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Fred Kline Funeral Services Sunday Funeral services for Fred Kline. | 72, a resident of Adams County practically all hid life, will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, standard time, at the horn In Hoag land, and at 1:1ft o'clock at the St. : John's Lutheran Church. Rev. A. R. Treulash will officiate and bur-: ) ial will be made in the church cent- i i etery. Mr. Kline was a resident of Pre- i hie township until about sis yearn 1 ago when he moved to Hoagland. He died at his home early Friday morning WORKERS MAKE REPORT FRIDAY NRA Canvassers Turn In Several Hundred Cards Friday Nijiht Several hundred cards were turned in by ward and precinct workers to Mayor George Krick and members of the general NKA i committee at a meeting held at the city hall last evening. Figures were not compiled today and it was impossible to obtain' an idea as to how many men have been given employment and how payrolls have been incroased by those firms operating under NRA codes. Compiling of the figures will be done over Sunday, it was stated, anti totals will probably be available by Monday. Many consumer cards have been signed and a good idea as to the progress made in the local community since firms, manufacturers) and individuals enlisted under the Blue Eagle, was obtained from the reports made to the general committee last night. IB the First ward "A" and "B" precincts the canvass has nearly been completed The “A pre- ; cinct committee has only a few more householders to see and its work will be completed. The canvassing teams in the wards and precincts are planning to make the rounds Monday and Tuesday and hop* to have all the work done by Wednesday, at the latest. Many men have been put to | work in recent weeks. The Frank McConnell wholesale tobacco campany has added three men to the force and payrolls have been increased by about SfiG a week. Other establishments report giv- : ing employment and increasing wages in compliance with the President's reemployment agreement to do so. Three cards are being circulated lin the NRA round-up. One is th*' : consumer or householder, pledging support to NRA members, one to list the number of unemployed in the city and the other for the em plover, giving the number of persons employed since August 1 I and the amount of wage increase : granted to all employes. RURAL SCHOOL FIGURES GIVEN 622 Punils Are Enrolled In Adams County Rural High Schools , ISix hundred twenty-two pupils are enrolled in the township high ’■ schools this y,*ar. Clifton E. Striker 1 superintendent of the Adams Coun- , ty schools announced today. The enrollment this year is a de- - 1; crease of 10 over the enrollment of last year. Six hundred thirty-two students were enrolled in the town- ! ship high schools at the close of ' the first week of school last year. The number of pupils in each of ' the high schools for the present ' year and 1932 is as follows: School 1933 1932 ! Monmouth 53 54 I Pleasant Mills 104 93 1 1 Monroe -1'39 112 1 Kirkland 86 91 Hartford 91 85 j Jefferson 64 '8 ' Geneva 115 119 . The .enrollment in the various high school classes is as follows; Monmouth, first, 11, second. 16, 1 ; third 11 and fourth 15; Pleasant Mills,-first 35, second, 30, third. 18. and fourth 21; Monroe, first 29, sec- i ond 28, third, 25, and fourth 27; ' Kirkland, first 27, second 23. third 18, and fourth 18; Hartford, first I UcONTINUE'D ON PAGE SIX)

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NEW CRISIS IS DEVELOPED IN COAL INDUSTRY Mi n e Operators Flatly Turned Down (’ode Proposed By Johnson LABOR LEADERS FAVOR AGREEMENT Washington. Sept. 9.—(U.R>—Mine operators precipitated a new crisis over a code for the soft coal Indusi try today. ''The situation is very delicate,'' sail! Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson, emerging from a conference with spokesmen for the , operators. The code, drafted by the govern- | ment, satisfied labor. It was prais<sl by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor,: who said any complaints against it would come from operators. They were not long in coming. Walter Jones, liaison man for the so-called Appalachian group of operators, whose mines have been non-union, gave Johnson a letter which the administrator read and 1 hurled to the flfloor. Then he summoned the operators. They included Charles O'Neill. New York. R. E. Taggart. Phlla- I delphia, J. I). A. Morrow. Pittsburgh. and James D. Francis, Hunt- ' ington. W. Va. it was understood the operators told Johnson they considered the code so “bad" that they would not bother to submit written suggestions of changes before the dead- I 1 line at 6 p m tonight. The