Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1931 — Page 1

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[County Club Women Representatives Meet j — Mrs. E. W. Busche, president of ] the Home Economics Clubs of the i County, presided at a meeting of I the presidents or representatives of the eight clubs in the county in the Decatur Chamber of Commerce room Saturday evening. The question of serving the banquet at Herne Friday evening for the Berne Chamber of Commerce was discussed and it was decided that food would be donated by the various clubs and delivered in Berne by 1 o'clock Fridav afternoon. August 14, and that two women from each club would be | present to prepare the meal. Girl members of the 4-H Clubs , will be asked to serve the Banquet, i Those present at the meeting j i were, Mrs. Gilliert Hirschy, Miss i Grace Kennedy. Mrs. Ada Shoei maker. Mrs. G. R. Bierly, Mrs. I Fred Blum, Mrs. Chas. Schenck, I Mrs. Jesse Byerly. Mrs. John ! Floyd, Mrs. Chas. Barnhouse. Mrs. R. O. Wynn. Mrs. Dan Lehman i and Mrs. E. W. Busche. WAR VETERANS MEET AT OSSIAN Decatur People Attend Reunion of Spanish War Veterans The thirty-second reunion of the 160th. Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the SpanishAmerican war. was held at Ossian. I Sunday, and about ISU members : I of the regiment were present, be-1 sides a large number of visitors from other organizations. Dinners were served to 380 people in the dining halls of the ' Methodist Epipcopal and the Presbyterian churches. Following the dinner, a business meeting and program took place. Those from Decatur who attended the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles I Brothers, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. [ Macy. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolford. I Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brodbeck, , Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hess. John M. | Lenhart, John D. Andrews. Charles iT. Kitson, Ed. Fulton and Frank i Peterson. ’ I Members of Company B who attended from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hahnert of Monroe; Jonas Fisher of South Bend: Harvey E. Myers of Pleasant Hop, Missouri; William Hurst of Moline, Illinois; Claud Burkhead, Arthur Russell and Robert Peterson of Fort Wayne; James Buchanan ot Willshire, Ohio; Harry E. Quinn of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. i Harry E. Bell of Milan, Ohio; and William Tucker of Detroit. Mich. The next reunion of the regiment will be held at Tipton, Ind. SIX KILLED IN PLANE CRASH Defective Propeller Is Blamed for Cincinnati Crash Sunday Cincinnati, 0., Aug. 10—^U.R) — A defective propeller was blamed today for an air liner crash here yesterday killing six, including one man en route home to see his new-lxbrn baby. An American Airways plane fell from 300 feet shortly after it left Lunken Airport for Atlanta, ploughed into the bed of the Miami river, and nosed over, crumbling the cabin and crushing , all aboard. The dead: Marvin T. Odell, 23. the pilot with 4,000 hours of flying. William K. Dewaid, 32. co-pilot ' with 3,000 hours of flying. Miss Gwenna D. Hughes, 21. Fort ' Thomas, Ky., just starting a vacai tion. i William E Keith. Atlanta, re(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) , LaGrange Bank Closes Indianapolis, Aug. 10 -(U.R) —The County Trust company. , founded at LaGrange 18 years ago ■ by Clyde Walb, former Republican [ state chairman, was closed today . by examiners of the state banking . department, it was announce! . here. ; E. O. Grady is president of the institution and Rollo L. Walter. I state senator, secretary.

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Mrs. /Herbert Hoover (arrows pointing) is shown christening the “Akron." world's largest dirigible, at Akron. Ohio Top photo shows part of immense crowd gathered around the nose of the giant ship. Lowet photo is scene at christening. Many persons were overcome i y the heat.

