Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1926 — Page 1

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DEATH TOLL IN FLORIDA STANDS AT 407

I Neu; York -To - Paris Flight Ends In Tragedy

I HINE DECKED I tNO BURNED: 2 I OFCREW KILLED I Large Plane Wrecked Three | Minutes After Start On I Trans-Atlantic Flight I SHIP FAILS TO I LEAVE GROUND I Rooseult Field. Westbury. N. ■ Y.. Sept. 21 (United Press'— ■ Rene Fuiick's long-heralded at-1 I tempt to Uy with three conipan- ■ ions front New York to Parisi I started today amid the acclaim I I of a thousand people ami three I minutes later it ended, the ■ plane in flames and two of the ■ crew death I Charles Clavier of France. h radio man. anti James Islamofl. I the Russian mechanic. were I burned to death, when the run | I ning gear of the plane gave ■ wav and it plunged into a gully. I Fonck and Lieut. Lawrence W.l ■ Curtin, U. S. N., his second in com-1 ■ man( ], miraculously escaped uninjur- | ** i Bodies Badly Burned I The bodies of Clavier and Islaftroff I were found in the ruins of the plane. I partly buried in the ashes of the I cockpit. They ware side by side; I the flesh in places burned from the I tones and the bodies almost unnec | ognireable. 1 I Apparently the doors of tHr-fbcfr I pit jammed as the plane struck- and II the two men were trapped, forced to I Il die an agonizing death. I There was some delay in getting | I ready for the start, after | Fonck took the controls, the engine was speeded up and the plane slow-f ly moved down the field while a thou-1 sand people sent-up a lusty cheer. The engine was given more speed | But the plane failed to answer. Final i ] ly it lifted a little from the ground and settled back Agaitf'it came up •utue tour feet but t-6«uu not tain it. ' Plane Falls Into Gully ■r ■ ■ ■ ■■ we . side angle and fell into a. gullv. Just a-; it fell, Curtin and Fonck | were seen to be thrown from the Hardly had the plane struck the I greund than smoke poured from it • and then tongues of flame leaped up . The crowd surged down the field.: i to the pot where the plane had fall | en, but could not* approach nearer —- I CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! RED CROSS IS RAISING FUND Some Delay Experienced In Placing* Contribution Boxes In This City Owing to difficulty experienced in locating the,contributi n bon* 11 , some delay was occasioned in placing the boies in the various business houses in this city to receive contributions to the Red Cross Florida relief fund. Two, boxes were located this morning One "as placed in the Daily Democrat office and the other in the Old Adams 'Has Anne Winntw, secretary of'the eounty organization, stated this morn’nK that she was havit g six new boxes made and they will be p’aeed in the uther banks, the postoffice and the restaurants in this city by Wednesday evening. Micheal WerUberger. well known Decatur citizen, was the fit ft Person to make a contribution to the tur ‘d in this city. Radio stations throughout the country are b:oadcasting special programs -for several hours at a time, asking for contributions to the telief fund. The na.nes of the contributors and he amount contributed are announced as 800,1 as the contributions are tel.- - Phoned or wired to the station.

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Vol. XXIV. Number 223.

