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Garden Seeds For Relief Workers Indianapolis, Mar. 11 <U.R) A i standard garden seed collection , for relief gardens In Indians again , Will be made available this spring without cost to the townships by ’ the governor’s commission on tin- , employment relief, It was announced today. The eollection Is similar to that used in the food conservation program during the last three years and is a well-balanced assortment ' of 10 staple vegetables of standard 1 varieties. They are especially adapted to average family needs and are In- '■ tended for intensive production In ' individual gardens. The commission also will be able * to supply a limited number of tomato and cabbage plants for the 1 gardens. i 1 FRANK LINIGER OUT FOR OFFICE I ] Washington Township Man Candidate For County Commissioner Frank Liniger, of Washington ‘ township, announced hie candidacy today for -nomination on the Demo- ( crati ticket for county commis- , sioner from the eecon-d district. I' This is Mr. Liniger's first candi-1 oacy today for nomination on the • Democratic ticket for county com missioner from the second district - ' This is Mr. Liniger’s first candi r dacy for a public offi-e in his thir-l teen years in the townehip. and he | asks the support of all the voters-1 1 The second and third district only two to be filled at this election i as the ct.njink-tt'iont-r (rom. Din ilkdrict, Phil Sauer, assumed his I office on January 1, 1935, and still 1 1 has over a year and OTle-half of his | term yet to serve. Mooes Augsburger present com- ( missioner from the third district, is the candidate for that district in the coming election. Reports that Frank Martin, the .present commissioner from the second district, will not I I run for re-nomination-Huntington Council Demands Statement — Huntington, Ind., Mar. 11.—<U.R>|. —Detailed figures concerning op | . eration of the city’s municipal electric service to private consumers I were demanded last night in a j resolution adopted by the city council. Hitherto the city electric depart- 1 rnent has been operated independ- ' ently of other municipal govern- ! ment units. 1 The resolution asked for a state- 1 ment of total and monthly revenue 1 from private consumers, itemized 1 monthly expenses, the number of ( consumers, the number and amount 1 of delinquent bills, and the num- s her of meters installed. The information must be pre- 1 sented by April 7. o Introduce Townsend , Plan In Legislature t Indianapolis, Ind-. March 11 — 1 (UP) —A Townsend old age pension plan was introduced in the Indiana t | House of representatives today by s Rep. Jacob J. Reisinger. D., Evans- 1 ville. i it would provide payments of l S2(w> monthly to all persons more t than 60 years old. The bill was t buried in committeeRepresentatives Harry Hill, D., ' Edinburg, and Will J. Price. R.. On- ' ward, were Joint authors of a bill 1 which would limit property taxes ' to $1 per SIOO and would create 1 county tax adjustment boards of ‘ seven memibeni. Holiness Group Will Meet Sunday ’ . < The Adams county holinees asso- , ciation will meet Sunday afternoon ] at the Monroe Friends church. The i speaker will be Rev. F. C. Cole , of Bluffton. o t rred Mills Acting < As Court Bailiff — Fred V. Mills is acting aa bailiff of the Adams county circuit court in the absence of- Ed Green, who is recovering from an operation. Mr. Mills was court bailiff for several yeatw under Judge Dore B Erwin.

