Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIIL Number 135.

MOST DISASTROUS HEAT WAVE IN NATION'S HISTORY TARES TOIL OF , 605 LIVES BEFORE RELIEF COMES Sixteen States Report Viet ms From Heat, Storms Or Drowning; Most Parts Os Country Have ReliefCooler Temperature Predicted Throughout Indiana; Storms Following Excessive Heat Responsible For Many Deaths Throughout Country; New York State Leads List In Number Os Deaths.

(United Press) A total of 605 lives were lost dur | ing rhe most disastrous heat wave in history, which ended abruptly last ’ night after establishing a death toll more than half as large as that which marked the sinking of the Liisltauia. Tile victims wtio died from heat, in storms, or by drowning while seek ing relief from the tropical weather, represented 16 states. During the last 36 hours that Old Sol. continued to bake half the nation, more than halt the total deaths occurred. The death toll from the heat wave as compiled by the United Press follows : New York state, 181; Pennsylvania, | Hit, New England states, 67; Ohio, 40; Illinois, 40; Mich'gan, 33; Maryland, 23; Wisconsin, IS; Washington. 1) ('., 14; Indiana, 11; lowa, 10; Minnesota, 9; Missouri, 4; Delaware, ’.; Tennessee. 3; Texas. 3; Colorado, 3. Oklahoma, 2; Georgia, 1. Total, 60,. —— ■ (United Press Service) Indianapolis, June 8. - A further drop in temperature throughout Indi ’ ana was promised by the weather bureau today. Sunday's highest temp erature was 86, thirteen degrees low er than the high point of 99 erached Friday. One additional death from the heat was reported from Gary and one man was overcome in Indianapolis. Total heat deaths for the week in Indiana were nine. Chicago, June B.—(United Press i Three deaths, directly attributed to the hot weather, occurred here over the weekend. A cool breeze swept the city Sunday, holding the mercury to a maximum of 77. The weatherman predicted thunderstorms for today. Kansas City, June 8. —- (United (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) BERNE SWIMMING CLUB ORGANIZING Decatur Persons Invited To Join Club And Enjoy Swimming Pool An invitation has been issued to all Decatur persons to joint the Herne Swimming club this season and aid in re-renting the large bathing beach west of Berne. Several Decatur people joined the club last year and il is the desire of the Berne organiza tion to obtain at least 50 Decatur members this year. Tile beach is being fixed up ami remedied this week, so as to make it one of the best in the state .Mem bership rates have been reduced Boys and girls under 15 years oi age may secure a membership ticket for 75 cents for the season; men’s I ckets selj for $1.75 a season and ladies' tickets are $1.25. All tickets have been reduced and an effort will be extended to obtain more members ibis year. A drive was started at Berne Satur day iwtd 100 memberships were sold in short order. A new system will he used this year. No persons will be admitted to the ground without a season card. Last year a single admission was sold, but this year It is tile idea of the club to make the beach for members and their guests only. Decatur memberships can be secured from Dick Heller at the Daily Democrat office any time after today at the regular rates. Receipts will be given purchasers here ami these may be exchanged at the beach for season books. The Bertie organization is very desirous of getting as many members in this city as possible. The diving boards, slides and entire beach will be greatly improved and ready for use this week. 3he beach will be open all summer from 6:30 a. m. until 9:30 p m.

