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Vol. XXXIII. No. 60.

Frosh Beauty Queen 1 B ' x=sr Freshmen students at Mt. Union college. Alliance. O-. showed their excellent taste when they selected Miss Kathryn Cessna, baove, of Salem. 0., as the most beautiful girl in their class. She will he one of the reigning beauties at the annual campus homecoming. URGES FARMERS SIGN CONTRACT All Adams County Farmers W ill Be Contacted In Corn-Hog Program Plans have been made to contract every eligible corn and heg pro-; ducer In Adams county to give each of them an opportunity to sign an application for the 1935 corn-hog production control program, it was announced today by County Agent Arcfibold. the rtenmne fm-WhTfltf applications set f>r April 1." he said "local committeemen will have to start at once to canvaes producers to obbiin thier signatures if they are intending to .sign the contract. ‘‘Unless the program is backed up by the f>irm--re this year, the current thigh prices being .paid for both corn and hogs are very likely to make a sharp decline after harvest this year," he added, stateing. ‘‘the 1935 corn-hog program has been worked out to permit sufficient production of corn to take cure of any possible demand while allowing sufficient leeway for adverse weather conditions.” To date 806 farme-rs from Adams county have made applicati- n for the 1935 corn-hog contract us compared to 789 signers last year. While the total number of signers this year is not expected to equal the number who signed last year, the acroige covered by contracts in the county is expected to be approximately the same as it was in 1934. — o ————— REV. COUGHLIN TALKS TONIGHT Father Coughlin Will Answer Johnson Over Radio Network Detroit, Mar. 11 — <U.R> The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin blasts the radio waves tonight with his reply to Gen. Hugh S. Johnson. Friends expected a denunciation of the former NRA administrator fully as bitter and extensive as the one Johnson launched at the radio priest and Sen. HueyP. la>ng last week. Coughlin gave advance intimations of the tone of his address in his regular Sunday broadcast. Referring apparently to Johnson, he declared a counter-attack had been launched by “the money changers” to drive the priest out of public affairs. ‘‘By appealing to ignoranc“, thoughtlessness, and religious bigotry the money changers, whom the priest of priests drove from the temple, are instituting their counter attack,’’ he said. “Social justice and economic liberty belong to Protestant, Jew. Irreligionist and Catholic. Social justice must be born in America or liberty shall die, From the program I shall not be diverted by any misapplied biblical quotation relative to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's. Even (ICONTINUEP ON PAGE THREE)

GOVERNMENTTO TAKE CONTROL OF CURRENCY Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks Will Control All Currency USED TO REDUCE NATIONAL DEBT Washington, Mar. 11 — <U.R) —ln I one of the most important monetary acts since devaluation of the dollar the treasury revealed plans I today to concentrate control of currency in the federal government. A plan to strip national banks of their power to issue money and call in national hank notes to be replaced by federal reserve note* . was announced by acting secre-' tary of the treasury Thomas Jes-: ferson Coolidge. The federal government as a part of the program will draw on its gold devaluation profits to re-1 tire 8674.625,630 of the national debt. The maneuver will save the | government $13,000,000 annually j i in interest. The bonds to be retired bear' “circulation" privileges and are j pledged by national banks with the treasury to back most of the $657,937,000 of outstanding national hank notes. The new federal reserve notes will be backed by gold of not less i than 40 per cent of their face i value. The national bank notes ' to be called in this summer are | backed 100 per cent by government J bonds pledged with the treasury by the issuing banks. The immediate effect will be simplification of the nation's currency system and vesting in the treasury and the federal reserve banks all authority to issue money in the United States. By inning die (CONT INI EH ON PAGE FIVE) X O EICHER LOSES COURT RULING Judge DeVoss Denies Motion To Suppress Evidence In Case Judge Huber M. DeVaw at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon overruled a motion entered in the Adams cir- . cult court to suppress the evidence in the case in whioii John Eicher ks accused of possession of cannibie, sativa, and indica, known here as j ‘‘Mexican Hay.” Eicher filed his motion stating that no search warrant had been issued or that if it had it had not been properly filed. The tyaprch warrant was not found on tile at the city hall where it was issued by former mayor George M. Krick. Tie state produced the warrant ' which Mr. Krick still had in his possession. The defendant, then through hie attorpey, alleged that the warrant , did not contain sufficient evidence to conduct a search of his house The state produced former sheriff Burl Jot'inson and Ed Rose, state police, who told the court that they had appeared in mayor's court and stated that they had seen the nar--1 cotic growing on the land leased by John Eicher. The court held that the affidavits. witb the oral evidence, was sufficient to convince the justice ~"(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Three Criminal Cases Continued Three criminal cases were continued today in the Adams circuit court. The first was a charge against Bud Morris for encouraging delinquency. The case was set for todny. The other two followed grand jury indictments against Bernas i Clark and Elmer Foreman. Judge Huber M. DeVoss declined jurisdiction in the case and Judge Hanson Mills of the Joy circuit court was appointed. Clark and Foreman are resdents of Fort Wayne. They are alleged to have been members of the gang j which tortured Mrs. Amanda Ayers in an unsuccessful attempt to compel her to reveal money which they believed she had concealed in her ' secluded farm home.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 11, 1935.

Text Os Message Indianapolis. Mar. 11.— <U.R)--The complete text of Gov. Paul V. McNutt's message to the Indiana general assembly is as follows: “Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives: “On the opening day of this session I stated that specific recommendations covering the details of necessary legislation assuring cooperation with the Federal Government in the social security and relief programs would be placed before your honorable bodies immediately following action by the Qongress and the President. Thia being the last day of your session, i it is my duty to report that the 'Congress has delayed action on j these vitally important matters and that this delay probably will necessitate the calling of a special session of the Seventy-Ninth General Assembly during the year. "Social security and relief are themselves matters of great coni sequence. They directly involve I other matters of equal importance, such as the raising of additional revenue, equalization of the necessary tax burden, creation of an ini tegrated department of public wel- ' fare and readjustment of local governmental functions. Any attempt on your part to solve these prob- | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SIGNERS NAME NEW OFFICERS Corn-Hog Contract Signers Name Township Committeemen The 1935 corn-hog contract signers held their community elections in their respective townships Thursday evening. March 7. The following men were elected. In each case the man first named is the township chairman and the mini last uauaed is the alternate committeeman: Preble Twp.: August Gallmeyer, Ijewis Worthman. Walter Peck, and Rudolph Buuck. Root Twp.: Theodore Hobrock. Henry Aumann, Henry C. Fuelling, and Winfred Gerke. Union Twp : Adolph Schamerloh. Victor Ulman. Ben Gerke. Henry Dehner. Kirkland Twp.: Homer W. Arn- ’ old. Milton Girod, Otto D. Bieberich. and Herman E. Sautbine. Washington Twp.: Frank R. Braun, Lewis Stump. John E. Heiman. and Peter Hess. • St. Marys Twp.: Kermit Bowen, 1 Glen Chronister, Henry Crownover, and Harve Sells. ' French Twp.: Henry Meyer. Orel 1 Gilliom. George Ringger. and B. A. ■ Seesenguth. 