Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1935 — Page 1

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jLj Weather Fails Ifo Daunt Visitors Ijo Free Street Fair

Id Gather On <«ty’s Kdwav Early Today; ■ uiyc't*" Mul ol " cek -Ibre Thursday. < ROWDED JBL. >m-i" ■ wa3 WP “. "'f ■ ‘ extreme youngsters. than at tin l same I ■S l ' l ,sho aU a pa. k.-.l midtonight unenlivened by lonite thin asI, .11 the AmerKr;;..■ i ""uh win »,. r ;h. week, the . plating 'his K*, and ton- ght. ~ gb-l-s. all BL ax- striking capably. 'be Four Lelad weather . ...us on their ir..k-a -11- entire pro-, free acts was preaf’trnoon and w 11 bei tonight. *■ Midway Thronged distn. K »rt.. v Tuesda.. i^H £ .;. a concessions a:. • \ play during rowd lin *** r ' - o'clock. Oa,ry Day Thursday at ruction of I . I'a' . Thursday'Ka: ■ 1' predicted bi - week. < o'clock, many i. ns.erl- of visitors are r midway a'.d < the eleBl Other Features . .' .day's program gKiyv~\" pai it- TWO) Hnior Department 1J Does E\< ( Ilent \A ork a'. - on made « r. d lie by ill-il--pc 4 H ( lulls. Miitit r.-.-l |^Kk.i. s. hafer Star |KI.- .-:: . yearn ago. In .■ 1 built by ■ on* hundr. d |K* oki Dtti <.:' interest MBfcr.el.'i hnrn.d ug.li and antiques. ■FAIR SQUIBS Four LaVornes, 'he fourth .i>n:ra<'...| for by the free Bom,-’.- the fair, arrivl'~a: or 1.,'.. Tuesday nigh: eive tlieir opening per- "■ Showing in Tren- •’ d <:u~t. sand and ile'oms in heir jour-''’■i-aiur, forcing their late Th. ,p.p.. ;i ranee was this aft. m,.on and they will Slain tonight at 9:30. f st‘.‘-t fu r association made ' when they hired Al g* better known as "Paddy the 1 . " band, announce the free ’Sv ballyhoo the various |B*’ "■• -oils throughout s ™»'iy. Al has an excellent voice and has many °t ex[>e;ience in circus and show businesses. headquarters for .’he fair 1, have been located In a " northeast corner of the house yard. A member of Wnmittee and several boy o» duty at all times, preto give any information or |B* e Wired of them. Bj® (omini'tee has also enMargaret Eit-ing, formdims county health nurse. • duty a’ the headquarters |«7 mi)B t of '‘he day and evehas been placed in the Miss Filing t a prepared to « w "rst aid at all times. Hartman, president of the Ft>:r association ' B ” LD 0N PAGE TWO)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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Raymond R. Tash. (Salem, grand chancellor of Indiana for the Knights of Pythias lodge, will attend the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Decatur chapter. which will be observed tomorrow.

LEGION SEEKS FUND FOR BAND Council Asked To Appropriate Funds For American Legion Band The request for an appropriation for the American Legion City band, made by Tillmon Gehrig, post com-, mander, to the city council last evening was referred to the finance committed. The appeal for funds will be couaidered by She council and Mayor Holthouse when the 1936 budget is compiled. The city lias not made an appro-; pnaXion for a band for a couple of j years. Mr. Gehrig assured the i council that several concerts would be given by the band next year and that funds appropriated would make it possible for the legion to promote and bul’d a larger and more evident musical organization. A leb'er form Dr. R. E. Daniels, secretary Dr. G J. Kohne and Mrs. Paul Graham, members of the city board of health, was read. The board recommended the appointing of an inspector for store buildings and industrial pla.mts, relative to the inspection of health condition. Engineer Is Coming Charles Hurd, consulting engin- i eer of Ind-anapolis, will be' In Deatur n vt Mouday to confer with city officials and make a preliminary inspection of the local field in regard to sewer problems a,nd the j possibility of building a sewaige| (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) COMPLETE PLANS FOR OBSERVANCE Knights Os Pythias To Observe Anniversary Thursday About 1.000 members of the Knights of Pythias and their families will be in Decatur Thursday to a«rsLvt in the observation of the GOth anniversary of the founding of the Decatur Kekionga lodge number 65. Letters of invitations have been sent to 100 lodges within a radius of 100 miles of Decatur inviting lodge members to attend the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit and the Dairy Day celebration in the morning and afternoon Thursday. In the evening a special dramatization of the story Damon and Pythias will be presented on a stage at the west side of toe Central school building open to the public as a free attraction. Comfortable seats with backs will be set up. Raymond R. Tash, of Salem, grand chancellor for the state of Indiana of the Knighto of Pythias will be present and give a short address in the lodge room of the local home following the evening meal. Carl R. Mitchel of Montpelier, grand keeper of the records and seals, will also give.i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

