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PHYSICIANSTO REPORT MONDAY Three Doctors Will Report Monday On Condition Os l)r. Wynekoop e Chicago. Jan. 2n <U.P> —'I'lie op- | mating room murder trial ol l)r., . Alice I.imisty Wynekoop was staleI maied today with flirt her prosecti : ! ilotj of the ailing woman physician I I dependent on the report of three! I physicians. l)r. Wynekoop was under physicians' care at the county jail in firm ary after the firth bean attack site lias suffered since start of the tiul. Three physicians examined tier shortly after yesterday's sess ion was ca- celled because of tier condition. Site is standing trial on ohaTfces of killing tier daughter-in-law, Kliela The examining physicians will ! report to Judge Joseph R. David ai the resumption of the trial on Mo ■ day. If continuation otters grave danger to Dr. Wvuekoop. a mistrial w ill be declared. David said. After their tirsi examination of the aged defendant, the physicians agreed that she is “very sick." They refused to reveal w lial their: recommendation to the court will he. The physicians were Dr. Arthur Byfield, representing the: court; Dr. William I). McNally.' represent mg the state, and Dr. Frank Chauvet, representing the defense. State's Attorney Charles S j Dougherty said he would light against declaration of a mistrial. “The nature of the defendant's, : illness, high blood pressure and j hardened arteries, demands that j the trial go on to the jury.” Dougherty said “Our Information is that i the doctor mtght die in 10 minutes or live 10 years. The state has no ! inclination to hasten her death by , unnecessary strain, hut there is no reason to assume that Dr. Wyne-; koop's health is going to improve.. If we don't try her now. we won't ever he able to try her.” Although \S. W. Smith of defense counsel asked the judge for a postponement yesterday. Dr. (CONTINCWD r ' v PAOK SIX. DEVELOPMENTS IN LAW BATTLE Discussion Continues On Combining Practise Os Law And Politics Washington, Jan. 2(). —(ll.fi) —Congress must outlaw its own politicolegalists if it aims legislation at national committeemen who prar { Use law and politics in the capital it appeared today after three days hot discussion of the subject. Since President Roosevelt unex pectedly slammed the White House door in the faces of lawyer national committeemen there have been several interesting developments: } 1. Postmaster General Farley is 1 secure in his Democratic national committee chairmanship, hut probably will resign within a year if I a qualified successor can be found 2. Senator Vandetiberg, Repn.. j Mich., introduced a hill to forbid ' national committeemen from the ; practise of law before government 1 departments and to separate feder | ai office from party office so far ; as possible — the latter provision might hit Farley. 3. Dusty on the shelves of the ! senate was discovered a bill by Senator Borah, Repn., Idaho, which (CONTINUED ON "AOF, EOUP) ——o Plan Series Os Meeting Here The Social and Educational Department of the Adams County , > Farm Bureau Cooperative will hold ' a series of meetings in this county, j ' with Anthony Lehner of the Edu cation department from the Indiana State Cooperative as the principal i speaker. The meetings are scheduled as! I follows: Community building at Monmouth, January 23; Monroe i Hatchery, January 24; The Jacob t sehoolhouse in Blue Creek town-j ship, January 25. and at the Hart- j '■ ford Township High School, January 26. All of these meetings will - start at 7:30 o'clock, standard time. A great amount of interest has < been shown in the previous meet- i ings of the organization and the t public is cordially invited to attend. <

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Kidnap Victim, Father and Friend . —... .. . , HM MNMMMtowA ■MMHMRt-flraHHMltonßßHtototoMton^ Edward G. Bremer (center), 36, son of Adolph Bremer (left). Paul brewer and capitalist, who was kidnaped in St. Paul Wednesday morning and is being held for $200,000 ransom. Walter \V. Magee (right). St Paul contractor and friend of Edward Bremer, was the first person to learn of the sensationnil kidnaping. He received a telephone call and found ransom note demanding $200.000 ai his hack door.

