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• A I TUBS, TUBS, OUR KINGDOM FOR A THOUSAND TUBS 1 The rain was appreciated but , it sure ruined things around the Daily Democrat office. The roof on the building occupied by this office sprung about 25 leaks today and an appeal for tubs was made to the Schafer Hardware Company. About a , dozen tubs were placed on the second floor and 'Hank' l.eii ht I ensteiger. Janitor, assisted by others in the office tried to protect the machinery and presses J. O. Niblick, owner of the | building, had a force of men working on the roof yesterday, : hut repairs were not made in time to shed the heavy rain which fell today. ♦ ♦ RAIN WELCOMED BY RESIDENTS Today’s Rainfall Is First Good Rain in Decatur For Several Weeks Lawns were turning green, cis terns were being filled and humans were breathing fresh, clean air today, the kind that only a soft, steady shower can bring. It started to rain in Decatur at about 11 o'clock last night. There was a let-up and sometime after| midnight it started in again and kept it up until noon today. It was a copious rain and aside! from the shower received last [ Sunday, was the first good rain Decatur and immediate vicinity l has had for nearly six weeks. While other places received showers a few weeks ago. Decatur was missed and there has never been a,time when rain was needed more dhan during the past two I weeks-. Farmers were thankful for the rain and many stated it was ■ enough to put the finishing touch, to growing crops. Corn and gard- - en truck will be benefited by the; rain and home owners in the city will see dry, parched, brown' lawns turn to green before frost. 1 The rain also put macadam roads in fine shape and cleared the atmosphere for an enjoyable week-end for the Labor Day holiday. Indianapolis Sept. 3—(UP) —The heaviest rainfall of the summer j struck ilndlma today and the wea ther bureau rep rted precipitation . in all sections of the state. At noon the rainfall had mounted to 1.41 inches in Indianapolis with the barometer falling steadily. It was predicted the rain would continue steadily into the night. n Nebraska Man Badly Hurt By Picketers Sioux City, la., Sept. 3—IUP)— Charles Herfel, 42. of Allen. was reported near deatli in a h spital today after he was attacked by alleged farm picketers near here. Herfel’s skull was believed fractured. STATE FAIR IS OPENED TODAY Hard Rain Was Falling as 80th Annual Fair Opens This Morning Indianapolis, Sept. 3 —(U.R>~The finest of Indiana’s 1932 harvests went on display as the 80th annual state fair opened here today. A hard rain was falling as the gates opened at 6 o’clock but officials were optimistic that attendance records would he shattered before the exposition ends September 9. Some predicted the attendance would pass the 200.090 mark. Today was designated as boys' and girls’ club day. honoring members of 4-H clubs over the state. Several hundred 4-H club entries are listed among the prize fair stock. One of the attractions was to be the Grant County 4-H club band. All children under 12 years of age were admitted free today. The ’’Pageant of Industry" in the manufacturers' building will he a new feature at the fair. Here all Indiana made products CONTINUED ON PAGE THREfE

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CITY SCHOOLS SCHEDULED TO OPEN TUESDAY Public, Catholic and Lutheran Schools Will Open I Tuesday Morning TEACHING STAFFS ARE ANNO! N( EI) The Decatur public schools will open Tuesday morning, September 6. The complete teaching staffs for the high school ami the various grade schoo s were announced today. The Catholic and Lutheran schools also will open Tuesday morning. The following is a list of instrucl tors teaching in the Decatur public schools for 1932-1933: North Ward Teacher Grade Elizabeth Peterson First Della Sellemeyer Second Florence Magley Third John It. Parrish, Prin. Fourth South Ward Eva Acker, Principal First ■Helen Shroll Second i Effie Patton Third Mary Suttles Fourth Riley Building Ruth Vizard First Grade Nell Winnes, Principal Second j Florence Haney • Third Grade | Bertha Bunner Fourth Grade Central sth and 6th Departmental i Margaret Moran Social Science ; Electa Oliver. Language Mary Kathryn Schug. Mathematics I Edward Jaberg. Social Science Eleanor Pumphrey. Natural Science] | Lowell Smith. Opportunity Room 7th and Bth Grade Departmental Slyvester Everhart. Read.. Hygiene .Matilda Sellemeyer. Social Science ■ Neva Brandyberry. Geog PhysiMogv Grace Coffee, penmanship. Gram. ' Burchard Horton. Mathematics Bryce Thomas. Prin., Mathematics High School ■W. Guy Brown. Prin., Biology I CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Luther Hower,s2, Former Garage Man Here, Dies In Fort Wayne Luther Hower. 