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Indue Refuses Against Martial Law Power !■ IS (U.R) law in thb iiubtstrial city I,, power <>f Kill taiy. sitcedes the 'ivrl im’ho’-itle.s," Judge E, Smith said is a state of war." ' Judge, confronted by na|w!;' ''-"‘I • < minlnnt Col A ;mt miHement that "(lisi... ;l! d any court )^^r rs l". granted." It' l wcild ,|,.ny formally a for writ . ,;■ habeas corpus UK.*'"” 11 mii" ' v prisoners in a today. prisoners, members of the Automobile Workers of w ,. r „ arrested in a mill investigation ~f a shooting Sall| fday at a tavern Ireby tmmnnion employes of Lamp plant. General subsidiary. " H,,p wounded. two seriousln ,h e outbreak. lnaXH ’ sporadic outbreaks union and non-union Sand led m Gov. M. Clifford 8,. asR ' ill ’ d,., laratam of martial |B»v«r Im; square miles of MadiC'Jttnty (Anderson). ''‘"'i cffiemls and their attor- ',‘’ L ' on Sit '?''l of Indianapolis. .""*’ r OVPI ' Judge Smith’s reK j’/rant the wm. < ' ,)lll ' t cannot grant this Mplynyt’En ry py GH TH ftEE) Bob Magley Buried g Here This Afternoon B^ rd ' e sid P services were held in Kot, “ r ceme,er y this afterH* of r i^ aCOb J ' Ma S' e y. a naKdnv „ ams eoa nty. who died Btilumhi ° rnin? al his home near Krhe b ' Ohio - B* thc. Was acco >’'Panled here Kite ? aughter . Mrs. Thomas Kths L, yette and was met Ketts u e ‘ children ' “K<l of LaKtPrhon » arOid of An Kola and ■ Mr! / Port Wa yn p . ■®U»nv o IPy was unab >o to acK '“Amities, bOdy bere 011 account

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Asks Court’s Mercy BBL. , r ■' [ k A <r F > jw i. Wgi 111 9HR|ol JH John S. Farnsworth. former naval officer, withdrew his plea of not guilty to charges of conspiring to sell naval secrets to Japan and threw’ himself on the mercy of a federal court in Washington. Sentence was withheld pending further investigation of the case. KUHN OPERATES TEXACO STATION Chevrolet Dealer Takes Over Texaco Station In This City P. A. Kuhn, local Chevrolet agency dealer, announced today that he has assumed the management of the Texaco service station, corner Second and Jackson streets. The formal opening of the station under the management of Mr. Kuhn* will be appropriately mark ed with a two-dar opening Friday and Saturday. Arrangements have been made for an especially attractive gift offer to those attending the opening on those days. The station, which was only re-1 cently constructed in a new and : modern design and equipped with . only the latest and most practical servicing machinery, will specialize in the handling of Texaco gasoline. oils and a certified Marfak lubrication system. The station is also equipped •with what is said to be the only power car-washing system in tile I city and one of the few in the : state. A complete line of accessories. including Firestone tires and | tubes for trucks and passenger I cars, completes the service offer- ' ed. Mr. Kuhn, in announcing the opening of the new station stated that it was to be another step forward in the rendering of an outstanding service to the motoring public of Decatur and vicinity. A personnel of schooled Texaco attendants have been employed by Mr. Kuhn to render prompt, efficient and courteous service to customers. o BANCS'BACKING IS REPU BIATED Municipal League Heads At Hearing On Two Utility Bills Indianapolis, Feb. 18. — iIU.R) —Influence of Huntington's martyred j Mayor Clare W. H. Bangs was repudiated last night by leaders of l the Indiana municipal league at a J senate committee hearing on thler two utility bills. The hearing was conducted on the league's proposed legislation to remove municipal utilities from jurisdiction of the public service commission and permit them to I extend activities to anywhere in i the county Bangs is languishing in file Huntington county jail on a contempt conviction after attempting to ex- ; tend Huntington's “toy" electric plant in competition with the North- . ern Indiana's Power company with- . out obtaining public service commission approval. , I “I want to disabuse the commiti tee of any thought that this is a Bangs measure; it w'as prepared by league attorneys,” said Mayor i I Vincent Youkey, Crown Point, secretary of the league. “Isn't it true that Bang s program is included in this bill I ask (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

