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i Moses Aiigsbuiger Asks Re-Nomination Monos AiiM*burMcr, French town.ship, announced today the filing of his candidacy for re-nominatton to the office of county comminaloner from Hie third district on the Lh-tiio-,'Hitl<' ticket in the primary. Mr. lAugubtincer ia now nerving his firwt term aa commissioner, taking office on January 1. 1986. lie In iln- first candidate to silo for the office. THREE KILLED IN JAIL BREAK Vain Attempt To Escape South Dakota .Jail Ends In Death Sioux Falla. S. I) . Mar. ".—<U.R) —Three deaths were charged today against the vain attempt of a blond. IS-year-old Kansifs youth to deliver his brother from South Pakota state prison. ThS youth, Claude Carrier, lay lin a hospital with five bullet ; wounds in his shoulder —the result of two bloody roadside battles • with pursuing deputies. In another room, one of the deputies. George Collins, lay dying. I Already dead are Warden Eugene Reilly, long-time nemesis of South Pakota outlaws: Phil Ray. a bank robber who tried to escape with Carrier and his brother, Harold: and Burien Moisei, an innocent passerby. Claude Carrier's mad inspiration of delivery, conceived in the visitlor's room of the penitentiary, preI (ipifated the bloodiest break in I South Pakota state prison history Claude met "some hoboes" when ihe was on his way to visit his l brother, a long term convict. He ' bought two revolvers from them. The sight of his brother, in the penitentiary visiting room, decided him He thrust one of the revolvers at Harold. "Do you want to try it?" he asked. in a hoarse whisper. Harold leaped to his feet. "Let s go," he cried. Nearby, another convict, Pltll Ray. guessed what was happening. He asked to join in the break • The first thing we thought of was to get more guns," Claude explained later. They found Fred Strass, a turnkey, and jammed the muzzles of their guns into his back. Strass, facing sure death it he disobeyed, was forced to unlock the prison arsenal. The men each seized a rifle, a pistol, and as much ammuntion as they could carry. Then the idea of a hostage struck them. They seized a machine gun, and forced Strass to take thtein to the warden's office. Reilly, tall and unshaken, had no choice. With the machine gun at his back, he led the way out of the office to an automobile which Claude Carrier had left outside. Apparently Strass was left inside and unbound, where he could sound the alarm, for as the convicts reached the car, the wail of prison sirens rang over the prison yard. The car roared through the gates before the guards could close them. As it dashed past the outskirts of the city, every available police officer in Sioux Fails reached for his gun and headed for the prison. The convict car had covered barely two miles when deputies started in pursuit, heavily armed. The nthe convicts made their big mistake. They turned from the main highway into a side road. They found it choaked with snowdrifts. They wheeled about and started back for the main road. At the intersection, they found another car — occupied by Meisel and Miss Freda Roach Gambling that tue Meisel car would contain more gasoline than their own, they abandoned their machine. They flagged down Meisel anti Miss Roach, forced them to leave their car. As they prepared to go on. the first deputy squad c» r roared around a curve Collins opened fire with a high-powered rifle, and Ray fell dead. Another shot struck Reilly. A bullet, pierced Claude Carrier's shoulder. One of the brothers turned the machine gun on the squad car, as the other took over the wheel of the Meisel machine. Before they left, the brothers turned their guns for an instant' on Meisel and Miss Roach. Meisel was wounded fatally. Miss Roach, trying to shield herself, was shot in the hand. The brothers climbed into their car, leaving Ray dead, and Meisel and Reilly dying at the roadside. They careened over the icy highways for two miles, exchanging shots with the deputies.