specific clauses to which they objected were unrevealed, but it was understood they centered on| the price and labor provisions. Morrow said announcements regarding- the conference wouM ‘ have to come from Johnson. Johnson said lie had postponed a public hearing which he had set for Monday afternoon. The postponement was suggested by Deputy (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) REGISTRATION COST 15 CENTS Councils Refusing To Make Appropriation Liable To Penalty Indianapolis. Sept. 9. — (U.R) — Members of county councils refusing to appropriate for next year's votefs' registration are liable to fine and imprisonment. William W.; Spencer, state election commissioner. pointed out todoy. At the same time Gov. Paul V. McNutt said that experts had figured the cost of registration at no more than 15 cents for each voter Demands from the state tax board ' that that figure be used in their review of budgets will be sent to tax adjustment boards and should save thousands of tax dollars, McNutt said. In reply to i letter from the, I Fountain county clerk. Spencer scored councils not appropriating for the registration. Marion an d Fountain county councils are among those refusing ito appropriate. Their members, Spencer said in citing the registration law. are liable to fines of from $l5O to »500 and imprisonment from 30 days to six months. The Marion county council dropped the appropriation from its budUT'ONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Guest Speaker At Presbyterian Church Dr. J. A. Garber, professor of sociology in the Presbyterian Theoloj gieal Seminary at Chicago, will be the guest speaker at the First Pres- . byterian Church tomorrow. Dr. Gar-1 her will speak on the subject, “Jesus and the Children.” :—o — Martin Services Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Permelia Martin, 79. who died at her home in this city early Friday morning will be hied Sunday afternoon at , | 2:30 o'clock from the home and at j 2:45 o'clock at the Zion Reformed) j Church of which she had been a ' member for the last six years. Rev. C. M. Prugh will officiate. Burial I will be made in the Salem cemetery.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 9, 1933.

Balloonist Missing I A ' " I f| I a Uy j IA-ill - • BMMWs . Ward T. Van Orman (right) Goodyear entry in the Gordon Bennett balloon race which started from Glenview. Illinois, last Saturday, who lias, so far. not been reported as having landed. Military and coast guards are aiding in the search.

RELIEF FROM HEAT FORECAST Cooler Weather Promised For Sunday; High Marks Set )Bdianapolis, Ind.. Sept. 9 —(UP) Temp ratures threatening all time ‘September heat records in Indiana w, re promised today by U. S. Weather Bureau officials but cooler w ather is pr dieted for tomorrow. The late summer heat wave already has claimed three lives and prostrated several p-rsons. The latest victim was Henry Brackett, 50, who fell dead after working all day on a railroad bridge at Evansville. Official government thermometrs registered 100 degre s in Columbus and Vincennes yesterday. South Bend. Wheatfield and Lafayette sweltered und r 99 degrees; Rochester reported 98; Angola. 97; Cambridge City, Paoli, and Terre Haute. 96; Indianapolis, 95. and Fort Wayne 94 The 95 degree mark in Indianapolis came within a fraction of tying all time heat records for September 8. Elementary schools w -re i < losed at noon to prevent suffering ' of the pupils. At Warsaw, the schools were dismissed an hour early after one of the students was overcome at his d-sk. The excessive heat promised crowded lake resorts, parks and (CONTINUED ON PAOE THREE) HOPE DWINDLES FOR AVIATORS Two Men And Woman In Autogyro Plane Missing Since Wednesday Chicago, Sept. 9 —<U.R) — Hope for the safety of two pilots and a woman companion, missing on a flight to Chicago from South Bend, ind., dwindled rapidly today as efforts to find them were redoubled. Sea craft and a half dozen planes patrolled Lake Michigan along blimps were ready to join planes today in flight over the IndianaMichigan border. The fliers, missing since they ! were sighted over Michigan City, Ind., about Wednesday noon, were H. W. “Spud” Manning, champion parachute jumper; Carl Otto, pilot of the Autogyro plane in which they were flying, and Miss ' Majenta Gerard. Chicago, who accompanied Manning to South Bend • for an aviators' banquet given by Vincent Bendfx. One new thread of hope was re- , vealed today. Two persons at Michigan City reported they saw an autogyro plane returning from over the lake at noon Wednesday. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

