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♦ 4 | FAVOR ROOSEVELT New York, Oct. 28.—(Special) ! I j —Gov. Roosevelt is a strong I i | j favorite to win from President ' : i Hoover in states normally Re- i I I publican, including California, | | according to odds made public I | here today. One San Francisco l | betting commissioner offers sto ’ i 2 that Roosevelt will carry that i l I state, and even money that he j I will win Los Angeles county . | by 100,000 and San Francisco I | by 25,000. Other odds are offered from j a Cleveland betting commiss- j | ioner as follows: Ten to nine ■ that Roosevelt carries Ohio, 10 | : | to 8 that Roosevelt carries III- | inois and 4 to 5 that he wins i | that state by 150,000, even mon- i | ey that Roosevelt wins Wiscon- j | sin, 3 to 5 that he carries New ' i York by 200,000, even money | I against picking eight states | I that Hoover will carry. I i FRANK WILSON GIVES SPEECH Indiana Dairy Director Talks To Rotarians Thursday Evening Frank C. Wilson, director of dairy inspection for Indiana gave an instructive talk on "Why Dairy Inspection,” at the meeting of the Decatur Rotary chib Thursday evening. “I have been asked the question, ‘why dairy inspection ? The best answer 1 can give is this: Dairy inspection improves dairy sanitation which results in clean milk of good quality, safe as a human food. Dairy inspection has two general reasons for its existence” continued Director Wilson. “One is economic, the other public health. Every requirement for dairy sanitation has an economic aspect as great as the public health aspect." Mr. Wilson then cited several examples, stating. “Clean, quality milk, the final result of dairy inspection. is not only necessary for the public health but will stay sweet longer, will have a better j flavor and will sell better. Quality milk thus protects both the producer and consumer from financial loss through sour milk as well as offering protection against possible disease. The most im-| portant of these essentials are: ! (1) clean cows, (2) clean barns. (3) clean disinfected utensils. (4) prompt, effective cooling ami (5) careful workers. “Utensils cannot be thoroughly washed and disinfected unless they are constructed as required by regulation. Milk and utensils cannot be handled and stored with respect to convenience and time and labor savng except in a milk house built, equipped and l used only for dairy purposes. I The observance of the essentials | is impracticable and usually im- | possible without proper building facilities and equipment. Indiana dairy products have been penalized and even barred from out-of-state markets and home consumption and has been lowered biu auso of low quality due to lack of proper buildings, facilities and equipment for nillk production and be cause of failure to observe the five essentials, as well as other reasonable requirements. The penalties and the resulting losses are the direct result of Indiana’s lack of sufficient dairy inspection which may be another answer to the question, “Why Dairy Inspection.” Avon Burk was chairman of the program and Bryce Thomas assisted Mr. Wilson in showing the slides. —o Richmond Woman Is Named President Madison, Ind.. Oct. 28 —(UP)* — Mrs. C. Franklin Koch-, Richmond, was elected president df the Women’s Lutheran Synod at the concluding session of the annual convention here. Muncie was selected for the 1933 'meeting place. Mrs. L. H. Lyandt, Richmond, was named vice-president; Mrs. E. IH. Courier, Rockport, recoi'din.g secre-| tary; Mrs. J. E. Stromberg’er. Jes-j ferwontown, Ky., treasurer, and Miss Bertha Ziebanth, Frankfort, (Asecdate editor. j The synod comprises Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. I

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CRISP WEATHER GREETS HOOVER | IN INDIANAPOLIS Expect Huge Crowd To Welcome President At Hoosier Capital Today SPEAKS TONIGHT FROM BUTLER GYM — Cincinnati, 0., Oct. 28—tU.R) Five thousand persons cheered President Hoover at Linton Place station here today when a special train paused briefly at 12:50 p.m. en route to Indianapolis. Mayor Russel Wilson board ed the train, ushering Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, widow of the speaker of the house. Indianapolis, Oct. 28— (U.R) — Clear, crisp weather for President Hoover’s arrival and parade at 4 p. m. was Assured at noon today. Tlie city took on a gay atmosphere as sidewalks and store fionts were decorated in flags and bunting. Monument circle, past which the President will ride at the head of the parade, was garnered in bright, flashing colors. ’ The entire line of march for , the procession was decorated with scores of flags and banners. An air of expectancy was evident , as thousands of Indiana citizens arrived to welcome the president . and Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, of , Maryland, principal speaker at a Democratic rally tonight simul- , taneous with the president's ad- ! dress. Downtown sidewalks were . thronged with thousands of "vtsTtors. Many congregated al+tut the Union station early in anticipation of Governor Ritchie's arriv- . al. Many planned to stay there . until the president’s special train . arrives a few hours later. The famed black horse troop ( of Culver Military academy, which will act as an escort of honor for Mr Hoover, arrived. It . was to be supplemented by an honorary mounted guard from Ft. . - Benjamin Harrison.' The black ■I CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX , o • AL SMITH ASKS FULL SUPPORT I Unqualified Support Os Democrat Candidates Asked in Boston Speech Boston, Mass., Oct. 28.—- (U.R) — j “The unqualified, full and complete support of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John N. Garner” was asked of the voters oi Massachusetts last night by Alfred E. Smith in an address to 20,000 of his followers. The former New York governor's speech, made with his characteristic vigor, denounced the Republi- . can administration, attacked President Hoover’s Detroit speech, defended hi s previous utterance charging the Republican management with ''bigotry,’’ and urged all Democrats to support the national ticket. “I was not satisfied with that Chicago convention,” Smith declared, "and 1 know you were not autlstied with it. But listen! We settle these troubles in our party. We don’t want any advice, and above every tiling else, we want to no sympathy from Senator Moses or from his Republican cohorts." Smith attacked President Hoover —and once more brought in the name of Roosevelt —when he discussed the President’s statements regarding veterans’ relief, in his Detroit speech. He said: “The President said in answer to the Democratic candidate. Franklin Roosevelt, that even if he stopped all public works, he finally would have to take $500,000,000 from the veterans, and he said that would be a grave injustice. *"*CONTTNUED ON PAGE FIVE Samuel Insull, Jr. To Sail Wednesday L uidon, Oct. 28—(UP) —Samuel ' I'nsull, J'r., arranged to leave tor ■ Paris today and was expected to [ sail for New Y*>rk next Wednesday 'aboard the Majestic from Cherj Iwung.

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Hunt Body as Boys Admit Killing k -'A * ? * I sx > s • ; ' u ■<.. W IB / .. r* 'jf w B shbbb./ *. u / hi ■■——a nr Police of Shawano, Wis., are searching for the body of Edward Angerman. 70, of Tigerton, Wis., after hearing Peterson Stevens, 12 (right), and his brother Joseph, 13, relate that they had slain Angerman on his farm. The boys told the story to the police after they , were picked up while driving a stolen automobile, according to police, j According to the boys' story, Joseph shot Angerman in a quarrel during which the farmer shook Peterson. The boys gave only general directions as to where the body of Angerman, missing since October 17, could be found.

STAGE PARADE ON SATURDAY Cast of “Henry’s Wedding” Will Parade Through Decatur Saturday The cast and groups of the home talent show, “Henry's Wedding,'’ will parade through Decatur-Satur-day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. This show is being sponsored by Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion, and will be held at the Catholic high school auditorium Thursday and Friday, Nov. 3 and 4. The parade will be headed by the American Legion drum corps. There will be floats containing the main cast, the thirty Beaus and Belles ofj 1890, also representations of the Mystic Shrine and chorus girls of the local high schools. One of the outstanding hits of this show is the Mystic Shrine. This group depicts a typical high colored Holy Rollers mooting and is composed of the following singers: Paul Sauers. Mrs. Mae Holthouse, Mrs. Josephine Neiriter, HenryGraber. Paul Briede, Fred Schurger, Clifford Sailors, Clayson Carol, Leo Kirsch, Chris Lehman, Kenneth Beard, Clem Kortenber. Wendall Macklin, Karl Klepper, Fred Fullenkamp, Tom Haubold, Ben Dixon, Marion Baker, Maurice Feldman, Richard Parrish, Joe Elzey, Mrs Dick Burdge, Mrs Lawrence Green, Mrs. Frank Crist. Miss Verena Niblick. Mrs Asa Pollock, Miss Dorothy Miller, Miss Ina Anderson. Miss Evelyn Kohls, Mrs. Roy Price, Mrs. Joe Laurent and Mrs Myers BANDIT SHOOTS MITCHELL MAN Filling Station Attendant Is Critically Wounded Last Night Bedford, Ind.. Oct. 28 — ’U.R) Quincy Huff. 40, proprietor of a filling station on the edge of Mitchell, was shot and seriously woundpd late last night by a bandit who attempted to rob him. Huff was shot through the back with a .32 calibre revolver. He was brought to Dunn Memorial hospital here where physicians said his condition was critical. The bandit walked into Huff's station and asked for an "interview.” The attendant turned around and was struck over the head with the butt of a revolver. The blow failed to knock him down so the bandit fired one shot into his back. Still on his feet after the shot. Huff started in pursuit of the bandit. He ran about 50 yards CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

