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Stockholders Unite Chicago May lit HP) Common I : stock holders of Middle West utilities company have formed a protec j I five committee headed by Burton! IColihert. to guard their interests. I I Samuel A. and Leonard B Ettelson | j of Chicago and Satterlee and Can-' j field of New York have been einI ployed as loun-eL. The Commercial Nitional Bank > and Trust company of New York was announced by Geo o- A. Phil- ■ lips, secretary, as tie Eastern de-' posftory, with a Chicago Hank to be j named later. \ call for stock deI posits will lie made soon. Members of the c.mmittee are: Arthur J. Morris. Walter Gatzert, I Vere Brown, Philip D Stokes and [ Tlieodo e Revillon. ASSESSMENTS i j SHOWDECREASE Valuation of Improvements Show Decrease Over Four Million The assessed valuati >n of farm > lands and improvements in Adams j County shows a loss of approxi-. mately $4,600,009 equal to a dr p I of about 2s pe • cent, as c tn pa red | wil l last year's total. Tentative figures have been com ' piled by County Assessor John Felty, totals being taken tr im t.ie fifna, r« , arts ,-übmi f -d by the township assessors. Figures have been compiled for the townships only. The report does not show the valuation of real estate and improvement in Decatur. Mon>roe. Be ne and Geneva. It is expected that the loss in these taxing units will total close to two million dollars. Tile assessed valuati in of farm binds only, is placed at $8.67:1.95(1 as cmnpared wii i $l:l.iu;9.0l)0. The value of im'provements is placed at s3.(>l((.(kid. compaied to $3,263,960. The total of farm lands and improvements is placed at $11,684.(116, compared with $16,332,965 last year. The average'value of farm lands ' based on 213.5:’,6 a re> in $40.62 peri acre. With improvements added the ' ave age is $55 pc :■ acre. Mr. Felty stated The figures compiled today are 1 subject to collection, but give an ' idea of the drop to be expected in the county's net assessable valua- ■ tion. ’ Mr. Felty is working on the per- i 1 soi<il property reports and will i 1 have totals in a few days, he stated j today. A big drop in assessments is expected and officials acquaint1 ed with the assessing w >rk expect ' t'he total decrease in values in the ! county to drop mo e than $8,000,1 000 as compared with last year's total. 4 ♦ Musicale Is Planned A musical program will be pret sented in the Monmouth High School by Rev I’. W. Barker and I his family f Montpelier. Rev. Barker is well known in Adams County having formerly resided in Monroe. The program will begin at 7:45 i o'clock Friday night, opening wiPh two sings by the cong egatiou and Scripture Lesson and player. Following is the complete program to be given by the Barker family. "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" —Buker family. i "When the Train Comes In" Trio. "Make Me a Blessing," solo—Martha Joan Barke '. "Story in Song"—Mrs. Baiker and girls. I "Dream City,” solo—Clement Barker. Medleys—Barker family. "When I Heard My Mother," duet —Rev. Barker and son. ''Living for Jesus,” solo —Alzadia . Ba ker. "I Shall Not Be Moved"— Family. ’ Short Talk—Rev. R. W. Barker. ' "My Mother's Bible” — Clement and Edista Barker. "Diver of Song" duet —Rev. and Mrs. Barker. ’ Offering. Piano and trombone music String music— guitar, ukelele and (harmonica. ’ Cha us—Barker family. T r j o —R e v. Barker and children. J No admission will be charged. Convention Is Over i Seymour, Ind., May 19— (UP)— I The annual state convention of trie . Indiana Disciples of Christ ehutch adjourned here today, 'having selected Rev. E. E. Moorman Indiana- ! polls, president of the 1933 convention to be held at Indianapolis.