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COOLiBGEIN ST. PAUL TODAY President Attends NorseAmerican Centennial Celebration — St. Paul, Minn., June B—(United I Press)—-president Coolidge's p|ovnbial luck brought to the Twin Cities today a sharp drop in temperature that promised ideal conditions for the whirlwind day mapped out for him Tiie suffocating heat ;that hung over ihe northwest even on his arrival early last evening was swept away during the night by a thunderstorm th».,t sent the" thermometer tumbling from 90 to 60 degrees. . Tiie change was welcome to every'one and not the least to Mr. Coolidge who faced a day packed with all the honors and entertainments that two great cities, proud of having him as their guest could device The president's day opened with a reception to the directors of the I Norse American centennial celebration, which he will address al the fair grounds this afternoon Mrs. Coolidge meantime received a group of girls from the University of | Minnesota, members of her college I sorority, who presented tier with a tmflWr nf rhr- nrtTPr's romrS" The cl max of the presidents’ day and of the Norse-American centen nial was to come at 2:30 p m. at the fair grounds where the president was to make the address for which lie came here. A crowd of more than 100.000 was expected at the vast open air auditorium, amplifiers have been installed and the speech will he broadcast by station WCCO. Governor Christianson of Minnesota and Secretary of State Kellogg also will speak oBULLETIN Brazil. Ind., .lune S—(United Press) — Three unknown bandits robbed the State Bank at Carbon, near here, at three o'clock this afternoon, of $3,000 in cash. Janies John, cashier, and two other'employes were in the hank at the time. They were “covered" by the bandits and an unsuccessful attempt was made to enter the vault. The money taken was obtained from the cashier’s cage and about the counters. The bandits escaped in an auto and were seen headed towards Terre Haute, ' —— Dickie Loeb Reported To Be Improving Today Joliet, 111-. June 8 (United Press) -Improvement in the condition of Richard Loeb. Millionaire slayer of Bobby Franks, school boy, was reported today by Dr. Waller B. Martin, penitentiary physician, who said he could not tell at this time whether Loeb's delirium will result in parmanent insanity. Loe b, who had been strapped to his bed in the penitentiary hospital 10l lowing attacks, is now allowed the freedom of the loom. Dr. Martin said. o St Paul Church To Hold Picnic On Next Sunday The congregation of the St. Paul church, near Preble, will hold a children's ilay program and a picnic in Grot’s grove, one-bait mile north of Preble, next Sunday. The public is cordially invited to attend. o — Weeks Is Convalescing Boston, June B—(United8 —(United Press) Secretary of War John F. Weeks, who is convalescing from an operation "had an excellent night and is in good condition this morning, his physicians announced.

NEWLY ORDAINED PRIEST SAYS HIS FIRST MASS HERE l ather Leonard Deininger Says First Mass At Impressive Service MANY GUESTS) PRESENT Several Visiting Priests Take Part In Service; Reception Is Held ! Attended by a large congregation and I marked with the solemnities of a sol emn high mass, the services at which the Rev. Father Leonard Deininger, ot this city, said his first mass were held at the St. Marys Catholic church at ten thirty Sunday morning. A large number of friends and relatives <>f the newly ordained priest attended the services ami the Decatur Knights of Columbus marched from the school building-to the church and attended the mass. A procession, headed by the acoly tes and Rev. Otto Peters, assistant pastor of the congregation, and with Father Deininger .accompanied by Rev. Father J. A Seimetz, rector, was formed outside of the church and th • procession led to the sanctuary in the church. As celebrant of the mass, Father Deininger was assisted by Father Sei metz, as arch priest; Rev. Anthony Kroeger, chaplain Si. Mary's hospital. Hammond, as deacon; Rev. Peters, of} St. Mary's. Decatur, subdeacon; Rev. I Charles H. Thiele, rector of St. Peter’s church. Fort Wayne, gave the first mass Sermon. Three Decatur seminarians who are completing their course at St. Mary's seminary together with one of the celebrants’ classmates assisted at the solemnities. They were Rev. Joseph Hession of Lafayette, master of ceremonies; Ambrose Koh lie, of Decatur, thurifer; Simeon <l)mf?r Snrf ’(TerStrWi'L tur acolytes. Father Thiele delivered an excel! ent sermon on the priesthood and extended congratulations not only to Father Deininger, but to the congregation as a whole upon having another son ordained to the priesthood. Other priests who were in the sanctuary during the mass were, Rev. Lawrence Eberle ami Rev. Edward Fallon, of Avilla; Rev. Joseph Wouderly. Peru Rev. James Fitzgerald. Hammond, and Rev. Vincent Ehinger, of Wray. Colo rado, a cousin of Father Deininger. Following the mass a dinner was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) EPWORTH LEAGUE OFFICERS NAMED Decatur Man Elected President Os Sub-district Organization The four Epworth League chapters in Adams county held an interesting sub-district rally at the Monroe Metho (list church Sunday afternoon. The annual election of officers was held and tiie following officers were elected; John E. Nel-on, of Decatur, president; Laura Stanley, Decatur, first vice president; Mrs. Wells, of Geneva, second vice-president; Mrs. Gladys Crownover, of Pleasant Mills, third vice-president; Cleo Christ, oi Monroe, fourth vice president; Roscoe Bradford, of Geneva, treasurer; Ralph Smith, Pleasant Mills, secretary; and Marguerite Lewellen, Monroe, superintendent of juior department. Talks were given at tiie meeting liy Jay Olinger, of Garrett, district president; tiie Rev. Somerville Light, pastor of the Decatur M. E. church; Rev. Foster, pastor of the Monroe M. E. church; and C. I Aurand, of Monroe. Each of the four chapters in tiie county paid In their motley yesterday for tickets for the banquet to be held in connection with the Epworth League convention to be held at Fort Waytie June 24. 25, and 26, and they were the first chapters in the district to purchase tickets. As a result, the Adams county chapters will lead all others to the banquet room. The Adams county chapters will head the banquet line in tiie following order; Decatur, Monroe. Geneva and Pleasant Mills. Following the meeting yesterday, the Monroe chapter served a lunch.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 8, 1925

