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([ EDWIN'S Kill TO RE [UFHIOAV j __ I For Prominent [to Be Held at Home L Four o’c lock L’X DEATH Rs COMMUNITY Lal services for Judtje k Erwin, judge of the [Circuit court, whose, Lcurred suddenly late L afternoon, "ill ih From the Erwin resiI -,19 North Second [at four o'clock Friday L absence of a pastor of kbyterian church of which | Ervin was a life-long mem-: L Rev. B. H. Franklin, L s the Methodist church of L will officiate at the I I David Et win. Fort Wayne| L, of the deceased, will I the service, accompanied | Carrie Haubold at the! Learers have heen selected L Knights of Pythias lodge, L Decatur Rotary club, of I judge Erwin was a member L the Presbyterian church. 1 Irv pail bearers will be, I Business to Cease ■ore Graliker, president of Latur Chamber of Commerce led business houses and Ito close during the funeral jom four to five o'clock Isfternoon. k of the Adams County, ImM by former Judge [T Merryman The Knights jht will conduct ritualistic' jit the grave Burial will |e in the Decatur cemetery, j was received today that loris Erwin, a daughter of, ■1 know jurist, would arrive 1 lin Diego. Cal . Friday after-’ [The services were arranged, king with the schedule of lighter. [body was removed from the [Funeral home to the Erwin j ke this afternoon and may | bed at any time up to the, I hour. [ages of condolence were | k by the widow and family bores of persons acquainted pdge Erwin, either from a [standpoint, fraternally or r Carl Mitchell. Indianap-j land keeper of the Records bl of the Knights of Pythias [lodge, wired that he and | other grand lodge officers attend the funeral services, and attorney acquaintances kby counties also signified btention of coming here for keral. F Erwin's death occurred F o clock of acute dilatation I heart. He took ill last Hay while presiding as I judge in the Allen Sttperp'. Fort Wayne and went lyaician at noon He resum[tench during the afternoon I pplained of not feeling well. I first thought h" was suf-: [rrotn over exertion and from base heat of the day. Miss pmith. court reporter and rniice Nelson, former depu[flkl’ED ON PAGE FIVE | e Erwin Leaves ftnt Record Here L» —' — F Erwin's sudden death) L."[' of the finest and most i 1“ careers as Judge of the' [Wcult court in the history] LT' y ' Duling his ah ort disposed of several score 1 L* an , d inR >Bted on keeping ptet cleared. b' Hell ial aCt Was namlng I L„f. 7 s P ec >al judge ini L ala haV ng Uster Strahm. PI son of Lewis Strahm hUUT* M " pbiiiiii Berv ' ce on the bench. k t " CM6B ’ 458 civil cases, ts^, and 25 g uardiam khe san> r V iled ln hls court■cticed < ‘,‘ legrpe of care that L.?*® in all his dealings for the Se P ten >- [Mt L. ' P rp Pared, cases p ,0 the first of the te‘ Cl H a b succe9BW ‘o G. L e : il e made by j

