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Figure in Slaying v4S C- 1 *4 wBPr w ■ ? - - ft; ■ pt e A Testimony given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bullock, Atlanta, Ga., at the coroner's inquest, following the slaying of Lester V. Stone, pointed to a mysterious assailant who Bullock claimed shot Stone when he went to answer a knock on the door of the Bullock home. HELLER HEADS JUNIOR C. 0. Robert Heller Is Named President Os Junior Organization Robert Heller was named president of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the board of directors Wednesday evening at the Rice Hotel. Other officers eTected were: Rosemary Holthouse: vice-president; Kathryn Hyland, secretary, and Bud Townsend, treasurer. The constitution and by-laws were signed and attested to by the new president and the secretary. They were filed with the secretary. Plans for the continuation of the membership drive were laid. The date for the conclusion of the drive was left to the membership committee which Is composed of Bud Townsend, chairman: Kathryn Hyland. Joe Elzey ami Rosemary Holthouse.

A committee to confer with the American Legion and to offer as- ; sistance of the new club to the Legion in the observance of Memorial Day was appointed. The general committee of the program will he composed of Jesse Sutton, chairman, Frank Wallace and Dorothy Young. Paul Hancher was named chairman of the publicity committee. The complete list of committees will be selected at a meeting of the board of directors after the conclusion of the membership (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— — PHI BELTS PLAN FOR SPRING DANCE Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity to Hold Annual Spring Dance Thursday, May 9 Plans are being made for the annual aprlng dance sponsored by the local Phi Delta Kappa fraternity. The dance will b» held at the Decatur country club Thursday night, May. 9. Bob Dalkman and his twelve piece band from Celina. Ohio, will i furnieh music for the dance. This ! will be the third appearance of the i hand before the local Phi Delt fraternity. The dance will be cabaret fashion,. I and the board for reservations will be at Sheets Brothers. Ren rvationu for choice tables should be made early, it was announcedMelvin Collier is chairman in charge of the arrangements for •'he dance and .he will be assisted by Paul Hancher and FVancie Howell. Everett Sheets will have charge of the reservations and Dr. R. E. iels and Herman Omlor will conn-i tpritje the music committee.

U. S. BUSINESS MEN OPPOSING THE NEW DEAL National Chamber Os Commerce Selects Sibley As President Washington, May 2——<U.R) — The United States chamber of commerce today vigorously and formally denounced virtually all phases of the new deal's 1935 program. The action came as the White House be-littled reports of a break between President Roosevelt and the business leaders. Washington, May 2. —<U.R)--Bus-iness as represented by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Roosevelt administration appeared at the parting of the ways today. The chamber elected as its new chief. Harper Sibley, a friendly enemy of President Roosevelt to carry on a vigorous tight against the new deal. President Roosevelt withheld the customary 'White House message to the convention of business men from all parte of the United States. The chamber met in its final convention session to adopt strongly worded resolutions criticizing the : new deal. Some significance was attached to the speech of Secretary of State j Cordell Hull at the final session. Hel denounced selfish business ini terests. No official announcement was made, but the chief executive’s I silence created interest. Heretoi fore, the president has sent either a message or appeared in person before the chamber's annual meet■lng. Sibley’s election as president of the chamber, succeeding Henry I. Harriman, virtually was one of ac- | clamation. As a successful .businessman. farmer, and banker who I believes that governmental regulation of business has gone too far, I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ______o BUSINESS MEET AT CONFERENCE Business Session On Program At Church Conference Today