1 Monroe Twp.: Daniel D. Kauffman. William T. Rupert. Benj. D. ’ Mazelin, and Donald Burkhart. Blue Creek Twp.: William H. • Patterson. Albert Burke, Harvey L. Sipe, and Arthur DeArmond. Hartford Twp.: Ralnh S. Myers. ’ Walter Myers, John IT. Duff, and Grover Romey. Wabash Twp : Harvey Ineichen, Leon Neuenschwander, Orton i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O HOLD FUNERAL OF YOUNG GIRL Frances Marie Workinger Dies Saturday Afternoon At Hospital • Funeral cervices for Frances Marie Workinger, eight year old daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. William Workinger of Union township, who died I at the Adams county memorial hospital shortly after noon Saturday, were held this afternoon from the St- Paul church at 2 o’clock. Rev. Frank Engle, paster of the Union Chapel United Brethren church, officiated at tihe services and burial was made in Monroeville. The child died at 12:36 o’clock at the hospital of complications following a three week's illn es. She was a member of the St. Paul Sunday School and was a second grade pupil in the Pleasant Mills school. She was born in Union township on January 4, 1927. a daughter of William and Madge Workinger. Surviving besides the parents are three broti’.ere: Robert of St. Mary's township; Kenneth of Camp Sheridan, Illinois; and Lester of St. Mary’s township. One sister. Mar-jori-e, is deceased-

AGENT REPORTS ON HOMESTEAD Decatur Projects Is Far Ahead Os Others In United States "The Decatur 'project is far ahead of others I have vWted in thie part of the country," said Leonard P, Walsh, special agent tor the PWA today. Mr. Walsh is inspecting the sub- [ eistence ihomestead-s in the middle i west to learn the progress being made on them and to find out the attitude of the citizens toward the progress being made on thorn and to find out the attitude of the citizbens toward the projects. He was especially complimenary to the board of directors "who”, he said, “have gone ahead on their own initiative and mad- the project a success.” Mr. Waldh said that in the major- ' ity of the pr jecta the boards have expend d a great deal of money, have obtained a project manager. • ind caused considerable friction before the land has been purchased. He comnliment-d the board which has made many trips of investigation and spent considerable money with no expectation of remunera-, tion. The b ard Is composed of: James Elberson, pr-sid nt; Mrs. 11. B. Heller, vice-presidenl; Ferd L. Litterer. secretary. Carl C. Pumphrey. treasurer, and directors, E. W. i Lankenau. James G. Cowan and E. L. Middleton. He also found the general attitude of the pecrle ihere more favorable I than in other communities towards ; the projects. The construction on the houses is further along here than on the majority of the other projects he has visited. He stated that iie has found Mr. Watrous to be very efficient and those who have come 'in contact with him have been favorably impressed. ’ 0 v FOUND DEAD IN JAILATWABASH Prisoner’s Battered Body Is Found In Wabash County Jail Wabash. Ind., Mar. 11.— <U.R> — Grand jury investigation today was expected to follow the death of Howard (Pete) Holcomb, 29. whose battered body was found in the bull pen of the Wabash county jail. His skull was fractured, his |chest had been crushed and there ' were finger marks on his throat. Robert Finkenbiner, 29, and ? Charles Moore, 27, other occupants of the bull pen, were placed in separate cells pending the investij gation. Prosecutor Eugene Weesner and Deputy Sheriff Harry Parr, who I questioned the prisoners, refused ! to divulge what Information they obtained but said it would be presented to the county grand jury. Holcomb, arrested frequently in recent years on Intoxication charges, had been awaiting transfer to the state penal farm to begin serv-: ; ing a 90-day sentence. Finkenbiner had been arrested on a n assault and battery charge at midnight Saturday after a dance 1 hall fight. He was on parole from ! the state reformatory in connec-. tion with robbery of a local filling I station and had been arrested frequently on charges of intoxication and peflt larceny. Moore was being held for commitment to the Central State hospital. He was adjud'ged insane last ! week after attempting to steal an j 1 automobile here. He said he in I tended to drive to Fort Wayne to kill his wife and commit suicide. The slaying was discovered early ! yesterday when Finkenbiner call- | ed to George Kellum, the turnkey; that Holcomb had been hurt. Holi comb lay dead on a cot. Finkenbiner and Moore were ■ fiingerprinted after authorities ■ found a newspaper with a bloody ; imprint of a hand on It. John Lohsiger Escapes Injury — John Lobsig r escaped injury . when h“ ran off the curbing ot the ' Nickle Plate railroad crossing on ■ Winchester street. Sunday night. A wheel was torn from the automobile' which was badly damaged. Mr. Lobslger stated that another car forced him off the street.

