Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1936 — Page 1

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■i PASTOR Monored at fcCHSUNDAY 3(l<l Persons ]K ( | Sri x ice HonorRes. Carson SH h ■K.. . delegates Hom held yesterday > Rev. Hl tile Metho ..pencil ill the organ prelude ... liip followed by ~r hath wrought." the K, ~h ot dorse, iiiventoi o legraph ■ . was the theme , in . . tile <m..1l diaries, one for Carson obtained ~i work. His first on April 9, 1916. Since [t he has preached a total sermons, 1,637 of which sermons. 554 revival, |HL < s.'ivie. He ■ I lie VOWS Os Wil i and liis ihat lime he has -I . Rev ■ knowledge. the) >■ . among all ■ med in; *y ReV. Carsoil K ! ji lie has baptized : has received S!»4 ini.i membership. He is :..• w., ; ,i t.i receiving his within two years, bis ministry he has lais | In nevolenees and . expenses, old improvements. some of the char of Ids pastorates he Gilead circuit was Hu.Tn nN PAGE TWO) |l MASS IS ■SERVED HERE B H Thomas 1.. Durkin ■prates First Mass Z Sunday t first mass of Rev. Thomae tin was solemnly celebrated Sunkiay morning in Si. church of this city. was escorted from to Ihe church by a proincluding many clergy. Knights of Columbia!, iers of the Holy Name An honorary guard was by the fourth degree of Columbus. -..nh Hennes was in charge ■ 'H-'nonin.s. The Arch-Priest I J. S.-imetz. Rev. Simeon uf Peru. Ind-, was deacon. Mr. Joseph Herod. C. PP. Charles Seminary, Carth- ■ Ohio was sub-deacon. The of the minor ministers were students of Mt. St. Marys ■ "''*t. Cincinnati, Ohio, namefc" lter of Ceremonies, Rev. Mr. |B<l Rosway of Kokemo, Ind.. Rev. Mr. Norbert Chateau ■•roit, Michigan, and Joseph ■ of Raymond, Iowa; Thurifer. g Conroy U s fort Wayne. 18 attending the event were: Mp-ilward Freiberger of Lat'ayg, ? '. Joseph Hesston of BesanM“ ey . Charles (Adler of Fort, ia ?* V ’ Theodors Koehn. C. ■ “I St. Joseph College, RensseH Rfv - Ray Grotenrath, C. PP. jf Rev - John Baechle C. PP. S„ ■■ Charles Seminary, Cartha- ■ Ohio. ®'>iariai ls f rom st. Gregory ■ ary ' Cincinnati, included K*' Edward 'Hesston of LafayMinnie, Thomas Kock, ■’ Nti NUED ON PAGE SIX) F° Autos Collide In Heavy Rainfall ■ °ae was injured when cars BP X Miss Virginia Cook, forBy' a, ur girl enroute here, and ■copies, local man, collided on I t'' "’ ayne roa d Saturday ■ llr| ng the heavy downpour r Cook had slowed down to ■ th l>aCe < * Ue t 0 tRe * ,ar d raln ’ B„ 16 cailß collided. Only slight B ge resulted.

