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Sill SALES ■ SHOW GAINS Kj a n ;< independent '®K)re> Show 19 Per Cent Increase ■Hh ■■K. . in Indiana ML :!u d.'i«trinfllt of vain .o <1 .ri in, i i asi- of 19 per |H ... I"l Al 1 ■■p. . ,| aii’i Ilm mini’ll ■K, Io preliininar. Inn ail ot foreign ■BH., . ■ num ■'l his re ■|K : . . larger aide- ■ - with 'I ■K ... . ..nr..<,.nr« 21 business. 14 ot which, due !■,. .. . ini'.er of reports ■BLur.. .1 in niiseellaneoiiH or totals. Kb 'in. nt for seasonal of tl per eent from . a like numboth mo .tie of the kinds of btisiB |ajS i ■ showed inei. a ■ LNLi! et 'his year .wer April a ■ par r Tie greatest gains wi re ■ piljet ’« n !, v motor velis an,) 21 per cent by the total BErfti and household appliances loss of one-half per cent ■ vaßhmvi: for men's and '.boy’s store*. ■ 1 tile kinds ■ neßg . - I h. >w . d in. ..a ■ - B IrmNari h to April of this year.; ■jfcjo. 'l’loll hardware stores, i <|..< line of a'niost one ■ )er wen* Th greatest gain* !><■- Bwn these two month* were \ total furniture and ■ truajl. i.l api'iiuni vs group ami by ■men'tl uh' l ho - VR clothing store*. siiowed an B<f 9 i ,er cent - ■. ffi t . firms reporting tor April ■S" («• • ■ i. p : ' d ini reams < >v- ■• showded declines ■ and li - ' 1 registered a change KcfK than 1 ]>er cent. | [services are ONE) that these things also lie hushed aside or I as a lesson for the fitalso that we should I B#W forget that the Bible con-1 unerring wisdom. His and a directing hand of all clime® and <oi ■ on. '.rhu li if followed, will bring prosperity and htkppiness I ■te any race of nations under the | Bible instructs us that be wars and rumors of iBWiS as long as people will follow reason rather than the and direction of Almighty as long as mortal man > ...- the corrupted human student and Bibb' puts absolutely Im SBHin tie idl.' dn am of lie pii'-t th.'i ibis wmld would

of the 16 Held in Black Legion Slaying ~ ~ '1 ■ * B j- 1 ’ * -I***’ w wllgfeM ■fJT 1 i ■K * I E I|||* *V . A JBg|| Maa wMfc * - | Bove- from left to right, are Dayton Dean. I , la , r ' bv Detroit police and charged f ■'’members of the weird Black Legion, hooded and blecA-robed cu ne Legion doomed IKt “ executio "” <* Charles A Poole. f “> was ar eXunt mother. A boy was born - p 8 *- h; i I Four of Cuba’s Presidents Honor Island Hero f ■ WJHI ■HI >! > ‘ ■ • Wj .U i V 1 W ; I V } w s > ii: I lle ./. 'F* -

W ll event which probably no republic in the world LgJHay could duplicate was staged at Havana, Cuba, ■'t” of dedication of a monument to ; y f! J °se Miguel Gomez, second president of Cuba famous patriot. Among the celebrities piceent

Black Legion Victim’s Wife f*"'' I . t ■ Pictured above with her son is Mrs. Charles A. Poole of Detroit. Th, baby was born the day after the body of her husband, riddled witl bullets, was found in a gulley near a Detroit suburb. Poole had beei slain by the “Black Legion,” a hooded, masked cult, because of report that he had beaten his wife while she was an exnectant mother.

be safe for democracy, and that the last war would be a war to end all wars. They could not. The Bible has always spoken plainly in this matter, and that was not "the voice of the Bible. “May I make this exhortation today, that we dedicate ourselves to live for our country and its future well-being with that same loyalty and devotion • which you Legion members and veterans of past wars demonstrated, and in which devotion all our soldiers sleeping beneath the sod died for this country. Nor let u* forget to send an earnest prayer to the throne of the triune God for the laud we love. "No fact is so sure as death. And this should cause us to ponder the rapid flight of our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Through faith we should belong to that group who have their eternal citizenship in her,ven. “Thus there is a joyous note in our remembrance of those who have gone before in faith. And when we place flowers upon their graves, we may whisper the thought that they are well off. dwelling in those everlasting mandons prepared for those who love the Lord Jesus. And when our work for God and country is done, nnd we must close our eyes in death, may we then draw nearest the loving bosom of Christ." -25 25 BLACK LEGION (CONTINUED FROM PA<TEJ9NE)_ former police officials of Pontiac, and even extended to employes of Jackson prison. As each hour brought telephone reports by "victims" of the band's terrorism, police continued their city-wide search for those natm-t£

| at ceremonies were, left to right. President Jose I Barnett, Miguel M. Gomez, president-elect and son -I of the second president, and Carlos Cespedes and | Carlos Mendieta, both ex-presidents, all of whom i have figured importantly in stormy Cuban.politic*.

