Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1935 — Page 5

WILL LAWYER fIfMS CLIENT Utility Holding ■ ■DiHpanies Factor In 1 p Latest Trial 1( , June 12- -4U.R) UnbUc 1,, ,I,llk ((Milimliien Hilt'll ns t (insiders uliolishI, L , 1 of Saimicl Insull. | ding company , , i Securities colliHilKl „i. , Mi" government char- .| ripped of its assets " Blftef I"'" !1 kIU!W 11 must fpil - Floyd gKß l ] l ., i j. dln Mis opening state,ihi Mis famous „ih> r than in what tie be 10 In tMe interests -*X„kh"l<lers. At tile same | sought to justify company principle, |i; :11s Moltlings in the had grown gr-ai ■Lj, r l in.igcment were comI -mall." Thompson I Elno> !< l> 1,1 <1 " 1 ' nsi ' o' Mims and those of He in the companies ha control he concluded; provide agemv BL «hi< ii and ot her- inter, -' - ( er Ille exist in of the companie pool their holdings and j provide a rallying point Bo defeat any effort of outsiders

m - ■ mm i|i W foi m»R WM~-' jKnitfht & Thursday HIi: FEATURE BILL ■‘UVE BEEN *« AROUND” Chester Morris. Rochelle Hhuc ion. Isabel Jewell, Gene Lock Ejnit Ralph Morgan. Too Imsyj rrvi Irv to bother with litV par with laughter to think . love! —ALSO— Mi "GIGOLETTE” with Ames. Ralph Bellamy, ■ Dc is d Cook. Robt. Armstrong. . 10-aiit It lit hostess wlm sold Bpl smiles to any man . . lint hi ! love for one . . this • (llama of laughs . . . after (lark! 10c-15c & Sat.—"BABY FACE HAR gfIHIGTOV' with Chas. Butter(jna Merkel, Nat PendleEugene Pallette. LOCK THE HCwR 1 Phone the Police! Charlie gone TOUGH! I BSun. Mon. Toes.—JEAN PARKER. Buster morris in damon S Collier's Magazine - "PRINCESS O'HARA" — Bjiith Leon Errol, Henry Armetta, Barnett. Blftarh . m—inMjf-n'fliiT-y. Tr

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Ito sain control. For this reason 1 and this reason only Insult util|ity Inveutments, Inc., was organ. »| ued," That was the first of the Insull holding companies. Thompson said the purpose of the corporar ,lnn securities company wu the * j same. The government, however, without making an issue of the good or evil of holding companies ' charged that Instill and his (0 - I defendants, Harold L. stuart and ■ Samuel Insull, J r „ authorised payment of dividends and transfer of funds totalling $2,500,000 from i corporation securities at a time . When assets were less than lia- . bilities. This, It was emphasized i by special prosecutor Samuel . Whittaker, was in violation of the . federal bankruptcy laws. HOT ON TRIAL CONTINUED FROM PACSE ONE ! I-■ — , | mobile here in which officers found $15,555 of the $200,000 ransom paid for tlie kidnaping victim’s release. Officers believed lie was near the end of his rope, afraid to pass any r«ne* m bills in his possession and without other money for food or transportation. Recovery yesterd iy of s(Hi,7'tM) of the ransom money from a cache in j Immigration Canyon, east of Salt ! Lake City, left more than $84,000 j of the ransom money to be account- ! ®d for. It was Meieved Mahan had i the money with him or had buried it. i T Location of the -ache was supj plied by Harmon M. Waley, 24, who with his 19-year-old wife, Margaret, I I «as arrested at Salt Lake City Satj urday after federal agents had folj lowed a tried of ransom notes from Taeoma. G. O. P. HEADS I CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE of 1928 —“Tile Sidewalks of New York.” Observers agreed that the developments w re no more than symptoms, but as such they were sig- | uificant. If the constitution issue j defined here arouses popular enj thusiasm the immediate Repnbli- | can future would brighten with a , golden glow. Mr. Roosevelt swampjed Hoover in the 1932 electoral I vote but there was some Republi- > can comfort in the popular poll j which showed almost 16,000,000 for j the Republican ticket against 22,j 500,000 for the Democrats. | A 'shift of fewer than 4,000,000 ! votes, properly placed, would be . enough to return the White House ii Republican control. The matlie- ] matics of the problem is plain but ! political strategists differ on meth- ! ods. Some new deal policies were denounced and others were borI rowed in the grass roots political ] creed adopted here without dis- ! senting voice. To labor wan promised the boon of collective hargaiu- ! ing and the privilege of choosing its own representatives to bargain | for wages and hours. Agriculture : is to have a fair share of the national income. On expenditure, ' money, the budget, and federal experiments in the electrical powei i business, tlie grass rooters chalj lenged the new deal. The prairie State men avoided

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1935.

Girl Slain, Man Hangs Self in Love Tragedy

As a climax to a lovers’ quarrel, George Booth, it was found by the police near Santa Monica:-' Her 25, of Los Angeles, Cal., shown in inset, stabbed real name has been disclosed as Dolores Duffy, and hacked Dolores Dufae, 25, to death, then formerly of Reed City, Mich. Booth confessed in hanged himself, t Photo shows the victim’* body as a note he had killed the guV