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Litterer Delegate To Church Synod Ferd J. Litterer of tills city. Is delegate to the general synod tor the merged Evangelical and Re. formed churches, which will be held at St. John’s church at Fort Wayne June 10-17. A constitution for the merged church will be submitted to the synod- Approximately 300 delegates from the United States and Canada are expected to attend. C. 0. P. PLANS FARM PLANK TO OBTAIN VOTES Republicans Hope To Draft Plank To Snare Votes Os Farmers (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Cleveland. June B—((J.RH Republican leaders began hoisting a farm plank into their platform today 'that is designed to satisfy voters lin the great American “bread has ket” without killing pigs and ploughing under crops. The men making the party’s platform were convinced that the 1936 presidential battle Will turn on the 15.000,000 votes from the midwestern prairies. With that in mind, they appeared united on the broad principles of an agricultural plan containing these provisions: Protection of the American market for the American farmer; a system of bounty, equalization or allotment schemes giving farmers a benefit on the proportion of their crops used domestically which would amount proportionally to tariff charges on products farmers must buy; federal aid in disposing of farm surpluses. The program would not provide destruction of crops or Ifvestock. The tendency ot all platform suggestions today emphasized states rights, but it appeared unlikely that proposals for a constitutional amendment to permit states to fix wages and hours of work would be accepted. The eastern old guard version of the party platform arrived in the hands of Hiram Bingham.of Connecticut. It strives for simplicity, for brevity and for a strong declaration in the preamble which would be designed to attract former Republicans and anti-new deal Democrats to the G. O. P. ranks. The resounding phases of the declaration of independence and of the first Republican platform of 1856 have been paraphrased in the 1,-200-word document. In many respects, the eastern old guard lines up with suggestions from Landon supporters except in regard to a constitutional amendment on hours and wages. One other emphatic difference also is noted. The old guard is striving for brevity and a broad statement of principles, whereas proposals from the Kansas governor’s friends have sought to work out details of legislation. On the basis of preliminary conferences among party leaders the platform proposals began to take shape today as follows: 1. A declaration for a constitu(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) DEATH CLAIMS DECATUR MAN George W. Winters Dies Saturday Afternoon At Hospital George Washington Winters, 87, of 924 South Winchester street, died at the Adams county memorial! hospital Saturday ajternoon at 3 05 o’clock. Death was due to complications. Mr. Winters was an employe of the Nickel Plate railroad for 36 years and four years ago was retired with a. pension. _ . ,7 The deceased was born July JG 1848, a son of George and Jane Gibson Winters of Tuscus county. Ohio. He was married to Eliza L. Worden of Decatur. Januao 24. 1882. He was a member of tne First Evangelical e)h " rch ’ Surviving are a son. Clarence M Winters and a daughter, Mary McClure, both of Decatur. He was preceded in death wife and two daughters and Mrs. Amelia Butler. Four sisters and two brothers aj-e also services will be at the Black funeral afternoon ait 2.3 J Rev George S. Lozier officiating. Burial will be in the Salem, cemetery.

STORM CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE LATE SATURDAY Simon Reineke Home Destroyed; At Least Five Horses Killed Heavy damage was caused in Adams county Saturday night by the most severe electrical storm in recent years. Considerable Inconvenience was caused for utility consumers when electrical service was discontinued for hours by burned out fuses and transformers. The Simon Belneke home two miles north of Magley and onehalf mile north of the Magley church was destroyed by fire caused by lightning, with damage estimated at >IO,OOO. A number of radios and other electrical appliances were burned out by the lightning. At least five horses were killed ,by lightning. The storm, which started about 8 o’clock, reached its fuUest intensity at 10:15 when motorists, unfortunate enough to be caught in the storm, were entertained with a pyrotechnical display seldom seen except on the Fourth of July. The rain stopped about midnight. The Simon Beineke family was in Decatur when the lightning struck their home. When they returned they noticed a, small fire through a window In the dining room. By the time they entered the house the iblaze was out of control. The Decatur fire department could not be notified because of the break down of telephone systems after the lightning. Bluffton and Ossian departments were called and were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to a granary and smoke house. The house was burned to the ground. The only things saved were the clothes the family wore to itown. Among the furniture burned was S3OO worth of new furniture stored by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Beineke. who are building a home. The fire started near the radio (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) _____o LOCAL PERSONS INJURED SUNDAY Mr. And Mrs. Paul Edwards Escape Serious Injury At Van Wert Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edwards, of this city were injured Sunday afternoon in Van Wert. Ohio, when the car in which they were riding was struck by an auto driven by two young Van Wert youths. The accident took place when the lads drove into the Edwards' car from a stop street, the Edwards’ car crashing into a tree. Mr. Edwards was knocked unconscious. Both Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were taken to tile Van Wert hospital, where their injuries were treated. Mr. Edwards received several cuts about the face when he was thrown against the dasli board, and a stomach bruise. Mrs. Edwards sustained several cuts about the face and a bruised right leg. The young lads, who were reported to have been drinking, were held by the Van Wert authorities for questioning before being released. Their names were not learned by the local man. The Edwards' auto was considerably damaged. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were In Van Wert on business, and were enroute home to witness and photograph the Fisher-Wagner wedding ceremony. After being released from the hospital they returned home immediately. Very Little Damage Is Caused By Fire Berne firemen were called to the Jacob Yoder farm at 3:30 Sunday morning when lightning which struck a nearby straw stack ignited the barn. The blaze was extinguished before much damage was done. —'O— Glennys Arnold To Teach At Berne Miss Glennys Arnold, of Decatur route 2, signed a contract Saturday to teach English, Latta and home economics at the Berne high school for next year. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold of west of this city, and has been teaechlng at the Kirkland school for the past six years at Petroleum (prior to that time.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, .lune 8, 1936.

