Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1935 — Page 1

Vol. XXXI 1,1. No. 158.

CROWD THRONGS ROADS. STREETS FOR FIREWORKS Huge Crowd Witnesses Display Presented By Legion Post One of the largest throngs in this 'ity’s histor y jam med roads to the lecatur Country Club an ( ) the city’s 'twin* a* district Thursday night to vitness the fireworks display presented by Adame post of the Amercan Legion as the climax to the egion’s fourth district c inference. Traffic w s slowed almost to a anctetill for au hour bothe before nd atfer the display. which was .resented at the county club. A driving downpour or rain earlj’ n the afternoon necessitated callng off the parade, scheduled f r 1 ’clock. The streets along the sched- ■ h «<■>• lin ■! with utomobllee and pedestrians, many f whom watted an hour in hci.es of earing weather. ,A short parad ■ was arranged boat I o’clock, marching through is bantuM Sfetriet and to the Lelo* Memorial park, where the new; ag pole, purchased by the civil nty, was dedicated. Only two musical organizations ok part in the parade, the Fort ; ayne German-American Legion j tnd being award d first prize of 5. The Decatur drum corps, which marched, w..s ineligible for —'TBte. A few members of the Fort S ayne Anuri an Legion band, who ■ ayed despite the rain, fell in bend the Decatur organization. The Speaking Program I Norbert R. Holthouse was chairof the speaker’s program. He 1 lied the meeting to order and inhduced the Legion and Auxiliary ticers and those who appeared on • program. • .-‘The services rendered by the who wore the uniform place ■>m in a preferred class." Iteriy ■nl.kner, of Montp- l-er. Ohio, jSmer state commander of the InWLia Legion, stated in the princiS address. delivered the prinal ' address of the day. He pitched a word picture of the aiding of the American govern- • nt and reiterated that it was young man of revolutionary -r- s and of other cri:icaj periods '■ t" American history who contribd his talents and services to —■ country. ..-Jr. Faulkner etateu it w-as the fllnose of the American Legion S-ontribute what it could in the chlvds to build a solid govment and restore settled conIt DtlPbSJhe fact that the man who h's -sooßtry in time of war y*red Ms flesh and blood to his "on made his services preferrind consequently it will always him «n a preferred class.” Mr. i CO. Ikuer took issue with I’resit Roosevelt’s statement that rans were not a preferred Key Is Presented ■"*ay»r A. R. Holthouse, in behalf Mile city, extended words of wele to the visitors and presented r.an Gehrig, command?” of AdPost 43 with the ‘ imaginary" "CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) •Ijrner Township 11 i Trustee Married a announ.-’merit has been made i of the marriage of Philip L, fer.tteln of Root township to P. Gaunt <cf 1312 Morion st, Fort Wayne. The ceremony performed Tuesday. Mr. Scheif-; ?in was formerly trustee of . Root town.sliip. o— — JRGARET ROBIN s. DIES WEDNESDAY long Resident Os Adams County Dies At Home At id C'W New Corydon 11 r.s. Margaret Jane Robin, 76. Wednesday night at her home ew Corydon of a heart attack, was lifelong resident of Adams ty. a metr-her of the St. Mary’s olic church near Geneva. ' rviving are the husband, .1 sI i three daughters, Mrs. Addie telly and the Misses Madeline Marcella Robin, at home; four fl Grover Kelly of Geneva, Rich- . • of Akron. O„ Edward J. • ‘not Arcola and Elmer V. Rob- |' f Geneva. Also surviving are sisters, Mrs. Mary Kelly of iva and Mrs. Dll F:rd of Portneral services will be 8:30 A. (' ’Saturday at the home and at 9 JjJJjck at the St. Mary’s Catholic j near Geneva. Burial will be e in the church cemetery.

