Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1936 — Page 1

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HERMAN H. MYERS IS KILLED

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iGlee Clubs Will Present Program The Pleasant Mills high school glee clubs will present a night's entertainment at the high school I auditorium Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Among the features of the program will be an imitation of Major Howes amateur hour; Lum and Abner; a short comical ( sketch entitled "new painless den tint.” a one-act play. "Auntie,” and imitations of the leading screen stars. An admission of 10 cents will be I charged and the public is invited to attend. I FOUR KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES Wreckage Os Missing Airliner Is Found With All Dead Tucson. Artz., Mar. 28. — (U.R) — Wreckage of a missing airplane and the bodies of its four passengers were found 25 miles north of here Friday by a rancher. The dead were: Paul Odneal. 30. pilot. Harold A. Marks. 31. national ! executive of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Paul C. Swasey. 34, drug store manager. John Powles. Junior Chamber official. All were from Phoenix and on Wednesday had attended an installation of a Junior Chamber of Commerce in Douglas, Ari*. They ! were en route back to Phoenix, but were scheduled to stop jat Tucson. (While IL S. army planes aided by Mexican cavalry and volunteers . searched the international bounI dary region for the plane, it was I discovered by Tommy Rose. 21, of Oracle, and two companions who were searching for horses. The bright, red Cessna plane was shattered by the crash. Pilot Odneal apparently had cut off his ; ignition switch before striking the ground, thus averting fire. One of the bodies was decapitated. The wreckage was strewn upon a small mesa. Rose posted his companions at the wreck and galloped to a telephone to report the disaster. Sheriff John Helton of Pima county led a party on horseback into the mesa, which is in-1 accessible by motor car. The plane had been missing I since midnight Wednesday night when it look off from Douglas. o Guy Brown Speaks At Evangelical Church W. Guy Brown, ■prjncipal of the Decautr high school, will speak at the the regular morning service at the First Evangelical chtirch at 10:15 a. nt. Sunday. Mr Brown will epeak on the subject, "the church and the underprivilege child.’ He is well qualified to speak on this subject, not only frotn his years of experience in school work 'but also his activity in ipublic welfare work. i — -o — Holy Communion At Presbyterian Church The communion of the Lord’s Supper wiil be celebrated at the local Presbyterian church tomorrow morning. At this service there will also be reception of new members into the church. o — John Kramer Is Office Candidate John Kramer has filed his candidacy for Democratic committeeman from Ceylon precinct. o Many Enroll In 4-H Club Work Reports made today in the county agent's office indicate that rapid progress in being made in the enrollment for the 1935 summer projects of the Adamis county junior 4-H club. With the aid of Gerhard Schwartz of Berne as the new junior organization president, and Mrs. Helen Mann, county club leader many new ' enrollments have been made during the past week Mr. Schwartz ’ was elected president at a meet- • Ing earlier in the week to fill the i vacancy caused by the resignation > of Pollyanna Lehman, also of of Berne.

BRUNO’S FINAL PLEA WILL 8E HEARD MONDAY New Jersey Court Os Pardons Will Hear Plea At 11 a. m. Trenton, N. J., Mar. 28—flj.R)— Bruno Richard Hauptmann's last desperate plea for clemency from the New Jersey court of pardons will be heard at 11 a. nt. Monday just 3.3 hours before the time set for his execution for murdering Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Jr. In January the court refused, seveft to nothing, to commute Hauptmann's death sentence and there is little prospect that it would so bo this time, barring new evidence. Clerk of the court Alfred B. Hermann announced. however, that the court composed of Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, the state chancellor, and six lay judges would meet in formal session on the condemned baby slayer’s new plea. i The only other possibility of Hauptmann escaping death in the electric chair Tuesday night would be for Gov. Hoffman to grant another reprieve, or the remote contingency of a new trial being ordered. Hoffmans secretary announced that under present circumstances the governor was convinced a, second reprieve would he illegal (CONTINUED ON PACE THREE) Stretz Murder Trial Recessed To Monday New York. Mar. 28. — (U.R) — A week end court recess won a need ed respite for Vera Stretz today from the ordeal of describing the "brutal and unnatural” practices which she said forced her to kill wealthy Dr. Fritz Gebhardt. The blonde art student was so unnerved by her recital yesterday of an association with Gebhardt in which she came to love him "very, very dearly." that fatherly Judge Cornelius F. Collins adjourned her trial until Monday in fear that she might collapse if recalled today. o REV.CONRAD DIES TODAY Retired Berne Pastor Dies This Morning After Long Illness The Rev. John L. Cbnrad, 43, retired pastor of the Berne Reformed church, died at 1 o’clock this morning at the Irene Byron sanitorium at Fort Wayne of tuberculosis. Rev. Conrad had been in poor health for some time and resigned his pastorate in May, 1935. He had taken a several months vacation previous to that time and returned to his pastorate when his health seemed much improved. After a short time, however, he again became worse and was taken to the sanitorium. The deceased was born in Magley. August 22, 1892, a son of TTewis and Louise Scherry-Conrad. He graduated from the Mission House at Plymouth, Wis., and after graduation was pastor of the Reformed church in Portland, Oregon several years. He was transferred to the Berne church six years ago. Surviving are the widow, formerly Miss Elsie Botz of Buffalo, N. Y., the father, Lewis at Magley, and the following children: Donald, Lewis, Helen, Barbara Jean and Lila Ann. Funeral services will be held at 1:45 p. m. Monday at the L. L. Yager home at Berne and at 2 o’clock at the Berne Cross Reformed church. Burial will be made in the Magley cemetery. Rural Electric Meeting Monday N. N. Schrock, chairman of the REA program, has announced that there will he a meeting of those interested, at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening at the Monroe high school. Every farmer, who does not have his farm electrified, is urged to attend.

