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OHtOYOUTHIS ARRESTED HEK Taken Into Custody For Theft Os Auto In Mattoon, Illinois William Joneph Rowland, IS-y,»r-old Huryru«. Ohio youth, lx IreInf held her* by city police on a < harre of vehlr le takina for Ma'-' toon, Illlonlx authorltlex. The youth wax apprehended a front 2 .10 o'clock Sunday morn Ina hy Officer Adrian Coffee, Officer Coffee Irerwme xux.ricloux of the lad when he parked the car on Second afreet and went to sleep He left the motor of the car running although It was "knocking" loudly because a bearing had been burned out. After questioning by the office- 1 and Police Chief James Borders. Rowland admitted that he had stolen the car In Mattoon. Illlonis. He said that he bad hitch-hiked to Cal- i Horn la from his home and wax enroute back to Bucyrttx. He stated that he had traded a lire and rim off the car for some gasoline somewhere in Illlonlx. The car, police learned, belonged to James Eaten of Mattoon. 11lInola. It in being held for author IHes there Rowland will lie return ed there also to he charged with vehicle taking. In hta story. Rowland told police that he had arrived In Mattoon an a hitch-hiking passenger on a truck; \ that he had !>een told by the truck driver to wall In the yards until another truck of the company left for the east. He said, however, that he put his suitcase In a car and went up town. On his return, be said the suitcase was gone, but that he took a car and drove away today the shetiff of Coles county, at Mattoon, called for the lad and returned him to that city The car IS also to be returned hy an Insurance company. Chief Borden reported —,, |, FILES PETITION IN DRED6E CASE Teeters File* Petition Regarding Assessment Collections Homer Teeters, commissioner o' construction In the widely known Walmsh dredge case, filed a pell tkm'taltb Special Judge Henry Kiater in Adams circuit court this morning asking the court's Instruc Hons regarding collection of assess-! ments In Mercer county. Ohio, The petition did not state the amount, but asserted that no assessments have Iceen paid from that county and asks direction of the court as to what step- If any. he should take for collection of such assessments. A second entry under date of February IS notes that the court" I traveled from Dec-star. Indiana to Princeton. Indiana ' Hearing of the Issues in themandamus action against the county Imard of commissioners In whic h ’ll to sought to mandate the l>oard to Issue Iconds In the dredging of The matter had been set for today but was postponed hec-ause two attorneys Interested In the case were Involved tn other salts. No entry was made- cm the doc ket card, relative to the contempt proceedings against Tod Whipple. Portland lawyer Judge Ktoter had previously sentenced Whipple to serve Id days In jail and fined him |l«o after find Ing him guilty of contempt In alleged accusation against the court Whipple appealed the conviction to the supreme court, and the court sustained the decision of the lower triimnal No committment has been ordered, according to the docke' card. ———__o— New York Newspaper Say* RooNevelt Not To Seek Third Term New York. Feb. U—IVPI- The New York World Telegram said today that postmaster general James A. Farley had received what he considered assurances form President Roosevelt that the latter will not be a candidate for a third term That aasurance. the newspaper ’aid It had learned, was given to Farley after he had tnld Mr Roose volt he was strongly opposed to a third term. Quoting the authority of Inilmste friends of the man who directed both of President Roosevelt's election campaigns, the newspaper said that Farley had agreed to use his name as a candidate in the Massi chusetu primary only after decid Ing that the president bad made up his mind not to stand a third time Jor preeldeai. j

In the Wake of Georgia's Tornado - - — rr- - B -jgtißtth fl ---/.j" BBBrSfftoi ■ - Sc JI KW I ™ _ -TT-r—» ' I (toted townsmen gather on a business street in storm wrecked Albany. Ga.. to view destruction left In wake of a tornado Buildings were ripped apart as though made- of paper. More than a score were killed and hundreds Injured, with property damage running high.

