Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1932 — Page 1

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Jffit HEUER ?lr S COUNTY EnORNEY POST illation To Be Effec■jvJOn Or Before t‘t‘inh<'i’ First SERVING iEI.M’H YEAR B. Heller, well attorney, toK t rt l.'H.i his resignation attorney, etlective & or lx IHi e December 1. im Kir H,.|’, . riled his resigmorning and reKll that it be copied on s docket at reads. "C.oines now □Kpv B. Heller who tenders K Msiynation as conntv - ... t,> be effective on i K^j 01 . DeiemUsr 1. 1932.” Kiir. Mt'ilH' - ■">' illH his nin'■Kyrai county attorney., ~ February. 1914. ( I,»h expire until ■ Bhi» •!■■■• iii’iiirejiiiieis iio > t | Kttfticb-'. which time action! a '.il-., tlie resignation. I Kjs a 1,-i. Ati a successor 1 Blbe nccc .c lire Monday meetK<i: mutter will go over Kilt; tire month The - -elect the county I ■Mr. served uniter a Bpi Bo”-- ::••!. n’ boards <>f < viiimissioners and each tor another without question ■be-.. Jr. have on many commended him for his iBrWTINtU'!. ON PA4IF TWO KSIN OFFICE | lADLY BURNED Kxnl sic Which Wreck ! Bea Safe Also Causes IB'ire; S2OO Stolen — ■ Bhffmi. (Special) —An ■ ■fwiei; will I; wrecked the safe] off.. (l s the Tocsin Lum-1 .it Tocsin early this' uiso set fire to the| ! rinsed considerable WnodwHld. mand companv. re-i fl at * ash estimated at I ■~®9' obtained by the ■Hi limilo fire department succeeded in >'"■ blaze after the roof «U Ileal 1\ Imrned away and other ■■ of the building damaged. ■ damage and cash will said. Insurance | Bre I'ov.-r most of the damage to ■Bhakerv truck driver from Ft. Brffi Hie only .person r - BJg 1 ' hearing the blast. He said 'ii,, report at 4 o'clock tu.t realize what had iL robbers used new grain fmmd in the building to Ba?j[ around the safe This was of 'll., explosion. Theydrillthe safe door and evi■Hf’ used nitroglycerine to the safe open. The explo■PW set tire to the sacks and the es in turn set fire to the ■ «w ar Arguments In I Dredge Case Friday Judge Henry Kister of will hear arguments in ‘abash river dredge case. KY n " Friday morning. The eviin the case was concluded v< eka ag () an( i )t „, in onie time following conclusion le arguments before Judge returng his deeisloß. K ITT •rthquake Shakes i ! San Francisco Today Francisco, Nov. 3—<U.R)—A y slow earthquake lasting 15 S sl,oo ' < San Francisco at ■v’” ®- tn. today. ■h' Pparently no damage was done e ’' ow ntown section of the BL„ quake lasted long Bi-,.h 1,0 develops a sluggish motion.

