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Indiana Firemen Have Kith Annual Convention Columbus. Ind., Aug. 4 (U.R) — Election of officers and Selection |of the 1933 convention city was before the SOO members of the Indiiapa Firemens’ Association, in 16th luunual convention here today. i In an address before the group pJulian Sharpnuck. former judge of Bartholomew circuit court, stressed the importance of loyalty to county, and good citizenship, in times of stress. CONVICTS KILL GUARD MAKING PRISON ESCAPE Seven Desperate Criminals Shoot Way Out of Arkansas (’amp MEN AMBUSHED IN NEARBY WOOD England, Ark.. Aug. 4.—<U.R) —A posse today cornered sev-1 en convicts who escaped from the Tucker, Ark., state prison > farm, killed three of the fug-, itives, wounded two, and captured the other two uninjur-! ed. Word of the fight was sent here by an official of the pris-l on farm where one guard was killed and another seriously wound-1 ed earlier today when the convicts, escaped. The official said he had not learned the names of the dead convicts nor any of the details of the cap- j ture. Tucker. Ark., Aug. 4. —(U.R>—One ! -guard was killed instantly when !>mv«ii pi issuers escaped truiu the Tucker state prison eamp No. 2 near here today. The men, described as "desper contini;ei> on page five CANCEL DEBTS BORAH URGES Idahoian Believes Cancellation Is Necessary For Prosperity Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 4. (U.R) ' —Senator William E. Borah today placed himself wholeheartedly behind war debt cancellation providing such a program will react to the benefit of the American people through a foreign trade revival. Borah took the position that immediate and permanent settlement of problems arising out of the World war is necessary for the return of prosperity to America and the rest of the world. "I favor a program that will put the war debts problem out of the way for all time,” said the dynamic senator from Idaho whose opinion I it. Europe is respected as that of! America's permanent secretary of state. “if solution of this problem can j come only through cancellation. 1 and if such a cancellation will bring back prosperity to this nation, I favor it,” Borah told an audience of 5,000 that packed the University of Minnesota auditorium la.st night. The Idaho senator said the war debts owed the United States were "economic facts.” He supported the thesis that the United States would do well to exchange these "facts” for others more valuable. In that group he Included disarmament, renewal of world trade and return of prosperity. "But one point must be remembered," said Borah. "The war debts are justly owed.- There is no reasCONTINI’ED ON PAGE FIVE ■ - O Strahm Lad Returns From Riley Hospital Lester Strahm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Strahm of Wells county formerly of Adams County has returned frem tihe Riley hospital at Indianapolis where he had been a patient since July 18. The boy had his nose nearly bitten off by a police dog on July 16. i while visiting at the Emil Stauffer home in Wells county. Papers were filled out in the Adams county clerk’s office and the boy was sent to the Riley Hospital. -He will return to the ibcspital in six weeks.

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NEXT CONCERT ON TUESDAY Bate For Next Week’s Entertainment Changed; Many Here Last Night A crowd of a couple thousand I people attended the first of a series ol band concerts sponsored by De<atur merchants last evening. The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 1 Boy's Hand, under the direction of John L. Verweire. director, gave an hour's delightful concert last eveicing from eight to nine o'clock. iFifty-five men and boys played in the the young drummers i received a hearty applause. Next week's concert will be giv-| en Tuesday evening at eight I o'clock. The Decatur Junior band] was employed to provide the entertainment. but Dave Rice, director, informed the merchant’s committee today that several of the members were gone on vacations and that it would Ire impossible to get the band together before the first of the month. The Junior band gave a series of concerts during ijune and July at the Central school building and several of the boys and girls planned to take their vai rations this month. The committee announced that CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX Former Berne Man Dies In California Herne, August 4 — (Special) — Word was received that Henry J. Egly, former Berne man, died at his ibome in Covina, Cal.. Tuesday night. The funeral was held today. He left Berne 22 years ago. Surviving are six children and the following brothers and sisters: Joe of Phoenix. Ariz; (Abe of Hartford ' township. Adams county; C. G. I Egly 'cf (Fort Waynk: Jadoib of j Woodburn and Mis. David Clandon i of Valparaiso. HEAVY BUYING BOOSTS STOCKS — A. T. & T. Touches Par, First Time Since .July 11; Other Rises New York, Aug. 4.—(U.R)—American Telephone an d Telegraph stock reached par shortly after noon today, up 29% points from the low of the year which was set on July Uth. Meanwhile the entire market was | racing ahead in a wave of buying.) Two million shares had changed) hands at noon, practically assuring that the day’s trading would surpass the previous record for the year, the 2.700,000 share day of last Thursday. Advances of tip to three points were registered by leading stocks as public buying continued to pour in. Many brokers deprecated the movement calling the buying indiscriminate.” Others saw in it a belated public recognition of basic values. Steel advanced to 38%, "P 2 from the previous close and up 12% from the year's low. Union Pacific rose) 3%, while Western Union rose 2%. A. T. & T. touched par at 100 and | then slipped back fractionally.

