Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1935 — Page 1

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gIITION OF i EMPLOYE JILL SERIOUS ■ 11 in ’ ® vercome By (ias ,riday ’ Is j <hth Improved ' 5 iSJw ‘■‘l of George Hill. ;o>'l sewer department >. regarded as slight'PyML'mdav but still serious. K,,; consciousness this ■ was overcome by sewer , wW working 20 feet below SUW'' " r th o street In the ' »1.. t rIVPr th ‘' ’ (M just west of the interEjJgpi first and Mfinroe at ■fiticfc In Wl in 11”' ntanhole several . men attemptrope around him. firry Stulls a voluntary fireman, num to make the hazfj oM Xseent into the gas tilled able to fasten a rope ■oundßin’ I Mr A was pulled to the street 1,1 and taken to Dr. S. D. BeavE' offk ‘ where the city fire depulmotor was used on ■tn for 'Ver an hour. Nearly ■free Wk of oxygen and carbon before lie rewas then taken to the ■datnsi' iiny memorial hospital treatments of oxydioxide were giv- ■ Mr. iil! was removing a weir ■hic-h sad been installed in the measure the flow and ■mount if sewerage. Several of had been installK inli'y sewers by engineers EoiSe drawing up specifications Er the ize of the proposed sewE 6 W° sal ,)iant here ' before St down by tthe city counpermitted the ■eirs tl remain in the sewers asEr ■■ action of the council in Eder that the city might collect Kia aS t i the needs of its sewage Estem. Several of the weirs had MH been removed in other Karts of the city before the acci■stitH, " ned. I Mr. JEU came out from the inKnees bf the gas at the hospital Erly Friday evening. As custom■ry in bases of asphyxiation from Ke Ar gas Mr. Hill went into and it required the ser■cen o: three men and three , hold him in bed. , I His laager now is from after ■Sects of asphyxiation such as BneuEhia and brain infection, ■very tjafeguard and preventive is ■tein&sed against this. U 0 Ministers I To Meet Tuesday ■ Ttat-.bi'iiiiir Ministerial associa■ion Ml Ik. id its monthly meeting ®Pi ei ’>yterian manse. Tu-s- - 10 o'clock. '1 he Rev. K W,-Franklin will have charge of E’otions. Plans will be made ■or tfc Thanksgiving union and EihoEervices. fMER LOCAL IESIDENT OIES ■Mrs. Frederick G. Macke j’ W e s Suddenly At | Birmingham, Ala. I. A ■legram received this mornI Mt'- and Mrs. Burt Townthe death of their |r”*e!rs. Frederick G. Macke of Alabama, Jast evebe held there Sunday aftentoL came as a shock and to relatives and friends Death is believed to have t d from a sudden heart atMrs. Townsend had receivfrom her this week in u „> she stated that though Mr. ./j Was not f, ‘eling extra good, fine. ijW? Allison Macke was the the original Allison family, daughter of the late Mr. Robert B. Allison. pTonthis community. She was i' 1 , Decatur November 2, 1876. Me. c d school her e and later the W . tewart sc hool for women in ’2«ngton. D. C. Pr!a”, Was marri ®d in 1900 to hlg r . c . k . G ' Ma cke, of Binningsidstf ;i]ama and has since reths r.J'u tllat city ' Surviving are R. Ei' >and and one aon ’ Robe rt ths i..* 6 deceased was a sister of JP ® Rufus K. Allison and Mrs. S»W eam ' S' l6 would have been °W today.