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Resigns |W] . JI v * M ** Bex. ?' '* i ■ | iB M—F ■MWBMBHmBB * —————_— I J Henry B. Heller lj Decatur attorney who tendered j his resignation to the board of <■ commissioners today as county | attorney. Mr. Heller requested a that his resignation be effective on or before December 1, 1932.' € Mr. Heller Is serving his 19th j year as county attorney. He was | appointed in 1914. | ( LOCAL CHURCH ii STARTS DRIVE : h United Brethren Church! Launches Forward ’ Movement Program The First United Brethren j church of this city will launch a ( forward movement campaign for the purpose of raising futfds to ( refund building indebtedness. The local church was erected in 1924 at a cost of around $50,000,! and today there is still a balance of $20,000 to b& paid. Tlw* ehltreh - borrowed money from various sources to pay for its building, | ! Hicks. Mr. Hicks died about a ' year ago, and the note is being held ,!*y the estate. It is neces j saty for the church to meet payments on the note as soon as possible, owing to pressure being ( placed on the estate by the FedI eral government for income and. I inheritance taxes, it was stated. ' Mr. Hicks, while living, loaned I money to about 22 churches, the - I total amount being over a half I million dollars. The estate has i engaged the services of the Holt- 1 I on Chinch Service, of Evansville. I to assist the various churches in i raising the money due the estate, and is giving this service to the churches without cost, it was explained. Mr. and Mrs. Holton are here in the city, personally con-1 i ducting the program for the United Brethren church. The program will continue for the next | three weeks, and during this time, CONTINITFm ON PAGF SIX CURTIS SPEAKS AT RICHMOND Vice-President Discusses Reconstruction Finance Corporation Richmond. Ind., Nov. 3. — (U.R) — Work of the Reconstruction Fi-. nance Corporation in its “aid for, the masses" was outlined by Vice-1 President Charles Curtis in a cam-, paign address here last night It was his second appeal to Indiana] voters in as many days, having spoken the previous night at Sheri- j dan. Although not etressihg farm | legislation of the Republican ad ■ministration as heavily as he did. lat Sheridan, Curtis touched on re-! lief brought by the G. O. P. while I 'he attacked what he described as| the “complete failure” of Demo-1 crats to offer a workable plan. “In 1920, when farmers asked the Wilson administration to save them from ruin and bankruptcy," Curtis said, “they were refused. A year later, after Republicans again took control, farmers were given ample relief.’’ Curtis detailed workings of the R. F. C. to show that it aided the 1 masses as well as industrial leadiers. He quoted Atlee Pomerene. 1 chairman of the R. F. C. board, to show that funds were loaned 3,600 banks, with 70 per emit in towns with a population of 5,000 or less. *"*"*COjmNUHD ON PAGE SIX

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GOV. ROOSEVELT I EMBARKS TODAY I ON FINAL TOUR in New Jersey Tonight, 3 New York Speeches Are Scheduled TO RENEW APPEAL FOR “NEW DEAL’’ —i— Albany, N. Y„ Nov. 3. (U.R) — | Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt today! embarked on the tinal tour of his I drive for the presidency. The Democratic nominee p'anned j to make a brief invasion of New I Jersey tonight and then swing back | into New York for the first of three > addresses that will wind up the campaign he launched on the day I he was selected by the convention ■ at Chicago. Roosevelt was to motor from the | executive mansion, stopping first, at his farm home, Hyde Park, fori luncheon with his mother, before' proceeding to New York. From New York he will go over] to the Jersey side to greet the Democrats of Jersey City and New'-1 ark. although no addresses in that I state are scheduled. On his return i he will be driven to the Metropol-, itan Opera House where he will j speak to the Republicans-for-Roose- i velt League. “I’m going to be a prima donna.”] the governor remarked as he dis-1 cussed details of his trip. He is expected to renew his api peal for a "new deal" in government and again extend the invita-i lion to those persons of all parties dissatisfied with the leadership of, ; the Republicans to join with him ! cdnttnued on pagr six o LONDON HUNGER RIOT IS BROKEN May Oust Hunger Marchers From Shelters Within Next Few Days ■Landon, Nov. 3—(UP)— Striking again while the invading "hunger army" was disorganized police bc,;l!ay arrested Sid Elias, second lead- ■ r of the demonstrators in a new drive to destroy an alleged eomnnmistic group demi ati::g the- uinemplt>yed. Ellas succeeded t I -iilershlp 'ifter rioti.Ci- had led tu- the arrest of Steve Hanning’ton, ci mmunist and original leader of th*. l dlaorders. London, Nov. 3- <U,R)~— England’s "hunger marchers,” disconcerted ; by the orderly but powerful methods of London's police force to quell their demonstrations, lingered here today, apparently without plans or organization. The show’of force by authorities during the attempted march on I parliament Tuesday, coupled with the arrest of W. A. L. Hanningj ton. leader of the marchers, ap- ] pareutly disconcerted the marchI ers They remained passive dur- ] ing the last 24 hours and no immediate plans for future mass i demonstrations were announced. The majority of the unemployed | who marched on London from various parts of Englund, Scotland and Wales In a protest i against tin 1 means test applied to I the jobless, threatened to remain i in London, however, until their ’ petition for relief is presented to ] parliament. The question of their dispersal i was the biggest problem confront- | ing authorities. ! It was said in some quarters that if there is no sign of the marchers departing by Saturday, police would -invade t*e poorhouses and other institutions where they are housed and escort them forcibly from the metropolis CONTI NtTFtn ON P4IIV SIX Offers Building To Store Vegetables Mrs. Bertha Ellis has generously offered 'her bulldinisi on' Second str.et, basement a,nd first floor, for the storing of vegetable® flor the charity org-znizatl nH. Potatoes, cabbage and other goods ore being stored thene. The room is still far rent and il an opportunity Is (presented, those Im' charge of charity work, will speedily vacate. 'lre act sir w s however how folks are o> operatiuia during this serious period.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 3, 1932.