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COALITION IS i UNDERWAY IN SENATE TODAY — Would Include Tariff Revisions in Tax Measure; Threaten Long Term REVISION IS BIG INTEREST W.isliinoton. May 19. (U.R) j- A tariff coalition of Dcmo-i | ertits tint! H<|>ublie:ins mass-! led strength iotlttv to force] I ine’itsion of tttriff nites in' ! Ute lax bill and threnlened to I filibuster the congress into! ;t summer session of tbwart-i ed. Senate leaders who have consistently defeated efforts to change finance income tax rates] seemed powerless in the tariff ] fight. Chairman Smoot of the! finance committee, who stood I with Senator Harrison. Deni..! ■ Miss., senior minority committee member, in opposing back bench efforts to raise income tajps. was opposed to Harrison today. Smoot is pledged tn a copper] ' tariff. In order to get it. he must ! support other tariffs in the bill. Harrison and an influential group of democratic senators denouncei the process by which tariffs were] put in lhe bill as unqualified log-1 rolling. But the indications were i that long-rolling methods would] prevail. The oil tariff votes comes first. I And if protection is accorded: pegroleum and its products, then!' tariffs on lumber, copper and coal will be voted in quick session. I Efforts failed in last night’s session to obtain agreement to vote i at a specified time. Confidence of tariff advocates!, was growing hourly as cloak room] conferences and other meetings I develop increasing strength for the tariff items. But the vote] I was expected Io lie close. It will] | determine largely whether con-} ( gress is to complete its work be-1] fore the Chicago convention or ( return here in July. Congressional leaders loudly pro-], claim the impossibility of adjourn- h ment by June 11. lint every parlia ], . mentary devise is being utilized to I, I get congress out of Washington | within four weeks. Private ex- , ] pressions of opinion indicate Headers have not abandoned hope I that all business, including enact-] iCON'TINPEn ON PXGH THREE) FUNERAL WILL BE SATURDAY Schamerloh Services To Be Held At Lutheran Church Here First Funeral services for William ■ Schamerloh, lifelong resident of 1 Adams county, who died at his home, KUO West Monroe street. Wednesday afternoon, will be held > Saturday afternoon. Two services will be held. At ' ' l:3ii o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Paul Schultz will officiate at] . services in English in the Zion | Lutheran church on West Monroe ■ street. A service in German will i be held in the Union Township I Emmanuel Lutheran church at 2:45 • o'clock, with Rev. M. J. Frosch, of- ] ticiating. ] Burial will be made in the Emmanuel Lutheran cemetery in Union tomnship. The remains may i be viewed at the home on Monroe street this evening and until time for the funeral Saturday. Mr. Schamerloh served as bailift in the Adams Circuit court for 11 years, beginning his duties while 1 the late Judge John Moran was on the bench. He was prominent in • church activities. He served as I elder in the Union Township Lutheran church for four years, and after moving to this city in January, 1912, was continuously in office in the local Lutheran church. oOrder Is Recommended Washington, May 19—(UP)—The , Wairen resloution, directing the clerk of the House to open to inspection payroll records which now . are kept secret, was reported favorably to the house today by the commlttee on accounts.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 19, 1932.

Landis, the Defender! j •Jr ‘ t - fi i.-Sr™ 6 ** ’ cmF i i r' *-■. «s«w > <»«* Il JMW n•" "’ll Kenesaw Mountain laindis, czar of baseball and former autocrat of the federal bench, presented a fighting picture long to remember as. in a Chicago court, he defended a woman in a theft charge. This was former Judge Landis' first appearance as a defender in twenty nine years.

DALE, WITNESS IN OWN CASE .Muncie Mayor Denies Conspiracy Charges In Federal Court Indanapo'is. May 19. — (U.R) i Mayor George R. Dale of Muncie denied categorically from the wit- ] ness stand in federal court today, that he was guilty of any of the, ] charges of liquor conspiracy, on l which lie and ten other Muncie persons were being tried. Most of lire others are present and former city i officials. Dale drew several reprimands' from Judge Roller*. C. Baltzell tor his helligerant retorts on cross-ex-lamination. Interruptions and ob-. Ejections wre frequent, as Dale answered tile volley of questions by U. S. District Attorney George Jeff rey. "Do you ever drink?" Jeffrey ask ] ed Dale. "No," he shouted. "Do you believe in the prohibition] law?” "I didn't before this case came, up. Now 1 do." Regarding the policeman's ball at ] Muncie, at which, according to gov-1 ernment witnesses, several policemen were drinking, Dale said he was present but "saw no liquor, saw nobody intoxicated and smelled no liquor on anybody's breath." Jeffrey questioned him concerning tlie Democratic state convention in 193(1 during which, witnesses for the prosecution testified.' Dale had a