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Vol. XXXIL No. 57.

Head Dillinger Probes * --- , 4F* A Wf j • B fl C ’. ;J 'I .-»>v ! KF JL a»Kg? - '4k& *ls j 4 JsHil •» ■-’■ SsH , . ji NßKxai . • fe.r «**■ • , Philip Lutz .li. deft I, .Indiana attorney general, and Robert (1. Estill,»«ltstrict attorney of Lake Ciunty, Ind., conferring over the daring escape of Desperado John Dillinger from the Crown Point jail ' They are coiulncting separate inquiries.

Lot And Buildings Are To Be Removed Dr. 4'. Rayl of this city who purchased the lot and buildings on Second street, next door south of the Christian church, statist today that he would sell the buildings and have them moved away. Dr. Rayl stated he bought tlie property as afl investment. The property formerly belonged to the Coffee heirs. 1 , o Monroe Man’s Eat her Dies At Huntsville, O. Word was received of the death of Richard Floyd. 76. fattier of John Floyd of Monroe, which oc, ttrred Monday evening at 7 o'clock at the -Ueveaeed'w home ii> bhWH-v+Ue Ohio Death was caused by cancer and followed an illness of one year. The funeral will lie held Thursl«iay afternoon at Huntsville. Ohio. -O >- 1— HELEN ROWLEY AWARDED S°oo Fort Wayne Woman Is Given Judgment Against Red Top Cab Company Helen Rowley, Fort Wayne was awarded damages in the sunt of S9OO from the Red Top Cab Company, also of Fort Wayne, by a jury i>n the Adams circuit court this afternoon. The case was concluded at 10:45 this morning and was then given to the jury, which completed its deliberations at 2:10 this afternoon. The plaintiff had asked $2,500 for damages for injuries received while riding in a taxicab owned by the defendant company. The accident occured December 28. 1932. at the intersection of Fair- ' field Avenue and Taylor street in Fort Wayne. Tint tomplaint alleged that the accident was caused by reckless ■ driving by an operator hired by the company and by faulty brakes on the car. The plaintiff states that the taxicab struck another auto ' near the intersection of the above i mentioned streets, throwing the [ plaintiff into the windshield. Members of the jury were Albert [Gage. Adolph Bieberick. Albert W. Werling. Osa Von Gunten, Anton Thieme. William Beltz. Tom W. Bess, Charles Ray. H. D. Sipe. Charles Schenck. Fred J- Adler and John iMoaure. I Huge Naval Bill 1 Is Under Attack | Washington, Mar. 6. (U.R) — A last-minute attack on the naval construction bill started today as the senate prepared to vote on the measure before nightfall. Senator Gerald P. Nye, Repn., N. ■ D.. after being refused permission i to move that the measure be tabled, assailed it as "a bill for the^ relief ; of munitions makers." , Vice President John' N. Garner ruled that the motion to lay the i 1 bill on the table was out of order. Nye, who is attempting to obtain ■ senate action on a resolution call- ' ing for an investigation of traffic i in munitions to determine whether i; additional legislation for Its con- » trol is ncessary, opposed the Vlnj son-Trammell “big navy' bill as extravagant and unnecessary. t

