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New Moderator ' i IK Wf : x ” T* W Dr. Robert W. Thompson of Monmouth, 1)1., succeeds Dr. E. C. McCown, of Pittsburgh, Pa., ns moderator of the United Presbyterian church. He was elected at the church's national assembly at Pittsburg. Kas. G.O.P. PARTY LEADERS SEEK TO END FIGHT Morgan Slated To Succeed Irwin As State Chairman Indianapolis. June 2—(U.RP Tho Republican state committee, meeting in special session recessed temporarily at noon today while three party leaders attempted to settle a factional fight. The conferees were Don B. Irwin. Frankfort, reported ready tn resign as state chairman; Ralph GaUs. Columbia 4H*y. whose efforts to succeed Irwin precipitated the fight, and Ivan C. Morgan, Austin. expected to receive the post | in a compromise. Meanwhile, Hoosier Republicans. Inc., backing Gates in the tight to oust “old guard" control, passed resolutions to be submitted to the state party convention tomorrow ns platform recommendations. The resolution denounced President Roosevelt and Sen. Sherman Minton, charged political influence in relief administration, and demanded balancing of the state and national budgets. • Gates opposed Irwin for re-elec-tion at the biennial reotfeahization May 13 and has since been leading the movement to oust the state chairman. One of the conditions of the agreement, it was said, was that claimants for places on the state committee from the eighth district, who Irwin refused to seat, be givtcovTfNtTEn r>v page ftve) o DEATH CLAIMS ADOLPHUSMACY Prominent Washington Townshio Farmer Dies Early This Morning Adolphus Macy, 69, prominent Washington township fanner, died at the Adams county memorial hoeipita! at 1 o’clock this morning. Death was due to pneumonia. He was confined to the hospital on May 20. after sustaining a compound fracture of the right leg. when he was thrown from a wagon. His condition was reported to be improving after first being confined. The deceased was born in North Carolina on October 22, 1866. the son of Thomas E. and Martha Fleming Macy. After moving here many years ago. he beiam* occupied in farming which he continued until the time of his death. Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Wechte-r of Speed. Ind., and Mrs. Al Tpeter ’ Geneva- two sons, Virgil at Home and Clarence. Jay county; and one ha'f-brother. Rufus Wechter of Corpus Christi, Texas. Funeral services will be held at the home in Washington township at 1-30 o’clock Thursday afternoon and at 2 o'clock at the Mennonite church in Berne. Rev. J. H. Noll of Portland will officiate. Burial w-.1l be made in the M. R. E- cemetery 1,1 Tim "body was taken from the Bierie and Vager funeral parlors in Berne to 'he home this afternoon..

27 GRADUATE AT CATHOLIC HIGH FRIDAY Commencement Exercises Will Be Held Here Friday Night Twenty-seven seniors will be awarded diplomas at the annual Catholic high school commencement exercises to be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. The Rev. Curt Suelzer, assistant at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne will deliver the commencement addressee. Graduates of the eighth grade of the St. Joseph’s school will also receive their diplomas at the commencement excersies. The Rev. Father Joseph J. Seirnetz, pastor of St. Mary's church and superintendent of the Catholic schools, will award the diplomas. The program for the commence■ment exercises has not yet been announced. This year's high school graduating class is the largest in the history of the school. Final examinations are being held this week. The complete list of i './laduates will ihe announced as soon as the tests are completedThe annual junior-senior reception was held last Friday at the school. Several other affairs are being planned for the closing school activities. Q Stolen Auto Found Within Few Hours Hubert Butler, of north of the city, reported to city and county aul thorities yesterday that an auto ' belonging to him had been stolen I front its parking tplace near RunI yon's garadge on First street- After la severa' hours search the car was I found on Second street near the | Monroo street intereoction.