Twenty-Five Injured In West Virginia Train Wreck I Graftop, W. Va., Sept. 21. —(United! Free*) —Twenty five persons were In I | jtxed. cue seriously, when the Cha' ■ i leston to Grafton passenger train no. l 58 was wrecked on the B 4 O. tracks! I near Orlando today Miss Mary Martin cf Chicago, who ! was seriostly injure|L to a| ■ hospital In Weston, W. Va. Others! i were taken here on a special train ! E.F.GASSIS CRJTICALLY4LL Little Hope Held For Recovery Os Prominent Decatur Merchant ; E. F. “Ginger” Gass, well known i merchant of this city, is in a Critical condition at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, and Jittle hope is, extended for his recovery. An enter I gency operation was performed on, ’ him la»t niWt. at about 8:30 o'clock I and it ims found that he was sufferling from acute hemotrhagic inflanta-' | lien of tho pancreas. 'Drainage was] I made to draw off the puss. He spent I |:• fairly restful night and at about 4I I o'clock this morning the vomiting! spells, from which he had been suf | sering for more than twenty-four! hours, had eased up. Attending physicians are doubtful of his recovery! | and members of the family have been summoned to his bedside. Recently. Mr. Gass underwent an | I opi-rajioh'Tor* a "removaT”of TFe' b’gf toe and bone on his left foot, suffering from a blood poison infection. | His more serious illness vesterday and he was removed to the] I iiospital?" w , o ‘Three Deaths In One Family In One Week - South Pend Ind , Sept. 21—(United | r>--.vi ■ Preparations were oelngl I made today for the third funeral with ; lin two weeks in .ne fain! y here. | I Jcl.n Slick. yivii war veteran I > died yesterday, two days after the i | death cf Mrs Laura S’i-.-k. his si-ter-| ■- .* . .. . ,-w <I J . —- • -*”*<*>•» »*««-t — -r.rciw— — t- ,iv BLUE PRINTS OF I J NEW ROAD MADE Prints Os Map Os Ben jamin ' Franklin Highway Sent To Officers ■ I The National headquarters of the Benjamin Franklin Highway tion. at Findlay. Ohio, have sent out ! the blue prints of the Benjamin Franklin Highway to the state officers, vice presldfents and committee men along the line. The blue prints have been made by the National Map company of Indian-; apotis, who have the contract for the I final maps. Tho blue prints were! sent out for any suggestions and / corrections that might be made. The map, when 'completed, will be printed on ct am <*blored cloth paper, and the Benjamin Franklin Highway will be ip red. Th.; connecting lines irt black. The map will be very complete. At the top of the map will be the road numbers, as the Benjamin Franklin Ik ghway is made up by state highways already established in the several states and linked together,' forming this transcontinental] highway. The Benjamin Franklin] Highway, however, !is a Federal Aldi road its entire length, is a Federal Aldi by thff increased traffic, and by show-; ing its need, to obtain for. it Federal ; numbering. On one sde of the map] 'will be given information such as th population of the towns, the elevations, and such other information as the traveller might desire. Taking it altogether, the Benjamin Franklin Highway map will be one of the finest issued by any highway ’association, and it will .be most useful.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 21, 1926.

BOY RUNDOWN ■HA BICYCLE Lewis Tindall, Age 3, Suffers Fracture Os Left Leg In Accident Monday Lewis Tindall, 3-year uld son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Tindall, living at ] the corner of Seventh street and I | Nuttman avenue, suffered a fracture! of his left leg Monday afternoon. I when knocked down by a bicycle rid 1 den by a Mr. Brodbeck. The little ( I boy was on Seventh street and stepp-! led off the walk 'into the street, at-! ! tempting to reach an ice wagon ! which was parked In front of the Joel (Reynolds heme. Mr. Brodbeck was. | riding the bicycle and, before he could ] I stop, knocked over the boy. The bone: I below the knee was broken. He re-1 ! reived bruises about the body, irt- ! dud ng a cut on the left elbow andj a bump on his head. Mr. Brodbeck assisted in taking ( | the boy home and called a physician. ] lAn X-ray showed the injury to the! I leg. No Word Received From Helm Family In Florida Up to late tuis afternoon, no word i has l»een received from Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Helm and family, former Decatur residents, who reside in West Palm Beach. Florida, which was in the path of the Florida hurricane. Severji telegrams have been sent ’to the Helm’s. 6ut none have been I answered. It is thought that, prob- ] ably due to tbe congested wires, the I | telegrams have not been delivered. Night School Classes To Be Formed Tonight All persons interested in joining the j ( night classes in the commercial course! to be conduced by Miss McCrory are I requested to meet at the high school! ! at 7 OR ock tonight. ! ■ '. .. °.. .:rDecatur Yeung Man On Purdue Honor Roll * ‘ I.po Spaller, ot Decatur, a freshman ,in the school of agriculture, at Pur ; due University, won a place on the ! Purdue honor roll for the laH semesI ter of the last school year, ng to the list of distinguished stu- ' dents given out today by President E. C. Elliott. The list contained the names of 143 students, in the schools of engineering, science, agriculture and pharmacy. To attain a place on the honor roll, means that, during the semester, a student shall have at least three-fourths of Iris grades A and none below B. DEMPSEY STRIKES BACK AT KEARNS Tgh ter Alleges Former Mana g e r Misapnrooriated $500,000 Os His Money Atlantic City, N. J , Sept. 21.— (United Press)— Jack Dempsey, answering the suit brought against him by Jack Kearns, hij former manager, for an accounting, today filed an affidavit in court here charging: That Keains had misappropriates more than $500,000 of Dempsey’s money. That Kearns had once served a ■ term in the penitent'ary of the state I of Washington. Dempsey was excused from making a personal apeparance in the case ■ which had been set for hearing todav ! before vice chancellor Ingersoll. The hearing postponed for two weeks when Dempsey will appear personally. * The answering’ affidavit charges that yearns appropriated to his own use more than $500,000 in small amounts during the time that he was Dempsey's manager.