WITHHOLD TAX INFORMATION BV TREASURY - Exemptions Proposed To Provide “Cushion” Reserves For Business Washington. March 11 —(UP) — Homie tax exports imposed a gag today on treasury Information regarding the effect of ■’cushion’’ reserves on the President's corporation surplus tax proposals to raise $620,000,000 for budget balancing purpurea. The ways and means sub-com-mittee, however indicated privately that every effort would be made to have the yield 'proposed *’)' ibe president 'provided for in the tax bill to be drafted late this week. Under proposals before the committee the graduated surplus tax would he raised from the originally proposed maximum of 40 .per cent of net corporate earnings. The committee had anticipated receiving from the treasury today material to indicte the effect on the $620,000|p00 drevtenue propoHkl of congressionally proposed exemptions so that corporations could I have “cushion" reserves to protect them in time of economic stress. Such tables were submitted but their content was withheld under the gag imposed by administration Democrats reportedly at the behest of the treasury. 'According to one member, suggestions that banks and insurance companies ibe exempt from the new eur-1 plus tax provision would not materially effect the yield"Such an exemption would not reduce estimated yield 'by more than $50,000,000 at the most. ’’ he said. ' The "cushion" reserve proposal fundamentally would permit corporations to build up reasonable reserves free from the bulk of the graduated corporation undistributed aupplus tax. This might be done on a percentage batis or by -outright partial ex. mptions of certain amounts. The graduated tax schedules now being considered range - from 20 to 40 per cent over brack- > , vf.s‘*sTa?nhg’at S2.OW nFTMnrwme tp $40.0«0 and more. Meanwhile, committee members studied a proposal to sharply revise the roeeasing taxx programOne suggestion was to reduce to 10 or 15 the nunmber of new commodi(CONTTNUED ON PAGE FIVE) FACTORY SEEKS LOCATION HERE Meeting Scheduled Tonight To Discuss New Canning Factory Plans for establishment of a branch of the Crampton Canneries Inc., in this city were discussed before the directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce in their meeting at the Rice hotel last night, with a meeting of all business men. members of the Chamber of Commerce, members of the ( Adams county tomato growers association and interested persons being called for tonight to discuss , and approve the proposition of the canning company made last night. The Crampton Canneries, Inc., ( with main offices located in Celina, Ohio, have disclosed their intention of locating a factory in this , city, if local conditions and feeling ( merit the establishment. H. F. Krimendahl, president of , the company and H. C. Bowman, secretary, met with the directors last night and presented their . proposition, which in turn is to be ( presented at tonight’s meeting for the sanction of those in attendance. The factory is a highly rated concern, with factories in (Thio located at Celina. Mendon. Sidney, Plain City. West Jefferson and ] Milford Center. The only Indiana ] factory is located at Mentone. The . company cans all makes of fruits , and vegetables with pickles and ( tomatoes as the main vegetables. Members of the Chamber of ( Commerce feel that the establish- ( ment of the factory here would be of great benefit to the community, , with from 300 to 400 persons em- ■ ployed, after the factory had been built up to capacity production within a two or three year period. K. E. Glendenning and Dee Fry- ( back, president and vice-president < of the local,, business men’s organ- j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o WtATHER 1 1 Cloudy and colder; rain extreme east early tonight; 1 Thursday fair, somewhat < colder east. <

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 11, 1936.

Wabash Floods Maroon Farmers - • • - -» - T ' 'I ' . ♦ j It wouldn't be much fun being “back home again in Indiana" if one lived on the banks of the historic Wabash when thaX river went on a spree near the Indiana-Illinois state line, flooding thousands of acres and leaving many farmsteads, such as the one above, completely marooued.

ROSA UHRICK DIES TUESDAY Mrs. Frank Uhrick Dies At County Hospital Os Complications Mrs. Rosa fl. Uhrick 62. lifelong lesident of Decatur and vicinity, died Tuesday at 5 p. m. at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient for, the past week. Death was due to l complications. Mrs. Uhrick had; been ill the past four weeks and Saturday underwent an operation. The deceased was born July 13, 1873 in Adams county, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Samuel Diehl. Her enure life was spent in Decatur and Adams county. She was a member of the United 'Brethren church. Mrs Uhrick is survived by her hu-band. Frank, and the rollowing . sons and daughters. Mrs. Ralph j Shady. Mrs. Mary Staley, Mrs. Richlard Myers. Luzerne Ernest. Paul, [and Mrs. Roy Kusmann all of Decatur. A daughter died in infancy. A sister. Mrs. J. O. Brown and a brother. Amos Hetrick of Craigville and seven grandchildren also survive. Her first huliand. John Johnson preceded her in death in November 1895. Funeral services will foe held at the home Thursday at 3 p. m. with Rev. H. R. Carson officiating- Burial will be in Ray cemetery. The body was moved from the Zwick funeral home at noon today and may be viewed after 1:30 o'clock. o Building Owners In New York Weakening New York, March 11. —(UP) —A new hope for peace in New York City's building workers’ strike appeared today wihle kidnaping, burg-1 lary, and scuffles between (pickets and strike-breakers accompanied itsj spread to new sections. The building owners stepped down from their previous refusal; to arbitrate by offering a settlement plan. Walter G- Merritt, attorney for the realty advisory board , said in a radio speech last night that the landlords would be willing to extend the mayor’s agreement of 1934 three yeans, arbitrate wages immediately, and arbitrate them annually for the term of the extension. Mission Band To Present Program The Mission band of tho Evangelical church will present a special program in the church Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The program will consist of a playlet and musical numbers. All mothers and friends of the children are especially invited to attend. o *—< New Trial Motion Under Advisement The motion for a new trial by the attorneys of Arlett Walters in the damage suit brought against him by Fred H. Rawls, was taken under advisement by Judgo Huber M. DeVoss in the Adams circuit court late yesterday afternoon after counsel had presented arguments. Rawls was awarded $5,250 judgement againet the defendant at the conclusion of the jury trial last Decemuber.

