Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1931 — Page 1

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Bird tells i IF SKY TOUR IPERIENCES ts Plan Other ons Into Strathere Soon TO MILE HEIGHT lust ria, May 29.— . Auguste Piccard, i fie success of his m altitude higher •ver had ascended, lay to make other into the upper air ■(■sts of science. his companion, pfer, refreshed by s sleep—their first in re ready to climb back high in the Austrian >ver the balloon in oared 52,500 feet into ere. • roken all altitude rece than two miles in ascent, but Piccard, he University of Brus>re interested in the ue of the daring exthe fact he had gaine as a baloonist. ithusiasm in summing ific gains of the flight ■diet that it had provsphere. or rare upper s navigable, and that st 10 miles above the the imagination with I s, hinting at airways new types of flying ma_HL ■ ilIL‘ at tremendous speed earth. Bpelirl.t proved that the strat■Hi- n.ivigab'e," Prof. Piecard will he able to master the of pressure and cold at that my studies — H® a p' life in the stratosphere •—Kblelin future. I am glad that inaugurate this new era Iran.spo rat ion. I hope that now attempt similar break my record." told newspapermen he ted highly successful exbetween 15,000 and 16.|Knei|er- (about 50,000 to 52,480 said in testing the Rpffin ninductivity of the gases SBMi rays, he hail found the ■gSsliity comparatively high. ine of Prof. Albert Ein«|tlie "i n-s, long disputed, .mil there still remains ON PAGE FOUR) 9|ant Oil On Road Rice of the Rice Hotel was circulating a petition state road 54 from here to ■Re veiled and oiled. It is principle highways leadthis dty and an avenue for tile outside trade and is us- ' Columbus-Fort Wayne The highway was tentaover by the state a but nothing further has BbEoii". The state commission to include it in next to be cared for by but in the meantime it is that the road be made as possible and with the of the least amount The improvement at this ■Riouid it is believed aid in the state interested and IMff to :lle Petition were easily by Mr. Rice. is LETTING |IS CANCELLED fwch On State Road 27 |Wy Be Paved Later, I ■Commission Says ■ ■ Indiana State highway comiMB 11 today cancelled the publiof the notice to bidders for «B°nstruction of the stretch of iPR on State highway *No. 27t ot Monroe and south to the pavement. notice read that bids would Hf CeiVe( ‘ * )y commission on for the improvement of the •| 5 s11 °f toad totaling 2.375 miles. I®"hbers of the commission stat|H at bids would be received later, BVd not fix the exact date.

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Raised to Titanic Tpx II s wk. ‘ / j * flteb If • ill r at! This imposing memorial to the Titanic disaster in 1912, dedicated at Washington, D. C., in the presence of President Hoover, is shown being draped by Old Glory as the wind whipped the flag around the statue during the unveiling ceremony. The work of art is the creation of Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and was financed by popular subscription. HOOVER GETS “ 0. K. OF PARTY To Receive Accolade At Philadelphia; Plans Memorial Address Washington, May 29. — (U.R) —As an appropriate preliminary to the impending political season, President Hoover is about t*o receive the accolade of the Union League of Philadelphia, one of the most famous citadels of the Republican faith. The President and Mrs. Hoover will attend a dinner at that historic Republican club tonight. This organization, which, sprang from the Union cause during the Civil War, will present Mrs. Hoover with a portrait of the President by Pilides Costa. Every Republican President has been honored by the club, and this ceremony, mid-way in Mr. Hoover’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) COUNTY FARM INMATE DIES Mack Dickerson. 69, Victim of Cancer; Had Been 111 Two Years Mack Dickerson, 69, inmate of the Adams County Infirmary died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 11:25 o’clock Thursday night from cancer Mr. Dickerson resided at the infirmary for the past two years during which time he suffered with cancer. He was bedfast since last August and was removed to the hospital three weeks ago. The deceased was born in Benton County, Ohio, April 9. 1862, the sou of George and Lucinda Dickeison. He was never married, and spent the greater part of his life in and near Geneva. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Chrisman. Richmond; Mrs. Minnie Vondelor, Chicago; two brothers, Thomas, Toledo, O. Karson, Oklahoma City. Okla., and William at the Adams County Infirmary. Funeral services have not been arranged. — Cocaine Is Siezed Fort Wayne, May 29.—(U.R)— Seizure of 240 grains of cocaine, and arrest of Mr. and Mrs Vernon Clear negroes, immediately at of the package of drugs by a postman, was said by police to have Ween the most important development within several months in their anti-narcotics campaign The seizure was one of the largest ever made here. The package was mailed from Cleveland.

