Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1929 — Page 1

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i GRADUATES WILL CONTINUE SCHOOL WORK lorge Number of Graduates Os Local Hitfh Schools To Attend Colleges \i USES TRAINING N GIRLS’ FAVORITE -anyone " f the Decatur high | ••Jiiduu ■ and five of the De-j i M „r Catholic high school graduates j ’ Tho were graduated last May and June , I ,'n ■■ *r institutions of higher learn-I ' i*. nts fall, ae o' ding to a tentative I ( «cnpiled by M. F. Worthman. city t iiint-iiiiteiid< nt "f schools. Several ethers are planning to go a- ■ <a v to school, but as yet have not 1 decided where. One graduate of the j !!,<■ nir Catholic high school in the Ic!s> M 1928 " i!l nter (k; Uege this r jr for the firs' time. Xu: es training is the favorite voJt f the girls. Nine young women will enter nurse's training schools, ! while only three will enter normal ■ ji bonis. rv.n of the Decatur Catholic high rchn.l graduates will entei the convent at Fond Du Lac. Wisconsin and uke normal work, prepara o.y to teaching. The average of those who enter colic e this year is higher than a year I jf i asd Mr. Worthman estimates that I f ; :,: V ill be Si! Decatur bojtK. and I girls in college this year. Os the SO: Decgtur high school graduates 21 will ester college and of the 11 Ca'holie high school graduates, five will enter j institutions of higher learning. The list follow.-: D. C. H S. Graduates (1929) St. Vim ent Hospital Nurses School Indianapolis. Indiana. I), lores Oml >r Margaret F. Kiting. Mary V. Hyland. Sisters of St. Agnes. Fondulae, Wisconsin. Frances SchnltZ. Helen Lengerich. D. H. Graduates (1929) Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana. Harry Dailey, Don Miller. Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana. Josephine Archbold. Virginia Cook, Robert Heller. Warner College of Beauty Culture, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Vivian Acker, Louise Mann. Indiana Central College, Indianapolis. Indiana, Elizabeth Cramer. Chicago Nurses' Hospital, Chicago. Illinois. Josephine Jaberg. internctii nal College, Fort Wayne Indiana, Helen Moest hberger, Miriam Parrish. Robert W Long Hospital.. Indianapolis, Indiana, Irene Gerke, Lorena Reppert. Lutheran Hospital. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Eloise Noll. Ida Potts. Me hodixt Hospital. Port Wayne, Indiana, Emma Crozier. (CONTENTED ON PAGE FIVE, o _ Auctioneers Give Talks fob H. G. Kinman, Covington, Ky., all 'l Col. L. C. Hoover of Holyoke, Colo >neinb-s of the Reppert Auction scnocl staff gave a short program at f reguiai meeting of the Rotary club as( '“Veiling. Col. Kinnian conducted a tobacco auction, much to the anmse">eni of in., crowd. Harty Stair, Larry Loodm if Bluffton and E. M. McNabb 1111 Lay Oxley of Fort Wayne were Meets at the meeting. fESTIVAI TO BE OBSERVED Lutheran Church East Os L'ty To Hold All-Dav Program Sunday brlted « iBB J° n Eestival W HI be celeeran , Sun ‘ ,ay by the Emanuel Luth an church at the Blakey settlement, grove ' lCeB , Wi “ be held in the which ° n thP farm of Otto Bleeke, eh ls one-half mile north and oneaif nule east of the church. o'clock "J OrDing Bervire begins at 1,1 PhilipJ.” 1 11" 1 ,lme ) with the Rev. delating ’ Pn<lorf ° f Gar Creek of ‘ The afternoon services will begin mV n < Ot ' k (sun tima) with the Rev. German ISer i Pre M' e preaching in Burr Oak d M h ht ßeV ’ ° Daschner nf English 1 higan ' Preaching In n^rn'oo? 16 "? WIU be se tved in the attend a nn”? ’ he P ” WiC 18 invited t 0 Part or all of the services.

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j The Plot Thickens . A" x * X j ■: Evidence developed by the district attorney in Los Angeles indicates that when trial of Alexander Pantaes, millionaire theatre owner, Is he'd in that city that sensational features will abound. Since Miss Pringle, the 17-year-old dancer, had the theatrical man' arrested on charges of assault her parents have received numerous threats of death if the case is allowed to go to trial. The district attorney, however, promises speedy action.