room in the Claypool. I hotel in Indianapolis in which there] was liquor. Police Chief Fred Mas-] 'sie, a defendant with Dale,*was in the room and poured the drinks,, government witnesses had testified. I Dale denied that he rented the] room or that there was any liquor I in the room. "I saw no liquor in! that room and saw nobody drink-; iug Dale said. Asked it the government's contention that Massie went to Portland, lnd„ to get liquor for the convention, were true, Dale said hei "might have.” Defense counsel objected to the answer, and the objection was sustained. Jeffrey asked Dale if it was true that'he told a reporter for the Lakej County Times on February 22, j 1932, that a federal dry agent in-1 vestigating in Muncie had been ar-; rested. Dale said he "didn't remember.” Federal witnesses had testified, that Dale made the assertion to the I reporter, with the comment that | "when I got through with him, lie] left town in a hurry." The agent in'question was Joseph I Denny. Dale denied that he had associated with Thomas Duncan, negro. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

Fishermen Have Sport Catching Large Carp Many Adam- county fishermen 1 haired from lakes and quarries by tlie state laws until June Ki. are | having a lit o sport in the St. j Marys and Wabash rivers catching i big bull heads and carp. Bull heads, carp and suckers are | not listed am >ng tlie fish that it is I illegal to catch in Indiana until] 'June 16 and as a result the St. IMa. ys river bank is lined almost , every ijternochi with groups of , men and women fishing. I Seveial carp weighing as much as 13 pounds have been caught the last few days in the river here, and , a number of big eat fi-h have been .caught in b.ith tlie St. Marys and Waibasll. Slickers are mure scarce in both rivers this se ison, accaiding Ito reports, but tlie other river varieties have increased. 1 Local fishermen say tlie best liait tor this time of yea>r is crawfish 'dough and night crawlers. HEART DISEASE I PROVES FATAL 1 ~ i Minnie Scheumann Dies At Home of Parents Near St. Johns Miss Minnie Scheumann, 15 year | old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin i Scheumann of Ma lon township, Al- | lien county, and granddaughter of ] j Mrs. Sophia Scheumann of Adams' County, died at her home Wednes-1 iday afternoon it 1:30 o'clock. Death ] was due to heart and kidney dislease. with which she had been ail- 1 ling for tlie last two weeks. T'.ie girl was born in Allen couni ty, December 24. 1916. She was a | member of the graduating class of j | the eighth grade at the St J din's ; i Lutheran School. Surviving are the parents and j grandmother, seven sisters and brothers, Melvin, Norvin. Della. ! Fredeiick, Viola, Lorine, ami Vernon. I Funeral services will lie held Sun- ’ day afternoon at 1:30 o’clock (C.S.T.) at the home in Marion I township, Allen county, and at 2 o’clock in tlie St. Johns Luther- 1 ]an Church. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. ♦ * FLAGS ARRIVE I I | Flags for Adams county sold- | i lets' graves are at Teeple and I I Peterson clothing store and | , should be obtained before next : Wednesday. There are enough I j flags for every soldier’s grave | | in the county and it is the de- i j side of the committee in charge I : that each grave he decorated.

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SAUER WINS IN VOTE RECOUNT; GAINS BY FIVE — Recount Board Completes Work Wednesday N ij>ht; Total \ oie Counted FEW ERRORS ARE DISCOVERED Phil Sniier. t nioii township contracloi' and farmer, who was nominated as lhe Democratic candidate lor commissioner ol the I irsl ] district at lhe primary elec- , lion Mav 7 hv three voles in- ! creased his majority' Io eight ! voles in lhe recount held vesterdav. The recount vote totals were: Sauer. 1.425; Gallmeyer, 1,420; , Strahm, 1.2»77; Thieme. I.lo‘l The official first returns were: Sauer, 1,410: Gallmeyer. 1.407; | Sirahm. 1.205; Thieme, 1,107. It is understood that the contest I proceedings filed with the petition I for a recount will be dropped and I that no further action will be taken. The recount board today filed its findings and the new official vote was signed Uy Freeh Hower, I board chairman; Wesley Neuenschwander and Sam Butler, board members and Milton Werling, clerk of Adams circuit court. , A number of votes in several (COVI’INTED OX PAGE FOI’III WARD SCHOOLS HOLD PICNICS Last Day of School Is Observed At Various Buildings Today The pupils anil teachers of the three ward schools in Deealur obi served the closing of the public I schools for the summer vacation with picnics al various buildings, Wednesday and Thursday. Tlie South Ward and (lie West Ward .schools enjoyed picnic lunclles at the respective schools Wedinesday noon, when tlie pupils 'brought their lunches to school and (enjoyed a picnic at the noon hour. I Tile picnic of tlie pupils of the South Ward buildings was held in the first grade room. Several patrons of tlie school also attend|ed the picnic. Following Hie noon lineal, games were played. The j teachers at