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®TIBN MMEASEO BSE OF SILVER i ’ jjlglnwoduced Follow|ing pSfcidcnt’s Messagt Today Lvei&vkchase [plan is provided I H>. Mav 22. <UR> | jaslation jitmhi! mil the E|M(»<iiis< siHer prceram the Hnuseti was ill! finlticeil (the fpi ate to<lav ;ilt< r Idijifi of the President's Esage Keoinmelldilti!; in fmidHtlf "f aiKer. rTlie biUkleclares it to he | policy of tli.- I nit'->l Slates to Eeasfi the tiroportion of siliei Jgold in tl ioiiejrv stork'. Jtth theßfi'ea" objective of ■'Lug tad •:> "i.oninr one foil'Hl I the i'llOßO' value of such •f' Hs to ■ pr Phe MH wovim-d a silver pur- 1 ae tan irrounded with quali-1 itioaa *• tided to give the, isnry dejkitm-nt ample free tn in cam ig out the program, d included ’he provision: "The secreiuy of the treasury authorised .mi directed to pur»se silver, at hi me ami abroad. ■ present < t direct Obligations, coin, or Irrency of ■thortsed ly law, or with any ends te th.] treasury not otherJise appropriated, at such rates. > upon pans *nd tonditions as be may jean HMt nable ami most adthe puldie inter FID R. Message I Wasbltgii May 22 (U.R)--1A 1 ItappoitMMient of national mone try stock# with the objective of laintaining one-fourth in silver id thredßurths in gold was pro >sed today by Presi-j ■nt RooJelt. In reßar to insistent de-’ land# of Bib er advocates the resident fcggested further silver Kislation He dgned to avoid a oney rebellion at this session I His proto .si was, in effect, ai with rebels i -Kress. He asked autb irity to P’SBtR silver and proposed f" be directed to purjoSO the ne< i ■ ai v amounts. |X|Mphe limit on realization of )■ Jjandltory silver purchase pi* ofllii prog tain was intipt«4 in Mr RooseVolt’s message htwalisjlioii would be permisumdi ic i.iliy I ent would have to w «♦••••• ••••••*• ftWpKVI ON PAGE FIVE) ■E OFFICER ISTHREATENED tawte State Treasurer In Receipt < if Extortion Note Salem, Bl May 22.—(U.R>—Authitlea were investigating today an dortion»‘disote received by Slate ■easuref John C. Martin, which » signed, -John Dillinger.” A young shoe factory worker, al j st though’ to have been an inrmedtary, was released after vstioning. Treasurer Martin was instructed the n O t e ~, deposit $5,000 in the lem National bank to the account Prance# Meyers, and to place a w model V-8 automobile in front: ‘he Meyc.s' residence, together th a bill of sale made out to Meyi. Authorities placed the automoe M iaetructed, but no one claimit. At Springfield. Treasurer Martin Pressed no alarm and believed ‘ note was the work of a crank Practical joker. ‘’Sweetheart’s” Eate Paul, May 22—(UP)—A fedu jury of 11 men and one woman lay began deliberating the case Marian Evelyn Frechette, John linger’* half-tindian sweet-heart, 1 two others charged with har■l»g ofsfthe outlaw. Ph® cag e went to the jury at 1U p. m.

