Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1934 — Page 1

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: he gangster Ii ESCAPES FROM |S PURSUERS an Bi lieved To Be Geo. kelson Eludes Pursuit ■ Ot Officers eplrt gunmen in SOpHERN INDIANA HC IHi I kiiiilii'iiii. \\ is., )r •>' (UPJ A Dillinger ing fit er lielieved to be orgßlß'bv Face) Nelson, ntift |S die maehine innerp'ii n Monday killed a \crMi id agent a lew iles fr hi here, eluded pilfers Kd;i\ alter forcing an dial*T conceal him. The A* erado, armed with three n. apparel afoot Monday atnooa »• the home of Ole Cath. CMp>e*a Indian, only a few nrs after the Dillinger gang j( jt* :o through an ..mbii-b 1 hr 1 deral agents al Little hernia lodge on Spider lake, for Un e day the gangster d Caili'h and his family prisfrs in their own home, refitsI to allow anyone to go outside m to jr plenish the dwindling d sn*p fit' last night, taking Cath witl him. in a Plymouth lan at< im Adolph tloetze few 9 north of here. agents traced the car a fillin station on highway No. beta e Pifield and Minocqua, lerel i ngster threw his liana' fiom the ear J cotjli: led west. Sheriff of two counties threw rtal f ross all highways Irosa'l !<■ '-ion as <oon as Uath r«* fted his story five cur Ida« department of justice inis 1 e rushed to the denseof Squaw lake, m cosj' ed on page five** mIeGE YOUTH IS FOUND DEAD ta n f o r d University ■resli man Ton nd Dead Ofl Fractured Skull Palaj|lto. Cal, April 27—(UP) s mystery which rivaled r Daß.l iaimson ca.se developed I |jkoiigh the death of Peter year-old Stanford Cui- | raftyfi e hman. whose .skull was I mired during a night of student ttiTitter College students, a bartender, an tractiy, blonde, night club patns and iwo co-eds whose names , n wit -Id figured in the case. ■*“*ett Pendleton. Ore, freehin.wa, f< and 4pad in the automo- * io Which he and William Dal--1 HWiderson. San Francisco, ‘shma» had gone to sleep after totting the to-eds to a San Franioo da> ce, returning them to a Hegeiormitory, and visiting the ondtke n ght club near Redwood t. v The parke dnear the t ampus. the tn irning Henderson was tin- , >e UtWoiise his companion. An aai >psy showed that Jewett d died ’rom a fractured skull and morr^ >»ee. Henderson recalled *t thii machine had struck a >m the roadhouse. County offilePhOße pole on their way back >la we e not satisfied with this hlanati Sheriff william Emig and Harold liersqn deputy district attorney, srnedlof several fights between "" n, -S and other patrons of the I was quoted by Anderson '■ UNTKtJED ON PAGE VltllEE)' •other Os Purdue Athlete Is Dead te. Ind., Apr. 27—(UP)— ; He Du me Purvis, Purdue univer>s Optional collegiate javelin : ’ a Mot- was al Dee Moines, la., * rw? await 'ng the opening of 6 relays, his mother died MB Elizabeth's hospital here. 1 e w " s 44 years old aud was muted to the hospital April 13. jTtrvte was advised early last "; t tha his mother had but two lira to ive. The family physician to stay at Des Moines would have been imS^B to reach his mother’s bed- - befo. e her death.

