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tHWAY HEAD RAIN SPEAKER ■AT DEDICATION A State Road 527 Is Jbrmally Opened Fri- | ,; :1> \fternoon VCS'i THOUSANDS ■ \T ( EREMONIES L ale highway ’>27 is a . sample of the new i mail buiMin.a policy ot Imlisaid James 1). Adams, I, ,| |V >v commissioner culling the ribbon officially opened the hijiwav running southpa| from Decatur to the line towards Willshire, persons from DecaMills. Willshire ami territory. viewed the frfloi.i. s at the state line Friday niooti. 'l'he count ot the e<l the number | as master of ceremonies, ..i 50 persons > Krick of ■ aiflM "'or E. H. Alspaugh of : to th.' 1 J»"" ! Adams in his speech I stat«<l that the new road is only a I j 1 brh-f'v th.- road C at ion program being I pla#i-J fl-ie-ry Smith of Pleasant E Mills ivo the invocatin. The Hnft of Lima, Ohio, the Ohio road departi ,’iigratnlating Indiana. Anita B l-lKr of Ohio and Margaret ■ tliw ver of Decatur. The two ■ ; released by ■ Mr, after he had < tit the I Mb '■ was furnished by the and Willshire. Ohio high ■ Wllßhi ■ hands also played. B « Tour Industries taken I of Hi Sugar eompanv airl I the ( ' S-r.-i , .minnir. s »l:i’ ' ■ theli > ■ l.ram li of the (letter'll I Elec: plant and over the fl of tlm Fed* rill subsistence I houh teads nroject after the cereI nionb t at the state line. ■ !■' it' '-■• in ' g "•’•■’s composed of A. R. H ■>■■>-■ ".neral chaitman: *■ ehairman of arrange- ■ ■ ' ■ M I mb 'mu. hosnitali' v .1 fl Calland. factory visiting: ■H. J rmr. ' üblii it y ; Jam . transportation; Dan S '® and parade I. : Mr. Lutz, director of ■am. who were introduced by Mr.p itz were: Office Ennineers and Fie'd in Charge of Work &' Biherstfne. Fort Wayne. '• ! W' t engineer; A. O. Hastings. tl engineer of construction, I Parker, asst, engineer of conpion; J. a. Conne'l. office leer of Fort Wayne district: I Stinchfield. asst, engineer in k p of maintenance; C. W. 1. field engineer of maintenC O. D. Baker, supt. of Bluff-Üb-dlStrlct; .1 i; Cooper, engineer of construction. H Wells, project engine of (obstruct ion: L '('yen. asst, engineer: ('. E °H SI " inspector; J. E. Schopler. inspector; Ed. Hnmbarg *r. H ll master: Al Fox. asphalt Al Derkes. concrete a. u Murnhv. hrid " ■ R. R, Wood, bridge in■tor; (■ p Stewart, asphalt J p, Hti'chens, sei reFort Wayn- Motor and Bridne Contractors Mesliherger, president of Bros. Stone Co.: ON PAGE SIX) —o — ular Legion Meeting Monday ’ins p it ntiTlber 43 of the Amn Legion will meet in regular tn at the l°gion hall on South hl street Monday evening at lock. All members are urged tend.

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Faces Fine of FDIC I h .1. M. Nichols, above, head of the ; ! First National bank of Englewood, 111., assertedly lias requested that ■ lie lie brought to court for his re- ; fusal to pay the insurance assessi meat of one-half per cent of his bank's deposits in compliance witli j regulations of the Federal Deposit i Insurance corporation. Nichols 1 : denounced the FDIC when in- ■ formed his bank faced a fine of i SIOO a day for failure to become a , | member and pay the assessment. ' POSTMAN GIVEN 18-MONTHTERM Veteran Logansoort Postman Guiltv Os Stealing Letters Squlh Bend. Ind.. Nov. 10 —-(U.R) I j John H- Gridin. 3ti. veteran Lo ( i gansport postman, was under sent-' I ence of IS months in Leavenworth peitentiary today on charges of stealing letters from the mails. ' He pleaded guilty before Feder .al Judge Thomas W. Slick and [ admitted that he had rifled letters I | containing money for several ‘ years. Griffin was trapped often postal i : inspectors had placed several de- j I coy letters in the mail. Several j Logansport residents signed ape-. tition pleading that Griffin be i given leniency. "This is a difficult case." explained Judge Slick. ' j “Because of his wife and two daughters, I dislike to send this . man to prison, but I believe it : will be for his own good. I will ' ' send my recommendation to tlie i parole board to act as favorably ; I as possible when bis ease comes ■ , up for consideration." Archbold Home Is Damaged By Fire; — ; Fire at the L. E. Archbold resi- I den -e, corn r Eleventh an 1 Madi-i Ison stree s. caused damage estimat-1 led at SUM). Friday evening at 4:45 i c’d ck. The fire st.irte 1 from a I spark from the chimney and burned la small hoi. in the roof. STORE OWNERS GIVEN WARNING Retail Merchants Warned Against Collection Imposters Indianapolis, Nov. 10 (U.R) • A warning to Indiana store own- • ers to protect themselves against imposters as gross income tax ' collectors was issued today by '! Clarence Jackson, director of the j state gross income tax depart- : i ment. . . _ Jackson said reports have been ' received by his office that several persons have posed as collectors and attempted to collect income ’ tax payments from store owners. "Representatives of our department are not permitted to collect taxes." Jackson said. "Payments can only be made by check or money order direct to Hie state ■ gross income tax department. All authorized agents carry - state gross income tax division • identification cards and are in ! i strutted to present them to store t owners when calling on merchants II to assist them in making out returns, Jackson said.

