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New Cuban Ruler i ‘ J i 1 ■ J s A recent photo of Carlos Hevia. who has assumed the Presidency of Cuba in succession to Ramon Grau San Martyi. who resigned. Hevia, a graduate of the I'. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., is one of Cuba's younger political leaders. He held the portfolio of Secretary of Agriculture in the Grau Ministry. DANCETICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY Tickets For President’s Birthday Ball On Sale Friday Tickets for the Birthday ball for lite President. January 30. will go on sale in this city Friday. The dance will be held at the Decatur Country club. The dame tickets sell for $1 5b per couple, of which one dollar goes towards the Warm Springs foundation fund. The additional 50 cental is used to defray local expenses, including the payment of the orchestra. Dan H. Tyndall, ticket chairman and his committee will have charge j of the sale of tlie tickets. It is expected that the sale will exceed 200 as many pople have signified a desire to purchase tickets for the sake of donating to the Warm Springs foundation. Earl Gardner's famous 10 piece orchestra lias been engaged to furnish music for the dance. A floor show, including 13 talented actors, will also he given during the eveni ing. A bridge party will lie given in c onnection with the fiance, but the bridge tickets will not go on sale until next week, N. R. Holthouse, general chairman of the event announced today. In about 5000 cities and towns, liirthday balls for the president will lie -held on the night of January 30. i Proceels derived from the affairs will be given President Roosevelt ! as a birthday gift to endow Warm | Springs. Va„ foundation for treatment of infantile paralysis. DILLINGER BANG STAGES HOLDUP — Nauvoo, Illinois, Bank Robbed Os SB,OOO Late Wednesday Nauvoo, 111., Jan. 18 — (U.R) Authorities here and in Chicago Investigated the SB,OOO holdup late yesterday of the Bank oi Nauvoo on the assumption that the robbery was committed by the gang of John Dillinger, notorious fugi--1 tive from bank robbery and murder charges. Descriptions of the four men who rifled the bank's tills of all its cash made police positive in I their identification. Armed with machine guns, three 1 of the men threatened three bank employes while a fourth scooped up the money. They escaped in a waiting motor car. Employes were locked in a . vault, from which they were released when their cries attracted persons passing by. Earlier in the week the Dillinger gang was charged with robbing | the First National bank of East TcTwmNUEIToNV’AGE THREE)

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MORE SHAKE-UP IS PREDICTED IN COMMITTEE Disapproval Os Roosevelt Is Cause Os Further Changes TWO COMMITTEEMEN RESIGN POSITIONS Wasltington, Jan. 18—(UI»)--A clean sweep against the practice of combining the law and high party office in tlie capital was forecast today after a conference between i President Roosevelt and postmaster; General Farley. Further resignations from the Democratic national committee are I likely. (Copyright. 1934, by UP.) Washington, Jan. 18. dJ.R) — J Further shake up in the Democratic i national committee appeared like . ly today in the wake of President Roosevelt’s new deal for the poll- . tieians. I Revelation that Mr. Roosevelt 1 disapproves of national eommittee- '• me i piacticing law in tlie capital was followed within 12 hours by; announcement of two resignations. ■ Robert Jackson resigned as secre-1 tary and committeeman from New Hampshire. Frank C. Walker resigned as committee treasurer. ' Whether Arthur F. Mullen, national committeeman from Nebraska will resign has not been revealed. Meanwhile, a survey of the capi- * tai bar revealed dozens of prominent and once prominent big-wigs of both political parties now engag I ed in legal practices here. r J. Bruce Kremer, another Wash- ( ington lawyer, recently resigned as • national committeeman from Montana. Former Governor O. Max '' Gardner of North Carolina relin-’ I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 —— DIPLOMATS SEE WORLD CRISIS J Crisis Between Russia And .Japan To Embroil Other Nations •s (Copyright, 1934, by UP.) London, Jan. 18.