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iWGSBURGEfI ISPRESIDENT ■ Man Is Named ©■resident of Porter I Di trict of C. E. U. '.KB" ( A, ’B*burger of Berne president of the Porter gV' htistian Endeavor Union s ’n" s session hold in the f , ‘ l y s IMormed chttrch in Fort annual meeting of gSB' !1 - : - Endeavor Union clos Hgg 1 lay afternoon with nearly g^F K !'• pie present. Address- ■■ nude by Dr. D. L. Foster gM* 0 "' 1 ' Bible Institute of ChiMiss Elizabeth Cooper of state Christian Enn* lder - fellowship banquet g ■ VH ‘I Saturday evening and service was in gS*’ 1 Rev. n. L. Miller. g^w installed were Mr. Augsyf Bh|||p - President; Melville gy New Haven, first vicegj 1 ' Martha Depp, Berne, sec- ■ Bfeff |,re! "' t ’' n t ’ Edna Reusser third vice-president: ehntan of Berne, treasurer, Margaret Rohrer, Berne, chairman. B") Trial Jury I Fails To Agree Er 01 " 11 City, oct. 17 —-(UP)— guy Mrs. Gentry of Muncie will glt ,0 trial again in the eircult court here on 0 ‘'"nspiracy in counetivn fc-„!, rubbery ~f 'he Citizens Hr*, 'his city July 8, 19»1, Jeeii determined. Proaecu--1 »hi P > v' E,n »hwiller states A KJi o bard tbe firHt reial was ■ in' „. Baturd *y ■nW after it ■ -5 hours, to reach aver-

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Tocsin Youth Pleads Guilty To Robbery Bluffton, Ind., Oct. 17—(Special) Charles Johnson. 18, Tocsin, entered a plea of guilty in circuit I court here to a charge of petit lar- ; ceny when arraigned on a charge of stealing an automobile tire from the machine of Michael Essner, Tocsin. Judge J. F. Decker assessed as penalty a suspended sentence of one to five years in the state reformatory at Pendleton and added a fine of $5 and costs. The sentence was suspended on good behavior due to the youth of the accused and his previous good record. He is now placed on | his own responsibility to make good. He was arrested a few days | ago at Fort Wayne where he is i I said to have attempted to dispose' | of the tire. o - MEN'S MISSION ' ENDED SUNDAY — | Rev. Father Ott Delivers Final Sermon At St. Mary’s Church An exhortation to persevere -in ithe grace of God and "go forward on the road to Heaven", was delivered by the Rev. Father Ernest Ott, 0. F. M., at the closing service of the Men's Mission at the St. Mary’s l Catholic church Sunday evening, i Practically every man hi the congregation attended the servie. Ba;> i tismal vows were renewed and a special papal blessing, granted by ! His Holiness Pi pe Pius XI was imparted by the Rev. Father Cyril , Georlgel, Franciscan missionary. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given following the sermon. the service closing with the l singing of "Holy God we praise thy I name". Father Ott’s text was “Farewell ■ brethren — rejoice in the Lord". 'Father Ott urged prayer as the | principal means of remaining in 'the grace of Gcd and the frequent receiving of Holy Communion and i attending daily mass. ! (His sermon was an inspirational address on, men living Christian [life and remaining in the grace of God. "The road to heaven is not the easiest road to take. There is no stopping over cr turning back It you wish to get thsre". The men of the congregation attended the seven o’clock mass Sun--1 day mnrndng and received Holy iCommunion in a body. During the service pledges were renewed in I the Holy Name society and more |than GO ndw members were enrolled in the society. The mission was in .progress two ; weeks, the first week being for tho women and the second week for men. and school children. Geneva Resident Dies This Morning Berne, Ind., Oct. 17. —(Special to Democrat) — Mrs. Alfred Redding, 65, died at her home in Geneva at 3 o'clock Monday morning following a two months illness of cancer. Mrs. Redding was born in French township, December 21. 1866, the daughter <>f Abraham and Marv Myers. Surviving is the husband, Alfred Redding, and three children, Melvin of Michigan, Harold of Bloomington, and Julia of North Carolina. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon al 1:30 o’clock from the home and at 2 o’clock from the Geneva United Brethren church. Burial will be in tho Westlawn cemetery. — o —•— Sample Ballots Are Received Here County clerk Milton Werling has received a quantity of sample ballots for the November election. The ballots received are the state ticket and the two amendments to the state constitution. Seven parties are listed on the state ballots. Republican. Prohibition, Socialist, Soclal-Ist-Labor, Communist, National. One constitutional amendment concerns the incime tax and the other qualifications for admission to the practice of law. —o Ohio Bank Robbed Os Over $9,000 bod I, 0.. Oct. 17 -(U.R'- Two bandits lined up three employes of the State bank here today, lobbed the vault of mere than $9,000 and escaped in an automobile in the direction of Cleveland.

