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fcNSE GIVES ■STIMONY IN ■ERLING CASE Hj sO l \dams County] Kr Tc-tih In Chiw| tago ( ourt L)l TH TEACHER ■ | |KS I U ITNESS Apr. 2. <U-» - j ■/win, knew him as an ■ir hul ' i'l sleuth tes-I K t , I, ,h t;.l court today I ■i IM . ..I Milton ('.. Wer-1 K H ol tlie circuit court ■ lll|s counts. Indian.i, ■jj on counterfeiting f..r ilu' Hens j ■ l: d w.i- (Joyd Bryan of| h> in.- > said Welling th,. to lie parsing; i n i ..co with him in « • '< .1 th- death r , in xi call accident." I \v. i'inc w anted M r: i - Indiana tear her. Ki he - . based a radio i ■ t)i<- county offi Hd him i>- iWerling) could; ■g fii .i stolen automo-1 ■ w’erlinu. sister of the do-[ H. said that when he left ■ ' November he in-' ■ her lie was "going away I ■elective job." ■go. Apr 2— <U.R) —An ad-| ■ from Milton C. Werling. , Ki the . in-int court of Ad-' Kunty. Indiana, that "I Was j H to get mixed up in this' Bttified 11. ir. federal court ■ \\ ■ 1 ling's U ial ■iterfeiting charges. ■r Rutsiiio. secret se/vice' ■ said In- talked with Wer-1 ITINCPti ON PAGE SIX) ID" WHITE IS MH'S VICTIM Known Decatur ig Man Dies Sunday er Extended Illness "Rud" White, 27, an em of the Schafer Hardware \ iy and a well known young! 1 this city, died at the Ad ' 'ounty Memorial Hospital evening at 5:20 o’clock, fol--1 se’.>-ra| week’s illness, h was due to uremic peri t Mr White had been con i his heme, west of Decatur weeks before being removthe local hospital. He had : iling with high blood pres-i ir several years. White spent practically his i life in Decatur and Adams' Hr- .it;ended the Deeat Hi and high school and Indiana ! llty. took an a tlve part in band yhesti.i and mher mnsical ntions of the city. He wus iiinent member of the Zion •yiNUKTI ON PAGE SUN) o bulletin “Ole, Ind., April 2— (UP) - — earance of Katheryn Cook. '8 year old Kennard high se "ior. allegedly a kidnaping was reported to police here 65 sought the girl’s uncle, er Jackson, 30, as the ab- - Ths adbuctipn occurred Sataccording to a statement local authorities by Erskine Konnard, father of the girl. Cook was enroute to India- * with another uncle and r and Mrs. Lewis Lightner, X to buy the girl's graduation ••when the kidnaping occurr‘old police. -Z ~ ’ i ISSUES WARNING 'Phtts Melchi, Decatur) ' °f police, today issued a I ! 111ß against the practice [ ““"ble parking on Second i ; ” >n this city. The chief that if the practice is | 1 ’topped, except when ah- I necessary, charges '** filed against violators 1 ordinance. I - ■ — « :

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Vol. XXXII. No. 80.

Sorority President ■■Hr Charlotte Turner, president of I the chapter of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority which ostracized Miss | Pollack, the missing University of Wisconsin co-ed. the action which paused the forlorn student to pen | a pathetic student note and flee. $25,000 DAMAGE SUIT ON TRIAL Suit Against ShermanWhite Company on Trial In Local Court A $25 000 damage suit i.« helms TrtHMti the Alams circuit court toI day. Harry Hunter of Oseian L< suit ng S ertnan White and Co., for ; damages re-eived in an accident in Fort Wayne some time ago. The complaint alleges t l . at Hun- | ter was riding with Glee Summers, ' also of Ossian, in Fort Wayne on i the way to look for work in that city While driving up Piker street a Sherman White truck was driven lout of a driveway and strmk the Summers car. It is alleged that the car turned over. Mr. Hunter received numerI ous injuries. The most serious were ; to his right arm and spine. Hunter ' claims the use of bis right hand is partially impaired and that his right shoulder and neck are stlf- ; fened. Because of his injuries the shock Hunter claims he is unable to work i full time He aLso says that before ; the aiwident he was capable of earnj ing $2,000 in the practice of his proI session as a pharmacist. Tue jury was selected this morning and several witnesses including | Mr. Hunter were examined. The I jury is composed of: Adolph Bie- • herick Fred J. Adler. Thomas W. i Bess. Harvey Sipe, Osa Von GunI ten. John Mositre, Charles Schenck, jCharles Bay. Albert Werling, Wil <<V>N’pNVWT> ON PACP «tX> O —— Measles Epidemic Cutting Attendance County superintendent of schools Clifton Striker stated today that an epidemi" of measles is cutting down the school attendance in the I county. The exact number of pupils I suffering from the ailment is not i known. Q COUNTY BOARD HOLDS SESSION Commissioners Meet Todav In Monthly Session; Allow Claims The county commissioners met in regular session today. The morn-1 ing was devoted to a checking and allowing of monthly claims. This afternoon the board disposed of office matters and announced f iat they would be in session again Tuesday. if any changes in voting precincts are male for the primary i election, the matter will come up Tuesday, the t'ommissioners stated. Bids for the purchase of a car . load of coal at the court house will 1 be received by the commissioners li Tuesday.