the building are the Misses Eva Acker. Helen Shroll, 1 Effie Patton and Mary Suttles. Tlie West Ward pupils enjoyed I heir picnic lunch on the school ] grounds and later a number of games were played. The children were also presented with treats (from the teachers of the building, the Misses Nellie Whines. Florence Haney, Ruth Vizzard. and Bertha j Bunner. Tlie picnic at tlie North Ward (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUU) o — Patterson Re-named Dr. Fred Patterson returned Wednesday from Indianapolis where l-.e attended a thre-day meeting of ]the State Dental Association. He I was re-appointed a member of the Education ami Oral Hygiene committee. of which lie was a member the past year. Two Plead Guilty I Chicago, May 19—(UP)—Two of ] four defendants charged with kid- ! naping for ransom Dr. Max Gecht ; t'heir pleas to guilty today iu the j midst of their trial unde: an agree : ment whereby they will be given life prison sentences. I Those who pleaded guilty were iJolin i’ingera and William Thomas. I still on trial were Ward C. Sw.ilwell former assistant state's attorney, land Edward Finnen. • -o — Father And Son Wed Evansville. Ind., May 19 —(IP) — ! A father and son who married a ' mother and daughter iu a double. I < eremony were on their honeymoon today. Marion F azier, 50. became tlie husband of Mrs. William Garrison. 57. of McCleansboro, Hl.. Frazier's son. Charles, 21, was married to Mi's. G.irrison's daughter, Arlene i Verl Garrison, IS.

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Wins Bible Contest I Miss Katheryn Mu phy won the] Ilßible Memory contest held al the ] Baptist church, Wednesday even I Ing. She is a member of the Chris- i I Hjm Sunday School of this city ami i l will represent Washington township in the county contest at Geneva, Sunday. CLUB LEADERS HOLD MEETING _ State Director Leads County Club Heads In Study Session The leaders of the Adams j ' County Home Economics Clubs. 'I met in the band room of the Deca- ! tur high school building. WednesI'day. May 18. The meeting was 'opened wilii tile singing 'if tlie I ! club song and tlie reciting of the (lull creed. Mrs. E. W. Btlselle | presided. Reports of meetings held since: ; the last leaders meeting were given of the various township I (cluiis. It was reported that there ] were seven meetings held which] were a'tcndcd by 202 persons, anil; 23 were readied outside of the ] ‘ dub. Twenty six scarfs were > I made and 114 color wheels. A short business session follow- ; ed tlie reports, and it was decided I I tli.it each member of tlie clubs be ; assessed two cents to defray the] | expense of the leaders meetings. I The women from Blue Creek I township who attended the leaders I meeting in April were also invited I to attend tlie next meeting. During the forenoon Miss Meta ( Martin, state home economics dull ' leader from the Home Economies 'department at Purdue University. I gave patterns lor lour different I kinds of princess slips. Tlie slips I are suitable for all types of wo- . men At lhe afternoon session. Miss | Marlin completed the talk on fundamentals of color study. She | . said that every woman should re id 'i Art in Everyday late by Gold- - stein. The book is a discussion •, of art in everyday life. i The leader spoke of color value and the various dub leaders made i color value scales. Those who ( I I attended tlie meeting were tlv ] - Mesdanies Harry Mesliberger, Ada' ■ Shoemaker. R. O. Wynn. Dale] < Moses. 11. (). Zerkle, Chauncey] I clem. Charles Schenck. Gus Mann, j Ralph Longenlierger. Dan Lehman. . Gilbert Stucky. Irvin Stucky. Mar i tin Stucky. Harley Reef. Archie ! Smithy. Amos Yoder, Miss Florence Graber. Mary Steele and i . Rut li Schwartz. CHECK-UP IS ] NEARING END ■i Safe Deposit Box Renters May Open Boxes First of Week Renters of safety deposit boxes 'at tlie Old Adams County bank. I which dosed Tuesday, will lie ad- ] mitted to the bank after the first, of j next week, J. E. Myer, state bank . examiner in charge of tlie instituI j tion announced today. . ! While t'he general audit of tlie . I records of the bank, in charge of • >Mr. Mye: and E. S. Martin, is c underway no one will lie admitted i to tlie bank for tlie purpose of open ' ing safety deposit boxes, the bank ] examiner stated. . I The audit as to baances and jgeneial records is proceeding nice ;ly and will be completed by next 1 i week. Mr. Myer stated. ' j Appraisers will then be named i to appraise the assets of the bank 1 and further action in the liquidation of the financial institution will 'depend largely on t'he appraiser's ' report. [ The examiners will submit their ’ ' report to Thomas Ba r, state bank | commissioner who will take the necessary legal steps r<s|itired in closing and liquidating a bank. i Funeral To Be Friday p, i Funeral services for Christian C. Wittwer, Monroe t-wmbip farmer a who died early Wednesday morn- , in's, will be held Friday afternoon s.at 1:30 o'clock at the home and o at 2 o’clock at the Mennonite e chinch in Berne. Burial will be in I Hie M. R. E. Cemetery at Berne.

