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poy Bean Plan t To Start Work Next Week

h INDUSTRY frOBEGIN WORK I WITHIN A WEEK Lee Os Soy Beans Is IjUB. <1 To One Dollar I A Bushel Today 111 CAPACITY j |;.-,n. Bl SHELS with the starting operations Sova nlanl in ■LTL-, lIIA I week. :i sox will be observe.! fuctorv. Dale \V. Mcpresident of the cointoday. . interest to farmI» henn growers was the ; t also made today by that the company SI.(H) a bushel for all to the factory. . Os I" present quotation, will in effect throughout next the largest soy bean factory in the state, Machinery is being Eaiie as rapidly as possible lUL nd 1'.’.11 will be i o' Kip* do 000 bushels each month. Millen announced that a sufficient to guarantee the of the mill until harvest of beans had irchased. Most of the now in storage at the ■ ■ Officers Os Company the announcement of the and the higher market lie paid for beans. Mr. also gave the list of i-f Hew eomnanv. Be- ■- McMillen, the officers are: .San Robert O'Brien, vice-KsiiiF'-.t- Stewart M. Mi'len. secGene McCann, .■T j Develop Local Market do our nart in the develt of agriculture in the Deour company has ON PAGE SIX) •Ihcl Pupils | Inspect Jail brought her ■ •B-V grade shool pupils from ■■' i the Adams M They w tliriugli the institution by 'Hurl Johnson. fc- Prout Held I For Intoxication ■" Trout being hII in th" county jail while public inllin charges ar - pending in r ' court, lie was arrested B*F' y afternoon at 4 o'cloi k B 1 '"' police Sephus .Melchi wilier Os Berne I Residents Dead Ba 'ertsclb r. 67. of Waytm lv Ohio, died suddenly WedPv< ‘ning at 7 o'clock of a stloek. Mr. Badertscher was i,!' Mrs. Dan Moran and Badertscher of Berne. o — •afer Store To ■ Hold Open House Schafer store announces |B" li its,- Friday evening from 6 <’clock to which the public nr( iially invited. New an I atChristman met" handis <n display throughout tin- ■ o B&iilar Legion ■ Meeting Monday ®l'f‘ regular meeting of Adam's B 1 ni| tnher 4.1 of the American Bn' 1 ?' 111 be he'd at ,he ha " H' 1 ' S cond street Monday eve:. 8 o'clock. All members at ■ c d to be present.

DECATUR DAIEF DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXXII. No. 278.

U. S. Student Slain fL fr f® Bb F'W ■L 4 OHS Vr N3afci U. S. department of state officials are demanding an investigai tion into the slaying of Francis . Ahern, above, 19-year-old college student, of Arlington. Mass, by municipal police in Mexico City. Thomas H. Bowman. American consul general who has been ’ pressing charges, declared the killing of Ahern was coldblooded murder." FEW HIGHWAYS HAVE DETOURS Only 20 Detours Are Now hi Effect Throughout Entire State Indianapolis, Ind.. N v 22 —(UP) With highway construction at. a low TOint due to the approach of winter only 20 detours were in effect over the state t day. James D. Adorns, chairman of the state highway coin- : mission, announced. Adams said several of the detours now in effect will he lifted during the next f w days. He said highway construction : work virtually ie at. a standstill and will remain so until sometime next -spring when weather conditions permit continuation of the 1935 program. 'Approximately $10.00u.000 is to be spent on Indian-1 highways both in rural sections and within cities during 1935. Adams said, and due to the heavy program, work i.s expe.-t---ed to be started a.s early next year as weather will permit. A large percentage of the con(OONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) JOURNAL BACK TO OLDFIELD Fort Wavne Journal-Gaz-ette Will Return To Morning Field Fort Yayne, Ind.. Nov. 22—(UP) : a full-page advertisement in to- ! day’s Journal-Gazette announced its j return Dec. 3 to the morning field of publk-iti n. h The newspaper has been pnblishI ed for the last year and a half in dtn- evening field, during XvhMi ■Mime Fort Wayne was without a i; morning paper. il 'Derision to agoin publish the I Journal-Gazette as a morning newspaper was made, according to the owners, because I populat ’ a lit request. Under new management, the pa- ! p er wt n maintain its affiliation with the Democratic parly. 1 ; O—r —— * 1 Court Officials Are Guests Os Infirmary i The Adams county grand jury ‘' an 1 officials connected with the Adams circuit court were guest, of the Adams county Infirmary this ' D °Among those who attended in addition to the jury were: Judge H. • , her M. DeVws. deputy ahe ' " . ms How r. rrosecutlng ''tt o ™®? 'l‘“ s . . sa e county cferk i E .miunu A. H sse. Id _ Ve iver- . David f>- Depp, deputy cle hs . na Werllng and Mrs. Richard A, nold.

