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THREE MORE IN SHERIFF RACE I Sixteen Men Now Out I'or Democratic Nomination I'or Sheriff The Hth, Ifith and llith candi dates for the Itoinocralie ninnm alum for County sheriff announced today. The candidates are Elmer "Red" Anderson of Hartford township: John W. Dickerson. Geneva and Tillman Gehiig of Decatur. Mr. Anderson was the Hth candidate to request the Daily Detno- < rat to announce his candidacy; Mr. Dickerson the 15th. while Mr (lelirig filed hin formal declaration wi h the county clerk last evening A rumor was current today that one nr two more candidates would announce this week. Mr. Anderson Is a native of Hart ford township. He has served as precinct committeeman for the p ist four years. He is a son of NV illiam Anderson, well known Demovralic worker in Hartford township. Mr. Anderson has never sought office liefore. He is engaged in farming and road Work. Mr. Dickerson made lh«> sheriff s race four years ago. lie was a resident of Itocatur for 12 years, i later moving to Berne and ’then to Geneva, where he Is employed by the Alpine Manufacturing Co., Inc. He is a memiier of the Decatur M. E. church and local Masonic lodge. Mr. Geiirig lives on West Adams • street in this city and is a well known resident here. He is employed ut the General Electric com ‘ panyThe other 13 candidates in the ra, ’*‘-A!’ LtoUIOIIULU. UUiIUUr ation for sh'-riff at£ Sam Bentz, Ed .Miller, Joe (Whin, F. J Schmitt. Dent Bahzell. lands Reinking. Arthur la*hinan. Albert Stadler, George Fosnaugh, Charles Hicks. Frank Fortney, Harry (CONTINCEtX ON PAGE FOCRI INSULL GIVEN TRAVEL PAPERS Samuel Insull Is Guarded Closely To Halt Suicide Attempt Athens, Mar. 13.— (U.R)—Samuel Insull was furnished with United States government traveling pap ers today as those around him guarded him closely in fear that he might commit suicide. Insull's wife was urging him to return to the United States and face trial, but it was reported he would go to a half doten other countries including Liechtenstein, the dream like republic of 60 square miles and 10,000 inhabitants, on the Rhine between Switzerland and Austria. Tlie American travelling papers ' were provid<>d at the suggestion of the Greek government. Many consulates had refused to visa the Greek government travel papers given Insull so he could leave the country before Thursday, when he must go or be deported on the Hist, | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — _O Duer Funeral Rites Wednesday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Zeser-Duer, 49. wlio died Sunday night at 11:60 o'cloc k at her home in Fort Wayne will be i held Wednesday at 12 o’clock noon at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Bertha Kraus. 2115 Cortland avenue. Fort Wayne. Rev. F. H. Rupnow will officlatie. Services will also be held at 1:30 o’clock at the 1 Zion Reformed Church at Decatur with Rev. Charles M. ITugh officiating. Burial will he made in the De- ' catur cemetery. Mrs. Duer resided in Decatur for a number of years, coming to this county from Germany when she was five years of age. She had resided in Fort Wayne for the last IT years. Deatli was caused by a heart attack. Surviving are the widower, James Duer, three daughters, all of Fort Wayne, the father, Jacob Schafer, a sister. Mrs. Mary Keller and a j brother, Adam Schafer all of Deca-1 tur, and two other brothers.

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Army Plane in Which Mail Flyer Died p? jJWMr Wreckage o f hie armv bombing plane carrying mail which i cashed in woods near Daytona Beach, Florida, last Friday Private Ernest Sell, one of the three flyers on board, was killed, and the ,’thers seriously injured. t

WILL REOPEN ' FISHER CASE! Compensation Suit Os Mrs. Nellie Fisher Will Be Beopened Word was received here today’ th:>* the Indiana Industrial Board, j would reopen the case of Mrs. Nellie Fisher, vs the City of Dgca- 1 hfrrm her wffpOnrtlon tor . sation for tlie death of her husband. Amos Fisher, which occurred last Septynlier. Another heading will be held .n this city at whirl- time additional evidence vital to the cause will tie presented. C»mp« nsation was denied the plaintiff following th? original hearing in tlii • city. Jamii.ry 17. 1934. The Holl. Sam i’. Vogt, a member of the board presided at the hearing and a decision was rendered for the defendant. Attorneys C. J. Lutz and H. H. Myers, recently appeared before! ihe Industrial Board and request-1 ed ’.hat the case be reopened as additional evidence had been obtained. The board advised the, local attorneys today that another b.r-aring would be held in the near i future in Decatur. The board in its first finding! denied compensation on the grounds that Mr. Fisher’s death did not occur during the scope of his regular employment with the city. Mr. Fisher was drowned in a I spray pond at the city plant when 1 he slipped from tlie wall into ’ about five feet of water. TAKE GANGSTER FOR LAST ‘RIDE’ — “Ice Wagon" Connors Is Taken For Gangland’s Last “Ride" ■ - [ Chicago Mar. 13— (UP)— Gang- 1 land's famous last "ride" today I claimed Charles “Ice Wagon" Con norts. wanted in connection with the kidnaping of John Factor, a sllO.000 mail n#»bery at Charlotte. North Carolina, and a dozens of other crimes. Positive identifiication was made by Louis Pushkln,of the bureau of! identification after careful examin-, ation of the body. The gangster had been shot sev- ; eral times in the head and chest at i iclose range. His body was carefully j propped in a sitting position 1 against a fence, a few feet off a ; lonely country road near suburban : Willow Springs. 'ldentification was not made fori several hours after the body was discovered by an employe of the; Willow Springs forest preserves, j ; The slaying brought a sardonic [ end to the career of a man believed by police to have participated in many similar "parties" for enemies of his own. I Conners, known by a variety of *’(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 13, 1931.

