Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1938 — Page 1

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jsSKIONAPER ■SPEtTEO OF MR CRIMES |. r Anders May Be InLed In Other SerE ious Crimes I ~ yw."jan. It* <U.R> - K- . in tin* Charles S. Ross fcuiler me today when fc- - - x ■„ digging hnplenx-n'’ > and tt K,li ( .ved they wer- starting a KY the body of Itoss. who Kidnaped and slain by I eter K’ has confessed to J Edgar K; ..bief .'f federal hureatl Ligations, that he killed ■„,d his kidnap accomplice. At- ■ after ..died nig JaO.OOO L fi"tn KoM famlly near - Kind known immediately K rl H»ver was one of the i K who left the building by j Elevator and a real exit and | Eteto automobiles. Eiers apparently remained tn, Ey jail where he spent the' E after arriving by chartered Eer with Hoover last night. E federal men left their office Ea iin>“’ carrying their large Eg°s. They went down the Enter elevator to the basement ■ u| , a freight elevator one E to a rear exit. Ewon as their cars were filled ■ sped away. E men all wore heavy work Eng One wore high wading E« reported that five cars, one j Eng Hoover, left a hotel at a- ■ the same time. Both caravans Kstanced pursuing newspaper- ■ quickly E hangar of the 109th aviation Kron. Minn, national guard, ■e Hoover's plane was stationEr the night, showed no signs Kirity at the time the agents ■their office. E melodramatic secrecy with . p the FBI men surrounded' r actions gave rise to belief I they were checking othy les against Anders in addition le Ross slaying. was evident that their immed-! lOXTIXUED OX PAGE FIVE) 111 INSTALL NEWOFHCERS Os P„ Pythian Sisters To Install Officers Thursday »ts were being completed tofor the public installation of ers of both the Knights of Py-' i and tbe Pythian Sisters lod-{ Thursday evening at 7:30 o’t in the lodge home. addition to the ritualistic work ngram is to be given and a i i will be served. ticers of the Knights of Pyl lodge, who will be installed W. F. Beery, chancellor comJess Rupert,,, vice-chan-i r; Robert Heller, prelate; Ed I 'land, master of work; Joe A. i lor. keeper of records and, ’• 0. Burdett Custer, master of lte: J- Fred Fruchte, master of 1 exchequer; Frank Burns, nas- 1 Hanns; Dr. Eugene F’elds, in-1 S‘iard; Dr. Joe E. Morris, outer fd. and A. D. Suttles, trustee, ulcers of the Pythian Sisters |e. who will die installed are ha Beineke, most excellent ’ “ ar T McClure, most excelsenior; Edna Dellinge-, egcelJinior; Annie Butler, manager; “ “hasp, master of records; , L “ rl «en, master of finance; | . Carroll, protector; Velma i M, l ° uter suard and Blanche bight, trustee. In W ert Man Is Hned In Court d Van Wert ’ Ohio »'as » t8 ' amountl "i to sll I lav rm l ned in clty court yes- 1 bn ./' harges Public intoxl-1 to 3ai \ Reinking Is l andidateFor Trustee 'own S hin nk Z ng - UnReed 'hat P h» f rmer ' to,lay an ’ Bfw ‘ at he would be a candi--lof tru«L D . mocratlc moninahe May Primary ntOn townßhip nee ft" 8 ’ ? e fir8 ’ t 0 «• l ’ n| on town!hin fflC6 a WIH bor “ entlre Hfe there „ ha ” Bpent