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After NRA—Relief 'i .J \ M ■ S I H I With plenty to do in transferring New York's great army of tin-; employed from relief roles to I payrolls, Hugh S. Johnson, above. I former NRA chief, found his new I job at New York’s federal works progress adminijfrptor rather warm. WOULD PROMISE RICHES FOR ALL Radicals Consider ThirdParty Platform To Guarantee Wealth Chicago. July 5 —(U.R>—A platform guaranteeing a $5900 annual Income to every American family under ‘‘the rule of technocracy" was offered today to 200 self-pro- i claimed radicals meeting in secret i cociave here to set up a national third party. The 10-plank proposal, based on ! a "production for use"* program as opposed to the capitalistic | system, appeared over the signa-i ture of the Farmer-Labor political organization. The Farmer-Laborites, headed [ by a large delegation from their Minnesota stronghold, outnumber the Progressives. Socialists, and ohter hand-picked delegates at the conference. Howard V. Williams, of St. Paul, secretary of the Farm-Labor party, presented the proposed platform with a warning that the workers “must rise up and win economic and political control.” “For the first time in human history our mastery over machines and nature . can provide economic security for everyone.” the preamble said in technocratic vein. “An income worth $5,000 a year now can be assured every family as provided by a government survey. Yet millions go hungry white food is destroyed: go in rags while cotton is plowed under and shelterless while no homes are built. We are allowing an ox-cart method, known as the profit sys(CONTTNUED ON PAGE SIX) o STORE ROBBED AT LINN GROVE Charles Roush Store Robbed Os $350 Cash, $l5O Merchandise Charles Roush, proprietor of a general store at Linn Grove, was robbed of approximately SSOO during the Fourth of July holiday. MRoush closed the store at B:i’.O Wednesday night and spent the holiday at the lakes. On his return home about 8:30 last night, he discovered the robbery. The thieves obtained approximately $350 in cash from the cash drawer and safe and also took approximately $l5O in cigarettes, chewing and smoking tobacco. The intruders did not damage the safe, as they were able to open the combination. Entrance to the store was gained by forcing open the front door, No disturbance was heard by any Linn Grove resident and the robbery was not noticed as the thieves locked the door when leaving. Sheriff Dallas Brown was called to investigate but reported finding few clues of any value. Mr. Roush stated that he did not carry any insurance.

FLOODS, HEAT WAVE CAUSES OF SUFFERING Cloudbursts Derail Trains; Heat Prostrations Reported Chicago. July 5— (UP) —Cloudbursts and a heat wavs joined forces in widely separated sections of the nation today, causing train wrecks, heat prostrations and intense suffering. While some sections of the I country were dripped in the sea- ; son’s most intense heat wave other [states had torrential rainfalls that I : washed out bridges, weakened ; railroad roadbeds and imperilled [ | travel by rail. A cloudburst that struck in the [ path of the transcontinental flyer - The Empire Builder near Williston, N. D., derailed the train and 24 persons were injured. Similarly a washout on the Milwaukee road near Baker. Mont., resulted j in a derailment there that injured . i four persons. At Cynthiana, Kan., two men[ were injured when a freight train of the L. & N. road plowed into another train which had stopped after crossing a bridge. While cloudbursts were causing havoc in some sections a scorching sun and a wave of humidity | brought death and suffering in others. In Wisconsin the first heat death of the year was reported from Shell Lake where Arvin Dahl collapsed and died of prostration with the temperature standing at 96. Three persons were overcome by the heat in Milwaukee yester day. The nation's highest temperature on the Fourth of July was at Goodland, Kan., where the government thermometer showed an even 100 degrees. Minneapolis had 94, Kansas City 96, Peoria 92. and Indianapolis 90. It was 87 in Chicago for yes(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O QUARTET WILL GIVE CONCERT Indiana Central College Quartet At Church Sunday Afternoon The Indiana Central College con-; cert quartet from Indianapolis will app.ar in a musical program at the. Union Chapel United Brethren church Sunday at 2:3O|p. m. This organization is recognized throughout the northwest area ofi the United Brethren church as one [ of the most capable quartets that has ever represented Indiana Central College. (Besides Itlfc program of vpcal quartet selections the members of the qujrtet perform iudividaully playing inatrumenbil solos, which include the trumpet and trombone, and special vocal and piano num- ! bers. The repertoire of the quartet consists of sacred, classical, semi-clas-1 eicjl, and humorous music. :All who| enjoy good mate quartet music and ■ appreciate a variety of social solo (performances will appreciate the[ program. The personnel of the quartet in-| I eludes Eugene Mogle, first tenor, i [director and vocalist, Melvin Liv-i [ engoed. second tenor and trombonI I ist, Henry Bueche, first bass and i trumpetist, and Verrolito Shaul, secJ ond bass and accompanist. __Q Epworth Forest Assembly Opens The Epworth Forest assembly i will open on the north shore of Webster Lake on Sunday July 7 and close on Sunday July 14. A number of Decatur Methodists exipect to attend the camp meeting al which Dr. J. C. Mass-ee. well-known preacher and Dr. H. Augustine Smith, nationally known directors of music will • be the headliners. A number of Standard Bearers, will attend the Yo-Pe-Mi-Ca, the Young Peoples • Missionary Camp, Sunday, July 14 will be Methodist Laynnen’s day and > Branch Rickey, of the St. Louis i Cardinals, will be the afternoon speaker. ' Regular Legion Meeting Monday i The regular meeting of Adams poet number 43 of the American Legion will be held at the hall on . South Second street Monday evening at 8 o'clock. This will be the ■ final night for nomination of officers for the ensuing year.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, July 5, 1935.

