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j’ > v figures In Row sF s jl h Byr* . r g|| II > Appointment us Harry S. Berry . of Nashville a.s relief works pro- • gress aministrator for Tennessee ■ ■may result in resumption of hos- - tilities between Secretary of the Interior Hicks and Harry Hopkins, l| relief works administrator. Ickes dismissed Berry in 1933 as a PWA engineer. JUNIOR C. OFC. PARTY TONIGHT Organization Will Meet At Cloverleaf Cremeries To Inspect Plant ■ A Rood crowd is expected to ; attend the meeting tonight of th’ . Becatur Junior Chamber of Comi tnerce at the Cloverleaf Creamer-! I les at 7:30 o’clock. This will be in the form of a ! social and business meeting. ReI freshments will be furnished by. i the Cloverleaf Creameries, W. A I ' Klepper. general manager of tho ; I company has announced. Cheese ■ I sandwiches on rye. olives, celery. I ' lie cream, buttermilk and several other things are on the menu. The members of the club will be shown through the plant by Bud Towneend. The local creameries I has just been remodelled to bei come the largest single churning unit in the middle west, capable | lof producing 8.000.000 pounds of j I butter a year in addition to the ch-ese and other products rnanu- i factured here. Reports will be made by the | I committees working on the WLS l.trn dance to be held in connec-1 I tion with the Decatur tree street! | fair next August. Plans for other projects proposI ed by members of the club also ! will he discussed and new pro- I jects considered. * M.-mburs will vote on the proposed dance to be held next month. — — Church Society To Hold Social The young peopl ’u society of the First Presbyterian church will hold an Ice cream and strawberry feetiI val on the church lawn Tuesday evening from 7 t > 9 o’clock. Heme I made a<e will also be served. : ’ Muelc will be furnished by Bob White's band. The festival is sponsored bv he young people as uipart j of their project and pledge to assist. th., local church. In event of rain.: jthefestlv,! Will be held Wednesday evening. Two Traffic Accidents Reported Over Week-end Two minor accidents were reported to Sheriff Pa"** B«> wn over the | W 7 k car ,l driven by Harold Melfehr .., , nro V |iie collided with one d!lven bv Harold Yaney of Fort V x-ne on the Bellmont road one ♦ nf Dec&tur. With Mi. . SlVeTe hi. two children. " ’ . hi,, daughters sustained a| l " " aa. h over the forehead. This 11 “■ •* Saturday drl v en by | ' y Ohio party on state road US X’X No one *»" > n l ured '

GOVERNOR TO FILE PROTEST ( WITH ILLINOIS Objects To Using State As Dumping Ground For Illinois Insane Indianapolis, June 24 — <U R> — Gov. Paul V. McNutt today said he would complain to Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois against alleged attempts to use Indiana as a j ' dumping ground" for insane perI eons. Fred Farnum, state welfare agent. Is collecting data regarding the situation, the governor : said. "There is no question but what Illinois is attempting to dump in--1 sane persons on Indiana but I’m awaiting a complete report from Farnum before I make a protest,” • ithe governor said. McNutt said he did not believe the Illinois director of public welfare was aware of the situation. Farnum was ordered to make the investigation after complaints from Parke county that Miss Rosa Saks. Chicago welfare agent, had attempted to deliver two patients j there. The governor quoted the Illinois ■ relief worker as saying: "Illinois has about 40,000 such ■ dependents, and must unload ■ them. 11l lose my job if I don't.” . ■ ■ . O— Wabash Township Man Dies In Wisconsin Divid Gerber. 