Guilty A Wi j J ( I H ■ Ls . / t I I k -■ * IXI jA i ’ 1 1 f > I 1 z »triw' #1 I ■ ■< i Charles “Lucky" Luciano, convicted on all 62 counts of a viceindictment, faces a heavy sentence on June 18. Eight codefcndants were found guilty on the same counts. COMMITTEE TO LIST ALL ROOMS Rooms For Rent During Centennial Week Are To Be Compiled Mrs. R. D. Myers, chairman of the invitations conuniltee for the Decatur Centennial celebration from August 2 to 8, announced today that names are now being accepted of l*rsons who will have rooms to rent during the week. Persons wishing to rent rooms are requested to phone Mrs. John Schug. telephone number 86, or Mrs. i M F. Worthman, telephone number 352. In offering rooms for rent the following: Information is requested how much is expected for the rent of the rooms; are the rooms modern wi’l breakfast be served, and the number of persons who can be accomodated. Efforts are being made to find accomodations for the thousands ot visitors expected in Decatur during the week. A large persentange of the guests will stay with relatives and friends during their sojourn here. Others will he dependent upon rooms provided by the Centennial committees. A list of available rooms will be file ( ( in the Information booth dur(PONTINURD ON PAGE FOUR) 0 Bluffton Man Is Arrested Here G. F. Redd, of Bluffton was arrested shortly after midnight last night by Policeman Floyd Hunter on a charge ot reckless driving. Redd is alleged to have been traveling at a rate of 70 miles an hour on Mercer avenue. He is to be arraigned be'ore Mayor A. R. Holthouse this afternoon at 4 o'clock.

Decatur Daily Democrat To Publish Centennial Edition

Mindful of the fact that a newspaper must from time to time render public service to the community which it the DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT he,s decided to publish a Centennial Edition in commemoration of Decatur's 100th birthday celebration. Anyone connected with a newspaper knows what a task it is to publish a special edition. In view of the importance of the Centennial celebration the job becomes doubly hard. Time, plant facilities'. compiling and publishing the edition must all be (considered. The publishers of the paper have (been requested frequently by citizens to issue such an edition and believing it will serve a worthy community purpose, decision was made favorable to the plan. In addition to our force, the services of Clem J. Stelgmeyer, of Fort Wayne, able newspaper man, advertising executive and writer, have been engaged .to direct the compiling of the paper. Mr. Stelgmeyer Is a native son of Adams county and has a love for this

