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JUDGE TO NAME WELFARE BOARD Judge DeVoss To Name Personnel Os County Welfare Board Judge Huber M. DeVoss is considering the personnel of the new Adams county department of public welfare board which he must name, under an act approved by the special session of the state ’ assembly. The new board will consolidate all existing boards and agencies functioning for public welfare. Included among their duties are the administering of funds for "dependent children in their own homes, old age assistance, services and assistance to persons otherwise handicapped, the care and treatment of dependent, neglected and handicapped children, children in danger of becoming delinquent ! and such other welfare activities las shall be delegated to it by the 'state department of public welfare, I including assistance to the blind. The board shall appoint a county l welfare director who in counties I such as Adams with less than 22,|()00 persons and more than 15,000 i population, shall receive |1.2v0 a i year, in addition to five cents a hnile for each mile traveled in the j discharge of his duties The director of public welfare. I under the supervision of the cirl.uit court shall have supervision lof "persons on probation and in I compliance with the laws of this I state relating to probation, perlform such of the functions of pro- ' bation officer or agent of the court ! in any welfare matters which may ibe before it as the court may di- ; rect.” The -new board replaces the ' board of charities and childrens , guardians, the members of whom I have served without pay since i their formation. The board of charities consists of: Mrs. I). D. Heller, president; W. Guy Brown, secretary: Dau I Tyndall, all Democrats of Decatur; Sam Black, and Mrs. Fred Linn, Republicans. Decatur, and Elmer Baumgartner, Democrat, Berne. The Board of children's guardians consists of .Mrs. D. D. Heller, president; W. Guy Brown, secretary; Mrs. H. F. Ehinger, Mrs. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) BENEFIT CARD PARTY PLANNED Knights Os Pythias Plan Benefit Party Thursday', April 23 The Knights of Pythias lodge and the Pythian Sisters will hold a benefit card party at their homeon North Third street Thursday evening,. April 23. Similar parties will be held over the state in that week at the request of the grand lodge. Half of the proceeds will be used for the Knights of Pythias home at Lafayette for the orphans and aged of the lodge. The other half will be placed in that fund which assists children who have lost their fathers. The committee for the party includes Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hunter, co-chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. Will Dellinger and Mr. and Mrs. James Bain. Several Decatur children are being helped at the present time by the fund for that purpose. It has been raised entirely by the Pythiain Sisters of the state of Indiana. The home at Lafayette accomodates approximately 130 orphans and aged persons. The children attend the Lafayette schools. Tickets for the local party will sell for 25 cents each. They may be purchased from members of the lodge. The party will be open to the public. —— o Name Judges For Amateur Contest The three judgee for the high school amateur night at the Adame theater. Friday February 27. have been selected. They are Mrs. C. E. Bell. Miss Grace Coffee and Dr. Fred Patterson. The winner of the first place will receive $5. second place $3 and third, |2. All high school students are selling tickets at 25c ear'll The public is urged to attend. o ■ Local Man Freed Under S2OO Bond Ivan Garwood, local '.nan held in the county jail on a charge of child desertion was released last night, following t'he furnishing the bond set by the court. His case has not been set for trial.

President Roosevelt Receives Honorary Degree —■■ - — ! :■ 1 B ' -IB KSI KKMEgh-1 W w An honorary degree of doctor of literature was bestowed upon President Roosevelt when he. stopped off at Rollins college. Winter Pajk, Fla., en route to southern waters for hie annual spring fishing trip. The presidential party attending the academic rites included, left to right. Mrs. Roosevelt, Dr. Hamilton Holt, Rollins president; President Roosevelt and Col. Edwin Watson, military aide.

MARION NEPRUD TALKS TO CLUB Homestead Supervisor Speaks To Lions Club Tuesday MisH Marion Neprud manager of the homestead division delivered an interesting acldrees to the members of the Lions club at their meeting in the Rice hotel last evening. Miss Neprud spoke briefly on the general theme of service < luhs and their purpose and need among communities; of their aid to traveling representatives- She stated that f .reign ret.' reßcntatives could do muUh toward creating a better feeling among the various nations of the world if the ideals of these representatives were founded along the lines of the service dubs. She then told of her experiences in China, where she had been located as teaher, She related how she had been located in Hongkong overlooking the "great white way” of that city, and near that place were the internati nal settlements where consuls and foreign representatives were located. Conditions existing among the millions of Eurasians, cut off from the Chinese, were expla'ned; how the moral status of these persons differed from others. She told of the deplorable conditions of the wbit? persons, who are without a country, and have been driven there from Russia due to the intolerant (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ENGLAND URGES ACTION CEL AY Fear France Will Demand Prompt Action Against Germany (Copyright 1936 by United Press) London. March 25—(UP) —Great Britain urged angry France today to refrain from precipitate action in the Rhineland problem t-nUI Germany made its position clear. France was the central fgure for the moment, not Germany. It was understood that French Anger was so strong that there was some fear of temporarily strained relations between the British and French governments over means of dealing with fuehrer (Adolf Hitler. It was believed that France would continue to insist that pro-i-osals submitted to Germany by Britain, France. Belgium and Italy were a definite take-it-or-leave-it offer and t'hat Germany's rejection 1 of them in a provisional or intermediate reply called for prompt action. Joseph Paul Boncour. chief French delegate in negotiations here, was understood to have taken the position in talks with foreign secretary anthony Eden that France could not continue to negotiate with ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 25, 1936.