51. of Emerald. Wisconsin, died Sunday evening, according to a telegram received today by relativee. Mr. Gerber wae born in Wabash township and a:ent most of his life there. Surviving are the widow, seven daught.ru. all cf Wisconsin and the following brothers and eietere: Mrs. A. L. Neuenechwinder of Mi- [ am:. Florid.:: Mrs. Levi Meshber ger. Mrs. J. K. Yoder, and Robert ; G-rber, all of Berne; Mrs. Peter i Huser of Syracuse. Kairnae. Funeral eervices will be held 1 , Wednesday afternoon at Glenwood j I City, Wis onsin Relatives left to-j I day to att nd the funeral. MICHAEL SORG DIES SATURDAY Funeral Services M ill Be Held At Church Wednesday Morning Funeral services for Michael H. Sorg, 54. of 929 Russel street, who died at his home at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night following a short illness, will be held Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the residence ajid 9 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial , will be made in the church cemetery.. Father J. J. Seimetz will have charge of the funeral. Mr. Sorg suffered a paralytic ' stroke Thursday evening and reinained in air unconscious condl-1 tion until death Saturday nig ht - I Mr. Sorg was born July lb, 1880 jin Pleasant township, Allen county, | j a son of Theodore and Katherine j Bastino-Sorg. He had resided in Decatur since | 1921. and was employed as a ditch contractor for a number of years. He moved to Decatur from Fort Wayne. His marriage to Mary Harkenrider took place in at Yoder, and following thSir marriage they moved to Hessen Casse . He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic church and the Holv Name Society. Survivors beside the widow, Mary Sorg are a son, Elmer of Cdevetandl. Ohio; a daughter, Mrs. Bernice Adams. Decatur; a brother, Edward Sorg of For ! Wayne: six sisters. Miss Monica Sorg of Chicago; Mrs. George HerW of Hoagland: Mrs. Sylvester I Case Mrs. Edward J. Braun Mrs. Leona Tholen and Mrs. Ora V. * tin, all of Fort Wayne. The body was removed to the Solg home Sunday afternoon from I the Yager Brothers Funeral parI lors. -—oo — - Maddy Sends Books To Scout Troop Rotary troop number 61 has reSaeed in the new Scout cabin, D °Mr a member of the fir Bo> Scout troop in Decatur in Ji He U a nephew of M«. Dore Erwin and now operate, a «dio shop In Koego Harbor.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 24, 1935.

Leaves Decatur ■kT Herb L. Curtis, athletic director of the Decatur public high school since 1926, has resigned the local position to become principal of the Southport high school, located in Perry township. Marion county. (Story on page 6) CHINCH BUGS INFEST CROPS Survey Shows Heavy Infestations In Four Townships In County Heavy infestations of chinch bugs have been discovered in I nion. Root. Preble and French townships, according to County Agent L. E. Archbold. Other townships in Adams county show little if any indications of infestations of these bugs. Heavy infestations of Hessian flies have been noted ail over the county. A survey was taken recently by H. O. Deay. entomologist of Purdue University, in company with the county agent. Chinch bugs have been delayed about three weeks by the rainy, cold weather in the county this spring. Deay stated that where as few as seven adult hugs were found per lineal foot, it was an indication of a heavy infestation. This would mean from 600 to 800 young chinch bugs. Union. Root. Preble and French ! townships showed heavy infestations of chinch bugs where the wheat was thin. In every field scouted in Adams county a heavy infestation of Hes- , sian fly was noted. This infestation is apparently due to the many broken tillers. Where wheat has fallen and has not straightened it has been found that it has been weakened by these flies. The tremendous amount of voluntary wheat last fall made an fliee could develop. Even where ideal location in which Hessian fly free dates were observed in seeding wheat last fall, the grain shows the effect of the spring infestation of the fly. Mr. Deay strongly urged that all voluntary wheat in the fall of 1935 be destroyed and that the fly free date for seeding should be (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 TREASURY HAS I BIG BALANCE — Uncle Sam to Close Books For Year With A Billion Dollar Balance Washington, June 24 —(UP)— The treasury in preparing to close its books June 30 on the current fiscil year found today it had a "bank balance” of approximately $1,000,000,000 (B). Treasury officials estimated they soon would be drawing about 1,000,000 checks n week against this to finance the work-relief program and other federtl expenditures. During the .past year the average has been about 760,000 checks a week. Secretary of the treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., has determined to maintain a balmce — deposited largely In federal reserve and national banka throughout the country —51,000,000,000. That would be sufficient tor six weeks spending needs. The balance will be maintained through um ill weekly borrowings, largely sale of the new "baby bonds” it will be approximately four times the average "working balance” of previous administrations when future expenditures could be more nearly .predicted. The balance a year ago, exclusive of the $2,800,000,000 "gold profits” reached a peak of $2,200,000,000. This x'ounflwed with a war-time ipeak of $1,500,000,000. The 1935 fiscal year closing this weekly likely will show new rec(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