“BACKTOSCHOOL" CAMPAIGN OPENS M. F. Worthman Urges Encouragement of Pupils At Rotary Club "Encourage the boys and girls to continue with their rchool work and aid them if you can to complete high school or go away to college", M. F. Worthman, city superintendent of Pub lie schools, stated in an address before the Decatur Rotary club last even ing in launching the "Back to school campaign" in this city. Mr. Wcrthman is chairman of a committee which lias for its purpose encouraging boys and girls to go to school and to cooperate with them in helping to secure an education. "A pupil or student may think that he or she should not continue in school if the best grades are not obtained. That is a mistaken idea. Remember that Nsnoleon stoed 42nd in his class and became the greatest general in history," said Mr. Worthman. "It's your du'y to encourage the boy and girl to complete the grades then high school and then continue with his studies in college if financial arrangements can be made" continued the school superintendent. Mi. Wo.thman quoted figures on the school population in the County. Ihe goal this year is to have 5.000 child ren in school in Adams County. This enrollment last year was 4,867, of which 892 were in high school. A eurvey has shown that there aie 39 children of schcol age who are un able to attend school on account of physical disability. Union and Hartford townships and the town of Berne have a clear slate in this connection. Mr. Worthman stated this year there would lie 83 Decatui boys and girls in college this year, an increase of five over last year. Concert Well Attended The General Electric band concert held in this city last night was the best, attended concert of the season. Hundreds of people enjoyed the fine program. Another special concert will be held on the Niblick lot next Thursday night. — — Minnesotans Are Killed Gary, Ind., Aug. 16. — (U.R) Four Minnesotans were killed today when an east bound New York Central passenger train smashed into their sedan at Community crossing on the Dunes highway 10 miles from here. The dead were identified by a log of their vacation trip as Mr. and Mrs. Fred Torgler of Mankato, Minn., and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Torgler. The log of tfte family automobile tour indicated that the two couples had left Mankato cn Aug. 4, driving east as far as Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

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INTEREST GROWS AS FAIR PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Many Concessions For Midway Are Sold; Five Rides Secured OTHER FEATURES ARE PLANNED Great interest was shown at a gen I eial meeting of the Street Fair com-i m'ttee held at Legion hall last night, and with the event only three weeks ’ off, final plans were started. Every indication points toward the largest fair of its kind ever held in Decatur. More than half of the concession space has been sold, and letters ire pouring into the street fair office every day for space. There will be five rides on the midway: several shows, and all sorts of concessions. Final arrangements for decorating the business district were announced at last night’s meting, and Decatur will be dressed up for the event in many gay colors. The decoration work will start Saturday. September 7 and the lighting effects also will be installed several days before the fair opens. A printed program for each day’s events will be circulated among the visitors each morning. The program also will designate the locations of the various free acts, which will be held at five different places along the midway, several times each day. Three bands have been obtained for the week and there will be music morning, afternoon and night of each day. Paul Saurer and William Bowers will have charge of locating the bands. Several parades have been planned and these will be on First and Third streets during the mornings. The enteruuument commutes announced last night that there would be something doing every minute of each day and the morning programs will be of unusual interest. Interest is increasing with each meeting of the general committee and several heated dehates were on the program last night, as to location of concessions and preference to local organizations conducting stands. Anoher important meeting of all members of the general committee will be held next Thursday night and there is a probability that Paul Graham, general chairman, will call a special meeting before the regular session. Local Evangelical Pastor Returns From Motor Trip Rev. M. W. Sunderman and family returned Thursday evening from an extensive motor tour through Ohio and West Virginia. They spent several days with their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hosterman, in Charleston. West Virginia. HOAGLAND BANK READV TO OPEN First State Bank Will Open Doors First of Next Week The First State bank of Hoagland, with a capital stock of $25,000 and a surplus of $6,250, will open either Monday or Tuesday of next week, it was learned from a reliable source today. The bank will be successor to the Hoagland State bank, which was closed several months ago by the state banking commission, after a check kiting scheme had been disclosed by examiners. R. E. Roth, of the First National bank of Fort Wayne, will have charge of the bank as acting cashier, it was said and Ora Blaker, who has been acting as receiver's agent for the defunct bank will act as assistant cashier of the new institution until about the middle of September. The chief stockholders in the bank include several Fort Wayne men, prominent in the First National bank organization of that city. The rest of the stock in the new organization is owned by residents of Hoagland and that vicinity. The new bank will be opened in the old State bank building and permanent officers for the institution will be selected at the first meeting of directors on the opening day of the bank.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 16, 1929.

