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Soliciting Committees Obtain Considerable Beet Acreage ~ i ~ — — --- — — I

IWTSFOR ■E ACREAGE |g OBTAINED W.ioo Acre- ( ontract- ■ |'or During TwoB|) a y Solicitation jHiRhE TOW NSHIP ®AS BEST RECORD . nation for ■aciA.gf c 1 i r county reKj - dCtaiiiiny contracts a- res and ■. „f ■■ Central Sugar ---.-J their ai>tn all (hose who campaign. Jg V 1 fold rep■itative fm ~ ugar com■\toteit tb ••■•rnmg that K *..111(1 ■ <.,.«» et‘|l 2..->OO acre- that he was pleased (■ V-I i .‘suits. r lie, a' I men-liants. th.' .-.t 1 ■■. the tow n tarnieis, beet ‘..1 A III! SO nobly Mos their ■ in obtaining in thi< , It was a ' .immunity - grateful to '.ill' ■ .111- wil'.l tile ■ ng the two 'A, !, written b> the will. called on pros ho t growers in the 12 1 Mm interest was ii, -lowing of beet . ■ ldditi.it,,il mo-acts are ex :A a n-ult of the visits by the committee. tot.ila- tlie townships ■Khip Contracts Acres ■ 5 18 I B. 10 54 j ■ Creek 8 5# Bn’s 9 45 | B» 11 ~<>i Bit’Ston 9 24 i ■hud 7 39 B 13 68 ■ oril 6 45 B h 3 15 f, 3 6 ■ Goal In Sight ■^Callan,| -tated that he exyd the campaign to obtain ac-1 ■ ’’oual dose by the middle I ■ s ’ week and that the desired j ■J acres will have been secur- ■ "him we get this amount no ■ contracts will be accepted." ■ckt manager stated. Bis estimated that 300 Adams ■)' farmers. which includes fl >'°W men and boys, will ■jrixritu c.n page thurf. I * I REPORT safety ■ord has been received from •«ral former residents of I>e- |“ r and Adams coffnty, now ■“* in ( alitornla, that they | ■ escaped injury in the earth■«e Friday night. |A telegram from Kenyon ■•iters of Huntington Park, Piiternia. a son of Mr. and ■■ C. L. Walters of this city ,le d that he and his family •so uninjured. Huntington , is a suburb of Los Andes. ** r Walter’s message was as Hows: “Nobody hurt. City mroughly shaken up. Ken'if- and Mrs. Gordon Vizard oilywood, California, were ''ins in Pasadena, at the “ e nt the quake but worn re"'o'l by the father, Dr. J. W. t “ artl today stated that they •to all right. The factory in nit Mr. Vizard was employ*as slightly damaged. Mrs. Ha r() id Daniels received rrl from her brothers, Clar J A1 Studer of Loa An,K’'l klitornla, that they were ■ >oJ BBa, ' es f ,om mber former I ""tents of Decatur lu Cali nil < have not been received. | ' "" ♦