Investigating Hold-up Os Bank At Galveston Logansport, Ind. June B—(United! Press) —Investigation of the holdup! and robbery of the First State bank | at Galveston Saturday in which four | bandits escaped with $3,000. proceed-' ed today on the theory that one of the bandits was a man wanted in connection with the robbery of the Kokomo State bank on March 27. Vxpicture of the suspect, the only one of the four bandits in the Koko-1 mo robbery still at large, was partial-! ly identified by C H. Gephart cash ] ier of the Galveston bank ——o— — — PUPILS TO HOLD BAZAARTUESDAYi Catholic School Pupils To Have Out-door Bazaar And Entertainment The public is invited to attend the bazaar and supper to he given by the school children of the St. Joseph Catholic school on Tuesday afternoon and evening, beginning at three o’clock. Stands and booths will lie arranged on tiie school grounds on Madison street and candy, fancy work ami other articles wil bo sold. Supper, con sisting of noodle soup, sandwiches, ice cream, cake, pie and coffee will be served, beginning at five o’clock. The sophomore class of the high school will give a playlet, "Uncle Nate's Hired Hand” and the freshmen will stage “Our last day in school." Tiie plays will be given on an open air stage and seats will he arranged for the spectators. The proceeds derived from tiie bazaar and supper will be donated to tiie new school fund and the patronage of the congregation and the pub lie is solicited. The Catholic schools closed last Wednesday and when the fall term opens next September the school will lie held in the new building on Fourth etrees. RAIN BRINGS NEEDED RELIEF Heavy Shower Falls Saturday Evening, Breaking Long Drought After a six-day battle in which Old Sol led all the early rounds. Jupiter Pluvius came back strong Saturday and scored a knockout blow at 5:30 Saturday evening, amid the shout-, and cheers of a sweltering community. Old Sol’s leading second, the thermometer, fainted and his temperature dropped 12 degrees in a few minutes. The old blue sky that has been faithfully watching the big scrap all week, broke down and wept bitterly as .1. Pluv- arived and registered his knockout blow. Odds this week, according to weather forecasers are about 4-1 that J. Pluv. will register another heavy blow to Old Sol and his cohorts ami that the reign of “torridity" the sweltering sun. is a tiling of the past. A heavy shower arived in Decatur and later became general throughout the county Saturday, after a long draught that had damaged the crops, roads and garden truck and was starting to "burn up” the entire community. The hot weather that had accompanied the drought was unprecedented in June. Crops appeared in much better condition yesterday after the much needed soaking they got Saturdya, ami farmers are of the opinion that most I of them will be saved if more rain conies soon. Garden truck and grass I responed to the drenching and the en tire community was dolled up in a new green dress yesterday . I The temperature which had held high all week dropped and relieved the community of its sweltering, semi-un-bearable condition. Weather predictions are for cooler weather and prob able showers the early part of this Week. Merchants report that after the Saturday shower, the depression that was apparent all week began to dissolve and all hopes have risen since the most welcomed shower of many years. Weather Showers and thunder storms this as teruoon or tonight, followed by gen erally fair Tuesday. Cooler.

