The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 32

Tuesday, October 15, 1935, THE DECATUR REVIEW EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY. LEAF RAKING SEASON OPENS Pension Report $4,320 il 'A a. Rotten Tomatoes, Soap Pranks Are Taboo, Chief Says "Hallowe'en is just around the "corner," said Chief Jack Cooper Tuesday morning, "and I want it understood that the throwing of rotten tomatoes and other offensive matter on porches and against buildings, and the soaping of automobiles will not be tolerated." Chief Cooper said that while it ia possible to clean up the porches, soap markings on automobiles cannot be washed off and permanently injure the surface. The auto so marked must be repainted, the chief explained. 4 Instal Buckner As Legion Head New Commander Tells of going to fall fast now that they have started and he doesn intend to let them pile up in his front yard.

His method is to set fire to a small pile and then sweep toward it. "That way it's more fun." Bobby Sims, young son of Mrs. Dorothy Sims, 312 West William street, is taking advantage of the warm day to clean up his yard. Bobby thinks the autumn leaves are- Recommend Tax Plan Change Board Vested With Power Of Naming Police Council Passes Revised Ordinance Creating 45 Appointive Positions in Departments. power to appoint and discharge members of the Decatur police force was vested today in the board of fire and police commissioners when the ordinance creating 45 appointive jobs in the department was passed in a recessed session of the city council.

The ordinance becomes effective at once. Orville Smith, chairman of the board of fire and police commissioners said that, the board will hold a meeting late this week to make appointments to the police department. The board has been withholding appointments pending passage of the ordinance legally creating the various positions in the department. Out of Mayor's Hands. The police department falls under direct supervision of Mayor Harry Barber as superintendent of the department of public affairs but he is robbed of all appointive power according to terms of the new law.

Power of appointment of the police force in the past has been a political asset of recognized great value to mayorality candidates. Passage of the ordinance was delayed until today when at the regular council meeting Monday Commissioner Walter Rugh demanded that the measure be held up until some phases of it were clarified. Insertion of minor changes by Corporation Counsel W. J. Carey satisfied Mr.

Rugh and the measure received a unanimous vote when it was presented. Monthly Reports. The ordinance provides for five ranks in the police department. The chief, who is in the first rank, is charged with preservation of peace, order, safety and cleanliness of the city and with enforcement of state, and city laws and rules of the police department. He must report all infractions of rules by members of his department to the mayor and must furnish the council when requested, with reports on the state of the department.

Regular monthly reports of arrests, offenses, and disposition of all cases must be made by the chief. Three assistant chiefs, all of equal rank, and three sergeants are provided for in the ordinance. The sergeants will be the clerks of the police department and are required to keep complete records on all business of the department. Fingerprint Expert. One fingerprint expert with the rank of sergeant will be appointed.

A police matron and 36 patrolmen comprise the remainder of ihe members of the department. Refusal of any member of the force to perform his duties or any breach in the rules of the depart ment will disqualify the policeman as a member of the department and he shall be discharged by the board of fire and police commis sioners. All of the members of the de partment will be required to wear uniforms which they must furnish at their own expense. The chief, however, can select patrolmen to serve as detectives and they will not be required to wear the standard uniform of the department. Define Duties of the policemen are defined as full enforcement of all state and city laws, assistance to the fire department at all fires, re- port of any excavations or openings made in city streets or sidewalks that are not authorized, and daily report on the condition and efficiency of the city street lights.

The police matron shall have charge of all women prisoners and will be responsible for a complete record of their cases. Armistice Day Tableaux, Chorus Plans Considered Choral Leaders to Meet Friday to Discuss Fropram Plans for an out-of-door concert by a chorus of from 200 to 300 voices and a tableaux to be staged on platform erected in the south' west side of Lincoln square are being considered as part of the Armistice day program, Nov. 11, the committee in general charge of the celebration announced today. Invitations are being sent to all choral leaders and persons inter ested in choral music to attend meeting Friday night to discuss the practical development of the plan. Mrs.

Norma Connor Magnuson English instructor at John's Hill junior high school, is expected to have charge of the tableaux. The general committee consists of Maj. K. X. Halpine.

Maj. W. Lutz of Krigbaum and Dr. John Hayes. Chief Warns Against Lightless Bicycles Chief of Police Jack Cooper issued orders to patrolmen Tuesday to bring in all bicycle riders found riding at night without front and rear lights on their machines, and all who are caught riding on side walks.