The morning session of the Indiana Evangelical conference opened at 9 o’clock with Bishop George Edward Epp presiding. 1 After the opening hymn, "What i \ Friend We Have in Jesus,” Rev. Carl Heinmiller of Cleveland took charge of the devo’ionals. Rev. Heinmiller. who Is a field secretary of the missionary societies and secretary and treasurer of the board of church extensions, stated. "it is vision that makes the Christian. The two elements necessary are a sense of urgency and a spirit of patience.” Secretary Reuben 11. Mueller of Indiananolis, gave a brief resume of the Wednesday afternoon meeting. The report of Rev E. Garfield Johnson of Elkhart, district superintendent, telling of deaths, births, marriages, brotherhoods, missionary and aid societies wa,s listened to with great interest. At present there are 24 brotherhoods with 990 members. Four young men are seeking active work as ministers in the conference and are as follows, Norman De Troy. Carmel, Ill.; Hunter Colnitts. South Bend. Ind., George Surface, Madison and Lakeville, Ohio, and Sylvester Young. Van Wert. Ohio. The roll was called of those ministers willing to accept anv church to which he is assigned (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o — Wednesday Rainfall Heaviest On Record The n)infall Wednesday was the heaviest ever recorded in Decatur for a 24 hour period. Walter Gladfelter, keeper of the water guage here, announced today. Til's rainfall was 2.45 Inches for the 24 hour period from 7 o’clock Wednesday morning until 7 o’clock Thursday miorning. The total rainfall for the month of .April was 1.05 inches, Mr. Gladfelter stated-

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Standing Committees Named At Evangelical Church Conference

Worship: District superintendens and M. W. Sundermann. Letters and documents: Bishop, district superintendents and the conference secretary. Boundaries: Bishop and district superintendents. Appropriations: Bishop, district superintendents, president, secretary and treasurer of the conference Missionary Society. Missions and benevolences — (formerly apportionment committee): Bishop, district superintendents, president, secretary, and treasurer of conference Missionary Society; secretaries and treasurers of the budgets; treasurer of the Episcopal fund, conference director of Christian education, E. M. Ray. David Ramsey, F. H. Hersh, Hollis Bryant, Edwin Tllhornton, W. H. H. Ecki. Conference relations: L.E.Smith, district superintendents, C. L. Haney, J. O. Mosier. D. O. Wise, M. O. Herman, A. A. Knepper, J. H. Arndt, S. H. Baumgartner, F. S. Erne, and R. W. Loose. Episcopal fund apportionment: Elmer Smith. P. F. Young. Vernon Palmer. Lloyd M. Maurer. R. L. Haley, R. L. Handschu, L. S. Fisher. H. O. Fritz. Lester Young. H. W. A. Hemmer, W. V. Jameison. Leslie Moyer, A. H. Oulton, and Atlee Wright. Quarterly conference records: C. R. Bitzer. H. S. Berger. F. 1. Willinert. M. Hemer, E. C. Kunce. B.

DEADLOCK OVER DELIEF PLANS Illinois Solons In Wrangle While Thousands Face Starvation Chicago, May 2— <U.R> —Thousands of Illinois families, thrown off relief rolls when FERA funds | were denied the state, faced their destitution bravely today as state legislators wrangled in a political : deadlock. The forces of Gov. Henry Hor-1 iner, figh'ing for two measures to ( “provide $3,000,000 a month de-• i manded by federal relief author!- 1 j ties, returned to the fight after; defeat at the hands of a Republi- | can minority. i .It was doubtful, however, whether the feud in the state capitol at Springfield could be cleared away before next week when relief sta"ions in, all but 20 of the state’s 102 counties will be closed. Officials of the Illinois emergency relief commission said 64 counties would be without any | organized unemployment relief by ■ tonight and that 18 others, skimping food orders from scan'y fund balances, will lock their doors tomorrow or Saturday. The Horner forces, battling to! win over a handful of Republican : votes for passage of bills to in-

(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SCHEDULE FARM VOTE MEETINGS Wheat Farmers of Adams County To Vote On Control Plans A referendum, to determine whether the w’.heat farmers of Adams county want another control plan offered will be held by townships between now and May 25. The first meetings scheduled are as follows: Monday, May 6. Root township, Monmouth IhJgh school, 7:30 ip. m. Tuesday, May 7, Hartford high school, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, May 8, Blue Creek township, Jacob school, 7:30. Thursday. May 9, Kirkland high school, 7:30. The county agent will give the facts as regards the situation, some information as to the proposed plan, and will attempt to answer questions asked in regard to tf’e wheat situation. Following tihe explanation by the county agent, all wheat growers present will be given an opportunity to state heir wishes either for or against a control plan. >lt is strongly urged that every wheat grower ibe (present In one of the township meetings. Announcemients of meeting dates for the townships will be given later.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 2, 1935.