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Rev. Walton Will Attend Assembly Rev. O. O. Walton, pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city, | will leave Wednesday for Cleveland t Ohio, where he will attend the presbyterian general assembly, in ses-' I sion for one week. Dr. MacDowell of New York City is moderator of the general assent--1 bly. The sessions will continue until May 30. In the absence of Rev. Walton, > no services will be held at the local | Presbyterian church Sunday. CROWD ATTENDS MEETING TODAY — More Than 250 Pythian Sisters Attend Local Convention More than 250 members of the | Pythian Sister lodges in the Fourth district attended the twenty-fourth annual convention heli in the local Knights c.f Pythias home on . Third street, today. Representatives from North Manchester, Huntington. Portland. , Bluffton. Pennville, Ossian, Roll, Marion, Van Buren, Montpelier, Tocsin. Gas City, and Decatur, were i present. Marion sought the next convention. Registration took place at the morning session which opened with I the flag salute and a song. Mrs. James Bain of this city gave the welcome address an dthe response was given by Mrs. Cora Hood of Bluffton. Reports of the temples were given by delegates. >At the noon hour a luncheon was served at the Methodist Episcopal churvh where long tables were arrainged with 1 ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SCHOOLS TO GET S2OOA TEACHER Nearly $4,000,000 Will Be Distributed Next .Julv 1 — j i'ndianapoils, May 22—Schools of Indiana will receive S2OO per teacher, or approximately $4,000,000 on July 1 from gross income tax coll lections, Governor Paul V. McNutt announced today. With the July distribution, the state will have exceeded by more than $488,000 the estimates of distributions from the gross income tax which were furnished to local school corporations last year in or- ' der that they might reduce pro- ’ perty tax levies for operation of | schools. Governor McNutt said. The state’s estimate of gross injeome tax distributions at that time I was the payment of S2OO tor each of an estimated 19.000 teachers or $3,800,000 in January, 1934, and a similar sum in July, 1934. (Actual ’payments in January totalled $4 - | <XSB.OI7, based on $204.36 for each of 20,004 teachers who were qualified by the state board of education in determining distributions. When about $4.000,(W0 is paid to the schools in July, the total distributions will have amounted to approximately $8,088,000 instead of the $7.6001,000 estimated, it was pointed ; OUt. I Ilf the schools had not received 'this money from the gross Income tax. an increase of 22.4 cents In the average property tax rate in IndUcONTINUEJD ON PAGE -'WO) Correction Made In Former Announcement In an announcement made Monday concerning the placing of flags in the cemeteries of Adams county on Decoration Day, an error was made in stating that 17 flags were still uncalled for. It should have] read flags for 17 cemeteries. These may be obtained at Leo Ehinger’s office. Final Dance Oi Season Wednesday The last Knights of Columbus dance of the season will be held Wednesday night at 8:30 o’clock at the K. of C. Hall. Music will .be furnished 'by Royce’s Indians. Tickets for the dance may be procured at Losets restaurant. The dance is for members of the K. of C. lodge, their wives and sweethearts.

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DR. PITTEN6ER GIVES ADDRESS TO GRADUATES — Annual Commencement Exercises Are Held Monday Night SIXTY-ONE SENIORS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS Admonishing the graduates to . "keep their eyes on the ball and not on the grandstand," Dr. L. A. I Pitteuger, president of Ball State Teachers College addressed the 53rd annual graduating class of the Decatur high school in commecement exercises at the school building Monday evening. A packed house of friends and relatives attended the ceremonies. Those who could not be accommodated In the auditorium went down to the gym to the annual senior reception. W. Guy Brown in presenting the class said. “In addition to being the largest class in the history of the school, the class also has quality. It gives me great pleasure to recommend to the superintendent lof schools that this class receive diplomas as symbols of their proven ability.’’ Superintendent of school M. F. Worthman said, "In keeping with a remark overheard from one of the graduates following the passing of the National Recovery Act. 'We must look forward to a new type of vision’ ”, Dr. Mangold, president of the Decatur school board then handed the diplomas to the 61 members of the graduating class. The class was unusual this year in that there were two sets of twins and two , sisters in the class. Oscar and Edgar Werling and Mary and James Cowan are twins. Marcella and Melvena Williams are sisters. The complete program was as follows: 1 9S March —“Spirit of America.” Festival Overlure Decatur Junior Band. Invocation — Rev. Glen E. Mari shall. Music (a) Thanks Be to God. (b) Songs of the Leaves. I Mixed chorus of Decatur high school. Address—“On Coming of Age,” ICONTTNtTED ON PAGE FIVE) Regular Meeting At Elks Wednesday — The regular semi-monthly meeti ing of the Elks Lodge will be held | Wednesday night at 8:00 o’clock! ' at the home on North Second Street | At the meeting several members I will be taken into the lodge. INSULL PLEA IS ANSWERED Government Attorneys Say Samuel Insull Must Stand Trial Chicago, May 22— (U.R) —The j government admitted today that i Samuel Insull may have been "kidnaped or . shanghaied" from Turkey but contended that his I charges carried no legal weight in the right of the federal court to try him on criminal charges. The government’s answer, contained in a demurrer filed in Judge Philip L. Sullivan's federal court as the 74-year-old fallen utility czar attacked the jurisdiction of the court, came from United States District Attorney Dwight H. Green. Regardless of the manner in which Insull was taken from the tramp steamer Maiotis after he | had filed from his pursuers across i the Mediterranean ocean he Is bound to stand trial on two federal indictments, Green said. After listening to the arguments Judge Sullivan took the pleas under advisement and called for briefs in support of the claims made on behalf of Insull and the government. Insull remained in seclusion at a near north side hotel and did not appear in court. Floyd E. Thompson, former justice of the Illinois supreme court and attorney for Insull. argued before Judge Sullivan in support of his plea attacking the ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 22, 1934.