PICNIC PLANS I ARE COMPLETED Methodist Excursion Tickets Going Fast; Hundreds to Attend Arrangements have been completed for the annual Methodist Sunday School picnic and excursion to Walbridge Park. Toledo, Ohio, next Wednesday, it was announced today. A permit from tire City of Toledo! for the use of the park has been issued and received by the local committee in charge of the arrangements for the annual affair. | Word has been received from I H. F. Covode, manager of the. amusements at Walbridge Park stating that the park would be in , readiness for the holiday occasion. ! He also stated that the zoo this year is better than ever before. When the first Methodist Sunday School picnic was sponsored several years ago, 125 tickets were ' sold to the children of the Sunday ’ school. More than SOO. are expected to take part in the picnic and excursion this year. The public is ' invited to spend the day in the park at Toledo, Wednesday. Tickets may be secured at the ’ following stores in this city: Home • Grocery. John T. Myers. Vance and ’ l.inn, Nichols Shoe Store, Beavers and Fryback and the Nickel Plate depot. W. F. Beery will be in the charge of the commissary car on the special train, and states that he will be able to offer real curb service en route. Q Try to Raise Fund Gary. Ind., Aug. 10.—(U.R)—Attempts to raise SIO,OOO for the safe release of William C. (Cully) Flanagan, kidnaped Gary gambler, were , reported being made today by his friends and relatives. ’ Negotions for freeing Flanagan ! were in the hands of J. Glenn ■ Harris, his attorney. Harris was said to have been I permitted to talk over the telephone to Flanagan, who had been . missing since he was forced by two men into an automobile early J Friday,

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 10, 1931.

Plan Annual Reunion The annual Homecoming picnic of the Salem Methodist Episcopal church will be held at the church in Blue Creek township. Sunday, August 16, it was announced today. A basket dinner will be served at the noon hour and a special Homecoming program will be given in the afternoon. The regular morning worship services will be held in the forenoon, followed by the picnic. The Homecoming is an annual affair and a large number of former members from this city and surrounding towns are expected to be present. WATER VICTIM | I DIES SATURDAY; ' .James Hendricks, Who Suffered Broken Back Succumbs to Injury James Hendricks, 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks of south of Berne, died at his home, Saturday night at 10:10 o’clock, fol-1 lowing injuries he received when he 1 dove into shallow water at a sand pit southeast of Berne, Thursday night. The young man suffered a broken spine about two inches below the shoulder and his body, below the injury, was paralyzed. Death .however, was due to double pneumonia. Mr. Hendricks and several companions had gone to the sandpit on the Wilson farm a mile south east of Berne about 8 o’clock Thursday night. Mr. Hendricks was the first to dive into the water, and due to the darkness, the young man mis(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Race Driver Killed Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 10.—(U.R) —All Burrell, 28, Columbus, Ohio, race driver, was killed yesterday at the speedway here when Ills automobile ran* into another machine, and turned over. A crowd of 10,000. witnessed the accident. Burrell's automobile was traveling nearly 90 miles an hour in the feature event when the accident occurred.

4-H CLUBS PLAN SHOW AT BERNE) f Exhibitions to Start August 12; Features Are Announced The 4-H Club showing of calves, ! pigs and -girls sewing, canning. , baking and food preparation will 1 be held in Berne, August 12, 13 and 1 14 under the name of the 4-H Club 1 i and extension exhibits. The 4-H I Club and extension exhibits is be- I j ing sponsored and premiums be- : in? paid by the Decatur Chamber I lof Commerce, Berne Chamber of I Commerce, ('loverleaf Creameries, 1 Decatur, The Plymouth Rock I Crushing Co., and the Meshberger , Stone Company. August Heiman of the Peoples Restaurant is spon- ( soring a trip for a girl to the Indiana State Fair School of Home | Economics. The 4-H Club barrows and the 4-H Club calves will be exhibited in the Berne Hardware Co., building fronting on Fulton Street. The i I 4-H Club barrows will be judged i [ Wednesday afternoon by F. M. : j Shanklin. State club leader for boys’ club work. The 4-H Club calves will be judged Friday by , T. M. Lee, county agent of Randolph County. The girls’ 4-H Club exhibit will be placed in the basement of the | community auditorium and will be judged on Thursday by Starley Hunter, home demonstration agent of Randolph County. Thursday afternoon at 2:30 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Rain Brings Relief Indianapolis, Aug. 10. — (U.R) — Rain throughout the state yesterday, in several localities, heavy brought relief from the prolonged heat wave. Corn crops, in some places show- I ing signs of curling and firing, were aided greatly, it was reported. Temperature drops of 20 degrees i were reported in several sections. I Although Monday dawned clear. I moderate temperature will prevail today, the Weather Bureau here reported.

