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■ectgross ■COMETAX ill L TO PASS ■Mav Suspend Rules ■ Vote On Measure ■his Afternoon BOSE AID ON |EI .INQI'ENT TAX ■aiuijxilis, I eb. 22 (U.P.) Ky of the adminisK\ cross income tax ■ the Indiana house of ■fnlatives, <1 ela ye d K hwirini! was allowed ■enls. was expected to■inistration leaders in- ■ to introduce the bill ■ vederdav afternoon. ■kl the rules and pass Kill houses. K they acquiesced to de-! ■from business interests tor Ks on the bill. It was inK in the house and a hearK held last night. Jpaui V. McNutt today exB that it was hi» intention K« beginning that a hearing ■be held. bouse ways and means comns expected to report the rorably to the house today, e under suspension of the t expected to follow the re- > trouble over the bill was >r its course through the However, some fears are t leaders that it may hit in .’he senate. ugh the bill levies specificii the ;tuoo iiivGtis s of ■ concerns and individuals, iroponents and opponents d to it as a sales tax meaI the hearing last night. fINTED ON PAGE SIX) MIRS FIGHT HMILK STRIKE »n«in Farmers Fight »r Wisdom of Calling Huge Strike tukee. Wis.. Feb. 21.-(U.R) ■ Bin farmers wrangled among tl'“» today over wisdom of a milk strike that has • city produce supplies dangInear exhaustion. while one faction urged disUnci- of the militant move has resulted in bombings, ks and tear gas raids, pickatinued to patrol highways 1,1 by force milk trucks en •» markets. ••wds as gallons of milk *en aeixed and dumped. BeI brave over victories in their 10 thy.i of picketing, strik--1 tught hurled timbers across • ‘fasks an <l halted a Mil • “lectric milk train at Calueputles routed the pickets ear Ras after a fist fight. • moments later the train **“ stopped. Another light land a few gallons of milk , before pickets were Ho lee. Riltee dairy owners said F sufficient supplies to comdeliveries today. It the however, their aiipbe inadequate by tomor- ■•>' said. i«’ u ' ck dairy, one of the larg--6 city, said Its receipts de•Mr cent yesterday. Oth- " W firms were harder hit. J? " aid ,he y would not re1 distributors agree to pay [* r hundred pounds. e conference attended by Ms was scheduled to reafternoon at Madison, me a committee comprisU Us faim an<l cooperative °n» will recommend a >ass Pension Bill ‘“‘Polis. Feb. 22 — (UP) — pension bill passed rhe eth Moi 'da y . 37 to 7, and U * governor for his signci- . ‘ ln S will be delayed until itm? , We< “ k when onicials of •ot v or der of Eagles, one l( *rmo b'H’ can ,)e l )re!ient [ h to l>r n' ideK Wmont of sls , a “ pergons 70 years old 0 have lived in the state

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Vol. XXXI. No. 45.