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SEVEN HUNDRED 1 MILES OF ROADS - TAKEN BY STATE > Indiana Highway System Becomes One Os Larg- ; est In Country 1 ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY ADAMS , Indianapolis. Nov. 10 — (UP) — The In liana stale highway system became one of the largest in the country today with the announcement by the highway department t that 700 miles of 61 county roads , huve been ordered taken into the , system. Annexation of the county roads was started several weeks ago, as a tpart of the highway department’s program to bring virtually every , twain road into the state system by t the end of the 1935 highway year. The additions will bring the total ( mileage of roads under the stipe • : vision of the state highway departI ment to 9,300. Surveys of al! roads have been I ordered by James D. Adams, chairi man of the state highway comrnisjsion in preparation for the developi ment of ma'in arteries of the sys'tern into super highways. Existing hnzardous curves and i turns are to be eliminated when i state maintenance begins on the : ■ ounty roads and work on other ; toa.is already under the stale highway department's supervision will j | be continued at full speed. Adams, i said. Counties will be expected to co- 1 operate with the state department; I in securing 80 foot right of ways for all county rends taken into the sys- , ' tern, he said. The additional right. *7CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) i

JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN CASE “Unwritten Law” Cited By Two Jurors As Demanding Acquittal i Woodland. Cal.. Nov. 10—(U.R>—| i The ‘ unwritten law”, which has held that a man is justified in i killing his wife's paramour.. brought the white hibiscus slay-| ing trial to an end today without a verdict. Judge Neal Chalmers Tuesday wi'l set the date for a new trial. The stalemate which resulted , in discharge of the jury was due. I it was learned, to the insistence of a middle-aged farmer and a housewife that Judson C. Poke should not be punished for slay-! | ine Lamar Hollingshead, poet-lov-I er of Doke's wife. From the first ballot through I nine succeeding polls of the jury •of eight men and four women. Mrs. Virginia Sanders of Davis Calif., end Frank iFenocchio of Westgate. Cal*f.. h“ld out for acquittal. Mrs. Grace Render, youngest nf the women jurors, revealed. When the iurv finally rave ttnl trying for SO hours to reach an | agreement it stood seven to five] for freeing Doke. The defense and its supporters j regarded the iurv disagreement ns| a victory and a« nn indication that in a new trial Doke would i be acquitted. League To Give Comedy-Drama The three act comedv-drama, I “Yimrnie Yonson’s Yoh” will be nre-1 eontel hv the Immanuel Walther Dengue Satnrdav and Sunday nights at 8 o’clock in the Immanual Lutheran school. The cuhlif is invited to attend, 'he comedy. Special entertainment w<ill be given between acts. — -o — Utah I« Named To Federal Board ■ I WasHington. Nov. 10 —(TTP) — Presidenit Roosevelt appointed Mar- < rln-r S. Eccles of Utah as governor of the f deral reserve board, effective .■>.« of today. Fccles since last January lias served as an assistant to the secretary of the treasury as liaison representative with other agencies of the government having to do with hanking and finance.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 10, 19‘LL