FIRST CUT IN VOTE TUESDAY Candidates For Queen To Be Reduced To 20 Entries Tuesday All hut the flnnt 20 contestants In the race for queen of Decatur's Centennial will lie eliminated with the counting of Tuesday’s votes, which will he done by the publicity committee Tuesday night. This is the first cut. Next week all bbut the high 15 will he eliminated and a'l but the high 10 will be cut for the final week. Miss Helen Suttles, with a corps of Girl Scouts will pick up the votes late thin, afternoon. They will sort the votes immediately. Freida Scherer is still out in front with 441,400 votes after the week-end ballots were counted, followed by Mildred Toepie with 192,300, Ruth Elzey with 146.850 and Kathryn Engeler with 134,500. Bernlece Gloss with 104,120. Gladys Harvey with 101.200 and Patricia Fullenkamp with 98.150 are in fifth, sixth and seventh i (placee, respectively. Rosemary i Miller, Rosemary Holthouse and Kathryn Hower occupy eighth, ninth and tenth places. No major ' changes resulted over the weekend. The committee instigated a plan at the opening of the contest for checking ballots as to legitimacy, which has been carefully followed throughout, thus eliminating the danger of “stuffing" the ballot boxes. An example of the accuracy of I the system was designated over the week-end when it was discov- ' ered that nearly 300,000 votes were cast tor a contestant, without her knowledge. After careful- > ly checking it was learned that the signatures of the merchants were not genuine. The ballots were declared illegal and thrown out. Other examples of large ' amounts cast, bearing the endorsement of retail merchants, were 1 found to be illegal. Pads may be secured at the 1 Centennial office this afternoon 1 for 10 cents each, containing 100 ballots or 5,000 votes. The pink i ballots have been discontinued. i o TO SELL LOTS AT HOMEWOOD I Lots In Homewood Addition To Be Sold At i Auction June 20 t - 1 Announcement was made today f that the lots In the Homewood addit tion in the northwest part of town i would be offered for sale at public . auction. Saturday. June 20. . I There are 191 lots in a wooded tract, running west from North 10th > I street to Thirteenth street, between . Dayton avenue and the Archbold road. Two sales will be held, one will be at 10 )A. M. ami the other at 1:30 P. M. Col. Roy Johnson will be in > ■ charge. The sales will be for cash and the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O WEATHER Fair, slightly warmer central and northwest portions tonight; Tuesday generally fair, except possibly local thunder showers extreme north portion in afternoon, warmer.

community, probably not exceeded by that which he holds for his adopted city. The edition will contaJn official details of the week’s activities and will portray the community achievements of a century—civic, religious, social, educational, commercial, industrial, agricultural. Time is now short and we realize that it will require every siwe minute and the loyal services of reporter and printer of this office, assisted by others, to present to the public an edition reflecting the progress and high civic attitude of Decatur and community. We appreciate that this community is entitled to the best, that no tribute really tells the true Story of the wonderful achievements made here. It is planned to issue the paper on July 27, so that it cap be mailed to former residents as an invitation to come to Decaitur during Centennial week and to serve the advertiser to the best advantage. We shall appieclate your suggestions and help. Decatur Daily Democrat.

TRUCK DRIVER IS KILLED NEAR HERE SATURDAY Otis O, Fletcher Fatally Hurt When Struck By Dairy Truck A coroner's inquest into the death of Otis O. Fletcher, 28, Frankfort truck driver, who died Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the Adams county memorial hospital, about one hour and onehalf after he had been struck by a Blue Creek dairy truck driven by Max Odle. 16, of this city, was scheduled to be held this afternoon in the sheriff's office. (Fletcher, who was brought to town by young Odle, died from numerous injuries including a right arm, broken in several places and nearly torn off above the elbow, deep gash across the stomach, and fractures of both legs. The accident occurred three miles south of the city on federal road 27, when Fletcher was standing on the road flagging tra/fic, after he had summoned a Berne garageman to repair a flat tire. The truck was standing on the west side of the road. A Plymouth car driven by a man believed to have been Jack Immel, had just passed the dairy truck, according to Odle's story as related to (Sheriff Dallas Brown, in the presence of Lawrence Fuelling, another employe of the dairy, with Odle in the car, Deputy Sheriff Leo Gillig. In passing him. Immel, according to young Odle, had obstructed Odle’s view of the road He stated that when Immel swung off the pavement sharply ito the right, he (Odle) was unable to avoid striking Fletcher, who was standing near the center line to the left, or west, as Odle was enroute to Decatur. Fletcher, as evidenced by marks on both his car and Odle’s, was hit i by the left front bumper and fend- ' er of the dairy truck, knocking off ! the left front headlight. The body | then was hurled back over the hood, striking and knocking out part of the windshield, hurtling him to the front and side against his own truck, bending the fender Land breaking off the headlight. He was brought into town by Odle, in the company of young Fuelling in the dairy truck. Edward Lehman, Berne garage mechanic, who had been summoned by Fletcher, and John Turner, ■employe ot the John Montana. I Lumber company, of Union City. ; who stopped shortly after the acI cident. Fletcher, whose present home las in Frankfort, had recently i moved there, had in his possession at the time he was admitted I to the hospital, a key ring bearing the name of E. C. Keyes, which for a time confused hospital attaches as to his identity. Fletcher was a driver for the Z. E. Johnson trucking company of Kokomo, which has a contract with ithe Central Sugar company here for hauling their products. The driver of the Plymouth, whose name is thought to lie Jack Immel. drove on at the time of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