I irst ('WA Classes Wednesday Evening Tlie frst CWA classes will he I held at the Decatur high school ’ ! Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. I Economics has been dropped from i tlie list of classes because of the i lat-k of interest. Other courses will be added to ' the curricula if eight students will ! enroll in the (lasses. The classes are conducted by the Indiana Uni- j ; versify correspondence school. Uni-; : versity credit will he given at the 1 completion of the course, providinu the student successfully passes i comprehensive examhiatisa. | Phychology. English composition and college algtlhra have definitely been selected. The instructor will be paid from CWA funds. W. O. Little of this city has been named ( instructor. .. 0 “ FUNERAL RITES SET WEDNESDAY Services Will Be Held For Earland Haggard Wednesday Afternoon Funeral services for Earland William Haggard. 13, a student at i the Pleasant Mills school, who died ! at the Axlams County Memorial Hospital Monday afternoon, will be held Wednesd*ay kifterqo.m at 2 ' o’clock at the Pleasant Valley < Friends church with Rev. Frank 1 Day of Bluffton officiating. Burial will lie made in the cemetery at ; Pleasant Mills. The boy had spent his entire life ’ in Adams County. He was born I near Monroe on June IS. 1920, a son 1 of Samuel and Laura Haggard, who [ ■ survive. His death at the local hospital ! was caused by peritonitis which fol- ' lowed a major emergency operation j for ruptured appendix. The opera--1 tion was performed Sunday and his [condition had 'been regarded vriti- ■ cal. Surviving besides the parents, ; ' are the grandparents. A.A. Roebuck j of near Pleasumt Mills and Mr. and | Mrs. John A. Haggard of near Mon'roe. twin brother and sister. Ger-1 aid and Geraldine Haggard. The body was removed to the | Lobenstein funeral parlors at Mon- j roe and was removed to the Hag gat’d home this afternoon. —— o Low Bidders Are Annoanced Today I Indianapolis, Mar. 13 — (U.R) — : Low bidders on 18 highway im- 1 [ provement projects were announ.-- ; ed by the state highway conunis-[. ’ sioti today. The projects include se eral , : which will lie financed either part 1 >ly or entirely by federal funds. I The total cost is $258,326. Work < will start immediately and con-1, tinue through the spring and sum liner giving employment to several [, ; hundred men. Projects and low bidders in-; chide: W ells County—One bridge over • Johns Creek, 0.8 mile east of;' Bluffton, road 124. John R. Gates, 1 1 Fort Wayne, $9,278.

LOCAL POST TO OBSERVE DATE 15th Birthday Anniversary of American l.egion Will Be Marked The 15th birjhday anniversary of ' the founding of the American Lesion will lie celebrated in fills city. March 15. by members of Adam.s Post No. 43. — — I A program and social meeting will lie held at legion headquarters in the Graham building for memtiers of the local post and all exservice men in the county. Elmo Smit'h. first commander of the local post, has been named chairman on arrangements for the i birthday party. Albei t Miller. preIsen t commander announced today. Throughout the lountry American Legion posts will gather on March 15 to celebrate tlie birthday of the greatest peace time organization in the world. One of the endeavors of Legion posts is to secure 15 new memliers i during March. Commander Miller announced today that 12 had alI ready been enrolled in Adams Post and that 'lie expected to have the 15 ; by Thursday. Paul H. Graham, past commander [of the local post and a captive in I German army camps during the war. will lie the principal speaker at the birthday party. Mr. Graham ; will give a talk on "Cradle days of tlie American Legion". The local post was organized here in 1919 and Mr. Smith was elected ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 85 INDICTED BYGRANDJURY Federal Grand Jury Indicts 85 In Southern Indiana District Indianapolis, March 13. — (U.R) [Counterfeiting and violation of the [Dyer auto theft act today led the list of crimes charged against 85 persons named in 61 indictments returned by the southern Indiana district federal court grand jury. The jury adjourned last night alter a week of investigation which marked the first session in approximately 15 years in which no cases involving prohibition laws were considered. Those indicted will be arraigned before Judge Robert C. Baltzell here March 21. Six Muncie men accused of flooding central and eastern Indiana with hundreds of dollars in spurious money were among those indicted on counterfeiting charges. They were Robert Campbell, Orville Himes. Cecil Swain, Ralph Richardson. Russell Shephard and Floyd Foster. All are in jail or at liberty under bond. Shephard and Foster are charged with having purchased bogus money in New York and distribut | FIVE).

