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|o FRIDAY KOBSERVED ■ IN SERVICES ■tur Citizens Observe Hiiversan of Christ’s ■ I)eath Kj\ESS HOUSES ■ CLOSED 3 HOURS K ]<) i.iiiiilivilth annivers- ' '--''l inid death K,. Cln-i<t mi the cross |K Calvun was observed ■. citv .iiirniir the Three !Kfr>>ni 1- three o'clock Bfterno.'!,. with a general Kg of ten- ■ houses and Ke< in the churches. K ch tin he- «as held al K. ; ; !;.■< ; < d-.I church, the of , .Afferent churchK. s- M 1 el.ulie church sort o, ■ iuchiditig private ns ’’OSs (if Jesus. \\ .0 of the Cross Kill, 1.i.i0.c Kneeling in ■ and ne-ditji >n were held. ■Mr..,, banks and pro H efts , losed during lite |H|i(":r- Th- Decatur I’nlili;wi i' sed c noon anil possibl- lories closed at

rations attended Hail’ services at St. am! Unformed church. :i r the entire per--th*ciin.' and went as attending at least of 'ill- .. - presented itsMd Friday, site day on which ' 'I d bows its head and ni-di ales on the sufand tlu-es of the GodMklio gam- His life for man-: Mis tilled with more pious de - than any day on the Chrisis on this day Mln t.ie of Mt. Clvary is Meted and from pulpit and Mures the individual hears or Mm in r -a,. ( .| ucilixion aiid Mtll.v co -N PAGE FIVE) fcobserves IGOOD FHI3AY Be Pius XI .Joins In Obmance of Crucifixion I Os Christ ■lean Citv. April 14.— («,R) — ■ Ptns XI. inoun ed on the sedia Moria, nr portable throne, and Med by t ardinala, archbishops. Members if the papal court. Morns into the slstine eh/pel Mi today for the most solemn Mon of Good Friday—the mass M pre-sa ictified and the sing- ■ the passion and of the toneM mass was celebrated by EuM Cardinal I’aceili. Among the Nippers were Chancellor En■ft Dollfuss of Austria. GerH Mee-Chancellor Fr nz Von Bn and. Frau Von Papen. Prin■Stefania of Belgium, and oth■embers of European roya ty. Bnal Pacelll later officiated at ■tonics in st. Peters. N eternal city of Rome was ■<t in purple mourning. Solemn Besions of pilgrims, clerks, and ■faithful moved through the Bin's m holy commemoration F crucifixion of Christ. ■e Sistine chapel holy Friday l io n had not been attended by lite before today since 1870. (desire to give further solemnfcx’TlNl’Ep ON I’AGl* ** VE* pl Men Escape Serious Injuries r A Klepper, general mtnager p Cloverleaf Creameries, Ine., P" 11 Carl Klepper of this city, pd serious injury Thursday sing when their auto was struck ftt automobile driven by Fred F*°rth. near the southern limits Portland. r and son were drivP° r th on stite road 27 when the F e,w occurred. Mr. Klepper rell" an injury to Ins right leg. knee cap a d leg being laeer- ■ He also received several : ■ Carl Klepper escaped with ;"*‘ ri ous injuries. Mr. Huntworth ■ s nose bioken. Ultj autos were badly damaged.