FORMER COUNTY SURVEYOR DEAD Charles C. Ernst Died Friday Afternoon At Fort Wayne Hospital Charles C. Ernst, age 59. former county surveyor of Adams county and well known in local Democratic politics, died at St. Joseph s hospital. Fort Wayne, last Friday afternoon after an extended ill--1 ness of heart trouble and complies t ions Mr. Ernst, who made his home in Fort Wayne the past nine | years, was removed to the hospital a week ago Tuesday. His condition was critical and for several days no hope was extended for his recovery. Mr. Ernst suffered a breakdown in health more than a year ago and t.ever fully recovered. Although living in Fort Wayne, . Mr. Ernst retained his voting residence in Decatur. He voted in second ward "A" precinct and , ;l ( every election he was among the firs* voters to cast his ballot. Mr. Ernst always look a keen Interest In politics and it was the unusual when he did not attend state and national conventions of his party, fie attended the Bal'imore convention in 1912 and in 1916 was named a doorkeeper at the St. Louis convention when President Woodrow Wilson was renominated. Mr. Ernst served four years as county surveyor in Adams county. He took office January 1.190 S and served until 1912, being reelected to the two year term. While residing in Fort Wayne, Mr. Ernst engaged with his bro 1 li- * (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) BARK ROBBERS ARE CAPTURED Five Young Chicago Bank Robbers Caught By Posse Os 200 Carthage. 111.. Jan 20. — (U.R) Use of an airplane to direct the pursuit of five young Chicago hank robbers was revealed today to have led to their capture near Basco by 200 possemen. The plane, piloted by Law’rence j P. Bonfoe.v, chairman of the state aviation commission, was equipped with radio which served to warn authorities iu various communities in the time to block the highways before the desperadoes. Possemen who pursued the fugitives across five counties engaged in repeated gun battles with the bandits. Two of the bandits sustained minor bullet wounds. They j were finally surrounded and sur- I rendered without a show of oppo-j sition. The bandits had held up the State Bank ol Girard a:d escaped with $5,000. They were finally trapped in a woods near They gave their names as Harlan and Howard Mascatrella, Vincent, and Emil Digger, and Jesse Sunimerman. All were about 20 years of age. ,

Depatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 20, 1934.

Parent Teachers To Meet Tuesday The South Ward Parent Teachers |: association will meet at the South I : Ward school, Tuesday afternoon at i 2:30 o’clock. The general topic for 1 the discussion al the meeting will he "Safety." Donna Kraft will play a piano se- ' lection followed with the disvus- ■ sions: "The Phrase Safety First". ' • Mrs. Paul Edward: "Safety on the Way to School." Mrs. Jess Williams; "Safety on the Playground , and in the School," Miss Et'fie Pat- ! ton, and "Safety at Home" by Mrs. . William Linn. A piano selection will be played by Patsy Garard and Dr. Palmer , Richer will give a health talk. Rob- . erta Coffelt will also entertain with . an instrumental number. The newly . appointed CWA nurses. Mrs. Martha Beavers and Miss Irene Gerke, • will be present at the meeting and will present their work to the mothers. PLAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST GROWS Meeting Tuesday Night Will Make Plans To Be Rid Os Crows Get rid of the crows, greatest enemy to game life in the United States, is the purpose of a campaign now on in Indiana under Kenneth M. Kunkel, state director of the fish and game divsßlon. The Ad ams County Conservation League has been asked to cooperate and this will be decided at a meeting to he held next Tuesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Mr. Hanlon, game warden for this district will attend and all members. farmers and others interested are requested to attend.. Other mat-' ters will he discussed, including the restocking of pheasants, quail, coons and other game in Adams county woods. Roy Johnson of this city is president of the league and Louis Neaderhouser of Berne is secretary. in the campaign to rid Indiana of | crows, ten prizes ranging from five to one hundred dollars to the clubs making t*he best showing will be ; given. Each club which desires to enter must send in the feet from fifty crow-s as their entry fee. In Bluffton sportsmen have ori ganized and will put on a hunt next Monday night. It is said that’s the j I time to get them by locating the: ' crow nests and shooting them off from every angle. It is possible that ! a hunt will be arranged in this county. AI Feeney Reports Profit Os $11,561 Indianapolis. Jan. 20.— (U.R) —A ! profit of $11,561 for the first year in office was reported to Gov. Paul, i V. McNutt today by Al G. Feeney, state athletic commissioner. The three-man commission which : preceded Feeney showed a profit ■ the report said. Feeney said that since he took j office a year ago the department had receipts of $18,358, and spent $6,797.