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Legion Auxiliary District Meet Set The fourth district meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held in Waterloo Thursday, November 7, at the United Brethren church. The program will open at 10:30 o'clock, standard time. A luncheon will be served at noon and a business session held in the afternoon. The installation of officers will be held. Local members wishing to attend the meeting are asked to call Mrs. Herb Kern not later than Tuesday evening so that reservations can be made. o GIVE PROGRAM OF CONVENTION National Council Os Catholic Women At Fort Wayne Nov. 17-20 The complete official program for the fifteenth annual convention of the National Council of Catholic Women, to be held at Fort Wayne November 17 to 20, was announced today through the Most Rev. John F. Noll, bishop of Fort Wayne. The program, prepared by N. C. C. W. officials and clerical advisers throughout the country, comprises four days of activities which will attract 40 bishops and archbishops. and delegates representing a majority of the 2,500 state and local units of the organization. Speakers at the sessions include outstanding clergy and lay workers active in various sections of the country and in numerous fields of endeavor. The latest speaker to announce acceptance of an invitation to the convention is Miss Josephine Roche, of Denver. Colo., nationally recognized for her work in business. social service and politics. She is a member of the Public Works Administration by appointment from President Roosevelt. She will speak on “Government and Social Service” on Tuesday evening, November 19. Program Listed The complete program follows: Thursday, November 14 —Meeting of national board. Friday. November 15 —Meeting of national board. Saturday November 16. Morning 8:30 A.M.—Hotel Keenan. Registration and conference. Roll call i and responses—diocesan presidents. Afternoon. Hotel Anthony. Panel discussion | on organization and development. Evening. Catholic Community Center. Reception to delegates and visitors. Concert—Slovak Parish School Band of Whiting, Ind. A group of songs—Vivian della Chiesa. Sunday, November 17. Morning. 10:30 A.M. — Pontificial high mass at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Celebrant: The Most Rev. Joseph Schrembs, D. D. Sermon: The Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, O. P., S. T. D. Afternoon 2:30 P.M. —Drive to Our Sunday Visitor plant —Victory Noll. Tea at Victory-Noil. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Evening. 8:00 P.M.—Mass meeting—the Shrine. Anna Sarachon Hooley, presiding. Welcomes: His Honor, the Mayor: Mrs. John W. Eggeman. president, Fort Wayne Diocesan Council of Catholic Women; the Most Rev. John F. Noll, D. D. Response: Miss Katherine Williams, first vice-president, N. C. C. W. Pageant: “A Pageant of Peace, in three episodes: The Peace of God, The Peace of Christ, The Peace of Nations,” to be presented by the students of St. Mary's College, Notre Dame. Ind., (author: Sister M. Madeleva, C. S. C., Ph. D.) Group of songs—Myron Duncan (msmber, Metropolitan Opera Company). Address: The Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch. D. D. Monday, November 18. Morning. 8:00 A.M.—Mass at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the intention of Our Holy Father. Celebrant: The Most Rev. Charles D. White, D. D. 9:30 A.M.—Hotel Anthony. Anne Sarachon Hooley, presiding. Address of the Episcopal chairman, the Most Rev. John F. Noll. D. D. Address: A message to the Nation(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O— Large Crowd Attends Friday Afternoon Sale One of the largest crowds in ibt history attended the Decatur Riverside Sales here Friday afternoon. Fifty five head of cattle and 20 heads of horses were sold, all bringing good prices.