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YOUNG LANDIS SEEKS OFFICE WON BY FATHER Son Os The Late Fred Landis Seeks Republican Nomination DEMOCRATS NAME GEORGE DURGAN Indianapolis, Nov. 22—(U.R) — A special election to fill the vacancy in congress created by the death of Frederick Landis, second district representative elect, cannot be held until after congress convenes January 3, and officially declares the seat vacant, Gov. Paul V. McNutt was advised today by the state election board. Logansport. Ind., Nov. 22.—(U.R) Kenesaw Mountain Landis 11 today sought the Republican nomination for representative from the second congressional district to succeed his father, the late Frederick Landis. Tlie elder Landis died last week, just nine days after being elected to the post. Young Landis is only 24 and the minimum age for congressmen is 25. in announcing his candidacy, . however, the youth said: "I wish to announce my candi- ' dacy from the Second district to succeed my father. "As his oldest son and the new ■ head of the house I can do no less ,thau to propose lhat- the • ♦ •• ♦ «. * -* « * •

(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FORESEE FIGHT IN FARM BUREAU 1 Opposition To Settie’s Re-election Appears As Certain Indianapolis, Nov. 22. — (U.R) — A ■ spirited contest over election of Indiana farm bureau president was ‘ seen today as the 16th annual convention moved into its second day's session. 1 Although no outstanding candi- ■ dates have been mentioned for the ’ presidency now held by William H Settle, veteran agricultural leader, it appeared almost certain that h“ would have opposition when the I election is held at the closing session tomorrow afternoon. (First indication of a split in the ranks of bureau memtiers was; shown late yesterday when the I convention ratified a minority re-. port of the rules committee post-] polling the election until the final ' session. Anoher indication of a split was | ‘ shown when the convention refus-j ed Co seat E. Curtis White. Mar. ion county delegate, and a member of the state board of agrfcul-1 ( ture. White Is a supporter of Set-1 tie. i A seat also was refused to Char-' J; les E. Littler, president of the Mar- '. ion county farm bureau, when ! legality of his election was con-1 tested. The debate followed an address ' by Secretary of Agriculture Henry ON PAGE SIX) ■ j -o— Gross Income Tax Again Attacked . In 'iantipolls, Ind., Nov. 22—(UtP) Another attack on the constitution-1 l ality of the state gross income tax law was on the docket of federal; court here today following the fil-i . ing of a suit by the Walgreen drug , I company. The suit, which charges the law ■ . is discriminatory and is in viola-1 , tion of Hie fe|ral constitution,! seeks to enjoin the state gross income tax division from collecting | $3,882.99 in delinquent taxes due from 1933. ... , : I Hearing on the injunction will be. • held before Judge Robert C. Balt-], zell Dec. 4. . I The company operates a chUn of .19 drug stores in seven Indiana] cities.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 22, 1934.

Commissioners At | State Convention Dennis Striker and Frank Martin are attending the first session of the annual Indiana convention of | county commissioners today in Ind- | ianapolis. Phil Sauer, the third Adams county commissioner, will Pave late this nfternuon for thei ■ convention. > Ralph Roop, Adams county sur-' veyor and superintendent of the I county highways, is also attending 1 the sessions. More than sm) Indiana county of-; ficlals ore expe - ted to attend the , two conventions. Plans to oppose j 1 legislation affecting the office of j county commissioner are expected to be drafted. — _0 FINAL TRIBUTE PAID CARDINAL I — Funeral Services Are Held For Pietro Cardinal Gasparri !' . Rome. Nov. 22 —(UP) - Church [' i and state paid solemn funeral tri-j but? today to Pietro Cardinal Gas- j parri, secretary of state under two , ( ' popes, who in a life time of service ( ; to his fellow men won fame and >, esteem in three fields—the priest- . hi nd, the law. the diplomacy. , The funeral serviie for the 82, year old C«.irfinal statesman, who ( dkd in his palace Sunday, werej ( I held by the pope's order in St. Igna-' ( j tins church, one of the most spac-jj lous in Rome. AU honor which the Roman t'ath- , olic church may pay to its great , dei,] was given Cardinal Gasparri. i

