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[LEET STORM CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE

WIRE STATE rfFFERS FROM Severe storm nJ,., Highways Blockue <’ Property snowfall north part M;ir. (UR ’ spi iim snow and . blocked IncllIndiana todav, disA Cl ,iniiiunicalion laed|Kiu| caused |iro|ierlv ls Wf, cslmiabd al several *"W"I dollars. liur tonight with slowlvl mdi<-ated that LUf^^E ni U ■ , ■ l><- of short dnr1# to 12 inches of snow i K o.ao from Indian-' ocked Is 8. highway 52 owler. state road 2 east , -,f l-aporte and road 30 lerrillville and Valparworkers reported het ami 12 Inches of snow o. Goshen and Warsaw, ilar amount in most of northern cities, iks in the trolley wires the halting of service nona railroad between Goshen today. The lirred between Warsaw nr. wires crashed into the Huntington, stopping disrupting communicany parts of the city, nice in a portion of as cut off temporarily »hen a tree limb ’crash;ED ON PAGE FIVE) IBUTION nANNOUNCED TH ■m- ( ountv to Receive amß-F-’ l ’ From IntangnitH ihles Taxes Mai. 27 - Oj.P) — $:’,02.0n0 collected "til*- state intangible tax b- distributed to connthe state tax board' today. will |>e distributed 1 _ Bffl ountv in the state, and units within the connper cent goes Mi'v r.-asuries and the re . to schools. Ketchum, secretary | Hb* hoard, said that sl.-’ BH »is distributed from in-! tax receipts between | and Jan. 1. 1934. 15 distributions by connI■- *1 <■( Alien $17,281: $1,817; Huntingtonlo'seiusko $3,101; lai-| I*ake $26.48.8; Wa-I Wells, $1,929.

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JAKE THREE MEN I TO OHIO PRISON | Makley, Pierpont An <1 Clark Removed To State Penitentiary Columbus, 0.. Mar. 27 — (U.R) — | Three once-powerful lieutenants tn the John Dillinger gang, all convicted of murder, were hustled i into the Ohio prison here today II after a convoy of 75 national 1 guardsmen, deputy sheriffs and brought them on a fast .1 trip from Lima. 1 1 The armed caravan was met north of Colufnbus by squadrons I of police and deputy sheriffs arm with machine guns, rifles, ’ I shotguns and tear gas The addiI tional guards escorted the cavalcade. which left Lima less than three hours earlier, directly to [ the stockade Inside the prison walls. Authorities said the likl-mlle trip from Lima was without ineii dent. The entire area surrounding the prison was roped off to allow the caravan to enter without dej lay from -downtown traffic. The prisoners. Harry Pierpont. Chalies Makley and Russell Clark, were taketi immediately from the separate automobiles in which they had ridden and locked behind new steel doors erected at the prison last week. Pierpont and Makley later will be taken to the death row to icnKTtvrm ov «tx> o— Auto Accident Causes Death Newcastle, -l.nd.. March 27 —(VP) Injuries received in an automobile accident near Knightstown earlier in proved fatal to Joseph Harwell:-S3 last nfftht. Barnard’s •nr skidded, plunged down an embankment atnl hit a pole. His wife and Mrs. Fred Hardin, a id the latter’s daughter, are in the hospital here in critical condition. Hardin and Barnard’s daughter, Helen, were not seriously hurt. More Candidates File For Offices Additional names of candidates have been filed with county clerk Milton C. Werlkt-K. The latest to file are as follows: Jonah A. Cline, democrat, assessor of Washington township. Everett Banter, democrat, county council, fourth district. John M. Doan, republican, trustee | of Washington twnship. Fred G. Et heniberger. democratic : county councilman at large. — o Noack Funeral Rites Wednesday I Funeral services will be held at i Fort Wayne Wednesday for Ewald , Noack, 48. a World War veteran, who died at the veterans’ hospital in Indianapolis Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include the widow and a daughter, Irene, both of Fort I Wayne. Mrs. Henry Buettner, deceased. I and Walter Noack. also deceased, j were sister and brother to Ewald I Noack.