52. of Fort Wayne, a resident of Decatur for many years and a brother of M. E. Hower of this city, died at the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Friday night at 10:30 o'clock. Death was due to complications. Mr. Hower had been ailing for the last month. His condition became worse about five days ago when he was removed to the hospital. The deceased was born in Adams county. October 26, 1879, the son of Adam and Elcina Hower. He was united in marriage to Marie Ball of Decatur and two children were born to the union, Marjorie, 13, and Max, 11. both at home. Mr. Hower resided in Decatur until nine years ago when he moved to Fort Wayne. While in Decatur he was engaged in the garage business with Kalver and Noble from 1914 to 1919. In Fort Wayne he was employed as an inspector for the Inca Company. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. ■ Surviving besides the widow and i two children are four brothers and I two sisters: Alva Hower of Tennyson; Charles Hower of Nashville. > Tenn.; Milton E. Hower, Decatur. . and Willard D. Hower of Bobo; . Dora Shilling. Van Wert county, I and Cora Beery, Parkison. Wash- • ington. . Funeral services will he held at i 1 o'clock (DST) Monday afternoon at the Klaine Sons funeral home, ' 120 West Wayne street, with Rev. CONTINUED ON PAGE THltl'TE i BULLETIN William Thornton, well-known laborer of this city died at 3:45 o’clock this afternoon fol- ’ lowing an extended illness. Mr. Thornton had made his home in the Moose property on Fifteenth street. He had been employed at the local saw mill i until a year ago when he became HL

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Cream of the Peach Crop n - MWMII Mi' ’ ~ | Saw A /JKb ft ■wb' MBMaaBWHMaaaawMaiBaBaMWMMMkk “•xw Helen Carolyn Cheeseman (center!, of Clarkstown. Mich., who was chosen queen of the Michigan Peach Festival, Is shown here with two of her maids of honor. Madeline Reed (leftl. of Dryden, and Ruth Steffens (right), of Mount Clemens. They are displaying samples of Michigan's bumper peach crop.

4-H MEMBERS GO TO STATE FAIR; Thirty-Eight Adams Co., Boys And Girls Attend State Fair Today Thirty-eight boys and girls left,' this morning for the Indiana State' 1 Eair at Indianapolis. These boysi l and girls have won a one-day free,! trip to the fair in 4 J H> Club work. I 1 Wised on outstanding work in their project. These club members will 1 be taken iu private cars driven by Akbrt Coppess. Rolland Grote. Helen Kenney, Virgil Wagner. Everett Banter. Peter B. Lehman and Peter D. Schwartz. Today is 4-H Club Day and the! Indiana Board of Agriculture is j offering more thlm 19.00d.00 for B ys and Girls Club Exhibits. Hun- | dreds of llndiana boys and girls will | make exhibits at this event. 4-H Calf Club members will have the privilege of seeing the calves , judged in the Coliseum, while the 4-H Sewing Club girls may see the! exhibit of girls work in the Home Economics Building. The Grant j County 4-H. Club Band that played [ in Decatur on Diiry Day will also be on the grounds. Those attending from Adams ! County are as f Hows. Adele Fuell-I ' ing. Hugo Fuelling. James Moses, I Mabel Harvey, Helen Hirschy, Joel Habegger, Franklin Steury, Hulda CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO STOCKS,BONDS IN NEW HIGHS Market Advances Today, Encouraged by Steel District Reports New York. Sept. 3.—(U.R) - Stocks, bonds, cotton, and wheat gave a I preholiday demonstration of I strength in today's short session. Stocks reached new highs on the . recovery for the market as a whole, ■ while dozens achieved new highs for the year. Impetus for the rise was furnish- ■ ed by a sharp increase in steel production in the Youngstown district with the rate there lifted from 10 i to 20 per cent of capacity, a per- , centage gain of 100 per cent; and ■ an increase of 19.331 cars in cur ■ loadings for the week ended Aug. 27, as compared with the preceding week. The improvement in steel operations and railroad traffic supplemented reports of other gains made during the week in various business sectors. Then. too. the indication of strength in the banking situation, marked a sharp rise in credit of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, was a factor in encouraging new buying and forcing short CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