1 amerlengo of the church ami a prince of the H -irarchy. His body lay on a great black velI vet covered oitafulque in tlie center of the church. Round the cataj falque flickered the light cf the 100 candles that were his due. Massed in the church were representatives of the three estates.; Lords spiritual, Lords temporal and 1 the commons. Cardinal Gasparri was clad in hi.s pontifical rcibes of white and gold, with his white and g id mitre and his sp. ctoreal cross on his breast. I The church was hung with *7c6ntTnUED*ON PAGE SIX) — o— Snow Flurries Are Predicted — Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 22 — (UP) —"Snow flurries in the east portion were predicted foe Indiana tonight .by the United States weather bureau here. j The snow will c me with decided|ly colder temperature during the night. Cold and clear weather was : fore ast tor tomorrow. , 'ice clouds which hung ov< r the : | middle went ut an altitude of ah ut ; 10,000 feet during the night resulted j in grounding of planes of the Transcontinental Western Air and Ameri-; can Airlines.

Extra Credit Period In Christmas Club Campaign Will End Saturday

Only three more days remain of the extra credit period during which each and every dollar counts 7,000 extra credits toward winning the five hundred dollars in cash to be awarded just before Christmas. The five hundred will go to the member of the Christmas club campaign who at the end has the greatest number of credits, regardless of the amount of money col lected and turned in. Os course, dollars right now mean extra credits, and in the long run it is the credits that will win the "dough” and the time to get the most credits is now. While the campaign manager doesn't wish to appear in a "hard boiled" role, he does want to explain that alibis and excuses made to him about the various reasons for a worker's inability to secure cash business do no one any good. The members of the Christmas Club are working for themselves, not for him. And they will be rewarded on results and not on alibis- And personally, the campaign manager has always dreaded to be labeled a “quitter" or an incompetent, in anything attempted. It is only another case of "to the victor belongs the spoils", and the

NEW LOCATION MASONIC LODGE Decatur Lodge To Move Into McConnel Building In March Floyd Acker, worshipful master! of the Decatur Masonic lodge, to-j day announced that the organizu tion ha 1 signed a 10-year lease with Frank and Fred .McConnel to use the second story of the new building being erected on North Third street. The new rooms will be over the headquarters being constructed tor the International Harvester Com pany. The rooms will be ready for occupancy sometime in March. Tlie lodge will continue to occupy rooms in the Schafer building until construction of the Me. I Coiinel building is completed. Tlie new Masonic hall will be: modelled to suit the needs of the lodge. Tlie dining room will have hardwood floors and may be cleared to provide a ball room A kitchen will be built In connection with this room. Both ladies and men's club rooms will be built. The iodge room ttself will he modern in every detail, it will be equipped in order that tin- secret work of tlie organization may be carried out. as provided in the ritual. Although the total floor space of , the hall will lie smaller tl.on the old rooms the combination of the dining room and ball room will give approximately the same capacity. The present ball room in the Schafer building is seldom ’uAWTINUwTorF PAGE TWO)

VARIED VIEWS GIVEN ON NRA Richberg, Manufacturers Air Different Opinions On Policy ——— I Washingtoen. N v. 22 --(UP) j Recovery coordinator Donald Rich .berg and tlie National aesoiiation of Manufacturers today presenlei | contrasting opinions of section 7A ■ I of the Recovery A; t which emphai sized the difficulties congress will ; i meet when it attacks NRA reorgan 1 igation. 1 In pamllel expressions, both made ' in N w York, Richberg and tlie directors of the manufacturers group | outlined their ideas of what should be done with NRA. The views coin- i d ied on only a few pointe. The manufacturers suggested a divorce of labor reforms such os the child labor ban, hours and wages provisions and section 7A from legislation regarding fair trade practk es. Richberg bi voted a law eontinuI TcontintsiUon PAGE SIX)

f | members who through I heir own , ; i cleverness, sagacity and ability s; secure the greatest number of sub. inscriptions at the time they count | > the greatest number of credits will . \ be the victorious ones at the end , Cot the campaign." Stick-to-it-ive > i ness" and a dogged determination} ■ to do the best one can, is essential • i and will tell the final story of the • j Democrat’s Christmas club. . | Because "the going is tough”! [should mean nothing to the ment1 ! bers. Every other member will [ ' find the pathway just as uneven and hard. The winner is not required to do a certain amount of ; business; but it may be taken tor I what it is worth right now—the laggards will not be winners—nor ‘are they ever winners of any i i achievement in this life. To ac-| > quire worthwhile emoluments in | ■ any line of endeavor requires es i fort—and of recent years, requires | . one's best efforts. The Christmas Club, while its i title might be associated with the } • Yuletide season of giving, is not a , Christmas tree- But it really is a ' great opportunity for one through ■ I sincere effort to receive big re. | ■, wards right at a season when extra 1 ■cash is most acceptible.

