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>|Y ARRESTS LBD BREAKUP - B DRUG RING Nearly SOO Arrested In ’ Mjjionwide Narcotic nbu( I j Drug Drive '* s 'MsE> OF DRUGS SO RTED DOUBLED WlMiHiLlton. Dee. 10.—(U.R) r .) aK e n t s smashed more underworld ) u*W!eaW' vs todav in their ynnarcotic drive “'" the total niiniheld to 791. eta ■ T<fe''s raids. climaxing . aif .. Me fX end offensive. netrXK,Bc(i another so called “big u ~^*Khot/Warn J. Anellngcr. federal thief, said. shots" now are held. said. One was caught r Hrrt-Mn hah m<>i -- Saturday and anoth in Bai. l'r:i ii■ isi o today. They '•“■•fcfre txpected to reveal more deMils 01 the widespread nature of on both coasts. said the raids had Been ■ghly successful in curbing traffic and pointed to B daub ine of the price of illicit Washington to SBOO per S Herfca. he said, was the chief Kartofc seized in the Saturday l,iat th * s Kr« brought into this coinin',, through New York and S4O an JU Mr :dlllt>THt .on. which mIV as 10 times, An«limmr original '■ptsMll>-d ’o addicts for around HSSk " ounce. .■ Tno.- iry officials claimed that
®to'We hi. 1,1 ll "' raids at d the ■lyp» Bl' narcotics indicated tl: t s' ipits Mr v was Bulgaria. Despite •wlorts of that government to IB^H 0 ' ,11P traffic, Anslinger Bfcßbs agents knew of 12 farBRHI in Bulgaria. which send in fast boa's v> recently, he said, considStraw traffic has developed in J and south of ’ lß i^B rixrrEl) ON PACE FAT) i|MI LEAOERS IHIIST CHANGES g‘IP ia n a Conservation I Asks ChangI V From Legislature " Kcßßh'ai Polis, Ind., Dee. Ill— ll'i’l regulations over fishing KBftuutiug in Indiana to permit ||MHtate chttsfry ition depa: "ii.'in bag limits io:um<v:- (■ with the seasonal su; ply f a game will be propose I state legislature. ■ proposal r.reasU a list of I suggested by the Indiana non committee, composed ■** representatives of.-. ortsmen and clubs. outline! by J Theyaon, Evansville, prasithe carrmittee. I bag limit, with authit ■ m M for the connervation depart- ■ A#sKo shorten the .season or reduce I t ß®mit in sections where game is was suggested. ■ Au open season on prairi • chic!:- ' c ock pheasants in counties S BBiiated by the state department 1W was proposed. I ;&tl)cr changes asked by the com would: ■ sule of rabbits and gi.iiiu B»' retabllsi'i' uniform opening ■ Ml s for rabbit and quail seasons; . ■ ol lfaw Possession of mechanical increase the fine for shootHBwild deer and turkey, making ■jw sentences compulsory for sec- ■ 9raoffen.se; provide separate huntIKoNTINUED ON PARE SIX) ■9 — o lß>ly Name Society I Will Meet Tonight monthly meeting of the Holy Isßne society will be held at the IBX'. hall this evening. , ■ jwteniorial services for deceased will be ’held, foltowel by ( of officers. |Bao Smith Is president of the I Btety. The organization ilms a ■ of nearly 590 and is posed of the men of Ft. Mary's, church. <
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Over $28,000 Back From Liquor Taxes | In the three distributions since i the enactment of the Indiana beer law in 1933. $5,019,517.24 has been returned from the state of whicihi $28,143.88 heg been received by Adams county. More than $3,000,000 has gone to the public schools on the basis of teaching unite in the community and nearly $2,000,000 went back to . the civil cities in which the license ■ fees were collected. I Adams county schools hane re* I reived the following distributions: November 1, 1933. $6,115.34; May 1, 1934, $6,207.30, and November 1, 1934, $8,661.84. Municipalities in the county have received $7,159.40. Tide cost of collecting these sums has been only 2.38 per cent of the total i income. FARM MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED Farm Record Keeping Will Be Discussed In Series of Meetings ——— A series of farm meetings will be held this week and next in which farm record keeping will be d ecussed. as well as the matter of taking inventory. In a training meeting Friday night at Monroe. County Agent Archbold stated there were at least three good reasons for keening records: 1. It is good business. 2. If the adjustment programs are to be carried on for a number of years it will be much easier for farmers to show compliance If they have well-kept records. 3. It is twite easy to show returns for gross income tax if the farmers have we’l-kent records. Tuesday, Dec. 11, meetings will