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WINDOW PEEPER STABS DECATUR MAN; ESCAPES « Virgil Krick Injured as He Grabs Peeper at His Home Saturday a’ssailant IS UNKNOWN Virgil “Pete” Krick was stabbed three times late Saturday night ! by an unknown assailant whom Krick caught peeping into a window of his home on South First street. The unknown man stabbed Krick twice on the left side and once on the right side and escaped into the darkness The Kricks were in the house at the time of the incident and one of the children first saw the "peeper”. Krick went out the back door and grabbed the man. It is believed that the assailant had his knife or another blunt instrument drawn. As Krick grabbed the prowler by the shoulders, the latter struck! him twice a few inches below the shoulder in the left side. Krick turned and the man stabbed him again on the right side before running. The injuries were serious but not critical, the attending physician stated, unless infection s°ts in. Krick was able to sit up today and it is believed that he will be recovered in a few days. The assailant ran to the rear of the Krick property where he struck his leg against an ash can. He (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Babe Is Stillborn Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stutler who was stillborn at noon Sunday at their home, m miles southeast of this city, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Mr. Hope Cemetery. Surviving are the parents, Chesj ter and Lola Bebout-Stutler. o Decision Is Affirmed Albany, N. Y., Aug. 10. —(U.R) — The court of appeals today affirmed in a part a lower court decision which held William F. Doyle, NewYork City House doctor, in contempt. The high court modified the Appellate division's ruling holding Doyle in contempt only as far as it concerned questions as to whether he bribed public officers, but held that the New York City Investigating Committee is not empowered to give immunity to witnesses. > o MARTIAL LAW RULES HAVANA Outbreak is Suppressed, but Guards Stay on Active Duty Havana, Cuba, Aug. 10—(U.R) — Martial law prevailed in Havana today, after police and loyal troops suppressed another outbreak against the regime headed by President Gerardo Machado. The authorities captured an insurgent arsenal after a sharp battle. Two men and a woman were killed in the fighting. Seven police were wounded. Two were expected to die. A state of siege—martial law—was declared in the Havana' district and in the Province of Pinar Del Rio. Loyal troops were concentrated to frustrate a purported rebel mobilization scheme. Wild rumors of further trouble, however, filled the Cuban capital, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Ft. Mayne Man Killed Three Rivers, Mich., Aug. 10.— (U.R)—Nate Beadell of Fort Wayne, Ind., was instantly killed and his wife seriously injured today when a New York Central passenger train creashed into their automobile, which stalled on the tracks. Mrs. Beadell was admitted to Three Rivers Hospital in critical condition.

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Clerk Has Hearing New York, Aug. 10.—(U.R)—Harold Finn, 19-year-old clerk of New York was to have a hearing today on a charge growing out of the accidental “guillotining” of Miss Alfried Iverson, 21, Brooklyn. At a party at the home of Miss Astried Larson, Brooklyn, Finn found an axe and brandished it in mock ferocity over Miss Iverson. The head slipped from the handle and the sharp edge cut the girl at the base of the skull. She died in a hospital. Police said thry were convinced the death was accidental. _______ o E, FRANK GASS DIES SUNDAY Prominent Local Merchant Dies at Hospital; 11l Some Time E. Frank Gass. 61, well known Decatur business man died at 4:10 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Adams County Memorial Hospital following an illness of several years. Death was caused by chronic pan- | creatitis. Mr. Gass had been ailing I tor the last 3 months and his con-1 ' dition became critical a week ago. I He was removed to the local hospital last Wednesday noon. \ Mr. Gass spent his entire life in this city and for the past 19 years . was a member of the E. F. Gass and t Son. ladies ready to wear store. He . was prominent in church and civic affairs, always taking an active part in these organizations. He was ' a member of the St. Marys Catho- ; lie church, the Knights of Columbus , lodge, the B. P. O. Elks lodge the Holy Name Society, the Third Order 1 of St. Francis and the St. Joseph societies. He was born in Decatur, January 13, 1870, the son of Henry and Eli- . za Gass. After the death of his parents, Mr. Gass made his home with | Mrs. Fannie Peterson and family , in this city. Mrs. Peterson lived on I South~Winchester street in the Mag- , ley property. He was united in mar(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) LABOR STRIKE AT HOOVER DAM 1 Workmen Quit after Wage Dispute Goes Unsettled ’ Boulder City, Nev., Aug. 10 — (U.R) —Government action to halt a ' ptrike of workers on the huge Hoover dam project, now at a standstill, was awaited today as representatives of the strikers unsuccessfully sought to arbitrate their wage disputes with representatives of the Six Companies, Inc., contractors. For 48 hours, not a shovel has turned nor a pound of rock moved I from the tunnels now under construction on the Colorado river. Although only 310 men were on strike, another 1,200 were idle » following announcement of the contractors that work would be halted to “give the men a chance to cAd off and rest.” Strikers, the majority of them muckers in the tunnels through which the river water will flow while the dam actually is under >' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o ' Will Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Kalver left today for Chicago where they will attend the funeral services of Mr. Kalver's Step - lather, A Max, which will he held Wednesday at Chicago. o I- Auto Strikes Bridge i Berne, Aug. 10 —(Special)—Miss Adeline Neuenschwander of this I, place was slightly injured when an - automobile driven by her escort, ) Wilbur Burkey of Smithville, Ohio struck a bridge banister, 3 miles north of here on federal road 27 Sunday night. The young couple - was returning f-ont Decatur when >, the accident occurred. s Mr. Burkey was driving a car 1 belonging to Luellen Stucky. He r became blinded by the rain and )- ran his ear into the bridge. Miss Neuenschwander received a o number of cuts and bruises and the 1 driver as uninjured. The car was badly damaged.

