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InCINS GIVE NI hl STPETCH PfNAI FARM Workers Plead Guilo Raising Mexican y; Crop Destroyed S’\RD HAIN I IXIJI in COURT fm ..n sent to th** I farm fm' lhl >’ s rh Bernard Hain WM fined t ,H ars for i-ont.-mpl of court, rllazai Hi’"'”' called before |r . f „r mpi as a result I rarn e mi th- possession of , saliva and indigo or| , tl) h;B before Judge Dote] tin. in Adams circuit court. I truing. case, entitled the State of] , vs Baltazar Huerta. Nibiisl amt Joe llivez. three Mexi'lio reside in the cottages, he sugar nidi in the north f this city was the outof the arrests made lastl by Sheriff Burl Johnson. men plead guilty, but since • | been reported that l traffic in the weed was, L, the court asked to heart jce. A number of young ieresubp.ien.nl and testified ring and smoking the hay I bat it produced a result < r to intoxicants. of the witnesses was BevHain who insisted on reply-j j o questions of Prosecutor, • n Nelson and the court. ? I Temeniber The court ad-, bed him to answer the ques-] Another was asked and h? ■ in a similar manner. I upon Jtidg. f lrw in again^rrg- : ' ie witneM to answer the. I pn. 'Ain't that an answer"! ! I Haines replied giving the 11 a defiant look "It is not. ! ‘ it Judge Erwin "and your 1 nr contempt of court will he) 1 kdlars and costs.” He wnsji ! over to Sheriff Johnson. I lhe conclusion of the case as i efendants were being esconrt-l I mii the court room. Huerta. I j lad acted as though he c ould r speak nor understand Eng-, tamed to Harry Sheets, one|, e witnesses and said clear', lain. "You . I'll get you.” L i matter was reported to the’! who ordered Huerta brought i 1 ' him tins afternoon at two'l kto show cause why lie 1 not ie punished for con-,1 I Hay is Destroyed jthe raid on the Mexican;] I here- and on the Jesus Velez I' west of town several molt tils a targe amount of the hay confiscated by the officers. Iters from the court the indiStimaied to he worth between land td.ooo was burned this;] Ih" The three nten sentencls morning will serve a total H days unless the fines and lare paid Denies The Charge ’ria appeared in court this af- *” and denied the charge that I d threatened Sheets but the 1 added five days to his senand stated emphatically that ® st not use such language « p threats in the court room. ~ o- - — I— ‘ I Higators Continue] “nt For Lindbergh •Hd; Still Have Hope rfolk - Va.. Mar. 38 -(U.R)—Norhegotiators continued their ! w the kidnaped son of the > r -hs today "at the request ■ “"cl Lindbergh, made peril him ' according to the . 1 ™ word brought back from ' X. J. an( ] re l ave( j By 'Nnister to newspapermen. rd W hope that the child , from his nursery at Hope-' day ’ aßn was alive and mewhere near Norfolk. H th , lnterpsl centered in ref ■’ a conference was to be L> Sea ; witll negotiators for, ling m harles A ' Lindbergh] Kit e bab7 inllng t 0 haV<> thP Baltimore quoted pwu ED 0N PAGE FIVE)

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Vol. XXX. No. 77.

Home To Hull House ■ - fWijp* -<3; .U - Miss Jane Addams. w orld-famous philanthropist and social worker, being welcomed back alter her four months' absence to Hull House, in Chit ago. by a group ot children at the famous settlement.

