Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1929 — Page 1

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HOMES TAKEN FROM WRECKED T.A.T. AIRPLANE Several Investigations Are Under Way Coroner’s jury Renders Its Verdict GOVERNMENT TO probe accident Gi Hup. N M„ Sept. 9 —(U.R)~Tne j char-'i rennins of seven men and a, v , nl , n . vi. "ms of the crash of the air inter CP- <1 San Francisco into the side of Mt. Taylor last Tuesday, verc moved toward their final resting ,':,ces whi’? officials began aV.i'S ut .uvaßtUVions to dolrrmine. if possible, -esponsibility ti.r the '.nest major tragedy of the -vr. A gruesome caravan carted th<* rctuniiH of the five passengers and thite crewtn. t: from the scene of the Imer's plunge, near 'he summit of Mt r aylor. over a precarious trail 20 miles to Grants. The bodies then were placed abi. rd unbalances and sent to Gallup and Albuquerque to be prepared for burial The first official investigation • 1 the crash came late yesterday when a coroner's jury assembled at the almost inaccesihle spot on Mt. Taylor, .irotind the strewn wreckage of the once rroud airliner, peered at the burned bodies, the tangled mass of plane t.iiti rendered the routine verdict that the party of eight passengers tame to their deaths as a result of an airplane accident. Examination of the scattered wreckage of the City of San Francisco and Wies of patpengers and crewmen made , . sterday when the searching party finally reached the remote scene ot the crash, revealed In detail the last terrifying moments of the mon.iplane's battle with the storm. The great ship appt ared to have been racing at an altitude too low to permit of crossing and struck the mountain a side blow. First a lofty tree hail been decapitated. This accident c one probably was enough to doom the sky cruiser and its party. The i raft was thrown off its course mil plunged through the tall trees, cutting off pines as a mowing machine Mould lave trimmed meadow grass. The terrifying plunge ended against a rocky, timbered-sprinkled ridge Mere the plane crashed and then exploded with a force that threw atones, branches and rocks in all <iire«'‘ion«. The cabin of the plane was at this point, wrecked and burned. The searchers peered into the met£l apartment to discover that the worst tears held by anyone during the lays of suspense that followed the craft's disappearance, were true. It was a sight that appalled many of the strange party of searchers, 57 in ah. including Indians, white guides (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) <, John Karsch, Celina, Is Accident Victim John W. Karsch, Celina, Ohio, wellknown In this county and owner of the Karsch stone quarry in Jefferson township, Adams county, died Sunday 'Horning at his home of injuries sustained in an automobile accident last E'iilay, Mr. Karsch visited this city I’tt'n. He furnished stone for several rn ad improvements in this county. His funeral will be held Wednesday morning at nine o’clock, from Celina. LOCAL CONCERN CHANGES HANDS City Cigar Store Sold By Tom Andrews To D. F. Suman Saturday A business deal was completed here Saturday in which D. F. Suman beratne owner of the City Cigar Store oiated on M a( n ß o n street. The cigar ore was formerly owrfed and manned by Tom Andrews. ‘ Suman took charge of the coni' 11 Saturday night. He formerly owna cigar store on Second street now ne property of William Burns, but for . * , 1 year baß beeu livin K on a farm nor ’h of the city. ” r . AndreWß stated today that'he m , , leniain w ith the new managehad the time bein 8 an d that he h „ 0 ? Ot made any future plans. He room the cigai Btore a “d P o « ! years usbless ln Decatur for many

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Tocsin Woman Attempts To Commit Suicide Tocsin, Sept. 9. —(Special)— Mrs. Otto Schueller, residing three miles north of here shot herself with a rifle, apparenty with a suicide motive, Saturday, It was learned today. She was found by one of her children with whom she lives. The lady was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital, where her condition is regarded as serious. Mrs. Schueller is the widow of the late Ottof Schueller and is the mother of four children, all at home. It is thought that she brooded over the death of her husband until her mind became weakened. REPUBLICANS - ELECT HOUSTON Successor To Dr. Hubert Work Is Chosen By National Committeemen By Raymond Clapper. UP Staff Correspondent Washington, Sept. 9. —(U.R) —The Republican national committee today elected as its new chairman, Claudius H. Houston. Tennessee. This action was taKen in accordance with the wishes of President Hoover following the recent resignation of Dr. Hubert Work of Colorado who was chairman of the national committee through the Hoover presidential campaign. Huston become President Hoover’s new political pilot charged with the responsibility of preparing for the next national campaign. The meeting of the Republican national committee today was called by Dr. Work to accept his resignation and elect a successor. In stepping aside at this time. Work makes way for an aggressive organizer who is expected to inacurafe a new and more highly efficient regime in Republican party affairs. Work now joins the growing ranks of former Hoover political lieuenants who have served their close connections, such as Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt and William J. Donovan. However, there has been no break in their personal friendship. Work was the first of the Coolidge cabinet