GOVERNOR OF i CANADA DIES SUNDAY NIGHT Lord Tweedamuir Die* Os Brain Injury Sustained In Fall Montreal. Que. Feb. 12--*U>-Cansda w»« plunged loday Into •even day* of MOtmiOg tor Ixird Tweedsmulr. M-year-old governorgeneral who died last night after a third brain operation to relieve a c one ussion suffered laat Tuesday i tn a fall tn his bathroom • • Sir Lyman Duff. chief Justice at the supreme court, took over the duties of administrator of the d<e minion which la engrossed in both war with Germany and a federal election scheduled for March 26 The death of the governor-gen-eral. who had been unconscious •Ince an hour after hla tall at the vice-regal residence In Ottawa, i raised no serious political prob- | lems Although as viceroy, peri sonal representative of Great Britain’s king In the greatest British ’Dominion, he had power to appoint the Judiciary, members of the senate and the chief executive* of all ' nine Canadian provinces, he was serving only a live year term that would have expired thia summer, snd had indicated his Intention of * retiring to hla native Scotland then It was believed that court circles In London already had a successor In mind. ‘Lord Elgin and the Duke of Devonshire having been most prominently mentioned. Lord Tweedsmulr. formerly John Buchan, a renowned scholar and author, was elevated to the peet age after his appointment as the I Sth Canadian governor-general The body, with an escort of Canadian grenadier guards, arrives at Ottawa, the dominions capital, at noon, to lie In state in the senate chamber. A state funeral will lie held In St Andrews' Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon. ' pIKTIM'HIt os I'AOE TWO! SEO MEN PUN GROUP MEETING Northeastern Indiana Group .Meeting To Be Held Wednesday Approximately i« or members of the Improved Order of Bed Men. Including lodge notables from Indiana and Ohio are expected to he in the city Wednesday night to attend the northeastern Indiana group meeting of the order. Harry Clevenger, great sac hem of the Ohio state Order of Bed Men will be among th* Buckeye slate of fleers to attend the meeting Those expected In the Indiana group inclue Ed Lawson, of Dunkirk, great senior sagamore; Hd Harding, of Indianapolis, great keeper ot records and Huston Patterson. past great sachem Ijodge officers and members from orders In this section of ths state sre also expected to be pr» sent Officers of the local lodge are In charge of arrangements for the meeting, which will include mainly | a business session.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 12,1910.

Adams County Man Is Fined This Morning — William Schnepf. living north of | Decatur, was fined 11 and costs, totaling 39 Ml. by John T. Kelly, justice of the peace, this morning on a i < harge of driving with improper license plates The charge was filed by Sheriff Ed P Miller following an accident at H* o'clock Saturday night when Schnepfs auto collldled with one driven by Louis Hendrlcka, of Fort Wayne, at the in- 1 tersectlon of roads 224 and ltt| ot Decatur AGED DECATUR I LADY IS DEAD — .. 1 Mm. Isabelle Meyers Dies Sunday At County Hospital Funeral services for Mrs. Isalx-I-la .Meyers. ML who** death occurred Sunday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, will loheid at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning from St Mary's Catholic church Rev. J. J. Selmetx. officiating Drath was attributed to infirmities and complications. Mr*. Meyers. who was the widow of the tote : Joseph Meyer*, had luu-n in falling health for the pant year. Her: ■ liuslrand died 39 ygars ago Born in I nion township Adams c-ounty. August 22. 1959. the do- ' ceased was a daughter of Anthony ( and Ixmlse Spuiler She lived her i entire life In thia city and county Surviving are four »l»ter». .Mr*. John Steigmeyr> of this city; .Mr*. : Mathias Thomas. Moaroe; Mrs John Staroust of Fort Wayne and ' Sister M Fredleica of Fond Du laic. Win. Mrs. Meyer* was a devout member of St. Mary's churr h She was i a member of the St Mary's MMlali “7 The Isidy may be viewed at the Glllig and Doan fum-ral home on Marshall street, until Tuesday l-ONnNI'KD ON PAGE THHKKA ■ 0 Veteran Decatur Physician Is 111 Dr. J M Miller, local physician and former county health officer, | Is reported critically 111 at hto home ion South Second street He was re-1 . ported a little better today but 1 still serious.

