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Vol. XXX. No. 201.

MACHINE GUNS STOP PICKETS ON MARCH TO ILLINOIS MINES

Tuesday Concert Is Well Attended Tne band concert which was preI sented by the Wren, O„ high school I band, under the direction of J. O. : Danner sponsored by local nier- | chhrits was enjoyed by a large I crowd last evening. The stand was located on the Court House corner at Second and ' Madison streets intersection. A number of local stores remained I < pen during the evening. COUNTY COUNCIL TO SELECT TAX BOARD MEMBERS Special Meeting to he Held Monday to Choose Members for County Board JUDGE TO NAME THREE OTHERS A special meeting of the county, council has been called for Mon day morning. August 29 for th<purpose of selecting from the board s membership, three mem bers of the Adams county tax adjustment committee. The new law passed by the, special session of the legislature, j provides that the county council, shall name three members, JitrtTP of the court appoint three : members and the county auditor. I by virtue of his office will Ire the: seventh member of the tax ad-, i justment committee. The members of the conntv j council are M. Kirsch, Ben Kiting,l Henry Dehner, August Conrad.' Everett Banter. Fred Eichenberger, James Kinney. • The law provides that tax levies shall be submitted to the tax ad ■ justment board and it is the pur-' pose of the law that the total taxi rate in any tax unit shall not exceed $1.50 on the hundred dollats. According to the law. however, if the tax adjustment board, by a| vole of at least five of its mem-’ bers. shall determine that an' emergency exists for a total levy i in excess of $1.50, including th“ state levy which, is definitely ! fixed at 15 cents per SIOO valuation, necessary adjustments may, be made. The law further provides that if the tax adjustment hoard fixes a total tax rate in excess of $1.50,’ affected taxpayers may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners. . Several of the townships in Adams county will probably have rates of $1.50 or less for next year, but in Decatur. Berne and flencva it is deemed practically i CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE Personal Property Is Sold at Auction Cal Peterson returned last night from Columbus. Miss., where he conducted an auction sale of the personal property of the late L. C. Waring. The auctioneer in charge was J. Earl Armstrong, Bradentown. Fla., who was graduated from the Reppert Auction school in this city last Friday. Mr. Peterson stated that the sale was a good one and that Col. Armstrong did exceptionally good work in conducting his first public auction. — Merriman Funeral Conducted Today Funeral services for Mrs. John W. Merriman, who died at her home Sunday night, were held this afternoon at two o'clock (€. S. T.) 'at the Evangelical church with Rev. M. W Sunderman, .pastor, officiating. Burial was made in the Decaur Cemetery. o Legion Drum Coms Will Meet Tonight ■An important meeting of the Legion Drum Corp will be held in the Legion hall tonight at 8 o'clock. Every member of the organize ion , is urged to attend the meeting.

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CARAVAN HALTED i ON HIGHWAY BY ARMED FORCES March of 13.000 Miners On Franklin Co. Mine Met By Deputies NO SHOTS FIRED AS MARCH ENDS Coulterville, ill., Aug. 21 <U.Rr The curuvtin of approximately 13,000 miners marching on Franklin county was haltcil today hall way between here anil Pinckneyville hv 500 deputy sheriffs who met the pickets with machine ’ guns. As the caravan came into I sight the deputies, sworn in to prevent the strikers from carrying out their threats to close ’ all southern Illinois mines, set up 1 their machine guns in the middle lof tiie highway. Deputies stood by with riot guns, tear gas bombs I and pistols. The truck, carrying th? Staunton Illinois Band which led the j marchers out of that town earlier, j ran up within a few feet of the ■ machine guns and stopped as did ' other trucks and motor cars in , the 20 mile caravan. I The miners offered no resistance but began to jeer the depntieg. Hundreds of spectators at the i scene were ordered away. Staunton. 111.. Aug. 24—(U.R) —A motorized army of 10.000 minerpicket.- started from Staunton at I 9:55 a.m. today to invalue southern Illinois coal fields. Martial tunes of the Staunton municipal band heralded advance ! of the 800 flag-draped automobiles ' and trucks, the vanguard of a j host that “strike" leaders declared would swell to 2.000 vehicles carrying 25,000 men. Meanwhile in Benton, county j seat of Franklin county, first ob- ■ jective of the invading army, Sheriff Browning Robinson marshaleif i approximately 1.000 special deputies. He picked several hundred armed men from the ranks and detailed them as an advance guard ■ to proceed to the Jefferson-Frank-lin county line. ■ “No strikers are coming into Franklin county," Sheriff Robin- ! son told his men. “You keep them l! OUt." The men stood, grim, their rifles, shotguns and revolvers . loaded, waiting orders. .' In mines in the county they | guarded, several thousand miners 'F CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE 0 ; LOCAL MAN’S j SISTER DIES — Services Held Today For Mrs. Clara Zimmerman, Sister of W. Barton Funeral serivces for Mrs. Clara Jane Zimmerman, 70, of Hartford i City, sister of Wilbert Barton of near Decatur, who died at her home Monduy evening, were held in Hartford City today. Rev. N. L. Collins officiated at the funeral services which were held in the Christian Church. Death was attributed to infirmities of age and complications. Mrs. Zimmerman had been critically ill for the last two weeks. The deceased was born in Bluffton, December 7, 1862, the daughter of James and Mary A. Barton. She was united in marriage to Noah Zimmerman who survives. Two sons. Roscoe Zimmerman of Bluffton and Beorge Zimmerman of Hartford City and the following ; brothers . nd sisters survive: Mrs. Sarah Trostell. Popular Bluffs, Mo., Eleanor Burgess, South Milford; Wilbert Barton of near Decatur; James A. Barton, Elhiu W. Barton and William Henry Barton, all of | Muncie.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 24, 1932.