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On Spiritual Diet * A A / Dean Israel Harding Noe Fasting from all food except ; spiritual,” Dean Israel Harding i Noe of St. Mary's cathedral in Memphis. Tenn., has subsisted for { three weeks on only the wine and wafers used by his church in giv-1 Ing communion to the congrega, I tion. This is a new picture of the dean who weighed 200 pounds. . now weighs 100. Dean Noe wants to prove that maw- can live "by spiritual food alone.” FRANK STROUSE TO SPEAK HERE Railroad Executive T\ Speak To Rotary Club Thursday Frank E. Strouse, special rep- , resentative of the general manager of the Pennsylvania rai'roads, from Chicago, will be the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Rotary club here Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Walter Gard, local Pennsylvania agent, is in charge of the program and has arranged for Mr. Stouse’s visit here. Mr. Strouse will also speak on two other occasions earlier in the I day on “Safety.” His first address will be delivered at the Decatur high school at 1 o’clock, where he wi'l speak to the grade students at 3:30 o clock. Plans are also being made for an address by Mr. Struse to the students of the Decatur Catholic schools. The time has not been decided. o Charles Marshand Is Candidate For Trustee — Charles E. Marschand. well know farmer, south Washington today announced his candidacy as : trustee of Washington township, . subject to the Democratic primary. May 3. Mr. Marshand is a native of this county and has lived on his present farm nineteen years. He served an deputy assessor of this township five years, is mar-hd and ' has four children. He was a candidate for the nomination four years ago. EMMA GILLESPIE RITES THURSDAY Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday Foi Willshire Woman Funeral services will be held | Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Emma Gillespie, 71, who died Tuesday at the Adams county memorial hospital of heart failure following an operation. Services will be held at the Will- : shire M. E. church at 2 p. m. EST Thursday, with Rev. Frank Johnson officiating, assisted by Rev. Samuel Brunner. Burial will be made in the Willshire cemetery. The deceased was born in Ohio, \ August 9, 1866, a daughter of Neely and Mariah Vorhees-Deyo. She had resided at Willshire for many years. Surviving besides the husband. Clark Gillespie, are the following children: Clifford, Webster and Arthur Gillespie and Mrs. Effie Vining, all of Celina. Ohio; Mrs. Lulu Shively of Warren, Ohio; Mrs. Hazel Bordon of Tiffin, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Jones of New Castle, Pa. A brother, Edward Deyo, resides at Bradford, Ohio, j

PRESIDENT AND BUSINESS MEN CONFER TODAY Business Advisory Council Confers With Roosevelt Washington, Jan. 19. (U.R) I President Rooaevelt, whose immed- ; iate business program is to curb | monopoly and obtain a greater de-, I gree of planned production and employment, confers today with 50 ; business men — tire members of the administration’s business adI visory council. The conference is scheduled for I p. tn. CST after a preliminary | meeting of the council with secretary of commerce Daniel G. Roper Representatives of the business men’s group and the white house , said they were prepared to discuss ' any phase of the business situation. 1 In meeting the advisory council. ' Mr. Roosevelt will be face to face with representative businessmen from all parts of the country. He I may be able to obtain an expres- . ' sion of opinion on a problem now . troubling the administration whether a resumption of pump priming spending to give business I a shot in the arm would be wel- : eome and helpful. Mr. Roosevelt may avoid general ' exposition of his holding company program. He told his press confer- ; ence last week that all holding i companies should be abolished, but i declined to pursue the subject yes--1 terday when more than 200 news- ‘ paper reporters jostled into his offI ice for one of the most crowded I conferences of his administration. Questions seeking a more con- | Crete definition of corporate structures which would come under the 1 white house ban were turned aside, leading some questioners to con- , elude that Mr. Roosevelt will not a be ready for some time to move against all holding companies. His message to congress asking correc- ; tion of what are regarded as busi- ■ ness abuses and evils probably will not go that far The size of the advisory council ’ was expected to prevent move than general exploration of business I problems although the group has ' made detailed studies of labor, taxI ation, utilities and related problems The conference is not one of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ADE REDOUT IS TAKEN BY DEATH Retired Farmer Dies At County Hospital This Afternoon — Abe Bebout, 74. died at the Ad- ! ams county memorial hospital at i 1:05 o’clock this afternoon following a stroke of apoplexy suffered last week. The deceased was born in Mercer county. Ohio. January 1. 1864, the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Fisher-Bebout. He had lived in Jefferson township practically all hfs life until he moved to Decatur i in 1919. He married Miss Alice Hisey Dec. j 29. 1888 and she died in November,] 1921. He was a member of the • Methodist Episcopal church. He | had made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Brunnegraft’. 703 Elm street, for several years. Surviving are the following children; Mrs. Brunnegraff, Decatur; Mrs. Charles Bucher, Elkhart; Mrs. Roy Fetters. Dorset. O.; Doyle and i Glen Bebout. Van Wert, O.; Harold Willshire, O.; Wayne, Dorset, O.; , Roger, Fort Wayne and Joseph, Indianapolis. Brothers and sisters surviving are: Mrs. James Foreman, Mrs. Lizzie Wendle and John Bebout, Berne; Mrs. William Foreman, Willshire. O.; Mrs. John Hoffman, Muncie. Five sisters and two brothers are deceased. There are 38 grandchildren and four great grandchildren living. Funeral services will be held at 'CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Election Commissioners Are Appointed Today Members of the Adams county board of election commicsioners were nominated today by the county chairmen. Nathan C. Nelson, Democratic chairman, named W. P. Robinson, and Ralph Yager, Republican chairman, named Homer D. Lower. The recommendations are made to the county clerk, who ap- ] ' proves the appointments of record. Under the law. these two men, ] with the county clerk, form the board, which will have charge of printing the 'ballots, distributing, jthern and receiving election re-j i turns.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wed nesday, January 19, 1938.