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Says Hauptmann Was “Framed’’ Mr I K" f 8 JI fl f N ill • After comparison of the flooring of the attic in Bruno Richard Hauptmann's home with the lumber used in majting the kidnap ladder. Arch Loney, wood expert, told Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey that Hauptmann had been “framed.” His statement precipitated an open clash between Governor Hoffman and Attorney General David T. Wilentz when the latter refused to agree to another reprieve to allow further study of the ladder by Loney.

UPHOLD AWARD TOMAGAZINE Indiana Farmers Guide Judgement Os $37,500 Is Upheld i Huntington. Mar. 28.—An award ' of $37,500 damages to the Indiana Farmers Guide against the Prairie 1 Farmer and other units of tho Mid- ' west Farm Paper unit for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust law has been sustained by the United States circuit court of appeals at Chicago. The Prairie Farmer and other I farm publications entered a "conspiracy to restrict trade” by adopting a schedule of advertising rates which cut deeply into revenues of the local publication, it was alleged. A jury in federal court last June ■'gave the local concern damages of ’ SIO,OOO, which are tripled by the Sherman act. and $7,500 attorney s fees. The defendants appealed the case to the circuit court of ap- • peals, and probably will carry the - adverse decision to the United t States supreme court. It was the second case for triple • damages filed by the Indiana Fanners' Guide. The district fed- • eral court at Indianapolis declined I jurisdiction in the originaj, and its « decision was upheld by the circuit - court of appeals. The U. S. su- - prente court, to which Attorneys 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) WOODWARD IS WPA DIRECTOR __ Bluffton Man Succeeds William Owens As District Head Forrest M. Woodward, of Bluffton who has been assistant director has been moved up to WPA director of the Fort Wayne district, of which | lAdame county is a part, according ■ to the announcement made by I Wayne Coy. state WPA adininistra- ' tor, following last night's meeting ' in Fort Wayne. Mr. Woodward, who succeeds William Owens head of the Fort Wayne district since the organization of the WPA last year, will have ■ his headquarters in Fort WayneMr. Owens will assume charge of , the Vincennes district with offices in that city. All of the chargee are to become effective April 1. The Fort Wayne district which■ will be In charge of Mr. Woodward,; includes Allen, Adams. Wells, Whit- , ley, Grant. Blackford. (Huntington, Miami and Wabash counties

New Highway Truck Is Delivered Here Delivery of the new Internai tional truck, recently purchased by the county highway department. was made last evening and 1 was immediately set to work this morning on road work in the .southern part of the county. The new truck was made available for work in the southern half of the county, as the men there are not within convenient distance of the county garage, . and eliminates the necessity of numerous repairs on the older trucks in privately owned garages. DELAVS RULING IN BANK SUIT Suit Os Berne Bank Is Taken Under Advisement Friday After hearing the evidence pre- ’ sented, Judge Huber M. DeVoss took under advisement the suit of the department of financial institutions against the estate of Christian Rich, deceased, to collect for • bank stock allegedly purchased by the deceased. According to the complaint the . late Mr. Rich purchased twentyfour and two-thirds shares of stock in the Peoples State Bank of Berne. for which he gave his promisory note in the sum of $2,466.68, based on a par value of SIOO per i share. j The department, however, when I bringing the suit before the court ■ asked for but $1,466.68 as payment of fourteen and two-third shares, I which they contend were purchasled by the deceased. They state ! that ten of the shares were prej viously paid. The defense contend that the fourteen and two-third shares were taken by the dead man only as he was interested in seeing the entire (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DEMOCRAT WANT ADS BRING RESULTS FOR SALE — One Simmons tube steel bed. One coil bed springs. Walnut dresser and walnut highboy. Priced cheap for quick sale. Phone 842. 75-3 t The above ad appeared in last evenings Democrat and exactly one hour after the paper went to press the articles were eold. Convincing proof that Democrat want ads bring results. Phone 1000 or 1001