MRS. BLOSSOM DIES FRIDAY Mrs. Helen Blossom Dies Friday Afternoon After Month’s Illness Mrs. Helen M. Blossom. 91. one of the oldest residents of this community, died at her home. 218 First street. Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock following a months' illness. Death was due to paralysis. Mrs. Blossom had been ailing for the past month. She suffered several strokes during the Christmas holidays. She was born in Adams county and spent practically her entire life in this county. She was the oldest member of the Ladies Shakespeare (Tub, was a charter member of the Women's Relief Corps, and was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the local Presbyterian church. She resided in Mdtimouth for several years and attended the Con cord English Lutheran Church at Hoagland. Her parents were G. O. and Almira Bobo, and she was born o:i May 16, 1842. She was united in marriage to Ira Allen Blossom, who preceded her in death in 1893. When she was a child, she moved with her parents to Michigan and also resided at Crown Point until she was 11 years of age, when she returned to Adams county, residing here since that time. Surviving are three children: Mrs. Noah Frye, Decatur; Mrs. Edith Bremerkamp, Dayton, Ohio, and Richard Blossom of Columbus, O. Five children are deceased. Funeral services will lie held *(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. 2DOFARMERS PRDTESTSALE Farmers Near Warsaw Protest Sale of $11,200 Farm Mortgage Warsaw, lnd., Jan. 20. — (U.R) —A crowd of 200 angry farmers converged on the sheriff's office here today to protest the sale of a sll.200 mortgage against the farm of Clare : ce Gearhart. The mortgage is held by the Fed- | eral Land Bank of Louisville. Sheriff Harley D. Person armed s his deputies with tear case bombbs with instructions to use them in case of serious trouble. Alfred Tiata, Chicago, representative of the United Farmers League, informed George Bowser, attorney for the land bank, that the farmers would not permit the sale. | Bowser telephoned the bank at Louisville and was told that the bank would decide later today what action for him to take. Scottish Rile Masons To Meet , All Scottish Rite Masons are rej quested to meet at the Masonic hall at 1: 30 o’clock Monday afternoon to attend funeral services for Charles C. Ernst.

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SEE FURTHER RAID OF FUNDS OF GOVERNMENT Public Works, Government Pay, Vets Benefits Are Proposed PRESIDENT SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER Washington, Jan. 20. (U.R) — A congressional raid on Hie treasury i for funds to continue public works, restore government pay, further j liberalize veterans be efits, and pul die government in a variety of , oilier expensive projects was in prospect today. Sponsors of the specific appropri- j | ations cited profits which tTie government plans to realize from tlie seizure and revaluation of gold as a reason for the new outburst of / enthusiasm tor spending the government’s money. In the senate some are looking for other sources of revenue to finance the spending. President Roosevelt moved to forestall the raiding late yesterday by signing an executive order increasing by $21,092,205 the total , compensation of veterans, but whether this action, easing the curtailments voted in the economy bill last spring, will be sufficient to quell congressional rebellion , wa-s probematical. ' Many senators and congressmen seeking election are going to campaign on the veterans’ issue. The whole house comes up for re-elec- > tion this year, and congressmen expecting a dose tight will feel considerably more confident if they can point to a record which in--1 eludes a vote for veterans' benefits. The President's action will deprive them of this opportunity unless they move for further liberalization of benefits. 1 The matter may coine to a head next week. Chairman Rankin of the house veterans committee an- ' nounced hearings on veterans legislation will start Tuesday. He in- ‘ tends to press tor action on the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR*)* O PUPIL AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED Central School Six Weeks Honor Roll Is Announced Today The honor roll at the Central school for the third six weeks of the first semester has been announced by principal P. B. Thomas. Four pupils received final award pins, seven pupils were presented leader pins and eight, digger pins. T. e final pin is awarded at the Close of the wofik in the A section to students who have held the leader pin four of the six periods representing the time