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Death Again Shows in the Cards * W-tSOSMf * JI VW I /u ML -■ *- ¥• * i In the room where George Carl, i Chicago grocer, was shot to death I sixty hours after the cards of Mrs. Susan Hallo (above!, amateur seeress had predicted that end for 5 him. Mrs. Hallo again shuffled and dealt her pack of ill-fortune telling cards and again the figures of ) death appearer!. Detectives stag,ed this scene Tuesday but the cards gave no clue to the person ‘ who ended Carl's life. FINAL PAYMENT MADE BY COUNCIL C ity Pays in Full For Electric Distribution System : Bonds Sold i > The final payment, to the Deel , Electrical Engineering and Construction Co.. Fort Wayne, for i building the new electric distribution system in Decatur*were made by the city council last evening. The last payment amounted to r $7,373.50, bringing the total expenditure to $30,171.87. The contract as awarded amounted to $27.796 60 and the balance of $2,375.27 i was for additional work done at ' the plant, extra cable and under- ] ground work near the plant and for (changes ordered by the engineers. H. M. Gillig, chairman of the I finance committee of the council | informed the body that the city had sold $5,000 worth of 3H per cent ■ government bonds at market price. $96, to make up the amount of the final payment. The bonds were i turned over to the city by the Old Adams County Hank as security for the city's deposits in the bank, the bank being one of the depositories for city funds. Mr. Gillig also informed the council that the city had $8.0(10 worth of bonds at the bank, being the balance of the security given by the bank for city funds. The law permits banks to put up government or road bonds for half of the amount of public deposits and in the case of the city a total of $13,000 was posted, protecting deposits up to $26,000. Mr. Gillig said the city had about $68,000 in tile bank. lof which more than half was in certificates of deposit, bearing three land four per cent interest. CerJtifieates of deposit are not protect,ed by security, the deposits being classed with general depositors and distribution being made on them the same as individual deposits. Other bills were allowed by the finance committee and the session ; adjourned. Accident Results In Death of Two Men Fort Wayne, July 20 —(U.R) Roy R. Treesh, 39. and J. A. Seifert, I 46. both of Garrett, died here last evening of injuries suffered when ! the auto in which they were ridI ing with two women, overturned ] yesterday morning. Mrs. Hilda Hofer. 28, was injured seriously, and Mrs. June Willard, 27, suffered minor injuries. - —o Escaped Prisoner Is Found And Again Jailed Fort Wayne, July 20—(U.R> Liberty was brief for Humbert Hayes, 22. held on a charge of murdering his brother, Leslie. Humbert broke from jail here i yesterday bv sawing through two bars of his cell. Twelve hours 1 later he was found beneath a box car in the railroad yards, and reI turned to jail.

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WOULD DIVIDE GAS TAX FUND HALF AND HALF House Bill Provides For Equal Distribution of State Gas Tax TENURE LAW IS LICKED IN SENATE Indianapolis July 20 — (UP) — Leaders of the attack against funds of the state highway department won their initial legislative skirmish today when the house passed a bill (providing for allocation of half the state's gasoline and auto license collections to local units. The bill introduced by Delph McKesson, Democrat of Plymouth, Ind. goes now to the senate. Nini-tX'-nf new bills containing provisions fir municipal control of utilities, taxhtion of corporation stock, stricter property taxes, limitation of budgets and absorption of local unit roads by the state highway system were introduced in the senate. The senate voted to adopt a ma1 jority committee report on a bill seeking repeal of the teacher’s tenI ure law. It also voted indefinite I postponement of a meisure designed repeal the teacher's minimum wage law. i (A majority report of the house . Ways and Means committee which , I sought indefinite postponement of I a bill which would remove the state I four mill levy for Indiana's World J War Mem: rial, was voted down. The bill then was advanced to second rwiding. Two house bills designed to grant municipalities authorities to own and operate public utilities were reioiumended for indefinite -postponement by the cities' and towns committee. They had been sponsored by the new municipal rights league of Indiana. I A measure which would grant . municipalities the right to own and . operate public utilities was intro- • duced in the senate. Indianapolis, July 20. (U.R) — ■ Five new relief bills passed by the senate, including a sweeping proposal to revive home rule, were I sent to the house today. I The home rule measure, sponsor- ; id by ,1. Clyde Hoffman, Repuhli can, Indianapolis, was passed by . the senate 30 to 14. It would give . local autjioritiex almost unlimited I authority to slash salaries and .- abolish offices, including those of . county and township assessors, ati tendance officers and all others except township trustees and constitutional offices. It also would elim f ii.ate the teachers' minimum wage law’. The house today had before it . several measures for final reading. 1 A battle between urban and rural j lepresentatives broke out before i two bills reallocating state gaso- - line and auto license fees were sent I to engrossment. Charges of "hand- > out" and "gag rule” were heard t hen attempts were made to re- , apportion the amount which local , governments will receive. Cities may spend their share of - the gasoline and auto license fund ' COXTINCKI) on page three BANDIT SEEKING PRISON PAROLE i Elmer Wood, One of Linn Grove Bank Bandit Gang Wants Parole Clemency petitions of 14 convicts 1 in Indiana State Prison at Michigan ’ City will be considered by the board 1 of ipardons and paroles it its quarterly meeting. July 28, it was announced today. Among the convicts seeking a • paroll is Elmer Wood of Pennville, who with Everett D. Gaither. R. W. Siniff and Phil Chamberlain robbed ’ the Bank of Linn Grove hi 1928 and again on March 14. 1929. The men were sentenced to 20 years In the .Michigan City state prison by Judge Jesse C. Sutton in the Adams .Circuit Court. March 30, 1929. Mr. Wood was 40 years of age ’'-at the time he was sentenced, and ’(was the oldest of the four men. ' ■ He had been a railroader for more : | than 20 years. He was married and I CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE I

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 20,1932.

