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DECATUR RATE REDUCTIONS APPROVED

lIfJSBESTS IjfEGIEDIN I Illi INQUIRY ■_ er Romer Aide ArKfd For Refusal To ■ Give Testimony ADMITS W D ESTR<ni\(i MAIL (■•jhingtoii- Feb 3.—<U.R) n‘|x»rl on the sensaK1 Senate air mail inK. tidniKicilalmi'' similar to the ■ bsukl uaamst \X ilh.inj ■id'raek a. urobablv will K rll ie to the Senate MonKji was learned lo<luv. M Biittin. vie* pressK rf \-,>rth»"-' Virways. ad|H. w (1,,, x.-iiale airmail incniuimltee today that "torn several "purely letters which he had KJ ; ru . :i contract filing in th<- . W- offices of for■(Whliatu I McCracken. Jr l>> questions. Britten K”- dpsti ’ ill" correspondit- diil " l)t want Kj r .. s a:im-.>'-ml‘ made of it." H McCracken Held K <U r - (U.R) In r. !l"."et administrt R dealings wtisenate today Ki menib"!- of the former es ts cabinet" was jtres- . h..•.«••«! w ith refns|K. divule- in!■■rmation to a .. -•ig.Ding coil HTra- W.. ' P McCraek.-t 5... te’.ary of com ... ■ ■ Hoover was number of air ]■ that ' ■ : federal mail subsidies. i-rii question will M. i racken te! Monday contempt ot iieeued by Senator K. Den. Air investigating subsidies. question is whether M" may !»■ forced to reveal between himself as a z. ■ i onipani*-.-«e.;. Jf.i Mu’rmk :..y because lo t submit to the Black w - ,-ntial betw-"-and hi- client airlines be retire.! from the coindepartment in 1929. •$->. - ; .;-isteiice awcon.::.,' anger. Memrived ■ ■■ :ly to imp mm! Tit- rmer official de 'o permit a single do mK '■-■ i-av- possession until -elution, invi-k |M-.c of its strongest powers, ' i adoption without a vrre i, i, r.. adjournment Xt one dissenting was raised. Black urged Mo rack-:. .n ought befote |Hht( of th.- senate to accept m producing the "i.di-nce or receive of lent,-mpt proceed■nandk Probe Os ■ Indianapolis CWA E -f-apolfe, Ind., F e b. 3—(UP) K 'D'ftsrigat.ion of local civil Administration has been <ieof Harry I. Hopkins, Fed- ■ ’tainistrator of CWA. by L. jW*'*-' former republican state from Marion county. in a letter to Hopkins. |H “ a! the CWA relief program -? abus-d here. He charged discrimination, said workrequire 1 to contribute to party funds, and that eases as many as four p- r one family were employed projects. o ■ M RS. STRICKLER DIES ■* rs ' Jane Strickler, age 74, W k "°wn woman of this city. B at 2:15 o'clock this afterK at h 'r home. 835 Mercer “ e of infirmities, BK?' ® tp ‘ ck, «r" had been in g h » ,lth for som etimeStrickler resided with ayjhter, Miss Laura Strick*‘)Ses the daughter at free sons also survive. KL ar L Lawrence ' Gilbert and B* Stickler of this city.

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“Poetic Justice” £ -~v. i w- r Appointeil Sheriff of Allen (’mtn ty, 0.. to HUcceed his father. Jes-e Harber, who was killed by Dilling er gangsters during jail raid that freed Dillinger. Don Sarber. 29, . will have charge of at least three . of the gang who were captured In roundup at Tucson. Aril.