Highway Department Has Fair Exhibit Indianapolis. Sept. 3. — (U.R) —For the first time in its history the state highway department had an exhibit at the Indiana State Fair which opened here today. More than 90 feet of wa'l space in the Manufacturers’ Building was taken up with maps, charts, graphs and photographs. One map. 17x11 feet, outlined 9.375 miles in the state system, showing the types of surface. Enlarged photographs depict the types of work engaged in [by the department, including grading. maintenance and road construction. • 0 DR. WILSON TO OPPOSE HOOVER Methodist Dry Leader Says He Will Not Vote For President Hoover Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 3. —(U.R) Dr. Clarence True Wilson, executive secretary of the Methodist board lot' Temperance, prohibition and I public morals, today said he would 'vote for Norman Thomas, socialist I candidate for president, in Novetn- ! ber. I Dr. Wilson is here attending the I Ohio conference of his church. He forecast that Thomas would receive one of the "largest complimentary votes ever given a third party candidate in the United States,” but declined to speculate on the percentage of the 6,000,000 [Methodist voters who follow his ! lead. , The churchman criticized President Hoover for what he called “double-dealing and treachery in abandoning the Methodists, who largely were responsible for his election. "He has disapproved of the president's prohibition declaration and handling of foreign debt controversies. Foreign loans, the minister said, probably would be lost as a result. Dr. Wilson said he was closing CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX o New Orleans Wins Junior Championship Manchester. N. H. Sept. 3 —(UP) The New Orleans, La., team won the Junior American Legion baseball clmm.pionship with a 10-lnnlng vctory over Springfield, Mass., 5 to 3. in the fourth and deciding game of their little world series yesterday. ♦ NO PAPER MONDAY In keeping with the general observance of Labor Day, the I ,| Daily Democrat will not be i ’ published Monday, September | 5. There will not be any mail I j delivery Monday in the city or | | on the rural routes. ♦ *

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OBSTACLES MAY I HALT WALKER FROM RUNNING — Legal Decision, Tammany Split or Mayor’s Health May Prevent Plans NEW MAYOR HAS MUCH SUPPORT N,.W York. Sept. 3-<U.R)—-Plans . to “vindicate” James J. Walker, and “hobble" Franklin D. Roose- , velt's presidential ambitions in I the November election may be] thwarted by a threatened split among Tammany Hall allies, by a legal decision, or by the former' mayor's own poor health. These three obstacles to the re-1 ported intentions of the resigned mayor were outstanding today as the city considered his resignation] bis intimation that he would be a candidate to succeed himself.' and the effect of such a candidacy ] on the presidential campaign. When Walker resigned under, fire, loosing a savage attack on' Governor Roosevelt for the lat-1 ter’s conduct of the trial in which the removal charges were heard, the governor did not reply. Samuel Seabury, counsel for the committee which investigated Walker, however, did answer Walker's charges before he sailed for Europe last night. “Throughout these hearings,". Seabury said. ' Roosevelt proved ; himself a worthy successor in the I governorship to Samuel J. Tilden and Grover Cleveland." Prior to; the hearing. Seabury had critl- ] cized the governor's ‘‘inaction.", which Roosevelt had said was ■ due to the fact he was destined , to sit as judge in the case. “I know the pressure to which; Governor Roosevelt must have i been subjected with a view to in- j during him to saw a guilty and recreant mayor at the expense of the public interests. His flrm-i ness and the fair and thorough] manner in which he conducted, the hearing have won for him ] the admiration of fair minded 1 people throughout the nation,”] Seabury said. Mayor Walker, Seabury said.' "ran away, laying down as he ran. ] I a smoke screen of villiflction, and abuse of the governor." Many have believed that Gov- j ernor Roosevelt intended to war' on Tammany Hall as di<l Tilden ■ and Cleveland, to whom Seabury referred. Grover Cleveland won ■ the presdency with only 1,000 j votes to spare in this state. Til-1 den won the popular majority but ] did not receive an electoral col-’ lege majority. Such a fight by Roosevelt with the Walker candidacy involved in] New York would be in the face of this situation: John J. Curry, boss of Tam-] many Hall, is an ardent Walker supporter; Curry favored Walker originally against the wishes of CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO VETERAN PILOT SETS NEW MARK I Major .James Doolittle Sets Official World’s Record at Cleveland , (Airport. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 3 —(UP) —Major James G. Doolittle . of St. Louis officially set a new world's record for land planes today when he shot his white Gee Btee sp rtster four times over a three Kilometer course at an average I speed of 296.287 miles an hour. The former record of 278.45 miles an hour had been held by Warrant i Officer Bonnet, of France, since . 1924. Doolittle's dash tod'iy was his . third assault of the world mark this ] week. In his second attempt, he , made an unofficial speed of 293.193 and in his second he made a speed of 282.671. The pilot made a speed of 293.947 I in his first lap today; 287.154 in his | second; 309.040 in his third and 1 281.966 in his fourth. ■ The record was made despite a . strong cross wind and heavy murky ] weather. Doolittle made his record while ] qualifying tor the Thompson trophy ,' race, World's speed classic which will climax the ten day program ► [ ’"continued on page three

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L ♦ 100 YEARS OLD Indianapolis, Sept. 3. —<U.R> — : The capital city of Indiana cele- ; brated its 100th birthday today. I' | Turning its back on the days i of the early '3o’B when its quaint ordinances prohibited kite flying in the street, un- | hitched horses in market places and leaving cellar doors open, the city looked toward its sec- . ond century with a population of nearly half a million. Because of opening of the | Indiana State Fair, there was | no official observation of the | event. DECATUR MEN i AT LOAN MEET Paul Graham And C. E. Bell Attend Home Loan Bank Meet Paul H. Graham, manager, and !C, E. Bell, a director of the Deca- ■ tur Savings and Loan Association, (attended the fortieth annual conI vention of the United States Buildling and Ixtan League, held in connection with the Federal Home Loan Bank Board at French Lick this week. Senator James E. Watson of Indiana and Representative Michael K. Reilly of Wisconsin, co-authors of the Home Loan Bank bill, where-1 ]by credit is extended to home own-] ' ers on mortgages made by the new i Federal Home Loan Banks, spoke l at the convention and valuable in- . formation pertaining to the new system ami details relative to the ] obtaining of loans was obtained by : the Decatur men. Watson Explains Bill French Lick. Ind.. Sept. 3. —(U.R) —The Federal Home Loan Bank bill was designed not only to prevent foreclosure on small wage ! earners’ homes but also to encourage building of new homes. Senator James E. Watson of Indiana declarI ed here. Addressing the annual convention of the United States Building and I Loan League, Sen. Watson said the 'new law would "foster the home j loving spirit" and remove “the 'spectre of exhorbitant second mort- ] gages" from the home builder's path. j Before passing of the law, designed to extend federal long term credit indirectly to home owners 'and builders, he said, the country ■never had sufficient free capital to finance home building, credit for ] which is usually classed as “froz- . ien” and unacceptable to banks. "The home loan law will save .'thousands of homes in America. I said the senator, “and will build (others in the years to come, thus (adding to the safety of the nation .'and the stability of our institutions, I for it will relieve the home owner .I of that terrible feeling < f anxiety ■(that fills his heart when he con- • templates the loss of his home and ’ all his heard-earned savings." o Faculty Salaries Cut At Indiana Bloomington, Ind., Sept. 3 —(U.R) | Faculty salary reductions ranging! from 8 to 25 per cent, to effect the major part of a $270,900 budget I reduction, were ordered by the board of trustees of Indiana Uni- ! versity. The budget for the Bloomington unit of the institution was cut $175,000 by the board's action. Other cuts were $85,000 from the ' medical school and hospitals in Indianapolis, and $7,500 from the dental school at Indianapolis. Dean Paul V. McNutt of the ' law school was given a leave of ' absence without pay at his re- ’ quest. McNutt is the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. I , o Post Office Clerks Meet At Capital ] Indianapolis, Sept. 3 —(U.R) Post , office clerks from five states will ] attend a regional meeting here Sunday and Monday, with the Inr diana branch of the national association of Post Office Clerks host ' to representatives from Ohio. 111- ' inois, Kentucky and Michigan. Thomas A. Dolan, of Boston. 1 Mass., national president of the organization, was scheduled to make the principal address at the bus--1 iness meeting Monday. Furlough regulations, legislative ‘'matters related to postal service, ‘land working conditions were up for ' 'discussion.

