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difficulties Met In ■ffort To Halt Coal ] Strike This Week _____

■L And Operators ■bmit - ..iillicting I’ro-W--.U To Seitle Their Mjggiltes. lliK IIF.AH TALKS u.r> ■Kj,,,.,. ~>al n rs and <>p.-r-a joint vinif. rm,-, |H l sharply .‘onfli. t■.eal. L-r averting a strike scheduled foi this ■K r and hour contracts, twice |K’.: a - th- request of I’resi- ..■•■ expire at ini I’.iight. Th. exttnsions iverted d-tiiiiiely scheduled for and June 16. )■„>.,r. yesterday offered a to extend the present worli lioiiis. and working ume months until ilex' HH i The miners adopt ed a. restating demand'! for K;»e-k week and 10 tier cent - rejected the n.inThe miners voted motion to extend the (■amtrai a third time. Both ■Bjvt.-iit a basis today for conof mines bey. nd |H>. ,-,| a cent avi.it i. >n |K|r, jihl wages agreed to act. They pled? .. ..... 'mime the eV-’ ■ :.' Wlioreever ic-qu ' ■ i»-.-n‘i:>Js in and between are . l.mina’ed. The moprovided that if work day or week are chanu- ■- kitisl.itive action, pres.-in and p ce-work rates shall ■k in effect. .. a tln-n voted to leave ■jKtir.nms to the wage scale subw tone members side.'asking that ■ tack t . the full cons. t- ■ L. Lewis, United Mine president, took the tlooi . the operators' group, and t:i> r>s page fivi-d ■ _ 0 —-— ■e Brooks Is I Injured La«t Night B: ... ... nine y ar old da >-' Mrs. Sam Brooke. :■ a Ley ■ last evening ami ■ her left arm at th.- elbow her brother Barney. ■ - ycle wh n the a< eid I.' T: >■ bicycle struck a p ■».. ■ n d fell over. Ir ii ’ "as ■ ,!l hospital for ti e X ray of the fra-'--i’ ■ IE — - o ■way Commission ■ Representatives Here Sawyer and Joe 11 i:' ”i :> ■ ’«u department of t > commisisii n, were in l> 1 ■toy conferring with cite -a: to the directory sign ■ northeast corner f S-’ioiid streets. as it now stands, ie m .:' i„sle6tria:i trat'fi t'.-e---of the nark ■ <r- removed from ttu- i"’-' the new ornamental light ire -rented the sign will be back of th? post or ' piaeej on the light post. WES WEMHOFF I CONTEST WIN NEK First Prize In Contest ■Bonsored By Adams Theater E Os This City es Wetnhoff won first prize Kooler-Aire contest spoii- ■ in the Decatur Daily Demo- ■ the Adams Theater and ’ :r merchants. The contest Monday. w ‘u Odle won second prize |E^ r - George Harris, third. E[ A ve fourth prize winners ■ Mary Kathleen Fryback, Ej* lust , Ann Cowan, Mrs. A. B und Mrs. Clarence Hi rm ln ’“’rs have been asked Io to the Adams Theater l>’ S’ Prizes. E^ lar ge number of entries were the contest. Many of the fans were able to give the E* Ct na mes of all the actors whose pictures wer’ E«hed. winners were chosen by judges Monday night the number of replies with answers. Prizes were Kj' °n the basis of neatness. Entity, clarity of the replies E llle 25 word letter.

