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I ments or establish entirely Ciite Payroll Grows By Leaps and Counda With Additional Deserving Ones Clvan Places totals TO L.ll Probe Cauaea Fear Among Some! of tha "Mighty" Onea In Connection with tha Coy-Baker Canclla Prc.be Under Wry Special t- The Press Indianapolis, Uarch 17 Troublous 225 Appropriating 35,000. for! Gettysburg, Comebody Must Do Surveying, IL B. 2.3 Abroprlatlng $23,000 annually for ten years, to make state surveys. 4 In rir v-n A I i i i i ii ii times are at hand lor some ot the well I CHARLE3 A. OVERMYER known Democratic, "tig shots' in in I Teacher la the Waterloo high school.

dlana and for many atate department I was awarded last wek the. degree employes. rif j0f Master of Arts by the University The former are going about with 0f Chicago at its 187th Convocation furrowed brows, fearful of the effect I exercises. that legislative investigation committee's probe of the recent attack on Wayne Coy state welfare director, will haye on their future In politico. Interesting revelations made In tcsticzy heard by the committee, alrcfy have Involved several political notables.

Other, stats Jobholders, are dls- Gets'Nlne Months at Penal Farm for tressed because they anticipate the I Stealing Five Sheep Belonging to 'arrival cf their "walking papers" from the Etatehouse patronage ofUce. They havi been expecting this penalty, tow3ver, since their efforts td behalf cf either Fleas Greenlee or E. rivals ot M. Clifford Townienl for the Democratic guber- r. ilnatlon, availed them nauzht at the state Democratic convention last summer.

Others Ready to etep In A Cut for r-ca stat9 ein'-'ye who Is J. W. Camp Nine Years Ago Jury Deliberated Six Hours They Could Agree on a Verdict Tuesday Night Judge Rob McNagy Special Judge After "Deliberating "six hours the jury brought in a verdict Tuesday rip Du8 dehcied mm One of Died Waterloo's Oldest Citizens 'of Paralyala at Sanders Hospital In Auburn L3T CITES Last of Family of 8even Children, Who Lived In Waterloo for. the Paat Fifty-five; YearsWife and One 8on Survive Wes Beldler, aged 84 years, died at I 6 o'clock Friday evening at the South Elm street, where the funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, with Rev. Earl Burger, pastor of the Evangelical church, officiating, and burial in the 'Waterloo cemetery.

"r-V in Allen county where he had been AVERY BOUNGER, 43 son's," he said. "Wilkinson told me -rtfffrntlnn In cfilabratlon Of I I SUITerea v. aiaiiT rememoer. mat uie ouyer wsa rjk Hfv inriTomirr rr ins i lllib ul i i oscax wyss, also an Alien county farmer. The latter testified that he agreed to pay Rosenberry 260 for the Continued to Page Eight: CHARLES OVERI.IYER fund to cover loB5es ot public funds AW ARDED T.L A.

DEGREE day. ir. In publio depositories. the past five years. RUSSELL SILBERQ STEPPED INTO A PASSING AUTOMOBILE out Into the traffic lane he struck Funeral services were held Saturday for Leon D.

Robblna, 72, ice cream manufacturer, and formerly a well known farmer of Jackson township. Russell-Sllberg suffered painful in-1 Mr. Robbins suffered a hemorrhage I Juries Saturday night when he start- which caused his death. He was the ed across Wayne street In the middle owner of 780 acres of. land In Jackson ot the block Just, as an automobile township, southeast of Auburn, and driven by Maurice Stroh was passing.

I was known over the county. Mr. Sllberg came out of the Hamil-I Surviving are the. widow, three ton drug store and walked between I daughters, and three sons, besides two parked cars and as he stepped I two brothers' and a half brother: i i i or; in r-i Committee Appolnte To Investigate By Lions Club Possibility of Erecting S. Gym r.EDFcncc::::LF::Fc:Es E.

D. Ceas, Chalrrr.an of the Com mittee, Made Report Tuesday Ev-. enlng and the Committee "Is Continued to t-t Results A new high school gymnasium is Sanders hospital In Auburn, where 018 soal now set tor the Waterloo he had been a patient since March 3 "on club; D' chairman. of the gymnasium committee, made a lrl JM Vjh anAMkil A I Till wm1wm3m "uou u' uii.w'Tu ewvvi I report at the evening meet- The body was brought to Waterloo I ing of the and the committee and after being prepared for burial! is continued lor the 'purpose of work- was removed to the late home on I out plans whereby federal aid is to be" secured through the P.WJL The other members ol the committee are" Dr. E.