"Adults will be fined," said the chief, "and the: children will be brought in with their wheels and their parents notified. The wheels will be kept until the parents make arrangements to redeem them." The traffic ordinance applies to bicycles the same as automobiles and head and tail lights must be kept burning at night. The lights must be mounted on the frame and not carried in the hand. Checks Tied Up By Lawyer Fees 10 Pensioners Who Sued to Collect Back Money Will Share Fund with Attorneys. Ten persons on the blind pension who became impatient and started suit in circuit court for collection of back pensions due, discovered today their pension checks were tied up for payment of fees of their lawyers.

Each of the 10 checks was made payable to both the pensioner and the law firm of Stephen son Jokisch, and indorsement of the law as required before the checks could be cashed. John Crocker, assistant counts treasurer, said he understood the lawyers were taking 25 per cent of each check. The 10 checks aggregated $1,573, which would give the lawyers approximately $394, if they charged the 25 per cent fee. Oth er persons on the pension list drew their full pensions in a distribution which amounted to a total of $10-449. Ten Face Claims Pensioners who found the Deca tur law firm claiming a portion of their pensions are August Jordan, David Karr, William A.

Miller John Hinton, John Prill, Enjma Watson, Sam F. Booker, Frank Sckenk, Julia M. Phillips and W. O. Kiser.

Stephenson Jokisch were said to have presented a list including four other pensioners against whom they claimed fees, but the additional four were strick en off by County Clerk Laurence Tangney, because they were not parties to a suit filed last July against the county for collection of the claims. The suit filed by Stephenson 4 Jokisch did not come to trial. In September, the county board made a special appropriation for payment of the back pensions. Notified Attorneys Franklin W. Shilling, county aud-itor, said the question of the pend ing suit arose when County Treasurer D.

S. McGaughey prepared to pay the back pensions. In making the settlement of the claims out of court, the county was required by law to notify attorneys for the 10 pensioners who had started the legal action. In order to protect the county against any further claim arising from the court action, Mr. Shilling said, it was decided to place the name of the law firm on each check, assuring that the lawyers and each client would adjust their business when the checks were cashed.

4 Foreclosure Action On Moose Hall Filed Foreclosure under a trust deed for the Moose lodge building in Decatur was filed in circuit court by the Millikin Trust as trustee for persons holding $16,000 in notes executed by the lodge officers in 193L Note holders joining with th bank as plaintiffs in the action art Roy M. Hamilton, Josephine Hig-man, Mary B. Merris, Louis E.Connelly, Grace L. Brown and Georga Ford. Interest upon the notes together with delinquent taxes malts the total liens upon the lodge building stand at $20,826.49, is alleged.

Coleman Adams is named party aeiendant in trie suit, since i he bought the property in 1931 at a delinquent tax sale. The court asked to appoint a trustee to have custody of the property. AW tt it umau uies in Jiuiue Of Son in Law Hen Mrs. Amanda E. Geary, 67, widow of Samuel Geary, died at m.

in the home of her son in law, Guy Olmstead, 825 West Main street Her death was caused by complication of diseases. Mrs. Geary was born in Missouri Nov. 17, 1868. She came to Decatur three years ago from Omaha Nek She was a member of the Baptm church.

Her daughter, Mrs. Olm stead, died June 16. 1932. She leaves a daughter and a son, Mrs. Alta Romans, Omaha, and Clarence E.

Geary, Plattsmouth, Neb. She al leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Central City, Neb. There are two grandchildren. The body was taken to the XaJ son Wikoff funeral nomt, Wednesday afternoon will be taken to Omaha for burial.

Announce Government Positions to Be Filled Several government jobs in sp9" cialized fields are open at the prM" ent time, T. E. Dillehunt, secretary of the U. S. civil service boarc or examiners, announced here today- Trie jobs will be given on tne results of open competitive examin" tions, details of which can De cured from Mr.