Jimmie Burk Is Having A Great Time At Jamboree

Local Boy Scout Says Engglish Rain Is All That Bothers Him Editor's note: Following is the first | of a series of letters from James Burk, ! son of Mr. and Mrs. Avon Burk of this city, who is attending the International Boy Scout Jamboree in England. Decatur Dal’y Democrat. I Decatur, Indiana, U. S. A. | Dear Friends: At last I am free to write you a ■ letter. We have been very busy the past few d«ys. We airivid Sunday, the 27th of July at Liverpool after a calm uneventful voyage. Most of the boys were Bick, of course, but they got over it fast when they sighted the shores of Bonny Scotland. We came right to camp and set up our own organization. We are the second group of Americans to come to camp and we attracted much attention. We went to Birkenhead in the evening and were followed everywhere by a crowd of children who kept asking for autographs. It gets very tiresome. Monday and Tuesday the Scons frcm/'all nations began to arrive. Some of the camps were all set up especially tly Indian and Polish camps. The Indians have a beautiful camp which cost $1,500 to spt up. Very elaborate and original. Wednesday the Duke of Connaught officially opened the Jamlwnee when 50.000 Scouts from 45 different countries •h (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — Q FIRE DESTROYS G. A. THOMS CAR Huntington Man Breaks Glass of Door to Escape As Fire Demolishes Car Breaking the glass in the door of his Nash coupe, after it had turned over, George A. Thoms, office manager of the Huntington bianch of the Clover leaf Creameries, Inc., crawled to safety and watched his automobile burn completely to wreckage cn the Poe Roadj six miles north of Decatur this njorning. Mr. Thoms was driving toward Decatur and as his car was in the act of passing a Ford sedan driven by Earl Butler, local rural mail carriet, the left front wheel of the Butler car was pulled off by a side-kwipe from the Thoms car. Mr Thoms immediately swerved his carto avoid an accident. The wheel from the Ford became caught between the front wheel and bumper of the Nash and the Nash ( coupe swerved across the road on the left, through>a fence and turned over, alighting on its top. Mr. Thoma was pinned under the wreakage. but in a few minutes was able to release himself. The cat caught fire and was completely destroyed. The Butler car was not damaged ex-! cept for the loss of a wheel. , Mr. Thoms received several cuts and bruises, but the injuries were not regarded as serious. His car. however, was a total loss. A controversy arose this afternoon concerning the exact cause of the accident. Mr. Butlei stated that he was sine the Thoms car side-swiped his machine and tore the wheel off. Mr. Thoms said that in his opinion, the front wheel of the Butler car came loose and dropped eff just as he was passing the machine. He supported his ’ statement by the fact that it the wheel had been tom off it would hive bent the bolts, which hold the wheel ,o the i car. o—

„ — I I — Bees Make Honey For Rev.A.R. Fledderjohann While this is not Christmas— in fact Christmas isn't even very close, but Santa Claus came to the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann home this morning. For a long , time the Fledderpohanns have been hearing strange buzzings around the house. Some few days ago, the Reformed minister was scouting around and found a swarm of bees, located between the walls of the parsonage This morning. Rev Fledderjohann and Dr. C. H. Branch, pried into the "bee business” and extracted 50 pounds of honey. Rev. Fledderjohann is nursing a few “stings,” but stated this afternoon that they were “well worth the honey.”

