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Trigger Man B f v ■ X JAM Joseph T. Mathers, 19, who confessed that he fired the shot that, I killed Rev. Saunders. Mathers said that he was paid $lO by Mrs. ! Saunders to kill her husband. Mathers was a roommate of the slain man.

ANOTHER CROW HUNTTOMORROW Men And Boys Interested In Crow Hunt To Meet At 7 o’Clock Roy Johnson, president of the Adams county conservation league, announced today that a crow hunt will be held Wednesday evening. All 1 men and boys interested in engag- * ing in the hunt are asked to meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in this city at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening. Game wardens Haulin and Wilson will supervise the hunt. The I crow kilting movement has the supj port of the slate vonaervation department. Crows are enemies of wild life and are known as nest robbers, destroying the eggs of game birds and wild fowls. Membership fee in the state or I ganization consists of 50 pairs of i crows' feet. Crows may also be i trapped or destroyed in other ways. Mr. Johnson also announced that a meeting of ti:e conservation league will lie held at S o’clock Thursday night at the Chamber of ComI merce rooms. Oi ganization of the lot al league will be furthered and membership cards will be presented. All members ar urged to attend this meeting and bring all others interested. A report of Wednesday's crow hunt will be made at this meeting. — o Gold Resources At New High Record ■ Washington, Feb. 6—<U.R> —Total gold resources of the United States reached another record high today at $7,029,569,225.70. based on the revalued price of the American' dollar. WAR SECRETARY ORDERS PROBE Secretary Dern Orders Investigation Os Purchases, Sales Washington. Feb. 6—-ZU.PJ—Sec-retary of War Dern today disclosed he had authorized a sweeping Investigation by the department of justice into all phases of the war department’s commercial activities, both purchases of supplies and sales of surplus mater- ' ials. Dern's announcement came as District Attorney Garnett began presenting evidence to a grand jurj - on certain phases of alleged I irregularities. Assistant Secretary of War, Woodring’s order barring Joseph Silverman from doing further business with the war department was the first public step in this investigation, Dern said. The inquiry also will deal witn the alleged lobbying activities of Silverman and others. Dern indi-, cated. , He said the investigation has been underway quietly for a week or 10 days. 1 He said the investigation had, been ordered as a result of, ' j “loose talk" in and out of the war. ON PAGE FIVE)

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POSSIBILITY OF | PROSECUTION IN AIR CONTRACTS Department Os Justice May Prosecute Four Men On Charge CONTEMPT HEARING IS SET FOR FRIDAY Washington. Feb. 6. (U.R> department of justice agents moved quietly today toward a sweeping investigation of Hoover administration airmail contract dealings which may shock the nation more than the famous Teapot Dome oil scan- , dal of 1924. The I'nited Press learned from a reliable source that criminal prosecution was being considered by the de|>artment as a result of sensational flndings of tile special senate airmail committee. Meanwhile, a former "little cabinet” officer under Herbert Hoover and three officials of major airline companies awaited the hearing Friday on charges of contempt of the I'nited States senate. They were William P. Mact’raken, Jr., former assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, Harris M. Hanshue. president of Western Air Express, Gilbert Glvvin, Hanshue's secretary, and Col. L. H. Brittin, vice-president of Northwest Airways. Secret agents of the justice department's criminal investigation bureau have been engaged in intensive study of testimony taken by the senate committee. It was understood the scope of their inquiry would depend largely upon ' tlie outcome of the contempt pro- . ceeding. Never before has the senate act- 1 ed as quickly in ordering contempt citations as it diu yesterday when Senator Black. Dem., AiU.. chairman of the investigating committee, stated his case against Mae(GOMTINI’ED ON PAGE FIVE) o ._ ALLEN COUNTY FARMER DIES Wiliam Franz. Brother Os Local Man, Is Found Dead Today William Franz, 54, Allen county firmer and brother of Hugo Franz of Decatur, was found dead in bed at his farm home in Madison township, Allen county, at 7 o’clock this morning. Mr. Franz had not been ill. He had worked about the farm as usual Monday. When he did not rise i at the usual hour this morning, the housekeeper, Mildred Bohnke went to his room and found him dead in the bed. He was .born in Madison township. lAllen county on January 6, 1880, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Franz. His mother preceded him in deatli in 1891, and his father died on May 20, 1933. He was never married. Survivors are two brothers, Albert of Madison townshit), and Hugo of Decatur: two half-sisters, Mrs. Emma Bohnke and Mrs. Elsie Fuelling of Adams County. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the St. Peters Lutheran Church of which the defeased was a member. Rev. L. J. Dornseif will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery. The body will be removed to the Franz home from the W. H. Zwicik and Son funeral home Wednesday afternoon. Ira Fuhrman Enters Race For Trusteeship Ira Fuhrman, well known insurance agent of this city, today announced that he will be acandidate for the democratic nomination for trustee of Washington township, subject to the decision of the voters i at* the May primary. Mr. Fuhrman is the third candidate to announce his candidacy for this office. The other two candidates are Jess Hurst and George Strickler. Mr. Fuhrman is well known Ln | the township and intends to call on every voter previous to the primary. He has been active in democratic politics. He operates the De'vatur Insurance agemey.

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Report President Back At Work Today Washington, Feb. 6. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt, fully recovered from the cold that kept him uway from his desk in the White House yesterday, went back to work today as usual. Observing a precaution mea- ; sure, however, the President decided to work In his study on the second floor of the mansion Instead of in the executive offices. Vol. Louis McHenry Howe, senior White House aeeretary and political adviser Io lhe President, today was suffering an attack of grippe and confined to his bed. Howe's condition was described as not serious. MEETING HELD MONDAY NIGHT < Chamber Os Commerce Plans Annual Meeting* And Banquet The directors of the Chamber of Commerce met last night and made plans for holding the annual meeting and election of three new directors io the board. Dan 11. Tyndall was named general chairman on arrangements for the meeting, which will probably be held Monday, February 19. This S date may be changed, depending if the speaker can be secured for that date. Robert Helm was named chairman of the ticket committee'. It was decided to sell the banquet tickets for fifty cents each. Three new directors will be elected. Those retiring are, Henry Schulte. Wilson Lee and James [Cowan. Nine men were nominated, three of whom will be elected at the annual meeting. Those nomiI uated are, J. Ward Calland. of the (Jentral Sugar Co., William Bell, La Fontaine Handle Co.. Harold Niblick, dry goods merchant; Elmo Smith, druggist; Jess Rice, hotel proprietor; Andy Appleman, grocer; John Stulls, grocer; Clifford Saylors, auto dealer; J. H. McMak- ■ en, feed and grain dealer. James Elberson, president of the | Chamber of Commerce, presided at the meeting last evening and ap(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 — Potluck Supuer At Church Wednesday Church night will be observed at rhe midweek service Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian church. A potluck supper will be served at 6 o'clock. All members are asked to bring a covered dish. Following the supper, the pastor will deliver a short address. Dismissal will be , made promptly at 7:30. — o Board Is Still In Session Today The county commissioners continued in session today and conferred with Ralph Roop, county road supervisor and County attorney Henry B. Heller. The board members will probably go to Indianapo lis Thursday to obtain a ruling from : the state treasurer relative to lhe amount of money the state will pay to the county for old age pensions. Final determination in the pensions will not be made until later. DELAY HEARING FORLENIENCY Petition Os Hoagland Man’s Slayer Given Continuance Indianapolis Feb. 6—(UP) —The state clemency commission today continued the petition for leniency of Okla J. Scherer, 34, w’ho is serving a life sentence on charges of killing Wayne Havice of Hoagland June 6, 1920. Members of the commission said they would like to have a detailed account of events leading up to the slaying and asked Scherer’s attorney, L. W. Cannon, 'Bluffton, obtainthe necessary background and prei sent It at a later date. The case probably will co-me up again early in March or late this month. The killing was said to have been prompted over refusal to Havice and his mother to let Scherer keep company with Havice’s sister.