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F. D.R. SIGNS BILL PROVIDING NAVY BUILDING Measure Provides Construction of Shins Up To London Treaty COST IS FIGURED AT $750,000,000 Washington, March 27. (U.R> — President Roosevelt today signed the Vinson Trammell navy bill which provides construction of new ships to bring the country's sea forces up to the limit prescribed by the London treaty. Cameras clicked as Mr. Roosevelt. in tlie presence of Rep. Fred Britten. R„ ill., and Rep Carl Vinson. D. (la.. signed the document. The President issued a statement in which he said "it has been and will be the policy of the administration to favor continued limitation of naval armaments. It is my personal hope that the navy conference to be held in 1935 will extend all existing limitations and agree to further reductions." The Vinson Trammell act authorizes construction of 102 warships and 1.110 airplanes over the next live years to replace obsolete ships and bring the U. S. sea power up to treaty limits. If the President and congress carry out this authorized program in full, the cost is estimated as high as $750,000,000. High naval officers want to start this year 12 of the destroyers and six of the submarines authorized by the bill. They place the cost of the first year’s work on these (CONTIXPBl> ON PAGE <UXI STOCK MARKET BILL FAVORED Organized Drive Against Proposed Legislation Is Revealed Washington. March 27. — (U.R) — Chairman Duncan U. Fletcher of the senate banking committee said today that word on the FletcherRayburn stock market supervision hill wonli be speeded in response to President Roosevelt’s letter declaring that a “high organized drive’’ is being made against the proposed legislation. With Richard Whitney, president lof the New York stock exchange, 'scheduled to appear today before the hanking committee at hearings on the bill, a new effort will be ■ made to get the bill in form for presentation to the senate. Fletcher said that the margin requirement, mentioned by Mr. Roosevelt as the first requirement in stock-market legislation, would be changed from 60 per cent to s'l, per cent. The criticism that the higher figure was too much margin to require has been met by this concession. Fletcher discussed the bill with the President yesterday. Mr. Roosevelt’s statement was ' said to be based on the possibility I that a few changes, such as the ' lowering of the margin require- , ment, will be necessary. The President referred to "a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) i o Henry Luttman Is Injured Monday 'Henry Luttman of route 7. Deca- [ ! tur, suffered an injury to his left shoulder shortly before noon Monday when he slipped and fell at his home. He received a fractured left arm in the shoulder joint. He was brought to the Miams County Memorial Hospital where the injury was dressed and was later returned tunned to his home. Closing Sermon Os Lenten Season Tonight The closing sermon of the Lenten season will be given at St ( Mary's Catholic church this eve- i ning. The Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz will deliver the sermon. | He will speak on the Passion and ■■ death of Jesus Christ. The services will begin at 7:30 o'clock and ' be followed by Benediction of the i Blessed Sacrament. •

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 27, 1931.

Tax Field Agent 1 B R A Ki Earl Miller. Portland, field agent for the state gross income tax I division, has returned to his territory following a meeting of agents at IndiunaiHdis. The first quarterly taxpaying period of 1934 exi tends from April 1 to April 15. HEAVY PRIMARY VOTE EXPECTED I O n e Hundred TwentyOne Candidates Have Already Filed I With 121 candidates already hav- , Ing filed their declarations, county clerk Milton C. Werling is making preparations to take care of the heaviest primary vote in the history i of the county. The last day for registration will . be Monday. April 9. Mr. Werling stated today that he will keep his office open until 5 o\-lock ou that day. It is necessary to register with either the appointed registrars, township assessors, city clerk or county clerk. Absentee registration I is not permitted. After a person is registered he will be on the permanent records and will not have to re-1 register unless he moves from his precinct The voting places are be- • ing named by the county commis- ' sioners. Pr&cinct committeemen are I requested to examine their equipment and to consult with the .t-oni- ' missioners if there is need of re-. pairs. The state election board has not ! announced the colors of the primary ballots. It is probable they will be tlie same color as in the past. Last year the democrats used pink ballots, the republican, yellow and sample ballots were brown. According to law ballots must be of a uniform size regardless of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Plan Special Music At Christian Church The orchestra of the Markle Christian Chtinch will furnish spej cial music at the pre Easter services at the local Christian church ■tonight at 7:80 o’clock. The puliI lie is invited to attend. o— PRESIDENT TO TAKE VACATION — Roosevelt M ill Take TenDay Cruise In Southern Waters Washington. March 27 s — (UP) — His desk cleared of all but one or two pressing administration matters. President Roosevelt was ready j to depart late today for Jacksonville Fla., where tomorrow he will board Vincent Astor’s yalcht Nourmalial for a ten -day cruise in tropic seas. A week-end which saw the threatened automobile strike settled and several lesser problems disposed of. made it possible for the chief executive to arrange finally for bis vacation schedule. The Nourmahal. a big White seagoing vessel, was excepted to head for the vicinity of the Bahamas soon after Mr. Roosevelt embarks. Once there, he plans to fish for Barracuda and Botis fish. Besides Mr. Roosevelt and Astors . others aboard the yacht will bo Kermit Roosevelt, son of the late Theodore Roosevelt; George St. George of Tuxedo. N., 6; Judge Frederic Kerochan of New York j City and Dr. Leslie Reiter, of MoI bile Ala. 1