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NEW POLICY OF I DIRECT RELIEF I IS EFFECTIVE Two Million Persons Are « Transferred T o d a y I'rom CWA to FERA ~, . I MILLIONS AIDED BY CWA PROGRAH Washington, April 2 —<U.R> —The government today ended its direct relief activities through the civil works administration and transferred 2.Q00.D00 needy persons to care of states, cities and counties. The CWA. through which 4,000,000 Americans were fed. cl4thed and housed during a five-month period at a cost of $1,000,000,000 was officially terminated, and succeeded by President Roosevelt’s new three-fold, long term relief policy. Work divisions throughout the country today assumed supervi- , sion over thousands of flexible public works projects wliicli will afford work to city dwellers at a minimum wage of 30 cents an hour and will provide farmers with a cash income to supplement ; their farm revenues. Approximately $400,000,000 remained in tlie treasury, credited to tlie federal emergency relief ad- , ministration. It will he apportioned in installments to state relief administrators who will authorize expenditure by state, city i 1 and county relief officials. Survivors of the CWA demobilization were automatically severed from the federal payroll. President Roosevelt has asked close personal and financial cooperation from local officials in administration of the new plan, which is designed to meet the. particular needs of city dwellers, distressed families in rural areas. (CONTINUED ON’ PAGE SIX) $ FIRST DAY TO FILE RETURNS Quarterly Gross Income Tax Payment Must Be Made By April 15 Indianapolis, Apr. 2 (Special) Hoosier citizens and corporations today will begin the tiling of their , first quarterly gross income tax returns for 1934. Preparations have been completed for handling the ■ large volume of returns which must be filed by April 15. according to Clarence A. Jackson, director of the gross income tax division. Auto license branches throughout I the state have been supplied with forms for making out the returns, j and with information as to the latest legal regulations governing administration of the law. As in past , periods, it was pointed out, the re- i sponsibility of obtaining a return land mailing it witli the remittance! to the tax division at Indianapolis | I rests with each taxpayer. Persons owing more titan $lO tax ion income for tlie months of January, February and March. 1934. are ; required by the law to tile the April ; quarterly return. In order to Increase the amount of money which will be available i for distribution to schools in July, the state is urging that all persons : ‘ who owe tax. regardless of the ; amount, make the quarterly return. ! July school distributions from the ' gross income tax will be available ;to schools for the fall term. Payments made after April can not be sent to the schools until the next distribution time, which is January 1, 1935. “The state is making every effort,” Jackson said, "to assist Indiana's local schools in keeping the reputation they now have for maintaining at least minimum terms in all places and paying all teachers. Indiana’s schools hold this distinction with schools of only two other states." Hull Family In Musical Program i The Hull family will present a musical program at the United i Brethren (Ciufch Tuesday night at < 7:30 o’clock. No admission will he charged but a tree will offering will 1 be taken. The program will be pre- ] I sented under the auspices of the l i Ladies Aid of the church. i - 4

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 2, 1934.

