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actional Tourney Drawings Announced

|([TS PLAY ■len county ■INTET FIRST ■ ur Meets Leo In K Round: Monmouth V vs. Lafayette KjiTOX I’RAW , x . ■ Is ALSO GIVEN - and finnl |® - eu ■ ••■-•none *>)' toti'Ft 1 ’ '*i th-- Indiana |Ho,oO a’hbti' a-"' iat ion Y-U> 1 kets ». Klll) nal at 3 o'clock FriMai, 11 1. meeting of the weaker Allen teams. the other Adams K'entran’ in th-' I' d Wayne : r :.r. 1.1!.. iVtitr.O. .> loushiet Allen county M,. at 10 o'clock Friday K ~<-.! 1 game. Kl'ow Jackets will play their at 10 a. m Saturday, ■ ~...:,ng tin- North Side ,;h ,1. Archers got all the draw, with OnKiortl! Side and -attic all K other side of the draw. - ■ s..<- drew a first round bye the senii finals iikvly will - < .-ntral or At Bluffton ■i seven Adams eoun’y - will parti-, ipate in the , sectional. for the Bluffton -!■ It. ' ' Hill r.lllftt-l-Montes to 1 ,p the - it!-, down side of the draw, ■thanres to ni< et in the final Ft -n Center at ■ i Friday and if successful ■robalily meet It .< kt reek in a Ml-ruund title Friday night, ■hon plays the .Jefferson ■or* Friday afternoon an 1 I ■probably will play Kirkland ■e second round Saturday ■ht. ■ drawings are as follows: ■ Fort Wayne I Friday ■ nt—Wood! fi - vs Elmhurst B-Lafaye ue Central vs Monfl mouth fl-Harlan vs New Haven ■ m.—Huntertown vs Hoag- ■ land ■Central vs Arcola flleo vs Decatur ■Monroeville vs North Side | ■3(*-South Side vs winner ■ game 1 ■H—Winner game 2 vs game 3 I I Saturday ■a. nt.—Winner game 4 vs | ■ game (. ■° a. m.—Came 6 vs 7. ■c’als — George Williams, I B Williams. L. E. Funk. I Bluffton I Friday ■a.m. — Chester Center vs ■ Rockcreek B-Uncaster vs Ossian ■Union Center vs Berne ■ P m —Kirkland vs Monroe PXTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I ■ ■ — Feran Hour To Re On Air Sunday L L,rt! ter« Hour, a religious feast of the Lutheran church i r ouri Synod, will again be on ! f r every Sunday at 12 to 12:301 Kon. central standard time., I [“'“■ion WLW Cincinnati and f scroll, until May 6. Ur. Lrrtu ? leler ' P rof «Mor at the I ata Lutheran Seminary. St. Lutheran Hour L Dr> Me ter, who had charge | p ane ty pe of broadcast sevI r s ago. is known to millions L ran Hour listeners, and his « ave been extremely pop-: 48 , attßste< i I>y the tens of v lettera rec%l ''ed from . rt 01 the country. Uiemim n Lutheran church the n» r Ot thls reli 8 io tt* body, l] t , Pastor ’ the Rev. .Paul W. Publi n [ lraMed th< “ h °P e that p tbeu ' w 'ywi , J«ne. might tune ' ■ vfc ra( j i(> messages every “e iZiJ 1 " be of a Beneral “ al

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STUDENTS HEAR MAJ. EARL MOSS Fort Wayne Man Delivers Washington-Day Address Here Friday Major Earl Moss of Fort Wayne | delivered a Washington day adid reas before the combined public and Catholic high schools at the public high school auditorium Friday afternoon in a program sponsored jointly be the Americanization committees of the local post of the American Legion and the Women's Auxiliary. The joint chapel program was opened by the mixed chorus of the Decatur high school, led by Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor of mus-| ( lie in the local schools. The chorus sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” During the song three public high school students i acted in pantomine. The girls were Martha E. Calland. Donnabelle Fenimore and Irene Cosner. They were dressed in white costumes. Major Moss' address was entitled, “Washingtons Missing Documents.” He dealt for the most part with defensive programs of the United States since the time of Washington. Major Moss prefaced his remarks with two coincidences made important by the recent attacks on the constitution. He said that the IlTrst written constitution was sign,ed by the Pilgrims just 157 years before Washington was at Valley Forge. This year's Washington birthday anniversary is exactly 157 years after the winter spent by Washington and his men in Valley l Forge. Ip HS3 Washington wrote » 7.