l-H Club Steers Bring Good Prices Eighty head of fat st ers. fed by the Van Wert 4 H club boys and girls wer? sold at the Van M ert fair Friday afternoon. Col. Roy Johnson one of the auctioneers in charge of the sale report d today. The grand champion st er’ brought a prio? of $lO.lO a hundred pounds. The average price was about $6.15 a hundred pounds, Col. Johnson stated. Buyers came from Cincinnati. Van Wert, Ohio Crty . and Fort Wayne. Besides Col. Johnson. Col. Pat Bevinton. Col. Earl Albright. Col. Ed. Kirkland of Van Wert and Col. Guy Johnson of Columbus assisted in selling the animals. u SUGAR PLANT TO OPERATE OCT. 9 Sugar Making Campaign Is Expected To Open About October 9 The sugar making campaign at the Central Sugar Company's plant in this city will not begin before the second week in October. J. Ward Calland. general field manager for the company stated today. The lifting of the beets depends largely on weather conditions and the sugar content of the beets. Mr. | Calland stated. The beets are growI ing fine now and scattered rains over the territory have helped tlngrowth this week. Dale W. McMillen, of Chicago, i president of the Central Sugar com- , pany, was in th' city yesterday con- ! ferring with company officials relative to progress made in remodel- , ing the yards and prospects, for 1 starting the first sugar making I campaign of the local company. Mr. Calland expressed the belief ' that the mil! would not start running until about October 9, s tating I that weather conditions and the , condition of the beets were the d - ' ; termining factors in beginning the : big campaign. Improvements at the yards and in . the sugar mill continue uninterrupt-) | ed. Concrete is being poured for the driveways, the hoist and other equipment for the conveyor system is being erected and the large weight scales are being placed. It ! is thought that al! the improvements will be completed in time for opening the mill and no time is being lost in getting everything in j shape by the first of the month. William .1. Titus Given Appointment Indianapolis, 4nd., Sept. 9 —(UP) —William J. Titus, former chief , engineer of the Indiana highway i commission, has been appointed ! s.. nior highway design engineer for the Federal Bureau of Roads, ac- ; cording to word received here to-: • day. ) He will work in Chicago and will j ) b? in charge of all bridge and raili road grade separation construction , in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and i ■ Kentucky. '

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MORE THAN 250 FARMERS SIGN WHEAT CONTROL Many Adams Co. Wheat Growers Sijfn Agreements For Control TODAY IS FINAL DAY FOR SIGNING More than 250 farmers have signed the wheat control agree-. ments, L. E. Archbold, county agent, announced today. Today is the final day for signing the agreements, previous to the organization of the permanent county organization. Contracts will be taken later after the permanent committee is selected. Each township will select a member of the committee and die tentative date for the selection of (he township representative has been set for Thursday. September 14, Mr. Archbold stated. The wheat growers who have) signed the contracts elect the township representative and plans for carrying out the government's wheat control measure will be in charge of the permanent county, committee. The township trustees are now acting as a temporary committee. County Agent Archbold will report the number of wheat growers that have signed the agreement to the Agriculture Department at Purdue university on Monday. Ther? is a possibility that if insufficient contracts are received here that (dams county may be . grouped with another county or counties. Mr. Archbold stated that there were about 1500 wheat growers in tlie county and that he expected many of them to sign the agreements. Signers will receive an extra benefit by limiting wheat acreage, based on the five year average. To obtain the five year average production of wheat in this county, 81 percent of the three year average, totaling 334.000 bushels, is taken, making the five year average 272.000 bushels. By agreeing to limit acreage this fall, the farmer will receive benefits on 54 percent of the five year average, or approximately 149.068 bushels. The government guarantees a benefit price of 28 cents a bushel, the farmer netting about 26 cents extra after charges and expenses of conducting the control movement are deducted. At this figure, farmers who come in under the government's wheat control plan, will receive 26 cents additional per bushel on the wheat sold by them, equal to about $38,757.68. Mr. Archbold is desirous of having Adams county one of the foremost counties in the state in the wheat control movement