Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 1 April 1929 — Page 1

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FRENCH PLAN TO ffl HIGH HONOR TO 11. T. HERRICK Government Desires To Accord Elaborate State Funeral To Diplomat DEVTH OCCURS IN PARIS ON SUNDAY Paris, France, Apr. 1.-(U.RK-An elaborate state funeral, almost equal to that accorded Uirshall Ferdinand Foch, will J given bv the French government to T. S Ambassador MvionT.Herrick.il the Herrick familv jiennits. The French cruiser loiirville, one of the speediest in the world. will carry the body to Washington. _ By Ralph Heinxen, UP Staff Correspondent Paris, April 1 — dJ.Ri -Ambassador Myron T. Herrick died suddenly just before dusk yesterday after a courageous allday battle against a failing heart. Death came to the 74-year-old diplomat five days after he had stood bareheaded for two hours during the review of troops at the funeral of Marshal Ferdinand Foch. The best loved of ambassadors to France insisted upon paying the last tribute to France’s soldier hero and the damp mist caused him to catch cold. Death Comes Quietly His condition became suddenly critical early Sunday and he died quietly at the American embassy late in the day Led by President Dounierque, official and unofficial France mourned with America today. Herrick was probatdy the most popular diplomatic representative in Paris. If was the smiling, white-haired ambassador who stood at the elbow of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh when France shouted her tnmwltous cheers to America two years ago. Paris newspapers carried black borders this morning—an indication of the nation's great esteem for Herrick. I Petit Journal expressed the public’s regard for the man who refused to leave the threatened capital during the darkest of World War days. He was popular without ever try(CONTINUED ON PAGE MIX) R,E,CONFERENCE TO OPEN TUESDAY Decatur And Adams County People To Attend Sessions In Logansport Methodist pastors in Decatur and Adams county will leave Tuesday for Logansport, where they will attend the eighty-sixth annual session of the North Indiana Conference, of the Methodist Episcopal church. The confereDce will open Tuesday morning and will lie concluded Sunday evening. Avon Burk will represent the Decatur church as delegate to the lay electoral conference, which will be held Jtday morning, in connection with he church conference. Virgil Krick is e reserve delegate from the local church. The conference will be held at oadway Methodist church In Loganand Bishop Edgar Blake, genti superintendent of the Indianapoarea of the church will preside. Seek Local Pastor's Return tha, ®. Recatur church has requested torn < Rev ’ Ross w - Stoakes be reTh e “ t 0 the pastorate of the church, win | SS gntnent ° f pastors for the year Th t “ n ° Unce d next Morning. no m e . , sda y sessions will be taken limina y witb or Banization and predenar, y , worlt - Memorial services for dav P as t° rs will be held WednesanL an?*' 118 ’ Tbe BUt, j ect of temperWednes(lay r °h*b RRln wRI be taken up AssoHnr 111111 ' mee, ' n K of the Laymen’s tlst wtl * be h eld at the Bapat 10 o c,ock Thursday meeting . n 3 and women’s mass ing The o'" be beld Thursday eveneo?i e n R 6 Ral P>' A. Ward, D- D, Service , a ng , secretary of the World men, and ~n m BSlon - wii i speak to the by the r o „ WM? men will be addressed Rev Rab h ' 1 lam s - Bovard, and the Sey ßal ,h A. Ward. ln «'o’attend 0 H Ur PeOple are plann ‘ lng with the Fhh*' conference - heginnne Fr iday sessions. The high,CO -HriM'E D OX PAGE SIX)

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congressman Indicted . I'V >1 HP? jORr * Congressman M. Alfred Michaelson j of Chicago. 111., was indicted on an I alleged liqu r smuggling charge in! r Florida which was never pressed, t Now I'. S. Commissioner E. K. Walk-. - er says the Congressman will have ■ to surrender or be arrested. THOUSANDSOF ” VISITORS AT JAIL More Than 2,000 Persons Call To See Bank Bandits Here Sunday The Adams county jail had the appearance all nay yesterday of the county treasurer's office at tax paying time. More thdn 2.000 people from all over northeastern Indiana visited the local jail to see the four bank bandits who, Saturday, were sentenced to 20 years each in the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City. i Special guards were at the doors and the specators were permitted to file into the interior of the jail and talk for a few minutes with the four men. Hundreds of friends and relatives of the four convicted men were among those who availed themselevs . of the opportunity to visit the jail. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth stated today that he would not announce when the men would be taken to Michigan City or what route would be taken. He did say, however, that two cars would be used and that two of the prisoners would be taken in each car, and two guards would accompany each machine. All four of the prisoners appeared in good spirits Sunday, and at times they joked and talked with the visitors. Early Sunday morning, the men were permitted to shave and clean up and relatives of each of the four visited at length with them. The rain Sunday afternoon tailed to dampen the spirit of inquisitiveI ness of hundreds of “sight-seers" and , until late last night throngs gathered at the door of the jail awaiting their , turn to visit the men. Herbert Oakley, the only other prisoner at the jail, who was arrested I some time ago on a juvenile court charge, was taken to the upstairs cell and only a tew visitors called to see him. ’ o VALLEY BRICKLEY CALLED BY DEATH Former Decatur Man * Dies i At Fort Wayne; Death Due To Heart Trouble Word was received here today of the death. Sunday afternoon, at Fort 1 Wayne, of Valley Brickley, former proprietor of the dining room at the Rice Hotel in this city. Mr. Brickley left Decatur a few months ago, going to Fort Wayne, where he has since 1 resided. Death was due to heart trouble. 1 Valley Brickley was born in Bluff- ' ton, June 10. 1887. He was the son ! of George and Jennie Ulmer Brickley. The mother survives in Fort Wayne. In March, 1907, Mr. Brickley was married at Montpelier to Bertha Ful- , ler, who preceded her husband tn death Easter Sunday. 1924. Mr. Brickley’s death also occured on Easter Sunday, five years later. Besides the mother, a daughter, Miss Violet Brickley, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, survives. Mr. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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VICTIM OF AUTO WRECK DIES OF BURNS SUNDAY Miss Martha C. Knisely, Os Chicago, Succumbs; Companion Still Alive LITTLE HOPE HELD FOR MAN’S RECOVERY Burns sustained by Miss Martha C. Knisely, 19, of Chicago, when the car which she was driving turned turner! over and was destroyed by fire on U. S. highway No. 27, two miles north of Berne, Saturday morning. proved fatal, the young lady dying at the hospital here shortly after midnight, Saturday night. Joe Paolicchi, 27, also of Chicago, who was riding with Miss Knisely, remains in a critical condition at the I Adams County Memorial hospital I here, where he is suffering from a ! broken back, compound facture of hts . {left leg and other injuries. No h>pe| ! is held for his recovery. The accident happened when Miss l Knisely lost conlrol of the car, after the two right wheels had struck soli dirt at the edge of the pavement. The car careened across the pavemeiq and turned over in the ditch on the oppo-, .site side of the road, and burst into flames. Mr. Paolicchi was thrown { clear of the wreckage, but Miss Knisely was pinned under the burn | ing car. Her body and limbs were severely burned before she was rescued. Talks With Relatives Mrs. Gertrude Knisely. of Chicago, mother of the girl, arrived here at 5 o’clock Saturday evening, together with three of the girl’s uncles. Miss Knisely was conscious and able to talk to her relatives when they arrived. Mr. Paolicchi’s mother, two brothers, a sister and brother-in-law. came Saturday afternoon and are still here. His father was expected to arrive this afternoon. Miss Knisely was a freshman in Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Paolicchi conducts a grocery store near the Knisely home in Chicago and is of Spanish birth. Miss Knisely was interested in the Spanish language and had formed a friendship with Paolicchi. who aided her in learning the language. He had gone to Oxford to bring Miss Knisely home for the Easter vacation. Owing to the seriousness of their (COVHM Kl> <»N VAGI- *'N> o EASTER SERVICES WELL ATTENDED Joyful Religious Services Held; Variety Os Weather Prevails Easter, with its joyful religious significance, was celebrated with appropriate services in all the churches Sunday, large crowds attending all the services. Special Easter services started as early as 5 o’clock in the morning and continued practically throughout the day, ending with cantatas in the evening. Ministers and pastors of the Decatur churches report capacity crowds at the morning services and masses. Communion day for the congregation was observed by several of the churches, including the St. Marys Catholic church, where nearly every member of the congregation approached the holy table and received Holy Communion. “He has risen,” and the joy which tne message brought to the Christian world, was the subject of many of the sermons delivered by the pastors. Special music was also rendered during the services. As for the weather, Easter brought a mixture. Early in the morning, the skies were overcast, giving way later to sunshine and by mid-afternoon, a shower, followed by a near cloudburst fell. During the night, a heavy wind arose and today saw a small snowflurry. No accidents were reported as occuring on Easter Sunday. Firemen report an easy day, no calls being received. The children report a big time with the annual visit X)f the Easter bunny and the little fellow seemed to have been able to get to most every home in the community.

