Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1928 — Page 1

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287 Bodies Recovered In Flood District Os California

death toll may reach 500 (MANY PERSUNS MISSING Property Loss In St.. Franks Dam Disaster Estimated At $12,000,000 army of searchers hunting for bodies Xevlitill, Cillif., March 14.CJ.P) With death and desolation everv hand, an army of .'archers deployed al daybreak through the pivaged Santa Clara river basin, Ihiiiljiuj the bodies of more dead m thr St Francis dam catastrophe. At dawn 2X7 bodies hart been recov- | ered in the devastated 60-inile valley laid waste by the collapse of the luge storage dam. Between 300 and persons still were reported missing. Toll May Reach 500 i.os Angeles. Cal., March 14 —(INS) While hundreds of grief-stricken and hysterical relatives stormed crude morgues in half a dozen towns in the Santa Clara valley today seeking loved ones, the death toll in the San Francisquito canyon dam disaster mounted to 500 estimated dead and $12,000,000 property loss. “We already know of .some 250 ' dead in various sections of the val- > ley,” said under-sheriff Eugene Bir- ■ c&lus, in charge of the NewhallSaugus sector, “and we expect to find that many more when we start digging in the mud and silt. All we did yesterday was to' pick up Jodies which were in sight along life river, “hank." Los Angeles, March 14. —(U.R)— Dawn came today as a welcome aid to the thousands of rescus workers in the valley of the Santa Clara river, devastated by flood. At dawn, the number of dead was rising steadily. Already 277 bodies have been taken from the sand and slime. • More than 700 were missing. Conservative estimattes placed the loss of life at 300. Damage may be $15,000,000. More than 1.000 men were massing in valley towns today to begin the first systematic search for the hundreds still missing. In this army ware deputy sheriffs, Los Angeles police and citizen volunteers. It was believed many of those now IMed missing would report safely ’hen the confusion in the valley 'Asides. But the rescue work directors were certain scores of additional bodies would be recovered before the tearch is ended. Dorah Storey, deputy sheriff, who ■worked in the stricken area, was among those of such opinion. Only bodies in plaid sight have been recovered,” he said. I saw bodies in some places which con d not be reached and undoubtedly there are many others buried in the three or four feet of silt that covers the river basin." Several investigations to determine 'he cause of the disaster were planned. Reports had been current for days among ranchers living below the dam a t water was seeping t hrough be'COXTIVt ED ON PAGE TW()> O D.H.S. GLEE CLUBS ENTERTAIN LIONS Delightful Program O’s Music Given At Weekly Meeting Os Club A delightful program of music was _'cn at the weekly luncheon meeting th !•> iona ■CUeb, in the basement of e hristian church, last night by the "bs and girls glee clubs of Decatur 8 school. Miss Dessolee Chester, nnhi| lViSCll mus ' c > n 'he Decatur I 1 schools, had charge of th?“proKram. nu’m'h liro ß ram consisted of chorus II ers, solos, duets and quartets, cin e |lterta i n ment was greatly apprenri>,t- b , y the Lions - Walter J. Krick, tnem| lPa ° f Decatur high school and a mar t ’ le Club, was chairbight ° ,he evenlng s Program last

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Portland Baby Has Curly Hair. Three Inches Long At Birth Portland, Match 14-An 8-pound girl baby was bo. n to Mr. and Mis. Joe Graham of North Hawkins Avenue. I that has a luxuriant growth of*black | curly hair fully thiee inches in length. It is said to be a very rare occurrence for a baby to have such a growth of hair at birth. The babe his been named Margaret Jane. BANK AT ATTICA II I ORDERED CLOSED ! C. VV. Ziegler, Chairman Os Highway Commission, President Os Bank i Indianapolis, Ind. March 14—(INS) - The Farmers and Merchants bank of ■ Attica, of which ('. \V. Ziegler, chairman c.f the state highway commission is president, was closed today by the state banking department. It was the eighth bank ordered closed in 1928. Frozen assets, mostly farm loans." was state banking commissioner. Luther Symons' explanation of his order closing the Attica bank. There were $25,000 of sfate funds on deposits in the Attica bank. Symcns said, but every cent had been withdrawn before Jan. 1. The bank had a capital stock of $75, 000 and surplus of $30,000 according to the last report of its conditions. W. H. Young is the vice president. ■ o Kirkland H. S. Seniors Postpone Class Play The Senior class of the Kirkland ! higJr school has postponed jt.s play which was to have been held March 16 and 17, until April J 3 and 14. The play which the class will present is three-act comedy farce entitled "The Bashful Mr. Bobbs". All tickets which have been sold for this play will be good for the later dates. Fog Forces Lindbergh To Land; Flight Is Delayed Coatesville, Pa., March 14 —(INS) — Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, forced down on a farm near here by fog yesterday resumed his flight shortly before 10:30 A. M. today. The famous aviator and his counsel, Henry Breckenridge, took off without mishap and headed in a southwesterly direction, apparently bound for Washington. REVIVAL TO END TONIGHT Special Senices At Church Os God To Close; Good Accomplished This evening's service marks the clces of the revival effort at the Church of God. Last evening's service resulted in the conversion of two persons. Evangelist Rimmer's subject was based on the text "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth" Col:3:2. Everything of a temporal element is uncertain, he said, trifle with God, but to cut loose from and he extorted men and women not to the world and serve Jesus Christ. This evening's service, which will begin at 7 instead of 7:30 o'clock, will be in honor of the older members, of the congregation. Nearly 40,000 scripture verses were reported as having been read during the campaign. Rev. Rimmre has made many friends during his short stay in Decatur. He stated that he had visited the ministers room at the public library several times and he commended very highly the city librarians far their fine collection of books. He alsq asked that his appreciation of thanks be extended through the Daily Democrat to all those who in any way contributed to the success of the revival. The public Is cordially invited to attend this closing service at 7 o'clock. o ■ - ■ ■ Former Bank Teller Admits Embezzlement South Bend. March I -George Besnyo, 24, former teller of the defunct Fodor state bank here pleaded guilty today to charge c' embezzlement and grand larceny. Judge Fred Bingham announced he wool dsentence the man next Friday.

