Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1936 — Page 1

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leases Venued To Circuit Court Here Bluirton, Feb. 29. — Two rue's were sent to the Adams cirenit court ut Decatur on change of venue today. One was u foreclosure suit of George A. Hell, liquidating trustees for the Marion National Imaik of Marlon, againel I’lank K. llice and others. The second ease was that of the Fed oral laind bank of Ixmlsvillo. against Homer E. Smith. Earl .Me Coy, J. R. McClure and others, also a foreclosure suit. McNUTT SPEAKS AT CONVENTION Governor Addresses Young Democrats At Indianapolis Indianapolis. Feb. 29. — Young DetiKMiats of Indiana, in state convention, were told by Gov. Paul V. McNutt that the state will he able to meet its full share of the national social security program without adding ajty new taxes. The governor earlier Friday had called a special sesoion of the general assembly to pass legislation, enabling Indiana to participate fully in the federal administration's program. He said there now is a total of 110.191.900 of unincumbered balance in the states general fund. The governor, principal speaker at the opening of the two-day convention in Tomlinson hall, urg‘>d the young Democrats to "keep your organization apart from any bitterness which might arise in pre-primary or convention camipaigns." “You are serving, as I ?m serving. the Democratic party.” Gov. McNutt said. He told the convention that "thia is the time for Democrats to face the enemy with a united front." He said the party in Indiana “must do its full part in following the leadership of President Roosevelt." Alvin C. Johnson of Seymour, state organizer for the group, is slated to be elected president. Clarence J. Donovan of Bedford was ■■elected permanent chairman of the convention and H. U Snyder of West Virginia wa.s the temporary chairman. The report of the resolutions committee, urging that th organization take no j>art in the preprimary' or convention contests, was adopted. The convention also lauded, through resolutions, the Administrations of President Roosevelt and Gov. McNutt a.nd the work of Senators Van Nuyw and Mintou. Frank Wickham of ~iou\ Flails, S. D.. president, of the Young Democratic Clubs of America, was unable to get to Indianapolis in time to make an address scheduled for Ftiday afternoon. He will tajk today. o Italians Hammer At Ethiopian Line Rome, Feb. 29—(U.R) The Italian northern army was smashed at the Ethiopian lines in two sectors at the northern front today as Marshall Pietro Dadoglio sought a decisive victory before th<* little rains set in within a few weeks. o WORLD PRRER SERVICE HELD Union Protestant Service Held At Zion Reformed Church Many .persons attended the union service of the World Day of Prayer held in the Zion Reformed church yesterday. The service was sponsored by the ladies of the Protestant churches of the cityMrs. C- E. Bell presided over the meeting, and presented the theme of the program ” On Earth Peace, Goodwill Toward Men." Mns. C. E. Sharron led in the singing and Miss Lulu Gerber accompanied on the organ. Mns. H- W. Franklin gave the responsive readings on "The Promises of Peace and the Prayer of Confessions." Mrs. M. F. Worthman gave the "Visions of the Earth at Peace" anef Mrs- John Magiey, the "Ways of Peace”, Mrs. A. D. Artman,” The Great Commandent. " Mrs. S. D. Beavera conducted the special iprayer servlet for the president of each missionary societyMiss Eva Sprunger, of Berne, recently returned missionary from China, was the principal speaker of the afternoon, and gave a very interesting lecture on the Orient, being well informed on the subject. a« (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

WISCONSIN MAN BADLY WOUNDED AT FORT WAYNE Seriously Hurt When Bandit Attempts Holdup At Party Fi.rt Wnync. Feb. 29— (U.R) — Moren M. Dokken. 27. Kohler, Wis., was near death in St. .Joseph's hospital hero today, hie body riddled with eight bullets fired this morning by a bandit who held up a party at the residence of C. J. Steir. The bandit. Raymond Fortuno, 25. of Marion, had a bullet in. the knee and was in police custody at a hospital. Another guest at the party. Edward Ernst, was shot in the right arm. The bandit was captured by Ray Dower, another party guest, who brought him down with a flying tackle in an alley near the Steir home. Dokken was shot when he made u innge at Fortuno after the men had handed over their wallets. (Fortune stumbled when he tried to back out of the front door and fell on a stairway. He opened fire. Two bullets entered Dokken’s right leg. another pierced his bladder, three struck his neck and one entered his body just over the heart. Ernst then grabbed for the man'* gun. Fortune shot again and the bullet pierced Ernst's arm. The bandit then fled out the front door and the four unwounded men ga.ve chase. Bower caught the fugitive just behind the Steir home but Fortune wriggled free. Bower then threw him to the ground in a flying leap. When police arrived the bandit’s face was severely bashed in by Bower’s pummeling. Fortune