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Diplomat Dies 1- Og '-w V ■ B | Myron T. Herrick U- S. Ambassaj dor to France, died of heart trouble ' late afternoon, in Paris. HANGS HIMSELF Fred Fogle, Despondent Over Illness And Unemployment, Commits Suicide Geneva. Apr. 1. — (Special) — Despondent over ill health and lack i of employment. Fred Fogle. 50, committed -Suicide by hanging himself in ■ a coal shed adjoining his residence In i Geneva, nt. 10 o'clock this morning, i His lifeless body was found suspended from a rafter in the coal shed about twenty minutes later. Mr. Fogle had been ill for about a month and had been on’ of employ- ■ inent for some time. The illness and unemployment had preyed on his • mind, relatives say. This morning, he walked to the business section of town. On the way, he met James Kelly, and asked him if he had a rope about six feet Inog, saying that he wanted to go to the country to get some corn. Returning home, he went . into the coal shed and wired the door shut. Fastening one end of a cow tie chain around his neck and the other end to a rafter, Mr. Fogle jumped off the edge of the coal bin. ; Aliout 1(1:20 o’clock, Mrs. Fogle wen.’, to the coal shed and, being unab'e to open the door, peered through a crack in the door and saw her husband’s body suspended. She called a : physician and he broke into the shed ■ and took the body down, but life was i extinct. I Mr. Fogle had resided in Geneva for the last year and a half. Prior to s that time, he lived on a farm near I Ceylon. His last, employment was on > the state road. Surviving are the widow, six small children, four brothers and four ■ sisters. - Funeral arrangements have not been completed. i ’ 0 MONROE WOMAN CALLED DY DEATH 1 1 Mrs. Ira Wagoner Dies Os Paralysis And Apoplexy Saturday Evening t > Monroe, Apr. 1. —(Special)— Mrs. • Elizabeth Wilma Wagoner, 66, wife i of Ira Wagoner, died of paralysis and i apoplexy at her home in Monroe, at I 4:30 o'clock Saturday evening, March ■ 30, 1929. Mrs. Wagoner was a daughter of . Philip C„ and Elizabeth Bollinger , Wagoner, and was born two miles . west of Monroe. December 6, 1862. Several years ago, she was married to Ira Wagoner, and the couple resided on a farm until a few years ago, , when they retired and moved to Mon- , roe. Mrs. Wagoner lived within a two (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

PLAN ADDITION TOHARTFDRDHIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Auditorium and Gymnasium Annex, To Cost $30,000, Is Planned FOLLOWS ORIGINAL PLANS OF BUILDING Plans are being made to build an addition to and completely repair the Hartford town.-hlp high school bulld!ng in Hartford township, of this county, according to an announcement of officials of that township to- 1 day. The addition will be on the ‘ east side of the present school build- • ing, according to the original plans ' on the building. ' At the time of the construction, it l was not thought advisable to com- 1 plete the entire building and conse- ' quent'y tin auditorium and gymnasium 1 will be added and the class rooms ' will he enlarged, according to present plans. Estimatsd Cost $30,000 The action was taken by the advis- I ory hoard and Trustee Dan Studler, i following recommendations from tie < state department of education, and following a several year’s demand I from u majority of residents of Hartford township. According to present plans, the addi fion ami repair will cost $30,000 and notice of a bond issue was published today. The addition wlil include an auditorium and assembly room above, witli the gymnasium below. All the rooms will be remodeled and the bond issue also includes repairs on the heating plant. At present, there is no bonded indebtedness against the school township. o Legality Os Search Warrant Is Clouded Aurora. Til., Apr. I.—(U.R)—The legality cf the liquor search warrant which led to the killing of Mrs. Lil- 1 lian DeKing by dry raiders was clouded today by the conflicting statements of two men upon whose observations and acts the warrant was based. On one hand, was the statement the 1 “pint of moonshine whiskey” cited in 1 his affidavit as sold him by Mrs. De- ' King. Fairchild, however, contended that he had full knowledge the purchase was made from the De King home by Philip Johnson, 27. with Fail-child’s money and at his instructions. o PLAN EIGHTH GRADE TESTS — —— —-— * April 13 Is Date Set By County Board Os Education For Examinations Plans w-ere made ihis morning by the Adams county board of