Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1935 — Page 1

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HRS. DAN ERWIN KILLED IN FLORIDA

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WILL ORGANIZE JUNIORC.OFC. Junior Chamber of Commerce Will Be Organized Here Tonight Plane for a Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce went for ward today w ith the first organization meeting scheduled for 7::in o'clock this evening in the Rice hotel. A tentative constitution will bo presented by John L. DeVoss to the young business men at the meeting tonight Portions of the proposed cc iistitution dealing with the purpos•■ and membership are: “The general purpone of the Decatur Junior (’handier of Commerce shall be to advance the educational, civil-, social, comm rcial and economic interests of the city of Decatur, and the general welfare and prosperity of its tributary territory; to promote integrity an<l good faith, just and equitable principles in business and professional activity, and uniformity in commercial usages, and to acquire, preserve and distribute educational, civic, social, commercial and economic statistics and information of value; to t iscover and correct abuses; to prevent or adjust controversies; to have a na.t as representing our citv in the consideration and decision of public policy in municipal, county, state and national affairs. “Its plan of operations d'all bo to provide for the establishment of facilities for educational, civic, social, commercial, economic and political research, including social and recreational features, so as to sustain the interest of its members and secure intelligent action on the part of its boards and committees in the accomplishment of tts renersi pmTose. The axsoWS" tion in its activities shall lie nnpartismi. non-sectional and non sectarian. "The membership of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce shall he composed of young people who are affiliated with any business house or factory- in the city, whether as part owner or employee or any other young person who is interested in the educational, civic, social and commercial and economic interests in the eaid city of Decatur. Provided, that no member shall be under the age of 16 years or over the age of . LONG,TOWNSEND PLAN RIDICULED Sen. Alben Barkley Calls Both Plans Ridiculous “Delusions" Washington. April 15— <U.P> — | The Townsend old-age pension ami Sen. Huey Ixmg 'share-our-wealth plans were held ridiculous ' delusions" today by Sen. Alben W. Larkley. D.. Ky. (Some Democrats saw last night's radio address by Sen. Barkley, 1932 Democratic national convention keynote speaker, as an administration "keynote" attack on the Townsend and Long plans. Barkley assailed both plans as “fantastic nostrums" and as a sort of twin assortment of Kickapoo Indian salve, guaranteed to cure everything from which the body, the spirit, and mind or the imagination can suffer. Os Dr. Townsend s “new discovery.” he said: “No greater delusion has been fabricated out of the heartrending extremities through which w> have been passing than this Townsend prescription tor the attainment of mythical millions. He referred to Sen. Long as the ‘generous Don Quixote from Louisiana" and criticized his “share-our-wealth" plan as visionary hallucinations. Disclaiming any disposition to indulge in personal abuse or vituperation against Sen. Long. Barkley said: "I abhor his unfairness and his apparent indifference to accurate statements when he is discuseing others, and especially his grotesque references to and his malicious misrepresentations of the President of the United States.” Dr. Townsend's "absurd proposal" to give every person over 60 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 1

Bus ( rash Investigation Gets Under Way w ' 'Wfi fa r r 1 c As all but om- of survivors in tragic bus crash near Rockville. Md.. in which 14 high school childre os: their lives, have be. n di.aharged from hospital, investigation has started. Left to right, are Noir towns, Jr . Phoebe Kelley and Margaret Zimmerman, survivors; l.elow. left to right, are Louise l unl eachei who saw half her class die. and Percy Line, driver of bus. They'll appear as witnesses at inqmr

