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Northern Madison County GREATEST. -ADVERTISING MEDIUM Comment Wool and Aladdin MantU Lamps Best Little 1 Jity Alexandria, ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, iTir A if ii ii ii ii ii ii ii Average crop yields for Indiana have ahown a distinct downward trend since the World War' in contrast to an upward trend before the war, was a statement made by Lynn Robertson, farm management specialist at Purdue university, at one of the sessions during Agricul-tral Conference last month at Purdue. This is just one of the indications that the productive capacity of Indiana farms is being rapidly reduced by soil erosion and depletion of fertility, he said. Even the best parts II II 1 1 I i MM Imm Ha II "Black Blizzards" Sweep Dust Bowl in West losses. "Studies carried on in Indiana during the last two years indicate that land use adjustments are needed in all parts of the state," Robertson said, "but the amount of adjustment and, to some extent, the nature of the adjustments needed vary from place to place." In general, the land use adjustments of greatest need, according to Robertson, were: First, to shift considerable rough and unproductive land out of agricultural use, particularly in the southern part of the state.

Second, to shift some least productive and most easily destroyed of the remaining farm land from so-called pasture land to timber uses. Third, to shift considerable easily eroded surface from crop land to permanent pasture land. vffe-H lTT This striking photo of a dust storm sweeping down a a small town in western Kanuas presents a graphic Idea of the disaster wrought by the "black which have been sweeping the "dust bowl" sectors of Colorado, Kansas and Texas. Residents of the stricken area are forced to wear dust masks for protection, Inset, against Infection or pneumonia. iinrTiMcft Observing 40th Anniversary Movement Started in a Small Way in 1897 Has "Grown Until it Covers Almost Entire Country and Has a Membership of Two Million in 25,000 Local Units Ho.

42 phone 180 WARY "WEDS AGAIN YUMA, Feb. 18. U.B Mary As tor, film actress, and Manuel Del Campo, young Hollywood entertainer, were married here today. Miss Astor, whose court fight for custody of her daughter last summer was one of the most sensational trials In the history of tho Hollywcd film colony, flew here with Del Campo In a chartered last night. Immediately upon arriving, at the Yuma airport, the couple wont to tho home of Superior Judge Henry C.

Kelly, who performed the wedding ceremony. From Los Angeles sources, It was understood that they would go to Mexitall, where Del Campo will fly to Mexico City and Miss Astor return to Hollywood. He purchased a round trip ticket via Pan American airlines yesterday in Burbank and said he had business in Mexico. He made no mention of reservations for Miss Astor. Mi3S Astor, under contract to Columbia studios, was divorced from Dr.

Franklin Thorpe, in April, 1935. SHAMROCK COMMITTEES MEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT A meetta5 members of corn, be herd Ihfiaay evening at 7:30 at Miller. Motors. when further plans wiH be made for the annual banquet on March 17 at Forty Second street At a joint meeting of the tickets and invitations committees last night, a ticket Bales campaign was outlined and mailing, lists checked preliminary to sending out invitations. GEORGE PIERCE BADLY INJURED NEAR FT.

WAYNE Right Leg and Seven Ribs Are Fractured; Lung Is Punctured George Pierce, who resides with his sister, Ben Patterson, east of the -city, Is slowly recovering from serious injuries sustained February 7 when he was struck by an automobile along a highway seven miles north of Ft. Wayne. Pierce Is a patient in the Methodist hospital, Ft. Wayne, suffering with a fractured right leg, seven broken ribs, a punctured lung and Injuries to his left eye and head. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Patterson visited at his bedside a few days ago and reported today that his recovery was slow. Pierce, at the time he was injured, was en route to Detroit, with Fred Dlehl, local truck operator. The two were following a large truck owned by Dlehl and driven by Mike Wright. The large truck skidded and turned across the road.

Pierce alighted from the automobile in which he and Dlehl were riding and while preparing to set flares and flags as a warning to approaching motorists, was struck by a passing automobile. Pierce was taken to the Ft. Wayne hospital and Dlehl and Wright continued on to Detroit. Relatives of Pierce stated that they were not aware of the seriousness of Pierce's condition until they visited him at the hospital a few days ago. The driver of the car which struck Pierce aided in taking the injured man to the hospital, relatives said.

REVIEW SOIL PROGRAM TO BE USED THIS YE.AR Township of the 1937 Soil Conservation program held a meeting at the Anderson M. C. A. with C. M.

Long, district supervisor, of Lafayette, In charge, I Fifty committeemen attended the session which opened at 9 a. m. and continued until p. The 1937 soil program was revieweded. Out-of -county men attending the meeting were Ed Keller, Delaware county, and Russell House, Hamilton county.