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Huntington Merchants Entertain 400 Farmers Huntington, Aug. 4—Nearly 400 farmers were guests of Huntington ; merchants and the chamber of com , nierce Wednesday during the first i "open house" program of its kind I held in this city. Shortly after 10 o'clock a cortege I of more than 50 automobiles left the . south front of the courthouse, and' started a tour of Huntington's in-1 dustrial plants. The tour was inter-1 rupted at noon for a luncheon at I Memorial park, and an inspection of the munocipal fish hatcheries constructed there by unemployed men last year. The program was arranged by! the agricultural committee of the I chamber of commerce and several assisting committees. T. L. Wheeler is chairman of the committee and | attended the program Wednesday. BOLIVIA READY TO STOP WAR Arbitration of Dispute With Paraguay Will Be Made By League Geneva, Aug. 4 —(U.RI Bolivia accepted arbitration of the Gran! Chaco dispute with Paraguay today. conditionally, in a note to the league of nations secretariat. ‘‘l am quite satisfied with Bolivia’s reply," Jose Matos, presi-i dent of the league council, said. "The situation is now favoralie." Asuncion. Paraguay, Aug. 4 (U.R) —Decision of the United States and Latin American nations not to recognize acquisition of territory by force was believed to have ended the threat of war beI tween Paraguay and Bolivia. While the cabinet met to study the latest communication from Washington, however, the war spirit continued to run high. CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX L. O. O. M. Will Hold Annual Stag Picnic The annual stag picnic of the Loyal order of Moose will be held Sunday August 14. in the Charles Mag ley wood, one mile north and a half mile east of Monmouth. A committee composed of Will Hoffman, Irwin Schafer and Lloyd Kreischer is looking after arrangements and assure members of a good time. Food will be served on the grounds and members are invited to attend. Those Who do not have automobiles are asked to call at the ' Moose home and transportation ! will be provided. —•—o * ■ - Cousin of Local Man Dies At Winchester Word was received here of the death of John Cheney, 39, who died at bis home in Winchester. Wednesday morning. Mr. Cheney was manager of the Telephone Company at Winchester. (He was a cousin of Dr. Fred 1. Patterson of this city, and was well known here. Surviving is the wife and one son. The Funeral will be Friday | | afternoon at three o’clock. Dr. and i I Mrs. Patterson of this city and their guests, James and Sara Patterson of Marmaduke, Ark., will attend the funeral.

DECATVRMENTO ATTEND RETREAT 33 Men Leave to Attend Catholic Layman’s Retreat at Notre Dame Thirty-three Decatur men left ! today for Notre Dame university. South Bend, where they will i attend the annual Catholic layman's retreat. The retreat opens this evening 1 and continues over to Sunday ! morning, closing with a breakfast and program. Several hundred men from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois will attend. The retreat is conducted by missionary priests. Those from here who will attend are: Jared J. Reed. Bernard Staub. Bert Gage. Herbert Lafountain. Edward P. Miller, Clement Lengerich, August Lengerich, Joseph Malley, Geo. Appleman, Jerome Gase, Dynois Schmitt, John Brunton, Louis J. Kelly, Michael Brickner, Leo Ulman, Bernard Lengerich. Tise Ulman. Herman Ulman. Henry B. Brann, Raymond Wertzberger, Leo Lengerich. Fred BaleCONTINUED ON PAGE SIX o jHarl Hollingsworth To Attend Meeting The First State-wide conference of Sheriffs. Chiefs of Police and 1 other peace officers of Indiana will •be held at Bloomington. Friday ind Saturday, i.August 5 and 6. The meetings are sponsored by Indiana University and various state • rganizations. A called meeting of the State Police will be held at the Memorial Union Building on the campus at Bloomington. Friday mornling at 9:30 o’clock. Patrolman Harl Hollingsworth of this city was notified to attend this meeting. ——o BONUS CAMPERS QUIT JOHNSTOWN - Westward Exodus of B.E. F. Continues; 4,000 Still at Camp Camp