education at its regular meeting for the annual 1 Adams county Eighth grade examinations will be held in each township April 13. Schools will be dismissed I April 19 for the summer vacation. The township trustees will have charge cf the examinations and one will lie dismissed April 19 for the summer vacation. The township trustees will have charge of the examinations and one will be given in each of the 12 ( townships at a central location The examination will be held on April 13 and those passing are eligible to enter any high school in the county next fall. County Superintendent Clifton Striker stated today that about 300 pupils are eligible to take the examination. The tests will be held in the following schools: Union township, Zohr ( school Root Township Monmouth , high school; Preble, Rupright school; ( Kirkland township, Kirkland high , school; Washington township, District f 7, school; St. Marys township, Plea- , sant Mills high school; Blue Creek ‘ township, Kimsey school; French ‘ township, Election school; Hartford t township, Hartford Center school; Wabash, Geneva high school: Jefferson ‘ township, Jefferson center high school. Plans also were made for the tak- * ing of the Adams county school enumeration, which will start April 10. The trustees will have charge of the f census taking and in practically every ’ township the trustees will take the < census. In Decatur, it is likely that ' the school hoard will appoint census t takers. 1

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3 Birthdays In One j ( ,r v r I <■ ’ 1 t - < . «. ■ m ‘m.'C.F - A R 1 l-l .—l, l • Six years ago today, the Easter 1 Bunny left a nest-full of little hands ■ and toes and three little bodies, each ' equipped with a pair lungs, which when the proper moment came, notified Homer Ilaudebush household that 1 they had arrived and demanded attention. The above picture shows the 1 triplets of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Raudebush. living south of Decatur, on the county farm road. The triplets are. Raymond, Robert, and Roscoe. They were born on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1923. and today are celebrating their sixth birthday. One look at them is convincing that they are healthy and happy little fellows. FIRE DESTROYS FARM RESIDENCE Home Os Mrs. Mary A. Tague, South Os Decatur, Burns This Morning The Mary A. Tague residence, south of Decatur, on the county farm road, was burned to the* ground at about 6 o'clock this morning. The loss was estimated at $5,000 by Jack Friedl, local fire chief, who. with the Decatur fire department, answered a call to the Tague home. The loss was partially covered by insurance, it was stated. The house, a large 9 or 10 room structure, caugnt fire on the north side, under the roof. Fire Chief Griedt was of the opinion that defective wiring caused the fire. One reason advanced, was that the strong wind caused the wires to pull and in some manner caused a spark. Mrs. W. W. Hawkins noticed the fire and told her husband. He immediately ran to the Tague home and aroused Mrs. Tague and Iter daughter. They escaped uninjured. Mrs. Tague and daughter returned home last night from a visit. They did not start a fire in tlie stoves and when local firemen and members of bucket brigade carried out the stoves they were cold. Most of the household goods were saved. Access to the cistern could not be made, but the local firemen were able to save the garage, which was near the house. They used the 80-gallon supply of water on the truck and assisted neighbors in carrying out the household articles. — 0 COMMISSIONERS ARE IN SESSION Clear Docket Today to Take Up Road Matters Tomorrow Morning The county commissioners met in regular session this morning, devoting most of the forenoon to the checking up and allowing of claims. The commissioners visited the county treasurer's office and were deciding what was to be done with the old wooden cabinet along the west wall ami if the linoleum would have to be replaced. New metal counters and tables will be installed this week and while this improvement is being made, the request has been made to redecorate the office, remove the old cabinet, wh'ch is not used, and put down new linoleumn. The commissioners will decide on the matter before they adjourn. Tomorrow will be road day and bids for building three macadam roads will be received by the board. A hearing on a petition will also be held and it was stated that one or two new petitions would also be presented to the board.