NO CHOIR PRACTICE There will be no choir practice of the First Christian church choir Thursday evening as was announced due to the fact that the Christian Endeavor society will have complete charge of the service Sunday mom- TEN CENTS A WEEK CIRCUIT COURT YIELDS TO LAW MARTIAL RULE Conspiracy Charge May Develop From Anderson Shooting PEACE IN FACTORIES Townsend Says Union Leaders Held For Their Own Safety ANDERSON, IniL, Feb. 18 U.R) Counsel for 1 members of the United Automobile Workers Union, held as military prisoner pending completion of an Inquiry-Into an affray at a local tavern, in which ten persons were shot, two seriously, fUed a. petition In Madison circuit court today asking for an extension of time In which to submit additional briefs In connection with habeas corpus action, brought to obtain the release of the' prisoners. Judge E. Smith granted the extension of time, to February S3.

All except four of he men are rrl- to Anderson purportedly to-aid -union members here in clashes with non-union aotd workers and' sympathizers. ANDERSON, Feb. 18 Any prosecution which may re-suit from strife between union and non-union auto workers was ordered turned over to civil authorities by Gov. M. Clifford! Townsend today, aa the Madison county grand Jury met.

CoL A. H. Whltoomb, commanding National Guard troops enforcing martal law in this city, said' the military would continue to hold men arrested after a barroom shooting scrape last Saturday "until civil authorities are ready to take thesa." ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. Civil law in this industrial city-scene of a feud between union and non-union automobile workers surrendered today to power of the mllt tary.

"Martial law supercedes the power of civil authorities," Judge Charles Smith said. "This is a state of war." The judge, confronted by National Guard Commandant Col. A. H. Whit-comb's announcement that he would "disregard any court orders that may be granted," indicated he would deny formally a motion for writ of habeas corpus to free 17 military prisoners in a ruling today.

The prisoners, members of the United Automobile Workers of America, were arrested In a military 1-vestlgatlon of a shooting affray Saturday at a tavern frequented by nonunion employes of the Guide Lamp plant, General Motors subsidiary. Nine were wounded, two seriously, the outbreak. It climaxed sporadic outbreaks between union and non union forces ana led to Gov. Clifford Townscnd'e declaration of martial law over 406 square miles of Madison county. Union officials and their attorney, Milton Siegel, of Indianapolis, were bitter over Judge Smith's refusal tc grant the writ.

"If this court cannot grant this writ, rivers of blood In manv wai-s have flowed for naught," Slgel said. Everett McDaniel, deputy county prosecutor, upheld the judge. "No court can Issue a writ over the powers of the military," he said. Siegel's arguments were "infantile and Ignorant," he added. The Indanapolis attorney charged (PtM Turn to Pan OUR DOG SAYS WEATHER: Partly cloudy to cloudv tonlsht and Fridav: rain or snow afternoon or night; not much change In temperature.

all some men are proud of the fact that they can make a success In some business or profession, even if it is nothing more than being a chlseler. si Anulebloesom savn' Italy Is developing clothes made from sour milk, which ouffht to nut the dairies right into the elothini U.R LEASED WIRE twumTiiiWiro.w Are ment is not a reformative one. It Is a formative one. Our aim is to lead the mothers not to reforming their children, but to forming them morally, physically and mentally. NeltheiJ Is it a philanthropic organization.

Its province obviously Is in the interest of the puny, neglected, overfed, under-exercised children of the as In the same class of children of the poor." "It Is proposed to have the congress consider subjects bearing on the better and broader moral and physical as well as mental training of the young and the advantages to follow from a closer relation between the influences of the home and that of institutions of learning." Members of the Parent Teacher groups in Alexandria are giving special recognition in tneir meetings thl3 month and next of the anniversary, and of the work which has already been accomplished for the benefit of tha pupils In the various local schools. For the most part there has been a fine spirit co-operation between parents, ieachers and school authorities in Alexandria, in the Interest of the scnool children, and all four of the local groups are looking forward to even more effective work and greater accom-pllsnments in the coming year. INSPECTION OF LODGE TONIGHT May Be Attended by Some of State Officers Although it was not definitely assured, it was expected thnt some of the rtate officers of the Elks would come to Alexandria tonight to attend the annual inspoction of the lodge here, will fake place- in the lodge hall. C. H.

