Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1936 — Page 1

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*mLPUNS qliiutswK ■fjs'ffilllil ■ M;lkc I fb.rl l'o Stri. District ■3 Shows Here ■ ■K' i;<l ions. 11l ■B. '«■!' ;uit culture .. ' h '" ■K,itc fi'"- :li " 1 • ;! s,.|p.l 111 . ■ ■ h■K . .... Held in the state ! - .-::■-(> ,n, ‘ * ' ! i:il s ’" u . F.ti.-,(<■ y s,,i M.xs.-r. Peter I 1 SellW.lltZ. . lb 1111 ■ f„> tor tnui.i' ■. ' S.hntitl < utility j \i M' Si i’ l '"' " f 1 lo \' -wineries. Im In <■■ 1' M-iwiii .MtaL of <!■. I h.itni"'! of ‘'"in- ■ ' ;,. „ *> At i hlsllu. ? show will limited Ba<: u'.rSfS, ’>>“ i <mi axteetl. If the district ■Em- .. || I M.<n a Hk. :'....- meetnffi. - 24. tor and ..•:::piiiiijr it budget, . to the ex- / - ' -d that a the horse and cattle shows ■Bit held March is. at which ' submitt- „ ox p\GI-; SIX) ■Riegler Suffers ■ I Broken Hip In Fall !i /.■■<'. Wei! known vetMan ’ 'l"'”’'- I'it. three miles d tail on the ice in <>: morning, .insist d him and an am- - p .l rhe Adams a- I; .<p 'a! |)r Zeig.^^B 3 vear9 ow - IRKING GAS I I8»S MENACE Cold Wave Re•W'ts In Danger From * Leaking Gas of the most severe and ex|^^B' U ‘ l1 '' aVHB in Indiana since SK [. ot ,h? :p ntury has brought k/B ~1ll ’ f ' r in leaking gas, a ettrgg|^B’ ow wi today. EB ,s gained that with the KBk> fr ° Zen ' :iD!lsua! depth. gae W* from outdoor lines it, miK see P l| P to the surface- Infol ‘owH the line to resida menace io th» city officials warned realt(*' employes were forced : ' ln " gas to leave offices of County treasurer and ImwJ , SsVen " leniher « of one faieported overcome. faJR,’? 8 ". 20 arsons have been ’ ffwßhi “*‘ ee days at Anderson ■7 cau « p - Firemen were forcmJl'*® a raß P i| ator on five perCi'imoT' 2t the h ° me of :^B l, '’ u 3ts of an aiparlmeat at wiXe® ecame 111 but ‘he cause cra*X,^“ Csec i “s the fumes from W wer l e? r ? gnated rallTOad MB-- , tng burned a.s fuel. i.,,.*® 0 '' 81611 ca3es of illneen wteXhJ 68c »ping fumee were reniWiavT'^ 0 '” the Btat<? - No fat *b W Pen recorded, however.