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MANY NAMED ! BY WITNESS AS PROFIT MAKERS Millions Divided When Pool Stock Is Sold, Witness States POOL SECRETS ARE REVEALED Washington, May 19.—<U.R) ] —Details of a market killing |in the stock of the Radio CorIporation of America, in which (John ,J. Raskob and others [split millions of profits, were i revealed today in the senate stock market investigation. Thomas E. Bragg, formerly 'a member of the firm of W . E. 'Hutton and Company, was I( . lied as tlie first witness as the I senate banking and currency committee resumed its bearings. Willliam Gray, committee counsel, iinI nounced he would tell ot tlie huge [radio pool during the boom days (it 1929 and "explain some of tlie (tilings lhat needed explanation. , Willi Bragg in the witness cliair. 'Gray read to tlie committee tlie re- | suits of an investigation wliicli lie Iliad been conducting during tlie re[cess in the committee hearings. | Raskob put up $ 1 .(((H).o«»o in Hie ] radio pool and won $291.71(1. Gray I said. Others who prouted were I Charles M. Schwab. Herbert D. Swope, w. F. Kenny. Nicholas F. Brady. I’. J. Moro and Mrs 1). Sarnoff. wife of tlie head ot the radio corporation. Gray said (lie pool participants I put up. through W. E. Hutton and Company. $9,667,500 for 551.5ixi ■ shares of radio stock and split an aggregate profit of $3.217.a7U. >j — o Tire Mileage Would Circle World Twice Indianapolis Ind., May 19 file (total tire mileage in practice and the actual running of the annual 500-tnile race here at tile Indian apolis Moto: Speedway May :'.o would twice circle the world. Totaling tlie operation of emit 'individual tire on a four tire car. it I is estimated that tlie special rubber I used on fast racing cirs in la-t year's event travelleu -me hO.iHMi I miles before the final car was Haggled from t'.ie t' ack late Decoration | Day. 'file equate* ial circumference [of the eartli is 24.902 miles. Waldo Stein, factory tire expert < Firestone I. former race driver, who has serviced race c: s fur 2o years, estimates that the fired 14 [ears of tlie 40 starters last ear. averaged five tires each, drove 28. I 000 tire miles. The other 26 starters | who remained in the >taie for an (average of 100 miles eaUh. added i- ■ bout 38.400 tire miles. He further (assumes that some 55 cars in prei race practice average 200 miles leach about the bricks, sending their , four tires a t tai distance of better than 11.000 miles. Put them all together and take two t“ips around the world .hi a single tired vehicle. Indianapolis, Ind.. May 19 — \ 'standing arniv which stands at atI (('• IX'TI Nl'l-:t l ON PACK 'l'll Kt; G > EXPENSES ARE FILED BY NINE Candidates Have Until June 2 To List All Primary Costs Nine candidates have filed their . expense accounts with Milton C. ■ Werling, county cletlt, up to the I present time. The final date far fil- : I ing the accounts is Thursday, June 2. and it is beieved a number will • file within the next few days. The expense accounts represents ■ the expenditures of candidates for i tlie primary election held Tuesday May 3. Those who filed within the past few days are: Harley A. ICii'-sam, Denioerat, for I County suivey r. $118.25. . ' Cal F. Peterson, Republican, for ■ ■ Prosecuting attorney none; •( Frank Heller, Democrat, far i County auditor, $34.93. 1 Philip Strahm, Democrat, for ‘ commissloiw first district, $53.00; i Water J. Bookman, Democ at, for . recorder, $52.75.