was held on a technical charge of armed banditry pending Dokken's death or recovery. At Marion it was learned that Fortuno was a machine ehop employe and was on parole from Indiana state prison. _ 10? FARMERS OBTAIN LOANS Report On Loans Obtained Through HOLC Is Announced Here A total of 107 loans under the Home Owners Loan Corporation have been closed in this county since the opening of the service here, according to the announcement made today by Lenhart, Heller and Schurger, escrow agents for the Fort Wayne division of the HOLC. These loans have embraced $237,085.51 made to the owners since June 13, 1933. A total of 8,346 loans, totalling $19,557,714.73 have been closed in the Fort Wayne district in the same time. No applications for loans have been considered since June 27, 1935, as there are nearly 32,000 applications still pending in the district. These loans are made to home owners, whose ownership was in distress on June 13, 1932, and' their mortgages were liable to foreclosure. No other person was •‘ligible to make application. No loans could be made for more than 80% of the value of the real estate, on which the loan was to be made, the appraisement to be made by the government. The time granted for the repaying of the loans ranges from 5 to 15 years, with the minimum amount to be paid set at $lO per month. Nathan Nelson Is the examiner appointed by the HOLC, whose duties are to examine the applications for the loan. All efforts are made by the local office to speed the loans through, a policy of permitting the papers to remain in the office only 48 hours, having been enforced. Stephen B. Fleming is the Fort Wayne HOLC district manager, from whose offices the local attorneys act as escrow agents. —o — t Countess Reventlow Slightly Improved London, Feb. 29.—(U.R>—Counte 8 ® Barbara Von Haugwitz-Reventlow, $40,000,000 American heiress, gained slightly today in her light for life while her first born son lay cooing in his heavily guarded cradle. She fought weakly against the almost mortal strain of an operation under the care of Great Brittain’s most eminent physicians.

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Hauptmann Drama ' | M«nnfri«d | Anna Hauptmann • • • This unusual photo of Mrs. Anna Hauptmann and her son, Mannfried. at play in their New York home, provides a dramatic study in expression, the worn lineti in Mrs. Hauptmann’s face, drawn by worry c-Ver the fatet of her husband, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, in sharp contrast to the childish innocence of the three-year-old boy.

START GENEVA BUILDING SOON Construction Os Ne w School Wili Be Started Next Week Work on the construction of the New Geneva school building will start next week, according to plane being made by Jess C. Mann, trustee of Wabash township and Frank Carey and Son, of South Whitley, general contractors. A meeting of the township advisory board, the contractors, architec ts and attorneys has been called for Tuesday morning in Geneva. A I’WA representative will also attend the meeting. If weather conditions permit, construction work will start next week. 41. H. Myers, one of the attorneys for the township, stated. It was at first planned to begin work about March 15, but the weather of the past few days has made it tpoosible to do excavating for the foundations and in all probability activities will i lie underway next week. Tlu? building will be two stories high, 164 feet long and 140 feet deep. It will be constructed of brick ami stone and supplants the old binding razed last year. Charles Houck of Muncie is the architect who designed the (building. Henry B. Heller and Mrs, Myers are attorneys for the township. Elston Funeral Service Sunday Funeral services fflr Mrs. Irene Myers Elston, of Angola, who died yesterday morning, will be held at 2 o'clock at the Zwick Funeral home Sunday afternoon. Rev. H. R. Carson, pastor of the M. E. church will officiate. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. BURN FATAL TO VAN WERT LAD High School Athlete Dies Os Burns Suffered In Explosion Van Wert, 0., Feb. 29.—Harold Lhamon, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lhamon of Ridge township, died Friday in Van Wert County hospital from burns suffered in an explosion of gasoline Tuesday night at the Frank Johnson home in Ridge township. He and Charles Johnson, son of Mrs. Frank Johnsoh. were badly burned when gasoline in a can exploded while the boys were using a blow torch for soldering purposes in a garage at the Johnson home. Harold was a sophomore in Ridge high school and was one of the members of the high school basketball squad. He was also a member of the Ridge Future Farmers of America and of Bethel M. E. church. He was active in school work and was popular among his classmates. Surviving besides his parents are two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Poling, of Ridge township, and Miss Esther Lhamon, of Detroit, and two brothers, Myles and Robert Lhamon, at home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in Bethel church and burial wiil be made in Ridge cemetery.