MERLIN DUNBAR SLATED FOR 108 1 1 Native of Linn Grove Slated For Louisville Bank Position .Merlin M. Dunbar of Indianapolis. an executive of the Union ' Trust Company of that city, who is slated for the presidency of a ’ bank to be established in Louisville under the auspices of the I Federal Bank there, is a native of Adams county, the son of iL. L. Dunbar who lives at Linn Grove. | Dunbar has been recommended by Senator Frederick VanNuys and named by the directors of the Fed--1 erald I .and Bank. Four new affiliates are being organized, officers ■ of which are to be selected from [the four states of the Louisville b Land Bank district. Merlin Dunbar is a graduate of lhe Linn Grove high school. He has been graduated from both the science and law schools of Indiana . University. In addition lie took I special work at Chicago and WisI cousin universities. For several . years lie taught in Adams county schools and for a time was superintendent of schools at Hartford . City. He lias been in Indianapolis . for a number of years working in , banking institutions. He has also f done special work in the income . tax field.. His father. L L. Dunbar, served nine years as Adams county commissioner. Legionnaires To Conduct Services II Members of Adams post number 43 of the (American Legion are requested to meet it the legion Kall > on South Second street 12:30 p. in. . Wednesday. The Legionnaiies will I conduct full military services at the i funeral of Joseph C. ‘Parmer. Civil I War veteran, who died Saturday - night. Io — . SECOND TRIAL IS SCHEDULED — Trial Os Dr. Alice Wynekoon Is Set For Monday, February 19 Chicago, Feb. 6—<(J.R) —The sec- • ond trial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop on charges of nmrderi ! ng her d°u«hter-iu-law. i was set today for Feb. 19 before , Judge Harry B. Miller of the i criminal court. The case was assigned to Judge Miller by Chief Justice Philin Finnegan of the criminal court when the aged, ill woman appear- ■ ed before him and said in a quavering voice; “I am ready for trial now, an early trial, please.” "When do you wish the case to , h° tried." Miller asked Dr. Wynekoon when she appeared later before him. “Immediately.” said the woman. i Defense Counsel W. W. Smith interrupted. “Don’t set the date too early,” he interposed. “I am not ready to go Ahead immediately." The date was set for Feb. 19. (although Dr. Wynekoop protested she wished the trial to start soon-, er. Dr. Wynekoop said she felt con- ' sfiterablv better than at the time of her first trial when her reneatod eo’lanses forced Judge David to deciare a mistrial before the defense had begun. “I feel better," she said, “but I couldn't look any worse than I do." Dr. Wynekoop was accompanied in court by her son. Walker, and ' her attorney. o— Several Injured In Falls On Ice Several young people about the . city suffered minor accidents Monday night, while skating. Dean Fletcher, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher of 7C4 High street, fell while skating near the Country Club, and suffered an injury to his head and right wrist, i He was unconscious until this morning. Lewis Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Third street, receiv- * ed bruises about hie save and Miss i i Ruth Voglewede was also slightly I hurt.

