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Heads Red Cross Appointed chairman nf the American Red Cross to succeed the late John Barton Payne. RearAdmiral Cary T. Grayson, retired, was physician to the late President Wilson. REPORT SHIP American Schooner Sends Distress Calls After Severe Storm San Francisco, Fe,b. 11 — GJ7P) — For the second time within 18 hours the Australian cruder i Australia, with a British prince aboard, dashed through southern seas today to answer an SOS of the American schooner Seth Parker. The Duke nf Gloucester, third ' son of King George, was aboard . tile cruiser summoned, with an 'apology, by Phillins Lord. American entertainer, commanding the four-caoted schooner. This time Ixird and his crew of 14 aweared to b n in real trouble. His two SOS cal's, sent 39 minutese spar* last night, said that the Seth Parker was leaking and her rigging was carried awav in | the South Pacific between Samoa and Tahiti. He reported he was caught in a severe storm. Other ■ vessels akso reported a tropical disturbance in the vicniity. Lord's distress call, as intercepted by Maekav Radio and Globe Wireless in California, read: "Schooner Seth Parker longitude 157.30 west latitude 14 south in distress. Renueet assistance. Rigging gone and leaking badly. That message was sent first at 9:48 p. m. PST.. last night. At 10:27 p. m.. it was repeated. Betweeen the two calls, the Australia turned from her course toward Balboa. Canal Zone, and started toward the schooner wiihout indicating the distance ehe had to travel. At 12:43 a. m. today (PSTI the Seth Parker, in radio communication with the Australia, indicated her batteries were becoming weak. "We have enough juice for three or four more messages." said one message intercepted here. Tne onerator indicated lie would save the available current for further emergencies. The S. S. Monterey, about 251 miles south off Suva, a’so pronered to aid the schooner if noseible. The S. S. Niagara also was in the isouth sea area. —o — May Still Enroll In FEE Classes W. O. Little, county chairman of the adult educational classes in Adams county, announced today that there is still time to enroll in the courses. Some of the classes being taught are English, chorus, health, cooking, psychology. and arithmetic. For further information, interested persons are requested to call Mr. Little at phone 1245. — o William Bosse Buried Today Funeral services for William Roe.se, four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Bosse were held nt nine o’clock this morning from St. Mary’s Oitholfc church. Rev. Father Jpseph Hennes, officiating. Pall bear, rs were R .bert Briede. Robert Kohne. Robert Klepper, Paul Brunton, Richard Lose, Jamee Holthouee. Burial was made in St. Joseph Catholic cemetery.

BOOST McNUTT RUNNING MATE TO ROOSEVELT Indiana Governor Is Boomed By Editors For Vice-President HALLECK IS HOPE OF REPUBLICANS Indianapolis, Feb. 11 — (U.R) —i Hopes of Indiana Republicans for a comeback in 1936 may rest on i the youthful shoulders of Charles ■ A. Halleck, their only representa- ' tive in congress. While democrat ic editors in session here last, week end were booming Gov. Paul V. McNutt for I vice president of the United j States, their republican colleagues I gave serious thought to Halleck as a possible candidate for governor next year. Halleck returned from Washington to attend the republican edi- i ’ tors’ banquet. When he was in- ' troduced. the crowd rose and applauded enthusiastically for several minutes. Halleck responded with one of . the beet extemporaneous speeches msot of the diners had ever heard. The McNutt boom was s’arted at a business session of the Indiana Democratic Editorial assoctaj tion when a resolution proposing that he be President Roosevelt'* running mate in 1936 was adopted unanimously. Behind the move was seen a plan to seek the presidential nomination for McNutt in 1940. Nearly 1.000 persons turned out for the democratic banquet. Speakers described the governor as a "great leader" but made no further mention of his vice presidenI tial possibilities. Halksik's qualifieatious as gn- . bernatorial material are many, lie jumped rapidly into the state limelight by defeating former ’ congressman George R. Durgan. Lafayette, in the special congres(CONTTNMW ON PAGE F»IVE) BLANCHE RAUCH DIES SATURDAY Ohio Woman Dies At Local Hosoital Saturday Evening Mrs. Blanche M. Rauch, 60, Van Wert county, Ohio, died at the Adams County Memorial hospital, Saturday evening at 5:30 o'clock of myocarditis. She underwent an operation a week ago last Wednesday and had been in a critical condition for seveial days. Mrs. Rauch was born in Crawford county. Ohio, April 3, 1874, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David McClure. She was married to Mathew F. Ranch, March 5. 