GROSS INCOME ! TAX DUE SOON First Quarterly Payment Due From April 1 To April 15 Earl Miller, of Portland, field 1 ! agent for the state gross Income tax I division, lias just returned to his territory following a meeting of ( field agents and officials of the tax depirltnent at Indianapolis prepar | atory to the opening of tlie first | quarterly taxpaying period of 1934. wldih extends from April 1 to 15. Mr. Miller wiP assist auto license branch managers in Wabash, Whitley, Wells, Adams and Huntington, counties, in providing the publlT with gross income tax forms and in fotm ition as to the correct filing of ' returns. During tlie fifteen-lay period, he I will station himself at each of the license branches for one or two I days to answer questions of taxpayers and assist in making out rel turns. ; ‘ Persons who owe a tax of more ! th in $lO are required by law to file a quartely return in April and pay the tax due. Mr. Miller said, “Penalties apply on such persons if re i turns are not filed by April 15." ’Everyone, however, regardless of the amount of tax owed, is being urged to file a quarterly return so that the amount of money avat’able to schools for July distribution will lie increased. Taxes paid after the April period will not be available until the distribution in January. 1935. and will be of no assistance to schools next fall. Most taxpayers also will find it easier to pay the tax in quarterly installments instead of waiting until the end of the year and making one larger annual payment." H. I. BARNHART DIED MONDAY I Former Rochester Publisher, Congressman, Died Late Monday Rochester, Ind, Mar. 27 —(U.R) — I Henrv A. Barnhart, 75. former publisher of the Rochester NewsSentinel and for 12 years a representative in congress from the old 13th„ district, died .at his home iate yesterday following a long illness. Death was caused by heart ' trouble and complications. He bad spent eight weeks in an Indianapolis hospital before being returned to his home March 16. For 24 hours before his death he had I been in a coma. Barnhart was born at Twelve Mile and educated in country schools and at Amboy Academy. He taught school several years and was married to Loretta Ann ! Leffel who died in 1916. He was married again in 1923 to Mrs. Alwitda E. Dillon, a life long neighbor. Barnhart purchased the Rochester Sentinel in 1595 after serving : a year as county surveyor. He was owner and editor of the | Sentinel and tlie News Sentinel for | nearly 4-0 vears. A son. Hugh Barnhart, id present editor and publisher of the .News-Sentinel while another son. Dean, publish- 1 ed the Goshen Democrat before its I merger with the Goshen News-. I Times last year. In addition to his newspaper | , interests, the eider Barnhart was a founder and director for many years of the United States Bank and Trust Company: an organizer j of the Rochester telephone system | and president and general man(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) . j > 4L 4 MORE SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL EASTER l