SPONSORS VISIT HOMESTEAD SITE Architect And Chicago Party Have Pictures Taken At Homestead Members of the board of sponsors and other officials of the Decatur homesteads project inspected tdie development here Sunday afternoon and had their pictures taken in front of the north gate. J. Edwin Quinn, the architect of the 48 homes, was present with a party from Chicago. Karl Eltel, one of the brothers who own the Bis- ! murk Hotel in Chicago, was present 1 .nd inspected the project. With him ' were his two daughters Mary Lon 1 Eitel and Mrs. Spiel. The project is being landscaped through a donation of $1,300 made ' by the General Electric company of Fort Wayne. Within the next week : the park area will be planted in soy beans to add nitrogen to the soil. Many of the gardens put out by I! the homesteaders are flourishing I and the project is taking on the i appearance of a real city. ■! The base road is passable. Every huoi’.e is now occupied. Awningii, flower boxes, and shrubs have takep away the barren • ippeurance presented by the project several weekxi ago. 1 Fruit trees will be set out next fall on each cf the individual lots. ! These trees were purchased I through >i portion of a SI,OOO CWA 1 I appro, nation. Members of the board of sponsors are: James Elbereon, .president; ‘ Mrs. H. B. Heller, vice-president; Ferd Litterer, secretary; Carl Pu.nphrey, treasurer; E. W. Lankenau .and James Cowon, directors. o FERA Classes Will Meet Thursday Night I Mrs. Violet Myers will meet her FERA classes in Decatur on Thursday. The class in psychology of adolescence is still in the process of or- ' gnnization. Those interested in this subject are urged to .attend the class at the high school building. ' Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. 1 o PROMISE SWIFT TRIAL FOR YOUTH Confessed Slayer of Night Club Actress Will Be Given Speedy Trial Peoria. 111.. June 24—<U.R)—With Gerald Thompson, 25-year-old confessed sex slaver of pretty Mildred Hallmark, hidden from a lynch peril, the state moved swiftly today to prepare evidence to present to a grand jury Tuesday. Thompson, whose lurid diary boasts of ravishing 16 girls and attempts on 67 others, followed Mildred, member of a respectable family, home last Sunday night : and then attacked her after he II had rendered her unconscious i J with a blow on the ehin, police 11 said he confessed. She died of a broken neck, physicians said. “Justice will be as swift as '| preparation of the case will permit,” state's attorney E. V. Champion promised l last night. Swift action of authorities thwarted lynch threats by Peoria citizens, enraged by Thompson’s confession of the brutal attack in a lonely cemetery near here. Until yesterday he was held in the McLean county jail at Bloomington. It was believed he was taken to Springfield last night. Police denied the bushy-haired. ' thin-lipped Thompson had attempted suicide. "He was too well guarded for that," they said, "and his tie and belt have been taken from him.” Names of Thompson's other ' victims were contained in his 1 little black diary. These indicat- 1 ' ed they would testify against him, police said. Champion, however, said the ’ girl's testimony would not be needed for the grand jury. He 1 said he hoped to have a true bill ■ (ICONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Former Berne Man Killed By Train John J. P eson, 61, of Fort Wayne and a former resident of Berne, was killed Sunday mj’rning when he was run over by a Pennsylvania ' freight train at Fort Wayne. He was employed as a railroad yard 1 brakeman. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Daniel Boze of ißerne.