—(U.R) —Authoritative dispatches from world capi- ' tals, bearing on the far eastern ' situation and tlie tension between Russia and Japan, led diplomats today to forecast a world crisis by i 1 the time of the 1935 naval confer-1 ’ ence. With neither Russia nor Japan ' apparently ready for a showdown, months of political maneuvering are in prospect before the confer- ' | ence is held. But the United Press was in- ■ ■ formed in Moscow on nnimpeach- ’ able authority that Russia believes the crisis cannot be long delayed. ■ 1 Russia seemed bidding fori French, Polish. League of Nations ' and American support. Japan for ; German support. French and British viewpoints were complicated by their tremend-. ous far eastern interests. | Italy, in the person of practical j minded Premier Benito Mussolini, ! seemed likely, along with Britain, j to watch rather than participate in ■ •(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Moose Plan Fish Fry Friday Night , Members of the Loyal order of , Moose will enjoy a fish fry at; , Moose home Friday evening. Serving will begin at about eight o'clock , and members are invited to attend. Fish sandwiches will be served free. o New Trial Motion i Under Advisement — ■ Judge Huber M. DeVoss has tin- [ : der advisement the motion for a ; I new trial filed by Fred G. Lunz, I i. Allen county sheriff. Arguments by I tlie sheriff's attorneys were heard i late Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Lunz seeks a new trial in I the divorce action of his former ' wife, Mrs. Lena Lunz. Mrs. Lunz ■ wfts granted a divorce and $5,000 : alimony in November. Divided custody of their son was awarded tlie '' couple.

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Fort Wayne Architect To Prepare Local Plans A. M. Strauss of Fort Wayne, one of the leading architects in this part of the state and designer of several of the largest theaters in ' Fort Wayne, has been employed by ■ I. A. Kalver at this city to prepare plans for the remodeling of Ihe Waring Clove liuilding into a theater. Mr. Strauss stated the building was adapted to theater use and that ‘ a commodious an I beautiful theater [could be designed. Work on tlie re modeling was stopped until Mr. . Strauss files hie plans. Mr. Strauss was the architect for the Emboyd ari l Paramonnt theaters in Fort I Wayne. NEW PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE — Col. Mendieta Succeeds Carlos Hevia As President Os Cuba Havana, Cuba, Jan. 18.— (UP) _ Col. Carlos Mendieta, one of the strongest political leaders in Cuba, became provisional president today amid scenes of national rejoicing. The ceremony of taking the oath began at 12:30 p. m„ while thousands milled around the presidential palace in joyous disorder, contrasting to the bitter, bloody rioting of • recent months. • _____ Havana. Jan. 18. —(U.R) —Col. Carlos Mendieta, veteran politician, prepared formally to assume the provisional presidency today as successor to young Carlos Hevia. who was ousted after 2% days in office. Col. Fulgencio Batista, army chief .and moving force behind the events of the week, announced that Men dieta officially accepted the provisional presidency at 4:15 a. m. (ES I T) today. Mendieta was tentatively scheduled to take the oath between 10 a. m. and noon. In accordance with Cuban law, Mancel Marquez Sterling, secretary of state under Hevia. became acting president during tlie Hiatus . between the Hevia and Mendieta administrations. Electric power in the capital failed soon before 7 a. m. (EST) today. It was believed employes of tlie Cuban Electric Company had Joi ied government and municipal employes in a strike against political (CONTINUED ON PAGE F’VE) . q No Diphtheria Cases Reported This is the third consecutive week that no* cases of diphtheria were reported in Decatur or Adams county, according to the state mprbldlty report fer the week ending January 13. Allen county still lead the list with 12 cases reported for I the week. No caees of influenza. ; scarlet fever, measles or smallpox were reported in Adams comity. o SCHOOL HONOR ROLUS GIVEN Twenty-nine High School Pupils Are Listed On Honor Roll Eight pupils of the Decatur high school led the honor roll for the last six weeks of the first semester. ! Each had grades of 4 As. Two of the number were seniors, two freshmen and four sophomores. A total number of 29 pupils were named on the complete honor roll and the freshmen class led with nine puopils, juniors eight, and seniors and sophomores, six each. Following is the complete list of honor roll pupils: Marie Grether, Pauline Hakey, ; Albert Keller. Barbara Krick, Faye ' Martin, Rosie Moyer, Agnes Nelson, William Tutewiler, Alice Jane Arch- ! bold, Virginia Dolch, Charles Ettinger, Martha E. Callaud, Betty Tricker, Richard Andrews, Martha E. Butler, Margaret Campbell, Jeanette Christen, Catherine Murphy, Mary K. Tyndall, William Schafer, Evelyn Adams, William Elston, Jack Grether, Catherine Jackson, Kathryn Kohls, Arthur Sunrfertnann, Corolene Townsend, Harold ' Zimmerman, Helena Rayl.

