Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1932 — Page 1
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IESLIE MAKES PLEA FOR TAX RELIEF
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TINTED ON PAGE FIVE MESSES IfE VERSION ( Who Saw Train Alcohol Truck Satnlay Give Details ier version r.f the liquor *ln accident which occurred C Monmouth, Saturday midriven today by two eye Ms to the accident. They «M Bucher, who li-es with purentsMr and Mis. John 1 »!» Madison street, any lite. Mart Bienz, 18 of Unhs:i?. Wng couple was returning W«e and stopped on • videos the lailroad tracks ' !ar tiie train. The two Rte approaching fiom the " a rj Pid tate ot speed, stated. The first truck i 'neks, and when the the train he swerved * toWr4 the Bienz autotnoj. 1 ' avoid the accia a fWt ,n front of th e • hus saving the Bienz l*' Sg hit hy 'he truck, fc- an(l hi# companion u "’ •« got out of the UkX° ,er tu :h0 “etnz , , Mr. Beinz how far tv iiZ?’ am ' Tt, en they itt w^ Othertr »<*. which Kl* n d n d th6souihs!(,e ' ««PoTV on ln ,he UM n Uaynp ' Ml 8« Bu- ] tt “«e to^ e befcre ' S. 10 th e scene of the « at - laday that ' 4 * drt ’Wo°r I hl n<>t idftntify •«the dai-v " eon 'Ptnion . k>U a „ neSS ’ bllt s ' a ted , P beared to be quite heater Farm ■ ’*tat rm o. 1 •sUview, he Clare 'tce Bell 1 Ji Ortheast De- I eßte(l Wlth Rd l e l niarb!t!o - ■ tu, lue wheat »»a -. ~ i t Th ;"“ tlle ' ! «vr ra ;‘ m The “"chine M/u liVlng in 1 beh state(l ' Igood l good heat and that 1 1
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PAGE MR. RIPLEY Persons living in the north part of the city reported that hailstones, measuring about four Inches in circumference, fell in the vicinity of the north quarry at 9 o’clock this morning. Residents in the neighborhood stated the hailstones fell so rapidly and were so thick on the ground that several per- [ sons gathered them mid used them in the churning of ice . cream. pTaneforceT’ DOWN IN STORM NEAR DECATUR Severe Hail Storm Forces Pilot To Land At Whittenbarger Field CROPS DAMAGED OVER WIDE AREA A Western Air Craft tri-1 motored passenger and mail j airoplane was forced down in the Walter Whittenbarger field, Union township, northeast of this city, at 10 o’clock this morning, because of the| severe hail storm. The plane was going from Toledo to Chicago and carried 9 passengers, a mail clerk and a pilot. No i.ne was injured, but the plane was slightly damaged. The pilot toid b**n fiyhwrsonth of the regular route, which is through Kendallville, in order to miss the storm, but flew into a storm, equally as severe as the northern one. Farmers living near the Whit- ! tenbarger farm drove the passen-
gers to Fort Wayne where they boarded a train for Chicago. .The names of the passengers and ,pilat' were not learned. Repairs to the plane were made within a short time and the pilot flew the plane to Fort Wayne leaving the Whittenberger farm at 12:20 p. m. Much Damage Done The hail storm was one of the most severe ever to visit this part of the country. Oats and wheat fields were dam iged considerably, farmers stated. The corn was also damaged, but due to the fact that it is not so very high, it was not damaged as much as the oats and wheat. The storm played havoc in the three townships no: th of Decatur and heavy damages were reported by farmers in Preble. Root and Union townships. Persons stated that the hail was as large as an egg. Mrs. Jacob Hess reported that two windows in her home we:e broken by the hail. A man drove into Decatur shortly CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX MRS. FERNTHEIL TO ENTER SCHOOL Wife of Former Presbyterian Mnister Enrolls In Hanover College Mrs. Hany IH. Ferntheil. wife of the late Rev. Ferntheil former pastor of the Presbyterian church will leave Friday for Cincinnati and New Richmond, Ohio where she will spend the summer with relatives. After September first she will be enrolled in Hanover College, under the synod of Indiana. Mrs. Ferntheil will take Mary Ann and Albert Ferntheil. the two older children, with her to Hanover and the youngest child, Harry Sturgis will live with Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Jordan at (Jarrett. Mrs. Ferntheil stated today she expects to make Decatur her home and will return to this city after her year’s work at Hanover. At that time she will receive her second year of normal work and will be qualified to teach in the grade schools. Mrs. Ferntheil and her childien have been residing in the Presbyter ian manse since the death of he” husband, which occurred on Christmas eve. 1931.