DAMAGE SUIT GOES ON TRIAL THIS MORNING Suit Against Telephone! Company and City Opens In Circuit Court JURY NOT SECURED First Venire Os Jurors Exhausted And Second Drawn This Morning Efforts to secure a jury for the trial of the case of Zoe Zehrbach against the Citizens' Telephone company and the City of Decatur, a suit for $15,olio damages, were begun in circuit court this morning. The first venire of jurors was exhausted and as the sheriff was unable to find enough prospective jurors on the streets, it was necessary for the court to sum mon the jury commisioners to draw a new venire at 11:30 a m The jury had not been secured at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. Owing to the fact that the City of Decatur is one of the defendants in the case, tiie plaintiff attorneys object to Decatur citizens sitting on the jury. As there were few farmers in the city tills morning, tile sheriff was unable to find extra talesmen The members of the new venire drawn by the jury commissioners, are John H Duff. Hartford township; Jacob Alt. Jefferson township; Eli Augsburger, Wabash township; Henry Bohneke, Root township; Frank A. Garwood, Blue Creek township; Glen Jackson, St. Marys township; Ed Moeschburger. French township; William Worth man, Kirkland township; John 11. Hilty, Berne; W.lliatn Speakman. Washington township; Hubard Webster, Union township, and Clinton Pou tius, Geneva. The case on trial is the result of an automobile accident which hap pened on Nori'S Second street, near the old north mill, on the night of August 1, 1924. Mrs. Zehrbach accompanied by her husband. Fred Zerhrbach and Mrs Maggie Fuhrman, were riding in the Zehrbach automobile, going north when the car struck a guv wire on a telephone pole The car was turned over and the occupants injured Each of the occupants of the car filed suit against the tele phone company and the city on De cember 6, asking damages for their injuries. They allege that the tele (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) AGED RESIDENT OF BERNE DIES Christian Baumgartner Dies Early This Morning; Was 73 Years Old Special to Daily Democrat Berne, June B—Christian Baum-j gartner, age 73, died at. his home here at 6:45 o'clock this morning. Death is believed to have been due to disease of the liver, kidney and heart He had been seriously ill only a few days, however Mr Baumgartner is survived by his wife, Carolina; two sons. Elmer, who is the assistant cashier of the Bank of Berne, ami Martin, of Bluffton Ohio; tour daughters, Mrs. Carl Habgcger, Mrs. Jess Michaud, Sarah and Cordelia, all of Berne; two brothers, William and Peter, of Berne; and two sisters, Mrs Anna Heard and Mrs. Mary Moses, of Berne. Funeral services will be held from the home at 1:30 o’clock and from the Mennonite church at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Mi RE. cemetery o Wouldbe Peace-maker Is Stabbed To Death Lawrenceburg, 111., June B—(United Press) —A formal charge of murder was expected to be placed today against Raymond Brooks. 20, held for the death of Lucian Louden, 35. Louden engaged in a row with an elder brother of Brooks at a neighborhood gathering of farmers and was stabbed to death whei Raymond iti tervened. Sheriff Lomlei said Ryamond had confessed the killing.

THIRTEEN KILLED WHEN C. & 0. FREIGHT TRAIN IS DERAILED AT CONVERSE, IND., THIS MORNING I Gang Os Track Men Trapped In Viaduct When Several Cars Os Freight Train Are Derailed; Most Os Dead Were Negroes; More Bodies Believed Buried In V iaduct Under Tons Os Coal Hurled From Wrecked Cars; Railroad Officials Unable To Explain Cause Os Wreck.