LIST SERVICES FOR HOU WEEK Special Services Are Planned At Methodist Epis- - copal Church The i rogram for H ly Week in the lo.al Methodist Episcopal church was announced at the Palm Sunday services yesterday by the pastor, the Rev. H R- Curson, 'Three e rvtce- on Thursday and Friday, respectively pr cede t e climax servic s on Eos ter Sunday. The entire program is as f llow.i. On Wed.n sday evening at 7 ’>o o'clock a devotional hour will he conducted. Th' )■ stor will speak on the ou'iject. "The Cup of The Coming On- ”• This service in designed to prepare all attendants for the Holy Communion on Thursday evening and to .show how the ancient J wish Passover eymbolism 1b carried over into the Christian Lord’s Supper. On Thursday evening at 6:30 P. M the m mbersiaiip and friends of the oiurch will gather übout the tables by families at a carry in-sup-per. At the conclusion of the meal the Lord's Supper will be commemorated in the order that th- first Lord's Supper was held in the miper ro m at Jerusalem on the First Holy Thursday. The participants will Bit about tihe table as the disciples did on the first occasion. On Friday, from 12:00 o'clock noon until 3:00 P. M the church will join in the Union Three Hour Service at the local Reformed ehitri h. On Eauter Sunday morning the preparat ry members class will be received into full 'membership, children will be >' optized and a number of adults will come into the fellowship of the church. An Easter musical program will be given at 7:00 P. M. a.s Uiie concluding service of the Holy \\ eeik observance. FREEZING WEATHER HITS IN INDIANA Unseasonable Weather Brin O s Threat of Damage to Fruit Trees And Early Crops Indianapolis, April 15.— (U.P.) Freezing temperatures, bringing threats of damage to fruit trees and early crops, ushered Easter week into Indiana today. Traces of snow fell in Indianapolis and in northern cities. Only four stations reporting to the U S. weafher here this morning recorded temperatures above freezing. They were Evansville, Vineehnes, Paoli and Columbus. Angola and Wheatfield each reported marks of 29. j. H. Armington, meterorolgist, said that the cold would continue for another 24 hours, dropping temperatures as low as 26 tonight. He said it was impossible to estimate the damage which might be caused to crops and fruit trees but that he feared they would suffer from the unseasonable temperatures.

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KILLS CHILDREN, COMMITS SUICIDE Unemployed Man Suffering From Nervous Breakdown. Seriously Wounds Wife Today. Omaha. Neb., Apr. 15.—(U.R) L. M. Foley, 40, today shot and killed his two children. Betty Lou, 6. and Billy. 10. fatally wounded his wife. Mrs. Marie Foley, and shot himself to death. Foley, unemployed. recently suffered a nervous breakdown. Mrs Foley was wound--4 seven times. She died this lifternoon. * Mrs. Foley, 33. in a statement to police, said fier husband came into her bedroom and fired one shot at her. She said he was in a frenzy at the time. Relatives said Foley's actions had been "queer” recently. Foley then went into another room and killed his children. Mrs. i Foley told police. Foley returned . to the bedroom and tired six more ' shots at Mrs. Foley, al! of them . taking effect. i Officers found Foley’s body, clad ■ 1 ■ in underwear, face down on the dining room floor. Nearby was a > ’ .32 caliber revolver. o RURAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP — Annual Scholarship Contest Will Be Held Saturday Morning | Clifton E. Striker, county superof schools, han announcfMl , that th 1 annual scholarship c ntest for the rural higli schools will lie held at the Deoitur high echool ' building at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. Letters will he awarded the winners in each of the contests. They will ibe in the form of the examinations. . Courses which will be covered tn the examinatione are: English, one, two. three, and four; biology. U. S. history, civica, U- World history, i economics, home economice, solid ‘ I geometry, plane geometry, Latin. I two. physics, advanced home econo | 'linics, bookkeeping and algei'ira. The ibighest ranking pupils from leach claw in the county rural schools will be eligible to enter the ' contests. : The rural .schools which will be ‘ie'iglble to enter are: Monmouth. '! Kirkland. Pleasant Mills, Monroe, I Geneva. Hartford and Jefferson. . | Ex-President Hoover Passes Through City , i Former President Herbert HoovI er pissed through Decatur Sunday • <in lhi3 way from Winchester to Fort Wayne. Mr. Hoover visited with former governor James P. Goodrich ■ at Winchester and had lunch with Oscar G. Goellinger. newspaper pub- . Usher in Fort Wayne. AccompMiy- ■ l.ng the former president were Mark > Sullivan, political writer for tne New York Henild-TrHbune and Paul • Sexton, secretary. The party trave ■ . ed over U. S. road 27 from Winchester, through Decatur to Fort Wayne. 4

Decatur, Indiana. Monday, April 15, 1935.