PROVISIONS OF STATE LIQUOR CONTROL GILL Law Will Prohibit Road Houses; No Sale Allowed On Sunday BOARDS TO PASS ON APPLICATIONS Indianapolis. Mar. 11. (U.R) - Indiana's new liquor law will become i effective today unless Gov. Paul V. McNutt unexpectedly delays its signing. The bill, passed by the Indiana i legislature Saturday, was studied thoroughly for its constitutionality by Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz. Jr., liefore it was submitted to the gover- , nor. Although the law contains an emergency clause general enforcement is expected to be delayed for at least 60 days' while state machinery is completed. First to be established under the new law will be a four-member alcoholic beverage board to be appointed by the governor. It will be composed of two Republicans and two Democrats, one of them designated to act as excise administrator and chairman. The board will be given wide administrative powers in granting of beer, wine and liquor licenses and in enforcement. i Briefly the law will: Prohibit rural night clubs, roadhouses and roadside taverns from obtaining liquor permits. Provide all-day closing of alcoholic beverage retail places on Sundays and Christmas. Beer and liquor dispensers also must be closed on election days durin'g the time polls are open. Legalize sale of liquor by the drink. Require a triple-license system whereby any hotel, restaurant or Club desiring to sell liquor must also obtain permits to sell wine and beer. Reduce excise taxes on liquor from $2 to $1 a gallon, on beer from 5 cents a gallon to $1 a barrel! and wine from 50 to 25 cents a Provide for establishment of liquor stores as retail outlets. Establish three-member local boards in each county to pass on license applications. In outlawing roadhouses and rural night club* the legislature sought tn protect the public morals. prohibit forever the open saloon. and reduce immorality which lias been prevailent in those types of liquor dispensaries. The Indiana Anti-Saloon league was instrumental in obtaining the provisions that sale of liquor and beer be prohibited on Sundays. Christmas and election days. Members of the senate were unsuccessful in including other legal holidays on which sale would be prohibited. Legalization of hard liquor by the drink was inevitable in view of similar laws -in neighboring states and because of public de(UONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O FORMER COUNTY RESIDENT DIES Louis A. Dolch Dies This Morning At His Home Near Montpelier Louts Alfred Dolch. 26. a resident of Adams county for a number of yeans, died at the home of his parbents, Mr. nd Mrs. Henry Dolch of near Montpelier, at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Mr- Dolch had ibeen ill for the past two weeks and d.atr.i was I due to complications. He was born in Wells county, I January 27. 1909. a son of Henry and Katy Dolch. With his parents, he moved several yeans ago to Adams county and for eom° time resided in Kirkland township, later moving to a farm near Geneva. Three weeks ago he moved with his parents to- Chester township. W’ells county, two miles west and two miles north of Montpelier. Surviving are the parents, four brothers and two sisters, all at home. Funeral services will be iheld ' Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the St. Luke’s Reformed church at Vera Cruz, with Rev. FT. H. Meckstroth in charge. Burial will be ' made in the M. R. E. cemetery at I Berne.