ENTERFLOATIN PEONY FESTIVAL Annual Van Vert Peony Festival Will Be Held Thursday Van Wert. Ohio, generally known as “the peony center of the world.” i will hold its annual peony festival i Thursday afternoon and evening. The festivavl. one of the most |colorful events in this part of the country, annua'ly attracts 75,000 to 100,000 persons to Van Wert for the day. A large delegation -of Decatur residents is expected to attend this year’s festival as the city will be represented in the parade by a beautiful float. The float will be furnished by the Decatur Centennial association and will be mounted on a new Ford V-8, furnished without cost by the Al Schmitt motor sales. The float will also be used during the summer for publicity work for Decatur's Centennial The float will carry the inscripI tion, "Welcome to Decatur. Indiana, Centennial August 2-8.” The float, will be surmounted by a huge key, symbolic of the open house to be held by this city as an observance of Decatur’s 100th anniversary. Two parades will be held during (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —o — Seeks To Send Loeb Murderer To Chair Joliet, 111., June 2— (U.R) -The state today called six prison doctors to testify that Richard Loeb, brilliant Chicago killer, died of shock and loss of blood after a razoring by James Day, youthful fellow inmate at Stuteville prison. The state contends that Day “went too far in defending himself" against Loeb. This evidence was another link in the chain which the state hopes will send the youthful Day to the electric chair. — o Mrs. Russell Acker Is Injured Today Mrs. Russell Acker of North Second street sustained a dislocated and fractured right elbow at 11 o'clock this morning when she fell on loose stone in the drlvway of the Ellsworth filing station at the north end of the city. She was taken to a local physician’s office and then to the Adanns county memorial hospital where her Injuries were treated.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, .lune 2, 1936.

43 Title One Loans Are Reported Here A total of 43 title one loans amounting to $19,348.92 have been reported from Decatur by the FHA officials since the beginning of the organization. Since April 1, one FHA loan amount to $574.90 has been madeA total of $30,022 in FHA loane lias been made to 84 persons in lAdams county e-'.nce the beginning of the federal housing administration. BITTER RATTLE FORESEEN OVER NEW TAX BILL Bitter Fight On Senate Floor Forecast For Tax Measure Washington. June 2 —(U.R> —The senate finance committee majority launched the offensive for its compromise corporation and income tax bill today with an assertion that the measure would raise $829,090,000 additional revenue. In preparation for bitter floor controversy, the majority report was submitted by acting chairman William H. King. D„ Utah, while Republican senators met in caucus to outline the strategy of their fight against the bill. The Republican caucus broke up after informal discussion of objections to the compromise tax measure, cited as: 1. No tax hill is necessary at this time if the nwe deal would cut expenditures. 2. There has not been sufficient time to work out the details of a satisfactory revenue measure. It was understood the Republicans would vote against the Black substitute which would revive the high reform taxes suggested by the administration. They will op- | pose the committee compromise, [also, on the final vote. No definite decizions were reached at the conference and none was bound as to his vote. I At the same time, a committee minority led by Sen. Hugo L. Black. D.. Ala., sought to substitute on the floor the administration's high graduated tuxes up to 42% per cent on undivided corporate Income. These high reform rates are in | the house bill but wore rejected by the committee which reported la compromise calling for a 3 per cent increase in present corporate taxes, a 7 per cent super tax on undivided profits and a one per cent increase in income surtaxes over $6,000.

Republican senators have promised to filibuster ajiy restoration of the high reform tax rates in the house bill. The majority report pointed out that treasury estimates of the yield, of compromise bill were only’ $751,000,000 as compared to 'the $803,000,000 yield of thel house bill and the request of President Roosevelt for $620,000,000 perman(CONTTNUED ON PAGE FTVE) COMPLETES 30 YEARS SERVICE Earl Butler Completes 30 Years As Rural Mail Carrier Returning from work Monday evening, J. Earl Butler, 809 North Fifth street, completed 30 years as a carrier of Uncle Sam’s mails. Mr. Butler, rural carrier on route 1, Decatur, started In the service in 1906. Under the former emergency retirment pension, made available to ajl civil service men employed for 30 years, he would have been eligible this year. The 30 year policy was discontinued last July, however. The present, retirement plan in established on age, rather than years in service, now set at 63. Mr. Butler stated that he had quite some time in the post office service before being retired under the age plan. He is the oldest man |at the office in years of service, while still a young man. In a story run in the Daily Democrat in February during the cold weather, mention was made of the innumerable hardships carriers of the mall were forced to undergo. It was at this time that Mr. Butler, after, daily battling the severe cold and heavy snow drifts, some six and eight feet high, was finally confined to his home with a severe cold. Other carriers suffered frozen fingers, feet (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

