Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1936 — Page 1

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THREE PERSONS HURT THURSDAY ■ Three Are Injured In Accident East Os Decatur Last Night Three persons suffered painful injuries shortly after midnight last night when tars driven by Vincent J. Bormann, local creamery salesman and lister Sheets, iof near Decatur collided, as the i former party was returning homifront the Vah Wert festival. The | accident occurred three miles east of Decatur on highway 224. Mr. Bormann, in attempting tot pass the other car, also enroute I west, failed to turn out far enough I to avoid the collision, crashing in-[ to the left rear end. The Sheets I car was turned completely around I from the impact. Mr. Bormann suffered the most ' severe injuries of the party, sustaining a fractured knee cap, a i puncture extending through the lip to left cheek, skin lacerations of the body and face, in addition to numerous cuts and bruises. I Ferd O'Brien, who with his wife and daughter, Joan, were accom-1 I pauying Mr. Bormann, sustained! a severe contusion of the fore- j head, and slight lacerations. Mrs. O’Brien and Joan were unhurt, ex- j cept for scratches and shock. ' Charles Weber, aleo an occupant of the Bormann car, suffered a. severe temple laceration, sever-1 al inches long, and minor cuts and bruises. He suffered from loss of blood due to a severed artery. All three of the men were taken to the Adame county memorial hospital. Mr. Bormann is still confined but the other two were released after their injuries were treated. j Sheets and Glenn Woodruff. | , occupants of the other car. were ; i uninjured, except for a severe I I shaking up and bruises. j Louis Litterer, local young man ■ traveling behind the Bormann car. brought the injured to the hcepit-i I (CONTINUED r>V PAGE SIX) o— Fiorenza Sentenced To Die Week .Inly 13 I New York. June 5. — (U.R) — John Fiorenza, youthflil upholsterer's assistant. today was sentenced to die in the Sing Sing electric chair during the week of July 13 for the “bathtub" murder of Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton, short-storf writer. ' °~ Holy Communion At Local Church The Communion of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at the local Presbyterian church next Sunday imornlng. AU members are ex-| ■ hpected to be present. o —.— WEATHER Fair tonight except possibly showers extreme southwest, mostly cloudy Saturday with showers ' west portion and by afternoon or night east: no decided change in temperature. i oRELIEF CLAIMS REPORTED LISTED I ’ Washington Township Costs Exceed All Other Townships The Washington township poor relief claims allowed for the of May amounted to over $1.0"" ’ more than the total for the other . 11 townships in the county, according to figures found in County . Auditor John W. Tyndalls office . today. French township had no pool i lief claims during the month. Washington township spent sl,-| 035.98 for poor relief in May. The ’ other 11 townships spent a total of $308.12 during the same pen • ■ The total for the 12 townships was ( i $1,344.10. > Poor relief claims allowed by the I townships for Mav were: Union. . ,12.15: Root, $46.54; Preble sls. t Kirkland. $30.45: St. Marys, $69.<4, . Blue Creek. S2B; Union. SB4-JJ. I French, none; Hartford $ 15.,.4, r Wabash. $3; Jefferson. $2-7a, a , Washington, $1,035.98, and total, [51,344.10.

