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.■EG PLAN TO •■ACEFOL END i> LABOR WAR Relations Board rßhmits Plan To End I a | )(ir Dispute HEAD AND I \IOXISTS MEET York, Oct. 31 —(U.R) — r A Hartford convened board of directors of the I G«at Atlantic & Pacific Tea today, reportedly to I at )i their aporoval of an agree,ck ending a labor dispute. I 3ch caused the company to *" I 300 Btores in Cleve ' I isr ifi- I W ikliin.nton, Oct. 31 — (U.R) »t l-*tiii'! with unprecedented i-v. l?iBl the national labor re-! of llatUns hoard today submittal- ledI ed I nktn lor a jieaceful end |uf Ihii Cleveland grocery Idrm strike and lock-out Iv-hlh threatened President BRofff'elt's truce between luinial and labor. I OBcia! hopes were high that ■the I H's plans would be accept■fd 11 l- 'tfi parties. Drafted in con- ■ forelo' with Joint A. Hartford. ■ p-esi >nl of the Great Atlantic A-Ti-a company, and officers - ■"t ■•'■''■land labor unions, it will . ( Bli« Submitted to the A. &P. W and the union mem- ■ A decision is expected IwMt a few days. \ York, financial circles 4’. ■■Bwi " l " t,,at ~IP f ’ real Atlan- &! ■ Ph, ln- Tea company virtuion-: 011.-d by Hartford and Ms pi-': 10-i-i.-e. and flat his uli was not subject to apof his board. The fact that took part in the conferthat drafted the plan was ■taken a< a strong indication of its to the company. XI’ED ON PAGE SIX) ■Bund demos ■plan banewet HnqiiH Will Be Held Younjr Democrats I Thursday Night igß n 1 ’.in- were male today for BM ! "’’ " > 10 l>e sponsored -by the ■M II -' I’emo-mtic club at Berne M^B r '-• night. The banquet will ' - r the Peoples Restaurant , ■ gin promt’ tly at 6 o’clock. a few tickets are left. Mi haud will act as n,a -• ee. The main address of MB*'' ’ening will be given by Clark ' w 11 known Decatur attor- , ti’id Democratic members of Adams county election board. Tli.i-npson. candidate for rea on the Democratic ticket KB joint representative from A.i- --■ Am.- and Wells counties, and Arthur attorney for the FedIsold Bank at Louisville. Kenwill also be on the program. I Schug of Berne will give » d. timing ad iresn and the res<t^^B se will be given by Robert Helpresident of the club. Special will be furnished by n girl’s I .IMv- a boy’s quartet, and several ißßier numbers. large crowd heard Clifton E. a Idrmss the meeting of the Democratic club in MoniBcONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) IBeterans’ Champion To I Speak At Fort Wayne > Ehinger is arranging a party the Democratic meeting to held in the Shrine auditorium at NV"! Wayne Friday evening. The speaker on the program ■Mill be Congressman Wright Putof Texarkana, Texas, who is known for his activities on beof the veterans. ■ ■The meeting will be of especial to all veterans in the counMr. Ehinger has arranged for I^Bansj;.ortation for those who do not |Mave cars. All are requested to p et at the Democratic headquarrs In this city at 7 p. tn. ■ ■ T!l e meetln K will start promptly |Mt 8 o’clock rand will be preceded by A large crowd of Demofrom Adams county are exto attend. <

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Questioned » i f I 1 S ifr iWJ ' I A 1 I.ew Baker, warden of the Crown Point t Ind.) jail, who was ’ seized for questioning regarding I the now famous "wooden gun” I escape of the late John Dillinger i from that institution. CHICAGO FAIR CLOSESTOOAY Century of Progress Exposition Closes In Carnival Spirit Chicago, Oct. 31. —(U.R> —A Century of Progress exposition, $55.000,000 wonderland along the shore of Lake Michigan, today staged its last performance. Like "the last days of Pompeii,” the farewell of the world s fair was i a splurge of carnival spirit as the I l»’t of 38.000,000 visitors from all . parts of the world tnimped along midways, through lanes of exhibits and into shows and cases. The lid was off A concession haw’ker in a derby | and red-checkered vest popped his i cigar from cheek to cheek and beL I lowed: "See Natasha, that stupendous, ! amazing jelly dancer—she’s a Century of Progress by herself." At the stately Hall of Science, I fronting upon the Avenue of Flags, i thousands looked again upon the | marvels of science. They saw the robot that talks, eats and even . (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Important Called Meeting Os Masons An important called meeting of i Masons will be held at the Masonic hall Thursday evening at 7:30 ! o'clock. All members are urged to attend as business of importance will lie discussed. Floyd Acker, W. M. WILL RESTORE FEDERAL CUT President Forecasts Steady Increase In Cost Os Living Washington, Oct. 31 — (UP) — President Roosevelt today