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COMMISSIONERS PLAN SESSION NEXT MONDAY Scheiman Bridge Bids To Be Received; Several Roads To Be Sold FIVE BRIDGES TO BE BUILT Tin' board of,county commissioners will convene next: Monday and a busy session is 1 expected. Several road and i bridge matters will come up for action. By order of the state board of tax commissioners bids will be received by the board for the construction of the proposed Scheimann bridge, spanning the St. Mary’s river in Preble township. The estimate of the cost of build-, ing the bridge is $30,000. but local | contractors believe that a much 1 lower pricy will be maxle on the j job. It was also stated that a few j firms were going to submit prices for a concrete bridge. The speci-| ft cations prepared by County Engineer Ralph Roop call for a steel bridge. The matter of building the bridge has been a bone of contention for a few years. Remonstrators were successful last year in preventing the construction lof the bridge. Another petition was filed this year, a remonstrance followed and a hearing on the bond issue was held here. The state board ordered that bids be received and that prices be forwarded to the board Before any further action was taken. To Sell Roads Three roads will be sold at the June meeting. They are the Henry Koenemann. Preble township; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) BIBLE SCHOOL MAKES PLANS Pupils To Meet Monday Morning At Central School Building The Daily Vacation Bible School which will be conducted in Decatur during the month of June will open on Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock At the tap of the bell all kindergarten children from the ages of three and a half years to 6 years will assemble in the Central school building and all primary and junior children will march in a body to the Baptist church for the opening and devotional period. It is important that every child who wishes to attend the school begin on the first day. Every pupil will be given a tag which will bear a star for each day that he attends. Mrs. Frank Downs who is principal of the school will be assisted by a splendid staff of teachers, and other assistants. All teachers and assistants will meet every morning at promptly 8:15 in the Baptist church for a brief period of devotions and prayer. Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann will give the opening devotional talk to the school on Monday morning. Rev. H. H. Ferntheil will have charge on Tuesday morning and Rev. M. W. Sundermann the remainder of the week. Miss Della Sellemeyer will direct the music. The co-operating churches in the Vacation Bible school are the Baptist, Christian, Evangelical. Methodist, Presbyterian, United Brethren and Zion Reformed. Wounded Grocer Dies Indianapolis, May 29.—Bullet wounds inflicted by a bandit gang during an attempted holdup caused the death here of Lafayette A. Jackson, Standard grocery chain owner. Jackson opened the first ot his 250 stores here in 1897. He recently had been active in the fight against the Indiana chain store tax law, having carried the case to the United States supreme court. A few days before he was shot, he had announced plans to continue the court fight. Police here arrested one man in connection with the shooting, in which Detective Charles Bauer also was wounded. The suspect was released- aftqr investigation.