EASTERN OHIO THREATENED BY SERIOUS FLOOD Torrential Rains Bring Biggest Flood Threat Since 1913 (By United Press) Torrential rains that fell throughout the night brought the eastern half of Ohio its greatest flood danger since 1913, and caused thousands of families to leave their homes before the steadily rising w-aters of rivers and streams. Rains descended steadily for more than 12 hours, sometimes reaching cloudburst proportions. Rivers began rising several inches an hour. Roads were under water in the area including Cambridge. Coshocton, Zanesville. New Philadelphia, East Liverpool and Canton. Railroad lines were washed out in several places. Reports from Cambridge stated that five and one half inches of rain fell during the night, a record for the last 22 years. There were three and one half feet of water standing in Cambridge streets and hundreds of families were called to leave their homes early today when authorities feared the city park lake dam might break. Power and communication lines were out of commission in some areas. The Muskingum river at Zanesville was rising at the rate of eight-tenths of a foot an hour. The Ohio river was at about 19 feet, and has a flood stage of 36 feet at Marietta. At Coshocton, scores of families fled from their homes. Roads throughout Tuscarawas (CnyjTTNiTEP ON PAGE FIVE) o VISITORS TAKE MAJOR HONORS Huntington County Takes Most Prizes In Guernsey Exhibit Huntington county took major honors at the Guernsey Regional show held here Tuesday in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit. The officials at the judging ring pointed out that Huntington county’s superiority was due largely to the fact that the county had been Interested in the breed longer than this community. Ae there were more breeders of long standing there the Huntington committee through the means of an elimination show had a better opportunity to select choice representatives. Roy Nosker of Huntington county was named premier breeder of the show by his obtaining 28 points in the judging ring for the number of animate winning prizes in the show. In this contest each exhibitor was graded only on the number of cattle raised and pared for the ring by himself. Everett Beaty of Huntington county was runner-up with 21 points. Mr. Nosker was given a replica of a typical Guernsey Island pewter cream can. The cup was purchased by the state Guernsey breeders association and was prefPONTTNTTRn ON PAGE FTVE) o “ Lange Funeral Rites Held This Morning Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this mbrning at thie St. Marys Catholic church for Mrs. Casper Lange. <4 of North Fifth street, who died Sunday evening of injuries received when she was struck by an automobile. Father J. J. Seimetz officiated at the services and burial was made in the Catholic cemetery. Locate Erie Train At Third Street Crossing The special Erie train and the air conditioned coaches will be located on th- Erie switch tracks, south of Third street. The Third street cressing will be closed so the special train on be located near the station and within easy reach of the public. N. A. Blair. Erie agent appeared before the city council last evening and .appealed to the council for the right to close the crossing. The request was granted.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 7, 1935.

Dairy Day Speakers

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JAMES D. ADAMS

Among the prominent men who will appear on the speaking program during Cloverleaf Dairy Day Thursday are the two men pictured I above. James D. Adame is director of the state highway commission 1 and Harry G. Leslie is a former governor of Indiana.

