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Wealthy Canadian Is Freed K IWifitfifeZ " Wj 7 1 ML 1 t . J ohn S. lAihatt. wealthy Canadian brewer, kidnaped Tuesday, was , . released early this morning. He had not been harmed but was not in , very good health. Members of his family insisted that no ransom had • been paid but authorities doubted this statement. The Labatt ease is the major kidnaping ever committed in Canada.

, TRUSTEES GIVE TEACHERS LIST I 1 Township Trustees List Teachers To Serve During Coining Year tPhil Scheiferstein, trustee of ~ Rd t t> wnship today announced the , namt-H of .the teachers in that townIship for next year. . Ervin Doty ha«s been hired to rei phkce iMervin H ast etier iwho resign- . | f>d as principal of the Monmouth I i high school to receipt a similar ,posi- | tion in a larger schbol in the nlorth- , ern part 1. f the state. tMr. Doty now lives in Decatur •and is well known in the county. ’ Several years ago he taught in the I Monmouth school. He taught five » years at Hoagland and has (been teacher in the northern part of the * state for the hast two years. Teachers whi> have been hired in the county ek> far are: Root Township >Mi nmouth higb school — Ervin Doty, principal; Mrs. Ethel Piper ’ and Catherine Weidler. M nmouth grades-(Lloyd Bryan ' and Margaret Schenck. Dent schcL'l—(Elizabeth Cnamer. iMt. Pleasant school — Esther Flepning. August Baker, Ed Stahly, David I D. Habegger and Edwin Beer, trus- | tees of Hartford, Wabash, Blue Creek and French townships respectively, today announced the i teachers for the schools of the three townships, for the coming school year. The rural schools will have a preliminary opening on Friday, August 31, and the official - opening on Tuesday, September 4, - the day after Labor Day. I Wabash Township ■ Ed Stahly announced the follow- > ing list for Wabash township: i Geneva high school R. O. Hunt, principal. P. W. Vitz, coach and history. I Mrs. Nell Pyle, English. Miss Blanche Aspy, Commercial. > Margaret Rhodes, Home Economics. Esther Hutton, music and art. CONTINUE!/ON PAGE FIVE) No Communicable Diseases Shown i No cases of 'cotnmunicuible disi eases were reported in Adams ■ county H r the week ending Satur-j > day, Aulgufit 11, according to the • imoitbidity report published by the Indiana Division of Public Health..

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Calf Cluh Members Are Awarded Trips As a result of this year’s 4-H I .Calf Club wi rk. Pollyanna Lehman and Leßi y Schwartz were award- ; ed the Purdue trips to the Annual 441 Club Roundup- held in May, These awards were made on the achievement basis. Both of these cduib members have outstanding rec ; ords, this being the eighth year tit . calf club work for Alias Lehman] and the fourth year for Mr. Sch-1 [ wartz. The one-day trip winners are as follows: Bentha Schwartz* Elntor Nussbaum, Chester Schwartz. Gerhart Schwartz, Hukiah Steury, Dan Haib-. egger. Silas Mazelin, Glen Griffiths, 1 Ar ion Mosser. Catherine Mosser, | Kenneth Ariv Id, Ruthanna Hirschy Mari n Burke, Barbara Lehman;] Richard M ses, 'Eleanor Hirschy,' Juanita (Lehman, JHulgh Richard Beitler, Katharine Lehman, and Ernestine (Lehman. These winners will attend state fair on September 1. DEATH CLAIMS i SARAH FAUROTE Mother of Local Residents Will Be Buried At Fort Wayne Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah •Faun te. 74, of Fortt Wayne, mother of William E. an i J. Henry Faurote Mrs. Margaret Wagner and Mrs. Rose Rauch of Decatur, will be held Saturday ml. rning at 8:30 o’clock at the residence, 2947 Bbwser avenue, and at 9 o’clock at the St. Peter's ( Catholic church. (Rev. D. Faunote will officiate and burial will be in ] the iCathoii" cemetery. Mrs. Faurote died at midnight I Wednesday at her home in Fort i Wayne following an illness icf three , years. She was born In Decatur and had ; resided in Fort Wayne for 12 years. Surviving are the husband. Frank Faurote, five sens, Joseph and Simeon I f Fort Wayne; Rev. D. Leo Faurtote of Avilla; William E. and ' J. Henry Faurote of Decatur; three ' daughters, Anna Faurote, Fort Wayne; IMrs. (Margaret Walzner and •Mrs. Rose Rauch cf Decatur; two •brothers, Simon and Joseph Brandyiberry tot ont Wayne; a sister, 'Mrs. ’ Mary Buokmaster, Fort Wayne. 1 Thirty-eight , grandchildren also ] survive. ,

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 17,1931.