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DIRECTORS IN MEETING HERE Homestead Site Project Directors Meet With Managing Director E. T>. Middleton of Washington.' D. C„ managing director of the Decatur Subsistence project attended a meeting of tne board of directors of the local comp.iny here today. The work of staking off the lots and streets in the 80 acre home building site south of Decatur has Ibeen progressing. Plans were ap- i "■pnivef hr W T: WlTson. ■orperriw- ■ ing architect In Washington recently. Forty eight houses will be bnilt and a boulevard drive, egg shape, will be built on the site. Approaches from High street and an outlet on Russell street will be built. The work of extending the city water mains to the site will start as soon at the material is received. The city will furnish the pipe necessary to extend the lines on High street, making a connection with’ I the line on Russell street also. A number of men will be engaged on the job and plans are being made to have the preliminary work done by May 1. The building of the houses will begin as soon as the ' architects can prepare the plans and details pertaining to the lett-, ing of the contracts can lie disposed , of--Present Play At Kirkland Friday The Fort Wayne Crescent Play-1 ers will present "The Hoodoo'. a three act comedy at the Community ' Hall in Kirkland. Friday night, March 9, at 7:45 o’clock. No admission will lie charged, but I a free will offering will be taken. I The public is invited to attend. DEFENSE SAYS DEATH MYSTERY Dr. Wynekoop’s Attorneys Say Girl's Death Is Still Unsolved Criminal Courts Building. Chicago. Mar. 6-—(U.R>—The slaying of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop remained as baffling a mystery today as ' it was on last November 21 when her bullet-shattered body was found ‘ ■ on her mother in law's private op- ' erating table, attorneys tor Dr. Alice Wynekoop contended today. "We don't say that Rlieta com- , ; mitted suicide," said Milton Smith 'as he presented his closing arguments to the jury in Dr. Wynekoop's ’ I trial on murder charges. I “We don’t know whether she did •j or not. We aren’t satisfied what j happened on the night that Rheta . was killed and neither is Prosecut,l or Dougherty." I Thus the issue was joined in the [sensational Wynekoop trial. If the jury of 12 men picked by [ ,! the defense especially for their [ . \ youth, reasons with the defense at- j , torney they will return £ verdict of acquittal and the mystery of "who killed Rlieta Wynekoop?" will reOM PAGE THBEE)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March (», 1931.

SAYS FARMING MAIN INDUSTRY OFOUR COUNTRY Lieutenant Governor Cliff Townsend Speaks At Annual Farm Banquet TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AT ANNUAL BANQUET Asserting that ’‘three square • meals a day by people on a restrict , ed diet would eat up the agricul ' tural surplus in tlie country today." M. Clifford Townsend, lieutenantgovernor of Indiana, addressed I about 26(1 persons at die tenth an iiual Adams County Farmers banquet at Monroe last night. It was served by the Ladies Aid Society of the Monroe M. E. church. Featured on the program in addition to the principal speaker was the awarding of the premiums and honors to farmers in the county for ' 1933. Leaders of nearly all agri- : cultural dubs and societies also announced the plans for 1934. I The program was opened with music by tly Grace family orchestra of Monroe. The Rev. Elbert Morford of the Monroe Methodist church said grace. A male quartet composed of Floyd Johnson, Homer Winteregg. Robert Sprunger and Rolland Sprunger, with Mrs. Homer Winteregg. pianist, then en tertained. latter in the meeting a "rube" novelty was presented in ! costume by Forest Walters, Thurmtn Drew. Clifford Brown, John Walters. R. O. Wynn and Freeman Schnepp. Mrs. John Walters accompanied this number. Thy last feature was a number by Pete Lehman. Swiss yodeler, with his daughter Juanita accompanying on the . jiiano. 4 Short . talks aji d _ presentation speeches were given by Peter D. Schwartz, chairman of the ineemg. George Krick, Merwin Miller, Pet er B. I .-liman. Henry Dehner. Frank

■ • J ..... . ....... ON PAGE FIVE* * OPPOSITION TO CODE DEVELOPS Administration's Ne w Program Os Shorter Hours Is Opposed Washington, Mar. 6—<U.R)~ -The administration's new program of! shorter hours and strict code en- ’ forcement ran headlong into in I dustrial and congressional opposi-: lion today. Major developments in the sec- i ! ond day of the NRA code confer-, lence: 1. Two thousand code author-! ity delegates cheered a parade of industrial witnseses at the employment section who denounced I tlie Roosevelt program of shorter ! hours and higher wages as unwise i .and dangerous. 2. Two letters allegedly writ ten by Rep. H. P. Fulmar. Dem . S. C.. advising sawmill operators to operate on a "common sense basis" without regard to code pro-! visions, were read to the code reorganization section. The opening attack on the Roosevelt program was welcomed with laughter and handclapping st the major meeting on employ men*. Fred H. Clausen of Wisconsin. I representing the farms equipment i industry, emphasized his objection with complaint against the NRA attitude toward employers. "The direct t implication of statemMits of administrators," he said, "has been that labor needs protection from a large number of selfish employers and that one way to get tt is to hand together and fight their employers for it. When you sow that kind of seed, you can expect a harvest in kind. Already the whirlwind has appeared. A code decree for a < CONTI NT’rm ON PA OF 9TXV o — Charles Holtman To Speak Here Tonight Charles Hohman, secretary to Congressman James I. Farley will speak at the bions club meeting to be held at the Rice hotel this evening. Mr. Holtman. who .also is supervisor of the business census being made in the Fourth district, will speak on opportunities. The committee in charge of the meeting desires a large attendance,