Special Services At Zion Lutheran Tonight A eipecial Lenten service will be I held at tbe Zion Lutheran church at 7:30 o'clock this evening, markI ing the fifth in a series of six special Passion -services. Rev. W. H. Derning, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church at Friedheim. will condust the services and deliver the r sermon. The Rev. Werning came to this community from Calgary, 1 Alta.. Canada la«t fail as sms essor 1 to the aged pastor C B- Preuss, now ' retired. The public is invited to attend 1 this service. > o ——— VALUES FIXED ON BUILDINGS Insurance Values Os County Buildings Fixed By Appraisers I The present insurance values of jthe Adams county buildings were i reported to the board of Adams I county commissioners at their meeting yesterday afternoon. The reports were made by Charles Robenold and \V. E. Moon, who had been selected by the board to re- ■ appraise the various buildings. Although the insurance on the ' court house was the only one to \ expire, all values were given to insure under the 80 per cent coinsurance clause. The value of the court house was $72,000 for the building and $16,000 for the contents and furnishings. This amount was used as the basis for the insurance rather ' than the replacement value of ! $149,919.30 for the building and | $20,352.25 for the furnishings as [previously reported. The board agreed to place the insurance on the present value rather than the replacement as tbe cost of carrying would be a great Ideal less. It was also explained that in the event of loss the county woiitd not build a replica of the present building but a new and modern structure, therefore it would be inadvisable to insure the full replacement value. The insurance value of the county jail was placed at $28,000 for the building and SSOO for the contents. The replacement value of the building had been set at $52.420.09 for the building and $644 for the contents. The county garage was valued at $7,200. The replacement value was $14,115.68 for the building and contents totalled. The insurance was placed with various agents in the city. o Hobbies, Historical Committees To Meet • All members are urged to be present at the meeting of the historical exhibits and hobbies committees of the Centennial, committees of the Centennial, which will be held in th© rest rooms of the public library Thursday night at 7 o'clock.

EX-LOCAL MAN TELLS OF FLOOD George Helm Relates Experience In Pittsburgh Area George Helm, former local young • man. who is in Pittsburgh, Pa., in the center of the flood area, was finally able to communicate with 1 his friends and relative* in this city today. Although George was unable to relate n detail to any extent he stated in hfe letter to his brother. 80-1 H dm. local clothier, that it was | a harrowing exxi;erlence, and that 1 the work cf reconstruction seemed )’to be an almost impossible task. He stated that he had been marI ooned on the second floor of the ’I Munphy 5 and 10 st'-re, wnere he is employed, for over three days Food and water were at a premium, according to George, with an ordinary ham sandwich costing 25 cents. Water had invaded the store to ' a depth of eight feet, and mud and i slime nearly a foot In depth was • left following the rece ding waters. • He stated that iie was forced to , move from his residence in the Sev- . enth Avenue hotel, to a place on ■ higher ground. No (mention of his automobile was made, and friends : are wondering if it had teen des--1 troyed or carried away as many ' others. Several other local persons near the flood center have been (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — o— ASK INCREASE IN FLOOD FUND Adams County Quota For Flood Aid Boosted To $1,500 Because the number of flood ' victims has doubled since the first quotas were set, Adams county ha.“ been requested to increase its ' budget for flood relief 50 per cent by the national Red Cross organization. The original request was for ' SI,OOO. Today an increase of $217.18 was re.ported In the totals raised to date, bringing the total ' 'to $527.60. Os this increase, $194.18 came from Berne. The telegram received by WaJ ‘ Wenihoff. chairman of the Adams I county chapter of the Red Cross today was: "Since the original flood relief funds quotas, assigned number of victims has been doubled. latest reports of our relief directors now in field place the total number of men. women and children looking to Red Cross for immediate . emergency relief at 387,000. with . every likelihood this figure will . j Increa.se as flood crests continue, i"Now imperative to meet clear s | and essential Red Cross obligaHons to these suffering fellow (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

