Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1929 — Page 1

weather Thundershowers this afternoon or tonight followed by generally fair Tuesday; cooler extreme northeast portions Tuesday.

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WILMER STULTZ,I TRANS-ATLANTfI FLIER, IS KILli Aviator Who Piloted In Which Miss EarhK Crossed Ocean Is Killfl TWO PASSENGERS <1 IN HIS PLANE H| Roosevelt Field, L. 1., (U.R) -Wilmer Stultz, l<it<(i the first woman Iliir.Bfl \imlia Earhart, across lantic ocean in the I riendship. was hurt fJfIH lu re today when the plane he was piloting a tail spin and crashed altitude of 200 feet. With Stultz in the speeding 1 ip|H were two passengers, both of whom were killed instantly. Stultz was putt ed from the wreckage unconscifl and rushed to Nassau county hospit’l in a private car, but died short 11 after arrival. The other two victims of the crash were identified as Edward Harwood and Pat Castelhiccio. — , o . Decatur Man Piles Damage Suit At Bluffton Bluffton. Joly I—Francis J. Schmitt, manager of the Decatur Rendering company, filed suit in the Wells circuit court Saturday against George Honley. local poolroom owner, seeking damages in the sum of $336 30 The suit results from a collision between automobiles owned by the two men on U. S highway near Decatur, in October, 1928 o Police Stand Guard During Church Service Fort Wayhe. July I.— 'U.R) — Members of the congregation of Immanuel Baptist church were under police protection during Sunday’s services. Plai nclotlies officers were present during the services to prevent demonstrations by insurgents who have protested actions of the Rev. Frovanmullins, minister, dropping 24 members from the church roster for nonattendance. 0 — Fort Wayne G. E. Band To Play At Geneva Geneva, July 1 —(Special)— The General Electric band, of Fort Wayne, will give a concert here Wedne-ila? evening July 3. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock, standard time. Perry A Shoher, director of the band, will have charge of the concert. o Lone Bandit Gets SIO,OOO At Akron Akron, 0., July 1. —U.R?—A bandit I held up S. W. Jackson, teller for the] industrians Savings and Doan coml pany today anil escaped with slo,omJw

* ' J ------ , , * L i k A V »V, • ' V o / HAS PARALYTIC STROKE / Goshen, Ind.. July L-'U.R)—Sei/d with a stroke of paralysis, Clary’ 0 Ketring, 52, for many years collected with the editorial staff of the F'dien Democrat, was in a serious Amdition at a hospital today. / CHARLES KEIdS HURT IN WRECK Decatur Man Pai/fully Injured When Hi/Auto Is Sideswiped Sunday ‘ Charles Keller, 7fo High street, this city, was painfull/ injured at midnight, Sunday night, Alien his automobile, a Ford two-doo/sedan, was sideswiped and wrecked on U. S. highway No. 27, near the St. John s Lutheran church, seven milefi north of Decatur. Theilriver of the other car did not stop Mr. Keller had spent Sunday with friends and relatives at the lakes. His family remained there and he was returning home by himself when the accident occured. Mr. Keller stated that the other car crowded his machine off the road and then sideswiped it, tearing off the left front wheel and breaking the stearing apparatus. The car then careened across the road and turned over in the ditch. Mr. Keller sustained serious cuts on one hand and one knee and suffered many other less serious cuts and bruises.