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Board Strikes Many Names From Ballots South Bend. Hud.. April 27 (UP) The names of 152 for delegates to the Republican and HDemocratli atati • . • ■ il stricken from the elm tlon board i>. the St. Joseph county hoard of eleci tlon (Commissioners. | Those eliminated included 97 >! Democrats and 55 Republicans Minor irregularities were found i In each case, the board said. PRISON BOARD HOLDS MEETING Rushville Man N a in e d Chairman; No Report Made On Escapes Indianapolis. Ind.. April 27 (UP) Gov. Paul V. McNutt today proi mieed an immediate investigation of reports that trusties at the Ind- . lana state prison frequently left i institution to have dates with wo- ! men. The Governor refused to say who I would conduct the Investigation but . indicated that the machinery already had been set in motion. J Michigan City, Inti, Apr. 27. (U.P) Taking little cognizance of the escape of five trusties during the past week, the state prison board of trustees last night elected Thomas Arbuckle. Rushville, chairman, to succeed A. 1.. Denislon of Rochester. I After the meeting it was announced the board had made no . recommendations to Warden Louis K. Kunkel for changes in supervis- . ion of prisoners outside the walls. "Neither the board nor prison officials can pievent the estape of I any of the 350 men employed outside the wall," Kunkel said "These men are on their honor. The system has been in effect for years and there have been escapes for (years. Walking oft of trusties is (nothing new." Arbuckle takes the chairmanship :of the board made vacant when : Deniston was placed in charge of i prison manufacturing. Deniston’s chief work is to make | ■ improvements in factory equip I ment and establish new industries at the prison. Willard Butler and Charles Irwin, negro trusties who escaped from the prison Sunday and were captured at Indianapolis yesterday, were brought back to the prison last night. While he was questioned by Indianapolis police, Butler said that . life as a trusty was "not so bad." (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE, o Clothier Speaks To High School Pupils O L. Vance, local clothier., addressed the pupils of the Decatur high school at the chapel period this morning. He talked on "Local History" and described the campaigns against the Indians during the settling of this county and adjacent territory. TO ELIMINATE NIGHT HAZARDS State Highway Department Will Improve Roadside Markers Indianapolis, April 27 — (UP) — (Improvement of roadside markers !to eliminate some of the hazards ■ of night driving in Indiana is being effected by the state highway department. At present all “curve" and "turn signs in the Laporte disrict are being revamped at the state prison, but James D. Adams, highway commission chairman, said it is planned I to include the entire state in the new program. Reflector glass "buttons," which can be seen from a distance of sev- j eral hundred feet, are being added to the roadside markers. Signs ’ i warning of railroad crossings, highI way intersections and other hazards also are to .be similarly equippi ed. Adams said that repainting of I markers which have been disfigured or dimmed by age will be done ! at the state prison rather than being repaired by highway department workers. The result will bo a more permanent finish at a lower i costj he said.

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KERENSKY SAYS COMMUNISM IS RAPIDLY DYING Former President of Russia Urges Fight For Personal Liberty GIVES EXCLUSIVE INTERMEW TODAY (Copyright, IM;I, by VP) ' Paris, Apt 27 <U.R> Alexander ! Kerensky, who became provisional president of Russia when tile czar I was deposed and was overthrown himself by the bolsheviks, called upon men of all classes today to join in a new "Internationale" to tight for personal liberties against fascism and communism. In an exclusive interview with 1 the United Press Kerensky said: "All dictatorships repeat the ’ methods and mannerisms of bolshevism. In Russia it was the intel- ! lectual class that was crushed; in Germany under tlie Nazi dictatorship Germany sought to crush an(other class -.lews. "The duty of all men. regardless of race or class is to unite in a new Internationale to tight for personal liberties and the resurrection of democracy. Otherwise dictatorial regimes will suppress the few remaining privileges of the person- : ality of man. the finest thing in ■ human history.” Kerensky, bitter foe of common- , i ism, did not paint a gloomy picture Jot the political situation. He held . | communism Marxian -socialism—to be dying. He predicted that fascist dictatorships would not ■ spread in Europe -but. that states , now under dictatorships gradually , ( would regain constitutional liberI ties. Kerensky’s Internationale wotihf . be the fifth. The first, formed in l.ofidon in I * *cont7nued*on PAGE FOUR I LARGE CROWD AT OPERETTA South Ward Pupils Present Operetta At High I School Auditorium A large crowd attended the South Ward school operetta, "The Magic Beanstalk" presented by the pupils of the school at the Decatur high school auditorium Thursday nightThe clever operetta wae presented in a splendid manner and the ; story centered about Jack, played by Jack Porter, who has been sail- . Ing the seas and returns home to ■ find that lie and his mother have i been robbed of all they possess and ■ are now penniless. i The skene opens on an old Eng- ■ lish Village Green where a group of villagers are merrymaking. Jack is welcomed by a .song anil telle of his exciting adventures which ended in a shipwreck. i Captain Kidd, played by Janies I Egley, appears with his band of I pirates and they boast of their dar- ' iug exploits. The part of Jack’s I mother is played by Joan Cowens. Jack assures her that away will ibe provided for their needs. . Julianni. the cow played by Charles Champlin, Jr, and Billy McGill is led upon the stage and it is decided to sell her at the fair The .second act takes place at the fair where Jack meets Foolemesi, the magician, played by Billy Lynch, and sells Julianni for five Magic beans, which the Magician states, will brings their possessor great riches and happiness. Characters a|t the fair are the announcer played by Eugene Melchi, Jr., Gipsy Ann played by Atola Jane Eady. The third act is laid on the Village Green. (During the night the live beans spring up and engage in a fantastic dance. When Jack appears at sunrise he finds the huge *(*CONU’INUED ON PAGE FOUR) O Prominent Celina Resident Is Dead Word was received here of the death of John Gast, Sr., prominent resident of Celina, Ohio, which oc-J I’tirred Thursday. Mr. Gast is the father-in-law of Mrs. John Gast, ( formerly of this city. Mr. and Mrs. ■ | William Harting. Conrad Gillig and I Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gillig of this I city will attend the funeral.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 27, 1934.