Short Session | IA short session of the city counicil win held Tuesday evening at the I city hall. A petition, presented by Charles Lose, to have the city place i a dust-down preparation on Elm street, was filed and referred to the ‘ street and sewer committee. The electric light committee reported as having entered it to con- | tract with Charles Brosman of Indianapolis, for his services as consulting engineer in m iking a survey of the city light and power plant. The report was approved. Bills were allowed by the council j and the session adjourned. 32 NEW BILLS INTRODUCED State Senate Has Received 315 Measures During Session Indianapolis, Feb. 22. — (U.R) — Thirty-two new hills were introduced in the Indiana senate yesterday afternoon, bringing the total for the session to 315. In the regular session of 1931, there were 32S bills offered in the upper house. No more new bills may be introduced in the present session, according to the rules. Administration leaders may find it necessary to suspend the rules, however, if they have a few additional measures for consideration. A total of 517 bills have been introduced hy the house as compared to 589 during 1931. 1 Several important bills were passed or advanced in the senate late yesterday Foreign-mad" goods sold in Indiana would be sebjevi. to a stsjap tax of 10 per cent of the retail sale price, according to a new proposal introduced by Sen. Herbert V. Tormohlen, R..‘ Portland. A new Lake county hill would permit county officia's to send indigents to tuberculosis hospitals. Constitutional rules were suspended to advance the school loan i fund bill and send it to the house. It would extend loans 10 years and > lower interest charges from six to five per cent. A proposal to set up a state j chiropractic boaid was killed in the senate when the bill was indefinitely postponed. Several administran n measure were introduced. Drivers' license fees would be increased in one bill '• from 25 cents to $1 and annual re--1 newal would be required Proceeds 1 would go to the slate general fund. Another bill would provide for optional primaries or convention system of nominating political party candidates. Either method ■ would be at expense of the parties. Senate committee reported favor1 ably on the bill and it was sent to 1 second reading. Van Buren township school in ‘ Shelby county would he aided by ■ rovTtvt’Rp nv nA ok ihrrk UOIHEIL BREAKS RECORD English Racer Sets Record On Daytona Beach This Afternoon Daytona Beach. Fla.. Feb. -2 (U.R? —captain Sir Malcolm Camp bell drove his mighty Bluebird racing car through a dangerous haze at Daytona Beach today to break his own world speed record. Defying unfavorable conditions 1 to "please the crowd" the famous ’ British speed driver sent his ma- ' ! chine along faster than man had ever traveled on land to average ' 272.108 miles per hour on the | regulation two runs over the measured mile. His old record ’ set here last year was 253.968, ’ miles per hour. 1 Sir Malcolm's run in his giant car was all the more remarkable today because he was able to break his own record by about ' 18.14 miles per hour tinder conditions which at first made it ap- ‘ pear unlikely he would even approach the old mark. The haze hanging over the 1 beach had limited visability to tl r few hundred yards when, clad in ’ a white mechanic suit the tall, smiling Britain climbed into his. machine for the smashing drive. ’ “This is just to please the 1 crowd." Sir Malcolm said when ! ■ —» 1 (CONTLNUM) ON PAGE SIX) ■'

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HULL, WOODIN ARE NAMED TO CABINET POSTS President-elect Roosevelt Announces Members Os Cabinet FILLS TWO MOST IMPORTANT POSTS New York, Feb. 22—(U.R)— President-elect Roosevelt will announce the names of more members of his cabinet within a few days, it was understood today, and the next to be made public were expected to be Senator Claude Swanson of Virginia as secretary of the navy and Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana as attorney general. New York, Feb. 22 (U.R) The Roosevelt tidiiiinislration swung into gear today to advance the date of the world economic conference and speed agreements designed to stimulate foreign trade and enable the nations of the world to help each other out of the depression. President-elect Roosevelt'* announcement of appointments of his two chief cabinet officers coming after a series of conferences with foreign envoys, was subject to no other interpretation than that the new administration was assuming charge of the nation's foreign affairs. It was made evident that Mr. Roosevelt now hopes to make it nossihle to hold the world economic conference early in the spring. This would make possible a complete reconciliation of the Roosevelt