Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1934 — Page 1

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Jan Salvador Storm Toll Placed At 2,000

..■MEXICAN ffIELOSIN |IH OF STORM Estimate u H: Flood Waters •’fcver Huge Area 1 1 -?■() STRIKE n TONIGHT June 11.— (U P ' IHworkers today estiat 2.0(10 in the : —which devastated ' • last week. They em- ' Kd that the total was a II pending an of- ' of relief workers rs. however, made ; rtTßaiithat the death toll; - ■ t huge. 1 b report»*<i that “ eW ' 1 stricken district and ; a few buildings stand 3 n n.identified steam jßlw. <unk at the mouth ; Lentpa. Only the top Many |^B r " ii^B’ ll ' 1 '■od railroad train hmled from the tracks " yards by the hurriwreckage, upside i.e seen plainly, he re- ' 1 were as deep as 20 pku and covered a I 1 «*<|Ue roa *' ■k and the bodies oflittle were seen float Oie swollen rivers tln- .'..image was caused lakes and rivers, al i-.-s were destroy from the high ns page five) l 1 Consolidate ■ETA ROUTES KI ■ A. Askey To Retire Hl: Two Routes To He Lengthened D. C., June 11— Tu. rural mail carrier* Adams county, will salary increases ■■viwn a third route there eliminated, it was an-. today by postal officials. A Askey, drawing $2310. served over 30 years, is ns ''” |, ’ | l at SIOO a month \ will not be filled liveries to homes other routes will be »!■ "'H I Pay increases as Schaefer, from $2200 » p U. liner, from $2490 increases total $llOO. "alary eliminated i* |^B n <‘ dm., the saving to tic »ent is apparent. This ■B results chiefly from of the wage scale law. r.'nder this law a » Pal’l *’s a mile a year |Br miles, but for extensions That distance the rate [■ only S3O a mile a year. K t)v extensive consolidaj^B'‘' r $9.000,000 has been cut RF D. operating ex E ■ s port Woman 1 Commits Suicide H s Port, lnd„ June 11—(U.R) Wllon, 60, stood at the a deep pond Sundav and B‘ "elf with a rifle. Her into the water. Hr Professor B * s Named Chairman R. Beckner, associate ■]■ of Economics at Butler was named today as of the Indianapolis reJ >°r board. He succeeds Dr. S’ Coulter. Dean Emeritus of I B Unlver sity, resigned.

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CHURCH PICNIC GREAT SUCCESS Huge Crowd Attends St. Mary’s Congregational Picnic Sunday The St. Mary's congregational picnic, held Sunday in Sun Set park east of Decatur, was a great success. Ideal weather greeted the picnickers and a crowd of a couple thousand people gathered in the beautiful park during the day. At noon a chicken dinner was served to 1200 people. More than 500 suppers were served in the evening. The sucrese of the first picnic of such proportions ever held by the congregation gave assurance that slmiliar events will become annual affairs. A substantial profit was realized from the picnic, but tnose in charge hesitated to estimate the amount until the receipts were counted and checked and all bills paid. lAt least $llOO was cleared. The Rev. Father Joseph Selmetz. pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, was more than pleased with the turnout and duly appreciated the unselfish service rendered by the men and women of the congregation in making the event a success and happy affair. Aside from roasting the 200 chickens at Miller's Bakery in this city, the women of the several church societies performed the many numerous tasks connected with the preparation of more than 1200 dinners. Five long tables were arranged in front of the t’wd tetit and girls and women served the picnickers with heaping plates of chicken, mashed potatoes, dressing and noodles. Practically all food was donated by members of the parish and friends. Several concessions were operated during the day. The program continued until nine o’clock in the evening when the grand prizes were awarded. Mrs. B. J. Smith was awarded the $75 prize and Herman J Yager was presented with the second prize of $+i t . Fourteen smaller prizes were distributed during the day. H. P. Schmitt, general chairman of the dinner arrangement committee, Father Selmetz, Father Joseph Hennes, the church trustees and others expressed their appreciation