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Prize Pie-maker W ■ I ' yw — V Although she learned the modern method of pastry making at the local 4-H t’luh. Olive (liarboneta. ol Vesper, Witt., followed the oldft.shionetl recipe of her mother! when she entered the national cherry-pie talking contest. The Jesuit was a victory for Olive and s indication for the husbands who demand pies “like mothtr used to make.'' Besides the championship! title, Olive was awarded a if>"" I pt Ire for her winning confection [ LOCAL DEBATERS WIN CONTEST Reason Closes With Victory Over Columbia City by Local School The Decatur high school negative debating team was awarded the decision over Columbia City at a di bate held Thursday -vetting at C >l- - City. Tin- score was 2-1 it: favor of Decatur. II C. Crabill. teacher of Englis.t al W.c z. wa the judge. The negative argument was presented l.y Dorothy Lit»le. Betty Frisinger. Edward Martz, and flail j Franklin as alternate. I The local affirmative team lost a I t’ decision to the Columbia City ’ negative team. The as i.mative speakers were .Milton Hoffman, j Sara .lane Kanff.nan. Cail Franklin. and Edward Martz as alternate. The. debating season at Decatur high school c losed with the debates ''Thursday. The instructors feel that the season has been p ofltable and ' that several promising debaters have been found ana will be able to represent the high school in the future. Vast improvement has been noted with each debate and prospects are fine for a highly succes ;- ful season next year <dward Martz Betty Frisinger. Gail Franklin will l.e lost by graduation. Dorothy Little. Eileen Bulk. Sara June Kauffman ami Millon Hoffman will !> ■ eligible to participate next year. In addition to interscholastic dei bates, a series o, interclass contests I may in- ..ii.tiie — l Temperature Climbs ; To New Spring High ’ Chicago, Feb. 2t> (l'l'l —’Shirtsi >eved midwesteriiers today enjoyed another of the winter heat ’ waves that have amazed and de- ' lighted the distric t during the past ' two years. Dodge City Kans., was the wa:m- --' est point witli 74 degrees. St. Louis and Kansas City follow’d with 72 while Evansville, Ind.. Springfield 111., and Keokuk, la., had 70 above. Milwaukee set an all time high mark for February with 62 above ■ while Chicago ettrne within two de- ? grees of a new record at 66 de--1 grees. The weather buteau expected 1 winter to return within a few days. o_ — , Report On Conference i Given Before Club j t M. F. Worthman and Wilson Lee who were delegates to the District 5 confe ence of Indiana Rotary Clubs - held at Indianapolis Monday and li Tuesday of this week, gave inte.estt lug accounts of ths conference at the regular meeting of the Rotary - Club Thursday night. Oscar Lant kenau was chairman of the program.

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JAPANESE MOVE I TOWARD TAZANG IN NEW DRIVE \dvance Half Mile l'ol-| lowing Intensive Artillery Bombing i:\ACUATION PLANS ARE COMPLETED — Washington, I***!!. 2(i <U.R> Japanese lorees ioclav .itlvancetl approximately one-i half mile toward the eilv of Tazang. one of the objectives in their drive ogainst the Chinese, Adniirtd Si. M. Tavlor. American naval com- ' inandcr al Shanghai, report-l* eel to the naw de|>arlment. 1 Taylor said lite advance follow-:! c’d intensive' artillery preparation. 11 There were few Japanese casual-;! Illes. Japanese planes "effectively" 1 boomed the Hangchow airdrome) in Hie morning, he said. Evacuation Plans Made Washington, Feb. 26 —(U.PJ— I* ■ Plans for the evacuation of Shang-'' ■ hai in the event of "an extreme)' emergency" have been work»di < out. it was learned today at the ' ' stale department. At the same lime it was learned j ! that American Ambassador W.| I Cameron Forbes at Tokio has joini ed with Great Britain. France and i Italy, thrbngh their envoys, in I making representations to the foreign office on two points: 1— That Jatianese forces shall - , I I not again lie landed in the inter-j national settlement. 