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Dr. Krauss Will Address Rotarians Dr. Paul 11. KraiiMt, pastor of Trinity English Lutheran church. Fort Wuyne, will apeak at the meting of the I)«cntnr Rotary . lull Thnrudny evening at the Rh e hotel. Dr. Khiiinh will gpeak on the silhject, "RiiMHia's challenge to America.” and will nhow 1,200 feel of uneenaorod motion pictures tak en by himself in Russia. He was a member of the Sherwood Eddy party, which toured eight countries in Europe. Wives and sweethearts of the Rotarians will be guests at the meeting. Tho committee in charge is composed of Clarence Bell, Sim Hurk and Ed Lose. CORN SCHOOL HELD FRIDAY County Corn School And Show Is Held Friday At Monroe The corn school held Friday, at Monroe wajt well attendeil and was in charge of Benjamin D. Mazelin, president of the Adams County Crop Improvement Association. Rag ! doll teste for seed com testing were (brought in by Homer Arnold. David 1 Liechty. Mildred Schwartz, Donald Burkhart, and Habegger Bros. These dolls indicated that the extreme low temperatures have reduced the vitality of seed corn and that corn intended for seed should be tested. In view of the seriousness of the i seed corn situation, the County j agent would like to have the names lof anyone having good seed corn > for sale, as there is sure to be a demand for this seed, the corn situaI tion being especially acute in the 'western and southern part of the state where planting was delayed ' beyond normal times because of tho '! wet spring. The annual Monroe Farmers Institute is being held today in Monroe, with C. W. R. Sctiwartz as chairman. -Mrs. Rufus Hershey, Fremont and John M. Schlegel are the estate speakers for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Exhibits from the corn show held on Friday are being held over for display at the institute. Mrs. E. W. Btteche, president of I the Home Economics clubs, and Mrs. Hershey are the judges for the contests for today. Winners in the various exhibits of the corn show are as follows: Best early yellow corn, ten ear samples: first, C. M. Laisure; second, Lewis Yoke; third, it. KSautbine: fourth. Enoch Habegger; fifth, E. W. Busche; sixth, W. T. Rupert; seventh. Henry Myers; eighth, Fred Blum. There were to have been ten awards m this class, but the judges disqualified remaining contestants for having one bad ear in their exhibits. Best late yellow corn, ten ear samples: first, Otto Hoile; second, W. T. Rupert; third, Frank Mazelin; fourth, C. M. Laisure; fifth, Victor Bleeke; sixth, Paul Hoile; seventh, D. F. Mazelin; eighth, E. W. Busche; ninth, Floyd Rupert; tenth, Raymond Me.ihren. Best single ear, yellow: first, Frank Mazelin; second, Otto Hoile; third, Victor Bleeke; fourth Louis Bleeke; fifth. E. W. Busche. The judge pronounced the winner of thijj award as the Best ear of corn in the entire exhibit, and the best he had judged during the year. One peck of shelling corn: first, Gus Yake: second, Paul Hoile; third, Lawrence Blum; fourth, C. M. Latiisure and fifth, R. K. Sautbine. One acre 4-H club boys: first Paul .Hoile; second, Millard Schwartz; third, Walter Hoile; fourth, Harold bchwartz; fifth, Louis Bleeke; sixth, Alvin Nussbaum; seventh, Ray Schwartz; eighth, Otis Sprunger; ninth, David Habegger and tenth, Frank Steury. Single ear shelling contest, percentage of corn on cob: Dan Maze-j lin won first place with a percentage ot 91 plus; secoffd, R. K. Saut(CONTIX'FED ON PARE THREE) O Peter D. Schwartz Cow High ForxMonth Peter D. Scwartz had the high cow for the month of January, with a test of C 0.9. Among the other five high cows are Oliver Steed, 60.4; Sol Mosser, i>9 8; Charles Friend, 59.5; P. B. Lehman, 57.8. The 10 high herds are as follows: Peter D. Schwartz, 39. C; Eddie McFarland. 37.7; Teit’er Paxson, 36.; David F. Mazelin, 31.4; E. H. Kruetzman, 30.7; Dr. M. M. Moran, 30; Dan Habegger, 29.5; Steury and Schwartz, 29.2; Jacob J. Schwartz, 28.5; Dan Mazelin, 28.4.