AUCTION SCHOOL CLOSES SUMMER SESSION TODAY Col. Guy Pettit Bids Class “Good Luck” In Final Address STUDENTS DEPART FOR THEIR HOMES The annual summer term of the I Reppert Auction School (losed at noon today with a banquet, given by Col. Fred Reppert. in honor of the graduates, at the K. of P. Home. Following the banquet the commencement exercises- were held and each member of the class received a diploma. The 33 members of the class and the dozen nationally known auctioneers who are instructors in the local school departed this afternoon for their homes. The school was in session three weeks, and the number of students was about average for the summer term. At the commencement exercises, Col. Earl Gartin of Greensburg. Ind., presided as toastmaster. After a short address in which he congratulated the class, Col, Gartin introduced Col. Guy Pettit of Bloomfield. lowa, who delivered the commencement ad-j dress. Col. Pettit urged the members of the class to practice what they had j learned the last three weeks and impressed on each student the necessity of self-confidence. Col. Pettit then wished the class "good luck." The summer class this year had one' of tha greatest auction faculties ever I assemMprt tn any auction sciiool. Besides Col. Reppert. president of the school the faculty included Earl Gartin, of Greensburg, Ind.: Guy Pettit, of Bloomfield, la.; Roy Johnson of' Decatur; John Letham. of Lake Geneva. Wis.; Guy Johnson, of Columbus, Ohio; C. B. Drake, of Mazon. Hl.; L. C. Hoover, of Holyoke. Col.; H. W. Sigrist, Fort Wayne, and R. G. Kinman of Earlanger. Ky. Those who received diplomas front the local school today were: K. F. Cadwell. Janesville, Minn.; J. A. Allphin, Albany, Ore.; E. L. Brown Anderson. Ind.; Curtis H. Steward. Guide Rock, Neb.; James Schultz. Mountain Home. Ark.; A. A. Woods. Beardstown. Ill.; J. Holmes Andrus. Pawlet, Vt.; Wm. O. Sargent, Bradford. Ohio; Horace K. Bierer. Erie, Pa.; Bill Johnson. Columbus, Ohio; Fred George. Mincy. Mo.; Ralph A. Ixtschen. Hiawatha, Kas.; Frank W. Wise, Dayton. Ohio; Arnold A. Winter, Norfolk. Neb.; Phil J. Price. Kanorado, Kas.: Otto Redies. Holyoke, fCOXTI.MED ON FAKE FIVE) o WILL COLLECT FUNDS MONDAY Money Subscribed for Fann Show Will Be Turned Over To Treasurer Collection of money subscribed by local merchants for the agricultural show to be held here September 10 to 14 in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair will start next Monday, the finance committee decided at a meeting held last night at the American Ijegion hall. A total of $3.00b was subscribed byDecatur business men and factories and about half of the money already has been collected. The rest of the money will be collected Monday and Tuesday and the entire amount will he turned over to Hubert Schmitt, treasurer of the agricultural committee. and will be used as premium awards. The agricultural show this year promises to be the greatest show of its kind ever held in Adams county. Premium lists iiave been sent to every farmer in the county and already hundreds of entries in the various departments have been received, the various chairmen report. The same committee which solicited the funds from merchants will conduct the collection campaign and local people who have subscribed are urged ito be ready to complete their pay- • | ments Monday.

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Killed in Crash j i /I /X W 1 ™ is Major Abe (above), former assistant military attache of the Japanese embassy at Wahsinton. was one of those killed when a bombing plane, carrying high Japanese staff officers, crashed near Tokio. Japan. I“LANKENAU’S"IS NEW FIRM NAME — * Is Successor To The Kuebler Co. Bostorf Store; Open For Business • Oscai Lankenau announced today that his new store, successors of the Kueblcr company, dry goods and ready to-weat would be known as "Lankenau s—The Boston Store." The stock of the Kuebler company has been closed out and Mr. Lankenau will look after the buying of new stock next week. He intend to formally open Lankenau s Store about the middle of September. In the meantime the store will be opened for business. W. A. Keubler and Frank Barthel, who with Mt. Lankenau were owners of the Keubler company are retiring from the business. Mr. Kuebler will go to California next month and Mr. Barthel will take a needed rest, his health net being the best at present. He has not decided as to his future business connections.. Mr. Lankenau is one of the well known dry goods and ready-to-wear men in this part of the country. He has been identified with the Kuebler company since 1910 and previous to that time clerked in the store. He also operated a general’store befote coming to Decatur. LtAkenau s will deal in good, high 1 1 grade merchandise and Mr. Lankenau is planning several worthy features I and departments for his new store | ' The new line of fall garments will arrive within a few days, Mr. Lankenau said and as soon as he can get the 1 store ready, a formal opening will be held. Mr. Lankenau purchased the place of business, following decision of the ■ other men to retire from business and I since that time a efosing out sale of I stock has been under way. The sale, . Mr. Lankenau stated, was one of the laigest and most successful in the t long history of the store. —o Police Discount Man's Confession Os Murder < r Duluth, Minn., Aug. 16 (UP) A > “confession" of Oscar Gibson, 32-year--1 old Duluth Dock worker, tint he was 1 the murderer of 12-year-old Dorothy Aune, Minneapolis, wi.s discounted by . police here today when it was learn--1 ed Gibson was under treatment for mental disease, and was not in Minr neapolis al (he time Dorothy was slain, f J ' Chesterton Girl Runs > Away In Family Auto i. _— Chesterton, Ind., Aug. 16.—((J,R) — I. Miss Marian Smith. 15-year-nld stit dent in the Chesterton high school, • who recently returned home from San i- Francisco after running away a few 1 months ago. is gone again. This time :l she left (he home of her aunt. Mrs. - Alice Smith, Chicago, taking the family automobile with her.