he w»ld at the tallowing points at 17:39 pm: Pleasant Mills high rnhool. Kirk'and high school Linn Grove school. Election school in French townsliin. Wednesday. Dec. 12. 7:30 p.m.: Monmouth high school, Monroe ; school No. 5, two miles south of Monroe. Thursday. Dec. 13: Jacob school In Blue Creek townshin. Immanuel Lutheran school in Union townshin. Rnndo'nb school in Washington township. Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p. m.: Preble school, Tuesday. Dec. 18: Geneva high i school »nd Jefferson high school. The instructions for thio series of meetings will be given by Ralph -S. Myers. Roscoe Glendenning, I Herman Ehinger. E. W. Busche, ■ Char’os Kizer, Rov Price, and County Agent Archhold. The corn-1 | hog chairmen will be in charge of I the meetings for their townships. Three record hooks will be nvallab'e —the Indiana farm rec-' ord book which sells for 15c. the Indiana business record that sells for 10c, and the AAA book which ; will be given free to those who do not care to keep sb complete a record. MAT NOMINATE LANDIS' WIDOW Mrs. Frederick Landis Likely To Be Named By Republicans Winamac, Ind., Dec. 10.—'U.R) — Mrs. Frederick lamdis, mother of six children, is expected to be ! nominated by the Second district 1 Republican committee tomorrow as i candidate to succeed her husband ' in the national house of representatives. Landis died Nov. 15, just nine ! days after he won the Second disI trict seat, the only Republican to be elected to congress from Indiana. Withdrawal of Kenesaw Mountain Landis 11. eldest son of Frederick, from the race left little doubtthat the widow would be nominated when committee members gather here tomorrow. "A short time ago I announced mv candidacy for the Republican nomination for congress," the son explained In a statement issued last night. "Since then I have been over the district and find a deep seated sentiment in favor of my mother which I can not Ignore. With due regard and appreciation for tne I have am jladjojitep ( (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)
I WEALTHY YOUTH IS IN CUSTODY IN TULSA CASE Son of Oil Millionaire 1 Held In Probe Os Two Recent Deaths PROFESSOR’S SON FATALLY WOUNDED 1 Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 10 —(UP) — I “ Homer F. Wilcox, Jr., 17, son of an 1 oil millionaire, waj» arrested today as authorities pressed the Investlgo , tlon of the slaying of two youths from the top strata of Tulaa society. He was accused of shooting out ! street lights near the scene of the killing of John Gorrell, 23, on I Thanksgiving night. Philip Kennamer, 19, associate of 1 Wilcox and Gorrell, is held on a murder charge. He confessed shoot-, i ing Gorrell, dental college student. J Another of the group of prominent youths, Sidney .Born, Jr., I'9, died last night of a pistol wound. Authoritks called it suicide. Born had told police he drove Kennamer to 1 a rendezvous with Gorrell shortly ' before the latter was elain. 1 Wilcox had gone with his father, | H. F. Wilcox, to the police station 1 to discuse the case with H. B. Mad- • dux. city criminologist. Maddux 1 had sought an interview with young ' Wilcox more than a week. A sister, Virginia Wilcox, was i the intended vicim of a purported 1 kidnaping plot over which Kenna- ' mer end Gorrell quarreled, accord-, ing to .evidence in the case. Terrorized by one slaying and an apparent suicide under mysterious ' cii" umstances, state witnesses in ‘ I tae investigation of the "society i I ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)