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St. Francis Dam Gives Away - -■ « ♦ I • Sl . . -vX. Brow® kw Wf - This photograph, telephoned over A. T. & I. wires, shows scene of disaster in southern Cnlilornia where hundreds are reported missing, scons dea i anti millions oi dollars’ worth of property damaged in raging f lood waters after St. Francis dam broke in San I'rtincisquilo Canyon. Stories Os Grim Races With Death Told By Survivors Os St. Francis Dam Disaster

FIFTY FARMERS ENTER CONTEST Adams County Again Leads State In Ton Litter Club Entries Fifty Adams county farmers have signified their intentions of oompeting in the Hoosier Ton Litter Club this yeait Considering the condition of the hog market and the shortage of feed, this number is considered very good. According to word received at the county agent’s office Tuesday, March 13, this number of entrants in the Hoosier Ton Litter Club Is again the largest of any county in the state. Several very good litters have already been reported tn the oounty agent’s office and judging *rom all indications, the contest, for the Schmitt trophy and the $75 in cash premiums will be keen again this season. Those entering the contest are: Dan H. Habegger. Sylvan Habegger, E. W. Busche, B. A. Seesenguth. Ralph Christy, Walter Sommer, Chas. Johnson, Otto Rodenbeck, Leroy Beer. Fred Beeler, Dan Schwarft, Alfred Sprunger, Calvin Rauch, Sylvan Sprunger, Dan I’. Steury, Sam D. Nussbaum, Sam K Schwartz, Elmef Inniger, William Burke, Enoch Habegger, Jacob J. Schwartz, Rudolph Steury, L. F. Sprunger. Jos P. Ha-j bgeger, E. H. Gilliom, Preston Zehr, I Carl H Amstutz, Afnos Kirchhofer, Chasl. M Meyers, Benj. D. Mazelin, Edwin Neuhicuser, Jacob H. Habegger. John H. Habegger, Gilbert Hirschy, C. I’. Steury, Jacob D. Nussbaum, Jacob Sommer, L Reuben Schwartz, Peter D. Schwartz, Ralph S. Myers, Mrs. E. S. Christen, John I! Heimann, Otto Hoile, David J. Schwartz. C. W. it. Schwartz, Albert Davison, David P. Steury, John W. Blakey, ami Fred W. Busche. o—, — Fiery Cross Burned At Ossian Monday Evening The burning of a “Fiery Cross" caused the Ossian volunteer fire department to respond to a false fire alarm about 8 o'clock Monday evening. The burning of the reputed emblem of the Ku Klux Klan took place in West Ossian, and when the illumination was seen by a lady living at a point farther east she thought the Ward Fryback residence was on fire and sounded an alarm. The fire department responded and made a t un to the scene of the conflagration. There was no other demonstration of any kind reported.

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Deeds Os Heroism Brought To Light; Families Are Separated By Edmond E. Behr (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) Los Angeles, Cal., March 14 —-(INS)— Out of the stricken Santa Clara Valley today came eye-witness stories of grim races with death riding on the crest of the fifty-foot wave of water that poured from behind the shattered ramparts of the St. francis dam. For the most part they were tales of swift and sudden tragedy in the night of husbands and wives pat ted by the raging waters. Through the vast tale of sorrow ran the crimson threat of heroism. Faithful dogs saved at least three lives by balking a warning of the wave of death rushing through the darkened canyons upon ranch hom«s Aged Rancher Saved Among those snatched frcm the flood was C. H. Hunick, 80, a rancher, j living in San Francisquito canyon. He was saved by the heroism of his son, William, and his daughter and brother, 82 years old. were swirled away, the rescued man was taken to a hospital in Newhall. "I was sleeping in a lean-to next door to the heme of my blather, 82 years old, when the dam broke" Hunick said. “My daughter, who was 40, and my .son, William, were in the house. “Suddenly. William ran into my room and cried: ‘Father, there’s a tericovnvi i-’.ir <»v i*a<;e rlvi-:. MISSIONARY TO BE HERE TONIGHT I Miss Celia Johnson to Speak In Prayer Meeting At Baptist Church Miss Cecilia Johnson, for seventeen years a missionary among the Karen people of Burma, Wilf be present in the prayer service of the Baptist church this evening at 7:30 o'clock and speak of her work. Miss Johnsen is a classmate of Mrs. O. E. Miller and will be a guest at the parsonage tonight. By an arrangement made yesterday, the local church will be permitted to hear another message from the front line of mission work. Miss Johnson was to speak this afternoon In Fort Wayne and is on her way to Liberty Center where, tomorrow, the Woman's Missionary Conference of the Salamonie Baptist Association will convene. The public is cordially invited to the service this evening.

PLANS ARE MADE | FOR CONVENTION March 25 Is Date Set For St. Marys Township Sunday School Convention Sunday, March 25, has been designated as the date for the St. Mary’s township Sunday school convention, it was announced today by Benjamin , W. Teeple, president of tho association. The convention will be held at ‘he Mr. Tabor Methodist church, in ■ St. Marys township. ■ Two sessions will be held, one in the afternoon starting at 1:30 o’clock and the second and final session in . the evening starting at 7:30 o'clock. A fine program has been arranged , "or the annual meeting, and all Sunday school members of Adams county . ’ire invited to attend. Following is the program or the two sessions: Afternoon Session —2:00 P. M. Orcestra , .... Evangelical Church, Decatur ' Song Audience Devotion .Rev. F. A. Shipley ’ Piano Solo Viola Carter Song Bobo Zion U. B. Church I Orchestra Quartet . Pleasant Mills Baptist Church Address Rev. J. H. Nall Orchestra Talk by .... .County Officials I Business Sorfg Audience , I Benediction Rev. F. A. Shipley Evening Session —7:30 P. M. Orchestra Evangelical Church | Song Audience I Devotions Mrs. E. P. White Song Mt. Tabor M. E. Church ■ Reading . John Walters Piano Solo Nellie Helm Reading Lucile Madller Orchestra ( Address Rev. E. P. White Piano solo Lois White 1 Male Qualtet Calvary Church 1 Cornet Solo Rev. E. P. White Awarding Banner Song Audience' 1 Benediction Rev. E. P. White 0 . Smith And Hoover Choice ) • Os New Hampshire Voters t Manchester, N. H„ Mar. 14. —((J.R) — - Solid Hoover and Smith delegations r were selected by New Hampshire in - the first of the presidential primaries. Tabulation of 250 out of 295 town » and city wards today gave clear majorities to delegates pledged or ? known to favor the secretary of commerce or the governor of New York.