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev Kenneth Timmons, Christian Churcht The Parable Os The Rich Fool Luk« 12:11 — i1 Our meditation thia day on <iod « word leads us to a lesson that all must leant Thia i« |.n,p<-ii> .di.-i i n 1'.'1.. Rich Fool Th.- world today has sight * the supreme mission of out land Jesus Christ While the divine (til’ll Is Items proclaimed 'he ■ hearers lose themselves In th* thins* ’hl* B "ff world R A .BEE The Master Is brlnslns a spiritual nies W . *.«e to His people One of th. multitude said unto the divide lllhelHalK e with I de. lie (Hit a judge sink was jBE outside (he splief . to found 111. .HI ./* d</in of God to men HBHBHUSB Jesus then declared a universal Ideal Take heed and beware of all covetousness It those words were truly followed moot of the wars and strife that bring ao much misery to the world would be solved "For a man's life conslsteth tint In the abundance of the things which he possess eth " A life must be known hy the things that potlsh not Life la more than food and altnent. silver and gold, pleuaute and ease The true lichee are love, Joy and peace in the Holy bpiill.

WORLD FRONT TO FIGHT REDS MAY BE FORMED Roosevelt Criticism And Swedish Raids U'ad To Speculation Copenhagen. Denmark. Feb. 12 I — <U.R> The possibility that a | world antl-communlst front might be formed to save Finland and prevent the spread of communism through Europe and Asia was dis , cussed today in Hcandinavous capitals President Roosevelt's crith tom of Russian totalitarianism and s<-t>-I xatinal Swedish raid* against corp 1 muntot center* were hut two ot i many Incident* which some quart- ! era took a* Indication* of the possibility of a new orientation The president * spec, h. and the Swedish raids, coincided with rej newed Scandinavian protests against Germany * attack* on neutral shipping and with Indication* of closer German-Russian cooper- . at lon I Week-end development*, all perhaps part of one diplomatic picI ture. Included: 1 President Roosevelt's attack on Russia in Washington on Satlutday 1 2- The Swedish raids, which r*- ' suited In the arrest of score* of communist lenders and the seizure of many document*. 3 Sulmtantlation from • reliable source that the state* of the British and French embassies at Moscow »re systematically burning confidential documents, as first reported hy the newspaper Telegraaf of Amsterdam Saturday. 4 A blistering denunciation of | Russia and Germany by th* power- ! ful. and de. Idedly left wing. French I general confederation of labor 3 - l>to< losure by the t'nlted Pres* correspondent at The Hague that at a meeting of a Ixrngue of Nations committee which to organizing a study of world economic i snd social problem*. Carl J. Hambro. of Norway, defeated effort* to avoid controversial topica at the secret meeting by taking th* fioor snd making an impasahmed appeal I for Immediate aid to Finland by Individual nation* and the league <CONTINUED GN PAOB Fl VW