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Postpone Meeting Os Woman's Club The program which was to have I been given by the Civic Section of the Woman’s Club Monday pight. ( h IS been postponed indefinitely, on I account of an accident which the speaker, Adolph Joenicke, superintendent of the Fort Wayne parks, suffered Friday. DRUGSTORES TO GET WHISKY Local Druggists \\ ill Not Have Medicinal Whisky For A Month Persons suffering from March ! Icolds will hive to wait at least a: month before medicinal whiskey is avail ible following the repeal of the . State Wright bone dry law. It will be necessary for the local drug stores, who will handle it. to go | through much red tape to obtain ; federal and state licenses. According to the present federal I laws eich person will be limited to one pint every ten days, contingent upon a prescription from a doctor. The physician is allowed twelve pints of whiskey, brandy, rum or gin a year tor his own office work. He also h is a I’mit on t ie total number of prescriptions he may issue i year. It is expected that the national laws will he ammended to give him an unlimited amount. It is estimated that the price will ringe from two to four dollars a pint. The whisky will be graded. Some of it will be of the 1918 vin(tge and will draw the highest I prices. Two years ago the govern- | ment supervised the making es ten > million gallons of whisky whioli will probably be the cheapest. In case the doctors are given unlimited amounts of prescriptions or it is feared that the eighteenth ammerdment is going to be repealed the price may drop to >s low as fifty cents a pint on some grades. | A state tax of twenty-five ceil, t will iie placed on each pint. Besides 'this the drug stores will pay twenty »»» . . . <Y»NTI KITED DN PAGE i-'niru O — GUT EXENSES AT HOSPITAL Trustees Order Reduction Os Expenses At Meeting Today The trustees of the Adams County Memorial hospital me’ this morning for the purpose of reduction ot expenses ami the following resolution was adopted: "Whereas, a comparison of the receipts and expe'ditures of the hospital for the years 1931 and 1932 and a comparison of January and February of 1932 and 19.11. shows a continual loss. he loss for January and February of 19:::; exceeding that of the same months of 1932 by $429.51 or an avei tge of $213.25 per moi th. and: Whereas. During the year 1922 we could scarcely meet our expenditures with the receipts and appropriation, and: Whereas.- It is obligatory upon he Board of Trustees to stay within the bounds of the receipts rind appropriations, therefore be it resolved: That there be a reduction in the salary ot all employees and tbit Governor McNutt Signs 21 Bills India apolis March 11 (CP) — Cov. Paul V. McNutt signed 21 more bills today, including one 'which reduces from two years to 'one the residence requirement for Tiling a divorce petition. Less than 20 bills remained to ■ be signed. They must be acted upon |by midnight or will not become laws. McNutt indicated again today that he may kill the bill raising taxes on chain stores by pocket veto. He objects to the provision which places a tux of $l5O on each store > in chains of 20 or more units.

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( hicago Pays Last Tribute to Mayor Cermak w,^...""1 " I " 1 . 1 " 11 -sttt’iwiiiiwsaMiwswBwaBMnMMgMMiaMMMgmiwtxaaamLiataMtxywiiata■ mu ma 11 1 Mg, ( . ' ' ■ ... . . bl, ji win .ii .■ w: niznanmaMtnias ■BBMBNBBBBBMBMMNMMK Th'rty thousand Chicagoans gathered in he ling ■ Chicago s adium to pay silent tribute to Mayor j j Anton ,1. Cermak and to witness last public rites for he man yred mayor. The casket is shown in the | : center of a huge cross as the great throng faced east as ' .ms" were sounded.

ELK MINSTREL TO AID NEEDY — Minstrel And Musical Revue Will Be Given Again Sunday Night | Tickets for .ill school children for the Elks benefit minstrel to be given here Sunday night at the i Catholic school auditorium, went on ■ sale at ten cents each today Tickets for adults are 25 cents and several . undred hive been sold. Members of the unemployed group and others interested in helping ' the unemployed of the city are sell ;ing tickets. The minstrel and music revue was given here February 27 and 28, i bptore large audiences a: d members of the cast offered their seri vices in another production, the proceeds of which will be donated Ito the unemployed. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse is director ' of t e music nd Mils Patsy FullenIkimp directs the dancing. The use of the uditorium was donated by I Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz. pastor jof St. Mary’s Catholic church and practically every other service and litem was ilso donated so that a Isubatantiil sum could be turned ’.over to T. 11. Noll, trustee of Washington township, in aiding the ' needy of this city and township. New Features New jokes, dances end features will be included in the Sunday projducti n of the minstrels. The final CQNTINITED OX' PAGE l-’GItl! GREAT DAMAGE AT LONG BEACH — Homes and Buiness Buildings Ruined By Severe Quakes Long Reach Calif.. Mar. 11. —(U.R) —Residents of this seaside city of 142.000 population fought their way through debris-filled streets today, returning to ruined homes and shops crushed under brick and concrete torn loose by last night's . earthquake. For the most part, they spent ■ last night on lawns, on the beach, iin parks, or seated in their auto- , i mobiles in the surrounding open J country, where camps of tents, , smoking fires and serried rows of parked cars sprang up away from ! the menace of falling walls. By thousands, automobiles of a , fleeing population choked all high ways leading out of the stricken city last night. They returned to- ( day tn a city guarded by troops I with fixed bayonets courteous 1 ! guards who saluted and said: "This , block is quarantined. Sir." when a CONTINUED ON PAGIfI THREB

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 11, 1933.