Former Monroe Man Given Prison Term Fort Wayne, Mar. 11. — Found guilty of embezzlement, John T. Nelson. 44, was sentenced to the Indiana state prison at Michigan City for two years, disfranchised for a corresponding period, and fined $1 and costs by Judge Clarence R. McNabb in Allen circuit court. Nelson was accused of having appropriated to his own ise $658.90 of funds belonging to loIcal No. 211, Bartenders Internati ional League of America, front October. 1934, to August 26. 1935. while he was acting as treasurer of the local. Introduction of evidence, begun previously, was com aided Monday. Born in Monroe. Ind., February 6. 1892. Nelson is married and the father of two children. He has a record of four prior arrests and two convictions on other charges. o Fifty Ethiopians Die In Bombing Addis .Ababa. March 11—(UP) — No white missionairiee wore among the casualties in an Italian bombing of Debra Markos, it was announced tody Debra Markos and were both bombed. It was reported reliably that 50 natives were killed in the bombing of Debra Markos and an official communique issued today said that five women and three children were killed by bombs and 21 women and 12 children wounded at lergaaiem. There has been little aviation activity on the southern front recently and observers here believed the I renewed (bombings indicated the | beginning of a new drive toward Addis Abara. DEATH CLAIMS 1 AC OB MAZE! IN Prominent Berne Resident Dies This Afternoon At Hospital Jacob D. Mazelln. 41. prominent Berne resident, died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 1:50 this afternoon following an operation at the hospital this morning at 8 o'clock for a stomach obstructionMr. Mazelin, who was prominent [ in the county in the dairy and farming industries had been employed for the past 14 years by the United Milk Products company oflßerne, after moving to Berne from a farm. He was a life-long resident of the county. He was a World War veteran. the time served in the war (being the only time he had ibeen living out of the county. The deceased was bom in Monroe township on October I, 1894. the eon of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mazelin, well known Adams county residents On April 18. 1920 he was united in mialrriage to Florence King. Six children were born to the union, five of whom survive, one daughter having died in infancyThose surviving, besides the widow are two sons. Raymond and Daniel; three daughters, Kathryn, Mary and Rebecca, all at home. The body was removed this afternoon to the Biery and Yager funeral home in Berne- Funeral services have not been completed.

Great Britain Determined To Exact Concessions By Hitler To Avert Crisis With Erance