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HOUSE FAVORS VET BENEFITS BY HUGE VOTE House Votes 295 To 125 In Favor Os Soldier Bonus Bill SENATE IS LIKELY TO DEFEAT BILL j Wo liingliui. Mar 13 iU.H. Out of a turbulent house revolt in fav or of payment of the bonus, (lie adnunisttation today salvaged a partial victory on the question of increased compensation lor veter , anee ami restoration of govern meiit pay cuts. Shortly after the Democratic eon trolled house«had kicked over the traces and approved the $2.400.ui)<),000 soldier bonus bill by a 295 lo 125 vote in Ihe face of a certain veto by President Roosevelt, an administration compromise was won on tlie benefit and |>ay cut issue. A Democratic caucus voted 165 lo 74 to refer the indpendenl offices bill, carrying amendments which virtually would wreck President Roosevelt's economy program, hack to conference with the senate. The action prevents the measure from coming before the house in its present form. Administration forces believe it now will be possible to obtain a compromise on the measure. Despite the overwhelming house • vote for the bonus, it was believed likely that the senate would reject tihe proposition as it has in the past. Two years ago the senate defeated the bonus by a smashing 621S vote as Immiivh marchers thronged the streets of Washington. The senate, it is generally agreed, will give the bonus stronger support this time, but the margin is . not expected to be large enough to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) STATE LEADERS ' HOLD MEETING Democratic State Committee Holds Session At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Mar. 13 — (U.R) — Members of the Democratic state commi'ttee met here today to ap- ■ prove a date for the 19:14 state convention and vote drastic changes in party titles. The convention probably will be held at Indianapolis June 12 «s recommended by a subcommittee appointed last month to fix tlie time and plate. Members of the sub-committee ate Omer Jackson. Greenfield. Virgil Simnions, Bluffton. and I Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan of Indianapolis. ' Heated discussion is expected to precede adoption of the new committee rules. Because of a strenuous ohiec- | tiont by anti administration com ■ mittee members, one of the most drastic ot the proposed changes will l>e eliminated. This would have provided that on two thirds vote of members of the committee involved, a district, county or state chairman could be removed for "disloyalty” to j the party. rrONTINTTEtI nN PACE <SIVI o Large Crowd At Celebration Here The Centennial celebration of the Red Men Lodge of this city was. well amended Monday night, representatives from the Bluffton and j Monroeville orders being present. The parade which thad been | scheduled to take place before the meeting was called off on account i of the weather conditions. The meeting was held in the Red Men 'Hall. O. L. Vance, local clothier, gave ja fine address on "Indians,’ and J. M. Breiner talked on the "Origin of the Order." Former Judge W. H. I Eichhorn of Bluffton, who was to address the meeting, was unable to : he present. | Following the meeting a lunch j was served.