Present Concert At Church Sunday A concert will be presented at I I the First Evangelical ihurch Sunday night under the auspit es of the I | May section of Hie Ladies Aid soc- | iety of the church. The program will be under the direction of Professor E. A Gerber ' j instructor in the Bible Institute at ", Fori Wayne. The concert will ini elude a men's quartet, double quar- I 1 tet. boy's quartet, snxaphone numbers anti vocal selections by Mr. Holsworth. prominent Fort Wayne singer. Special numbers will also be presented. No admission will be i charged but an offering will be taken BISHOP CANNON CASE TO JURY Conspiracy Case Goes To Jury Shortly After Noon Today Washington, Apr. 27.—(U.R) — Bishop James Cannon. Jr., and Miss Ada L. Burroughs, his exsecretary. were acquitted by a jury in the District of Columbia supreme court this afternoon. The jury of 11 men and one pretty housewift deliberated three hours and 25 minutes be fore reaching their verdict. Washington. April 27 — (UPI — The conspiracy t asp of Bishop James Cannon, r.. and Miss Ada L. Burroughs wont to the jury today after nearly three weeks of testimony and heated argument in i District of Columbia supreme court. Justice Peyton Gordon finished his instructions and handed the fate ; of the Methodist Episcopal churchman and his ex-secretary to the ’jurors at 12:20 p. tn. Justice Gotilon spent an hour 1 -arialyzing the indictment and explaining the law. 1 He pointed out to the jurors that they were selected with the great- 1 est of care and that their only duty was to decide whether the delendi ants were guilty. In contrast to the excited gestj tires and shouts of the lawyers. Jus- | tire Gordon spoke slowly and quiet- | I ly. The Bishop, pale and weary " 1 from the strain of the lengthy trial. [ j leaned on the witness table with (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Bremer Kidnaping Suspect Arrested Chicago, April 27—(UP) iFeder- ; 1 < al agents today held William E. Viedler, Illinois ex-convict, who had in his possession $2,665 of currency which the agents said was part of ' s2ol).ooti ransom paid by Edward G. Bremer of St. Paul to kidnapers. The suspect. William E. Vielder. 1 a small and harassed appearing ‘ man of 35, defied questioners, agents said, ami refused to explain his possession of the ransom " moneyMelvin Purvis, chief investigator 1 here for the department of Justice. " said Viedler had $3,185 in his pockets at the time he was arrested. FERA PAYROLL FIGURE GIVEN Payroll For Last Week Totals $536.47; 87 Are Employed The FERA payroll last week amounted to $536.47. There were 85 men and two women employed. The time has been sent to the state headquarters and the checks will be mailed from there. Plowing has begun on the com- ' munity gardens, which is a part of the FERA urban program. Two ■ gardens will be maintained by the unemployed this year. One is near the Grick and Tyndall Tile Mill and the other is on the Adams County Memorial Hospital grounds. The lots will be divided into two portions. One will be made into small plots and given to able bod,l led unemployed of the township to < I care for. Seeds have been furnish ed by the state. The other part of the tracts will i be made into one large community j garden in which beans and potatoes l will be grown. The crops will be [ stored by the township trustee and distributed next winter. The seed potatoes were purchased by town ship trustee Thompson Noll.