COMPROMISE TO COURT REFORMS BILL PROPOSED Would Call For State Convention Action Within Year Washington, Feb. 18. (U.R) A compromise calling for state convention action within a year on a proposed constitutional amendment was advanced today in the judiciary reorganization buttle. It was i proposed by Sen. Edward R. Burke, I).. Nebr., and won praise from S.n William E. Borah. R.. Ida. Burke said ho probably would suggest that the one-year requirement be attached to the proposed Wheeler-Bone constitutional amendment which would empower congress to override by a twothirds vote, supreme court decis- ' ions which Invalidate acts of congress. Burke said he believed that it action were required within one year this would meet the objections of both friends and foes of Mr. Roosevelt’s plant that the constitutional amendment route required too much time to afford an effective way of meeting the situation. Borah declared belief that the state convention plan had "a good deal of merit.” He pointed out that the prohibition repeal amendment was attached to the constitution in 18 months through use of that method. “The people are entirely capable of "If-government,” Borah said. “We ought not to play the game below the intelligence of the Am- , eric- ‘t people.” In a zvrer to arguments that constitutional amendments are difficult to enact if vigorously opposed. Borah pointed out that the income tax amendment became law despite a strenuous tight. Burke advanced his suggestion in the face of indicated coolness of supporters and opponent? of Mr. Roosevelt's program to any eopipromise although a number have been advanci “The congress could specify that the proposed amendment was to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WORK SPEEDED IN FIOOD ABEA Rehabilitation Work Is Speeded In Southern Indiana Indianapolis. Feb. 18—(U.R) Rehabilitation of the southern Indiana flood zone proceeds! with renewed vigor today after a meeting of federal, state and Red Cross off'c'als here. R. C. Smith, regional director of the resettlement administration, reported that the RA has made arrangements to loan funds t.> southern Ind ana farmers for purchase of livestock, feed and seed. Private financial institutions have sufficient funds available for FHA loans for repairs and construction work on flood damaged property. R. Earl Peters, state director of the federal housing ad- ’ ministration, advised. Rehabilitation work has been I speeded up in Lawrenceburg and Jeffersonville where tents are being used as temporary housing facilities, officials said. Box cars and tents are being utilized in other sections of the flood zone. Red Cross officials announced that beginning next Sunday all activities of that organization in the flood zone will be directed from the central office at Evansville. Approximately 600 refugees from Ohio. Switzerland and Dearborn counties will be moved back to their communities, according to William H. Book, Indiana Red Cross co-ordinator. — oReserves Officers Dance Saturday At least 10 members of the R. O. I T. C. organization in Adams county are expected- to attend the Reserves Officer's ball in the Anthony Hotel, Saturday, February 20 at 9 o'clock. Tickets sell for $2,50 each and may be purchased from D. Burdette Custer. Revival Meetings At Mt. Tabor Church Revival meetings are being held at the Mt. Tabor Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. George W. Bailor, pastor, is conducting the serI vices, assisted by Miss Marie Rank. I of Van Wert, Ohio.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February IK, 1937.

Tells Os McMillen Visit To Brazil A. R. Holthouse, mayor of Decatur, this morning received u let- , ter from James I. Farley, fourth district congressman, in which was enclosed u communication from Emil Sauer, American consul-gen-eral at Rio De Janeiro. Mr. Sauer told Dale W McMillen, presidenl of the Central Soya company, and his party, on their recent visit to Brazil. Mr. McMillen and party returned recently from thir trip to South America. LEGION WOMEN ADOPT FAMILY Auxiliary To Adopt Family Left Destitute By Recent Flood I'nderstandlug and appreciating the privations and hardships that refugees of the Ohio river valley are forced to undergo in the rehabilitation of the recent flood stricken area, members of the women's auxiliary, Adams Post No. 43, American Legion, have made a most unusual and generous pledge. In addition to contributing previously in various ways to the relief of tlie flood sufferers, the local auxiliary decided to be of a direct help to the needy. Selecting one who lias no other means of existence, other than that provided by the charity offered the sufferers, the club has “adopted" an entire family, consisting of a former Net- Albany Legion commander, his wife and three children. By various enterprises and promotions the club hopes to be able to afford a comfortable existence to the family until they are again • restored to normal routine. The ■ family selected was ieTi without ■ furniture, personal clothing or household belongings. Only the shell of their home was left By > the raging Ohio. i Mrs. Walter Gladfelter, president I of the auxiliary. Mrs. Joe Colchin J Ott Gase returned Wednesday morning from New Albany, where f they had spent Tuesday completing i plans for the "adoption.” >, o— Hall Funeral Rites Held This Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Dro-Hall. Berne woman killed Sunday when she was hit by an auto near her home in Aurora. Illinois, were held this morning at the Cross Reformed church in Berne. II Alvin Smith. 