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GROUP GUESTS OF CREAMERY Junior Chamber of Commerce Guests Os Cloverleaf Officials Members of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce were He guests of Cloverleaf Creameries Monday night in the club’s regu lar monthly meeting. The affair was ironed with a i business meeting. Several reports were made concerning the WLS' barn dance show to be held in connection with t>he Decatur Free Street Fair next August. Dorothy Young made a report for the locations committee, [ statlue that several sites were being considered and that the final choice would probably be made this week. Rosemary Holt-, house gave a report for the ticket committee giving the mtHlner in which the campaign, is to be made. Paul Hancher made a report on activities of the publicity committee. Frank Wallace, general chairman for thogfthow, then outlined the program for the five days. He explained that entries for the show may lie filed with Bud Townc.end at the Cloverleaf Creamer ies. with himself at Englands Auto Supplies company, with Jesse Sutton at Pumphrey's Jewelry store, with Robert Holier at the Decatur Daily Democrat, with Rosemary Holthouse at the P. Kirsch and Son garage or at the county agent’s office. Jesse Sutton made a report on the free programs proposed in Deeatdr soon. Clarence Heiman gave a detailed account of the activities of the horse shoj. committee for the agricultural show. The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce is putting up a portion of the premiums for this event. Bud Townsend reported on the dance held recently which netted the club a profit of about sls. He moved that a second dance be held in July. It was determined to have a “Wild Oats Ball” in honor of the horses for which the money raised is to be used. The Ball will probably be held on July 11. Fred Musser and Mildred ‘Acker were appointed co-chairmen of the ticket committee. Dora Shos enberif was appointed chairman of a committee on arrangements. Jesse Sutton was named chairman of a committee to select a tlon for the dance. The meeting was then turned over to Bud Townsend, who was chairman of the program. He had arranged for W. A. Klepner. general manager of the Cloverleaf Creameries to give a talk. Mr. Klepper congratulated the new organization stating, theti never was a such a future for young men and women. Because of the depression the older I ,OP P[® (CONTINUED nN PAGE FIVE) BERNE TO STAGE COLT CLUB SHOW Gold Medal Colt Club Show Will Be Held During October The Gold Medal Colt Club show will be held in Berne duringl he middle of October, it was determ "ned at a meeting of the committee in session with the Berne Chamber of Commerce Monday nig • The Berne Chamber of Com X' s!.'X h »=“« -5 1 n •. hv the schedule of “»=■ “ H b -s s r NeuhaU3 x e i , n -atelv 100 colts will be Appioxi ‘ ghoW this year ! he t Sh vear ' al)out 3 ’ oo ° perS ° n3 ’ X o' them national horse buyers. attended the affair.

NINETEEN DIE AS AIRPLANES CRASH MONDAY Argentine Screen Idol Victim of South American Tragedy (Copyright 1935 by UP.) Medellin, Colombia, June 25.— (U.R) — Scenes comparable only to those which followed the death of Rudolph Valentino were recorded today as millions of women throughout South America mourn'd Carlos Gardel, Argentine Idol of the screen and stage. He died, one of 19 including two Americans, in the 60-foot flajnes of i burning airplaines yesterday after I a collision between two giant three-1 motored Fords at Olaya Herrera 1 airdrome. The Americans killed were Henry Swartz, 36. of Philadal|>hia. I manager of the Colombia-Univers-1 al Fffm Co., branch of Universal Films of the Xtnited States, and Lester W. Strauss, mining engineer believed of New York. Grant Flynn, an American, was one of four men who threw themselves from the windows of the burning plajies and made their way outside the tire zone. The others fainted, critically injured; Flynn walked unaided to a hangar, suffering from minor burns. The tragedy was one of the worst in air history. The death of Gardel, however, made it much more. He WM comparable only to Valentino as the hero of women of Soi*h America. Crying thousands mourned him at ; the airport here. Periods of silence were observed in theaters all over the continent. All festivities were cancelled here. In Buenos Aires, hi.! home, cufee cancelled the usual singing proems today ; in his honor. Gardel, dark, smiling, handsome, ] was on a tour of personal appearances in South America in which (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOCTi) BERNE SCHOOL GRADUATES 29 Vacation Bible School Exercises Will Be Held Friday Twenty-nine boys and girls will i receive their diplomas at the anI nual commencement exercises of I the Berne summer vacation Bible school, to be held at the Berne Mennonite church Friday evening, June 28, at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. Elbert Morford, pastor lot the Monroe M. E. church will ] deliver the principal address. The commencement program is. Processional— Sybilla s P run ®® r ' Scripture, Psalm 37:1-11 ylis Fields. Prayer-Rev. M. O. Herman. ! Song. Jesus Loves Me-Younger . ' g 'imoks of the Blble-Kindergart-1 -School and congregation. . Ad<l»ss— Rev. Elbert a. -«' or ] Summer Bible School song ’ of class—Rev. H. E. i T Awarding of diplomas-Rev. C. 11 MediJ? U of ‘ holu3e3 ;'f I ch t " o ! rr0 pf I (CONTINUED ON PAGE .’TI E) I Moose To Initiate Candidates Tonight A Urge crowd is expected at the g ,-j Mildred Fogel's graduatton from the i»«titution ht . ? c VThere wiu t about 15 eanfanout of town degree team will confer H, B. Macy Attends Ford Motor School n B Macy left today for Indianapolis to attend the '' f l ” nP one week’s schooling on the 1 s ' JAI D Schmitt, local Ford Sealer, and Mr. Schmitt has purchased a laboratory se