Brother of Frank McConnell Is Dead Word was received today by Fran| McConnell of the death of: his brother. Joseiili L. M. ('.Miuell SuTTormerly of this cWy. which oc-1 curred at the home of hLs step . duiightc-r, Mr;-.. Mane Joh’ ,j 0., tn Los Angeles. Cali ornta.. Tuesday noon. Death was caused by pneu-1 monia. Mr. McConnell resided in this city | until 3(1 years ago and was well;, known here. He had been residing in Lo.s Angeles tor a number of: years. He was born in Monroe township Adams County, February 14. 1549; the son of John and Lucy McCon-: nell. His wife preceded him in death i' 3 months ago. Surviving is tlie brothel. Frank, and the step daughter. Funeral at rungement - have not] been learned. DEADLINE IS NEXT SATURDAY Primary Candidates Must File at Clerk's Office; 35 Have Filed - *.., t 1 Only Ih.'ce mire days t. tna’n ' for candidates to file their deci... j attains of entering the May primI ary. and np to noon today 35 pe''sons have tiled Os this number ' 31 are Democrats nn.l four tire Itepublii mis Tlie deadline for filing is Sal urday. April 2, and it is exp 'cted that a great number will file with, ; Milton C. Wel'ling, .onntv (lerk. 1 before Hint time. Those wild have fib d since hist I Saturday, are: Charles E Marshand. Decatur. I route 5, Democrat for pre. in I I committeeman. South Washington;, Ella M. Peoples. Decatur, route; 7, Democrat, for recorder; Adolph Hannie. Monroe. Democrat, for precinct committeeman.! North Monroe: Janies I). Brown, Decatur, route I 5, Democrat, for recorder: i David Hogg, Fort Wayne. Republican. for representative tn congress, 4th congressional dis trie!; William A. Ixxwer. Decatur. Re ' publican, precinct committeeman. (CONTINI'EI. GN PAGE SIX) 0 Relative of Betsy Ross Dies In State South Whitley. Ind., Mar. 30.—| (U.R) — Funeral services were held : here today for Alfred Ross, 85. -grand-nephew of TSlliam Ross, husband of Betsy Ross, who is credited with making the first American flag. One son. Otto C. Ross, Indianapolis, survives.

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TEACHER'S PAY IS REDUCED Berne School Board Of-, fers Contracts at Reduced Wage Scale i Berne Mar. 34-(Special (o Democrat) All grade and high school ' teachers of the public schools at ! Bern,- will have their salaries greatly reduced forth,- coming year ] it was decided at a meeting of the U’ tin- Board if Education. Tues•lll-, evening. The per cent of the salary cut was not divulged, but it is un;le.i-tood tlie cut was a ■ substantial one. ('o:>trae: -for the coming year j wete extended to all teachers, who ar. teaching this year, except Miss) Evelyn Golf, who is Latin and Eng-1 I sh instructor in tlie Berne high school. Mi s Goff lias tendered her r> agnation for tlie coming year, and Miss Dorothy Rutter Ims been • elected for tlie jositioti. E M Wel.li. superintendent of i lite Berne ichoois, and Coacli Judson Etiie. in charge of athletics were al -:o awarded contracts for the ; coming year. The reduction in salaries follows , a d - Bion made at the last meeting of tlie Adams county board of education to reduce all rural school ’teachers to the .minimum wage, as iixed liy tlie Indiana teacher's sal- ' ary law. ('onii(y Offices To ( lose Friday Noon f ile offices of tlie Clerk. Recorder, Auditor and Treasurer n the ’Adams eotinty court house w close at noon Thursday March 31 to coin- - plete tiie quarterly report. Those ] having any lutsine-s in any ot these of tcers are asked to take care of it before 11:3(1 o'clock Thursday . forenoon. o — Mid-Night Lunch Is Enjoyed By Thieves ! Hungry thieves entered the M. E. Hower grocery, corner Seventh and Monroe streets sometime last night, ■iatisfied their appetite, enjoyedj a smoke and then departed. When Mr. Hower went to the .store this morning he noticed that ’ someone had been In the store. En- ’ trance was gained through a rear ; window to tlie wareroom and a lock ’on the door was jimmed. As far as known the men enjoyed ; a mid-night party of balonga. bread, ’ milk, ( racket's, cookies and helped themselves to cigars and from the litter on the floor, they sat around tlie stove and "swapped the fat” for an hour or two. Chief Seph Melchi was notified of the burglary thus morning.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 30, 1932.