and invited farmers to get in touch with him relative to signing contracts. His office will remain open this evening. o INDIANA FAIR CLOSED FRIDAY Attendance Bettered Last Year By 42,774; Bryant Man Winner Indianapolis. Sept. 9 — (U.R) — Attendance at the 1933 Indiana state fair exceeded last year's { figures by 42,774. officials -announced today. Paid admission for the seven day exposition totalled 180,648. The fair last year was one day shorter. Fire works, a horse show and other entertainment features brought the fair to conclusion i last night. Among closing events was the annual sale of 4-H club beef cattle. ) William Dickinson, Delphi, received $495 from Kingan and company, Indianapolis, for his first prize Abderdeen steer. Two hundred and eighty two animals were sold. Among winners of trips to the 4-H club congress in Chicago this fall, announced after judging of autstanding club work here, were Helen Maddock. Knox county; Lorelei laicy. Johnson county; ; Helen Morris, Vigo county; Hubert Gray, Madison county; I Eugene Wilson, Cass county; ! Robert Pitman, Lawrence county; ’continued on’ PAGE THREE)*

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Homer Gause Hurt i At Sugar Plant | Homer Gause Is recovering from i an Injury to his I g which he suf I sered Thursday morning while work- . ing at the C ‘Dtral Sugar Co. He was ! removed to the office of a local pliy- i sleian where x-rays of the injury ) , revealed that no bones were brofken > ' but the ligaments were torn. SEVERAL APPLY ' FOR POSITION M a n y Applications Received By Mayor For Street Commissioner It will be the duty of Mayor) George Krick to appoint a city | street commissioner, succeeding the late Amos Fisher, who was drowned early Wednesday morning in the spray pond at the City Light and Power Plant. Several score have already beseeched Mayor Krick for the appointment. Dozens of names have been mentioned in connection with ■ the appointment and councilmen also state that applicants have' come to them seeking the place, regardless of the fact that the power of naming a street commissioner i lies in the mayor. The appointment will in all probability be made for the period up to January 1, 1935, since the terms of city’ officials have been extended through 1934. the executive prerogative to remove any appoin-1 tee from office being reserved. included in the names of men mentioned for the post have been several business men and one or two members of tlie council. Mayor Krick lias not intimated whom he will appoint or when the appointment will be made but it is believed he will act in the next few days. The job pays $1,500 a year and requires all of a man's time. It is • ( a resjionsible and important post to fill, the repair and upkeep of the city strapts, supervision of the parks and other matters being consigned to the street department. Mr. Fisher made an enviable record during his eight years in office. KARNS FUNERAL RITES MONDAY Funeral Services For Mrs. Ed Engeler’s Brother Monday P. M. Funeral services for James E. Karns. 49. of 429 Rose Lane, Fort Wayne, a brother of Mrs. E. D. Engeler of this City, who was killed Friday morning in Fort Wayne when he fell under a Nickel Plat freight train, will be held at 2:30 o'clock, daylight saving time. Monday afternoon, at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. 202 West Rudisill boulevard Fort Wayne. Rev. Baer will officiate. Burial will l>' made in the Greenlawn cemei tery in Fort Wayne. Mr. Karns had gone into the Nickel Plate yards to see several i njembers of the Brotherhood of ■ Railway Trainmen lodge about re-, writing brotherhood insurance. He ; apparently attempted to board the , eastbound freight train to ride to ’ Harrison street, when he was killed. His body was badly mangled, i Identification of Mr. Karns was first made by city police who found his purse containing identification cards. He was born at Bluffton on August 26. 1884 and entered the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o — Young Geneva Woman Dies At Hospital Funeral services for Mrs. Thoj mas Martin. 19, of route 2, Geneva who died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital here Friday ’ night at 9 o’clock will be held Monday afternoon at 2o'clock at the United Brethren Church in Geneva. Burial will h? made in the Brown cemetery, northwest of Geneva. Mrs. Martin underwent a major operation- at the local hosiptal Thursday. Her name before her ' marrtag' was May Miller, and she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Miller of Ceylon. Surviving are the parents, the hubsand and one infant child. A brother, Franklin of Ceylon and two sisters, Mrs. Maun and .Mrs. Ashcraft, also survive.