PENAL EXPERTS SUGGEST BOARD BE APPOINTED Criminal Experts Urge Creation Os Public Welfare Board — STATE DIRECTOR WOULD BE NAMED Indianapolis, Aug. 17 (U.R) —| i Administration of a state department of public welfare under] which the state board and director would supervise even county units was recommended to Gov. Paul V. | McNutt today in a supplemental i report of a committee of public i welfare experts. Establishment of the public: welfare department, coordinating i various separate state activities, I was recommended to the governor in a general report of the com | mittee yesterday, after an inti- ’ mate study of the present Indiana system. finder the new department, actual administration of the pro-, gram would be in the hands of a state public welfare director. I under the suoervision of a board | of public welfare The l>oard would consist of nine , members, appointed for overlap- ; ping terms at first with the provi- 1 sion that their successors should be appointed to serve the maxi- 1 mum time, permitted under the I state constitution. Board members would serve without compensation. but would be reimbursed for necessary travelling expenses, the amplified recommendations said. "The state board should slave (authority, with approval of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) PROPOSED TAX LEVIES LISTED Berne And Seven More Township Levies Are Announced Today i Proposed tax levies for the town 'of Berne, the Berne school board | and seven additional townships were announced today. The rates proposed in Berne for i the civil town and the school board 1 are the same as those in effect this year. The rates are: Berne, civil (town, 70 cents on >100; Berne ! school board. 60 cents on >IOO. Phe 70 cent levy is estimated to produce >10,159.70 and the 60-cent school levy. >8,708. based on a valuiation of >1,451.387. The school levy is divided equally between the i special school and tuition fund. Several of the proposed rates in the townships are drastically reduced over those in effect this year. The proposed township rates, together with those levied by the I trustees this year on each >IOO ?olI low: 1934 1935 Township Levy Levy Monroe >1.04 .75 j Blue Creek 1.34 .75 | Hartford 1.43 1.09 ! Jefferson 61 .49 French 61 .55 Wabash 1.26 .74 i St. Mary's 88 .93 The proposed budgets and levies will be viewed by the advisory boards on September 4 and final action on the levies will be taken by the Adams county adjustment board. Monday, September 17. o Bank Messenger Is Robbed At Kokomo Kokomo, Ind.. Aug. 17— <U.R) — : Two bandits held up a messenger I of the Union Trust and Savings I bank here this morning, escaping with >840.83 in currency. The holdup occurred in the downtown business section, but was executed so quickly hundreds of pedestrians did not r- ali’.e what was happening. ' Dallas Andrews, the messenger, was carrying the money in a package from the postoffice to the bank. As he reached the street intersection, a car bearing two bandits pulled in front of him. One of the pair jumped out and 'pushing a revolver into Andrews side ordered him to hand over the package.

I Carl Luginbill To Head Chorus Berne, Aug. 17.—At a meeting of the Herne Community Chorus held at Lehman Park Tuesday evening. I Carl Luginbill was re-elected president at the meeting. Other officers which were re-elected were: Miss . Gladys Stauffer, secretary, and ’ Leslie B. Lehman, treasurer. A constitution was adopted at the ’ meeting. The Constitution was; drawn up by Miss Elizabeth Ha ] j bagger, Miss Jeanette Sprunger! 'and Howard Gilliotn and was adopt ‘ led with minor changes. The office 1 of vice president was included ini ] the roster of officers. Edward E.' i Liechty was elected vice-president. | ARTHUR SAPP TALKS TO CLUB — Huntington Man, Former International Rotary Head, Speaks Here 1 the (bunding and his,t, ry of Rotary, (Arthur Sapp of | Huntington. former president of Ro- • tary International etated in a talk ! before the iDevatur club last evening "that the need for Rotary is greater today than at any time since its founding.” I 'Clbh members can continue tx> do ] much in ib ys’ work and commun- j i ity service, the former head of the international service chubs declared. | "Then tj o there isn’t anything so ! fine a-s the friendships which one gains from weekly associations I with his fellow citizens", Mr. Sapp stated. ‘ll cherish every meeting I have attended and am happy be- ] cause of the friendly contact 1 have had with others through Rijtary”. iMr. Sapp declared that Rotary dould ibe a help in any community where the members wanted Do serve and sacrifice a little time for ; the •welfare of all. Programs in the interest of the boy, (business’ and q mmunity life could be promoted through the leadership of Rotariane who wanted tofulfill the objects of I their organization. "Rkztary has made mistakes and there has been s) late debunking in a lot of things, but on the whole ' we have learned and today our members should stand ready Ito l give m, re efficient service (because t of the experience gained through our early years", the speaker stat- 1 ed. The .program was in charge of Ge rge Thoms, a farmer resident of HuntinliitLn. n| w associated with the local office of the Cloverleaf Creapaeries, Inc. Band Concert Is Postponed Due to a conflict in dates, the concert by the American Legion city bnd, combined with the church orchestras cf this city, has been postponed. The convert was scheduled to be given at the Legion Memorial park on Winchester street at 8 o’clock tonight. The concert will be given next Tuesday at S o’clock. REPUBLICANS OPEN MEETING — Editors Meet At Lake Wawasee; Sen. Robinson To Speak Lake Wawasee, Ind., Aug. 17.— (U.Rl—Hoosier Republicans opened their fight against the new deal today at the annual summer outing of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. Combining play with serious but iness, the editors and their guests laid the groundwork for a campaign which they believe will restore ] their party to power in the Novem ber election. On the program tonight was the first of two political banquets scheduled for the week-end. Candidates for state and congressional offices will be featured with Frederick Landis. Logansport, second district nominee for the National House of Representatives, as the keynote speaker. Landis is one of the most popular and colorful members of the G. O. P. party in the state. The banquet tomorrow night will be featured by the opening campaign speech of Sen. Arthur R. Robinson, bitter opponent of the new *(CONtTnu®D* ON PAGE FIVE)