HEADQUARTERS ) OPEN SATURDAY Gottschalk For Congress Cluh Lease Trust Company Building The Gottschalk lor Congress Club will open liead<|itarters in 4he Peoples Ixian and Trust Company building, corner Second and Madison streets, Saturday evening. a. cording to an announcement made today by H. M Gillig. The club has leased the lower I floor of the building where the] Trust Company formerly . was I located and an old fashioned house| warming will be held there Sat-1 urday evening. Mr. Gillig stated that a lunch 1 would be served during the evening. followed by a smoker and that any person interested in the candidacy of Thurman A. Gottschalk in his race for the Heino- . cratlc nomination for congress from the Fourth di.sNriiet As invited to visit the headquarters. Banners will be erected in front and alongside of the building in th® next few days. Mr. Gillig stated and headquarters will be open most of the day and practically every night during the week. Men interested in the candidacy lof Mr. Gottschalk state that his popularity in the district is growing daily and it is conceded, even by his opponents, that he is one of the leading candidates in the; seven point race. Gottschalk for Congress clubs have been organized in Berne and! Monroe and others will be organized in several of the other coup- , ties in the district. Mr. Gottschalk is busy cam paigning over the district and his i interests in Decatur and Adams I j county are being looked after Hy I volunteers from the ranks of the | Dbmocrat party in this city A cordial invitation was extend- ’ '< ed by members of the chib toj 1 everyone to attend the reception i and opening of headquarters fori I Mr. Gottschalk Saturday night. o i Steigerwald Funeral To Be Held Thursday Funeral servees for John J. Steig- , erwald. who dropped dead at Pleasant Mills Monday afternoon, will be held Thursday morning at II ; o'clock at the home of a son. Phil B. Steigerwald, 32US South Hanna street. Fort Wayne. Burial will be lin Lindenwood cemetery at Fort i I Wayne. FRANK HELLER IN AUDITOR'S RAGE Hartford Township Farmer Seeks Democratic Nomination For Office Frank Heller, farmer of Hartford township, was a visitor here today and announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for audi- , tor of Adams- county. Mr. Heller ] has had nine years experience as a bookkeeper and is qualified for the office he seeks. While he has never been a candidate for office ho has been a steadfas! worker for the Democratic party, has a wide acquaintance and expects to make a thorough campaign ot the county, calling on as I many voters as time will permit. I He will make his announcement as to his platform a little later, he stated this afternoon. Mr. Heller is the fourth to enter the race for the auditorship, the others being Glen Cowan and Fred ■ Schurger of this city and 11. R. 1 Schug of Berne. ( __O — War V eteran To Be Taken To Prison i Indianapolis, Mar. 3(l.—(U.R) —Max Kos. 3". World war veteran convicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge, whose pardon I plea was carried to Governor Harry C. Leslie by the American Legion, was to be taken to the Indiana I state prison to begin serving a one to 10-year term. His entrance in the prison was to bring to a close ; a court battle that lasted nearly i two years.' : Kos was sentenced in 1930 as the i result of the deaths of two Indian- ' apolis street railway employes killed by an auto New Years eve, 1928. |,

Tax Schedules Carried In Revised Revenue Bill Washington, Mar, 30 (U.R) Thai lax schedules of I lie revised rev"-1 nue hill, as accepted llyllie House.| propose the following taxes, will! I the amounts ex|»e< ted to be de I rived from each: Schedules adopted previous 10l March 29: Increased Income taxes Individual tinchiding increased surtaxes) estimated return |l:i2.mni.mi'i: j corporal ions s2l omi.mm. Estate and gift luxes (not in J i hiding the Ramseyer increase’ which is not payable until 1934) —I $35,00(1,000. Lubricating oil. four cents tier, gallon (revised estimate) 000,000. Import tax on gasoline, gas oil. fuel oil and crude oil, one cent • per gallon (revised estimate) - $25,000,000. Malt syrup (malt for bread; baking and malted milk exempt ' ed) 35 cents per gallon; grape concentrates (non - fermentable concentrates excepted) 40 per cent; ami wort, five cents per gallon- s4t>.lMMi,(HMl. Telegraph, telephone and radio messages, five cents for 31 to 49 cent messages and 10 cents on' message 50 cents or more, pressj and radio leased wires, etc., xempted $33,000,000. Schedules adopted since noon March 29 to replace manufacturers sales tax: Cosmetics. 