Extension ('lasses Will Be Organized Unernploye I high school graduates of the county met al the De i alur high nehool auditorium. Mun day evening, relative to organizing extension classes In Indiana University. As a result of the mooting classes in English composition. Business english, an I dramatics are practically assured, and clashes may be given in college algebra, sio ology, and psychology. . Another meeting will be held Thursday evening at X o'clock, to which all interested graduates are invited. FIRST COUNCIL CANDIDATE OUT Henry Faurote, Grocery Owner, First Candidate For City Council The first announcement hr can- . dldates for the city council was made today by Henry Faurote. well , known grocer and restaurant man. living on Winchester street. Mr. Faurote announced that he was a candidate for t>he democratic nomination for councilman from the second ward. The second ward now comprises all the territory south of Madison street, west to Fifth street to Studaluiker street and south on Winchester street to the corporate limits. i The law provides that each party i i shall nominate four candidates for . the council, five being elected. In i other words the five candidates rei reiving the highest vote in their ■ respective wards will l>e nominated. At least one councilman will be of - the opposite political faith. Mr. Faurote is a well known busi- * ness man of Dec-atnr and has displayed a keen interest in civic afi fairs and topics to merchants. Three candidates for the mayoralty nomination have announced, t They are O. L. Vance. Clarence

Stalter and'A. R. Holthouse. In the race for the democratic nomination for clerk-treasurer, three candidates have entered the I contest. They are. Mrs. Alice ChrisI ten, Mrs, Ada Martin and Everett Sheets. House Committee Favors 30-Hour Week The house labor committee by a unanimous vote, reported favorably ' today the Connery 39-hour week bill. Committee members said they would drive for early house passage of the bill, and predicted in [view of President Roosevelt's request in his NRA speech for shorter hours and increased industrial wages it would win wide support. The bill establishes a 30-hour ! week in all industry but provides for [exemptions in emergency cases. It [ prohibits a worker from being ent- ! ployed on “side joiis” which would increase his income, and prohibits wage decreases from present hour levels. TOWNSHIP AID REPORT GIVEN Washington Township Relief Bill Highest For Any Month The sub-zero weather last month was expensive for Washington township, the fuel hill for needy • families running up to $Bl7 for February. T. R. Noll, trustee for the township. shows total expenditures of $2,034.49 for the month, the highest ever paid out in a 30-day period, it was stated. Medical and dental care and cost of food came next in total etpendi- . tures, Mr. Noll stated. The report shows 138 families, representing 543 persons on the township relief roll. Direct aid was extended to 20 single persons. For the care of the sick S2O was ; expended during the month. The expenditures for the month follow: Food, $457.30; clothing, I $24.59: fuel, $817; medical and den- : tai care. $482.75; hospitalization, [ $198.35; other items, glasses and i transportation. care of sick, i S2O; total. $2,034.49. In January the total expenditures . for the township were $1,578.65. . Cost of fuel was the largest item a moi th ago.