Lightning Strikes Three Light Poles Lightning struck three electric light pole* in Union township, i along atate road 224, *«aat of Decaj tur, yeaterduy afternoon. Several fuse plugs were alao knocked out. M. J. Mylott and employes of the city electric light department, went | to the acene of trouble and restored service along the line. When the storm came up, Mr. Mylott who was with city officials intending to ride in the Legion parade, aaked that he be taken to the city hall for he felt certain there would be trouble along the line. A call came in a few minutes later and he and other employes started immediately to repair the damage done by the storm. o FOURTH PASSES QUIETLY HERE No Serious Accidents Nor Fires Experienced In City As Decatur ehjoyed a fourth of July passing without a serious accii dent or fires farmer,, in Adame county saw “knee high ” corn grow ing in their fields. No serious accidents from fireworks of any sort were reported to police officiate over the Fourth. : The police attribute da large part I of the credit for the lack of accidents due to the fireworks display sponsored* by the Adams post number 43 of the American Legion and the Decatur business men. The rain which fell over Decatur and the northern part of Adams county amounted to 1.86, one of the heaviest iprecipitations ever record- ; ed over the fourth. The oats were bent but most of this crap straightened up this morning. The rain was so light in the I south portion of the county that far- j ' mere were (plowing corn in field a few miles from those covered with water. The sign of good corn was real-; izezd by approximately 69 per cent of the farmers in the county Thursday. Accordin to many, a good crop : is indicated by corn which is kn«e i j high by the Fourth. Othe cops ae eimiJaly gowing I by “leaps and bounds”. The only I I fear many farmers have now is that I bumiper crops may depress the I market. Government figures, however, indicate that a shortage has ! accumulated in most of the farm I products due to the drought sufferi ed for the last few years. o Name Rev. Carson State Secretary At tho State Council of Christian education of the Methodist Episoo- • pjl church, which met in Indianapolis July 2 and 3. the Rev. H. R. Carson of Decatur was chosen state secretary. The district superintendents of the state and the district directors of Christian education were in session for two days, discussing various projects in this field and setting up a general program for the Methodists of (Indiana. —o PROWLER KILLS SOUTH BEND MAN Prominent Business Man Fatally Wounded In His Own Home South Bend, Ind., July 5. —(U.R> — Edmund E. Prentice, 50. was slain last night in the kitchen of his home in an exclusive residential district here last night, apparently by a prowler. He was found mortally wounded and died shortly afterward. Mrs. Prentice and her son. Neville, 15, found the body while -Investigating the noise of a chair ' overturned in the kitchen. Neither had heard the shot which killed him. Neighbors said they heard a dis-; I turbance in the alley at the rear ! of the Prentice home, indicating > :the slayer had fled through the i 1 kitchen door. i 1 Mrs. Prentice said she and her; I son had retired and left Prentice i' sitting at his desk a few hours I i earlier. Coroner Arthur L. Knapp said: j after an antopsy that the slayer | used a .32 calibre revolver from a [ ; distance of about six feet. The slayer apparently was taJler than | his victim, the coroner said after -1 tracfig the bullet wound, i; Prentice came to the United ! States from England 12 years ago !and lived in Decatur, 111., one year ■ before moving to South Bend as ■' purchasing agent for the National Discount Corporation.