to those who worked and assisted in making the picni a success and to the public for its splendid patronage. K. Os C. To Name Officers Tuesday The annual election of officers of the Knights of Columbus wil be held at the hall, Tuesday evening. J Members are urged to attend Following the lodge meeting a socia session will be held and refreshments will be many measures AWAIT ACTION ■ ■ "*" Leaders Hope For Adjournment of Congress By Saturday Washington. J“ ne gross entered the nw J a day 011 the session lhuge burden of leg ({ a(j . as hoped for Elmer Thomas. D, OkU, Pat McCarran, D., Nev., Pected to be is |c P a r Xn on eonside.able r Sen. Robei t . • tQ $lO . I wis.. wants the tota PrP st- !«••■•«»■ u dent Henrj romm erce, have atS. Chamber of —~-~ 1 PN FAQIS * IVEi

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SEVENTEEN DIE FROM VIOLENCE OVERWEEK-END Traffic Accidents, Suicides And Drownings Claim Lives AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE NINE LIVES By United Press Automobile accidents, suicides and drownings headed a list of at least 17 violent deaths in Indiana over the week-end. Trafflce accidents took at least nine lives. Three persons were : drowned accidentally, three committed suicide, one man was killed ; by police and a woman was killed' by lightning. David Estridge, 22, Urbana, 111., I was killed near Indianapolis when I . the truck on which he was riding struck a utility pole. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dinwiddle, Indianapolis, companions of Estridge, were ar- ’ rested on charges of intoxication. Mrs. William Skinner, 70, was killed and four persons were injured in a collision of two automobiles near Portland. Jesse Dolason, 50. and Anderson Graham, 18, negroes. Woodville, 0., ! were killed near Greencastle when ■ their automobile collided with a truck driven by Charles Swinney, Camby. They were en route home j from Nerbern, Tenn. Two persons died in traffic acci-; I dents at Evansville. Injuries suffered by W. M. Rocket, Chandler, when he walked into the path of i .an automobile, caused Ilia iltajji in ' a hospital, and Homer Skinner. 34. was killed when his car overturned I 1 in a ditch and burned. George V. Lake, 23, New Haven, 1 was killed and five persons were I i injured in a collision east of Fort i *AcnNTTNUET> ON PAGE SIX) NIECE OF LOCAL PEOPLE DROWNS Jeanette Kocher Is Drowned Sunday Afternoon At Lake James 11 " Miss Jeanette Kocher, 20, of Elida. Ohio, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. ■ James L. Kocher of Decatur, was drowned in Lake James, Sunday, i when she and her brother, Don, I ventured beyond their depth. A heroic rescue attempt by her brothI er failed. ( I Jeanette and her brother were , ! swimming in front of the home of Keifer Myers, caretaker at the ’ i park, which is about 600 feet south . ! of the state park swimming beach. I Myers said he warned the couple to go to the regular beach, as the spot I in front of his home is dangerous | because of a step-off. The two went out on a sandbar] 1 some distance from shore, and then j I swam a short distance beyond their ] depth. When they start to swim I back, the girl could not make headway against the waves and called for help. Her brother went to her aid and supported her until a pasI sender launch, piloted by Willis ' I Summers, approached. Passengers, were able to grasp the youth and null him into the boat, but as they did so he released his hold on his sister and she sank. The body was recovered 45 minutes later in 15 feet of water by Cameron Parks, a life guard from Weldon’s landing. An ambulance was summoned from Angola and brought a resuscitator, which was used unsuccessfully. The girl’s father is head of a lumber firm at Elida. Besides her parents and brother, a sister suivives. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kocher left early this morning for Elida. —o Local Man Held F'or Intoxication Morris Steele Is being held in the Adams county jail on a charge o public intoxication. He was reported to be disturbing the residents on Oak street Sunday night and was arreated by the night policeman.