CATHOLIC HIGH WILL GRADUATE CLASS TONIGHT Annual Commencement Exercises To Be Held At Auditorium The members of the largest class | in the history of the Decatur Catholic high school will receive their diplomas this evening at 8 o’clock in the 14th annual commencement exercises of the local school. There are 27 seniors. There will also be 27 graduates of the St. Joseph eighth grade school who will receive their diplomas. The commencement exercises will begin at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. The Rev. (’. A. Suelzer, assistant pastor of the Immaculate ConceJlTion Cathedral in Fort Wayne, will deliver the commencement address. The Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz. pastor of the St. Mary's I Catholic church and superintenj dent of the Catholic schools, will [distribute the diplomas. Music will be furnished by Bob White's orchestra. Immediately following the exercises a reception will be given in the school gymnasium for the invited guests of the seniors. The program for the commencement exercises is: Processional. Under the Double Eagle, Wagner Orchestra Senior Class Song Senior Class Selection, Poet and Peasant. Von Suppe Orchestra 1 Address to the Graduates I Rev. C. A. Suelzer I Selection, The Glow Worm. Lincke Orchestra Distribution of Diplomas to Seniors Rev. J. J. Seimetz To A Wild Rose Eighth Grade Graduates Distribution of Diplomas to i Eighth Grade Rev. J J. Seimetz Recessional, Treasure Island. Orchestra MAY ADD NEW CLASS TO SHOW Details For Horse Pulling Contest To Be Announced Later Plans for the horse show and pulling contest to be held in connection with the Decatur Centennial celebration August 2 to S are progressing, a cording to H. P. Schmitt, chairman of the general steering committe for the live stock showo. If four entries are made, a new class will be added to the horse show. This will be a matched team in harness, any breed. The prizes will be $8 and $4. Details of the pulling contest will be announced later. The c'asoes for the horse show have already been published and horsemen in the contest are now busy filling the classes. Tlie horse show has been one of I the outstanding events of all agri- [ culture shown in the county. I Members of the horse ehow committee stated today that many buyei.i from the east and out of the state will attend the show because of the reputation built up by Adams , unty for good horses. 'Adams county horsen regularly bring a $25 premium or more. Centennial in making arrangements The housing committee for the for adequate room to exhibit the horses. ——o Local Girls Take Part In Program Miss Patsy Moser and Miss Catherine Schmitt of this city were among those who took part in the Withey Playmakers annual revue h Id Wednesday evening at the Civic theater in Fort Wayne. The girls have been tutored in the schoo’ the past year. Mrs. Virginia Withey. director and organizer is considering opening a class in this city- She teaechee public speaking and expression and gives courses in voice, drama and radio technique. Mrs. Dlthey is planning to ' mee t any persons interested in enrolling in her class at the Decaturhigh school mext Tuesday. Adams County Woman Suffers Broken Hip Mrs. James Hickman of Routo 2, Gen -va, had the misfortune to fall Thursday evening fracturing her right hip. Mrs. Hickman is 87 years old. She is resting fairly well today.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, .lune 5, 1936.

Two Killed in Detroit Storm t -— aJ <,■ - KStorm toll —— —.—— ———— — —. Two were killed, five injured ajtd extensive property damage caused by a terrific windstorm which swept through downtown Detroit, stripping a building of its roof and hurling the wreckage down onto an adjacent parking lot. damaging several of the automobiles, above.