ENACTMENT OF SECURITY BILL IS PREDICTED Administration Plan Likely To Pass With Lew Changes Indianapolis. Ind., March 7—(Up) ! Enactment of 'he Adminlstration'e social security program in virtually its original form and adjournment of the session by March 14 was predicted today by legislative Laders. The prediction came in face of opposition from a farm bloc of representative*, which demanded the late and federal government, bear all the cost of various pensions provided in the prograun. Confidence was given administration leaders, however, when they . ruuhed opposition to a section of the public welfare bill, which reIduces the age minimum for old age , enaions from to 65 yearw on July 1, 1938. The apposition had demanded the date be set at July 1, 1937 and a few others asked tlut the 65 year limit be made effevtice immediate. The fanm bloc raised it* head in a caucus of Democratic- houee memhers last night. Its demands followed those made by Lewis Taylor, Prexident of the Indiana farm bureau. at a public hearing on the Welfare bill. Pending iie-auane provide that the counties shall raise at least 20 per cent of the funds necessary for pensions and other welfare activities. A third caucus, scheduled Mon(CONTIN't'En OX PAGE SIX) o BERNE IS HOST TO INSTITUTE County W. C. T. U. Institute Will Be Held Tuesday The Adams county institute of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held at the Berne Evangelical church. Tuesday, March I'l. Sessions will he held ?.* 10 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Stella Stimson, a state officer from Torre Haute, will be the principal speaker. Dinner will be served by member* of tho Berne organization. After dinner talks will be made by Rev. C. H. Suckau and Rev. M. O. Herman. The complete program follows: Morning Session Opening song. Call to order by local president. Mrs. E. A. laiginMll. Devotion service in charge of Mrs. M. O. Herman, assisted by Mrs. 11. W. Franklin, Mrs. Leota Beery, Mrs. Ixda Schafer. Mrs. Christina Buyer. Mrs. Hester Vorhees, Mrs. Ferd Mettler. Mns. Fred Blum. Organization of institute by county president. Mrs. Delton Passwater. Address. "The Centenary Educational Program,” Mrs. Stella Stimson. The Centenary program and Its departments. Evangelistic director — Miss Frances Burkalter. Scientific temperance director— Mrs. Ira Sprunger. Character building, director of religious education — Mrs. C. H. Musselman. Vocal duet —Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Mrs. Henry Adler. Noontide prayer — Mrs. C. E. Hocker. Dinner After dinner talk*. Rev. C. 11. Suckau. Rev. M. O. Herman. Afternoon Session Opening song led by Frances Burkhalter. Devotion service — Rev. Cajvin Schmid. Vocal duet—Mrs. Ben Schroyer and Mrs. C. E. Bell. Address. "The Trend of the Times"—Mrs. Stella Stimson. Special mt»ic —Mrs. C. T. Ilabegger. Closing prayer. ——o Ex-County Treasurer Is Given Sentence Washington. Ind., Mar 7.—(U.P.)— Roy W. Henry, former Martin county treasurer, today was under 2-21 year sentence at the state prison after pleading guilty to erabezzleraeht of public funds. He was charged with a SSOO shortage in his accounts and was ousted from his office when the company holding his bond asked to ho relieved of the protection.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 7, 1936.

As Norris Dam (iates Closed ■ \ ’ 'HB v W ■ I w - ' ' *■ Norris dam *" -■ ** Jj ** re,i<lent t • • w, When President Roosevelt pressed a golden telegraph key at Washington. inset, the impulse sounded a siren at Norris dam in Tennessee, signaling for workmen to close the huge gates of the $36,000,000 TVA project which will begin operating its 132,000-horse power capacity generators al-out August 1.

WILL IMPROVE STATE HIGHWAY State Road 101 Will Be Improved Within Short Time Plans for improving of etale road 101, which is to connect federal road 224 and state road 1 are 'practically completed, according to the report from Phil Sauer, representing the Adam-: county commissioners. Announcement of the progress of the plan came simultaneously with the starting of condemnation proI reedings against the lone holdout for right of ways. The work on the road is to begin immediately upon the conclusion of the condemnation lsuit and the promise of sustained ■ favorable weather. The iproposed road, which is to run north nnd smith connecting the federal and state roads east of Decatur. has already been approved by the state highway commission and will bo built by state WPA labor. Thirty