2 — That Japanese warships in! Shanghai shall be withdrawn to points where fire directed at them will not menace lives and properties of neutrals The evaeiuiliuii plan was work-, ed out by the municipal council.l representing the general foreign’ population, and the French consul' general, representing the French concession, which is separate from , the other neutral properties. if an emergency arises a meet-i ing of the foreign consuls will be] held to determine whether the evacuation is necessary mid desirable. The representation* to Tokio were suggested by Great Britain, i Several days ago the I'nited States authorized Forbes to participate ~ ,x ii m i:i >"X i \;t: W>i t: > MURRAY SMILES ON INDIANA — Alfalfa Bill Believes He Made Good Impression On Hoosier Voters Indianapolis. Fell. 26. — (U.R) — ; William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, 1 Oklahoma's gaunt, shaggy-haired governor, who seeks the l)<'niocratic presidential nomination in order to I 1 lead the nation out of its depress-j ion. turned bac k to hrs own state j today satisfied that Indiana had I ' joined bis list of supporters. Murray closed his Indiana speaking tour last night much as he 'larted it last Tuesday with a , twirl of his bushy mustache and a' tirade against bankers and the present order of government. Reverting to his best loved theme ' —esiumsal of the c ause of the common people Murray stood before 7.000 Democrats in Cadle taber- ' nude booming out his warning that "the interests of the little man must be promoted it this conn- ] try is to be saved." He charged that bankers had ' shut out the small business man and turned to the support of specu- ] 1 intors who “neither produce anything nor employ labor." He accused this country of being "headed toward a war which it does not ((’ONTINUT7U ON PAGE SIX> —— o — Bruening Given , Confidence Vote . ■ i • Berlin. Feb. 26.—(U.R)—The Reich- i ; stag, by a vote of 289 to 264, ex- c > pressed confidence in the govern- 1 I intent ol Chancellor Heinrich Bruen- - ins today. Previously by a rising vote, the j i Reichstag approved March 13 as ' . tiie date for tlte presidential elec- - (ion, with the second ballot, if i necessary, on April 10. JI

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 26, 1932.

BASKETBALL| BULLETIN—4:2S P. M. Indianapolis. Feb. 28.—(U.R) — The Decatur Commodores were defeated in the second game of the afternoon in the' state Catholic basketball tourney by Cibault high of Vincennes. The score was 23 to 19 in saver of Vincennes. Both teams were tied at the half, 11 to 11 and the Commodores put up a gallant fight. It was anybody's game until the last minute. "Johnny Boy” Hain, guard on the Commodore team made eight of the 19 points for his teank Vincennes plays Jasper tonight in the third game of the tourney. The score: Vincennes (23) FG FT TP Conrad, f. - 2 1 f> Lenahun. f. Odd Little f. 2 2 6 Ih'ilz, c. ii • ii Marchitieau, g. 14 6 This. g. • u ii Delisle, g. 3 I) 6 Total 8 7 23 Decatur (19) FG FT TP C. Ixisc. f. 13 5 Hess', f. 0 11 Kleinhenz, c. 10 2 Ornlor, g. 113 Hain. g. .248 W. Lose, g. " « 0 Total 5 9 19 In the first game of the a ttrnoon. Jasper Academy won fiom Evansville high school, 25 to 21. It was an overtime game and the | score at the end of the period was I 21 to 21. HOLD BANQUET ’ MONDAY NIGHT — Annual Father And Son’s Banquet To Be Held At Methodist Church i I The annual father and son's bani quet will be served in the MethoI dist Episcopal church basement, , Monday evening. February 29. at 6:30 o'clock, it was announced today. F. J. Weims of Berne will be I the principal speaker, and his subject will be "The Trapping of Wild i Animals in India." Mr. Weims is manager of the i Mennonite Book store at Berne, ] and spent 18 yea i of his life living 1 in India. He is an authority on I trapping animals and his address ! will be of interest to everyone. Avon Burk is general chairman j of the banquet. Other members o. j the committee are C. D. Lewton, Charles'Burdg. Earl Colter. Dee Fryback. Leigh Bowen, Rev. B. H. Franklin, and Virgil Krick. A meet(CONTINI'KD ON PAGE SIX) William Fetters To Be Buried Saturday Funeral services for William 11. i Fetters. 71. former Decatur 1114111 'who died at his home in Chicago. ' Wednesday, will be held Saturday I morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church in Foil Wayne. Rev. George A. Hasser will oificiate and burial v ill he in the Catholic cemetery at Fort Wayne. Mr. Fetters was injured on December 1 when he was struck by an automobile in Chicago. He had been | bedfast since that time. Mr. Fetters was born in this city, and later moved to Fort Wayne where he resid’d until six years ago. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Margaret Fetters; two sons. William and Jerome Fette s all of Chicago, and 3 grandchildren. The body will be taken to the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas Dorman of 2935 Weisser Park avenue. Fort Wayne, today. — o ♦- ———♦ Will Rogers Visited Al Capone In Jail * , » Chicago, Feb. 26.— (U.R) —Cook county jail authorities said today that Will Rogers obtained a pass and visited Al Capone in his jail cell when the humorist was here last Friday. Bogers and Capone conversed for nearly 15 minutes, but the subject of the conversation was not revealed. Only other recent passes to the gangster's cell were issued to two priests.

