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City Keeps Heavy Supply Os Coal M. J. MyltSt reported to the city council Tuesday night that the city la keeping it* coal bins at Uhe city 1 water and electric plants filled In anticipation of a elrik-e c.f coal miners which i« expected to be called on April 1This procedure will protect the . tHy againat paslble increa.se ini price. It will also Insure tihe con-1 euniers that the city’s services will| not be curtailed by a shortage of: fuel if the strike should last longer 1 than is expected. 1 o CITY COUNCIL HOLOS SESSION — Regular Meeting Os City Council Is Held Tuesday Evening The preliminary resolution for the alley improvement, petitioned for under the title of McConnell al-: ley improvement number two. was adopted by the council in.session last night. 1 - The improvement calls for the j resurfacing of the alley back of the ' busines buildings on the east side of Second street, running south j from Jefferson street to Monroe 1 street and the west half of the ■ [ alley running east and west be- | tween Monroe and Jackson streets. 1 The resolution provided for a ' hearing on the proposed improve-! ‘ ment on Tuesday, April 2. Plans ! and specifications p. epared by ‘ ■ Ralph Roop, city engineer, were I filed and approved. The council also approved the ' contract signed by O. ('. Clayton ’ for the extension of the rural light - lines in Madison township, Allen -, county. • Several women appeared before ■ the council and objected to the stock barns being constructed on ' ■ the Smith lot at the end of Me- - Barw-s street. The objection was referred for , investigation to the city heul h I board and the committee on ordinances. The committee was asked to learn whether the city had ■ »’ any time enacted ordinances . which prohibit the keeping of hogsvj . and cattle in the city limits. T'e congr'gatim of the Church 5 of God and residents along Cleveland street filed a petition asking 5 (CONTINUED ON PAOE FIVE! > f Coal Bids Awarded By Commissioners ’ The county commissioners Tuesday afternoon awarded the con1 tracts for a car and a half of coil ' to be used by th-v county institutions. Carrell Coal and Coke company 4 was the low bidder on a car of Pooihantas large furna.- egg coal at >6.15 a ton. This coal will be divid- ! ed between the courthouse and the 'jail. Clyde Troutner w>>s the low bid I der on a half car of white ash coal 1 delivered at th? Adams county gar- ' age at >5.30 a ton. I o , REFUSE TO PAY REGULAR FEES 3 Hoggson Brothers State ’ That They Will Not Pay $5 To Tap Mains • Arthur Hyland appeared before r the city council Tuesday night on j behalf of Hoggson Brothers, who -; are building the 48 houses at the > federal subsistence homesteads pro--1 ject here. 3 Mr. Hyland stated that the contractors had instructed him to iniform the council that ti'.icy w.:uld I not 'pay the regular $5 fee per s, house charged by the city for tappi- i ing the city water .mains1 “Hoggson Brothers are convincf ed.” Mr. Hyland stated. “That their ! contracts do not compel them to '•, pay this money.” ii The contractors, through Mr. v Hyland made a counter proposal 1 j that tihey pay $2.50 p r houuo to I “settle the matter’. The general ! manager of the contracting firm, A. ' M. Clopcv through Mr. Hyland, ot--sered to meet with the ocuncil at 1. any time to explain hie position. e The matter was referred to the i. water committee. Members of the d council, however, indicated that the e $5 fee por house would have, to be o-he paid before the water would be ' turned on.