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Caboose Struck By Two Locomotives; Two Occupants Are Unhurt Logansport, Ind., Mar. 14.— (U.R) J D. Dubois and A. B. Gates. Pennsylvania railroad .btakeman, escaped practically unhurt despite being in a caboose struck by two locomotives : here. The first engine striking the ' caboose hurled it onto another track | wheie it was struck by the second. I i The caboose was demolished. TWO CHICKEN THIEVES CAUGHT — f Two Young Mexicans Admit Guilt Following Arrest Here At Noon Joe Jouregni, 21, and John J. Velez 19, Mecican laborers were arrested at noon today by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Chief of Police Sephus Melchi, and later admitted the theft rs 25 Barred Rock hens. The chickens were stolen from the ; John Engle farm in Kirkland town- | ship last night. Sheriff Hollingsworth was called |to the Engle home today and was given a description of the auto in which the men rode. He returned to this city and learned that the chick- i ens had been sold to the Decatur > Product- company. The Produce company officials ■ came up town at noon and identified 1 the automobile which was found near a pool room in this city' The men were found and taken to the Adams county jail where, after questioning, they admitted they had stolen and sold the chickens. The two men will bo arraigned iu I couit on a charge of petit larceny. Mid-Week Service At U. B. Church Tonight There will be special mid-week services at the Vnited Brethren church tonight. This service will be evangelistic in nature and will l>e conducted as a mid-week revival service. The forepart of the services will be led by the class leader, will be led by the class leader and the pastor will conclude the sei vices with a sermonet'te on "What to do With Life's Burdens." The attendance last week was exceptional large and these special services during lent are meeting with a hearty response. o NOW IS TIME TO SPRAY ORCHARDS Many Orchards In County Are Infested With San * Jose Scale An inspection of many orchards over the county shows that there are a large number of trees infested with San Jose scale. There Is also some oyster shell scale present on lilacs and willows, but the San Jose scale is more abundant and causes greater damage to orchards. Just now. during these warm days of March before the spring work opens up. is a good time to spray for scale. This spray, the dormant or winter spray must be applied before the leaves emerge in the spring, so that the foliage is not injured. In older to control San Jose scale or other species of scale insects, there must be some contact insecticide applied. Most people are using miscible oils, a great many of which are now on the market. It seems that the miscible oils “are more effective in controlling the scale especially in this part of the state. It is understood that several business houses are handling these oil sprays as well as the spray ring in the south . part of the county. Directions for using the oil generally accompany the purchase. Care should be taken to spray on mild warm days when the wind is not too strong so that an ; even film of spray covers each branch and twig. A poor job of spraying cannot bring good results. i Bulletins on spraying can be obi tained at the county ageut's office . upon request. A successful spray 1 schedule consists of at least five • sprays throughout the spring and • summer. Maximum results cannot be - obtained by the omission of any one . of them.

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ANXIETY IS FELT AS HINCHCLIFFE FAILS TO APPEAR No Definite Word Received From British Flier And Companion 33 HOURS ELAPSE AT 12:15 P. M. TODAY — BULLETIN Montreal, March 14,— (IMS) — New hope that the British flier. C aptain Walter Hinchliffe. and his plane had reached the shores of America from England, was felt here this afternoon on receipt of a message bv the Anglo-American Cable company announcing a plane with an unknown name has been seen over Newfoundland at 1:33 p.m., eastern standard time. By United Press The Stinson monoplane Endeavor in which Captain Walter Hinchliffe and al least one companion. believed to be the honorable Elsie Mackav. were Irving to llv to North America irom England, was overdue at Newfoundland todav. It had been estimated that the ! gMd-decorated black airplane ought to reach Newfoundland by S a. m I eastern standard time. Its destina I tion —was as mysterious as the other I features of the flight. No Report Received No certain report had been received of the plane since if crossed the west coast of Ireland at 8:30 a. m. yesterday and headed westward. An unidentified ship was reported in midcean. without confirmation, as having seen the plane yesterday. AX,J2:45 o'clock this afternoon, the plane had been gone 33 hours from i Cranwell airdome. At a net cruising I speed of 80 miles an hour, the Endeavor should have passed the Newfoundland shore line. it was assumed that it would be heard from soon, perhaps well inland, if it ever was to be heard from. The alternative was that the plane had joined the only two that ever had got a considerable distance away from the Irish coast on a westwar«l Nortji Atlantic flight — the French White Hird rind the British St. Raphael. Neither of these planes ever was reported after leaving the European side. Report Hearing Motor St. Johns, Newfoundland, March 14 —(INS)—An unconfirmed report was received from Brigus that several p, rsons at th<t place claimed to have heard the motor of an airplane between 6 and 7 o'clock this morning. The plane appeared to lie a considerable distance away. It was not sighted. Brigus is 27 ml'es west of this city. London, Mar. 14. — (U.R) — Further mystery was added to the trans-At-lantie flight of Captain Walter Hinchliffe today with news that Captain Gordon Sinclair, mentioned as possible co-pilot was missing as well as the honorable Else Mackay. Both Sinclair and Miss Mackay were at Cranwell airdome when HinchlitTe’s airplane endeavor left on its flight, it developed. Newspapers quoted Mrs. Sinclair as ICOVTIM KI» OW PAGB TWO; o THIRD LENTEN SERMON GIVEN Father Girardot Discusses Priesthood, Sisterhood And Brotherhood * The Rev. Charles Girardot, of Bluffton, gave the third Lenten sermon of a series, at St Mary’s Catholic church in this city last evening. Father Girardot spoke on Catholic orders, including the priesthood; sisterhood and brotherhood. He stated that back of the sacrifices which members of the holy orders made, was love, hope and charity. He spoke on the priesthood and sisterhood ami of the religious ■ life. ‘ The Rev. Father Joseph Hession, ' acting pastoi, conducted the services ‘ of the reciting of the litany and BeueI diction of the Blessed Sacrament. On J Friday evening, the Lenten services » will consist of the Way of the Cross | and Benediction,

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