TO SHOW WEED I SAMPLES HERE Farmers Asked To Bring Samples Os Strange Weeds To Meetings A letter has been received by the county agent from A A. Hansen, of Purdue, asking that farmers lie are ed to bring with them to the meetings next Thursday, samples of all weeds with which they are unacquainted. Wherever possible the entire plant, in < lading roots, is desired. Mr Hansen has tiie distinction of being able to call every weed in Indiana “by name", using either the common name famil iar or the elongated Latin name found in hooks on botany. It is said that a number of different noxious weeds, pome of them poisonous, will he on display at the meeting al the county agent’s office next Thursday forenoon. A "field meeting" will be held at onethirty Thursday afternoon on tile Rolla Sipe farm east of Berne. Those interested are invited to attend and hear' Mr. Hansen discuss the best methods of eradicating Canada Thistles. He will also identify any weeds brought in. The place of meeting will he local ed just opposite the Amos Huser residence — o Four Killed, 16 Injured hi Week-end Accidents I Indianapolis, June 8 (United Press) Four persons died and sixteen were injured in week end auto ac< tp iits atvl shimming fatalities in Indiana, reports showed today | Mrs Ora Warfel 4U. was fatally : hurt at Richmond when an auto driv ■ en by Ed Warfel, Indianapolis ad vertising man. was ditched to avoid striking an auto of speeding negroes Warfel and his two children were lii'httly hurt. Chance Kinsley. Indianapolis race driver, was killed in tryouts for the race at the Roby speedway at Ham mond James Christie, 14, was drowned while swimming in a gravel pit near , Hartford City Mrs. Gail Tripp. 39 Indianapolis music teachera. suffered a fatal at ( lack of heart trouble while swim nting in the mill pond at Flat Rock. Shelby county o .. Two Girls Killed In Airplane Crash ■ Cape Girardeau, Mo. June 8 — I (United Press)—Two girls were killI ed and a man was injured in an airplane crash in a flying circus here ■ late Sunday. , Tiie gisls were .burned after the ■ plane hit the ground. I Tiie girls killed were Miss Pearl .! Baysinger. Cobdel, 111., and Miss /Grace Lamar. Cobdel. 11l The pilot, ; i wlto is in a hospital Is John Hunter, f Sparta. 111. II <’ ' Second Berne Man Fined For Dynamiting Fish 'I Martin Isenhart, of Berne, one of the three men against whom state game wardens tiled affidavits charging dynamiting fish last week, appear I ed in court tills morning ami entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. LatI er he returned to court and changed his idea to guilty The court fined him f $250 and costs and ordered him com r mitted to the state penal fa fin until y the fine and costs are paid. Peter D. r Emery pleaded guilty last Thursday and was fined $250 and costs. Tiie n third member of (lie trio. Pat Hirschy i- who claims he had nothing to do with s the dynamiting hut merely took tiie i other two men to tiie river, was released today on his own recognizance d bond. He has not entered a plea to the charge.

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I (United Press Service) ' Converse, Ind., .Inne X (United Press) 'Ute number of (lend in the (’.. X (1. freight train wreck netir here this morning, reached thirteen when two more bodies were recovered this afternoon. Converse, Ind.. June 8— (Special to Daily Democrat) 101 l of death in Chesepettke & Ohio freight train derailment near here today, mounted this afternoon with eleven bodies recovered and two more expected to he unlmried soon. Ten of the bodies were of negroes and were bruised and crushed almost beyond recognition. Railroad officials said many of the section crew were from Cincinnati, Ohio. Wrecking crews were tearing the debris Irom the undercut, and traffic was expected to be resumed by Tuesday. Trapped under a viaduct the men wore crushed to death beneath tons of coal filled by a derailed freight train. The gang of thirty trackmen stepped to each side "of tiie tracks as tiie fieight train whistled from the viaduct Tiie engine roared under the high tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad us the section men leaned oil their shovels against the pillars of the y iaduck. Tiie tender of the locomotive jumped the tracks and fifteen loaded coal cars piled up in the cut. hurling tons of coal on the laborers. I A great cloud of coal dust rose like a smoke screen over the wreckage. A few of tiie laborers, who had climbed to safety before the train passed, tan for aid Others seized shovels and started 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Q— ,—

CROPS GREATLY 1 HELPED BY RAIN Oats, Wheat And Hay Need Much More Rain; Corn Looks Encouraging Most of (he farm crops in Adams county were helped considerably by . the rain Saturday evening, according to farmers in this community This, however, does not insure a bumper crop. It is said. liecause few people knew the real condition of the various grains before tiie showers. Oats, wheat and hay fields were in a "burnt out" ct .nd it ion and it is doubtful whether ideal conditions the remainder of tiie summer can rebuild the damage. already done. | Corn fields appeared green again yesterday and tile corn had grown from a half Inch to an inch in Hie last twenty four hours. Optimism again prevailed among tiie farmers who . thought their entire year’s planting | had been ruined The hay crop will |he very light, it is said. The long drought retarded tiie growth and on the eve of first haymaking, there is no hay to make I The extent of other damage is not known yet. but. it is thought that with a few more heavy rains most of the j crops can lie saved. Tile rains Saturday. which were general throughout the state, helped also to make the roads passable again A thick dust that, the dry spell had brought has been greatly reduced. The dust-covered and brown fields have asutned a green color again and the temperature has dropped con- > tdderably. This, however, is thought Y to lie only temporary as hot weather in predicted for most of this week. p There are prospects of more rain • soon, it is said by weather authori- '■ ties, and if several are registered o this week it is thought that most of the damage will be alleviated.