NEW BUILDING TO BE STARTED Construction May Start Soon On City Plant Addition Construction of the addition to the city light and power plant building may begin next week, W. C. 'Bevington of Bevington and Williams, consulting engineers, employed by the city on the project, informed local officials yeeterday. The Indiana Engineering and Construction company of Fort Wayne has the building contract. An addition to the northeast corner of the building will be constructed to house the new 2,000 KWH turbine, condenser and other equipment. Contracts with the General Electric company for the turbine and switchboard panete and with the Westinghouse Electric and manufacturing company tor the condenser and dual driven exoiter have been signed by the companies and the local board of (public works and safety. They have been forwarded to F. M. Logan, state director of the PWA, for final approval. If the contracts are approved this week, the construction firm will be notified to begin work on the building- This contract and bond has already been approved, but work was postponed on the building pending approval of the contracts for the turbine and oilier equipment. A brick and steel building will be built. The contract price on the building -is $9,450. The Indiana Engineering and Construction company was low bidder on the job. The city receives a grant of $49,800 from the PWA on the plant improvement.

WEATHER Moctly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, local thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight; much cooler except Wednesday extreme north west 0 WORK STARTED ON NEW LIGHTS Start Laying Cable For Ornamental Lights On Monroe Street Work started today on laying the cable for the new ornamental lights on Monroe street, between First and Third streets. Ten of the largo posts, matching those on Second street will be erected. Each post will have two globes with 650 watt lights. A crew of 10 WPA workers will assist the electric department in laying the cable and building the foundations for the posts. A 3,500 volt cable will be laid and the Monroe street circuit will be separate from the Second street system. A specia Itransformer will be erected. With the installation of the Monroe street lights, Decatur will have two “White Ways” in the up town business district. Twenty-seven of the new nosts were placed on Second street last year, it being one of the first improvements ordered by the administration. M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the electric department and one of the most ardent boosters for a well lighted city has plans and specifications prepared for the system and will supervise the construction work. The posts stand more than 18 feet high and are of the latest type in use. Decatur has received many favorable comments and commending writeups in newspapers and magazines because of its street lighting system. The municipal plant furnishes all current for the lights, about 700, and maintains them, free of charge. No tax levy is made for current or upkeep. Q City Council To Name School Board Member The city council will meet tonight at the city hall. Among other matters to come before the body is the election of a, member of the Decatur school board. The term of Ira Fuhrman, president of the board, expires this year. It was understood Mr. Fuhrman Is a candidate for reelection. One member of the board is elected every year. The other two members are Mrs. Carrie Haubold and Joeeph Hunter. Mrs. Ada Ma.rtin. clerk-treasur-er, stated that only one application for appointment on the board had been filed with her up to noon today.