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EARLY VETO OF VETERAN BILL IS PREDICTED President’s Veto Message To Carry Vigorous Condemnation VETO EXPECTED SOMETIME TODAY Washington. Mar. 27 (U.R) — The expected veto by President Roosevelt today of the veterans’ legislation approved by congress, will enrrv a vigorous condemnation of the proposal to restore 29.000 "presumptive” cases to the pension roils without provision ! for review or appeal. Mr. Roosevelt’s theory in revising the government’s attitude toward veterans' benefits was to eliminate entirely the practice of ‘presuming" disabilities to be connected with war service when in reality they might have l>een incurred after hostilities had ceased er even after discharge from the army or navy. Tlie economy act of last spring swept all “presumptive" cases off the rolls. Since then about 22,000 eases have been restored, leaving 29,000 still off the ‘ presumptive" lists. The veterans’ bill as sent to tlie White House would restore the 29.000 without setting up any machinery for examining them or determining the origin of the in- , juries. The President has maintained, and the veterans’ bureau has furnished evidence to back him up. that many abuses have developed i under this “presumptive" pro- • cedure. ' His message was concerned ; largely with this system and was ! expected to fie-state an earlier decision that the administration was prepared to put back the “presumptive” cases only when (PONTINt'En ON PAGE PTVE) Geneva Man Given Fine And Sentence Louis Schindler. Geneva, was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to 1 15 days in the Adams county jail | this morning by Judge Huber DeVoss in the Adams circuit court. Schindler pleaded guilty to assault - and battery on his wife. * Elks Plan Easter Dance Next Tuesday The B. P. O. Elks lodge will hold a special Easter dance, Tuesday. April 3, in the Elks Home on North Second street. Music will be furnished by Crites orchestra. Admission will be SI.OO and the i dance is for Elks only. Aill members of the committee are requested to meet at the home at 7:30 o’clock i Wednesday evening at which time final arrangements will be made for the dance. REPUBLICANS FOR TRUSTEE Two Announce For Nomination As Washington Township Trustee A contest for tlie Republican nomination for trustee of Washington township developed today with the announcement that J. M. Doan, Republican city chairman, was a candidate for the nomination. Samuel Butler, well known Republican of this city, announced his candidacy for the office yesterday. Mr. Doan is a well known resident of Decatur and is one of the I younger workers in the Republican ' party He was elected city chairi man last year. Before coming to Decatur about i eleven years ago. Mr. Doan managI ed a grain elevator and lumber yard at Akron. Ind. He was employed | as a clerk in the Erie railroad office for six years and five years ago became a funeral director. He , is married and lias four children. Mr. Butler is'a former trustee of the township, serving about 20 years ago. He is a contractor by | trade. The Republicans also have a con test in the nomination for sheriff Three candidates have announced I for the office.

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WIRT CHARGES CAUSE FURORE I Some Public Officials Look On Charges As Just “One Big Joke" i Washington. Mar. 27 — (U.R) —j [Officials and public-spirited citi-j zens‘today were embarked upon a i traitor hunt as repercussions from I the charges of an Indiana schoolmaster that members of the brain l I trust were plotting a revolution, [ exploded louder and over a wider 1 area. Some of the hunters were . in dead earnest; others had I tongw • in ch< < ks. Congress was considering! . whether to give the hunt official . sanction. In Gary. Ind., Dr. William A. Wirt, whose letter charging that • a brain truster had confided a; revolutionary plot to him. created the furore, insisted he would re- ’ veal the name of his informant only to a congressional committee. In Chicago, Professor Harry Gideonse. University of Chicago economist, charged that Dr. Wirt was an organizer of a "lobbying organization." the committee for the nation, and declared that his' "outburst’’ was inspired by the ' brain trust's opposition to tlie “lobby's desires." In New York, here, and elsewhere members of the so-called brain trust were busy denying they had ever talked to Dr. Wirt. Many thought it a joke and a report current here said that a young intellectual attached to a government agency, -listened to ' Dr. Wirt’s serious-njinded fears of some of the new deal’s policies | and to "pull his leg" remarked that Mr. Roosevelt was the Kerensky of the revolution and the Stalin would come later. Thia (CONTTNITED ON PAGE ETA’R) j.

WELLS COUNTY MAN CANDIDATE Von Eichhorn Announces For Joint State Representative Von Eichhorn, of Rockcreek township. Wells county, was in Decatur this afternoon and announced that he will lie a candidate for the Democratic nomination for representative of Adams and Wells j counties, subject to the decision of 1 the primary vote. Mr. Eichhor.n is a young man. is married and has two children. He is employed in the radio department of the General Electric plant at Fort Wayne. He has taken an interest in politics for several years and in the 1932 primary was quite active for T. P. Riddle, who was a candidate for congress and who obtained his largest vote in Mr. Eichhorn’s territory iFna.nk Thompson, present represenative, of Bluffton, is a camdid-ate I for reele tion for his second term. Eichhorn filed his declaration with the county clerk thia afternoon and ! expect during the next few days, district during -the next few days, he stated.