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 25, 1935.

“Baby Senator” Takes Seat f I — 3 If rW' ■ MMI Over protest of minority, Rush D. Holt takes oath as U. S. Senator from West Virginia, two days after his 30th birthday. Vice-President Garner (left) administers the oath to Holt, second youngest in all history to become a Senator. Henry Clay entered the Senate at 29.

PICNIC PLANS 1 ARE COMPLETE I • I Pleas Greenlee Principal ■ Speaker Here Thursday Night Plane for the Young Democratic Club Summer Dirty Thursday, June 27 are in full swing, it was announced today by Edwin Kauffman, General chairman Pleas Greenlee, executive aecretary to Gov. Paul V. McNutt, who is the principal speaker, will arrive in Deoitur at 6:15 o’clock. Atthie ttanei the reception committee will meet; him on the court house lawn, he will then Join gi a .parade, which will be headed by the American Legion City band. At 6:30 o'clock Mr. Greenlee will be escorted to Sun Set park by the reception committee where the summer party is to be held. He will sit at a table with the reception committee at the picnic which will begin at apiroxl.Tiitely 6:30 o’clock. The reception committee consists of Nathan C. Nelson, chairman. Mayor and Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Heller, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Merryman. Mr. and Mrs. John Tyndall, Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Gehrig, Mr. and Mrs. JoJin Heller. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kirsch, Mr. nd jMrs. Charles Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Macklin, Judge and Mrs. Huber DeVces, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Brown. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Briggs, Mr and Mrs. J, H. Long, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown. Mr. and Mrs. G. Remy Bierly. Senator and Mrs. Thurman Gottschalk, David D. Depp and Ernest Stengel. The program will begin at 8:00 o’clock with the American Legion ity band furnishing the music. Judge Huber DeVess will preside as chairman of the program. Mr. I Greenlee will give the main address. An amplifiug system will be inI stall d on Ute grounds so jhat the ] audience may hear the entire pre(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 DEATH CLAIMS MRS. ELLINGHAM Mrs. Miller Ellingham Dies Last Night Following Long Illness Mrs. Miller Ellingham, age 30, died at her home, 1203 West Berry street, Fort Wayne, at 8:30 o'clock ' Monday night, following an illness of eight moniths. Mrs. Ellingham underwent a majbi- operation at the Crile clinic, Cleveland, last March. Her condition improved for a time, but became critical last week. Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Thursday morning from the Cathedral of .the Immaculate Conception, the requiem high mass being celebrated by Rt. Rev. Msgr. I Thomas M. Conroy, rector. Mrs. Ellingham was a member lof a prominent Fort Wayne fami ily. She was born July 11, 1904 at Payne, Ohio, moving to Fort Wayne with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hyman, 3001 South Fairfield avenue, when she wa» 14 years of age. Besides the husband, who is associated with the Journal-Gazette, Mrs. Ellingham is survived by three children, Mary Margaret, Miller, Jr., and Charles Lewis Ellingham. Her husband is a former Decatur resident, son of L. G. Ellingham.