forecast | steady increases in the cost of living despite four consecutive week- , ly declines in official records of commodity prices. Mr. Roosevelt announced that the pay of federal employes would be restored July 1 to the levels prevailing prior to a 15 per cent econo- ! mic cut during the worst degression period. Ten per cent of the pay cut previously had been restored. i Statistics gathered for the President indicate that the general level i'of real and presumably security ' values will rise with living costs. ' He expects these increases in val- ! ues to lessen the difficulties of debj tors in paying their obligations. I A rise in living costs and an in- - - crease in values would represent a cheapening of the dollar. There was nothing said at the White House, however, to suggest thut the dollar ' would be cheapened further by artificial means, suck as another de- | valuation of its gold content. - The administration believes the economics forces already at work in this country will have the effect of ■ cheapening the dollar in terme of | goods and values.

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EXPECT CROWD WILL WITNESS ! CELEBRATION Callithumpian Parade Tonight To Observe Halloween MANY PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY A cordlul invitation has been ex-1 tended to grandma, grandpa, men I and women and all the children, to I attend the Callithumpian parade to ' be held in this city tonight, immediately after the firing of four I bombs at 8 o'clock. Nearly S2OO in cash prizes will be given to funniest costumes, beat ! decorated automobiles, best costumI ed bands, best old time fiddlers and [ many other features. Several thousand people are ex--1 pected to line the streets to witness the parade which will be over a mile long. Arthur Voglewede was appointed today to serve as proset uting attorney in Judge O’Flannigan's court. The court will be located at the i northeast corner of court house > square. M. J. Mylott will sit on the bench and Herman Myers will be the attorney for the defense. i Many other forms of amusement and entertainment have been pro- . vised for by the committees in charge. Seven or eight hands will march, furnishing both music and ■ laughs. Jess Rice, the general chairman, announced today that he has obtainI ed more freaks to march in the . show than Barnum ever imagined inhabited this globe. , In a Idition to the marchers having real flesh and blood, the tomi 1 n.ittee has been able to obtain sev- .' eral assortments of the beet ghosts, I! ga'ilins and witches in order to ; fittingly observe the spirit of Hali loween. I The committ.es in charge, the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) NO DANGER OF I HALTING WORK > Sugar Company Officials Deny Any Shortage of Water Here There is no danger in the least of operations at the Central Sugar ' factory being curtailed fcr the lack / of river water to wash the ibeets, offi inis of the company stated today. Although the river is at low stage 1 and at some points lowyr than during the summer, sufficient water is being obtained for the sluices. The Sugar company, at its own expense, ! has also removed obstructions from the river, (permitting a flow of water down stream and the supply has been ample to keep the mill 1 running at capacity. More than 1,200 tons of beets are sliced daily. As a safeguard, in the event the i river would dry up entirely, the im'ipounded water which the sugar 1 company has in the 45 acre reservoir north of the plant, cpuld be used. A dyke could 'be built and the j water emptied into the river and ! backed up stream. The impounding ' basin holds at least one million gallons of water. Water from the company's reser- ■ voir is purer than the river water, i All foreign matter settles to the bottom and when the water goes over the spillway into the river .it has been purified to great extent. Dale W. McMillen, president and TcONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Conservation League To Meet November 7 The regular monthly meeting of • the Adams county fish and game conservation league will be held at ■ 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, November . 7, at the American Legion hall i on south Second street. , \ All members are urged to ibe pre--1 sent, particularly the committeemen for the coon dog field trial and shooting match, to be held I Thanksgiving Day. Matters of Imi portance will be considered at this meeting. The club will accept bide ’, tor Concession stands from anyone ’ i desiring to operate a lunch and restaurant stand.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 31, 1934.