- ' 000 word letter, setting out the viewpoint of himself and seven of the leading generals during the Revolutionary War on the problem of setting up a proper defense for the country. This was written at the request of Alexander Hamilton to be used in Congress as a basis for military legislation. Four successive Congresses failed to act on the proposals and when they finally drafted a bill it bore little resemblance to the proposals of Washington. During the burning of Washington in the War of 1812, the document was lost. The document proposed that the country be provided for war by a large voluntary citizens’ militia and a small professional army. By - this Washington believed the possibility ot a military party gaining a strong hold on the government and by political power, force a peace loving nation into w r ar was removed. On the other hand, the militia would enable the country to quickly mobilize a trained army. ■ Major Moss then told of the ( great cost of the Civil War in men. [He said, "o tnsall army <f 5.000 men was able to prolong and augment an insturection that lasted for four I i years against an army of 22,000 men. “They were able to do this only j because it took 14 months to mobl- . Jize the northern army. During this i time the Southerners were able to j (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) PRESIDENT TO ! AID INITIATION 1 Roosevelt Will Attend Initiation Os Son Into Fly Club li Aboard Roosevelt Special en route to Boston, Feb. 23 —(U.R) — President Roosevelt sped north- , ward to New England today where | tonight he will join Harvard University undergraduates in initia - ing his son. Franklin, Jr., into the Fly Club. The President retains his membership in the club, into which' lie ( waa initiated while a Harvard student. His oldest son, James. , also Is a meriber. Mr. Roosevelt boarded his spec- ( fal train at Washington Union sta- , tlon at 9 a. m. He was scheduled ' to reach Boston early this even- ( ing. He will motor direct to she I Fly Club in Cambridge, where he 1 j will be greeted by club officers. ' Tonight's initiation will begin , (CONTINUED ON PAGE »IX) 1

TRIO WEEKS OF LEGISLATURE STILL REMAIN Series Os Night Meetings Planned To Rush Through Legislation BOTH HOUSES ARE IN ADJOURNMENT Indianapolis, Feb. 23-- <U.R) —! Apparently convinced that a special session will be called, both ! houses of the legislature dlsro- ■ garded badly jammed calendars today ae they took a week end adjournment. The senate met only briefly j , yesterday before voting to recess I until Monday. Members of the, house met in the afternoon and had planned an all day session today but decided that if the senaj tors could take a rest they could : . too. Only' two weeks of the regular session remain, less than half enough time to complete even the most important business before! both houses. A series of night meetings are' I planned during the closing days i in an effort to complete most of the routine work, and pass as many of the administration bills ias possible. Another effort to get the ad- \ ministration liquor bill in final , form was made by the house morals committee last night. Thomas O'Mara. Terre Haute, who had charge of writing the bill announced that the monopoly created for liquor importers in the WTSfn.il draft wntfld be eHmtwateA. f 'CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o ; NO APPEAL BY YOUNG SLAYER Phil Kennamer Is Scheduled To Be Sentenced This Afternoon Pawnee. Okla., Feb. 23. —(U.R) — Phil Keiuianier may accept a penitentiary term without appeal when sentenced this afternoon, the convicted youth’s father said Friday. “There may not be an appeal. It depends entirely upon developments when lie is sentenced.” United States Judge Franklin E. Kennamer said. Young Kennamer was convicted of manslaughter. Inability of a murder trial jury I to agree on punishment for the 19-year-old confessed killer ot John F. Gorrell, Jr., dragged his sensational trial to an anti-climatic end. The father refused to comment on reports from Tulsa that A. F. Sweeney, a city official, would renew his demands for a full grand jury investigation of the Gorrell killing and the subsequent mysterious death of Sidney Born, Jr. It was Born who drove Kennamer to I ; his rendexvous with Gorrell. H. B. Daddux, Tulsa City crim-1 inologist who testified briefly at l the trial, was quoted as saying that the two bullets fired into Gorrel’s head evidently did not both come | from the gun found beside thebody. The jury of 12 farmers ajid vil-i lagers left fixing the sentence to the court. Judge Thurman Hurst may give? the precocious but incorrigible youth from four years to life Im- ( prisonment when he is sentenced today at 2 p. m. Tulsa County Attorney Holly j Anderson said he would recom-, mend not more than 50 years at i hard labor. ! - : : o— |, Decatur Rotarians Al Van Wert Monday More than 30 members of the De- ; ca’ur Rotary club will attend the j meeting ot the Van Wert, Ohio, Ro- i tarlane Monday evening. This meet-i ing is part of Van Wert’s centennial < observance and the Rotarians arej celebrating with a big meeting. 1 Clubs from OhD?, Indiana and < Canada will b 1 represented at the i meeting, making the affair state, ntaional and international in mean- . ing. The local members will meet I at the Rice hotel at 4:45 o’clock 11 Friday evening. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday February 23, 1935.