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COURT RULING IS HAILED AS NEW DEAL AID Supreme Court Upholds New York’s Drastic Milk Control Law FEEL LIBERALS CONTROL COURT __ Washington. Mar. 6 ''U.P) The j powerful supreme court today was i definitely aligned with the tier i deal and embarked on a new dir -e i lion in jurisprudence that may ! make its present term as liistori-1 cully significant as were the early days of Chief Justice John Mar ' i shall. Observers almost unanimously conceded that the court’s decision i yesterday upholding New York state's drastic milk control law ' land its price fixing provisions 1 i was revolutionary’ in the court’s 1 history. Generally regarded as the most conservative branch of govern-, ment. the court, it was felt, had passed the crossroads ami was 1 headed in the direction pointed by L the liberal dean of jurists, Oliver Wendell Holmes. ’ The liberal wing of the court. 1 enlarged by the votes of chief Jus- ’ tice Charles Evans Hughes and Justice Owen J Robertas, who wrote the opinion, gained a five-to-fonr victory in the ease. 1 What the court actually did was - J to hold that the state could imr pose severe restrictions on a husi- ■ ness essential to the public welf tare, a theory essential tp the new deal’s program. The court went further and • with the aid of a vigorous dissent by the four regular conservatives. ■ outlined a position that promised [great svmpathy to recovery legi.s- ■ ■ iation. I.j The dissenters were Justice Wil

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SIGN CONTRACT More Than 1.000 Adams County Farmers Sign Reduction Contracts Between 1009 and 1100 •Adams county farmers have signed the corn-hog reduction contracts. County Agent L. E. Archbold announced today. A rough estimate of the benefits to be paid local farmers runs he- ' tween $200,9'?0 and $300,000. Mr. Archbold, announred. based on an average of about $3 an acre. It is estimated that more than 100,000 acres of tillable land are affecied by the corn-hog reduction i contracts. Those who signed agreej to reduce corn acreage between 20 Aid 30 per cent and cut hog production 25 per cent. County agent Archbold estimates that 75 per 'ent of all the tillable land in the county comes under the agreements signed by the 1000 or more farmers. The total acreage in Adams count}' is about 208,000 acres including woodland, waste land and that not adaptable to farming. Benefits to farmers run all the [ way from $25 to $2500. Mr. Archbold announced. One farmer in the county will receive at least $2500, it is estimated. He was one of the largest hog and corn raisers in the county and one of those who agreed [ to reduce acreage and cut production. The lists are being compiled as rapidly as possible and the county agent has set up the method of handling the business. Committees from each township have Ibeen i named and a permanent organiza[tion will be formed to carry out the <•" • ♦ ♦ ' ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Mrs. Roosevelt Is On Flight To Puerto Rico 1 Aboard Pan-American Air Einer ’ with Mrs. Roosevelt. Mar. 6—s'U.r!) ' Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt left ■ Miami hv scnnlnne at 8:52 a. m. 1 today on a flight to Puerto Rico, ■ the first time any first lady of the I United States ever ventured on ' such an over-water trip. She is • bound on a sociological study of 1 conditions in the island possession.

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Given Life * gib Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean. 36 yearold child specialist, was found guilty Saturday by a Greenwood. | Miss., jury and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Mississippi state penitentiary for the murder of her admirer. Dr. John Preston Kennedy. ADAMS COUNTY LEAGUE MEETS ■ 100 Men Attend Meeting Os Adams County Conservation League Approximately 10(1 men attended the meeting of the Adams County ; Conservation League, held at the