10'i $25.000.0001 Furs. 10% 20.000.0'101 Jewelry. 10% 15,000,0001 Sporting goods. 10% 4.000,0091 Mat. lies. 4. per inoo 11,800,Ot*)! I CONTI Nt I F?n ON PAOR SIX) C.E. PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED j Tri-Countv Conference of C. E. Union to Be Held At Berne, April 10 Homer C. Augsburger. president j of the tri-county district Christian i l Endeavor Un’ion. today announced the program for the afternoon and evening sessions of the conference, to be held in Berne at the Mennoite church, Sunday, April 10. Delegate- and visitors from Adams, Wells and Huntington counties will attend the conference. Hr. D. L. Foster, as dstant superintendent of men at lhe Moody 1 H ide Institute. Chicago, will deliver ! the evening address. Mis.- Elizabeth Cooper. Indiana field secretary will speak ditnmg the afternoon conference. All other young peoples organizations friendly to Christian Endea-; vor ideals are cordially invited to attend and enjoy Christian fellow-1 ship with leaders of the various C. E. Unions and societies from the many churches in Hie three conn-! ties. A committee of arrangements has been appointed to provide entertaiinment for the visiting delegates who will atlend both sessions of lhe district. Afternoon Session 2 O'clock Song Service -Ernest Dro, Herne. Scripture Reading Rev ('. H Suckau. Berne. Brayer Rev. M. W. Siinderman ( Decatur) Welcome Mennonite C. E. Sixiety Response —Homer C. Augsburger. District President. (Berne). Instrumental Music | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Braun Baby Follows Mother In Death .Esther Rose Braun, 12-jfiay-old daughter of Frank R. Braun, of Decatur, Route 2. died at 6 o'clock this morning of pneumonia. The mother died of a heart attack last Saturday morning, and since her death little hope was held for the recovery of the infant daughter. Both mother and baby had suffered with pneumonia for several days. The baby was born at the Braun home, Saturday. March 19. Surviving is the father and 9 brothers and sisters, who are Jerome, Carl. Mary Kathryn. Leo. Jeanette, Rita, Felix, Victor, and Bernadette, all at home. A grandfather, W. E. Kintz, also survives. Funeal services will be held from St. Mary's Catholic church. Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. The "Mass of the Angels” will he celebrated. Burial will be in the St. | Joseph Cemetery.

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TAX PAYMENTS ARE BEING MADE ■ County Treasurer Has Collected X33,169.1MJ of Spring Installment Many taxpayers have already paid their sprnv instalbi.eiits of I taxes, County i|'rea-ur< r John I Wecliter staled today. Payments of the taxes, not din* I until May 2. totaled $33.4419.m>, up to l March 21. Mr. W. ( liter .stated. | Since January 1. s2l '>9 of charged .off taxes have been added to the .duplicate and paid by taxpayers. | This amount was obtained because lite taxpayers wished to obtain an | automobile license or oilier license and were required to produce last I year's poll tax receijit. Since last Novemln r and up to ' Marell 21. a total of $25.01;4 in delinquent taxe.s were collected at the treasurer's office. Os this a- ! j mount less than half was paid since : Hie first of tile year. All of the tax receipts were made up sometime ago and since only ; | one month remains for the payment • | of the spring installment without a ‘ | penalty being added, the treasurer's I i office anticipates a brisk business , (luring the next few weeks. The total tax bill in the county I is a little more than s7tm.oim and tlte May installment totals about ' $355,009. q Women Are Barred From Legal Fighting Indianapolis, Mar 30 (U.R) There'll be no legal fighting in; Indiana in which women are the] principals; the state athletic com-; mission has ruled. The commission decided to ban women from boxing shows after it! I learned that a man and a woman : were matched in a fight at VinI cennes. James H. Hammond. Vincennes promoter, explained to the | commission (hat the Ixnit was I held white tie was out o. the < ity. i and was outside his knowledge I and jurisdiction. Prior to the present rilling, box-; I ing shows between one woman and another had been permitted. — —n Funeral Services For Frank U. Miller Held Funeral services for Frank I', j Miller, Monroe township farmer, who died Sunday evening, were I -held this afternoon at two o'clock |at the home with Rev. I. W. Clark ! pastor of (lie Spring Hill ( lunch, officiaiting. Burial wa ■ made in the | -Spring Hill Cemetery. SUIT IS VENDED TO ALLEN COUNTY Defendants In Suit Against Trust Company Stockholders Seek Change The cas<‘ of Uh* Schafer Coni J pany vs. Mary Hunsicker et al., R<‘t‘kiug; to recover SGO.OOO troia the stockholders of the Peoples! Loan and Trust company, which; closed .Line 14. 