Schuermeier, C. W. Spangler, W. H. Freshley and Manno Shatto. Statistics: I. G. Roederer, Walter Adame, Bldward Sau-saman, J. S. Pritchard, Wm. F. Hill. Ways and means: Arthur 11. Doescher, C. P. Maas, district superintendents* G. J. Ixmg, M. W. Sundermann. F. C. Berger, Leroy I Geiger, W. J. Dauner, G. S. Lozier,! F. H. Hersh. David Ramsey, Frank i Kumler, Noah Barnheisel, Ben Morris, H. P. Pawlisch, A. W. Shat-1 er, W. H. H. Ecki. G. F. Witt. E. | M. Ray, Charles Schuler. Wilbut | Mast, Wm. G. Lutz, O. B. Montz and Gus Kalwitz. Finance: H. F. Hasewinkle, E. F Roesti. E. O. Habegger, D. R. Heil. M. L. Scheidler, F. J. Stedcke, Her-1 man Lindstaedt, George Cocker. I Charles Lew, Charles Reinoehl, P. W. Soltau, C. H. Gentz. Oren Zeigler. Mrs. Lucy Boater, Mrs. Robert Geiser, Mrs. Nora Glentzer, C. W. Schlommer and Levi C. Shafer. Christian education — (Formerly, committees on education and religious education): G. B. Kimmel. R. H Mueller, B. C. Thomas, E<l- ' mond Kerlin. Thomas Finkbeiner.l F. H. Willard. C. E. Koertge. F. D. Steinen. Prof. J. W. Beeks, Edwin Milton Berger F. G. Kueb- [ ler and J. C. Hirech i an. Public morals. Sabbath and temperance: E. D. Mast, Ralph Holdeman, C. E. Geist. H. E. Eberhardt. <PONTINUET> ON PAGE FIVE)

Yost Brothers Are Awarded Contract Yoflt Brothers were awarded the contract to build a concrete pavement on the McConnell alley imiproveiment at (1 meeting of the street and sewer committee of the city council Wednesday night. The bid offer’d iby Yost Brothers was for a six inch concrete pavement. The total bid amounted to $2,690. From thk) may he deducted S3BO if FERA labor is used. The bids from two contractors were opened at the last city council meeting. They were r> ferred to i Ralph Roop, civil works commie-1 sloner. for tabulation. A nurrber of alternates wen? submitted in each bid. CITIZENSHIP DAT FHIDAT Mass Meeting Will Be Held For Youth Day In Citizenship The outstanding feature of Decatur’s observance of Youth IVeek will be held Friday afternoon as the city's recognition of Youth Day in Citizenship. A mass meeting will be held at the Catholic school auditorium, starting at 2:30 o’clock. Studen s of the public and Catholic schools will attend the meeting and the general public is urged to be present and aid in honoring the youth of Decatur. Awards will be presented to the winners of athletic events from grade five to eight, inclusive. The Court of Honor will present merit badges to the Boy’ Scouts of tile four troops in Decatur. Miss Eleanor Pumphrey and Rev. Father Joseph J. Hennes, cochairmen, have arranged the following program: Purpose, Miss Eleanor Pumphrey. Citizenship and youth In the school. Walter Krick, public school superintendent. Presentation of awards, Father Hennes. Court of Honor. Father Hennes. Songs, Boys’ glee club, Girls’ glee club and a mixed chorus. Youth Entertained Today is Youth day in entertain(GGNTTNITED ON PAGE SIX) Injured Marion Man Reported Improving George Williams, of Marion, who was inlured in an automobile accident Tuesday afternoon on U- S. highway 2’c soutih of the city is recovering ut th ia Adams county memorial hospital. An examination by his physician has revealed that he is not suffering from a fractured skull at first feared. He sustained a fractured nose In addition to numerous multiple lacerations and many bruises. He will be returned to his teime either this afternoon or Friday.