PARADE OPENS YOUTH'S WEEK Election L Held To Name Students To Hold City Offices Jay Ailton, a pupil in Central I w bool, was elected mayor of Decatur to hold office Friday afternoon, May 4. on Youth's Day in Citizenship, a part of the Youth Week observance. He was a member of the Peoples party which won by a | large majority. Other officers elected this afternoon are; Monica Schmitt, St. Joe, secretary-treasurer; Billy Hunter. Central, chief of police; Fred Hoff man. Lutheran, fire chief, and mem bers of the city council — Leona Bauer, Lutheran, Vincent Tanvaa, , St. Joe an I Ethel Kleinhenz. St. Joe. The grade st hoots of the St Joe Central and Lutheran schools took part in the election. The election officials were Marjorie Massonie, " judge. Helen Kohne. clerk and Viola Hunter, clerk. The election was held in Library hall from 1 to 2:30 'o'clock this afternoon At 2:30 o’clock this afternoon Youth Week was officially opened with a gigantic parade in which nearly 1.300 children from all the schools except high schools took part. The parade was lead by the Decatur Junior band. The Boy and Girl scouts marched in uniform. Other pupils rode dec- : orated bicycles and ponies. Numerous banners were also carried. Workmen Replace Electric ( able Workmen were busy today re- . placing the electric light cable to the traffic signa! light, in the center of the Second and Munroe street i crossing. The ’ aJile broke off aud the traffic light was knocked out of 'commission. William Parent. Arthi ur Baker and Charles Lamlin were loing the work o BUDGET PLANS TO WASHINGTON Corn -Hog Committee Budget Is Commended For Low Expenses The board of directors of the Adlams county corn-hog control assol elation met Tuesday. April 24. and completed organization forms and i set up a budget that is expected to I carry the association until July 1. 1934. These papers were sent to ■ the state corn hog committee by the county agent, and following is i the letter received by him upon reI ceipt of the papers in Lafayette: "April 26. 1934. "Dear Mr. Archbold: "Your budget and all papers connected therewith received this morning. Your budget is in tine shape with the average cost at j $6.06. which is one of the low ones of the State. 1 want to congratulate you on your work in Adams county, and 1 am going to send your budget to Washington today for final approval. “These are the first ones that I have sent in to Washington, and we surely will have a verdict before long. I hope they are all accepted. "Very truly yours, "L. M. Vogler. "Member, state cornHog committee.” There are a number of reasons that allowed the board to set up so reasonable a budget. In the first place the producers themselves coI operated in a splendid manner, Secondly. neither the temporary com- ! mitteemen. the permanent committeemen, nor the officers demanded *(CONT*Nt’t:i* on' PAGE THREE) Three Named To Fill Vacancies Jury commissioners Bert Lower and Otto Hoile selected three men to fill vacancies on the petit jury i for the April term. They are Johu A. Helm of St- Mary’s township, : Milo Glendening of Hartford township and Jacob Baker of Union | township. These men will replace L. C. An- " nen, Richard Briggs and Wilbert Fuchs who were excused from jury service by Judge Huiber M. DeVoss I of the Adams circuit court because of illness aud other reasons.