19:10. was venued| today to the Allen Circuit court. Judge Clarence MrNahb will fix a date of hearing and try the case. The motion for a change of venue was made by Urban Boniface, one of the defendants and Judge Dore B. Erwin granted the request. The plaintiff asked that the i fttockholdsrs in the closed instltu* tion be assessed the full value of their capital stock and that the depositors be paid in full. It was alleged that $60,000 was due the depositors. Three distributions totaling 53 per cent of lhe total deposits have been made since the bank closed. Total deposits were more than $300,000. The Schafer Company brought tlie suit in behalf of all other depositors and requested the court to name a receiver for the collecting of the stock assessment. o March Promises To Pass Out Like Lion I Indianapolis. March 30. — (U.R) — i March, which came in like the ■ proverbial lamb, will roar its way 1 out like a lion, the U. S. weather ■ lmre.au here predicted today. Snow Hurries may accompany Marell's exit tomorrow

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lii Death Pact r vggfil **►* , * ' Ikjl Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman. Quaker, I missionary, who ended her life' i witli her husband, Rev. Horace E.! , Coleman, Sr., and their son. Hor-! lace Coleman. Jr., in strange suicide ; ' pact in Chicago. Bodies of the ] ’ three were found seated in their I . automobile in a garage filled witli I carbon monixide gas. Friends and | ' relatives were mystified over reasons for the suicide pact and request that their bodies be cremated and the ashes strewn under the trees ot a home they formerly occupied in Japan. COMPLETEPLANS ; FOR MEETING Gov. Goodrich to Speak at Joint Meeting of Rotary And Lions Clubs Plans were completed today for tiie joint meeting of the Decatur Rotary and Lions clubs to ne held ~ Thusday evening at 6:15 o'clock 'at the Christian church. Hon. James P. Goodrich, former governor ot Indiana and a special ; representative o Herbert Hoover, 'to Russia, will lie the speaker at I the meeting. Governor Goodrich spent several I months in Russia previous to 1928 i ( ’.itaining facts for Mr. (Hoover, i when tin- latter s -rved as Secretary !of Commerce in Pre idem Collidge's I cabinet. Each Rotarian and Lion is priviledged to invite one guest to the I meet ng and plans are iieing made Ito entertain between Sil and 100 men. The dinner will lie served at 6:15 I o'clock by tlie Christian Ladies Aid soe'ety and Mr. Goodrich will deliver lii - address later. Patti Graham will act as chairman of the meeting. o Mrs. Belle Freese Dies At Geneva Geneva. March :'<> (UP)—<Mrs. ] Belle C. Freese. 73. widow of Jacob iFreese, died at 9:45 o'clock Tuesday morning at tlie home of Iter brother. | I E.S. Callihan of this city, where she I Iliad been brought January 13 front I j Versailles. Ohio, in which place site had resided 27 years. Surviving are two brothers, E. S. Callihan of Geneva. Columbus Callihan of Pasadena. Cal., and two' . sisiter.s. Mrs. Lucy Pontius of Geneva and Mi's. Elizabeth Snyder of Detroit. Michigan. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at the Callihan home with Rev. Wilfred B. Fallis officiating. Burial will . . be made at Versailles, Oho. Wabash Citizens Seek Utility Rate Cuts ; Indianapolis. March 30.— (U.R) — . Rate reductions from two utility companies were sought by resii dents of Wabash in petitions to the Public Service Commission. A cut in electric and water rates was . asked from the Northern Indiana Power Company, and a gas ■ charge slash was asked from the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Residents of Ashley, also served by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, asked an electric tate reduction. A petition lor authority to operate an interstate motor service ex- ■ tending to Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Illinois was filed by the A. B. C. Motor Freight Lines, South Betid.