PUSH PLANS FOR SALE OF BONDS OF CENTENNIAL j“Good Will” Bond Sale j Will Open In Decatur Next Monday Plans for the "Good Will" bond sale to finance Decatur's Centennial celebration August 2 to 8. axe being completed this week under direction of Carl Pumphrey, general chairman of the executive committee, and Herman F. Ehinger, chairman of the finance committee. The drive, which will open next Monday. March 16. will Ire one of the most intensive, enthusiastic campaigns ever launched in thie city. Unbounded enthusiasm from citiI zens in every walk of life has greeted preliminary announceI ments of plans to make the Decatur Centennial the greatest celebration the city has ever sponsored. 1 Decatur men and women in acHtive charge of the Centennial have • ejready expended many hours of . I time in outlining the week’s ob- | servance. The finance committee intends ! to raise $7,000 from the sale of the . "Good Will” ibpnds to finance the . observance. Price of the bonds [ will range from $1 up to any J amount the purchaser may desire ■ to give. Mr. Eliinger. finance chairman, i with sub-corffmittee chairmen ajid . is planning a series of conferences . bond salesmen to perfect final de- ■ tails for the actual campaign. I These salesmen will start at the ' same time Monday and it at hoped the drive can be practically completed within two or three dajs. As expected, the pageant will be - the outstanding feature of the ' 1 Centennial observance. Dr. Fred I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) GLEE CLUB TO GIVE OPERETTA II High School Glee Club 1 1 To Fresent Operetta Next Tuesday I I I The Decatur high school glee ’ club will present the operetta. "Maid in Japan." at the high school auditorium Tuesday. March ' 17 at 8:15 p. m. The glee club is directed by Miss ‘ Helen Haubold. music supervisor in the public schools. Admission prices wiii be 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for students. The complete cast of characters follows: I Jua. court attendant, Lucinda Borne. Toshi. daughter of a fortune tel- ' ler. Rosie Moyer. Ishi, assistant to Hanano's nurse • —Agnes Nelson. Nishida. court dancing girl — Donabelle Fenimore. Bill Wood. Tom s friend —Robert Engeler. Peggie. Tom's sister — Madeline 1 Crider. • Hanano, Hirohito’s daughter — ’ Marlowe Hoagland. '■ Lototo, Hanano’s nurse —Naomi • Franklin. ■ Tom Long, typical young Arner- • lean—Robert Johnson. I The coolie, a lower cast Japan- • ese William Schafer. , Hirohito, lord keeper of the seal . —Harry Moyer. ' Manyemon, a fortune teller •— ■ Robert Clem. : Matsuo, a prince betrothed to (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — o Von Eichorn Is Out For Representative i i Von A- “Pat” Eichhorn of Union- : dale has announced his candidacy , on the Democratic ticket for the ■ nomination for joint representative of Adams and Wells counties at the . primary May 5. Mr. Eichhorn was a [ candidate at the primary two years , ago. i This ie the second announcement i for this office. Frank G. Thomipeon, I Bluffton newspaperman and prei sent representative, having aunouned his candidacy Monday, I

Quarterly Conference Here Thursday Night The fourth and final quarterly conference for the year 1935-1936 will be held at the local Methodist church on Thursday evening aj 7:30 o’clock. Dr. F. E. Fribley of Fort Wayne will be present and bring a devotional message after which he will preside at the business session. At that time reports will be made by the leaders of the various church organizations and the trustees, stewards and other leaders will be nominated and elected for the coming church year. The Fort Wayne district conference will be held at Monroeville this year on March 17 and the annual conference session will be held in the Main Street M. E. Church of Kokomo, April 15-20 inclusive. GEORGE RICE DIES TODAY Monroe Township Resident Dies This Morning At Local Hospital George H. Rice. 71. died at the Adams county memorial hospital thia morning at 1 o’clock. Death was due to heart trouble. The deceased was born August 10, 1864. at Champaign. 111. He was a resident of Monroe township and a retired farmer for the past 16 years. He belonged to the Modern Woodmen and the K. of P. lodges, the Church of God at St. Joseph. 111. His wife preceded him in death in 1930. Surviving ie one son. E. Everett Rice of Monroe township Two sons are deceased. Three brothers also survive. James Rice of, Homer. Ill; Charles Rice of Van j Wert. Ohio; Scott Rice of Newman. Ill: and one sister, Mrs. L. L. Before, of Van Buren. Two brothers and a sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. nt. at the home of Everett Rice with Rev. E. S. Morford of the Monroe Methodist i Episcopal church officiating. The ibpdy will then be tajeen to St. Joseph. 111., where funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Church of God. Burial will be in May view cemetery. The body was moved from the ' Lobenstein funeral home this at-1 ternoon at 3 o’clock. ■ o LIONSOBSERVE LADIES NIGHT Wives And Sweethearts Os Lions Club Entertained Tuesday Members of the local Lions dub and their wives and sweethearts attended the meeting in the Rice hotel last night held as ladies night, and including an induction ceremony for four new members, i Ralph Gentis opened the meet-| ing with an address of welcome to the ladies and to the new members and their wives. Lloyd Cowens. club president, gave the response to the welcome. C. L. Walters delivered the induction address in an interesting manner, with his talk prepared to discuss issues prominent to the nation's safety, including a resume of the qualities necessary to insure that safety. Other talks were made by Walter J. Krick and Rev. H. W. Frank- [ lin, both speaking on the important qualifications of the Lions club members. Mr. Krick on the goal of the members, and the steps ( made to achieve that goal, and . Rev. Franklin on the code of ethics, governing the members in achieving the goal set. Mrs. Walter J. Krick entertain- , ed with several vocal selections and W. F Beery led in the chorus singing. The four new members were taken into the chib, and their wives attended as the honored * guests. > o ’ Red Bowman Wins By J Knockout Tuesday Bob “Red" Bowman, popular Det aetur lightweight defeated Eddie , Lykins of Winchester in the final • bout on a fight card at Richmond - Tuesday night. Bowman won by a knockout in the second round.

