Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1926 — Page 1

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I BELIEF started I ir GOVERNMENT I IND RED CROSS I Coast Guard Ships Ordered B To Kush To Devasted I Area With Supplies R REI> ( ROSS LEADER I OFFERS COOPERATION ■ Washington, Sept. 20.—(Unit-, ■ ed Press.) — Eight coast guard I ships were ordered today to load ■ with relief supplies and rush Io I the hurricane devastated east I coast of Florida, as the govern- ■ ment began to turn gs manifold I agencies to helping homeless and preventing starvation in the make of the storm. President Coolidge promised John Barton Payne, Red Cross leader, full ' est cooperation. Secretary Wilbur called out naval reservists in Florida to help in keeping order and promoting relief, under orders to cooperate with the state militia already on duty. The coast guard relief fleet will coj/ sist of four destroyers ftom New York and four euttersT'bhe Yamaeraw from Savannah, the Modoc from Wilming ton. N. C., the manning, from Nor folk, and the Seneca from New York. Commander H. G Hamlet will com mand the squadron. He will take plentiful supplies to the east coast and cooperate with the Red Cross and state authorities. Admiral F C. Bil hid. chief of the service, announced Survivors Tell of Horror At the field hospital ynd morgue base, Sebring, Fla., Sept. 20 —(United Tressi Tales of horror that followed the complete ruin ot the town of Moorehaven. levelled by the tropical hurricane, were brought back here today by Wade H. Marlow, one of thr first of a rescue pa-ty to reach the stricken town. * “1 arrived in Mooreshaven not long alter the levee bolding the lake Okeechobee had broken in three places, loosing its gigantic wall of water upon the town," Mallow told the United Press. “The water poured through the! iw<- ie t i ilo-ie v>;is 'uii'tiL'ilp oad the people had no chance to escape. "Those who live today to tell the °f the disaster saved themselves by swimming and clinging to the wreckAge of flimsy homes that collapsed (CONTINUED ON PAGK FIVE) APPEAL ISSUED BY RED CROSS Adams County Citizens Asked To Contribute For Relief Work In Florida An appeal to the Adams county fhapter of the American Red Cross, for contributions for the relief of v ictinis of the hurricane disaster in Florida, was received today by Miss Annie E. Winnes, of Decatur, secre,ary of the county chapter, from the National headquarters at Washing-; lon - Miss Winnes immediately arranged for the .placing of contribution boxes in each of the three Decalur banks and in the Daily Democrat | off ce. Other boxes will be placed in I 'he postoffice and local restaurants sometime tomorrow. Miss Winnes announced today that she had aranged for contributions to he received at the following banks in the county, also: Bank of Bene and Peoples State Bank, ot Berne; Farmers and Merchants and State and Bank °f Geneva; Farmers State Bank of Preble; Monroe’ State Bank, of Monroe; and the Bank of Linn Grove, of Linn Grove. The Red Cross has already started relief work in the devastated area. A large sum of money will be needed to carry on the work, as medicine, food and other supplies are needed ICONTfWUED ON PAGE TWO)

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REDS LOSE TWO The Boston Braves today - gave the pennant hopes of the Cincinnati Reds a terrible joltpng when the Boston outfit won J both games of a double-header with tiie Reds, 4-3 and 3-0. The! St. Louis Cardinals, who were idle today, are now two full games ahead of the Reds in the National League race, and each team has five games to play. Other scorwin the National league today were: Chicago, 4; New York. 2. Pittsburgh, 4; Philadelphia,o. HOOSIERS LOSE MUCH IH FLORIDA Indiana Residents Lose Millions In Southern Hurricane Disaster Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 2tt— (Unided Press)— Hoosiers have lost milions in,- 1 he Florida hurricane, it was estimated today as the full extent of the disaster was revealed with the teefr tablishment of communication with the stticken area. Holly wood-by-the-Sea, Mecca for Indianarb'.is investor and tourists, and Ft. Lauderdale, ticked by Andersen, Ind., capita’, felt the full fury of the storm. J. W. Young, so. mer Indianapolis I man and founder of Hollywood, had ►several million dollars of holdings in that city. Other Hoosiers had ipvest-*-S—>i tt&alxd aJL. Lally L-*dvo,. 000. Indianians had investments of at least 13,000.000 in Ft. Lauderda'e. Weeping women and frantic men beseiged local telegranh officer filing messages to re'atives known to be in the storm district. All messages were received subject to indefinite delay. Collection cf relief funds for the hurricane victims* was darted by William Fortune,/chairman of the Indiana polls Chapter of the Red Sross, with out waiting far word from National ■ headquarters a® Washington. Conducted | Indianapolis, Sept. 20. — (I nited Press.) — Plans are being laid here for the e. tablishment of twenty night schools for instruction in the coop erative marketing of farm products, foiowin* approval of the project by the State Board of Education. The board voted du allowance of $3,000 t(t finance the plan and the schools will be located at points thioughout the state to be selected later. The schools will be operated under the joint supervision of the Indiana I farm bureau and the State division of I vocational education. Two instructors wil be provided by the bureau. JUNIOR BANDTO GO TO WILLSHIRE Decatur’s Young Musicians To Play Free Concert At Ohio Town Friday The Decatur Junior Band will "ive I a fgen band concert at Willshire, Ohio, Friday evening, September 24, at 8 o’clock,''fo. F- Worinnian announced this morning. The Junior band has been organized for more than a year and. under the leai'Tship oteSenor J. C. Cafaro, of Fort Wayne, has made rapid strides forward in the music world. ' The Janior Band has played in several concerts in this city, and ilrea<’v liks-several other engagements booked. All membets of the l.and are pupils of the Deeaur public and parochial schools. The members o? the band take lessons weekly of Senior Casar oand have grouii practices each week, also. There are several girls in the