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REPORTS PLOT FOR REMOVING SAMUEL INSULL — Ex-Utility Head Receives Telegram From Son Telling of Plot STUDY RECORDS OF CHICAGO BANKS Athens, Greece, Oct. 17. —(U.R) — A "kidnap" plot designed to remove, Samuel Insult from Greece to a country from which he could be extradited to the United States was reported to Inaull today by his son, Samuel, Jr. The former Illinois utilities executive told the press that his son who has been in Paris had sent a telegram giving details of the plot. The telegram said tour GrecoAmerican detectives were enroute from the United States to Greece to abduct Insull and take him to ar. oilier country. Stop Action Athens, Oct. 17.—(U.R)-The state I department instructed the American ' legation today to stop action intended to bring about return of Samuel Insull’s passport, the secretary of the legation told the United Press. ■ American Consul-General Edwin Plitt asked lusull last week to surrender his passport. Tho former utilities head refused. It was said at the legation that Insull was expected to stay in Greece as long as he can. Insull called reports that he was going to Turkey "bunkum and rubbish.’’ Insull was being watched by Athens plainclothes officers and followed by four pTainclothesmen even when he crossed the street from the Petit Palais hotel to walk in the national garden. We are watching Insull in order to know his movements and' whereabout and be able to meet any' developments that may arise," the director of police told the United Press. The director said the police move was taken despite the government's decision that there was no ground for Insull’s arrest or deportation. When Isull went for an automobile tMp with an Athens friend yesterday, a police car followed. Insull and hiss riends were lost once, and the police thought Insull might have gone to an airdrome near Paris mountain. But they CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE OECATURLADY DIES MONDAY Mrs. Christina Schultz Passes Away After Extended Illness Mrs. Christina Schultz, 74, for many years a resident of Decatur, died at her home, 729 Patterson street. Monday morning at 3:30 o'clock, following a several weeks’ illness. Mrs. Schultz became 111 with influenza about four weeks ago Complications developed, causing her death this morning. The deceased was horn in Beisterscheid, Germany, January 28, 1858, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Baker. When she was four years of age she came to this country, residing at Casshatton, Ohio, in Holmes county. She was united in marriage to Henry Schultz, who preceded her. In death about eight years ago. Mrs. Schultz had resided in Decatur since 1904. She was a membar of the First Christian Church in this city. Surviving are the following children: John of Hartford City; Mrs. William F. Helm and Mrs. Carl T. Hanna of Fort Wayne; Miss Emily Schultz of Cleveland, Ohio; and Frank of Akron. Ohio. Three brothers and a sister. Edward Baker of Toledo, Ohio; George, of Mansfield, Arkansas, and Jacob of Root township, and Mrs. William Pancake of New Haven, also survive. The body was taken to the Black Funeral Parlors and will be removed to the home on Patterson street at 7 o'clock tonight, where the remains may be viewed until time for the funeral. Funeral services will lie held ""’ CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 17, 1932.