WORK DELAYED AT HOMESTEAD J Labor Shortage Slowing Building Os Garages At Homestead : A shortage of labor in this community has slowed the construction 1 of the 38 garages being bui’t at the Decatur homesteads project. The government originally ordered the garages built by June 30. At that time it was planned to employ approximately 30 carpenters. The : I government was able to employ I only six men. i It is estimated that it will require , I a crew of 30 carpenters working full r time six weeks to complete the garages. i There are four garages completI ed. Superstructures are erected on ' four others. ! Twenty-eight of the garages wi>l be faced with siding and five will I be shingled in order to conform •. with the house. ’! Doors will be net up as soon as they arrive in the city. A crew of painters is following j the carpenters The garages will bo I tainted the same colors as the houses. I I The garages are being built un--1 I der an additional $15,000 appropriation for improvements at the pro1 ject. This appropriation also provides for the construction of coal bins, and the installation of laundry ’ tubs and screens. This work will '. lie done as soon as labor is found. I All workmen must be registered at the Fort Wayne re-employment (.CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) CHURCH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT2BI Registration In Decatur Church Schoo! Officially Closes Registration closed officially today in the Decatur Vacation Church School which completed its ' second week in the Central school building. A total enrollment of 281 children w*!s reported by Rev 1 ,C. M. Prugh, dean of the school. 1 The enrollment by churches is as follows: First Evangelical 63 First M. E. 62 1 Zion Reformed 48 ■ First U. B. ... 4 44 I First Baptist 17 I I First Presbyterian 15 ■ | First Christian 11 1 1 Church of God !l ‘ Lutheran •> ’ Unaffiliated •’ •I Total 281 Three reels of motion pictures will be shown at the school this evening at 7 o’clock. A feature of this program will be a religious > picture entitled, "Jesus and the Temple." Parents and friends of pupils are invited to this program, j The Vacation Church School is , supported by the various Protes- , tant churches of Decatur and is (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Parley, McNabb File Expenses Statements of campaign expenses have been filed by James 1. Farley, representative in congress and Judge Clarence R- McNabb of Fort ' Wayne, both candidates in the pri-' mary election for the Democratic nomination to congress. i Congressman Farley’s expenses were listed at $4,485 and Judge McNabb’s expenses at $4,272. Mr. Far-, 'ey was renominated. DEATH CLAIMS FLORA PATTON —.— Prominent Decatur Woman Dies This Morning Os Pneumonia Mrs. Flora Patton. 71, life long re. <1 nt of Adams county and prominent citizen of Decatur, died at. her home on 211 Grant Street this morning at 9:30 o'clock after an illness of one week from pneumonia. Mrs. Patton was born in Adams county on December 2, 1864, the I daughter of Calvin and Elizabeth Murray. She married Charlee Patton, who preceded her in death several years ago. She was active in many civic and religious organizations in the city. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters lodge and of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city. There are two children. Miss Effie Patton, a teacher at the South Ward, and Mrs. Mary Gillum, wife of the Rev. E. A. Gillum of Hope, • Indiana. There are two sisters, I Mrs. Sadie Meyers of Fort Wayne land Mrs. Carrie Sutherland at the j Peabody Methodist Home at North I Manchester. The two grandchildren I are Richard and Alette Gillum of | Hope. Funeral service*) will be held at the home Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. H. R. Carson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be remov’d from the Zwick funeral home at noon Saturday and .ray be viewed at the home until the time of the funeral. 0 Rehearse Saturday For Children’s Day There will be a full rehearsal for ' children's day Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Baptist church. Those required to be present are: Jeanette Winnes, Ruth Winnes, Mrs. H. H. Aspy, Ella Fae Ogg, Joan Bodie, Patty Baughn, Bobby Lammieron, Ruth Ellen Aspy, Bobby Boxe’l, Ralph Kenworthy, Irene Bussier, Mary Lou Robertson, Jessie Winnes, Dickie Ogg, Bruce and Carrolyn Baughn, Jane Brumley, ' Kathleen Butler, Donald Boxell, Jean Withan, Max Ogg, Nancy Bell, ’ Alice Laie, A. D. Unvereaw, Frank i loung, J>., Lester Johnson, Cal ’ Peterson, Earle Peterson. Charles ' Petereson, Junior Strickler .Clifford ■ Marsha’l. Mrs. Frank Young, Anna 1 Brandyberry, Harold Baughn, Ken- ' neth Chilcoat, Ned Johnson, Junior ' Lake, Ruth Baker and Mrs. C. E. [ Bell.