| Candidate for Judge ' "'C-' " la k. I * mpk HUBER M. DE VOSS Well known attorney and former Mayor of Decatur who was t nominated in a convention of precinct committeemen held in the court . house last evening, as the Democratic candidate for judge of the 1 Adams Circuit court. Mr. DeVoss will be a candidate in the November! 1 election, opposing the Republican candidate for the office. The Repul)-! Means have not yet named their candidate. ,

TO HOLD COLT 8 SHOW AT BERNE Gold Medal Colt Members i To Exhibit Colts on Thursdav, Oct. 20 i ' I Plans for a colt show were | made by members of the Gold ’) Medal Colt club committee at a meeting held at the Frank Habegger hopie near Berne, Tuesday evening. The show will be lor r suckling colts and will be held at s Berne, Tuesday. October 20. Members of the committee in s charge includes Henry Dehner. * chairman. Ed Neuhausen Leon Neuenschwander. Frank Habegger, Dan Kauffmann and William Mitchell. Elmer Baumgartner, chairman of the publicity committee of the Berne Chamber of I Commerce met with the commit- , tee. * All suckling colts in Adams county, foaled after January 1, 1932. are eligible to enter the [• show. Admission will be free for all club members, and non-inem-bers will be charged a fee of fifty cents for each exhibitor, regardless of the number of colts he 1 enters. 1 The following committee was f appointed by Mr. Dehner to work ? j with the Berne Chamber of Com- ' . merce: Leon Neuenschwander, ‘ chairman, Frank Habegger and Ed s | Neuhauser. Plans will be made I ] * CONTINUED ON* PAGE*THRRe" Trucks Will Take Children To Picnic i Plans are being made to take -| 100 children to the Methodist Sun- - j day School picnic at Lehman's Park >) Berne, Thursday afternoon. Two i! trucks have been procured, one for ] boys and one for girls and accomtl medations will be made for all who f wish to attend. The children are ; to meet at the church at 2:30 . i o’clock. , ’ Those who are driving cars to Berne, and who have extra room ) for one or more adults, are asked i' to call Merlin Doan.. There are sevM eral adults who wish to attend but I have no way, Mr. Doan stated.

Man Charged With Embezzling $50,000 Gary, Ind.. Aug. 24—(UP) —John] , Jndrzejewski, former president of ; the Albert Wichowski building and loan association which failed here yesterday was arrested today on 1 charges of embezzling approximate-) ly $50,000 of the firm's m ney. j The company with assets of some j e $500,000 was closed after bank ex,j aminers discovered $161.0(D was a missing. Stanislaw Albrecht, for- ) mer emfploye surrendered. Police) ~ quoted Albrecht as saying he took $40,000 of the firm's money that) t Jndrzejewski took $50,000 and th it I the two paid the rest of the $161,-) d 000 back to stockholders as divi- . i dends to keep them from suspect- ' ing fraud. CONGRESSMEN ■ VIOLATE LAW S a e Salary Splitting With Rel--1 atives Violates Law Passed In 1901 t- ——— B Washington, Aug. 24. — (U.R) —A! law against salary splitting or sub-; a letting of jobs has been called up { to confront congressmen who have been explaining to their constitu- . ents that although they listed wives, children, in-laws and absen9 tees on the congressional payroll, . the money actually went to others who were doing the work. Os more than 100 congressmen] revealed as employing relatives,; ) many facing hard fights to retain! their seats have protested that the B family names were listed merely as . a convenience and the salaries ( actually paid to working clerks, j Rep. McSwain, Dem., S. C„ is ber ing strongly criticised in his pri- . ntary race for carrying on his payj roll a young man who was attend--3 ing the University of South Caro-! Una. His answer was that while the young man was absent at! j school, his work here at Washing j ton was done by others. I ] “Every voucher drawn in his ; name and indorsed over by him was • expended in the hiring of other | CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE

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TEAR GAS USED TO CLEAR ROADS IN FARM STRIKE Farmers Driven From Picket Posts on Council Bluffs Highway WERE OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC TO CITY Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 24—ill.R' Gov. Charles W. Bryan moved today to check violence in the farm strike. The governor ordered state Sheriff Endres to advise ad county sheriffs from Douglass county north to deputize men to “uphold the law." Sioux City, Ia„ Aug. 24.— (U.R) — Deputy sheriffs laid ■ a barrage of tear gas along a I highway near Council Bluffs today in an effort to drive off I striking farmers who were resorting to force in their at-, tempt to drive produce prices | | upward by keeping farm pro-1 ducts away from markets. The action came at about I the same time that a group of 501 ! men believed to be farm strikers j ■ broke the seal on a freight car at I 'Danbury. lowa, drove the cargo of I I squealing pigs back into the stock ' yard pens and ordered the owner. i.M. Barry, to “load 'em up and take cm back home.” It was the second time within two days that strikers or men in | sympathy with their movement had i broken open a freight car and re-1 ileased livestock ready for shipment] Itc market. This morning's action I came despite a warning from U. S. District Attorney C. E. Sandall of j ' * CONTINUED <>N I'v:!: FOUR TOWNSHIP POOR I LEVY BOOSTED — \5 ashington Township May Have to Increase Poor Levy 7c on SIOO An increase of seven cents on! I the hundred dollars is proposed ini ’ the Washington township poor! J levy, according tc the budget pubi lished today by Thomas R. Noll, township trustee. The rate this year is five cents and the proposed rate, payable next year is 12 cents on the hundred dollars. Expenditures for poor relief since the first of the | year has created a deficit of i $2,197.44 in the fund. County Audi-! I tor Albert Harlow stated. On January 1. 1932, the poor! j fund was overdrawn $697.98 and! | since that time $3,764.91 has been' I paid out. Receipts from the June! distribution of taxes were $2.247.45: ' leaving a deficit of $2,197.44. The proposad 12 cent levy based |on the township's valuation of $7,116,246. will produce approxi- ! mately $8,539.00. This amount j will wipe out the levy and leave a balance for next year, it was stated. Approximately $2,247.45 will be credited to the fund next Decern-1 ber, following the .November collection of taxes. This amount may vary a little and probably 1 will be smaller because a greater share of I the taxes were paid last May. ’ Last year Trustee Noll asked for ! a three cent levy based on a $9,000,000 valuation and this was increased to five cents by ths CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO Q.. Three Men Killed When Trucks Crash I Duluth, Minn., Aug. 24 —(UP) —I Two circus trucks raced out of I control down a hill today and' ] smashed, killing three men and ser-i ! iously injuring five others. One truck and its trailer rolled ’ down a hill it a speed estimated at 70 miles an 'hour, .plunged over an embankment and crashed into the ■ brick wall of an apartment house.