PLAN BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT Home Economics Banquet Will Be Held At Monroe Friday Night A number of tickets hive been [sold for the Home Kconomic? ban (|ttet which is being held at the Monroe hall Friday evening at 4:30 I o’clock. Miss Leia Gaddis, state home economies leader of Purdue will be the guest speaker. Miss Gladdis is well known in the county. Mrs. Virgil Wagner, formerly, of Monroe, will act as toastmistress and entertainment will l»e furnished during the evening. Anyone Interested In home economics work is invite! to attend. A large delegation of Jay county women are planning to attend. The Ladies Aid Society of the Monroe Met'iodist church will serve the meal. Tickets selling for twenty the cents may be obtained from any member of the Better Homes Club or from L. E. Archbold, county agent. o TRUSTEES MET THIS MORNING Township Trustees Hold Regular Meeting With County Superintendent The township trustees ite.ld their monthly meeting with county school superintendent C. E. Striker this morning and discussed schoal ; affairs. W. L. Linn, esunty chairman of the governor's commission on un- : employment relief, spoke to the trustees. Mr. Linn stated that he i had not yet received definite instructions relative to the carrying out of the work relief program in this county. The county director stated that 1 e understood a case investigator would be named for the county. He aLso state I that as far as he knew workers would lie taken from the | township relief rolls. The trustees discussed the making out of the aggregate attendance reports of pupils for the purpose of ! obtaining totals necessary in the making out of the county reports for the state teacher's aid fund. The distribution will be made next June , on the basis of the reports for tiiie last school year. The blanks and forms required in making out of the teacher’s report of aggregate attendance of each pupil, showing the name of pu(fil and daily school attendance were also explained. It was announced that the rural high schools would not close until the first week in May, because of several days lost last week due to the sleet storm. The grade schools will close April 25, unless time has to be made up for shut downs last week. All of the trustees attended the meeting. The list of graduates and the commencement dates for the rural high school were announced recently. Superintendent Striker stated that the name of the commencement speaker would be announced in a few days.

Mr. And Mrs. Henry Knapp Observe Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Sunday

The children and grandchildren gathered at the Henry Knapp home on 414 North Third street Easter Sunday to honor Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp on their sfith wedding anniversary celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp were married at Indianapolis, March 27, 18S4. Hundreds of congratulatory messages were received by the couple. A great, number of flowers were sent from friends and business associates of Mr. Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp attended the Easter services at the Reformed church of this city of which they are members. After church the family gathered for dinner and remained all day. A chlcke dinner was served at noon. The table and room were decSutaxed with the cuf. powers set by well-wishers. A six o’clock supper was served in the evening. Mrs. Knapp was an Indianapolis girl. Her maiden name was Miss Katherine Frankestein. After the marriage ceremonies in 1884 she came with her husband to this,

DENY DILLINGER WAS ONE OF MEN IN GUN BATTLE Report Says Machine Gunners’ Identities Have Been Established BELIEV E GIRL BADLY WOUNDED ’ St. Paul, Apr. 2-4U.R) Authorities have identirfeff tlie machine gunners who shot their way out ■ of an apartment house trap here 1 Saturday, establishing that nelth--1 er was John Dillinger, fugitive Indiana outlaw. United Press learned today front reliable sour1 ces. Announcement of the identification was espeetde to be made ’ later In the day by the federal ‘ division of investigation at Wash- ■ ington Awaiting the announcement, > the question of whether the two gunmen and their woman compan- ; ion were members of tlie Dilling- ' er gang was left unanswered. Federal agents and police refused to comment on a story published here that no follower of Dillinger was involved in the gun battle, which occurred when two officials I went to the apartment to question the occupants. Girl Wounded |l St. Paul. Apr. 2—<U.R>-Federal | agents and police today sought a badly wounded girl in their hunt for a gang of desperadoes flushed from cover Saturday when federal agents came to their apartment The girl was believed to have been shot bj City Detective Henry Cummings during a gun fight in which the Gandits used machine guns. St. Paul police first announced that John Dillinger, notorious outlaw, was among the gangsters. This was later denied by federal agents. The gunmen escaped from the i (contini hh on page six> GERBER ENTERS A RACEFORCLERK f Tillman Gerber, Mutschler Salesman, Is Fifth Candidate In Race * Tillman Gerber, salesman for the ‘ Mutschler Packing company, is the fifth man to enter the race for the 1 Democratic nomination for clerk of tlie Adams circuit court. 1 Mr. Gerber has resided in AdI ams county for tlie past 40 years ’ and has been employed by the local packing company for 12 years. 1 This will be Mr. Gerber's third 1 race for the nomination as clerk. He last ran for the office eight 1 years ago. He has always been 1 active in Democratic circles and 1 previously served as precTnct committeeman.. Mr. Gerber resides ,on North ’ Tenth s'ueet, is married and has three children. The other four candidates for ■ the clerk's nomination are G. Remy Bierly. Harttord township; Otto Hoile, Union township; Clyde [ Troutner, Monroe township, an I Joe H. Brennen, Decatur.