HOFFMAN ASKS FEDERAL HELP IN BRUNO CASE New Jersey Governor Asks J. Edgar Hoover’s Aid In Appeal (Copyright 193fi by United Press) Trenton, N. J.. Mar. 25 —<U.R)— i Gov. Harold <3. Hoffman or an aide I telephoned chief agent J. Edgar Hoover of the department of justice yesterday for help that might sa,ve Bruno Richard Hauptmann from death, the United Press | learned today. His plea was batted on evidence he claims to have that would absolve Hauptmann of sole blame for the kidnaping and murder of Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr. Unless the evidence is collected into form worthy of court presentation. Ha.uptmann will be executed next Tuesday. The words "more time” figured loudly in the Trenton to Washington phone' call. At the same time Hoffman announced that he will go to NewYork as soon as possible to question Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon labout “discrepancies” which he says exist between Condon's testimony at Hauptmann's trial a.nd his statements at other times. “It won’t be a social visit,” the governor said. It was understood that he planned to confer today with attorney general David T. Wilentz. Hauptmajin'ri prosecutor and Hoffman’s political enemy, about a time for the visit. Condon stipulated in consenting to answer Hoffman's questions that Wilentz I must be present. He said. too. that the governor would have to submit hie questions in writing land that he would answer in the same way. Hoffman said he intended to “ask questions the way I see fit.” Condon was thb intermediary I between Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Hand his infant son’s kidnapers who I'paid $50,000 ransom to a man in J St. Raymond’s cemetery in Bronx I Borough of New York. He identi- ' tied Hauptmann a.s the man. The department of justice re> (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Io FILE SUIT TO POSSESSLUND — Commissioners Seek To Condemn Land For Right-Of-Way , iPurilding of the proposed newstate road 101 east of this city once again were assured when the Adams county board of ■commiaeion- , er.s filed suit in ciroit court against . Dallas Spuller, Union township farmer. to gain possession of the land. The suit filed this afternoon asks for possession of property on both . sides of the proposed road and names Mr. Spuller. Mae Butler, ; Ear! Butler as co-defendants. MreButler is stated to have a right to part of the property, the first on the south end of the proposed road, and her husband is named in her interest. The suit fourther asks that three disinterested freeholders of the | county be named by th? court to reI appraise the and, their appraisal report to be accepted as final. The commissioners announced • their intention of filing the condemnation suit several weeks ago, but recalled their intention. When Mr. Spuller was reported to have reached an agreement with the board. He then, however, retracted his statement and refused to sign. Doubts that the construction of 1 the road would be 'held up were dispelled, when it was learned that the state is able under law to go ahead with the work without wait- ' ing for the final settlement. o i Local Man’s Sister Dies In Chicago l Carl Pumphrey received word toi day that his sister, Mrs. E. G. Chen- ' oweth of Chicago died this morning Mrs- Chenoweth was well known f here, having visited in Decatur c many times. Funeral services will 1 be held Friday morning in Chicago r and burial will be made in Delaware r Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Pumphrey will > leave for Chicago Thursday. o 1 WEATHER 1 Fair; somewhat colder southeast tonight; Thursday increasing cloudiness; showers and somewhat warmer southwest portion.

L J FLOOD AID FUND Previous report . $310.42 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shroyer 2.00 B J. Rice 5.00 a Friend 1 ~n Anton Thieme 1.00 i'll.nJ's Shoaf I M Adams Post American Legion 5.00 Mrs. Mary C. Miller 1.00 ' Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller 5.00 Albert Bebierich 2.00 Berne. Indiana 194.18 Total $527.00 BOND SALE OF CENTENNIAL AT $5,000 MARK Good Will Bond Sale Goes Over $5,000 Mark Today At noon today the factory division under the direction of Harold McMillen came within sls of its goal as the Centennial bond sale exceeded the $5,000 mark by slls. Herman Ehinger. general chairman. announced. The goal for the factory district is $2,000. At noon a total of $1,985 had been subscribed and the committee was virtually assured that it would exceed the $2,000 figure this afternoon. Increases were also reported in the retailers and commercial concerns divisions and in the professional men a,nd women divisions. ! Mr. Ehinger stated today that the 1 honor roll would be published Thursday. Committees were again at work today seeking additional purchasers of the Centennial bonds. Every effort is being made to ipush every division over the top | by the end of next week. One or j two divisions are expected to reach their quota this week a.nd : will continue in the sale of bonds. ; The results of the sale of the I bonds this week and next wil! 1 largely determine the final budget | for the Centennial. If the $7,000 i mark is attained it will be pos-1 Bible for the committee to stage one of the bent Centennial programs ever held in the state. Rev. Leo A. Hoffman Gives Lenten Sermon I The Rev. Leo A. Hoffman, pastor jof St. Andrews Catholic church, I I Fort Wayne, delivered th? fifth of the seriea of Lenten sermons at St. Mary's church last evening. Father Hoffman spoke on “The *l priesthood in the ehur» h''. and gave an instructive discourse on the duties and functions of the holy priesthood- Father