Dillehunt at tw Decatur postoffice. Included in the list of avails!" jobs are: highway engineer-econo mists, entomologists and assisu writers, associate special writer and exhibits designer, assistant spec writer, and assistant Salaries for the positions from $2,600 to $4,600 a year. INFANT SON DIES An infant son of Mr. and Mrs-E. Tochum, 612 South Fairvie avenue, died in St Mary's hP" at 7 p.

m. Monday, shortly birth. Besides his parents, the cw leaves a half-brother, Richard drews. The body was taken to Dawson Wikoff funeral bom-Funeral services will be prW At Chest Meet; Push Workers Surprise Gift Expected to Be Announced Wednesday; Former Governor Speaks. Fidelity of workers in the 1935 Community Chest campaign to raise $110,000 will bring certain suc cess, William Sweet, former gov ernor of Colorado; predicted this noon when he addressed the noon report meeting of teams in Masonic Glancing about him -at hundreds of vacant seats intended for the workers, Mr.

Sweet urged those present to fill the tables for Wed nesday's meeting. With only 100 womers present today the Chest fund increased by only $4,320 and raised the total to $86,912. As chairman of several Chest campaigns in Denver, Mr. Sweet said he had seen success result dozens of times because work ers were "100 per cent faithful to the responsibility which thev were charged with and accepted." Solidifies Services. "There is no work in your community that so solidifies and brings together the variety of services that the Chest does," he said.

"There is no east Decatur, west Decatur, north Decatur and south Decatur in the Chest. There is only Decatur. "There are in the Chest no Catholics, no no Protestants nor non believers. There is just a brotherhood for those who need and are in dire distress unless those with means come to help them." Hint Surprise Gift Although no official announce ment was made, it was hinted to day that there would be "a not of gold at the end of the rainbow" being held in abeyance until each team makes its goal. An official announcement concerning the "surprise" gift is expected Wednesday.

jk. iiKe, campaign director, reported 1,485 refusals of gifts dur ing me last lour days. Cards of tne prospects who refused have been turned over to a special com- mittee and another effort will be made to secure subscriptions. Push Toward Goal. William Barnes, chairman of trie campaign, announced that the big gifts committee will make everv i.

icttuii us goal in the two remaining days of the cam paign. Today was "citizenship day." Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Community Recrettion associ ation furnished the program. Wed uesaay, neaicn service day," the Red Cross school health clinic and Macon County Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse association will give Children See Preview Of Religious Pageant "First Commandment" to Be Pre- sented Tonight A religious pageant. "Th First Commandment," which will be pre- ax sao tomgnt and Wednesday in the Grace Methodist church by a cast of nearly 100 persons, fascinated an audience of 200 children from the city's welfare homes at a dress rehearsal Monday night The pageant portrays the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers, the enslavement of the Children of Israel in Egypt and their delivery by Moses to the promised land. A beautiful scene of the Na tivity is one of the closing scenes or tne production.

Music by the Grace Methodist church choir under the direction of Miss Gertrude Zeigler Foster adds to the splendor of the pageant, closing with the "Hallelujah chorus' from Handel's Messiah. The cast is composed mainly of members of the Grace Methodist church although many are from other churches of the city includ ing several pastors. Rev. Iver M. Johnson in the role of Moses gives one of the best portrayals and Attorney Charles' E.

Lee and E. H. Lindamood as the Pharaohs grive nnisnea cnaracterizations. Stonington Man Freed In Portwood Inquest A coroner's jury Tuesday held Verne Bollinger of Stonington Blameless for the accident that caused the death of Cecil Wayne Portwood on route 48, a mile south of Decatur, early Sundav mornine. Testimony at the inquest, conducted at the Moran Sons funeral home, was that Mr.

Portwood and W. Wilks had stopped their car' on the slab and had gotten out to trade seats. Mr. Bollinger turned out to pass the car and at the same time Mr. Portwood started to run across the road and was hit.

His neck and one leg were broken. Desertion Alleged in Suits for Divorce Robert Jackson filed petition for divorce from Mrs. Laura Lee Jack son circuit court Mondav. charging desertion. The complaint states the couple was married April Mrs.

Caroline Kretzer also filed suit for divorce from Richard H. Kretzer on the same ground. She asks custody of their child. They were married in May, 1916. RETURNS FROM MEETING Miss Alma Vaupel, supervisor of Decatur public- school health de partment, has returned from Mil waukee, where she attended the meeting of the American Public Health association last week.