insistence that Euro- , pean nations make economic con-cnVTTVT-rn nv pxctF nve JAPANESE AND CHINESE EIGHT Troops And Airplanes In Desoerate Battle In Jehol Province Peiping. Feb. 22 (U.R)— Japanese ami Chinese forces engaged in desperate fighting along the eastern border of Jehol province today. with infantry, cavalry, artillery. machine guns, airplanes and tanks in action. Despite the sanguinary nature of Hie fighting, it was agreed here that the main Japanese drive on Jehol had not yet started. Fighting centered especially in the Nanling sector, on the border onposlte Pelpiwo, where the main Chinese forces in Jehol are con tered An official communique describing the Nanling fighting said there were 300 Japanese casualties and that Chinese losses were equally heavy. The Chinese insisted they still! held Nanling. us well as Peipiao. The communique said "The Chinese waited until the oncoming Japanese were within 100 yards and then turned ms- ' chine guns on them, after which i thev attacked with bayonets.' The Chinese nnil Japanese cavalry saw extensive action, the communique said Positions at Nanling were unchanged despite eight Japanese assaults, the Chinese claimed, adding also that the Chinese still cnNTTNt’Fn nv n,nn twrwf Legion Meeting The American Legion program at the De'-atur Country club this even ing will feature the Washington birthday observance. Programs were 'held in the schools today. Baiixks and postoffices were closed and flags were displayed in observance of the 201st. birthday anniversary of the Father of our country. , o Hold Services Funeral services for Elizabeth Koluie. infant baby of Dr. and Mrs. jO. J. Kohne, who died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital shortly after birth. Tuesday. February 14,1 were held yesterday morning from [ the St. Mary's Catholic Chttriii. Bur-1 Hal w s made in the St. Joseph I cemetery. ’ 1

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First Cabinet Appointees | a! c. -1f ' i i m jr I v I M f J William H. Woodin Sen. Cordell Hull Announcement wa< made last night by President elect Roosevelt of the appointment of Senator Hull of Tennessee as secretary of state and William H. Woodin of New York as secretary of the treasury. Other appointments are expected to he announced from time to time.

WELLS COUNTY | RESIDENT DIES Gottfried Reusser Died Tuesday At His Home Near Vera Crux Gottfried Reusser, 57. a native of Switzerland, died Tuesday morning at his home, o e-half mile west of Vera Cruz, following a short illness of heart trouble He had been ill, only three days. The deceased was horn on Sept. , 10, 1875, iu Switzerland to Christ-1 fan and Anna Elizabeth Reusser. The parents, both natives of Switzerland, are deceased. At the age of eight years Mr. Reusser came to the United States. On April 22, litlJ, he was united in marriage with Carrie Hofstetter. Berne. He had been I a resident of this county for approx imately 46 years. Surviving are the widow, the .children. Edna, Robert and George Reusser, at home, and the stepchildren. Virgil Neuenschwinder, Vera Cruz; Donakl N'eur -chwander Frankenmuth, Mich., and Vera and Kenneth Neuenschwander, at home. Brothers and sisters surviving ire i Christ Reusser. Petoskey, Mich.; ; Albright Reusser. Wren, Ohio; Mrs. Eli i Bishoff, Marshall Mich., ami Mrs. Anna Tremp. near Vera Cruz, The deceased was a member of the St. John's Reformed church, Verj Cruz. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the St. John's Reformed church with Rev. H. H. Meckstroth officiating. Burial will be in the church renteMANY THRILLS IN ONE SCENE Third Part of Minstrel Is Original Skit By Decatur Man There will be plenty of laughs and thrills in the scene “In Old Vienna." the third part of the Elks i Mlnistrel and Musical Revue to be given February 27 and 28. according ito Mrs. L. A. Holrhouse and the committee assisting her with the production. This scene will consist of an ori- j ginal skit written for the show by . Cedric Voglewede. included in the i cast for this part are Dr. G. Neptune, Miss Rosemary Hoithouse, Walter Flockman, Francis Schmitt, Joe Colchin. Fred Schurger, Ray Baker, Dr. G. F. Eichhorn, Dolores , Klepper, Kenneth Beard and Jeanette Clark. The plot centers around a beauty contest which the heroine hopes to win so her penniless sweetheart can continue his medical education with the prize money. There is some suspense before the con-( j test is over, but the outcome is i i more than satisfactory to everyone ! (concerned. There will also be popular German song hits included ini this part of the show, together with ' several dance numbers under the, direction of Miss Patricia Flllleni kamp. All members of the show are requested to attend a rehearsal at eight o’clock tonight at the Elks I home.