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To Judge Britishers ~GT fun * i On this gentleman's shoulders < rests the responsibility that may have much to do with the peace i of Europe. He is Vassily Ulrich. I who is the presiding judge at the i trial of the British engineers who t are charged by the Soviet Union with sabotage and espionage. The I case has caused a severe strain on ! diplomatic relations between Brit- I ain and the Soviet. If the accused s men are found guilty and sentenc- < ed to death, trouble may ensue, t accord nig to observers. • I l

CITY EMPLOYES WATCH BATTLE Anderson Employes Fear Interference With Pay , Because of Fight , Anderson. Ind.. April 14. (U.R)--Pity-mh|4*»vf». tswuui# interference ; with their paychecks watched with apprehension today the fight be tween Hairy R. Baldwin and Jesse : H. Mellett for the office of mayor . Baldwin, elevated to the position 1 after Mellett purportedly resigned. , promised that the payroll will be met tomorrow 7n the usual* man- ' ner. He said, however, that no salary warrants would be prepared for Mel etr Mrs. Margaret M"1 'lt ('ole. John Rock. Mrs. Cole, daughter of the former mayor, was discharged as controller when her father laid claim to his old job. Her dismissal was ' ordered by Mayor Baldwin. Rock was appointed president o! , the board of public works by Mellett but is not being recognized byBaldwin Mallett's henchmen promise "things wi 1 happen ’ if they are not placed on the pay warrants Saturday. The former mayor appears daily i at the controllers’ office in city hall. He travels in a wheel chair because of an illness which was ' given as the retson for his resignation handed to the ci y council (coni iNl'l’.lf ox i-AGr: i ivi.i 11 o STATE REVENUE WILL BE HEAVY Annua! Revenue From Liquor Sales Should Be $2,500,000 Indianapolis. Apr II —(U.R) I h(‘ ■ state’s annual revenue tr im beer, ■ medicinal whiskey, wine and malt should total nearly $2,500,000, Paul ’ Fry. state' excise director, estimatgji today. License fees totalling $477,325 have been deposited tand 3,000 retailer applications, with checks I amounting to approximately SSOO.000 are in Fry's office 'for investi- ■ gallon. A tax of 5 cents a gallon on at least 200,000 cases of beer soid dur-, ing the past week will realize alrnut $20,000. Using I hat figure as an j average, yearly revenue would .be ' $1,000,01)0. Fry pointed out. Also to be considered Is the 25cent a pint whiskey tax. and license fees and the tax nn malt and wort, none of which has been collected. Little of the tax stays in the s ate treasury. Half of nearly a l ! license fees are distributed to cities, towns or counties wherein 1 the licenses were Issued. The re- ' tn Inlng half is held in a special ■ ON PAGK FIVE),

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MAYOR SIGNS FOR PAYMENT OF TEACHERS First Act of New Chicago Mayor Calms Turbulent Situation TO PAY MORE THAN MILLION MONDAY Chic go. April 11 - (U.R)- Edward J. Kelly today picked up tile torch of the martyred Anton J. Cermak and attacked with Irish vigor the tremendous responsibilities confronting hint as Chicago's world's fair mayor. His first official act was to calm a turbulent situation arising out of millions in back salaries due Chicago school teachers. Immediately after his simple inauguration he presented a proxy far signature of tax warrants making possible a salary payment of $1.700,im0 to teachers next Monday. Kelly, a jovial, aggressive, six-foot-two political diplomat, is 57 years old. For more than 30 years he has been associated with the sanitary district, rising to the post of chief enginei" after starting as an axman at the age of 18. He also was president of the South Park boird. which controls the broad frontage on Lake Michigan where the world's fair will open June 1. By coincidence, it was ths world's fair of 1893 that turned Kelly's career toward engineering. His father had apprenticed him to an undertaker, but he decided to lie an engineer after he saw surveyors mapping plans for the 1893 exposition. Kelly was elected unanimously by city council after Patrick A. Nash, one of Cook county's most powerful Democrats, steppeU aside because he feared his 70 years would not permit him to meet the rigorous duties of office. Fortyseven aidermen voted for him and three all Republicans, refused to cast ballots. A few minutes before Kelly was chosen acting Mayor Frank J. Corr. <CONTINl'l*n> ■ >V P,V,-E THItEK' SAYS ELECTION NOT POLITICAL Earl Crawford Criticizes Democratic Leaders For Efforts Indiana-;oils. Apr. 14- (U.R) —Efforts of Gov. Paul V. McNutt and other Democratic leaders to make a political issue of prohibition repeal were criticized today by Rep. Earl Crawford. Dem., Milton, speaker of the house during the 1933 legislature. McNutt has taken the stand that Democrats should support wet delegates to the repeal convention since repeal was one of their platform planks. wrawford showed the disagreement witli this policy by becoming a candidate for dry delegate from Wayne conniy. "The whole purpose of resubmitting this m >tter to the states is for a referendum on personal convictions regarding prohibition," he said today. "It is not a party matter at all. Dry Deinocrais will vote dry and wet Republicans will vote wet, “No party platform is binding In this convention since <selegates are not chosen on parly lines. I have a perfect right to run as a dry delegate and I believe we will be in the majority." Although be is a dry, Crawford supported the party platform during the last session and signed both the Wright "bone dry” law repealer and the beer control bill. Many believe he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor when McNutt’s term expires. "It's too far off ye!." is his only comment on ihe subject. o —— Brice Martin Will Open Meat Market Brice Martin, son of Frank O. Mhf-tin. Adams county commissioner, today announced that he will open a meat market in the MilletNorth End grocery at Fifth and Second streets. The meat market will be open lor business Saturday morning.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 14, 1933.