I Ed Green Suffers Fractured Ribs I Const'uble Ed Green is confined to I his home because of ani accident | past evening, resulting in two, or I thr e cf his ribs being broken. Ed | ‘■was working hi his garage and liad ] crawled upje.n a barrel to finish the, j job- As he attempted to get down I the barrel turned and he lit across' ' the 1: ,p of it. H? i*s bandaged up and ! under the care of :a, physician but expects to lie able to i>et out to 1* pk after his ipreclnct -car election day. Ed is Democratic e| rnmitle man in third ward, A. NAME OFFICERS I OF NEW COMPANY I I Farm Bureau Association; Officers Are Selected Wednesday Representatives froiim every coun-’ ty in this territory, interested in ] the Farm Bureau Association. In- ! corporated, met at thtei Chamber of ] Commerce rooms here last evening i jto cclui'plete the crganiaitHcm-. The following officers were elected: j President, Harold Stasell, Allen: | county, vice president. Rei Dupre.' ( Van Wert enun'ty. SecretlJ'ry, E. H- 1 Bonham. Huntington county. Exiecutive committee, Mr. Stasel, C. C. Palmer of Albion and J. D. Winter!egg of Berne- Mr. Wintieregig was also named as general mamag'ar of all activities |;*f the association. I Cclmmon stock for the compt-ny 1 'has all been sold and the commit-' ’ tee, of which Joihn S. Peterson is ] : chairman, has sold more than- halt th) 1 preferred stock to assure the Ic-cation of the plant here. When 1 the balance -of this stJock iis disposed of, arrangements will | be niade to take over the Decatur, j Product Cdr.ipa.ny, H. R. Moltz who .has b'd thirty years experience,, 'serving as ptaiik manager and com-1 |ducting the business. Already eggs' and poultry are coming in t>.'i the i lant here and it is expected that! I: 'the new arrangement, will moldel | titan trehll 1 the business. I The Farm Bureau is financing the ' . proposition with the exception 1 f a str' ll atm* unt of preferred stock. Ito be taken up in three years, to (show the i.ood faith of the local (citizens and business men. The tor ; cation of the .market here m| ans ’. much and citizens, farmers and ■'those font.;,rested are enthusiastic • | ver the outlook. ,-— t 0 Rotary Governor To Attend Tonight fl Carl Blmel'of Portland, governor I of Indiana Rotary, will be the i guest of the'D-icatitf Rotary club at I its regular meeting at the Rice bos'tel this evening. This is Govern, •: i Btmel’d official visit to the Decatur J club and A- K. Aslilnucher, presi--5 dent urges every member to be ,pne- -. sent. —t— «<— - TO DISTRIBUTE 1 ! NEW DIRECTORY ■j — Citizens Telephone Co. to s Distribute Directories This Week i I Tlie new telephone directories of •‘ the Citizens Telephone Company be distributed this week. H F. ’jEhingcr, manager of the company II antntounced todayr The directories were printed in 0 th? job department of the Daily Democrat and were delivered to the telephone cotnijany’s office today. ’ Three thousand copies wore priuts et ’’ The directory contains 72 pages , an t is b .anu id u.u orange color cover. it contains the names, addresses g and telephone numbers of all teiet phone patrons in Decatur, IBenne l_ and iMi.miroe. lApproximatc'.- 2350 , listings are printed tn the daectory. The directory also contains advertisements of iDecatuir and Adams county mercha.nts and business e»4 tablishments. The directory is smaller than 1 a year ago. y ’Ait extra ptge for the of j numbens frequently called iu printr! ed in the front part of the book, e ' Space Is provided for 14 local numi- hers and 9 out of town numbers. ■- i Mr. Ehinger aiunou-nce l today t that the switching over of the Linn 1, Grove exchange and combining it with the Berne exchange was comt pleted today. Sewenty-tiwo tele- »■ .pltiantes were added to the Benne exl. change.