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THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF IOWA LANDINUNDATEO Heavy Rainfall Over WeekEnd Causes Streams To Flood Lowlands AT LEAST FIVE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO FLOOD Chicago, Sept. 20 —(United Press) Flood waters washed over thousands I through lowa today, following a of acres of valuable agricultural land I week end of recurring heavy rainfall. Districts near Sioux City, Cedar I Rapids, and Des Moines were reported under water thi s morning. It was estimater that* in the Des Moines area alone 23)00 persons were force to abandon their homes as the waters from two rivers seeped over their banks and spread through the lowlands. . i Twenty-five thousand acres are under water, the weather bureau at I Des Moines estimated this morning. | Great property damage has been done. Crops were leveled by the beating ran—which around Des Moines continued through Sunday—and rail traffir is practically paralyzed. At least five persons are known to have died as result of the high waters an<f recurring storms. o Three U. S. Sailors Wounded In China Peking, Sept. 20. —(United Press.) United plates, sailors have been wounded in fighting on the Yangtze river, according to a dispatch received today. The United States gunboat Pidgeon was attacked with rifle and machine gun fire from Hany ang and Wuchang at the junction of the Man and Yangtze rivers. The Chinese foreign affairs commission at Hankow today demanded at the American consulate that all foreign gunboats retire down river, to "avoid danger and prevent misunderstanding ” It was understood that the foreign powers would not comply with this demand. TATTLER EDITOR Catholic High School Pupils Select Staff To Publish School Annual Richard Miller has been elected editor chief of the “Tattler,” the Decatur Catholic high school annual. The staff was organized at a meeting of the senior class. Fred Connell was elected business manager. Sister M Roberta, who succeeded Sister M. Vera as principal of the Catholic school, is the new staff advisor. The f rst meeting of the new staff has been held and work has been . farted on the Christmas edition of | the publication.' This edition will be published about the first week of December. The members of the staff are: Richard Miller, editor in chief; Fred Connell, -business manager; John Dowling, assistant editor; Elmer Sorg, assistant business manager; Anna Cclchln, school notes editor; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Estimates Os Dead (By United Press) Best estimates available today of the hurricane dead by cities show: Miami 300. Hollywood 150. Morehaven and Clewiston 140. Fort Laude-dste 20. Muckway 40. Hialeah 17. Dania 10. Hallendale 2. Key West 18. Estimates place the Injured at 4,000.