Hoffman took . the i. lace of Rev. S. J. Ryder of Fort Wayne, who was unable t» fill the local pulpit on account of illness. Father Joseph recited the litany and Fathr Joseph Seianetz, pastor, gave (Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. o — Junior C. Os C. To Sponsor Dance The Decatur Junior Chamber of i Commerce will hold a dance duri ing the last week in April. Plans are now being made for the affair. Ad- • mission will be for members and friends. STEPHENSON IN i LOSING FIGHT L Former Indiana Klan Dragon Again Set Back By High Court f Indianapolis. Mar. 25. —-(U.K) —The . ten-year losing court fight waged t by D. C. Stephenson, former Ku , Klux Klan dragon, to escape a life sentence at the state prison, suffered another setback in the supreme court last night. The high tribunal issued a permanent writ of prohibition against ) Judge Wirt Worden of the LaPorte circuit court, restraining him from further action on Stephenson's !- petition for a writ of habeas cor- ? pus. n The court's action closed the r last avenue of escape from prison 1 for Stephenson through the su--0 preme court. The high tribunal 0 held in an unanimous opinion that ] his only relief may be in a petition for a writ of coram nobis in Hamilton circuit court where he was convicted Nov. 14. 1925. The opinion also fi’-mly stablished a point of law on the authority of the LaPorte circuit court to hear petitions of writs of habeas corpus filed by inmates at the state (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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CINCINNATI IS THREATENED BY HIGHER WATER Ohio River To Go Over 60 Feet; New Pittsburgh Threat Cincinnati, Mar. 25 —(U-R) —The I Ohio river is raging toward another and greater flood at Cincinnati, United States meteorologist W. C. Devereaux reported today. The new rise probably will pass t;o feet, he said. He was unable to tell how much ftigher the water would rise. The river paused its predicted crest of 59 feet here and rose to 59. G feet early today and then was about stationary. It was believed it would begin to fall, but heavy rain in the upper Ohio valley ha.s sent tributaries out of their banks and poured new flood water into the Ohio. Rises Steadily Pittsburgh. Mar. 25 —(U-R) —The Monongahela, one of two rivers that cut through Pittsburgh, rose steadily today and caused new anxiety in this city of 1,000,000 recovering from the worst flood in its history. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks on the north side already were under water. Many river front business houses ordered more pumps. The weather bureau announced that the Monongahela would not i reach its unprecedented crest of i last week, when it and the Allegheny river overflowed the “Golden Triangle.” the chief business district, causing property loss of more than $20,000,000. The crest then was 4*5 feet —21 feet above flood stage. At 8 a. m.. the official United ! States weather bureau reading of the river stage at the “point" was i 27.5 feet. Flood stage is 25 feet. ! The water is rising at the rate of '.3 to .4 feet an hour. An unofficiaj i prediction said the waters would reach 30 feet before receding. Heavy rains in the territory drained by the Monongahela's 1 tributaries were sending new torrents down the channel from West (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ASSESSORS TO FINISH MAY 10 Work Os Assessing Personal Property About Half Completed County Assessor Ernest Worthman today announced that approximately half of the work would be comipleted by the end of this weeV. The assessors this year ar© placing values only on .personal property. Appeals were taken on some real estate valuations and will be exaxmined by the state board and the board of tax review. County Assessor Worthman pointed out today that tlie time for making the appeals on the 1936 assessments for taxes, payable in 1936 has piredThe work of assessing is being done on Schedule. The men luust complete their work by May 10. It for any reason they are unabe to do this, the state requires that a portion of t'he salary be withheld until the assessing is completed. County Auditor John W. Tyndall Tuesday swore Melvin Hirschy in as deputy assessor of Hartford township. He fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Frank Heller. The aptpointment was made by Hartford township trustee, Eli bachMr- Worthman asked today that (cooperation be given the assessors in order that the work imay continue to progress on time. (A number of persons with intangible property with delinquent taxes due are paying this week. Notices wee J mailed to owners of mortgages on which no stamps had beeit , placed. t 0 i Retired English Naval Officer Is Murdered ‘ Cork, Ireland, Mar. 25. — (U.R) — 1 Civil guards throughout southern Ireland sought today a murder car in which four men escaped after killing Vice Admiral Henry Boylo Somerville, 72. retired, one of Great ’ Britain's most distinguished naval officers, at his home at Castletownsend. There were two clues — tiro ' marks in the road before the ad--1 miral’s home and a British recruit- ’ ing poster which the assassins ’ j threw on the floor in the hall o( 'the home.