city and has made Decatur her home ever since. Several of her relatives from Indianapolis who had intended to attend the anniversary celebration were unable to come. Henry Knapp was born in the Knapp settlement in northeast Root township. He was engaged in several businesses before he became interested in selling implements. In 1898 he established the Henry Knapp Hardware store. In 1910 he remodeled the place and in 1915 his son Charles entered into partnership with him and the name was changed to Henry Knapp and Son. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp are in very good health and thoroughly enjoyed the celebration. The family who assembled at the Knapp home were: Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Miller of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Aehbaucher and son, Robert; Glen Cowan and children. James. Mary and Joan;| * (CONTINUED*ON *PAGE FIVE)

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Principals in Indiana Slaying r- jt .ass™. • MB ▼ ® mJk MP Pretty Annavieve Frank, killed Thursday night during a jealous quarrel with her former sweetheart. Ward Davis (left). 20. near ! Petersburg, Ind. She was 16 years old and he objected to her having dates with another youth. Davis was rushed to the county jail at Washington. Ind , when a mob threatened to take him from the sheriff.

THREE KILLED IN ACCIDENTS Auto Accidents In Indiana Over Easter Sunday Claim Three Lives Indianapolis. Apr. 2 U.P Thre< • persons were killed and more than a score were injured Easter Sun day in automobile accidents ' throughout the slate. Wann weather brought out thousands of autoinobiles. accounting for 1 tlie large nitmlter of accidents. James E. Mason. 41. operator of *a Lima. <).. recreation parlor, was, burned to death when his antomoI bile struck tire rear of a parked. ; truck ttailer two miles east of New Haven on U. S. toad 30. Tlie truck had been parked along ; the highway when it broke down and tlie crew was not present at tlie time of tlie accident 1 Albert Reese, 66. Slabtown, was ' I injured fatally when he was struck t by an automobile as he walked on ■ state road 29. Juanita Jennings, 10. Indianapolis, was killed instantly on state road 34 near t Irmout when she was thrown from an automobile which turned over twice. E. A. Gray, driver, and tlie child’s gr ind mother. Mrs. Kate Jackson, escaped wifi) minor injuries Gray said the car skidded off tlie road during a rain storm. Ten persons were injured in an automobile collision at New Be.hel. * Earl Galluni. 30. Indianapolis, was driving one of the cars and Ben Neal, 30. Shelbyville, the other. Four persons were injured here (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) [ HARTFORD CITY MAN WITHDRAWS George Newbauer Quits State Senator Race In Favor of Gottschalk Hartford City. Ind.. Apr. 2—(Special) — Announcement was made. Monday by George Newbauer. Hart ford City banker, of his withdrawal from the race for the democratic; nomination tor joint state senator fsont Blackford. Welle and lA.dams counties. Mr. Newbauer made his original ! announcement of his candidacy for ; the office with the understanding that Thurman Gottschalk, Berne, present senator, would not be a ■candidate for reelection. Since that time, however. Mr. GottsPialk decided to again be a' candidate for the office, making his announcement several days ago. Under the circumstances, Mr. Newbauer is retiring from the race in favor of Senator Gottschalk, the Hartford City man not wishing to engage In any contest -for the democratic nomination. In retiring, Mr. Newbauer urged I his friends to support Mr. Gott- ■ schalk’s t andidacy, citing his splenI did record in his many years as this | district’s representative in the Indiana general assembly. j