Bl KAPPAS TO HOLD MEETING Biennial State Convention Will Be Held At Indianapolis The twenty-third biennial state convention of the Tri Kappa sorority will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Amril 25. 26, and 27 at the Claypool Hotel in Indian> ipoILs. Mrs. Chalraer C. Schafer is grand grand president f the sorority. | One liundr. d t ig'”een chapters of !the sorority located throughout the 'iitate will b’ represented at the meeting. Mi.ss 'sabe! Hower, presid nt of the local < har ter will lie the delegate, and Miss Mary Coverdale. I vice-pr .sid “t, will be the alternate. ; from this city. Other members of | the b roi ity are also planning to at- ' t< nd. , Special social features f the con■vention will be a reception and en-tertainni-nt on Thursday evening in ; the Florentine room of the Claypool; >i lune'.’'on Friday noon in I the Chateau Room; a formal ban- ■ ouet and ball Friday night; a lunchI eon Saturday no n followed by a tea. Gov. and Mrs. P.ml V. M Nutt j will lead the grand march for the (ball Friday night. Business sessions will be held 1 during the three days and reports will be given by the various officers and committees. The object of the sorority which is the promotion of a’.iarity will the discussed. Art and scholarship projects sponsored by the sorority will also be discussed. Circulate Petition For School Building A etition is being circulated in V,'abash townsihip for the construction of a m-w school (building in Geneva. The present building has been condemned by the state school and fire inspectorsMembers of the township advisory board have ■decefded to make a thorough examination of the building to determine its true conj dition. A Muncie architect will be j employed to make the examination. CHARLES MAGLEY OPENS NEW STORE l New Retail Store to Open on South Second Street; It to Handle Refrigerators i A new retail store was opened In Decatur today by Charles H. M>ig- ' ley, in the Erwin building, 149 | South Second street. Mr. Magley is the dealer for Cope- ! land electric refrigerators. L. Tator radios and Westinghouse light plants. I The room was being prepared tojday and equipment installed. The 11935 Copeland refrigerators are on Idisplay and the gublic is Invited to ■ call. Mr. Magley is a well known young ' man of tiiils city, a son cf Mr. and | Mrs. John Magley of North Fifth street. He formerly wns employed | as a mechauie for F- McConnell and Son.