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World Arm Conference Adjourns ‘Sine Die’ Geneva. June 11— (U.R) —The world arms conference, unable to; approach even the vestigate of an agreement to prevent a general armament race, adjourned today ‘‘sine die," or indefinitely. Even the attempt to salvage something from the conference by setting up committees to discuss security and other disarmament problems was discouraging. Italy and Hungary announced they would merely “observe'' the work of the security committee, and Great Britain said she would aid the committee hut would not sign any pacts guaranteeing a further measure of mutual aid and non-aggression than was established by the Locarno treaty. ————o — CHAMPLIN BOY HURT BY AUTO Son of Charles Champlin Struck By Car Sunday Morning Robert Champlin, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Champlin of this city, is recovering today from severe lacerations, burns and bruises sustained when he was struck by a car driven by Lew Mailand. also of Decatur, Sunday morning. Mrs. Champlin drove her three ■ children to Sunday school at the Methodist church Sunday morning. She parked the car on the southwest corner of Monroe and Fifth streets and sent the two older boys across the street. Mr. Mailand, who was driving | slowly west on Monroe street was watching for cars coming south on Fifth street and failed to see I the Champlin boy, who also failed to see the approaching automoi bile. ' i Robert was struck by the front part of the car, which dragged him a short distance over the brick street. The wheels did not pass over his body. He received four major and a number of minor cuts on his face and head and numerous bruises. His legs and arms were burned ] by the friction caused by dragging j him over the street. He was taken to the Adams , County Memori&l hospital where about 16 stitches were taken to close the wounds. He was removed to his home Sunday evening. o Car Recovered By Sheriff Johnson A car. which was stolen from Earl Bentz Saturday night was found by Sheriff Burl Johnson Sunday morning parked at the homesteads site. The generator, and battery had ibeen stripped from the car. A full tank of gasoline was I siphoned out. The car was stolen from its parking pllace in front of | the Bentz residence, and as it was | locked, was probably pushed away. BANK PAYMENT HERETUESDAY Old Adams County Bank Will Distribute Six Per Cent Notice was given today that a six per cent distribution to depositors of the Old Adams County Bank will be made, Tuesday, June 12. Depositors are asked to call at the bank for their checks, Leo Yager, liquidating agent, representing the Department of Financial ilnetitutions. announced today The distribution will represent a payment of between $27,000 to $30,000, based on the original deposits of $495,000. Since the bank closed in May, 1932, one other distribution of four per cent was made. In addition to this payment, the bank has paid off more than $82,000 in preferred claims including the loan of the RFC which the bank owed when the institution closed. Deposit liabilities have been reduced frobi $595,000 to about $462,000, reports on file show.

EXPECTTHREE ! TO WITHDRAW Three Senatorial Candidates May Withdraw Before Convention Indianapolis, June 11— (U.R) — Withdrawal of at least three can-: didates from the race for nomination for United States senator at the Democratic state convention tomorrow was predicted today following theii; failure to make the I customary SSOO contribution to the party. At the same time reports were heard that E. Kirk McKinney, Indiana manager of the Home Owners Loan Corporation, will be presented as the administration's choice in case of a deadlock. I The three candidates who have ' not made their contributions are ; William N. White, Covington; D. Frank Culbertson. Vincennes and Robert Proctor. Elkhait. An eleventh candidate, Lewis A. Harding, Indianapolis, entered the race today but his announcement was not taken seriously. Both Gov. Paul V. McNutt an i iSenator Van Nuy have refused to make public their choice for the nomination. They have unit- ' ' ed. however, in a common fight to ■ ; defeat Peters, anti-administration ; candidate. The governor and senator held a conference yesterday and were ■ ; reported to have decided on Me-i Kinney in case the balloting results in a hopeless deadlock. Os the 11 announced candi-' dates, however, Harvey Cole, 1 ] Peru, and Peters were believed to ; , control the most votes. Predicts Harmony IndianapolV- June 11 — (U.P) 1 Gov. Paul V. MdNutt predicted to- ■ : day that the Democratic state ■ convention will nominate a U. S. ' senator candidate tomorrow “with I harmony.” The governor said he had con- , ! * * CONTINC*?