Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1935 — Page 1

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hRT GREAT MIN FEARS IIR IS CERTAIN L Reported MakL Plans To SafeI (iu rd Interests Lrtt 1935 by Cnited Press) F AUR * <U.R) II has almost abandoned r" 0( posMul settlement of dispute and is F t 0 safeguard its interIS northeastern Africa In •“ sar . it was reported toE cabinet was believed to be F , strengthen police and Enrols on the frontier. Eslllaad and K '‘"> a , ( '? lon: ; fT,. n d a formidable body of Improbably Sikhs from InE tho Sudan ■ fMre between 6.1*00 an( l I addition to artillery, was "--■ni as the probable force K?Sudan, near T-akc Tsana. EL objective of Italy and Lai the great Sudan Egypt Eon project. Ert 16 a week from today | Cfiid forth. French-British-1 E conference, which is reE is the last real hope for ftii. coaference fails — poeL n? n before-Great Britain » lift its provisional embargo l ||B s for Ethiopia. [ Concen* rate Troops Lnr.it 1935 by United Press) E Abab.".. Aug 9 — <U.R> — fit sas estimated today, alLbn cone, titrated 100,00) in Eritrea and 50,000 in ■niHoiul Ethiopian army, however, hr from being mobilised, up are collected in considerIt umbers, according’ to reli11 sources, at only four points. Ins stated that at present. |r akeieton forces are being htiM within 100 miles of the ta because of Ethiopia’s de- I aiution to avoid guilt in fronrmvTWEn ON PAGE SIX) NiISCHOOL BORT FILED — icatur School Board Files Annual Financial Report Today he annual financial report of Decatur school board for the al year ending July 31. 1935, (tiled today by Ira Fuhrman, Barer for the period. to report shows a balance of 12 in the special school fund. 562 in the tuition fund an 1 #23 in the bond fund. ijenditures in the special »i fund exceeded receipts by • tian |5.000. not , including hlnnce on hand at the end 4t year. ft year the special school I bad a balance of $0,452.60. the close of the period this it was reduced to $605.31. b receip-; including the 1934 tare on hand, were $26,349.79 I the menditures $25,744.48. ■ the tuition fund, the total pf’ including a balance of K*J at the beginning of th“ F were $56,869.18. The exKlres were 1t2.515.56. * bond fund had total re£of $4,565.73. including sl.p balance. The expenditures h 13.037.50. jtduced tax levies in the last hears depleted balances which •school board had. In the spes<hool fund the amount rew from taxes was $12,922.97. 1 receipts in the tuition fund * $22,126.17. In the bond fund. Joints amounted to $3,070.03. hoard received $1.095 97 ‘ sh« intangibles tax. $11,600 ® the state tuition tax and front the excise tax a Transfers amounted to 'ban $4,200. ’ fom Plete report Is publish•odays Daily Democrat. ‘ ———o-,-BULLETIN *’»hinnton, Aua. 9—uj.p'i — Completed action to°n President Roosevelt's » range social security »h?" 1 L , and sent '* ‘o the b,' e House to become law. T was no record vote. "tit Bne< * t 0 aid millions of i™ thp ou fl h old age penHj. Jnd “"employment insur(Jl hstems, the measure ft,. Oproved by the senate ran » lin 9- The eeted late yesterday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Escapes Lynching A' ‘ - \ ■bU w —*W k V ' ' jO Frank Nace, above, 50-year-old street laborer of Frankfort, Ind., was threatened with lynching by a mob after he allegedly attacked a nine-year-old girl. Nace was brought to Indianapolis under heavy guard. PORTLAND MAN BEST AMATEUR Bob Miller Wins First Prize In Dairy Day Amateur Hour D b, Dor'land vocalist, w.n the amateur hour contest at the Dairy Day program nt the Le-1 gion Memorial park Thursday and was given sls and promised an audition at mdio station WOWO in Fort Wayne Second place was taken iby the ■ melody singers. Miss Harland and Miss Gaslee of Huntington. They v. n $lO and an audition at WOWO. Third place was taken by Louis E. Huffman „f Albany who won $5 and an audition. The other three of the six selected w rep al their aumwn for the finals were: Louie Smith of Rockford. Ohio, the Winner Bmnd Ran ers of Berne and Jeanne Briss of Auburn. There were 17 entir s. Herman H. Myers a.tid as master |of ceremonies. The judges were j Father J. J. Hennes, Mrs. Ed Engi el. r and Dr. Fred Patterson. A portion of the amateur hour as well as all of the speaking program was broadcast over WOWO. The Kirkland township home econ sties club took first prize in the surprise hour in which 12 home ■ economi s clubs (competed. The. Kirkland township stunt was >pre-| sen ted by Mrs. J. C. Grandstaff. Mrs. Dorothy Shady and Miss Ruth Yases. ‘Three Old Maids’’ They were given $5. The Better Home club presented a dress revu? in wi'aich they illustnited the styles of 25 or ni tre years ago in compirison with the styles of today. They were given $3. Two dollars were given to the Swiss Village club of Berne for a solo sung by Miss Mildred Habegger. Other stunts were: St. Mary’s township, "First Settlers of Adams county" — characters, Mrs. Otis Shifferly, Mrs. Artie Jackson. Mrs. Willjim Johnson. Mies Rosetta (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O PRIVATE CARS HERE FOR DAY Erie 'And Pennsylvania Officials Visit Decatur Dairy Day Dairy day brought two private! railroad cars to Decatur yesterday, the Erie and Pennsylvania officials arriving here in air-conditioned cars over their respective roads. The iprivate car of R. E. Wo:d ruff, vi e-president of the Erie was narked on the Erie tracks, near the station. The Pennsylvania car, park-1 ed noir the station brought W. R Cox freight manager and W. P- Veit , gen-ral fr< ight agent ct < hicago. Others in ti'ie party were Norman Kirk, traveling freight agent, F. J. Schoettler, division freight agent. Fort Wayne; R. C. Bernard, g neral agent and J. F. Henry, superintend-1 ent, Cincinnati. Accompanying Mr. Woodruff were W. M. Sporleder, superintendent and Frank C. McCarthy, division freight ag nt, Huntington. F. W. Fo»ser, general manager of the Erie arrived in Decatur Wednesday night with Mr. Woodruff, aboard the private car.