Scheme To Dupe Voters To Mutilate Ballots Branded As Unfair Tactics

(An Editorial) I Paralleling President Hoover's I selfish stand and picayune, cryj baby sportsmanship in implying that all business will “lay down" after November Bth, unless he is re-elected President, is the insidious and unfair scheme evolved by someone to rekindle religious prejudice in the campaign. Probably with the sanction of the Republican national commitjtee, post cards have been mailed from Chicago, urging voters to destroy their ballots in the November election. The card reads: “Let us express out loyalty and faith in Alfred E. Smith by writing his name at the lit ad of our ballot for President on November Bth. Vote for him. Ask your friends to vote for him. Write to three friends and ask them to write to three of their fi lends. Let’s Ikeep this chain going; watch the results. Mark out names of Democratic Presidential Electors.” The card is signed, “Smith for I President Club.’’ Not that we believe that voters will be duped into mutilating their ballot and thereby lose their vote, but from the standpoint of fairness and justice, this method is deplorable. Every voter knows that if he writes anything on his ballot, such as names, dates or makes any other mark besides the required crozses for the candidates or party i to be voted for, that it destroys the CHAS. F. STEELE DEATH'S VICTIM Well-Known Decatur Man Dies Sunday After A Long Illness Charles F Steele. 57, life-long resident of Adams county, died at his home at 122 North Ninth street, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Death was due to cancer of the stomach. Mr. Steele had been ill tor the past three months. His condition became worse during the last fewweeks. A post mortem was held Monday morning to ascertain tlie cause of the death. The deceased was born in Peterson, October 14, 1875, the son of David and Mary Steele. He was united in marriage to Mary Plummer, who survives. Mr. Steele had been engaged in the real estate and insurance business for many years. He was associated in that business with the late Martin Jaberg for about 15 years, the company operating under the name of Steele and Jaberg with offices located in the Knights of Columbus building. Later Mr. Steele was associated in the same business Herman CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO HOOVER OPENS ANNUAL DRIVE Nationwide Campaign To Prevent Suffering Is Opened Sunday Wasingtom; Oct. 17 —(UP)—ln an appeal to “The great heart of the American people,” President Hoover has opened the nationwide campaign to prevent suffering during the third winter of the depression. Speaking from the White House last niight, the President Inaugurated the drive of community chest organizations, apd said that “The tonly way" to meet relief needs effectively" is in the " neighborhood Itself where the need is known." “We must provide to the utmost extent tor the local community support to the increased distress over J the country,” said the President 'after declaring the "Purpose ot this appeal this evening is to summon again the great heart of the ArnerlI *"* CONTX*NU*ED OnTaGE FOUR

ballot. Al Smith, great leader of democracy and "Happy Warrior,” of the Democratic party, will begin his tour next week in the interest of j the election of Governor Roosevelt I and the Democrat ticket. He would ; not mutilate his own ballot and no I doubt will brand the tactics in “un-1 derstandable" language as one of the worst injustices ever attempted in trying to deceive the American voter. Such a base affront was never foisted on American intelligence. DON’T MARK YOUR BALLOT ! IN ANY WAY EXCEPT IN THE PRESCRIBED FORM OR YOUR VOTE WON'T COUNT. Protect your soverign right of franchise and vote tor the party or candidates you wish to support. Don’t let anybody tell you differently. When you, go to vote, the clerk will hand you a crayon or blue pencil. Mark your ticket with that and DO NOT WRITE ANY NAMES on it if you want it counted. The attention of postal authorities will no doubt be called to the chain post card scheme. It is a violation of postal laws to send chain letters through the mails. The post card can be placed in the same catagory. It's a treacherous scheme, un-American and almost unbelievable in this day and age. Swat it now and tell your friends to PROTECT THEIR BALLOT on November Sth. Taxpayers Protest Jefferson Twp. Rate Bluffton, Ind.. Oct. 17—(Spec.fcil) —Twelve taxpayers of Jefferson township Saturday filed with County Auditor Paul Scbtt a remonstrance against the $1.96 tax rate adopted for that township l:iy the! tax adjustment board, and petitioned that their objections be| certified to the state tax board fori a hearing. In substance they allege that township are higher than are the proposed expenditures for the necessary for payments of salaries and other expenditures. WIFE OF DAVID GERBER IS DEAD Mrs. Sarah Gerber Dies at Home In Decatur Sunday Morning Mrs. Sarah Meshberger-Gerber, 69, wife of David Gerber, 811 North Third street, passed away at her home at 2 o’clock Sunday morning, following an extended illness. Death was due to cancer. Mrs. Gerber had been ailing for 10 months, and had been bedfast for more than nine weeks. She had spent her entire life in Adams county, having been born near Linn Grove in French township. October 24. 1862. the daugh-. ter of Jacob and Rose Reffey Mesh-1 berger. On November 23, 1887 she was united In marriage to David Gerber of Berne, who survives. After residing in Berne for about seven years they moved to Decatur where they had spent the last 38 years. Two sons and two daughters were born to the union. One daughter died in infancy. Surviving Is the husband, a daughter. Miss Lulu, at home, and two sons, Edgar of Fort Wayne and Tillman of Decatur. Four brothers. John and Ben Meshberger ot Linn Grove: Sam ot Berne, and Jacob of Oklahoma, and five grandchildren survive. Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and from the Zion Reformed church, of which Mrs. Gerber was a member, at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. David Grether of Magley will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The body of Mrs. Gerber was removed to the home from the W. H. Zwlck funeral home Sunday afternoon.