EARLYRETRIAI OF CASE ASKED Jury In Touhy Kidnaping Case Discharged After 24 Hours Chicago. Feb. 3. — (U.P.) — The ' state’s attorney’s office moved to ! day for an early retrial of kidnap- , Ing pharges against Koger Touhy and two other Chicago gangsters I after.an initial attempt ended iu a ' jury disagreement. To proceed anew, the prosecution . was forced to seek a delay of an , | extradition order against John , (Jake the Ba'ber) Factor, its most . important witness, A stay of exe- . cution of the order removing Factor to England to face swindling charges expired todav. I I To the demands of Franklin K. i Overmyer, counsel for the British , government, that Factor be given . into the custody of English officers. State’s Attorney Thomas J. Court- . ney was prepared to ask a new de- > lay to enable Factor to retell his ; story of having been kidnaped and i held for ransom by the defendants, i The new trial was set for Feb. i 13 at the request of the prosecu- ■ tion. Judge Michael Feinberg refused any further delay after Wil- - liam Scott Stewart, defense coun- • sei, pleaded that he would not be I ready to handle his clients' cases • so soon. A mistrial was declared at 6:20 I p. m. yesterday after the jury rei ported it was hopelessly deadlocked. It was reported to be split 8 ■ to 4 for conviction., its deliber- . ations had continued for more than i 25 hours. ’ Henry Bock. 60-year-old jury : foreman, reported that the jury II —- > (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) REV. MORFORD IS APPOINTED k Harlan Methodist Pastor i Succeeds Rev. Dunbar At Monroe Fort Wayne, Ind.. Feb. 3—(UP)— * The Rev. A. S. Morford, pastor of the M. E. church at Harlan, near ’ here today was named successor to 1 the Rev. Emory M. Dunbar, pastor of Monroe church, near Decatur, who will leave his duties Sunday * because of ill health. 1 Announcement of the assignment, effective, February 18, was made by Dr. J. Thomas Bean. Fort Wayne |M. E. district superintendent. Rev. Dunbar had been pastor of ; the Monroe church since 1931. His ministry in the North Indiana con-, ferenre began In 1909. In addition to the Monroe charge the Rev. Dunibar lias served at Woodburn. Portland, Geneva, Pennville. Fortville. Hartford City, UnI ion Cltiy, McCordsville, South MilI ford and for on* year he was a field agent for Taylor University, Upland. . I The Rev. Morford has been in I charge of the Harlan churchf or the past two years.

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SET HEARING OF CREDITORS FOE APRIL U Old Adams County Bank Hearing Will Be Held By Court LIQUIDATING AGENT FILES HIS REPORT A hearing of creditors of the Old Adams County Bank, in liquidation since May 1932, and for establishing any priorities on claims, will be held in the Adams Circuit court, Saturday. April 14. A schedule of all debts and liabilities owed by the bank to depositors has been file<l with the court by Leo Yager, liquidating agent, for the Department of Financial Institutions and approved. Debts and liabilities, which comprise all deposits, checking accounts. savings accounts and cettlfl.ates of deposit were listed at f4«1.8t>5.33. as of date January 20. 1934. Ot this amount, $6,035.03 ; 1 was listed under the head of “old miscellaneous accounts unknown. 61 All preferred claims and other. debts at time of closing bank have been paid, except in those cases where separate suits have been j filed. When the bank closed it had liabilities of $596,451.82. On July j S. 1933. when the Department of Financial Institutions took over all closed banks, the liabilities had been reduced to $624,187.99. a reduction of $272,263.83. Assets of the bank were listed in mpvious inventories filed as i follows: Rank building. $49,000; j Ivank equipment. $9,353.53; cash. $4,877.20; bonds and securities,: book value. $28,786.47, estimated value, $5,306.47: other real estate. 1 $56,972.93. estimated value, $31.-1 521.00: collateral and personal loans. $366,915.51; mortgage 10an55104,938.97. $104,938.97. The inventory was made under date of July 8. Legal notice to creditors of the , tcoNTivt'Em ov pic.r srxt* * | ALLEN COUNTY FARMER DIES Otto Kleine Dies Friday Night Following A Week’s Illness Otto Kleine, age 42, well known resident of Marion township, Allen county, died at 11:15 o'clock Friday night following a week’s illness of pneumonia. Mr. Kleine, who lives north of the Adams county line on U. S. 27, took ill last Saturday with a chill and has ißen confined to his bed since last Sunday. The dec eased was born, in Marion township, Allen county, April 1. 1891. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kleine. He spent his entire life In the township and was engaged in farming. Mr. Kleine was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, Adams county and was well known in the north part of the county. Tlie deceased is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Clara Dammeyer of (Allen county, one daughter, Wanda, born to his first wife. Clara Schoppman. deceased. His father also survives. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock, standard time, Tuesday afternoon at the home and at i 2 o'clock at the St. John’s Lutheran church on road 27. Circulate Petition To Build Sidewalks Petition asking the city to build ' sidewalks under the CWA are being I circulated and signed by many property owners and taxpayers along the proposed projects and will be presented to the council at their next meeting. One of these provides for the i i building of a new concrete walk, five feet wide and four inches deep both sides of Mercer avenue from the intersection of Rugg and Mercer to Grant street in the south part of town. The other starts at; Mercer avenue on High street and runs to the north line of the Nickle Plate railroad. The walks along these streets are in bad condition and the improvement is one that will prove las Jng.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February 3, 1931.