HENRY DEHNER I TROPHY WINNER AT HORSE SHOW Veteran Horse Breeder Awaded Sweepstakes At Horse Show ■ Henry L. Dehner, one of Adams ' county's leading Belgian horse ! breeders, won the sweepstakes for i the best pure bred mare at the horse show held in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and | agricultural exhibit. Frank Ha-1 begger's entry finished second and H. P. Schmitt’s third. By winning the sweepstakes, Mr. Dehner was presented the Ed Neuliauser trophy, which he will retain until the next county horse show. Any breeder winning the cup twice, using different entries, is given permanent possession of the trophy. Winning exhibitors, not listed in Thursday's Dally Democrat, are as follows: Pure bred mares, over four years: Henry Dehner, first; Teeple Bros., second; H. P. Schmitt, third; William Bell, fourth; H. P. Schmitt, fifth; Teeple Bros., sixth; Fred Ahr, seventh; H P. Schmitt, eighth. Pure bred mares, under four years: Frank Habegger, first; Henry Asch’man, second; Martin Graber, third, and fourth: Peter B. Lehman, fifth; H. 11. Baumgajtner, sixth; Peter B. Lehman, . seventh. Grade mares, over four year%: 'William Bell, first and second; David F. Mazelin, third. Grade mares, under four years: Floyd Shoaf, first; John Eicher, second; William Neadstine, third; Ed Bollenbach, four and fifth; Wilbur Lehman, sixth; Frank Merriman. seventh. Colts —suckers, pure bred studs: Fred Ahr, first; Martin Graber, second. Colts—suckers, pure bred mares: H. P. Schmitt, first; Archie Smitley. second; H. P. Schmitt, third. Grade stud, suckers: David Mazelin. first; William Bell, sec(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) O PARK CLEANED OF ALL DEBRIS Creamery And City Employes Clear Up Debris After Dairy Day The Cloverleaf Creameries this morning at 5 o’clock had a gang iof 20 men working on the American Legion Memorial park. The force had the park in perfect condition l>y the time citizens were going to their places of business. The city street department had a force of men at work on the streets near the park. City trucks assisted the creamery truck in hauling away the paper and debris of which there were several truck loads. The city street department has made arrangements to clean the streets as early Saturday night as possible. The sprinkler will be used on the streets to flush away the dirt. The department this morning made a request to concessionaires . who have sand bags holding down I their tents, to call the street com- ' missioner at the city hall to bring I the trucks to the .tents Saturday I night. The trucks will pick up all | the sand and move it away free of I charge. ’ The department urged the concession owners not to dump the i sand on the street. There are sev--ral tons of it and it would ruin the sewers if washed down. A large quantity of garbabe wa»s thrown down the man hole at the north side of the alley on Madison I street. It was removed this morning by the city street department who warned that any one caught dumping garbage down man ho'ee would be prosecuted. <•- Regular Legion Meeting Monday _—■ Adame post number 43 of the Amj erican Legion will (meet in regular eeesion at 8 o’clock Monday evening at the bill on south Second street. All members ar? urged to be prei sent. Teeple Apartment Entered Thursday Charlee Teeple of north Second street reported to the city police Thursday night that thieves had : ransacked his apartment earlier in the evening. Nothing was stolen.