Finance is Funny * * ■ •■•■amMaMM™n..iacMaaaa mm —MaMaaMMa kb a Senator Carter Glass of Virginia (left), who was Secretary of the Treasury in the Wilson Administration. and William H. Woodin, present holder of that post, are pictured as they left the White House after a conference with President Roosevelt. Hoth appear in a jolly mood, unusual with men of such financial responsibilities. SENATE FIGHTS FOR INFLATION Test Vote on Expansion Os Currency Is Expected Before Night Wnshi.gton April 14 — (UP) — Senile currency inflationists todiy i-jllied their votes for the first expansion test in almost a year. The test vote, expected before night, will come on an inflation, substitute to the administration's farm credit relief program. A parli me.itaiy ruling prevented a show down on similar proposal yesterday in the house. Senator Frazier, Republican of North Dakota, is author of the substitute foi the administration’s two billion dollar mortgage refill slicing program. The Frazier plan provides for currency expa sion sufficient to refinance the entire farm mortgage debt, estimated at $8,500 - 000,01)0. (B) On tlie l. st test a ,ear ago Ti e Frazier proposal was defeated. It is indicated there have not been enough recruits added since then to make fr a serious threat. Other inflation amendments are to follow, however, and the rapidlygrowing inflation sentiment maysweep one into the bill. The administration was defeated yesterday on the "cost plus reasonable profit” amendme t to the commodity section and the 47 votes for that amendment represented, to a great extent, those favoring some kind of inflation. o SIX PATROLMEN ARE DISMISSED Dismissed From State Poloic Force Because of Physical Defects Indianapolis, (April 14 —(UP) —Six patrblmen were dismissed from the stale police force today for inability to meet physical requirements demanded by tlie department of public- safety. They are Art Zimmerman, Auburn, Millard J. Ott. Corydon; J Ed Gillespie. Roanoke; Daniel A. Miller Princeton; Ed M. Stormes, Winchester. and Joseph Denbo, French Lick. Appointment of 21 new patrolmen all Democrats, was announced yesterday by Al G. Feeney. Director of public safety. Feeney said 35 present members of the force will be retained. They are: Allen Penig, Wheatfield; Willi ni De Mont. Knox. Arthur Keller Plymouth; Ralph Liggett. Warsaw; \V. S. Huddleston, Winimac; Wayne Timmons, Idaville; Paul Rule. Flora Chester L. Butler. Lafayette; Frank H. Biuggner. Elkhart; Ray G. Fisher. LaGt 'i ge; Fred W. Morley, Angola; Walter V. Mentzer, .Fort (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)*

ROTARY CLUB HEARS SPEECH Heber Humbarger Os Huntington Speaks To Rotarians Thursday He.ber Humltarger. tri nager of the Huntington plant of the Clover leaf Creameries, Inc., in speaking before the Decatur Rotary club last i evening viewed the return of legalized beer as i handicap to the sale of dniry prodm ts. Speaking on the "Probable effect of legalized liquor on the dairy and agriculture industry". Mr. Hitmbarger stated the use of milk increased between 40 and 50 per cent, during prohibition and that the consumption ot butter and ice cream increased between 80 and 70 per cent, during the same period". ”.t remains to be seen if the use of milk in restaurants is curtailed with the i return of beer", the creame>-y exe- , cutive stated. Mr. Huntbarger quoted a grist of figures and statistics pert lining to the consumption of dairy products, the production of d iry products and the preqirohibi-tian consumption of alcoholic products. He pointed out that since much of tlie money spent for beer would go for taxes, t.ie purchasing power of the individual would lie curtailed likewise. "It requires nine times as much grain to produce a gbllon of milk as it does to make a gallon of beer" Mr. Humbarger stated. “If grain is diverted to alcoholic beverages it will not the rounds as frequently as if used in the dairy industry". Mr. Humbarger emphasiz ed th t the dairy i.-.