Defies Senate Probe IV .OIMM William P. McCracken, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, pictured before Senate committee probing mail contracts, as he refused to turn over data bearing on airmail contracts to the committee. McCracken now is attorney for ' several aviation firms. He claimed lawyer's privilege of not revealing confidential business of his clients.

GROSS INCOME FIGURES GIVEN Income Tax Comparison Shows Business Here On Upward Grade Indianapolis. Feb. 3 —(Special)— Indications that Adams county has I shared in the upward trend of business are revealed by first comparative tabulations of gross income tax returns announced today by Clarence A. Jackson, director of the state gross Income tax division. Figures compiled from returns tiled in July, compared to those from returns tiled in October, show that the average Adams county tax payer had average monthly receipts of $760.10 in May and June, and that the average jumped to $1,183.49 in July. August and SepI tetnber. In the state as a whole, the average monthly receipts per taxpayer were $960.21 In May and June, compared to $1,321.23 In July. August and September. In all but ten counties, the number of taxpayers in the latter period was less than the number reporting in July, for May and June. Adams county taxpayers reporting in July numbered 848 and in October. 502. Mr. Jackson explained that in neither of the periods were (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O — DAYTON, OHIO RESIDENT HURT Rohcrf Schulman Iniured When Auto Skids Into Bus Robert Schulman. 50. of Hawton. Ohio, was Iniured when the car ■ he was driving collided with an ' A. B. C. bus. at the intersection iof state road 27 and the main street of Geneva, at 4 o’clock. Friday afternoon. The Schulman automobile was | travelling south. As the driver annroached the intersection the 1 signal light changed and ho slammed on his brakes, causing +he car to skid on the icy pavement into the nath of the bus. which was bound north for De'atur. Mr. Schulman received an ini inrv to his left leg and several bruises and was taken to the home ■ of a Geneva physician where he remained until this morning. Rid- > >ng with Mr. Schu’man was his son. Morton, who was nniniured. The car was damaged consider- | ably. A spring on the bus was i broken and passengers were forced to wait in Geneva until another bus could be brought from Fort Wayne to finish the trip.

BLUE PRINTS ARE SENT IN Blue Prints of Topographic Survey of Cade Farm Completed Blue prints of the topographic , survey made of the Alvira Cade farm south of Decatur, site for the Subsistence Homestead division, were forwarded today to Architects McNally and Quinn in Chicago. Ferd L. Lltterer, secretary of De- I catur Homesteads, Inc., local oper-1 ating unit of the Federal housing project, stated that the architects would meet next week with H. B. Hull, landscape architect at Purdue and plans will be made as to type of house to be built and general arrangements of tlie grounds. Mr. Lltterer also stated that I more than 50 applications had already been filed by prospective home purchasers. Applications will still be accepted by the local board of directors and persons desiring to be considered as asked to till out the preliminary applications at once and file them either with Mr. r Litterer. Janies Elberson. president or Mrs. Henry Heller, vice-presi-. i dent of Decatur Homsteads. Inc. Mudli publicity has been given ) i the Homestead project in magazine and newspapers throughout tlie ~ country. The February 3, issue ot the Prairie Farmer, contains a two . column write-up under the head of f “Decatur Builds Mosesteuds." The article deals with the general purpose of the government's plan to build small modern houses for facl tory and office workers, selling the places on long time payments and i at small monthly rentals. || Mr. L.ltterer stated that plans were being made to build 48 houses. , The exact number has not yet been determined on. the number being governed by the general plans of 11 the architects. The work of making the topographic survey, showing the general contour of the land was done by CWA labor, More than 35,700 ( measurements were taken. The Cade farm lies at the south • ’ *(CONT*NCRD 'oN sTk)** ,I o : PASTOR'S DEATH IS UNEXPLAINED i Mysterious Shooting Os Former Wabash Pastor Unsolved Indianapolis, Feb. 3—<U.R) —The mysterious shooting of Gaylord V. iSaunders, 35, former Wabash! pastor, here yesterday remained unsolved today as police failed to uncover any difficulties. The minister, who had been ' attending an embalming school ' here, was found dead in his parked automobile on the north side 1 of the city early yesterday morn- ' Ing. Death resulted from a bullet wound in the head, said by police to have been Inflicted by a robber. A watch, a diamond ring and a large sum of money which ■ Saunders usually carried were ■ missing. Police expressed the opinion that Saunders had decided to | return to Wabash, leaving his rooming house between 12 and 1 | o’clock yesterday morning. Saunders was in the habit of returning to his home at Wabash late at night, and often picked up hitch-hikers, his room mate, . Theodore Mather, 19. said. Police • said it was likely he was robbed i and slain by someone he had ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 1 o John W. Shafer Is i Trustee Candidate j John W. Shafer announced today ; that he will be a candidate for the ; Democratic nomination for trustee ■ of Root township. Mr. Shafer was : . a candidate four years ago in a • three cornered race. He is a well known resident of the township. o J Ministers To Meet Wednesday Morning , The Decatur ministerial association will hold its regular meeting . in the library room at the court . house Wednesday morning at 10 I o'clock. Rev. M. W. Sundermann ■ will deliver an address and business of importance will be discussed.