Mrs. Strickler Is Doing Relief Work In Florida Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Strickler, of] | Mercer avenue, Decatur, have recelv i ] ed a telegram from their sou. Clarence I Strickler and his wife, who reside in | 1 West Palm Beach, Florida, stating that ! they were not injured in the Hurricane I disaster which swept that state Sat- ! urday. Mrs. Strickler, who formerly was I Miss Mabie Dunifon, a nurse in the Adams County Me-.-otial Hospital, here, is doing relief work in the devasted area. TRAINING SCHOOL HAS 80 STUDENTS Enrollment Expected To Grow; Pleasant Dale Church Has 16 Enrolled A to’al of eighty students were en- . rolled for the opening classes of the Community Standard Training Srhool, which opened its annual fall term at | | the Central schpol building las night I ' Approximately 100 students were en-1 ! rolled during the fall term last y?ar I and it is thought that this fall’s en I rollment will be near that figure by the time all enrollments are In. Per l sons may still enroll in the school next Monday night. The Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren, located seven and one half miles southwest cf Decatui, has an enrollment cf sixteen students in the school this fall. This is considered remarkable, since the church is located so far from this CftV The classes will mee 1 every Monday evening at the Central school building > o Identified Dead Imni, Fla., Sept. 21—(United Press) —A revised list of hurricane's dead ] by cities follows: Moo rehaven E. A. Globe. Los Angles., Mrs i Shepard, Bruce Storm, Mrs. Ami CottI rell, Mrs. Young. Miss Susie Lee, : Miss Lottie Howe, Mrs. Vinnie Bcw- ■ man and daughter Clara, Baby De j erella Woman's body with weeding I ring in initials L. ?. L., Lake Port Mrs. Blair. Wilson. Mrs. — vßsw-r- —jqp- -|- irrrti.i- r. ii»-i. r.-, ~i- — Josephine Cocharfl. Hialeah Ventian Carter, Catherine McKinley, George Malette, Hollywood Mr. ami Mrs. L. P. Poole, Mi’s. Priess, Peter McAllister, Mrs Cody, Mrs. Yeager, Miss Nettie Kleiman., Andrew McFar.and. Mrs. R. W. Moore and child, Gordon Brown, Netty Hickman, Mrs. Lydia Brookshire James Terrell. Peter Vigher, Mrs. J. H. Craft. Annie Corley, Lorena Helen Priess, Mrs. Gordon Brown, George Fress, Florence Goodrich. Mrs. Sarah E. Head. Murlean Brown, Vick Druier., G. A. Rogers, Andrew Havelock, R G. Luther. x Miami Lawrence Armor, Thomas E. Ayres, Ralph Bain, Mrs. Edith Baker, Miss Anna Ballau, Ruth Been, Prisella Her-1 rien, Isaac Edward Best, Mrs. Matile Brorfson, Lydia Brookshire, Tullie Hays Bynam, Aubrey Balcutt. Bern • tian Cat ter, John C- Come.-. Anderson, S. C., Mrs. Josephine Edwards, John J. Egan, William Estey, Short George, Thomas GUI, Charleston, S. C., Amtnr Clover. Harry Goodwin, Bill Green. Leroy Hamilton, Hamilton, Suwanee, Fla., Ralph Hargrave, A. D. Harrison, Mrs. Ella Harrison, Mrs. Marry A. Hopper, W. J. Hoskinn Ownsboro, Ky., Um Houston, Martin James. Dorothy Kirby, Edna Kusta. Cleveland, Georgia Mae Leet, Paducah, Ky., Tilson, Lehman, Atlanta, Alton Little, Katheiine McKinley, McGinnis Mrs. McGinnis, Frank McKenzie, Arthur McKinney, Leon McKinnan, Geogia McLeod, John Murphy, Ga., Arthur Neal, Mrs. Norma. Jc.nn Petty, Mrs. Mabie Banger. Two children named Raiford. Louise Rexford, Junior Rexford, Mrs. Tahlia Robert-, Mrs. Victoria Roberts, Meddow Robinson, A, G. Rogers. J. E. Rogers, Ralph Sawyer, Isadore Schachter, Atlanta, Julia Schoenchek. Frank Schwartz, Sho-rte, Fred phutts, Jennie Smith. Snow. John Sutherland, John Tuley, Dorothy Walla, Mrs. B. F. Watts, George Washitjgton, Whitehurst, Esther Wing. D. A. Winnberg, Burlington, loa., Harry M. Winslow, John Woodall, Dinia Peter McAllister: Andrew McFarland. Nettie Kellman, Mrs. Coby, Lorene Helm, Peter Vighes, John Curley, Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Moore and Baby, Mrs. J. H. Craft, James Ferrall