CLUB TO MEET Members of the Harmony club will meet all day Wednesday in the home of Mrs. Nannst Hallihan, 567 North Water street There will be a potluck luncheon at noon. of 1936 Program; Plan Membership Drive. Edward Buckner, who was installed as commander of the Castle Williams post No. 105, American Legion before 200 members of the Legion and its auxiliary last night.

today announced plans of the or-1 ganizatidn for the next year. Plans for a drive for 600 mem bers by Christmas, for organization a Junior American Legion, and for supplanting the annual Legion rabbit supper with an army style chow de luxe," are included in the new program. The chow" will be given in the armory on the night of Dec. 9. Lauren Shaw was appointed gen eral chairman.

The regular program committee of the Legion-will plan the entertainment Present Service Buttons Before the installation, the incom ing commander and Post Adjutant Lindley Huvtt were presented gold buttons for securing 50 members during the last year and the retiring commander, Ed Wittke, receiv ed a silver button for 25 members. Service buttons were presented Mr. Hurtt and Lauren Shaw, finance of ficer, and a past-commander's badge was presented Mr. Wittke. List New Officers The installation was conducted by Harry Deffenbaugh, commander of the 19th district.

Following are the post's officers and committees for the coming year: Commander, Edward Buckner. Vice-commander, Lindley W. Hurtt Finance officer, Robert B. Ern est Adjutant, Parke Waggoner. Chaplain, Fr.

Philip J. Newman. Historian, Herbert F. Wilson. Sergeant-at-arms, Frank Coppen- barger.

Judge Advocate, Arthur F. Dela- hunty. Post Surgeon, Dr. J. T.

McDavid. Executive committee: Dr. John M. Hayes, George F. Truebe, Edward T.

Condon, Homer C. Lyman, Edward F. Wittke and T. V. Ram sey.

Committee Named Standing committees are: Membership: Lindley W. Hurtt, Ed F. Wittke and R. Archie West Service: Edward Buckner. Child Welfare: Andrew J.

Perci- val. Program: Byron M. Merris, Dr. J. K.

Finley, Dr. Don H. Baker, M. Haughey, W. W.

Burns. Finance: Dr. John M. Hayes, T. V.

Ramsey and Homer C. Lyman. Publicity: R. C. M.

Kraabel, Lindley W. Hurtt and Parke H. Waggoner. Junior Legion, Sons of Veterans: Everett Penhalleeon, Leon W. Schultz, Ralph Mahon.

Americanism: Ralph L. Patter son, Lee D. Pigott, George H. Hamp and Fred W. Ziese.

Athletic: John Henry. Sea Scouts, general: Frank Mey er, Ed F. Wittke. Sea Scout ship: Max Sherman, Ben J. Moody, Hank Potrafka, Ship Inspector: Earl A.

Ross H. Boyd. Property: Lynn Cannon. Refreshment: Leon W. Schultz and Harry Reynolds.

Graves registration: Lynn Can non. Legion firing squad: Lauren L. Shaw. Hearing on AAA Tax Injunctions Delayed Hearing upon the government's motion to dismiss 40 temporary injunctions restraining collection of taxes under the AAA were indefi nitely postponed Monday in Springfield due to absence of Federal Judge Charles J. Briggle.

Attorneys tor the complaining companies raised the point that a motion to dismiss injunctions granted bv Judge Briggle could not be passed upon in his absence by Judge J. Earl Major. Judge Briggle will return to the U. S. district court bench in Springfield early in.

No- vember. Bits of News in Today's Want Ads Halloween costumes made. Oil station for rent. Mexican chili. Barred Rock pullets, $1.00.

Beautiful tapestries. Barn wanted. Milk goats for sale. sewing Hand picked quinces. Union barber wanted.

Units Urged in Report of of Commerce. maintenance and construction in the county highway department. Placing all schools of the county under the management of one county board of directors, and a more centralized system of high schools. May Be Abandoned. H.

S. Hicks, student of taxation in Illinois for several years and a former secretary of the Illinois tax commission, believes township governments may be abandoned for the reason the state has taken from the townships almost all of the important duties with which it once was invested. Mr. Hicks also believes that one county road building district would provide a better system of secondary roads than numerous small township highway departments operating as independent units. New laws proposed to accomplish such reorganization would give counties permission to abandon township road units and create a single school district for each county, but would not make such reorganization mandatory.