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Locarno Pact Powers Will Meet Tomorrow To Talk Situation; Adolf Hitler Standing Firm. ITALY REACTION London, Mar. 11. -<U.R)—British cabinet members, in anxious consultation, were Increasingly determined today to exact concessions from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to please France. The cabinet was called into session at 6 p. m. after Capt. Anthony Eden, foreign secretary, and Lord Halifax had returned from Paris. As a compromise on France's insistence on the withdrawal of German troops from the Rhineland and Hitler’s refusal to do so. the British envisage a Franco-Bel-gian-German pact pledging Germany not to fortify the Rhineland , for 25 years. Britain and Italy would guarantee the pact. The conference of Locarno powers opening here tomorrow, it was reported, may lead to a discussion of fresh British commitments for the security of France and Belgium. replacing the Locarno pact. German sources indicated to the United Press that Hitler had decided to reject requests to withdraw his troops or to promise not to fortify the Rhineland zone. The German embassy was informed that the Locarno powers intend to pass a resolution vehemently condemning the German action but possibly referring to further measures by the leagues penalties committee of 13. Meanwhile, Britain will avoid action which would prejudice future negotiations with Germany. Hitler Stands Firm (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Berlin, Mar. 11.— (U.R) — Adolf Hitler stood firm today in his occupation of the German Rhineland. It was indicated he would send mt representative to London to inidulge in what were called “any postmortems over the Locarno treaty” but would be represented it any hope of fruitful peace negotiations were offered. Hitler planned to consult with cabinet ministers and other leaders Saturday as to acceptance of a possible formal invitation to take part in the league council’s deliberations at London. In the meantime, it was said, he was unlikely to make any move, and it was added that even if a formal I invitation were sent him, he reigarded the Rhineland occupation as an accomplished fact and the I Locarno treaty dead. No Discussion Rome. Mar. 11. — (U.R) — Italy j "most probably” will refuse to | take part in discussion of sanctions against Germany at the leaigue council meeting in London an authoritative source revealed today. It was indicated that Ambassador Dino Grand!, who probably will be Italy’s delegate will be instructed to leave thte council table during any discussions of sanctions against Italy unless a prior political agreement is reached suspending sanctions and Italy is promis(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o F. D. R. WINS IN PRIMARY Roosevelt Scores Smashing Victory In New Hampshire Primary Concord. N. H- March 11 —(UP), —President Roosevelt and Frank Knox won a head start over rival candidates for the 'presidency in New Haniipehire’s primary yesterday. There was a ichance that returns from the last few precincts reporting today might give Gov. Alt M. Landon of Kansas one vote among New Hampshire’s 11 in the Republican nominating convention, but the other 10 were Knox'e with Landon second choice among the unpledged delegates. President Roosevelt won all tho state's eight Democratic delegatee-at-large and four district delegate* who will exerciee eight convention votes. Delegates pledged to New Deal support defeated adherents of Dr. Joseph A- Coutremarsh of Lebanon. retired dentist advocating ait inflation nostrum, in every contest. President Roosevelt’s victory proved principally that discontent (CONTINUED, ON PAGE SIX),