CORNER STONE OF METHODIST CHURCH OPENED Opened Today As Part Os Church’s Centennial Observance By authority of the board of trustees, and through money raised by the Sunday School, the corner stone of the Methodist Episcopal church was opened this morning as a part of the Centennial celebration. Present at the opening were the pastor, the Rev. H. R. Carson, John Parrish and George Chronister. The corner stone was sealed 55 years ago next July 4. In the box were found records of the early church and its societies, together with histories of local lodges and other organizations. A transcript of the materials will be made and then everything will be re-sealed and replaced in the cornerstone as a part of the Centennial service June 21. The Decatur Democrat of July 7, 1881, makes the following report of the contents of the corner stone: “A list of the articles so deposit ed is as follows; copy of Hible, copy of New Testament, new revision; copy of M. E. hymn book, copy of M. E. Discipline, copy of M. E. almanac with picture of John Wesley, copy of minutes of last conference, copy Sunday School Journal, copy of Sunday School Advocate and other Sunday School papers, copy of Western Christian Advocate, copy of Fort Wayne Daily News, Sentinel. Gazette of 3rd and 4th of July; copy of In I dianapolis Sentinel and Journal, copies of last week's Decatur Journal and Democrat, copy Masonic Advocate, copy of Decatur Herald, printed July. 1873; history of Decatur Fire Co., history of Knights of Pythias, history of Decatur Lodge F. and A. M. with picture of Court House, history of Decatur Methodist Sunday School, organized in 1837. history of Decatur "Busy Bees , history of Decatur Methodist church, organized in 1841, history of members and pastor of Methodist Church of Decatur, history of the new church and those who have contributed to it to date, history of the Methodist Mite Society of Decatur, history of the ’ Methodist choir, history of the Temperance organization in the county, history of the Sunday Schools in the county, with notes of otner matters. After these articles had been placed in the box it was hermet(CONTINITETD ON CACTI POUR)

Methodist Officials Will Meet Wednesday The official board of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church wi'J meet on Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. C. L. Walters will present the final address in the series he has been giving on “Know Your Job," The pastor will have charge of the brief opening devotions. The regular official board business meeting will conclude the evening's program. INTERVIEWS TO BE SET LATER Board Os Review Will Set Dates Later To Hear Complaints County Assessor Ernest Worthman, chairman of the county board of reviews, asked today that all persons who have complaints to present to the board, refrain from appearing before the board until designated times have been set. He stated that numerous persons have called on the board asking for hearings. Several members of the board report having been stopped on the streets by complainants asking for an interview. Mr. Worthman further stated that the work of checking the assessments. which is being done now. would require about a week or 10 days yet, and that until it. was. completed, no interviews could be granted. At the completion of the work, days for each township and corporation will be set. Complainants are to call on the day set. At that time an hour for the hearing will be determined. Members of the board are: Mr. Worthman, County Auditor John W. Tyndall, County Treasurer Jeff Liechty, all ex-ofllcio members and John Baker, Democrat, and Grover Oliver. Republican. appointive members.

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To Be Ordained Rev. Thomas Durkin, who will be ordained into the priesthood Saturday morning, will say his first solemn high mass at St. Mary'e Catholic church in this city Sunday morning.

WILL ORDAIN REV. DURKIN Rev. Thomas Durkin Will Say First Solemn Mass Here Sunday The Reverend Thomas Durkin, who will be ordained to the holy; priesthood Saturday morning. June! 6. will say 'his first solemn mass in St. Mary’s Catholic church, in this city at 9:45 o'clock Sunday morning. Reverend Durkin will bo Ordained by the Most Rev. Bishop John; F. Noll, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Fort Wayne at 8:30 o'clock, Decatur time. Relatives and friends from this city are p'anning to attend the ordination ceremonies. Preparations are underway for the services here Sunday. A procession from the residence of the Rev. Father Seimetz, rector, to the church will take place. The procession will proceed through the center aisle to the sanctuary, where the mass will be celebrated j at the main altar. The procession will include Father Seimetz, Father Joseph Hennes, assistant; Rev. Mr. Joseph Herrod of Carthagena, Ohio; Rev. Edward Freiburger. Lafayette; Rev. .losi'ph HoMion, Beasancon; .Rev Ambrose Kohne, Goodland; Rev. Simeon Schmitt, Peru, a cousin of the celebrant. An honorary guard, through which the procession will pass, will be formed by the Knights of Columbus, members of the Holy Name society and by tlie fourth degree Knights of Columbus. At least 15 seminarians from St.' Mary’s seminary, Norwood, Ohio, where Reverend Durkin completed his theological studies will be in attendance at the mass. A number of priests, other than those listed above are also expected. The sermon will be delivered by the Very Reverend Joseph B. Kenkel, C. PP.S., Ph.D., president of St. Joseph’s college, Rensselaer, which Mr. Durkin attended in preparation for the priesthood. A cordial invitation is extended members of the local pdTYsh and to the friends of Reverend Durkin to attend the mass. Reverend Durkin is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Durkin, 437 Mercer avenue. He attended the Decatur Catholic high school and then entered St. Joseph's college completing a six years' classical course. He took two years preparatory work at St. Gregory Sem(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 1 —o“ —— Renewed Violence Occurs In Palestine Jerusalem, June 2— (U.R) —Renewed outbrea.ks of violence occurred throughout Palestine today as British troop reinforcements, freshly arrived from Egypt, tramped through the streets of Jerusalem and camped on the slopes of Mount. Scopus pending assignment to trouble areas. Arabs rioting in Nazareth tossed bombs which shattered police station windows. Other demonstrators, protesting Jewish immigration to Palestine, derailed an engine on the Jerusa-lem-Lydda railway line.