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Storm Relief Work West Palm Beach, Fla., Sept. 20 — (United Press) —Field morgue and hospital base established at Sebrifig. Eight hundred injured and two score dead already have ! ■ arrived. Bread lines have been established in Miami hy Red Cross with police issuing passes to weedy. Trucks carrying food and coffins rushed to Miami and stricken area I from West Palm Beach Martial law general in devasted area with militia men preventing looting. Tanks of pure water sent Miami. Hia'.eah and Hollywood from Jacksonville and Tampa along with medical supplies and food. RELATIVES SAFE IN FLORIDA STORM Two Brothers And Sister Os John Fisher, Os Decatur, In Path Os Hurricane John Fisher, of this dty, received a telegram Sunday, from his sister. Miss Marie Fisher, who, with her two brothers, James and Joe Fisher live at Ft. Lauderdale, one of the cities hardest Hit by the Florida hurricane, stating that they escaped injury, although tHeir bakery* building was destroyed in the storm. The*telegram from Miss Fisher read: “Hurricane destroyed east coast from Derrfield to Miami. Hollywood hotel gone. Every bniMine in Croissant Park destroyed. Brother Joe was in bakery when it caved in, but not scratched. Our apartment roof blown off, but we are fine. Don t worry.” N, Press reports state Ft. Lauderdale was practically swept from the map and the death list will amount to many. It is almost impossible to (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o The Death Toll p,,lm Beach, Fla , Sept 20 —(Unlted Press)—Follow ng is the list ot the hurricane dead grouped under Miami ueao Mrs. J. W. McGinnis and child. Alton B. Little Mrs. Josephine Cochraft Dorothy Wells Beniatrtn T. Watts Fred Shutts George Mellett Venitian Carter J T Phillips Mrs. Edith T. Baker. Mrs. Frank Roberts Mrs. Jane Cruchaunt Lydia Brockshire, Johnson City. Tenn Frank H. Schwartz Frank Heskins J. J. Egan A. T. Phillips Mrs. Davis Goulds Mrs. Dallas Harrison Mrs. Edith Baker T,it tip Doc Fisher Miss Jennie Dallau. Mrs. Sarnew Mr. Whitehurst A. J Winneberg Ben Burlington A. J. Harrison A. D. Harris Carelyn Ruth Boem Mrs. Marv Hopper Hollywood Dead Mrs. H D Luther Sarah Head D. A. Rodgers Gordon Brown Mrs. Rheda Louise Triest Mrs. D ck Briger L. C. Peel Mrs. L. C. Peel Lorena Belem Leon Belem Fort Lauderdale Dead Mrs. Russell A. Zellmer A. D. Brewley J. Story Ivan Austen T. E. Gamble Ralph McClure Mrs. Anne Thomas and new born babe. Dania Dead Mrs. Jaeger Mrs. R. W. Moore and infant Andrew Peadlock, Mrs.. Cnhtv Peter McCallister Bettv Krulman J. H. Craft Benny Ferral Peter Broughes HallanDale Dead Mrs. J. H. Kimbals and infant. t

Scorn and sugar BEETSDISPLAYTO BE HELD OCT. 19 Members Os Boys And Girls Clubs To Exhibit Products Here Dairy Day COMMITTEES TO FURTHER PLANS L. M. Uusche, county agent and his advisory committees, have planned to give an exhibit of the corn and sjigar beets grown by men bers of the Corn and Sugar beet clubs, on October 19, in conjunction with the Dairy Day and Barbedhe, to be held in Decatur that d*y. Adams county has about seventyfive boys and girls enrolled in these two clubs. c ub memb-r will exhibit ten ears of corn and each beet club member six beets. A suitable room will be provided and the exhibit will, no doubt, attia t much attention. F. M. Schiremeyer, chairman of the program committee, has called a meeting for Tuesday night to begin plan:, .nd the chairman of the finance, oarbecue and advertising committees wi l likewise get their workers together during the next day or two. A general meeting of the workers will be held at industrial rooms at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening. The plans tor the big day will be made as rapidly as po sible and caried out by those in charge. included in rhe days events will be band concerts, the barbecue, speaking by several mtn of national reputation and the awarding of valuable prizes Methodist End Annual Session At Evansville Evansville, Ind., Sept. 20.—(United Press)—The annual gathering of the Indiana conference oi the Methodist church. in session he e since last week, came to a close today with the an nouncement of Ministers! appointments f>r the coming year. Bishop George Miller, of Mexico, delivered an address on the religious situation in that country at last nignt’s session. TO OPEN TONIGHT First Session Os Fall Tenn To Be Held At Central Building Tonight Tills evening, at 7:15 o’clock the Community Training School will hold its first session of the fall term. It is hoped the school will be largely at tended. A very strong course is being offered and it is hoped that every church will receive a maximum benefit from the training of its members. The school invites those who may never actually expect to teach in the Bible School to attend, for the schooling will broaden them and—ran, not help but be a blessing indirectly to their church. The Pleasant Dale church of the Brethren, about eight miles in the country, is sending its largest delegation yet, judging from enrollments already in. It is believed there will be at least twelve from this church. Any student not as yet registered may come to the Central school building, where the school Is being held, any time after 6:30 o’clock and be registered in due time to enter the first class session at 7:15 o’clock. Registration will continue during the first hour ot the school. A system of awards for perfect attendance at each session of th e school year is being suggested and may be adopted by the school management. Therefore it is well for all to be present the first evening, else they will, from the start, eliminate themselves from the contest. The student who is able to attend each night's session will derive- - the greatest good, and it is the highest development of each student for which the school stands.