BORAH, KNOX SEEK TO HALT ALFM, LANDON Backers Denounce Governor Landon As Friend Os New Deal ■ Cleveland. June 5. (U.R) -Repub-1 lican raiders armed by Sen. Wll-| Ham E. Borah and Frank Knox, have ambushed Gov. Alf M. Landon's presidential bandwagon and the battle of political musketry resounds today in a skirmish to pre vent his nomination. The Landon home guard of Kansas delegates to the Republican national convention arrived last night. It has been summoned to caucus today in counter attack. Landon’s backers remain supremely confident their man will be nominated easily and quickly next week. Borah will arrive Sunday to direct anti Landon strategy. So far. however, there is no real evidence of an organized stop-Landon cam- [ paign. But Borah's managers and backers of Frank Knox joined in charging that the Kansas governor is a new dealer at heart. Landon's supporters rallied today to defend him against the charge that he is not fit to run for | president on a platform drafted' for “Republicans and Jeffersonian ( Democrats." Red-headed John D. M. Hamil-| ton. in Landon headquarters at the Hollenden Hotel, put another dozen or so new delegate votes into his calculations ami smilingly assured questioners that his man would get the prize. But the party regularity issue now raised may boost the chances of Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. Except for the stormy assault begun independently by supporters of Borah and Knox, there has been no major obstacle raised here to Landon's steady marcTi toward the nomination. The Borah attacks, however, revived discussion of a possible Borah bolt it Landon is named. With the general complaint against “stampedes" and “steamroller" tactics reflected the angry feeling which is developing as the barrier bulges before contestants anxious to get the big race going. Ballyhoo for a Democratic vice- 1 presidential nominee to cement a GOP-Democratic coalition has been chilled by a freezing reception in the Landon headquarters. A suggestion last night by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia univer-1 sity that Gov. Frank (). Lowden and some anti-new deal Democrat be drafted by the Republicans as (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Penmanship Awards Announced Today Tlie penmanship papers which ( were sent in at the last of the school year have been returned. Final certificates have been awarded to Alice Drake. Duane Davidson, Clara Morgan. Dick Spencer and Hollis Bonifas. Junior certificates were awarded to Richard Foreman. Lawrence Rauch, and Bill Archbold LOEB'S KILLER IS ACQUITTED .1 u r y Acquits Convict Slayer On Second Ballot ; Seeks Parole Joliet, 111., June 5.-4U.R)—James Day, young hillbilly who killed Richard Loeb in a Stateville prison, returned to his cell today acquitted of murder charges and encouraged in his hope for a parole from his larceny sentence. A jury which heard Day explain he slashed Loeb to “protect my dignity" returned a not guilty verdict after 53 minutes deliberation. Circuit Judge Edwin L. Wilson commended the jury for its “justified verdict." The jury stood 11 to 1 for acquittal on the first ballot. A few minutes later, the second ballot determined the verdict. Day's hope for parole from his one-to-ten year larceny sentence was boosted by Judge Wilson. “If there's anything I can do for you when you are up for parole, let me know,” the judge told him. "I will be more than glad to help you.” It was recalled that Warden Joseph E. Ragen of Stateville announced recently that Day would have to serve his full term of 10 years regardless of the jury's verdict. This would mean Day's im1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Congressmen Pay Final Tribute To Joseph W. Byrns

VOTE HEAVIER f THAN EXPECTED Supplies For Election Os Centennial Queen Almost Exhausted t “Help! Help!” was the cry Issued > by the publicity committee for the t Decatur Centennial committee this ' morning. The interest in the elec- 1 tion of a Centennial queen has so ' far exceeded the expectations of the committee eponeoring the con- 1 test that the supply of .ballots and * supplies for the election has almost P been exhausted. There are no more r pink ballots. The remaining l»al-| I lots are now located In the Cen-| ! tennial office: | r Bv Saturday the committee ex- 1 * ii pects that 50.000 coupons will have been voter! in the election. j Today's totals amount to a.lmoet ( 800,000 votes. i The appr ipriation granted the j i committee for the printing of ballots has been expended with the dis- , j tribution of the last of the 60,000 j coupons v ' ich are now being given a with purchases by approximately 130 merchants in the city wholj bought Centennial "Good Will" c bonds t A meeting of the üblicity committee has been called for late this s afternoon by Roy Kalver. chairman, c to determine the further plans for t the campaign, which ie scheduled to | continue for the next three weeks, s The standings of the first four 1 contestants did not change with today’s tabulations. These are: ' > Freida Scherer, 278,700; Mildred 1 Teeple. 