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Memorial Speaker Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and State Chaplin of the American Legion, will deliver the memorial address at the services to be held Saturday morning at 11:30 o’clock at the Soldiers’ and Sailors' Monument in this city. Rev. Ferntheil will speak on "Our Covenant, with Our Dead." LEGION LEADS ■ IN OBSERVANCE Memorial Day Program To Be Held In City Saturday Morning Decatur will pay tribute tomorrow to America’s war heroes, dead and living of all wars. Adams post of the American Legion will have charge of the Memorial day program and observance. Nothing has been omitted in the plans for the Memorial. Graves of all soldiers in the county will be decorated with wreaths and flowers, by committees of Legionnaires. Every soldier's grave will have an American flag on it Saturday. Following the placing of wreaths and service will be held at the Monroe street bridge for Navy heroes. The American Legion program in Decatur wil close Saturday with a Memorial address by Rev. If. H. Ferntheil at the Soldiers and Sailors monument on the Court House lawn. All patriotic organizations of the city and school children will take part in the services. The Legion post will conduct a service at Berne Saturday afternoon. The drum corps will lead parades in both Decatur and Berne. The feature of the Berne program will be a Memorial day address by Senator T. A. Gottschalk, joint state senator from Adams, Blackford and Wells counties. RANKS OF 6. A. R. ARE THINNING Reports Show About 500 Veterans Remain In Indiana; 101 Posts There are about 500 surviving Civil War veterans in Indiana, according to figures compiled recently by the United Press. On January 1, 1931, records showed 631 veterans in the state, but. the last few months have taken a toll of about 100 veterans. At the close of the War, Indiana had 21,173 veterans, and in 1890 there were 529 active G. A. R. posts compared to 101, at present. There are two colored posts in the state, according to figures. Joseph Rowlett, 100, former slave is commander of the Indianapolis post. There are three other members. There are five members of the Evansville colored post. Decatur’s post has not been active for the last few years, but there are still a number of veterans in the county. The Decatur post was known as the Sam Henry Post, G. A. R. About nine or 10 veterans remain in Adams county. Library Will Close The Decatur Public Library will be closed all day Memorial Day, May 30. Beginning Monday. June 1, the library will be conducted on the summer schedule, opening at 1 o’clock (PST) in the afternoon and remaining open until 9 o'clock in the evening.

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LOCAL PEOPLE PLAN HOLIDAY Races, Lakes, Picnics Call Many; Two-Day WeekEnd Cause With an extra day over the week-end because Memorial day is on Saturday, many Decatur people are planning on spending the holiday away from the city. Many local people are planning on motoring to various lake resorts in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Others will attend the Memorial day 500-mile race at Indianapolis or the dirt track races at Winchester. The Indianapolis race will start at 11 o'clock, central standard time and the program at Winchester starts at 1 o'clock. Decatur's independent baseball team will play at Markle Saturday afternoon and a number of fans are planning on attending the ball game there. The game will start at 3 o’clock daylight saving time. Both teams are undefeated in the Wabash Valley league. Several family dinners and reunions will be held in and near Decatur Weather forecasts are for scattered ehowers in Indiana tonight with partly cloudy weather Saturday. The prediction of showers is largely for southern Indiana. Board Is Reorganized Indianapolis, May 29 —(U.R) —Clem J. Richards. Terre Haute, was reelected chairman of the George Rogers Clark Memorial commission tit a meeting here. Walter Myers, speaker of the house of representatives, was chosen vice president, succeeding James M. Kn(kpp, Hagerstown. Mrs. Elisa'neth Miller, IndianapoUs was retained as secretary. Frank C. Ball, Muncie, was selected as a member of the federal George Rogers Clark commission, taking the post left vacant by the death of Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle, South Bend. LONGER TERM URGED BY MANY Citizens Seek To Get Increase of Sentence For Kirkland Valparaiso, Ind.. May 29—(U.R) — The furore over the one to 10 year reformatory sentence passed upon Virgil Kirkland, continued today with no sign of abatement, but with Grant Crumpacker, trial judge, indicating a possibility that the term of the penalty might be lengthened. The belligerant attitude of Judge Crumpacker, displayed yesterday, was tempered somewhat, as word arrived from Indianapolis that Attorney General James M. Ogden admitted there was no way of forcing the trial judge to alter the sentence. Judge Crumpacker admitted that lie changed the commitment to read "assault and battery with intent to commit a felony.” Kirkland was convicted, in his trial for slaying Arlene Draves at a Gary liquor party, on a charge of “assault and battery with intent to commit criminal assault.” The former crime carries a mandatory sentence of one to 10 years —the latter a maximum penalty of ,CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Hyde To Be In State Indianapolis, Ind., May 29. —(U.R) —Arthur M. Hyde, United States secretary of agriculture, will be the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the State Board of Agriculture here June 25, it was announced today by E. J. Barker, secretary of the Indiana board. BULLETIN Commissioner Dynes of the United States Labor Department was here today and held a conference with Mr. Swimmer, representing Anderson 4 Company; Mr. Tibbet of Union City who has the plumbing sub-contract, members of the local labor organizations and others. Mr. Swimmer went to Chicago and is to report the decision of Anderson & Company to the department by Monday morning, at which time a hearing will be held in Washington relative to the local situation.