Sock Foreclosure On Mortgage Note The Bank of Berne has filed a complaint on note and foreclosure of mortgage suit against Grover ('. Baumgartner, a? the administrator of the estate of Peter J. Baum garlner. and others, in the local court. The Bank of Bertie, in the complaint asks for a judgment against the defendants in the sum of $2.i 150, of which $1,600 is th? principal on a promissary note of the dei ceased, which was due in NovemI her, 1926. S3OO interest on the note and S3OO for attorney fees. The complaint asks that the mortgage on the property, which was given as security on the note be foreclosed and the property sold to satisfy the claim o APPRAISEMENT REPORT FILED Replacement Values Os Countv Buildings Is Reported Replacement values on the various Adams county buildings were reported to the county commissioners at their meeting yesterday by the special appraisers, Charlcu Robenold and W. E. Moon. The actual value of the buildings at present was not determin- ' ed. The cost of replacing the county jf'.il. according to the report. would bo $52,420.09. with $644 of this amount for the furniture in the building. The cost of replacing the county court house was estimated at $149,919.30 for the building and $20,352.25 for the furniture, making the total value at $170,271.55. The repJacement value of the county infirmary, excluding the adjoining buildings and including only the main building, heating plant, boiler house, insane ward land laundry was estimated at $100,682.28. Os this amount. $9.420.49 was the value of the boiler room, $6,508.29 for the furniture and equipment and $84,753.50 for | the building. The replacement of the county I garage was valued at $14,115.68. I In checking over the records in | the county auditor’s office, it wa.s noted that cost of building the jail in December. 1885 was $26,686.96 and the cost of building the court house in 1872 was $90,000. Definite amounts of insurance to be carried on the buildings was not determined at the meeting, but it was tentatively decided that 80% of the replacement values would be insured under the 80% insurance clause. The insurance is to be distributed to various agencies in the county and city. o State Tourney Bus At Seven Tonight A bus will leave from the Catholic school at 7 o’clock tonight, to accomodate any fans wishing to attend the state Catholic tourney at Fort Wayne. There is still accomodation for a few fans who have no other means of transportation to the tourney. o Regular K. C. Meeting Monday The regular meeting of the Knights of Co luma us will ibe held Monday night at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to be present as matters of importance will be discussed-

SCHOOLRLAST REPORT GIVEN Internal Explosion Cause Os Blast At Craigville School Trustee Milo Lesh, of Lancaster township. Wells county, Friday received u report from A..1. Conway, elute examiner, on the cause of the explosion that wrecked a heating boiler last Saturday afternoon at the t’raigville school. The examiner's report shows thal the blast was caused by an internal explosion In the firebox. The examiner ulso reported that the eafety valve on the boiler was not of sufficient capacity to take care of pressure accumulajing. This report verifies first reports that lhe explosion occurred in the firelxox and was not due to bursting of flues or other defects in the boiler. The theory of the explosion in that a stick of dynamite unexploded nt the coal mine was contained in a large chunk of coal placed in the furnace, ajid that the dynamite caused the blast. PROGRAM HERE MONDAY NIGHT Tramp Starr And Organ Soloist At First Evangelical Church The public is invited to attend the program at the First Evangelical church auditorium Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. The men’s brotherhood of the church- will present Tramp Starr of Lawrenceburg, noted radio entertainer, reader and public speaker. Mr. Starr has broadcast for several years over stations WOWO and WFBM in Indiana, and WLW WCKY and WKRC in Ohio. In addition to broadcasting. Mr. ' Starr has written and published | | several volumes of poems and has i I spoken in various parts of the nation. Mrs. Rosamond Sarman, organ . ist at the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at Fort Wayne, will .present the following organ numbers during the evening: Angelus, by Massenet. Meditation from Thais, by Mas-| senet. First Movement of Sonata in C. Minor, by Guilmant. Intermezzo from t’avatiera Rubticana, by Mascagni. Offertory. Traumerci, by Schumann. There will be no admission charge but a free will -offering will bo taken o— Receive Invitation To Medical Meeting The Adams county medical association Ims received an invitation from the Van Wert medical society to attend the meeting at the Van Wert county hospital Tuesday. March 3 at S p. m. (EST). Dr. Charles Mayo. Jr., from the Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minn., will be the speaker. 