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COUNTY CLERK : MILT WERLING . RESIGNS TODAY Resignation, Tendered To Gov. McNutt, Is Effective Today COMMISSIONERS TO NAME SUCCESSOR ■ ■■ — Milton C. Welling tendered Ills resignation, effective at tour o’clock | this afternoon, as clerk of the Ad lams circuit court, to Governor Paul V. McNutt, and notified Comity Auditor Glen Cowan, of his action. It is the duty of the county auditor to inform the county coniytisi stoners of the resignation, summon I lie board to meet and select a sue- , cessor to Mr. Werling. Mr. Werling was convicted April , 3. by Federal Judge Philip Sullivan, Chicago, on counterfeit charges anti sentence was passed yesterday ; by the court. He was given a year i and a day suspended sentence and placed on tirobation for two years. The following statement was I ' made by Mr. Werling: i "To tlie People of Adams county: "Having sent my resignation voluntarily to the Governor, 1 take . this method of thanking the people of this county who have made it possible for me to continue in the face of most trying and heart-rend- . ing circumstances ,1 shall never forget the many friends whose confidence in me was not shaken ams who still believe my story. "Although under probation. 1 > swear to tlie people of this county that testimony by detectives was . perjury of the rankest sort. I have , never bought, sold or had bogus money at any time. But all this is water over the dam. I promised it’ | 1 lost the ease I would resign and now am making good my word. . While my case was pending 1 ask- > ed you to suspend judgment until !my trial. You have a right to believe as you please, but whether you believe my story or not. I am asking you to help me come back. "The affairs of this office are in . " good shape and I am deeply appreciative of tin' opportunity of hat- | ing served you during the past 28 months. “Respectfully. , "Milton C. Werling." Mr. Werling was elected county clerk in 1931) and took office January 1. 1932 His term does not expire until December 31. 1935. His successor will be named for Hie unexpired term. i Many Want Job At least 20 applicants have writ- ,• ten or filed their names witli the county commissioners for the ap- , pointment. The commissioners will in all probability meet Saturday at . the court house and select someone to till the place. | Conviction on the counterfeit charges and a sentence of more than six months, is held by several attorneys and public officials as , cause for removal from an elective . or appointive office, in compliance ] (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I I — 0 YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET MAY 6 County Convention Will Be Held At Berne Mennonite Church — I IA county Young People's contention under the auspices of the; i Adams County Sunday School council will be held at the Mennonite .; church in Berne. Sunday afternoon . and evening. May 6. This is the first young people’s convention of the Sunday .school held in the county and an invitation ie given to all young people to be present. Rev. Isaac Page of Chicago who has been engaged in young people’s ; work for a number of years has i been secured to give the principal ■; address of the evening. During the " afternoon topics will the discussed ■ on the subjects that are of vital in- i . i terest to all young people. Music j ' will also be a feature of the pro- ' grain. A fellowship carry in supper ; will be served in the evening in the i basement of the (church. Each per- ! son is requested to bring one article ' of food. The afternoon session will open lat 2 o'clock and supper will be ■ II served at 5 o’clock. The evening ' session will start at 7:30 o'clock.

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Fort Wayne Man To Speak Here Sunday R. Glen Kiracot'o, prominent lay num of the calvary United Brethren church of Fort Wayne, will de F liver an address at the local United Brethren chur 1 h Sunday evening. ; His subject will lie "The Advant I ages and Methods of Operation For An Adult Christian Endeavor So • ciety." The public is invited to at ! lend. LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND MEET Annual Women's Presbyterian Society Meeting At Fort Wayne Tlie annual convention of the Woman's Presbyterian society of the Fort Wayne Presbytery which opened Thursday morning at the Bethany Presbyterian chur< h in Fort Wayne, closed today after a two-day session. A number of Decatur women attended the sessions of tlie meeting j Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Hugh F. Craven of Auburn, chairman of the society was in charge of the meeting. Mrs. C. IL Hessmansperger of Fort Wayne addressed the meeting on the subject, '“Through All Our Talents aud Possession" and Mrs. TV. .1. Smith of Dumaguete. Philippine Islands, spoke on "Glimpses of tlie Philipj pines.” Mrs. Elizabeth Pfander of the Hillcrest Community Center also spoke on "New Trends among New Americans.” Mrs. H. E. Wiegner of Elkhart gave a devotional address Thursday and greetings were extended to the society by Mrs. William ■ Bostick. Miss Chapman spoke on “Forward i Through Study,” and "Forward. Through the Messenger in Type," was the topic of Mrs. Bernard Paine. Mrs. J. E. Jones of Pleasant Lake spoke on "We Give and Pray at Home. Our Missionaries (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) DEATH Gl AIMS MRS.HABEGGER Mrs. Solomon Hahegger Dies This Morning At Berne Home Mrs. Solomon Habegger, 71. died ; at her home on West Main street, Berne, at 11:45 o'clock this morning. Death was caused by dropsy and complications. She had been ill for several weeks. Mrs. Habegger was born in the community of Berne and was formerly Caroline Reusser. She was ■married to Solomon Habegger. April 15, 1883 and they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary a year ago. He preceded her in death last October Surviving are the following childi (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Rate Reductions Ordered Today Indianapolis April 27 - (UP) — Electric rate reductions intended i to save northern Indiana consumi ers $25,737 annually were ordered 1 today by the public service Com- ] mission. Included in the orders was one estimated to save several hundred | patrons of the Indiana service corporation. Fort Wayne. SIB,OOO annually. The largest single cut was order- ( ed for Clora where consumers will ■ benefit by SBOO annually. Other towns affected by the order include Barber Mills. Lancaster, Geneva, Yoder, Pleasant Mills, Rock Creek, Salamonia, Van Buren. o House Committee Favors Crime Bill Washington, April 27 —(UP)— The house judiciary committee to- ' day voted to report favorably the Patman bill authorizing the payment of a federal reward of $25,000 for the capture, dead or alive, of anyone designated by the attorney general as a "public enemy." The committee also reported favorably a Senate bill which provides " that whenever an indictment ie I found to be defective or insufficient ' after the statute of limitations has ! expired, a new indictment may be ■ returned at any time during the next succeeding term of court.