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ISSUES ORDERS AGAINST GRAFT 1 IN PUBLIC AID President Roosevelt Decries Politics In Recovery Plan GIVES ORDERS TO STATE DIRECTORS I Washington. Feb. 3. — (U.R) —ln fighting words President Roosevelt has made it clear that his gigantic ' recovery organization was for the purpose of recovery only, and not politics. His viewpoint was hammered home in a blunt address to 48 state ' directors of the National Emergency Council and was regarded tie day as a reply to critics who saw In the government's widespread activities the framework of a power--1 ful Democratic machine. The directors, of all shades of 'political opinion stood silently In ranks in the executive office of the White House as Mr. Roosevelt expounded his administration's objective. He capped his remarks with a warning that the directors ‘ must he “hard boiled” at the expense of the most powerful political bosses in the land. When it was all over they ap- ! plauded vigorously. Decrying any effort that might i turn relief work to political aci count, self aggrandizement, auth- ■ ority or special credit, the President observed: "This work has nothing to do witli partisan polities, nothing at all. A great many of you are Republicans, a good many are Democrats. quite a number do not belong regularly to one party or the other. We are not in the least bit • interested in the partisan side of * this picture. i “We do want you to be absolutely hard boiled if you find any<ocal person within your own states who ; is trying to get political advantage out of the relief of human needs and you will have the backing of i this administration 106 per cent, even if you nit the biggest political boss in tlie United States on tlie head, in carrying out tills general program. 1 think it is awfully important for the country to realze that relief, the carrying out of the principles behind the National Recovi ery Act, the carrying out of public works and all of the other ramifi(CONTIN’URD ON PAGE TWO) o Health Clinic Held At Geneva Friday A health clinic wa.s held at Geneva. Friday when 114 indigent children were immunized against diphtheria, Miss Vivian Burk, women's administrator ot' CWA announced. The toxoids were given by Drs. C. P. Hinchman and Price, assisted by Miss Florence Anderson public health nurse. MAT EXTRADITE FIVEGANGSTERS Five Os Dillinger Gang May Be Extradited To Ohio Michigan City, Ind.. Feb. 3.—(U.R) —Five members of the Dillinger bank robbery gang, held in the state prison here, may be extradited to Ohio on murder charges, it appeared today. Ohio authorities were reported to want Harry Pierpont. Charles MakI ley, Russell Clark. Edward Shouse and Harry Copeland in connection with slaying of Sheriff Jess L. Sarber at Lima when Dillinger was rescued from jail there Oct. 12. Indiana will grant custody of all i members of the gang against whom ! sound murder charges can be brought, Wayne Coy, secretary to | Gov. Paul V. McNutt, in charge of i penal affairs, announced. Those not convicted in Ohio will ! be returned to Indiana to serve maximum sentences and escaped convicts as escaped convicts and bank robbers, Coy said. The prison board of trustees, in meeting here, refused an audience yesterday to H. D. Claudy, deputy warden discharged after an investigation of escape of ten convicts (CONTINUED ON PAG® SIX)

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‘Ghost’ Writer Awarded SIO,OOO I .A- ■ 1‘ ■ * ' I ■ > bin’ll ’WWfI 1 John R. Mauff (above), former official of the Chicago Board of Trade, who was awarded $10,001) i in his $50,000 "ghost writer" suit against Arthur W. Cutten, millionaire grain and stock speculator. Mauff charged that he was liir-d by Cutten to write speeches, magazine and newspaper articles in a “ghost" campaign to modify Board of Trade rules and the federal ’ grain futures act.