DR. ME TO II RE EXAMINER Named Examiner For Beauty Shop Operators In The County Dr. G. J. Kohne of thte city has' been appointed physical examiner for all beauty shop operators, manicurists and electrologlsts in (Adams county, it was learned today. < A physical examination has been < required by the 1935 state tegisla-i; ture similar to that of barbers las i provided for in the 1933 s-eceion of ' I the legislature. ' The order received by Dr. Kohne i w “ : ! The law passedAy the 1935 General Assembly relating to licensing ; ( of beauty culturists, manicurists ( and electrologlsts and beauty cul- , turlst apprentices become effective August 1, 1935, and thereafter It is unlawful to practice as such without a license. Applications for license can be procured by writing to state board of beauty cuiturtet ex- , aminers. State House, Indianapolis, , and enclosing return postage. “The following .persons are ell- , gible to be registered without examination by making application by August 1, 1935, but after that date all persons shall take examinations : "(1) One who has for twelve months engaged in the practice of beauty culture and who can pass a physical examination. “(2) Anyone engaged aa a manicurist and who cane pass a (physical examination. “(3) Anyone engaged as a electrolegist who can pass a physical examination. "(4) Anyone engaged as an ap- i I, rentice to a practicing beauty cuiturtet tor nine months. “Fees for application and regtei tration are fixed by law. See Acts j 1935. page 297. which may be seen at offices of all public officials. “All persons must take examination after August 1, 1936." W. H. AYERS DIES TODAY Former Willshire Resident Dies At Lexington, Virginia D. H. Ayres, a former resident of Willshire, Ohio died of uremic poisoning at Lexington, Virginia this morning. Mr. Ayres recently moved to Richmond, Ind., where he made his home with his son. He was visiting with relatives in Virginia when he was taken ill and was taken to the hos- I pital in Lexinton, where death followed. He is survived by two children, Ernest Ayres, Richmond, and Orville Ayres of Lagrange, Ind. His wife died last October. Mr. Ayres was a retired farmer, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and lived in Willshire ter twenty-five years. The body will arrive in Decatur I tomorrow via the Pennsylvania Railroad and w iH 8° from there to l I Willshire for burial. Funeral services will be held at two thirty o’- j clock Saturday afternoon and burial ; will be made in Willshire cemetery. : o Warrants Mailed For Distribution Indianapolis, July s—State5 —State warrants have been nulled for the dis-; bursem-at of $2,591,4i?.59 of gasoline tax and automobile license fees to local units of government. Os this amount, the 92 counties will receive $1,964,519, and the 520 cities and towns will receive $491,169.86. Adams county will receive $20,050.96 and Decatur will get $1,206.68 o Start Excavation For Light System Excavation for the foundations of the new ornamental street lighting system on Second street started | this morning, two men being furnished by the old FERA office. The foundations are 40 inches deep, 42 inches wide at the bottom and t <pering up to 28 inches at the | top. There will be 27 posts along the i street, between Jackson and Jefferson streets. Approval of the city’s applications for men to lay the cable and build the foundations for the lighting i system and other (projects has not yet been received. It is believed work under the nw federal set-up will begin next week and that a number of men will be given employment here.