IL C. Okley Hired As Plant Engineer H. C. Okley, formerly with the I 'local sug.ir plant and who has been .employed as plant engineer of the I sugar factory at Blissfield, Michi- , gan. has been secured as p! int supjeniutendent here for tie (’entril -Sugar Company and will begin his duties the 15th of this month. He I will superintend the work of getting jthe big mill in perfect condition to I ope :te. Mi. and Mrs. Okley will arrive here the first of the week and will : make their home here. Mr. Okley lived here several years ind lias, many good friends in this communiity. Plans for improvements y.nd re-; conditioning at the factory are expected to be m ile in the next few weeks and announcements will be made as decided upon. ASKS BANKS TO REMAIN CLOSED Governor Paul V. McNutt Requests Indiana Banks To Stav Closed Indianapolis, March 11 HJ.Ri ! I Indiana s ate banks will remain I closed until the firat of next week '| at the re quest of Gov. Paul V. | McNutt Many barks which had inti ided 1 j to open this morning were iisk. d ’; by h" governor to remain clos-d ' . for general banking Ims nc s ' under provisions of President I Iloosevel.'s proclanur ion. The governor's announcement | came after he had c nferred at I length with bankers and Luther I, F. Symons, state banking com i missioner. I Any action taken Monday rei garding bank openings I 11 he state twill depend on fur her annoitnci- . llntents from Presider.t Roosevelt I and the secretary or treasury. ] McNutt said Members of the Indianapo'is I clearing house ussoeiati in called , a meeting this morning to discuss the program under which i hey will operate when business is ro- ' sumed. I Most of the , Indiana hanks ’ j which reopen are expected to I I limit withdrawals of deposits to I five per cent. This is the basis lon which they were operating ', when the national banking holiday I was called No restrfi' icn was 1 ulaced on deposits made after ' ■ Feb. 27. however. o — i . Ponlar Bluff Shaken I Popular Bluff. Mo.. March 11— ' (UP)- Two earth tremors that shook pictures on walls and rttssel--1 ed dishes were felt here today. The ' first shock was felt at 6:45 a. m. ' and the second ut about 7:05 a.m. 'I Neither of the earth disturbances ’jeanaed any damage.

CHICAGO MUST SELECT MAYOR Successor Must Be Selected In Place of Anton .J. Cermak (’hieago. Mar. 11—(U.R)- Speci •! | I legislation giving the Chicago city I council the "broadest field" in selecting a temporary successor! to the late Mayor An on J. f'ermak j - was advocated today by Gov. j Henry llnrner. Tlie governor announced his ! j plans after conforing with Demo I i cratic leaders who attended the | huge funeral demonstration to I’u ' i former Immigran, youth who row! | to wealth and power only .o be | ! shoj dewn by a bullet iutc ide I i 'for President Roosevelt. Horner i 1 said the courcil should not. bo con-! | fined to a choice of a successor j from one of the alderman. The simcossor will be Chicago'-. I ;"w rid fair mayor" a title th: was deal .<> Cermak. The elective ''mayor, who probably wil' he; ; chosen at the next regular election in Jurre. will not take office: I until after the Century of Pro-; gress has opened. i Half a million persons honored : ' i Cermak yes, erday before a sor-1 ' I rowful bugle call in the Bohemi in ’ national cemetery ended the ci y's , lionngi’. For a minute at noon ' time, traffic of the busy streets of Chicago's loop halted in tribute ' D 'lie idealism of he mayor who fCONTINTTRD ON PAGE THREE) BLUFFTON MAN MAY BE NAMED Report Virgil Simmons Mny Be Appointed State Excise Director i Indianapolis, March 11—(U.R) — . j Virgil Simmons, Bluffton. Demo- . crc'Jc state commi iteemam and an I official administration spokesman , j during the legislative sessi m. may , be appointed state excise director , I under the beer control law. it was . reported today. Ho may be named to take over Jibe medicinal liquor permit bus!- ( ! ness. now being handled by Al J Feetey, head of the state safety 1 department, early next week, it ; was said. When beer is legalized the ex 'else director will be one of he ; mo‘ t powerful officials in the state. He will gran brewery permits and have charge of all win’, .’beer and liqu"r sales. Liquor is . legalized, with repeal of the i Wright law. for medicinal pur- ; poses and drug store sales are , | expected to begin within the ne-y i contlnue'd on 'page' FOUR* *