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Naturalized American Is Executed In Italy Rome, May 29.—(U.R)i —Michele Schirru, naturalized citizen ot the United States convicted of plotting to assassinate Premier Benito Mussolini, was executed at sunrise today. The confessed anarchist, 32 years old, died before a firing, squad at 4:47 a. m. He was convicted of the plot against Mussolini before the special tribunal for defense of the state yesterday and immediately was sentenced to die. The execution of Schirru took place in the courtyard of the old "Braschi" fortress, in the vicinity of the Vatican. The firing squad was composed of 12 E'ascist militiamen. o NEW FOUNTAIN BEING BUILT Improvement Is Made By City At Legion Memorial Park A large cement pool and fountain is being constructed by the city, in the Legion Memorial Park, located on South Winchester street. The work is being supervised by Amos Fisher, city stremt, commissioner and his men are constructing the improvement. Work on the pool will be completed in the next few days. The | fish and water lily pool is centered I with a fountain and spray effect, and the pool lias rocks about the edges. Water lilliee and other water flow ers and plants will be planted in the pool when the construction Is completed, and fish also will be j placed in the pool. The standard in the center of the pool is topped with a large green frog. The flower beds of the park have been cultivated and a large number of geranium plants have been planted in the plots. Seats and tables have been placed about the park, and are ready for picnics and family reunions. First Charge Presented Nashville, Tenn., May 29.—<U.R>The first count in impeachment articles against Gov. Henry Horton, pfesented to the state house of representatives today, charged that the Governor entered into a conspiracy witli Rogers Caldwell, financier and Col. I.nke Lea, newspaper publisher, whereby the chief executive "was to be perpetuated in office.” Chairman John Tipton, of a special house committee, introduced the charge, which consisted of 65 typewritten pages. It was based on an alleged violation of the criminal conspiracy laws ot the state. o BYRD FEATURE AT WINONA LAKE Famous Explorer Will Head Summer Program At Lake Resort Chief among the interesting events to take place at Winona Lake this summer will be the addrest by Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, hero of the North and South Foies, who will speak July 4 at 8 o’clock. Other events which promises to be of unusual interest to the public will be the celebration of Foundation Day. Sunday, August 9. and the Musical Festival, August 10 to 13. Alberto Salvi, harpist, Elizabeth Kerr, soprano, Dorotha Powers, violinist. and Seth Parker and Lizzie Peters, radio entertainers, will appear on the Festival program. The Red Arrow Male Quartet, one of the most popular singing organizations of the radio, will present a program during the Music Festival. The Winona Summe:* School of Missions will open June 23, and the school provides classes in Bible, home and foreign text books, normal study and story telling for junior leaders. The Winona Lake School of Theology will be conducted in full half quarters of six weeks each, and will be held July 8 to August 14. The summer kindergarten of the Winona Lake will be held from June 1 to August 31 for children between ‘he ages of 2 to 6 years. The Lake has a miniature golf course and shutfle board courts, and this year the general play equipment has been improved.