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UNION LEADERS CLAIM GENERAL STRIKEJS NEAR Cotton Textile Industry Threatened With General Strike SEEK INTERVENTION OF THE PRESIDENT New York, Aug. 17.—(U.R) -Only i intervention by President Roose ‘ velt can avert a general strike in ■ the cotton textile Industry, which , j would affect some 500,000 workers , in the north and south, union lead-; ers said today. The strike was ordered yester-: day by the convention of the Unit- ■ ed Textile Workers of America as a protest against the textile code I and the failure of the administra- I tion to enforce the collective burg- | aining provision of the National! 1 Recovery Act. An effort to obtain reopening of i the textile code for revision before I the strike call goes into effect, prob- , ably September 1, will be taken direct to President Roosevelt. "It will be up to the President to [ , prevent what may develop into one I ' of the major struggles of American . labor,” one union official said. The exact date for the strike will , be set tomorrow at a meeting of the executive council, whose mem ' bership may be enlarged today i from nine members to seventeen. 1 It will be kept secret, however, un- , til a few hours before the strike is scheduled to go into effect. Union officials predicted a complete shutdown of the industry. They said it was possible the strike may extend to other branches, involving silk and rayon workers (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) ALICE WALTER DIES THURSDAY — Widow Os William IL Walter Dies At Adams County Hospital (Mrs. Alice Glenora Walter, 45. wifi ,w of William H. Walter, died at ] the Adams county memorial hospital at 10:50 o’clock Thursday; , night. Death was due ipidson ; . which Mrs. Walter accidentally I ; took at her hi "me, 3H North Ninth I street. Wednesday night. She evi- : dently mistook the poison for medi- | i cine she had been using. Mrs. Walter had been emiploye.l I at the Rice Hotel tor several years. She was a memlber of the local i United Brethren church. IShe was born in Jay county, Aug- ! j ust 12, 1889. a daughter of Wesley I and Minnie Reynolds. She had reside! in Decatur for the past nine years. Her marriage tb William H. Walter tq Ik "place on Septem- j ber 9, 1910, and he preceded her in . death nine years ago. Surviving are the parents, a j daughter Enid and a son Richard of i Decatur, and the following bnothers and eisters; Curtis Reynolds, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Marie Hornaday, Elkhart; Mrs. Gladys Smith, Bloominlg-1 j ton, Illinois; Mrs. E. A. Crider. Mrs. I Henry Ward, Paul, George. Chester I ; Ivan and Wil’bur Reynolds, all of I Decatur. •Funeral services will be held Sun- ; day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the i home, 311 North Ninth street, and *CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Indiana Bankers For Housing Plan Indianapolis. Aug. 17.—(U.R) —The Indiana Bankers Association announced today formal endorsement lof the new Federal housing proi gram that is to be inaugurated in I Indiana within the next tew weeks. The housing program, designed to enable the small home owner, to build or remodel property, will be financed through Indiana banks and loan companies. The endorsement was made at a meeting of bankers with Fred Hoke, Indianapolis, Indiana housing director, and Donald E. Smith. Mishawaka, housing project liaison officer. The bankers recognized “the benefits to be derived from the program and recommended that all Indiana bankers cooperate in making loans consistent with sound banking practices."

