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County Clubs To Meet There will he a meeting of tho I, lul < in Adams County, to be held Inext Tuesday evening. .March 28, at 7:30 o’clock. In the Library Hall, I Mi i. It. Il .Myers, county president [of clubs, announced today. Ml chairmen of departments are ! asked to make their report" for [the year at. this meeting the folI lowing program will be followed a the meeting. Song. •‘America"—<’lul , Collec-ts of both Federated and Economics Clulk-. Solo— Mrs. 1.. A. Ilolthouse. county chairman of music "What Rural Clubs have done In the- Past Year." Mrs. K. W Ihische. county ehalnnati of the Economies clubs. I "Our 4-H Clubs,"- Miss Erma Gage, county chairman of the 4-11 Clirlie. I "Word of Federated (Tubs in the Past Year"—Mrs E It. Adams. "Our Baby Health Stations" Mrs. ■Charles W. Knapp. "General (Tub Work." Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Reports of de.partment chairman Mrs. It. I). Myers, county pr< ddent. CHANGE IN DRY LAW IS FAVORED Lawrence Orr, Dry, Is For Modification For Aid In Economy Indianapolis. March 25 —(UP) — Modification of “Our Stringent Liquor Laws” as a means of obtaining revenue, was advocated today by Lawrence F. Orr. an ardent dry. Orr, chief of the state board ot' accounts, who has always been alligned it dry forces, said he believed modi.ication would accomplish the three-fold benefits of MMcrmised reventie, increased respect for government, and reduction of crime. “1 favor the proposed amendment to the volstead law permitting man. ufacture and sale of I per cent beer and a government tax upon it." Orr said. ‘ Figures disclose that such a tax will place millions of dollars into a national treasury which is now increasing i:s deficit daily by thousands upon thousands of dollars. "1 would favor repeal of me obnoxious Write bone dry law iti Indiana for the sake of temicerance and science. This would also place Indiana in a position to obtain any revenues that mght accrue to the states as a result of change In our National prohibition law. and thus aid local government in relieving the burdens of the taxpayers." Orr pointed out that he had always been a strong supporter of the dry cause, as have thousands of (CONTI MI |.*l» (IX PAGE TWO I Funeral Is Saturday iFuneral services for Miss Montana V. Purdy, who died at Fort Wayne Thursday morning, will lie held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the S. E. Black Funeral Parlors. Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the Methodist F iscopal church of this city, will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. DALE DEMANDS INVESTIGATION Muncie Mayor Calls On Attorney-General For Explanation Washington, Mar. 25 —(U.R) — Mayor George Dale, of Muncie, Ind., who with his chief of police and 11 others had been indicted for an alleged conspirac y to* violate the prohibition laws, today asked Attorney General Mitchell to launch an investigation of what he called the "frame up" devised by his political enemies. Mitchell told the mayor .he would bring the matter to the attention of District Attorney George Jeffrey, at Indianapolis, but the mayor was far from satisfied. Jeffrey, he said, has already been “buncoed” by those who wish to oust the present Muncie administration. The case against him. Dale told Mitchell, is the direct result of the “clean sweep” he made in the city administration immediately after (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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UNEMPLOYMENT!' GROUPS FACE NEW PROBLEMS ( liaiity Funds Exhausted In Winter; Summer to Have Problems KEI.IEF STI DY is underway; Copyright 1932 by IT’.) P < hicago, Mar. 25. — (U.R) —., Spring which annually heralds 1 release from winter’s bondage I of cold and suffering has 1 brought a dark crisis to Am-: erica's needy and unemploy- j I ed, an extensive United Press] 1 survey showed today. p City after city reported ter- 1 ; rific burdens have drained emlergency funds appropriated 1 j from state and city treasuries or t raised by popular subscription. |‘ Now. though heaviest demands 1 of the year have been met. little'' I money remains to furnish food and clothing for thousands who will 1 need aid during warmer months. , 1 11 A score of metropolitan cities re-1 | [ported unemployment budgets I empty. An equal group said funds 'would be totally expended soon. | , | Many planned new drives to re-l ! iplenish relief finances, while others :' [in dull despair feared starvation;' 'and want will take toll in the, 1 I homes of unfortunate citizens. Weary relief workers their problem became more acute ( each day. Several suggested fed-i. eral intervention as a possible solution of what they called "the worst : crisis in the history of America.” Chicago is comparativeity fortnn-- ’ ate insofar as emergency relief' Hinds are concerned, although ap-1 peals for food and clothing amount ■ daily. 