Two Defendants Win Acquittal — South Bend, Ind., Oct. 28. —lU.R) — I The first of a series of trials here jin connection with an alleged mllj lion dollar liquor conspiracy case ended late yesterday with directed verdict of acquittal against two del ' fendants and prison terms and fines j for two others. Judge Thomas W. Slick in disI trict court, ordered that Sam Rud'jman, Michigan City, and Ross Lam- ■ I autina, Valparaiso, be found not > j guilty for lack of evidence. ! Andrew and Mike Pinskwa, on : whose farm agents said they found ja huge liquor still, then pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six 'months imprisonment and fined i $-200- each. REFUSE PERMIT FOR SOCIALIST Philadelphia Mayor Refuses Permit For Norman Thomas Today . . Philadelphia. Ort. 28— Norman Thomas, socialist candidate for Pte- ' sident who was refused a permit to j spe.rk near city hall, today addressled a large crowd gathered undier the eyes of many police on Reyburn Plaza, opposite city ball. 'l P lice made no attempt to inter- ' tor.-. J Hundreds of persons crowded the . plaza when Thomas began speiki Ing. Scores of peace officers were , jnearby The socialist candidate sp ke at ' the i laza where President hoover ion M.-nday will make his only scheduled campaign appearance in Philadelphia, Mayor .1 Hampton Mo tre refused the socialist candidate the permit. I i Ills police- department, how-ver, I said it would be the duty of FairIbnount Park guards to prevent the ; meeting. Major Thomas S. Martin, sec re tary of the Park Commission. c nsequently had some two dozen of his park 'guards on duty at the m'etetlng. They were supplemented 1 by a score of mounted City Police. In explaining the refusal of the permit to Thomas, while allowing 1 that privilege to President HuoVe-r, • officials said they had been told ‘ the President’s visit was not of a political nature. i CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE o < Youths Are Paroled To Probation Officer lllarohl Blazer and Herahel Booths ' by, Decatur youths who were iplac--1 ed on probation hare yesterday af- ‘ ter pleading guilty to petit liarcteny were par led to Mrs. C. M. Knapp, ■ lAdalms county probation officer, (instead, of to Clolce Wolfe and David ' Bodie, as was announced yesterday in the Democrat,

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GOV. RITCHIE WILL DELIVER MAJOR SPEECH i Maryland Democrat Speaks In Indianapolis Tabernacle Tonight I HUGE PARADE IS BEING ARRANGED Indianapolis, Oct. 28—(U.R) — Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of | Maryland, arrived at 12:56 I p.m. today, greeted Democratic party leaders at the station to meet him and proceeded td the Indianapolis Athletic club for a conference with representatives of the club. He is to speak in Cadle tabernacle at 9:15 p.m. Kitchie's train was nearly two hours late because ot I locomotive trouble encountered near Columbus, Ohio. Indianapolis, Oct. 28. (U.R) — Democrats thronged to Indianap|olis today to hear Gov. Albert C. i Ritchie of Maryland in what he has j predicted will be his major politi ieal address of the campaign i Vieing with Republicans, who will be entertaining President Hoover, ! Democratic county and state leadI ers whipped into shape a demonistfatlon that they believe will be I comparable to the reception accorded the President. Governor Ritchie was scheduled )tc arrive at 11 a. m. He was to be , met at the station by a group of party leaders and escorted to DemoI cratic headquarters in the Claypool , hotel. I During the afternoon, conferences . with Thomas Taggart, national : committeeman; R. Earl Peters, istate chairman; H. Nathan Swaim, ' county chairman, and other party chiefs were scheduled. . | Democrats plan their parade to i begin early in the evening. It will Ibe formed on the War Memorial ■ plaza and march southward past ' the Soldiers and Sailors monument jln Monument Circle Governor Ritchie, Peters, Taggart and others i will be at the monument to review I the parade, in which floats and | torch lights will be featured. Governor Ritchie will speak in ■ Cadle Tabernacle. Anticipating loverflow of the auditorium which scats approximately 10,000 persons, 1 loud speakers have been set up to carry the address outside the struc- , ture. I Governor Ritchie will be introduced by Otto I. DeLuse, former ’ national president of Eagles. Adl mission to the address will be free. o Wounds Officer And Commits Suicide East Chicago, ilnd., Oct. 28 —(UP) , —Detective Peter Sopic ot the East I Chicago p lice department