; Combined Weight Os Police Nearly Half A Ton; Lightest, 203 ♦ ♦ ] The combined weight of the De;catur police force is just a little : short of half a ton, that is the fact disclosed today after a survey i iof weighis. Officer Roy (’hilcote. newest member of the force who works the ■ late night shift, tops the outfit with a weight of 231 pounds. Officer Ed. Miller, of the day force, is next In line, weighing 222 pounds. Chief Sephus Melchi tips the scale at 21)5 pounds, while Nigh: Officer Adrian Coffee is the "baby" 'of the force, weighing a "mere" 203 pounds. Their combined weight lls 861 pounds. o FAVOR CHANGE IN ORDINANCE Committee Recommends Change In Parking Regulation The ordinance committee recomI mended in a report to the city | council in its regular meeting Tuesday night that the ordinance regulating parking be amended as petitioned by a number of property owners along First street. The ordinance now limits parking to the west side of the street only. Several property owners, including business men. have asked that the parking be changed to the other side of the street in order that trucks might be driven into the driveways easier on First street. Councilmanic action was not taken on the ordinance. It may I be acted on at the next meeting. ! the council indicated. The final resolution for the construction of the Bauman sewer was adopted. It is to begin at the center of Madison and Thirteenth streets and to continue down the center of Madison street a distance of 675 feet west. Property owners have agreed to pay for the mater,<t ials and PWA labor is to be used. Mayor A. R. Holthouse reported th the council that representatives ; o< the Pennsylvania railroad will - I visit the city early next week to i' consult with officials here on proi posed changes of safety measures j at the railroad's crossings on Monroe, Adams and Jefferson streets. A 24 hour protection with signal ' lights wiii be requested by the city. Highway Contracts It was also reported to the coun-: cil by Mayor Holthouse, that the state highway department has sent several contracts to the city in [ relation to the maintenance of the state highways 27. 527 and 224 ' through Decatur. Under these contracts the state will take care of . all expense including the mainten- ’ ance of traffic lights and similar equipment. The contracts will also require a fee from any utility, concern or individual before permission may be obtained to cut into the street. Permission, except in the case of emergencies, must be obtained from the state, highway department. The city has a similar ordinance in effect. At the suggestion of City Attorney John L. DeVoss, an investigation was ordered of possibilities j of payment of the judgement won I against the city by Chaimer Waii ters in a damage suit. Mr. DeVoss | also told the council that attorneys I for the defendants in the Rison 1 and O’Shaughnessey damage suits had written him about the damage suits against the Chicago and Erie railroad and the city of Decatur. O y C. Os C. Directors Will Meet Thursday The board of directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce will meet at the auto license bureau Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Plans for the annual election of three directors will be discussed tomorrow night and all directors | are urged to be present.