right-of-ways had to be secured from the farmers and land owners on the proposed road site. Three of the tracts were shool property Arthur Bleeke and Henry Dehner were appionted by the commissioners to act as securers on the right-of-ways. These were secured at the average rate of ssl an acre, with $3 being allowed per tree, for any that were considered valuable for lumberThese men completed the negotiations with all hut two of the owners, who would not sign the right-of-way release. Mr. Sauer then appointed Theodore Hqbrock, the hold outs appointed Ed Moses, and these two men a ted as the committee to appoint the appraiser of the ipropertiec. Leo Kohne was selected as the appraiser. One of the hold-outs signed, but Dalia*; Spuller, the other property owner I asked considerably more than the $132 damage estimate to the farm allowed by the appraiser, according to Mr- Sauer. Mr- Sauer stated this morning (CONTINUED ON PAG4S SIX) 0 FORMER MOVIE STAR MARRIED Douglas Fairbanks Weds Lady Sylvia Ashley In Paris Paris, Mar. 7—(U.R)—The much publicized, long enduring romance of Douglas Fairbanks and Lady Sylvia Ashley, British noble-wo-man. culminated in marriage today in the town hall of the Eighth Tajis district. American Am.hassador Jesse I. Strauss was among the guests. The ceremony was performed by district mayor Gaston Drucker. He read the marriage clauses from the code in rapid French which neither understood. The code specifies that the husband must be faithful to the wife, that the wife owes obedience and must follow the husband everywhere. Fairbanks’ witness was United States Consul Robert Murphy. Lady Ashley's was Elizabeth Gauvet, one of her London friends. The marriage culminated a romance of years’ standing that re(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Decatur Girl Is On College Honor Roll Richmond. Ind. March 7 —(UP) —Miss Mary Grace Zimmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Zimmerman of 617 Jefferson Street, i* ! listed on the Earlham college honor roll recently released here. . Only those students in the highest eighth of each class ate eliigble ■ for the honor roll and anyone receiving a grade below a “C” or an average 'below a ’ B" le disquilified. Miss Zimmerman is a member of the Junior class at Earlhamo — LOCAL BANK TO , I MAKE PAYMENT I ■ Peoples Loan And Trust Company Distribution > March 20 - The Department of Financial Inl stitutions, in charge of the liquidsi tion of the Peoples Loan and Trust company will make a partial distribution to depositors on March •'2O. according to the announcement I made today by C. J. Lutz, special . renresentative of the department. An amount of four per cent of ’ the deposits on hand at the time • of the closing of the bank in June. > 1930. will be made, amounting to I $11,542.73. This distribution will make a ’ total of 78 per cent that has been i distributed since the closing, a total of 74 per cent having been pre- ■ vlously made. Mr. Lutz stated that there will be one more partial • distribution made to the deposi- ■ tors, that distribution to be the > final one. Since the time that the Department of Financial Institutions made ’their report on October 7, 1935, a I total of $11,382.54 has been dis'tributed. At the time that the de- | partment took charge the claims (amounted to $114,309.84. Disbursements by the department since that time have amounted to $2.667.35, of which $792.58 was expended for the expenses of liquidation, taxes and interest. At the last report of the department on October 7, 1935, the cash assets amounted to $13,495.73. The I cash on hand and due from banks at the present time totals $14.462.44. The four per cent distribution (made on the 20th will be equivalI ent to 10 per cent of the amount found due to depositors when the I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Couple Killed As Traction Hits Auto Muncie. Ind., March 7 —(UP) — Oscar Orrick, 29, and his wife Willa. were injured fatally last night when their automobile was struck by an Indiana rail road interunban west of hero on state road 67. o Seek Repeal Os Gross Income Tax Indianapolis, Mar. 7— (U.R) —Associated retailers of Indiana rallied today to support a bill introduced in the state legislature which would repeal the state gross income tax law. The organization demanded that Sen. Thurman A. Gottschalk. Berne, chairman of the sonate finance committee, order a public hearing on the repeal bill. The measure was introduced by Sen. Ralph H. Jernegan, R., Mishawaka.