I Two Names Omitted From Honored List The names of two members of the > Decatur Knights of Columbus were | unintentionally omitted from the list of those awarded honorary deI grace at the Catholic Community center at Fort Wayne Monday evening. J. W. Bosse was named honorary life member and Frank Helman was , named honorary memlber. The honorary degree is conferred on knights who have been members of the lodge for 25 years and are over 65 years of age. Others who were ’ j honored Monday were Dan M. Nib- j | lick, Herman Yager and Lew Yager PRISON PROBE 1 INJPOTLIGHT Investigation of Dillinger Escape Target Os Republicans (By United Press) The state's investigation of the ! Crown Point jail escape of John i Dillinger continued to hold the I spotlight of Indiana political cam •! palgns today. ', Republicans renewed their at-j ' tack on Gov. Paul V. McNutt, Sen. | ' Arthur R. Robinson, the G O. P. , candidate for re-election, leveling ! another charge that 'Jthe governor j had failed to expose the truth he ( l had -promised.” I I Democratic leaders were silent on the outcome of the investlga- j tion being conducted by Deputy j Attorney General J. Edward Barce. I Approximately 5.000 persons gathered in Memorial Hall at Gary j ‘ last night to hear Governor McNutt ; 1 j in the hopes that he w-ould make 1 | public details of the investigation ’ I now being carried on in Lake coun- i , The governor made only slight ' mention to the investigation. de-| ’' voting the larger portion of his ad- ■ ! dress to refuting charges of Re-! j publicans that ‘ Indiana’s chief executive has been given the authority of a dictator." "The 1933 legislature merely fulfilled a long-heeded task of coordinating various agencies of thej government, standardizing salary • scales and make more efficient our i ; form of government,” the governor, ' said. ‘ i Robinson, speaking at a Clinton I county rally at Frankfort, blamed i I McNutt “for allowing the state of: ’ Indiana to be scandalized from onei end of the country to the other un ‘ til the eve of the election by mak(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o —•— Large Crowd At Moose Initiation A large crowd attended the initiation ceremonies at the Moose ' home last evening, nine candidates ’ reporting to take the degree. The degree work was conferred by John Gouts and staff of the Van Wert. , Ohio lodge. A drill was given by- - Van Wert team, under the direction of Joe Dodson. It was announced at the meeting that William Anderson, '' prelate of the Moose lodge would ' visit the local lodge on Saturday, ! November 10. Mr. Aoderson will ! give a short talk at the Moose home. Mr. Anderson is also secrei tary of the Indianapolis lodge and { nationally prominent in Moose cir- !' vies. A lunch was served following the initiation program last evening.

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BOARDS NAMED FOR ELECTION BY CHAIRMEN Democratic And Republican Election Boards Are Announced HIRE EXTRA CLERKS IN TEN PRECINCTS Election boards for the general; I election next Tuesday, November 1 6. were announced today by Na i than Nelson, Democratic county; chairman, and Ralph Yager, Re ! publican county chairman. The Democrats name the inspec tor in each precinct, and each I party has a judge, clerk and sher. ' iff. I Each party will have an extra ' clerk in 10 precincts next week. The complete boards tor both i i parties follow: DEMOCRATS East Union Inspector—George Knittie > (Judge—Voll Schnepp ! Clerk —Herman II Kruckeberg. | Sheriff Simon H. Bleeke. West Union Inspector John W. Blakey. Judge—Herman Geimer. Clerk Martin Bienz Sheriff —Charles Thieme. East Root Inspector —Hugo Boerger. Judge—W. 11. Stults. Clerk —Bert Wolf. Sheriff Fred Fuelling • West Root Inspector —Amos Lewton. Judge—Joe Geels. Clerks —Mrs. Helen Myers, Mrs. I ! Naomi Bryon. Sheriff —Herman Weber. North Preble Inspector—Theodore Ostermeyer . ! Judge—Ott Ewell I Clerk —H. F. Neilson. Sheriff —Alfred Reese. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | CONSTRUCTION j NEARLY DONE — Work At Central Soya Factory Rapidly Nears Completion The construction of the Central Coya bean factory north of Decatur is rapidly nearing completion. The factory building is about completed , and nearly all the concrete work , is done on the storage buildings, resembling silos, it is a mammoth looking building. The plant wil probably be ready ; for cperations early in December I an I the erection of the buildings has proceeded more rapidly than any construction work ever carried : on here. The additional railroad switches ; to the plant and extending to the Central Sugar factory have also been constructed. The silos are located west of the track and the manufacturing building is east of the switch tracks. Many visitors nave been to the | site in recent weeks and all have ! ! marveled at the rapid progress made. The unique way of erecting : the concrete walls for the storage j bull ling with sliding forms attractI ed great interest among visitors.

