Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1929 — Page 1

WEATHER Unsettled tonight , n d Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms. Cooler Wednesday and extreme northwest portion tonight.

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TORNADOES HIT TWO STATES', 5 PERSONS KILLER Many Persons Injured By Storms In Minnesota And Wisconsin EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS CAUSED St. Paul, Minn., June 11. —(U.R)— Tornadoes which swept central Minni /ota anil Northern Wisconsin, last night, killed at least five persons, injured an undetermined number, and caused extensive property damage, checkup revealed today. Three unidentified} persons were killed near Cokata, Minn., and two at Kingston, Minn. Several were reported injured near Ashland and Ladysmith. Wis. The known dead were: Henry Wournos, Kingston, crushed leneath a wrecked corn crib. Mrs. Gustave Wantija, who arrived in Kingston from North Dakota on Monday to visit a son and was killed when his home crashed. An unidentified man near Cokata. An unidentified elderly man and woman near Swan Lake. Elmer Bergren, 30. Cokata. was so liady hurt that he was not expected to live. f The violent winds, accompanied ly hail and rain struck Kingston about 7 pm. and then moved on to Cokata 25 miles distant. Many farm homes and ether buildings were wrecked. Wind And Rain At Chicago Chicago, June 11 —(U.R) —A wind and rain storm struck Chicago today, causing heavy damage on the west side. One man was critically injured by a falling sign. Lightning fired a small cottage and the biaze spread to four other buildings Damage was estimated at 1250.000. The wind reached a velocity of 50 j miles per hour damaging yachts anchored along Lake Michigan. Many trees were blown down and plate glass windows were shattered. — o— Orders Probe Os Killing At International Falls Washington, June 11 — (UP) —An investigation into the killing of Henry Virkula by a customs border patrolman near International Falls, Minn., Sunday, was ordered today by assistant treasury secretary Seymour Lowman. "I am directing special treasury agents at Duluth to make a thorough inquiry into the circumstances of this shooting,” Lowman said. "The same rules against discriminate use of firearms apply to both prohibition agents and customs patrolmen ” Bluffton Merjt.crt Sankrupt I ort Wayne, June 11.—A petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal fonrt here Monday by i-.'atl R. McFarren, Bluffton met chant. The assets "me listed at $4,425.55 and i the liabilities at $8,542.10. Notorious Gunman Killed Cincinnait, 0., June 11. — (U.R) — George “Fat" Wrassman, notorious gunman and racketeer wanted in connection with several gang murders, "as shot to death in a gun fight with Getectlve Joseph Schaefer here today. HOOVER CONFERS WITH SENATORS President Moves To Help His Senate Leaders On Earm Legislation Washington, June 11.—(U.R)—A few lf) urs before the senate vote on the 'iehentureless farm bill, with the aitnosphere tens«, and the outcome in 1 ouibt, President Hoover moved today *°.helip his senate leaders. The President called to the White ouse, Senators Nye and Fraziei*. of Aorth Dakota, debenture advocates, an, l Senator Couzens, of Michigan, "ho is opposed to the debenture, but torouhly aroused by the refusal of le house to vote on the plan. They are the three which the sena e leaders have been trying to conVert or hold in line. The President met with no more ■uccess than his leaders. Frazier fa me out with a prediction that the 'mate would eend the farm bill back " conference labelled with a demand w a house vote on debenture.