) SPECIAL TRAIN HERE TONIGHT — Erie Officials Arrive Tonight; Other Visitors Thursday J The r.pec:al train for the Erie i railroad officiate will arrive in Decatur at 9:04 o’clo.k tonight. The 1 business o:r will be parked n ar Winchester street. The officials I will be .here to attend Dairy Day , Thursday. On this train will be R. E. Woodi ruff, vice president in charge of ; operations and F. W. Rosser, general manager. The special train fretn Huntington with fair visitors from that city i and Erie rail road officiate will arrive in De atur at 10:45 o’clock Thursday morning. On thte train will be the Erie band and the Huntington businessmen. A special air conditioned car will J be parked near the Third street | crossing for inspection by Dairy k Dpy visitors. Thte car te cooled by ) ttve steam nnder heavy pressure. Visitors will ibe permitted to go , through the cars in groups only. ’ Train officiate stated that the car cannot be kept cool if the doors are kept open too long at a time. When in actual operation ths train te kept sealed between stops. The train will also have two 1 standard refrigerator cars. One will ' be filled with products of the Clov- ' erleaf Creameries to show how they are distributed over the country. (CpNTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o iB ' “ Muncie City Judge Accepts Invitation To Visit Street Fair « « J. Frank Mann, city judge at Muncie, writes that he well visit Deca.ur next Saturday, accepting the invitation of Mayor Holthouse: Mt. Mann writes: “Arthur R. Holthouse, Mayor. “Decatur, Indiana. “Dear Sir: I read your invitation printed in the Daily Democrat last Saturday, a,nd have concluded to accept it and be with you at the jamboree next Saturday. I “Seventy-four years ago I was ; born ait the little town of Salem, your county, and when I was one : year old I took my paj-ents by their hands and moved them to Decai tur where I resided until I moved here in 1899. Therefore I probably would be considered as being one of the near-pioneer residents of the county. I recall that there are a few still living who were boys and girls when I was one of I the roaming kids of your city. I | hope to see several of my old friends while in your city that i daj.”

Neius-Sentinel Boys’ Band To Give Concert Here Dairy Day

The News-Sentinel boys’ band of Fort Wayne will present a concert Thursday morning at 10:30 a. m., at the Legion Memorial park as a part of the Cloverleaf Dairy Day I program. The band, directed by John L. ■ j Verweire, nationally prominent i band leader, will be playing its i 323rd concert tomorrow. The program will be announced by Herman F. Gerdom, who gives the synopsis and nistory of each selection on the program. Miss Emel Rebecca Verweire, pianist, is ithe band's accompanist. The complete program follows: “Star Spangler Banner” March, “News-Sentinel" — John L. i Verweire. Selection from "The Vagabond

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* FREE ACTS Wednesday ' 7:00 —Dashington’s Animals, | I North Second. ' 7:30 —Osakl and Taki, South Second. I 9:30— Four La Vernes, South Second. 10:00—The Stratosphere Man, j Fourth and Monroe. P. M. Thursday 1:30 —Da-shington’o Animals * « V N rth Second. ■ I 4:3o—Osakl and Taki. South | s i Second. r | 5:00 —The Stratosphere Man. I 4 Fourth and Monroe. 7:00 —Four La Vernes, South | Second. 7:3o—The Stratosphere Man, | Fourth and Monroe. f | 9:3o—Cteaki and Taki, South | Second. 11 10:00 —Dashington’s Animate, | N. rth Second. r 0_ _ ♦ : CROWD ATTENDS • DRESS REVUE f 4-H Clubs Present Dress Revue At High School Tuesday Night > i A large crowd attended the dreea 1 revue of th * 4-H clubs at the high school auditorium laet evening un- ) I der the direction of Mrs. Robert - Mann. The girls demonstrated ' dresses made in the five years of ■ club work, each girl appearing in ■ her own dress. Thte was followed by a review of old fashioned dresses , dating back to 1860. Spe :al music i was furnished by Albert Sel’.emeyer. A saxaphone solo was played by I Miss Zulu Porter and cornet solo by ' Mies Patsy McConnell. i Ribbons were awarded to the t girte doing the best work which was t divid.d into three classes, school t costume, best dress and party dress. Miss Juanita Lehman f the Peppy Peppers club, West Washington township, won first place in the' school costume; Mary KCcs, Will--1 ing Workers Club, North St. Marys, first in best dress class and Kath--1 leen Kenney of the Jefferson Blaz- ' ers first in party dress class. Miss I Kenney was ateo s.le.'ted as champion and will repr.sent the county at the state dress revue which will ' be presented at the state fair, Indianapclis, August 31. Mies Juanita Lehman will serve as alternate. Following is a list of girls receiving first, seicond -or third iplaces. Clothing 1. June Dubach, Hartford township, first; Barbara Lehman, West Washington, second and Ethel Miller. St. Joe, third; clothing 2, Mary lEorne. Kirkland, first; Ruth Grether, Preble, second; Grace Grether, Preble, third; clothing 3, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) —