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Claims Streamliner Patents RS •) L —i it mt ■ ii ' Mrs. Agnes R. Rossman, Pittsburgh society woman, who has I entered suit against the Pullman company for $3o,(XH),0O(). charging , infringement of patents. Mrs. Rossman holds that the sliding metal curtains and the folding stairway on the new streamline train were patented bv her in 1924 and 1928. —

SCOUT COUNCIL PLANS PROGRAM Boy Scout Council Announces Program For Younger Bovs — The Anthony Wayne Area Couni cil, Boy Scouts of America, an ; nounced today tnat plans have been completed for inauguration , in this area of the official club program of the Boy Scouts of America. Decatur is included in the! area. The club program of the scout I movement is scientifically designI ed for the boy of the ages of 9. 10 ! | and 11 years. It is not a copy of; j scouting and does not detract from i the boy's interest in scouting later | |on More than 13.000 of the lead- ; | ing psychologists, doctors and edu. , ■ cators of this nation assisted in , ; the research and planning of the I i club program and established the ; ! fact that the needs as well as the ; . desires of the boys of 9, 10 and 11 j , are different from his needs at 12. ' | The boy of 12 needs new widening i experiences that are not needed in earlier years for during those earl- j ter years the boy’s interest is nat- ; j urally and normally centered in : and around his home. Home Centered Program Therefore, cubbing has been (CONTINUEIToN PAGE THREE) OAVID HOGG TO SPEAKFRIDAY Republican Candidate For Congress Here Friday Night David Hogg, Republican candi- j date for United States representa- ' tive of the Fourth district, will be I the principal speaker on the pro-1 gram Friday night in this city I which will complete the Repunli- i can campaign in Adams county. On the program for the evening ' will be a banquet for the ladies in ; the Christian church, a parade I through the city, and several speeches at the Catholic high school auditorium. Mrs. Jesse C. Sutton is chair- ; man of the banquet which will ' begin promptly at 6 o’clock. Speakers at the banquet will be ; Ralph Gates, of Columbia City, i district chairman and Grace ■ Double, of Fort Wayne, district ] vice-chairman. After the banquet a parade will marcli through the city streets. Ths parade will start at 7:15; o'clock. The plans for it have not yet been announced. Paraders are asked to meet at the Republican headquarters. Several bands will also march. , The speaking program will be-. gin at 7:30 o’clock in the Catholic ’ auditorium. David Hogg, will deliver the principal speech. Mrs. Luba B. Souders, a speaker of national prominence is also, scheduled to talk. A "Brain Trust" i quartet will be on the program, j

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To Discuss Revival Flans Here Tonight The approaching revival meet-1 ings, which will be hel.l at the Deca-1 tur Methodist Episcopal church! November 11 to 25, will furnish the; theme for consideration tonight at ; the mid week service. C. L. Walters, W. Guy Brown. W. F. Beery, Henry B. Heller. Miss Bernice Nel- j 1 son and others will discuss what the layman can do to promote a genuine revival. The service will begin at 7 o’cloc k and conclude at 7:45. The choir will rehearse Jit. ti. 45 and ail members are requested to ‘ be present. ——o - DECATUR LIONS ! ENTERTAIN 200 District Conference Os Lions Clubs Is Held Here Tuesday T "The Decatur program will set i ; a precedent for later Lion district meets in the state and will be; I hard to equal." remarked W. W. I French of Mishawaka. district governor in an address Tuesday ; evening at the Decatur Country I club before over 200 guests of this and surrounding districts. i This is the first major Lions I club meeting held in Decatur I since the organization of the local I group in 1926. It is a part of the ; present “get acquainted" program ' of the state organization. Some of the visitors were taken ;on tours through the Central ; Sugar company’s plant and over ! the grounds of the federal subI sistence homesteads project south j of the city. A business meeting of the officers was held at 4 o'clock. j The feature of the program was ' the banquet at the Decatur country club at 6:3oo’clock. The local officers and members received many compliments on the way the I event was handled at the banquet. : W. F. Beery was the banquet I chairman. The hall was beautifully decor- ; ated with Halloween appointI ments. Candles and flowers were ! used to good effect. Long purple ' and gold streamed were laid down the center of the banquet table. Former judge C. L. Walters act!ed as toastmaster and his remarks were well received bv the ; crowd. District governor W. W. ! French announced that meetings ! of this sort were a part of the I ’ (OONTINTTED* SIX) * Myers Funeral Rites Friday * Funeral services for Orlando D. Myers of Union township who died at his home Tuesday afternoon will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 ' o’clock at the Myers home, eight miles northeast of Decatur, and it 2 o'clock at the Monroeville M. E. church, with S. E. Black in charge ( Rev. G. A. Eddy will officiate and j burial will be made in Sugar Ridge I cemetery.