HOOVER STARTS FINAL CAMPAIGN ! JOURNEY TODAY I Makes Final Decision To Travel To California Home To Vote THREE SPEECHES ARE SCHEDULED Washington, Nov. 3. —(U.R) —Presi|dent Hoover starts west at 4:20 p. m. today on a final intensive camI paign offensive that will close with a dash to California to vote and I receive the o'ection returns at his | Palo Alto home. The President announced in a ; message to ,the Pacific coast last night that he was "coming home to vote.” “The improved condition of the icountry,” he said, “affords me the ,deep satisfaction of coming home 'to vote. 1 trust I may not he pre I vented from exercising this priv-1 i liege.” Although Mr. Hoover added the | qualification that he hoped he i would not be forced to cancel his I plans, White House officials foresaw no contingency that would force him to alter Hie schedule. Arrangements for the California , trip were practically complete. In addition to announcing his decision to go to California, ( the : i President made public a telegram ] stating that the pnohibiftott views j enunciated in his acceptance ■speech remained unchanged. In that speech he proposed that liq- ' uor control be returned to the states under a new amendment CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX O POLICE GUARD i GANG LEADERS ' I Claim Gangsters Were Planning Huge Trucking Racket In Chicago i Chicago Nov. 3> —(UP) —-U. S. i government through crack investiJ gators of a half d> ®en depirtmejits >] r I; tied an offensive today on the 15 important iganisstens trapped by police in u. serie o of riids the last three weeks. Whil ■ federal operatives sought t evidence of violate u of the United i States laws the body of a well r J dressed ictim of gangster biill.-4;< j 1 ' wlain in a S uth Stole alley was idem-1 t ] titled as that of James J. Kenney,; - farmer part owner of the Peacock :• cabaret- !• Chicago, Nov. 3. — (U.R) —A gang - directorate whose plot for a slu,000,000 trucking racket was believed by police to hinge on the outcome of Tuesday's election was under police guard in detective butonu colls today > The gangsters’ whose names constituted a roll of nearly all now active of Chicago’s famous “public enemy” list, were being held on open charges while police sought ) evidence to connect them with important crimes. The unaccustomed discomfort of sleeping in bare jail cells was eased somewhat for two prisoners f who rank liigli in gang circles. To f Murray Humphries, effete success- • or to Al Capone, and William f (Three Fingered Jack) White, bloody labor racket boss, messengi ers brought silk pajamas and asi' pirin tablets. a Humphries, White, Phil D'An- ■ drea and Frankie Rio. close friends - a-nd bodyguards of Capone and half dozen others whose names it grace the "public enemy” list, - were seized in a series of quiet po s lice raids. *■ Habeas corpus taction to obtain e | their release was stayed temporar--9 | ily by Chief of Detectives William • I Shoemaker who hopes to keep the l-|men locked up at least until after s, election day. ' Rio and D’Andrea, arrested yesI- , , , , T , — CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT ■f o ' Distribute Ballots I- Here Saturday y Milton Werling, (Adams county n clerk Il» busy preiparinu for distirlt butiotr of ballots to*r next Tuesday's - general election to the ins-pectors of > the various precincts. All ballots, t- must be caiiod Jar mot later than Saturday.

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Speakers at Meeting 5 -, BSE Elßlr > «b bk m „ J M bIl -v tit T 3bk - mate o James 1. Farley Huber M. DeVoss Mr. Farley, Democratic candidate for congress from the Fourth district and Mr. DeVoss, Democratic candidate for Judge of the Adams Circuit court, will speak at meetings to be held Friday night in the town of Monroe and in Jefferson township. The Jefferson township I meeting will he held in the township high school auditorium at seven I o’clock and the Monroe meeting will be held in the high school auditoiium ol tlie turnkey building at eight o'clock.