Farmer Pays Three Cents For Stamp Used Many Years Ago

Press dispatches carried an, item the other day that the federal government had a “conscience fund’’ exceeding JfiOO.OOO, which was first established under President Andrew Jackson. The fund was created when the ; government received an anonymous j letter containing a cash donation I which the sender stated belonged |to the federal treasury. The fund has grown through the years with | donations from conscious-stricken [ persons, who according to their ■ way of figuring at some time or another defrauded the government of the money due It. Yesterday a rural route mail 1 carrier on a Decatur route received |

CASH BALANCE IS INCREASED Annual Report Os County Clerk Shows Office Figures For ’37 An increase of $5,219.81 in the ‘ cash balance of the county clerk's office, for January 1, 1938 over that ] of January 1, 1937. figures compil- j ed by County Clerk G. Remy Beirly revealed today. The cash balance at the first of the year was $12,001 05 while the balance at the beginning of last year was but $7,381.24. The total receipts during 1937 was $42,821.99. Os this amount $5.091.97 was received in court costs; ] $577 In sheriff fees to county, prosecuting attorney fees to county, $92.50, making a total of $5,762.30 to the county. Total fees not including those to the county were $37,059.69, of which fish and game fees were $2,657.50; support, $5,038; printer’s fees, $1,405.80; trust, $27,958 39. Disbursements during 1937 were , $37,602.18, the report shows. Broken down, the disbursements are as follows, according to the report: court costs, $5,151.04; sheriff fees. $590.89; prosecuting attorney. $83.02; total to county. $2,824.95; fish and game, $2,658.88; support, $4,951; printer's fees, $1,455.44; trust. $22,711.91; total not to county. $37,602.18. —o City Officials Will Attend Road School Civil Words commissioner Ralph Roop, councilman Andrew Appelman and possib'y other city officials. are planning to attend the 24th annual road school at Purdue university, January 24-28. They are Manning to leave here Tuesday afternoon and remain until Friday morning. An interesting and instructive program in the interest of road and street construction and upkeep lias been prepared. Receive Bids For Infirmary Supplies The county commissioners will receive bids until Tuesday February 8 at 10 o’clock, on fertilizer and lino'ieum for the county infirmary. The specifications call for eight tons of 2-12-6 commercial tertiiizer in 19-poaliu paper bags. —o RURAL ELECTRIC MEET TONIGHT Second Rural Electrification Meeting At Monroe Tonight The second in a series of meetings of the Adams county rural electrification drive, will be held i this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Monroe school building. The first of the meetings was held Monday night at the Jefferson high school in Jefferson township, with approximately 80 persons in attendance. Ralph Myers, county chairman of the drive, was the speaker, explaining the work. Thursday night, meetings will be held simultaneously at the Pleasant Mills high school in St. Mary’s township and the Kirkland high school in Kirkland township. Friday night, residents of Hartford township will meet at the Hartford high school in the last meeting of the week. The meetings will be resumed Monday night with residents of Blue Creek township meeting at the Salem M. E. church, following the revival ser- ; vices. All meetings with the exception of the Blue Creek township meeting will start at 7:30 o’clock in the evening

, three cents from a farmer, who explained that several years ago he erased the cancellation marks on a three cent stamp and used it on a letter. The farmer I name not divulged) told the carrier he want-’ I ed to reimburse the government for I j the stamp. He gave the carrier' the money and the carrier reported it to Postmaster Lola Macklin, who 1 took a new stamp and cancelled it and then destroyed it. The i three cents was placed in the post , office till. The conscience fund didn’t grow, but the post office department will have three cents for the letter it I transmitted several years ago with I a used stamp.