Disaster’s Behind—lndustry Goes On feL. o. Ararat ! 1 l. a Ji " ■! :IWs" ’’* Quick on the rebound. In the background of the upper picture is the Exchange Building gutted by the disastrous stock yards fire in Chicago Saturday. In the foreground the pens are a beehive of activity as the live stock industry carried on Monday under the decree: "Business as usual." Below, a panoramic view of the fire that de- • stroyed one squart mile of property, the fllames eating everything in sight through the territory, leaving only charred and twisted ruins as a grim reminder of a prosperous business.

i NEW TREATMENT IS DESCRIBED Use of “Deen X-ray” In Early Stages of Cancer Described Indianapolis, May 22 —(U.R) —Use of a new powerful "deep X-ray” which has proved successful in treatment of cancer in early ; stages was described here last night by Dr. Joseph C. Bloodgood of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. Speaking before approximately ' 500 physicians and surgeons atI tending the second annual postI graduate course at the Indiana | i university school here. Dr. Bloodgood said all cases of cancer will yield to the treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment , with the rays are necessary, however. he warned. Although exact qualities of the I new discovery are not known to j the medical profession, it is com-1 i Ing into increased use in cancer treatment because of the scarcity of radium, Dr. Bloodgood explain- j | ed. He urged that medical societies, newspapers and governmental units conduct a campaign of education, pointing out that early diagnosis of cancer symptoms will ! aid in development of the new treatment. Local Members To Attend Convention — Approximately 20 members of the Pythian Sisters organization in this city will attend the annual conven- ■ tion of district No. 2 at Hamilton, Wednesday. The women will remain at Hamilton Lake over night at the Farr and Hunsicker cottages. Losing Candidate Petitions Recount Martinsvile. iltid., May 22 —(UP) —William R. Davis, defeated by T. A. Hendricks In the May 8 primary race for the republican nomination for mayor by 11 votes, has filed a petition for a recount. Davis charged that mistakes were made in official tabulations. Prayer Service Thursday Night B , i. ■ The mid-week prayer service at the Baptist church will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock instead of Wednesday. Mrs. Henry Abney will be the leader and a good attendance is desired.

Former Resident To Graduate Soon Robert M Shirk, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shirk of West Palm Beach, Florida, former residents of this city, is a member of the graduating class of the Georgia Military Academy at College Park. Georgia, this year. The young man Is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Macy ’ of this city. Tlie annual commencement will be held May 26 to 30 The commencement program includes the annual junioreenior debate, minstrel. final G. M. A. dance, the commencement sermon on Sunday morning, senior class day exercises on Monday, senior-alumni banquet, Tuesday, and graduation exercises Wednesday morning. Major General George Van Horn Moseley, U. S. Army, commanding foqrth corps area will give the commencement address. The program also includes various field day contests and s awarding of medals. RULING FAVORS CORPORATIONS I Indianapolis judge’s Ruling Mav Save Thousands In Taxes Indianapolis. May 22 — (U.R) — Thousands of dollars in taxes will Ibe saved Indiana corporations if a declaratory judgment issued today by Superior Judge Russell ! Ryan is upheld by higher courts. Judge Ryan declared the state ; gross income tax law constitutional in its general sense but held in substance that the state could not levy the tax oh money derived i from business outside the borders of the state. The declaratory judgment was ■ { made in the case of the Standard i I Oil Company of Indiana against j 1 William Stor«m. state treasurer, j | and other officers of the state in j charge of the collection of taxes under the gross income law. Clarification of points in the new act as tiny affect corporations operating within the state borders but doing their major business outside the state formed the major theme of the judge’s decision. Hearing on the suit filed by the Standard Oil was held in January. Generally, the judge held that receipts of corpcrations or firms whether retail or wholesale, from outside the state could not be taxed at the rate of one per cent for retail business and one-fourth of one per cent on wholesale iu- ’ (CONTINUED. S»N PAGE TWO)

