Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1936 — Page 1

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CALLS WITNESS IN LINOBERGH CASE A "LIAR" Gov. Hoffman Says State Witness Gave Perjured Testimony Trenton, N. J.. Feb. 24—(UP) — Gov- Harold Hoffman today charged , that the “.printed an<T written rec'otxi 55 shows that Millard Whited, i Lindbergh case witaetao. wos “lying" when he placed Rruno Richard Hauptmann near the Lindbergh estate shortly befoe the kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby on March 1, 1932. Asserting that “tnere seems to lie a studied effort to enppress from the public certain important information concerning the Hauptmann case." the governor declared that the "discrepeney" in the whited stories could not be explained away by "the alibi boye.” Whited, subject of an extrordinI ary inqueation in the executive of- | ficee at the capital Saturday, is one ! of the keystones of the Hauptmann I prosecution since it was on his identification that the German carpenter was extradited from New York ■ City to New Jersey. The governor lias indicated that hie will seek legal advice to deterImine whether the extradition and subsequent trial would b einvalidated should Whited he found guilty of pur jury. Hauptmann Directs Trenton, N. J-, Feb. 24 —(X Pl Bruno Richard Hauptmann conceiv-, . cd and is personally directing the , I neweet and most puumaiiMi , of his lawyers to save him from I electrocution, his chief couneel rei vealed today. Poring over transcripts of testii mony at his trial a year ago. in ! Flemington, Hauptmann hoped toIdy to obtain legal action against I two state witnesses he accuses of ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Schafer Store Open House Thursday Night The Schafer Store of this city will hold open house Thursday evening in connection with the annual quilt show. One hundred beautiful hand made quilts are on display on the second floor, a larger number than was entered at the state fair last fall. Each person visiting the store this week will be entitled to cast one vote for his favorite quilt. The voting will continue the entire week, with prizes awarded to owners of quilts receiving the most votes. The exhibit may bo viewed on the second floor. ■ - o WARM WEATHER BRINGS THAW Thermometers Rise To 50 Above, Bringing Resultant Thaw Loical temperatures of 50 degrees above zero were read today and Sunday equalling the mark of January 14 in being the highest since the advent of the cold wave. With the sun and warm temperatures came the thawing of the snow and ice, flooding the streets and sidewalks. The city street department immediately went to work this morning in opening the drains, and by noon the water was receding fast. While the water in the St. Mary's river is rapidly (being freed, there is no danger of flood. Darn officials in Fort Wayne this morning reported the rivers under cntorl, after the breaking of the ice barriers. The state highway department scraped the highways of the remaining ice last night, and the roads were again in their norml condition, the first since the big snowfallCity water officials warned patrons of the remaining danger of frozen pipes, aa the thawing would force the frost down. The patrons were advised to permit the running of faucets yet today. The weather forecast possible rain or snow for Tuesday, with a little drop in the temperature.

Train Demolished, Only One Hurt r/pj ./ v . Train at foot of embankment Vflk'<,« *‘25'151 Another "freak of fate” occurred when this passenger trajn jumped the tracks near Excelsior Springs, Mo., plunging three Pullman cars land a diner down a 30-foot embankment without injuring a passenger. , The only person injured was a brakeman.