American Legion hall on Somli Sec- ' ond street Monday night. ■ Several matters of importance! were discussed at this meeting. Aj committee was appointed to have' charge of the distribution of pheasants. birds, coons ami rabbits in this- county. This committee consists of Martin Krueekeberg. Gus Blomenberg. 1 Clarence Smith. Joe Geels and Henry Bulteineiei'. This game will be distributtd by the state depart--1 ment of conservation at the request of county organizations throughout Indiana. All farmers wishing to harbor any of this wild game is asked to get in touch with officials of the Adams county organization in order that application for the animals may be made with the slate department immediately. Those wishing to obtain these pheasants must have proper cover for the birds and this cover must be near water. The state will pay 75 cents for each bird when it has reached the proper age for release from pens. This amount will be paid into the treasury of th? local organiation. Applications for pheasant eggs should be made at (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FURTHER SLASH ORDERED HERE Local CVVA Headquarters Receives To Take al From Payroll Orders have been received by 10-1 cal CWA headquarters to reduce . the number of employes by 51. beginning the week of March. Instructions were also received from William H. Book, state director of the CWA that the total num- i Iber of all employes should not num- ■ ber more than 278 for next week. [ 'The CWA work week begins on Friday. A total of 338 are employ- ! ed this week. The reduction in number of employes started three weeks ago. From a peak of 481 people employed, the roster will now be reduced , to 278. The first cut removed 58 i men. the second 85 and next week 178. Wage reductions not exceeding i 4') cents an hour for unskilled labor were also ordered iby state CWA : headquarters last week. The wage , scales affecting other employes. ■ such as skilled and semi-skilled and i those who furnished teams, will i! lie fixed this week by the CWA ■ ’ project' engineer who is expected i -1 to visit Decatur before the weelk-1 end.

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CAHOON,BLUNK i ARRESTED FOR AIDING ESCAPE Trusty And Deputy Sheriff Ordered Held After Investigation INTENSIFY HUNT FOR ESCAPED MAN (■powit Point, Mai". 6. 'H.H' Sant Cahoon, a trusty, and Ernest Blunk, a deputy sherill were arrested shortly after I o'clock today on I charges <>l aiding the escape |ol John Dillinger from the Lake county jail last week. The warrants were served hy Indiana state police at the request of Edward J. Barce, deputy attorney general assigned to invest i gate the notorious convict's escape 1 with a toy pistol. Cahoon, who had served two i sentences for intoxication, was turnkey at the jail. Blunk, finger print expert for the sheriffs office was kidnaped by Dillinger ■' and taken as far as Peotone, 111.. i before he was let out. Barce said he would take the men into court this afternoon and demand that they be hi Id under high bonds. Cahoon was permitted to enter i and leave the cell blocks at will. I Barce said, his investigation disclosed. In addition to his duties as turnkey he ran errands for j the prisoners. '■ Blunk, although paid by criminal court, had the privilege of

locking and unlocking cells as he pleased. Barce said. Blunk said he was in the finger printing n»m when Dilling "r i stuck a gun in his ribs. The deputy was forced lo lead Diltiug.u and Herbert Youngblood, a negro murder suspect, out. the rear door of the jail. i They went from there lu the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) CITY BAND TO BE ORGANIZED Adams Post of American I pcinn Will Snonsor Musical Organization Plans have been instituted hy Adams post number 43 of the American Legion for Hie formation of a band in Decatur. The" proposed band will he "known as the Amerc an Legion City Band and will be sponsored by the local post. Bob White, well known musician and band leader, lias been named director of the band and a number of local talented musicians have already signified their intentions of joining the new organization. It is hoped to build the Irand up into one of 30 pieces or more by the. middle o-f file summer and a series l of concerts may be arranged for the organization. Elmo Smith, Decatur druggist, lias been appointed chairman of a committee to organize and supervise the musical group. Other members of tlie committee are 11. V. Auraml and T. H. Gehrig. IAU musicians interested in joining the proposed organization are requested to meet at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening at the American ! Legion hall on South Second street. Says Stock Market Measure All Wrong Washington, Mar. 6 —'U.R) —Th? Fletcher-Rayburn stock market ■ control bill is "diametrically opposed to President Roosevelt's policy of maintaining values." John Dickinson, secretary of commerce, told the house interstate commerce committee today. Enactment of the measure 1n Its present form virtually would wreck the nation's security mar- ' k|ets, Dickinson said. To his statement was added th? prediction that real estate values in lower Manhattan Island would be seriously affected by the bill. Richard G. Babbaee. representing ’he renl estate board of New York, made this observation before the sonnte banking commlt- , tee Bahbag? said that while regulation might he needed the ■ board believed a law as drastic I as the pending measure was Unnecessary.