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ROOSEVELT TO PROTECT SMALL BUSINESSMAN President Himself Will Safeguard Rights Under NRA DARROW BOARD TO BE ENDED MAY 31 Washington, May 22.—(U.R) -Assurance came today to the little’ man and the consumer that al-, i though the Darrow board will die ' lin nine days President Roosevelt 1 : himself is taking up the burden of j protecting them under the NRA. This was the word that came' through the smoke and shot of as spectacular a battle of words as the 1 new deal has seen. On one side was ranged the uati lonal recovery review board head- ; ed by the veteran tighter, Clarence j ; Darrow. On the other was the NRA administration with doughty Gen. Hugh S. Johnson leading the , . attack. Senators, congressmen, government officials, tlie press and the; public were rapidly aligning in I camps from the extreme represent-' jed by Darrow to the outposts of | Johnson. New statements were in the | making to add to the board’s original attack ou the NRA as a promoter of industrial monopoly, Darrow’s suggestion that socialism be: 1 substituted for the Blue Eagle, and Johnson's vitriolic criticism of the board to which he added new details last night. Darrow’s colleagues said he had : a new statement ready regarding the president's intention to abolish! j (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) i SEVERE HEAT ! I WAVE BROKEN Showers. Thunderstorms Bring Temporary Relief In Midwest ■ > Chicago, May 22 — <U.R) —Show-1 ’ ers and thunder; forms over eight middlewestern states gave tem- . ’ porary relit f today from a severe! , heat wave but alleviated drought | conditions only slightly. ' i More rain was expected today! In Indiana. Michigan, Illinois, j Missouri and Kansas. C. A. Don- ; ! nel, government forecaster, said precipitation would be sufficient, ’ however, only to dampen the: ground. "Nothing but two weeks of real rainy weather would replenish ■ the underground reservoirs," he said. The rains, generally covering I Wisconsin. lowa. Minnesota, the j Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and ■ ; Illinois yesterday, broke a sizzling | I heat wave unmatched in May j since 1896. Temperatures during the first weeks of the month were . 11 degrees above normal. Coupled ' with the lightest rainfall in an(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Youne Evansville Woman Is Kidnaped Evansville, Ind.. May 22 —(UP) — 't'he second kidnaping of young women within a week had Evansville detectives and policemen searching for a maniac today. The latest victim was Miss Fadette Haney, 16-year-old high school : girl returned to her home several j hours after being abducted from the J ■ company of James Huffman, 21. Huffman and Miss Haney were I accosted by the man as they were ! driving in the city. They were fore-1 I ai to accompany him to the edge | of town, where Huffman was orderj ed out of his machine. o Receives Word Os Death Os Brother J. W. Merryman, 911 Bush street received word today of the death of his brother, John H. Merryman, I 75. who died May 14 at his home in Woodward. Okla. The deceased was J born in Blue Creek township, Adams county, moving to the southwest nearly 40 years ago. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. Nora Suwyer, Woodward, Okla.; three grandchildren and two brothers. J. W., Decatur and Elmer E. Indianapolis.

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C. E. Society To Present Play The C. E. Society of the Union Chapel church will present a play entitled "At the Sign of the Pew ter Jug” Tuesday evening May 29 in the Decatur high school audij torinm. The proceeds of the production will be used to defray the expenses lof the society when the members | attend the annual Christian EndeaI vor Society convention at Oakwood ’ park. Lake Wawasee. Hie last week | | in June. Tlie cast will be announced later. I I Tickets may be obtained from mem- ■ | tiers of the society at 10i and 20 ! j cents. RAIN BRINGS ’ ! RELIEF HERE I Showers Last Night Break Heat Wave; Aid Crops Slightly The cool thunder storm Monday] . night and early this morning tern | porarily averted disaster for the farmers in the county according i to L. E. Archbold, county agent : ’lf there are heavy rains in the j next several weeks the damages j (estimated by some at $1,000,000. i to county crops mav be averted. The rain last night amounted ’ to .15 of an inch. The totail rainfall for the month so far amounts 1 Ito .30 of an inch in comparison with 9.32 for the entire month of May last year. The rain in the toutherii part of the county was! even less than here. The office at 1 Berne was unable to measure the ‘ 1 shower, which merely dampened . ! the sidewalks. In addition to postponing tlie time when there absolutely must ■ be rain or crop failure the thunder ] j shower iast night had two good j | effects. It helped the yrtnng gra#9’ I crops whose roots do not extend j ! far below the surface. It had a I cooling effect on the atmosphere; in contrast to the weather last ] week when dry hot winds sucked | (he moisture from the soil. The hay and pasture land has! b'fcen th * greatest damaged by the I drought because these