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DISTRICT MEET SCHEDULED FOR MONROE,OCT.2B I I I Hi-Y Boys Will Meet In Adams County Town For Conference EXPECT OVER 2(10 TO ATTEND MEET ’ A district conference of Hi-Y boys will be held at Monroe, Friday,! October 28, Virgil Wagner, princi- ’ pal ot the Monroe high school and i general chairman of the meeting I announced today. Boys from Adams, Wells and Jay counties, Hoagland, Monroeville and Columbia City have been invited to attend. All high school boys in Adams county ami school principals have been invited to attend. It is expected that about 200 men and boys will be in attendance. Hi-Y clubs are organized in Geneva and Monroe and those organizations will bo represented at the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to promote ideals for clean living; to create inspiration for club work and to show the value of Hi-Y organizations in the community. The program opens at 4:45 o’clock with registration at the Methodist church and continues until 8:30 o’clock. A supper wiil he served at 6:30 o’clock in the Stucky building, Monroe. A charge of 40 cents I per plate will be made. Among the speakers are Ken-1 Ineth Shoemaker, Geneva; Dr. H. | C. Mason, president of Huntington college; Virgil Stinebaugh, Indianapolis and others. The program tor the conference follows: CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR MATERIAL WILL BE SENT HERE Wai Wemhoff Gets Acknowledgment of Material Requisition Wal Wemhoff. chairman of the I relief committee of the Adams I County Red Cross chapter, today | I received acknowledgment of the j requisition for clothing material; for distribution among the needy families in the county. The requisition was for 4,200 yards of print goods, outing flan nel. muslin and shirting. Mr. Wemhoff stated he did not know when the material would Iv shipped. Women of the Home Economic clubs, the Woman's club, the ’Par-ent-Teachers Associations and the Junior Red Cross have volunteered their services In making the garments. As soon as the material is received, a call will be made to the women in assisting in making the garments. The material can be used only for wearing apparel. A meeting of the Red Cross will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Chamber of Com nierce rooms and plans made for carrying out the winter program in aiding the needy families. ONE KILLED IN PRISON BREAK One Convict Still Missing After Break That Starts During (Janie Montgomery. Ala., Oct. 17 —(U.R) —One convict was still at large today after a prison outbreak that began during a prison foot tall game and resulted in one convict being killed and 23 others being wounded The outbreak began at 3:45 p.m. yesterday. Prisoners taken to’the prison yard for exercise, were ! playing when sixteen broke and . tried to scale the fence. Guards started firing. Other convicts—about half the prison’s I population of 840, according to I Warden A. B. Smith —tried to take advantage of the disorder. The . guards subdued them. One of the original 16 escaped across the I prison farm. ""continued on page two

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I Robber Suspect Killed At Peru Peru, Ind., Oct. 17 —(UP) —suspected of robbing railrcad box cars, Frank McLinn, 35, was shot and alI most instantly killed In the Nickel i Plate yards last night By T. W. Woodbeck, Fort Wayne, a railroad I detective. i Woodtack was stationed in the yards because c.f a series of recent robberies there. Last night about 10:34)i he saw McLimn near an open box car and ordered him to halt. McLinn started to run and the detective fired. One bullet went through the suspect’s shoulder and he died on l his way to a hospital. A former railway brakeman, Mci Linn is survived by the widow and ia child. NEWSPAPERS TO BACK DEMOCRAT Scripps - Howard Papers Announce Support of Franklin Roosevelt New York, Oct. 17 (U.R) — The: Scripps-Howard newspapers an-1 nounced, today their support, with I reservations, of Franklin D. I Roosevelt's presidential candidacy. | The same newspapers in 1928 supported the candidacy of Her- j bert Hoover, and this year, prior' to the Democratic convention. I they urged the nomination of Alfred E. Smith. Today, they said in an editorial ; | headed “Where we stand on! i Roosevelt,” that “We believe the i 1 nation will be better served if the 1 Hoover administration is not re-1 turned —that it has been and is an administration of failure.” "Whether a Roosevelt administration can meet the challenge of the national crisis we do not know, i We merely know that he and bis| party offer a fresh start and, we j believe, a better chance." They could not “underwrite a I ! Roosevelt administration in ad-; | vance,” they said, because “Roose-j velt has yet to prove himself a | I great leader" and the “men in his I party with whom he must work | in congress have yet to demon-1 t strate outstanding statesmanship.” i “Roosevelt’s expression of po- i I litical philosophy are expressions of the philosophy in which we beI lieve,” they said, quoting an adI dress in which the candidate conI trusted the theory that "if we I j make the rich richer, somehow ' they will let a part of their prosCONTINUED ON PAGE TWO MINE LEADER FEARED SLAIN Bullet-Riddled Auto Resembling Mine Leader’s, Reported Found Taylorville, 111., Oct. 17. —(U.R)— A bullet-riddled automobile, found today in a ditch on the outskirts of Taylorville, was identified as iden- ' tical with that of Pat Ansboury, I missing West Frankfort mine strike ! leader. Follow strikers feared he , had been slain and his body hid-1 den. The discovery, with its evidence of violence in the bullet holes in the body of the machine, the gasoline lank and tires, was a challenge to tlie truce enforced by National ; Guardsmen since the slaying of another mine striker by one of the troopers. 1 Tlie slain picket. Andrew Ganes, ■of Tovey, was buried Sunday after rites attended by 5,000 persons. Some of them came from southern Illinois along with Ansboury. A search of strikers' haunts failed to locate Ansboury today, it developed that he had not been seen since a short time after the funeral, at which he "had made an impressive plea for cessation of bloodshed in the mine controversy. Ansboury led a "march" of coal miners from southern Illinois to CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE , '■ O Mrs. A. A. Kist Files Suit For Divorce Portland. Ind., Oct. 17—(U.R)— ' Suit tor limited divorce has been filed in Jay Circuit court by Mrs. A. A. Kist against A. A. Kist, published of the two dal*’ newspapers here. Mrs. Kist alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and asks fori support money and alimony.

