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COMMITTEE TO HEAD PROGRAM State Federal Housing Official Speaks Here Thursday Night George Krick, A damn county ■ chairman of the federal housing program, today named Leo Kirsch as Decatur city chairman of the program. Other members of the committee are Jtmes Kocher, Royi Mumma. \V. E. Moon. Charles Robenold. August Walters. Cal Yost and A. R. AshbaucherCoTmittees will be named ami organizations formed in Berne and Geneva in the near future. Workings of the housing program w re outlined in a splendid m inner Thursday night by Thomos McConnell of Fowler at a meeting held at the court house. Mr. McConnell is associate director for Indiana, working under R- Earl Peters, state director. Last night’s program was to be conducted by Mr. Peters, but he was un’ble to be present beoiu.se of a special tall to a conference in Washington. D. C. Mr. McConnell, in explaining the FHA, said that the federal government is not seeking to sell the program as a patriotic or .idministr tion measure but as a matter of profit in dollars and centsThe speaker stated that there are 39 million buildings in the United States. Os this number, very little repair work has been done in the past five y ars due to depression difficulties, on 16 million of the buildings. Os the 16 million, three million are in such condition that they can only be rued. The proportion of buildings in Indiana needing repair is practically the same us other states of the nation. The asso- iate director .pointed out t' at,' 90 per cent of the people in ’ThTmffintry Trnve only a home to 1 le-ve as an estate. Urging building owners to make necessary repairs immediately, Mr. McConnell stated that over 50 p- r cent of the unemployed men in the country are connected with building trades. The chairman and committeemen will m ke a survey of the county . rd cities and will explain the housing plan to prospects for r pairing, remodelling and new construction. Mr. McConnell emphasized that in federal funds will be used under »he FHA. but the necessary money will be loaned by the banks of the emmunity. The associate director spoke to the members of the Deecatur Rotary club at the regular weekly meeting at the Rice hotel, preceding the meeting held nt the court , house. Rev. Walton Talks To School Pupils Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the Pr sbyteri n church, addr need the pupils of the Decatur high school this morning in the regular chapel program. LABOR OPPOSES CODEEXTENSION —.. ... Automobile Code Is Extended To June 16 By President Roosevelt Washington, Feb. I.—<U.R> The automobile code was extended today to June 16 by President Roosevelt over vigorous opposition of organized labor. The order for extension of the I code, with modifications designed I to placate labor, was issued by the president after a conference late last night with leaders of the automobile industry. Amendments were: 1. Spread out of employment through Introduction of new models in the fall. 2.. Provisions for time and onehalf pay for all work beyond 48 hours in any one week. 3. Continuation of the present industrial board to handle labor controversies. . The first two changes were described by Mr. Roosevelt as “substantial advances toward regularization of employment." Industry leaders said they were “highly constructive.’’ The American Federation of La(CONTINUED ON PAC-E I

F. D. R. PLANS ENTANGLEDIN COMPLICATIONS New Deal Is Threatened With Many Serious Difficulties WORLD COURT LOSS BLOW TO LEADERS Washington. Feb. I.— <U.R) — j President Roosevelt’s legislative program, expected to slide easily through congress under the power : ful impetus of the administration's two-thirds majority in each house, was entangled today in complications which threatened serious difficulties to the new deal. The 74th congress is hardly a month old. Yet it has developed so many cross currents and complexities that even its leaders appear uncertain of the course it is taking. Many factors enter into the situation. The administration’s defeat on the World Court issue threw the whole legislative machinery out of gear for the time being Antagonisms aroused by tlie $4,880,000.000 work relief bill, fear of the political effect of the Townsend plan petitions, and worry over the bofms issue were other contributing causes. The confusion which has become apparent in Democratic ranks has heartened Republicans to such an extent that some of the more optimistic are talking now of 1936 instead of 1940. After the November elections it was accepted as a foregone conclusion the Democratic administration would be returned to office in the next presidential election. But the! bolder Republicans, in private conversations. say now that perhaps thev can make a real fixiitaf it- j The flood of World Court tele grams, the hundreds of thousands ' of letters supporting the Townsend old-age pension plan, the outcries from veterans demanding cash payment of their bonus—all have had a profound effect unon legislators. Messages from home always have received attention. Secretary of State Cordell Hull said yesterday (CONTINUED nN PAGE FIVE) WAITS OPINION FROM ATTORNEY Governor Awaits Oninion On Reviving State Amendment ■'ndiananoli«. ''nd.. Feb. I—(UP)1 —(UP) Gov. Paul V. McNutt today awaited an opinion from Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz. Jr., outlining the procedure under which five amendments to the state constitution can be declared in effect. The "intendments, believed lost und'r >n old interpretation of the constitution, were revived this week by ruling of the State Supreme court. The court held that a constitu-i tional amendment shall be ratified if it obtains a majority of votes cast I on the question. Under the old in- j t rpretation. a majority of all votes cast in the election w.is required for ratification. Governor McNutt believes his procedure Is'to issue a proclamation declaring the amendments in effect, but he asked Lutz for a formal opin- ' icn before taking action. Secretary of state August Mttel- ! ler has been ordered to certify -a ' complete record of votes cast on all the constitution was drafted in 1851. One amendment which is to be made effective is that empowering the legislature to enact a net income tax law. Legislative opinion is divided on whether a net income law will be (CONTINITED ON PAGE THREE) Confiscated Pelts To Be Sold By State ''ndianapois. Ind.. Feb. 1 (UP) More than 290 pets confiscated from game law violators during recent months will be sold at public attcI tlon Feh. 5. it was announced today hv Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the state cone rvalien depart- ( ment. Proceeds of the sole will be used in the propagation and protec- ! tlon work of the fish and game dtvi-1 i sion. he said.