* * ON* PAG TlVwoT* DEATH CLAIMS CYRUS WEAVER l > Former Decatur Resident ’ Died Saturday Night At Ossian Cyrus J. Weaver. 80. of o's.sfan, and a resident of Decatur for 28. years, died at the home of hie daughter, Mrs. A. C. Goodwin in I. Ossian Saturday night at 11:15 o'clock. 1 Mr. Weaver was horn in Rebers--1 burg. Pennsylvania on July IT, 1853 ' and came to (Indiana in 1874. Fol- ’ lowing his marriage to Mary Ellen ' Bunn in 1875, he moved to Ossian • coming to Decatur in 1886 where ! he resided until the death of Mrs. ] Weber on June 1, 1914. ’ He moved to Huntington and ] 1 married Mrs. Lena B. Randall in ' 1917 and then went to California in 1923 where they resided until Oc tober. 1932. Since that date they had made their home with Mr. Weaver's daughter at Ossian. i Surviving besides the widow are I two daughters, Mrs. A. C. Goodwin and Mrs. Irene Steele of Ossian; I a foster son. Zane Boone of Fort | Wayne; one step son, Harold M. j Randall of Los Angeles, California, and one brother, Calvin Weaver of Reibersburg, Pa. Six grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. Mr. Weaver was a mem-1 1 her of the Christian Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Goodwin residence with A. F. Elzey officiating. Burial will be , made in the Ossian cemetery. • New Haven Youth Killed In Crash ' Fort Wayne June 11 —(UP) —] i George P. Lake, 23, New Haven,] was killed in an automobile collisslon ebst of here yesterday which • injured five other persons, one cri- , tically. I Laike was riding with filbert | Neldhart, New Haven, when their . ear sideswiped another an i crashed i headon into a machine driven by Bert Baals, Fort Wayne. Harry Brown, an occupant of - Baals car. is in the hospital with a probable skull fracture.

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NEW MINISTER IS NAMED FOR LOCAL CHURCH Rev. Herman R. Carson Appointed To Methodist Charge NOW SERVING AS PORTLAND PASTOR — The Rev. Herman R. Carson, for the past five years pastor of the, ' Portland Methodist church, has been appointed pastor of the First Methodist church in this city. His appointment was announced Sunday at the close of the north Indiana M. E. conference at Elkhart. Rev. J. Thomas Bean. Fort Wayne, district superintendent since 1929, has been transferred to | the Broadway M. E. church pastorate at Logansport. Rev. Fremont E. Fribley. pastor at Newcastle since 1931. will succeed Rev. Bean, j Rev. Carson will preach his first sermons in the Decatur ] church Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Carson and his family ' will move to this city the following week. Pesides his wife, his ■ family consists of three boys, one i in high school, one just graduated from high school and one in the ; grades. Rev. Carson was graduated from Asbury College at Wilmore, Kentucky, at the time Dr. E. T. Franklin was president. He entered this conference in 1917. He has preached in the following churches: 1916 supplied at Gilead; ; 1917. Gilead; 1918-19. Goldsmith;' 1920-21, Atlanta: 1922. Atlanta. 114 months. Upland 10’4 months; 11923-24. Upland; 1925-26, La- ' grange; 1927-28, Fort Wayne Trinity church, and 1929-34. Portland. Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, who has I served as pastor here since the j death of Rev. C. Perry Gibbs. I February 20. 1934. has not an-' I nounced his plans for the future. ' He retired in 1932 because of ill i health. It is probable that he will remain in his home in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Gibbs and children, Ves-1 per. Max and Jack have moved to Indianapolis where they expect to i i make their home in the future. 