1893, at Giliod, Ohio. Surviving are the husband, and the following children: Lester R. and Willard of Cincinnati. Ohio; Rev. William Hobart of Charlevoix. Mich.: and C. W. Rauch of Route 5, Decatur; the following •brothers and sisters: Mrs. Rhoda l Keller, Chandler, Okla.; Mrs. Maggie Chandler. Bucyrus. Ohio; Mrs. Ella Stnalley. Bucyrus. Ohio; ! Mrs. Florence Pomeroy. Wren. O. Five sisters and four brothers pre- ■ ceded her in death. Mrs. Rauch was a member ofi the Pleasant View Baptist church, i two miles? north of Wren. Ohio. The body was removed to the Zwick Funeral Home, and returned to the Rauch home early Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock (EST) at the home and at 2 o'clock (EST) at the Pleasant View Bap-j tist church with Rev. F. L. Prest- j dige officiating. Burial will be' in the Woodland Cemetery at I Van Wert. Ohio. Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Parties The American Legion ladies aux-! iliary will sponsor a number of i card parties for the purpose cf raising money for the rehabilita-1 tion fund. The first in this series | will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Weber. Wednesday eve-, ning February 13. Assisting host-; i esses will be Mrs. Harry Miller, land Mrs. Charles Burke. 1

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Two Ohio Women Killed By Train Rockford, 0.. Feb. 11 — Two I women were killed here Sunday j when the automobile in which they wore riding was struck by a ■ northbound Cincinnati Northern freight at the Burgees crossing. ' The women are Mrs. Belle West, 89. and Mrs. Janies Streete, 58. I James Streete, driver of the car, | escaped uninjured. Mr. and Mrs. Streete wore tak- ' ing Mrs. West homo from church I when the accident occurred and pulled upon the tracks in front of ( the approaching train which ! struck the rear of the car. FORMER TAVERN OWNER KILLED Former Bedford Man Is Slain In Tynical Gang Ride Style Danville. Ind., Feb. 11—<U.R) The body of a man slain in Chicago gang “ride” style near here Saturday night was identified today as that of Cecil Williams, 38, former Bedford beer tavern proprietor. Police said they were unable to determine immediately the motive for the slayingWilliams left Bedford little more than a year ago after financial failures in two Bedford beer taverns. He had owned one tavern in downtown Bedford and later operated the log cabin inn on state road 37 between Bedford and Tfloomington. Bedford police said he cashed several worthleeas checks before leaving town. They said they knew he had lived in Indianapolis recently. | The body, shot in the head and ‘ I right leg. was found yesterday in a ditch about 40 feet from the ’ i highway northeast of Pittsboro. I Both wounds had been caused by a ’l4B calibre pistol, police said. ' i A fence along the nearby highway had been broken as if an automobile had been driven off the ■ road in a struggle. The clothing contained little more than a dollar in change, an Indianapolis street car token, a i card bearing two Indianapolis telephone numbers and an automobile drivers’ license stolen from Vernon W. Fike. Indianapolis, late in December. Police said Bedford relatives of the slain man had been notified land were en route to claim the body- ' 0 Farm Moratorium Act Is Upheld Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 11—(UP) — Constitution Hity of the five-year federal farm mortgage mor ‘torium act was upheld here today by the United States district court of appeals in a decision of far-reaching significance. Attorneys hailed the decision as the first obtained in higher courts on the measure which affects SB,900.9(10'00 (B) worth of mortp’ged I farm property. The act, known as the Frazier--1 bill, amended the federal bankruptcy laws to permit formers to take bankruptcy and yet retain possession of their mortgaged farms with the privilege of buying j them back at an appraised value. CIGARETS ARE STOLEN SUNDAY William Stavnick Filling Station, Residence Are Looted Thieves broke into the filling station and home of William Stavinck at the corner of Thirteenth and Adams streets Sunday night i and stole articles and merchandise valued at between S3O and $35. The family was out of the city Sunday night and the theft was not noticed until Mr. Stavinck ; returned at 6 o’clock this morning to open up his station. It was reI ported to the city police who are ; investigating the matter. Entrance to the filling station i was gained by breaking a email piece out of a window and opening the latch. A who’e pane of i glass was broken in the successful attempt to enter the house. A dozen cartons of assorted ; cigarets, 12 pounds of cold meats, cigars and other small articles I were stolen.