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TWISTER CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE; NO DEATHS REPORTED Many Sma II Buildings, Trees, Telephone and Light Poles Blown Down OHIO ALSO HIT; ONE MAN KILLED Indianapolis, Apr. 1. — (U .R) A wind storm of terrific force invaded Indiana last night, anil today, levelling trees, littering streets and uprooting shrubs, but according to reports, failing to kill or injure any one. The wind, reaching gale-lilce forces, descended upon Indianapolis after ;• rain, leaving the streets covered with shrubs and signboards. In many sections of the city, plate glass windows were shattered. Power lines were leveled and other dam ages incurred by the terrific w-nd. Building Blown Down Reports from over the state said the twister was terrific, blowing down many small buildings, trees, telephone poßes and sign boards. Although no reports of deaths or injuries had been received from the wind swept state early today, it was believed there had been some. It was said many automobiles had been stalled on highways over the state and that occupants had been forced to seek shelter in farm houses, the wind making it impossible to drive. One s'gn board bearing the slogan “Strong as the foundation of the Earth" greeted early rising Indianapolis from the middle of a street. Strikes In Ohio Columbus, Ohio, Apr. 1. —(U.R)- - High winds ripped through sections of Ohio today, falling poles, uprooting rees and disrupting communication. Loirs Cornett was killed at Newark when an uprooted tree crashed down on his automoWle. At Bellmore, Ohio. Loa Bacon, 15 year old high school student was killed when high winds swept her into the path of an automobile. A roof was lifted from a garage in Tiffin and hurled against another building causing serious damage. H. S. CONTESTS HERE TUESDAY Program For First Session Os Literary-Music Contests Announced The program for first session of the annual Adams county high school literary and music contests, to be held in the Decatur high school auditorium Tuesday evening, was announced today by Clifton E. Striker, superintendent of the county schools. The literary and the instrumental music numbers will be Held here tomorrow night. The vocal music numbers wi.’l be held at Berne on Thursday night of this week. The numbers to be held here Tuesday evening are piano solo, reading, violin solo, oration, mandolin solo and cornet solo. The number of entries in each varies from two in the mandolin solo to nine in the reading contest. The admission charge at each'' session will he fifteen cents for school children and twenty-five cents for adults. The proceeds will be used in paying the judges and purchasing pennants and banners to be awarded the winners. The program for Tuesday night and the names of each school’s entrants are as follows: Piano solo, Monmouth, Della Boerger; Hartford, Thelma Wilson; Geneva. Francis Ninde; Decatur, Olive Teeter; Monroe, Rosemond Gould; Berne, Rebecca Reusser. Reading, Monmouth. Helen Bohnke; Monroe. Naomi Walters; Kirkland, Dorothy Isch; Pleasant Mills, CecH Edgell; Berne, Ann Lehman; Hartford, Mildred Martin; Geneva, Madelyn Mesel; Jefferson, Gladys Bollenbacher; Decatur, Anna Winnes. Violin Solo, Kirkland. Eileen Zimmerman; Monroe, Floyd Johnson; Hartford, Woodrow Hoffman; Geneva, Marcella Atz; Berne. Lucille Winteregg. Oration, Geneva, Helen Striker; Berne, Paul Spicher; Kirkland, Mary Cover; Pleasant Mills, Glen Ray; Decatur, John Newhard. Mandolin solo, Berne, Gerald Elzey (CONTIJ“ ,, KD ON I’AUK TWO)

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