— -7Condition Os Pence Reported Improved Tha condition of John Hence, Fort Wayne, who is a patient at the local hospital suffering from injuries received in a full a week ago at the Soya Bean factory, was reported to -be greatly imiproved today. Mr. Pence was reported to have fully recovered consciousness. JUNIOR CLASS TO GIVE PLAY Pleasant Mills High School Class To Give Play Two Nights The junior class of the Pleasant ‘ Mills high school will present a rural comedy-drama in three acts. ! “Silae Smidge from Turnip Ridge by Jay Tobias at the Pleasant Mills school Wednesday and Thursday nights at 7:30 o’clock. Admission will be 15 cents for children and 20 cents for adults The play takes place in early summer in a small village just north of the Ozarks. Following is 1 the cast of characters: I Neurasthenia Twiggs, a stagestruck hired girl Rosemary Ray 1 Miss Simplicity McPheeters. Thaddeus McPheeters sister Bertha Death Oswald Gorlick, Clerk in Thaddeus’ store (Vernice Edgell Judy, an orphan waif Dorothy Miller Florence McPheeters. Thaddeus’ aristocratic daughter Ruth Alt Thaddeue McPheeters, the village Shylock .Wilfred Morrison Ralph Thornhill, a young minister George H. Clark Enid Thornhill, his sister Dorothy Feasel Leola Pixley, the village postmistress Mary Koos Ben Bruce, a young farmer, Silas' nephew Earl Sheets ' Silas -Smidge, from Turnip Ridge, County Clay in loway Arthur Anspaugh Wayne Kendall, Thaddeus’ stepson, a black eheep Marion B'urke Miss Muriel Armitage, Judy's Aun t Irene Cottrell — 0 — Soy Bean Price Raised To $1.15 -Soy beans were quoted -at $1.15 per bushel by the Centra! Soya I Company of this city. The price Is for beans delivered to the plant.
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Guarded After Kidnap Attempt x - 41% V); , w w X Tiffin * • r -'5 j wio k i Twenty-four-hour guard was maintained over Eugenie 11. Grew, 17-year-old foster daughter of Randolph C. Grew, following an attempt to kidnap her from the Grew summer home at Manchester. Mass. She ; is a daughter of Mrs. Grew by a former marriage and her foster-father j is a member of a wealthy Boston family.
STATE TO AID MANY CITIES Highway Commission Will Improve Streets In Many Cities of State Indianapolis, Dec. 10-Citfes in - which the state highway commission plans to exipend federal funds in the improvement of streets which are fedaraluid highway routes, are cooperating most satisfactorily with tire highway •ommission in its speeding of preliminary work, James D. Adams, chairman, stated today. The 1935 program of the highway commission allocates nearly two million dollars for this tytpu- of construction work in 45 cities. Before plans for these street improvements may be sent .to federal authorities for final approval, regulations governing the use of fedI eral fun-ds for this purpose require ! that city councils or town boards pass an ordinance agreeing to maintain the improvement with their funds after its completion, regulate parking, location of gasoline and other pumps and use of traffic lights. Similar ordinances were required a year ago when the initial use of federal funds for intiprovement of fed| .ral-aM higf-Wys through cities was authorized. These ordinances are sent to city ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Error Made In Relief Report Through an error the .poor relief report tor Washington township, for October stated Saturday that $267.86 was expended. This should have been $625.88. The November poor relief amounts to $833.13.