PRESIDENT TO MEETJLAOERS Roosevelt Will Hold Conference With Nation’s Labor Heads Washington, Feb. 11—(U.R)—The White House announced today that President Roosevelt will confer at 3 p. m. with the nation’s < | labor leaders in what was believed | ‘ to be an effort to heal the widening breach between the A. F. of , L. and the administration. Tho conference was called as | freeh material for the dispute was | provided by the President’s approval of an NRA code for the i cigaret industry over protests of labor that wage and hour standj ards were inadequate. Announcement of the meeting ’ by the White House made clear ; that the conference was arranged I at the request of labor rather than ; the President. ' Secretary Marvin H. Mclntyre ' j pointed out that the appointment , for Mr. Roosevelt to meet with 1 President William Green of the ' American Federation of Labor and I the A. F. of L. executive council ( was made last Thursday. J It was indicated that the discussion would cover a broad range : , of subjects including the cigarette code, the equally disputed automo-1 bile code and labor demands for a flat 30-hour week law. i : The cigaret code represented a . compromise agreement by the I manufacturers. It provided a basic . 40-hour week and wages ranging from 25 cents to 40 cents an hour with maximum 8-hotrr day. Labor had asked for a 36-honr week with minimum wages of 35 cents an hour. The code contain* only labor provisions. Regulations ‘ for the cigaret industry were dis-! ficult to draw up because the de- ' mands of small manufacturers 1 i ran directly counter to larger I ccompanies. it was exn'ained. ‘Tn its present form it is a com- . 1 promise offering some improve- ' ment over the terms proposed in , the code as it stood in November. » i —. i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) L _o YOUTH GOES ON : TRIAL FOR LIFE l I Son Os Federal Judge Goes On Trial In Oklahoma Today I Pawnee, Okla.. Feb. 11—(U.R) — Phil Kennamer, 19. who killed ' John Gorrell, Jr., 23, and called it . a chivalrous act to protect the 1 daughter of an oil millionaire ( from an extortion plot, went on ’ trial for his life today in this , ’ j little county seat in the Indian country. , ! I The youth, son of Judge Frank--1 I lin E. Kennamer of the federal ’ i district court, was removed from | Tulsa to the grimy little sand- , stone jail here yesterday. Stolid , faced Pawnee Indians peered into 1 j jail windows for a glimpse of the j 1 ’ prisoner. Kennamer killed Gorrell, a dent--1 j al student home from Kansas City on a holiday, when they quarreled I Thanksgiving night. It was self defense, he said, alleging that j Gorrell drew a gun when he learned that he would not agree to I plans to demand $20,000 from H. ' F. Wilcox. Tulsa oil man. A threat ; of death for one of the Wilcox 1 chi'dren was to accompany the ; cash demand. “Kennamer was infatuated with 1 ■ Miss Virginia Wilcox and had a real desire to protect her,” A. Flint Moes, defense attorney, said today. “We expect to show this . I at the trial.” Attorneys expect to fill the jury i box Tuesday. 0 Lone Bandit Robs Bluffton Attendant : I Bluffton, Feb. 11—A lone bandit | : i who held up Eli Gerber, attendant • at the Airplane filling station at ■ i the north edge of Bluffton Sunday made his escape with $lB to S2O i cash. li Gerber was alone at tho station • I when the bandit drove up in a ’ wrecker car which police learned I ■' later had beene stolen at Wabash. After Gerber had fi'led the tank I with gas, the driver held him up . at the point of a revolver and reII lieved him of all the ready cash 1 a tthe station and drove away. 1

SHORT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE IS HELD TODAY House And Senate Hold Only Very Brief Sessions Today STATE TREASURER TAKES OATH TODAY Indianapolis, Feb. 11 — (U.R) —I Starting slowing after their week- ■ end adjournment, the members of the house and senate held one hour sessions this morning. The senate recessed at 11:30 to attend inaguration ceremonies of Peter F. Hein, Crown Point, who became state treasurer. The house recessed at noon. Principal action in the senate concerned defeat of a bill which would have extended township poor relief commisalres for another two years. The commisaries will go out of existence May 1, as a result of the action. Two important bills dealing with municipally owned utilities were among 14 measures introduced in the house. One would exempt them from taxation and enable them to ol>tain government loans to be repaid out of earnings. Tho other would permit municipally owned utilities to operate without jurisdiction of the public service com mission and would enable a city to own, erect or condemn any utiltiy plant without permission of the commission. The house killed on second reading a bill to amend the