Protestant Churches To Join In Union Service Good Friday

Protestant churches of Decatur I will join in the annual Good Friday services during the Three Hours from 12 noon until 3 p. m.. Friday. March 30. The services will be held at the First Methodist church. The general public is invited to attend all or part of the program. Seats will he reserved in the rear of the I church for those arriving after the service is opened, and these seats will be emptied between numbers. ’ An offering plate will be placed at the door to help defray expenses-. Printed programs will be given out at the service. The complete program for the i service is as follows: “Father forgive them for they (know not what they do”—Rev. U. Is. A. Bridge. Duet. “The Crown of Thorns” — Mary Kathryn Tyndall and Mrs. Dan Tyndall. "Today thou shall be with me in l paradise"—Rev. A. B. Brown. Duet, “Thinking of Calvary"— 1 Mrs. A. B. Brown and Mrs. C. E , Bell. I "Woman behold thy son, son behold thy mother” —Rev. J. M. Daw--1

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CITY SUFFERS WORST DAMAGE IN MANY YEARS Untold Damage Done To Thousands of Shade And Fruit Trees Here COMMUNICATIONS ARE DISRUPTED > . _. March 29, 1928, Decatur and vicinity was visited by a severe sleet and wind storm. Much damage was done to telephone and electric light line wires. A cold wave accompanied the ' storm. Nature painted a dazzling picture of crystal beauty, but left a path of destruction over this entire community last night. The sleet storm was one of the worst ever seen here and untold damage was done to thousands of shade and fruit trees. Electric light and telephone wires were torn down under the weight of ice. About half of the city was left in the dark last nigliT and more than 25 per cent of tlie homes were without telephone service. The telephone toll lines between Decatur. Berne, Fort Wayne and Preble were down and long distance calls could not be made between these points, it was expected that service would be resumed late this afternoon. Extra crews of men were employed to restore the electric and telephone service to patrons in this Aty and in the rural sections. M. J. Mylott, superintendent of , the City Light and Power plant, and* a crew of workmen, worked

'throughout the night. Lines were out of commission in all parts of the city and on Line street and Nuttman avenue the poles are down. Damage w-as estimated at several thousand dollars. Exact figures i were not available however. The looss of the city will probably run $3,000 and that of the telephone < ompany may reach SIO,OOO. A survey of the damage was made this afternoon by H. F. Ehinger. manager of the telephone company and superintendents of the repair crews. Service was restored to the town of Monroe by the city workmen last night. The Pleasant Mills line. I served by the local municipal plant I and the rural lines in Root and I'nion townships were out today. Many poles were reported down. Tlte city had a gang of about 20 I men and the Citizens Telephone Company an equal number employed constantly in getting the lines in service again. Every effort was being made to restore service by tonight. Trees were split and damaged greatly, in many places giants of several generations fell under the weight of the fast accummulating ice and today Decatur was a mass of bra-nces and tree trunks. Nearly every street was partially covered with broken limbs. In a few cases the streets were closed to traffic. CWA work was stopped and men (C(TNTtNitnr> ON PAGE SIX)

• son. I Special music, Mrs. Henry Netreiter. “My God, my God. why hast thou forsaken me?”—Rev. George O. Waltoh. Solo, "My Father why hast thou forsaken ms?"- From “The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Dubois Dr. Fred G. Patterson. "I Thirst"—Rev. Chas. M. Prugh. Male quartette, "Love Led Him Ito Calvary"—Otto Kirsch, Mervin Hostler, Roland Rieppert, Leo i Kirsch. “It is Finished" —Rev. C. J. Rob- • erts. Quartette —“Grace Greater than Sin"—Rev. Fred W. Engle, O. B. Mills. Mrs. Clarence Merriman. Mrs. C. J. Roberts. . "Father into thy hands I com- . mend my spirit"—Rev. G. E. MarI shall. 1I Solo. “Confidence” — Mrs. Emery Hawkins. "The Meaning of it AU”—Rev. M. W. Sunderman. Duet. “Tlte Unveiled Christ" — ■ Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Mrs. ■ Henry Adler.