-dnstry was one of the largest of any business in the country and that tens of thousands of people and millions ot capital were engaged in it. The program was in charge of Avon Burk, chairman ot the meeting. (' rl Bimel, Portland, governor of Indiana Rotary was a guest at the meeting. He nr.de a short talk. Three members, Tom Smith, chemist at the Central Sugar company, Elmo Smith, druggist and Robert ; Freihe, furniture de l»r. were welcomed into the club, the charge being delivered hy Marti.: J. Mylott. PROPOSE FARM STRIKE MAY 13 Wisconsin Group Votes To Support Proposed National Farm Strike Marshfield, Wis., April 14—(U.R) . —The Wisconsin unit ot the Farmers’ Holiday Association today threw its full support behind a proposed national farm strike to begin May 13. Albert Gilberts, re-elected president of the Wisconsin unit, who announced a unanimous vote of directors in favor of the strike, said he hoped it would be "so terrible that it will darken the sky and go down as the greatest tragedy in history." Directors of the Wisconsin group, representing 1311.000 members of the state organization, i voted in favor of the strike reso- | lution last night. Their action is dependent upon whatever decision is reached at a national convention of the Holiday Association in Des Moines, Ia„ May 13. At the same time, directors of tne holiday group voted to support the Wisconsin milk pool if that organization calls another , strike. When the milk pool ord- . ered an embargo last February, , 1 the holiday association did not ■ join in the strike. A provision of the resolution . provided that if the states of I Indiana and Ohio join with milk . strikers in New York, the Wiscon- . sin group will immediately call a , similar strike. It is in this strike that the farm holiday group will , join, regardless of what action the natioual farm organization takes. * If the milk strike is called, hospitals and similar organizations ' (CONTINUED OX- PAGE THBEE) Brooder House Is Destroyed By Fire 1 Fire destroyed a brooder house 1 and 500 chicks at the Menno ‘ Schwartz farm north of Berne Thursday morning, ft is thought the fire started from a stove in the 1 brooder house. No insurance was carried on the building or contents,

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GERMANY'S NEW! AMBASSADOR IN NEWYORKTODAY Dr. Hans Luther. Representative of Hitler Government, Arrives FIRST HITLER OFFICIAL HERE] New York. April 14. — (U.R) —Dr.; Hans Luther, new German anibass-! ador and first diplomatic official : sent to the United States by the Hitler government, arrived today aboard tlie S. S. Bremen en route to Washington on what was described as "urgent business." The new ambassador declined to explain the necessity of rushing to Washington, but pleaded that "diplomatic etiquette" prevented him ' from making any political statements “at this time." | Dr. Luther at first refused to see ' newspaper men. but after an ex- ( change of notes consented to re- ; ceive them for five minutes in his stateroom. He then explained, while standing nervously behind a chair, that he could say "nothing at all” about world events, since ( he bad not yet presented ,his ere- I dentials to President Roosevelt. | Finally consenting to "listen to one question.’,' he was asked: "Is it true that two Nazis in uniform approached you at the reichstag and demanded, in Hitler's name, your resignation from the reichsbank at pistol point?" The ambassador flushed angrily, and said, "that is not true at all. That's not true. I decline to answer any questions." At this point. Dr. Otto Kiep. German consul, began reading a prepared statement. Dr. Luther listened for a moment ! and then said to Dr. Kiep. "Here, give me tlie statement. I can read it. It is my statement." Kiep surre, dered the document and Dr. er began reading it. The statement referred to events in Germany in the following language: "My only wish is to emphasize that outwardly, life there tin Germany) is just as normal and orderly as could be desired, and was in fact, very little upset by the events of tlie last week 1 was there. "Political life has undergone a (CONI'TX’t’ED ON PAGE FIVE) Fred Fullenkamp Is Granted License Fred Fullenkamp, proprietor of Fri tel’s Place, today received a license to retail 3.2 pel' ce .t beer. Mi. Fullenkamp is the third person in Decatur to receive such a