Local School Board Will Meet Tonight The city school board will hold a jpie-ting this evening at which time the appointment of aeucceesor to Herb L. Curtin, athletic director | and bask -tball c. ach in the Decatur high school may be named. It Is understood that there are 25 or 30 applications on file already for the quart. Mr. Curtis has resigned to accept a position an principal of the Southport high neh o) in P<rry township. Marion county near Indianapolis. Th? position is on advancement at the Southport school han an enrollment of over 500. NEAR CONCORD ON LABOR CASE Final Agreement On Labor Disputes Bill Expected Today Washington. June 25— (U.R) — Senate and house conferees on the Wagner-Connery labor disputes bill are expected to reach final agreement on a compromise measure today after striking out of the bill the house “freedom of the press" amendment. The amendment eliminated yesterday provided that “nothing in this act ehall abridge the freedom of speech or the press as guaranleed in the first amendment of the constitution.” It was written into the house hill a few minutes before passage last Wednesday. No record vote was taken on it. Rep. Richard J. Welch. R„ Cal., a conferee, considered the action eliminating the amendment as possibly tentative lp|t said: ‘‘The provision was not in the senate bill and senate conferees made reference to that fact. No one objected to taking the amendment out." The other remaining digerence between house and senate drafts of the legislation—the unit representation amendment — was expected to be compromised today. The freedom of the press amendment was offered in the house by Chairman William P. Connery of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | o— Solicit Funds For Street Fair Members of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce today started soliciting funds from merchants of the city to aid in defraying expenses of the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit, which will be held here August 5-10, inclusive. Merchants are asked to cooperate to make the fair, which promises to be one of Decatur’s best, a success. o — Travel Over Road 224 Recommended ' Travel over the Benjamin Franklin highway. U. S. route 224, is recommended in the June edition of . "Travel News,” published by the American Automobile Association at Washington. Travel News points to the advani tage of using this route. "Tills is a direct shot across the i state of Ohio, avoiding large cities" the Trave! News says. "The route . runs through a flat, prosperous farming country. j "It is all ipaved and in fair to ’ood condition except for two short \ stretches of dirt between New ■ Castle, Penn., and the Ohio State line, totaling about five miles.”

Roosevelt Is Determined To Drive Tax-The-Rich Program Through Despite Rebellion

OPEN WARFARE AGAIN FEARED IN ABYSSINIA Report Italian Subjects Warned To Leave Within 10 Days Addis Ababa. Abyssinia, June j 25 (U.R) — Official sources denounced as fantastic today a re ported new Italian claim on Abys- ' sinia. implying that Italy had special Interests in a province in the heart of the empire. The claim, as reported, was I that Italy, in a note, virtually accused Abyssinia of “absorbing (he "sultanate" of Jimma, a province south of Addis Ababa. Official sources said that the province acknowledged the suzerainty o’s the emperor of Abyssinia more than 50 years ago, before ' Italy had any interests in the region. London. June 25— (U.R) — Tbe Daily Express Addis Ababa correspondent reported today that the Italian legation had warned j all Italian subjects to leave Abys-