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Detective Says Victim Os Black Legion Was Shot Down Without Given Any Warning. TELLS CONFESSION Detroit, June 2-r (U.R) —Charles A. Poole, 32-year-oid victim of the hooded and robed Black Legion, was shot down as he started to protest his innocence of wife beating charges and never had u chance to defend his conduct, a. detective testified today at the examination of 14 men charged with the slaying. Detective Jack Harvii, homicide ace who "cracked" the case against Detroit’s vigilante night riders, recounted to a crowded courtroom how Poole was taJcen on a one-way ride the night of May 12 and shot down by two legionnaires as he stood facing seven members along a west (side road. His testimony was based, the detective said, on the alleged confession of Dayton Dean, "trigger man" of the legion who fired two revolvers at Poole while the victim stood a foot or two away. Dean's story implicated “Colonel" Harvey Davis, head of the Detroit legion, as the instigator of the slaying Almost in a monotone. Harvill related Dean’s story. At a legion meeting. Harvill testified Dean told him, “Colonel” Davis charged Poole with having administered a beating to his wife, an expectant mother. Passions stirred, the legionnaires demanded that Poole be beaten. Some screamed for his life. Dea and two companions picked the unsuspecting victim up a.t a saloon, took him back to the meeting place. There, the detective said he was told, a motor cavalcade drove Poole to his death. On a country road. Colonel Davis told hie lieutenant: “Get Poole out of the car. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —— o Two Local Students Are Given Awards Miss Grace Coffee this morning received a copy of the American Penman magazine, published by the A. N. Palmer company of New York City, carrying the announcement that Bob Collier and Alice Yost of Decatur had been awarded certificates of honorable mention in the penmanship contest conducted iby Hie Good Writers’ club and sponsored by that magazine. Mr. Collier is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Collier of 615 West Monroe street and is an 8A student. Miss Yost is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Yost of 703 North Second street and ■is a 7B student. Miss Coffee, who has been instructor in penmanship for a number of years at the Central building, was pleased with the credit and recognition given to her pupilso GIVE REPORT ON HIGHWAYS Survey Shows 791 Miles Os Road In Adams County Members of the State highway planning commission party who have been conducting a survey or roads in Adams county disclosed today that there are a total of 791 miles of road in the county, both Improved and unimproved. This figure includes state roads, which number about 75 miles, according to George Fitzgerald, chief of the party. He estimated that there were only 25 or 30 miles of road that are not improved. The party personally drove over the 791 miles to check road conditions. bridge spans, stringer spaus underneath, bridge widths, lengths and load capacities. Traffic density, right-of-way widths and present advantages were considered by the party. The work is conducted by the state to determine best type, of future roads and locations. This is the sixth week of the work in this county. The men expect to complete the survey here on Wednesday. Paul J. Frosch, former local young man and graduate of Purdue university. Is a member of the party;