1 Frank D. Loomis, secretary of, Chicago's joint emergency relief committee said 140.000 families are: ■being fed and cared for daily.] ■ Funds were exhausted Feb. 1. but • flo.ooo.ooci voted by the state legislature will tide the city over until 1 J fall. Through this fund, besides p J the lio.ooo families provided for j daily, more than 65,001) single men ■ and women are fed .and sheltered. The Illinois emergency relief committee has an appropriation of (CONTINCRI ■ ON PAGE SIX) WOULD ABOLISH TOWNSHIP UNIT; Government Described As Useless By Speaker To Women Voters’ League South Bend. Ind , March 25 —(U.R) -Township governments were described as "needless, wasteful and obsolete" by Prof. Thomas H. Reed. ' of the University of Michigan, in an ' address before the annual Indiana League of Women voters" conven- ' tion here last night. Present officers were retained. Mrs. Charles N. J. Teetor, Hagerstown, continues as president. Mrs. T. J. Ixmdon, Bloomington; Mrs. S. | i N. Can's; bell. Indianapolis, and Mrs. I Richard Edwards, Peru, were retained as vice presidents; Mrs. I Ralph Carter. Indianapolis, continues as secretary, and Mrs. Ora T. I Ross. Rensstlaer. was re-nameii treasurer. Resolutions adopted at the convention urged maintenance and en- . oreemeut of school attendance laws, enactment of enforcement of child welfare laws, ratification of the amendment to the Federal con- ’ stitution abolishing the "lame ' duck" law and protested against . roposed reductions in appropriations for the children’s bureau. t ! Drivers Are Arrested Knoxville, Tenn., Mar. 25 —(U.R) I —Henry Hall and William White, drivers of a truck loaded with ‘ provisions for striking miners ' were arrested today by deputy ' sheriffs and taken to the county • jail on their arrival from Cincin- " nati. No charges were filed ' against them. ( ‘ The provisions were to be distributed in the Kentucky coal fields, the men said. The arrival 1 of the truck coincided with that ‘ of tlie students’ group planning a ' visit to the coal fields but there was no connection between them, it was said.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 25, 1932.

Christ's Death On Cross Observed In Churches Many Attend Services at St. Mary’s Catholic And Union Service at Methodist Church; Retail Stores And Otliccs Close; World Bows Head in Meditation on. Christ’s Suffering And Death. In churches, prayer and solemn reverance, the Three Hours, commemorating Christ’s passion and death on the Cross of Calvary, was observed in this city from twelve to j

three o’clock today. Good Friday, tho day on which the Christian world bows its head and meditates on the suffering and death of the son of God for the redem ption of mankind, found business at a standstill during the three sacred hours and pious people turn their thoughts to the great sacrifice made by Him on Mt. Calvary’ nearly 2,000 years ago. According to the gospel ot St. Mark, chapter 15. “Aim! it was the third hour, and they crucified Him." "And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma aabacthani?' Which is being interpreted, ‘My God. my God, why hast thou forsaken me.” "And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the host.” Tlie world will never forget the supreme sacrifice made by tlie son [of God and Good Friday will always Im> observed with the greatest reverance. Offices in the court house and city hall were closed at noon to■day. Judge Dore B. Erwin announced that there would not be any sess-

MRS. CLARK IS 1 DEATH'S VICTIM I ! Blue Creek TownshipM oman Dies Thursday Night of Pneumonia Mrs. Phoebe Ellen Clark. 74. wife [of Reuben Clark. Blue Creek town[ship farmer, died at the home of her .son. Lewis, in Monroe township at 9:30 o'clock Thursday night. Death was caused by pneumonia witli which the deceased had suffered the past week. Mrs. Clark was a member of the Spring Hill Methodist church. She spent the greater part of her life in Adams County. She was born February 27. ISSS. at Deerfield, in , : Randolph county, the daughter of ! Lewis and Elizabeth Michael. She was united in marriage to Reuben Clark, who survives together with six children; Lewis of Monroe township; William of Geneva; 1 Rufus of Ravenna. Michigan; Mrs.] John Farlow of Bryan. Ohio; Mrs. , Albert Burke and Mrs. Amos Huser | o; Berne; 37 grandchildren; 7 great i grandchildren; a brother. Da Ad ; Michael ot' Muskegon, Michigan amfl' a half brother, John Michael of 1 Winchester. 