Letters Os Thanks Are Received Here From Candidates * — « Several letters of thanks have been FecelveJ in Adams county from state Democratic candidates in the November general election. Three of them are: "To the Women of Adams county: Words fail me to express to you and the fine women of your county ■organizations my api.ireciation for your local support and untiring efforts. "Please convey to all, my sin' ere thanks and best wishes in which Mrs. Minton joins. Shermun Minton." "To the Women of Adams county: I wish to express my appreciation for splendid service rendered to the Democratic party during this recent campaign. Mrs. Emery Sholl State vice-chairman" "Adams County Young Democratic Club: Thunks ror your nice telegram an I the loyal support the Democrat!" club gave me in the campaign. Please convey to them my thanks and b-st wishes. Sherman Minton" SCHOOL BOARD TO NAME HEAD New School Suoerintendent Will Be Named By Board Monday The Decatur school hoard will meet Monday night to appoint a superintendent of city schools, succeeding the late Martin F. Worthman. whose death occurred I October 20. Many applications have been i received by the board and the

trustees have been busy this week in conferences with applicants. Between 65 and 75 applicants are on file with the board. Many are not being considered as prospective anpointees. With the exception of about a half dozen the 'applications come from out-of-town persons. Among the names most promin- | ently mentioned for the place are W. Guv Brown, principal of the I high school: Bryce Thomas, principal of the Central bui’ding: i Walter Krick, former principal of I the Decatur high school and now i the principal of Van Wert high school. Following Mr. Worthman's death.' the school board met and announced that the vacancy would not be filled until November 12. No temporary appointment or acting superintendent was made. It is believed that an appoint- ; ment for the balance of the present school year and for the 1935-36 school term will at least be made. It has been the custom here to make a three year appointment. Mr. Worthman was superintendent of the Decatur schools for 18 years. DEATH CLAIMS HATTIE MEESE Monroeville Woman Died Thursday After Illness Os One Week Mrs. Hattie Meese. 62, of Monroe- ' ville, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Minim Meyers In Monroeville at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Death resulted indirectly from grief over the death of Mrs. Meese’s mother, Mrs. Mary Congle'on. who died Wednesday night, October 31, this year. Mrs. Congleton was an aunt of Mrs. Dore B. Erwin. Mrs. Lula Swearingen, Mrs. Fred Linn. Homer and W. A. Lower of this t-lty. Mrs. Meese become ill a week ago and death was due to pneumonia. She was the widow of John Meese. Mrs. Meese was an active member of the Monroeville Methodist church and outstanding in musical circles of that town. 'Surviving are the .daughter, a son, Robert M ese, and a sister. Mrs. Frank Kline all of Monroeville. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at two o'clock at home of the daughter. Rev. D. K. 'Finch will officiate.

FLOOR FRAMING STARTSMONDAY Hoggson Brothers Making Good Progress On Homestead Houses Hoggson Brothers, general con•trators for the 48 houses at the subsistence homesteads here, expect to begin the first floor framing Monday morning. The contractors stated today ‘that they expect to finish the houses on or before schedule. The ] 120 days allowed by the emtract will end In February. At the present about 70 m< :i are employed on the job. This includes the men employed by the general contractors and those working under the sub contractors- A number of FERA men are also employed ; on the grounds. The concrete footings have been ■ i laved in all 48 houses. Twenty houses are complete to ' the first floor joists. These are I the houses on which the framing ; will begin Monday. The cement floors in the base- ' meats and the foundations have ' been laid in 32 houses. The grading is about half done. ; The grading consists of throwing I the dirt up around the basement I walls and foundations in order that I the basements will not lie lower in most instances than two or three feet. , The lumber for the 48 Houses was purchaser! through Kocher’s Lumber Co and the Decatur Lumber Co. It is being purchased in the bulk and is being cut to fit the I I houses in a small saw mill set up lin the building leased by the con- , I tractors at the corner of Jefferson and Eighth streets. The number of laborers will I gradually be increased as the work II progresses, the contractors anJnounced today. The new men will

J probably be carpenters. ARMISTICE DAY BANQUET PLANS Annual Service Club Banquet Will Be Held At Country Club P Approximately 200 persons are expected to atten* the annirC ~ Armistice Dav banquet, which will |be hold at the Decatur country . I club Sunday. The banouet it snon I sorod by the American Legion. . 1 Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and Lions clubs A concert will bo presented bv . the American Lesion citv band nt 12:30 o'clock. The legion ritual wi’l open the ceremonies at I o'clock. The program wi’l open with ' nines singing. Rev. Father J J ! Hennes will offer praver. follow- ' i ine which dinner will be served. Wilfred Linstmm. Pleasant ' j Lake, fourth district commander j or the American Lcion. '"’11 do- ; liver the 'rmistieo Dav address. Brvce Thomas, principal of the I Central e-mle school, will sneak jon national defense. flnecial ; i musicn] numbers will also be pre1 sented during the program. The menn for the hnnoi'ot. as ’ announced today by Albert Miller, general chairman, is as follows: Swiss steak, niaslmd potatoes. I brown gravy, creamed lima beans. ( combination salad, ice cream, cake and coffee. During the evening a colored orchestra will plav for dancin'’ i and a floor show will be presented. _o Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The regular monthly meeting of the Decatur ministerial association will be held Monday morning at in I o'clock in the court house. Plans will be r onl pieted relative to the Union Thanksgiving service to bo hel 1 Wednesday evening. NovemI ber 28. No Communicable Disease Reported , No cases of communicable diseases were reported in Adams county for the week ending Sattirl day, November 3. according to the morbidity report sent out by the Indiana division of public health.