LARGE AMOUNT PAID BY BANKS Three Closed Banks Os County Have Paid Nearly Third Os Million The three banks in Adams county, being liquidated by the department of financial Institutions of the state of Indiana, have made distributions to depositors totaling nearly u third of a million dollars this year. The payments made by the varI ions trusts are as follows: Old Adams County Bank, Decatur. $183,150.75; Peoples State Bank of Berne, $95,970.47; Peoples Loan and Trust Company of Decatur. $22,520.19. or a total payment of $301,641.41. The method under which the department is liquidating these banks was created under the banking act passed by the 1933 state legislature, which method embodies principles adopted aJter an exhaustive study of bank li/tiidation problems. The system used is very similar to that of the national bank act on liquidation. Contrasting the method being employed by the department to that of the old plan of receivership the saving in the cost of operation is apparent. A more rapid rate of liquidation is made possible with a uniform system in force throughout the state. Concrete evidence of the remarkable showing made by the department in Adams county is shown by the fact that this year the Old Adams County Bank has paid 40 per cent: the Peoples State Bank of Berne. 60 per cent and the Peoples Loan and Trust Company of Decatur 21 and a fraction per cent. These percentages are based on the unpaid balance of deposits at the time the banks were taken over by the department. The freeing of these restricted ba.nk deposits has had a very noticeable effect on Adams county and the surrounding community. LOCAL WOMAN DIES FRIDAY — Miss Edwina Deitsch Dies Last Night At County Hospital Muss Edwina Margaret Deitsch. 28, a resident of Decatur all her life, died at the Adams County memorial hospital Friday night at 8:35 o'clock following an extended illness. Death was due to lethargic encephalitia following influenza. Miss Deitsch waa removed to the hospital Thursday night I whenher condition became serious. iShe was born in Decatur SepI tember 8, 1997, a daughter of David and Martha Deitsch. Her father preceded her in death. She had made her home with the Arbie Owens family at 425 McBarnes street. She was a member of the United Brethren church. Surviving besides the mother a,re two brothers, Edward Deitsch and Purman Hebble, and two sisters, Mrs. Arbie Owens and Mrs. Edward War- | ren, all of Decatur. Two brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:39 o'clock at the Owens home, on Mcßarnes street and a.t 2 o’clock at the United Brethren church with Rev. H. W. Franklin officiating. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be removed to the Owens home tonight from the S. E. Black funeral home and may be viewed after 7 o'clock. Annual Sunday School Convention Is Opened Members of all Sunday schools In the city were invited today to attend the service to be held at the Zion Reformed church Sunday evening which will conclude the annual Adams County Sunday [ school convention. Dr. H. C. Mason, president of Huntington College at Huntington will be the principal speaker. Sunday afternoon the services I will be held at the Evangelical i church in this city. This afternoon the opening j meeting was scheduled to open 'at the Pleaeant Dale church in Kirkland township. A program will be held in connection with j the annual banquet at the Kirk- ' land township community building this evening.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 2, 1935.

Crowds Still Cheer for Jimmie ‘ J?" AA ' I > iw ' ’.•WI •* H "\ J Av\ < r k <T J. t Vll - ■ , s , -,< Back in New York after an exile of three years, Jimmie Walker and his wife, the former Betty Compton, were greeted with enthusiasm by crowds everywhere as Jimmie went about his business as a private citizen.

JUNIOR CLASS i TO GIVE PLAY Monroe Juniors To Present Comedy Drama Next Friday, Saturday “The Tumult” is the name of three act comedy drama that will be given by the Junior class of the Monroe high school Friday and Saturday nights, November S and 9. The play will hegin promptly at 7:39 o'clock each evening. Admission will be 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. The play is a high class, gripping stoiy which contains an abundance of humor, wit and pathos. Miss Elizabeth Leyse, teacher in the Monroe school, is directing the play. The public invited to at-. tend. Following is the cast of characters: John Chadwick, president of the Chadwick Mills Harvey Laughrey Mary Chadwick, his good looking daughter Rufine Liechty Nita Chadwick, his good looking daughter Louise Niles Polly Benson. Tommy's sister Dorothy Sllliman Tommy Benson, typical office boy Harold Fricks i Grandma Benson, quaint but alert Catherine Smith ! Clay Grantwell, the destroyer Richard Moser Burt Taylor, his novelist friend I . Kermit Hocker 1 Charlie Helpsted, clerk of the office Eddie Sprunger Howard Trenton, business associate Leroy Rich TORCH SINGER GIVEN ESTATE Libby Holman And Son Awarded Portion Os Husband’s Estate Raleigh. :N. C.. Nov. 2—(U.R)— Libby Holman Reynolds, former Broadway torch singer, and her 2-year-old