DEATH TOLL IN FLORIDA i ESTIMATED AT 400 TO 750 TERRIFIC HURRICANE IS BENDING ITS ’ FURY AGAINST PENSACOLA, MOBILE AND BIRMINGHAM, ALA., TODAY AS MIAMI, HOLLYWOOD, FORT LAUDERDALE AND OTHER FLORIDA CITIES COUNT THEIR DEAD. (By United Press) The hurricane, which swept the Florida east coast Saturday roared westward today and seemed bending its fury against the 1 vicinity of Pensacola, Mobile and Birmingham, Ala., leaving I Miami, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and a half dozen other i "magic cities" of Florida to count their dead and survey the t wipckage. Almost hourly reports eaine of some new phase of the thsas- ■ ter, and these reports swelled rather than diminished its

WINO'S VELOCITY IS OIMINISHING — i Worst Os Hurricane Apr pears To Have Passed Over Pensacola 1 Birmingham, Aia , Sept. 20. — (United Press./—The worst of the tropical ] hurricane has pasesu over Pensacola i and •tie wind has dropped from 100 miles to 80 miles an hour, the Southern Bell Telephone company was informed here at noon today by a radio message picked up at New Orleans. There were no details as to what damage has been done in Pensacola. Telephone company reports from ‘ Mobile at noon said the wind ihere had risen to 90 miles an hour, a heavy rain I was falling and the barometer had ‘ dropped to 29.12. 1 The report from Mobile came over ■ a single long distance wire which was working intermittently and threaten • ed to go out at any minute. It was the only wire out of Mobile. The operator stated that because of • a shift in the wind and the receding : tide, vmter from the bay had not backed up in the streets of Mobile, as i had been tne case in previous storms. I No major damage was reported, Ifrorr Mobile nor have there been any I • • V ‘ c » W.Z, 1 The direction of the wind changed i i at 11:40 o’clock from north to south east, indicating that the worst of the storm was breaking. o el 1 Several Decatur People Are Residing in Florida Decatur people and those known; . here who are in Florida include: J I ( J. Helm of Fort Wayne, formerly of ■ this city, who is located at Miami Beach; William H. Jackson, Miami; Robert Shirk, West Palm Beach; John E. Kern, Orlando; Phates Hiatt at 1 . West Palm Beach: while Mrs. Hiatt . and two sons are visiting here with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John S ■ Bowers. ( o STATE ENLARGES > I HIGHWAY SYSTEM 1 I 1 z — f , Highway Commisison Adds 119 Miles Os Road To i State System Indianapolis Ind. Sept. 20.—(Unit- ; ed Press)—John D. Williams, direc- » tor of the State highway commission, i today announced that 119 additional , mites of road have been talfen over! by the commission tor maintenance, | , making a total of 4,318 miles in the] 1 State system. a Plans call for the commission to take over 722 more miles of highway before the first of the\year, a goal of sJ'tO miles bf State highway having 8 been set for that time. a Counties in whlth 'he roads tie located will provide a 60-foot right of t way tor the commission. The roads which tee highway coni- >• lUONTINUED ON PAGHI TWO)

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magnitude. Best available compilations place,the dead at fully 400, less than half of which have been identified. Reports gathered from as I many sections of the stricken region as could be reached revealed an estimated death toll lof 74X scattered among eleven cities. . Miami Hardest Hit Miami suffered the greatest, and its death list is estimated at 300. Hollywood, Moorehaven and Clewisi ton, Fort Lauderdale, Muckway. Hai leah, Dania, Haljendale, Key Wiest | and Sebring also suffered heavily in I dead and injured. Weather bureau reports showed that the hurricane passed on towards Pensacola, Mobile and Birmingham. All communication with Pensacola has been lost. Last reports showed the hurricane blowing at a rate of 100 miles an hour in the MobilePensacola area. In Birmingham the velocity was not as great. It was feared that while the MobilePensacola area is cut off from communication just as was Miami on .Saturday, the storm may be tvorking I its havoc there. High winds were reported as far west as New Orleans. The hurricane, now blowing for six days, seemed to show no evidence of spending its fury. A dispatch from * Mobile to the United Press this morning described the wind blowing there so seriously it. Homeless Number 50,000 In the meantime Miami and her surrounding cities, turned to countICOXTIMVII «»M PAGE TWO! POLITICS ARE I 'WARMINGOP I — Both Major Parties Actively Engaged In Campaign In Adams County Politics in Adams county is beginning to warm up for the November election and both the Decomrats and Republicans have opened county headquarters in Decatur. The Democratic , readquaiteis are above the Daily D. r.iocrat office and the Republican hold their meetings in the offices of Graham and Walters. Both parties are planning a campaign and interest al eady is keen in several townships where there is close ■ competition for township offices. Candiuatvs of both parties are canvassing the county, calling on voters. I State candidates .if noth parties will visit the county later in the campaign 'The first county Democratic meeting , will be held in this city at the Court House, Saturday night, October 2, at 8 o’clock, to which all citizens are cordially invited. • Evans Wollen, shut teim senatorial candidate on the .lemocritic ticket, and Arthur Hamrick, democratic candidate for secretary d state, will be here on October 2. it was announced jat Democratic headquarters. f

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