Crown Cherry Queen PW- rs ' ... Ji a>» Governor Wilber M. Brueker of Michigan officially declaring Miss Carolyn Hazard queen of the National Cherry Festival at Traverse City. The governor is shown placing the crown upon the 1932 queen's head. The festival drew a record attendance from all parts of the I country.

Former Decatur Girl Is In Toledo Hospital Word was received here today that Miss Mary Neptune, daughter of Mrs. Celeste Neptune of Toledo, 0., and formerly of this city, is in a critical condition at St. Vincent Hospital, Toledo. M iry suffered an injury to her spine more thati a year ago when she slipped a'nd fell on the floor of the gymnasium of the school where she was a teacher. She has been a patient at the hospital since the accident. An operation was performed Tuesday morning. Her condition is regarded as serious. RAIN TO BRING RELIEF FRIDAY Predict Showers For Indiana by Thursday or Friday Night Indianapolis, July 20. — (U.R) — Thunderstorms Thursday night or Friday will bring the first relief from the intense heat wave now’ prevailing over Indiana. J. H. Armington. U. S. meteorologist, forecast today. Temperatures equalling those of yesterday, and in some cases going higher, prevailed in the state today. At Indianapolis the mercury had | risen 13 degrees in four hours to reach 90 degrees at 10 o’clock. A temperature of 95 was expected before sundown. Corn throughout the state progressed well during the past week CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE Body of Murdered Woman Found Today Chicago July 20 — (UP) — The body of Mrs. Catherine Lentis 67. a crippled woman who owned considerable property and lived alone was found clothed on her bed today where it had -been tossed after she Aas murdered. A letter in Germany only partly translated bby noon led to discovery of the murder and was believed by police to hold a clue to identity of the slayers. o Foundation Day To Be Held August 7 Winona Lake, Ind.. July 20 — “Foundation Day,” an annual event on Winona’s Chautauqua program set apart for commemoration of the anniversary of the founding of this institution, will be observed Sunday, August 7. Rev. Paul Rader of the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, world-renowned i mission worker, evangelist apd ra-[ dio speaker, will deliver the prin-1 cfpal addresses of the day, at 10:30 ] a. m. and 3:00 p. m. The meetings] will be in the Billy Sunday Tabernacle. Homer Rodeheaver will direct the music during the day.

CONDITIONS IN GERMANY GROW WORSE TODAY Military State of Emergency Declared in Berlin And Brandeburg FRANZ VON PAPEN IS IN CONTROL Berlin. July 20. — (U.R) — Berlin and the Prussian province of Bran- 1 denburg were ruled under a military state of emergency virtually , equivalent to martial law today ] with Chancellor Franz von Papen serving as reich’s commissioner in Prussia. The control of the Prussian po lice force of 90.000 men passed to the reich administration, ostensibly to end serious political rioting which has taken a high toll in lives during the past six months. President von Hindenburg issued ' dictatorial decrees bringing about the important government changes, which were effective immediately. Von Papen was authorized to , assume the Prussian premiership and replace Prussian cabinet ministers with reich commissioners. This authority meant the end of ■ the last important democratic , regime in Germany, the socialist , | and catholic cabinet of Prussia. Von Papen at once removed act- , ing premier of Prussia Otto Braun and Minister of the Interior Karl . Severing, “strong man" who controlled the Prussian police force , for years. The von Papen government as- , CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE 1 WARN AGAINST ! OVER INFLATION ; i 4 Senator Smoot Attacks Borah’s Plan to Expand National Currency i Copyright 1932 by the United Press Washington, July 20—(UP) —Ad- t ministration leaders today warned , emphatically against continuing currency exipansion beyond the $1,000.000,000 (B) authorized under the Borah-Class rider to the Home Loan bank bill. ] They took issue sharply with Senator Borah, Repn., Idaho, who declared expansion should be carried "much further” in an effort to . inorease prices. ( “Just observe the history of Na- ( tions which to any great extent I i have expanded their currency.” said I I Chairman Smoot of the Senate !] ; finance committee in a United , Press interview answering Borah. , Smoot had in mind particularly . the vacious circle of inflation in , CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE '

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FARLEY DIRECTS CAMPAIGN FOR COV.ROOSEVELT Campaign Committee Is Headed by James Farley, Supplants National Body HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK New York, July 20 ‘U.ri I A “campaign committee lieaileil by James A. Farley, national committee chairman and with strong representation from the states, will run Gov. Franklin 1). Roosevelt’s campaign for the presidencyThis new type of organization, supplanting the democratic national committee as the campaigning force, was announced at democratic headquarters today. At the same time, it was confirmed that New York wllj be the pivotal point of the campaign, without regional branch headquarters as hitherto. The Democrats will make their drives in individual states without the aid of other headquarters than the New York offices in the Biltmore Hotel and the state campaign offices in each state. The national committee will continue to function as a permanent organization, but the work of trying to elect Roosevelt will center in the | metropolis under the management of the tall, youthful appearing Farley who with Louis M.| Howe is credited with swinging the Chicago nomination. Howe, friend and advisor of Roosevelt for many years, will b/ In direct charge of the campaign I committee's office operations here. 0 Knights of Pythias To Meet Tonight All members of the Knights of Pythias lodge are urged to attend a special meeting to be held at the K. of P. Home at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Marion Hoagland, • Chancellor Commander. DIVING ACT AND CONCERT ON BILL — Big Free Program to Conclude Trade Day; Stores To Remain Open A concert by the Decatur Junior bind under the direction of David Rice, will be given at 7:15 o'clock tonight in frt nt of the court house in connection with the special Trade Day and free entertainment provided by Decatur merchants for the benefit of shoppers. The band is volunteering its services and the concert is given previous to the big free act which will be staged at 9:30 o'clock on the Methodist church lot, corner Monroe and Fourth. Captain Edwards, advertised as the “Diving fool'' and the human torch will make a high dive into a tank of water. His act is a thrilling one. His clothes are saturated with gasoline and set on fire. Gasoline is also spread on the water and set on fire. Captain Edwards makes the dive from a high tower. Shoppers were busy today visiting the Decatur stores and taking advantage of the bargains offered by local merchants. Forty-one stores sponsored the special trade day and free entertainment. The program w’as given morning, afternoon and again tonight. This morning “The Fox’’ in the mysteries of I (Houdini performed on Liberty Way to the enjoyment of hundreds who witnessed the two programs. The stores will remain open until aibout 9:30 o’clock tonight. ( Elk’s To Enjoy Turtle Supper at Home Tonight 1 i Members of the Elk's lodge are invited to the turtle soup supper i to be served from six to eight J o’clock at the Elk's home on North Second street this evening. The committee in charge of Albert Colchin and O. W. P. Macklin, has arranged everything and assure members of a tasty menp. A short program will be given during the evening and every member is urged to attend.

