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APPROVE PLANS FOR HOMESTEAD Engineer’s Plat of Local Homestead Site Sent To Washington An engineer's plat of the SubI siatence Homestead site on the ' Cuile farm, south M Decatur, was I approved yesterday by the local I board of directors of Decatur Honieateada. Inc., and copies hav* I been taken to Washington for approval by the sitpervising archi•ect. E. L. Middleton of Washington, federal director of the local hometoad protect and Edward Quinn of the architect firm of MeNiill and Quinn. ClliCngu. were here yesterday and met with tin- Decatur directors. Blue prints were shown and approved by the directors, latter » perspective of the entire homestead site will le made by the architect and sent to this ei'y, to'lowing approval by the Washington authorities. Tljp tentative plans call for two entrances to the park from High street. A street, running southwest through the Dallas Spuller and Willis Magner farms, connecting with Russell street is also prenosed. This street would be used by school children and would eliminate the necessity of crossing ’he railroad. The plat shows the location of <8 houses on the site. A park, boulevard, recreation grounds an i otlvr advantages are proposed. Feed L. bitterer, secretary of the local company which will operate •he homestead project, stated that the arch tec's would prepare i perspective of the entire tract, showing the location of the houses, planting of trees, streets and walks as soon as the superrMiig architect approves the tentative p'ans. U..K Hull, landscmu' ardultft.t st Purdue University, is assisting the Chicago architects in the laying out of the site. James Elberson. president of , Decatur Homesteads and federal direcior on the job. stated that he was notified that 'the work of (CO.VTINI'ED OX PAGE I- IVFD STATE TO LET NEW CONTRACTS Bids Will Be Onened Soon To Permit Early Start On Work Indianapolis, Feb. 15 — <U.R) — ' Contracts for approximately $lB,1 000,000 of highway and bridge construction Ir 1934 will lie let soon in an effort to start work as I early as weather permits, it was announced today by the state highway- commission. The projects will be financed with $10,000,000 allotted by the Federal government and $8,000,000 ! n state funds. Bids on two groups of brides and highway projects, estimated ♦ o cost approximately $2,500,000, will be opened by the commission Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. Other projects will be advertised as rapidly as possible, the conimission announced. The 1934 construction program wi'l include improvement of highway routes through more than 40 cities and bridge and highway construction and culvert widen ings in approximately half the counties of the state. More than $3,000,000 will be spent on the street improvement program and highway and bridge constructions .costing approximately $1,000,000 will be contracted for soon. ... The culvert widening projectswill be on approximately 1,000 miles of highways on which shoul ders were widened during the winter under a special unemployment relief prgoram. Bids on apnroxim itely 180 miles of this type of work will be included in the opening Feb. 27. Second Clinic For Children Friday All indigent children who received their first toxoid for diphtheria January 28 to 30, will be given their second treatments Friday. February 16. The clinic will be held at 8:30 a. m. in the domestic science rooms of the Decatur high I school building.

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Again in Path of Revolution —- - ■ H jfi ■ BBiRTiPIpi ' V “ ■ - This is how the Palace of Justice in Vienna looked after it had been wrecked in a previous Socialist riot. The historic building is once more in the path of warfare as artillery and machine gnus roar in the Austrian capital, taking a heavy toll in killed and wounded. Meanwhile all Europe is feeling the tension nd iimiiltng- of war are heard Ihroughout the continent.

COPELAND CASE IS CONTINUED Three Expected To Plead Not Guiltv; Woman In Court Greencastle. Ind., Feb. 15 I UP) —Sheriff Alva Bryan of Putnam tounty and Roy Nugent, Indiana Stat* policeman, left here •» today to return Harry Copeland, Dillinger gang member, to the state pr'son at Michigan City. Copeland was brought here yesterday to answer bank robbery harges but his case was continued for approximately 10 days. It was decided to r turn him to the prison for safe keeping. Arraign Three Lima. 0.. Feb. 15—(UP) — Formal pleas of not guilty were expected 1 >o be entere 1 by three Dillinger gangesters when they are brought 1 into court ere this afternoon for arraignment on first degree murder charges. The arraignment, originally set for yesterday, was delayed when a flaw was discovered in the indictment charging the men with shooting sheriff Jesse L. Barber in a raid on the county jail last October 12 to liberate their lea ler. John Dillinger. Precautions whrth authorities exercised yesterday were to be taken again today to prevent any escape attempts. The men, Harry Pierpont, Russell Clark and Charles Makley were heavily shackled hand and foot as they were hustled fromjtheir <CONTINVET> ON PAGE TWO) MRS.SPRDNGEB DEATH'S VICTIM Former Adams County Resident Dies At Van Wert, Ohio Mrs. Albert P. Sprunger, 33. of Van Wert. Ohio, sister of Mrs. Emma Mankey and John, David and Albert Roth of near Decatur, died at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday morn-, ing. j Mrs. Sprunger was born August ■ 8. 1900, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I ' Christ Roth of near Decatur. Her marriage to Mr. Sprunger took I place on May 8. 1924. Surving are the parents, the hus- i band, two children. Violet, 8, and Donald. 5, and the following brothers and sisters: Frances and Glenn , at home; Mrs. Emma Mankey., John. David and Albert Roth of near Decatur, and Fred of Fort Wayne. A sister. Martha, and a brother. Harry, preceded her in death. She was a member of the Evangelical church of Van Wert. Funeral services will be held Friday at 12 o’clock, standard time, at the home in Van Wert, and at 2 o’clock, standard time, at the Pleasant Dale church, three miles south and four < and one half miles wdst of Decatur, JI