ANNUAL STATE PRESS MEETING CLOSES TODAY Hoosier Editors Oppose Centralization Os Government Units Indlamtixilte, Ind., Feb. 15 —(UP) — Election of offk-ens today will conclude the annual convention of the Hoosier state press association. The annual mid-winter meeting of the Indiana Democratic editorial association in being held in (conjunction with tho convention. Senator Alvin Barkley, D„ Kentuckey, will be principal speaker at the Democratic ibanquet tonight. Other speakers include Gov. Puul V. McNutt, senators Sherman Minton and Frederick Van Nnyo. Resolutions adopted by the press association, which is composed of the (Indiana Republican editorial association, the Indiana Democratic editorial association, the Indiana weekly press association and the Indiana Daily Newspaper group, includes: | 1. Opposition to the proponed plan of consolidation or abandonment of townships in (Indiana government. 2. Suggestion that the general aseembly and committees in charge of forumlating a state social security act contain a provision whereby any industry with a good record of steady employment may establish and maintain ite own plant or group unemployment reserve ae provided in the Federal Act. 3. Opposition to the proposed change of true in Indiana and surrounding states to Eastern Standard time. Reports of officers and addressee (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) INAS ALLOTMENT BILL IS PASSED Huge Peace Time War Department Appropriation Passes House Washington, Feb. 15 —(UP) —The | $545,226,000 war department appropriation bill, carrying a record peace-time allotment for the army, was (passed Iby the house last night, 204 to 36. Supporters of administration proposals for slight increases in the land forces of the nation beat off opposition from three sources. The bitter debate, however, forced the hoitse into its second night meeting of the session. Pacifists wanted to cut the amount of funds. Super-militarists sought at even larger appropriations than those approved by the administration. especially additional aircraft. Disgruntled midwestern congressmen claimed they had been overlooked in the non military rivers and harbors allotments and fought unsuccessfully to earmark, a portion of these funds for compulsory use in the middle west. A motion by Reip. John Taber (Rep.) of New York, to recommit the bill so that $50,000 could be slashed from the $138,000,000 appropriation for rivers and harbors was howled to defeat. (Although the bill faced a barrage of amendments, it came through the five-day house debate almost unchanged, dt now goes to the senate. The only major change was an additional $1,805,000 tor putting 1,000 reserve officers on active duty annually. From this group, 50 will be selected each year for regular army commission until the officer strength has been increased from the present 12.000 to 14,000.

Patrick Touhey Dies At Muncie Patrick Touhey, 72. former prominent resident of Decatur and a brother of Mrs. Ellen Hyland of 122 ScJKi Fourth street, died Friday 'at his residence in Muncie. Death was due to pneumonia. Mrs. Hyland received word of her brother's illness Thursday and went to Muncie immediately. The deceased was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and came to Decatur at the age of 17. He moved to Muncie about 40 years ago where he has resided ever since. He was associated with the Lake Erie railroad the greater part of his life. His wife died in June, 1935. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Hyland of Decatur and Miss Kathryn Touhey of Los Angeles and one brother, Jack Touhey of Muncie. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at the St. Lawrence church in Muncie.

Decatur. Indiana, Saturday, February 15.

Seeks to Curb Supreme Court — » X F x V . Mr - z Jm I nrr ' 8 i b •'* r Schwell«nb«ck H fjH k. — jAi?a Declaration of Senator George Norris of Nebraska, left, that the power of the supreme court to void acts of congress should require unanimous decision of the nine judges brought a conference between Norris, Senator James Pope of Idaho, center, and Senator Lewis Schwelleirlfcck of Washington, right, on the Norris plan and others proposed aa a result of the indignation aroused by reversal of AAA.

SCOUTS TO AID FEEDING BIRDS Boy Scouts Os Nation Urged To Extend Feeding Activities The s“rioue pro! lem confronting birds and other forms of wild life in forty states in finding food as a result of the many blizzards and severe cold in the past three weeks will be alleviated by approximately one million Boy Scouts and their leadei'K a.s a result of a na-tion-wide appeal that was sent out ! 'his week from the national office of the movement at 2 Park Avenue. Manhattan. Advised by John H. Baker, executive director of the National Association of Audubon Societies I that "the last three weeks of unusually severe winter conditions have caused real destruction of hjyd life and it looks as if the mortality rate will be extremely heavy before the winter is over.” Dr. James E. West, the chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America sent word to sedut executives to urge the Boy Scouts in their jurisdiction to greatly extend their bird feeding operations immediately. From tho beginning of scouting in 1910, Boy Scouts have made the feeding of birds one of their principal winter activities. Dr. West's letter was accompanied by a memorandum suggesting the various types of food BoyScouts ehould scatter for the birds and wild life. The present winter. Mr. Baker advised Dr. West, began with an exceptionally heavy population of small birds, which he said was “probably due to a very favorable breeding season and a good supply of natural food early in the winter.” “It isn't tho cold of winter that kills birds,” Mr. Baker explained, “but it is the lack of food. In many ■parts of the north the natural (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ORELIEF COSTS FOR JANUARY Townships Os County Report Increase Over Preceding Year County Auditor John W. Tyndall I announced today the amount ot [ claims paid by the various town ship trustees for poor relief in their ■ respective townships for the mouth ( of January in comparison with the ' amount paid for the same month of last year. The total amount paid by all townships for January of this year exceeds that of last year by $580.-1 47. Six of the townships show an increase, while the remaining six show a decrease in the support of the poor. The amount paid by the various townships for January, 1935 and for January. 1936 are: 1935 1936 Ujyion 71.00 59.50 Root 46.16 122.481 Preble 30.46 9.00; Kirkland 41.29 56.35 i Washington 178a. 66 2587.75 1 St. Marys 394.73 343.02 Monroe 147.17 147.62 Blue Creek 56.57 23.76 ( French 24.33 35.00 Hartford 154.20 48.36 Wabash 179.40 30.74 Jefferson 40.94 88.70; Totals $2971.81 $3552.28