ASSESSORS TO REDUCE VALUES OF FARM LANDS — Believe Total Should Be Cut About 35%: Start Work Tuesday TO APPRAISE AT TRUE CASH VALUE Ah hough no vote was tak-l en on the matter, the township assessors have more or less agreed that retd estate! appraisements in Adams] county should be reduced from 30 to 35 per cent. Xln this agreement they have the approval of County As-| sessor John Felty, who believes that the appraisements should b»> cut. Mr. Felty met with the assessors Thursday afternoon, following the meeting held in the court room with Ray Shank, special representative of the slate board of tax commissioners, who cautioned against the general reduction of land values on an average percentage cut. Tiie reduction of 30 or 35 per cent.. Mr. Felty explained, "does not mean that all farm lands will] be reduced that much. It means that the total of land valuations in the county will probably he reduced that much.” The county assessor stateii that there were farms in Hie county which should be reduced more and others more than 35% and that an effort would be made to appraise them at the actual cash value. "We are going to try to equalize the assessments and assess every farm fair and honestly." .Mr. Felty stated. The value of farm lands iu the, county this year is $13,177,671) or approximately s6l per acre. The total valuation of farm improve ! ments is $3,721,340 or an average' of about sl6 per acre. improvements will be taken at their actual cash value and Mr.] Felty does not believe that this] item will Ih> reduced to any great , extent, because of tiie price of, building material. The township assessors will begin the task of appraising real estate and assessing personal property on Tuesday. March 1. They will report to Mr Felty on Saturday, March 5 and at that time some idea as to Hie average assessment (CGNTINItRD ON PAGE «tX> HOOVER MAY CHANGE VIEWS Raskob Declares Hoover May Favor Prohibition Referendum New York. Feb. 26 - (U.R) "If the power of the Democratic national committee ever is misused as it is in the Republican party for nominating candidates in side rooms, the Democratic patty will not ho successful very long," according to John J. Rtskoh. national chairman. He declared, incidentally, that "I have it on good information that President Hoover will run on a prohibition referendum platform if his party should adopt such a platform." Raskob made his statement at a dinner of the New York Young; Democratic club last night. He accused Republicans of "plotting to create dissension between the north and south on the religious issue. We must not fall for it.” "A great many people think that because former Governor Smith nominated me and because I am a Catholic, that we are working hand In glove." Raskob said. “I never discussed candi(CONTINVED ON PAGE SIX) o Change Made At Local Barber Shop Carl law. popular young man of this city will assume management of the Service Barber Shop. Marti- ] son Street, beginning next Monday.' February 29. Mr. Lose will be assisted by Joe St ickler. Harlan. Ind . who comes to this city highly 1 ecommended as a tonsorial artist. Both men extend a welcome to the public to |isft them in their modern and up to the minute shop.