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RESERVE BANKS ' START ISSUING NEW CURRENCY Twelve Federal Reserve Banks Start Flow of New Currency SOME BANKS MAY REOPEN MONDAY Washington March 11—(UP) — Reopening of a large number of the nation's Federal Reset ve member banks Friday was delayed because senators pleaded ! with the treasury to allow state banks more time to apply for membership and protection in the crisis, Senator Glass, D., of Virginia told the senate today. The peppery Virginian, exasperated at an attack on the emergency banking legislation by Senators Long, D.. of Louisiana, and Robinson, R. of Indiaina, declared it had been the treasury's purpose when the bill was submitted to congress to issue the opening order immediately. Washington. Mar. 11— (U.R)—The ; I 12 federal reserve banks today be-( g.in pouring a stream of new cur-1 I rency into the nation’s banks fo| fortify them for gradual rc-pining i beginning early next week. Banks in all sections were deluging the treasury with applies-1 Itions for licenses to resume full' | normal operations. Officials were working at top I speed on these applications They I indicated some banks may be per ; jmitted to open Monday. Other! i authorizations will go forward as! Iquickly as authorities can chcc.t , 'the condition of the banks. Applications are being consider ! led in their order of receipt. Offi-1 I cials emphasized that de’ay in ap-' 'proving reopenings should not be (construed as a reflection on al bank's soundness. A perfectly; sound bank's reopening may be de-1 PGNTIX.'T'RD ON PxGR TfTRRR APPROVES MOVE OF WITHDRAWAL Japanese Cabinet Approves Decision To Retire From League Tokio, March 11 —(U.R)— While I the vii oriotts advance guard of : the Japanese army occupied a I key portal of the great wall of China, he Japanese cabinet today approved the decision to resign from the League of Nations. Admiral Viscount M. Saito, prime minister, immedia'ely submitted the documents of withdrawal to Emperor Hirohito. Japai's memorandum of resignation included annour. cement of her determination to keep the mandated islands, former German possessions in rhe Pacific. Under the proceilure contemplated Emperor Hirohito will refer the decision to the privy council. and then will approve it. In | addi ion to the memorandum on the mandated islands Japan has; prepared a memorandum to ‘he i league regard!' g participation In the labor bureau and the wor'd, court. The advance forces of the Jan-1 ‘inese eighth imperia! army capI tured arid occupied Kupeikou. i portal city of the great wall of i China, after fierce hand-to-hand [ figb ing today. The Chinese defenders of the I citv resisted desnerutely, and ca.irallies on both sides were reported heavy. The Japanese advanced under ar artillery barrage while : heir bombing planes operated ■ ) ON PAGE FOUR ( o Regular Legion Meeting Monday Adams post number 43 of the i American Legion will hold its regular meeting at the Legion hall at I s p. m. Monday night. All members are urged to be present.

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!♦ ♦ MAJOR EARTHQUAKES Some of the major earthquak- , e.s since 1900 follow: 1902 —St. Pierre, Martinique, I Killed 1902 —St. Pierre, Martinique 30,000 ' i ' 1906 —San Francisco 452 j 1.500 injured. $350,000,000 property damage. 1906 Valparaiso, chile 1,5(>0 1907 —Kingston. Jamaica 1.100 I 2,000 injured. 1908 Sicily ami Calabria 76,483 95,470 injured. 1912—Turkey 3,000 i | 1915—Central Italy 29,978 |, 1917 —Guatemala \ 2.500 . 1919 — Java -<l.lllO | 1920— Mexico 3>ni ' 1923 —Persia 4,600. , I | 1923 —Japan 99,331 \| 43.476 killed. 1927 Japan 3,274 1928 — Dutch East Indies 1.200 1929— Persia 2,000 I 4 e HOUSE PASSES i ROOSEVELT'S ECONOMY BILL 1 — President’s Measure Planned To Cut Expense Passes House FIGHT DEVELOPS OVER PROGRAM Washington March 11—(UP) —The Roosevelt economy program for balancing the budget through reductions of veterans benefits and the salaries of federal employes wzs approved today by the house. Washington, March 11 —(UP) —| | Rebellions against the Roosevelt I banking and economy programs del veloped In coiigress today. The house Democratic leadership Was unable to bind its membership to support the President's budget balancing program and the fight was carried to the floor in turbulent debate. Senator Ixmg, D„ of Louisiana, headed the senate attack on the banking program with a drive to extend bank provisions of the emergency bank aid program. Senate m jority leader Robinson told the senate that to bring state ba.iking under direct protection now would wreck the reserve system and that any guarantee of state bank deposits would bankrupt the government. Senator Dies Washington. March 11. — (U.R) —• Senator Robert B. Howell. R„ of Nebraska, died in Walter Reed | hospital .odav of pneumonia. RED CROSS TO FURNISH AID American Red Cross Offers To Take Charge Os Relief Work — Washington. March 11 — (UP) — (The American Red Cross today telegraphed to Governor Rolph of |California an offer to take charge of relief work in the earthquake area. Treasury officials said restrictions of the banking holiday would not interfere with payment ot money from the banks to relieve suffering among the earthquake victims. President Roosevelt previously instructed naval and military forces in Southern California to cooperate in relief work. He wis keeping iin touch with all developments. Admiral Richard Leigh, common-der-in-chief of the U. S. Fleet, advised the navy department there • was a "worderful spirit of coopers'tiogi" in the stricken area. , Leigh said the navy had organiz- . ed a .shore patrol of 1,206 men to aid in relief work and prevent looting. Medical supplies were sent CONTINUED OnTaGE FOUR*