. BROADCAST TOURNEY II All games of the state Cath- | , ollc tourney at Fort Wayne today and tomorrow will be broadcast over radio station ' WGU with Gunner Elliott at ’ the mike. The Decatur Com- ! j modores will meet Central ! I Catholic of Fort Wayne at 9 1 . I o’clock tonight. The tourney opens at 2 , o’clock this afternoon, with ; Huntington meeting South . Bend, followed by the Ander- | | I son-Hammond game. At 8 i o'clock tonight. Indianapolis , | 1 and Evansville will clash. All [ | I games will be played at the i I Central gym. LINDY'S NURSE FLAYSREILLY Betty Gow Attacks I HaiiDtmann Lawyer For Casting Suspicion Southampton, Feb. 23— (U.R) — Betty Gaw. pert Scotch nurse who I testified for the state in the trial ; which ended in conviction of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the I murder of Baby Charles Augustus Lindbergh, today bitterly attacked Defense Lawyer Edward J. Reilly i for hie effort to cast suspicion upon her. In the first interview she has , granted since her arrival yester- ■ day on the Berengaria. Miss Gow . said: *T was hurt more by the suspi- ; ckm Reilly endeavored to cast on rne than by any other thing during I ! the trial. That is something I will I never forget or forgive. “I want to take this first oppo:-- . tunity eince leaving New York to j say how grossly unfair were Reii-1 : ly’s innuendoes and suggestions of my alleged complicity in the : kidnaping. “I will have no peace of mind until I know Hauptmann’s fate: has been decided one way or the other.” the nurse continued, re-1 calling how she had cared for the | dead baby during his life and was i first person to find hie empty crib I the night he was stolen. “The memory of Hauptmann, as j he sat there stolidly hearing mail clous innuendo hurled at me, will remain with me always. I could ; not sleep nights on the ship for thinking about him — how he sat there staring. His face staree at me every hour of the day." Miss Gow said she rejected an 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Three County Men Listed Engineers Three Adams county men are listed as registered professional engineers in the annual report ot the State Board of Registration. They are, Walter Gilliom. county i surveyor; Martin J. Mylott. super-, intendant ot the electric department of the city plant and Ralph Roop, city engineer and civil works commissioner. —o BREEDERS RIAN FORLOCAL SHOW Jersey Cattle Men Lay Plans For Big Event Here Next Summer 1 Prominent northeasteren Indiana I Jersey cattle men meet in Hunt-! Lngton Friday to make plans for i the Jersey parrish show which is to be held in Decatur on Wednesday, August 7. in connection with* i the agriculture fair. E. T. Wallace of Purdue University and H. E. Deennison, travelI ing representative for the Amer-j lean Jersey Cattle club, met with’ the Jersey men. The Jersey show will be but one j of the events to be held during the agricultural show. The prizes will i Ibe raised equally by the members ' of the Jersey parrish and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Wednesday. August 7, will be | Jersey and Guernsey day. A number of the prominent Adams coun-, ty Jersey breeders will enter the I show.