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CRAMER PLANE LONG OVERDUE AT COPENHAGEN Inquiries Along Route Fail to Reveal Whereabouts of Fliers FACED STORM REPORT SAYS Oelo, Norway, Aug. 10. — (U.R) Inquiries along the south coast of Norway today failed to elicit tiny trace whatever of Parker I). Cramer, American flier, long overdue at Copenhagen on the last lap of a trans-Atlantic flight. Anxiety grew throughout Scandinavia as hours passed and no word of the flier was heard. Crnmer, with his radio operator, Oliver Pacquette, a Canadian, surveying an air mail route linking America and Europe, reported by radio at 12:15 p.m. yesterday (6:15 a.m. EST) that they were fighting I a bad storm. , Cramer gave his position then as near Stavanger, on the Norwegian coast, about 350 miles north of Copenhagen. A little later he sent a wireless message that he hoped to arrive about 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EST). Cramer and Pacquette had been in radio communication with the world only for brief periods and at long intervals since they left Sydero, on the Faroe Islands, north of Scotland, at 1 p.m. Saturday on a 800-mile flight to Copenhagen. There was a possibility that they had come down off some sparsely settled section of Norway, and that their wireless sending equipment had been damaged, making It impossible for them to communicate. Cramer, who began the flight from Detroit without fanfare or publicity of any sort on July 27, landed in Greenland last week before news of his plans was broadcast to the world. He made the initial and most hazardous stages (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Local Men at Retreat Funeral services for Mrs. Loch, former Decatur woman who died Friday afternoon were held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon al the S. E. Black Funeral Parlor awd at 2 o'clock at the Evangelical church with Rev. M. W. Sunderman—officiating. Burial was in the Decatur Cemetery. o Lock Funeral Held Eighteen men of this city have returned from South Bend where they attended the Laymen's Retreat which was held from August 6 to August 9. Those who attended the Retreat were Henry Brown, John Miller, Leo Lengerich, Leo Ulman Anthony Lengerich, Clem Lengerich August Lengerich. Joseph Malley, Thomas Malley, Michael Brickner, Raymond Wertzberger, Tice Ultnan, Irenus Gase, Bernard Straub, Clarence Ulman, John S. Meyer, Jarred Reed, and C. J. Voglewede. o COMMUNISTS RIOT IN BERLIN Two Policemen Are Killed in Street Riots Sunday • Berlin, Aug. 10. — (U.R)—Stern measures were taken today to suppress Communists and to apprehend those responsible for rioting last night. A reward of 20,000 marks ($4,700) was offered by police for information leading to conviction of the slayers of two police captains. Meetings in Buelow Square, scene of the outbreak which followed defeat of extremists in yesterdays Prussian Plebiscite, were forbidden for an indefinite period. The Rote Fahne, Communist newspaper, was supressed for two weeks. Police occupation ot Liebknechthause, Communist headquarters in (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)