Planning Committee To Meet Wednesday E. W. Bnm-he. chairman of the Adams county planning committee, announced today the completion of a aeries of township meetings in the interests of the planning. <ln all of the meetings the salient features of soil erosion and conservation of fertility ware discussed. The farmers, as the representatives of the various township*, submitted. The directors of the committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday ' morning. February 26 at 10 o'clock I and also attend the edistrict meet in i Bluffton. March 4. The directors of the planning committee are E. W. Busche. William Faurote, Ralph S, Myers, Grant Owens and Victor Bleeke. DANCOSTELLU DIES sum Prominent Decatur Man Dies Sunday Night At Indianapolis Daniel C. Costello, age 39. well known Decatur man, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Costello, 420 Closs street, died Sunday night at Veterans' hospital, Indianapolis, following an extended illness. Mr. Costello had ;been in failing health for more than a year. He was a patient at the Adams County memorial hospital until taken to Indianapolis, where an operation was held last week. His mother and sister. Mrs. C. P. Meehan, of Fort Wayne, were at his bedside. The deceased was born in Decatur. November 1. 1896. He attended the St. Joseph’s Catholic school and completed a commercial course at International Business college. Fort Wayne. He was employed as a bookkeeper by several well known Fort Wayne concerns. He enlisted in the medical corps I during the world war and was sta-1 tinned in Chicago until after the i close of hostilities. Mr. Costello entered Mt. Airy I seminary, near Cincinnati and was ■ a student there for nearly four' years. 11l health prevented him • from completing his studies for i the Catholic Brotherhood. Thel deceased wa.s a member of l Decatur council of the Knights of Columbus. He made his home with his sister in Fort Wayne for the past nine years. Surviving besides his mother land sister, is a brother. Francis Costello, clerk in the Decatur postoffice. The body was brought from Indianapolis today and taken to the Zwick funeral home. North Second street, where it will remain until (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Life-Long Resident Os Adams County Dies Mrs. Eunice Nichols, 84, widow of the late Benjamin Nichols, died Saturday at her home near Linn Grove of paralysis. She was born in Adams county November 26. 1851, and was married October 22, 1875. Mr. Nichols died in 1913. Surviving are four granddaugh ters, two half-sisters and. one halfbrother. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday and at 2 o clock at the L|-.„ Prove Christian church. Burial in the Greenwood cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 21, 1936.

GRADUATE LIST IS ANNOUNCED Fifty-Five Seniors Eligible To Graduate From Decatur High The Decatur high school will I graduate 55 members of the senior j class in June, it was announced today by W. Guy Brown, principal. I provided all prospective graduates I are able to secure the necessary! remaining credits. A total of 32 credits are needed to secure the academic diploma. This is one of the largest classes to graduate from the local 1 Sc hool in the past few years. The | selection of the graduation speaker will toe announced at a later | date. ' The list of candidates eligible i for graduation in June are: Robert Aesehleman. Francis Andrews, Richard Andrews, Robert Ash i baucher. Herb Banning, Junior 1 Barker, Luciuda Borne, Russel Butler, Madeline Crider, Junior Drake, Maxine Drake, Robert Engeler, Naomi Ruth Franklin, Luella ! Frohnapfel, Harriet Fruechte, Robert Fuhrman, Marie Grether, Rosemond Hart, Gladys Harvey. Clarence Hitchcock, Harold Hitchcock. Marlowe Hoagland. Dale Hoffman. Marylin Hoffman, Leroy Hoffman, Eileen Jackson, Robert E. Johnson, Albert Keller. Forest Kenworthy, Mildred Koldeway, Phyllis Krick. Della Marbaugh. Elizabeth Miehls, Deloris Miller, Wilma Miller, Harry Moyer. Dale Myers, Agnes Nelson. June O'Donnel, Ralph Peterson, Ruth Porter, Romaine Raudenbush, Ruth i Raudenbush. Helen Richards, Donald Reynolds, Ralph Ritter. William Schafer, William Schrock. Keith Smitley, Ellis Squier, William Tutewiler, Clarence Walther, Charles Whitman, Ruth Worthman and Elma June Wynn. MAKE SLASH IN SUPPLIES BILL More Than 28 Millions j Slashed From Agriculture Bill Washington, Feb. 24 — (U.R) — An agricultural department supply bill carrying appropriations of $161,863,147— slashing budget estimates tUy $28,525,857—was reported to the house today by the. appropriations committee. The measure ignored a request by chief forester F. A. Silcox for $1,000,600 to carry on the administration's vast “shelter belt’’ project in the western drought area. Instead, the measure carried only $99,152 "for continued study of the project." It wa,s indicated that any funds to carry on the shelter belt plan—ultimate cost of which was eetimated at s2so,ooo,ooo—would have to come out of emergency or relief appropriations. The $28,525,857 cut was achieved in part by bookkeeping methods with the actual curtailment amounting to only $11,000,000. The measure does not carry funds for the AAA, and the farm credit administration receives only $4,000,000 due to the fact the farm loan program is financed from (CONTINUED ON PACiR SIX)