was shot i ami wounded serr usly tuduy by I John Kuzd. riii, 40. who then fired I two shots into his own head, dying I immediately. | Officials regarded the attack an I attempt at vengeance. Sopic had , raided Kuzerorin's soil drink est.nle I lishment a few days ago. CONVICTS IN PRISON ESCAPE Three Break Jail at Princeton; Sheriff’s Wife’Fires But Misses Princeton, Ind., Oct. 28 —(UP) — Amid a volley of sihots fired by th" 'sheriff’s wife, three Evansville prisoners escaped from the Gibson i j county jail here early today. Two of the iin'en., Ernest Olson . and John Lively, were serving a I'three to 10 year term on charges c< i robljlng a Fort Branch store last week. The third, Herbert Roller was accused in the same nobbery but entered a plea of not .guilty and was awaiting trial. The prisoners rushed past two attendants into the sheriff’s living quarters and jumped through a • large plate glass window. Mrs. • George Hitc.lg the Slieriff’s wife, fired five shots from an upstairs ’ window at the fleein.a men bu) n -tie . was believed to have been effective. R.mer escaped in his bare feet. I j Two other prisoners remained in ' the jail Outside accoimiplices were J'belleved to have aided the escape.

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4 < I I TO EAT TURKEY I Indianapolis, Oct. 28. —(U.R) — | A Hoosier turkey dinner awaits I | President and Mrs. Hoover i i when they visit Gov. and Mrs. : 1 Harry G. Leslie here tonight. | It will be Mr. Hoover’s second : j visit to the Leslie home and . | the third for Mrs. Hoover. ' | Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long | | worth, Senator and Mrs. James j I E. Watson, and former Senator ' | Henry J. Allen of Kansas also j j will be guests. j For the first time in many j ’ | years the state service will be | j absent. It has been sent to the , | new cruiser Indianapolis. The complete menu for the | presidential party consists of j | fruit cocktail, soup with celery, j | olives and wafers, young roast I | turkey, mashed potatoes, green j 1 peas, gravy, rolls, vegetable | salad, ice cream, cake, coffee | j and nuts. ♦ _ ■■ ♦ grocerystorT ROBBED OF S3OO Appel man Store Looted By Thieves Thursday Night; Little Cash Taken i Thieves obtained* between $250 . and S3OO in merchandise at the Appelman grocery shore, on West , Monroe street early this morning. . Approximately SIOO in cigarettes, cigars and tobacco was obtained. I The thie-ves also tfc'-k> two dozen , pairs of coveralls, two dozen work > blouses 'and two dozen work shirts. The only cash obtained was about I 150 pennies, the only money which had been left in the cash drawer. ? Entrance was gained to the gro- ! eery by breaking the lock cn the front door. The lock was brokpn and was found oni the floor near the ’ door this morning. The robbery was discovered about four o’clock this ! mcniing when a truck driver’who J delivers bread at the store, made his daily round. The trunk driver notified Mr. Appelman 'and local loffief.s. but no ' clues to the thieves (were found. The robbers evidently 'made the most of ' their opp./rtunily and ate a lunch I while robbing the stare, as several icteipty milk bottles and other evi-1 I deuces of a meal were found i u the ! ‘ counters this morning. : .. CROWD ATTENDS UNION MEETING .1 u d g e David E. Smith Speaks At Democratic Meeting in Union Twp. A crowd that filled the Schneipp sohiool house in Union township, ; Thursday evening, cheered the speeches of Judge David E. Smith, ff Fort Wayne, J hn W. Tyndall, for--1 mer state senator of this city and : Huber M. DeVoss can*lidat|e fl r judge. It was ione of the best ’meetings ' ever held in Union township. Ot'to Hoile, committeeman for East Um*ion. presided and presented Mr. De Voss, who, after discussing the national and stat Q plat: .mis and tickets, intr duced the county candidates and urged their support. Senator Tyndall was then pre sented by Ciiairiii.au Halle and he 1 urged the voters to restore the government to the people by voting for the Democratic candl.l'ites. He < on ’ eluded by presenting Judge Smith, who for thirty-five minutes held the crowd with Ills arguments and oratory. Judg» Smith sc red the work of such mem as Senator Watson, . Oonigresman Hogg and others w.ho . have continuously voted for and i with the big interests. He likewise pleaded for the suifiport of every i tnan on the ticket and explained the t advantages to be gained by doing * s this year. Several car loads of voters from i this city attended the meeting. ; —o—, Approves Allotment Os Relief Act Funds t Washington. Oct. 28 — (UP) — , Secretary of war Hurley t day api proved allotment of from ■ funds appropriated in the emergency relief act for imiprovemient of . rivers and harbors. At the same t time he announced award of eoni tracts totalling $545,033 for public construction work.