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'DECATUR MAN SHOT IN LEG SY POLICEMAN Floyd Death Refuses To Hall And Is Shot by Policeman Ed Miller BURGLARY CHARGES ARE TO BE FILED Floyd Death, 42, former roadhouse proprietor of this citv, now living on the John Falk farm easi of Decatur, 1 lies in the Adams County’ Memorial hospital with a bullet wound in the left leg, ’ as a result of being shot byl Night Policeman Ed Miller' at about 10:30 o’clock last night, near the Thirteenth street Erie railroad crossing. Charges’of car breaking, burglary or grand larceny will lie filed against Death today. Lt. C. E. Jennings. Erie railroad detective of Huntington stated this afterI noon. Other arrests are expected , in the case, the railroad detective stated. Ordered to Halt Death was shot by Policeman; Miller after he refused to halt, I ; when the officer commanded him I to do so. He started to run east I I along the Erie tracks and Police--1 man Miller stated he called twice to the fleeing man to halt. He fired two shots in the air and the third time leveled his .38 caliber revolver a little lower and shot I Death in the left leg. about three] inches above the knee Heath keeled over. Call is Received Police Officers Miller and Arthur Clark received a telephone call about 10 o'clock to come to
f CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE HENRY MAYER DIES IN WEST I - Former Resident of Deratur Dies in San Diego: Burial Here Saturday * >1 Henry Mayer, 88. former retired ' f brick manufacturer of this city, died I at his home in San Diego, Cal., Saturday evening, according to > woid received here by a daughter, • Miss Celia Mayer. Deith followed I an illness of a few days. Mr. Mayer resided in this city fyr many years where he was eni gaged in the brick manufacturing i | business and other enterprises. Last August he left this city for San , Digeo where he resided until his ■ death. He was bonn in Germany, February 22, 1844. His wife, M irgaret Strelb-Mayer preceded him in death in April 1931. Surviving are the foillowing children: Mrs. Minnie S>puhlet, Miss Sue Mayer. Marcus Mayer, | Mrs. Wilbur Martin and Mrs. Ruth Comer all of San Diego, Cal., Miss '[Celia Mayer of this city, and three grandchildren. One child preceded I him in death. He was a member of ' the Zion Reformed church of this city. Funeral services were held in San Diego, Wednesday morning. ■ The body is being shipped to this city via the Etie railroad and will arrive here around two o’clock Saturday afternoon. The body will be taken immediately to the Decatur Cemetery where short services will be held .preceding burial The casket will not be opened at the grave. A daughter. Miss Sue Mayer, is accompanying the'body here. Democrats To Hold G Regional Meetings Indianapolis. July’ 7.-r- (U.R) —Six regional meetings in August will inaugurate the Democratic campaign in Indiana, it was decided at u meeting here of party leaders with R. Earl Peters, state chairman. For the campaign, Peters said, an executive committee of five from ehch precinct will be named to work with various candidates, it was hoped that, this plan would enlists 40,000 workers.
Decatur, Indiana, Thursday*, July 7, 1932.
Parted by Death • iiw I / Lue. . ■*w ’StfCß**’ ■ v -•-. 4* Smith Reynolds (right). 20-year-old heir to the R. J. Reynolds tobacco fortune, who died Wednesday at his palatial home at WinstonSalem, N. (’. At left is his bride, the former Libby Holman, stage star.