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MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT IS GIVEN MAYORS Speech Is Read At American Conference Os Mayors At Chicago VRGES TEAMWORK OF GOVERNMENTS Chicago, Nov. 22 (U.R) Pointing' to "substantial results” in the national recovery program. President Roosevelt today told the American confereni e of mayors that "it is through teamwork of all governmental units that vic tory may be attained.” Tlie President's message, pre dieting action by tlie next congress on further relief for the unemployed and aged, was brought to tlie municipal executives by Mayor F. H. Laguardia of New York. "It is undoubtedly true." the President said, "that the coming session of congress will give further attention to proposals involv- ; ing unemp’oyment relief, unemployment insurance, public works, old-age pensions ami housing, all :of which vitally affect the city government. “I cannot say what final action congress will take with reference to these subjects but I a sure you the federal government is anxious to work effectively and cooperatively on all of these common problems." Following the President's mes- ■ sane Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley 1 of New Orleans issued a warning

'that cities face financial disaster; unless 'hey change outmoded re- | lotions of state and city taxation. I Walmsley, president of the United States conference of mayors, outlined in a keynote address 1 a maze of problems confronting (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Leßruns To Manage Madison Theater Jess Leßrun and son, Donald, today announced that they have taken over the management of the I Madison theater, located on West Madison street, opposite the court house. .less Leßrun will act as mania ger of tlie Madison, while his. son will continue to manage the Cort. The theater will be reopened Friday and Saturday. November 30 and December 1. Only firstI grade pictures will bo shown and j present prices of 10 and 15 cents will bo maintained. The Madison was closed Tues dav night by Mr. and Mrs. Dave I Rice, who have operated the theater for the past few months. SEVERE STORM IN LAKE AREA Severe Storms Are Forecast To Strike Great Lakes Region Chicago. Nov. 22— (U.R) —Ships over all the Great Lakes scurried I for shelter today in anticipation | of one of the most severe storms since the gales of 1929 took a toll of more than 100 lives. Gale warnings flew from Chi-. caco to Buffalo and coast guard I radio stations broadcast advice to ship masters to prepare for a 50-. mile wind, snow and temperatures i of 15 to 20 degrees. Northeast • winds were predicted on Lakes. Michigan. Superior and Huron north of Alpena, and southeast I winds on the lakes south and east of Alpena. i Chicago anticipated arrival of the storm this morning, with the j ; temperature dropping from the 64 i I degrees of vesterdav to 20 degrees tonight. Rain which has fallen for four days, the weather forej caster said, will turn to snow. “Early today the storm was cent tered over central Missouri,” a I weather bureau bulletin said. “It I TcONtTnt’fJD* ON PAGE FIVE)

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Imperils Navy Treaty I ‘ l lk X if kj| Whir Climaxing the incessant wrangling at the preliminary naval ; conference in London, Japan, | through its ambassador to Eng- i land. Tsuneo Matsudaira. above. | has declared it will assume full ! naval equality with England and | the United .States whether the' western powers like it or not. , The Tokio admiralty lias firmly , rejected all future compromises, i according to table dispatches. | FEW FASCIST GROUPS FOUND — Survey S h o vv s Fascist! Movement In This Country Negligible