Ish, Dr. W. R. New: comer, Melyln Swkrtz- and tT. H.

BookmUler. li': i While no definite plans have been Mr. Beldler was the son of the late worked out, it is the purpose to John and Elizabeth Usher Beldler, 1 gymnasium erected on the and was born In Union township, Jan. I whool grounds in connection with 25. 1853.

He was the last of a famty school lraLJng of seven children." His early life wasl The increased Interest in' basketball spent on a farm, from which he retired I has spirited the people of the conv fifty-five years ago and moved to I munlty to try, and secure the erec-Waterloo where he resided until hialtion. of a modern gym. It would also HZC C'JEuED CHEEP Uth. After coming to Waterloo he by, the school for the physic- followed his trade as a mason, until i111 aacauon ueyarineni, wmcn taxes see crent undn him and he Uved a I aU kinds of physical exercises for auiet retired life for the past fifteen 811 Pupils of tta schooL years, although he was acUveand TJnder the, proposad plan the town ameared 'as a man many years 8114 township will 1 3 required to-pro- younger. I vide B5 of, the osta and 45 tolnon.

He was united in marriage to Ara-bd furnished thrpuga the P.W-&. The I 8 p. I r.lnb msmbftni ara nan 1m on In fhfilvillf uue eoiuer Tiracuiiuu, uu auiu i 10, 1974, and they have lived together proci uu verjr mae I nTVifn Avr ftoflnnAWw as I I j. it. a.

a now to receive tha slip, tere gixtyhrears QtfleOy; but hairetot uuuiju-iett iorrat wtin await their I former resident Of Franklin town-1 been riasaed aa tmonr th hftHtl date r. i who await their are many Democrats turn at the state payroll trough. new bureaus and commissions. The budget bill made provisions for lar3 increases la the number of state police, game wardens, and excise and provided more money for nearly every department that was made available under the 1935 into law and that create more state Jobs Included: S. B.

community ship, guilty of stealing five sheep be-1 citizens of Waterloo. These waiting ones feel; that their I ponging to J. W. Camp, from the Jud-j Beldler was a charter member CRAWFORD IS HEAD cnancea lor juub uuum uo inn farm. nnth nf Ahlv.

nina tmm plan are -better than ever before, ag0. Becau8e of the time elapsing since the heavily Democratic leglsla- CQn. ture -succeeded" in enacting laws taa that wiU either add to the functions Msrnv est rvinmhiA. I He' is survived by. his ot existing state government depart ctt gpecial Judge Bentene.

widow and one Harry Beldler. of ed Rosenberry to nine months at the state penal farm and Imposed a fine of 87 and costs. Rosenberrv admitted havinff baan Waterloo. Mr. Beldler had many friends and with Walter Springer on the night teadfast beUef that right should of January 19, 1923, when Springer of the Waterloo Knights Of Pythias lodge, and was a faithful member prevafl.

116 waa unaSBumlng and waa admitted stealing five sheep belonging aw. rd to utter acrlUcal word ta nTnn TTa said ha raw R-nrin-fAr Rwut viiU.t a Bwsr vs budget Other bills that were enact- or tQ1u day8 later and he saw home nd memory wlU be Camp's sheep at the Wilkinson farm OF STATE HIGHWAY With his passing-there remains only u.mK .1 -1 l- 1 I sion Replaced James D. Adams as l' Chairman of the Commission rich and also served during the tenure of Gov. Warren T. McCray.

T. A. of Marlon, Grant county school superintendent, also is a new staying. "I thought they were Wilkin- DIED AT EASTHAVEN memUer of the commiHslon. both an- pointmenta having been made by Gov.

Attack of i Apoplexy and I M. Townsend. Came at 11 O'clock on 1 I 'Crawford acted as chairman of the MondayFuneral Yesterday State Highway Survey Commission whose In the passage Avery Bollnrer. died at the numerous nignway, sareiy meas- Easthaven hospital near Richmond at nrM session of the, Indi- B. 11.

no a dox oi i ,7 Li crease revenue Droduction. tnr CitVa wat- Honor at Chicago University US tere- After Quitting la worklCTee wnrv. mrh tn receive annual sal- 4 at 187th Convocation ary ct I1.C0O. S. B.

81 Her-irkig that permits August Overmyer of Wa. for sale or possession of pistols be terloo, was awarded the degree of recorded ty state police. Master of Arts by the University of U. U. 6i vreauns couimuBiwu wu interstate co-operation for Cood con- trcL B.