19, of Aurora, driver of the car was exonerated after a verdict of accidental death was I returned by the coroner s jury, it j was learned here. o Release Berne Man On Check Charge — Frank Brewster, Berne insurance man, who was arrested last Friday on a fraudulent check charge in Noble county, returned to Berne yesterday. He stated that he had gained his release after taking up the check and paying the costs. o 08. DEARING TO SPEAK TONIGHT Oakland City College President Presents Three Lectures Here i Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City college, will deliver the final of three addresses made today, at the Methodist Episcopal I church this evening at 8 o'clock. Tonight's meeting is open to the public and no admission will be ' charged. Dr. Dearing, recognized as one I of the middle west's leading orators, will speak tonight on “A Book of Wisdom for an Age of Confusion.” Rev. George S. Lozier of the Evangelical church will preside. with Rev. George O. Walton of the Presbyterian church leading in prayer. After the address, . Rev. H. R. Carson of the First‘M. . E. church, will have charge of the offering. The collego president’s first leci ture of the day was delivered this , afternoon, when Dr. Deaj-ing spoke on “Cheated'' to the students of the Decatur public high school at the school auditorium. The Decatur Rotary and Lions ; clubs will meet in joint session at the Rice hotel this evening at 6:30 o’clock, when Dr. Dearing will speak on "The Other Fellow." The lectures here are sponsored ■ jointly by the high school, the two . sarvice clubs, and the Decatur I ministerial association.

NIcNDTT FACING GBAVE PROBLEM I ' Trade Relations In New Post To Present Vexing Problem . ashington, Feb. 18 (I’P) —-Paul V. McNutt. Presidential nominee ■ for high commissioner to the Phil- • Ippine commonweath faces the toughest jolt of his career In solving vexed questions of trade relations, insular experts believed today. The present law governing Unitt ed States-PhiMppimes trade relations provides for progressive curtailment of the islands' free trade status developed during the last quarter century with foreign coun- ■ ty # status after independence in 1946. The trade question will become acute much ealier. however, be- j cause present law provides for the : application of progressive graduated tariffs on major insular exports to this country to start after the fifth year of the commonwealth. The commonwealth was establish- ' ed officialy Nov. 15. 1935. President Manuel L. Quezon of 1 the Philippine commonwealth is en ■: route to New York and Washington to sound out the long-term intentions of tile United States gov--1 r rnment -gp.-diug Pl/fppines 1 trade status, and also to discuss less publicized matters pertainr ing to defense of the islands and ’ their future international status. ; Under present law this would be on the basis of an international 1 “neutralization” pact. Trade, naval policy, and military ' , defense of the Islands. a.'| are closely intermingled in evolution ' ot the Philippines toward inde- ‘ pendent nationhood. 1 McNutt will have a high degree 1 of responsibility in the future ‘ course <>.’ dew (mments. experts * here believed. '' The basic difficulty rests on the 4 fact present Faw ca.nnot be modl- < fied in favor of more liberal trade relations without amendment by t congress. Such amendments, would i have "tough sledding” in the face f\ of farm bloc opposition. Consequently McNutt’s personaj politi- < cal prestige might l»e a factor in developments. The only probable development (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o : FIEBCE BATTIE IN CIVII WAB Midnight Air Raid Kills 17 In Madrid: Decisive Battle Madrid. Feb. 18.—|(U.R)—Nationalist artillery and airplanes blast- . ed Madrid anew as loyalist and ! nationalist armies locked in decisive battle today at the capitals ‘ southern approaches. ' A midnight air raid, which fol- > lowed an artillery bombardment. ‘ accounted for 17 dead and 95 inI jured. Thtff-e were four aerial at- 1 ’ tacks, in which 40 bombs were dropped in various parts of the capital. Artillery shells fell in the neutral zone presecribed by the nationalist high command, the section , in which are situated the American and other embassies. One shell hit the Belgian embassy but did not explode. South of the capital, along the ! Jarama river on the plains of New b Castile, loyalists in a eounter-of-, fensive were asserted officially to have driven back the nationalists 2*4 