GIVE PROGRAM OF CONVENTION Young Democrats Os Indiana To Meet At Indianapolis This Week The complete progranx, for the Young Democratic convention in Indianapolin on Friday and Saturday was announced today by the mat.” organizer. Alvin Johnson. The delegates and their alternates from Adamo county have been selected, ana every effort is being made to make the county's representation on a par with the various counties of the state. The registration on the mezzanine floor of the Claypool hotel at 9 o'clock will open the activities. Following is the entire program for the two days; District meetings—Claypool hotel 10:30 a. m. Executive committee — Claypool I hotel 11 a. m. Afternoon session ! Invocation — Dr. Frank Wiek«. pastor All Souls church, Report of rules committee by Robert Tilton, of Fowler. installation of temporary chairman. Address of welcome by Mayor John Kern, of Indianapolis. Introduction of honored guetste. Keynote address by Hon. Frank Wk khem. (president of Yqr.ng Dem- ' erratic clubs of America. Installation of permanent chairman. Report of resolutions committee by Lee J. Rickettw, Rising Sun. Address by Omer Stokes Jackson Democratic state central committee chairmanEvening Session j Reception and dance at Claypool 'hotel at 8:30. Music by Bill Schumacher's band. Saturday .Invocation by Rev. Ambrose Sullivan. Holy Rosary Catholic church. Reports of card and insignia, lucky coin and (CONTINURD ON PAGE FOUR) — o— DECATUR MAN DIES SUNDAY Nathaniel Hammond Dies i Sunday After An Extended Illness Nathaniel Hammond. 84. retired 1 farmer, died at his nome Sunday, at 10:30 a. in. of complications, after a several year's illness. The deceased was born August 20. 1851 in Wells county, a son of El’igia and Lucinda Geisel Hammond. He was married to Ella Thompson, January 16, 1879 and came to Decatur from Scottsville. Michigan, about 20 years ago. He was a member of the First Evangelical church of this city. Surviving are three sons, Fred, of Decatur. Arley. Bluffton, and Frank. Custer, Michigan. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. at the Fted Hammond residence. Rev. M, W. Sundermann will officiate and burial will be in the Fairview cemetery, Bluffton. The body will be removed at 5 p. m. today from toe Black funeral home to the Fred Hammond residence. —o ————— — Grocer Suffers Fractured Ankle Ed J. Miller, grocer. 724 West Adams street is a patient in the Adams county memorial hospital suffering from a fracture of his left ankle. Mr. Miller was carrying out ajshes Sunday afternoon when the accident occurred. He is resting fairly comfortably. — -o — County Roads Are Reported Hazardous County roads were reported to be in a slippery condition today, despite the warm temperatures. The thawing enow and ice cover the lower coat of ice remaining on the road, making driving hazardous. The situation can not be remedied until the thawing stage is completed, as gravel and pike roads will not permit scraping, as will the paved roads. Numerous incidents of autoists eliding into the ditches were reported, ’.But no major accidents have occurred. Residents of the rural sections are asked to drive carefully, while the roads remain in their present condition. —o - WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; colder Tuesday and north and central portions late tonight.