LONG'S BITTER i ATTACK DRAWS LEADERS' IRE Sen. Huey Long Attacks Administration In Senate Speech LONG ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT Washington. Mar. C (U.R) — Senator Huey P. Ixmg’s scoffing challenge to the new deal drew threats of early reprisals from the high administration command to- ■ day, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson speeded I toward a conclusion of some kind willt Long’s contest with the ad-' ministration when he attacked the 1 anti-new deal coalition in which ‘ 1 the kingfish and Father Charles j E. Coughlin, radio priest, are ■ joined. Long himself may hasten the ' reckoning day tomorrow night. Ho speaks on the radio on the same ' network and for tlie same length I of time Gen. Johnson took in his vigorous attack. His speech will he a direct reply to Johnson, but I that it also would include another attack on the administration seemed a foregone conclusion. There was speculation today! whether Johnson might be drafted , for active service in defense of the new deal. But the threat of an administration counter offensive against the senator did not • mggest debate would lie the weapon. Whether the continuing search of Long’s income tax records has yielded damaging evi1 dence has not been hinted. If so, government accountants were a long time finding it. The hunt began in 1932. But whether on his own or for the administration, it is probable • hat Johnson will stay In the fight he began this week by calling the priest and the senator demagogs (CON I INI ltD ON PAGE FIVE! POOR RELIEF COSTS MOUNT Relief Cost In Washington Townshio Higher During February The Washington township poor relief increased $506.14 in Februaryover January, John M. Doan, trustee announC’.’d today- In Januarythe poor relief bill was $1,447.58 ■ n.l in February it waa $1,953.72. The inere-aee can be attributed to two causes, Mr. Doan stated. One m that the grocery allotments to a family were incneaeed 25 cents-wee-k---ly because of the inertased cast of living. The oti'.ier is that thase who had employ ment during the fall and early winter at the Central Sugar iplant and other places have xhausted their savings. The numl. >r of families increased from 174. representing 724 persons, to 177 families, repr senting 741 persons. The number of single persons on relief inert*at-ed from 16 to 25 There were two transient families. r presenting six persons on relief. . , , The items in th* report completed by Mr- Doan today are: food. January. $367.75; February, $533.50. increase. $165.75; fuel. January. ssll- - February. $651.58. increase, $139.70; clothing, January $36.,5. February, $72.42, increase, $25 57; medical care. January $436-50, February. $456.70, in rease, $20.20; hospital. January, $60.35, February $l3lOB. increase. $70.73; school books , January, $30.91. Februry, $8 3* decrease. $22f4, miscelaneous, January, $3.34. February, $2-45 , decrease 89 cents; burial, January. I none; February, $75. increase. $.5: . medical aid for tninsients. •Tanuary none. February $17.30. increase 1 30. and totals. January. SL44 ..,>8 t February, $1.953.72, increase, $i>;16.14 Willshire K. Os P. Here Thursday Night Members of the Willshire, Ohio Knights f Pythias lodge will attend the regu’or meeting of Kaklonga lodge numbrr 65 of Decatur Thurs-. day night. The Willshire delegation will also j ; bring candidates for fie third de-1 gree initiation work. The local lodge will have two candidates for I this class. The initiatory work will I be conducted by the looal team.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 6, 1935.

Noted Jurist Dies d -1 Oliver Wendell Holmes, for 29 years a justice of the United States supreme court, died peacefully at liis home in Washington early this morning. EXPERT TO BE HERE TUESDAY Miss Inez Kent Os Purdue Will Conduct Leader Training School Mies Inez Kent, home manage- ■ ment specialist of the Purdue home ■ 1 economics extension department. Will be in the Adams county Tuesday, March 12. to present the first of a series of all-day 1 cal leader training meetings to be held this ' year. Planning th? day's schedule; short cuts in hon.se cleaning; at- ' tractive kitchens, finishes for flcors and rolls: care and sriection of 1 small kitchen equipment are seni - or the high lights of this year’s home managem -nt project work. The entire program is a very prom- . ising ne and should be of unusual | inter st to every homemaker. If the community does not already have an organized Home Economies Club, call County Agent ' Archhold and have tiS? club r pre- ’ sented by two capable lead rs at ■ the first training meeting, to be held Tuesday, March 12 at the ■ Masonic Holl, Decatur. The m ting begins at 9:30 forth? local ' leaders, presidents, club and coun- ‘ ty officers t plan the year’s work. Mi.ss Kent will give an interesting ’[talk on “Kitchen Score Card”. Watch tfie local paper forcnnounc - ' ments of the home economics club meetings. • o MAKING SURVEY OF STATE ROAO State Highway Engineers Survey Proposed Route For 101 A survey of a proposed route for ’ state road 101, running north of Decatur to Butler, is being made ■by state highway engineers, under the direction of W. 11. Montgomery.- Wolcott. Ind. Mr. Montgomery is being assisted by six other engineers, namely I Robert J. Erb, Chester E. Lange, Fort Wayne, Larry T. Myers. Waj basil, P. P. Barr. J. R- Morgan. Indi ianapoHs and K. W. Barnes, Char- | leeton. The engineers are survey’ ’’g the I route about four and one-half miles ! east of D?catur, beginning at the intersection of U. S. road 224. It is nrt definitely known what route the state highway department . will finally decide on. At present j the survey- is being made north of ! Decatur. A survey .south of Decatur will also probably be made, the (proposed route punning south through F ti'ce county and connecting with the Ohio road system at Union City. Designati' n ct the route as n ! state road was made last fall by James D. Adams, chairman of the Indiana highway commission. The highway connects with state road No. 1 at Butler.