JUDGE McNABB TALKS TO CLUB Fort Wayne Judge Talks To Democratic Woman’s Club Friday Judge Clarence McNabb of Fort Wayne spoke on "Community Responsibility for Child Welfare," before members of the Adams County Democratic Women’s Club at a banquet held in the Rice Hotel. Friday evening. Judge McNabb opened his ad dress by commending the women for their Interest in their party and I the community. He stated that oftentimes politics are called I “dirty” and according to the judge they will continue to he “dirty" I I until the good and fine people of the nation see to it that they are Improved. in speaking of the children, the speaker said that “economy should not require us to sacrifice the souls and the opportunity of . our children. ' According to the speak- , er this would be false economy. He cited instances where physical defects often caused boys and J girls to become vagrants and later get into serious trouble. He recommended athletics in the schools to teach children the meaning of fair play. “Public schools." he said, "help do away with children’s inferiority complexes." The banquet was served at long tables, attractively decorated with i American flags, and tall red. white, 1 and blue tapers. Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, president. had charge of the meeting, which was opened by singing “America the Beautiful", and repeating the American's creed. ■ Between the second and third . j rourecß of the dinner. MX* A ' Holthouse sang a group of old (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o— ND CHANGE IN DETOUR LISTS Only Five Detours Now In Effect In Indiana Highway System Indianapolis, Feb. 23 —(Special) i —No change in detour listing on the state highway system pending the opening of the construction I season, is shown In the detour bul- . letin issued today by the state highway commission. Only five de- | tours are in effect on the highway system, four due to road construction and one due to bridge construction. Traffic is being permitted to use Road 67 between Worthington and Spencer but should proceed with caution during freexen and thaws. Load limits are in effect on a number of the gravel and oil-mat surfaced highways for protection during the alternating freezes and ' thaws. The load limit is posted on each of the roads and will remain in effect as long as weather condi-1 tions make such protection necessary. Detours due to construction are as follows: Rd. 18. Detour 6 miles east of Fowler, is 7 miles over gravel. U. S. Rd. 20. Detour just west of Chesterton, account N. Y. C. R. R. j Crossing, is 1.4 miles for westbound I traffic; 2.2 miles for eastbouNid j traffic. U. S. Rd. 41. Detqur 7.2 miles I long from Jet. ot Rds. 41 & 30 west and north over Rds. 30 and YCONTINTTWD ON PAGF) TWO) “THE COLD FINGER CURSE” A Thrilling. Rreath-Taking Mvsterv Story STARTS TODAY Read it! Read every Installment! FOLLOW IT DAV BY DAY’ in the DAILY DEMOCRAT

THINK HOOVER WILL CONTINUE BITTER ATTACK Intimates of Ex-President Believe New Deal Attack To Continue LAST ATTACK ON GOLD STANDARD Washington. Feb. 23 — (U.R) — Former President Hoover’s inti-i mates believe he will continue his attack on new deal policies begun this week with a surprise call for return to the gold standard. Mr. Hoover challenged the newdeal on gold en route to California from New York where he met with other directors of the NewYork Life Insurance Co. Persons who talked with Hoover during hfs brief appearance in the east came away convinced he was full of ideas and eager to express them. His former White House associates report te t»nse. unsmiling Hoover of IP2B-29 has become again a man who can enjoy a ioke. They compare him with the Hoover of the Harding-Coolidge administrations when the presi-dent-to-be sat untroubled in the commerce department and all was right witli the world—or at least with the United Sta'es. None denies Hoover left Washi ington shortly after noon on March 4, 1933 a beaten man. Tears came to his eyes in the dusty train shed where be embarked for New York. After that there catne a silence that continued for almost two years. Hoover's intimates do not believe be is attempting to make himself available for the Republican nomination in 1936. Political Washington has observed often enough, however, that the presiden" iai bee never stops buzzing. The former president is said to