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ALL REPfiRTEP WELL AS SHIP SAILS EASTWARD — ; Fear Expressed In Japan As Typhoon Conditions Are Reported ECKENER TAKES NORTHERN ROUTE Moscow, Aug. 16.— <U.R)—The I Graf Zeppelin left the fertile | valleys of European Russia beI hind it today and soared over l the Ural mountains towards the i almost uninhabited waste lands I of Siberia. I Storms threatened the great dirigible to the south, and Commander Hugo Eckener chose a iiorthern route, well above latitude 60. En route from Friedrichshafen on its around the world flight, the Zeppelin faced more than 5.000 miles of wild country before it reaches its destination —Tokio. At 2 p. m.. Moscow time (7 a. tn. e.s.t.) 4the Zeppelin reported to its base at Friedrichshafen that it had passed Pozhevska, at the base of the Ural mountains and close to the Siberian boarder. The ship was making good progress. The Zeppelin hail the wind behind it as it headed toward the mountains, and made from 65 to 70 miles an hour. It probab’y attained, considerable altitude to cross the Urals, although the chain is quite low at the point Dr. Eckener chose. On the other side of the Urals the character of the country changes. North of 65 lie vast frozen tundras. To the south are partly deser: steppes and morasses. In between is an extensive forest region of firs, which is populous and fertile. Further on. in (he noilh regions, there L little but dreary waste. To Confer Here Akron, 0.. Aug 16. Immediately following the Tokyo-Los An-geles-Lakehurst leg of the Graf Zep(CONTINIED ON PAGE O Two Auto Accidents Occur In Decatur Two minor automobile accidents occurred in Decatur today. Cars driven by Harry Stultz and Homer Lower collided al the Elm street-Winches-ter street intersection in the south part of Decatur at noon today. Both cars were damaged but the occupants were uninjured. A Ford sedan belonging to Miss Ruth Preuss and an Overland sedan driven by Adolph Schamerloh of Adams county collided on North Third street. The Overland car was damaged considerably, but the Ford escaped with a broken fender. Officer Berg Womack, who questioned the drivers following the accident stated that the Overland ear was headed north and the Ford was going south, anti apparently both were driving too near the' center of the street. No one was injured. HERMAN GIBSON EXPIRES TODAY Nine - Year - Old Monroe Township Lad Dies At Parent’s Home Herman M. Gibson. 9. son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gibson died at the residence, two miles west of Monroe at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Death was said to have been due to Hodgkins diseise. The lad had been ill for some time. Herman Murray Kibson was born in : Root township. Adams county, April 4, 1920. He was the son of Mr. and ■ Mis. Roy Gibson, both of whom stir- . vive. The lad was a member of the Monroeville United Brethren church and attended school in Monroe township. Surviving besides the parents are three brothers, Lyle, Adrian and Wayne, all at home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock (eent.ri.i standard time) al the home at 2 o'clock (standard time) at the Mon- ’ roe Fiiend? 1 church in Monroe. The II Rev. D. V. Williams, pastor of the v Monroe Me'hodist church will have s charge of the services assisted by t- The Rev. Verm n Riley, pastor of Hie i- Monroe Friends church. Burial will be made at the Decatur cemetery.

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