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Rescued Girl I a w 4W h 111 Saved by rangers after being marooned on a narrow ledge high up on Half Dome peak, near Yosemite. Cal., Elizabeth Ixirimer, above, of Chicopee, Mass , showed no ill effects from her perilous plight. Miss Lorimer clung to the peak for hours after being trapped at a point where she could go neither up nor down. She was accompanied by Robert Tate, of Englewood, Cal., who was also' rescued by rangeiv. The pair was lowered 2.500 feet to safety by means of ropes. ROY SMITH TO 1 DIE TONIGHT Former Decatur Man Scheduled To Die In Ohio For Murder Roy Smith, former Decatur resident, is scheduled to die in the electric chair at the Ohio state penitentiary at Columbus tonight for the murder f Forrest L. Good, deputy sheriff of Van Wert county. Ohio. Possibility of a reprieve was conciflered remote. John Caren, execu- | tive secretary of Gov. Devey, has indicated the governor will not give t!ie case consideration (because “there has been no question of doubt in the case." Smith confessed and was convicted of the slaying of deputy Good ( by three judges in th-s common pleas court at Van Wert, on April ?5, the decision later being upheld by th? court of app uls. The offi 'er's death occurred when Good, in company with other officers, went to Smith’s farm to question him regarding alleged infraction of a parole. Smith resisted the officers, pulling a gun from his trousers and sh oting Good at close range. Good died almost instantly. Smith was indicted by a grand jury th? day after the murder and seven days later was under sentence of death. The confessed murderer is scheduled to start th? death march shortly after 8 o'clock tonight, eastern (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Concessionaire Is Taken Into Custody Olive Collins, an Indian who c> ( rates a hammer and nail concession on Second street, is being held in the Adams county jail pending an investigation. He was arrested by icity police at 12:30 o'clock this morning after he had struck Otto Egler of Glenmore, Ohio, on the head with <a hammer. Egler was seriously but not fatally injured. His skull was not fractured. No affidavit has been filed against Collins ut noon today.

Distinguished Visitors Pay Tribute To City, Creamery

The hearts of Decatur is?.ople s swelled with bride and joy yesterday as distinuiahed visitors from all parts cf the country voiced (complimentary remarks about the town In general, the enthusiasm of individuals, the wonderful community spirit shown by all. Tributes by the score were paid by railroad I aders, industrial executives, bankers, state officials and others to the ideal back of Cloverleaf Dairy Day, the leadership of W. A. Klepper in the developement of the dairy industry and “the good neighbor" attitude between urban and rural residents. During the afternoon program the principal addresses were broadcast over radio station WOWO, by R. E. Woodruff, vice-president of the Erie railroad; M. D. president National Dairy council; Prof. H. W. Gregory, Purdue university; former