T>e disturbed by the disorganization of Republican attack on newdeal policies which oeem to him to be ineffective and unwise. By ! his gold statement and any that may follow. Hoover will endeavor to define and concentrate atten(CONTLNUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Richber? Talks On Governing Trusts Woehington. Feb. 23 — (UP) — The administration’s desire for more flexible laws governing trusts in extension of NRA was reflected today in an address by Donald R. Richberg. recovery coordinator. Richberg in a speech at Miami, last night, urged congress to write into NRA legislation provisions allowing for distinction betw'een "good" mid "bad" 'trusts. Congressmen saw in Richberg’s address an indication the administration intends to make known its : wishes concerning new NRA legis- ' lation. although President Roose- - veil left the general form of t-he I new act largely to congress. o MURBER TRIAL IS NEAR JURY Wealthy Baker’s Fate Will Be Decided By Jury Today Chicago, Feb. 23.—(U.R)—A jury qualified to inilict the death r>enalty will decide today whether Irving Weitzman, chain baker owner, ordered the shotgun murder of one of his wealthy brother’s business associates for the sake of $317,000 insurance. Weitzman, trembling with nervous chills, ended his categorical denial of truth in the charges against him yesterday. Assistant State’s Attorney John Boyle presented tlie prosecution's summary arguments. The jury probably will retire about noon. The little Beau Brummel defendant, who graduated from Tanktown vaudeville to wealth in the baking business, is accused of having paid three gangsteres $16,000 for the murder last March 3 of Eli Daiches, former president ot the Thomas M. (CONTINUED OnYaGE SIX)

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TAX COLLECTION REPORTGIVEN Adams County Ranks Above Other Counties For Collections Tax collections in Adams county have been practically the same in the past four years, according to figures showing the collection i ratios as compiled by the Indianapolis Bond and Share company. Os all the counties in this section of the state, Adams ranks far the best on percentages. In 1931, Adams county paid 96. C; 1932. 95.4; 1933. 95.5; 1934, 94.5. The compilationß were made from figures on original tax duplicates, without any additions, such as assessments and sequested tax ' charges, or subtractions, such as ' certificate of error issued. Con- ' siderable care was taken by the i company in the preparation of the report, and officials of the firm 1 believe it contains an accurate j picture of tax collections in the ! state during the past four years. The figures for Adams and nearby counties follow, showing (a) current tax collection, show-1 ing tlie percentage collected of taxes levied for payment during the year: and (b) total tax col-1 lections, which are figures in “A" classification plus the previous years’ delinquent taxes collected, the total expressed as a percentage of the taxes levied for payment during the year: Adams —1934, (a) 94.5 per cent, i (b) 97.1 percent; 1933, (a) 95.5 percent, (b) 99.6 percent; 1932, (a) 95.4 percent, (b) 99.3 percent; 1931, (a) 96.6 percent, (b) 98.2: percent. Allen—l 934. 85.3. s 2; 1935. BM. I i 88.6; 1932, 90.2. 93.3: 1931.95.96 9. Blackford—l934. 87.6,97.7; 1933, | 85.1. 89.9; 1912, 91.2, 95.5; 1931. 95.1. 98.1. Dekalb—l934, 82.5. 88.4: 1933. i 90.5, 93.7; 1932. 92.9. 95; 1931,' 96.3, 97.8. Jay-1934, 92.1, 97 7: 1933. 91.9, 95.9; 1932. 93.4, 97.8; 1931. 95.7. i 97.9. Noble—l 934, 85.4. 94 7: 1933. 90, 94.9; 1932. 91.8, 95.3; 1931,! 95.5. 98. Steuben—l 934, 90.1, 99.8; 1933.1 90, 95.2: 1932, 90.6. 96.5; 1931, 94.2, 97.6. Wabash—l 934, 88. 96.2: 1933.' i 85.8. 89,7; 1932, 91.1, 94.6; 1931, | 95 5. 98. We11«—1934. 90 8, 100.6; 1931. 83.3, 95.7; 1932. 91.9, 96.5; 1931, 95.1. 98.3. Whitley—l 934, 91.3, 102.3; 1933,1 89. 95.3; 1932, 90. 