King” Rudolf Friml. Cornet due’, "The Pearls” H. K|fng Played by the entire Cornet section. 1 March, “The Color Guard" Fred Huffer Valse Caprice, “Toronto Bay" Lieut. T. J. Gagnier Novelty, "Cornin’ Round the Mountain” Henry Fillmore Grand Fantasia, ’’Tiome Sweet Home the Wor'd Over" J. Bodewalt Lampe 1-Air, 2-Gerinany, 3-Spa.in, 4Russia, 5-lialy, 6-Scotland, 7Hungary, 8-China, 9-Ireland, 10-America. March, “Dunbar”. John L. Verweire “America”. 1

Cloverleaf Dairy Day To Draw Largest Crowd In History Os Decatur; Gala Program Planned

T. F. GRALIKER PRESIDENT OF DECATUR BANK Cashier Os First State Bank Named By Director Os Institution Theodore F. Graliker. cashier of the Fire: State Bank since 1921 and who ’began his banking career as a messenger boy In 1908, was elected president of the local llnan<ial institution by the board of directors last evening. Mr. G.aliker succeeds che late Charles A. Dugan, president of the bank since 1914. Mr. Dugan’s death occurred July 27. Roscoe Glendenning, who served as assistant cashier of the bank since 1921. was elected cashier and Herman Kruckeberg. was promoted to first assistant eshier. Mr. Kruckeberg formerly served as a tel'er in the bank. The election of the officials was made unanimous by the board. Mr. Graliker came to Decatur in 1912 from Deca ur. Illinois, where in 1908 he accepted his first job. He was graduated from the Millikan Academy and became a messenger in the Millikan National Bank. In 1911 he went to Oklahoma City. Okla., and was employed a.s a teller in ‘he Security National Bank in that city.. About that time Mr. Gra’iker deI sired to do a little traveling, with | the view of improving his health. I He wanted some outside work and took odd jobs, including a fewmonths’ employment as a railroad brakemaji. Satisfying :he urge of youth to see the country, he returned to his former bank job. ; In the latter par: of 1911, Mr. Dugan needed an assistant in the bank and Mr. Graliker learned of it. He made contact through letter and obtained aji appointment. A few days latetr he was no.itied of his selection. Mr. Graliker was advanced to teller and in 1919 was made assistant cashier, serving in that cajtaej ity. until 1921, when upon the e’ec- | tion of Mr. Dugan as president, he was made cashier. He became Mr. Dugan's first assistant and during the latter’s illness was directly in l charge of ’the bajik. Mr. Graliker is married and the father of two daughters. He resides at 327 North First street. i Mr. Graliker’s brother, Bernard ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o PAXSON ENTRY CHAMPION BULL Wells County Bull Is Judged Grand Champion Jersey Bull An aged bu'l shown by Telfer Paxson of Wells county was named grand chajnpion bull of the Jersey Parish Show held today in connection with ’the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit. It was also the senior cTiampion bull. A junior yearling heifer entered by John Yarde of DeKalb county was named 'the junior champion female. The committee in charge of the show today was: Roy Price, superintendent of the show; Merwin Miller, chairman; Sol Mosser, Adams county; Oliver Mosser. Jay county; Charles Grandlinaid, Wells county; Merwin Miller, HuniMngton county; Harry Steele. DeKalb county and Orlor Stajey, Wayne county. The cooperating agencies were: Decatur Chamber of Commerce; Cloverleaf Creameries. Decatur; American Jersey Cattle Club, H. E. Dennison, field representative, East Lansing, Michigan; Jersey Bulletin. Indianapolis; Purdue University, E. T. Wallace, West Lafayette, Ind., and county agents of participating counties. The winning exhibitors in this morning’s judging at the fair showring on First street were: bulls, four years old or over: first, Telfer Paxson, Wells; second H. P. Steele, DeKalb; third. Sol Mosser, Adams. Bulls, itwo years and under three: H. P. Steele, DeKalb, first; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Theodore F. Graliker, cashier 1 of the First State bank since 1921, ( was elected president of the insti--1 tution by the board of directors . Tuesday evening. Mr. Graliker succeeds the late Charles A. 1 Dugan, who died July 27.