B. 319 Creating a three members, each to be paid I in tne university cnapeu S2.4C0 0. B. 84 Creating state labor dt A. vlslon: director to receive $8,600 a Iploring in the garage he did odd jobs until ho lost his health and his mind began IL B.

16 Extending benefits ot I Mr. Overmyer, who received his always friendly with those about him. wnrvmnn'a eomnensatlon act to oc- bachelor's degree "from the University I The body wis brought to Waterloo cupationai diseases as well as injury, of Chicago in 1931, submitted a thesis and funeral services were held eater-1 AugmenU work ot Industrial Board. I entitled rThe ConstrucUon ot Match-1 day afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Another Revenue Source Tapped ling Testa," His work was done in Etunger. Funeral Rev Charles tt n.

44 licenslnz couecuon i me uepanmenc oi tuuucauon, oi i which Dr. Charles Hubbard Judd Is IL B. 120Asse8slng dog taxes; the director. Mr. Overmyer has been troviiinx for uniform dog tags; work a teacher in the high school here for assigned to state auditor's oQce.

8. J. R. 10 Creating LaSalle Memorial Commission of flvemembers. B.

B. 308 Setting up a pension fund for state police. 8. B. 120 Establishing a new pension system for teachers.

8. B. 217 Assigning Issuance of permits in regulation of theatres and other amusement places to state fire marshal. IL B. 252 Changes gasoline tax distribution; authorlies trafilo surveys; gives state highway commission surervlslon over county road projects.

8. B. 188 Authorizes township trustees to employ more poor relief Investigators. Continued to Page Eight amending the weight tax law to in- Adams and Stotsenburg recently submitted their resignations. Howard 'l WILLIAM BRUCKART against the Stroh car with such force I Charles Mayne has resigned his po-llr.

each issue of The Waterloo Press LJtlLiOl 1U A AUDGQiJ Defeated Garrett: in Final Realonal Game Saturday Night With a vScore of 41 to 38 CEO-rans Four Meeta to Be Held Before the Final Game at Butler iFleld House in Indlanapotla on the Last Saturday In Month uarrett lost the regional final basketball game at Auburn last Satur day evening, when Warsaw came to the front and took away the regional honors by a score of 41 to 38. War saw now goes to Muncle to meet Wabash in the semi-final round next Saturday. The final game was close all the way with the score tied four different times, at S-8, 14-14, 18-13 and 29-29. The first period ended in an 8-8 tie, Warsaw led at the half, 24 to 20 and at the three-quarters 35 to Warsaw changed its style from the slew-breaking offensive used In the afternoon to a fast break at the Satur day night game and defeated the De-Kalb county team after a hard fight 8eml-Flnals Saturday The four semi-flnal games to be played in the state next Saturday afternoon and evening will determine the winners to enter the state finals at Indianapolis Butler field house on March 27th. The schedules; are' as follows: i At Indlanapolla' 2 m.

Greensburc vs. North Ver- m. Anderson-1 vs Crawford- At Logansport xnuRocheBter ys Lafayette. 3 p. m.

Hammond vs. Logansport At. Muncle- V. 2 m. Wabash vs.

Warsaw. 8 p. m. -Central of Fort Wayne vs. i At Vincennes 2 p.

m. Central of Evansville Hvntlngburg. -l-v 3 p. m. Bedford vilie.

The winners of the afternoon games Earl Crawford, of Milton, private mMf was always counted on as a- man I under 7 m. In games that wlU determine the right principles and characterized by I Monday, succeeded James D. Adams. tcur team. to play ta tte state commission.

Crawford was appointed as a member of the highway commission by former Gov. J. P. Good The regional 1 scores at Auburn were as' follows: GarreU 29, Kendallville 25. Warsaw 31.

Columbia City 20. Warsaw 41, Garrett 88 (final). ROY B. CRANE DIES 2 AT HOME IN AUBURN Cerebral 'Hemorrhage Caused Death Saturday Evening 8 on of Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Crane of 8edan Roy a Crane, 50 well known citizen rf A TiKtiv-n AtoA Qofnvilov vovi4n a a. m. on Monday following a stroke erai me ouis in- cerebral hemorrhage. Mr.