0 FRANK GILLIG AWARDED PRUE Local G. E. Employe Is Given $25 For Prize Suggestion Frank Gillig of this city, employed at the General Electric company, won a cash prize of $25 as a suggeoton award made the .past month to the companyMr. Gillig’s award was won on .his suggestion to use naptha for placing bearings in flanges, lit was the second highest award made for the month. Walter M. Krieg, of Fort Wayne, winning the first a ward of $4«. The Charles A. Coffin Foundation awards, highest honors bestowed on General Electric employes were won this year by Oliver E. Bly and Herbert L- Driftmeyer, of Fort Wayne. The two men designed and •built an improved machine tor multiple winding of tine wire coils. Mr. Gillig’s ipicture was printed in the weekly issue of the General Eectric News, printed in the interest of employes of the Fort Wayne and Decatur Works of the General Electrc comipany., — o WEATHER Partly cloudy to cloudy, colder In north portion Saturday and by afternoon or night in south; SunI day generally fair.

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COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE BIDS Bids To Be Received For New Equipment At City Plant » The city council in special session will receive sealed bids Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the council ehamliLr of the city hall, for the furnishing of a 2,oftft KWH turbine, generator, exciter set and switchboard panel to be Instnlhsl a.t the city light and power plant. A representative of the I’WA will also attend the letting and assist in the tabulation of the bids. This is the second time the city has advertised for bids for the turbine and other electrical equipment. Last December proposals were received by the council and tentative awards made to the General Electric company for a tlirtine. switchboard and exciter sets and to the Westinghouse Electric company for a generator. The bids received from the six manufacturing firms wore identical and were rejected Ijy the Federal Emergency Administration in ■Washington. Authority was given by F. M. Logan, acting state PWA director to readvertise for bids and March 3 was fixed as the date. It is believed several bids will be received and that prices will be lower. Approval of the I’WA must be given before final awards are made. A grant of 45 per cent has been obtained by the city towards the purchase of the equipment. WPA WORKS IS CONSOLIDATED Charles Massonee To Become Project Manager For County A consolidation of the duties of Charles Massonne, former timekeeper for the WPA in Adams and Wells counties, will become effective next week. Mr. Massonne, becoming project manager and timekeeper for all of Adams county. A E. Quackenbush, who was pro-j jeet manager for Adams and Wells - counties, will be time-keeper and project manager in Wells county. | • with offices in BlufftonWork in the two counties will be I under the direct supervision of Mr. I Massone and Mr. Quackenbush. Time cards and work projects will be kept -separate for each county. Many WPA projects are underway in Decatur and Adams county More than 204 men are on the Wl’A rolls. The street, sidewalk and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) _o Ohio State Prison Break Is Thwarted - Columbfus. ()., (Feh. 29 —- Shots fired by a guard on the wall of Ohio's century-old penitentiary halted an escape attempt by three long term convicts armed with improvised knives and a dummy pistol. The three. Smiling Joe Kilkowski, once called Cleveland's worst "bad man"; John Davis Cleveland slayer, and Edmund Pawlinski, Toledo robber, raced through an inner gate of a stockade where vehicles from outside the walls are unloaded. 0 — Leap Year Day Is Celebrated Today Today is Leap Year Day, the extra day added once every four years to make the calendar conform with the movement of the sun. Edward 'Lose, popular young barber and Miss Vera Veronica Oot- . fee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed . Coffee are among those celebrating • their birthdays today. Mr. Lose, although 20 years of age is celebrat- , ing only his fifth birthday. Miss [ Coffee, 12 yeans old, is celebrating . her third birthdayi Two marriage licenses were fcl sued today, one to William Kipfer. French township and Erna Frauhiger, Wells county; and to Jackson Wills, Columbus, Ohio and Martha i Schafer, Linn Grove This is also ' the one time in 28 years, when • there are five Saturdays in February.