Last Week For Extra Credits In Daily Democrat’s Christmas Club Campaign
Members of the Democrat’s Christmas Club Campaign have been advised of the fact that this is the last week in which they can secure any extra credits of any kind to aid them in winning one ot the larger prizes when the campaign comes to a close on the evening of December 22. The fact that several members are closely contesting for first position and three or four as closely grouped around second prize, makes it desirable to "break" this virtual tie. To that end the following extra prize offer is in effect for this week only: To the member who up to next Saturday night has to his or her credit the largest total turned in. in dollars and cents, since the beginning of the campaign. will be credited a prize ballot, good for 300,000 extra credits. To the member having the second highest total will be credited a prize ballot good for 200,000 extra credits and to third highest as prize
Rev. Prugh Will Head Vacation Bible School I Rev. C. M. Prugh will Tie dean of l the 1935 daily vacation Bible school and Rev. H. R. Carson of the 1935 Bihte Training school. Rev. A. B. Brown, president of the Decatur 1 ministerial association, announced . today. i Other committees named by Rev. Brown are: program. Rev. Prugh, t chairman, Rev. M. M. Sundermaun, 1 an 1 Rev. Carson; public welfare, Rev. Sundermartn. chairr.an. Rev. 1 J. M. Dawson and Rev. F. L. Engle; 1 inter-church committee, Rev. G. O. Walton, tTiairman, Rev. W. H. Fl- nklin and Rev. G. E. Marshall. ' religious education, chairman, Rev. Walton and R v. Prugh. FAIL TO AGREE ‘I ON 12TH JUROR l Opening of Testimony In Saunders Murder Trial Delayed , Lebonon, Ind., Dec. 10. — (U.R) — [ With state and defense attorneys , unable to agree on the 12th juror, the opening of testimony in ths murder trial of Mrs. Neoma Saunders, Wabash, was further delayed today. Elza Rogers, chief defense counsel, tentatively accepted 12 jurors shortly after the opening of today's session. The twelfth man. Carroll Kerns, was scratched off immediately by the state, however. ' Another of the original 12 selected. W. E. Essex, u> farmer was .excuce 'by the state, presumably because he is an orodained Methodist minister. I Ben Scifres, Boone county prosei (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
ballot good for 100,000 extra credits. From present indications, the winner of first prize will'have a lead margin of less than this amount; thus, the award of these I three prize ballots will without doubt, determine the winners of the first three prizes in the campaign. Many of the campaigns conducted by the manager of the local drive have been decided by a margin of many less credits, and in such cases, the award of these prize ballots actually determined the winners of the big prizes. Every dollar thus far turned in by n member, plus every dollar collected this week, will all go toward winning one of these extra prize ballots and thus Insure their position for winning one of the three first prizes. The winner of first prize ballot will automatically be credited with 300,000 extra credits, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)
CECIL W ATERS IS SENTENCED TO LONG TERM Muncie Youth Caught Saturday Night Robbing Service Station IS GIVEN TERM OF THREE TO 10 YEARS ’ Cecil Waters, 22, of Muncie, was sentenced to three to 10 years I in the Indiana Mate penitentiary i by Judge Huber M. DeVoss in the j Adams circuit court at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Waters plead guilty to a charge !of burglary. He was apprehended l at midnight Saturday by night 1 watchman L. H. l,ake and night j policemen Ed Miller and Grovi-r | Cotrell. He was caught in the act ] of robbing the Goodyear service I station. Waters was beard breaking a I window in the service station Saturday night by neighbors who i turned in the alarm. Lake and 1 night policemen Miller and Cotrell I surrounded the station and caught j Waters in the net of looting the cash register. He was taken to the Adams county jail and held there until being arraigned this afternoon. While at the jail Waters con--1 tessed to two other robber'es, i both al the Thompson Chevrolet | garage. The first was a dayllglit robbery about six months ago when he was a'leged to have taken approximately $lO from the cash register while the employes of tlie garage were out of the office. Waters was employed at the garage at that time. He was observed by a salesman gnd a petit larceny charge was tiled against him in the Adams circuit court. This ease was to have been tried by a jury Wednesday. lie was freed on $l5O bond. Waters also admitted being the person who stole a small amount of cash front the garage about two months ago. Waters told officers today that he is on probation from the Dela-' ware circuit court. In sentencing him Judge DeVoss (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I o Linn Grove Man