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Rev. Joseph Seimetz Opens Lenten Season Speaking on the Holy Eucharist, the Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz. pastor, opened the series of Lenten sermons at St. Mary’s Catholic church last evening. His text was "And how they knew Him in the breaking of bread” I St. Luke, 24-35. His discourse dealt witih the presence of Jesus ‘ Christ in the tabernacle and why Catholics should avail themselves of the opportunity to visit with Him in the church. Beginning next Tuesday the Lenten sermons will be given each Tuesday evening. The way of the Cross will be made on Friday evening. The evening services begin at 7:30 o’clock. THANK SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Annual Thank-Oftering Service Will Be Held At U. B. Church The following program will be given Sunday evening, February 18. at 7:00 o’clock at the annual Thank Offering Service of the Women’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church. Instrumental Prelude —Miss Ruth Foughty. Leader —Mrs. R. F. Deßolt. Music—“ Come Ye Thankful People Come." Scripture Reading: 96th and 24th Psalm.—Miss Clara E. Mumma. Prayer of Thanksgiving—Mrs. C. J. Roberts. Reading—When Thy Heart with i Joy is O’er Flowing —Miss Lois ; Sovine. Duet —Mise Pauline Hakey and ‘ Lester Rainey. Reading—“ The Earth Is Full of the Goodness of the Lord”—Mrs. (). W. Brown. Music — Mrs. Earl Chase. Talk —Are Men Interested in Missions?— E. A. Crider. Talki—>A Man’s Viewpoint of what Missions mean to the Church.” R. E. Mumma. Consecration Service in Charge : of Mrs. Lillie Hill, with Richard! Hakey, Soloist. Offering and Announcements. Benediction —Rev. C. J. Roberta. o ■ Three Os Family Burned To Death Princeton, Ind., Feb. 15 —(UP) —; Mrs. Celmer Clem of Glezen, Pike i county, and two of her four child- 1 ren, died in a hospital this after- j noon from burns received when oil exploded during an attempt to start a fire in their home. Mrs. Clem and a daughter, Mari lou, 4 died exactly at the same time. Tlhe other child, Maxine. 7. succumbed to her burns a fe w minutes , later. Neighbors who were attracted to I the fire when Maxine ran from the home with her clothing in flames, succeeded in rescuing a three months old baby.

FARLEY TELLS DF ANNULMENT Postmaster General Charges Air Mail Carriers With Collusion Washington. Feb. 15 -JJ.P -The government kept On the offensive i in the airmail tight today. Chairman Black of the seiiau airmail investigating committee in serted in the congressional record a detailed letter from Postmaster General Farley explaining why air mail contracts were annulled and the job of hying the mail turned over to the ymy. Farley charged all the present domestic air mail carriers secured contracts based on conspiracy or collusion, except possibly the National Parks Airways. Farley alleged excessive payments totalling $46.800,000. Chairman Mead of the house postoffice committee arranged for hearings to permit officials of the affected air lines, and possibly Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, to tell their side of the story. Mead's committee is considering the administration's emergency bill to legalize army operation of the airmail system, and authorizing temporary contracts with independent operators without competitive bidding. Preparations also were made for ! a court fight over the annullments. Solicitor Karl A. Crowley of postoffice department, Carl Ristine. special justice department assistant in charge of the airmail prob*~*(CONTINUBD ON PAGE STX) THREEPERSONS ARE INDICTED — Marion County Grand • Jury Indicts Three For Pastor’s Death | Indianapolis. Feb. 15 — (U.R) — ! Murder indictments against three persons held in connection with the slaying of Gaylord V. Saunders, 36, resigned Wabash minister, were returned today by the Marion county grand jury. The indictments charged each of the defendants with both first and second degree murder. Those held are Mrs. Neoma : Saunders, 35, widow of the slain I minister; Theodore Mathers, 19. his room mate at an Indianapolis 1 embalming school, and Masil Roe, j 19. friend of Mathers. Vagrancy charges againsl Mrs. Mabel Balke, Wabash, Mrs. Saunders' nurse, ami Ross Curts, 19. Wabash, also arrested in connection with the slaying, were dismissed in Marion county criminal court today. Saunders’ body, with a bullet ' hole through the head, was found in his parked ear here early in the morning of Feb. 2. Police claim they have confes"Tcontinued on page ’five" *