DEATH CLAIMS OLIVER HOLMES THIS MORNING Former Supreme Court Justice Dies of Pneumonia This Morning HOLD FUNERAL RITES FRIDAY • Washington. Mar. 6. <(J.R) Oliver Wendell Holmes, for 29 years a supreme court justice, lost his ! gallant fight against deatli today. He died peacefully in his quiet 1 street home at ?:15 a. tn. Funeral services will be held 1 Friday—the 94th birthday of tfie j “great liberal” — at All Souls Church in Washington. Burial will be with full military honors at Arlington National cemetery. Dissenter to the last, the beloved former justice citing doggedly to the life he had lived so fully and loved so well. Pneumonia wore down his strength and he died with i a few friends gathered about him. i ‘ The end was as peaceful as I have ever seen.” Dr. Thomas A. Claytor, his physician, said. Holmes contracted a severe cold ■on an automobile ride, one of itis few outside diversions, a week ago. Last Thursday his illness was diagnosed as pneumonia. The first official bulletin Issued front the modest red brick house ’ on I street was issued then by Mark Howe, a firmer secretary of the jurist. “The justice is ill and at Itis aee ail illness is serious,” Howe said. Oxygen tanks were taken into ■ the house to aid Holmes in his gallant fight for life. He grew steadily weaker. Early yesterday he sank into a coma. Life ebbed slowly away. Friends were summoned to his bedside at midnight. ■ Dr. Claytor arrived shortly after ' 2a. m. A score or more «f waH-h---f ers waited with bared heads outside. Howe emerged at 2:20 a. m. > j (CON I TNCEI* ON PAG'-! FIVE) o— WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FRIDAY Protestant Churches To Hohl Services At Church Os God t. Sponsored by th? women of the Protestant chttr. he.s in D catur. a ’ program in observance of the World ‘ Day of Prayer, will be held in Wris ' citv. Friday, M-i.rch 8. 1 The program will be held at the ■ Church f God at 2:30 o’clock Fri- • day afternoon, with Mrs. Eugene ' Runyon of this city, acting an 1. ad- • er. The theme will be. “Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens.” 1 ! The first Friday in Lent has been ■ establ'eh d as the day on wi'iieh ! Hie services are held throughout th? world. Last year 50 Indiana i : itie« and towns took part in observance and a larger participit ion in expected this y ar. I Leaders of the move nent report | that fifty nations will participate! in this united eff rt to advance religious fervor and to < nlist com- ; municants to greater zeal in furthering the influence of the church. This simultaneous period of thanksgiving is designed to spur the Christian conscience to greater resipon- ’ sibility in the home and foreign ' mission fields and to promote. ’ through interdenominational acti’l vity. the'progress of the church uni- ■ | venial. The movement is sponsored by I three national bodies —the Council of Wcmen for Home Missions, the ’ Committee on Woman’s Work of ' tihs Foreign Missions Conference ' and th’ National Council of Feder- ' ated Church Women. The present scope of wcrld-wide devotion was ’ first realized in 1927, when numer--1 1 us observances on a more limited ‘ s tile were joined in an international program and the date of the first! Friday in Lent set for future years. “ Autos Collide Tuesday Evening i No one was injured wihen two ’ automobiles collided at the intersection of state road 527 and the north i and south road in Pleasant Mills ' Tuesday evening at 6:30 o’clock, i One oir was driven by H nry Rein- • bauch and the other by Ed Riker. 1 Both gave their addresses as near, Decatur.

DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT OF PASSING BILL Huge Work-Relief Bill Is Ready For Debate In Senate SENATORS EXPECT LENGTHY DEBATE Washington, Mar. 6— (U.RY Administration forces were confl | dent today that, after lon’g delay? 1 end threats to their whole legts’ative program, they were again ' in control of the vital $4,880,000.-! 000 work-relief resolution. The measure, keystone of th*; new deal program laid down by , President Roosevelt in iris an- j nual message to congress, was expected to encounter lengthy senate delnle. Indications were that the White House would win out on main points of the controversy. The work-relief bill was ready] for senate debate as soon as that | body completed work on the war department appropriation bill now , before it. Leaders who carry the White i House iianner at the capitol were in much better humor over the work-relief bill titan they liad been for a week. The news that the two Vermont senators, both Republicans, intended to oppose the prevailing wage amendment, the most controversial feature of the bill, was heartening to leaders attempting! to carry out the President’s wishes 1 for defeat of the proposal. Senate majority leader Joseph T. Robinson, although immersed ■ in a prolonged and fiery debate; with Sen. Huey P. Long. D.. La., found time to express optimism over the outlook. Sen. JamcH F. Bvrnes. D.. S. C.. I ! confidant of the White House, ap-, f t>ear°d cheerful over the prospect] of getting the resolution through.] after many difficulties, in a form satisfactory to.the President. It was Byrnes who said, after I , the senate approved the prevailing wage amendments two weeks aro tomorrow that the works bill was “dead.” Asked if he wanted to retract ~ -i iv ci > 'in r '.GE six. i o Three Unhurt Tn Automobile ('rash Three p rson.s escaped injury 1 when a car driven by Clemm-n Gottschalk end Bidy Bie.rsdirfer both c f Berne, struck Ed Brewster's automobile, parked one ; half mile j north of Lipn Grove on th* river road Tue.sday- Mr. Brewater wa« (.sealed in his car at the time of the accident. The occupants of the Berne car stated they w re watching men fishing in the river and failed to -see the park d automobile. I CARGUN TALKS TO LIONS CLUB M. E. I* rea ch e r Speaks To Decatur Lions Tuesday Rev. H. R. Carson, pastor of the ] Methodist Episcopal church, spoke to the Decatur Lions. Tuesday evening at the Rice hotel on the subject of “Leadership Training.” or the work now in progress among the local churches. Rev. Carson sketched the original religious educational movement, in England, starting in the middle (of the 18th Century, with its somewhat “ragged” beginning, to its (present fine and rapid development ] in America. The purpose, he said, was to give ! the rudiments of secular education to poor children, together with 'some Bibletraining. He said as I tills work progressed it took on ] new meaning and broader usefulness, until later under the leaderIship of John H. Vincent, who later j was to be founder of Ute Chautatiqua movement, led in the creation of graded lesson materials. These in turn led to further training for leaders, and leadership training schools, under interde-] nominatlonal auspices. Rev. Carson stated in closing (that the new and final objective was the development of Christian character. Carrol Burkholder was in charge I of the program.

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Anton Thieme Aids Assessing Anton TiliJeme, former townahip uHCaaor is assisting In tin? ttseeeslng of property in Union township, during the Him sh of Howard Mauller, trustee. Mr. Mauller was unable to do the work and employed Mr. Thieme to help out nu the job. Personal property and new improve- i ments on real astate are being ' assessed this year. CITY INVESTS FUND IN BONDS $25,090 Is Invested In Federal Farm Mortgage Bonds The committee on finance of the (city council reported to the council last evening that $25,000 of the electric light department's depreciation fund had been invested in; Federal Farm mortgage three per ' I cent bonds. The bonds carry an additional ! i security, being guaranteed as to payment of interest and principal . by tlie United States government. ! Under the state law municipal plant funds can be invested in gov-1 lernment securities and the purchase of the bonds is the first made by the city. Transfer of certificates of de- . posit for $19,464.56 and a cash transfer of $6,393.77 from the cur-1 rent cash fund of the electric light department, made possible the purchase of the bonds. Tlie purchase price was $25,858.33. including market premium and accrued interest. The bonds were purchased through the First State Bank of tins’ city. | Maturities on tlie bonds are 1949. The bonds were purchased in denominations of $5,000 each and will form the foundation for a fund which the council hopes to build up as a depreciation reserve. I The report of the finance committee transferring $6,393.77 from the current cash fund and the purchase of the bonds was approved by tlie council. STATES DOLLAR PRICE TOO HIGH President Roosevelt May Move To Still Further Devaluation New York, Mar. fi.