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He Supports Hauptmann’s Alibi f ' % -i 1 e-J M-w'waK f ¥ ■ 1 . F I s , fR Supporting Bruno Hauptmann’s alibi for the night of the Lindbergh baby kidnap-murder. Elbert Carlstrom. 27. shown in the Flemington. N. j.. < qurthouse. testified for the defense that he saw the defendant • ading a newspaper in the bakery where Mrs. Hauptmann worked. I’arlstrom, a bakery customer. «aid Mrs. Hauptmann waited on him.

TO CRACK DOWN ON TAX DODGERS Nearly 200 Unemoloyed Men Hired In Chicago To Get Taxes Chicago, Feb. I—'U.R) —The federal government today drafted a souadron of jobless “white collar" men from its relief rolls an I sent them out to crack down on tax dodgers. Deputizing of neaHy 200 “tax ferrets’’ was authorized by Secretary of tlie Treasury Morgenthau , in a novel economy experiment. If it proves effective on the Chicago testing grounds it will be repeated in other cities of 500,000 or more population. The collectors, who are expected to uncover sls in unpaid taxes for every dollar of their small salaries, will canvas liquor stores, jewelry shops, theaters and other types of business establishments. Wilfred S. Reynolds, secretary of the Illinois FERA, called the experiment a double-barreled one. “It will provide paying jobs for many of those on relief rolls and 'will aid the government in collect(CONTINUFJD ON PAGE FIVE) DEMOCRATS TO FOLLOW CHOICE State Senators Will Vote On Primary Law As Individuals Indianapolis. Feb. I. —<U.R)~Anxious hours of indecision on the part of Democratic state senators were climaxed today with decision of the legislators to take indi-J vidual responsibility on proposals to make state offices subject to th<> primary. The decision was reached after ; two majority caucuses on the most embarassing question which has confronted the administration in ■ the present legislature. The Democratic party pledged itself last summer to repeal the primary law, but the "will of the people" has decreed otherwise so , the primary will remain. For more than three hours, the Democratic senators argued yester-1 day afternoon in a downtown hotel. Gu rds stood at the door to keep listeners away. Newspaper men were ordered to remain on a floor below the caucus rooms. When the meeting was concluded. it w’as announced: That the Democratic senators 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) (

Health Nurses Attend Meeting Margaret Eiting and Florence Anderson. Adams county health nurses, attended a convention of th? <7O health nurses in n :rth<astern Indiana district at Peru Thursday. The subject in the schools was discussed The fact was brought out that many children fail in their subjects because of s ine physical ailments which the proper examination. tr atment and he Ith habits could eliminate. o DEATH CLAIMS ANNA HACKMAN Dpcatnr Woman Dips Thursday After Extended Illness Mrs. Anna Mary Hackman, 76. widow of Frank H. H ckman, and a resid nt of Adams county practically all her life, died Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home, 819 Line Street. Death was due to a heart ailment. Sh? had been ailing for the p’st sev ral years and had been bedfast nine weeks. Mrs. Hackman was born in Adams county, August 9, 1858 and was a daughter of Frank end Mary Anna Pio. With the exception of a few yeans, she had spent her entire life in and around Decatur. On November 20, 1883 shif was; married to Frank H. Uockman, who I preceded her in death on August 14. 1914. Resides the husband, a daughter, Clara, her parents, a brother, William J. Pio. and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Coffee, are deceased. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Catherine Berger of Dansville. Michigan; Mrs. Annette Bogner. Branch. Michigan; Mrs. Edith Taster and Mies Loretta Hackman. of Decatur; a brother. Charles Pio of Full rton. California. Mrs. Hackman was a member of ; the St. Mary's Catholic Church from which place the funeral ser(CONTINT'ED ON PAGE THREE) o Report Twelve Men Adrift On ke Floe Houghton, Mich.. Feb. I—(UP)1 —(UP) Twelve men are edrift on an ice floe on Kiweenaw bay and are .being carried out into Lake Superior, according to unconfirmed reports reaching here today. Captain Fred S:llmin. head of the portage canal cct’Bt guard sta- ! tion here, left here immediately for ; the vicinity of Paquaming, where the floe was last reported seen. iA warm noon sun Is threatening ;to break up the floe, it w?.s re- 1 uported.