miles. Many believed that this battle, enteiTng now its final phase, might at least decide the fate of the long j nationalist siege of the capital which started November 8. (A United Presj dispatch from ' Hendaye, Franco-Spanish frontier, quoted a loyalist communique as , claiming the nationalist army had ‘ lost 9,000 men killed on the Madrid front during the intense fight- ( . ing of the last few days. Fifteen , insurgent airplanes were reported shot down. Nationalist sources, 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ‘ Q I Patterson Condition Is Still Improving ] The condition of Charles Patter- , son, engineer, wlib was critically , burned in the train wreck Sunday , was reported to be still more itn- i proved today. It is known that he < si“!?ained no broken bones in the crash. Seriousness of his burns, i however, has prevented a com- i plete examination, i Coroner Robert Zwick stated this morning that no attempt has been 1 made by his office to hold inquest, < due to the seriousness of Patter- : son. 11

DEATH CLAIMS BURT MANGOLD LAST EVENING Prominent Decatur Dentist Dies After Extended Illness Dr. Daniel Burt Mangold, 53, Decatur dentist for more than 30 years, active in civic and political organizations and well known for his interest in athletics and boys and girls, both as a private citizen and a member of the city school board for 12 years, died at 9 o'clock of uremia after an illness of abotft four months, which be came serious a week ago. Tributes paid hjffi today concerned his personality and smile which in ad e him hundreds of friends. Dr. Mangold was a member of the school board from 1923 to 1935, serving four three-year terms, the last 11 of which he acted as president. He was vice president of the board his first year. His interest iu boys and girls earned him their love and respect and among the honors he held most dear, was the distinction of having seen more basketball games than the coaches several seasons. He seldom missed a game and always donated the use of his car to the team. He attended games when the coaches left town for the holidays. turning the management of the team over to assistant coaches. He was active in the promotion of the Worthman Athletic field and other athletic park activities. He was a charter member of the Lions club and served two terms as president. He assisted in the organization of the Lion's Boy Scout troop. As a member of the Christian church, he held many offices, including trustee and deacon, and at the time of his death was teacher of the Loyal Daughter’s Sunday School class. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the B P. O. Elks and the 1.0.0. of Moose lodges the Chamber ot' Commerce and the Issac Knapp Dental association. Prominent in politics, he has served as Democratic city elialrtnan. Native of Decatur Dr. Burt Mangold was a native of Decatur, born in the house occupied now by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Mangold on South First street. August 18, 1883. His mother's maiden name was Miss Rachel Weldy. He attended the Decatur public grade and high ■schools and was graduated from the Indiana Dental School in Ind ianapolis, in 1905. He was active in athletics during his school years having played on one of the early Decatur high school football teams. He held the city singles tennis championship at one time and then was co-owner with Hugh Hite of the Decatur doubles tennis championship. His marriage to Miss Nora Andrews, took place. May 8, 1907. During the first years of his practice he was associated Tit the office of Dr. J. M. Miller. Later he formed a partnership with Dr ((CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— — ED KADFFMAN IS PRESIDENT Deouty Recorder Named President Os Young Democrats Edwin Kauffman. Adams county deputy recorder, was named president of the Adajns county young Democratic club at a meeting held in the city hall Wednesday night. Mr. Kauffman has been prominent in the club since its organization three years ago. having I served as acting president and sec retray-treasurer. During the last campaign he was co-chairman of the advisory board with Miss Fern Bierly, deputy county clerk. The election Wednesday was to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Robert Heller, who ■ was unajtle to serve because of attending classes in the Indiana University Extension center in Fort Wayne. It was decided at the meeting to postpone any social activities until late in the fall, at which time a prominent speaker or a dance may ffie featured. The club also voted t otake out a state chaj ter, in order to affiliate it with other clubs in the state and nation. Other officers are Mrs. Ruth DeBolt. vice president; county prosecutor Arthur Voglewede, secretary, and city attorney John L. DeVoss.' treasurer.