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SCREAMS CAUSE MEN TO LEAVE WITHOUT LOOT — Two Men Are Believed ■ Surrounded By Posse In Nearby Woods MICHIGAN BANK IS ROBBED TODAY Medora, Ind., Oct. 28.—<U.R) —Thwarted by a woman’s screams from an attempt to rob the Medora State Bank today, two bandits were pursued to a dense ravine near here and were believed surrounded by posses under Sheriff Meredith Stewart. ’ The bandits, both armed, met Henry Weddle, janitor, when he arrived to fire the furnace. They had broken into the bank through a window. They forced i Weddle to sit on the floor and ques- ' tioned him concerning bank operations and the amount of money in I the vault. | Vera Branaman, an employe, arI rived a few minutes later. One of (the bandits commanded her to raise ‘her hands. Instead, she screamed and fled. I The bandits ran through a back . door and escaped out of town on foot. Authorities believed they had no automobile. They were last , seen entering a thickly wooded section near here. Posses were quickly organized and started in pursuit. The men obtained about $1 cash which they picked up from a draw--1 er. Weddle said the bandits were , I careful not to touch the vault while J they were waiting arrival of other , | employes. They were afraid of the burglar alarm, he said. i The sack in which they had plani ned to carry away the money was ■ found after they fled. While they kept Weddle under guard they took an automatic revolver kept in the *, bank. Raid Michigan Bank | Reading. Mich., Oct. 28.— (U.R) — I Three bandits and an accomplice : who waited outside while they raided the Reading State Bank of between SB,OOO and SIO,OOO escaped 'into Indiana today, with state police in pursuit. The bandits fired on Moses C. I Willits, a hank director pursuing I them, as they crossed the state line. His car was riddled, but he CON•riNLISD ON FAGF SIX O Hold Conference Here Monday Night A leadership training conference sponsored by the Reformed churches of Berne. Magley and Decatur will be held at the Zion Reformed ’ church of Decatur. Monday, Octo- . her 31. at 7:30 o’clock. The conference will be conducted by Fred D. Wentzel of Philadelphia, . a specialist in the Held of leader ship training. Mr. Wentzel represents the board of Christian Education of the entire Reformed denomination. Pastors, Sunday School teachers and other leaders are urged to attend this meeting. GRAIN SURPLUS CAUSES SLUMP Prices Slightly Steadier Today But Very Little Raise is Expected ’ Chicago, Oct. 28 —(U-R' Mountains of wheat and corn bulged in the granaries of America today ready for export at any price or to be burned as fuel in many I areas. Prices were a little steadier in i the great grain exchanges today in reaction to a flood of buying frorm countres anxious to buy their bread stuffs at the bargain counter quotations. But the terrific competition of > nations with 1,200.000,000 bushels of wheat to sell to consumers whose annual needs are only . 700,000,000 Bushels was expected ij to hold the price close to tin . I present levels untouched since the f 17th century. , The pressure of tlie huge grain . surplus fruit of post war over- . production over a period of years CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO* *