FRANCE SEEKS VIOLATION OF TREATY PROBE League of Nations Council Meets To Consider Violation Geneva. April 15— (U.R) Germany's violation of the \ ersaill.e treaty was put before the league' of nations council today at a meeting calculated to test the league's authority and prestige. France called the meeting. She seeks a declaration against treaty | violations in general and action to punish promptly and severely, by economic, financial and commercial measures, future treaty , violations. Franc" has the backing of Groat Britain and Italy, though 'they are not parties to her pro-‘ test against Germany’s compulsory army service law and her inauguration of a military air force. I Fresh from Stresa. the British. French and Italian council dele gates began conferences as soon as they arrived to find the sentiment of delegates general'.y on their program. Called for 11 a. m. (5 a m. EST) the council meeting was postponed until 3:30 p.m. (9:30 am. EST) to enable them to talk to othei delegates. They sought especially the opinion of Col. Joseph Beck. Polish foreign minister. He is the key man inasmuch as Poland like I Germany, refuses to accede to . eastern European mutual security treaties. The postponement was an indication of the gravity of the French protest as it concerns the league. Pierre Laval, French foreign J minister; Sir John Simon. British : foreign minister, and Baron Pompro Aloi. i. Italian league delegate. : called the members of the little I enzente and balkan entente Roumania. Czechoslovakia. Jugoslavia and Turkey into confer-j I ence and explained to them what ' the French protest would lead to. Thev explained also the mean- : ing of the Stresa conference decisions as concerned central and . eastern Europe with particular j reference to Germany, Austria. Bulgaria and Hungary. Tim league council, taking as a i ,< ■< >x HNUF.D (>N PAGE FIVE) 0 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Winona Fleming Wins First Prize In Psi lota Xi Story Contest The winners in the Psi lota Xi short story contest vv’ere announced today by the judges. First prize of five dollars was won by Miss Winona Fleming of Decatur, whose sketch was titled. |‘l Looks I'p In Heaven. Second prize was won by Miss Martha E. Calland of this city, who | wrote on “Sweet Sixteen". The prize was three dollars. Miss Martha E. Buller wrote on “Such Is Fate", and won third prize of two dollars. The contest was for senior girls of the Catholic and public high i schools. Fifteen girls submitted i short stories. The judges were, Mrs. Frank Downs. Mrs. Ralph Yager and Miss Grace Coffee of this city. The sorority sponsored the contest in the interest of short story writing, in cooperation with the state chapter. The manuscripts of the local winners will be entered i in the state contest and judged in I competition with entries from all parts of the state. The state prize is a $lO award. This is the first year that the sorority has sponsored the short i story contest. o Traffic Light Is Struck Sunday A. M. A cur driven by Edwin Taylor of Geneva route two with his brother Lloyd, aa a passenger, struck the traffic light at the corner of Second and Madison streets at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The iboys were badly lacerated by the scattered gloss but were not seriously injured.

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* ♦ REMEMBER? David Coffee, former mayor | | of Decatur, said that 30 years | i ago today a heat wave struck • | the city, with temperatures ■' | ranging above 90 degrees. Four | horses died of the heat. Three of these were owned by Frank | Dibble, Henry Liechenstelger , | and John Brown. April 15 came on Saturday, which was the same day of the nitroglycerine explosion men- I tinned in last Saturday’s edition | of the Democrat. The livery stable owners, who rented I horses to go to Geneva Sunday had to take special precautions to keep them from Iteing overcome by the heat. STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT AGAIN ENDS FAILURE Wiley Post Forced Down At Purdue University Airport Sunday Lafayette, Ind.. April 15 <(J.R>— Wiley Post, record making flier, announced today' that he hopes to try again to span the continent in seven hours, despite his third failure yesterday in the ctratos- : phere plane Winnie Mae. The one-eyed globe glrdler was forced down on Purdue University airport by failure of the super-, \ charger which made flight in the > stratosphere possible. He landed at 3:40 p. m.. slightly more than eight hours after leaving Burbank, Calif. He &aid has average speed was above 231 , miles an hour. At that rat ?. be would have required approximate-! i ly 11 honor for his entire flight. < The transcontinental record is 10 I hours. 2 minutes, established by Col. Roscoe Turner. A defective clutch on a super- < charger, he said, forced him out of the stratosphere somewhere between Chicago and Cincinnati. He turned back, intending to land ; in Chicago, but halted at Lafayette. Post's previous attempte to, Jump the country in the stratos-; i phere also failed because of me- 1 I Chanical trouble. He flew only I 125 miles on his first. Feb. 22, before motor trouble forced him | down in the inojave. desert. He charged emery dust was found in | the Winnie Mae’s motor. Failure of his oxygen supply grounded him March 15 at Cleveland. The flier was in frankly bad | temper when he stepped from the pug-nosed Winnie Mae after a successful landing on skids which did duty for landing gear dropped ' ' after his takeoff at. Burbank. Field mechanics helped him out | 'of the 17-pound helmet and , (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) • o Holv Name. K. of C. Will Meet Tonight A joint meeting of the Knights, iof Columbus and the Holy Name! ! society of St. Mary s (atholie church, will be held at the K. of iC. hall at 7:lli> o'clo k this evening. A program will be given, fol lowing the regular business sess-: ion. 0 Commissioners Holding Session The county commissioners were l in session today to receive bids on ; point for the county infirmary. 1 About W bids were received. None . had been accepted at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. o Snow Flurries Bring Winter Back To City Snow flurries today brought back tnerorias of a winter supposed to have been ended nearly three weeks aso ' • 1 v T temperature at one o clock toda.. >d not dropped suffclently to seriously injure the crops or fruit. The wheat in Adams county lues turned blue in .spots. An examina- ! tion das been made by experts from Purdue University who have found the wheat plants to Ibe deficient In phosphorus. A few days of sunshine will probably end this trouble, the experts have stated.