WORLD FLYERS | MAY BE DOWN IN BALTIC SEA Mattern And Griffin Are 14 Hours Overdue In Moscow Today FEAR THAT PLANE WAS FORCED DOWN ( Moscow, July 7.— (U.R) — James Mattern and Bennett Griffin, speeding around the world on a record-breaking flight, had disappeared today over northern Europe. No word had been received from the fliers since they left
! Berlin at 9 p. m. yesterday (3 .In. m. EST) for Moscow, although a plane which might have been their’s wars reported over the Polish-Lithuanian frontier. They carried 300 gallons of gasoI Tine in their plane, Century of ProI gress. which Berlin experts figured would keep them in the air 20 ’ ’ hours. The 20 hours expired at 6 i * p. m.. Moscow time, today (11 a. . m.. EST). i 1 Aviation officials here began to 1 have grave fears for the safety of the fliers, in view of the ominous 1 ’ lack of news. It was believed they ’ ’ may have been forced down in some ! remote section, or wandered north ' of their course into the Baltic sea. 1 There was a possibility they might have flown past Moscow to- ’
Before that time he lived in Adams CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE County. He was born in Monroe township, nil A 11 nr DA DI/IMO | Adams County, November 1. 1878, a bnAIWL I nIiMIW , 1J l,n w - a 1 lla 11 1 I Durbin. He was united m marriage All nAI H ATfl S“T to Ollie P. Wolfe on October 3, 1902. 11l /Nil XI Klf I Surviving are the widow and tile Uli Llw U MILL. I following children; Clifford D„ Rollie 0.. of Port Wayne: Mrs. Nellie „ W. Manger of Huntington; Lester AlltOS To 1 ark In C enter V., Clyde W., Doyle W„ and Wanda Os Second Street; To Jean, all at home. Five brothers Make Repairs * nd th five 81ste ™ Burv, : p - J wo brothers preceded him in death. - Bv agreement between the coun- , . , „ , . ■ ... enstein Funeral Parlors at Monroe ty commissioners and the city offij an( j will removed to the Durbin cials automobiles will be parked in • home in Fort Wayne Fridiy foiethe center of Second street be- noon. tween Adams and Maishall streets Funeral services will beheld Sat- . t , urday morning at 10 o’clock C. S. T. until further orders. This is done ftt the p[eagant VaUey chureh so the Kentucky Rock material a- O s Monroe. Rev. Josihua ’Staffer long the curb may harden and set. pastor of the Friends chur ch in IHarry Marshall, state represents- Fort Wayne will officiate and will tive of the material company in- be assisted by Rev. Vernon Riley, speeded the street and said it was pastor of the 'Monroe Friends Ironing out nicely in the center church. where it has had traffic and now -— o—needs hot weather and use along Commissioners To the curbs Receive Coal Bids Under the agreement the county . will furnish the paint and tjie city Bids for furnishing coal at the will have it put on and will fur- court house and county institutions nish signs and enforce the center will be received by the board of parking system. commissioners on Tuesday August As soon as the weather permits 1. The requisition includes two cars the contractor will repair the street of white ash at the court house, putting it in perfect condition. Co- three cars of white ash at the operation of every one is urged that county infirmary, one car of Pothe street may be proprly taken cahontas at the jail and one car of care of. white ash at the county garage.
Hoover Is Endorsed By Flying Squadron Indianupoliis. July 7. -(U.R) —EnIdorsetnent of President Hoover for 're-election was contained in a statement issued here by the Flying Squadron Foundation, an organization supporting prohilytion. His re-election would be “in the interest of prohibition." the statement said. 1 Regret was expressed over the Republican platform plank asking submission of an alternative of the i 18th amendment. The Democratic platform, which demands repeal, was condemned. The Flying Squadron was origina!lv ore'nnizptl hv .1 Frank T-Tanlv
I any organized Dy j. Frank iianiy, former Indiana governor. FALL FROM TREE CAUSES DEATH William A. Durbin, Formerly of Monroe, Dies of Injuries In Fall William Ambrose Durbin, 53, former Monroe township farmer died at the Methodist Hosiptal in Fort Wayne at 4 o’clock this morning of injuries received when he fell from a cherry tree last Tuesday. Mr. Durbin was on a ladder picking cherries when a limb broke throwing him to the ground, his head striking the cement sidewalk. He was removed to the hospital and never regained consciousness. Mr. Durbin resided at 4333 Halton street,' Fort Wayne since 1924.