commit themselves to this: . "We recognize that the security of our citizens demands government aid in the establishment of old age and unemployment re- 1 serves.” Some 8,000 delegates were reported registered from ten states: Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, lowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and South Dakota- Political observers agreed that the grass roots conference had started the midwestern Republican machine spinning again. Ohio visitors liked the idea so well that they announced a similar meeting j for states in that area in July. New England led the way with a regional conference last spring. Republican leaders predict the sectional meeting idea will spread in the build-up of the pre-convention presidential campaign. COMMITTEE IN CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE essary bolding companies, said his committee was pushing its work as rapidly as possible. A break in the deadlock that would send iltc Milt to the floor was believed imminent. The committee is divided on whether to report a bill providing abolition, a>s is provided in the bill the senate passed, or one calling for regulation. Some Democrats believed tlie committee would report a regulatory bill to meet the objections of committeemen holding up the bill, and then let the powerful administration floor forces insert as amendments the abolit ion features President Roosevelt wants. The utility executives, committee issued a fighting statement signed by heads of the leading holding companies of the country. It charged that the senate had taken action "to lengthen the nation's headlines and obstruct I the efforts of the American people to achieve (lie economic recovery {■‘o nearly within their giasp. The bill, the executives said, ] would block normal expansion of the utility industry, affect the | savings of millions, cripple a j basically important service, and j “represents . . . the major menace j threatening the national welfare.” | Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Move to Reorganize French Government r— - r - ~~ \ — ren r^arn^fr .i? 11 p

In view of the recent French cabinet developments it is interesting to note, that the Federation of Reeionalist Societies in France, have staited a movement to t decentralize the French state and .

Strip Dance Shooting Figures Walter L. Abernathy, 72, inset, retired business nun» of Kansas Citv charged with assault to kill, was released on a $7,500 bond following the shooting of Vane Wilkinson, whose wife, above, told police Abernathy tried to force her to do a strip dance. Wilkinson was given an even chance to recover after six bullets were removed from hi* body.

WEST POINTERS CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ! that 1 have recently approved acts of the congress to accomplish a partial restoration of the army's enlisted strength anil increasing ! tilt; enrollment of cadets in the I IT. ©. military academy.” Mr. Roosevelt espoused the j cause of a permanent world peace j based on what he termed an; | assurance of'“mutual uttdemtand- ; ing and mutual regard.” He advised the graduates that

establish a federal republic along American tinea President Albert Lebrun, who is met area ir th« above layout, is in sympathy with the plan. Layout also shows, the chamber of deputies.

when they mingled at home and j abroad, to foster a feeling of mutual friendship, to discourage suspicion, to teach respect for (he rights ol' others, to decry aggression, and to oppose iutoleri ance. o Gigantic Structure Herodotus estimated that lOP.hhO men were engaged for 20 years in building the Great pyramid. ■■■ — o —— • Briefly Told One conquers a had habit more easily today than tomorrow.

SENATOR HUEY LONG CONTINUED FROM RAGE ONE work possible voluntary codes which industries could adopt on their own violation. The extension resolution passed the house last Friday. Brought up in the senate yesterday, in a half-hour especially alloted for NKA consideration, the resolution ran into the confirmation amendment, offered by Sen. Thomas P. Core, D„ Oklu., with Long* active support. o—■ ■ BOLIVIA AND CONTINUED FltOM PAGE ONE lighting Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina— ail militarily superior — combined. At the beginning of the war Paraguay's population was 1,337,43ii. At the end it was 221,079 —j 28,746 men, 106,254 women above 15, and 86,079 children. Toward the end there were whole regiments of hoys between 12 aud 15 and women, used to carry munitions anil supplies when there were no more horses and mules, were left perforce to die along roads or were shot to prevent their capture. Today the population lias grown to but 850,000. Celebrate Peace La Paz, Bolivia, June 12. —(U.R) — Tlie peace signed a.t Buenos Aires today made La Paz. wearied by three years of devastating war, a city of wild rejoicing. Crowds who had gathered in the' streets since early in the day, j awaiting the world, ‘‘Firmose La ; Paz"—"peace is signed” — began one of the greatest mass demonstrations ever witnessed in Bolivia. Thousands marched in the streets singing the national anthem and; shouting "long live peace." Many! cried for joy. Bells tolled, sirens shrieked, Majids played and orators spoke on :he street corners. A touch of solemnity was added

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as tributes wore paid to the fallen. Those whoso men folk bare so far escaped anxiously sought news, fearing that tragically, they might fail in the las: hours before the cessation of hostilities at noon Friday. Asuncion, Paraguay, June 12. — (U.ID —All Paraguay turned out today In Joyful celebration of peace, miugled with sorrowful tribute to . the dead. Bolivian prisoners In detention camps were permitted to celebrate also. Autholrtles transmitted free personal messages to men at the front, who are hoping soon to leave the trenches but must remain at their posts until the truce becomes effective. ————-o— — f MAGL.EY news“~i . ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kolter en- '; tertained for dinner 'Sunday Mr. and Mrs. D. W Wnldy, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jaberg and daughters Dmai Ruth, and Maryln. Mrs. Caroline Jaberg, Mr. and Mrs. George Gerber and eon Loren. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heimlich and , won Glen, Mr. and Mrs. Herman ■ Bitrkhead were dinner guests of

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Mr and Mrs. James Glson. MMss Ethel Worthman spent last . week with Mr. and Mrw. Frank Gutter aud f .ißily of Eaat of Deoat ur. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kolter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jabcrg and family. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Helmrich and son Glen, visited Mr. and Mrs. Milton Schorry and family Sunday afternoon uud evening. Misses Marie aud iii-leu llildolimnd were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Hracht and Mr aud Mils. Harry Warden and family Sunday. Mt». Marie Hildebrand visited Mrs. Jesse 'Blume and baby Tuesday afternoon. -■ o '■ -- Forgets Dynamite, Is Blown To Bits Van Wert, 0., June 12. —(UP) — When Gordon Fair, 45. farmer, set off a fusi- unde.r a stump he was blasting, he forgot he was holding a bucket containing four other 1 sticks of dynamite. He stepped hack some distance to await flic explosion. The impact i. f the stump hast set off the dynamite in 'his bucket, and he was blown to bits.