CATTLE SHOW REDORD DIVEN I‘urdue Expert Gives Recapitulation Os Three Cattle Shows A recapilulation of the three cattle shows held here during the first three days of the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit was completed today by E. T. Wallace, extension dairyman of j Purdue University, working in co- j operation with the county agent’s office. Guernseys Total number shown Ln indivld ual classes, 68; females, 53; bulls. 15. Bred by exhibitor, bull, 6 out of 15; females, 24 out of 53. Number of exhibitors, 21; average 3.3 animals. 13 dams of bulls tested, average 506. 13 females old enough for rec ords; 9 tested; average 357. Frst prize aged cow; Our Victory Noll, rec. 227 lbs., BF. 5386. 181 days. Grand Champion, 4 years old. jowned by Beaty, rec. 402 lbs., BF. 7867, as 2 year o’d. I 3-year-old. owned by Lesh, rec., ’ 414 lbs., BF. 7814. as 2 year old. ! 2-year-old owned by Nosker, rec.' i 160 lbs., BF.. 4 months. Jerseys Total number shown in individual classes, 58; females. 44; bulls, 114. ! Bred by exhibitor, bulls. 11 out of 14; females, 38 out of 44. • Number f exhibitore, 17; av- ■ 'erage, 3.4 animals. Dams of bulls aU tested; aver- I 'age 549 lbs.. 15 females old enough for rec- ’ ords; 10 tested; average 527 lbs. First prize aged cow, Stanley, rec. 719.9 lbs. BF. Grand champion, 4 years old; Stanley, rec. 721.6. 3-year-old; Yarde, bred by exhibitor. 2-year-old Paxson. 4-H Club Classes 86 animals shown owned by 54 | different boys and girls. ALBERT BEER i WINSCONTEST — Team Os Belgians Wins Lightweight Pulling Contest Today A team of B Igian horses owned by Albert Bear of Adams county, whose addreiss is r ute four Bluffton and driven by hio eon, Foreet . won the lightweight team pulling contest this morning by dragging 4 882 pounds a distance of 10 feet. A crowd estimat d ut SOO persons eaw the (contest. The horses weighed a total of 2,930 pounds. The mud boat weighed 300 pounds so the total load dragged (by the team was a,lßi i pounds, or nearly twice the weight j of the team. Second place was won by a team . ' owned and driven by Marvin Haines cf Berne route two. The horses were Belgians and pulled 4,887 pounds, a distance of 6 feet 11 inches. The third place team was owned and driven by John Pyle of Adams county, whose address is Mryant route two. These percherons weighed 2,545 pounds and dragged 3.964 pounds cne foot and seven inches. Fourth prize was taken by a 2,910 pound team owned by Otto H ille which dragged a load of 3,964 pounds, 10 inch s. Prizes donated by the Des atur Free Street Fair Board were: first,! ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

governor Harry G. Leslie and James D. Adams, .chairman of Indiana state highway commission. At the banquet held in the evening at the Decatur Country Club, | Mr. Woodruff. Mr. Munn and J. Kindleberger. president of Kalama-: zoo Vegetable Parchment Co., were ! rofuse in their praise 'of the spirit shown in Decatur and the attitude displayed iby the people. Expressions were made that never before had they seen such a wonderful community demonstration. One speaker remarked that he enjoyed the “humor and laughter of the Decatur people and that in his opinion “this was one of the outstanding places in the country." Th>? icity's appreciation of the dairy industry, its gratitude to Mr. Klepper and his associates were voiced by Mayor Arthur Holthouse.