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Plans Credit System «. Extension of credit to China under terms of the new treaty between that nation and Japan is the business of Korekiyo Tahahashi, 83-year-old veteran finance minister, above, who is shown at his desk in Tokio, Japan. FHA SURVEY IS STARTED TODAY Federal Housing Survey Is Started In Decatur This Morning The FHA survey bigan in Decatur t day and George Krick, county chairman, announced sililar surveys in other communities in the i county will begin at an early date. Leo Kirsch is chairman of the ' Decatur FH X program. A copy of the questionnaire being filled out appears on five of today's issue of the Decatur Demccrat. TYie two men who are making the i survey are Adrian Coffee and WilI liam August. A girl at the FERA ofI flee will tabulate the reports daily. “The purpose of the campaign. ' said Chairman Krick, "is to enable i our city to get as large and immediate benefits as possible from the National Housing Act. “The federal government has provided a plan under which local lending institutions can make money available to property owners for repairs and improvements at the lowest chargee ever offered for this type of loan. “Our purpose will be to inform every property owner in the city ,! »w he can take advantage of this financing plan and of the desirability of making necessary improvements to his 'property at this time. “This campaign” Mr. Krick continued, “will have an immediate and most important effect on every type of business in the community. It will, of course, benefit the building industry first, and there is no : industry which has been harder hit i than 'building and there are few I which are so imoprtant to this comi munity- But it will als> have a direct effect on all other lines of acti- | vity. "Approximately 75 cents of every dollar spent for reptair and improve ments go ta local lin > ir. Most of the I money they receive in wages is immediately put back into the chani nets of retail trade. Bills are’naid. Purchases are made of food, clothi ing and sucf.i necessities, than of ' other goods and luxuries.” Declare State Os War Throughout Cuba —— Havanna. March 11 —(UP)— A i state of war was declared throughout Cuba by the cabinet today just i after the zero ihour for a general strike, which was designed to over- ■ throw the government. Simultaneously creation of military courts was order d to try summarily cases of 'persons charged I with engaging in public disorders. ' Railway men added their num- ' bers to the tens of thousands on 'strike and food workers announced they would walkout today. Eco- : nomic paralysis was creeiping through the country. Their powers limited only by I their armed strengtlh, government forces apparently invoked the I dreaded “Ley D? Fugn" (law of es- ! cape) to kill at least three and probably four oppositionists. Two persons died of wounds due to terroristic incidents Saturday night and I two more were reported killed.

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MCNUTT SPEAKS TO LEGISLATORS ONFINALDAY Governor Warns Special Session May Be Called This Summer ASSEMBLY O. K.’s POLICE MEASURE Indianapolis. March 11 — (U.P) •“ Gov. Paul V. McNutt warned j members of the Indiana legislature today that a special session will bo called later in the year to enact the state’s social security program. The regular session will end at midnight tonight because of the 61 day limit provided in the con- | stitution. The governor spoke briefly to i the house and senate in joint sesI sion, commending them for their work during the present term. He urged them to make a painstaking examination of the needs, tax levies and assessments of all governmental units and make a thorough study of the report ot the committee on governmental economy. The administration’s legislative program in the regular session of the general assembly was completed today when the state police bill was sent to Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The measure was passed by the house, 86 to 2. and sent back to the senate which immediately concurred in house amendments. Four senate bills other than the . state police measure were passed in the house and sent to the gov- ■ ernor today. > Five house bills were passed by . the senate and sent to the gover- • nor. They would: , Legalize absentee voters’ balf l lots. Provide an open season on fox throughout the year in the northern half of the state and a closed season in the southern half from February 10 to November 10. ' : Repeal the • state “nuisance” ' | taxes. Require teaching the nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics and their effect on the human body in ! elementary and high schools. i Make the intangibles tax apI plicable to postal savings certifi- . cates; contracts of sale of real . estate; leases with option to purchase and conditional sales conI tracts. The only two votes cast against the police bill were east by’ Republicans Guy W. Dausman and Robi ert A. Hoover, both of Goshen. Ihe bill was amended in the house to provide that the state police superintendent can be removed without cause by the gov(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o MAGICIAN AT HIGH SCHOOL Performances Will Be Given Here Tuesday Afternoon, Evening Harold Slerling. a well known magician, will present two benefit performances at the Decatur high school auditorium Tuesday afternoon and evening- He Is coming on a percentage basis and the money will ibe used in the high ; school’s general fund. T'.ie first performance will be given at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. . I for all school children. The second I will be at 8 o'clock and will be I I open to the public. Mr. Sterling is a featured iplayI er with the Redpath bureau of Chi- . j cago and appears in leading schools .'and college? in all parts of the 11 United States. . I One of his many unusual features . is the Punch and Judy show, whiohi i he brought back from England a few . years ago. Another unique novelty is the ; Cliopeugraphy act which had its oriI gin in France. His wife also plays an important ■part in the programs. She presents ■ a beautiul act entitled Rag-picturas ■ along with tihe chalk cartoon act as ■ a close for the “Trip to the Land • of Mystery”. Admission will be 10 and 15 cents. I Tickets may be obtained at the door.