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CUBAN LEADERS SEEK TO AVOID INTERVENTION Committee Government Uses Possibility To Win Support FEAR U. S. TROOPS CAUSE OUTBREAK Washington, Sept. 9—(UP) —The Battleship Mississippi was ordered today by the navy department to Havana Harbor in a general movement deploying armed vessels around the island. The department revealed that nine armed American ships now are kl Cuban harbors. The Mississippi, largest craft in the fleet mobilization, will be the tenth when she reaches Havana. Havana, Sept. 9 ( U- R) Cuban opposition to American intervention solidified today. Tlie executive committee government sought to prevent any excuse for it but used the possibility ol intervention as an argument _ to win the support of political leaders and army officers. Havana was completely normal. It was perhaps even more calm than in*th‘e days when the secret 1 service men of Gerardo Machado ruthlessly maintained order. Yet the situation was one of utmost delicacy. It was typified by two isolated incidents last night. While the cruiser Indianapolis .was steaming into the harbor with Secretary of Navy Swanson aboard an unknown Cuban on the ■water front in an ineffectual symbol of protest fired a small calibre pistol at it. The Indianapolis stayed only two hours, proceeding on ; to Panama. An official statement from the presidential palace informed the public that if a party of officers landed, it would be a friendlyvisit such as was customary whenever a foreign warship visit- ) ed a port. There was no doubt that the government was striving above all to avert intervention, and as part of that was making no secret of its fear that popular anger would (cnNTiNupyn on page rtxv o- — Decatur Youths To Make Glider Flights Three local glider enthusiasts will make glider flights starting at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Ben Eiting farm, southwest of Decatur. Flights were scheduled the last two Sundays but adverse winds necessitated postponement. The three boys who will make the flight are Charles Ehinger. David Kunkel ami Clark William Smith. EPIDEMIC TOLL OVER HUNDRED Sleeping Sickness Death Toll In St. Louis Reach 102 St. Louis, Sept. 9—(U.R)— Having gained a “foothold” in a fiveweeks’ fight to halt spread of sleeping sickness here, leading medical scientists of t>.e nation today sought to discover a curative serum through laboratory experiments. Despite the concentrated efforts of more than a hundred famous medical experts here from all parts of .the country, the epidemic today increased its toll of dead to 102 among the 655 victims : since July 30. Apparent innoculation of monkeys with the malady, considered , the first major step toward isolation of the virus and discovery of a possible means of checking the disease, was announced by a re- ■ search committee headed by Dr. Ralph S. Muckenfuss of Washing- . ton University. . The committee reported that “unmistakable symptoms” of ! sleeping sickness had been pro- , duced in six monkeys innoculated witli material from patients dying , of encephalitis. J When encephalitis definitely (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)