DECATUR LADY I KILLED SUNDAY BY AUTOMOBILE Prominent Decatur Woman Fatally Hurt; Plan Funeral Here Mrs. Mantie E. Erwin, age 69, widow of the late Daniel N. Erwin i and prominent resident of thie i city, died at 12 o'clock Sunday night at West Palm Beach, Florida, of injuries received when j struck by an automobile. According Io word received by John Falk, of Peru, formerly of this city and a brother of the deceased, Mrs. Erwin was struck down by a passing automobile. It is believed she was croseing the street. near the Forrestdale apartments, where she resided, when hit by an auto. The Dixie Highway, one of the busiest : routes in the country rune by the apartment building. Mrs. Erwin went to West Palm , Beach laet January in company (with her brother. Mr. Falk rei turned to Peru a few weeks ago, his sister deciding to remain until later. Mrs, Erwin was a native of Adams county and a member of one of the pioneer families of this ■ community. She was born in Union township, November 21. 1865. a daughter of Joseph and Mary Falk. She «p> nt her entire life in this county. She was a member of the Methodist church. Following the death of Mr. Erwin in February 1933. she went j to Fort Wayne and lived with her niece. Miss Mary Callow and other relatives. She was the owner of several valuable pieces of real I estate in this city and returned I here frequently to look after busi- ; ness matters. The body will be brought here Wednesday or Thursday and taken to the Zwick Funeral home on North Second street, from which place funeral services will be held. Services will be held either ThursI day or Friday, depending upon arrival of the body, Mr. Falk stated. Burial will be made in I the Decatur cemetery. Stanley Callow of this city is a nephew of the deceased. STIFLING DUST J IS CONTINUING Portions Os Five States Are Swept By New Dust Storm Today (Kansas City. Mo . April 15 —(UP) j —Stifling and killing dust storms • swciot portions of five states today. They were the newest in a. series of d Btructive storms which have snr I,'iered the whrnt country !of West rn Kansas. Eastern Colorado, the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, and Eastern New Mexico 1 since February. Th.' worst iiffecte-d area today 1 entended from Central Kansas west and southwest. Dust was carried by northwest winds ranging up to 50 : miles and hour in velocity. Dust clouds also billowed east- ! ward into Missouri. Southern Nebraska nnd lowa reported dust. A United Pr ss correspondent at i Hutchinson, Kan., reported: “A black funnel whirled in from, the west. The storm struck with unI usual force. ,!n five minutes it was iso black that motorists had to use their (headlights. Human beings J could not stand in the stinging 1 bloat.” I Airplanes were forced to travel at. 1 20,000 feet to avoid the dust. Albuquerque was the first "open" airport ' west of Kansas City. Others report- : ed no visibility and no ceiling. Santa Fe trains (through western Kansas cancelled schedules. o John Marshand Is Deputy Assessor John Marshand today began hid duties as deputy assessor in Washington township. He was appointed Saturday by Jonas Cline, Washington township assessor, who was injured painfully In a fall. Mr. Cline’s condition today was considered about the same. No X-ray has been taken lot him yet, but it is believed he is suffering from a fractured hip.