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Columbia City Man Escapes From Jail Columbia City, Ind., Aug. 24 — (UP) —George Enstell, 33. Detroit, Midi., escaped from the county jail here today and fled in an auto stolen from Rilp!) Gates, State commander of the American Legion. Gates' auto was found a band ned at Warsaw, Ind. Enstell broke out of the jail by prying off three bars which had been welded after a break in 1928. He had been arrested in Albion Aug. 2 and was being held here awaiting a hearing on a charge of robbing a gasoline station. He faced a penalty of from two to 25 years in ■ the Indiana state prison. GOVERNOR WILL NOT HEAR PLOT TESTIMONY Roosevelt Rules Against Hearing Walker Charge In Ouster Case CURTAIN ON THE STAND TODAY — Albany, N. Y. Aug. 24 — (UP) — ■ Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt refused ' to listen to evidence relating to a ! purported “Republican .plot" to discredit Tammany anil the New York City Democratic adminiatration The Gov. declined to permit Mayor James J. Walker's council to put on the stand at the mayor’s ouster ! hearing. Republican leaders in j proof ct' the defense claim that the ! New York investigation was politi--1 cully inspired. Albany. N. Y., Aug. 24 —<U.R) — Republican state leaders were' scheduled to testify today at May-! j or James J. Walker’s ouster hear-! [ ing with the defense seeking to show that the entire investigation was inspired to embarrass the Democratic party in tiie November ’ election. Today's proceedings promised to be the longest yet with Gov. ■ Franklin D. Roosevelt prepared io i begin the session at 1:30 p.m. and i to continue it until 11 p.m. with I perhaps a two-hour recess. The | governor's decision to Hold night I sessions was made at the close of j the proceedings last night. The i hearing, now in its third week. I has required much more time than ordinarily planned. The lengthj’ hearing was delayed Roosevelt’s campaign plans, but he has shown no desire to cut Walker's defense short. He has CONTINtTED ON* PAGE THREE HOOVER'S SHIFT ’ DISAPPOINTING Methodist Board of Temperance Dislikes Hoover’s Stand On Prohibition Washington, Aug. 24—(U.R) -The Methodist Episcopal church's board of temperance and prohibiI tfon today expressed "bitter disappointment” at President Hoover's shift on prohibition. The board called upon supporters of the dry laws to concentrate on election of dry congressmen in order to defeat a “great monied conspiracy" for return of liquor. Vice President Curtis’ acceptance speech was praised for “honesty and courage" in its dry stand. The board’s statement, issued] by Deets Pickett. 1 esearch secre i I tary, charged that “wets controll-i i ed prospective campaign funds” of ; lioth Democrats and Republicans.) It suggested that this accounted | for them taking a position “hos-| ! tile on prohibition." It also asked if it was “unjust’ ■ to believe that a deliberate effort! ! has been made by a small group ’ of millionires to divert the think-) ing of the nation from economic | problems by raising a general outcry for the return, of the legalized ’ ’ CONTINUED ON* PAGE*TWO* ’ I

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FORMER MAYOR IS CHOICE OF COMMITTEEMEN Lively Contest Results In Nominee Receiving 35 Os 68 Votes Cast TO HEAD TICKET NEXT NOVEMBER Huber M. De Voss, well known attorney and former niavor of Decatur, was chosen as the Democratic candidate for judge of the Adams Circuit court, in a convention of precinct committeemen and vice-committeeman, held in the court room of the court house here Tuesday night. All of the committeemen and vice-committeemen were present or represented by proxy at tiie meeting, 68 votes being cast. Mr. DeVoss received 35 and Henry Heller. Decatur attorney, received 33 votes. It required 35 votes to | nominate. Each of the 34 precincts in the county have two votes. •Nominating speeches were limited to announcing a candidate's name. Otto Hoile of Union township placed Mr. DeVoss’s name before tiie convention and David Adams, committeeman from Second ward “B” Decatur, nominated Mr. Heller. No other candidates were placed in nomination. A. C. Butcher. Justice of the Peace hi Washington township, had announced that he was a candidate, thit his name was not placed before the convention. The meeting was called to order by Dick Heller. Adams county Democratic chairman, who explained that due to the untimely death of Judge Dore 'B. Erwin, on July 19. it was necessary for the County Central committee to select a candidate for judge, to run in the November election. As a tribute to Judge Erwin the CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO o FILE SUIT TO RECOVER TRUCK Mortgage Company Seeks To Recover Alcohol Truck Held by Sheriff A suit was filed in the Adams circuit court this morning to replevin the big motor truck struck by a Pennsylvania train at the Monmouth crossing July 2. The truck was loaded with alcohol The cause is entitled The Rainey Finance Corporation, Inc. vs. Biul Johnson, sheriff of Adams county. The complaint, whicli was filed by Fruehte & Litterer. recites that the plaintiff's home office is at Cleveland, that the Sheriff is holding the car upon which they have a mortgage lien and “Is valued at $6,000 and that by reason of same they have been damaged to the extent of SSOO. It is further alleged that the claim arose out of a legitimate business transaction; that at the time said claim arose, the plaintiffs had no knowledge that said motor truck: was to be used in violation of the law and that at no time since has the plaintiff had such knowledge." Because the defendant is tha county sheriff it was necessary that the summons be served by Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, coroner, as provided Uy law. The truck lias iseen held at the Adams County garage on First street since the accident. Tiie sheriff confiscated a quantity of alcohol, carried In the truck. "~Q —— ■ Miss Anna Carper In Lexington. Ky. Word was rceived from Miss An- | na Carper, who is visiting in the south, stating she will remain in ) Lexington, Ky., until September. She has accepted a position as ipian- | ist for Evangelistic services being ■ held at the Holiness Tnlbernacle ih . Lexington. She accompanies a spe- | cial singer frem Kokomo, and also I sings solos. Miss Carper is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Carper o.f near Decatur. She studied music with Mlsa ■ Catherine Jackson and Mrs. Carrie | T. Haubold.