Critically 11l Albert Lanning, 60 year old resident of Linn Grove, is a patient at i the Hossman hospital at Berne, sufj sering from frozen arms, legs and han ’s, >in<| pneumonia. I Mr. Lanning, who lives by himhelf, stumbled and fell Saturday night wiliile enroute to his home from the grocery where he had purchased seme fool. Mr. limning was not found until Sunday morning by Mrs. Emil Liechty and a doctor was called. It was found tlmt both arms, legs and hands had been frozen. His ! condition is regared as critical. FIFTEEN DEATHS OVER WEEK-END — Automobible Accidents Take 15 Lives In State Over Week-end Indianapolis, Dec. 10. —<U.R) —Fifteen deaths from automobile accidents ushered in the state’s first major storm of the winter over the week end. About half the deaths were attributed to the snow and icy pavements. Snow blanketed the entire state : today. Weather bureau officials predicted that a light fall would continue i for several hours but none is fore- ! cast for tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will remain about [ the same, with slightly colder ; weather in northwestern parts of the state tonight, J. H. Armington, I meteorologist, said. The heaviest snowfall in the ‘ state was recorded at indianap- [ olis with approximately three 1 j inches. Temperatures stayed at 120 degrees above zero in almost 1 every section. | Tho week end automobile death toll was almost unprecedented. 1 reaching a mark scarcely excelled leven during summer holiday seasons.
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I Pythian Sisters Inspection Tonight The annual Inspection of the Pythian Sister lodge will be held in | 'the Knlghte of Pythias homie to-, I night at 7 o’clock when Mrs. Shatto, district deputy will be In charge. A pot-luck sapper will be served | at 5:30 o’clock with inspection fol- ‘ lowing. Members of the lodge are asked to bring thielr donations for the Christ-mas box to -be sent to the orphans home at laifayette. EAST SUFFERS SEVERE STORM At Least Six Lives Claimed Bv Cold Wave On Atlantic Coast 'I (By United Press) Snow was forecast today in the wake of a cold wave which caused j great hardship and tied up shipping and land transportation along tlie Atlantic coast. The cold claimi ed ot least six lives. ' I Two vessels, pounded by mountainous seas and heavy gales, lay helpless in the Atlantic. The Japanese freighter Victoria Marti, witli her captain and two of-1 tii ers dead and seven of the crew ■ ' injured, wallowed in waves approx- ' jimately 500 miles north of the | Azores with rescue ships standing j by. Tlie Canadian steamer, Mary I ' Kenney, without fuel or food, was j approximately 100 miles oft' Barne-, gat with the coast guard cutter I Champlain staanding by ready to:' itake off tlie crew ot 12 or more. ' Tlie weather bureau predicted I little if any change in temperature , for New York and New Jersey Tuesday, and forecast light snows for the metropolitan area tonight. Near zero weather continued in i ' tlie Boston erea where four per- ' sons died indirectly as a result of extreme cold. Tlie temperature at Boston dropp- : ed to 6 above at 6 a. tn., with sec- 1 tlons farther north reporting still | lower readings. New York regist- j 1 jered 14 above snortly after 3 a. in. | I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) . 1 a WOMAN KILLS i RETIRED COP ’
I Housekeener Admits Slaying Retired Chicago Police Sergeant " — Chicago, Dec. 10 — (U.R) Mrs. ■ Antoinette Frey Stein. 38. divorced , wife of a prominent banker, sobbed in a police cell today that she , shot and killed Edward O’Keefe, 62-year-old retired police sergeant, 1 because he was abusive. Mrs. Stein. who became O'Keefe’s housekeeper a year and a half ago after her return from 1 a trip to Europe, shot him five times a few minutes after she re-, I turned from church services. “He had been on a drinking «nree for a week and 1 ran upI ‘'taiM after lie threatened to I throw a pot of stew at me." the i divorcee said. "When he tried to I force his way into my room I [ grabbed the revolver he was car- ; rying and pulled the trigger." Mrs. Stein became the retired policeman's housekeeper after several years of domestic litigation with her husband. Joseph Stein, i chairman of the board of the defunct State Commercial and Savings bank. In October, 1927. as she was boarding a train for the east her busband had her arrested on charges of stealing securities and ; Jewelry from him. A reconciliation failed and she won a divorce in 1930. Stein later died. o Make Reservations By Tuesday Noon Reservations for the victory party to be sponsored bv the Young Democratic club of Adame county Wednesday night must be 1 made before Tuesday noon, it was announced today. ; A chicken dinner will be served bv the Indies of the Eastern Star. ' Samuel Jackson. Fort Wavne attorney will be the chief speaker. A large delegation is expected | to attend the banquet from out ot the city. Tickets have be'-.. sent to many of tho county leaders.