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CALIFORNIA IS ROCKED BY QUAKES TODAY At Least 4,500 Persons Injured W hen Trapped In Wreckage HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED (By the United Press) Southern (jilirorniti was (shaken today by a prolong-'tl (series of major earthquakes, which brought a heavy death lol! and damage to properly estimated at millions. Following a night of terror, a new temblor of severe intensity came at 0:23 a. m. N(K:23 C..5.T.) and another at OYql adding to the fear and the ruin. The known dead at 9 a. :n. (CST) Had reached a total of 131. At least 4.500 were injured. ; rapped in wreckage of collapsing buildings or struck by falling I debris. With Long Beach the center ot I the devasta ion, 'the countryside for 50 miles along the coast, from San Pedro. 25 miles inland Into Orange county, and between Los Angeles and the sea reported widespread destruction. Loss of life was reported in Huntington Park. Southgate, Walnut Park, Gardenia, Torrance, j Wilmington. San Pedro. Lynwood ' and Compton. lying Beach, center of the disturbances, reported 84 deaths. Police Chief V. B. Yancey estimated the toll might run to 2m). Coroner Frank Nance, however, ! said be did not believe the Los I Angeles county death list would : exceed 100. Nance claimed tlia i Long Beach list contained many i duplica ions caused by removal of bodies from undertaking parlors to' the American Legictn armory. Other sections that suffered J heavily were southwest Los Angeles. Compton. Garden Grove. Buera Park. Watts, Artesia. Costa Mesa. Bellflower, Santa Ana and Hun - ington Park. Death and injuries were reported from these cities and propqj-.y damage was heavy. The shocks Started at 5:54 p.ni. yesterday and this morning the seismograph nt California To it had registered more than ind tremors. The jolts were felt from Sanin Barbara to Sin Diego, a distance of 250 miles. Int damage was slight in many places. Fire followed the inl.ial quake in many places. A number of reside ices in Ixmg Beach went up in smoke. Oil wells in the signal i Hill field, one of the richest in the ( world, also were fired. All blazes | were under control this morning. For a distance of 50 miles down I the coast from San Pedro, east- ( ward perhaps 25 miles into orange ! cov'ity. and between Los Angeles and he sea. the countryside was | damaged. Witbin hat area approximately ( 600,000 peonle reside. Minor dum- | age was reported up the coast | from San Pedro as far as Venice | iind Santa Monica, but the area of greatest damage could be covered roughly in a 30 mile radius from Irfmg Beach. The central part of Los Angeles suffered only minor damage. V few falling cornices and brick walls were reported from the business section, but in he southwest, part of the city, where a "shoestring" strip, a nille wide, runs to the harbor district, the damage ’cnNTTNIfFD ON PAGE THREE Rev. Roberts Will Address Meeting ’ • Bev. Charles J. Roberts will address a meeting of tie Women’s (Christian Temperance Union which ; will he held at the home of Mrs. E. N. Wicks, 249 North Seventh St. Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The following program will bn (given -at the meeting: Hymn. Devotionals —Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Vocal solo—Miss Naomi Wild. Paper—‘Mrs. Jesse Cole. Special Musii—Miss Lulu Gerber. ’ j Address —Rev. Charles J Roberts. ’ | Members of the organization are j urged to he present and friends are invited.