1 Funeral services will bo held Sun- ' day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the [ Lew is Clark home, and at 2 o'clock at the Spring Hill Methodist church with Rev. 1. W. Clark, pastor, offi- ' (dating. Burial will be in the Spring I 1 Hill Cemetery. DARROW PLANS HONOR DEFENSE I Chicagoan In Honolulu To Aid Those Held In “Honor” Slaying i Honolulu. T. H., Mar. 25—(U.R)— , Clarence Darrow. 75-year-old vet- , eran of many a famous legal bat- , ties, apparently was determined to appear in circuit court today to , plead the unwritten law for Honolulu’s accused “honor slayers." Although Darrow in a startling public statement was believed to have attacked the basic defense plea ot "alarm clock insanity," the United Press learned authorita- I tively that this course has been | decided upon definitely. The new chief defense counsel from Chicago, fighting *hat may j be his last “big case," was prepar-[ ed to ask another continuance to- j day in the start of the trial from ] March 28 to April 4. By that time, , he said, he will be ready to appear for Mrs. Granville Roland Fortes- , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 1

I ion in court during the afternoon. [ j! Tlie banks closed at noon and | * did not open for the balance of thei afternoon. : Practically all business houses I and offices were closed for the ■ three hours and large numbers I gathered at the First Methodist church for the union service of ' Preslestant churches and at tlie * St. Mary’s Catholic church where members of the parish knelt in prayer, meditation and at the foot •of tlie Cross of Jesus. The Way •of the Cross was also made by ; ' many throughout the day. *1 Tonight at tlie Zion Isitheran [church, special Good Friday serT vices will he held at 7:20 o'clock. " the Rev. Paul Schultz, officiating. For several years the custom of closing all retail stores and offices lin Decatur has been observed and ‘ each year has seen increased fervor in the observance of the time ‘ which Scripture says Christ sufferted and died. On Easter Sunday, Hie hearts of : Hie faithful will give way to the happiness which fills tlie world on I the joyful feast commemorating - Christ's glorious resurrection from ■ the tomb and special services will -be b.eld in alt churches.

Easter To Be Cool Washington. Mar. 25—(U.R) A cool Easter, perhaps a wet one. may be expected in the middle and south Atlantic states, tlie. [ United States weather bureau re-[ I ported today. An extensive disturbance, now . over Minnesota, is expected to move eastward, scattering rain as it goes, the bureau reported. Whether or not the rains will cease by Sunday morning is a question that depends largely on the speed with which the disturluance moves. It is almost certain, however, that the showers will be over in the middle west. Kentucky and Tennessee in time for the annual display of new spring millinery. J. H. FUELLING EXPIRES TODAY Prominent Root Township Farmer Dies at Home This Morning John Henry Fuelling. 76. Root [ township farmer died at his home, five and one-half miles north of this city at 3 o’clock this morning of complications. He hud been sick the pa.st year and was bedfast the ( last six weeks Mr. Fuelling was born in Root township. September 24. 1556. tlie [son ot Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Fuelling, both deceased. He was united in mariage to Wilhelmina Fruechtenicht. December 2. 1886. She preceded him in death on | March 24. 1916. Surviving are tlie toilowing children; Mrs. Herman Melcher, Fort Wayne; Martin F. Fuelling. Monroeville; Edwin J. Fuelling, at home; Mrs. Carl Boerger, Monroeville; Henry C. Fuelling at home; ] Theodore H. Fuelling. Fort Wayne; 8 grandchildren; 4 brothers, Fred Fuelling. Woodburn; Jacob and Charles Fuelling. Root township; Rev. Martin Fuelling, Chicago, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Heine, New , Haven. The deceased was a member of the St. Peter's Lutheran church. , (CONTINUED ON PACE SIX) 0 Liquor Supply Reduced Indianapolis, March 25—(UP) — 1 Large quantities of liquor will not ' he kept in the Federal building storeroom here henceforth. John W. 1 Morrill, deputy prohibition admin- 1 istrator, announced. His order came as the result of an investigation of alleged theft of 1 more than a thousand flints of con- ' fiscated liquor from the storeroom. Only small lots, enough to serve as evidence in liquor trials, will be kept in the storeroom. Morrill said.