-(U.R) —A statement by President Roosevelt to tlie effect tlie dollar was not yet low enough in relation to debts set off a rise of fractions to more than 3 points in stocks, a jump of 2 cents in wheat and a sharp decline in the dollar in terms for all foreign cur- i rencies. Wall Street interpreted the President’s remarks to indicate lie was thinking of further devaluation although that was not brought out at his press conference. Mr. Roosevelt expressed belief that the debt burden has been relieved enormously, but that the debt column of the national balance sheet is still much too high. As the President has explained ( previously, the administration has ] i been seeking to readjust the national economic situation in two ; ways—by reducing the great vol-, ume of debts themselves and by] raising prices so that it is easier for debtors to pay their obligations. As to how much further he be- j lieves this process should go, par-! tlcularly with respect to prices, Mr. j Roosevelt pave no indication. Prices of foods have been rising sharply, due in great part to the I AAA program and the drought, but (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) (,_> ! Civics ( lass At State Assembly — Members of tire civics class of the Decatur high schtf-l were. in. Indianapolis today attending the state legislature, and visiting several places of interest. The students. who ar? all seniors, were accompanied by W. Guy Brown, iprin- . cipal, and Rev. H. R. Carson. Th? students who went include Bob Coffee. Jacob Moyer, Charles Whitman, Janies Beavers, Dick Sheets. Dick ißrodbeek, Helen Maritin, Cloyce Eicher, Fred Schroyer, j Clark Smith, Ruth Smitih, Naomi Eadd. Vance Fennimore, Naomi Peck. John Boch, Lloyd Conrad, ' Martha Erma Butler, Corolene Townsend. Bob (Carson, Cal MagI ley, and Rose Franklin.

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SCHOOL GIRL ALLEGES SHE WAS ATTACKEO South Bend Girl Is Returned To Her Home Late Last Night ABDUCTOR FOUND ASLEEP IN AUTO South Bend, Ind., Mar. 6—<U.R> — Miaa Dorothy Emmons, 17 year old high school girl supposedly kidnaped yesterday, told police today that she was criminally attacked by her alleged alxiuctor, Russell Knickelliein, 23, alias Allen, a former Michigan convict, Kniekelbein was captured in Dowagiac, Midi., early this morning, waived extradition and was brought back to Soutli Bend where local officials indicated he would he charged with criminal assault, rather than kidnaping. Miss Emmons was returned *. > her home by Kniekelbein last night after spending the day driving around in his ear through Northern Indiana. She insisted that she accompanied him against her will but toid police today that she made no effort to escape. “I was left alone in the car for several minutes while he went into a restaurant at Rochester to get some sandwiches for its,” police quoted the attractive brunette senior as saying. “I didn't think about trying to I escape, however.” Dowagiac police found Knickel- . bein asleep in the car used in the alleged abduction at 3.30 a. m. Dowagiac police said he confessed a burglary at LaPorte for which he was being sought before I taking Miss Emmons away from ’ South Bend. Kniekelbein and Miss Emmons were en route to see a doctor ■ about an injury she had suffered lin an automobile accident. They i were accompanied by the girl's i r other. Mrs. Emmons was sent into a store by the youth to answer a faked telephone call. When she returned her daughter and Kniekelbein had disappeared. Kniekelbein. who also used the alias of Russell Austin, liad lieen staying with relatives in LaPorio ■since his parole from the Michigan state prison at Jackson. Receives Word Os Death Os Husband ■Word was received by Mrs. Ida Asbury of Bozeman. Montana, who was in Decatur f r the funeral of Her sister, Miss Roea Fuhrman, that her'husband, Calvin Asbury, 67. was found dead Tueeday morning. Mr. Asbury'e death was sudden, and occurred at his home in Bozeman. The d ’cois -I will b’ brought to I.uFountain, the de eatied'a former home for burial The funeral arrangements have not been completed. CITY PROJECT IS APPROVED Labor Will Be Furnished For Sidewalk Repair In Decatur The FERA will furnieh labor to any property owner in the city who dwiree to improve and repair the public sidewalks in front of his house or lot. Tlie project has been approved for 20 laborers and one supervisor. \. total of $3,576 has 'been allotted the city for the work by the. state ERA headquarters. W' rk will probably begin about Atril 1 Miles Roop, work director, asked that all applications for this work be in his office at the FERA il'.eadquarters before that date. Property owners will be required to purchase their own material. Only the labor will be free. All that will be required to get this work done is that the property awner file an application giving his name, address, the number of feet of sidewalk to be repaired and type of sidewalk (whether brick or cement. A project has also been approved for two men and one girl to make tlie FHA survey. The men will make the survey while the girl will tabulate the results.