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PLOT INQUIRY MAY BE ISSUE NEXTTUESDAY Grand Jury Asked To Indict State Officials For Actions McNUTT REFUSES TO MAKE COMMENT Crown Point, Inti-, Oct. 31. — (U.R) —Charges of murder, kidnaping, graft and fakery in the “toy pistol ’ escape of the late John Dillinger from l.ake county jail today enlivened a bitter Indiana political campaign. A long-awaited expose of the escape plot, partly disclosed yesterday bv investigators who charged Dillinger paid a SI,BOO bribe, became involved today in a maze of charges and countercharges. One result was that the plot inquiry may be a major issue in next Tuesday's election. In an old, red brick courthouse here a grand jury was asked to I indict state officials who routed i eight persons from their beds and I spirited them into hiding for quesI tioning about the Dillinger break : last March 3. The eight persons seized were Ernest Blunk, finger print expert ;at the Crown Point jail: Lewis Baker, warden of the Crown Point ! jail; Harvey Kesier. Dennis M. Dunn. Archie Dunn. Mrs. Mary Boettcher. Terry Garland, Mrs. I Terry Garland. “It looks like we have a very good case of kidnaping on our hands," said Prosecutor Robert C. Estill, whose arm-in-arm pose with ! Dillinger before a battery of cam- ; era men cost him reelection. Judge William J. Murray of the , Lake county criminal court said ! that "people certainly have a right to he secure in their homes" and something ought to be dona I about it. It was Judge Murray who refusi ed to transfer the outlaw to the , state prison for safekeeping last spring, arguing that the county jail was “escape proof.” Deputy attorney general J. Edward Barce, who said two murders in Lake county have been attributed to the "toy pistol" fiasco, fled down a hotel fire es(CONT.INUED ON PAGE SIX) — o • Mid Week Service At Baptist Church The regular mid week service at j the First Baptist church will be held at 7 o’clock tonight, instead of 7:30 as previously announced. o WHEAT CHECKS ARE SENT OUT Crop Benefit Payments To Be Made Soon; Announcement Given Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 31. — (U.R) — Distribution of $581,631 as wheat crop control benefit payments to Indiana farmers for the second 1933 installments and the first 1931 installments was announced today by the state administration office of the agricultural adjustment administration. Up to Oct- 20, Hoosier farmers had received $176,766 in second installment payments on their 1933 contracts and $495,865 in first installment payments on the 1934 contracts, the announcement said. The payments on the 1934 installment are being made at the rate of 20 cents per br-shel and the , total benefits to Indiana farmers ' are expected to reach $1,293,772. The distributions made up to Oct. 20 tn combined 1933 and 1934 contracts. exclusive of the first installments for 1933 paid last spring, inr eluded: Adams county, $2,746; Blackford, $168; Huntington, $1,349; Jay. $6,. I 099; Wells. $3,225, and Whitley, I $7,061. ) t L. E- Archbold, county agent, t stated today that the notice of mailing of checks has been receivi ed by his office. He stated that I farmers will be notified as soon as > the checks are received and distribution will be made from his office.