DISTRIBUTION IS EXPANDED Cloverleaf Creameries Takes Over Fort Wayne Company The Cloverleaf Creameries, inc., with the company's largest factory in this city, have taken over the F. G. Hibler Distributing company of Fort Wayne, it was announced over the week-end by William Klepper, of this city, and president of the organization. The Hibler company was distributor of the Kraft products. Mr. Hibler. manager of the old company will continue to manage the distribution of the Kraft products for the new company. The distributing company, located on Barr street In Fort Wayne, has a modern and up-to-date factory. The company also maintains a modern fleet of refrigerated trucks for handling cheese and ice cream. The addition of the Kraft distributors gives the Cloverleaf company one of the most extensive creamery product distribution systems In the middle west, Mr. Kleipper stated Mr. Kibler is well known In this community having distributed the Kraft products here for many jrears.

Boom For Landon Is Increasing As Convention Nears

CARL PUMPHREY COMMISSIONED Great Lakes Exposition Offers To Set Day For Decatur Carl C. Pumphrey, president of the Decatur Centennial association, has been commissioned “Ambassador of Good Will.” for the Great I-skes Exposition, which opens in Cleveland. June 27. The appointment was received today by Mr. Pumphrey and is signed by Mayor Harold H. Burton of Cleveland and officers of ithe exposition. J. B. Hawley, representative of j the Great Lakes exposition was in Decatur last week and conferred with Mr. Pumphrey and Mayor A. R. Holthouse. An offer was made to have a day designated as “Decatur Day," in celebration of this city’s Centennial next August. The Cleveland exposition will run for 100 days. The city is also celebrating its 100th birthday and as a gesture of good will the representatives of the exposition offered to cooperate with the local Centennial association in staging a Decatur day at the Cleveland exposition. The matter will be brought before the board of directors at the regular meeting this evening. Two Cars Collide At Street Crossing Little damage resulted when cars driven by S. L. Dunifon, Fort Wayne! and Mary Werling. of Pleasant Mills collided al Five Pointe at 2:45 Sunday afternoon. The Werling auto ran Into the rear of Dunifon's auto when he stopped for the red light at the intersection. o — SEEK FEDERAL HIGHWAY HERE Chamber Os Commerce Endorses Move For New Federal Highway Roscoe Glendening, president of tlie Decatur Chamber of Commerce, announced today that the organization has endorsed a movement to number a U. S. highway from Richmond. Virginia, to the St. Joseph. Michigan area. The route would pass through Decatur. It would make a diagonal route across the United States, which the proponets of the road state is badly needed. At the present there are a number of north and south and east and west roads but none cutting across the continent diagonally. T*he routfe would don'nect the resort area of Michigan with the scenic area of Virginia. Most of the road is already paved and the only cost would be the setting up of signs a'ong the road. From Ohio the route would enter the Indiana state line at Willshire, continue on state road 527 where It would intersect with U. S. highway 27 at Five Points. The tentative route begins at Richmond, Virginia, on state highway number 4 through Montpelier to Harrisonburg on the Virginia state line, thence on West Virginia route number 5 through Brandywine to Elkins where it will go west to Evans, connecting with state highway 62 to Mason City. The road will eneter Ohio on Ohio state road number 31 through Athene and Columbus to Marysville and then continue west on state road number 32 through Bellefontaine to St. Mary’s. There it will connect with state road number 54 through Rockford and Willshire to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 0 Funeral Services Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock this afternoon at the Black funeral home for Robert Row, stlll- ■ born, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ' Row of Monroe. Rev. E. S. Morford ■ had charge ot the services. The babe was born at 2:30 o’clock this morning. Surviving besides the i parents are the grandparents, Mr. > and Mrs. Alt Hahnert of Monroe ’ and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dow ol Monroeville. ,