Purdue Short Course Opens Tuesday Morning; Sessions In Morning Ajld Afternoon

STUDENTSHEAR FRENCH QUINN <• HIM II ■■■ MilDecatur Man Delivers 19th Annual Lincoln Day Address | ‘Here in America, thanks be to God Almighty, we have freedom.** Frenc h Quinn, prominent Decatur historian and lecturer, told the members of the Decatur junior-sen- . lor high school this morning. Mr. Quinn wax making his IRth I consecutive Lincoln luy address to the students In honor of the Great Emancipator. "In freedom we mean freedom of the heart, the mine! and the soul.* We have in our political life freedom of economy, the right of economic adventure, no economic serfdom; the right of true religious lile-rty. not rellgloux persecution; the right of free speech, not padlocked mouth and mentality; opportunity for full expression of the ballot, not dictation from a dictator. and a spirit of the thought of equality that prohibits a ruling c lass. "Here is Decatur and Adams county we enjoy such rights, and we shall do our pari tn maintain them The founding fathers gave all thia to us and Abraham Lincoln preserved them for us." Mr. Quinn asserted In addition to the- school programs. flags were displayed in downtown Itec-atitr with the bank and license bureau remalnhtg closed throughout the- day In commemoration of the- event. ROBERT JOHNSON IS PAID HONOR Decatur Youth h Honored At Presentation Os Prize Play Robert Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs Roy Johnson, of this c ity, and graduate of Oecatur high school, was accorded all the honor of a ' dtotinguished playwright over the the weekend at Indianapolis, where his play la being presented at the Civic- Theater. On Friday night, following the opening presentation of his play. "The Sheltered.” which won the ♦Scat first prise In the contest stag fed by the Civic Theater, a recep- , non was held in his honor at the Vene'ln room of the Indianapolis Athletic club. , Last night preceding the performance-. he wax presented With the |soo check during a short ceremony and after the performance another reception was held for him , at the home of Mr and Mrs. Russell Williams , In the audience were his parents, his brother Ned and several other local persons. Including MFse Betty 1 Trlcker, Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy , Brown Bill Br-cwn. Annis Maa Merriman .Mr and Mrs. Weldon j Zehr. Cal E Peterson and several others expect to attend tonight. : The scheduled witnessing of the play by Mr. and Mrs C. E. Bell ( was cancelled because Mr. IP-II be- , came 111. Presentation of the play was can1 Ter >NTINUKD <>N PAGE THHEE> r - « Suit For Divorce Filed Here Today Luella 0. Baller, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, has filed suit for divorce from Richard L. Ballet in Adam* circuit court The complaint states that they were married March 1». 1M» and that she was forced to leave him January » !•«« The complainant charges cruel and Inhuman treatment Nbe asked for a restraining order and the custody of a 13-months old child. Tommy ( it i New 'stand b Opened This Morninx The city newstand. under the proprietorship of laiWrence "Joe" Rash, was opened this morning in Its now Imatlon in the (liaham building on Madison street neg'Third The magaslne and new* stand will be augmented hy a shoe ship- • inc stand and the sale of confection* Ths news stand was formerly located In l>e Blue Creek afore, i which closed Hunday.

FINNS HOLDING FAST AGAINST RUSS ATTACKS Finland Denies Report* Mannerheim Defense Line Cracked <By Edward W. Beattie. Jr.t With The Finnish Army In The Mannerhelm Line. Behind Bumina. Feb. 12 -U.PJ Russian artillery today resumed bombardment of Vlipurl. Finland's second city, with i guns emplaced at least 25 mile* away as a Finnish war communique said that "several divisions” of the ted army had renewed with greater intensity tlnlr offensive against the .Mannerheim line. The Russian long range guns, silent since their first destructive bombardment of Vlipurl. sh-lled the city at least twice today, dropping 2o shells Into It each time One person w*s reported dead as the result of the long rang* shelling Extent of material damage was not known A desperate attempt by the red army to break the line is nearing the end of Its second week with the Finnish positions unchanged But the battle of Summa, spearhead ot 'he Russian attempt to break through, has not ended. The Russians have thrown their utmost strength, apparently. lnt-> the battle. The site of their att.rkliig fort e and the amount of equipment used testify to th* importance they attach to their attack, here where the Mantierheim line to nearest the evacuated city of Vlipurl. Finnish officer* say there Mm le •■n a definite slackening of the power of the Russian attack and the spirit of the Russian infantry Fighting a> the moment wax not heaviest at Rumina itself but had shifted to the flanks But new troops and new weapons may !>•- brought up for a newgeneral attack Russian artillerv. supported by successive relays of bombing planes seemed trying to cover the failure of Infantry attacks by blasting the Finnish lines with shells and bombs Twelve in< h guns joined three, six and eight Inch guns In a bombardment officers said that the volume of shells In the last 10 days had exceeded anything slme th* world wat Northeast of laike latdoga. the slow process of attrition which had brought the Finn* big victories elsewhere were pursued against Isolated knots of Russians who held their isMltlons grimly The Finnish government and high command at Helsinki read foreign reports that the Mannerheim line had been cracked They derided that the best way to answer th* reports was Io send selected foreign correspondents to the front to see for themselves They sent me and another correspond*nt. guided by a Finnish off! <-er to this key sector We penetrated Katurduy night through woods revet berating with shell fire to an advanced command post IN* miles behind Summa village, the apex of the defensive »e< tor. through which the (tViXTINt'KB ON PAGE FIVEi ASSESSORS TO MEETTUESOAT Anmumohi And Deputie* Os County To Meet Tuesday Morning All asses tors and their deputies In Adams -aunty are expected to attend the mevtlng Tuesday tnom-i Ing at I" o'clock In th<- county court house All trustees and deputy assessors will also be required to attend the meeting A memlwr of the slate tax i ImatM at Indianapolis Is expected here to address the group County Assessor Ernest Worthman will la- in charge of the meet- ' Ing and will lead in the diacussions regard log the asaeasmenta. tn event the court room to un-l available the group will be taken M tb<- < ity ball. Mr. Worthman stat-' ed All parsons Interested are to meet at th* court house, how.ever, he stated.