QUICK ACTION ISPROMISED UN TAX UILL May Go Beyond Announced Limits; Labor Relations Bill Signed Washington, July 5 —<U.R>~Presi-' dent Roosevelt acted decisively today to speed his tax-the-rlch pro-, gram through the house of repre-1 sen'atives and Increase the revenue it will squeeze from wealthy citizens. Congressional tax experts announced after a White House conference that the proposed tax base ; may be broadened radically beyond expected limits ajid that the President desires it be given congress-; ional precedence. The group of house ways and means committee Democrats was informed the President is leaving the question of rates in his “four point” program to congress but that he wants them to yield “substantial revenue." The committee expects to start hearings Monday. It will attempt to confine the bill to hiked income taxes in the higher Income classes, increased gift taxes, adjustc-d corporation levies and new Inheritance taxes. Signs Measure Washington, July 5. —(U.PJ —President Roosevelt today signed the Wagner labor relations bill into law and said “it should serve as an important step toward the achievement of just and peaceful labor relations in Industry.” He cautioned, however, that sue-. cessful operation of the new law, | guaranteeing labor the right to organize for collective bargaining, would reqquire “a sense of sober: responsibility and of willing cooperation” on the part, of management, labor a.nd the public. In an effort to protect labor in | organizing and bargaining collectively, the act defines the following ; "unfair labor practices” and sets 'up a three-member national labor relations board charged with seeing that employers do not indulge [in them: 1. Domination of or interference ! with the formation of unions. Interference with employes : in organizing and bargaining collectively. i 3. Discrimination against work(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX’) * Postpone WLS Show Until After Fair At a meeting of several of the ; members of the committees for the . I Decatur Free Street Fair thte afternoon and officials of the WLS eta- • tion in Chicago, it was determined I to postpone the WLS show, which waA to have been shown here during fair week in August. The show will (probably be held in the summer or fall. The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce te sponsoring the show assisted by Dan H. Tyndall a representative of the senior oranization. FIVE XILLERS ARE ARRAIGNED Schweitzer And Three Giris Arraigned; SexSlayer Enters Plea Detroit, July 5-(UP)-William | i Schweitzer and three women com-, [ panions who confessed to the slaying of Howard Carter Dickinson, prominent New York Attorney, were arraigned today on warrants charging first degree murder. The four-schweitzer, Jean Milter, Florence and Loretta Jackson, stood mute when they were brought into recorder’s court, hearing was set for a week today before Judge Thomas W. Cutter, pleas of not i guilty were entered tor the foui 1 prisoners. Schweitzer was wearing a blue suit, which he explained a friend had brought to him in jail. 'He cariled a bible. Schweitzer and his companions were remanded to jail without bail to wait next Friday’s hearing. Not Guilty Peoria. 111., July 5-<UP) ; Gera d Thomipson, 25, pleaded not guilty to a charge of first degree mur der ; before circuit judge Joseph Daily to da Deputy sheriffs kept close watch over 100 court room spectators during the brief proceedings ot prevent any new outburst of 11 feeling against the confessed killei. Thompson signed a lengthy con (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

America Observes Safest And Sanest Holiday In Years

“Mexico’s Lindbergh” [Y • U kO, r —' j Acclaimed the “Lindbergh of Mexico,” Colonel Roberto Fierro, above, was selected to command i a good-will air tour of United. States. Colonel Fierro is chief of ; the army air corps of Mexico. EX-POSTMASTER | AT GENEVA DEAD Fred McWhinney Dies Early This Morning Os Infirmities Fred MacWhinney, 78. former I postmaster at Cwdon and Geneva, died at his home In the latter i town a 3:30 this morning. Death was caused from infirmities. He I was also proprietor of the Mac- ; Whinney variety store at Geneva. The deceased was born in St. i Thomas, Canada. September 9. . 1856. He moved to Ceylon in | 1884. marrying Nettie Ellsworth. I Following her death, he married I Eliza Habegger in 1913. Mr. MacWhinney was postmaster at Ceylon in 1884. and at Geneva from 1910 to 1914. He was an active member of the Geneva Methodist Episcopal church. Surviving are the widow and the following children: Mrs. Bertha Reichert and Carl MacWhinney, Akron, O.; Fred of Kendallville; Mrs. Mabeline Thell, Cleve- ■ land O.: Francis and Audria I MacWhinney, both of Geneva. Funeral services will be held at the Geneva M. E. church at 2 i p. m. (Sunday, with burial in the [ Westlawn cemetery. Educator’s Wife Found Murdered Columbia, Mo., July 5 —(UP) — Officers attempted vainly today to ! solve the “perfect crime" slaying of > Mrs. Eula Ncrthcutt, 38-year-old ; wire of the Boone county superini tendent of schools. The only major facts in their ipos- ■ session were that she vzas shot to 1 death sometime between 11 A. M. and noon Wednesday and that the • gun, a .22 caliber pistol for the stay- • ing sugested itself. The husband, Charles E. North--1 cutt. 48, tall and partly bald, reiter- ’ ated during a long selge of question- - [ ing the story he told officers after finding hie wife’s body sprawled I across the doorstep of their home ’ [ shortly after noon Wednesday. I Parachute Jumper At League Picnic Harr Kaffenger, well .known parachute jtimber will jump at the Walther League picnic Sunday, July 7 I Mr. Kaffenger will leap from 0 | Waco cabin plane, piloted by Lloyd K. Pierce of Fort Wayne. Passengers will be carried throughout the day. oWEATHER Local showers or thunderstorms tonight or Saturday; not so warm Saturday central and north portions.