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as leaders. In every instance, the search was fruitless. Homes of ! those named and their known i haunts disclosed they "had not been here for several days.” Most eagerly sought was Arthur F. Lupp of suburban Highland Park, named ais “brigadier-generaj ! for the state of Michigan.” Lupp, a milk inspector for the city ot i Detroit, was said to be out of the i city. The attorney-general’s office, in ! announcing that the grand jury inquiry was being considered strongly, indicated a belief thaj "only the surface of this thing he; been scratched.” Other authoririos were working on the same theory. From McCrea’s chief investigator, Harry Colburn, came the advice that the Black Legion extended not only ’ through this state, but probably i in most of the others. ! He named V. F. Effinger of i Lima. 0.. as the district commander tor the states of Michigan, i Ohio and Indiana, and said that , William Shepherd, known to inmates as "Shotgun” Shepherd, was the national commander. He is believed to live somewhere along the Ohio-West Virginia border. Stories of the Legion’s activities have come from these states and from Pennsylvania, Colburn said. Michigan wtate police continued their investigation of reports that 150 men had been marked for death Iby the Black Legion which is I lanti-Catholic, ajitLNegro, anti Jew and which professes to guard the morals of non-members. Six who confesses! to the slaying of Poole said his murder was ordered because he had beaten his wife, an expectant mother. Close upon the vigorous denials of Mrs. Rebecca Poole that her hus- * band had been cruel to her, came

the statement of two suspects that “Poole wm shot because he knew too much aibout us.” TO KEEP HANDS OFF RAILROADS New Deal Apparently Has Decided To Leave Railroads Alone (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Washington, May 25. — (U.R) — Best available information indicated today that the new deal has decided definitely to keep hands off the railroads, allow the office of federal co-ordinator of transportation to tetxpire. and give the carriers their sought-for change ot ; working out their own salvation. The United Press was informed that President Roosevelt has delivered a note to his transportation coordinator, Joseph B. Eastman, telling him to drop all plans for rail consolidations until after the political campaigns. “And by then there will be no transportation coordinator,” said the informant. "Eastman's office expires automatically upon June j 16 and it will not be extended.” The signature by rail labor and capital at the White House last week of an agreement providing ' for an agreement providing for disi missal compensation for any rail- ■ road men losing their jobs because 'of consolidations thus became, for | the time being at least, nothing i more than a generous gesture in the opinion of some persons fam- , iliar with the situation. There will be no consolidations for the present and hence no workers will be displaced, thereby making the agreement unnecessary for the next several years, it was learned. The men who own the railroads and the men who operate them agree that such consolidations are inevitable eventually, but they want none of Eastman’s proposals for putting them into effect, at once. He has listed 5.000 cities where terminals, roundhouses, repair shops, and the like could be : merged, with multi million dollar I savings annually to the carriers. I He believes further that there is jinuch useless competition between | whole railroads and that numerous • carriers could well be scrapped in I their entirety.

FOUR PERSONS DROWN IN LAKE Fifth Member Os Party Is Saved In Lake Near Detroit Beßlle River, Ont. May 25—(UP) —A U. S. Anny plane flying over Lake St- Clair sighted an overturned boat with one man c'inging to it. He had dung there for 21 hours while one by one his four companions gave up the fight and slipped off to death. The tragedy occurred 15 miles east of Detroit and one mile from the Canadian shore. The party—made up of William Barlow, 25, Arnold Woll, 33- Clifford McLeod, 30. Philip Brinkus, 27, and Elmer Rapgin, 27. all employed in the same factory—set sail from Detroit in Barlow’e 24-foot sloop at noon Saturday. A mile off the Canadian shore a sudden squall flipped the sloop bottom-side up. dumping all five into the lake. They swam to the floating hulk and clung to it. They saw the shore, even saw persons on the beach, but no amount of shouting and waving attracted attention to their plight. The accident occurred at 4:30 p. m. Three hours later, as dusk settled, McLeod said: ‘Tin going to swim ashore.” He struck out- The others, watching saw him disappear beneath the •surface a few hundred yards away. Biinkus called to him- To his companions he seemed hysterical, soon there was no doubt of it. Crying, he pushed away from the boat and started! swimming frantically toward the spot where McLeod disappeared. “Don't do it," Barlow shouted Brinkus swam faster and Barlow set out in pursuit. It did nothing but Increase his sipeed Within minutes Biinkus disappeared and Barlow, badly shaken and exhausted, swam back to the wreck. By pushing and pulling one another, Barlow. Woll, and Rcgin got up on top of the keel and there through the night, talked of food, women, and home, sleeping fitfully tor short intervals. The night seemed interminable, but finplly light spread over the lake and far in the distance, they saw clearly the shore. They shouted and waved, without result. all Jvere exhausted and stretched out full length over the keel. At If :3b A. 51. he estimated Reagin closed his eyes, convinced he was going to die and not caring. In minutes he was sound asleep. Hour* later— about 3:30 P 51. He awoke with a start, sat up, rubbed his