permit. The license permits him to dispense beer in bottles in connection with serving meals or lurches. Mr. Fullenkamp also announced the making of several changes and improvements at his place of business. Additional space is provided for tables, . ew linoleum has been laid and other improvements made. FIVE-DAY TOUR FOR EDITORS Bus Tour of Indiana Will Close National Editorial Meeting Indianapolis, April 14. — (U.R) —’ A five day bus tour of Indiana will close the annual convention of the National Editor! al Association which convenes here June 5. Walter 11. Crim, chairman of the convention committee, announced to- 1 day. Editors of weekly and small daily papers in virtually every state will attend. Crim said. Business sessions will be. held June 5 to 8 inclusive at the Claypool hotel. One trip to Bloomington to visit the stone quarries and attend a dinner at Indiana University will be made June 7. The tour will start the morning of June 9. The itinerary includes; Del’auw University, Greencastle. Terre Haute. Vincenne*, and Evansville. June 10 — Nancy Hanks Park. French Lick, West Baden, Spring Milla State Park. Bedford and In dianapolis. June 11 —Columbus, Brown county state park, Scottsburg, Hanover ON’PAGE WB)* * *

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Picked for Mayor ? KKK j... * ■-/ Edward J. Kelly, president of the South Park Board of Chicago, who was elected mayor of Chi-1 cago Thursday. Selection of Mr.: Kelly to succeed the late Mayor Anton J. Cermak followed the unexpected withdrawal of Patrick A. Nash, county Democratic chairman. to whom the office had been offered. Mr. Kelly is 58 years old and is a civil engineer. He is chief engineer for the Sanitary District of Chicago. CLUB LEADERS MET THURSDAY Home Economics Club Leaders Held All-Day Meeting Thursday The leaders of the Home Economics Club in Adams County met Thursday in the Monroe Hatchery building in Monroe, with Miss Meta I Martin of the Purdue Extension de- 1 partntent. Thirty-two persons attended the meeting, which was an all-day affair At the noon hour a pot-luck dinner was served. Miss Martin, the irstiuctor. talked on tlie fitting of dresses. A business session was held and the Blue Creek township dub was admitted into the organization. Tlie dub is called the "Friendship Village" club. Mrs. E. VV. Bitsche gave a talk ii: which she spoke of carrying out ’ the work and ideals as presented by Miss Martin. County Agent L. E. Archbold attended tne meeting and also talked on the organization. During the afternoon discussions of patterns and fitting of muslin patterns were held. Miss Martin said that "a dress fits when it is comfortable, when there is ease of movement when the load of the pull or the strain on the cloth is evenly distributed." The leaders who attended the meeting were: Mrs. Lewis Houk and Mrs. Sherman Kunkle, of Root township, Mrs. Jacob Reef, and Mrs. Dan Rumple. Jefferson; Mrs. Catherine Libby, Hartford; Mrs. Nettie Syphers ai d Mrs. lona Shifferly ot St. M-ary’s; Mrs. James Anderson and Mrs. D. J. Schwartz of tlie Bet(CONTINCED ON PAGE*-*l*l*lß*7 o Easter Services At Pleasant Dale Easter services will he held at the Pleasant Dule Church. Sunday evening, .April 21. at 7:30 o’clock. Special music will be furnished for the program by the Imperial Quintet. An invitation is extended to the public to attend. Readings will lie given by the Misses Mildred Hensehe”, Elizilmth Leyse, Ruth Reinhardt and Fern Dilling. p Carl Pumphrey Mill Hold Auction Sale C. C. Pumphrey of tlie Pumphrey Jewelry store announced today the opening of an auction sale of jewelry. beginning Siturday afternoon. Sales will be held twice a day. at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. In commenting alxtnt the sale. 1 Mr. Pumphrey st (ted. "I am not going out of business but am giving the public tlie opportunity of getting into the business of buying jewelry at its own price". Every artt ie In the store will be placed' on sale and the auction I will be conducted on lines in keeping with the JO year high giade policy of tlie store. Mr. Pumphrey established tlie local store in 1913 and this is the first auction sale he I has ever held.