McCloskey. Johnstown, Pa.. Aug. 4—(U.R)—The westward tide of exodus from the B. E. F. camp was resumed today after an interruption caused by communistic appeals to the men to disregard evacuation orders. During the night, a train bearing 356 bonus campers plowed westward. Today another trainload of 1,120 in 14 day coaches left over the Baltimore & Ohio bound for points from which the marchers less than three months ago massed for their drive on Washington. A temporary rebellion this morning. as communist leaflets asked the campers to stand pat and prepare for a new drive on the nation’s capital had subsided enough this afternoon to accomplish dispatch of the second train- | load. Mayor Eddie McCloskey, who invited the veterans to come and then forcefully invited them to leave, was on hand to Itid his unCONTINUED ON PAGE"FIVE**

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QUIET RESTORED TO MINING ZONE I AFTER CONFLICT , (State Troops Rescue 64 Men Imprisoned At Dixie Bee Mine NO HOSTILITIES REPORTED TODAY Terre Haute. Ind., Aug. I. |—(U.R) Quiet was restored to the mining area today, after! national guard troops had rescuetl the 61 men besieged in the Dixie Bee mine, and 271 guardsmen maintained military patrol over the tour square miles encompassing the mine. The 60 miners who were unwounded during the two days of fighting, went unmolested to their homes. Their four wounded companions were recovering in a hospital. Remaining guardsmen of the 1,000 ordered to the scene by ! Adjutant General Paul E. TotnI baugh, at the request of Governor Harry G. I-eslie, were encamped in Terre Haute, ready for service! | wherever they may be needed. I Sixteen officers and 76 men were at the airport, where five flight planes and the command plane of the guard were stationed. Guardsmen permitted no one within the Pixie Bee area excepting on passes. Tombaugh said that all the guardsmen necessary for protection of life and property would be kept here, while others would be permitted to entrain for Camp Knox, Ky., for summer maneuvers, as scheduled next Saturday. There was no sign of hostilities today, and observers believed that tlhe current outbreak between the CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE GAS DIVISION LAW ILLEGAL Legislature Faced With Problem of Correcting of Passing New Bill Indianapolis, Aug. 4. —(U.R) —Proponents of the two bills calling for diversion of half the auto license and gas tax revenue to local units, which were held unconstitutional in a report by Attorney General James M. Ogden to Governor Harry G. Leslie, were seeking ways today to save their measures from defeat. Both are before the governor. Upon the outcome of the struggle depends whether some $10,000,000 now being spent by the state commission shall remain there, or go to the counties, cities and towns. Veto of both bills by the governor, in their present form, was looked upon as virtual certainty, in view of the legal opinion. Otherwise lie had been expected to sign them, although they ran counter to his often-expressed opinion on expenditure of highway funds. Unconstitutionality was claimed by Ogden on the ground that they violate provisions prohibiting the state from assuming the debts of any county, town, township or corporation. The bills provide that local units may use the diverted funds in paying bonded indebtedness. Titles of the bills likewise were found faulty. Friends of the bills hoped that, in the eight remaining legislative days, they would be able to repair the flaws in both bills and obtain passage under suspension of rules. ON PAGE SIX Furniture of Late L. C. Waring Sold A public sale of all furniture and household goods owned by the late L. C. Waring of this city, was (held this morning at the Waring residence, corner Monroe and First streets. Col. Fred Replpert, assisted by Cols. Roy Johnson and Earl Garfin was in charge of the sale. Besides the many household items, a Cadillac automobile was sold for $225 and firearms which Mr. Waring used on hunting trips several years ago were sold. A moose and deer head 1 was also sold. A large crowd attended tihe sale and bidding was good.