sinia within 10 days. Djibouti. French Somaliland. | June 25 <U.R)>— Abyssinia has hope that if Italy attacks it. Moslems | from all the Near East will come to IM aid, it was indicated today. | Rumors among natives here, of a Moslem uprising if Italy made war. sent Jean Perrigault. special United Press correspondent, to Addis Ababa to interview Emper--1 or Haile Selassie 1. He returned to report that when he asked Haile Selaseie of the rumors, the emperor replied: "Mohammed in the Koran declared 'Ethiopians (Abyssiniana) have given me hospitality. All Mohammedans must aid Ethiopians if they encounter difficulties’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o G. E. Firemen Are Presented Awards Twelve Generaj Electric comI pany volunteer firemen.’ who have ' completed 10 years of service were presented gold service buttons at the recent tournament of the firemen’s association at Franke Park in Fort Wayne. Members of the Decatur and .'Fort Ma.vne plants who received i ■ the awards were: C. Waite, Glenn i i S. Lord, and Francis Eady, and the following from Fort Wayne: Merle ■ I MorkSetter, William Garihan, VicII tor Bradbury. Ralph Harwood, i: Claude Holmes. Harry Feaser. Wil- • Ham Glenn and Charles Martin. Walter S. Goll. Fort Wayne . Works manager presented the i awards. o PIQUETTCASE GOES TO JURY Lawyer Charged With ' Aiding Gangsters Pleads For Acquittal > Chicago June 25 —(UP)— The E case of Louis Piquett, Dillinger atj torney, charged with iharboring > Homer Van Meter, went to the jury federal judge Philip L. Sullivans J coert at 12:21 P. M. today. , i Piquett pleaded with the jury to- | day not to ‘separate me from miy sweet old dad and mother and all i my friends." Making his last stand in the esL fort to avoid conviction for harboring Homer Van Meter, Piquett, at- ' torney for John Dillinger, summon- ■ ed all the imp csfoned oratory at f his command. He urged the jury to duplicate the 1 action of a previous panel which acqquitted him of a charge of harboring Dillinger. He attacked the government witnesses, defending his 3 testimony as hie own lone witness, nnd carried his personal argument 8 to an indictment of attorney Gens eral Homer S. Cummings.. "Cummings wanted to get me,’ Pi- ° quitte shouted. "He instructed his federal agents to get me thats V why federal agents held Dr. Wil(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS American Legion Post Nominates Members For Next Year Frank "Shucks” Schumacher and Walter Gladfelter. both of Decatur, were nominated for commander of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion tn regular session Monday evening. The closing date for nominations will be Monday, July 8, with the election taking place Monday, July 22. Others nominated last night are: F.d Jaberg. first vice-commander; none nominated for second vicecommander; adjutant, Herbert Kern; Adrian Baker, finance officer; executive committee, Tillman Gehrig, retiring commander, Charles Massonee, Charles Burke and Edgar Yoder; delegates (three to he named). Otto Case, Tillman Gehrig, Herbert Kern and Albert Miller. Alternates (two to be nirhied), Vincent Bormann. Announcement was made at last night’s meeting that Frank Belgians. national legion commander, will broadcast over the red network of the National Broad-

casting company at 3 p. m. CST ■ July 4. He will speak for 15 minutes on "Americanism — the Duties of American Citizenship.'’ BOY KIDNAPERS RE-SENTENCED Older Lad Given 1-1 IK Year Sentence: Other Term Suspended Jasper, Ind., June 25. —(U.R) —The kidnaping of Sheriff Edward Lungers was written into Indiana criminal records tiglay as a case of auto banditry and the two Huntington, W. Va., boys who perpetrated the abduction were under sentence accordingly. Life sentences imposed upon the youths last week when they pleaded guilty to kidnaping charges were voided when they were granted a new trial on the auto banditry charges. Maurice Sheridan, 17, wae sentenced to one to 10 years in the state reformatory. Bascum Ray, Jr., 14, was given a suspended sentence to the state boys’ school and released on proba.tion to his parents until he Is 21 year old. Judge John L. Sumner prefaced the sentencing with an admonition that the boys had “committed an ugly trick" and the community was aroused. Sheriff Luegers was kidnaped in front of the county jail here June 17 after arresting the youths in a stolen- automobile. They left the sheriff in the car. shackled with ’ his own handcuffs, after running it into a ditch nearly 50 miles distant. Y’oung Ray was wounded slightly in a gun battle #ith a posse I which caught the youths a few hours later. Everett Returned To Jail Last Night , Joe Everett was returned to the Adams county jail from the Michi- . agn City state prison at 7: 30 o'clock last evening. He was recently granted a new trial by the state supreme , court for the murder of Doras WerlI ing. When first convicted in the t ill of 1931 he was given a life sentence. o Nussbaum FactoryGiven Large Order t One of the world's largest order ’ f r fancy wooden boxes. 100,000, has ' been awarded to the Nussbaum ‘ Novelty concern at Berne by the ’ Armour company of Chicago. B The order will give employment • to at least 75 additional men and 1 women. At present there are 75 per- ‘ sons working in the day and night shifts at the factory. The boxes are for the Luxor toil--8 etries which are sold to various 3 firms for Christmas gifts. They will be packed with soaips, creams, powders and similar articles.