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I I Dentist Dies .. - -' — - jl. . JBttM Dr. Burt Mangold Dr. Burt Mangold, prominent Decatur dentist, and a former president of the city school board, died Wednesday night at bis home jin this city after an extended illness. LABOR DEMANDS FOR FULL CREW PROVOKE FIGHT “Full Crew” For Railways Provokes Bitter Debate Today i . Indianapolis. Feb. 18 — (U.R) -* > Labor's demand for a “full crew" law stipulating the size of rffTlroafl train crews, today prompted the most heated debate in tile first six I weeks of Indiana's legislature ses- ! sions. -The lull passed the house. 53 to 39.-and was sent to the senate. I Advancement of Governor M. Clifford Townsend's personal highwav safety program to second ’ reading occunied the senate. A Lake county delegation, representing one of the largest industrial centers of the state, joined labor renresentatives from Cher sections to push the “full crew" bill through the house over bitter opi position. Ren. John W. Kitch. D.. Plyi mouth, a railroad attorney, ami Josenh Andrew, R., Lafayette, lead the fight against the measure. ■ “It is a costly method of increasing railroad employment under the guise of a public safety measure." Kitch shouted. “It will force the Monon railroad to abandon its shops at Lafayette and may force the road out of ; business," added Andrew. Proponents of the measure said iit was necessary to protect the ' lives of passengers and goods car- ■ ried by rail. “Circus trains have full crew ! clauses in their contracts for car- ' rying monkevs, elephants and other animals." said Ren. George i Wolf. D., Peru. “If it’s a good i thing for monkevs and elenhants ■it must be a good thing for hu- ' mans." The bill requires a minimum of I four trainmen on trains of less I than 50 cars and establishes a graduated scale for longer trains. Principal provisions of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) oWEATHER Partly cloudy to cluody tonight with rain or snow by Friday afternoon or night; not much change in temperatre. o Riley School Punils Aid Flood Sufferers Pupils of the Riley school in this city turned over to the Red Cross cash amounting to $6.15 yesterday. The money was contributed by the students, who dispensed with their usual Valentine party to donate the money to the Red I Cross. This, coupled witn ass contribution from the Calvary Evangelical aid society raised the total relief fund today to $6,262.95. Miss Annie Winnes, tiheFetary oT the local chapter appealed today to all organizations that have taken contributions to turn them over as [ quickly as possible. It has been ! reported that several have money but have not yet had the opporI tunity to give it toward the fund. I

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President, In Special Message, Asks For Crop Insurance And Storage Os Reserves. PART OF PROGRAM Washington, Feb. 18. — (U.R> — President Roosevelt asked congress today to enact "a program of crop insurance and storage of reserves" for the 1938 farm season as part lot the administration's agricultural I program. Mr. Roosevelt's recommendation i was made in ' a special message transmitting the report of his comJ mittee on crop insurance to capital hill. “Crop insurance and a system of storage reserves.” Mr. Roosevelt i said, “would operate so that surj pluses in years of good weather I might be carried over for use in years of unfavorable growing conditions. "Crop insurance and a system of storage reserves would help to protect the income of individual farmers against the hazards of crop failure.” The committee, headed by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and including farm leaders and government economists, recommended this five-point program: 1. Insuring wheat' farmers a steady yield beginning in 1938. i 2. Collection of premiums in wheat or the cash equivalent. 3. Storage of wheat premiums in federal warehouses for release i in years of low production. ; 4. A federal appropriation for financing administration of the program. 5. Extension of crop insurance eventually to corn, cotton and oth- ; er major crops. Mr. Roosevelt suggested that the ’ legislative program should be made I effective for the 1938 crop year. ■ The insurance program, he said, : should apply first to wheat, and ■ then be extended later to othet commodities. 1 Mr. Roosevelt said tire crop in. surance plan would aid not only farmers but consumers and business and the unemployment situ- ! ation as well. “It would help." he said, "to ■ protect consumers against shortages of food supplies and against j extremes of prices. “And finally, it would assist in ! providing a more nearly even flow of farm supplies, thus stabilizing farm buying power and contribute I ing to the security of business and employment." The presidents message said that crop insurant* and the storage of reserves “should be a part of the foundation of the agricultural policy which we aje building." The policy, he said, “must include the conservation of soil and water, better land use, increased farm income, and alleviation ot distress in rural areas arising out ot factors beyond the control of individual producers. Mr. Roosevelt re-emphasized a belief, expressed in previous mess(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) THREE DEATHS ARE REPORTED Three Deaths Are Reported F r o ni Former County Residents Two former Berne residents and a young son of a former Berne coupel died yesterday at their respective homes out of the state. Scheideggger Peter Scheidegger. 68, a native of Adame conty, born north of ' Berne, di«d at his home in Denver Colorado, Wednesday, according to the word received here. Cause of the death was not learned. A sister, Mrs. Nathan Sprunger of Wa,bash township, survives. Moser Mrs. Charles Moser, aged 45, a sister of Mrs. Ed Stahly, of Wabash township, died Wednesday at her home in Tucara, California. Cause of the death is not known She was a natvie of the county born in Hartford township. Zimmerman Elmer Lee Zimmerman, a.ged 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zimmerman. former Berne residents, died Wednesday at an Ann Arbor, following an (Iteration. Funeral arrangements have not been made | known here.