I Training School Is Well Attended > The leadership training school k will be continued for three more ' weeks, meeting each Tuesday at the Decatur high school. Despite I unfavorable weather conditions, enrollees have attended regularly. Forty-six attended last Tuesday, when enrollment in the school closed. Eighteen were present from : the ?<7.i Reformed church, eight , from the M. E, seven from the , ( United Brethren, five from the Evangelical, four fro in Union * Chapel, and one each from Baptist, ' Mt. Tabor M. E., Mt. Zion U. B. I and St. Paul Christian Union. SCOUT COURSE HERE TUESDAY i I Training Program For Boy Scout Leaders To Be Held Here * The second course in the five ' year progressive training program , for Boy Scout leaders wiX begin -(Tuesday. February IS at 7:30 pin. 1 ' in the Decatur high school. ' The course will include a study ; of boys and their activity urges. . and a review of the aims and methods of education and their application to the scout program and methods of troop administration. The purpose of the course is to 1 give to each scout leader and troop committeeman a foundation in methods and principles, and a ‘ knowledge of source materials, which will enable him to help his ( troop to carry forward over a period of years. The course will be conducted largely on the seminar method. Instruction will be accomplished through discussion bused on reading assignments and actual experience with scout troops, rather than a demonstration of skill and scoutcraft in patrol activity. AU men, who are interested in boys, whether scouts or not, are i welcome to enroll and will find I the course profitable. , R. Nelson Snider, principal of the South Side high school in Fort i Wayne, will lead the first discus- ■ slon. The course is sponsored and (advocated by the Anthony Waytie ’I Area scout council of the Boy ' Scouts of America. Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent, is the chairman of the Leadership training committee jin tne Adams county district. o Shorthorn Bull Is Sold At Sale A Shorthorn bull, weighing 2,135 pounds was sold Friday at the Decatur Coni«<unity sale. The bull was owned by Ed Ahr, livestock dealer of this city. The animal was purchased by the Mutschler Packing company of this city for S2OO and W. A. Lower, manager of the sale stated it would make “yards of bologna.” o A. E. Quackenbush Project Manager A. E. Quackenbush is the new 1 project manager of WPA work in Adams and Wells counties. He succeeds Mr. Sullivan who has been transferred to the Fort Wayne office. The Tbcal WPA office is located on the second floor of the city hall building. Charles Massonnee Is the timekeeper in I charge.