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* 1857 Dollar Bill Now In Circulation ♦ ♦ Hammond, Ind.. Feb. 26 (U.R) A dollar bill printed before the Civil war was drawn from its hiding place by Hie Hammond unit of I President Hoover’s anti-hoarding I campaign. I Mrs. Julia Poole presented the thill, dated 1857, as she made a put chase in a jewelry store. | "It has la en in our family 25 years,” Mis. Poole explained, "but I'm willing to spend it Io help I bring back prosperity." DECATUR MAN NAMED RECEIVER IL F. Ehinger Named Re- [ ceiver For National 5 & 10c Stores Co. A petition for voluntary bankruptcy lor the National Five and Tell Cent Stores wa.s granted by Wheeler Ashcraft, referee in bankruptcy and Herman F. Ehinger, general manager of the Citizens Telephone Company was named receiver. The petition was filed by ('. J. Voglewede of this city, president of tlte company and other stockholders. March 11 was set as the date on which a hearing would he held Wore Mr. Ashcraft, at Portland. The company owns stores at Auburn. Shelbyville. Wabash and Huntington.’ The stores will continue to operate. It recently closed ifs store in this city anti sold the one in Hoopstown. Illinois. i The National Five and Ten Cent Stores company was organized in 1920 by Mr. Voglewede and R. A. Stevens, Shelbyville, general man■hfgvr of the company. o Indiana Mayors To Form League f Martinsville, Inti.. Feb. 26.—(U.R) ' Mayors and other officials of sevI etui Indiana cities met here today lin the hope of forming a municil pal league to battle utility rates. At a meeting a month ago. called by Mayor George Schmidt, Martinsville. a committee was appoint ed to draft the proposed league. The committee's report was Io be given today. SeVmidt, in urging the league, cited the recent decision of the Wabash Valey Elect: ic Company to carry the Martinsville rate to the supreme court. Schmidt said he interpreted this move as indicative ot' a "fight to the finish" on tiie part of utilities in all rate reduction cases. Forest O'Brien Bobs Up; Not Kidnaped St. Louis, Mo.. Felt. 26.—(U.R) — Forest O'Brien, the endurance flier, appeared at Lambert-St. Louis field today, after a mysterious absence ot three days and denied lie had been "kidnaped." in addition he declined to say where he had Iteen. O'Brien was reported "kidnaped" by a woman motorist from in front of the fairgrounds hotel early Tuesday His wife, who told police of Hie kidnaping, explained she had "pulled Obie’s leg" to keep him out of the automobile, later I changed her story and said lie "might have gone willingly." Mrs. O'Brien, reached at the faitgrounds hotel today, said her hus- | band had not returned home, but she knew he was "all right." Canadian Resident Visits Relatives R I’. Roop of Alberta, Canada, visited here this week with the children of tiie late F. L. Roop, his brother. Mr. Roop is well known here. He lived in Dixon, Ohio, for a number of years, going to Canada 32 years ago and hts recent visit was the second one in 20 years. Mr. Roop represented the Alberta Providence of swine breeders at the Toronto dominion of Iswine breeders. While on this 'mission he decided to visit the {United States ana relatives and 'friends in this section of the country. He stated that it was 50 lielow zero where he lived. He will return to Millet, Alberta about March 10. His home is about 500 miles north of Seattle. Wash.

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Stork Beneficiarv I 8 ? t ■ * ■ is \ i * 1 I \' / X The arrival of an 8-pound baby! girl to Mrs. Bud Stillman, the for-' mer Lena Wilson, who became the, bride of the heir to Banker James A. Stillmans millions, just about fills the ettp of happiness of the young couple. The babe was born i in a Boston hospital. The you.ig; papa and the millionaire grand- ; . dait were there to welcome the. new member of the clan. CHILDREN TO PRESENT PLAY; — . Story of The American Flag to Be Depicted by School Children j The pupils of the South Ward i (school and the Riley building will 'unite in presenting a colonial play-' i let entitled. "When Betsy Ross j I Made Old Glory.’’ at the Decatur i high school auditorium. Thursday j ' night. March 3, The musical playlet for small children is in three acts, with' '{words and music written by | Maude Orita Wallace. Anproxi-j mately 21)0 children will partici-' ’ pate in the program Thursday ' night, with large numbers comprising the Continental soldiers. 