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Men’s Glee Club To Give Program Here The Men's Glee Club of Heidelberg College. Tiffin. Ohio, will present a concert in tne Zion Reform e l church here Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Rolland Reppert. son of Mr .and Mrs. Fred Reppert of this city, is a member of the glee club. No admission will be charged • for the concert but a free will offering will lie taken. The glee club' will also present a program at the Decatur high school Wednesday afternoon. This is the annual spring tour of t 1 e glee club anil concertn will be ! presented at Huntington Tuesday nisht and at Berne Tlmrsdsy , night. DEATH CLAIMS WILLIAM HART • Ajrcd Adams County Resident Dies Sunday At Home of Daughter William Hirt, 84 year old resident of Adams county, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Otis Shifferly in St. Mary's township Sunday night at 7:3ft o’clock. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Hart had been ailing for ; some time. Mr. Hart had resided in Adams I county practically all his life. He •engaged in farming. He had made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Curtis Miller in Union township for many years and was visiting at the Shifferly home at the time of his death. He was a member of the Calvary Evangelical church, i The deceased was horn in Ashland county. Ohio, August 21,1849, > a son of George and Sarah Hart. His first marriage was to Elzetta Miller, who preceded him in death 47 years ago. His second marriage was to Minnie Reed and she died in 1911. Surviving are the children, Mrs. Otis Shifferly of St. Mary's town ship and Mrs. W. Yerian of Monte hello. California: Wilson Hart of I Fort Wayne and Mrs. Curtis Mil(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | — o Services Held For Kirchner Infant Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock this morning for Boneta Louise Kirchner, stillborn baby of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirchner of Thirteentih -street. Rev. M. W. Sundermann officiated at the services and burial was made in the Decatur cemetery. Tlie baby was removed to the Kirchner home from Zwick's funeral home Sunday afternoon. The baby was born Sunday morni ing at 7 o'clock at the home. This was the first child in the family. o Large Crowds At Church Services Church services, attended by practically every member of the different congregations, predominated in the observance of Easter Sun-; day. The weather was balmy and clear [ until late afternoon, giving every i one an opportunity to get out and | join the Easter patade.

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TURKEY AGREES TO EXTRADITE UTILITY HEAD Turkish Government Officially Informs Ambassador of Action FORMALLY ARRESTED BY TURKISH POLICE Istanbul, i iirkcv, Apr. 2. ; <U.R) Hie Turkish tfovern- ' Blent otriei;tllv informed Hobert P. Skinner, I . S. ambassador, todav that it would ! extradite Samuel Insult to I the I iiited Slates. Ouiek return of Instill to Chicago was expected to be attempted, although the state department did not reveal at. once what instructions it had sent 1 to Skinner. Washington. Apr. 2 -XU.R) V. S. Ambassador Robert P. Skinner today advised the state department that Turkey had officially agreed to permit extradition of Samuel I Instill. Skinner cabled from Angora that Turkey was holding Instill for whatever disposition tlie ambassador wished to make of him. Under Arrest Islanliul. Turkey, Apr. 2 (U.R) Samuel Instill was placed under formal arrest by the Turkish authorities today, preparatory to turning him over to the United States for extradition to face trial in Chicago. Instill was arrested at the Little Ixtndon hotel, where he has been under close police guard since he was taken off his chartered Greek steamer, the Maiotis, yesterday | aud held by the courts to be subi ject to extradition. Fighting desperately for freeI dom. Instill consulted his local lawyers, but it was not believed i the purely executive process of surrendering hint to the United States could be long delayed. From his hotel, he was taken to the house of detention to he kept in custody until American I authorities call for him. It was believed Insult would bo placed on an early boat bound (CONTTNUHin GN PAGE «IX> o Seven. Men Still On Homestead Work Seven men are still working on the Decatur subsistence homestead project. They are surveying the grounds, staking lots and doing other general work. They come under the federal CWA whose funds do not run out until May 1. T ie other crews which were busy for several weeks extending the city light lines and water mains to the project were laid off Saturday with the rest of the state CWA workers in the county. No word has been received as to when the work will be resumed. :t is assumed J hat there will l>e funds available, April 9, to complete the work. REPUBLICANS MEET TUESDAY Decatur Organization Will Name Candidates For Primary Election Decatur Republicans will meet Tuesday night at Earl Adams’ of t’ice, above the First State Bank, for the purpose of filling the city ; ticket for the primary election. J. M. Doan, city Republican chairman. announced that the meeting would be held at 7:30 o'clock. Committeemen and party workers are invited to attend. Several men have indicated that [they will accept the party's nomination for councilmen. Among them are Forrest Elzey, Sim Burk and Floyd Acker. The nomination of mayor will probably go to E. 8.. Macy, retired post office clerk, although one or two other men have been mentioned as prospective candidates. Mrs. Horace Callow will probably be nominated for the city clerktreasurer post. The nomination was tendered her at a previous [ meeting of tlie city Republican committeemen and party workers. I Saturday is tlie last day for fli- | ing declarations tor city and other party nominations.