CONGRESS LOOKS TO ROOSEVELT FOR PROGRAM Executive Expected To Ask Body To Push Through New Tax Plan Washington, June 24.—(U.PJ—Congress looked to President Roosevelt today for a vigorous assertion of leadership clarifying his tax program and settling uncertainties concerning hls “.tax-the-rich" proposals. Refreshed by a week-end holiday, the president was expected to assure congressional leaders he wanted the three major items of | his tax program—higher inherl- ! tance and gift taxes, increased taxes on large personal incomes, and a. graduated corporation income tax enacted this session. Some administration leaders believed he also would renew demands that his utility program, including the holding company bill and TVA amendments, and the Eccles banking bill, be enacted in the form he wants them. He was expected to end speedily a weekend of uncertainty and confusion regarding his legislative program. It was understood that Mr. Roosevelt planned an era of vigorous leadership, directed at jamming the remainder of his legislative program through congress. Pressure for immediate action on a schedule of higher taxes was increased by a statement from Sen. William E. Borah. R., Ida., declaring for increased taxation to meet the cost of heightened governmental expenditures. “I think it a sound and timely proposal to readjust our tax laws in the light of our stupendous expenditures." Borah sajd. Borah said the president's program was a "share-the-burden of government program” rather than a "share-the-wealth” program. His statement increased uncerON PAGE THREE) —.— o Board Os Review Hears Complaints The Adams county board of review teday heard complaints of as-s-semeuto in &rne, Geneva mid Monroe. Tuesday and Wednesday the board will hear complaints from Decatur and Thursday from corporations in the county. Paul Weber, field representative j of the state tax board, was in the city today aaeiating the board in ■ checking the reports cf the aescesors. o Board Os Guardians Will Meet Tuesday There will be :a m-eetin of the Adame county board* of Childrens guardians Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock ut the home of Mre. D. D. : Heller. FINDLAY BEET WORKERS STRIKE Settlement Os Wage Dispute Looked For; Local Workers Satisfied ‘ Findlay, 0., June 24 - (UP) Efforts to avert a utrike of sug.ir beet fi.ld workeru covering 10,000 acres in Northwest Ohio were made to- j day by the Federal government. Labor conciliator Robert T. Fox of Indfanapolie called a conference of workers and growers in attempt-1 ed arbitration of a wake dispute. The agricultural beet field workers’ union, affiliated with the American federation of labor, has threatened to call a strike unless an agreement is reached by Tuesday night. Workers reaffirmed their demands tor a flat wage rate of sl9 an acre at a mass meeting Sunday, attended by Fox. The present labor contract calls for $lO an acre for blocking, thinning and hoeing, and 80 cents a ton for harvesting. Dale W. McMillen, (president of the Central Sugar company 'here, stated today that no complaints had been filed by workers in any of lhe Drciutr area’s fields. The workers are very well satis tied with the arrangements made between themselves and and termers. The last of the blocking will be completed this week. Mr. Me Millen stated. The Findlay, Ohio, area Is about 100 miles frern the Decatur territory and the growers ther-e are not connected with the local plant In any way.

Price Two Cents

Joseph Everett Will Be Returned Today From State Prison

Returned Here rS ■ R. L iW L t H rR! ! Joseph Everett, convicted in 1931 of the murder of Doras Werling, was returned today from the Michigan City state prison to the Adams county jail, pending action in a re trial ordered by the state supreme court. BAND WILL PLAY AT PARTY PICNIC Bob White’s Band Willi Play At Sun Set Park Thursday Evening Bob White's band will play at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening at Sun Set park for the free summer party being sponsored by the Young Democratic Club of Adams county. Final arrangements for the I affair will be made during a series ! of committee meetings to be held I Tuesday night at the Decatur ' Dally Democrat, Edwin Kauffman. ' general chairman has announced. As planned, a free picnic will ! be held at the’ park at 6:30 o'clock, j The public is invited to bring baskets and attend. A program will be held at 8 I o’clock witl>Pleas Greenlee as the j principal speaker. An amplifying ! system will be set up by Marcellus Miller. At 9:30 o'clock a dance will be given in the pavilllon. Tickets may be purchased for this at 25 cents a person. Three committees for the Young Democratic Summer Party will meet Tuesday evening, June 25 at the Decatur Daily Democrat. The picnic committee will meet at 7:30 o’clock. This committee I consists of Mary Cowan, chair- ! man. Marjorie DeVoss, Bud Townsend, Herman Omlor, Marion Feasel and Carl Buffenbarger. The ticket committee will meet at 8 o’clock. This committee consists of Severin Schurger, chair- | man, Bernice DeVoss, vice-chair-I man Rosemary Holthouse, Jim I Lose, Richard Macklin, Arthur Schamerloh, Jim Harkless, Robert ■ Kleinhenz. Bill Coffee, Robert I (PONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Leave To Attend Sister’s Funeral — Mr. and Mrs. Charlee Itaare of [ this city left today for Clinton, Ind., [ to attend the funeral of Mrs, George i Rigsby, sister of Mrs. Henre. Mrs. Rigsby died early this morning. She was op-rated on last Thursday for removal cf gall stones. She was 40 years of age. The funeral will be held Wednesday. —o Mrs. Michael Gaffer Dies In Fort Wayne Mrs. Lina Gaffer, 58. of Fort Wayne, a former resident of this city, died at 3 o'clock this morning after i month’s illness of complications. Death was due to .heart trouble and dropsy. The deceased was born In Logansport and resided in Decatur until 18 years ago when she moved to ' Fort Wayne. Her husband Michael G.iffer, Is f> brother of Pete Gaffer of this city. Surviving besides the husband • are a daughter and seven eons, all of Fort Wayne; a sister und two brothers of Logansport. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence on Woodberry street, Fort Wayne, land at 9 o’clock at the St. Peters church. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery.