WALTHER LEAGUE TO STAGE SHOW Three-Act Comedy Drama Will Be Given at Bleeke School House A comedy dramn in titres acts, “Madam The Boss" by Robert J. Sherman, will be presented by th«? Immitnuel Walther League at the Bleeke School in Union township, Saturday and Sunday evenings, November 5, (and 6. The. play will start each evening at 8 ' ,'eloek. It takie® place at the present time and in a prusp.-rons middle western city of Kead ill. The I first act is laid in Higgins’ political lift idquan ters, and takes place about ft o’clft.ck in the m rning. The second and third acts arc laid in the; office of the Mayor of Kendall, two' months .after lite majonility election. Music will be furnished by Tied Bai r ■ ,f Fort Wuynie. The characters in the play, ac-| cbrJing to their .appearance, are las ' follows: Sally W. bster, a resourceful stem-' i.ijrapher: (Martha Krueck berg. J 1 hn Watts, a young lawyer, candidate for Mayor—Edgar K ueckeberg. Danny Bright, the boss' publicity man —Gl.rhard Schultz. Robert (Higgins, political b ss of .the city of Kendall Victor Bl ek . Gild,a Wak field, ids private sec | retary —'Elma BlakeytHetiury Wakc.fi/ ld, Gilda's father— Herman Bleeke. Mrs. Robert Hlg'-’ins. wife f Boss Higgins—Mildred K ddewfcy. Tom. lli.bbins’ right hand man— Harry Schamerloh. RUTH NICHOLS IS UNINJURED Well-Known Aviatrix Escapes Unhurt When Airplane Crashes Floyd Bennett Field. N. Y.. Nov. 3.— (U.R) Ruth Nichols, contemplated nonstop flight to Isis Angeles for a new women’s transcontinental speed record failed today when her plane was wrecked in the take-off here. The aviatrix was not injured and she averted a possible fire by turning of the ignition switch as her plane dived off the concrete run way into a ground loop. Miss Nichols appeared to lose control just an the plane was ready to rise. The ship, a monoplane recently reconstructed for additional speed, turned over on its side as it left the runway. Clarence Chamberlin. trans-Atlantic flier, and others at the field helped Miss Nichols crawl from the wreckage. She said she was not injured Miss Nichols had been waiting for favorable weather for tlie takeoff so rseveral days. She began warming the motor about 2:30 a. m. Shortly after 3 o'clock she attempted the disastrous take-off. i The aviatrix had designed her planned dash across the continent ' a ' campaign flight" in tlie interests Jof Hie Republican party. She said J she expected to distribute (camI** CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE

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Giant Tire Will Be Displayed Here Gone Fregch, tmiaimager of the Grodyear Service station in thin city announced today that the giant Good 1 ear tire, 12 feet high and fctU: et wide, will be in* Decatur, Friday, November 4. from 11 a. m, until two p nt T)te mastodon tire is hitched to an automobile and is Iteing exhibited thriughout the country, “not as a stunt, but as. an engtoeerinij and experimental deveh ipement looking into the future", Mir. French stated. The public is invited to see tills giant tire while on display here. p HONOR SENATOR JAMES WATSON Campaign For Re-election Climaxed By South Bend Meeting (By United Press) Sen. James E. Watson’s camI paign for re-election was climaxed 'at South Bend last night when 600 (friends joined in helping celebrate ■lhis 68th birthday. ! The celebration was in the form |of a testimonial dinner attended by old and new acquaintances of * the Republican floor leader. ’ Telegrams of congratulation were . received from President Hoover. ; Vice-President Charles Curtis and jformer President Calvin “My greatest hope is that I may *be worthy of the many things said ' about me here tonight," replied ■ Senator Watson to the tributes. While the dinner was in progress. Vice-President Curtis was making his second Indiana speech in Richmond. Democrats had a full program arranged for today. Paul V. McI Nutt, candidate for governor, will I appear at Fort Wayne tonight. Frederick VanNuys, candidate for senator, planned to attend a homecoming at Anderson. '! Henry L. Stevens, Jr., former i national commander,of the Anierlican Legion, will speak on behalf (of the Democratic candidates at i Richmond tonight, while Josephus . I Daniels, former secretary of the J navy, will further the same cause . at Elkhart. Bainbridge Colby, another cabij'net member under President Wil ] son, planned to spend the day cum- . paigning in Indianapolis I John Zalind, National party candidate for president, addressed a r I gathering of 3.500 persons in Cadle Tabernacle, Indianapolis, last night. II He proposed money at "cost ” Bank Bandits Escape ,! With $7,500 Loot t ~ " Kane, Pa„ Nov. 3 —(U.R)—A bank t cashier, ills wife, their daughter I and a youth were bound, gagged e j and held prisoners last night by | a group of bandits who escaped , with $7,600 from tlie Gold Stand /lard National Bank, Marienville, near here. The bandits fled In three automobiles after looting the vault, I which opened automatically at I 7:30 a. m. 1 Th irabhetrs held up the cashier. F. R. Johnson, his wife and re daughter, and a friend, Fred ' | Pickets, as the four entered an '■ | apartment over the bank last “ 1 night.