GREEN BLAMES JOHN I. LEWIS FOR LABOR WAR Says Lewis Caused Collapse Os Peace Negotiations (Copyright 1938 by UP.) Washington. Jan. 19 4U.I&— Ham Green, president of the AmerI lean Federtion of latbor, today blamed CIO chairman John L. Lewis for collapse of recent A. F. of L.-CIO negotiations and suggested that it was time for somebody else to "carry the hall." He hinted that his hope for a new peace movement depended on David Dubinsky, president of the Ladies’ Garment Workers union. “There will be a much better chance for peace and for a renewal of negotiations with the CIO," Green told the United Press, ‘‘if | somebody else besides Lewis carJ l ies the ball. It seems for the moment that Dubinsky has taken the ball and is carrying It. Whether he can push it close to the goal line is a matter to be determined.” Apparent division among the CIO leaders became noticeable a week ago when Dubinsky clashed with Lewis on CIO policies an<» warned : that "no one man has a mortgage on the labor movement.” Dubinsky’s garent workers union is one of the most powerful affiliates of I the CIO and has a membership of 1 about 250,000. Another CIO leader, Max Zaritsky, president of the j United Hatters, cap and millinery workers, agreed with Dubinsky. Green said, however, that he had not given up hope for a*settlement of the more than two-year-old labor civil war' and called for solidarity and harmony in the labor movement. He revealed that the federation had issued issued a Standing invitation to the “big four” independent railroad brotherhoods to join the A. F. of L. The brotherhoods i claim 500,000 members, but always have remained independent of other labor groups. “The fundamental objective of the American Federation of Labor is peace," Green said. "Our purpose it to blend all labor units into one cooperative organization. "We have had negotiations with the railroad brotherhoods to this end from time to time. They have a standing invitation to come in and unify the movement still further and serengthen it. What labor needs is solidarity, strength and unity. We have fought for that since the formation of the feder- ; ation more than fifty years ago and 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Otis Shifferly Is Trustee Candidate ■Otis Shifferly, well known farmer of St. Mary's township, announced today that he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for trustee of St. Mary’s township. Mr. Shifferly has lived in St. Mary’s township nearly all his life. He was born in that township and exept for a time when his father moved to Union township, has lived there all his life. Ben McCullough, present trustee, is a candidate for re nomination. o THORNHILL FOR REPRESENTATIVE —— Wabash Township Man Candidate For Joint Representative W. L. Thornhill of Wabash township, living twe miles from Geneva, announced today that he I was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for state representative from Adams and Wells counties. Mr. Thornhill is the second candidate to announce for the nomina'tion. Robert Hel'er, newspaper reporter of this city, announced his candidacy last Monday. The legislative district for repI resentative is composed of Wells [ and Adams counties. Frank Thompson of Bluffton, who has served several terms in the house. Intends to retire and will not be a candidate for the office. Mr. Thornhill served six years as trustee of Wabash township and has taken an active part in politics for many years. He attended Marion Normal school and Taylor universities. He Is a monument dealer. Candidates are making early announcements this year. Formal declarations cannot be filed with the county clerk until March 3, but a number have already announced that intend to enter the May primaries.

In Death Fight? 9 Al) K ■< ■ k ’■ Franklin T Fetterer. Jr., 39. of I Val'>araiso, Ind., was questioned by Hobart, Ind . police concerning the fatal beating allegedly admin-1 istered to Justice of the Peace' Robert E. Parka of Hobart. The beating is said to have climaxed | au argument between Fetterer and Parks, his brother-in-law, in which Fetterer demanded that Parks contribute to the support of his wife from whom he had filed suit for divorce. START CUBBING PROGRAM HERE Four Weeks Training Course Opens Here Thursday Night Completed arrangements have been made so ra fourweeks Cubbing training course, which opens here Thursday night at 7 o’clock in the high school. Each Thursday night for four weeks, the classes are open to every boy between nine and 12 years of age, and are furthered to promote interest in Scouting activities among lads too ycung to join the Scouts. Clyde Hendricks. Fort Wayne Cubbing leader, and other prominent persons interested in the work, will speak at the sessions. The Cub charter will be presented at the meeting. At present 24 boys are enrolled in the local Cub pack. All Cubs and parents are urged to attend the meeting. The Cubmaster is Dave Wynn and the Rev. Homer J. Aspy is chairman of the pack. Charles Poe and Harold; Baughn are the other members of ] the committee. Den mothers are Mrs. Ivan I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ; o 500 Spanish Children Are Reported Killed — London. Jan. 19 — (U.R,' — Five hundred children were killed in a rebel air raid on the Port of Valen-1 cia, the tanker Esturia reported today in wireless message transmitted through the Algiers radio sta- ■ tion. The Esturia said benzol storage tanks had been struck and that the flames were visible for 50 miles. I o Water Connections W ill Be Surveyed A survey of possible water tap connections along vacant lots on Winchester aud Second streets and Mercer avenue will be made by the city water departmnet, at the request of Mayor Holthouse. The survey is being made preparatory to street: improvements l on the above streets. Mayo- Holthouse informed the council and Charles Brodbeck, manager of the department, that under the existing contract with the state highway commission it is possible the streets will be resurfaced this year. To keep from digging up the streets after they are improved, the city ! desires to put in the water tape ]in front of the vacant lots and when houses are built it will not be necessary to dig up the improved streets. 0 TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m- 18 10:00 a. m 24 Noon 28 2:00 p. m 37 3:00 p. m 40 WEATHER Mostly cloudy, light snow tonight and northwest portion Thursday afternoon; not so cold central and north portions.