1 Max is employed in the Methodist hospital there. The list of appointments for the Fort Wayne district is: Fort Wayne District F. E. Fribley, superintendent Angola, Thomas Davies; Arcola. ] R. J. Hutsinpiller; Ashley, R. W. Blanchard; Auburn, M. C. Wright; Auburn circiflt, W. M. Hollopeter; Bluffton. P. B. Smith; Bluffton circuit, R. S. Scudder; Coesse. E. L. Johnson: Decatur, H. R. Carson; Decatur circuit, L. J. Bruner: Fort Wayne, First, C. H. Smith; Fort Wayne, Forest Park. H. J. Brown; Fort Wayne. Simpson. F. F. Thorn- , burg: Fort Wayne, St. Paul, J. I. CrONTINTTRn on pagg DELEGATES TO INDIANAPOLIS Judge De Voss Heads Delegates To Democratic Convention Headed by Judge H. M. DeVoss as chairman, the Adams county j delegation to the Democratic state ] convention left today for Indianapolis to attend the organization meetings tonight. Besides Judge DeVoss, the con-1 vention delegates are: Henry Gallmeyer, Henry Briener, Frank Heiman. Steven Longenburger, Decatur rural routes; Henry Aeschilman. Herne; Dan Rumple, Geneva: L. L. Dunbar, Linn Grove; E. J. Stengel, Berne; Kenneth Shoemaker, Gejneva; Sheriff Burl Johnson, Mrs. W. Guy Brown. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, M. F. Worthman, superintendent of schools, all of Decatur. District and organization meetings will be held this evening and on Tuesday nominations for United States senator and the state offices will be made. There are 10 candidates for the senatorial nomination. The Adams county delegates are uninstructed.

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LOCAL MEN AT ~ WHEAT MEETING District Meeting on Wheat Compliance Held At Columbia City E. W. Busche, president of the wheat allotment •■ommlttee, and , : County Agent Archbold attended a ■ district meeting on wheat compll-• ance at Columbia City, Friday. In , 1 this meeting instructions were given the men for training the super-1 visors who are to measure the wheat fields under contract and the j ' contracted acreage. Mr. Busche will supervise the making of the simple instruments needed in effecting these measure- ; ments and the county agent will : get the blank forms in order for ! the supervisors and the farmers' ! use. In order for the supervisor to ' work effectively and economically he will need the full cooperation of j the producers with whom he works. They will be notified by card about when to expect the supervisor and j it is absolutely necessary that they have their farm maps in their farm record books. The supervisors appointed by the • wheat directors are: Henry Dehner, | Harvey Tieman, William Kruetz- i ] man, Ed Ringger, and Frank Hei- I ler. These men will not work in their home communities but will be I transferred to some other part of ■ ] the county. They will not be ex- ] pected to calculate acreage at the ; farm and should not be asked to do [ so, as this will waste some of their ; time in the field. The calculations will be made in the county office ] . of the wheat control association. As soon as all measurements arb made and forms properly filled and signed, they will be forwarded so Washington and the second payment on the wheat will be sent to ■ Adams county. This payment has been raised one cent, and the farm- I ers will get the benefit of this raise, j • <-• • • • • » I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR', | o BERNE MAN IS DEATH'S VICTIM Nicholas Stucky Dies At 11 o’clock This Morning Nicholas Stucky, 80. died at his home in Borne at 11 o’clock this morning following a three weeks illness. Death was due to infirmities ] of old age and complications. He was born in French township 1 on October 12, 1853. His marriage ] to Elizabeth lAugfiburger took place on February 24, 1876. They resided ; on a farm until 1906 when they ] moved to Berne where Mr Studky ] operated a bicycle repair shop for 25 years. Mrs. Stucky preceded her hus- ] band in death in November, 1928. ] Surviving are the following child-; ren: Rufjne and Levi Stucky. Mrs.] John P. Barkman and Mrs. Amos Moser of Berne: William Stucky . of Monroe, and Mrs. Rollie Elzey of; Churubusco. Two brothers. Peter of ; i Berne and Moses of Woodburn and ' i two sisters Christine Stucky of Berne and Mrs. C. N. Stucky of French township, 19 