4TH ACCIDENT I VICTIM DIES THIS MORNING Mrs. Laura Kyle of Miamisburg, Ohio, Dies Suddenly Today — FOURTH VICTIM OF FATAL CRASH Bluffton. Jan. 18.—-(Special) With the sudden death of Mrs Laura Jean Kyle. 52. Miamisburg, Ohio, shortly before 11 o'clock this morning, at the Wells county hospital, the death toll of the automobile collision Sunday at I Fiat nmunted to four. Mrs. Kyle had been unconscious most of the time following thaccident. She suffered from a brain concussion and possible internal injuries. Her husband. Thomas Kyle. 69, died Sunday at I the hospital here a short time; after the accident. Others fatally injured were Paul Seescnguth. 40. Adams county, and Mrs. Win. IL Engle. 55. 1 i Decatur. Riding in the car owned by Kyle were his wife and Roy Hlscy. 47. also of Miamisburg, who was driving. Hisey escaped with fractures of his right arm and collar bone. He is still in the hospital but his condition today is greatly improved. Mrs. Dora Stogdill, this city and Mrs. Paul Secsenguth. are also at the hospital. Their conditions today are reported improved. They were in a car driven J>y Mr. Engle, who was not seriously hurt and was able to leave the hospital shortly after the accident. Mrs. Flora Jean Kyie, wiiose . death occurred today was born in I Ohio, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Biden Striker. She was married twice. Her second mar1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO> SEVEN YOUTHS UNDER ARREST Seven, All Under Voting Age. Are Charged With Theft Os Auto — Chicago, Jan. 18 —(UP)—Seven youths, none of voting ave, were distributed today between a jail and a hospital a< the result of a 10-mile race with police through city streets at speeds exceeding 80 miles an hour. ! All were charged with theft of a motor car. The chase began when polite in a squad car sighted the stolen automobile. It ended when the fleeing youths ran over an embankment and overturned their car"on a railroad right of way. James Sullivan. 19. and James' Haggerty, 17. of Chicago, were found to have been wounded in an exchange of shots during the pur- [ suit. Sullivan, with Fred Thomp- 1 son. 17, James Gillen, 20, Robert j norton, 17. Charles Reynolds. 18, and Michael Rocco, 18. was untonsioue. Reynolds said he lived in South Bend. Ind., and Rocco gave his address as Jackson, Mich. o CWA Appropriation Is Made For Berne Word was receved today that a state CWA appropriation has been made for the Lehman Park project in Berne. Work will start Monday on the general improving of the park grounds. One hundred pine . trees will be set out. and 1500 hours of work will be devoted to the project. — -oGold Certificates Are Being Returned Indianapolis, Jan. 18. (U.R) —The i Federal government’s newest demand for reversion of gold today ’■ had resulted in approximately $400,000 in gold coins and certiti- ’ cates being deposited in Indianapi olis lianks. The largest individual return was • said to have been SIO,OOO, brought in by a woman. Banks reported the majority of gold returned was in certificate. ■ Hundreds of citizens returned I coins, however, many of which, were heirlooms or keepsakes.