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HIGHER RATES PROPOSED FOR CORPORATIONS New Rates to Yield Additional $15,009,99(1; Committee Agrees SAY INGS DEMANDED BY COMMITTEE Washington, Mar. 30 ( U-P> l he wavs and means commitlee added SIS.<HHI.(HM» more in taxes lodav t«» the hillion dollar lax bill. lhe following new rales I were agreed upon and will be submitted to lhe House as [ part of lhe Denmcralie pro- ; gram: Increase of corporation lax by I '/j per cent to 13',g per cent, i Revision of consolidated relit; ns ' provision. Eight per cent on oil trail (iiiitlJ ed in pipe lines. Five per cent on airplane man- : nfactures. Revision of the gift tax to a maximum of 33’g per cent. ■i Tlie new amendments were advanced because tlie bill would not raise enough revenue to balance the budget, according to Chairman Ragon of the soli committee which drafted them. I Ragon's maximum estimate of . l what the new proposals would I bring totaled al out SSO.(WMi,OOO but ; his figures were contested by |i Republicans on the committee who / said tliey would raise jtossildy ' only S36.(MHi.mH». Both sides agreed : s4s.miii.mm might lie considered ,i moderate level. Ragon computed the possibiliI ties of the taxes as follow'- airI planes. s2.(km.ii(i(l: pipe lines. I $15,000,000: corporations, $5.00(1.I 000; gifts. $10,000.11(10: and aft'il- ! luted returns restrictions. SIS - (100,000. Representative Hawley, Republican. Oregon, ranking minority member of the committee, estimated the totals as follows: Airt planes. $5,000,000; (orporations. s!>.omi.mm; pipe lines, $15,000,000; gifts. $5,000,000. and affiliated returns, $5,000,000. It was apparent the committee . was acting witli such speed that : exact estimates could only b - I obtained by compromising lhe I opposing rets of figures. Less than 25 minutes after the ; House met it adopted an amend- ; nienl of the Democratic procrani starting surtaxes at s(i.o(m inste.-l of SIO,OOO. Tlie amendment is expected to raise $7,000,000. It star'x tlie graduated surtax scale at 7 I per cent at the lower figure. Tlie I 1 per cent will be effective on all ' incomes up to $12,000 where a 2 I per cent rate starts. Il Ilion goes on up to a (15 per cent maximum on incomes of $5,000,000 and more. Tlie exemption for corporal ions ■ 1 was reduced from $3,000 to sl.ml'i ! ns proposed by Democratic leaders. It will bring $6,0(10.000. Savings Are Demanded Washington. Mar. 30 (U.R) Tho ! budget-balancing program of tho i house leadership demands a sav- ' ing of $241,000,000 under estii mates of federal expenses for tho i ('. >NI'INI'I*I i ON t'Otl.' <l\> ROOSEVELT WINS IOWA DELEGATES ’New York Governor Endorsed by State Convention For President Davenport. lowa. Mar. 30—(U.R) . —Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of ■ New York today added lowa's 2(> . delegates to tlie list of those sup- . porting his candidacy for tlie Democratic presidential nomination. 5 The Roosevelt endorsement. . came after a turbulent state coni vention which also adopted a reso- , lotion favoring submission of a > state option prohibition amendment through state constitutional I conventions. . Considerable sentiment for an . uninstructed delegation was present in tlie convention and opponents of the New York executive charged it had been “railroade.r' into the column of central we 4 , states including Minnesota ami j North Dakota already supporting (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)