OVER 20,000 WORKERS IDLE FROM STRIKES Automotive And Allied Industries Are Severely Affected (By United Press) Strikes, closures and lay-offs con- j tinned to spread through the auto-i motive and allied industries Thursday. More than 20,000 workers in 1 Ohio, Wisconsin, and Georgia were idle, drastically curtailing production of General Motors automobiles at the peak of the rush season. Strikers at Toledo’s Chevrolet transmission plant were organizing '■flying squadrons” to go to Muncie. I Ind., where G. M. C. was reported j outfitting a factory for production of gear boxes. Union employes of Fisher body plant at Cleveland, which closed Tuesday because of lack of transI missions, called a strike and began picketing the plant which normally employes 9,000. Orderly picketing continued at Norwood. 0., fHiere union employes walked out in sympathy with the Toledo strikers. General motors closed its Chevrolet and Fisher plants in Janesville, Wis., and Atlanta last night, throwing another! 4,600 out of employment. Steel companies and automotive parts firms received "stop orders on materials and parts ordered by I General Motors. The Chevrolet plant at Kansas ! City was closed down. Conferences seeking a truce were . opened in Detroit between assistant Secretary of Labor Edward F. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 ~ Bueter Funeral Rites Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Mary i Ann Bueter, 69, Fort Wayne, wife ■ of J. Herman Bueter, former coun- ■ Ity treasurer, who died Tuesday morning at 12:15 o’clock at the | family home, will he held Saturday morning at 8:45 o’clock at . the home and at 9:15 o’clock from the St. Andrew’s Catholic church.,

Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Tito Reverends Henry Hoerstman. Curt Hoffman and Theodore Fettig will officiate during the solemn requiem high mass. Ten Dogs Have Been Placed In City Pound About 10 dogs have already been ; incarcerated In the ipound by Decatur’s dog catcilier, Ed Newport. Mr. Newport han had no difficulty an yet in apprehending dogs. Mr. Newport waits until he has Severn 1 dogs before taking them to the pound, \Vhili‘ hie wagon is parked hie trained dog guards them. A total of 125 ipersons have purchased license tags for their dege. | o-. BITTER SENATE FIGHT ON BONUS Soldiers’ Bonus Issue Developing Into Bitter Senate Issue Washington, May 2 — <U.R). —The soldiers’ bonus issue was precipitated today into a bitter senate fight. Leaders hoped to dispose of it quickly and take up President Roosevelt’s must legislative program. . Although the senate formally took up the compromise proposal, ( of Sen. Pat Harrison. D., Miss., two other proposals—the Patman and Vinson American Legion bills—were expected to enter into the fight. Way for the bonus was cleared , by a parliamentary maneuver to adjourn, thus sidetracking the Wagner-Costigan anti-lynching bill against which southern Democra’s conducted a successful seven-da/ filibuster. Supporters of the Wright Patman $2,000,000,000 currency expansion measure passed last month by the house planned ’o fight for senate approval. Vinson hill advocates were equally determined to renew their battle, lost in the house. The Harrison proposal to pay (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Latin Sport Queen Senorita Josefina Arriaga, striking Latin beauty, was elected queen of sports to reign at the athletic carnival of Ciudad Lerdo at Durango, Mexico. ———l,^—l —I Illi I ■ 111 0. L WALTERS IS REELECTED Decatur Man Is Honored At Methodist Episcopal Conference Dr. Otto U. King of Huntington was re-elected president of the laymen's association of the North Indiana Methodist Episcopal church conference Wednesday afternoon, ut the Firet Presbyterian church in Fort Wayne. Approximately 100 laymen from churches icf the conference were present at tije meeting. The laymen concluded their meeting thia morning with a program. Other conference laymen officers