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ABOLITION OF PROPERTY TAX IS PROMISED Gov. McNutt Speaks At Jackson Dav Banquet In Evansville TWO CANDIDATES AKE ANNOUNCED Evansville, Ind., Jan. 18 (U.R/ * Abolition of the property lax levy ' as soon as other sources produce sufficient revenue to run the state I government was promised by Gov. I Paul V. McNutt last night in an address before 1.200 Democrats at j an Eighth district Jackson Day i banquet. The Governor asked for elect ioa ] of a Democratic legislature next tall so he could have full cooperation of tlie general assembly in 1935 for furthering his program of I tax relief. The meeting served to open the Democratic campaign in the Eighth district. Two Democratic speakers on the program announced | their nomination in tlie May pri-1 tuary They were Judge John Paris, New , Albany, candidate for judge of tlie state supreme court, and Lawrence Sullivan. Pri iceton. deputy stale auditor, seeking tlie auditor post. Informal discussion of the party's probable nominee for United States senator from Indiana to oppose Sen. Arthur R Robinson. Republican. in November, brought out that R. Earl Peters. Fort Wayne, will i have strong support in tlie Eightli district. Peters, former state Democratic I chairman, is opposed by Gov. Paul , V. McNutt and leaders of the state administration who are considering backing Sherman Minton, public cou.’selor of the Public Service Commission, for the post. Peters is the only announced candidate for the nomination. He was present at tlie meeting. Other officers of tlie state Democratic centra; committee introduced at the meeting were Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch. Indianapolis. | chairman; Mrs. A. P. Flynn, Log-I ansport, vice chairman, and Keith Johns. Marion, secretary. Judge David A. Myers of the, state supreme court, only Republican holding an elective office in the statehouse, attended the rally as a guest of his four Democratic colleagues. A review of his first year in office was presented by Governor McNutt with the declaration that all CONTINUED TO PAGE FIVE Clark Lutz Named As Special Judge Clark J. Lutz, Decatur attorney, has been appointed special judge in the Allen circuit court in the suit of George Fry against Charles ■ Adams, and others, seeking recovI ery of a 100 per cent assessment on ■ stockholders' liability again ;t stock- ■ holders of the Citizens Trust com-1 pany of Fort Wayne. MILLION DOLLAR EARNERS LESS Only 20 U. S. Residents With Income Os Million In 1932 Washington, Jan. 18— (U.R) — Three years of depression thinned { the ranks of the million-dollar-a year income class to a mere 20, , internal revenue bureau statistics showed today. For the year 1932 only 20 individuals reported net incomes in excess of $1,000,000, while in 1929, the peak boom time year, 513 received in excess of that amount. Despite the fatalaties in the ; high income brackets the government collected more income tax in 1932 than in the previous year I because of tlie lowered exemptions. A total of 3,760,402 personal income tax returns were filed for i 1932, of which 1,864,969 paid taxes of $324,744,617. Continue Probe Washington. Jan. 18 — (U.R) —j Attorney General Cummings said: | today that the department of jus-1 tice investigation into income tax I returns of former Secretary of '* * CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Stratosphere Flier • ?’ JL ‘ % ®w. ** JP' M The next journey into Hie st rat osphere will be made by Captain A. W. Stevens (above), famous aerial photographer of the U. S. Army, it has been revealed in Washington. The War Department has given approval of tlie flight, which is to be sponsored by tlie National Geographic Society. Stevens probably will attempt to photograph the earth's curtature. GIRL SCOUTS HOLDMEETING Tri Kappa Girl Scouts Hold Initiation, Court Os Honor Tri Kappa Girl Scouts. Troop No. 1. held initiation amt a Court of i Honor at the Central school audi- ■ torium Wednesday night at 7 ; o'clock. Formal investiture cere- \ mony was held for the following girls, who have passed their tendertoot test: Imogeae Bright. Florence McConnel, Zula Porter. Wilma Miller and Jeanette Winnes. The Court t>f Honor followed the initiation ceremony, and consisted I of the Tri Kappa troop committee. ' Miss Helen Haubold. chairman, I Miss Mary Katheryn Scliug and Miss Mary Madeline Coverdale; the captain. Mrs. Bryce Thomas, and two lieutenants. Misses Electa Oliver and Isabel Hower. The chairman. Miss Haubold. presided and called the meeting to order, after which the salute and I Girl Scout Promise were