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DEMO LEADERS MEETING TODAY AT FRENCH LICK Legislative And Patronage Problems Considered By Leaders McNUTT TO MAKE FINAL DECISIONS I French Lick. Ind.. Nov. 10. (U.R) —■ Legislative and patronage ' problems occupied Indiana demoi cratic leaders here today as they relaxed from a gruelling campaign ■ that culminated in their retention of complete control of tlie state administration. Final decisions on all matters [ were expected to be made by Gov. Paul V. McNutt during a brief I visit this afternoon. He will leave , immediately by airplane for Nasli- ; ville. Tenn., where he is schednl- ■ ed to make an address tomorrow afternoon. Personnel for two important legislative committees to be appoin ed forth? 1935 general asI sembly was disemped by tin* governor. The budget committee, to l>e apI pointed next week, will be composed of two representatives and two senators. The other committee. to study taxation proposals, will be composed of representaj lives of the farm bureau, labor, financial institutions, manufacturers. wholesalers and retailers. Extreme care in chosing personnel of the taxation committee I was net essitated because the group will have authority to rec- ■ ommend changes or substitutions II forth? gross income tax law. I which the administration is deI sirous of retaining virtually in j its present form. ■ Retailers have been especially critical of the measure and hope to have a sales tax substituted in tlie next legislature. Many suggest! ns for revision of the state liquor control setup were 1 proposed. One suggested a comI plete new law providing a state ■ wide closing time for ail retail i establishments. Another suggestion was for en- ’ j actment of three separate liquor I laws dealing with beer, wine and | hard liquors. It generally was conceded that by-the-drink sales of hard liquor would be legalized. A bi-partisan board of control to regulate the administration of the act also is j planned. Virtually all party leaders were | [on hand for the conferences. ! Sherman Minton, senator-elect. discussed patronage plans. William Anderson To Talk To Moose Members of th > Moose lodge are invited to hear William Anderson, [ supreme prelate of the Loyol Order of Mo-vse, at the Moose home this !ev c ning. Mr. Anlerson will speak . at 8 o'clock. 0 SCHOOL CLASS TO GIVE PLAYS Kirkland Public Speaking Class Will Give Program Tuesday 'The public speaking claes of the 1 Kirkland high school will present a program of one act plays Tuesday evening, November 13. at 7:45 oSlcck at the Kirkland community building. No admission will be | charged but a collection will be taken for the purpose of buying | books. i The three plays which Will be given and the casts are: “Daily Doxen". Carl Harvey, Floyd Engle. Ralph Manley, Robert Butcher. ; Richard Berne and Paul Scott. "Dreams” Thomas Adler, Ruth' Seasenguth. Howard Reinhard and , Lois Mann. "Short Cut”— Samuel Yager and ’ Dale Manley. "Bargains: Charlotte Zimmerman Verrea Roth Ruth Meßarnes. and Robert H nschen. "Gcose Money” Mildred Beet*. Eileen Byerly, Paul Arnold, Irene Girod, Donald Hoffman, Ruth ®orne, I Mary Ann Wulliman and Robert • Kolter.

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Nobel Prize Winner 1 EmL - Here is Luigi Pirandello, noted ' Italian novelist and playwright. ; who lias been selected as tlie winner of tlie 1934 Nobel prize for ' literature, valued at $45,601). Pirandello’s best known play is j "As You Desire Me.”