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I On bard -flit i bb fl I ’fflfll * ■■ ‘ * - •• W 9ftis cf Oklahoma Citv, ** een named a member Mft.' relief Mfcms is chairman of ■ Co-"l>erat.ive Cotton Efe— i... ... ~ Inns I ftIEMTION Swcial Services Mark 80th jJiniversu’y Os Immanual a Lutheran Church t i —— t ',e Immatiiel Lutheran church, '■ noi tieast of Decatur, of which the Re M. J. Fnacl: is pastor, celebrated the eightieth anniversary of its orj lization, Sunday, with a picnic , dii w, homeeoming and special day of srvice. <1 e prograa of the day consisted I of ur sermohs during the morning am afternoon and a song service dm g the evening. 1 » two morning sermons were pre ;hed by the Rev. Herman Relnkir pastor at Woodburn, and the Re Hewy Bleeke. of Milwaukee. W1 onsiz ./Die Rev. H. Hoile, of De ,it<nd the Rev. Wm. Beltz, of WiKtsitu delivered the sermons of theft lion. All four ministers are orifc.ly jfrom the Immanuel congregaißu / jor the morning service was fur&ie'lby B. Schultz and G. J. Scfltt/while Walter Gotch provided K > wlc for the afternoon. The ev®»g musical program, included niAt u Pro ’e»snr Herman Hahn, of Ft* Wt me, and a program of three sJp ,j ; school children, a selection bfi mi !d choir of 40 voices, and a slecOot by a male chorus of twenty ittces, hich was given under the (Jectfoi of B. Svhultz. Tai lb noon hour, the guests re.Afirerl t the school house where they ttjoyed most delicious picnic din]4er. Ti school house was decorated //or the Kcasion j n C ut flowers and Flavendaiß ami orange streamers.

' More th® 800 p ( . o p] e partook of the dinner, Bl the three long tables which o ap hundred and twenty guestßit | tj ra e, were refilled six times. K B~~—o New Wat Market To Beßpened Here Friday David (Whff^ ls leased the building formerlj Bpijd by the Hower brothers gr<Wj located between the Douglas md Beavers and Fryback st oißod g O uth Second street, and will Bi ln up-to-date butcher shop, r oom is being painted and today and the fixtures been installed. Mr. Gerber haiM^ engaged in the stock business t^« fears an( j previously was butcher business. —Br" 0 Two AußsCollide; ■’One Is Injured No one '■filled but two automobiles wetßpiy damaged in an accident at section of Third and Jefferson a t 2:30 o’clock Sunday driven by Ben Woods, Bed with a Ford coupe driven by B n Worth, and the Studebaker overturned. The west on Jefferson stieet. * e Ford was going south on Thi® HIT SaCING CAR Greencastle., j ul y Gilbeit Cox, IBs in a hospital here today with wies received wheu struck by fenßole at Rockville after a racing Bad plowed into it. The driver of Bachine was unhurt.

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OBERTO DRAWS SUSPENDED TERM’ Pleads Guilty To Violating Liquor Law; 9-Months Sentence Suspended Joe Oberto, of Chicago, who was arrested several weeks ago with Dan LaMorte, of Chicago, and Ed Miller, of this city, when a large alcohol Still was captured on a farm northeast of this city, entered a plea of guilty before Federal Judge Thomas Slick, at South Bend, Saturday afternoon, to a charge of violation of the federal prohibition law. Oberto was sentenced to nine months in the Allen county jail, where he has been held since his arrest here more than eight weeks ago. The sentence was suspended. Oberto has been in jail since the discovery of the still, being unable to furnish the SIO,OOO bond asked for his release on the charge. He was also placed on probation for a year by Judge Slick. indictment, but were released from LaMorte and Miller are both under jail when they furnished bond. They both entered pleas of not guilty when arraigned before the United States Commissioner 1 . T Two Suspects Held In South Bend Bank Robbery South Bend, July 1. — (U.R) —Police investigated today a case which they hope will result in conviction of two of the bandits who robbed Dick M. Johnson, president of the South Bend State bank of $13,100 May 29. Clarence Henry, 25, living on a South Bend rural route, and Sam Liebman. Chicago, were arrested in the latter city as a result of information provided by pqlice here, who said confesatons have been obtained from both. Edward H. Henry, brother of Clarence, was questioned by local officers, having been taken into custody immediately after arrest of the other two in Chicago. The robbery was staged in daylight only a short distance from the heart of the South Bend business district. o To Delay Enforcement Os Drivers’ License Law Indianapolis, July I—(UP) —SHate police will make no effort ‘ probably for several weeks to enforce the drivers’ license law, technically in effect today. Chief Robert T Hume announced. Fewer than one-sixth the licenses expected to be issued have been applied for. 0 — GENEVA WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY Mrs. Nettie McGray, 57, Found Dead In Bed; Heart Trouble Causes Death Geneva, July 1. —(Special)-—Nettie Greise McCray, 57, of Geneva, was found dead in bed Saturday afternoon. Mrs. McCray had not been feeling good, but her death was not expect ed. Death was said to have been due to heartoruble. Her grandson went to her home Saturday afternoon and being unable to get into the house, he summoned help. When entrance was gained to the McCray home, the woman was found dead in her bed. Nettie Greise McCray was born in Pennsylvania, December 17, 1871. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Greise. In early life, Miss Greise was united in marriage to John W. McCray and they have lived in Geneva for some time. Surving, besides the husband, are two daughters, Mrs. Virgil Runyon, of Poit Huron, Michigan and Mildred McCray, at home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Geneva Methodist Episcopal church. Burial will be made in the cemetery west of Geneva. The Rev. M. P. Barton will have charge of the services. — o ■■■ - — Tait Shelby Dies At Hiawatha, Michigan Tait Selby, 71, former D«catur resident, died Sunday at his home in Hiawatha, Michigan. Mr. Selby left Decatur about 20 years ago. He was a bro-ther-in-law of Thomas Fisher and WilHam Sudduth, and a son-lnflaw of George Moyer, all of Isßcatur, Mr Selby will be buired Wednesday.

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Historic Van Buren Elm, At Plainfield, Is Victim Os Storm Plainfield, Ind., July I.—(U.R)--Souvenir hunters stormed the cainp ground of the Friends church here today for pieces of historic Van Buren elm. victim of last night's storm. The elm was torn from the ground by the wind. Two years ago half the tree was blown away. LIGHTNING HITS _ LOCAL RESIDENCE Causes $l5O Damage At Fred King Home; Building Did Not Catch Fire Lightning struck the residence of Fred King, 505 Mercer avenue, al>out 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, causing damage estimated at $l5O. The building did not catch fire. The King family was away from Sunday and no one was in the house when the bolt struck. It struck the chimney in the center of the house and then followed a radio aerial down the side of the house and was grounded by the radio ground. The chimney stop in the living room was knocked out by the bolt and soot was hurled over the living room, ruining the rug and damaging the furniture. In all probability, it will be necessary to rebuild the chimney. The lights and telephone were put out of commission. Paul Miller, watchman at the Erie crossing near the King residence, was stunned by the bolt. Neighbors saw the lightning strike the residence also. o — FIVE MOTORISTS BURN TO DEATH Man Looks On Helplessly While Wife, Children And Father Perish Angola, July 1. —(U.R) — Noah F. Trosper. 28. of Delroit. Michigan, was forced to stand by helplessly while his wife and three children and his father were burned to .death in their overturned automobile, on U. S. highway No. 27, near Lake George, early Sunday morning. The tragedy followed a colision between the Trosper automobile and another car driven by Herman B. Scott, 22, of Coldwater, Michigan. Scott succeeded in pulling Trosper to safety and the two men worked frantically to rescue the other five members of the party, but the flames drove them back. Both Scott and Trosper suffered greatly from the shock, and Trosper sustained several burns. Dead silence after the crash of the cars added to the unusualness of the accident. No one was heard to cry out at any time. All were apparently stricken dumb. The noise of the accident failed to awaken persons in cottages not far away. An hour after the tragedy all that remained of the car and a happy family was the blackened steel frame of the automobile and five charred bodies. 0 - TRUSTEE HAS TEACHERS HIRED Hartford Township Trustee Announces Personnel Os Teaching Corps Daniel A. Studler, trustee of Hartford township, today announced the personnel of his teaching corps for the coming school year. Russell Steiner will serve as principal of the central high school and will teach his tory and manual training. The other teachers at the central school guilding will be Charles Kizer, mathematics and science; Helen Wood, commerce and English; Dorothy Sprunger, music, art and domestic science; Eldon Carnes, seventh and eighth grades and athletic coach; Gladys Long, intermediate grades: Ruth Munro. Teachers in the grade school at Linn Grove will be Lester Reynolds, seventh and eighth grades; Edna Glendening, intermediate grades; and Mary Schlagenhaiyt, primary.

RE-ELECT COUNTY TRUANT OFFICER Mrs. Maybelle Myers Unanimously Re-elected By Board Os Education Mrs. Maybelle Myers, of this city, was re-elected attendance officer of Adams county at a meeting of the county board of education here this morning. Mrs. Myers was the only applicant for the position and her election was unanimous. She will complete her first term of one year on July 31. All members of the county board of education were present at the meeting this morning. Plans for the opening of the county schools on Septeml.er ? were discussed. Two Men Burn To Death In Airplane Wreckage Sacramento, Cal.. July 1. —(U.R) —Ira I. Wilkinson. 45, an official of the Capital Airways company, and his stepson, Charles Wilson, 18, were burned to death in the wreckage of an airplane which crashed in a forced landing in the residential district here. Ross Martin, pilot, was Injured when lie jumped as the plane crashed. — o King George Returns To His Capitol Today London, July 1. —(U.R)--King George V. returned to his capital today after an absence of nearly five months in which he was recuperating from his serious illness at Craigweil House and at Windsor castle. The king’s return was almost triumphal. The streets along the route were lined with tremendous cheering crowds, bareheaded despite the raw, cold day. Queen Mary, smiling and happy, sat beside the king as he rode toward Buckingham Palace. o Convicted Murderer, Petitions For New Trial Greenfield. Ind., July 1.-(U.R) —Judge A. C. Banduyn of Hancock circuit court has taken under advisement a ruling on a motion by connsei for Earl Russell, seeking a new trial on a charge of murdering his wife. Mrs. Estella M. Russell, at their home in Indianapolis. Russell twice has been convicted, receiving a life term each time. After the first conviction he was granted a new trial. bi the motion for a new hearing, counsel asserted some of the jurors at the second trial had pre-conceived opinions on the case. o DEATH CLAIMS GEORGE MOYER Heart Attack Is Fatal To Aged Inmate Os County Infirmary Today George Moyer, 84, died at 10:30 o’clock this morning. Monday, July 1, 1929, at the Adams County Infirmarywhere he had been a resident for the past year. Mr. Moyer took ill Saturday morning, but was still able to be up and around when he was stricken wiith a sudden and fatal attack of heart trouble today. George Moyer was born in Piqua, Ohio. July 7, 1844, and had resided in Adams county for the past forty years of his life. He united in marriage with Mary Basley, who preceded him In death. Fourteen children were born as a result of this union, seven of whom survive as follows: Mrs. Mary Selby and Henry Moyer, of Hiawatha, Michigan; John Moyer, of Mesick, Michigan; Ben Moyer, of Linn Grove; Samuel Moyer, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Mrs. William Sudduth and Mrs. Tom Fisher, of this city. For a period of more than six years Mr. Moyer made his home with Ms son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Sudduth, 238 North Seventh street. Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock (daylight saving time) or 2 o'clock (standard time) Wednesday afternoon, from the Sudduth residence. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. A doubly sad coincidence in connection with the loss of the father, is the fact that the husband of Mrs. Mary Selby, of Hiawatha, Michigan, died yesterday morning. Mrs. Selby is an invalid, and will be unable to attend her father's funeral.

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May Succeed Work r-" —7l—- — ' w C i - 1 '/ 'A F • J >■ - J George Woodruff. Chicago banker, who may succeed Dr. Hubert Work as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Reports from Washington indicate that his chances of becoming chairman are more than a possibility. STORM DAMAGE IS LIGHT HERE Heavy Rains And Lightning Sweep Parts Os Adams County, However A series of storms over the weekend struck in various parts of northern Indiana, but in most parts of Adams county, the storm was well spent before arriving. Heavy rains in some parts of the county were reported Sunday afternoon and night and a severe electrical storm visited parts parts of the county. No serious damage was done by either the rain or electrical storm, according to information. Early Sunday morning, the first rain arrived in Decatur, but it was light and lasted only a few minutes. Sunday afternoon, there was a short storm accompanie dby thunder mid lightning in Decatur anil this vicinity, but the threat was worse than the actual storm. The heaviest rainfall in Adams county was reported in the south part of the county between B?rne and Geneva, where a near cloudburst flooded roads and fields for some time. No serious damage was reported from the south end of the county, however, and the rainfall stopped later last evening. The storm caused the postponment of the city park opening at Berne mid several family reunions and picnics were halted in the southern part of the county. The Wabash river rose several inches during and following the rain. _o Twenty Persons Are Poisoned At Wedding Brookfield, 111., July I.— (U.R) — Twenty persons who partook of the wedding cake at the marriage of Louis Assaro and Edith Comara were confined to bed today by food poisoning. The home of the bridegroom's father, where the wedding and the feast were held, was transformed into a hospital to accommodate the stricken newlyweds, their families and guests. None children were among those affected by the poisoning. Four physicians were in attendance. Immediate administration of emetics prevented possible deaths, doctors said. Physicians and health authorities learned the 10-pound wedding oake had been prepared by a bakery. Srunibs of the cake’s colored frosting were collected for analysis. 0 NEGRO IS SOUGHT Indianapolis, July 1. — U.R)—Police today sought John Humphrey, 55, negro, regarding a hammer attack on Ophelia Odam. 43, negro, where Humphrey roomed, Sunday. The woman was found unconscious in her home, but later told police she hud fallen down. Neighbors said she and Humphrey fought and he struck her with the hammer.

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WIND AND RAIN SWEEP ACROSS THREE STATES Wheat And Corn Suffer Most As Gale Hits Indiana, Illinois And Ohio RIPENING WHEAT IS BLOWN DOWN Indianapolis, July I—(U.R1 —(U.R) —Damage of many hundreds of thousands of dollars was inflicted upon central Illinois. Indiana and Ohio by a gale which swept in from the northwest, accompanied by torrential rains, last night and early today. Agriculture suffered most from the almost unprecedented July storm, it was indicated in reports from the U. S. Weather bureau and C. Henry, county agricultural agent nt Indianapolis. Wheat, nearly ready for the reapers, was laid flat on the ground, Henry said. Fortunately the gale, which reached a force of 60 miles an hour in several places, was straight, and wheat stalks were not twisted; harvesting expense will be doubl'd by the storm, but most of the grain will be recovered, he said. Corn Damaged, Also Corn likewise suffered heavily, and because of its predominance as a cron in the affected area, loss may exceed that of wheat. Again, however, the area was unusually fortunate, considering violence of the storm, in that corn stalks were not up far enough to be seriousy affected by the wind. Damage to this crop will be confined largely to flood effects, Henry estimated. In low areas this will be very heavy, and a material reduction in the harvest may be expected in all areas where the storm was at its worst. Neither wheat nor corn suffered heavily in the extreme northern and extreme southern portions, it was indicated; in the southern sections wheat already had been cut. Rainfall reached cloudburst proportions at Noblesville, where 4.20 inches of precipitation was registered during the night. Farmland, on the White river, showed 3.18 inches, Lafayette 2.59 inches, and Indianapolis, iSB inches. Tlip White river was expected to reach flood stage. Because of the exceptionally low readings on all streams no serious flood damage was threatened. The weather forecast indicated thunderstorms today* but in all probability, nothing to cause alarm. Aside from damage to crops man'’ thousands of dollars loss resulted from broken plate glass windows, uprooted trees and destruction of smay buildings. A surprisingly small amount of personal injury was indicated by reports today; no deaths or serious injuries were known to have resulted. . . -n — Junior Band To Give Concert Tuesday Night Another of the series of band concerts being given on Liberty Way this summer by the Junior band will be given Tuesday evening, at 8:15 o’clock. The public is invited to attend. The program for the concert was announced today as follows: Star Spangled Banner, by Keyes. Overture, “Cinderella,” by Rosekraus. Waltz, “Norma’s Dream. ’ by Bennett. Fandasia, “Songs of Glory,” by Dolby, Selection, “Martha,” by Hayes. Overture, “The Bondman," by Noel. — o COMMISSIONERS OPEN SESSION Prepare To Let Contracts, Tuesday, For Four Macadam Highways The county commissioners, in session this morning, allowed bills and cleared their desks for the road meeting tomorrow, when bids will be received on the following proposed road improvements Tuesday. The William Yager road in Kirkland township; the G. C. McCune road in French township; the Theodore A. Hendricks road in Wabash township, and the Hgckemeyer-Fuhrman road in Root ami Preble townships. These roads will be built this year and will be added to Adams county’s highway system of more than 700 miles of improved roads. Other detailed matters will come up before the board tomorrow.

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