NEW BLIZZARD IS FEARED TO HIT MIDWEST Snow And Strong Winds Forecast; Continued ('old In Indiana Chicago. Feb. 15. (U.R) The fourth Hiirt'cssive cold wave of the “worst winter of the century numbed midlAmerica today. Temp eratures ranged down to 38 degrees below zero. Snow and strong winds were forecast for most of tho northern stales, bringing the tTireat of another paralyzing blizzard. An airplane expedition was to drop further supplies to a dozen isolated communities in the frozen Black Hills of South Dakota. Fred Height, who flew medical aid and food to marooned ranches yesterday, reported ranch houses buried in drifts. He saw dealt cattle buried tn snow on the hillsides. Centering in the icy Canadian I : wastes, new storms raged across the mid-continent driven by winds I of 65 miles an hour velocity in , some sections, driving sleet and snow ahead. , Devil's Lake, N. D„ had the low . recording of 38 degrees below zero early today. Temperatures between 10 and 25 below were ex- . pected to be common in the Great [ latkes and Mississippi valley regions tonight. , I No indication of relief was giv- , en by forecasters. Tlte icy chill brought new crises Ito may communities, notably in ' lowa where a coal shortage has ' vrought rationing of supplies and ' a complete shutdown of normal j city life. I Every business house and public ; building at M’averly, la, was dosj ed by order of the mayor to conI j serve fuel. The only stores operating were those dispensing food. At Spencer, la., two children I stricken with pneumonia at the J Alvin Blessing home were saved when 50 farmers theii way j through drifting snows to bring 1 medical aid. Hospitalization was (CONTINUED ON PA Os? SIX) , O Receives Word Os Death Os Brother Bert Har’-iiff, 60, died yesterday lin San Bernardino, Cal., according i to word received by his sister, Miss I Della Harruff. Mr. Harrnff had been | ill for some time and had undergone [.several operations but was thought to be getting along well and word of hi.s death came as a severe shock. The deceased was (born at Berne and resided there and in Decatur until moving to California about 25 years ago. He married .Miss Grace Wilkins, of Portland, who survives as well as two daughters. He was associated with the Southwestern Portland Cement Co., as superintendent. Two sisters. Miss Della Harruff of Decatur and Mrs. C. D. Marshall of Ferndale, Mich., and a brother Russ of Fort Wayne survive. Funeral services will be held Monday in San Bernadino. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. ASHCRAFT Aged Woman Dies Friday Afternoon At Home Os Daughter Mrs. Rachel Ashcraft, 99, of near Tocsin, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Hall, one mile west of Tocsin, Friday evening at 4 o’clock. Death was due to old age and complications. Mrs. Hall had been ailing for the last several years and had been bedfast for the past three or four years. She had recently become bind, and had failed fast since her affliction. Her husband preceded her in death several years ago. Tho daughter. Mrs. Hall, was the only child born to the union. Mrs. Ashcraft was the grandmother of Hubert Cochran, of this city. The body may be viewed at the home of Mrs. Hall until the day of the funeral. Funeral services w’lll be held Mpnday afternoon at 1:30 at the house, and at 2:00 o’clock at the United Brethren church in Tocsin. The Rev. Hines, pastor of the Tocsin U. B. 'church will offi- ; elate. Burial will be made in the Tocsin cemetery. ■ o WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, mow probable; continued cold.

Ex-Capone Killer (i ßubbed Out” By il\Vengeful Mobsters

NAME STRIKER CHIEF SPEAKER School Superintendent To Address Democratic Women Clifton E. Striker has been j selected as the speaker at the annual George Washington banquet of the Adams county Democratic j women's club, to be held Thursday,, February 20, at 6:30 p. m . at the Methodist Episcopal church in this city. Mr. Striker, county school superintendent, will speak on "Tho Lift' of Washington,” and give a resume of the important incidents; in the life of the father of our [ country. Mr. Striker was selected to till the speaker's place at the | banquet, because of his familiarity with the life of the former president of the United States, and his knowledge of the important incidents, relative to his life and the country, during that time. Kenneth Shumaker, banker of Geneva, also scheduled to speak, will be unable to attend due to illness'in the family. Mrs. Dan Tyndall, prominent 1 vocalist is also listed on the pro- [ gram, singing two songs. The complete program for the affair will be annotHTced the first, of the week. Mrs. Herman Myers ; is general chairman of the ban-! quet. Tickets may be secured from any members of the ticket com-1 mittee. Reservations must be; made by February 19. o MINTON LAUDS GOV. MCNUTT Indiana Senator Praises Governor; Greenlee Lanches Campaign (Shelbyville. Felt. 15. —With U. S. Sett. Sherntan .Minton a speaker. Pleas E. Greenlee of Shelbyville. I formally launched his campaign here last night for the Democratic : nomination for governor. Sen. Minton in a prepared tri-, dress did not refer to the candidacy of Greenlee, who was dis- [ charged by Gov. Paul V. McNutt ; a.s his patronage secretary following his entry in the gubernatorial contest a few weeks ago. Earlier in; the day in Indianapolis, however, the senator declared he would support Greenlee. Greenlee managed the senator in his | successful campaign for nomina- 1 tion and election two years a.go. Without mentioning Gov McNutt [ by name. Greenlee lauded the Dem- ' ocratic slate administration and ; said lie wanted the opportunity to continue it. Sen. Minton, in his speech, de-1 dared that "no man can have or j deserves to have the Democratic ; nomination for governor of Indi-1 ana who does not wholeheartedly ; indorse the splendid administration of Gov. McNutt.” The senator deserrired the 1936 campaign as “a fight on the one hand between entrenched greed and special privileges, the forces of the reactionary and the standpatter, ajid on the other the liberal and progressive forces of the country." “We of Indiana, are ready for the conflict and ask no quarter and will give none,” Sen. Minton said. “Fortified as we are with the splendid administrations ot Gov. McNutt and President Roosevelt, we militantly fax’s the contest. On the record of these matchless statesmen, we go to the people with faith in the people’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Several Enroll In Five-Acre Corn Club The officers of the Crap Improvement Association are now taking memberships for the Five-Acre Corn work- The membership fee is 50 cents per (person. The following men have already joined for 1936: D. D. Schwartz, Peter D. Schwartz, Harve Ineichen, Robert A. Meyers, E. W. Busche, W. H Patterson, D. D. Kauffman. Henry Meyer, William Rupert, Benj. D. Mazellnfi and Franklin C. Mazelin.