son late Friday were awarded upwards of $7,090,999 of the vast estate left by her hueband. Zachary smith Reynolds, tobacco heir. A decision of the North Carolina supreme court affirmed the judgment* of a lower court and .tentatively determined status of the estate of the former millionaire playboy of Winston-Salem. N. C. The ruling brought to a close in North Carolina courts one of the most complicated cases in the state’s history. An appeal to a federal court by the trust company handling the vast estate may | be the next step. The decision also was awarded upwards of $9,090,909 to young Reynolds, first child, Anne Cannon Reynolds 11. Her mother, the daughter of J. F. Cannon, millionaire towel manufacturer, was divorced by Reynolds shortly before he married the former Broadway (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Moose Official To Visit Here Sunday Ralph Campbell, ct Muncie, regional director for Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky and Tennessee of the Ixiyal order of Moose, will visit Aa- . ams Lodge 1311 at the Moose home in this city Sunday. This is Mr. Campbell's firat visit to the Decatur lodge, since taking office several months ago. He succeeds William Anderson, who was elected supreme vice-dictator. A special meeting of Adams lodge will be held at :239 o'clock Sunday afternoon to receive Mr. Cam'llJell and members are asked to attend. o RICH FUNERAL BITES SUNDAY Mrs. Christian Rich Died Friday Morning At Home In Berne Funeral services will be held ' Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Christian Rich. 62, who died at her home in Berne at 2:39 o'clock : Friday morning. A short service i will be held at the home on East Main street at 1:45 o’clock followi ed with a service at the Cross Rei formed church at 2 o'clock. Rev. i c. Schmid will officiate and burial i will be in the M. R. E. cemetery. i Mrs. Rosa Rich wa.s a resident l of Adams county since her birth in French township on October 9, 1873. She was a daughter of Peter F. and Elizabeth WuilimanMoser. She was married to Christian Rich on April 19. 1992, and he preceded her in deatli several years ago. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Dan Huser of Syracuse. Kansas; David F. Moser of Woodburn; Jacob F. 1 Moser of near Geneva; Ed F. Moser of Warsaw; Noah F. Moser. 1 Peter F. Moser and Albert F. I Moser, all of near Berne; Mrs. I Erwin Fox and Joel F. Moser of near Berne. Several Hundred At Field Mass Several hundred people attended ' the field mass said this morning in ; St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery. The mass was celebrated by the ' I Rev. Father Joseph Seinietz, rector ' of the St. Mary’s Catholic church. I Father Seimetz delivered a short '' sermon, urging the faithful to remembers the dead witli prayers. An All Soul’s day priests are privileged to say three masses. The ': masses started at six o’clock this I morning, the field mass at eight | o’clock being the last one celebrated. The school children sang during the mass and Father Joseph Hennes, was the assistant. Regular K. Os C. Meeting Monday ' The regular meeting of the [ Knight of Columbus lodge will be , held Monday night at 8 o’clock in . the K. of C. hall. 'i WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Sunday; l rain probable; little change in temperature.

CALIFORNIA IS HIT BY BAGING STORMSTODAY Entire Western Coast Is Ass ected By Sub-Nor-mal Temperatures San Francieeo, Nov. 2 — HJ.P) — I Floating dynamite and a. derelict | barge loaded with 100 tons oi ■ imperilled San Francisco harbor marine commerce today as a raging wind and rain storm lashed north and central Cajifornia. While coast guard and harbor officials minimized the danger of the dynamite, the steel barge, ■ buffeted wildly by the storm, con- : stituted a menace to shipping. The San Francisco coast guard ■ radio broadcast a warning to all 1 ships and land stations that the ■ steel barge, torn from its moori ing at the Harbor Tub and Barge j company terminal, wa§ abroad. unmanned and without lights, in the bay. Earlier, the master of the Grace line freighter Concord had radi- | oed a similar warning that ap- ; proximately 590 cases of dynamite were adrift in the harbor. I The explosives presumably were washed overlioard from the freighter's lighter which broke away after it had been loaded ‘ with explosives from the Concord. Thirteen men aboard were re-s---cued by the coast guard cutters i Shoshone and Gabiote. Coast guardsmen then got a line aboard the derelict magizine and towed it I to its moorings, headquarters reported. Evidences that a, portion of the I craft had broken away were seen in reports that a section of a barge witli 50 cases of dynamite aboard had been washed ashore near Fisherman’s wharf. Coast guard officers said they [believe a majority of the dynamite ; cases would become waterlogged and sink. They expressed doubt that anything short of a terrific 1 Impact could explode the dyna- . mite. Meanwhile winter lashed the I eoa.st from Mexico to Canada. On land a whipping windstorm. I accompanied by heavy rain ! squalls, assailed the peninsula and valley