Death of Star s Husband Mystery 4 jf-t. of plan J ’ . R z .* Verdict by a coroner's jury that : the plane crash which killed Harry y itL; P. Williams, wealthy Louisiana jlW' aviator and husband of Margue- | rite Clark of movie fame, was of “cause undetermined”, shrouded the fatal accident in mystery. Williams and a co-pilot, John ■Bk|| Worthen, were instantly killed in —a—the crash which occurred near P. WilliamtlJMa Baton Rouge. mr ' "

eye* he was alone. The Lake lapped gently against the boat. There wae no *ign of Woll or Barlow. An hour later the army plane flew overhead- It was one of several sent out yesterday afternoon to look for the missing boat. Reagin stood up, jerked off his shirt, began waving it. But Lieut- Paul Blanchard, its pilot, already had sighted him. He landed at Belle river, and sent out a boat to take him ashore.. Today Reagin was recovering in a hospital. His condition was not considered serious Canadian and american authorities were watching the lake shore for the bodies of the four lost men. STRIKERS CLUB PLANT LEADER Milk Company Head Is Severely Beaten By Steel Workers Portsmouth, 0., May 25. (U.R) Krank Kinskey, 48, president of the Ideal Milk company here, was beaten severely by striking steel workers today after he had taken a party of 20 Wheeling Steel corp oration officials to the plant in his yacht, police reported. Kinskey. police said, took the

company officials to the Ohio river entrance of the plant, where 5,500 men have been on strike since Friday.. The officials entered the plant safely but pickets Kinskey’s yacht as it pul.— away, it was reported. When he arrived at the yacht club, several men were waiting for him but did not molest him.. Later, according to officers, Kinskey heard reports that the striki ers intended to burn his home. He visited the picket lines in an effort to talk with union leaders. As he drove up, several angry men were alleged to have pulled him from his automobile and clubbed him. He was treated at a hospital. Efforts to settle the strike hinged upon a conference of plant officials, union leaders and R. M. Pilkington. U. S. labor conciliator. Q. {Roland Reppert Is Honored At School Roland Rappert, junior at Heidelberg. has been elected president of Founder* Hall, mien’s dormitory, for netx year. By virtue of this office. Mr. Reppert also become* a member of the student council, highest governing body in the school. He is a member of the Aptona’ton Literary Society, and plays in the newly organized littl German band Mr. Reppert is the son of C. l- and Mrs. Fred Reri;ert. Decatur.

■ As the Crow FLIESSOMETIMES the longest way is the quickest way. But many of life’s convenient short-cuts are well worth knowing. Take the ever-present problem of buying things. If you had to trot around from store to store for every purchase, you wouldn’t get much accomplished—and you’d be sure to miss some of the best values. But you don’t do it—you take the short-cut, by reading the advertisements in this newspaper. In the advertising columns, you’ll find a panorama of who has what to sell, and where the wisest buying can be done. You can make your choice in a few minutes’ time—based on well-known trade-marks, trusted brand names, accurate descriptions, even photographs — and go straight to the right place to buy it. No lost time, no indecision. THE ADVERTISING PAGES OF THIS NEWSPAPER SHOW YOU THE SHORTEST SHORTCUTS. Read them regularly. Make every minute and dollar do MORE.

NEGRO ADMITS KILLING WOMAN I Movie Cameras Record Re-enactment Os Chicago Slaying j Chicago, May 25.--(U.R) —Motion I picture cameras grinding causelessly during re-enacting of the crime today recorded Thomas Starr's "confession” of the murder and I rape of Mrs. Lillian D. Guild in a I Y. W. C. A. hotel. Starr, 29-year-old negro, admitted to officers that ho climbed through a window into the widow's room, and slugged her with a brickbat. Officers, fearing he might retract Ills statements, induced him to re-enact the crime before motion picture cameras. The eatnermen followed the , husky rag picker to the hotel, i grinding their machines as they I went. Starr walked to a vacant lot and showed where he found Mrs. Guild's room. He climbed a tire escape, crossed the building roof, lowered himself through a window into the room. Detective Jack Greer took Mrs. Guild’s place on the bed, and Starr demonstrated how he awoke his vistim, struck her on the head and body with the brick he caFried in his pocket. Dr. Leonard Keller, famed crime detection expert of Northwestern university, "directed” the lilming. Starr was arrested and questioned because he frequented a park I near the hotel.. He first confessed an attempted attack on a nurse in a raid on St. Luke's hospital. Police found a blood-stained necktie in his room. When he ad-

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