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WORLD POWERS MOVE SWIFTLY TO END CRISIS Jugoslavian - Hungarian Dispute Grave Threat To World Peace NATIONS ACCEPT COMPROMISE PLAN BULLETIN Geneva. Dec. 10— — Jugoslavia and Hungary accepted tonight a compromise solution, of, their, dispute, which, has. threatened, the peace of Europe. Geneva. Dec. 10- «J-» — The machinery of the league of nations, backed by the big powers, was set in swift motion todav to (luell the disnute betw’een Jugoslavia and Hungarv and end the gravest threat to European peace since the World war. Foreign Minister Pierre Laval ot France presented to the council of the league a project for the repression of terrorism which it was believed would satisfy Jugoslavia. The latter, accusing Hungary of fostering the terrorists who assassinated King Alexander of Jugoslavia at Marseilles, has demanded satisfaction in the form of future safeguards against plotters from foreign countries conspiring against the peace and safety of another. Botli Jugoslavia and Hungary were reported to have accepted the naval resolution "in principle" The anxiety of the last few days, heightened hv division he-iwe-m France and Ita’”, appeared Ito be lessening. Italy, one of tlie big powers, supported Hungary against Jugoslavia. France backed Jugoslavia. Italy’s support of Hungary's plea for revision of the post-war treaties caused an awkward situation, but the question was delegated to the background today in the hope of ending the JugoslavHungarian quarrel without bringing up fundamental issues be(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)* o Hendly Funeral Rites Held Today
—— —- Funeral services were held this . afternoon for Mrs. William Hendly, | 71. who 'diej Saturday afternoon at , 3:25 o’clock at her home six miles southeast of Berne of 'pneumonia, . Services were held at 1 o’clock at ' the Bethel church with Rev. John Parr officiating and burial waa made in the M. R. E. cemetery. Mrs. Hendly was born in Linn drove on Ooctoher 12, 1863. Her maiden mine was Rosetta Nussi bn uni. Sh? was married three times. Her first marriage was to William Hill and following his death she •married Sam Hill. Her third tiltshand. William Hen fly survives. A ! number of relatives reside in Borne. PRINCIPALSTO MEETSATURDAY Elementary School Prinfinals Will Meet At Muncie Saturday Muncie, Ind.. December 10. Tho elementary school principals section of the Indiana state teachers association will hold a conference at the Burris 'School, the demonstrat lon-laboratory school of Ball State ’ Teachers College, here Saturday. December 15. Floyd I. McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction, Grover Van Duyn, assistant superintendent, and the state board of Education, have given their approval of the meeting. Invitations have been sent to 280 elementary school principals. The meeting is evidence of the rapidly developing idealization of the basic importance of elimentary [school education. Activities nt the Burris School will begin in the morning at 8:30 ’ i o'clock and will continue during I the. day. The fullest opportunity for observation of the regular procedpre during a school day will be at"(CONTINIJIEJD’ON PAGE FIVE)