spent in a grade, having a total of not lees than sixi teen A’s in the semester average column for the two semesters, not falling below a B in any subject. The final awards remain the property of the student. Peggy Staley, BA. Katherine Knapp and Marjorie Massonne, 7A and Peggy Gaunt, SA, receiver! the final pins. Leader pins are awarded to pu- ! pils having not less than 5 A’s for. the six weeks' period and not falling below B in any subject. Those who received leader pins were Marguertte Staley, Marjorie Massonne, Katherine Knapp, Marjorie Miller, Peggy Gaunt, Alee Yost and Kathleen Foreman. Digger pins are awarded to pupils having all grades of B or above. Those receiving the digger awards are Zula Porter, James Christen, Helen Kohls, Billy Buck, Denver j Morris, Anna Brandyiberry, Jean, ' Zimmerman, and Betty Myers. o Bowman Named Statistician I Indianapolis, lnd., Jan. 20 —(UPI i Lewis S. Bowman, auditor of Indiana under Gov. Eii Jackson, has 1 been named statistician for the research department of the state Chamber of Commerce, it was announced here today. Bowman was former secretary of ! the state hoard of tav commissioners. His chief duties will be compil- ! ation of data relative to operation j costs of state and local govern- 1 1 ments.

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First Os Homestead Projects Completed Washington, Jan. 20—(UP) —The j first of thousands of homesteads be- ( ing constructed with aid of federal funds now is occupied. The federal subsistence homesteads division announced (hat the' homestead was at Dayton, r Ohio, j ami was part of a project of 35 I homesteads being financed by a j loan of $50,000. , in addition tq the Dayton project, j ; (lie subsistence homesteads dlviI sion has porjects under way at l)e- --| catur. Indiana; Birmingham, Ala.; Westmorland county. Pa.; Reeds-; jville and Tygart Valley, West Vlr- j ginia; Youngstown. Ohio; Laurel Tupelo. McComb, Hattiesburg and | Meridian, Miss.; Monmouth county. ! New Jersey and a forest farm resettlement program in Northern Wisconsin. WORK HOURS OF GWA EMPLOYES SLASHED TODAY Work Hours For CWA Employes Are Reduced To 15 Hours Weekly THREE FIVE-HOUR DAYS NEXT WEEK Work hours for civil works employes were reduced to 15 hours per week in this county, on orders received today by Will Linn, county CWA administrator, from William H. Book, civil works administrator in Indiana. This is a reduction of half time for the 480 men employed on local projects on a 30 hour week basis. Clerical and professional work- ) ers formerly employed on a 39 hour week basis are reduced to 30 hours and timekeepers, foremen ana other supervisors "are to be adjusted to the hours needed not to exceed 30 hours per week." Mr. Linn received instructions from Administrator Book last night and the new orders went into effect at once. No work was I being done today and in cases where the men worked yesterday, on a new week, only seven hours will be put in next week. Harry Thompson, federal re ! employment manager and assistant CWA administrator, stated that beginning next week, three five hour days will be worked. The orders received by Administrator Linn follows: "Beginning today you are instructed to see that in your county no civil works employe on federal or local projects works more than 15 hours per week. Tliis is necessary until additional money is appropriated by Congress. This applies to all hourly workers. It does not include workers in the administrative; and reemployment offices. All other clerical supervisory and professional workers paid on weekly basis are to be reduced from 39 to maximum of 30 hours per week with a proportionate wage adjustment. ‘ Timekeepers, foremen and other supervisors on work projects are | to he adjusted according to the f CONTINUED ON PIC.F STX) TO DISTRIBUTE | REPORT COPIES Financial Report For Two Years Will Be Made At St. Marys Church Copies of the congregational financial report for 1932 and 1933 will be distributed at the Sunday massets at St. Mary's Catholic church. Besides containing the names of j the members of the parish, and contributions made by the individuals | the report also contains a finanI rial statement for the two years. Receipts from all sources in 1932 are listed at $25,692.23 and 1933 at $35,138.72. Expenditures under the 1 headings of ordinary and extraordinary for 1932 are listed at $25.64(1.66 and in 1933 at $34,039.83. The statistical report shows 42 ] baptisms, 20 deaths and nine marriages in the church during the year. The parish debt, which includes the bonds on the Catholic , high school building, is listed at | $80,151.11.