In that way, the road would be open for the changes in counties which favored the proposal, while other counties would be left free to retain the old system, if desired. Harry Warf ield Legion Post Elects Officers Quinn Doss was re-elected com mander of Harry Warf ield post No. 631 American Legion, in a meeting Monday night in Legion hall, 126 North Franklin street. Others re elected were OHie Jackson, vice commander, and John Brown, adjutant. New officers named were Vera Erving, judge advocate.

Russell Col lins, service officer; Ivy Rumsey, grave registrar; Virgil Rodgers, historian. Melvin McClerkin, Chaplin; Emil Barnet, athletic officer; Joe Motley, child welfare; Claude Smith, employment; Wallace Jones. membership; Norris Ford, publici ty; Virgil Rodgers, drum corps commander. 4 WILL GIVE OBSERVATIONS Professor A. T.

Mills will talk on his observations of the interna tional situation made during his travels abroad, at the First Congregational church family night service Wednesday. The service will follow a covered dish supper at 6:30 p. m. Circle No. 2 will meet at 2:30 p.

m. Wednesday in the home of Mrs. Daniel Keilman. Set Hearing On Ballot Protest Charges of "Fixed" Elec tion to Be Aired At Millikin Wednesday. Alleged irregularities in class elections at Millikin university will be aired in a hearing at 3:30 p.

m. Wednesday on petitions of protest presented to Dean Clarence L. Miller Monday. Control of the elections last Fri day and of the student cabinet by four leading fraternities and soror ities is the claim of a group of independent students supported by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Charge "Fixing." The independents state that they were not fairly represented on the list of nominees drawn up by the student cabinet.

The fraternities and sororities charged by the in dependents with fixing have a majority vote in the cabinet, it was stated. All officers with the exception of one were elected from the membership of the four Greek let ter organizations named by the ob jectors. Although contents of the peti tions of objection are being kept secret, leaders of the independents have stated that their purpose is not to annul the results of the election. "Looking to Future." "We are not nearly so much in terested in protesting last Friday' election as we are in straightening out of the election system for the future," Max Klinghoffer, leader of the said Monday. "If we can do that we' feel we have accomplished something." Unfamiliar With Jail Rules, Loses Cigarets John Lynch, a transient, is in the city jail wishing he hadn't acted so hastily in trying to prevent the police from smoking his cigarets.

Brought in on a vagrancy charge Lynch was searched at the desk. Suddenly he seized his package of cigarets and tore them to bits. "If I can't have my cigarets, you fellows aren't "going to get them." Police explained to him that prisoners are allowed to have tobacco in the jail cells, but by this the prisoner had ruined his cigarets. thousands of farmers have settled on sub-marginal land with low pro duction. Stranded farm populations are found in many parts of.

the United States. Putting these people on productive lands that their morale will be restored, their self-respect saved and their children given a decent start in life, is the' purpose of the program. It is a long time program and will cost millions but it will be worth the time and the money, the former governor believes. Nominations -for president, treasurer and four direc tors to serve the Decatur Kiwanis club for the year 1936 will be brought before the club- at its next meeting, Oct 22, by a nominating committee consisting of A. M.

Metz-ler, chairman; T. W. Boruff, W. H. Wiley, Dr.

E. C. Roos and Lester Shumate. Youth, 8, Hit By Auto, Dies Carl Kite, Dalton City, Fatally Injured When Struck By Car. Carl Kite, eight years old son cf Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Kite of Dalton. City, who suffered a fractured skull when struck by an automobile Monday afternoon, died as a result of his injuries in St. Mary's hospital here at 10:40 last night. The accident occurred on route 132 in Dalton City at about 3:30 p.

m. The automobile that struck the child was driven by S. S. Wood, 2305 East Eldorado street. He was driving east and was passing a wagon going in the opposite direction when the little boy ran from behind the wagon into the side of his machine, according to the report Wood made to Decatur police.

He said that he did not see the boy in time to stop or swerve his auto. Inquest Tomorrow. Carl was born in Lake City Dec. 19, 1927. He attended the second grade in the Dalton City school and was a member of the Christian church there.

Beside his parents he leaves three brothers. Roy Dale, Paul La Verne and Billy Robert Kite, all at home. He also leaves his grandmother, Mrs. T. W.

Bur- ress, and his grandfather, P. Kite, both of Dalton City. The body was taken to the Moran Sons funeral home and later to the res idence in Dalton City, where friends may call. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m.

Wednesday at the Chris tian church in Dalton City. The burial will be in the Bethany cem etery. Dr. J. J.