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TRAY LOR DIES OF PNEUMONIA AS HEART FAILS Melvin A. Traylor, Prominent Chicago Banker, Dies Last Night WAS PROMINENT IN DEMOCRATIC RANKS Chicago, Feb. 15. -U.R -Melvin ! A. Traylor, who rose from a hackwoods log cabin boyhoisl to international prominence as president of the First National Hank of Chicago. died last night after a month long light against a rare, deadly type of pneumonia. Traylor was 55. He succumbed to the sevenih relapse in the course of the disease. Physicians said his strong const Ration, developed in his youth on u farm, enabled him to make an almost miraculous fight against a disease which usually kills its victims in two or three days. The banker died at 11:07 p. m. Strains oa his heart from previous t relapses proved fatal, physicians e said. The last relapse started at i 11 p. m. with a fluttering pulse. Besides the three physicians who sought to aid the bankers gallant tight, his wife, Dorothy, who gave blood for transfusions, a son Melvin. Jr., and a daughter, Nancy. rwere present at the bedside. Oxygen was administered and other treatments which had aided in the past were undertaken by the doctors, William R. Cubbins. N. Clarke I Gilbert and t ai Johnson, without success. Colonel Janies B. Kaine, vicepresident of the First National Bank and other friends were in * the house. The end came after a ‘‘ series of setbacks during the evening. Traylor was unconscious K most of the early evening. His last words had been "Dm very tried." 11 after he rallied from an early ‘ weakness. The pneumonia attack developed from a case of influenza d j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 DAN FLANAGAN r NAMED SPEAKER Fort Wayne Attorney Will Sneak At Chamber Os Commerce Banquet ' Dan C. Flanagan, well known R Fort Wayne attorney, will be the speaker at the annual Chamber of Commerce banouet to be held at ’ the Masonic hall next Monday evening. The dinner will'be served at 6:15 r o’clock by the Eastern Star women. ■ Reservations must be made by eight o’clock Monday morning and ' tickets will not be sold at the door, James Elberson, president of the Chamber of Commerce stated. Robert Helm and Harold Niblick are selling the tickets. Tlie price is 50 cents each. Persons not members of the Chamber of Commerce are invited to attend the (meeting. Those who fail to obtain tickets from the committee can | urchase them at any of the following places: Niblick and Co.. Vance ami I (CONTTNT’WD GV r>AGE SIX) 0 Automobile Seat Is Destroyed By Fire ‘ The driver’s seat in an old sedan 1 owned by Donald Gailer, caught fire at about two o’clock this afternoon while parked on South second street, in front of the court house. Passersby noticed the smoke and 1 opened the doors of the auto and placed snow and ice on the cushion putting out the fire. Practically the 1 whole seat of tihe car burned. > | o Pete Amsnaugh Is Trustee Candidate ■! Pete Amspaugh, well known local ■ citizen today announced that he • will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for trustee of Washington ■ township. Mr. Am- ' spaugh has been an automobile .salesman the past eight years. Prior f to that he was employed by the Lee ’ Hardware company for , t n years 1 He has had much business experien- e and ie well fitted for the ‘ position he seeks. He is an old time k Democrat and has many supporters.

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Loses Long Fight yWfc B m I 1 Melvin A. Traylor, president of ' the First National Hank of Chicago, died last night after a long fight against pneumonia. One of ‘ the outstanding bankers of the entire world, Traylor was proniin- ■ “Utly mentioned as candidate for 1 the Democratic nomination for - president at the 1932 convention, t