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren also survive. Two children are deceased Samuel Stucky who was killed in the Kingsland interurban wreck of 191i0>, and Mrs. John Schindler. Four (brothers and two sisters are also | ] deceased. Mr. Stucky was a member of the | j Defenseless Mennonlte church. I | Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:36 o'clock: | at the home and at 2 o’clorlk at the church. Rev. IJ. E. Tropf. pastor of the Herne Missionary Church will officiate and burial will be made in the Defenseless Mennonlte church cemetery. o Regular Legion Meeting Tonight (All members of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion are urged to attend the regular meeting ■ at 8 o’clock tonight at the legion ] hall. Edgar Ixtrber, Columbia City, ] district commander, will be present.' Further plans for the convention ] here June 24 will also be discussed j at tonight’s session. «

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FIND WRECKAGE OF HUGE PLANE THIS MORNING Transport Air Liner Destroyed By Fire; Seven Are Killed HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE SATURDAY Livingston Manor, New York, .lune 11 <U.R) The big American airline transi port plane which vanished I with seven persons aboard ; while enroute from Newark to Chicago Saturday evening I was found in the rolling Cati skill mountains today destroyed by fire and with all ; of its occupants dead. The plane, object of a huge ; search by land and air since - (Sunday dawn, was found by WilI liatn H. Hallock and Lee Lewis. ■ two volunteer fliers. Hallock told the United Press ] that the - passenger plane was a 1 tangled mass of wreckage, twisted ' 'and destroyed by fire. He said that the occupants apparently did not have a chance to escape. Hallock and Lewis found the I demolished plane at 11 a. m.. j while the huge search was being ■ concentrated sliahtly north and ] east of this district in the historic ; Catskill region where the Rip Van I Winkle legend originated. The transport plane, with four passengers, a pilot, co-pilot and , stewardess, had left Newark at 4 l p. m. Saturday and reported 45 ’ minutes later that all was well I over Newburgh up the Hudson I river. Then it vanished into a i thunderstorm. The department of commerce, suppressed first information concerning tile finding of the plane, I pending arrival of officials for an ] Investigation. The local coroner ' started for the scene about 11 i miles nortli of Livingston Manor, ' shortly after noon. , The dead: Clyde Hollbrock, pilot, 38, of | LaGrange, Illinois. John Barron, co-pilot, 33, of ] Chicago. Miss Ada iluckcby, 28. stewardess, of Henskaw, Kentucky. , Harry Pinsley of Great Neck. Long Island, employe of the Music I Corporation of America in New I York. Harold C. Coppins, 42. of Buffalo. married with one child. William A. Cass, 28. Buffalo, ] married, with two children. ! William Baxter, Bader. 31. Buffalo, married, with three children. • — n— ——.- County Auditor Is Taken To Hospital i ■ ! Glen Cowan, Adams county auditor, was taken to the Irene Byron sanftorium at Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. Cowan was <aken to the sanitarium in an ambulance and i accompanied by his son James and , Robert Zwick. Mr. Cowan has been ; a patient at the Adams County Me- ] inorial hosiptal since he was suddenly stricken ill Tuesday night. FOUR SCHOOLS I HOLDSERVICES Commencement Day Observed At Four Indiana Colleges By United Press Commencement exercises conI eluded senior activities at four In- | diana colleges today. Services were held at DePauw, Indiana, Franklin and Earlham. Purdue graduation ceremonies will I be held tomorrow. A three-day alumni program on the Indiana University campus was concluded with commencement exercises for seniors in the arts college and the affiliated dental and medical colleges at Indianapolis. Dr. Frank Fetter, politicial economic professor at Princeton University, delivered the commencement address at Indiana University. Dr. Earnest F. Title, pastor of [the First Methodist church, Evans- : ton. 111., was the commencement ] speaker at the DePauw exercises lat which 235 seniors were gradu;ated. Six honorary degrees were coni *7cONTINUBD*OfrPAGE FIVE)