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ARRAIGNMENT | OF DILLINGER IS POSTPONED Hearing On Habeas Corpus Proceedings Is Set For Friday ONE OF CONVICTS TELLS HIS STORY Crown Point, Ind., Feb. 6 (U.R) —With arraignment on a murder charge temporarily postponed, i John Dillinger, alleged bank robber and killer, today prepared io seek his freedom through habeas corpus proceedings. / A petition for a writ of habeas ' coruus, to obtain the alleged gang leader's release from the lai'ae county jail here, was filed before, Circuit Judge T. Joseph Sullivan late yesterday. Arraignment of Clie prisoner, scheduled for yesterday afternoon, i was postponed pending a hearing on the release wove, Feb. 9. Joseph J. Ryan, defense attorney, asked that records of th-? brief proceedings yesterday afternoon show that the defense ques- 1 tions jurisdiction of Hu* circuit court. The request was denied on objection of Deputy Prosecutor John Underwood, who demanded the defense file a special p'ea attacking jurisdiction of the court. Tells Activities Rochester. Ind.. Feb. 6 —<U.R) —, Activities of the escaped Indiana convicts gang after fleeing from the state prison were revealed today by A. L. Denniston, chairman of the prison trustees, whose information was obtained from Edward Shouse, one of the It) convicts. Denniston said he talked with Shouse after the latter was cap-: tiire.l in Paris, ill., and returned to the prison several weeks ago. Shouse said that he and five others of the convicts went I through Rochester shortly after the escape, dressed in prison clothes and driving a stolen automobile. From Rochester they went to TmtiaiiADolis and met Mrs. Mary Kinder, sweetheart of Harry Pieri pont, another of the escaped prisoners. Shouse said that Mrs. Kinder : gave them shelter and provided civilian clothing. Later, he dec'ared. they went to Hamilton. Ohio.' and then to Lima, 0.. where they (mwTWV-n nv a rrv «TX> 0 Employment. W’suwu Reported Higher Indianapolis. Feb. 6—(IIP) —A 15 ! per cent increase in emnlovmen'. and a 17 per cent increase in wages over figures of June. 1933., have resulted by the NRA. Fran-1 cis Wells, manager of the recovery offices here said last night. a aar z " a s ,T *x the Fnonomicsl Research Forum, Wells declared that 5.000 000 more have been ? ivon omnloyment by the PW 4 and CWA. Cotton texti'e workers were being paid $15,000,000 annually in May. 1933, as compared with $27,000,000 in September. Wells said. APPROPRIATION BILL IS PASSED House Passes Bill For Four Department’s Appropriations Washington, Feb. 6 —(UP) —The house today passed the state, justice, commerce and labor appropria- , tion bill, tarrying $83,667,272 for. operation cf these departments during the fiscal year beginning July ' 1. The total was <20,902.222 less | than the current year. Half the saving was made by reduced appropriations for the justice department's liquor law en-, forcement. The state department was given $10,999,269; justice S2B 506,878: commerce $32,340,321; labor sll,920,805. Passage of the measure left the| house with only four appropriation , bills to consider; the war department. agriculture department. District of Columbia -bill, and legislative bills.

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Slain Pastor , I (r. . Rev. Gaylord V. Saunders, former Wabash pastor, found shot to death on a lonely road near Indianapolis. Mrs. Saunders and four I others are heM by Indianapolis police after confessing to one of the strangest murder plots in history.

URGES BANKERS TO LEND MONEY Jesse M. Jones Asks Banks To Assume Share In Recovery Program New York. Feb. 6—(UP)—Warning that unless they pursued a more liberal credit policy, the government would have to extend its loaning facilities. Jesse M. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance corporation, today had called on the Nation’s Bankers to assume a full ; share, in the President’s recovery program. I “I would be less than frank.” Jones told the sixth midwinter meeting of the New York State bankers association, "if -I did not say the President would lie greatly disappointed if the (banks do not perform all their funftions.” He characterized “big city" bankers as “too superior" and chided the bigger New York 'City banks for being a "little tardy; a little hesitant" in cooperating in the preferred stock, program intended to place the banks in a strong capital I position to assist in the recovery ’(TONtTnT ED ON PAGE FOUR) STATE INSULL ABLE TO TRAVEL Greek Government Physicians* Sav Utility Head Able To Move Athens. Feb. 6 — (U.R) —Samuel Insult’s unwelcome visit to Greece where he has found refuge from American extradition proceeding; neared its end today as two government physicians declared him able to travel. Instill was understood to be seeking to charter a ship for Denmark, where he hoped to find a new' sanctuary from the United States government! effort to return him for trial in connection with the collapse of his vast utilities companies. The report was to be handed formally to the government today, and it w r as expected that Instill would be advised at once that he must go. He was to have bean expelled Jan. 31, but he was given a stay on his plea that he was too - ill to move. Washington, Feb. 6—<U.R) —The United States has an extradition treaty with Denmark and state de- ; nartment officials said unofficially today they believed it would i cover the Instill case. Harvey Stevens Leaves Hospital Harvey Stevens, who has been a patient at the Adams County Mei mortal hospital for the past two ■ months, was able to leave the institutiou Sunday. Mr. Stevens suffered , a broken right leg when he fell from scaffolding while working on a CWA project in the county audi- , tor’s office. He was taken to Kalamazoo, Michigan where his mother. Mrs. Aaron Stevens is residing. He is able to get around on crutches but will not be abe to walk until later.