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FARM BANQUET DRAWS CROWD More Than 20 0 Attend Eighth Annual Event Held At Berne About 200 people atteinled the < ightli annual Adams county Farmer's banquet at Berne last t evening. Tlie meeting was held ill tlie Berne auditorium and the priu- < ipal address was made liy E. A. Gannon of the dairy extension de luirtment of Purdue university Prizes and awards were made Io iiH'inliers of Hie Dairy Herd Im ; provenient Association, tlie Five Acre Corn club and the Ton Litter club members. Fred llltim. Adams county farmer. presided as toastmaster of the mooting smd presentation of tlie award.", were made by Mayor George Krick of Decatur. H. I’. Schmitt of Decatur. Merwin Miller. Adams county cow tester; Otto I). Bieborick. president of the Dairy herd improvement association; and Roy Price, former county cow tester. Talks were made by County Agricultural Agent L. E. Archbold who stressed pioneering in improved methods in farming and the dairy industry, and Fy State Senator T. A. Gottschalk, presi-j dent of tlie Berne Chamber of Commerce, who presented tlie speaker. Mrs. E. W. Bitsclie, of Monroe, who was honored with the title of "Master farm home maker" made a few remarks. The Winner Chords, an octet. (CONTINTRn nN PAGE SIX) 40 FISHERMEN ARE RESCUED Men Marooned On IceFloe Saved Just Before Floe Breaks Oshkosh, Wis.. Mar. 25 —(U.R) Forty fishermen, marooned on an ice floe in Lake Winnebago, were rescued by a five-man squad last night as (lie floe was breaking up. Tho heroic work was carried out during a blinding snowstorm and while mountainous waves lashed at the one boat that was used. Chunks broke off the floe as the boat plied back and forth, transferring the fishermen to the mainland. The last trip was made just as darkness fell. The floc broke loose so quickly that the fishermen had no op(CONTIN't'ED ON PAGE FIVEi 0 Nomination Is Studied Washington. March 25 (U.R) — Chai; man Borah of tlie Senate judiciary subcommittee considering the nomination of Judge James H. Wilkerson to the Federal circuit bench in Chicago announced today after a committee meeting that George E. Q. Johnson. Federal district attorney. would be asked to testify before the committee tn connection with charges that gang influences were opposing Wilkerson’s confirmation. o DRY RAIDERS GET BIG HAUL Liquors Valued at Over $250,000 Seized in Stanford, Conn. Stamford. Conn.. Mar. 25.—(U.R) —A sea going tug. many trucks and automobiles and assorted liquors valued at more than $250,000 were seized today when police surprised a rum runners landing party. Fifty men were arrested. Informed that a suspicions landing operation was in progress, police squads rushed to the Stamford Mason Supply Company dock in the east blanch of the harbor. Stevedores were marching in a steady procession from tlie hold of the tug William H. Moody of Rockport. Me., to trucks. Seven trucks loaded with champagne, whisky and assorted fine liquors stood on shore. Other empty trucks were ready to be filled. With a swift encircling movement, nolice rushed upon the scene. -w »Z-V (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Picture Is Published A picture of tho Greyhound quarI let of tlie Indiana Central College in [ Indianapolis, of which Henry] I Bitsche of this city, is a member | I appeared in u recent Issue of Hie I ] Indianapolis Star. Tlie quartet was I I featured on a program of musical entertainment given in the Central! Y. M. ('. A. I.obl>y, Mr. Busehe also presort tc<l special music, playing "The Palms" by Fame, a cornet solo, at the meeting of the Bible Investigation ("mb in Indianii’ oils. Wedtu day night. FAITHFUL GO | TO JERUSALEM All Services Held al Place Where Christ Died On Cross Jerusalem. Mar. 25 (U.R) Thou | sands of believers trudged today . along the via Dolorosa, the "Way! .] of Agony" with its stations of th" ! cross where Christ stumbled and] fell under his heavy load. The via Dolorosa leads from thei place, now a convent, where Pon-I . tins Pilate, the Roman procurator. I [[condemned Jesus to he crucified. .[Each of the nine places where . Christ fell bearing his cross to[ f Calvary now is marked as the site| i of a church. f Jerusalem has been filled with ■ great pilgrimages since Palm Sun-1 ' day. Even larger crowds, drawn from all parts of christendom, are . expected before Easter Sunday. A service will he held at the' garden tombs at dawn on Easter] Sunday, at the foot of the hill of ' the skull, the reputed place of] Calvary. It is here that Jesus was said to have been placed prior to] I his ascension. Alternate Catholic and Anglican I ceremonies will be held throughout the day. starting'with the sei'-' vice conducted by Canon Bridgeman. American chaplin attached to] St. George's Anglican cathedral, j A Catholic ceremony will be[ held in th> holy sepulchre, where i -a throne and a silver altar will! i be erected before the actual site! ■ of the sepulchre. The service of I pontifical mass has been a symbol-! ■ leal occasion for generations. I Holy week was ushered in on i Sunday with traditional observt antes and glitterng spectacles, i The Roman Catholic procession. tt’ox rt.xri:t> on page three) i o WITNESS HUNT IS SUCCESSFUL Famous “I’m Alone” Ruin Ship Case Believed To Be Near Settlement Washington. Mar. 25 (U.R) -The state department's three - year search for an important witness in the famous I'm Alone rum-running case, has been successfully ended by an unintentional “tip-off" front tlie hunted man's wife, officials said today. "Jim" Clark, alleged “pay-off" agent for a syndicate of rum-run-ners. is the man whom tlie state department sought as a possible witness in its efforts to prove that the I'ni Alone was American-own-[ ed. He now is being held by Louisiana authorities on a smuggling charge. 