to declare for Mr. Hoover and the president rewarded him with the national chairmanship and held Work in that post in face of widespread demands for his resignation. Huston's advent is regarded by many as foreshadowing a more Hooversque regime in national party politics. He is a successful and wealthy business man of the type Mr. Hoover has drawn around him in large numbers since March 4. Houston is a quiet worker but already he has a reputation for political achievement. He is credited with a large share in carrying Tennessee for Harding in 1920. He served as assistant secretary of commerce under Mr. Hoover and in 1924 and again last year raised large sums of the Republican campaign. Huston has interests in Tennessee but in late years has acquired so many in New York that he is now almost an adopted son of Park avenue. He is one of the newer type of “white collar” politicians and it is expected he will undertake to put the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) * 0 —- Zeppelin Officials Plan World Non-Stop Flight Berlin, Sept. 9. —(U.R) —- The next major flight of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin will lie an attempt for a non-stop flight around the world in 14 days, dispatches from Friedrichshafen said today. Officials of the zeppein works, according to the dis--1 patches, plan to have the giant dirigible refuelled in the air. > — ’ I TUESDAY’S PROGRAM 10:30 a. m.—Opening of all concessions and rides. ’ 11:00 a. m. — School Children's , Parade, starting at > Central School. 1 ■ Beginning of free I acts. 1:00 p. m. — Band concerts. ■ Free Acts. Carn- ‘ ival in full open | r ation. 7:30 p. m. —Free Acts. Band i Concerts. Carnival ' in full swing. t 8:00 p. m. —Closing of entries in various agricul- 1 > tural show and | > women’s show de- | 1 partments. ' j

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STRESEMANNIS FAVORABLE TO BRIAND’S PLAN German Delegate To League Os Nations Declares For European Unity SPEECH COMES AS SURPRISE By Frederick Kuh, UP Staff Correspondent Geneva, Sept. 9. —<U.R) —In an important speech before the League of Nations assembly today, Gustav StreseI mann, the German foreign minister, declared himself strongly in favor of Premier Aristide Briand’s idea of a “United States of Europe.” Stresemann welcomed the plan of economic unification for the European nations as a necessary solution of I the state of chaos and strife to wh ch < the continental countries are exposed 1 because of internal and external con- ' ditions. He suggested that under i Briand’s plan of unification the gov- I ernments of Europe could adopt a 1 single system of coins and pan-Euro- ] pean postage stamps. Stresemann’s declarations in favor of the plan came as a great surprise to many observers who believed few governments would openly swing behind Bi lend on tlie proposal for fear of arousing the disfavor of the United States. Depending upon America for capital, it was not thought they would ready enter into combine the effect of which would be to fight off the progressive invasion of Europe by American commercial interests. Stresemann’s bold declaration was expected to encourage other countries to follow. In response to Premier Briand’s invitation 27 leaders of European governments wertj prepared today to hear him expound in detail his project for the organization of the state of Europe into an economic union. Briand invited the European premiers to meet him at luncheon and made known that he had worked out the details of his plan. He had already sounded many of the European delegates privately, and, encouraged by expressions of assent to the main lines of his plan, he felt the time had come to discuss the machinery by which the federation was to be brought into life. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Burton Andrews, Grandson Os John I). Andrews Expires At Indianapolis Burton Andrews, aged 27, former Decatur resident, died Sunday morning at the City Hospital in Indianap- , olis from sugar diabetis. Burton spent the first fourteen years of his life in this city, living with his grandfather, John D. Andrews, and was well known here. He had been ill about six weeks and last Wednesday went to Indianapolis for treatment. Burton Andrews, son of Chauncey and Ora Andrews, was born in Decatur. October 13. 1902, and died at Indianapolis, Sunday morning. September 8, 1929, at 5:50 o’clock. In 1920 he married Florence Williams. To this union was born one child, Betty Mae, aged 5 years, who survives along with the widow. A halt brother, Charles Andrews, of Enid. Oklahoma, also survives the deceased. Mr. Andrews had been employed as a window trimmer in South Bend, where he had lived for the last three years. About six weeks ago he became unable to work and l|St Wednesday left with his family for the City Hospital, Indianapolis, for treatments. He succumbed to his illness yesterday morning. Burton has a host of friends in this city who will remember him from his childhood, having belonged to the Methodist church of this city, where he attended Sunday school. He also attended the public schools during his residence here. The remains were brought to this city last night from Indianapolis and today will be taken to the Eady home on the corner of Seventh and Madison streets, where the funeral will be held. Funeral services will lie Tuesday at 10 o’clock (daylight saving time) at the home of Mrs. Enoch Eady, with the Rev. Ross Stoakes of tile Methodist church officiating. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery.