crops are |so shaillow. The rain liad little j effect on the hay and grass which ' should have been cut this month,' l indicating that there will be a j shortage. The loss h-'re will he evident in I the increased feeding cost to live] stock and the smaller margin of ■ ] profit shown by the growers because of tlie probable necessity of I ; importing feed into the county. Grain crops have not been so, heavily damaged as yet. How-1 i ever, if there are not heavy rains ■ soon there will be at least a par-1 tGONTINUED GN PAGE FIVE) NEGRO ADMITS STARTING FIRE Young Negro Admits Setting Costly Blaze At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind.. May 22 —(UP) ' —A confession form Jesse Pettis. ' 21, negro, to starting a $69,000 fire I !at the Tagle Mahogany plant here i last week to obtain relief from “A pain in my head,” was claimed today by police. Pettis was arrested at his home here yesterday and confessed after several hours questioning, police sai’d. He was held under sloi,ooo bond while authorities attempted to coni nect him with numerous other ini cendiary blazes here recently. In making the confession, police said, Pettis related that he "had I been suffering several days from a pain in my head and the only way I could get relief was to start a fire.” Pettis was quoted as saying the “biggest kick was the setting of the fire.” The mohagany plant, a nearby junk yard, and nearly a half a city block of negro residences were desI troyed by the blaze. o Signs Measure To Aid World’s Fair Washington. May 22 —(UP) — President Roosevelt today signed a bill appropriating $2'00,000 for government participation in the’ Century of Progress exposition at I Chicago this year. I

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GOVERNOR MAY ORDER MARTIAL LAW IN EFFECT Deputy Policeman Dies Os Injuries Suffered In Battle 36,000 MORE MEN STRUCK LAST NIGHT — Minneapolis, May 22.— W.R) j—A riot in which one man ’ was killed brought the Minneapolis truck drivers’ strike to I such a fevor pitch late today that Governor Floyd B. Olson seriously considered a declaration of martial law. ! With Adjutant General Ellard A. Walsh, Governor Olson surveyed the situation this afternoon shortly after rioting Iliad been quelled, with a view to determining whether it would be i necessary to call out the militia. While the survey was in progress ]C. A. Lyman, a special deputy policeman, died in a hospital of injuries suffered in the battle with pickets. 15,000 Pickets Minneapolis, May 22.—(U.R) —Fifteen thousand club-swinging union pickets, massed in the market dis- ! trict and around the city limits, tojday threw Minnesota’s largest ur- | han area into a state of medieval j siege. Ranks of 5.01)0 truck drivers who struck a week ago for higher wages land recognition of their union were swelled throughout the night by angry recruits from 36.000 building i tradesmen who walked out last night. < A general strike of 60.000 men i appeared iniment. The union building men struck in {sympathy after a day in which 37 I men were injured and 75 arrested ; in a battle of 500 teamsters with : police. Rep. Francis H. Shoemaki (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) THREE MEN ARE I UNDER ARREST — i Fort Wayne Youths Admit Theft Os Slot Machine Near Here Fort Wayne, May 22—(UP) —Arrest of three alleged slot machine | hijackers here last night was be- ’ lieved by police today to have solv- | ed such thefLs at Hartford City and near Decatur. Those held in city jail under $2,000 bond each are Harry Swihart, 21, Forest Carr. 22, and John W. Mitchell, 25, all of Fort Wayne. They have been booked on charges of loitering. Police said after their arrest the I three men a Imitted they had stolen i a coin machine from an establish- ! ment near Hartford City. Swihart also said the trio had taken a mar ! chine from another place east of I Decatur near the Ohio line. Police said they found a bolt cut- ] ter and an automatic in the automoI bile In which they were sitting. Case Dismissed By Prosecutor Tlie case against Garth Anderson which was set for trial Monday evening in Mayor George Krick’s court was dismissed by prosecuting attorney Edmund A. Bosse. Anderson was charged with driving an automobile without a driver's license following an accident several weeks ago. He served 11 days in the Adams County jail after pleading guilty to driving without license plates in connection with the same accident. o File Affidavit Against Smith Prosecuting attorney Edmund A. Bosse filed an affidavit charging Neal Smith with grand larceny this afternoon in the Adams circuit court. ' Smith was arrested Sunday by sheriff Burl Johnson and accused of stealing an automobile owned by Garth Higgins of Bluffton. The car was found stripped. Some of the parts were found in Smith’s home I and others in Wells county. Smith I is being held in the Adams county I jail.