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I Six More Students Enroll In School Six more students have enrolled I in tine Reppert School of Auction- | eering which Upened for the annual '-summer session here Monday. The total enrollment now totals 26. The auction school attended the Waring Auction Sale which was conducted today with Col. Roy Johnson, an instructor In the school, as auctioneer. The six new members of the school are as follows: W. E. Bernard, Senatobia, Miss., Elvin Duerr, Seward, Nebr., Roy -S. Ruttier, Fayetteville, Pa., Robert Mitteer, Stockridge, Michigan; J. Paul Herman. Ravenna. Michigan, ij Perry Johnson, Kaleva, Michigan. HOOVER NAMES NEW SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Roy I). Chapin Succeeds Robert Lamont; Believed Political Stroke MAY BE USED TO FINANCE CAMPAIGN Washington, (Aug. 4 —(UP) —President Hoover has strengthened his ' cabinet at a critical time economically and politically by appointing Roy D. Chapin on Michigan as secretary of Commerce. Chapin is an ace in the Automobile industry.'His appointment was ■ announced by President -Hoover ' yesterday wihen he made known the ' resignation of Robert P. Lamont ' ‘ of Illinois. It was explained that .Lamont's private affairs required ! his attention. The necessity of his getting back to Chicago gave Mr. i Hoover opportunity to bring new 'blood to Washington. Chapin is expected to take office in about ten days. Chapin’s appointment is significant for two reasons. One is economic. The otiher is political. Economically, the administration believes the turn has come. It is I afraid to make another optimistic prediction but hopes are going up daily. At this decisive time Chap- • in, an aggressive organizer, salesman and promotion man. with business contacts extending far beyond the automobile industry, it brought into the department of commerce. . His job is to stimulate activity and ' key up shell-shocked business. Just before he was alppointed, Chapin issued a statement predicting better times. Lamont was practically a retired business man when he was appointed at tihe start of (Mr. Hoover’s term. His numerous industrial directorships were held as a capitalist rather than as an active. Hardhitting business go-getter. He was con- . tent to let the department of Commerce carry on under its own momentum. Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary, was the chief energizing force. But Mr. HooVer has been his own Secretary of Commerce. The department of commerce building will have more business men walking importantly througih its vast corridors now than at any time since Mr. Hoover used to hold his almost daily trade conferences. If Chaipin does nothing more he is ! likely to stimulate (passenger travel to Washington. The second consideration is political. Lamont was so unimportant CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE . o GIRL MURDERER IS SENTENCED Francis Nash, Killer of Evelyn Sanford, Gets Life Prison Term Ludington, Mich., Aug. 4 —(U.R) — Francis Nash, 32, Freesoil farmer, today pleaded guilty to first degree murder in connection with the killing of 17 year old Evelyn Sanford last Saturday night, and was sentenced to life imprison- ' ment at Marquette penitentiary. 1 Captain Earl J. Hathaway and a detachment of state police 1 troopers pinned to take Nash to 1 prison immediately. 1 The girl’s body was found buried I in a shallow grave in an abandoned summer cottage at Freesoil i yesterday, Nash confessed the murder last night. »

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HOUSE VOTES DOWN COMBS REPEAL BILL Senate Argues Over Expense to Send Troops; Boost Store Tax GOVERNOR SIGNS FOUR MEASURES Indianapolis, Aug. 4. (U.R) — While the senate argued over the appropriation <»t SIOO,OOO to defray the expenses <>t National Guard troops in the Vigo county mine area, the house of representatives uave their final vote on six measures. An attempt to kill the McKes-son-Knapp house bill appropriating the sum. which was passed under suspension of rules Wednesday afternoon, was thwarted when the committee reported favorably on the bill. Debate led by Sen. James Nejel, Rep., of Whiting, who attacked the bill charging that the "mine operators were responsible for the whole outbreak" was still in progress when the body adjourned at noon. The house killed the Combs bill which would do away with the public service commission. Several minor measures were passed on to the senate. A bill preventing tihe disrating of public schools by the state for t'he next three years was passed by an 87 to one vote. The ways and means committee of the house amended the chain store tax bill and recommended taxes ranging to $l5O a store for chains of 20 or more stores. The Crawford income tax bill called down on third reading during the morning session was made a special order of business for II a. m. tomorrow. It would establish a tax ranging from one per cent on incomes of SI,OOO and less to 4 per cent on incomes exceeding SIO,OOO. Delftih McKesson, aut-hor of the two gas tax diversion measuree parts of which were ruled unconstitutional by Attorney General Ogden, reported that the bills had been returned to the house and senate by the governor for further action. Leslie Signs Bills Indianapolis Aug. 3—(UP)—Two more bills were signed by Gov. Harry G. Leslie today. A hon«e bill CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE* * o - BIG ELEVATOR SWEPT BY FIRE Burlington And Quincv Elevator, With 1.250,000 Bushels of Grain Burned Chicago. Aug. 4 — (U.R) — Firo swept through the giant Chicago Burlington and Quincy grain elevator at 22nd street and the south branch of the Chicago river late today. It had not been determined whether the 25 men employed there were still inside. It was the biggest fire Chicago had seen in years. Tlie flames, believed to havs started from spontaneous combustion of the 1,250.000 bushels of grain stored there, engulfed the five story wide spreading structure in a very brief time. A 5-11 alarm brought hundreds of firemen and scores of pieces of apparatus. The fire boat Graeme Stewart attacked tho flames from the river. Within a few minutes the vast pillar of flame swaying in the wind had licked down and ignited the plant of the Omaho Packing Co., nearby. Then the pillar bent in another direction and ignited a huge expanse of lumber piled in a lumber yard. Three special alarms brought added scores of fire fighters, the loop 22 blocks or so away Thousands of office workers in crowded to windows to watch the ' fire. ' Workmen of the Commonwealth Edison company were rushed to its plants across the river from the elevator to guard it against the fire. The plant serves most i of the downtown section with light and power.