DAIRY DAY IS CLOSED WITH DIG BANQUET Cloverleaf Dairy Day Draws Biggest Crowd In History To City Cloverleaf Dairy Day. one of Hie finest celebrations ever held in , this city's history, was brought to a fitting close Thursday evening with a banquet at the Decatur Country club, for speakers, distinguished visitors and special guests of the Cloverleaf Cream eries. Inc. Scheduled as an honor for guests of the creamery, the meet- | ing developed into a fitting testimonial for W. A. Klepper, general manager of the Cloverleaf plants. | Following a splendid dinner and excellent musical entertain-1 ! rnent furnished during the banquet, a number of guests were i called on for brief remarks. Those called on were: R. E. Woodruff. Cleveland, vice-presi-dent of the Erie railroad; J. Kindleberger, Parchment, Mich., president of the Kalamazoo VegeI iable parchment company; M. D. Munn, Chicago, president of the National Dairy council; Mr. Bouthon. general sales manager of the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment company. Father Joseph Seimetz, Father Joseph Hennes, Mayor A. R. Holt-1 house, all of Decatur; Ralph Bales. | Indianapolis, of the Indiana manufacturers of dairy products; Arthur Sapp. Huntington attorney; R. L. Fedderson. Chicago, A. & P. company; Harry Hogan. Ft. Wayne attorney. Charice Buesching, president of the Lincoln National Bank and Trust company. Fort Wayne; ex- ! governor Harry G. Leslie, Indianapolis, Standard Life Insurance i company; E. F. Miller, Indianapo- | hs. Kraft-Phenix Cheese company, iMac McPherran, Jamestown. N.Y.. ■Jamestown cold storage compapy; F. L. Shoenberger, Columbus, 0., ! Ohio association creamery butter manufacturers; R. Earl Peters, . Indianapolis, a native cf Decatur, I now state director of the federal '(housing program: Joe Cannon, i New York. National Dairy products corporation. Praise Mr. Klepper The speakers praised Mr. Klep- ' per. the Cloverleaf organization, | i and the citizens of Decatur and I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FTVE) McNutt To Speak At Portland August 18 Governor Paul V. McNutt will sp ak at the Jay county fair I grounds at Portland, Sunday after- ■ noon August 18 at 2:30 o’clock. An invitation was received this morning by Nathan C. Nelson AdI ams county Democratic chairman, i inviting Democrats in the icounty to (itt?nd the event. Tha invijitjon was signed iby ■ John Bonifas, Jay county Deniocra- . tic vice-chairman. K. OF P. PLAY DRAWS CROWD Damon And Pythias Is Presented By Local Lodge Thursday A crowd estimated at from 800 to 1,000 saw th? dramatization of Damon and Pythias given on the Central school ground Thursday evening by a cast from the local Knights of Pythias lodge here, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this w. ck. The crowd was very attentive, | Several hundred who were forced ■ to stand during the 40 minute proi duction, being 600 seats available ' for the show. Raymond R. Tash of Salem. I grand (chancellor for the state of j Indiana of the Knights of Pythias. < was introduced from toe iplatform. Ln a brief talk, he addressed the crowd welcoming the .members of ! th? lodge, who came for many miles. The Pythian sisters served meals Thursday to the public. Members of the cast were: Walter Elzey, prologue; George Morris, ' DamonJ W. Guy Brown, Pythias; Roy Mamma, Dionysius; W. F. Beery, Philistius; Elmer Chase, Treeless; Frank Peterson, headsman; Robert Shraluka, George Myers, James Bain, Joseph Hunter, Dr. H. V. DeVor, C. W. Dellinger, David Adams, M. E. Hower, Fred Mills, : John R. Parrish, J. F. Ruppert, sen- . ators, guardsmen and plebians.

Free Street Fair Closes Saturday With Decatur Day

* I FREE ACTS P, M. Friday | 7:t)0--Oeaki and Taki, South | Second. 7:30— Dashlngton’s Animals, j North Second. 9:3o—The Stratosphere Man, | Fourth and Monroe. I 10:00 —Four LaVernee, South j Second. P. M. Saturday 1:00 —Four LaVernea, South j Second. I:3o—The Stratosphere Man, j Fourth and Monroe. 4:3o—Dashington's Animals, | North Second. s:oo—Osaki and Taki, South j Second. 7:oo—The Stratosphere Mun, | Fourth and Monroe. 7:3o—Osaki and Taki, South | Second. 10:00 —Dashington’s Animals, | North Second. 10:30—Four La Vernes, South | Second. WPA"WORKERS” ON STRIKE IN NEW YORK CITY Skilled Workers Walk Out In Protest Against Wage Scale New York, Aug. 9 —4U.RI —'Flying squads from union headquarte-s toured work progress administration projects today, bringing additional skilled workers out in the strike against the federal government’s "security salary" program. The strike was voted by repre- ’ sentatives of 36 craft unions yes- ' terday. Thomas Murray, president of the Central Trades and Labor 1 council, said it still was impossible to estimate the number al- ' ready on strike but he predicted that between 10,000 to 15,000 i skilled union workers employed on PWA projects would answer the strike call. The defection of this number, it was admitted, would be suffi- ' cient to cripple the works program and in the case of some projects force suspension, throwing unskilled laborers temporarily at least, out of employment. Shortly after noon the publicity department of PWA received fragmentary reports indicating that at i least 700 men had quit work. The fact that 770 were reported out yesterday emphasized the incompleteness of the report. New estimates were expected today. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson’s argument that the $93.50 maximum rate paid for a 120-hour month on PWA projects was approximately 50 per cent better than the average prevailing wage rate over a 5 year period, went unheeded by the union workers. George Meany, president of the state federation of labor, predicted that all projects employing (.CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O Pickpockets Are Active Thursday Pickpockets were active during the Dairy Day celebration near toe Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., Thursday . A total of over S2OO was stolen in several wallets and pocketbooks. The police later found three of the pocketbooks, emptied of money behind the Joe Reynolds house on Oak street. The city police issued a statement today warning the visitors to the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit to use extreme caution in handling their money. o WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Saturday except thundershowers extreme north Saturday; Somewhat warmer Saturday and Northeast portion tonight. DAIRY DAY TALKS j The speeches delivered at the | | Dairy Day program yesterday | ; are printed on page seven in | ■ | today’s paper. |