G. E. EMPLOYES WILL RECEIVE PROFIT SHARE G. E. Company To Distribute Over Million To Employes Approximately 200 employes of the Decatur works of The General Electrh otnpany will sluire in the $1,070,000 to be distributed by the .otnpany in u new profit sharing plan, E. W. latnkeiuiu. superinter dent of the local plant stated today. Employes with five or more years service with the company will share in the million dollar distribution. About 41,000 of the company's employes throughout the country will benefit from the fund. The distribution of the fund was announced yesterday by Gerard Swope, president of the General Electric company, from his offices in Schenectady. N. Y. Mr. Swope said $655,000 would be distributed at once and that the additional $415,000 would be paid to holders of company bonds, many Decatur employes receiving a share of this distribution. About 5,000 employes of the Fort Wayne and Decatur works will share In the bonus. The returns will be distributed in approximate proportion to the earnings of the workers. The date for distribution of the profits has not been set, nor is Jhe amount so be distributed among Fort Wayne lemployes known. The old profit-sharing plan was (abandoned by the General Electric 1 company several years ago. The ! new plan was presented in 1934, land the distribution to be made [ in the near future is the first unIder the new plan. Dividend Is Increased Now York. Mar. 7.—(U.R)—Generial Electric company has increased | its common stock dividend from 20 to 25 cents and reported for 1 1935 the largest earnings in five years. Net profit for 1935 equalled 97 cents a common share, compared with 59 cents a share the year before. The 1935 income was $27.843,000 against $19,726,044 in 1934. Billings increased 27 per cent during 1935 to $208,733,000 from $164,797,000 in the preceding 12 months. There were also upturns in the (average number of workers and in [the average wage level. In 1935 an average of 55,706 employes ’earned $88,746,000. compared with 49,642 wage earners in the previous year who received $75,227.000. Average earnings per individual increased to $1,593 in 1935 from $1,515 in 1934. The dividend of 25 cents followed payments of 20 cents a share in the two preceding quarters. The dividend is payable April 25 to stock of record March 13. During the year all debentures and special stock were redeemed at a cost of about $50,000,000. o WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday becoming unsettled north Sunday; rising temperature central portion tonight and east and south Sunday. . .. . — o PENNSYLVANIA DEFENDS ACT Defends Guffey Coal Contract Act Before Supreme Court Washington. Mar. 7—(U.R)—Pennsylvania, largest of the coal producing states, came to the defense of the Guffey coal control act in supreme court today with a tflrief statement that a.n adverse decision might bring ruin to coal operators. labor and many communities and cities of the state. The Pennsylvania brief waspart of a concerted move by bituminous producing states to emphasize before the court their claim that the federal government alone can save the bituminous industry. It emphasized two points: 1. Some form of government regulation is indispensable not only to save the industry, but to prevent other disastrous consequences to the states involved, as well as the nation. 2. Because of the number of states concerned and their separation geographically, it is impractical for them to act jointly, when acting individually would be ineffective.

Yellow Jackets * In Semi - Finals; Berne Is Defeated

BANGS WILL BE ' OWN ATTORNEY Huntington Mayor To Defend Self In Power Company Suit Huntington, Mar. 7.— Mayor Clare W. W. H. Bangs will be bls, own attorney and chief witness in the trial of an SBOO suit on account brought by the Northern Indiana Power company against the executive's newspaper, which opens before a jury in circuit court Monday. The utility discontinued service • to the newspaper plant about two years ago, allegedly because of a • S7OO electric bill. On that occas- , ion the mayor's compositors start- ] ed setting type by hand while members of the editorial staff obtained a truck which was used to operate the press. Publication of 1 the paper was continued in this manner until Mayor Bangs install- 1 ed an electric plant in the build- ' Ing. Filed last year during the height ' of a controversy between the city ' administration and the Northern Indiana company over extension of I the municipal electrical plant, the t ' case has been set for trial several times. Jurors have been summon- ' ed, however, and there is little < possibility of another postpone- ’ ment. Judge Byron C. Kennedy of the i Wabash circuit court will preside , as special judge. Question Jurisdiction Jurisdiction of the Huntington ’ [ circuit court in a case brought by 1 the city to set aside an order of ' I the public service commission may ' lbe questioned. Philip Lutz. Jr., [ state attorney general, has advfs1 ed Clerk Guy Huber. A representative of the attor- ■ ney-general's office will come here ' ■ next Monday to investigate the ; j complaint, he said. The commission recently declined to return a favorable decision [on two city petitions requesting an : order upon the private utility to [ give emergency service in the ' ’. event of trouble at the municipal ■ electric plant, now connected to ' 648 homes and stores. 