JURY ACQUITS ELECTION BOARD — Members Os Board In St. ' Marys Township Cleared Os Charge In Court Joseph D. Winans, Steve Loagen berger and Orvilla Foor, members of an election boaid in St. Mary’s township, were celared of a charge of refusing to receive a vote in the primarv election, May 4. ipst, when the jury which heard their tria 1 in circuit court ] this morning was instructed to return a verdict of not guilty. The motion for the court to instruct the jury of acquittal was made by the attorney for the defendants, after the evidence in the case had been t resented. The affidavit against the three defendants was signed by Jake Davis, who claimed to be a qualified voter of tie precinct and who declared the election boa:d refused to receive his vote. The prosecuting witness admitted on the witness stand that he did I net make out an afjiMavit to prove that he was a qualified voter when challenged by a member of the e’.eetion board, and the sit tutes state that I the election board is not compelled to | receive the vote of a challenged votei I unle-s the voter challenged proves that he is qualified with an affidavit. —p- ■ — ■ Suit” Against Tex Rickard Is Dismissed Philadelphia. 'Pa.. Sept. 21. — (United Piewsl —The “Taxpayers' swit” against Tex Rickard which sought to rertrsfti thr promoter 'rom paying »nv part of the prize monev to Jack Dempsey or Gene Tunney prior to their fight next Thursday night today was dismissed by Judge Audenreid in common pleas court heert The suit was dismissed after Tex had taken the stand and declared mat he retain all of the purses of the contenders until after the baittie, in compliance with a Pennsylvania state law. Warns Against Enlargement 'Of Governmental Acti\iiy Lebanon, Ind., Ipept. 21 --(United ; a dangerous tendency toward the undue enlaigement of governmental activity, Evans Woolen, Democratic sen atoria'. nominee today u:ged application of the Democratic principle of "least government is best government”, at a meeting of Democrats of this district. “That principle,” he said, is basic in a democracy fdr a democracy is more concerned that the people shall be strong and free than that the government multiply its activities in caring for the people. * o 0. H, S. SENIORS NAME OFFICERS Robert Frisinger Elected President; Ralph Tyndall Is Class Guardian l_ Robert Fria'nger, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, of this city, was elected president of the senior class of tho Decatur high school, at an organization meeting of the class, today. Mildred Worthman was elected vice-president; Mary Kathryn Schug was elected secretary; Gordon Teeters, was elected treasurer, and Arthur Suttles was chosen as class custodian. Ralph Tyndall, instructor of history In the Decatur high school, was chosen by the seniors to act in the capacity of guardian for their class this year. Tha guardian is selected by a popular vote of the members ot the class. Plans are under way at present for senior activities. The class, at present, is discussing plans of either publishing a paper or magazine this year and they will be announced as soon as completed.