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Decatur Plays Elmhurst And Monmouth Opposes New Haven on Opening Night Os Meet. BERNE-KIRKLAND Schedules for Indiana's outstanding sport classic, the state higli school basketball tourneys, were announced this morning l»y A I. Trester, commissioner of the Indi ana high school athletic associations. Two Adams county teams, the Decatur Yellow Jackets and Monmouth Eaglea, will compete with 13 Allen county quintets at Fort Wayne. The remaining teams from this county will battle the Wells county fives at Bluffton. Both Fort Wayne and Bluffton sectionals will open play Thursday night, under the new system used to eliminate the necessity of any team playing more than two games in one day. The Yellow Jackets will see action in the second game of she Fort Wayne meet, playing the Elmhurst Trojans at 8 p in. Thursday. Monmouth will battle the New Haven Bulldogs at 9 p. m. Thursday. Elmhurst is one of the tougher Allen county quintets and will give the Yellow Jackets plenty of competition. If successful in their first starts, the. two Adams county teams will meet in a second round battle at 7 o'clock Friday night. South Side is the only Fort Wayne team in the same bracket with Decatur. The Archers open the tourney Thursday, meeting Hoagland, which should cause South Side plenty of trouble. With the exception of Leo. which opposes Central Friday morning. Central and North Side should have little tumble advancing Io i the semi-finals. At Bluffton The Berne Bears, last year’s sectional and regional champs, drew the tough bracket in the Bluffton sectional. The Bears will play the Kirkland Kangaroos at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. if successful in their first game, the Bears will probably play Liberty Center, rated as one of the toughest. Bluffton and Rockcreek, to meet at 10 a. m. Friday, are also in Berne's bracket. May Broadcast The state board of control reI seinded its earlier ruling regard--1 ing broadcasting of tne tourneys. ' leaving the matter optional witli the center principals. The Schedules Fort Wayne—Thursday Night Game I—7 p.m.—South Side vs. i Hoagland. Game 2 8 p.m.—Decatur vs. Elmhurst. Game 3—9 p.m.— Monmouth vs. New Haven. Friday Game 4 10 a.m. — Areola vs. Monroeville. Game s—ll am —Central vs. Leo, Game 6—2 p.m.—North Side vs. Huntertown. Game 7—3 p.m.—Harlan vs. Lafayette Central. Game B—4 pin.— Woodburn vs. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —O—EXPEND FUNDS FOR HIGHWAYS More Than $200,009 Approved For County During 1936 Federal funds totaling $54,204.93 were expended for the improvement of highways in Adame County during 1934 and 1935 and 5235.519.8 L lias been approved for expenditure this year, Clarence Manion, Indiana Director of the National Emergency ■ Council, disclosed today. Manion’s announcement was . made after he had received a report ; from the state highway commiseion, ■ which directs the highway construe- ■ tion and improvement program ot i the bureau of Public roads and the 1 works progress adminietratton in Indiana. The expenditures for 1934 and . 1935, Manion explained were based • on mileage percentage:; and not i from quantities. This means that i where a project is partiiy in two i counties it has been divided on the i baste of the mileage in the county ■ in relation to the entire cost of the project. ■