Sheriff Brown Goes To Michigan City To Return Prisoner, Convicted of Slaying Doras Werling. NEW TRIAL ORDERED Joseph Everett, 58, was returned from the Michigan State prison this afternoon by Sheriff Dallas Brown to the Adams county Jail where he will be held pending a re trial on a charge of the murder of Doras Werling on June 29,1931. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the fall of the same year. A letter was received this morning by Sheriff Biown stating. "We have an order from the Indiana Supreme Court to release Joseph Everett, register number 15,128. He will be turned over to you as soon as you call for him.” It was signed by H. C. Crosby, chief clerk for the institution. The supreme court ordered a new trial in a decision handed down on April 9. 1935. Everett was held in the state prison for a period of 60 days during which time the attorney general of Indiana had the opportunity to file a petition for a rc-hearlng of the request for a new trial. As no action was taken In the I attorney general’s office. Sheriff j Brown was ordered to bring Everett back to Adams county for a new trial which probably will be held during the September term of the Adams circuit court. The evidence in the case showed according to the supreme court's decision that on June 29. 1931, “Everett was engaged in baiting a trot line in the St. Mary's river on the north side of the town of Pleasant Mills.” In the meantime, "Doras Werling, 27. and his two brother-in-laws. James F. Halberstadt, Jr.. 19, and Thomas Halberstadt, 16, and another boy went in swimming. The Halberstadt boy testified that they threw a etone into the water to test its depth.” This led to an argument over Everett's (CONTINUED-ON PAGE FIVE) - ' Whitright Home Sold To E. W. Lankenau Enno W. Lankenau, 221 South Third street, has purchased the Ed whltrlght property on West Monroe street. Mr. Whitright i-s building a new home on hLs farm, one mile south of Decatur. The structure is nearing completion. Mr. Whitright formerly operated the city ice line here. The price for the City property was given . s $4,500. Mr. Lankenau Is a iprominent resident in this city and is superintendent of the local General Electric plant. 0 HUNTINGTON CASE IS HEARD TODAY Public Service Commissions Hears Petition of Complaining City In Power Case. Indianapolis. June 24. — (U.R) The scene of the fight between Clare W. H. Bangs. Huntington's martyred mayor, and the Northern Indiana Power company shifted to Indianapolis today in a hearing before the public service commission. The hearing was conducted on the city’s petitions for an order that the power company provide emergency "stand by service for the tiny municipal electric plant and a guarantee that city plant lines oh telephone company poles will not be molested. City Attorney Clade Cline represented the city In the heating while Bangs remained in the Huntington county jail on a contempt conviction. , , ~ The fiery mayor was sent to jail May 8 because he refused to post bond while appealing from a charge of violating a temporary injunction to prohibit the municipal plant from selling its services. A hearing on the power company's petition for a. permanent injunction against extension- of 'he city plant was recessed in Huntington circuit court to permit principals to attend the Iffdianapolis hearing. Bangs won permission to leave jail between 9 a. tn. and 6 p. m., daily while the court hearing Is in progress but was denied freedom to come to Indianapolis.