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LIMIT DEBATE IN ORDER TO RUSH MEASURE Democratic Leaders Expect Bill To Pass Late This Afternoon — WANT BILL PASSED BY NEXT TUESDAY Washington, .lan. 20. <U R) The Mouse bewail consideration of the Roosevelt Hold bill todav, swinging into a heated discussion ol the sitfniiicanl monetary measure after votintj to limit debate i in order to pass the bill before adjournment. The ru'e. pushed through bv the leadership, held gen- , ,>ral debate to three hours but did ; not limit amendments. The rule was adopted by a viva voce vote. Only u scattering of | “noes'' were heard. Democratic leaders confidently' expected adoption of the bill by a sizable majority late in the day. The administration has passed ! the word it wanted the legislation adopted by both houses by Tuesday in order to take over all of the country's $4,200,000,000 (b> of gold without delay, clear the way for heavy treasury refinancing and put the proposed $2,000.000,000 (B) dollar stabilization fund into quick operation. The senate situation, however, was increasingly uncertain. Senator Barkley, Dem., Ky„ in a banking committee session, moved to conclude hearings on Monday. Republicans led by Senator Wolcott, Conn., set up such a protest that Barkley had to withdraw hie motion for the time being. Terming the bill the “most important that has been introduced since the civil war." Woleo'f protested vigorously against '‘star ; chamber” tactics. Frank Vanderlip, former New York hanker, and other senate committee witnesses opposed the section under which the government would take title to the federal reserve banks’ gold. This point also was stressed in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Jail Inmate Tries To Commit Suicide Indianapolis. Jan. 20 — (U.R) — Raymond Greeley. 37, Muncte. was in a critical condition in ci‘y hospital today, suffering head wounds received when he attempt ed to commit suicide in the city ! prison. Greeley, arrested as a suspicious charac'er, attempted to commit suicide in the jail by jumping head-first from the upper bars of his cell to the floor. His head struck the side of a steel bunk before reaching the floor. When arrested Greeley resisted officers and attempted to seize a policeman's pistol, it was reported. Autos Collide Here Last Night Two automobiles collided at the ; Corner of Monroe and Fifth streets at about 11:30 o'clock last night. One of lie cars ran over the curb and into the yard at the Mrs. Fred Schafer home, stopping a few feet from the front porch. Frank Straub of this city and John Helmrich of Magley were driving the autos The drivers and other occupants were not injured. j ■ —o — w ass Funeral Rites Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Need Wass, 28, wife of Donald Wass of Monroeville, who died at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 4:30 o’clock Friday morning, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Uni'ed Brethren church of Monroeville. Burial will be made in the I. 6. O. F. cemetery. Mrs. Wass died at the local hospital of pneumonia. Surviving is the-husband, two sons, Richard and Arnold Wass, a daughter, Miss Phyllis Wass. all at home; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Need of Monroe township; a brother, Charles Need of Monroe township and three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Fortney of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Rachel Seigle of Rome, New York and Miss Emma Need at home.