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Six Big Days Os Fair To Close Saturday Night; Great Parade Held This Afternoon. SHRINE NIGHT The Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit will come to a brll- ' liant close Saturday midnight after six hectic, hilarious days of fun, entertainment and education. The final day is designated Decatur Day. Merchants of the city have joined in contributing prizes to be given away at a public drawing Saturday afttrnoon at 2:30 o'clock. The drawing will be held at the corner of Second and Madison streets. All free acts will be presented both In the afternoon and again at night. j| Shrine Night Tonight will be known as special Shrine night. The Shrine band and patrol team of Fort Wayne will arrive In Decatur about 6 o'clock and will be entertained at dinner by the fair committee and local Shriners. At 8 o’clock, (he visitors will form a parade at Third and Madison streets. Their line of inarch will be north on Third to Jackson, ' east to Second and south on Seclond to Madison. The patrol team I will stage its regular drill at the intersection of Second and Madi- | son immediately following the par- ■ ade. Parada Draws Crowd The livestock, 4-H, conservation and school parade attracted a large crowd to the city early this afternoon. The line of march took more i than 20 minutes to pass a given - point and wa3 viewed by a throng • of spectators. > Three bands took part in the, - parade, the Wren, Ohio, band, Am- . erican Legion city band and Girls -1 band, both of Decatirr. Various 4-H clubs of the county had beautiful floajs. The conser--1 vation section of the parade was • led by the state department’s ex- • hibit, which arrived in Decatur - Thursday. The state truck was I followed by members of the Adams i county fish and gajne conservation league carrying banners, on which were inscribed the purposes and objectives of conservation work. Midway Packed The midway was packed nearly (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o Berne Young Man Is Injured Last Night A young man giving his name a-s Mr. Teeters of (Berne was given treatm. nt at the first aid tent on the court house square at 10:30 o'clock Thursday evening. He previously had slipped and lacerated his arm on a .piece of glass, losing considerable blood. SPEED WORK ON | TAX RICH BILL Hope To Present Tax Measure For Senate Action Monday Washington, Aug. 9.—(U.R)—The r | senate finajice committee today opened a top-speed drive toward , probable thorough revision of the j administration’s $250,000,000 tax bill, a'ready passed by the house. With the controversial tax measure the chief obstacle to adjourn- , ment, chairman Pat Harrison an- • nounced after the morning session f that he hoped the committee could 1 complete work by tomorrow eve--1 said the committee had de--3 cided on a policy of strict silence ' until a bill is ready for introduction in the senate. He called the committee for another session this afternoon and planned to meet again tomorrow. “We’ll probably work all day Saturday," he said. “I'd like to re"lport this bill Monday.” 1 i Harrison refused to reveal what 1 action the committee had taken at i its first session. From other j sources, however, it was learned ‘ that committee members favored , ma.ny alterations from the house ' version. It was explained on behalf of the . committee that the policy of I; secrecy was adopted because of > (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)