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WELLS COUNTY YOUTH KILLED NEAR OSSIAN Traffic Mishaps Are Cause Os Nine Accidental Deaths In State 4 ASPHYXIATED AT SOUTH BEND By United Press At hast 15 persons in Indiana met violent deaths over the week-end, a United Press survey showed today. Traffic mishaps caused nine deaths as thousands of motorists took advantage ot I Indian Summer weather. I Four persons were asphyxiat- : etl and another was killed I while sawing wood. Ossian, Oct. 17 —(UP)—(Howard' I Carnes, 11-year-old son of Mr. and I Mrs. Gtis Carnes of a mile southwest of there, was killedi almost I instantly about 4 o'clock Sunday 'afternoon when he ran into tire- path |of an automobile on state road 1 | a mile south of here. The car was Idrivenr by Mrs. Fiank Klcinknight, of who was entirely cleared of blame for the accident. | The boy had spent the afternoon, i at the Roe Hunter home, a mile and ' a half south of here, and was reI turning with his brother Robert, 15. 'The boys had ridden from the Hunter home to the scene of the aci cident with William Johnloz and got out of the Johnloz car to take i a road which leads to their home. They waited for one car to pass, but H ward evidently did not notice the Klelnkmlight car, for he started i to run across the road directly into 'its path. His brother tried to grasp ! his arm and hold him but missed. I Howard's neck and a leg were hr. ■ | ken and he was badly cut and bruisled. His body was brought tc Ossiani I by Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart. Mrs. Kleinknight suffered from Inervous shock as a result of the | accident. I Howard was a student in tho fifth grade at Ossian school. Besides his ; parents and brother Robert, he is i survived by four sisters. Wilma, Wanda Rose. Phyllis ami Adcleen. Indianapolis, Oct. 17 —(UP) —Mrs. ; Evelyn G. Mayhew, 24, was injured .fatally here when she was hurled 60 feet from an aut .mobile as the driver lost control. James McNaughton, 22. driver, was held on four traffic charges. Hammond, Ind, Oct. 17 (UP) — A flywheel if a gasoline engine br< ke from its shaft and killed Arnold Konetz. 82, of Oak Glenu, a farmer, while he was sawing wood at his home. The wheel struck Konetz in the head. Bedford Ind., Oct. 17 —(UP) Ray Simms, 38. Petersville, a road worker, waji injured fatally- near here when he was struck by a truck. Kirklin. Ind. Oct. 17—(UP)—Fatal injuries were suffered by Mrs. Dorothy Ramsey, 52, here when she CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO o— LOCAL STORE IS TO REMAIN OPEN Management of E. F. Gass Store Announce Plans To Continue Business Proprietors of the E. F. Gass Ready-to-Wear store announced tills morning that they will continue in business at tlie present location. This store was the scene of a costly robbery two weeks ago. when more than $5,000 in merchandise was hauled away by a gang of thieves. Most of the loot obtained at that time was merchandise which had only recently been received. Tlie management of she store has received word from the manufacturers with whom they do business. assuring them every cooperation in restocking the store, which in point of years, is one of the pioneel business houses of Decatur. I New winter merchandise will arrive at the store within a few days, i Practically all the stock which was Il not taken by the thieves, has been disposed of at the sale just completed at the Gass store.