STOLEN AUTOS ARE RECOVERED BY GUARDSMEN Entire County In Kentucky Is Ruled By State Militia TAKE POWER FROM CIVIL OFFICIALS Manchester, Ky.. Feb. 1 —(UP): National scouting through brush filled valleys and secluded hamletH of the rolling extended military rule , tod ,y over all the Clay county feud country. Fifteen .stolen motor care recov-1 11red and held in a military cotni pound testified to the efficacy of G vernor Ruby laiffoon’s coup D’Et>at yesterday against local officers : accused of “lack of cooperation” ! and worse. ■ Civil authorities were stripped of power, despite insistence of Brig. G- n. Ellerlie Carter, in command of 15b calvary and infantry troops. ! that the county technically is not under martial law. Tl:k Genenil ■ curtly refused to permit Sheriff T C. McDaniel to arrest a state policeman on a warrant obtained after the officer was indited by a county jury for liousebr.itking. Carter said the poiceman. Clyde Jones, was seeking a stolen motor car at the time of his alleged offense. Judge W. F'. Fegley adjorn'ed circuit court when the sheriff reported the military order. “I don’t know what the general and the g >vernor call it,” tlixx judge remarked. "But it looks to me Ifke were under martial law." Twenty-four hours after their ari rival in Manchester the guardsmen controlled every road and trail en-t-ring the county and were sweap- . ing through limestone, valleys around the -county e.at in *i search for stolen automobiles and wanted men. The squirrel-shooting residents of the county’s badlands greeted the invaders with a rough raillery which did not conceal a bitter hostility. County attorney William Rice charged th.it any lack of cooperaj tion state and local authorities was blani’able entirely on state officers. “Thsy come in here, stop motorists, tell them their automobiles are stolen and take the cars away without leaving even an inkspot on i county records to explain their actions,” he said. ‘That's not coonerCONTTNUED ON PAGE EIGHT Grade Teachers Meeting Thursday A series of meetings of the teachers of the primary schools in Decatur will close tonight with the fourth grade teachers. Walter J. Krick, superintendent of the city schools, has called the meetings to standardise the studies in the schools. This will facilitate the orientation of pupils transferring from one to another because of a change of address. o SEN. HUEY LON 6 RESUMESPBOBE Louisiana Senator Heavily Guarded By State Militia Baton Rouge, La., Feb. I—(UP)1 —(UP) After a record breaking dash from New Orleans, Sen- Huey Long reached ißaton Rouge today and be- . gan plans for resuming the judicial inquiry into the “assassination plot” against him. His entrance into the city was guarded by state militia, who seemed to be everywhere. Far flung outposts protected all (highways, while at his downtown hotel quarters : guardsmen patrolled the lobby, corridors and entrance. Accomipanied by his bodyguards L ng made a dash for his hotel suite as soon .ns he entered the city. He was unshaven, and apparently in need of sleep. He shouted orders to the guardsmen to “keep the people away from me," as he ran into the elevators. The automobile which bore Long from New' Orleans traveled 80 miles an hour over parts of the 110 mile route. The milttamen who protected him 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT

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MAKE VISIT TO OTHER CITIES Mayor And City Engineer Inspect Sewerage Disposal Plants Mayor Arthur R. Ilolthouse and I civil works commissioner Ralph ’ i Roop, made a trip to Van Wert,, Ohio and Winchester today to inspect .plans and workings of the sewerage disposal plants in those. I cities. The city officials are contemplating including th • need ,f n sewerage disposal system in this city with the list of (public improvements requested in the survey being made for the state federal works director. Winchester built a disposal plant last year and one is being constructed in Van Wert. Figures on met and size will be obtained by the DecaI tur officials. County, city and school city officials have been asked by the state director to include projects which , communities may need in the next .20 years and which under a new gov rnment finance plan might be built in the next few yearn. Besides the sewerage disposal plant, projects such os rebuilding curbs and sidewalks, new ornamental street lighting on Second street, extension of the rural electric lines, parking 1 ts. improvements at the city light and power plant and other construction plans will be listed and filed with the state director. Engineer Rooip pointed out that Deoitur has only one sewer system, it serving both as a sanitary and , storm sewer. For a disposal plant only the drainage from the sanitary sewers needs treatment before it is ! empied into the river. It i>s not : known if a complete new sewer system would be necessary in order to bundle the local problemBIRTHDAY BALL PROFIT $111.42 Total of $75 Will Be Used Locally To Aid Sufferers The birthday ball for the Presii dent held in Decatur Wednesday J cleared $111.42 after all the bills were paid, according to a report compiled today by Theodore Gialiker, treasurer. Severin Schurger. [chairman of the ticket committee, | [and Robert Heller, general chairman. This will enable the local committee to set up a fund of SiS.SB I to be used for the aid of victims , of infantile paralysis victims in Adams county. The committee for this years J ball paid $3.01 to the 1934 commit-! , tee to be used for two unpaid bills., 1 These two bills were not handed ■ the treasurer until the check for tlie proceeds of the 1934 ball had been mailed to the New York national committee. The management of the Decatur C: entry club donated the use of their ball room for the evening ! and the prizes for the card partv were all donated. This enabled ; the committee to cut down on the expenses. i Mrs. Jesse Sutton announced today that her committee had obtained 71 signatures To the birth- . day greeting wired from Decatur to President Roosevelt. A charge of 25 cents was made for each : signature and the $17.75 raised will : ! be divided between the national! and local- committees. All the! xno-ney was given the Western Union telegraph company who will send it to the national committee who will in turn mail the local committee 70 per cent of the total. No charge was made by the (CONTTNTJTO ox’ PAGE WTVU) o College Ouartct Here Sunday Night The Indiana Central College male 1 qunrtet will present a sacred concert in the Decatur M. E. church on Sunday evening at 7:09 o’clock. I according to the announcement of i ' the .pastor, the Rev. H. R. Carson. ' Henry Buscbe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Busche of Decatur, will be ,! in charge cf the group. A full even- ’ ' ing’s program will be given. No ’ charge will be made for admission but an appreciative offering will be received for the young men’s ser--1! vices. The doors of the church open , ’ at 6:30 P. M.

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EXPERT SATS HANDWRITING NOT BRUNO’S Reilly Asserts Isidor Fisch Received Kidnap Money STATE DECLARES WITNESS WRONG Flemington, N. J., Feb. 1. — (U.R) —Defense lawyers began their drive today to prove 'that somebody besides Bruno Hauptmann— probably Isidor Fisch — wrote the 14 notes that brought about the payment of $50,000 ransom for the Lindbergh babyJohn M. Trendley, East St. Louis, 111., expert, went over ransom notes, letter by letter, and gave it as his considered opinion that Hauptman did not write them. They were done, he swore, by a left handed person who was try- ! ing to disguise his hand. Hauptmann is right handed. The strategy of tlie defense was made even clearer at tlie noon recess when Edward J. Reilly, chief of the Hauptmann legal staff, said lie was convinced Fisch, who died in Germany about a year ago. received tlie Lindbergh ransom, and ' had a large part in the kidnaping." Hauptmann says Fisch gave him : the ransom money that was found in his possession. "If we can get enough money.” Reilly said, "and if intimidation, induced by threats, is stopped, we will bring witnesses from various parts of the United States and Canada who will testify that Fisch not only received the ransom money but also had a large part in the kidnaping. Disputing tlie testimony of eight government experts, headed by the noted Albert S. Osborn, J. M. Trendley of East St. Louis, 111., gave it as his considered opinion from the witness stand that Hauptmann was guiltless of inditing the extortion messages. Trendley established his theory | through "negative" argument — through the letters the state’s experts failed to include in their charts. He showed how entire lines of the ransom notes were omitted from the magnified writings displayed by the government, and declared that those lines contained characters which would prove, to him. that the man accused of the murder of Charles A. ! Lindbergh. Jr., never put them to paper. Among the characters which Trendley said Osborn had omitted from his charts were the words (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) DAIRY DAY TO FEATURE FAIR Cloverleaf Creamery To Hold Dairy Day During Club Fair ‘Cloverleaf Dairy day will be one of the features of the agriculture and 4-H club fair to be held in this city next August, dirsetors of the t’hamb r of Commerce announced at a meeting held last evening. Dairy day will be held on Thursj day, August 3. The fair opens on i Tuesday >and a big program will be ' held at the Cloverleaf Creameries, ! Inc., and Legion Memorial park, sponsored by the creamery, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce. W. A. Klepper, general manager of the local creamery, stated that Col. Fred Reppert of this city, nationally known auctioneer, will act as master of ceremonies. There will be plenty of entertainment. A speaker of national (prominence will address the farmers and -creamery ! p trons. A crowd of "about 25.W0 people is expected for the dairy day event. The Guernsey and Jersey cattle shows, the Gold Medal colt club show and the 4-11 and Home Economics club show will be held during ! the week. Dan Tyndall, president, and members of the board of directors met with Mr. Klepper last evening and discussed tentative plans. Steps will be taken to make it one of the outstanding community events in tha history of Adams county. Mr. Tyndall announced"