Infant Son Dies Frank Hitchcock, infant son of (Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hitchcock of i 1234 North First street, died this morning at 5 o'clock. The baby was jborn Saturday, February IS. 1933, ;a:d had been ill since birth. Surviving besides the parents ate the following brothers and sisters: Clarence. Floyd. Juanit i, Dori/. Eu-j gene. Joann and Florence, all at home. A sister, Violet, is deceased. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at It) o'clock at the home, with the Rev. B. H. Franklin, officiatine. Burial will be made in Clark's chapel T'.te body will be removed to the Hitchcock jhome Thursday morning from the j W. H. Zwi.k Funeral home. IDA BISCHOFF DEATH'S VICTIM Former Adams County Resident Dies at Huntington Tuesday Mrs. Ida Bischoff.' 71. wife of Chris Bischoff of Huntington, and a former resident of Adams county, died at her home. 818 Williams street, Huntington. Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Death was due to heart trouble, from which Mrs. Bischoff had been ailing for ; some time. ; The deceased was born in Fort Wayne. February 10. 1862, the daughter of Gottfried and Amelia Thieme. In early childhood she, moved with her parents to Union township. Adams county. She was united in marriage to Chris Disch off, September 28, 1881, and six children were born to the union, two daughters and a son preceding the mother in death. Mrs. Bischoff moved to Huntington from Adams county in ISBB where she had lived since that time. .She was a member of the St. I’eter's Lutheran church. , Surviving besides the husband, are the children, Adolph Bischoff. Mrs. R. S. Galbreath and Mrs. Hilda Bruemleve. all of Huntington. One brother. A. F. Thieme of Union towiislifp, and two nislein, Mis. Eu Bleeke of Union township and Mrs A. M. Curran of Mallon also survive. One sister, Mrs. Henry Bleeke, died two years ago, and a sister and a brother died in in- ' -ancy. Funeral services will he held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the St. Peter’s Lutheran church at Huntington with the pastor. Rev. 1 C. F. J. Wirsing in charge. Burial will 'be made at Pilgrim’s Rest. Muncie Banker Dies Muncie, Ind., Feb. 22 — (UP) — Charles F. Koontz. 73. vice president of the Merchants National Bank and president of the Delaware ' county coun'cil. died at his home northwest of here last night. Joint Observance Indianapolis. Feb. 22 -(UP) — Lewis A. Harding, Indianapolis attorney, spoke on the life of George Washington at a joint session of (the house and senate in the house 'cnamber of the state legislature today in observance of Washington’s! |2olst birthday anniversary. I

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COUNTY COUNCIL COMPLETES ITS EXTRA SESSION Make Appropriations, Authorize Issuance Os Poor Relief Bonds OFFICER FILES MANDAMUS SUIT The county council, completing its special session today. made appropriations totaling authorized the issuing of $1 (>,000.0(1 of Adams ‘County poor relict bonds and ret list'd to make an appropriation foe a County Aliendance officer or to increase the salary of the clerk in the county school sin'erintendi'iit's office. Mandamus proceedings were instituted in circuit court today against memliers of the council by Mrs. Maybell Myers, county attendance officer, who requested s that an appropriation for $650.001 be made for her salary up until next August. Mrs. Myers was given an appointment for one j year by the county board of education, her term running until August, 1933. The appropriation for an attendance officer was stricken out of 'the budget last fall by tlie county’ council. Mrs. Myers has served in the office since the first of the year and her salary for January was not allowed because there' was no fund to meet it. The suit was filed by Attorney John T. Kelly and the councilmen were individually named. They are. Henry Dehner. Benjamin Eiting, James Kenny, Everett Banter, August Conrad. Mathias I Kirsch, F. <l. Eiehenberger. The ! complaint asks that the council 'be ordered to make such appro pt iations as necessary to pay salary and expenses for the present school year The Bond Issue The council approved the issuing of $16,000.00 worth of Adams county poor relief bonds, to be i charged against the townships, I for poor relief. Poor funds in ' several of the townships are tle- , pleted and the county has been advancing money to them. It is necessary that the money be replaced in the county general fund, so the bond issue was decided on. The bonds will be issued in denominations of S2OO each and will bear interest at the rate of 4% per cent per annum, payable May 15 and November 15 of each year, begin ing In May, 1934. They