93.6; 1931, 96, 97.9. o Debate Tourney On At Manchester North Manchester, Ind. Feb. 23 —I The largest debate tournament in the country is now going on at Mani Chester College. Representatives from various colleges have been 1 coming in since yesterday. More I than three hundred d haters will j Spake ,-part in the tournament. Fifty! ! debates ere being held at one time- I l All available rooms at the college 1 and in the high so.iocl building in I the city are in use for these de-1 bates. Coaches from the various coli leges wil lact as judges. In the two I <l»ays two hundred fifty five deI hates are scheduled. The following universities are taking part: Chicago, Northwestern Purdue, Notre Dame. Toledo, ButI ler, Capital, and Wayne, and the j following colleges—Albion, AnderS son, Asbury, Bowling Green. Battle Creek. Cedarville, Evansville, Goshen, H’inover, Kent, Leyola, Man- - ch Hter, Olivet, Quincy, i Rose Poly, St. Viator, Taylor, Valparaiso, Waynesburg, Waibasib, Wheaton, St. John, and Western State Normal. 0 Bombing Adds To Strike Tenseness Willoughby, Ohio. Feb. 23 —(UP) Violence flared again today in the strike at the Ohio rubber company here when a bomb portly destroyed the home of a rubber worker who h s refused to join the walkout. T’.-e ibombing, occurring shortly after daybreak, greatly increased tenseness in the strike torn village where the big rubber ,plant has been held in a state of seige by pickets for five days.

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JUDGE ISSUES RULE AGAINST COMPETITION Decision Is Serious Blow' To Sale Os Cheap U. S. Power ATTORNEYS WILL APPEAL DECISION Birmingham, Ala.. Feb. 23.—(U.R) —Attorney for the Tennessee valley authority, President Roosevelt's first “yardstick" power project, prepared an immediate appeal today from a federal district court Injunction prohibiting government power competition with private companies. The decision was a serious blow to the sale of cheap power, generated along the Tennessee river to municipalities by the government ggeticy. In effect, it puts the government out of the power transmission business in Alabama. Federal Judge W. I. Grubb granted preferred stockholders of the 1 Alabama Power Company a permanent injunction nullifying a co.n- --! tract between the company and I TV A for the sale of its transmission lines and distribution plants. He granted a permanent injunction prohibiting 14 Alabama municipalities front accepting or us- ; ing federal public works adminlsI tration loans to build transmission lines or distributing plants competing with those of private companies. TVA attorneys were surprised by the drastic nature of the rul- | ings and refused to comment. TVA officials said privately, however, that unless the decision was re- ' versed by the federal court of appeals or the U. S. .supreme court, they would seriously cripple the I government’s project of establish- ' ing a power cost “yardstick” in the Tennessee valley to determine the fair cost of electrical energy to the ; consumer. Judge Grubb, basing his opinion on the tenth amendment of the constitution, said the government had no right to conduct a business in competition with private industry. He restrained PWA loans for power plant building on the grounds that they would be used to assist the TVA commit an illegal act. He did not rule on the constituI — ' —•- (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Cash Keller’s Mother Is Dead Mrs. C. M. Keller, mother of Cash Keller, coach of the St. Mary’s of Huntington basketball team, died Friday afternoon at Huntington after a long illness. The Huntingi ton coach is well known in this city, having visited here many times as well as having brought his basketball team here for con- . tests with the Commodores. ELMER MAGLEY DENIED PAROLE — Decatur Man Is Denied Leniency By State Clemency Commission Indianapolis. Feb. 23—(UP)—Elmer Magley, Decatur, serving a 5 to 21 years sentence in the state reformatory for jail breaking, was denied a parole today by the state clemency commission. Nathan C. Nelson, Decatur, who nip; eared before the commission on behalf of Magley, charged that the prisoner was not guilty of the jail breaking charge because he was assisted in hie escape by a former Adams county sheriff, who is nowdead. Magley escaped from the jail in 1931) while awaiting committment to tihe reformatory to serve a 5 to 21 year term on charges on criminal assault. Nelson said the former sheriff furnished Magley an automobile and gave him money for gasoline. Magley was captured and an additional sentence of 5 to 21 yeans was given him for breaking jail. He was paroled from the original sentence December 17, 1934 so that he could start the second term. The commission ruled that Magley was “equally responsible” for the break and therefore should serve more time.