Crane had of apoplexy which he suffered Saa. 's -ma. been rather poorly for several weeks, un- -uv but eTen hIa cloae frteg dld not be- Mr. Bolinger was formerly employed Qnlu 0Ternme, and another UeTe ttat condition was so serious, and the end came as a shock to his many friends and acqualnt-ancess over the county, as' well as In the surrounding territory where he to falL He was taken to the hosnital Atchenson of Scottsburg, was recenUy was well known. In July last and since that time has namea as a memoer oi me nignway been gradually falling.

i He was born at Rome City Aug. 4,1 Chicago at its 187th Convocation ex-11890, where he spent his early life. ercises last week. President Robert I and ltw went to Kendallville where now giving all new mem Mr.Crane was a son of Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Crane, the pioneer merchant of Sedan," where his early Hfo. wan artAnt TTa ttnAaA 'W. xne Terre uaute, ino, poucement terloo- dQrillff w. boynood.

flood con- Hutchlns conferred diplomas upon he worked In the state highway garage oted to Intato harmony in the He wag marrled to Miss, nif Brown. trol department in Indianapolis with 251 candidates in the ceremony, held before coming to Waterloo. Surviving are the widow, Lola; two the atatlon quartetBoston Tran- Biwn oi AQbttrn and became ldenti. Convocation speaker was Dr. John I daughters, Helen and Martha of Wa-1 L.

D. ROBBIN8, AUBURN ICE CREAM MANUFACTURER, DIES department-; probably sang off Jtey daQgnter of ute Charles WIlBon. Director of the Oriental terloo; his mother, Mrs. Hattle Conley, I lUtute of the University, on "Ex- half latex. Mrs.

Don Prick, both orunknart InterpreU Institute of Rome City. He was a kind. man, fled with various business Interests. For several years he has been the district representative of the Flak the Washington News Rubber Company, and "was wen known among the automobile tire dealers in bis territory. Surviving are bis parents, his wife, and two brothers, Ernest A- Crane of Indianapolis and Chester rCrane of Tdtedo.

Funeral services were held at Au burn yesterday afternoon, -i EUGENE PINCHIN DIED IN BURIED IN 'BUTLER Funeral- services, were held at the Phelps funeral -home In Butler Sunday' afternoon for the late Eugene Pinchln, ot New York who died in Florida on Thursday. Pinchln was a lormer. resiaent oi sutler, ana fcr many years has had business terests in New York. He spent his winters in Florida and for many years spent his summers at Island Park In Hamilton. His wife, formerly -Mina T1IL daughter of the late Samuel Till as to break the.

glass in the door pt I sitlon with the Kroger store here) will be found. a concise and interest-1 ot Waterloo, died about two years ago the car. He was knocked down and land has gone toFllnt," Mich-, where lag interpretation of the I She- was a sister -of Mrs. Rebecca considerably bruised, suffering a he has a position with the Michigan I News by a well known and ably I Fanning David, Frank and Nathan a fractured collarbone. I Community Power Company.

I Qualified writer. I Till of this place. "Marrying Justice" of Auburn Died Thursday i 7. CHESTER J. HODGE Justice of the Peace of Auburn, and! tor prominent citizen, who performed I service.

Grandson of Egbert Mott, First Law yer of DeKalb County Served In the Spanish-American War Performed 2,000 Marriages son of Egbert Mott, the first lawyer Continued to Page Eight Frank Albright Pleads Guilty to Drunken Drivers Charge and Goes to the Penal Farm the services. 1 "1 1 OLDEST REPUBLICAN IffiWSPAFER IN DEKALB COUNTY i VOL. LXXDC No, 32 WATERLOO, INDIANA, THURSDAY HORNING, MARCH 18, 1937 I2.00AYEAR wiiiiiiii) UV7L JUL Li uu 3 Waterloo Teacher Gets Master of Arts Deres I Waterioo United Brethren Church Held All Day Service Sunday With New Gottfried Organ CVEQ 4C3 ATTEr.3 SEHVI2E3 Dr B. H. Cain, Superintendent of SL Joseph Conference, Delivered Dedicatory Sermon E.

B. Bohn Gave the Recital Sunday was a red letter day for the Waterloo United Brethren church, It being dedication 'Sunday for the new pipe organ Just In stalled la the church. The services Sunday was one full day, of The church school at 9.30 2.000 marriage ceremonies during the brought 'out 265 persons, and the" to- past coupie oi years, is aeaa aue to uremic poisoning. 18 Aij terest manifest way unusuaL The morning worship service began at 10:20 when Rev. Charles W.

Price, pastor, of the church, called the congregation to order and Intro-duced E. B. Bonn of Fort Wayne, the organ contractor, who' made the formal presentation of the keys to the organ to. the organ committee. Rus- Auburn Justice of the Peace Known leell C.

Frets, chairman of the com- Far and Wide as the "Marrying Justice" Died Last Thursday mittee received the keys and. In a short but appropriate talk, accepted the keys on behalf of the committee A 1 Wr ruwt.iMLiil Tk.lLI I church waa filled and fully .400 people were present to worship and witness The organ prelude was played by Miss Virginia BachteL and the twenty members of the choir In robes, came, in from the rear of the church dur. Cbeter w. -Hodge 6V one1 of thehng the pTOcesslonsL staging wHoly, most prominent meri Id Auburn, died Holy, Holy." The pastor. Dr.