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Home Talent Show Tuesday Ni«ht Feature Os First Day; Banquet Thursday To Close Course. SESSIONS FREE Final preparations were made today for the free Purdue short course, which will open with a session for the men and one for the women at the Lincoln school Tuesday morning al 9:40 o'clock. Similar sessions will Im- held Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night the county's big home talent show will be held In the Decatur junior-senior high school auditorium at 7:15 o'clock. E’or this there will be a small charge of 10 cents a person. Change Speaker Interior decorating and home furnishing will Im* substituted for nutrition at the four free women * sessions of the Purdue short course at the Lincoln school here Tuesday and Wednesday Due to an Illness in the home of Miss Aneta Beadle, she will Im- unable to speak here .Miss Blanch Zarrlng home furnishing expert, who to well known in thia county, will Im- here Instead The change was learned by a telegram received here this afternoon Wednesday morning and afterIKMin. sessions will again Im- held for lurth men and women In the Lincoln school. There la nothing on the program for Wednesday Hight. Thursday ulyht the 16th annual Adams county farmer's banquet to to be held at S:3# o'clock In the f'atholh- tr hool andltortum at <;J9 o'clock Tickets for thia banquet are nearly sold, according to reports made by the township and l<M-al committee members A final report is to be made Tuesday night Men'* Program The free program for the men Tuesday morning at 9:40 o'clock will Im* held In the Lincoln school gym W A Klepper will ptexlde at the morning session. Th* first talk will be: "Reto<<.<tNTl.Xl El> <»X PAGE THllf.f.i" DEATH CLAIMS HARLA.HAKES Retired Laborer Dies Saturday Nifcht Os Pneumonia Funeral services for Hale Archto Hake*. 56. retired laborer of this city, whose death occurred Haturday night at the Adams county memorial ho-a>ital. of pneumonia, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the ('tilted Brethren churt-h. It*v. G T Rosselot officiating Mr. Hakes had been ill for two week* He was removed to the hosptial a few hour* before he died and was placed In the oxygen tent The deceased was horn In Willshire. Ohio, March 1. IMS. the son of Willis and Iren* Montgomery Hak*x He wax never married. He lived In or near Decatur all bls life and resided with his brother, (Tiarles Hake*. Lin* street Surviving are flve brother*. Wai* ter of Elkhart; George. Charles and Harrison Hakes of this city; Ray of Fort Wayne Three sisters also survive Mrs Earl Hllyard ot this illy Mrs Harvey Tinkham, Monroi- and Mrs Carl Hower ot Decatur The body was removed from the Glllig and Itoan funeral home to the home of the brother and may Im- viewed until time of the funeral. Burial will be In the Pleasant Mill* I cemetery o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 9:00 a. rn. 39 10:00 a. m. ..« 39 Noon 39 2:00 p. m - 37 3:00 p. HL— - 37 WEATHER Mostly cloudy and colder tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy, colder m oouth and *outh«a*t portion*,