(Copyright 1934 by CP.) New York, Nov. 22. - (U.R) Th" : fascisti movement tn the United! States is at present negligible, a I'nited Press survey revealed to-1 day in various parts of the country I were found small groups advocat-' ing principles similar to the lose j ism of Benito Mussolini and Adolf' Hitler. Also there were several | groups organized along fascist] lines whose publicized purpose is ' to safeguard “t h e government against communism and protectthe constitution." The survey was undertaken fol- | lowing the sensational charge of. 'Major General Smedley D. Butler.; (IT. S. Marines, retired), that he! had been approached by Wall street interests to lead an army of. 500.000 men to Washington and re place President Roosevelt with a fascist dictatorship. In almost all the larger cities I small groups of fascists were found organized, tint these were much too small to form even the nucleus of a movement as extensive as that charged by Butler. Two fascist movements that had ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) —— o— — More Candidates File Expenses 'Several additional candidates ; have filed the expense accounts for . the last general election. They ore: ; I 111. H. High, trustee of Kirkland' t wn.-dlip #9135. Riley Clirjeman. | i county treasurer $18.2'2. Edwin i Heer, trustee of French township.; i $6.35. Clarence R. Smith, county| ! auditor. $32.75. Milton Girod, conn ty commissioner. $23.80. Robert Zwldk, county coroner, 50 cents.! ; Frank G. Thompson, slate joint rep ; . resentative, $76.80. Jonah A. Cline, I Washington township assessor.' none. Ira Fuhrman, trustee of Wash- ' ! ingten t wnship. $42.50. John M. Amstutz. trustee of JeftVrson township $4.50. Moses Augs'burger, ; county commissioner, $15.20. County Board Will Receive Bids Dec. 4 The board of county commission- ' I ers will receive bi Is Dec< mber 4. I for the furnishing of re,'.ords, books t blanks and stationery required by t I the county offices and departments i for 1935. Specifications are now on i file at the auditor's office. The printing supplies are divided ■ in four disses. Bids will be 'made • in conn; Hance with the forms actopt- ; ed by the state board of accounts. ; Each bid must be accompanied for ; a S2OOO 'bond. ;

INSULL LAWYER FIGHTS TACTICS OF GOVERNMENT Counsel Charges Prosecution Case Built On Misrepresentations U. S. ATTORNEY UNDER ATTACK Chicago, Nov. 22 I Attorneys for Samuel Insult and his 16 associates turned todav front pleadings of innocence to bitter attacks on tactics of the prosecution. .1. Fred Reeve, counsel lor four of the mail fraud defendants, told the jurors that the government “has done an excellent job of prosecuting a case built on misrepresentations.” He struck broadly at United States District Attorney Dwight H. Green, chiding him for “inac- : tivity" in the lengthy trial. “This has been a beautiful job, I but you must not lose sight of the I manner in which it was handled.” lie said. What became of Mr. I Green, who launched the case? I There were 2.100 pages of testimoney before ho appeared before ■ a w Itness." His attack was then turned on i Leslie Salter, hard fighting young 1 assistant attorney general who l has been tlie chief character of 1 be nrosecution. "Salter’s mind and his ideas ' directed this prosecution, and they were the ideas of a very capable man. "But we were deluded and have ! been at a disadvantage In fighting tlie charges. Salter did not choose jto make an opening statement ami give us his ideas. "It may he that, when the de- ! sense is silent, we mav learn for the first time of the hidden promises of what Mr. Salter wanted to prove in these weeks of evidence. "If von hear Mr. Salter make remarks to the effect that certain . government evidence lias gone un- ! answered it is because we have , not been given an opportunity to answer." Reeve said it hail been difficult for tlie defense to "cone with the prosecution's shift of position.” MOTHER DENIED GIRL'S CUSTODY Mrs. Vanderbilt Will Appeal Decision Os Justice Carew New York. Nov. 22 -(U.R) Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, deprived of her child by court order, announced today an immediate appeal from the decision of supreme court justice John F. Carew awarding her daughter. Gloria, In. to Mrs Harry Bayne Wtiitnev. the child's aunt. Justice Carew's decision, handed down yesterday, created an immediate sensation throughout the country and in London. Paris, and o’linr Furonean canitals where all litigants are well known - Mrs. Vanderbilt as tlie gay widow of Reginald Vanderbilt — Mrs. Whitney as the widow of Harry Payne ■\Vhitney, internationally famous sportsman and one of the richest men in tlie world. Mrs. Vanderbilt was too shocked and dismayed to issue an immediate statement beyond assurance fCONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Hungary Accused in Assassination Geneva. Nov. 22 (UP) —Jugoslavia. todav I’ccused Hungary of “rlsnonsibility and complicity" in the asra.sination of King Alexander at Marsilles. Czechoslovakai and Roumanin t ine-d Juc"«lav I >i in a letter to the I engue of Nations council asserting that a grave situation disclosed by the assassination of the Jugoslavian monarch was capable of disturbing the peace of the world. 'The Jugos’nvian letter invoked the League covenant to denounce the alleged responsibility of Hungary in harboring the assassin 'band and declaring that there “could ba no greater danger to peace and good international relations.”