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NOT SATISFIED WITH AFFAIRS IN COUNTRY Abelardo Rodriguez Certain of Being Elected To Succeed Rubio ELECTION TO BE HELI) AT ONCE Mexico City, Sept. 3. — <U.R> — Congressional election of Minister of War General Abelardo Rodriguez, as president succeeding Pascuel Ortez Rubio, resigned, appeared certain today after Rodriguez and three other candidates were selected by the national revoI lutionary party. Other candidates were Minister of Finance Alberto Paul; General Amaro and Interior Secretary Juan Jose Rios. Private, sources however indicated that Rodriguez was the main choice with congress practically sure to ratify. Mexico City, Sept. 3. — (U.R) — President Pascual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico has resigned, the department of interior announced today. The resignation was believed due to differences with General Plutarco Elias Calles, "strong man of Mexlico." The present secretary of war, < General Alebardo Rodriguez. was believed most likely to succeed to the presidency, if the Mexican congress decides to accept Ortiz Rubio's resignation. General Rodriguez is well known in the United States. He is a successful business man as well as a soldier, former governor of Lower California (northern district). Another possible successor to the presidency if Abelardo Rodriguez does not take the office was Albert J. Pant, secretary of the treasury. Ortiz Rubid's resignation was not unexpected, and was announced as planned in United i’ress dispatches early Friday night. The official announcement followed a dramatic I cabinet meeting last night w hen the president is said to have told the cabinet of his intentions. His explanation was that since he had been unable to carry out his high duties in a manner satisfactory to himself, he saw no other way out. The resignation was attributed in informed political circles to differences with General Plutarco Elias Calles, president from 1924 to 1928. The latter has beep the power behind the government ever since the revolution which swept General Alvaro Obregon into the presidency in 1920. A vote of confidence or a temporary leave of absence voted hy congress would cause Rubio to reconsider his decision, according to political observers. It is not considered likely, however, that conCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE MAYOR CURLEY AT SOUTH BEND — Boston May o r Opens Roosevelt Campaign In State at Big Rally South Bend, Ind.. Sept. 3. —(U.R)—• Mayor James M. Curley of Boston will open Franklin I). Roosevelt's 1 campaign for President in Indiana i tonight when he addresses a rally ■ here at Playland Park ampitheater. Curley, leader of Roosevelt's cam- ■ paign in Massachusetts, is the first ! national figure to visit Indiana during the campaign. Democratic state candidates including Frederick VanNuys, nominee for United States senator, and Paul V. McNutt, gubernatorial candidate, will attend the rally which is sponsored by the Young Men’s Democratic club of South Bend. ( The meeting will open with a , barbecue supper at 6 o'clock with the speaking program starting at 7:30 o'clock. U. S. Exports Show Decided Decline Washington. Sept. 3 —(UP) —U. i S. Exports during the first seven' - months of this year declined $548,924.485 compared with 1931 trade, > The commerce department reported . today. United States imports during • the seven month period declined $454,298,327.