ENFORCING OF COURT RULING IS POSTPONED Akron C o u r t Orders Picketing Os Rubber Plant Halted (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Akron. O„ Feb. 24 (U.K)—Sheriff James T. Flower today delayed enforcement of a court order directing that striking tire builders allandon their seven-day siege of the three Goodyear Tire ami Rule l>er Co. plants. Flower served a court injunction on pickets, striking because 70 veteran employee were dismissed. but announced that he will not attempt to enforce it today or tonight. The sheriff’s decision postponed until aj earliest tommorrow an anticipated clash between union pickets and several hundred special deputies armed with clubs. Striker had doubled their guard several hours before Flower announced ho would serve the court order restraining mass picketing. Flower, beefy, broad-shouldered former tackle at Ohio State, decided on the delay after he was greeted by a Ikirrage of "boos, and cat calls at two of the plants. Boosted atop the shoulder* of his deputies. Flower pleaded with the 1,000 pickets blocading the main gate to plant No. 2 to observe the court’s order. "Gentlemen, I am not here as an i executive." he said. “I have no alternative but to carry out the mandates of the court. "I am acting as a servant of that court. 1 trust you will take eteps to abide by this court order by which we might reach a peaceable agreement.” “Are you going to let them in?" yelled a picket. "No! No!” roarer! the rest. Flower fidgeted. He dropped down from the shoulders of the deputies supporting him and conIferred with police chief Frank Boss. I ■■\Ve won’t enforce the order today or tonight.” he said, yelling I to make himself heard. "The striking employes of the [Goodyear coinpans will be allowed I a reasonable time —tseveral hours ; probably—to arrange to conform | jto the mandate of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Suddith Funeral Service Thursday Funeral services for Herbert Lewis Suddith, stillborn son of Harvey and Marcella Gilbert Suddith, will be held at the home of the parents on Twelfth street Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. W. H. Franklin will officiate and l urial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The baby was born Sunday morning at’ 5:30. Surviving besides the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Miv. William Gilbert and Mr. and Mrs. Abbie Suddith. The body will be removed from the Black funeral home at 4 p. m. today. GAS EXPLOSION TAKES VICTIM Lincoln, Nebraska, Business Section Is Threatened Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 24—(UP) —Police today roped oft a section of downtown Lincoln as gas farm leaking mains settled in basements of store buildings. Two gas explosions already had cost one life and caused severe injuries to seven other (person*. Extra police were called out to keep citizens away from the danger area. City and ipower company officials feared repetition of two explosions yesterday in another part of town, resulting in the burning to death of Mns- Estella LewU, 60, invalid. ■Mrs. Lewis was left to burn to death in the apartment building after natural gas, ignited apparently by a cigaret smoker, blasted out the walls of the building and set fire to it. Eight others were carried to safety but seven were burned eeverely. Sixteen hours later, in a filling station across the street from the apartment, Clyde Allen, 28, struck a match to Tight a cigaret. The resultant explosion hurled him from bis ehair unconscious. The building caught fire and Alien "was burned (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Albert C. Ritchie, Noted Democratic Conservative Dead

Albert Ritchie Dies v I W ' Albert Ritchie, former governor of Maryland, died suddenly of a paralytic stroke during the night. Ritichie was governor of Mary- ! land from 1920 to 1935 and opposed Roosevelt for the nomination for president tn 1932.

HENRY BERNING DIES SATURDAY Former Hoagland Man Dies At Ft. Wayne Hospital Os Pneumonia Henry Frederick Wilttam Berning 71, died at the Lutheran hosipital Saturday. The deceased became j ill last Tuesday nd was taken to the) hospital Friday evening. Death was | due to pneumonia. Mr. Berning moved to Fort j Wayne in 1935. after having residi ed in Hoagland, where he had been I for many years the manager of the i Hogland grain elevator, and Madii son township trustee. He was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran church in that city- He was well known in Decatur, having transacted business here, while operating the grain elevator in Hoagland. Survivors include George Berning and Mrs. William Gallmeier, of this city, brother and sister of the deceased. Others servicing are the widow. Louise; four sons. Edwin and Albert, at home at 2913 Plaza drive in Fort Wayne; Rudolph of] Seward. Nebraska; Oscar of Flemington. Mass., three daughters. Mies Esther Berning, at home, Mrs. Calvin Lindeman, of Fort Wayne and Mrs. William Bradtmueller, Washington township; a brother. John, of Fort Wayne and a eister. Mrs. Lawrence Koeneman, also of that city. Sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home, and 2:30 at the Bethlehem Lutheran church in Fort Wayne, with the Rev. Arno Scholz officiating. Burial will be made in the Concordia Lutheran cemetery. o r Jess Rice Is Taken To Chicago Hospital Jess Rice, hotel proprietor and well known business man of this city, entered a Chicago hospital today for examination and medical treatment. Mr. Rice and wife went to Chicago yesterday. A. M. Moore, of Elwood, father-in-law of Mr. Rice is in charge of the Rice hotel. Mr. Rice has suffered from stomach trouble and will probably remain in Chicago • for treatment. 0 _ Funeral Held Today For William Young Funeral services were held this ' afternoon for William Young, 78, ’ who died Friday night at his home near Salem. Born in Blue Creek : township November 24, 1857, be 1 was a lifelong resident of that ■ community. Surviving are the widow and the following children, all of Blue Creek township: Mrs. William ' Riff. Mr's. Marion Tinkham, Roy, John and Oscar Young.