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UNITED STATES LEGATION ASKS ACTION TODAY C o u n t r y’s Extradition Treaty With Greece Has Been Ratified ORDERED UNDER SURVEILLANCE Athens, Nov. 3 /U.R) 'I he United States legation today requested the extradition ol Sain ue I Insult, after exchange of ratification of the extradition treaty between the Greek and American governments. Simultaneously, the minister of the interior ordered | closer surveillance of Insult, I although his arrest had not been ordered tide today. The legation's request was made to the foreign minister. Extradition of Insull. who has been in Athens for several weeks, has been impossible until now liecause the treaty was not applicable. Ratifications were exchanged secretly between Secretary of State Stimson and the Greek legation here last Tuesday. Officials kept the matter confidential until today, it was explained, in order to put machinery of extradition into effect before Insull could be warned that the treaty had come into force. The state department refused Io divulge at this time what steps were being taken to extradite Insull. Assistant State’s Attorneys Charles A. Bellows and Andrew Vlachos of Cook county. Illinois, I who have been here several weeks • attempting to get a presidential , warrant for Insull’s arrest, sailed i for Athens last night from New York, it was learned. They ilid not carry witli them tlie presidential warrant. State department, officials explained it could not lie issued until additional evidence is received from Chicago. That I?, expected before the end of the week. Tlie attorneys explained to officials here that they had certain preliminary work to do in Athens .before Insull’s arrest could iie rnNTTNTTwn nN page stv —o — Stub' Money Tn Order To Attend University Indi,mi•,polls. Nov. 3 —(UP)- Malcolm Ben.’er. 21. DePauw Uuievsity freshman who confessed holJing up thTee gaej-Mne stations here, i waived examination on rohbery I ch irges amid was b und over to the grand jury today. He was rel?*ase<l • on $2,000 bond. i Berger, polio? .said, confessed to i them he planned the holdups to i btain. more mtm'ey for his school wi Irk. 0 . . — , TO GIVE PARTY NEXT TUESDAY I* ■ Decatur Elk< Will Have Party At Home Elec- ’ tion Night Tlie Decatur lodge ,f Elks has arranged for an election party, Tuesday night, Ncimber Sth, :ui Ell* . and their guests nt th*' home *e.’t i|N|?irth Second street. 9 Besides the radii, arrangemetits • have bet » trade to receive a special rope-rt on state and county returns and a complete tabl l of tlie eounit returns will bo kept by those in tichan?is of the meeting. Phil Macklin has be n nalncd k' chairm'.m of tire comanittee in >' charge of arrangements. 'A fret' >1 ] lit indh, consisting of cliilli enn carni .' and mulligan stew will Ire serv <1 >11 during the evening. M mliers are I ae.ked to se.uic a thk* t frokti the ’• t). anmitttee in chnrue. “Ntoi matter which way the elec>!tion goes”, the Elks ar* planning to t, entertain their brothers aunt guests it in a hosplfabj?: mu ,niter and repult- ! liteans, democrats, ii'roli<|l>itloni,sts. i- sneialists or national party adherd ,01148 are Invited to gather *it tlie <1 hntnie and enjoy the party. n ; Siinilar purtiea are being held in *t nlearly all tile Elks lodges iin the country next Tuesday.