133,550; Kathryn Engeler. ’ tCONTINTTED ON PAGE SIX) K.P. OFFICERS ARE NOMINATED: New Officers For Knights : Os Pythias Nominated Thursday i f A slate of governing officers for ! the coming fiscal term were nomin- 1 t ated by the Knights of Pythias in ( | regular session last night. Robert Shraluka was nominated'( ias chan<s llor-c|>mfnander by the t I lodge to succeed Daniel Christen. ( j Rc hert Heller was nominated as ] vice-chancellor. Both nominations < I were unopposed. George Morris and John R. Par i’ rish were nominated to the office of prelate, and Will Dellinger as master-at-arms. Ed Highland was ( ] nominated as inner-guard. George Stultz, past chancellor. ' was named delegate to the grand lodge convention and James Bain as alternate. Daniel Christen automatically was named master of ’ . < work. Joseph Hunter, keeper of records 1 and seals; James Bain, master of finance and W. A. Lower, master ' of exchequer, who have six months yet to serve, complete the slate. District Grand Deputy Roberts, of I Indianapolis, spoke to the members at the meeting concerning the membership drive being conducted by the grand lodge. Election of officers will be held on June 11. and installation on July , 0 — — - Welfare Worker Transferred Here 1 -- Miss Barbara Beecher has been . transferred to Adams county by the state welfare board to assist the lo- ' cal welfare board in the investiga- • tion of applicants. All of Miss Beecher's expenses, < including salary and mileage will be paid by the state board. Miss Mary Poling, former Deca-| tur girl, who was first offered to ' the position in 'Adams county, was unable to accept because of a preI vlous contract to work in u different locality. —o Rotarians View II Talking Picture > I A talking picture, “The story of • wool and mohair." was presented at ’ the weekly meeting of the Decatur 1 Rotary club Thursday evening at | } the Rice hotel. The picture was fur-, ’’ nished by the Al Schitt motor sales. ■ ’ Charles Langston was chairman of. ' I the 'program. I

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State Funeral Services Held Today For Late Speaker; President Roosevelt Present. EULOGIZES BYRNS Washington. June 5 —(U.R) In the great tillll of the house of representatives, official Washington. headed by President Roosevelt, paid sombre formal tribute today to the late Speaker Joseph W. Byrns. The body of the gaunt, friendly man from Tennessee's hermitage district once represented by his hero, Andrew Jackson, luy in state in the well of the chamber. The rostrum from which Byrns presided over the house for two yearn until his sudden death early Thursday was banked In flowers and palms. In the chamber sat President Roosevelt, house members, senators, members of the cabinet, the supreme court, and diplomatic representatives of foreign nations. The galleries were crowded with guests, many of them persons who had been associated with the late speaker. The casket, draped in an American flag, was placed in the well of the house half an hour before 'the service. House members stood silently as the casket was borne in. escorted by an honor guard of the national capitol police. A navy orchestra played uoftly as the flag was lifted gently from the casket, and the coffin opened. ChaplaJn James Shera Montgomery looked upon the face of his dead friend for a moment and then walked slowly away, his handkerchief to his eyes. House members filed past the casket. Two capitol policemen stood at [attention by the casket The dignified routine of a state funeraj -a procedure rare in tinhouse- —was closely followed. The house was rapped to order a few minutes before noon by Speaker Bankhead. Chaplain Montgomery offered prayer. The rear doons of the house swung open and members of the senate, led by Vice President John N. Garner and president pro tern Key Pittman, filed in. two by two, to their seats in the front of th" chamber. Members of the diplomatic corps followed the senate down the center aisle. Representatives of 40odd nations, led by Sir Ronald Lindsay, dean of the diplomatic corps, were in the group. Finally President Roosevelt ap(PONTINt'ED ON PAGE EIGHT) Q Legion Auxiliary Card Party Tonight The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a bingo party at the American Legion home tonight at 8 o'clock. The (party is open to the public. Those who have not secured tickets may purchase th p m at tho door. BERNE LAD IS BADLY INJURED Son Os C. IL Muselman Badly Hurt When Struck By Auto Arthur Kenneth Musselman. 6-year-old son of C. H. Muselman, Berne newspaper publisher was critically injured at 9 o’clock last night, when he was struck by an auto. The young lad had been visiting his uncle, Rufus Hlrschy, of south of Berne, and was walking along the street enroute home, accompanied by his sister. Warned by his sister against walking near the center of the street, he was starting to th" side when the car, driven by Earl Haines, east of Berne, struck him. He was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital where his injuries were determined serious. He suffered a fracture of both legs, a compound fracture of the right forearm, a severe 6-inch gash on the abdomen, head and face lacerations and possible internal injuries. Attending physicians state that i he has a chance to recover if no infection develops. Haines, driver of the car, was not | held, being absolved of all blame.