Price Two Cento

Fewer Than 200 Persons Killed During Fourth Os July Observances In Nation. LOWEST IN YEARS (By United Press) America’s Ihdependence Day celebration was one of the "safest, sanest” Fourths so far but almost 200 persons lost their lives in a variety of holiday accidents. Drownings took the highest toll. Automobile accidents ran a close second. Fireworks mishaps were last In the number of fatalities. Returns from 30 states showed that 85 were drowned, 73 were the victims of auto accidents, eight were slain and 19 were killed from miscellaneous causes, for a total of 188. Ideal weather for the 159th independence day celebration took millions from their homes to resorts and playgrounds in one of the most demonstrative prosperity movements since pre-depression days. A million people crowded the beach at New York’s Coney Island and hundreds of thousands ot others gathered at smaller resorts. Americans in Tokyo, Paris and other foreign cities joined in. the celebration os the historic and cracked Liberty Bell tolled again at Philadelphia. The four tolte, rung with a wooden mallet, were dull but they thrilled the great ' crowd that had assembled, outnumbering the patriots of more than a century and a half ago who heard clearer clangings from the bell and took up the battle cry of the new nation. Drownings took _the largest toll with 41 dead in the official tabula- ' tions. Automobile accidents claimI ed 34 lives, a great decline from II that of a year ago. Airplane accidents killed three and railroad mishaps two. The ; heat took five lives and five other ; persons died in miscellaneous accidents. Minnesota, with six drownings, led the nation In the number reported dead from that cause. Massachusetts, New Jersey, and lowa reported three each. North Carolina listed four dead in automobile accidents, with Minnesota and Pennsylvania reporting three each. Minnesota a’so credited three fatalities to the heat, Probably the most ususual accii dent was <he death of Fred Car- [ doin’, 30, who plunged 2,090 feet to his death before a crowd of 3,000 at Detroit after he was carried up by a b'alloon because he held too long to a rope. A 12-year-old boy was killed ax Hohukus, N. J., when struck by a wheel spun from a racing car at a speedway. Chester Suilwicki, 17, diefl at Chicago of injuries received when a giant firecracker he had thrown In the air exploded near his chin (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o ~— Mrs. J. A. Long Named Secretary Mrs. J. A. Long of Geneva has been elected secretary ot the State Central hospital at • Indianapolis. I She bis (previously served as president of the board. . LIQUOR BOARD TO HEAR FOUR J • p Two Beer Permits, Two Liquor Permits To Be Asked July 25 Two applications for beer and ’ two for beer, liquor and wine per- ’ mits will be heard before the Ad- ' ams County AleoWie Beverage board on July 25 at the Adams county auditor’s office. The legal notice of the hearing will appear •in Saturday’s issue of the Decatur Daily Democrat, Bernard Clark is asking for a retail beer license at the Green Kettle Confectionery. This concern has’ never hajidJed beer before. William H. Freitag ot Preble is asking for a renewal of bis beer license. D. F. Suman, operating the Gem Sandwich Shop is asking for a liquor, beer and wine retailer’s license. This concern is operating under a beer retailer’s license. Mary S. Lhamon, owner of Doc’s Place, is asking for a liquor, beer and wine retailer’s license. This ] concern also 4s opetCTng under a ’beer retailer’s license.