are 10 year bonds. The funds will be apportioned to those townships which are in greatest need and on the following basis: Washington township, $10,000; Root township. $2,000; CONTINUED ON PACE FIVE O THREE BANDITS ROB STATIONS Six Filling Stations Robbed During Night, Eight Kidnaped South Bend, Ind . Feb. 22—<U.R) • —Three bandits who sped through i northern Indiana and southern | Michigan during the night held Up ' six filling stations. kidnaped eight attendants, obtained $lO2 : cash and stole tires, radios and other supplies. Starting at Niles, Michigan, about 8:30 p. m. the bandits held iup and kidnaped Floyd Webster and Albert Young, filling station | attendants. The victims were let out a few blocks from their sta tions. From Niles the bandit car sped to Goshen. Indiana, arriving there about 11:45 p. in. Harvey Sprang, attendant at the filling station and an unidentified in.m were kidnaped aid were driven a short way before being thrown out of the car. About $lB in cash was stolen. ■Next the bandits appeared at Nappanee. Ind., at a filling station where they kidnaped and robbed Kenneth Colbeck of $46 about 12:45. a. nt. Like all the others he was released after a short rid ". A short time later Leo Catferty. at a filling station at, the intersection of state road 2’ ' *^~CONTINUEeTonVaGe"nYE*"’’

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Two ?4en Drowned Madison, Ind., Fell. 22 —(Ut 1 ) — (Two men were drowned late yesterday when u bridge over Hoagland Creek collapsed and pin ged their ‘truck into the water. They wee irdentified at Wilson (Wright, 21, and Russell McSlure, both of Bedford, Ky., when their | hodier. were recovered. Both hid been pinned beneath the truck tin-i der water. I .It is believed that recent high | water weakened supports of the | iron bridge. COURT OF HONOR TUESDAY NIGHT Boy Scout Court of Honor Held At Auditorium Tuesday Night A Boy Scout court of honor was held in the Decatur high school auditorium at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday: ever.'ing. The court was held as a (part of the program for all teachers i jin the city as the general teachers j meeting. Dr. Fred Patterson, chairman of the Decatur court of honor, present- . ed the badges to the boys and con-' gratulate-1 them on their achieve-: ments. lie also congratulated the' (scoutmasters and their troops on j winning the President Hoover award for 1932. Arthur Sundermann received the Lite Scout award, which makes him the highest ranking scout in the city at the present time. He is a member of the Lions troop 62. with Lowell Smith, scoutmaster. Dick Girod, a member of Rotarytroop 61 received his star scout award. Sylvester Everhart is scoutmaster of this troop. Lawrence Anspaugh. Donald 'Arnold and Arthur Merriman, all of troop 63. .-4 d Leo Miller, troop ! CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO EXPECT CRISIS IN CONDITION Believe Next 12 Hours Will Determine Cermak’s Chances Miami. Fla.. Feb. 22.—(U.R)-tAl-though Mayor (’ermak was reported as ‘better" in a morning bulletin. his temperature had risen slightly. The bulletin said: "Mayor Cermak is somewhat better tins morning, The colitic is the only cause for present concern, hut we believe this will improve within a short time. Pulse 112. temperature 101.2, respiration 28." The bulletin was issued after six consulting physicians examined the mayor and conferred for more than an hour. It was signed by Drs. J. W. Snyder, E. S. Nichol. T. W. Hutson, Frank Jirka, Karl Meyet and Frederick Tice. , Miami, Fla., Feb. 22.—(U.R)—Mayor Anton J. Cermak's physicians watched his condition closely today in the belief that twelve hours more would show whether his heart and lungs could he counted upon to withstand the strain ot his bullet wound The Chicago mayor was rejiorted resting more easily this morn ing, after a somewhat disturbed j night, and his temperature had j dropped from 101.2 to 100.6. Rumors that Cermak's condition had grown serious circulated again early last night, but Mrs. Clara Beesley, the mayor's secretary, left the hospital a.t 12:20 a. m., saying he was sleeping and she was unworried. Aiderman James Bowler of Chicago, who slept on a cot outside Mayor Carmalt's room, said he hoped the crisis was past Hospital attendants later said that if any real crisis developed it would come today. Cermak was restless yesterday, and suffered severe abdominal j pains. His physicians’ public reports displayed no worry over his condition. ( continued’ "on ’page *sixT O Commits Suicide Fort Wayne, Ind.. Feb. 22 (UP) Benjamin C. Garrison. 45, cominitted suicide at his home today ; by Inhaling gas. He was despondent I iover unemployment, friends said.