INDIANA CWA WORKERSWILL BE CONTINUED : Nearly 100,000 CWA Workers Assured Os Work Until May 1 DEFINITE WORD IS NOT RECEIVED HERE i Indianapolis, Feb. 15— (U.R) — Approximately K'o,ooo CWA workers in Indiana were assured of 1 employment until May' 1 today following passage by congress of the administration's $950,000,000 relief | bill. When word was received that congress had passed the bill. Wil- . liam H. Book, state CWA adntinis- ' trator, notified all county relief I administrators to keep their men at work on the pt esent basis until further word from Washington. i "Because of the reduction front 30 hours a week to 24 in urban areas, and 15 hours in rural districts, which went into effect Jan. 19, few projects due to have been i completed Feb. 15, were finished," ■ Book said. “In cases where the total man hours on a project have been ■ worked, and the project is not completed, the county administra- . tor is required to submit supplemental application, in order to carry on the work,’’ Book said. I Several hundred proposals for , new projects, submitted by countv . administrators in the last few weeks have been seld up at CWA offices here pending action on the , relief continuation bill by conCCONTTNUED ON PAGE THREE) o SAMUEL BENTZ IS CANDIDATE St. Townshin Resident T« Sovnnth Entering Sheriff’s Race Samuel Bentz of St. Mary’s township. today authorized announcement of hie candidacy for the democratic nomination as sheriff of Adams county, subject to the May primary. Today’s announcement brings the list of aspirants for the sheriff's office to seven. Others who have announced their candidacies are Ed. Miller. F. J. Schmitt and Joe Col-, 1 chin, all of Decatur, Arthur A. Lehman of B rne. Louis Reinking. Preble township, and Dent Baltzell, St. Maws townsi’lip. Mr. Bentz has been a resident of St. Marve township for the past 25 years. He was born in Wabash township and also lived in Decatur for two years. The latest candidate is making ; his first race for political office. Mr. Bentz served as special deputy under the late sheriff Harl Hollingsworth for two years during Hollingsworth’s second term.

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THOUSANDS OF SOCIALISTS IN AUSTRIA QUIT Backbone of Revolt Is Broken After Hundreds Are Killed GOVERNMENT GIVES GENERAL AMNESTY Vienna, Feb. 15. - Socialism in Austria wis crushed today and the unhappy post-war republic, representing the remains ot what once was tin empire, stood at the threshhold ol Fascist rule. Tens of t hou s a n<l s ot Socialist Schutzbund surrendered after four days of denperate conflict in which hundred;. including women and children. were killed. Scattered fighting went on after expiration of the governments amnesty offer at noon, but the Socialists appeared to be weakening after four days of bloody fighting in which women and children were among the victims. The dramatic climax of the sav1 age revolt occurred on the hisI iorlc Austrian battlefields of Apern and Eszllng. facing the ' city, where in ISO 9 loyal Austrian and Napoleon fought for supremi acy. It had been the scene of a modern battle for 36 hours, with the anti-government forces successful yesterday and the £itua- | tion reversed today. Moving out of Vienna across the Reich bridge, which until this morning still was a no man’s land, the government forces, after clearing the bridge, began a general forward march across the old | battlefield. Here the Socialists were con--1 centrated. especially those who ! during the night had retired from the huge Goethe apartment house in expectation of a resumption at dawn of the destructive artillery fire which had shattered the build ing. Most of them did not know (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ACCEPTANCE OF BID POSTPONED Jvdffe Slick Continues Holland-St. Louis Case Until February 20 South Beni, Feb. 15—IUP) —Bid of the Lake Shore Sugar company for the unmortgaged property of the Holland St. Louis Sugar company at Decatur was "grossely inadequate" objectors told Federal oJudge Thomas W. Slick here today In asking Ihirn to refuse confirmation of the sale. Judge Slick continued the case and set hearing for February 20. Objection was filed iby the Continental Sugar company when W. D. Remmell, Fort Wayne, special master in chancery for the sale, presented his report to Judge Slick. Council for the Continental company declared that the I-alte Shore firm, whose Central Sugar company operated the Decatur plant during last year, bid only $29,000 above the mortgages for an equity in the Dei catur sugar plant worth $89,000 [ C. J. Dreggman and William Arendshorst of Holland, Michigan represented tihe stockholders of the old Holland-St. Louis sugar company at the hearing. o ,—| — Ralph Tyndall Is Named Club Officer Ralph Tyndall, formerly of tihis city, was elected vise-president of the Bluffton Chamber of Commerce at the annual meetlug held Tuesday. Other officers are, C. O. Rider, president; Raymond Fitzpatrick, treasurer; Byrl J. Masterson and * John Gallman. directors. Mr. Tynadll is in the clothing business. - <O "" ■s—■ —* SIO,OOO Damage Suit Case Goes To Jury The $10(080 damage suit case of Mrs. Cleo Miller against Clyde Money and the Portland Drain Tile company went to the jury in the Adains circuit court at 3 o'clodk this afternoon. The case, venued here from Jay circuit court, opened Tuesday morning.