reolcc ') d Wednesday are: Drof. O. F. Neighbours. Wabash, vice-pre-sident; E. Stanley Gerig. Fort Wayne, secretary, and F. H. Kramer, Richmond, treasurer. C. L. Walters of this city was reelected (president of the lay delegales’ body to conference on Wednesday afternoon, W. W. Winn. Greenfield, was chosen secretary and Oscar Ziegler, Huntington, treasurer. Mr. Walters whs elected president of the Fort Wayne district for the laymen’s association. The first business session of the ministers of the confer, nee was held Wednesday afternoon and officers were, elected to serve during tihe ensuing y ar. Rev. Samuel LYoder. Elwood was named secretary. and his assistants, Rev. Gail Davis, (Anderson; Rev. Edwin R. Garrison. Elkhart and Rev. Dale Stack,ln use. Harlan. Rev. Elbert S. Morford of Monroe, was appointed assistant treasurer. Bishop Edgar Blake of the Detroit area, who is presiding over the sessions, spoke at the conference communion service Wedmsday at tiie First M. E. church. A memorial service in honor of the ministers and wives who died (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) KALEY UNABLE TO ATTEND MEETING District Superintendent Unable to Attend Conference Because Os Illness The Rev. Daniel A. Kaley of Indianapolis, superintendent of theilndlanapois district is unable to attend the 83rd annual Indiana conference of the Evangelical church. He is suffering from an atrophied thyroid gland. Rev. Kaley sent a letter to the conference expressing his regrets at not being alble to attend. In the letter, he stated that l’’ie especially regretted not being able to attend this conference because it ki located in Decatur, where lie was ordained. The absence of Rev. Kaley throws a heavier duty upon the Rev. E. Garfield Johnson of Elkhart who with tiie help of Bishoip George Edward E 'p will station all the ministers of the conference to tihieir churches for the ensuing year. The report of this committee will be the last item of business to be discussed by the conference and wil Iprobably be road in public next Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.

TORNADO DOES HEAVY DAMAGE THIS MORNING Sullivan And Greene Counties Are Struck by Heavy Storm Today Jasonville, Ind.. May 2—<U.R> —A tornado swept through eastern Sullivan county and western Greene county today, injuring ten persons and causing widespread property damage. Sixteen homes and 17 garages were demolished here while several buildings In Sullivan county were twisted from their foundations. All the injured live in Jasonville. They are: Mrs. John Sexton, 42. broken thigh and internal injuries. John iSexton, 45, her husband, cuts and bruises. Mrs. Frank Sexton, broken shoulder and glass In eyes which may result in loss of sight. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers, cuts and bruizes. Robert Miller, 16. bruises. Mrs. Lilly Coyer, 60. Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Gentry, and their daughter, 16, cuts and bruises. Mrs. Coyer was pinned beneath her house when 15 collapsed. She was removed from the wreckage unconscious. Mrs. John Sexton also was pinned beneath the house. Workmen were forced 'to saw away sevI oral boards in order to free her. [ She was removed to the hospital at Sullivan and then transferred to the Robert Long hospital at j Indianapolis because of the ser- ! iousnees of her condition. The tornado struck in Sullivan ' county north of Sullivan shortly before 4 a. m. Many homes were damaged in i Graysville and northeast of Sulli--1 van. Windows were broken and buildings were twisted from their j foundations. Other homes were 1 unroofed. Several barns were blown down near Kelly's landing. The tornado entered Jasonville j at the south eide of town and fol-

(CONTINUED ON PAGE-SIX) — Albert Nussbaum Seriously Burned Albert Nussbaum, Monroe township farmer, was seriously burned late Wednesday afternoon, in a field on his farm. Mr. Nussbaum experienced trouble with tre tractor while he was plowing a field, and stopped to repair the trouble. He lighted a liratch to look at one of the cylind rs >ind the fumes caused on explosionMr. Nussbaum's face was badly burn d. and his left arm was burned from the ebow to the fingertips. SEEK TO OUST I. F. HOELTJE Allen County Township Assessor Alleged To Have Sold Jobs Fort Wayne. Ind., May 2.—(U.R)~Lawrence F. Hoeltje, Wayne township. Allen county assessor, was ordered to appear before the Indiana state board of tax commissioners in the Allen county court house on May 8, to show cause w-hy he should not be removed from office, it was learned here today. The order, which was received by Allen county Auditor F. William Ortlieb from the state tax board, Indianapolis, alleged in part that the state tax board has evidence that Hoeltje, on November 26, 1934, "entered into a written contract that for the consideration of S3OO he would appoint two named parties as deputies in his office during the entire term of his office, that $l3O was paid at. the time of the signing of the contract and the balance to be mafle in payments upon each pay day by the said appointees.” The entire personnel of the state tax board is expected to come here to preside at the meeting. In z the event Hoeltje should be found / guilty and removed from office, the / county assessor then will have to / name a successor within a period / of five days. /