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Opposition To Governor Os Kansas Fading As Delegates Gather For G. O. P. Convention. TEXAS FAVORS Cleveland, June 8— <U.R> —Stop Landon forces were capitulating on two fronts today. 1. Sen. Wm. E. Borah balked at participation in the anti-Kansas coalition. 2. Old guard leaders conceded il hat a state “home rule" constitutional amendment on wages and labor hours had au even chance for inclusion in the Republican platform. The stop Landon movement now is confused, minus some of I its expected leaders and in full retreat. No Coalition Cleveland, June B—<U.R8 —<U.R) — Sen. William E. Borah declared himself today unwilling to enter a coalition for the purpose of halting the nomination drive of any Republican candidate at Cleveland. Emphasizing his traditional “lone wolf” political tactics. Borah's firet act upon arrival at the Cleveland political scene was to emphasize that his individual efforts would be devoted to the task of obtaining a Republican platform in agreement with his principles. This, he indicated plainly, would be a platform in which no declaration for a constitutional amendment was contained. Borah's declaration was made In an address before the Idaho 1 convention delegation. Texas For Landon i (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Cleveland, June 8— (U.R) —The first of a series of delegate caucuses and polls today jarred loose the Landon-for-President landslide as party leaders maneuvered toward a vital fight on the Republican national convention floor over a constitutional amendment for state “home rule” Sen. William E. Borah arrived to take the floor of necessary to oppose conI Btitutionaii change. State’s rights. Landon, and farm relief are paramount issues here. Early rising Texans met at midmorning to decide unanimously on ' their first ballot to vote for Landon and stick with him. Texas has 25 votes. Massachusetts men and women arrived announcing that 27 of that state’s ballots were safe for Landon. The remaining six were divided between Sen. Arthur M. Vandenberg and Frank Knox. A New York poll gave Landon 40 of the 90 votes which national committeeman Charles D. Hilles has been refusing, at least in public, to concede to the Kansan. Pennsylvania’s caucus is coming up tonight. Good news for stop-Landon generals was that two of Oklahoma’s 21 would be for Knox on the first ballot. The other 25 appear to be safe for Landon. George Peek of Illinois was added to the list of second place (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) SARAH REUSSER DIES SATURDAY Mrs. William Reusser Dies At Home In Berne; Funeral Today Mrs. Sarah Reusser, 71. wife ot William Reusser, died at her home . in Berne Saturday after an extendi ed illness. Death was caused by . dropsy and complications. The deceased was born in Wayne [ county, Ohio. April 26. 1865, a I daughter of Abraham and Marian i Bauingartner-Klrchhofer. She had resided in lAdams county 21 years. Surviving are the husband, four daughters. Mrs. Adam Bixler, Mrs. Clement Gottschalk, Mrs Andrew I Habegger and Enrma Reusser, all of Berne; one son. Elmer of Berne; 1 ole sister, Mrs. David Habegger, r Feme, and six brothers, John and . Amos Kirchhofer. Berne; Joel of i Chicago, David ot Hutchinson, Kan--1 sas; William of Columbus, Ohio and Eli of Wayne county, Ohio. c Funeral services were held at a the home at 1 45 o’clock this after- •. noon and at 2 p. m. at the Berne a Missionary church, with the Rev. C. i- H. Weiderkehr officiating. Buriat m the M. R. E. cemetery.