Thomus, of this city, is the district deputy who will have iharge of the inspection, during which the Elks degree will be Conferred on a candidate by the officers and degree staff. The lodge officers expect that there will be a very large atten dance. Preliminary to the business and Initiatory session, there will be a banquet In the club rooms of the lodge at 6:30. An appetizing menu has been arranged, and the banquet will be free to members of the lodge. WILL MOVE HERE Kenneth Marsh and family, who have been living on the Huntlnger farm on Road 32, neaV Anderson, will move to a farm near Alexan dria about the first of March.

1937 ft FOUNDED DEC. 10,1885. FARM CROP LOAN AND INSURANCE UP TO CONGRESS President Sends Special Message to Capitol Hill FIVE-POINT PROGRAM Designed to Take Care of Both Productive and Lean "Years WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. U.R President Roosevelt asked Congress to enact "a program of crop Insurance and storage of reserves," for 'he 193S farm season us part of th administration farm program.

Mr. Roosevelt's recommendation was made in a special message transmitting the report of his committee on crop insurance to Capitol Hi'l. "Crop Insurance and a system of storage reserves," Mr. Roosevelt said, "should operate so that surpluses in years of good weather might be carried over for use In rney vouw neip 10 protect, me Income of individual fanners against the hazards of crop The committee headed by Secretary 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. 2. Collection of premiums in wheat or the cash equivalent. 8. Storage of wheat premiums la federal warehouses for relief in years of low production.

4. A federal appropriation to finance administration of the program. 6. Extension of crop insurance eventually to corn, cotton and other major crops. Mr.

Roosevelt suggested that the legislative program should be made effective for the 1988 crop year. The insurance programs, he said, should apply first to and later to other TWO GUARDSMEN ALIVE YET TODAY But Condition Such That Recovery Is Douhtful The condition of Ralph Langley and Henry HummeU, the two Tipton National Guardsmen who were critically Injured Monday night when, the military cruiser in which they were en route to Alexandria from Anderson with eleven guardsmen collided with a commercial truck, remained about the same in St. John hospital this afternoon. Both men are still in a state of semi-coma, as the result of skull fractures and other injuries. Lang-ley's recovery was considered a matter of doubt, but HummeU seemed to show some signs of reviving.

Joe Komocsl, of Cleveland, driver of the commercial truck, was still being held In military custody at Anderson, pending the outcome of the injuries of Langley and HummeU. No Charges have been filed against him, however. RETURNS FOR OBSERVATION Eugene Jones, who has been home for a month after receiving treatment for several- months In hospital in Indianapolis, returned to the. institution: today for observation as to the. progress of his recovery.

LATE NEWS PLASHES VATICAN CUT, Feb. 18 UJD- Pope Plus! condition was reported today to be excellent after a good night's rest. Vatican attaches now hope that the Pope may soon resume fan activity. BERLIN, Feb. onnt Friedrich von der Schnlenbarg, German ambassador to Russia, has made "serious" representations to the Rus-sion foreign office regarding 88 Germans held without trial, it was announced today.

rr iA till III IW 1 1111 Fourth, an extensive shift of woods pastured to woods not pastured. Fifth, decrease of inter-tilled or cul tivated crops and an Increase of grasses and sod legumes. Sixth, to increase the use of winter cover and green manure crops in areas most subject to erosion. Seventh, to make greater use of soil conservation prac tices in crop production. jThe housing" problem, acute in Al exandria as it is in many other indl ana cities with the return of better times, might be solved easily if some of the researchers will figure out how Investors may build modern small homes for 13,000 or $4,000 and fent i' If you are able to pay your spring installment of taxes between now and the first Monday in May, that will be another thing for you to be thankful about fJThe southern Indiana welcome sign for motor tourists has been turned upside down until folks down there get through with their spring house-cleaning.

i Railroads and other commercial In terests of the state are voicing a vigorous objection to a' bill now pend ing In the state legislature, which la known as the full crew bill, House Bill 111, which would add an extra brakeman to all passenger trains of five cars, or more, and one, brakeman to all freight trains. Railroads say that this bill, If passed, would Increase railroad expenses to the extent of a million and a half dollars annually, and would not only halt the proposed trend to lower freight rates, but would make necessary considerable increases. It would seem at first glance that the railroads have been the goat of regulatory legislation long enough. They now pay 8.05 per cent of the total property tax paid in the state, a portion of Which goes to state highways and rural roads, to furnish free rigjit-of-way and tracks for the buses and trucks, principal competitors of the railroads. Four of the eighteen major railroads in the state are now in the hands of receivers, representing 21 per cent of the total rail mileage in the state, and this condition is in part due to the excessively rigid rules under which the roads are compelled to operate, as compared with the rules regulating their competitors.