HUGE MAJORITY OF WEALTH IS : OWNED BY FEW : . Counsel Says 85 Per Cent ti Owned By 5 Per Cent 1. d Os Corporations V d Washington, Aug. 7 — (UP) — ' l Eighty-five per cent of wealth in the United States te ownr ed by only five per sent of the p corponitione. th-? senate finance committee was t .ld today when it studied Roosevelt proposals to impose larger tax s on rich compani s. Robert H. Jackson, internal rev--0 enue bureau counsel, presented the data, with a detailed statement Os L administration arguments in favor .. of a graduated corporation income B tax. H? said the depression had hastr en d con'.entration of wealth in the i I hands of the biggest corporations and contended that trend was likely > to continue. More of tire tax burden should be shift ;d to corporations that are I most able to pay. Jackson said, just as the administration bill would impose greater levies 'on private fortunes. The gradua’ed corporation tax I would rep'ace the present flat rate lof 13% per cent. Jackson said it j would mean smaller taxes for 95 j per cent of all corporations, with , the increase falling on the five per cent of large ones. “The five per cent owning the J 85 per cent of the corporate wealth : and the five per cent whose taxes would be increased ate not neces(PONTTNUEn nN PAGE SIX) Charles Dugan Will Is Probated Today * The will of the late Charles A. ■ Dugan was probated today in the ’ Adams circuit court. The will left all of the property to Mrs. Dugan 1 after the fun'eral expenses and just r debts were paid. Mrs. Dugan was i named executrix. 0 » WEATHER 1 Generally fair tonight and Thursday; not so warm east and south portions tonight; somewhat warmer extreme northwest Thursday. ) o Clear The Way ——— l Chief of Police Seph Melchi today issued orders for the clearance of the streets over which the big Dairy Day parade will pass. All delivery trucks and 1 other obstructions must be 1 removed from Second street i and the way cleared for the 1 spectacular parade. The line of march starts on • South Fourth street, north to Marshall street, east to Second street and south to Winchester street to Legion Memorial Park. The cooperation of everyone is asked.

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Officials Estimate Crowd Os 30,000 To 40,000 To Attend Dairy Day Here Thursday. PARADE AT NOON W. A. Klepper, general manager of Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., states he is extremely pleased with the splendid response received from Cloverleaf’s many patrons and friends, and is very enthusiastic al>out the successful outlook for the Dairy Day program Thursday. He feels certain the program arranged will be entertaining to the farmers. Mr. Klepper further states that encouraging results have been received from station operators. D. D. Stauffer of Berne reports that approximately 1500 people are coming from Berne and vicinity. Job Mitchell, station operator of Greenville, Ohio, reports an approximate delegation of 1600 people. A. D. Fisher, station operator of Auburn, anticipates at least 1,000 people from Auburn. Approximately 3,000 people from Huntington plan on enjoying the Dairy Day entertainment. C. K. Klepper. manager of the Huntington plant, states that Huntington alone will contribute a five mile parade to the mammoth street , parade to be held at 12:15 p. m. Street Parade The mammoth parade will form lon South Fourth street at tile ' Adams etreet intersection. The line of march will be north on Fourth street to Marshall street, east on Marshall to Second street and south on Second street to I Legion Memorial park. The bands will assemble at the Central school grounds on Jefferson. street, between Third and Fourth street. It is expected that the parade will eome through Second street at about 12:30 p. m. The midway will be cleared of all trucks and a clear right-of-way given to the big procession. Speaking Program 1:15 p. m. J. A. Becker, Radio sta. WOWO. W. A. Klepper. Chairman Mayor Holthouse —Welcome R. E. Woodruff, Vice-President Erie Railroad James D, Adams, Chairman State Highway Commission Former Governor Harry G. Leslie, president Standard Life Insurance Co. C. H. Kraft. First Vice-president Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp. M. D. Munn, president National Dairy Council Prof. H. W. Gregory, chief of Dairy Husbandry, Purdue (CONT/.VITED ON FADE THREE) CITY GARBAGE BIOS AUG. 20 City Council Will Receive Bids For Disposal Os Garbage The city council will receive bids Tuesday. August 20, for the collection and disposal of garbage in compliance with the ordinance now in effect and under the terms of the proposed new- contract. Contract will be awarded for a one years period, beginning September 1, 1935. The ordinance provides for the sanitary collection of slop and garbage and its disposal. The new contract which the successful bidder will be asked to enter provides that garbage shall be collected three times a week in the residence district, at least during the summer months. The present contracts calls for collection twice a week. The change in contract also provides that the garbage collector or his representative shall report to the city clerk at the city hall, every day of the week except on Sundays and holidays, and ascertain If complaints about non-collection have been filed. Prospective bidders are urged to call at the city hall and read the provisions of the ordinance and the terms and provisions provided in the new contract. The contract is cancellable when the cost of gathering garbage exceeds the monthly amount due the contractor.