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REPUBLICANS. BOLT IN FAVOR OF RELIEF BILL House Passes WagnerGarner Relief Bill Today; Certain of Veto INSURGENTS JOIN DEMOC RATS i Washington, July 7. <U.R) The completed Wagner-Gar-I ner unemployment rel i e f i program was passed today I by tlie House. The insurgent Republicans bolted the partv standard to i combine with the slender Democratic niaioritv and ; force approval of the $2,122.000,000 bill despite President Hoover’s announced intention of a prompt veto. Forces are United Washington, July 7. (U.R)— House Democrats rallied their forces today tn pass the $2,122,000,000 (B) Wagner-Garner relief program in the face of President Hoover’s vehement opposition and put it squarely up to him for the veto i he has promised. The measure has to be laid before the House at noon, witli passage expected by night. Congressional conferees again revised the bill. They met some of Mr. Hoover's objections. Put steadfastly supported Speaker Garner in his demand that the reconstruction finance corporation be authorized i to give financial aid to individuals ;«.♦» small business men. The issue was drawn sharply by these two men — the Republican President standing for re-election and the Democratic nominee for the vice-presidency. The contro-’ versy boils down to this: The relief bill expands the bor-| I rowing and lending power of the! reconstruction corporation by sl.500.000.000 (B). Garner demands | these funds be made abailable on secudity to ‘‘all the people." parI ticularly to small businesses which now can get no aid from the corporation. Mr. Hoover insists the money be loaned only for construction of: revenue-producing and work-creat-ing projects by states, cities and ’ corporations. He declares Garners plan would convert the corporation into a gigantic “pawnbroking business” and squander public funds. On other points the congres-j CONTINTHD ON PAGE SIX ] Diver Road Bids To Be Received Aug. 2 Proposals from contractors for (building the John Diver road in Union township will be received by the county commissioners on Tuesday. August 1. The estimate on the road is $4,342.66. The road is to be improved with stone. SURAH REFUSES DRY NOMINATION I Idaho Senator Declines to Head Ticket; Party Seeks Candidate I Indianapolis, July 7, —(U.R) — William D. Upshaw, former representative in Congress from Georgia, was nominated for pre- j sident and Fran|. Regan of Rockville, 111., was, nominated for vice-president by the National Prohibition party today. Upshaw received 74 votes of ‘ the 100 cast to gain the nom- ' ination on the second ballot. Regan only candidate for the vice-presidential nomination was selected by acclamation. Indianapolis, July 7. — (U.R)—The ’ national Prohibition party in con- ( vention here sought today to name a presidential candidate from its , own ranks after Sen. William E. ( Borah, Idaho, formally announced ( he would not accept the nomin- ( ation. j Borah was nominated by Miss ( Ethel Hubler, Los Angeles, in an , address terming him the man “who . CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE 1
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MOOSE TO BUY ■ BUILDING FOR LODGE HOME Local Lodge Negotiates 1 For Purchase of Charles Sether Building POSSESSION TO BE GIVEN AUGUST 1
1 i A deal is underway where'iby Adams Lodge No. 1311 of [the Loyal Order of Moose will purchase the Charles Sether cigar factory building, 222 North Second street and occupy it as a Moose home. It is expected that the deal will be closed this week, formal approval of the Supreme lodge at Mooseheart being the only step necessary in closing the negotiations. Charles Heare, secretary .[of the local lodge stated an inspec- ! tion of the building had been made ,by the Supreme lodge officers and [that verbal approval had been givjen to close the deal. The Moose lodge now- owns its i own home on North Third street, I purchasing it more than 15 years [ago. The lodge will retain possession ot this building for the present, [Mr. Heare stated. It is a two-story [ brick residence and is suitable for la home or apartment. I The Sether building is a two-story brick structure, 21x72 feet, with basement under the entire block. It was built in 1913 by Mr. Sether and has been occupied by his cigar factory. Mr. Sether also owns the large two-story brick building adjacent to the building sold on the north and it is likely that he will move his factory to this location. He was not in the city today and a statement from him could not be [obtained. The Moose lodge is the largest fraternal organization in the city, [having a membership of nearly 500. Adam Schafer is dictator of the | lodge. The board of trustees is composed of Sol Lord, M. O. Brown, and Lloyd Kreischer. They have been empowered by the lodge to close the deal. It is the intention ot the lodge to remodel the building and make it into a modern and comfortable Moose home. The downstairs will be used for social rooms and the second floor for lodge rooms. Posession of the building will be given about August 1. —- — i- .