In spite of these conditions, the railroads (have put back to work since 1936 a total of 6,900 furloughed railroad men who were laid off during the depression years, and are again on their way to get back on their feet and put many more men to work. Adoption of such a bill as the one proposed can only serve to put the brakes on early recovery. Cj MUSINGS: A compact is something a woman drops every time she arises from a sitting position The boys got next to Roscoe Montgomery's match trick the last time he was home To dig or not to dig seems to the question confronting the Pipe Creek dredging project Harold Jones missed a whole flight of steps and 1s nursing a badly scraped jthin J'AfUi an, a fad'is Just some on1 scheme Roy Creamer Is getting around with the aid of a cane There IS a lot of wisdom in MARKETS AT A GLANCE, Stocks higher; oik strong. Bonds irregularly higher. Curns irregular, Chicago stocks higher.

Call money i. Foreign exchange higher. Cotton futures unchanged to 8 points higher. Grains irregular. Chicago live stock Hogs weak: cattle and sheep steady.

PLANS SATURDAY Adult and Junior Four-H Leaders to Meet The first or a series of general sessions and group meetings of adult and junior 4-H leaders will take place In Anderson, Walter C. Hnynes, county agent and Ruth Wlmer, county home demonstration agent, announced. The general session will be held at the Y. M. O.

A between 9 and 10 a. m. Saturday at which time copies of the lg37 curb program will be distributed and an explanation given. Also arrangements will be made for a county health congest. Group sessions will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.

m. at the Y. M. C. A.

In the Agricultural dUcussion the following topics will be covered: Explanation of the club rules; 4-H club objectives; how to organize a 4-H club and select projects, and Judging and demonstration work in the club program. The Home Economics groups will cover the following topics: Explanation of changing club rules; how to take enrollment, how to select projects; "The Culinary Art In 4-H Projects," by Miss Ancta Beadle, of Purdue University. MARTIAL RULES ARE LOOSENED Relative to School and Social Activities An appreciated loosening of regulations for assemblies during the reign of martial law In Madison county was announced today by Lieut. Graydon Harrison, in charge of the National Guard detail in Alexandria. Hereafter it will not be necessary to obtain military permits for holding social functions, achool.

church and club gatherings, lodge meetings. All public meetings, however, such as dances, basketball games, and similar of people, must be. with ap proval of the military and permits must be obtained for them.s i Although beer and liquor establish ments have been permitted to reopen the ban against loitering, and against the gathering of more than six people In these places remains. Beer taverns are not allowed to per mit, dances unless the military ban is lifted. CLOSE 8KASON TODAY The Alexandria Junior high school closed the 1936-37 hardwood activities at the high school gym this afternoon when they met the El- wood Junior high school In a return game.

The locals defeated the El- wood boys In a game played there Parent Teacher associations are Joining this month In the nationwide celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Each organization individually will pay tribute to Mrs. Alice McLellan Blrney and Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst, who on February 17, 1897, called the meeting of the First National Congress of Motners in Wash-lnffton, D. C.

These two remarkable women together launched the parent-teacher movement that in forty years has grown to a membership of 2,000,000 in 25,000 local units. Mrs. Blrney first spoke publicly of her plan for such an organization at a mothers meeting in Chautauqua in the summer of 1895, and it was she who enlisted the support or Mrs. Grover Cleveland, of wives of cabinet members and Mrs. Hearst, widow if Senator George Hearst, of San Francisco.

Mrs. Blrney served as president of the National Coneress of Mothers from 1897 until 1902, and Mrs Hearst financed the Congress during the first three years of Its existence. Of her aim for the Congress, Mrs. Birnev, a native of Georgia, married to a Washingtonian and the mother of three children, wrote; "The move STATE LEGION HEADS AT DISTRICT MEETING Justin Shaul, of the arrangement;) committee for the joint, district meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary here Sunday, rpoeivefl news rrom state headquarters in Indianapolis this morning that Oommander Charles Matson and Adjutant William Sayre, of the Indiana department, will come to Alexandria Sunday to attend the gathering. Both are expected to make short talks at the meeting.

COTTAGE' MEETINGS TO PREPARE FOR REVIVAL Under the sponsorship of the Christian church, cottage prayer meetings were held in four homes over the city Wednesday night. The services are in preparation for evangelistic meetings which will be commenced in the church on Sunday, March 7, and are to be contiiiuea from week to week until the revival begins. Much interest is being aroused through these special services. WILL START RKVIVAL Rev. J.

E. McCorkhill, of Orestes, has announced a revival meeting starting Sunday, February 21st at the Allen Bethel church, near it several weeks ago. business..