1 Officials of the power company i ■ claim they could not give city I properties standby service during i an emergency without serving pri- 1 vate consumers as well, tints indirectly violating an injunction against commercial operation of the municipal plant. In refusing to act on the petition. the commission held that the 1 city actually had not yet been de- t nied standby service by the Northern Indiana company. o Civic Section Is Sponsoring Show \ Tile members of the Civic Section of the Woman’s club are ( sponsoring the show, "Midsummer , Night's Dream," which will be j shown at the Cort theater March 19 and 20. ( Tickets may be purchased and sea,ts reserved at the Green Kettle ( confectionary. All persons wishi ing to cooperate with the Civic section are asked to register when , purchasing tickets or call some member of the section. o Ruth Hollingsworth , Files For Office i Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, widow i • of former Sheriff Harl Rollings- : • worth officially filed her candidacy > for nomination on the Democratic ticket for county recorder today. Mrs. Hollingsworth had an- ■ nounced her intentions of filing ■ for the office several weeks ago, ■ and the official filing with the petition signed by one-half of one per ’■ cent of the eligible voters was ' made this morning. Merwin Miller Named Cattle Club Officer Merwin Miller, cow tester for the Adams coiTTTty dairy herd improve- ’ ment association, has been selected secretary-treasurer of the Indi- , ana Jersey cattle club. W. E. Weaver, of Washington, was elect- > ed president. Sol Mosser, prom- . inent Adams county dairy farmer. . was elected to the board of directi ors, with Burton La Grange. In- - dianapolls and Ethbert Newson, Worthington

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Decatur Beats New Haven To Enter Semi-Fin-als Against South Side; Bears Are Upset. FINALS TONIGHT Fort Wayne Scores South Side 32, Hoagland 17. Decatur 37, New Haven 27. Central 45, Monroeville 30. Narth Side 49. Lafayette 35. Bluffton Scores Lancaster 59. Pleasant Mills 23. Petroleum 21, Hartford 18. Union 21, Rockcreek 16. Liberty 28, Berne 27. The Decatur Yellow Jackets qualified for tne semi-final round of the Fort Wayne sectional tourney by scoring a decisive 37-27 victory over the New Haven Bulldogs in a second round game Friday night at the North Side gym. The Yellow Jackets will meet Hie South Side Archers in the first semi-final tilt this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Central and North Side tangling in the second semi final clash one hour later. The semi final winners will meet for the sectional championship tonight at 8 o’clock. Decatur took the lead on tieopening tip-off., Worthman scoring a field goal. The Yellow Jackets were never headed. At the end ot the first quarter, Decatur was out in front. 6 to 2 and at the half, the Yellow Jackets had increased their margin to 11 points at 18 to 7. New Haven cut into the Decatur lead in the third quarter, which ended with Decatur out in front by six points at 26 to 20. The Bulldogs came within four points at 28 to 24 but Barker went back into the ball game at this stage of the contest and Decatur immediately snapped back into a comfortable lead. Barker was again Decatur's leading scorer, hitting six times from the field for a total of 12 points. Hurst, who played only half of the ball game, scored four field goals. Huffman was next in line for Decatur with seven points. Central and North Side advanced to the semi-finals without difficulty Friday night, Central defeating Monroeville 45 to 30 and North Side trouncing Lafayette Central in another free-scoring battle, 49 to 35. South Side was the first to refich the semi-final round, defeating Woodburn in the final game of the Friday afternoon session, 32 to 17. This contest was close until the final quarter, when South Side turned on the heat to finish ahead by a comfortable margin. Bears Upset The Berne Bears followed the Bluffton Tigers in another startling upset Friday night, losing to Liberty Center in the final game Friday night, 28 to 27. The Bears were handicapped by the loss of Neuenschwander. regular forward, confined to his hoini* by illness. Berne held a 10-8 lead ut the quarter and Liberty went ahead at 16 to 14 at the half. Liberty increased this margin to 21 to 17 at the third quarter and the Bear’.-t desperate last period rally fell short of tying the score by one point. In the other games Friday night. Petroleum nosed out Hartford township, 21 to 18, after leading 13-10 at the half; and Union Center downed Rockcreek, conquerors of Bluffton, 21 to 16, in the second night game. As a result of second round games at 2 p. m. today, with Liber. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 More Elevator W orkers Strike. New York, *Mar. 7 — (U.R) —Thd building service workers strike, now in its seventh day, was extended today to 11 more mid-town hotels, including such fashionable residences as the Pierre, St. Moritz and New Weston. The command to extend tlin strike was given by union leaders as they sought to press the advantages gained when owners ot some buildings decided to sign agreements with the union. In addition to the hotels affected, it was expected that workers in many apartment houses in thq mid-town area from 42nd to 59th street would leave their posts,