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Still Talking i Il v B ISP OrIM Victim of a strange "talking i sickness” which has kept, him laughing, mumbling, and speaking . I incoherently for more than an entire week without rest day and I night, Donald L. Campbell, above. I Columbus, 0., truck driver was I ! fast losing strength, in the grip ] i of encephalitis, caused by a head [ injury ne received last year, atI tending physicians declared. COMMITTEE TO i NAME AUDITOR Republican Committeemen Will Make Nominations Monday With the Republican convention ' of precinct committeemen and vke- ■ <L nimitteemen scheduled for Monday night names of prosepctive can-: dilates for the party’e nomination' ' of c unty auditor arr.l county etonmieei ner from the first district j were being mentioned in political 1 circles today. Names most prominently men- ■ tioned for d unty auditor were E. W. Busche, well known farmer livi ing east of Monroe; Clarence I Smith, cashier cf the Farmers State Bank. Preble; William H. Patterson i well known Blue Creek township ' farmer and the nominee several I years ago’S r recorder; Roy Girod, grocer of Berne. It was believed Busche and Smith ! were the leaders in the race. None jf the men is .making much of an i effort to line up the committee- | men. politi al observers declared. Amcni;, the candidates mentioned tor the cqnunissioner'B nomination are Herman Kukelhan of R. ot 1 ! township and Milton Girod of Kirk- ' land township. The Republicans diJ not’nominate a candidate tor the commissioni er’s post in the primary. The ques- ] ti\n arises if a nomination for an I office can be .made if it was passed | in the regular primary election. The nominate n of a candidate i ”*OONT.iNUKD*ON PAGE SIX) i —o EXCESS CORN ROLES GIVEN Allotment Committee Receives Rules On Ex- i cess Plantings Rules for the handling of excess corn plantings by corn-hog contract signers have just been received by • i the Adams county allotment comI mittee. 1. Feed green before ears Dorm. (In most cases this will not apply because of maturity of corn). ' 2. Use for silage in addition to 1 the silage requirements of the con- i tract. 1 3. Allowed to mature and har- 1 vested. Contract signers to take a penalty commensurable with the value of an average corn crop on the excess acres. Many farmers who have an excess of corn planted do not own silos. As a temporary or emerg- J , ency proposition, trench silos may 1 be used to advantage without a cash layout; teams, plows, and scrapers only being needed in their 1 construction. The only essential ' thing necessary is drainage for the 1 trench. Trench silos have been 4 PAGE TWO) 1

JOHN LABATT IS RELEASED THIS MORNING Wealthy Canadian Is Freed Unharmed But In Poor Health FAMILY DENIES PAYING RANSOM London, Ont., Aug. 17.—<U.R) —John S. Labatt, wealthy yic- | tim of Canada’s first major ’ kidnaping, returned safely to I the arms of his family before I dawn today and by sunrise the ] dominion already had pressed its full police strength into a drive to seize his abductors. Ransom of $150,000 had been demanded but there were conflicting statements as to whether it had been paid. A friend ot Labatt at Sarnia, Ont., said at least ' part ot the money had been handed over to the kidnapers at Kitchener. Ont. A statement by an authoritative source close to the family I here said that no ransom had been ’ paid. • The same source said that the ; wealthy brewer's physical condition i was bad when he was released and ' allowed to go to the Royal Oak i hotel in Toronto. "John Labatt is back in London ' and is safe and uninjured but in i not very good health,” an authorI ity, who has maintained a constant watch at the Labatt family resi- ■ dence, declared. "The ransom money positively 1 was not paid,” he said. Evidence was received that AmI erican gangsters were involved in [the kidnaping during negotiations 1 yesterday, the family friend declarj ed. A letter was received post- • marked New York City. A gang ot United States rack- . eteers along the Michigan border | had been suspected in the abduc- [ tion and search by Royal Canadian (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) RURAL RELIEF PLAN DEVELOPS Work Projects In Rural Communities Will Start September 1 Development of work projects in rural Indiana has beem announced by the governor’s commission on uneniiploymenit relief. The FERA (program so far has embraced only urban townships. In Adams county (only Washington and a part of Root townships have been included in thia category. The plan for the rural pnogram was autlv rized by the federal «mergency relief administration in Washington. Work :may begin September 1 if propj jsed projects have been approved. The purpose of the development 16 th provide a means far repayment of advances made (to families included in the new rural rehabilitation progra;m. ft is also to provide work relief employment for certified needy persons in rural areas who cannert .be placed on land and who cannot secure sufficient gainful employment to "be self-support-ing. As in all ether relief projects, the work must have eq nomic and social value and, insofar as .possible contribute directly toward the rural 7cONT?NUED ON PAGE FOUR) Montpelier Man To Address Local Lodge Harvey T. Walker, grand master of arms of the Knights of Pythias lodge will address the local lodge at the regular meeting next Thursday. Mr. Walker is a resident of Montpelier. — o Hog Prices Hit New High Mark Here Today Hog prices in the Decatur livestock market advanced boa top price of >6.25 today, the highest •price paid fl-r at least three years. This top price tranks an advance of 25 cents over Thursday’s local quotation. With the two and onehalf cents processing tax. packers and .butchers are in reality paying >8.50 instead ot the >6.25 qujoted ait the market.