all winter job just now as it has been in progress about sixty days and is just well started apparently. — o Higgins Found Guilty Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 30.—(U.R) —An Allen county Circuit court jury last night found Fred F. Higgins, 42, guilty of a manslaughter charge, in connection with the death of Cleveland Aker, 43, who died Aug. 14 of knife wounds. Sentence will be pronounced Monday by Judge Clhrence R. McNabb. Higgins faces a penalty of two to 21 years imprisonment. o Oil Truck Explodes The big oil tank truck which was used in spreading the coat of oil on Second street, in connection with the recent improvement, blew up near Willshire yesterday. The driver had just gotten off the truck. He was not injured. The tank was badly damaged it was stated.

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CASE RECESSED UNTIL MONDAY; LASTS 5 WEEKS Mother, On Trial For Murder of Daughters Last To Testify REBUTTAL ENDS TRIAL Lebanon, Ind., Oct. 30. (U.R)- Evidence in the trial of Mrs. Carrie Simmons on a charge of murdering her daughter, Alice Jean, 10, was concluded at 11 a. m., today. Court was adjourned immediately until Mon da y morning, at which time final arguments will open. Attorneys for each side have been granted six hours for final arguments. and it is expected that the case will go to the jury Tuesday afternoon. Today the -Simmons case had equalled the longevity record of the D. C. Stephenson case, with five full weeks, and will surpass it when court meets Monday. Charles L. Tindall for the defense, and Deputy Prosecutor Roy Adney for the state will deliver the concluding arguments. In rebuttal this morning the state attempted to impeach the testimony of numerous defense | witnesses, and the defense later retaliated in kind. Mrs. Ora Gibson, daughter of W. H. Pollard, at whose home the reunion families met before going to the picnic last June 21, testii fied that she was not on the back porch of the home of Mrs. Fannie ' ] Cook, next door, that day. She -1 said also that she had not seen '■Mrs. Cook there. Miss Joanna ■| Simmons and others, including the I defendant, had testified to seeing both there, substantiating defense efforts to show that Horace Jackson, “unofficial defendant.” would have had time then to molest the machine containing the pressed chicken sandwiches. Mrs. John Moran, daughter of Mrs. Cook, refuted testimony by Mrs. Simmons, when she said there was no par. under the Cook ice box. Mrs. Simmons testified that she saw Mrs. Cook empty water from the pan. Mrs. Lora Jackson, wifa.. of Horace, told of the 25th wedding ' anniversary celebration for John, | and Mrs. Carrie Simmons. She I said that she not only attended ] the celebration but that she like- - wise contributed $1 toward a gift for the Simmons’ at that time, and spoke cordially to Mrs. Simmons. She said she attended the funerals for Alice Jean and Virginia, the two victims of the picnic sandwiches, and talked to Mrs. Sim(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 0 Case To Be Argued - Th-Studa-baker bank case, appealed ffrom the Wells circuit court, in which Dona Gaiser, in behalf of d ■ positors. seeks to have stockholders held liable for a 100 per cent assessment, has been set down for a hearing in supreme court chambers at 2 p. m., November sth, for arguments on a motion for a rehearing in the supreme court filed by defen dants. Each side will be allowed one hour for arguments. WILL CONTEST EDISON WILL Inventor’s Sons To Start Action, William Edison Says 1 Wilmington, Del., Oct. 30 —(UP) —William L. Edison, son of Thomas ' A Edison by his first marriage said ' today that action would be started to contest the will" of the inventor. He refused to state how soon action would be started, but revealed that he had consulted an attorney regarding the contest and that the ; "action likely would start shortly." The bulk of the Edison fortune - was left to Charles and Theodore i Edison with the six children shar- ■ ing in the redisuary estate over which Charles and Theodore are i executors and have wide powers of disposition.