given. The captai l presented to eacli Girl I Scout new membership cards for 1934, and new Tenderfoots were received into the troop. The Gold Star attendance badges were presented to the following: Florence Brandy berry, Bett.v Campbell, Kathryn Kohls. Mary Maxine Marti", Barbara Burk, Evanfeeline Fuhrman, Betty Hamma. Kathryn King, Kathryn Knapp, Helen Jean Kohls, La Vera Meyer, Martha Myers, Monica Schmitt. Anna Jane I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO* * o Regular Legion Meeting Monday Adams post number 43 of the ‘ American Legion will hold the regu- ■ lar meeting at 8 o’clock Monday night at the legion hall on South Second street. Lew Hyde, member of the local post, will speak on "Current Carrier Telephones." o Winans Funeral Services Friday Funeral services for Joseph Franklin Winans. 78. a Decatur resident for many years and well known brick mason, will lie held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jesse E. Niblick, 308 North Fifth street. Rev. Harry Thompson will ofticiate and burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Mr. Winans died at the home of Mrs. Niblick Wednesday morning following a several weeks illness. ' Sorority Plans Charity Dance Section two of the Tri Kappa sor[ority will stage a charity dance at the Masonic Hall Friday night. January 26. Dancing will start at 9:30 o'clock and continue until 12:30. Music will be furnished by a Bluffton ot chestra, and dancing will be park plan. The public is invited.

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JUDGE LIKELY I TO ADMIT IT AS EVIDENCE Judge David Indicates “Confession" Will Be Ruled Admissable POLICE CAPTAIN GIVES TESTIMONY Criminal Court Building, Chicago, Jan. IS <U.R) lite major battle ol the Rltela Wvnekoop murder case was fought today over Dr. Alice l.indsav Wynekoon’s so-call-ed “confession*' of the mysterious crime. Judge Joseph B. David indicated he would admit the “confession** in evidence. "That isn’t a confession,” he said. "Tlie jury would have to find Dr. Wyuekoop not guilty or guilty of involuntary manslaughter on tlie basis of tills statement." The jury was excluded immediately after Police Captain John Stege took the stand and tlie fight ' started. Fiery Judge Joseph B. David interrupted the start of arguments | to order bailiffs to maintain more order. "It s getting to be a disgrace," he snapped to his bailiff, David Eichner. "I won’t stand for this | informality.” Stege explained the circumstances under which the "confession" statement was made. Stege said Dr. Wynekoop understood as did her spiritual adviser, tlie Rev. John Henrv Hopkins who accompanied her. that any statement might he used for or against her. He told of a preliminary interview made before the "confession." "We talked of Earle Wynekoop's whereabouts and her movements of the day previous, the day of the murder,” said Stege. a bluff, broad shouldered officer. "After the talk, we freed Dr. Wynekoop and she went to her home without being in police custody." As Stege told of the frist interview it became apparent this story differed little from the first statement given police the murder night. Dr. Wynekoop listened dully to tlie recital. She was almost completely concealed from the audience, slumped in her chair and garbed in black. "How did you know Rheta was shot?" Stege testified he asked Dr. Wynekoop. "1 pulled back the blanket and saw th» wound. I saw the gun. (COVTTN'UEn nx PAGE FIVE) TESTIMONY IN CASE FINISHED Industrial Board Will Make Decision In Fisher Case Later Testimony in the hearing before , Commissioner Voght of the Indiana Industrial board in the matter of the petition of Mrs. Nellie Fisher, seeking compensation as a result of the death of her husband, Amos Fisher, was concluded late WedI ttesday afternoon. About 10 witnesses were vailed and evidence was limited to facts concerning Mr. Fisher's employment as street commissioner for the city of Decatur. The board will make known its decision later, attorneys in the vase stated. The Globe Insurance and Guarantee Co., New York and t>he city of Decatur were represented by an attorney from Indianapolis and City Attorney J. Fred Fruchte. o Court House Steus Are Being Replaced The stone slabs from the steps of the unused north entrance to the court house have been moved to the east entrance, the material making the new steps to the building. Tae front steps were worn down and since the stones from the north side of the building have not been used for more than 25 years, they were in much better condition and salvaged. The old stones will replace those taken from the north entrance.