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FINAL EFFORT I LAUNCHED TO I SAVE SLAYER Attorneys Begin Battle To Save Murderess From Being Hanged IS SCHEDULED TO DIE NEXT FRIDAY Courtroom, Florence, Ariz., Apr. 14.—(U R)—The 18 months I old fight of Winnie Ruth Judd, ■condemned murderess to escape the gallows, entered its ' final phase today as her attorneys launched an attempt to have her declared insane. It is illegal in Arizona to hang the demented. Pale and wan, the condemne dwoman looked on nervously as O. V. Willson of the defense counsel and state's attorneys began selecting the jury to determine her mental state. Mrs. Judd Is scheduled to be banged a week from today tor the murder of Mrs. Agnes Anne Leroi, a fellow nurse, unless the jury at the sanity hearing saves her. Mrs. Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson. another nurse, were shot to death in the Judd cottage at ’Phoenix in a quarrel over J. J. Halloran, wealthy lumber man. The hearing was requested by A. G. Walker, warden of Florence prison, who said Mrs. Judd was los- ! ing her mind through fear of impending death. It was her last hope since tlie state courts and the board of pardons and paroles denied her clemency. Two verdicts were possible by the jury being selected from the 22 middle aged ranchers, storeI keepers and miners, drawn on the I panel. If it finds her sane, she must hang. If it declares her insane she would be sent to a state asylum ’ for life or until sucn time as she might become sane. Mrs. Judd's husband. Dr. William C. Judd, and her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. H I Mr-Kinnell, were to be among the witnesses for the condemned woman. Vit Mrs. Judd herself was not expected to go on the stand. Warden A. G. Walker of the state prison, who ordered tlie hearing, personally is convinced she is "mentally unsound." and was expected to be called as a defense witness. Dr. Joseph Catton, San Francisco, and Dr. Paul E. Bowers. Ixis Angeles, prominent psychiatrists, were to testify for tlie stale. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! Dry Candidates File In Wells County Bluffton, April 14.— (Special) — Walter F. Timbrood. Ossian, and Earl R. Deam. Bluffton route 7. have filed as candidates to represent the dry forces in the June 6 election No meeting has yet been held of those favoring repeal of the Eighteenth amendment. FILE PETITION AGAINST LONG Louisiana Citizens Ask Senate To Unseat Huey I*. Long Washington April 14 — (UP) Chairman George today said the senate elections committee would ■ consider u petition of a score of j Louisiana citizens asking itnseiting of Senator Huey Long. Dem. La.. The petition .referred to the committee by Vice-President Garner, to whom it was addressed, accused Long of personal and political dishonesty. It was signed by John M. Pirker of St. Francisville and 2't others. Parker said other petitionn would follow from “Every .parish in this state." He asked an opportunity to present evidence to the Senate. Many of the accusations were among those recently investigated by a sen ite subcommittee in lieiriugs at New Orleans. Loug denied all the charges at that time. He said lie was not worried by the new . petition. "These fellows are a lot of dis- ! gruntled ex-office holders," lie said. ; "I tan them out of their jobs. Th it's (ill there is to the whole thing.”