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WAR VETERANS JOIN IN RIOTS ON GOVERNMENT 3,000 Veterans, Students And Citizens Battle With Police PREMIER MAKES APPEAL FOR CALM Paris, Feb. 6— U.R) —Rioting crowds in the Place de La Concorde set fire to the ministry of marine building tonight. Troops were called out and several batteries of machine guns were set up outside the chamber of > deputies. The rioting assumed desperate proportions as the evening progressed. Police fired volleys ini' to the crowds. At least 100 shots i were fired, with two killed, one a woman, and possibly others wounded. Paris, Feb. (>- U.R) - Barricaded behind paving blocks, , ripped bv main strength from the public streets, riotous French mobs tonight btilt'ed police over the histori ca 11 v blood-drenched . Place do La Concorde, in :t ’ huge demonstration against the government. Three thousand war veterans, <aw<*ents end members of a patriotic organization, plus an angry . crowd of tax-ridden citizens, tore granite stones from tne sidewalks *■« h*’iid 'he traditional "barricade of revolutions" and from this court , ,-Assailed the mounted and foot po- , lice. ! The cabinet met aud approved a five page ministerial declara- ‘ tion to be read to the chamber bv .' Daladier, outlining the policies of r his governnieut and particularly , describing iiis intention to t “cleanse" his government of , charges that its predecessors, t made up of the same political elements. were responsible for the Stavisky hanking scandal. Daladier addressed a personal appeal tor calm to the public, and more particularly to war veterans, k He said: "Political erouns and war Veter- ' ans have decided to manifest today. A war veteran himself, the chief of the government asks his war veteran comrades not to assoi elate their claims with political troubles. He invited them not to . manifest at a moment when calm and dignity are needed. "Responsible for order, the* government will kaow how to niain- ! tain it.” 1 Deputies of the governn»enlal radical socialis" nartv voted unanimously, after hearing Daladier'.s • ministerial declaration, to support i the cabinet. The government published the fCONTTNUWn ON PAGE TWO) ,■ 0 * Dnnco At K. Os C. . j Hall Wednesday Night — A dance will be held In tho i Knights of Columbus hall, Wednesday evening for members of the i lodge, their wives and sweethearts. ■ No admission will be -charged and i refreshments will be served. AUNI OF LOCAL RESIDENT DEAD •I Miss Julia Deck, Aunt of Tom Leonard, Died At Fort Wayne n ■ | Miss Julia Deck, 77, of Hessen Cassel, aunt of Tom Leonard of this city, died at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Fort Wayne Monday morning at 11:30 o'clock following a four-day illness of pneumonia. Miss Deck was housekeeper at the residence of Rev. F. J. Hassler. 1 pastor of the St. Joseph's Catholic .Church at Hessen Cassel, and had served in that capacity for Rev. . Hassler during the last 17 years. , She was born in Germany. Sur- . vivors include a brother, August [ Deck of Germany; four nieces, Mrs. I Leo Denner, Mrs. George Eichhoff. i Mrs. J. M. Seiler and Miss Geral- . dine Leonard, all of Fort Wayne; . two nephews, Ted Deck of Detroit, , and Tom Leonard of Decatur. 1 Funeral services will be held i Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at 1 the St. Joseph’s Catholic church with Rev. Hassler officiating.