barbering act of 1933 and set uniform I ly higher fees. Another important bill intro- ' duced in the house would provide for selection nf an alternate juror j in criminal trials. The 13th juror ' would listen to all testimony and would be used as a substitute in case one of the other 12 jurors ( I should be forced to withdraw because of illness or any other reason. House Republicans faiied in an attempt to amend a senate bill which provides for establishing a permanent state planning commission. The proposed amendment would have limited funds available to the commission to SSOO. No limit is provided in the bill in its present form. —o Paroles Reuorted Highly Successful Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 11 —(UP) Paroles of male criminals from Indiana penal institutions huvo been 92% per cent sttccerssful, the state lemency commission reported to Gov. Paul V. McNutt today. Paroles and commutations at the 'lndiana Women's prison have been it'" per cent satisfactory; the ra; >rt eaid. Since orgnnizitlon of the commission in 1933, 1,673 petitions have been heard and cnly 475 have been granted. The report showed that paroles ’ granted at the state reformatory' have been 94.7 per cent satisfactory while the figure tor the state prison is 10.4 per cent MAN IS HELD AFTER DEATH — Fort W ayne Man Is Arrested On Charge Os Manslaughter Fort Wayne, Feb. 11 — (U.R) — Floyd Johnson, 46, is being held in jail here today on a charge of manslaughter following the death of H. W. Butler. 32, yesterday. Johnson and Butler became engaged in an argument in the former’s home last February 1, and Johnson allegedly struck Butler several blows with his fists. Butler was taken to a hospital following the fight but attaches reported that he was not injured seriously. He returned to his home last iSaturday where he died suddenly yesterday. Dr. Walter E. Kruse, deputy Allen county coroner, performed an autopsy late yesterday and revealed the man suffered a skull fracture. Mrs. Florence Butler. 37. Butler’s widow and former wife of Johnson, is being held as a material witness.

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Brother Died Poor * t ■ Hannah Fisch, sister of the late ( j Isador Fisch, takes the stand at 'the Hauptmann trial to testify that her brother died poor. She was L brought from Germany to refute, statement that Fisch left Lind-' ( bergh ransom money with Haupt- , ! mann. W. J. BOOKMAN f HURT IN CRASH Adams County Recorder Escapes Serious Injury Sunday Night County Recorder Walter J. Bockman is a patient at the Adams county men# rial hospital, recovering from nervous shock and bruisee received in an accident Sunday night . ‘ when his into crashed into the traf- i tic signal light at Five Points cross- •! ing. I Mr. Beckman was alone in the ; 1 car and was driving north. A tretfd,on collision was averted, but the ; left side of the auto was smashed . in. The car turned around several times o.nd Mr. ißockman was thrown from the driver's seat to the back , of the car. Mr. Boekran was unconscious when taken from the car. He received several cuts on the fa'e and hands from broken gl ss and was taken tb the hospital. He ni’.lied this morning and his injuries arc not believed serious.. Members of the family stated that (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Peter Hein Sworn In As Treasurer IndiJnnpolis, Ind.. Feb. 11 —(UP) I—Peter F. Hein, Crown Po.nt, was : swern in as state treasurer today. . Judge Harvey C. Curtis. Gary, of the appellate court, administered ■ the oath of office. , The ceremony was witnessed by i I a delegation of 60 Lake County I ' residents. Hein wns elected Ist November! Ito succeed William Storen. Scotsburg. o Gynsies Victimize Adams County Farmer J hn Brown wealthy farmer liv-1 i ing three miles south of Berne, was i victimized for sll by a band of gyp- - sies Friday afternoon. If is believed this w>?.s the sime gang which fleeced Chris Beer of Berne several ! weeks ago. The gypsies asked for Brown's pocketbook, ‘blessed' it. and returned it to the owner, after the gypsies departed. Brown discovered he was short the sll his pocketbook had contained. — —A Decatur Lions To Dunkirk Tuesday The Decatur Lions club will go I in a body to Dunkirk Tuesday evening to attend the charter; meeting of the Dunkirk club. The local members are requested to be at the Rice Hotel at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday when a chartered bus will leave for Dunkirk. The regular meeting will not be held here. —o Court Stands By Mooney Decision Washington. Feb. 11 —(U.R)— T he supreme court today refused to reconsider its recent decision which sent Thomas J. Mooney, imprisoned California labor leader, back to the local state courts in his 18-year-old fight for release from San Quentin penitentiary.