ALLOW CLAIMS FOR VETERANS — Investments of Incompetent War Veterans To Be Repaid S Marion. Ind.. Nov 10 — (U.R) — , : Allowance of claims totaling • $209,874 against the receivers of 1 the Grant Trust and Savings conipany and the Firsj National bank. ' both of Marion, today virtually ' assured restoration of investments to a large number of incompetent ■ war veterans. The investments were attached iin seventy suits filed in Grant • 1 circuit court on behalf of the vet- [ erans and were the subject of a congressicnal investigation. Most of the veterans are patients in the federal hospital hero. The claims against the receiv- ■ ers were agreed upon at a conferi ence here at which the two re- ; ceivers. the present guardian, the . I veterans' administration and the 1 comptroller of currency were represented. Investments made by the Grant ■ Trust company at the time it was J serving as guardian were turned back to the receiver for liquidation under tlie terms of the j agreements. A trust lien with the present | guardian, the First National bank | of Marion, will hold the rejected | investments until the Grant Trust I company receivership has been paid in full. Such measures were taken to safeguard the transaction by which the laims were allowed.' o— —- No Exoense Report For Low Pay Offices (' unty Clerk David D. Depp toj dav announced that candidates for offices in whit h th • yearly pay is | less thin SUtO will not be required ito file expense accounts for the 'general election. Successful candidates were re- [ minded again by Mr. Depp to reJ ce'ive their notifications from the [ pr "er officials on or before NovI ember 16. U. B. Church Plans Fall Festival Tuesday The United Brethren Fall festival will lie held at the chur- h Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. An interesting program has been planned for the evening and the public is invited to attend. Feature of the evening's program will be an auction sale of j vegetables and canned fruits, bakled goods, live chickens, ducks ; and rabbits. Harry Manner Is Given $25 Award . 'Harry Magner, son of Willis Mag- : ner of this city, has received an additional award ot $45 for o suggestion pertaining to the equipment of Oleum tanks in the Fort Wayne branch of the General Electric Company where he is employed. Mag ner wae recently given $25 for a similar suggestion.

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CONFESS PLOT TO EXTORTION OF PHYSICIAN Arrested Men Admit Attempt To Collect $20,000 From Doctor i BACK INCOME TAX PAPERS INVOLVED St. Louis, Nov. 10 ’U.R) Four men, arrested by department of justice agents six hours after they demanded $20,0(H) trom Dr. Bert P. Beebe, South St. Louis physician. were held incommunicado here today. According to the federal agents, the men admitted they had attempted to obtain $20,000 from the widely known I physician. The plot, agents said, centered around “back income tax papers." The department of justice agents laid a trap for the extortionists after Dr. Beebe’s attorney called them yesteiday. He said tliat his client had been instruct-

ed to deliver the money to a man standing in front of a fashionabln hotel and "you'll get back your income tax papers.” I Agents refused to reveal why . the extortionists believed Dr. Beebe wanted his back income tax papers returned! Dr. Beebe called in's attorney • after a man who represented himself as a government agent promised to return the papers. Th • man later called by telephone and a meeting place was arranged. Dr. Beebe said he would send his : nurse with the money. 1 Two agents drove the nurse to - the designated meeting place. She , carried a dummy package. The • agents hid nearby as the nurse , was mot by a man who asked. 'Have von got the package?" The nurse replied that she had the I package and asked for the papers. She was taken to a nearby park?d automobile were another man was seated. Federal agents then arrested i the men and questioned them. They confess°d. agents said, and named two others, one a former emnloye of tlie doctor. The others, arrested, admitted their complicity in the plot, agents > said. The names of the prisoners were withheld. Decatur K. Os C. Members Invited Members of the Decatur Knights of Columbus have been invited to attend first degree initiation ceremonies at Fort Wayne Monday evening. A class of 25 candidates will be given the first degree work. Second and third degrees will be given some time in Detember. All members of the local council are < urged to attend. o ,— WILLIE MASON IS RECAPTURED Escaped Murder Suspect Is Caught At Black Rock, Kentucky Indianapolis, N v. 10 —(UP) — Willie Mason, murder suspect who e-s eped from the Hamilton county jail at Noblesville August 22, was cai turej today at Black Rock, Kentucky. near.Carrollton, Indianapolis police were informed. A companion. Walter Divis. was shot and taptined during a gun battle with police on a farm near Black Rock. Davis was taken to St. Elizabeth's hospital in Covington where his condition was said to be serious. Both men were captured by Covington detectives and deputy sheriffs of Carrollton county. Th? Covington men went to Black R ik on an underworld tip that Mason "nd Davis would be found there. I Mason was awaiting his second trial on charges of murder when . he escaped trom the Noblesville . jill with f nr companions. His first trial resulted in a jury disagrees ment. 5 He was ac used of being a mem- . her of the gang which killed Lester - Jones, Indianapolis police sergeant, t during a holdup nearly two years ago.