B. H. Thursdfiy afternoon of uremic poison- Sln --Perintendent of the Sting. aW an fUness of several Conference, and U. months.

a former pastor of the Mr. Hodge, was one of the early ca-rcft were at-d bac ot nrominent families in DeKalti conntv. PM- Vwt gave uiw a son of Chester Prentice Hodge and "-ocatlon and after the announce-; JiiTU K. Mott HodB-a. ments uie ouermg was xb rou-w- dnt of DeKaih eonntv and a mmd-M the offertory response by the choir.

The congregation sang a hymn fn this countyA He was born In "uu cuu" 'UOT Princeton, Ind, Jan. 1872. and has anthem. -Praise Te the Father-, been a resident of this county most Mrmon for tte dedication of of his life. ine organ was given uy ur.

a. Mr. Hodge enlisted during the wfio Iouowea U9Vr Spanish-American-war. and served BWTlco- during the entire time. He was ap- local dnwei and pastor for the ef-pointed a Justice of the peace in this torts that have made lzr pur- county during the World War.

He casing an organ buqu as wui later engaged' as a traveling sales- to "la any. large city. man for Hetherlngton Berner ot Al oi uie aeoicawry Indianapolis, and also conducted a ervice Rev. Price presented gravel washer near Auburn. His Daket ot -carnations to the organ health to fall and he retired commiiwe Kr.ue.r acmevemeni, ana sua uu an expression of his appreciation for GETS TRADITIONAL tTlA r-rr.

35 DAYS SENTENCE which brought to a close one of the most interesting events in the history a I or at waterioo cnurcn. At 2 :30 o'clock in the afternoon there were 420 people seated in the I church, filling the balcony and the nvnv aihrto-ht f.nr. vAinr I class rooms at the rear ot the audl- northwest of Waterloo on the Auburn- to hear the organ recital Ashley road, entered a plea of guilty rendered by Mr. E. B.

Bohn. organ before Judge William- P. Endicott In Dr, wno ereciea uie organ. w. the DeKalb circuit court last Friday.

Bohn played a splendid recital 1 of and received the traditional sentencs classical ana sacrea music, wuica of 35 days to the penal farm and a toterspersed by vocal, irambers fine of 1 and costs on a drunken drtv- by Mrs. uan Mice ana we I a a a. ers charge. 'r. wuaru TMna m.

mnanfon nf AL I Rev. M. CDeriy. reureo, OC uu. bright, was fined 310 and coeU tor Preached the eveng sermon.

public intoxication. Albright was driving on the streets of Auburn on Wednesday, and his car collided with a parked car belonging to Earl Da Wilt ot Auburn. JAMES WINKELBLACK FALLS FROM POLE, BREAKS ANKLE James H. Wlnkelblack, local man ager of the Northern Indiana Public Service Co, suffered a broken ankle In a fall from a pole ot the company, on which he. was doing some work at.

3 o'clock! last Thursday evening. Mr. Wlnkelblack had climbed the pole to adjust the light and while up some distance from the ground he received a. shock from a cable that was attached to the pole and was knocked to the ground. The accident occurred near the James Zerkle home.

Mr. Zerkle took Mr, Wlnkelblack to the office of Dr. John Sbo waiter, and later he was removed to his home. The fracture was. X-rayed Friday at the Garrett clinic and he was then returned to his home where he lsrest- lng as well as could be expected.

He will be off duty several weeks. Read The Press week. completing a aay oi voaaenu uusyir-atlon for the members of the church and the congregation. The Hew Gottfried organ was built in Erie, Pa4 and was erected by Mr. Bohn.

The organ Is one ot the finest and best In this part of the state. It is an organ with 33 stops and chimes. It Is generously supplied stops covering the Reed. Diapason, nut and String Choruses, and is entirely--under expression. The organlsV through the use of the very latest; accessories andthe console wCl have the entire organ under The action Is the very latest tax electric pneumatic design.

It is considered to be the speediest and most reliable type of action. The organ Is the same make as the organ that was recently Installed in the Peabody Memorial at North Man chester, The architecture of the organ is Romanesque In design with touch of Literglcsl gothlc fining in the side portion of the center arch. The console Is finished In oak to harmonize with the church furniture, and la the most beautiful and complete In this part of the state. The specifications for the organ and the design-Continued to page eight1.