Decatur City\\Attorney Fatally 'lnjured InJ Automobile Crash At Indianapolis This Morning _ - f —————

A TRAGIC BLOW ■ 1 ' “A wholesome personality, an excellent gentleman and (citizen and a loyal friend has been taken in the tragic anti untimely death of Herman 11. Myers," Mayor A. B. Holl- ( house remarked when notified of Mr. Myers' death. “One is not steeled to such a shock and my emotion prevents me from expressing heartfelt feelings. With every Deeaturite and the hundreds of friends oi Herman Myers scattered throughout the slate, we know we have lost one o( the finest type citizens, a Ix-loved individual, a smiling.« happv companion." • ,» t "It is a terrible shock to the community, so dread that we all cling to the thought that it might not Im- true, 'lhe mist blurs our sight, we are sad." Mayor Holthouse said.

JAMES KENNEY I i DIES SUDDENLY Member Os Adams County Council Dies Unexpectedly Friday James Kenney. 79, prominent ■ Jefferson township farmer and a member of the county council, died last night at 6:30 o’clock at his home near Geneva. Death | came unexpectedly from complica,l tions resulting from a fall last week. Although he had been ser-l iiously ill as a result of the fall, he was reported to be steadily im--1 proving until the time of his death. The deceased was well known in I the county, having served as trusI I tee of Jefferson township for sev- ' 'eral years and as a member of the . present county council. ‘ I Survivors other than the widow l iare: five daughters, Helen, teacher 1 1 in the Jefferson schools; Lucile, Mercer county, Ohio school teach- • .er; Agnes, home economics teachr er in Cincinnati public schools; Kathleen, at home and Grace, a 'senior in the University of Cincini nati. I Two brothers, P. E. Kenney. I Celina. Ohio, attorney and J. T. i Kenney, of Madison, Wisconsin. 1 also survive. ’ Funeral arrangements have not been completed. j Decorations Committee To Meet Monday Night Bob Helm, chairman of the decorations committee for the Centennial observance, has called a P meeting of his committee for 8 p. m. Monday at the city hall, immediately so 11 o w ing the weekly meeting of the executive commitr . tee. Members of the decoration committee are Bob Helm, chairman; Lawrence Kleinhenz, George Mor- ’ ris, Floyd Acker and Max Boxell. WEATHER Generally fair and warmer to- ; night; Sunday increasing cloudiness, showers and cooler by late afternoon or night. ’ o WORK PROJECTS ARE DISCUSSED J 11l ■ I— District WPA Officials Meet With Decatur City Council Several WPA officials from the district offices at Fort Wayne met wit'h the city council Friday night relative to projects for this spring. Those from the WPA office ins eluded William F- Owens, director of the district office, Rorest Wood- . ruff, assistant director; C- D. IButz, (project supervisor, and Phil MiddleL ton. supervisor of relations and ■ labor. 1 Street and sewer projects were " considered. Some difficulty is exs pected in obtaining projects is exr pected because of the shortage of labor. Chester Masaonee local time * keeper, announced that there pro--9 bably would be less than 20 men available for work relief on city projects.