1 The I'm Alone, a rum-runner sailing under tlie Canadian flag, was sunk by the coast guard cutter Dexter in the Gulf of Mexico] | March 22. 1929. Canada protested and the case now is being arbitrated. I American authorities have labI ored several years to build up sup- ( port for a claim that the ship, al- , though sailing under the Canadian [ flag, was actually owned and op- . erated by a group of American ruin-runners and that ivecause of this Canada has no cause for complaint. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) . o Duet Is On Program l 1 .Miss Ellen Gepliart and William Davis will sing a duet, "Go To Dark ’ Gethsemane" in the sacred cantata 1 to be presented hy the rural schools of Adams County at the Mennonite 1 church at Berne, tonight. Miss Ellen Gephart will sing instead of Miss Betty Gephart as was announced in • the program published Thursday evening,

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CROUP SEEKS TO SUPPLANT I BEATEN PLAN I — Report Due Monday From New Committee in Effort to Complete Bill LEADERS ARE NOT APPOINTED Washington. Mar. 25 A snbcoiitniillet Ironi lite rank and file of the liotisc ways and means coniniitlec i was appointed lotlav In \\<>r! ■ out a plan of taxation to he [ substituted for Ihc sales lax, now eliminated from the I billion-dollar reventh' bill. | Appointment of tlie sub conniift- | lie was announced by Actin" - ; Chairman Crisp. He said he ex- ' ported it to report Monday with , I a budget balancing program. ; Crisp did not mime himself i • I Democratic floor leader Rainey mt . tlie committee. Neither did ho I give any recognition to R p. I Doughton. Dem.. N. (’., who led ; Hie insurrection against tho sales J tax. >[ Crisp selected Rep Ragon. Doni, i Ark., as chairman and Reps. Vin- | cent. Dem., Ky. and Canfield. | Dem.. Ind., as majority members, i The Republicans suggested tin if I two tax leaders, Reps.. Hawley. ,I Ore., and Treadway. Mass. And ] Crisp accepted them. ! “They have promised they will [: work night and day and even Sun- ! day if necessary." Crisp announced. "I think they will be ready i to report to tlie committee Monday morning and we may have a I I new tax program ready for the I house Tuesday. '[ "1 did not name any of tin’ ■[leaders on the committee because | I thought we would continue w-ork-J ing on the Hill in the house. I ’[ told Rainey I was not naming him | because I needed his assistance. “i on the floor. I did not think about '[appointing Doughton" ! ; All members of the subcommit- '! tee favored the sales tax. hut they | were not closely associated with [the Garner-Rainey-Crisp leader- | ship in advocating it on tlie floor. Crisp announced also that a'l ' error had been disclosed in 'ho hill as a result of house action ■ yesterday. He said the domestic, taxes on grape juice, wort, ami malt had been eliminated by ] mistake Only the import taxes on those articles remained in tlie bill As there are very few imports of wort and mall. Crisp said he would seek to have the provision corrected. The acting chairman also ex(CONTINUBO ON PAOE six, Loesch To Be Invited Chicago. March 25— (UP) —Frank J. Loesch, 84-year-old president ot ' the Chicago crime commission, today was invited to apear before the 1 Federal grand jury on April 1". to [ repeat his charge that William Carrillo. assistant United States dis- [ trict attorney, is “A known partisan" of Al Capone. The invitation was extended by United States district attorney George E. Q. Johnson. THREATS MAY I BE FROM CRANK - Prominent Washington Residents Get Demands For Money Payments Washington. Mar. 25. — (U.R) - • • Threatening letters demanding sl.- ' 500 each from Mrs. Alice Roosevelt 1 Longworth, widow of tlie latespea’.- ’ er of the house, amt Sir Wilmott 1 Lewis. London Times corresponf dent, were delivered by police today to lie the work of a crank. An arrest was said to he imminent. Mrs. Longworth received the first letter within 4S hours after the Lindbergh kidnaping. It said she would “suffer the consequences" if , she did not pay tlie money. Ji did not mention he r seven-year-old [ daughter. Paulina. . Two notes to Sir Wilmott and , his wife, daughter of a wealthy L Washington publisher, threatened . | the safety of their small son. Wil- [: mott. Jr. , A 24-hour guard was maintained I (CONTINUED ON PAGE RIX)