Hopkins, coroner, has set the inquest for 9 a. m. Wednesday at the Moran Sons funeral home. Decatur Men Assist in Forming Credit Union Ralph G. Long and Donald Mur phy, chairman and secretary of the Central Illinois chapter of credit unions, and Ed Arnold, all of De catur, were in Springfield Sunday to assist in preliminary plans for organization of a new credit union among the 700 employes of the Chi cago and Illinois Midland railway.

Application for a charter was made at the meeting. Members of the Sangamon Elec tric company credit union in Springfield, which Mr. Long and Mr. Murphy helped organize six weeks ago, also assisted in the or ganization of the C. I.

M. union, The electric company's union with a potential membership of 900, has enrolled 3o0 members and has ac cumulated $3,500 of assets since its organization, Mr. Murphy report ea. County Jefferson Club Planning Headquarters of a permanent headquarters was discussed by the Macon county Jelferson club Mon day night in a meeting in the court room of Justice E. E.

Gray. The headquarters probably will be opened within the next few weeks, although definite plans for procuring rooms in the 100 block East Main street have not been completed, President Dick Ryan $aid. Mr. Ryan announced that the club will meet regularly hereafte on the third Monday of each month, Brief talks were given by Ivan Hutchins, Fred Whitten, Herschel Sills, Justice E. E.

Gray, Dan Day ton and John Taylor. Consolidation of Taxing State Chamber When County Clerk Laurence Tangney starts the extension of taxes next month, he will deal witn the levies of more than 175 indi- idual taxing bodies existing in Macon county. The list of taxing units includes 32 school districts, 17 township governments; 17 township highway departments, eight cities an'i villages and one taxing unit each for the county government, tuber culosis sanatorium, sanitary district and Decatur park district. Urge Consolidation. The Illinois Chamber of Com merce a recent report of the great number of local taxing units the state, recommends consoli dation or elimination of various units in the interest of tax reduction and efficiency in government.

Recommendations of the report. some of which could be carried out only through changes in state law, include: Abandonment of township or ganization and substitution of a commission form of government for the county, eliminating the board of supervisors. Abandonment of township high way units, centralizing highway Rooms Needed For Delegates A. of C. Faced with Prob lem of Accommodating 3,000 Here.

How demands for about 3,000 housing accommodations can be met in time for the Illinois agricultural association annual convention here in January is a complex problem to the Association of Commerce committee in charge of reservations. Requests from fewer than half the counties in the state have ex hausted Decatur's 1,445 hotel accom modations. A plea for rooms in private homes has resulted in registration of rooms for an additional 373 delegates. Royal McClelland, assistant secretary of the A. of C.

said today that he has requests for 113 sleeping accommodations and that requests for additional reservations are arriving here daily. home owners who have spare rooms that they would be willing to rent for two or three nights are requested to register the rooms with Mr. McClelland. As a last resort in meeting the room shortage a request will be limue 10 me railways to move a nber of Pullman sleeping cars to Decatur for the duration of the convention. Mrs.

Maude A. McNett, Mt. Morris, Dies Here Mrs. Maude A. McNett, 56.

of Mt Morris, died at 3:45 a. m. Tuesday in tne uecatur ana Macon Countv nospitai. Her death was caused by a complication of diseases. She had been in the hospital since last Saturday.

Mrs. McNett was born in Hal-dane, Dec. 16, 1878, and was the wife of Charles McNett, She leaves her husband and one daughter, Ethpl, and a son, Harlan McNett, both of Mt. Morris. The body was taken to the Dawson Wikoff funeral home and later Mt.

Morris, where the funeral will be held Thursday in the L. G. Finch funeral home. Former Governor Speaks Here William E. Sweet, Assistant to TugwelL Explains Resettlement Program.

Asserting that the land question is of paramount importance in the United States, William E. Sweet, former governor of Colorado, now first assistant to Rexford Tugwell in charge of the resettlement program of the federal government, told members of the Kiwanis club at its meeting in the Decatur club Tuesday noon, that at last the state and federal governments are ap proaching this problem of land util-itization and re-settlement in a carefully planned way. Governor Sweet said that Wiscon sin had established a zoning law for farm lands just as citie9 have established zoning laws for urban development and that this plan will be followed along general lines in the large federal program which Is now being worked out Restore Morale. Recent surveys have shown that.