Schedules Os Proposed Higher Taxes Drafted As Rebellion On Plans Developes. FILIBUSTER THREAT Washington, June 25 — (U.R) — President Roosevelt drove his tax-therich program forward in congress today despite rebellion in the house and. threats of senate filibuster. Schedules of proposed higher taxes on large corporations and personal fortunes were drafted. Schedules designed to carry out President Roosevelt’s program and add $340,000,000 a year to federal revenues were drawn up by Chairman Pat Harrison of the senate finance committee and ’ treasury experts. Racing against time in a drive to enact them by July 1. Harrison 1 called his committee to meet at 4 p. m. to consider the new rates. In accordance with Mr. Roose--1 velt’s demands, Harrison said he ■ would try to put the higher in--1 heritance. Income and corporation 1 taxes through as an amendment ■ to the pending nuisance tax extension resolution. As opposition to this course ■ mounted, however. Democratic ■ senate leader Joseph T. Robinson I said it still was possible the tax - program would be consider'd as

separate legislation. The tentative schedule drawn up by Harrison and the treasury covered each of the President’s major proposals. They provided: 1. A graduated income tax on corporation profits ranging from 10 per cent on net profits of 12,000 to approximately 19% per cent on profits from $20,000,000 upwards. The present rate in a flat one of 13% per cent. Mr. Roosevelt had suggested a graduated scale from 10% to 16% per cent. 2. Higher levies on private incomes over $1,000,000, ranging from 60 per cent at $1,000,000 to 80 per cent on $10,000,000 or more. 3. Taxes on inheritance of $300,000 or more, graduated upward as the present estate tax. Harrison said a provision probably would be added to place a tax on those who receive gifts. This would parallel the present levy on those who make gifts and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Seventeen Loans Made Under FHA Leo Kirsch, city FHA chairman, stat d today that 17 loans have been made through title I of the MHA program through the First Shite Bank o this city. These loans total $10,852.88 These loans are in addition to the number made through local dealers financed by wholesale companies. Title I is for remodelization and does not include the new houses being built under title W. A goal of $54,138 has been set for FHA expenditures in Decatur bleed on $10.50 per person. This includes both work which was done with o eh and that done on credit. It is estimated that many thousands of dollars worth of remodelling has been done and paid°f r with cash. Decatur computes favorably with other cities in the state. —o GALLMEYER CHILD DIES LAST NIGHT Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gallmeyer Dies Os Whooping Cough Maurice Wayne Gallmeyer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gall- * meyer of north of Decatur, died at. Hie Gallmeyer home Monday night at 9:50 o'clock. Death was due to whooping cough. The baby had been ill for two weeks. ' Maurice wa-s born in Decatur on April 10, 1935 a son of Martin and • iAgnes ißauermeister-Gallimeyer. Suri vlving are the parents, one sister, i Maxine Catherine, and the grand- > (parents, August Giallmeyer of Adams county, and Mr. and Mrs. Hent ry Bauenneister of Wells county. I Funeral services will be held - Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, t standard time, at the home. Burial will be in the St. Johns Lutheran - cemetery. Rev C. B. Preuss will a officiate at the funeral services. 1 The body will be removed to the - home from Zwiok’s Funeral home tonight at 6 o’clock. »