i Announces Program For Banquet Monday — County Superintendent of Schools j Clifton E. Striker today announced .the musical program for the ban--1 quet to be held Monday evening ,'at 6 o’clock in the Kirkland township high school for all rural teach- | era in the county. I Lucille Winteregg. Marcella I Neuenschwander and June Martin ‘of Berne will give an instrumental number. Mr. Kuntz of Huntington . will sing a vocal solo. Walter j Zurcher of Berne will give an ac-, ! cordian solo and Frenman Burk- ■ halter of Berne, a violin solo. Dr. W. P. Deering, president of Ohk--1 land College at Evansville, will dei liver the address of the evenTiig. Plates will be 40 cents and may .I be paid for at the door. Reserva- ' tions for others than teachers ■' should be made as soon as poss•|ible. MRS. KITSON DIES TODAY Mrs. Savertha Kitson Dies At Home Os Son This Morning Mrs. Sabertha Dale Kitson. 82. died this morning at the home of her son. Frank Kitson, near here after an • illness of only a week. Death was caused by old age and complications. Mrs. Kitson was horn in Wash- " ington township, near Decatur, on January 3. 1854. the daughter of ' Daniel and Mary Barnhart. She ■ married Daniel Kitson on Septemi her 2. 1891. He preceded her in death 10 years ago. She lived on ■ a farm west of Decatur until 1901 until she moved to Patterson ■ street in this city where she had lived since. Mrs. Kitson spent the winter at Springfield, 111., with a daughter, ■ Mrs. Clarence Cornthwaite. She returned to Decatur three weeks ago. She contracted a cold about a week ago and had been seriously ill since that time. Surviving are two sisters. Mrs. Annie Smith of Decatur and Mrs. Elizabeth Hower of Huntington. There are two surviving children. Mrs. Clarence Cornthwaite of Springfield, 111., and Frank Kitson of route three. Decatur. There are II also four surviving step-children, William Kitson of North Third street, Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mrs. Charles Gage of near Decatur, and Earl Kitson of Miles City, 1 Montana. There are 28 grandcTlildren, 10 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church here where 9 the funeral services will be held 1 Tuesday. Arrangements have not 1 been completed. • 0 ’. Students Will Hold Cantata Rehearsal Students of the seven rural 1 schools in the county, who are to take part in the presentation of the ; Easter cantatas at the Berne Men- • nonite church on Friday. April 3 are • to meet at the church next Tuesday t night at 6 o'clock for tbe final united dress rehearsal. s Reports indicate that the produci- tion is progressing in a fine mani ner and the music teachers of each y school report fine practice sessions in their individual schools.

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I Tragic Death Is Severe Blow To Decatur And Vicinity; Hemorrhage Proves Fatal. HIGHLY POPULAR City Attorney Herman H. Myers, age 33, Decatur patriot who en ; deared himself to all with his I gentlemanly qualities and manner, civic spirit and loyal companionship, died at 8:15 o'clock this morning in the Indianapolis City hospital, of a cerebal hemorrhage following injuries received in an auto accident about midnight Friday. Mr. Myers and Mrs. Myers went to Indianapolis Frfday afternoon to visit with friends and attend the state basketball tournament. In company with James Beatty, formerly of Decatur, secretary to LieutenqntGovernor Clifford Townsend and Paul Crozier, superintendent of the Citizens’ Gas and Coke | Co., Indianapolis. Mr. Myers attend- ( ed the Slight session of the BowlI ihg Congress tournament. The I men were returning to their home, when at the corner of Fall Creek Boulevard and North Meridian street, their auto was struck by an auto driven by John West, negro, of Indianapolis. Mr. Myers was the only one of the trio seriously injured. He was taken to the City hospital, where death resulted from the hemorrhage. Word of the tragic accident was received here by friends last night. Mr. Myers’ condition was considered serious and friends here were so advised. At about S:3O o’clock. Dick Heller of Indianapolis, called the Daily Democrat office and said Mr. Myers was dead. Mr. Beatty and Mr. Crozier received bruises and cuts, hut were not seriously injured and in a few hours were dismissed from the hospital. Death A Shock News of his death came as a shock to the entire community. Public officials and citizens in general expressed their deep regret and sympathies over the untimely death of a leading citizen and friend. Mr. Myers was a native of Decatur, only eon of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Myers. He was born in this city, August 29, 1902. In 1920 he was graduated from the Decatur high school and in the fall of that year entered Indiana University. Later he obtained an appointment to West Point Military Academy and remained there for one semester, returning to Indiana University and was graduated from that institution in 1925 With an A. B. degree. From 1925 to 1930. Mr. Myers was engaged in the clothing business with bis father, the late I John T. Myers. In 1931. he entered Cumberland university, Lebanon. Tenn., where he obtained his LL.B, degree and opened a law office in this city, being associated with Attomev C. J. Lutz. I Following the 1934 election, Mr. Myers was appointed city attorney Iby Mayor A. R. Holthouse. He > assumed his city office January 1. » 1935 and his record is one of the . finest ever accomplished by an » appointee in that post. r In 1926, Mr. Myers was married . to Miss Mary Oman of Bluffton. They have one son, John, age . three. Active Citizen j As a youth and during his short business and professional career, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE).