Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1929 — Page 1

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OFFICIALS TO CONFER ON AUTO THEFTS

ffi-END TOLL Os VIOLENCE IN INDIANA IS 25 Eizht Persons Drown When Intense Heat Drives Crowds To Beaches VEHICLE MISHAPS TAKE BIG TOLL Indianapolis. JuTy 29.-aj.R-T wen ty- .. nt rsons lost theii lives in Indiana bv violence over the week-end a survey by the United Press showed today. Driven to the beaches by the intense heat, at least eight persons were d.nvraed and several others saved by the life guards and friends. In South Bend and vicinity four jxrsans lost, their lives in vehicle mislnps. Jahn Kierien. 15, was drowned in a river while swimming. He apparently was seized with cramps. Clara Rzepka, 57. was killed when the automobile in which she was riding collided with another machine. Mrs Silvio Cerlesi was killed in an automobile crash. Anst’n Bowles. Ineman, was e’ectrociited while repairing a power line. 1). 11. Conover. 24. Detroit, was killed wheu a motorcycle he was riding overturned. t At Terre Haute, the Rev. John I’. Shagley. 70. retired .Methodist minister. committed suicide at his home by hanging himself A note said he was despondent because of the death of! his wife. Boy Drowns At Oliver Lake Witnessed by hundreds of persons, I Rudolph Fisher. 22, drowned near Foi‘i I Wayne in Oliver lake while swim- | ning. Janies A. Mitchell, 16, was drowned when thrown into .Muscatauck lake near Tampico as a canoe wxs t. Apparently seized with cr.iuuns. Paul Donaldson. 17. drowned in a stream near Covington before aid could reach him. As a result of eating green grapes at his home near Covington, Henry T. Willis. 57. died after medical attention arrived. Samuel Campbell, 17. died of injuries received when he fell from a window of a barn onto a pitchfork at his farm home near Covington. Audrey Messengale, 21. died en route to a hospital of injuries received in an atuomobile accident. Randolph Wichershaw. 23, died at Monticello, after he was said to have taken poison, believing it was medicine. Daniel Grant, 7G. died on his farm near Rennsselaer. He was seized with a heart attack while working in a field. Ahedenego Florence, 57, Plymouth, died of a wound received in the ar c - dental discharge of a shotgun while he was hunting squirrels. John Debo’d, 22, died after Inhaling* fumys which were released when fie opened a valve on a gasoline filled tank ear at Hammond. Earl Caidwell, 33, Jotletville, Ind , died in a hospital in Indianapolis from (CONTINtTRn ON PAGE TWO) — —— o WK BEGINS AT AUCTION SCHOOL Enrollment In School Is Incomplete Today; Classes Meet At Park The annual mid-summer Reppert ‘■'ion School opened in tFi's city to(.h'; Wth Col - Ere<l Reppert in direct ‘a ge. The exact number of stus registered was unavailable to spv ’ ,ecause the late arrival of receive i S "' <lentS - Col ’ has dent. s ?eVera * from stu--8 who will arrive later this week. schM? ng the instru «ors for the ohn ar<> COL Reppert ’ Col - R«v ; l ’ !son - Col. Earl Garten, of Greensfield’ t" 11 Col ' Guy Pettit . of Bloomalgl’.. ,-p SeVer al Other instructor? the thro be ” the City for part of ln ® three-week term. ttefi™* Ud 1 eDtS re & iste red today and MteriionV 1388 r7 aR schedulfi<l for this tfiedav > Benmont park where S SS r L e!a r eS WiU be held ’ A new and hesT laS been . built at the park there. '' quarters will he maintained " T the O of a T iOnS WUI Btart eith - Os next XL l‘ S W t eek or the first court hons and " i! be beld on the the term u S<l "T each nißht uatil rm ‘s completed.

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Food for Flyers 5 ’ K 9k I 6S I w AM J 2MB d ' k* V " a? >L 9SB ■ - OF I '.. Although their husbands. Forrest O’Brine and Dale Jackson, pilots of the record breaking St. Lovis Robin, deserted them for the clouds seventeen days ago. Mrs. O’Brine (left) and Mrs. Jackson (righti, their wives, keep smiling and are shown here preparing food for the hungry fliers.

LAST CONCERT TUESDAY NIGHT I Junior Band Plans To Close Series Os Summer Concerts The Decatur unior band will give its last public concert of the series given this summer, on Tuesday evening. Th? concert will be held on Liberty Way. commencing at 8 o'clock. A large ciowd is expected to attend the concert, if the weather is favorable. Prof Dave Rice, director of the band, his made splendid progress with the youthful musicians during the past year and their concerts this summer have been greatly appreciated by the public. Dining the month of August, the members of the Junior band and their director will take a vacation and will ;esume teherrsals on September .1. Folowing is the program for tomorrow night's concert: Star Spangled Banner—KeyesMarch—Eclipse—Hummell. Overture —Hau; Maude —-VaVndercook Waltz, —Norma's Dream—Bennett. Dance- Fairy Phantones —Holmes. Deligious Fantasia, Songs of Glorv Dalby. Overture—Cinderella. Rosecraus. Idyl—Glow Moon, Lincke. March—Normai—Bennett. Flares Aid Pilot To Make A Forced Landing Indianapolis July 29. — (U.R; —Aided by flares. Tom Hill, Cincinnati, air mail pilot, made a successful forced landing in a field near here early today when a crankshaft on his plane became disabled. Althpugh the plane was said to have struck the ground with considerable force, it was not damaged. Hill escaped unscathed. First news of the landing was car ried to police by farmers who reported "strange doings" in the heavens. It later was learned Hill tossed several flares overboard. The mail was sent on by train. Negro Is Held In Probe Os Robberies South Bend, imi. July 29—(UP)— Authori ies today resumed questioning of Mose Stephens. 42. negro, who they believe, may be implicated In the recent wave of robberies here. The negro was apprehended by two men in a South side alley where a mysterious prowler burglarized more than 100 homes during the past six weeks. Police said Stephens “told his story” but they were not satisfied and would question him further. Friday all patrolmen an summer vacation were ordere to report for duty and an extensive search was staged. The prowler was inactive the past four nights.

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Harold Schwartz Arrested Here On Liquor Charge Harold "Skeeters" Sw-artz. of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, was ar rested Sunday morning on an affidavit charging trans’portion of liquor. Swartz was visiting in Decatur over the week-end, when arrested. The affidavit was filed in Adams circuit court. Swartz was released after posting a SSOO bond- His case was set for the September term of court. 0 SETS HOUSE ON FIRE Mauston. Wis.. July 29 —(UP) —S It. Hoover, 67. wealthy retired farrne 1 -, set his house on file so that his wife would move back to tlie country “r.ttli er thin ciean up the mess," according to his eentession to district attorney Price. 0 DECATUR CHURCH BUYS PIPE ORGAN Contract Also Let For Redecorating Interior Os Zion Reformed Church The local Zion Reformed church congregation held a short business session in connection with the morning service, yesterday, at which time they approved the report of the Pipe Organ and Decorating committee. The contract for decorating, and painting the interior of the church was let to O. J. Kover and Son, of Fort Wayne, which firm has for a long period of yean been engaged in extensive church decorating. The contract for a pipe organ was let to A. J Schantfi Sons and Co., of Orrville, Ohio. The congregation also voted to dismiss Sunday School and the regular morning worship services while the church is being decorated. The decorating will begin this week and there will, therefore, be no services of any | kind held in the church tor perhaps the I next three Sundays. AnnounOemeiU will be made in the Daily Democrat when the church will be open again for services- The installing of the pipe organ will follow within tlie next several months. The committee that was appointed to select the pipe organ and have charge of the decorating and painting is composed of A. R. Ashbaucher, chaiman. Leo Kirsch, F. L. Litterer and the Rev. A. R. Fledderpohann. The first two named are also members of the finance committee, together with E. A. Goldner, which committee is raising the necessary funds. The Rev. C. A Albright, for more than fifteen years pastor of the Grace Reformed church in Detroit, Michigan, occupied the pulpit of the Zion Reformed church yesterday morning and delivered a splendid message on the subject, “By Faith'L Mt. and Mrs. Henry Weilder, members of the Rev. Albright’s church and who are talented singers, rendered special selections.

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Luck Is Against Man Twice Thirteen Years Old; Has Two Wives Evansville, Ind., July 29. — (U.R) Raymond Davis Is twice 13 years old hence doubly unlucky. He has two wives. Ops is Mrs. Nellie Davis, IS., Shawneetown, 111., who recently became a mother, and the other js Mrs i Lucille Davis, 23, Evansville, to whom | he was married six years ago. Eleven months ago he took the Shawneetown girl as his bride. In addition Davis is under arrest here tharged with stealing an automobile. As soon as the case Is disposed of. he will be returned to Shawneetown to face a bigamy charge. According to officials lie divided; his time half and half with each wife,l but contributed nothing to support | either. DECATUR WOMAN CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Overhulser, 87, Dies At Home Os Her Daughter Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Overhulser. 87 died at 2:25 o’clock Sunday afternoon. July 28, 1929, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rolla Jackson. 110 South First street. Death was due to tutnor. with which she had been ailing seriously for the past three months. She had been bedfast, however, for only a three weeks period. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Overhulser aas born January 19, 1842, in Auglaize county. Ohio, the daughter of Isaac and Catherine Nungester. The past fifty years of her life, however, have been spent in Adams county. She united in marriage with Daniel Overhulser. who .preceded her in death thirty-six years ago. For the past seven years, the mother has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jackson, in this city. She was a member of the Christian church of this city. Surviving children are: Mrs. Emma Spear, of Lima. Ohio; Mrs. Rolla Jackson, of this city; Mrs. Clara Ford, residing south of Decatur; Daniel P. Overhulser. of Bourbon; and George Overhulser, of Greenville, Ohio. One son and one daughter preceded the mother in death. Thirty grandchildren and several great grandchildren also survive. Four surviving sinters are Mrs. Caroline Stevely and Mrs. Amanda Mathewison, of L’ima, Ohio: Mrs. Sarah Bowser, of Cridersville, Ohio; and Mrs. Emma Hardesty, of Wapakoneta, Ohio. One brother, Mart Nungester, of Cridersville, also survives. Funeral services "ill be held Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock daylight saving time, at the Rolla Jackson residence and at 2:30 o’clock at the Christian church. The Rev. R. B. Hurt will officiate and burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Geneva Man Escapes From Allen County Farm Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth received a letter today from the superintendent of the Allen county farm tbit John Schell, former Geneva resident, who had been sentenced to the farm tor 180 days for child neglect, had broken a cell lock and escaped recent >yThe letter asked that officials here and at Geneva watched for the escaped man. An affidavit charging jail breaking has been filed in Allen county against Schell. TEACHER IN n.H. S. RESIGNS Miss Maude Anderson Goes To Akron; Eloise Lewton Is Her Successor The resignation of Miss Maude Anderson, instructor of English and History in Decautr high school for the last few years, and the employment of Miss Eloise Lewton, of this city, to till the vacancy were announced today by the Decatur school board. Miss Anderson has accepted a position in a high school at Akron. Ohio, with an increase in salary. She was a very popular instructor in the local school and it was with i egret that th school board accepted het resignation. Miss Lewton. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D- Lewton. of this city, is a graduate of Decattir high school. She received her A. B. degree from DePauw University last June She also attended Western College for Women, at Oxford, Ohio-

MOTOR TROUBLE THREATENED IN ST. LOUIS PLANE Fliers Hope To Stay Up Another Week, However, And Plane Roars On NEAR END- OF SEVENTEENTH DAY St. Louis July 29-(UP)—Hoping to fly another week, Dale “Red Jackson and Forrest O’Brien in the Orange .monoplane St- Louis Robin, roared on toward the end of the seventeenth day of their record breaking flight at Lambert, St. Louis airport. “We know we have a coupling getting weak’’, the fliers said, referring in a note to the cillinders of their Challenger motor it was their first admission that the power plant, was weakening. The fliers made no statement when they were notified of the tragic end of their competitor the Minnesota, which crashed at Minneapolis. Rival Planes Down St. Louis, Mo., July 29—(UP)—Carrying ou without the Spirit of Rivalry which has marked their endurance flight to date. Dale Jackson and Forrest O’Brien soared over Lambert field today in tiieir monoplane St. Louis Robin, enteied the 17th day of continuous flight. The plane passed its 386th hour in the air at 9:17 A. M. C. S- T. A few hours before the fliers’ remaining serious contender, the Minnesota, clashed at Minneapolis, killing (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Appendicitis Causes Death Os Child Living Near Tocsiu Tocsin, July 29— tSpec-all— Audrey Jones, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pa»w Jones, residiiig northwest of here, died at 11 o’clock, last evening. Sunday, July 28. 1929. at the Lutheran hospital in Foit Wayne, of appendicitis. The child had been ill since Tuesday, and when he was taken worse yesterday morning, she was rushed to the hospital, where an emergency operation revealed that the appendix had already burst. Surviving are the patents, three sisters and one brother, all at home, as follows: Buelah. Shit la. Sanna, and HaroldFuneral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home at 3 o'clock. standard time. The Rev. A. F. Elzey will officiate and burial will be made in the Ossian cemeteryMANY PEOPLE TO ATTEND TOOR Calf Club And Sugar Beet Club Tour Friday Expected To Be Popular Advance information indicates that a large number of people are planning to attend the Calf Club ami Sugar Beet tour next Friday, August 2. The tour starts promptly at 8:30 o’clock standard time, at the home of Ralph Christy, one mile north and 3-4 mile west of Monroe. In the morning, stops will also be made at Mitchell’s, Rupert's, Habegger's, Steury’s, and Rich’s where calves and sugar beets will be seen. A picnic dinner has been arranged at the D. J. Mazelin home at noon. A short program will be held at Hie noon hour. Walter V. Kell of the Chilean Nitrate company, will be present and he is offering $6 to be given as prizes for a guessing contest. The details of the contest will be announced at that time. Talks will be given by Dr. J. A. Brock of the Continental Sugar company, of Toledo. and several others. The afternoon stops will be made at the homes of Dan Steury, Jacob J. Schwartz, Vernon Caffee, Kenneth and Helen Hirschy and Sol Mosser. A short discussion will take place at each stop. The tour will be run on scheduled time and the last stop will be made at 4 o’clock p.m. The sugar company is furnishing watermelons for the picnic and the Cloverleaf Creameries is supplying the ice cream. o ■ — LINEMAN IS KILLED Buchanan, Mich., July 29. — (U.R) Toppling from a 35-foot pole after touching a high tension wire, Austin Bowles, 37, lineman, South Bend. Ind., was killed instantly. His neck was broken.

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Aviator Injured ■ SB » * Owen Haugland, Minneapolis. Mimiy iflier. (above) was seriously injured and his companion, Captain P. L. Crighton. was killed when their endurance flight plane, the Minnesota crashed at Minneapolis early today. The plane had been aloft more than 155 consecutive hours when the fatal accident occured. ONE ENDURANCE ~ AVIATOR KILLED Capt. P. L. Crichton Loses Life, Companion Injured, At Minneapolis Minneapolis. July 29. — U.R) —Capt. P- L. Crichton army flier, was killed and Owen Haughland, his co-pilot, was seriously injured when their endurance flight plane, the Minnesota, crashed on Wold-Chamberlain field here early today. The crash came after more than 155 hours of continuous flying during which tlie performance of the monoplanes motor was pronounced perfect by field attendants. Crichton piloted the plane to within 300 feet of the field, dropped a note to the ground crew and as he zoomed away the craft faltered, slipped into a spin and crashed. Members of the refueling crew rushed to the plane and found Captain Crichton, his head badly crushed, dead In the cockpit. Haughland. who was believed to have been -asleep dt tlie time of the crash, was rushed to the Ft. Snelling Veterans' hospital nearby. During the flight, the fourth endurance attempt which Haughland had made, both the Minnesota aviators had vowed their ability to stay up “until those St. Louis fellows come down and then a few hundred hours longer." Both were in the highest spirits late Sunday when they flew back to Minneapolis after a cruise over Buffalo. Minne., Haughland's home town. Crichtofe, whose home is in Minneapolis, took off on tlie record attempt on a last-minute plea fi-om WoldChamberlain attendants when Thorwald Johnson, another Minneapolis pilot, broke with Haughland over financial matters. A few moments before the crash occurred at 5:25 a. m„ Crichton dropped a note to the field asking that the Ace-High, the refueling ship, be sent up witli 100 gallons of gasoline. We don’t need oil and have enough food ’ until night,’’ the brief message con , eluded. Wold-Chamberlain officials began an immediate examination of tlie Minnesota in an effort to learn the cause of the crash. [ —. —„ — ! j Decatur Scout Sends Cablegram From England 1 Mr. and Mrs. Avon Burk have re- ■ ceived a c.abelgram from their son 1 James, who is a member of the Boy • Scout party going to Europe. The cablegram stated that he had arrived 1 at. Liverpool, England, safely after a 1 stormy crossing and that he was well The message also conveyed the news 1 that, lie had received the uniforms O.K. ‘ which were to be delivered to him at ■ Montreal before sailing. o TWENTY-THREE INDICTED Gastonia, N. C., July 29.—(U.R> —In- ■ dlctments charging conspiracy to ' murder were returned by the Gaston > county grand jury today against 23 . men and women in connection with ’ the death of Chief of Police O. F. Aderholt, Gastonia.

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OFFICERS FROM SEVERAL CITIES TO MEET TUESDAY To Meet At Paulding And Decide On Steps To Be Taken Against Prisoners STORY OF DECATUR MEN’S ARREST TOLD Department of justice officials, working on the interstate automobile theft ring exposed ini partial confessions by Rov and Ora Smith, of this city, have called a meeting til officials of Decatur and Columbia City, Paulding, Ohio. Jackson, Michigan, Cement City, Michigan, and Homewo(wl. Illinois. The meeting will be held at Paulding. Ohio, Tuesday. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth ami Chief of Police Seplnis Melchi. of this city, will attend the meeting. It will be detei mined where the trio arrested at Homewood, last Friday, will be brought when the investigation is completed and what course officials will follow in completing the inves- | tigation. Authorities in Paulding. Ohio, and Adams county are still working on several clues concerning the alleged interestate transportation of stolen automobiles, following the arrest of Roy and Ora Smith, of Decatur, at Homewood. Illinois, and Earnest Smith, their brother, is being held in the Paulding county jail, pending a complete investigation. Officials were undecided today whether the men would lie tried in the Chicago federal court or returned to the South Bend division of the federal court. i‘ has been decided, however, to try the case tn federal court. Roy and Ora Smith were arrestd in Homewood and had in their possession at the time a Chevrolet automobile stolen a few days ago at Paulding. Ohio. To Hold Ernest Smieh Ernest Smith, arrested Saturday at Paulding for questioning, has refused to divulge any information, but federal authorities wired Paulding county officials to hold him. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Chief of Police Sephus Melchi are making a local investigation and State Policeman Hal Ayers will arrive here Tuesday morning to continue tlie probe. A dealer in second hand automobiles at Paulding was questioned Saturday and he said that a few days ago he bought a Chevrolet automobile from one of the Smith boys for sl. It was later learned that the car was purchased here from a dealer m used tars and used parts for S3O. This angle of the case will be investigated by Ayers, Tuesday, when he arrives and an effort will lie made to ascertain how many cars and how much ((’ONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) STILL SEIZED IN JAY CODNTY Officers Find Suspect Had Fled When They Return With Warrant Portland, July 29—A 76-gallon still several barrels oi mash and a quantity of liquor were seized in raids made on two adjoining farms southwest of here Sunday afternoon by county and state officers. The officeis said they found the still on the farm of William Manor while tht mash was found on the faint rented by a man said to be a foreignerManor is confined to his bed recovering from injuries received recently in an automobile accident and was not ■arrested. Cla.ence Green is said to have been found on the adjoining farm whi't’J the mash was confiscated. The officers hurried to this city to get a warrant, for hnn and returned to find he h?d tied. Tile raid was made by Sheriff Lon Wherly and deputies John Jellison and ' George Tiber and State Policeman H--1 A. Ayres. In the raid on the Manor home the officers found Clifton Bair, of Portland, Flossie Loy. of Muncie; Georgia Boonkle alais Mildred Evans residing ’ near Redkey, and Frank Harris, of ' Hartford City, and arrested then, on statutoiy charges. Hair and Miss Loy pleaded guilty before Squire George Fry and wen- fin- . ed $16.35 each. The Boonkle woman and Harris are in jail-

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