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PACKAGE SENT TO ROOSEVELT CONTAINS BOMB Postal Workers Announce Finding Bomb Early Tuesday Morning BELIEVE BOMB WORK OF CRANK Washington, eeb. ZZ —lU.K.' — The alertness of Washington postottice employes has roiled a second attempt on the life of President-elect Roosevelt. » A crudely-fashioned bomb, obviously the work of an amateur, was dug out of a package addressed : “Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Washington, D. C.” On the plain, brownpaper wrapping was the postmark: “Watertown, N. Y." All the energy of the federal government's crime fighting forces was massed today in the attempt to run down the person or persons who sent the package. secret service officials and department of justice agents were reluctant to discuss the case today, and would not confirm reports that a large force ot tne governments crack investigators were on the way to Watertown. Washington, l eb. 22 (U.R) —A crudely fashioned bomb addressed to President-elect Franklin I). Roosevelt was found in the local Dost office here by postal workers early Tuesday morning, it was revealed today. The package in which it was contained bore the postmark of Watertown. N. Y. The package, wrapped in plain brown paper, was addressed to “Franklin D. Roosevelt. Washing- ‘ ton. D. C.” Its discovery was occasioned hy the fact that its wrappings had begun to come off. Postal workers who examined the strange package immediately ! called it to the attention of C. E. Schooley, superintendent of mails. He found it was composed of rusty wire wrapped aroutul gun shells. Post office experts opened it with precaution. They express'd the belief it was the work of an amateur or a crank. While apparently designed to explode on being opened they said it was doubtful that it would work. Post Office Inspector William J. Satterfield, in charge of the Washington area, was assigned to conduct an investigation. He is ho. ing aided by avents of the jnstica department and the secret service. Although agents were- sent to no announcement was (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BANKING BILL PASSES SENATE Gov. McNutt Is Exnected To Sign New Bank Code Bill Today Indiaaipolis, Feb. 22 (UP) — Gov. Paul V McNutt today was expected to sign the new state bank code bill passed under suspended rules by the Senate late yesterday !32 to 1. With its stringent provisions for state hanks conduct, part of the new code will become effective on its siginauter and remainder July 1. Emergency clauses were written into four sections of the meisiire by the Senate yesterday. The remainder of the bill authorizing the appointment of a banking commission and creating a new department will go into effect July 1. One section amended by the senate to become effective at once uajthorizes the present banking department to set up rules to meet emergencies in any part of the state. This flexible power, governing particularly acute situations where a limit on withdrawals will allow a hank to reopen or remain open. Is described as the greatest placed in any banking department in the conmtry. By this section, the department can close any banks temporarily if seen advisable set up a depositors j withdrawal limit and allow a reCONTXNUJSD ON FIVE * *