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Machine (Jun McGurn Is Assassinated Much In Manner Used By HimI self; Recalls Massacre. “LEAD VALENTINES” (Copyright. 1936, by United Pros«<) Chicago, Feb. 15— (U.R) Two “lead valentines" in the back rubbed out Machine-gun Jack MeI Guru, baby-faced killer of the Al Capone era, today in what police ,‘ljielii‘Ved was retaliation for the atrocious St Valentine's day massacre of seven years ago. A comic valentine, mocking McGurn for his fall from former affluence, was found near tho crumpled body in the bowling ali ley where he had gone with two supposed friondx early this mornI ing. Detectives failed to find a motive in McGurn’s recent quiet life. The Valentino, addressed to McGurn In a penciled scrawl, and bN detuh a few hours front the seventh anniversary of the mass execution of aeven "Bugs” Moran gangsters in which he was chief suspect, set police trailing old clues. One theory was that sent iineiital l mobsters — their memory of the imaseacre refreshed by yesterday’s j anniversary -decided to even tho [score with Maehfno-gun Jack, Tlte wary McGurn apparently I remained close to home until Ishortly before midnight, when with tho companions tie went to | tho bowling alley, lints spoiling the killers' hopes of killing him on I the anniversary. As McGurn laid down his coat and derby hat, three men appeared behind him and fired more than a dozen shots. Two drilled the gangster’s back and he died itni mediately. ’fise executioners vanished —also ( n.-at A i score ot customers, who pa.iscit in flight to rip down the ecorecards bearing their names. There was no trace of the two I j “friends.” When police arrived they found Proprietor William Aloisio and janitor Tony Mascarella trembling . witli fear aaid excitement. Me- | ('.urn's btody was sprawled where it had fallen at the head of a ; bowling alley. The valentine lay on the floor, it read: “You’ve lost your job. "You’ve lost, your dough. “Your jewels and cars and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIN) Scottish Rite To Sponsor Party The Fort Wayne Scottish Rite will sponsor a George Washington dance and card party at the Scottish Rite cathedral in that city Friday, February 21. All Master < Masons of this city are invited to attend. COUNTY BOARD RECEIVES BIDS Commissioners Receive Bids For Equipment This Morning The county commissioners met; in continued session at the auditor’s office in the court hoitse this morning and received bids for several kinds of equipment. Proposals were received for a tractor at the county infirmary. Bids were also received for a gasoline pump at the infirmary. The pump is for stand-by service. The commissioners also received bids for furnishing a machine gun. gas gun. handcuffs, revolver aaid other equipment for tho sheriff. The bloard went into session at 10 o’clock. The awarding of tho bids will he made this afternoon. The matter of placing fire insurance on county buildings will bo taken tip this afternoon by the board. An appraisal of the value, together with the replacement, value of the court house, jajl, infirmary and county garage build* ings will be filed by Charles Rote enold and W. E. Moon. It is likely that the insurance will be allocated among the different insurance agents in the county, depending on the policy to be followed by the board relative to the amount of Insurance to be placed on tho buildings.