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POSSEMEN ARE GIVEN ORDERS TO STOP HUNT — Give Opportunity For Kidnapers To Return Arizona Child YOUNG GIRL WAS ■ TAKEN WEDNESDAY l ucson, Ariz., Apr. 27. <UP) An avenue lor the ransoming of .lune Kobles wan opened today when police officers withdrew possenten who have blockaded She town since the six year . old child was seized hv kidntmers two days ago. The decision to permit the kid--1 napers" opportunity to arrange ‘ for collection of their SIO.(HM) rant som demands in exchange for the i child's liberty was reached after a conference between county, city - ami federal authorities. Take Precaution Tucson, Ariz.. Apr. 27 (U.P> — ■ Tlie parents of the nation’s new--1 est kidnap victim Little June Roibels, 6 years old believed the child still was alive today while • authorities took secret precauI tions to protect her kidnapers 1 from mob violence if and when . they are captured. Bernarbe Robles, wealthy ref tired cattleman, the child's gran:l- --'! father, drove alone around Tnc- ; son and on desert roads hoping tlie kidnapers would stop him and I tell him how he could pay tha ; Slb.mio ransom demanded. Ii was ■ understood that Robles carried .(the money in the small denomin--1 ations asked by the abductors. A gigantic manhunt was spread■jing across the desert stretches 1 as far north as Phoenix. Tuscon . ' citizens, cow hands. Indians, poI lice authorities, all armed, were 5 determined to search every inch , of tlie surrounding deserts for I the hide-out where the kidnapers ; were believed to he holding their I victim. I Thr< < federal agents took patt in the search and Governor B. B. | Moeur consider! d calling out the ! national guard The child's family grew more distraught as the hours slipped by without further word from the C kidnapers after a second note announced they would accept SIO,OOO ■ instead of the $15,000 demanded i originally, provided tlie Robies acted quickly. The elder Robles : fought down fears that some harm • had befallen his granddaughter ■ ; but authorities and the rest of the family lielieved her safe. I Authorities, claiming to have clues, said th >y sought three men ‘ and two women. They said they had found a small automobile t similar to that in which June was . whisked away by a “dark man" ' (CONTTNUWD ON PAGE Sl*X* * O Aged Man Killed When Hit By Auto Wabash, Ind.. April 27 —(UP) — Thomas Small. 65, Rich Valley, was I injured fatally last night when hi.s ' j bicycle wa.s struck by an automobile. Louis Poor. 27. Auburn, driver -’of the car. was not held. I —o— M.F. WORTHMAN TALKS TO CLUB School Superintendent Talks To Rotarians Thursday Night i A talk on the distribution of local I taxes and the amount of money re- ; ceived by the public schools of (this city, was given by M. F. WorthI man. superintnedent of schools, at l the Rotary meeting last evening. I j Based on a $1,600 valuation and ; figured at the total levy applying in Decatur this year, $3.15, on the • i SIOO, a taxpayer pays a total of > $50.40. Mr. Worthman divided this ■ I total into the several levies which l j make up the Decatur rate. : In dollars and cents, the amount ■ which the school system receives i is $14.56 or a little more than 28 - per cent of the total. i The proram was in charge of i ; Donald Stump. Final plans tor tha t opening and observance of Youth i Week were announced by Dr. Fred I Patterson, president. The Rotary >| club sponsors the observance of National Youth week in this city.