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JURORS LIKELY WILL DE GIVEN CASETUESDAY Chief Defense Counsel Charges Lindbergh Servants With Crime PROSECUTOR GIVES FIRST STATEMENT Flemington, N. J., Feb. 11.- (U.R) —Calling up all the skill and eloquence that has won acquittals in 2,000 homicide cases. Edward J. Reilly, chief defense counsel, pleaded through the afternoon today for the life of Bruno Richard Hauptmann He brushed aside all suggestions of the state that Hauptmann was involved in the murder of Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr., ridiculed the idea that one man could have planned and executed the crime and charged that "disloyal servants" of Charles A. Lindbergh participated in the kidnaping. Then he veered his attack to Dr. jJohn F. Contfon, who paid the $50,1000 ransom. “Condon stands behind something in this case." Reilly shouted. "Something that is unholy, and I will bear it out.” Reilly was bitter in his denunciation of the New Jersey state police, contending they liad bungled I the case by not calling out blood- | hounds on the night of the kidnapping. “VN hy, it was just another battle !of Jutland,” cried Reilly, “just i stumbling and bungling’’ • Hauptmann sat through his attorney’s plea with an unusual flush in his cheeks, swaying his head as | Reilly hammered ' away at the state’s case. Mrs. Hanptmann sat ; nearby, her eyes cast down and apparently choked up with grief. Lindbergh was grim and erect in his chair as he heard Reilly deliver a bitter attack on Betty Gow, the Lindbergh nursemaid. “That baby never was carried out of the window.” Reilly said. 1 “It was taken down one of the two staircases, wrapped in the arms of someone who could comfort it and keep it from crying. And you and I don't know anything about this girl from Scotland — this Betty I Gow.” Anthony M. Hauck, Jr., Hunter(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)" Volunteer Firemen To Sponsor Movie The Decatur volunteer firemen will sponsor a benefit movie, “The Night Alarm.” at the Madison theater, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Special matinees will be held both days at 3:30 o’clock for school children. Admission will he 10 and 15 cents. KIDNAPED GIRL AGAIN MISSING Mary McElroy, Kidnaped Two Years A?o, Is Again Missing Kansas City, Mo., Feb 11 —(U.R) —Judge Henry F. McElroy, city manager, disclosed today that his daughter. Mary McElroy, 27. was missing. He eaid he believed worry over the appeal of a man sentenced to death for kidnaping Miss McElroy two years ago might have brought on a nervous breakdown, which caused her 1o leave home. Police and relatives discounted a kidnaping theory and said indications were the young woman left home voluntarily. Kansas City officers and tho father spent the latter part of the night telephoning hotels, apartment houses, and the residences of friends where they believed Miss McElroy might have gone. Today the city manager said she might have gone to Jefferson City where th' l state supreme court is considering the case of Walter McGee, alleged leader in the kidnaping of Mis« McElroy on May 27, 1933. She was ransomed for $30,000. Recently the judge had received ominous notes and telephone calls asserting that if the supreme court upheld the death sentence of McG-oe the man’s “blood will be on your hands.”