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Supreme Knight * IM m J lir Martin H. Carmody, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus who will deliver an address at the Banquet to be held Sunday evening at the Decatur Country Club in observance of the Silver Jubilee of Decatur Council of the Knights of Columbus. A joint initiation of Decatur, Fort Wayne and Huntington councils will be held here Sunday. K: OFC. PLANS ARECOMPLETE Members, Guests and Candidates Will Attend 8:30 Mass Sunday Morning The Knights of Columbus, candidates and visitors here for the Joint initiation and Silver Jubilee celebration of the Decatur council, will attend the eight-thirty mass at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Sunday morning. The Rev. Father J. A. Hennes, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church, will say the mass and will also deliver the sermon. The conferring of the degree work will begin at the K. of C. hall at 10:30 o'clock with Carter McLaughlin and staff of Fort Wayne in charge of the first two degrees. The third degree will be ghven in the afternoon by the Kitchin Team of Richmond. o Berne Program Cancelled The Memorial Day Services planned to be held at Berne Saturday afternoon have been cancelled, according to word received here late this afternoon. Rev. H. H. Fern theil, state chaplain, is unable to have charge of the services and an invitation was extended the people of Berne by the Adams Post of the American Legion to attend the services in this city, Saturday forenoon. Final Party Is Monday The final party of the B. P. O. | Elk's bridge tournament will take place in the Elk’s Home, Monday night, June 1, at eight o’clock. Each ot the two previous parties have met with much success and largo numbers of people have attended the events each Monday night. The party Monday night will begin at 8 o’clock (DST) and tables will be arranged for games of bridge and rhum, with prizes being awarded in each of the games. The grand prizes have been displayed at each of the parties, and will be presented to the persons having the highest scores at two of the parties. o To Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Casper Lange of this city will unite with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eiting of Minster. 0., in celebrating the golden anniversary of their weddings at Minster, Sunday. Both weddings occurred on May 31. 1881. Mr. Eiting is a brother of Mrs. Lange. 0 Pope Has Conference Vatican City, May 29—(U.R)—A lengthy conference took place today between the Pope and Monsignor Francesco Borgongini-Duea, Apostolic Nuncia accredited to the king of Italy. It was understood the Pope instructed the Nuncio to make representations regarding Fascist conflicts with the Azlone Cattolica, Catholic layman’s organization.

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RULING VOTED AFTER LENGTHY BOARD MEETING Three Teachers Affected By Decision; Several Openings Unfilled TEACHERS NOT YET HIRED No married women will 1A? hired to teach in Decatur public schools, it was decided at a special meeting of the Decatur board Thursday night. The new ruling affects three teachers who just completed the school year. Neither will be rehired next year. The decision was reached [at a meeting attended by Dr. Burt. (Mangold; M. E. Hower and Mrs. ' Carrie Haubold, board members (and Superintendent of Schools. M. ’F. .Worthman. The ruling came as- ! ter discussion which lasted more 'than three hours. Several other cities have adopted the same rule in the last few weeks and in one or two instances teachers have appealed their cases to courts. At Anderson a court ruled that the fact that a woman teacher is married is not sufficient to cause her dismissal. The question of hiring married I teachers in Decatur schools has been discussed for several weeks here, and it is understood that many citizens have argued both sides ot the case to two members of the board. The decision last night was not unanimous. The teaching staff for next year has not yet been named, it was announced today by Dr. Mangold, I president of the board. It is understood that another special meeting will be held soon to employ the instructors for next year. It is understood several transfers and changes will be made. While only three teachers at present are affected by the ruling, the board was besieged by a number of other married women, who had been dismissed by the same ruling at other places, one member of the board said today. The teachers affected by the newruling are Mrs. Robert Mills, instructor at North Ward school and Mrs. H. I* Curtis, instructor at South Ward and Mrs. ('. O. Porter, Latin teacher at Decatur high school. Cowan Is Rotary Speaker James Cowan, manager of the Decatur Casting company, gave an interesting talk before members ot the Decatur Rotary club last evening. Mr. Cowan stated “that this was no time for a person to think that the country was ruined, but rather the time tor everyone to be thankful for what they had. work harder and enjoy thoae things which contributed to the happiness of life". o Sheriff Recovers Auto A Hudson sedan owned by Ray Hudson of Fort Wayne and which was stolen there yesterday was taken in charge by Sheriff Johnson this afternoon after it had remained parked on north Second street in this city all night. The ownership card was in the car and a call to the Hudson residence brought identification. The car was sent there this afternoon and the owners were very happy to recover it In perfect condition. o EXECUTIVES ARE ARRIVING Governors To Be Guests of Governor Leslie At Auto Races Indianapolis, May 29 —(U.R) -Governors l of several states, their wives and official parties, arrived in Indianapolis today amid the bustle and excite tn en t which attends the running of the annual 500-mile Memorial Day auto race. The state chief executives en route to their 23rd conference at French iJick Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, will attend the race (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)