areas. Telephone poles and I trees were toppled, power an I , communication lines were blown down and fires broke out. The wind velocity at some points was estimated at 60 to SO miles an I hour. Light and telephone service was disrupted for half an hour as the storm raged over Santa Cruz. Lights were extinguished com- : plete'y in Daly City and slight (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Legion Scout Troop Will Sponsor Movie American Legion Boy Scout troop : number 63 will give a benefit show ' at the Adams theater on Wednes- ! day, November 6 and 7. The proj < eeds from the tickets sold by the ; boys will go towards the purchase of a scout caliin. Tickets may lie obtained from any of the members i of the troop. POTATOQUOTA SET FOR 1936 Data Is Issued On Potato Control Measures For 1936 Washington, Nov. 2. — (U.R) — Moving toward enforcement of the controverted potato control law, Secretary Wallace announced a tax-exempt allotment of 226,699,999 bushels for 1936. All potatoes harvested after December 1 and sold in excess of that quantity will be subject to a tax of approximately 45 cents a bushel. The AAA estimated that 1936 production at 350,900,000 to 355,000,090 bushels, and said that in the past, 64 or 65 per cent of the crop has been marketed. This allotment, the AAA contended, would tend to give next | year’s crop a purchasing power | equal to that of the period 1919 to [ 1929. At the same time, however, an ; official said that if the crop next year is about the size estimated, then the allotment will permit I movement of about all the commercial crop to ifiarket without i the tax. Tax exemptions stamps ! must be placed on all packages of ! potatoes sold. Wallace also announced state (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

League Sets Date For Italian Goods Boycott On Nov, 18

IHEAVYRUSHTO PAYFALLTAXES Monday Is Final Day To Pay November Taxes Without Penalty — The last minute' rush in County Treasurer John Wechter’s office Is [ expected to be especially heavy i this afternoon and Monday. Mon- : day is the last day to pay taxes without penalties. As compilations have not yet been made, clerks in the treasurer's office were unable to state today whether tax payments were I better this year than last. Howi ever, at 19:39 o’clock this morning only 14 receipts remained for Preble township. Some of the taxpayers in the southern part of the county leave ! their money for taxes at banks in Berne and Geneva. These are brought to the treasurer's office late Monday afternoon. Few Old Adams County bank or : corn-hog checks have been paid in at the treasurer's office. Officials stated, however, that many of [ these had been cashed immediately i and that the payments undoubted-; ly had a good effect on the taxpay- ’ i ing. The attitude of the taxpayers seemed much more cheerful tliis year than last. The amount of taxes paid on time probably can not be determ- ' ined until Tuesday or Wednesday. Work has already begun in County Auditor John W. Tyndall s office computing the taxes for ' 1935 assessments to be paid in I ' 1936. 0 —— 1 DEATH CLAIMS JOHN HEFFNER Monroe Resident Dies This Morning After Extended Illness John Phillip Heffner. 71, a resident of Monroe far 27 years, died |at his farm home, one half mile , west of Monroe at 4 o'clock this ' morning following a three year's illness from heart trouble. Mr. Heffner had resided on the farm where he died, for the past 27 years. He was born at Chattanooga. Ohio on April 12, 1864, and was a , son of Georgs and Sophia Heffner. He was married to Etta Brandyberry, who survives. No children were born to the union but Mr. and i Mrs. Heffner reared a niece, Mrs. Frances Watkins and eight foster ' children; Vincent Sheline. Mrs. Jos- [) epliine Heller, Mrs. Lucille Prather, J Mason Heffner, Mrs. Anna Goldice, | Mrs. lAgnes Mentel, Merle JohnIson and Roy Meeks. One brother. C. W. Heffner of Chattanooga, also I survives. Mr. Heffner was a farmer. He was in the Lutheran church | at Chattanooga. Ohio, at the age of i 14 years. When be moved to Monroe he became a member of the Monroe Methodist Episcopal church. Funeral services will be held 1 Monday afternoon at 1:39 o'clock at the Heffner home, west of Monroe. Rev. Elbert Morford pastor of the Monroe Methodist church and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ( o Forty-Three Held In Milwaukee Bombings Milwaukee, Nov. 2 — (UP) — i Forty-three persons were arrested early today in connection with five " j mysterious bombings in Milwaukee ' during the past week. Police and American Legion off!Jcials said they believed the bombing of two police stations, two banks I and the Shorewood village hall inspired by communists. The le- ’ gion and the veterans of foreign wars offered to supply 9.000 men ( to patrol the streets. o i Catholic Women Meet Thursday H St. Mary's parish unit of the Na■|tional Catholic Council of Women - will hold its opening meeting this I I year at the Knights of Columibus f | hall Thursday night at seven-thirty i o’clock. All women of the parish are ‘ i invited to attend. Father J. J. Sei- » I ' metz will be the principal speaker.