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Will Direct Census F ! Ik w William D. Steuart, Director of the Bureau of Census in the Department of Commerce, has already started plans for taking the 1929 census of the United States. Special tabulating machinery lias been installed in the bureau to enable the workers to make fast time. FORMER WREN YOUTH KILLED Harold Byrd, 20, Killed When Auto Is Struck By Train At Delphos Delphos, Ohio. Sept. 9—(Special)— Harold Byrd, 20. of Columbus Grove Ohio, former resident of Wren. 6 miles east of Decatur was instantly killed at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing in this city when the car which he was driving was stiuck by a Pennsylvania train. Byrd and a companion, whose name was not learned, were driving to tlie home of the foi mer’s parents, now residing at Paulding for a weekend visit. Both young men were killed instantly. The man whose identity was not learned was badly cut mangled and the Byrd youth received a bad skull fracture which was thought to have caused his death. Young Byrd went to Columbus Grove to work, when his parents moved from Wren to Paulding about eight months ago. At the time of the accident the boys were riding in Bryd's car. They had left Coluinfbus Grove Saturday evening and were planning on spending Sunday with Bryd’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Byrd. Byrd was well-known in Decatur, having spent considerable time there before his parents moved to Paulding. It was not determined whether the young men had heard the train's signal, as both were dead before anyone reached them. o BOYS ARE RETURNED East St. Louis, 111., Sept. 9.—(U.R) — Three boys, escaped from the Glenn Home at Terre Hatue, Ind., were returned to the city today by local police who found them in railroad yards here. ADAMS COUNTY LADY EXPIRES Mrs. Sanford S. Reynolds Os Linn Grove Dies At Hospital Here Saturday Mrs. Bertha Stauffer Reynolds, wife of Sanford Reynolds, died Saturday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock at the Adams County Memorial Hosiptal, following an operation for goiter. Mrs. Reynolds lived two and a half miles west of Linn grove and is survived by her husband, and two sons, Woodrow and Sanford, Jr. Fo,ur brothers, Rufus Stauffer of Geneva, Elroy Stauffer of Bluff on, Emil Stauffer of Petroleum, and Amos Stallter of West Unity, Ohio, and witli five sisters, Mrs. Clara Rupp of Wauseon, Ohio, Mis. Mary Glendenning of Kimmel, Mrs. Jessie Glendenning of Geneva. Mrs. Rebecca Schenk of Lagrange, and Mrs. Ellen Lindsey of Geneva also survive. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Evangelical church at Linn Grove, with Rev. Stedcke, pastor of the church, and Rev. Hirely Baker of Argo officiating. Burial will he made in the Six-Mile cemetary.