-o . Indiana Boy Missing In Honduras Flight Winamac, Ind., July 7. — (U.R) — Word was awaited today by Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy, living near here, regarding their son, Clarence, who was reported missing on a flight to Honduras. The parents were notified by the Waco Airplane Corporation. Troy, Ohio, that the flier started for Honduras accompanied by a man named Gordon, an official of the company. In another plane were two other persons. When the ships ran into a storm, the second plane i eturned to Mexico. McElroy’s plahe was not heard from since.
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MESSAGE DEALS WITH PROBLEMS BEFORE STATE Asks Special Legislature To “Adjourn Politics” For The Present DRY LAW REPEAL BILL INTRODUCED Repeal Bill introduced Indianapolis July 7, —(U.R) — Prohibition was thrown into the foreground of the special tax session of the Indiana legislature today when a bill demanding repeal of the Wright “Bone Dry” law was presented in the House. Representatives, voted 55 to 33 to retain the bill before the House. Representative John Boid, Jacob Reisinger, and Henry Monnig, Jr., all Democrats of Evansville, sponsored t)ie bill.
Indianapolis, July 7.—<U,R>— A plea to “adjourn politics and give the people of Indiana a tax relief program untouched by partisan considerations” was presented by Gov. Harry G. Leslie at the opening of the special legislative session today. The governor’s message was delivered before both houses after they had met separately to organize. The session adjourned until tomorrow- following the address. Leslie reminded the legislators that “a public emergency exists.” He pointed out that before the call -for the session was issued, a majority of senators and representatives had pledge themselves to principles of a relief program and had promised to consider only relief meas-
ures during the session. f 1 “You are confronted with tasks 1 which will test your mettle and ini' spire you to the utmost,” the gov- - ernor said. “You will find real op- - portunities for constructive service of the highest order. The people 1| believe in you and have faith in - your singleness of purpose as you ? enter this historic session. The'' f people know that you as legislat- • ors are intent only on meeting their f emergency needs.” The governor offered two tests 3 that should be applied to all pro1 posals presented to the session: I—-Does1 —-Does the bill carry with it legislation to relieve the over-burd-i ened tax-payer? , 2—ls the bill of such a character s that it cannot be held over until - the regular session? , The governor said that ample ' time had been given since the call ■ to prepare remedial legislation and that he hoped the legislators were ’ “prepared to deal promptly and efl fectively with half-baked and snap . judgment proposals.” He caution- • ed the session to proceed in order- ■ ly fashion and with celerity. i “Your problems have been simplified and many necessary bills should be and are in readiness for 'continued on page five o REV. ATKINSON TO SPEAK HERE Candidate For Pastorate To Speak At Presbyterian Church Sunday The Reverend C. Atkinson of Culver. Indiana, will -preach at the Presbyterian church here, inext Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Atkinson comes as a candidate for the place as pastor of the local church and will be accompanied by Mrs. Atkinson. All members and friends of the church are cordially invited to attend both services. The church has been without a ipastor since the death of Rev. Harry Ferntheil last Christmas Eve and the congregation will be asked to select one soon. New Rotary Officers To Assume Duties IA. R. Ashbaucher, president ind the new officers of the Decatur Rotary club will assume office at the regular meeting of the club this evening. Members are urged to be present.