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League General Committee Sets Date For Boycott Os All Italian Goods, Other Penalties ADVANCE NEARS (By United Press) (attest war developments: Geneva. —League of Nations general staff committee has set November 18 as date for boycott of all Italian goods and denial to Italy of a list of selected products believed to be essential to her industry. Rome. —Imminent resumption of operations is reported by General Emilio de Bono, commander of Italy's northern army In Ethiopia, presaging the long awaited advance toward Makalo and Addis Ababa. Harar. —Twelve Ethiopian soldiers flagged to death, accused of sympathizing with Italy. With the Italian army—via Asmara. — Italian soldiers await the word to occupy Makale as troops and supplies move up for expected offensive. Rome. —Special camel corps comprising 29,900 men being formed : in Eritrea for drive on Lake Tana, heart of gigantic British project ; for irrigating Egypt, dispatch from j Asmara reports. Date Is Set Geneva, Nov. 2.—The full penalties committee of the League of Nations, comprising 52 nations, today fixed Nov. 18 as the date for the start of the league's economic and financial offensive against Italy. There will remain 15 days in which League of Nations may make arrangements for the boycott and put into effect at one minute lifter midnight on Monday morning, November 18, the severest peace time penalty ever essayed by world nations against a war maker. Selection of the date came at a | meeting this morning of the coniI inittee of 18 nations which is the I general staff of the penalties committee. Significant of the means by which the league effort to penalize Italy for warring on Ethiopia is being conducted, during the meeting of Sir Samuel Hoare and AnI thony Eden of the British delegation were in conference with Baron Ponpeo AloBI, chief of the Italian delegation. Hoare was said to have urged Alois! to obtain from Premier Benito Mussolini “reasonable” peace proposals before the new penalties went into effect. Otherwise, Hoare was said tn have argued, settlement of the dispute would be found much morn difficult. Ready For Drive (Copyright. 1935. by UP.) Rome. Nov. 2. — (U.E>—A special camel corps comprising 20,999 men is being formed in Eritrea for a drive on Lake Tana, heart of the gigantic British project for irrigating the Sudan and Egypt, a dispatch from Asmara said today. Mid-November — the date on which the league's economic boycott is to be put into effect —is mentioned as the starting time for the drive. Thousands of camels are report(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ATTENDANCE IN RURAL SCHOOLS Hartford Twp. Schools Have Best Average In County Cliffton E. Striker, superintendent of the Adams county schools, today announced the average percentage of attendance for the schools of each township in the county. Hartford township is the leader with the excellent average of 98.89 per cent for the month of September. The average for the other townships is as follows: Preble 98.29 Washington 98.29 St. Mary's 98.28 Monroe 97.79 Wabash 97.52 French 97.34 Kirkland 97.17 Jefferson 96.84 Union 96.58 ■ Root 96.40 . I Blue Creek 96,35