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Lowell Smith Gets Degree At Ohio State Lowell Cline Smith, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith, of Decatur, received a degree in 'medicine at the fiftysecond annual commencement of Ohle State university, held at Columbus, Ohio, today. Mr. Smith has been an honor student throughout, his university course and has been elected to several honorary societies. Approximately 1,250 students were candidates for degrees at the commencement exercises today. o SPECIAL SALES RAY IS PLANNER Decatur Advertising Association Appoints Committee To Make Plans A meeting of the Decatur Advertising Association was held last night, all the officers and several of the members attending. The meeting was held at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms, Will Linn, president, presiding. A committee was appointed to arrange for a special sales day in Decatur, either the latter part of June or sometime in July. The committee will meet Wednesday afternoon, decide on the name of the sales day and will then ask every merchant in Decatur to cooperate by arranging special bargains or sales for that day. The next gift day will not be held until August 13, and it is planned to hold the extra sales day between this time and the gift day. The directors of the Decatur Advertising Association feel that a community sales day could be put on very successfully here and, if all the merchants cooperate in the plan, great crowds will be attracted here for the sales day. As soon as the details are worked out. the plan will be announced, together with the date and any extra features or free attractions, which the committee may decide to give on that day. o Hoover Welcomes Visit From Ramsay MacDonald Washington, June 11—<U.R>—President Hoover, it is understood, is pleased at the possibility of a visit from Ramsay MacDonald, new labor premier of Great Britain, for a personal discussion of Anglo-American relations. I leading members of the senate were quick to applaud the suggestion. Sen. Borah, Repn.. Idaho, and Sen. Swanson, Dem., Va., chairman and ranking'minority member respectively of the senate foreign relations committee, said such a meeting might settle Anglo-American differences. Coroner’s Report On Beerbower Death Not Filed Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, of Preble, Adams county coroner, has not filed bis report on the death of Arch Beerbower, who died in convulsions at his home in Geneva, June 2, after taking a drink of liquor which entained strychnine. Although officials of the Fori, Wayne Medical Laboratories, where the contents of Beerbower's stomach were analyzed, stated last Friday that they had mailed a report on the analysis, the report has not been received by the coroner. He is waiting until he receives the report before filing his verdict. o Another Victim Os Clinic Disaster Dies Cleveland, 0., June 11. U.R? The yellow death that swept through Cleveland clinic 27 days ago taking the lives of patients, nurses and doctors, claimed as its latest victim, Dr. Jack Swafford, a member of the clinic X-Ray staff, who died in the clinic hospital yesterday. ■ o Receiver Appointed For Montpelier Bank Bluffton, June 11. — William A. Kunkle, Jr., of this city, was appointed receiver for the Farmers Deposit Bank, of Montpelier, when the receivership case came up before Judge A. W. Hamilton, in the Wells circuit court«, Monday. Aged Farmer Dies j c Wiseman, 80, well known farmer residing in Pleasant township, Van Wert county, Ohio, died Monday morning at his home, five miles south of Van Wert, following a lingering illness. One son, tw-o daughters and one brother survive.

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DEATH CLAIMS DANIEL ALLEN Aged Man Dies of Paralysis At Adams County Infirmary Monday Daniel Allen, 77, died of paralysis at the county infirmary, at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr Allen had been an inmate of the infirmary for the last twelve years. Prior to that.time, he resided in the vicinity of Berne. The deceased was born in Darke county, Ohio. Surviving are two brothers, Frank, of Berne, and Ben, of Edgerton, Ind., and several nephews and nieces, residing in Indiana and Ohio.’ Funeral services will be held at the infirmary at 1:30 o’clock (sun time), Wednesday afternoon, with burial in the M. R. E. cemetery, west of Berne. Fire At Huron, S. D. Huron, S. D , June 11.—(U.R>—Fire, which for a time threatened the business section of Huron, was brought under control today after the Brumwell block had been partly destroyed. The loss was estimated at approximately $250,000. LOCAL SHOOTERS AWARDED MEDALS Adams County Shooters Score High At State Vigilante Shoot Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth, of Decatur, Leonard Baumgartner, of Berne, and Fred Dubach, of Linn Grove, members of the Adams county vigilantes committee, each received bronze bars as expert riflemen at the annual state shoot held Monday at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. The three ( Decatur men made their best marks and qualified as expert riflemen in the 500-yard blind range shoot. Adams county men also took part in other rifle shoots and in the pistol shoot. Six Adam s county vigilantes and Roscoe Glendenning, of the First National bank, of this city motored to Indianapolis yesterday morning. Sheriff Hollingsworth, Dubach, Baumgartner, Fred Schurger, and Buri Johnson participated in the various contests. Leo Ehinger drove the men to the meet, but did not take part in the shoot. Schurger, Hollingsworth and Johnson made good marks in the pistol shoot, but their scores were not sufficiently high to secure medals for the individual shooters. The Adams county vigilantes were highly commended for the expert riflemen they sent to the state, meet. The shoot lasted all day and, at noon, a dinner was served at the fort for all shooters and bankers attending. The local men returned to this (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Four Bank Burglaries Traced To Bandit Pair Shot Near Greencastle Greencastle, Ind., June 11—(UP1 — Four bank burglaries had been traced today to the bandit pair who fell before gunfire of depudy Sheriff Harold B. Cobb, Franklin. Indiana near here Monday. The bandit who was killed by bullets through his head and body was 1dentified as Floyd Bowen, 21. Terre Haute. His father Irven Bowen, Terre Haute, made the indentil'ieation in a local morgue. Bowen's companion. Ear! Spencer. 23, Franklin, remained in a critical condition in a Greencastle hospital today, hin head pierced by a battered bullet. His condition permitting, he was to be removed today to the hospital at the state reformatory at Pendleton. —oFIREMEN GOING TO CONVENTION Fifteen Decatur Firemen And City Officials Going To Bremen Fifteen members of the Decatur Colunteer Fire Department, headed by Chief Jack Friedt, Mayor George Krick and Councilmen O. L. Vance and Joseph Hunter, will motor to Bremen, tomorrow, to attend the annual Northern Indiana Volunteer and Industrial Firemen’s convention, to be in session in that city all day. The Decatur firemen will enter-only one contest in tomorrow's events. A local team will be entered in the water battle. It is thought that about 10 teams will enter this event, and the winner will receive a trophy. The local firemen who will make the trip are Jack Friedt, Roy’Steele, Paul Phillips, Herman Dierkes, Erwin Elzey, Arthur Clark, Arthur Baker, Amos Fisher, Oscar Sprague, Charles Fisher, Bob Robinaid, Cadle Meibeis, Rfclph Bentz, Joe Kortenbrer and Alva l.awsog. 000 FELLOWS PLAN PARADE Many Visiting Lodgemen Expected To Attend Memorial Service Sunday Plans for the I. O. O. F. Memorial day parade, to be held in this city Sunday afternoon, June 16, at 2 o’clock, have been completed. One of the features of the parade will be the cantons of Fort Wayne, Van Wert and Lima, Ohio, marching in full uniform. The General Electric band, of this city, will furnish music for the parade. The parade will be headed by Captain J. H. Strach, of Van Wert, and the canton members. Immediately behind them, will march the speakers of the day. The band will be next (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

DEMOCRATS LAY FUTURE PLANS Party Leaders Vote Confidence In Raskob At Dinner In Washington By Raymond Clapper. UP Staff Correspondent Washington. June 11—(UP)—Democrats have pretty well put out the fire that threatened to consume them in the last campaign and are ready again to move forward under the leadership of John J. Raskob, who announced at a party dinner here last night he> had no intention of resigning as national chairman. The dinner, given in honor of Jouett Shouse, new chairman of the executive committee of the democratic national committee, brought together national jiarty leaders of all factions and gave them opportunity, by repeated applause to register a vote of confidence in Raskob's leadership. Throughout the dinner there was a studied effort to keep clear of the internal quarrels \vhieh figured in the last campaign. Prohibition was not mentioned nor was tile name of former Governor Alfred E. Smith, although two passing references to him brought (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) G. A. R, VETERANS TALK BUSINESS “Boys In Blue” Show Weariness After Opening Day Os Encampment By Arch Steinel, pp Staff Correspondest Martinsville, Ind.. June 11.—(U.R) Plainly weary after activities yesterday aiid last night, G. A. R. veterans in convention here, today held business sessions. After the business meetings, plans for the annual parade tomorrow and election Thursday were to be laid. With three candidates in the field for the post of state department .commander, much interest has been displayed. The three are Charles E. Hale, Logansport; F. M. McNair. Martinsville and Phil W. Brown, Franklin. Members of the administration council and five other offices are to be filled at the election. Activities yesterday were confined mostly to registration, renewing old acquaintances and “get-together meetings." Early today Martinsville's streets bedecked with flags, were jammed with the veterans and auxiliary delegates as the day’s activities were opened. Everj’ available hotel room is filled and late arrivals to the convention were given places in private homes. Headquarters of the organization announced that additional delegates were expected today and tomorrow. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Calvin Hart Arrested After Shooting Nephew Bluffton, June 11.—Calvin Hart, of Ray, Ind., who was arrested late Tuesday. was to l>e returned to Bluffton today, for questioning in regard to the shooting of Burr Chapman, his niece's husband, at Keystone, Saturday night. Chapman is reported to be getting along saiisfactorlly and is expected to recover unless complications set in. The shooting was first reported as accidental, but officers are making a thorough investigation. oJURYTAKESUP DECATUR CASE Federal Grand Jury At South Bend Probes Alcohol Still Case South Bend. June 11. — (U.R) The federal grand jury today was report ed to have begun an investigation into the operations of a alcohol still near Decatur. Indiana, which was captured by dry agents during a search near there for underworld characters. The Jurors also awaited the expected appearance of R. Earl Peters. Fort Wayne, Democratic state chairman, who was scheduled to testify in the grand jury's investigation of election fraud charges in Lake county. Peters' testimony was expected to be the last important evidence to be submitted until department of justice agents complete a detailed inquiry into the Lake county situation. o California Fliers Seek Sustained Flight Record Mills Field, San Francisco. June 11. — (U.R)—The Red monoplane San Franciscan swept down the runway here today to a perfect takeoff and the beginning of an attempt to set a new worlds record for sustained flight. With three noted fliers in its cabin, the San Franciscan climber steadily Into a cloudless sky and began droning away on a circling course. —o — Church Os The Brethren Opens Annual Conference North Manchester, Ind., June 11. — (U.R? —With more than 1,000 visiting members of the Church of the Brother!) already in attendance, preparations were made today to entertain the largest number of persons ever assembled when the annual conference probably will be in session until June 19. The first five days of the conference will be devoted to addresses and group meeting, with business matters coming before the members on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Orlando. Florida, is the only town which so far has announced it would seek the 1930 meeting. Under conference rules it must be held either east or south. H. M. Ober, Laverne, Calif., will serve as moderator during the conference this year. ,_O - [Van Wert County Boy, Age 15, Hangs Himself Van Wert, Ohio. June 11.—Charles Barker, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Barker, of Union township, Van Wert county, ended his life by hanging himself in a barn at his home Sunday morning. His father found the lifeless body hanging In the barn. The youth was a pupil in the Union township high school. Dr. E. H. Alspaugh, of Willshire, county coroner, has been unable to find a motive for the suicide. The parents, one sister and two brothers survive. This is the second boy suicide in Van Wert county within a week. Last Tuesday, Vernon Weiman, 19. hanged himself at bis home north of Grover Hill. o Decatur Motorcycle Riders Enjoy Trip to Schafer Lake A party of motorcycle riders made a flip to Montocello and Schafer Lake last week-end, there being 17 machines and 19 persons in the party. The Decatur riders drove to Monticello, Saturday afternoon, where they were joined by 35 riders and on Sunday the combined party drove to Schafer Lake eight, miles from Monticello. They >cturned home Sunday night. J>ose in the Decatur party were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stookey, William Drummond. Velma Stookey, Audly Moser, Vernon Hurst, Elmer Sorg, Rudy Brandyberry Elbert Aurand, John Scheiman, John Dirks, Floyd Keller, Chester Mclntosh. Gerald Ross, Bernard Hain, James Gilbert, Everett Venls, Carl Moser and Lester Fallow. Another trip is being planned by the Decatur riders.

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UNSUCCESSFUL IN EFFORT TO RESUME FLIGHT Trans-Atlantic Fliers Make Two Take-Offs From Iceland But Return ICELAND CITIZENS WELCOME AIRMEN Reykjavik, Iceland, June 11. (U.R) Continued reverses marked the attempt of the seaplane Sverige to continue today its trail-making flight to America byway of Greenland. I'he fliers made two unsuccessful take-offs today and each time returned to their base here. At 10 am. (6 a.m. E.S.T.) the'" were still ashore and it appeared that the third attempt might be delayed several hours. The weather was good, with an easterly wind toward Greenland, and the visibility was excellent. Receive Warm Welcome Iceland's welcome to Capt. Ahrenberg and his two companions delayed arrival from Bergen. Norway, on the second leg of their flight to New \ork. The big Junkers plane Sverige Sweden, skidded to an easy landing on the bay while thousands of persons, headed by Icelandic officials, crowded the shores and cheered. The fact that the Sverige had come here directly only from the West manna Islands, less than 60 miles away, made no difference. The Icelanders joyfully welcomed the Swedish aviators who landed less than 24 hours late despite a broken fuel line, and empty gasoline tank and a long wait by a desolate shore for more fuel. Capt. Ahienberg. Lieut. Axel Floded and Robert Ljunglund reached Reykjavik 35 minutes after they took off from the water at the Westmaun.i islands, where the Danish gunboat Fylla supplied their plane with 75 gallons pf gasoline taken from here. o BULLETIN South Bend, June 11. — ’U.R. —Edward J. Fogarty, 63. warden of Cook county, Illinois, jail, died at St. Joseph county hospital here this afternoon from two self-inflicted revolver shots. Fogarty shot himself in the home of his nephew, Charles Keller. Fogart.v is a. former warden of the state prison at Michigan City, Indiana, and one of the best known prison wardens in the country. He .est Chicago last Saturday for South Bend, without telling anyone where he was going. BULLETIN Washington, June 11. —<U.R) Reusing Io accede to the demand of President Hoover and his administration forces, the senate today voted to reject the debentureless faint bill and ordered the measure sent back to conference with the house. The vote was 43 to 46. SELECT BRICKS FOR CITY PLANT Council Buys Material For Remodeling Light And Power Plant The city council met last night and selected the bricks which will be used in remodeling the city light and power plant. A red. rough finish brick was selected. The bricks were purchased from the Kocher Lumber and Coal company, of this city, at $23 per thousand. About 60,000 bricks will be requited to complete the job. The general contractors for the remodeling of the building, Yost Brothers of this city, furnished the bricks as part of their contract, but the council reserved the right to select the kind and color and award the contract for same. Blds will be received by the city council on June 18 tor the roof which goes on building The roof contract was not awarded when the contract for the building was let last Friday and epu'ate proposals on this part of the job will be received by the council. The council purchased 36 benches to be placed in Legion Memorial park. The benches will be of wood with metal frames and will he similar to those in use at Water Works park.

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