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Foremans Freed On Bond Monday Elver Foreman and his wife Florence, Fort Wayne were releas' d late Monday afternoon under bonds ' of SI,OOO each to appear in the >A«I atns circuit court on the first day ' of the September term. They are charged with Imrlarizing lite home of Mrs. Amanda Ayers of 1 Blue Creek township They were I iudietrsl by the September .session of the grand jury. They had been under bond on an affidavit charging the same offense. WOMAN OFFERS DEFENSE ALIBI IN KIDNAP CASE Trial of Basil Banghart For Kidnaping Nearing Completion CASE ESTABLISHING RECORD FOR SPEED Chicago, Mar, 13 (U.R) Trial of Basil Banghart on charges of kid naping John Factor established a record for speed in abduction cases today when the defense rested without putting the Touhy gangster on the stand. Selection of a jury was begun only six days ago. The sta'e summoned Isaac Costner. companion of Banghart whet ! the two were arrested several weeks ago in Baltimore, as a rebuttal witness. The case was expected to reach the jury late today or early tomorrow. An alibi, placing Banghart to Tennessee last July during the 12 days Factor was held caprive, was the principal defense offered by the former mountain “squirrel shooter." 1 Costner’s sister, Ella, who told the jury that “down in the Tennessee mountains we don't pay much attention to time.", ’esnfied that Banghart and her brother ■ were in Coshy, Tenn., for 10 days. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE* Decatur .Juniors To Present Play The junior class of the Decatur high school will present the play "Too Many Bosses" by J. C. McMullen. Friday evening, April 6. The play i,s a three act comedy and deals with domestic situations which become mere and more humorous and complicated as neighbors and friends take sides. A splendid cast has been selected and all members are working diligently at rehearsals. The play ' gives every promise of a big suc- • ■ cess. o ARMY RESUMES MAIL SERVICE Skeleton Air Mail Service Is Resumed Over Nine Key Routes Washington, Mar. 13 — (U.R) - ! Skeleton ait mail service was | ordered resumed by the army t >- day over nine key routes with I (Safety of the personnel placed as! the first consideration. The order for resumption of l service came after a 48-hour halt j in all operations occasioned by a i sharp demand from President ! i Roosevelt that the growing list, j of army air fatalities be cut short j immediately. Feeder routes to j the basic airmail network will be added as rapidly as fully trained pilots and first class equipment , j can be placed in service. The army’s experience with the airmail, however, was hardly expected to law longer than the time required to get it well underway on an effective basis since congress was rushing plans to give the task hack to the private lines. The army was called int» the emergency created when private; mail contracts were cancelled by Postmaster General James A. Far- . ley. The question of responsibility i ; for the disastrous result of the UcgNTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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GANGSTER WILL PRESENT ALIBI IS HIS DEFENSE Linn Grove Bank Robber On Trial At Lima. ()., For Murder CLAIMS HE WAS AT ST MARYS, O. l.iinu, ()., Mar. 13 <U.R) 'I he tlel'uiiM of C.lkiiles Maki lev, on trial lor Itis life i-'i tbo slaving <>l Sheriff Jesse 1.. Saiber. will be based on a contention he was al Itis home in SI. M trvs. ()., when S trber was shot bv uanjtsters who treed John Di.lliniler, it disclosed today. Tlie basis of the defense plen v. as revealed by William Fogarty. Indianapolis. Makley’s eounsel. At the same time the Dillinger gang ster's half brother. Fred Makley. arrived here from St, Marys. Two sisters of the accused gunI man, Mrs. Mildred Bartholomew land Florence Makley. also came j here- today from their home in Eldorado. Kan. They had not i seen their brother in 26 years, inti exclaimed, “Our brother can’t . i be that bud." when they saw Ihe ‘ scores of national guardsmen patrolling the jail anti Makley seated in the courtroom with shackles , on his hands and feet. ‘I Makley smiled and shuffled toward them as they entered. “Don’t take it too hard.” he told them. "I’lll sorry I brought this on you." Examination of prospective jur- ' ors continued slowly. 1 1 Sheriff Donald Sarber said he 1 had received no report regarding ' Mary Kinder, said to be the wif ■ of Harry Pierpont, who was re- : ported to have left Indianapolis ; yesterday for Lima. Probe Delayed Crown Point, Mar. 13—(U.R) — • I The grand jury investigation of I ; John Dillingers "toy pistol”escape I from the Lake county jail was de- | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DEFEAT LOOMS FOR WATERWAY Administration Forces Face Defeat In St. Lawrence Treaty Washington. Mar. 13.—(U.R)-rAd ministration forces appeared to he facing certain defeat today as the St. Lawrence waterway fight ent- ! ered its conclusive phase. , Tlie senate arranged to meet an hour earlier tnan usual, with limitation of debate to lie imposed at noon in preparation for a vote on the proposed treaty tomorrow evening. Taking stock of the situation. Democratic leaders found themselves in a discouraging predica I ntent. They simply did not have (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! Democratic Women To Meet Thursday Tlie Adams County Democratic Women’s (’luh will meet Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock in the Mayor’s ; court room at the city hall building. A program on City and County gov1 ermment. will he given. Mrs. .John Carger Died Monday Night Bluffton, Ind.. March 13—(UP) —Mrs. John Carger, 62, mother of Mrs. Ed Buruau, near Decatur, died Monday evening southeast of Markel. She is survived by t.he husband, 'three daughters and three sons | Funeral services will he held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Markle M. E. Church. Burial in the Sparks cemetery. Postponed Werling Trial To March 23 Chicago Mar. 13 —(UP) —Trial of Milton J. Werling, clerk of Adams County. Indiana, on charges of coun terfeiting was postponed today in federal court until March 23. Werling's attorney told Judge Peter Stone that he had summoned between 15 and 20 witnesses from Adams County and would require [additional time to assure their attendance.