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REPORT CHINA LEADER SEEKS TO MAKE PEACE North China Leader Reported Ready To Deal With Japs Shanghai, Jan. 19. — (U.R> Chen Chung-Fu, an outstanding north China leader, intends to consult the Japanese government on plans to form a Japanese-supported "national" cabinet which would seek to rule the country from Nanking, Chinese sources reported today. Tang Shao-Yi, one time premier of China, would lead the "national" government, informants said. Some reports were that Chen already had left for Toyko, with peace terms which included recognition of Manchukuo, economic cooperation with Japan, financial independence for China, recognition of a reorganized Kuomintang party (the present government party(. preservation of rights of foreign nations, observance of foreign treaties and withdrawal of JapanI ese garrisons from areas in which it might be agreed they were no longer necessary. It was asserted that Chen hud the support of some elements of the present Chinese leadersship, those inclining to the right wing, who were angry because of the inclusion of communists in government councils. Foreign observers here were inclined to believe that it Chen's move succeeded it would not he for some time. There were coincident reports that Japan had submitted new peace terms, to Hsu Shin Ying Chinese ambassador to Tokyo, who is soon to return home due.to the new Japanese non-recognition policy. These terms were said to be based on economic cooperation, {employment of Japanese to train the Chinese army, appointment of Japanese approved mayors of Peiping, Tientsin. Tsingtao. and Shanghai, and withdrawal of Japanese troops except from the Peiping, Tientsin, Suiyuan and Chahar areas- Foreign observers suggested that any Japanese terms were likely to be more drastic. Heavy fighting continued within | a few miles of Shanghai where Japanese were being harassd by irregulars who called themselves a national Salvtion Army. Chinese i reported that Japanese sought to storm Chuensha. which the irregulars cptured. buta feared that a direct attack might mean death for 270 of their troops made prisoner when the irregulars captur- ; ed the town. —o Relates Story Os Interest Here A Barthelsville, Oklahoma paper carries a birthday story interesting to residents and former resid- : ents of Decatur. Four generations of men in one I family celebrate their birthday in January, one of whom is the husband of a former Decathr lady. The men are: Tom, Elmer, H. B. Sark and C. Jerry Hackney, a giandson 1 of Elmer. Elmer is also the husband of the former Margaret Ann Gal’ogly. a daughter of the late Thomas Ga’logly and a sister of Dewey and Pete Gallogly, both of | Decatur. The four men celebrated their birthdays on January 9 with a family dinner attended by the former local resident. WALTER NEWMAN TALKS TU CLUD Newspaper Photographer Speaks To Lions Club Tuesday Waller Newman, staff photographer of a Fort Wayne news- ! paper, was the speaker a*, the weekly meeting of the Decaj tur Lions club last night in the Rice hotel. Mr. Newman explained the process of taking, developing and preparing pictures for use in newspaper work. He also told of many experiences in the line of duty, while “covering’’ accidents, murders, society and. other assignments given him. Explanation of the wirephoto and other modern methods used in newspaper work was given by the speaker. He stated that within five hours after the Grabil! crossing accident recently that claimed the lives of a whole family, the picture appeared in California newspapers. E. V. McCann, office manager of the Central Soya company, was in charge of the program. Mr. Newman Is a veteran employe of the Fort Wayne News-S>entinel.