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DISASTROUS HURRICANE IS STILL MOVING WESTWARD

NATION RESPONDS TO PLEA FOR AID Relief Fund Grows Rapidly; j Expected To Reach $3,000,000 Soon By Paul R. Mallon. U. P. Staff Correspondent Washington, Sept. 21. — The immediate nation-wide response | to President Coolidge's appeal for Florida hurricane relief funds i indicates more than $3,000,000 will be given to rehabilitate the victims. From all sections of the country nloney is pouring into Red Cross headquarters here in contributions ranging from $5 to $5,000. Before noon total subscriptions reported to Red Cross headquarters had [ reached the three quarter million j mark Red Cross finance officials say the unprecedented celerity of contributors indicates that the total will surely go above the amount iaised for relief in the 1925 midwest hurricane —$2,100,000. Supplies Rushed Into Area. Money, food, medical assistance and armed men were being rushed into ihe Miami jUsa*! 6l area as fa - 3t as ships and trains couid carry to provide immediate relief Railroads, lumber companies, con structfts, engineers and workmen are planning early mobilization in anticipation of a call for reconstruction of the property destroyed. The world’s sympathy was officially expressed to the'ffJnited States government and the storm-sufferers through condolences to the state department by iepresentatives of Great Britain. Japan. Germany, France and Belgium. King George of England sent a sympathetic message to PresiItoMlXll'.D ox PAGE FOVR) O T ■— ,4 a A Til HOLD REUNION I Ex-Service Men To Gather At Huntington October 2 And 3 Many Decatur ex-service men. members of the 139th Field Artillery in the World War, are planning to attend the annual reunion of that organization at Huntington, October 2 and 2. according to information received front members of that outfit. All ex-soldieis who, at one time or another, were members j of that outfit are cordially invited to attend the reunion. Floyd Anders hi, secretary, of E'izahethtown, stated in invitations issued. A big two-day celebration is being j planned for the ex-set vice men and it is expected that more than 300 old , members of tliat outfit will attend the reunion. Batteries of the 139th were organized at Huntington, Rushville, Marion. Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Connersville and Decatur during the war, and the reunion each year gives the , men an opportunity to unite old acquaintances. The reunion will open Saturday October 2 with registration- at the LaFountaine Hotel at Huntington. A banquet will be held Saturday night. The business session will convene Sunday morning and on Sunday afternoon a trip around Huntington, is scheduled. Many Decatur "Buddies" are planning to attend', and there is some talk among local members of bidding for the 1927 reunion. It has pot yet, however, been detinitly decided whether Decatur wifi ask for the next reunion or not. Secretary Anderson impressed the fact that all men, who were ever members of the organization are eligible to attemi the reunion.

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PROPERTY LOSS IS ENORMOUS Great Damage Done At Pensacola; Marines Break Up Looting RY UNITED PRESS Miami, Fla., Sept. 21.—Additional deaths in the wake of the I tropical hurricane which wreckIe d South Florida Saturday brought the total number of i dead to 407 today. Thirty-two more casualties were reported in the Miami district today, two of the victims being identified. This brought the total death toll in the Miami district to 135. , The propertv loss in Miami will reach $250,000,000 according to 'acting Mayor James Dilman, .while in Hollywood damage to j buildings and homes will exceed ,$75,000,000 it was reliably re- t ported. K BY I’NITUn RUFSS The Florida-Alabama coast today was engaged in digging itself out from beneath the I havoc of the hurricane which | visited Florida's east coast Saturday, and today still was traveling westward. Pensacola., cut off from all communication since yesterday, was approached over a patched up wire from Flomaton. Alabama, today which yielded the meager information that there had been great damage from the hurricane in Pensacola. % N? mention was made es the loss of life. Pensacola was the last of the major cities of the south to be cut off from communication. The death list today stood at 373 known dead in Florida. It was expected that the final death list would number about 400 names. Approximately hfflf the dead were in M ami and Hollywood In Miami Beach, marines were landed whenjt was found that gangs , n t iking tapeßi i lea auu hangings. Order Being Restored ' Miami, Fla., Sept. 21.—(United Press—As Miami emerged f: nt ihe 1 mins of the devastating tropical hurricane, a careful check up by authorities today indicated ’he death list in South Florida w uld not exceed 400, (COM'iMun ov r»<;r uom> __o —: GENEVA MAN IS ACQUITTED j Edwin Moser Found Not Guilty Os Cruelty To Animates Here Monday ! Edwin Moser, of Geneva, was found ! not guilty oq a charge of cruelty Io animals, in a verdict returned by a jury in the Adams circuit court late Monday evening. The jury heard the ' trial yesterday deliberated about one hour on the verdict, which was return- ' ed shortly after 5 o’clock. Moser was charged in the affidavit with shooting and mutilating the body of a dog belonging to Richard ' Briggs, of Geneva. REDS LOSE AGAIN The Cincinnati Reds' pennant hopes received another setback today when the Boston Braves defeated the Reds, at Boston, 1 4-0. The St. Louis Cardinals, ■rivals of the Reds lor the National League pennant, were leading the Brooklyn Robins, • 1-0. at the end of the sixth ihliing.