LOCAL SCOUTS PLAN MEETINGS Twenty-Fourth Anniversary Os Scouting Will Be Observed ’ All four Decatur boy scout . troops will meet at the Central I. school building Wednesday eveni ing at 6 o'clock for troop inspec- ■ tion. Inspections for the two Ge- • neva troops will be held later in the week. A certificate of good appearance will be awarded by the national • council to each troop which has at least 75 per cent of its membership in correct uniform and ' passes certain regulations conI cerning badges and insignia. A certificate of progress in good appearance will be awarded to units having between 50 and 75 per cent of their membership in correct uniform. Pictures of the troops will be taken following the inspec- ■ tion. Scouts, former scouts, parents and scooters will celebrate the , 24th birthday of scouting with a ■ banquet at the Rice hotel Thursday, February 8 at 6:45 p. m. All will loin in singing old time scout songs and promptly at 8:15 p. in. will recommit themselves to the scout oath as it Is broadcast over the radio. A court of honor will be he'd 1 for those scouts who have made advancements during the past two ' months. The President's award. • a flag streamer, will be given by i President Roosevelt to the troons which have qualified for the 1933 objectives of the 10-year program. A large statue of a boy scout will i be presented to the Decatur troop which makes the best showing in advancement and appearance. This award will be in the posses- ' sion of the winning troop until the next anniversary day when it will , be re-awarded to the troop that . then makes the best showing. , French Quinn will be principal (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) • I—o Chamber Os Commerce Directors Will Meet A meeting of the directors of the ' I Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday night at the Chamber of | Commerce rooms. Plans will be made for holding the annual meeting of the organization and committees will be named to look after arrangements. The election of officers will also 1 take place at the meeting. Three new members will be elected and officers will then be chosen. James Elberson is president of the Cham--1 be.r of Commerce and Dan Tyndall is the secretary-

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COMMISSION i APPROVES CUT IN LOCAL RATE Lower Rates of City Plant Will Be Applied Immediately YEARLY SAVINGS NEARLY $15,000 The Indiana Public Service Commission today approved the reduced light and power rates for the City Light and Power plant as petitioned for hv die council. The new and ’ower rates will apply immediately and the savings to patrons will he I B hown vv'.’h lite February itiob-r re;tdini!s. It is estimated that the yearly savings to , power and light users will total more than $15,000, based on last i year's consumption. The commission approved the minimum service charges of 50 i cents, $1.50 and 50 cents per H.P. i for connected load, as set out in i the schedule of rates prepared by I the council. The commission also approved the 10 per cent service charge on delinquent bills up to $3.00 and three per cent on all sums over that. The 20th of the mouth following service, or meter rending is the final date for paying the accounts without the service charges applying. Many users of light and power will benefit from the combination ; for current, which starts at six cents for tlie first 50 KWH and I drops to four cents for the next 1 50 KWH, with another drop to I three cents per KWH on all over 100 KWH per month. The minimum charge is $1.50 per month. M. J. Mylott, supei intendent of the city plant, stated that in i homes where they had a motor or electrical appliances that this rate would apply. The residence and office lighting rate starts at six cents for the first 50 KWH. drops to five cents for the next 100 and then to four cents for all over »150 KWH per month. The minimum charge is 50 cents per month. The power rate is five cents for the first 200 KWH. the next 100.000 KWH at two cents and all over 100.200 KWH to 1% cents per KWH per month. Tlie old residence and office light rate is seven cents net for the first 100 KWH and five cents per KWH for all over that amount , of current per month. The New Rates The new schedule of rates as allowed by the commission follows: Residence and Office Light Rate Monthly consumption per KW. First 50 KWH 06 Next 100 KWH 05 All over 150 KWH 04 Minimum charge 50c per month. Power Rate Monthly consumption per KW. First 200 KWH 05 INext 100.000 KWH 02 tcn'rrivr'en nv oinv13 TAKE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS Examinations Given Today For Monrnp. Geneva Post Offices Civil service examinations were given to 13 applicants for postmasters of Monroe and Geneva, this i morning. The examinations for the eight applicants for Monroe were held in the civil service room of the Decatur postoffice, and the remaining five were given the tests at the Berne auditorium. Those who seek the position at Monroe include Joe Neimeyer, Miss Helena Thomas. Raymond Orist, John Stoneburner, Otto Longenberger, Will Ehrman, Mr. Adler and Adolph Hanoi. Mr. Manni is present acting postmaster. The applicants who were examined at Berne include Dan Grllea, Wendell Long Clarence Lybarger, Harold Mattax and Mrs. Will Wlddows is acting postmistress for Geneva. The appointments of .Mr. Hannl and Mrs. Widdows were made on recommendation of Congressman James 1. Farley to fill the vacancies of those two offices.