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Ex-Governor Os Maryland Dies Suddenly Sunday Night After Suffering Stroke. FOUGHT NEW DEAL Baltimore, Md., Feb. 24. (U.R) ■ Albert C. Ritchie, former governor of Maryland, outstanding among conservative Democrats opposed to the new deal and one of the best liked and best known men in American public life, died early today. Ritchie had just returned to his bachelor apartment from an Epworth league meeting where he had spoken on the constitution and attacked centralization of government under the present administration. A paralytic stroke killed him within an hour. He was 59 years old. His death was the third among prominent new deal critics within recent months. Sen. Huey I*. Long was assassinated and Sen. Thomas 1). Schall. R„ Minn., was killed by ' an automobile. 1 He was a candidate for the ■ Democratic nomination in 1932. but ' lost before the landslide that nomi- ' nated President Roosevelt. He 1 supported the president during the campaign, but soon turned against the new deal, assailing its huge

expenditures and its alleged interference with private business. During his speech last night, he I appeared in his usual good health and good spirits. The elevator operator in his apartment building ! said he joked with him when he rode to his rooms. But an hour afterward he telei phoned his secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Smith, that he was ill. By the time she arrived, he was semi-conscious. Before the doctors she summoned could arrive, ha was dead. Ritchie had been about to embark upon a national speaking i tour, hoping to force his party back to its platform of 1932. His friends said he had no intention of following Alfred E. Smith in "taking a walk" from the forthcoming Philadelphia convention, but had hoped to influence his party’s course while maintaining his party regularity. He served as governor of Maryland from 1920 to 1935, the longest tenure of any man in that office, having been defeated in 1934 by Gov. Harry B. Nice, a Republican. He was prominent in public life for almost 35 years, beginning his carrer as assistant city solicitor in Baltimore in 1903. From 1910 to 1913 he was assistant counsel for the Maryland public service | commission ahd in 1916 he was elected attorney general. He held that office until he became governor in 1920. In 1912 he married Elizabeth I Baker, but she divorced him in ’ 1916. He never remarried. Through all his career, Ritchie was known as a proponent of state rights and a bitter enemy of national prohibition. It was as a wet that he won national promin(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O —■ — PLAN SERVICE DURING LENT ' Zion Reformed Church To Hold Special Services During Lent i 1 The Rev. Charles M. Prugh, pas- - tor of the Zion Reformed church, announced today the series of mid- ' week Lenten services, that will be 1 held every Wednesday evening dur- ' ing Lent at the Zion Reformed 1 church. » The first service will be held on Ash Wednesday evening, February 26, at 7:30 p. m. Following is the schedule of services as announced by the pastor: r Feb. 26 —Service for dedication of the Illuminated Cross. s March 4.—“ The Cross in tho I, Midst of Falsehood.’’ e March 11.—-" The Cross in tho k Midst of Doubt.” e March 18.—“ The Cross in the t Midst of Suffering.” March 25.—" The cross in tho e Midst of Sin.” e April I.—“ The Cross and tho n Kingc’ m of God." ', Au invitation to attend theso services is extended to the public,