1 and many taking part in the har-i monica band The price of admission will be: 10 cents for each person, young or I old. and the public is urged to J witness the presentation. Among the principal characters | in the production will be General ] George Washington. Colonel Ross. I ' Robert Morris. Betsy Ross, and! ' Captain Anderson. The official] costumes of the George Washing-! ’ ton times will be worn by tire] ' children in the playlet, which is! 1 being directed and sponsored ly the teacheis of the schools, the] Misses Eva Acker. Nellie Whines.] Florence Haney. Ruth Vizzat'd.i Helen Shroll, Effie Button, Bertha 1 Bunner and Mary SMttles. Special musical numbers will lie] ’ played by the Riley building Harmonica Rand, and a pantomime . (coxTiNi nn ox page six) — Deincoratic Editors Open State Meeting Indianapolis. Feb. 26.—(U.R) —The annual two-day winter meeting of tlte Indiana Democratic Editorial > Association was opened here today. . Legal advertising laws were dis- ■ cussed at the first session, which i followed a noon luncheon. Edward Brennan and Walter Owen, of the ■ state board of accounts, were speak- • ers. Robert McCormick, of the i Chicago Tribune, was scheduled for | ■ a talk on the Minnesota gag law. The association's annual gridiron ■ dinner will lie held tonight. Frank - Finney. Martinsville, will preside. f Tiie annual political meeting will i bring the convention to a close to- ■ morrow night. Senator Edward J. I Costigan. Colorado, will be the - speaker. Clarence Wolfe. New Harmony, 1 elected president at a recent meet-1 l ing. will assume office, succeeding i i Claude G. Bvodhecker Browns-1 town, nn ]

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MEASURE IS GIVEN QUICK ACTION TODAY Federal Reserve Credit Bill To Become Law With Signature TO AID BUSINESS IN EXTENDING CREDIT W’ttsliiiigloii, I). I'<’h. 2(> (U.R) ('.ongress lodoy conipleled tt <■ ti<> it on Ute (> :iss-Slcafitill bill l<» t'id business with new ledeiul reserve credit and sent lhi‘ completed measure to the While House for President Hoover's signature. The house acted within 20 minutes after it convened at noon. The conference report was promptly sent to the senate. There being no objection. Hie decision in favor of the conl'erenee report, wa.s unanimous. A vast flow of credit immediately will lie available through the federal reserve system win’ll President Hoover signs the bill. The measure permanently revises the federal reserve system by permitting groups of five or more banks to borrow from federal reserve banks on their pronrssory notes suhiect to approval by five members of the federal reserve board. As congress finally enacted the iroNTINI'ITD ON I'M'.l' SIXI Washington Plav Repeated Thursday , The canata, "George Washington. I the Fatho- ot Our Country." n {presentation given by Hie ptiplTz o’ the Central School, und ’r the direc|tion of Miss Gladys Schindler, was j repeated in the Decatur .High I School auditorium. Thursday night. The auditorium was filled to ca--1 rarity for the second pe formance | of the msttical production and pageant. The program was featured with j patriotic songs sung ny various pu- | pils of th? school, dressed in colonial costumes. Thank Offering To Be Held Sunday The Women’s Missionary AssoI ciation of the I'nited Brethren . Church will hold its annual Thank I Offering service in the i ltur li auditorium Sunday night at 7 o'clock. The public is invited to attend this meeting. Following is the complete proI gram: Piano prelude Miss Iretn Fishee I Worship service —Mrs. R. E. Vaucn . Anthem Young Peoples' Choir. | Special music on the Saw Miss I Alice Vance. ! Short address —Rev. R. E. Vanco | Solo—Mrs. C. Merryman ‘ Playlet. "Thank Offering and Consecration—W. M. A. Women Anthem —Young Peoples’ Choir Pi-iiedii t ion. STATE ROAD MAPS PRINTED Maps Show Routings For All State Roads Up to January 1, 1932 Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 26 (Special)—N?w ma. .< o. the Indiana state highway system showing paveing and expansion up to Jan nary 1. 19:12, are leady for free distribution from the general offices in this city. John J. Brown, department director, announc'd todaj. Prepared under tiie direction of Wm. .1. Titus, chief engineer, this map is one of the mo&t complete ever issued by any state, and in addition to a vast fund o. road int'or--1 (nation, contains information fit' gen eral interest such as locating on state highways, various state and federal enterprises liwe colleges an ! universities, outstanding points of inteiest, state parks and hisioric memorials, fish hatch“iies, game pi eseries, experiment farms, el cetera. ! According to highway officials | the Indiana state road system conj tains 6,964 miles. There are 417 I miles oi state rout"- thiongh cities I (CONTINITE'D ON PAGE TWO)