SOVIET-CHINA WARFARE AGAIN BREAKS FORTH Heavy Fighting Reported on Manchurian Frontier By Massed Troops RUSSIAN FORCES REPULSE ATTACK Moscow, Sept. 9. —(U.R)— Active | warfare has* broken out on the Manchurian frontier where Chinese and j Russian troops are massed, the Soviet government announced today. The announcement said Red army forces routed a Chinese column which suddenly attacked witli artillery and machine guns in the vicinity of Gradekova-Poltask, in Nokolsk-Useur-isk province. No casualties were reported in this attack. Losses Total 500 Harbin, Manchuria. Sept. 9.—(U.R) —Chinese losses in the border fighting on Sunday totalled 500, including deserters, it was announced today. Pogranitchnaya was deserted by its residents. Advices from Pogranitchnaya report another appearance of Soviet airplanes over the city today. There had been no renewal of firing so far. however. Communication with Pogranitchnaya was intermittent. Bombs Thrown Toklo, Sept. 9.—(U.R) -Soviet troops fired on Chinese patrols miles east of Pogranitchnaya Sunday morning. the war office announced today. Twenty-eight Chinese were wounded. ’ The extent of the Russian casualties : was unknown. 1 Soviet airplanes appeared over ‘ iogranitchnaya at 3:30 p.m. the same ’ day and dropped 20 bombs. The Chinese returned the fire. One Chinese 1 was killed. ' "Such border clashes must be ex- ■ pected," a war office spokesman said, ' “and should not be interpreted as prejudicing the possibility of a Chin-ese-Russian conference.” STUDENTS ARRESTED Warsaw. Sept. 9. —(U.R) — Several Ukrainian students were under arrest today in connection with an attempt to assassinate the Polish minister of ' finance, E. Kwiatkowski, dispatches I from Lemberg said. REV. R.E.VANCE RETURNS HERE Local United Brethren Pastor Is Reassigned To This City For Another Year The Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor at the Decatur United Brethien church for the last year was returned to Decatur ’ for another year at the closing of the ' eighty-fifth annual session of the St. Joseph Conference of the church at Winona Lake Sunday. The assignments of pastors were made by Bishop H. H. Fout of Indianapolis. The Rev. Mr. Vance came to Decatur a year ago, taking the place of Rev Cecil R. Smith. Rev. and' Mrs. Vance have been prominent in church I I affairs in this city the last year and their many friends congratulated them today on their return to the lo- , cal church. ' Rev. C. R. Smith who has been pastor of the Ligonier United Brethren church for the last year, being sent to that city from Decatur was also ■ returned by Bishop Fout for another r yeai. The United Brethren church of De- - catur is one of the largest protestant . churches in Adams county and has ent joyed a steady growtli under the able • leadership of the present pastor. Rev. I Vance has been active in the Decatur Ministerial association and other 10. . cal religious activities. 1 Rev. Vance was re-elected Re gin- - trar of the St. Joseph conference at i the closing session and Mrs. Vance - was elected president of the associaf tion of Wives of Ministers. Both t positions are regarded as important • ones. o BULLETIN 1 Columbus, 0., Sept. 9. —(U.R) —Two ■ armed bandits entered the North 1 Side Savings and Trust Company, • here today, forced the cashier and a . woman clerk to lay' on the floor, - rifled the safe and money drawers of $5,000 and escaped in a parked automobile.

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Youthful Air Pilot Killed At South Bend Bout Bend, Ind., Sept. 9 — (UP) — While his family watched from the ground below, Raymond Hilliart 18-year-old term boy pilot, was killed when his new plane crashed Into a Quotato field. Young Hilliart, who made his first solo flight just a week ago. flew to ills home, and invited members of his family to take a ride. A cousin. Rudolph Van Deveire, was the first to accept. The plane went into a nose dive, and Hilliart was dead when relatives reached his wrecked plane, Van Diviere suffered a fractured ankle. o DEATH SUMMONS GENEVA CITIZEN Andrew Idlewine, 87, Civil War Veteran Expires At His Geneva Home Geneva, Ind., Sept. 9. —Andrew Idlewine, 87. for many years a resident of Geneva, and prominent Civil War veteran, died Sunday noon at his home in Geneva, from infirmities. Mr. Idlewine served three years active service tn the Civil War and was one of the oldest veterans living in the county prior to his death. Andrew Idlewine was born at Batesville, Jenning county, Indiana, July 1. 1842, and died at Geneva. Sunday noon. September 8. 1929. He was united in marriage to Catherine Shingledecker, who preceded him in death three years ago. To this union were born the following children who survive: Charles Idlewine, and Mrs. Frank Houghton, both of Geneva; Mrs. Edna Holt of lowa Park, Texas; and Mrs. John Kraner. of Ceylon. One brother, Phillip Idlewine of near Batesville, also survives. Mr. Idlewine was a veteran of the Civil War and saw active fighting during his three years of service. He was popular with the residents of Geneva, always relating his experiences to them. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of Geneva, being one of the oldest living members. He had been ill for sometime, and for the past two or three weeks had been bedfast. He had lived with a daughter in Geneva since the death of his wife. Sunday noon he quietly slept away. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 o’clock (central standard time) at the home in Geneva. The officiating minister has not been selected as yet. Burial will be made in the West Lawn cemetery. o Tocsin Man Disappears Leaving Note In Auto Leaving a note in the family automobile stating he was “leaving never to return,” Rudolph Werling, of near Tocsin, r.eeretary-treasurer of the Tocsin Telephone company disappeared last Tuesday from Fort Wayne and has not been heard of since, according to word received from Tocsin today. Mr. Werling accompanied his wife and family to Fort Wayne last Tuesday, it was stated today, and after leaving the note in the car, he disappeared. The story was kept a secret for some time, apparetly with the hope that he would return. He left hfe wife and five small children, whom he had taken to Fort Wayne. N o motive has been learned for his disappearance. * * DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR I FAIR Seneral chairman, Paul Graham. Agricultural chairman. Ferd E. Christen. Free Act Committee, L. V. Bak- 1 er. Program. Ferd O’Brien. ' | Music, Paul Saurer. x Horse Dept., George Krick, Supt. and Dr. G. F. Eichorn, chair- | man. Dairy Dept., W. A. Klepper, | I Supt., and Peter Lehman, | chairman. Swine Dept., Hubert Schmitt, Supt., and chairman. Agricultural Dept.. Avon Burk, 1 Supt.. and chairman. Flower Show, J. W. Calland, Supt. and Mrs. John Heller, I Chairman. Pet Stock Show, Robert Helm. ' | Supt. and Chairman. 1 Woman’s Dept., W. A. Lower, > | Supt. and Mrs. Fred Linn and 1 ' Mrs. Mary Ahr, chairmen. , | 4-H Club Dept.. Ferd E. Chrisi | ten. Supt. and chairman. 1 I « 4

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TENTS ERECTED AND EVERYTHING IN READINESS Children’s Day Will Be Observed Tuesday With Parade In Morning FREE ACTS TO BE FEATURE The ballv-hoo of concessioners ; the droll music of the merry-go-round and the milling crowd of pleasure seekers will rule Decatur this week. The Decatur Free Street Fair will open Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock and will hold full sway until late next Saturday night. Decatur assumed the apparition of a tented city today and concession owners and showmen were busy all day Sunday and today erecting their stands, in readiness for the big event. The midway for the fair stretches from Jefferson street down Second street to Jackson street with side midways on Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson strets. Besides the hundred and one various kinds of concession booths, there are several shows and a variety of interesting farm and agricultural exhibits to entertain the crowds. The free acts which start at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning and run continuously until late Saturday night 1 will be displayed at various points along the midway. An information booth has been ' erected on the midway and. at all times, a competent person will be in charge to divulge all necessary information to the visitors. Midway To Be Double The midway, for the first time in S the history of Decatur fairs, will be double this year. The concessions j are being built in the center of the street, making plenty of room for people to go down one side and back up the other and at the same time ’ giving local merchants an opportunity to exhibit their wares in their display windows. j Fair visitors are urged to note the many bargain displays at local stores and Decatur merchants are unanimous ' in extending a cordial invitation for visitors to make local stores their headquarters during the week. Rides, including a merry-go-round, ferris wheel, swings, whip, and whip coaster were erected today and will be ready for the grand opening Tuesday. Shows Are Here Among the shows are a mechanical city, LaDelle magical and vaudeville show. Tommy Stutz wrestling show and others. The shows are medium . prized and all have been examined by ■ committee members and are guaran- . teed to be free from graft. Several local societies and organCCONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) l o Begin Excavation Work For Newberry Building Tlie work of excavating for the new . J. J. Newberry building on Second street started this morning. Bebont and Hisey have the general contract ' and from the start made this morning, it will require only a short time to complete the excavation. A one story, brick building. 40 feet wide by 100 feet , deep will be erected on the site. — o AUTOS DAMAGED IN ACCIDENTS Two Mishaps Reported In Adams County Over WeekEnd; One Hurt Two accidents were reported to j have occurred in Adams county over i the week-end. and three automobiles | were badly damaged. A Ford roadI ster driven by Lester Ehrsam of | Monroe left the road on Federal road 27, two miles north of Decatur and struck a ditch. Tlie car was badly damaged but Ehrsam was uninjured. The car was I towed to a Berne garage for repairs. It was stated today that the engine and front of the car was a total loss. A Chrysler sedan driven by Russell Steiner, principal of Hartford township high school and a Dodge sedan driven by Freeman Reynolds figured in an accident near Linn Grove Sunday. Both cars were damaged, and Reynolds received two bad t cuts on the left leg.

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