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Heads Campaign I ® 1 r \ i» "* 1 Gjt' ■W 35 '' 1 ■ B ■ ■—"■lO**' James A. Farley Democratic national chairman who will direct the campaign of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. Mr. Farley heads the new Campaign Committee which will take the place of the National committee in the coming election. PARKING LINES ~ ARE SET BACK Change Made to Permit Trucks To Make Turn; Discuss Legislation i A change in the temporary parking arrangements on Second street will be made today to permit truck operators to make right or left turns into and from the alleys. The cars will be parked back about ten feet from the present lines at the alley intersections. D. F. Teeple. operator of the Teeple truck line appeared before the council last evening and stated that under present arrangements it was impossible to turn into Second street from any alley and suggested that more space be given at the intersections. The street and sewer committee instructed Amos Fisher, city street commissioner, to make the changes today. Ed Highland, agent for the Nickel Plate railroad appeared before the council and requested that the city eliminate the extra street lights at the Winchester. Line, Tenth and Eleventh street, maintained by the railroad. The matter was referred to the electric light committee with power to act. Objections or remonstrances on the preliminary assessments on the Floyd Acker sidewalk improvement will be heard by the council on August 2Discuss Legislation The matter of proposed legislation before the Indiana legislature affecting cities was discussed by the council. Chief interest concerned the bill permitting municipal plants to purchase and operate utility plants and those concerning the division of the gasoline tax money. City councilmen will address I letters to Senator Thurman A. Gottschalk and to Representative] Virgil Simmons, recommending] enactment of the utility bill and in favor of the bill which would: give the city its proportionate share of the gasoline tax. No special bill was mentioned. Several gas division tax bills have been introduced. One bill would] take away from the cities the money now received and Mayor George Krick and members of the council are opposed to this measure. —o- , . Glenn Donnell Has Right Arm Broken Glenn Donnell, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs Rollie Donnell of this city fell and broke his right arm Tuesday, while tplaying Ijall with his playmates. This is the second time in the last month that the lad has had his arm broken. ■ o —— Radio Abolished From Commerce Department Washington, July 20— (U.R) — President Hoover issued an executive order today abolishing the’ radio division of the department] of commerce, and transferring Its ■ duties and functions to the feder-] al radio commission.

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MARCHERS FAIL TO REACH THE WHITE HOUSE Group of 20(1 Bonus Army Men Fail in Attempt To Picket Place TWO LEADERS ARE ARRESTED Washington, July 20. — <UR) —Police repulsed two attempts of an insurgent group of 200 members of the bonus army to picket the White House today. They dispersed the demonstrators after arresting two of the leaders and leaving the executive mansion the i center of a heavily guarded ■ area from which veterans and ] the general public alike were ] (excluded. , , . « John Pace of Detroit, leader or [ the "left wing” forces, and Beikl with E. Johnson of Big Rapids, Mich., were arrested. They were held in jail when they were unable to furnish a J>ond of $125. The first of the clashes occurred when the veterans, defying a police w’arning, approached the White House along the street which separates it from the treasury. The arrests were made a little . later when Page and Johnson at- ’ tempted to lead their men through police lines after a flanking movement which brought the veterans into a position at the rear of the . White House. t Hundreds of Washingtonians ; gathered to witness the unprecedt ented scenes as the White House with President Hoover working as i usual in his office, became virtut ally an armed fortress defended by .] hundreds of white-shirted police J whose weapons and tear gas bombs ; were displayed openly at their hips. ( Meanwhile the main force of the bonus army was listening to ah ad- ! dress by Smedley D. Butler, former •: Marine general, who exhorted the , I men to "stick by your guns until ,' we let 120,000.000 people know J about what’s going on here.” The insurgent contingent, after ] the flanking movement had failed, was escorted by police back to its camp a half mile from the White House. A police guard was thrown about the camp to prevent the vet- ' erans from again leaving it. ■ When the insurgents were safely established in their quarters, the ■ police lifted the guard about the 1 White House and permitted ordinary traffic again to flow through the area. Walter Eicker, one of Page's lieutenants, was taken into custody by police in the second clash but his name did not appear on the police blotter. He was held after he had yelled to the crowd, while police were arresting Page: "Hold that line! Don't let them take Inin! Hold that line!” Elderly Police Inspector Albert J. Headley stopped the first approach of the veterans almost single handed, while Police Superintendent Glassford, shirt-sleeved and busy, was directing the maneuvers from I a position in front of the White House. Headley was stationed in I front of the treasury building. FASCIST HEAD RESIGHS POST Dino Grandi Quits As Foreign Minister In Italian Cabinet Rome. July 20. — (U.R) — Dino Grandi, youthful and popular foreign minister, resigned in a periodic shakeup in the fascist cabinet today and became a likely candidate for the ambassadorship to Wash- , ington. Premier Benito Mussolini assumed the portfolio of foreign affairs and of corpqrations. Only three cabinet posts remained unchanged. If Grandi becomes ambassador to Washington. Giacomo de Marine, completes his service there. It also was possible that Grandi might be named ambassador to London. It is Mussolini’s policy to rotate able men of the fascist party in of flee so that as many as possible will be in touch with various governJment departments and be prepared itor any eventuality. Grandi’s resignation had been ex--1 pected for some time, and was ' CONTINUED* ON*PAGE FIVE