Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1936 — Page 1

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ANSON SPEECH WILL BE SHORT ov. Alt Landon To Be Notified Os Nomination Thursday Tupeku. Kan.. J"'y 21— «J.R> \ lf m latndon wll) speak "to Af’ <>n at >eaw six public JU in an address directed ,i,o "average American when “..pts nomination as Repubh- . wZideutial candidate Thurav nlxht. his advisers said todav L questions. the governor’s timers indicated, would be relief social security, economy, cenLtion in government, mono- . problems, the constitution. ,1 agriculture, in each subject, .v said. Governor Landon s Li will be stated definitely. «„ me of those who aided the Lrnor in drafting the .speech id lie would not attack the <»ppolion part'- or any other group. -The spee< h will be devoted to comprehensive treatment of the ■wirtant problems and questions Lday." one ot his advisers i u “Governor Landon has tipnaehed his speech from the rwpolnt that American people e entitled to know what he will i if elected." While Topeka, a quiet town of pereons. prepared to wel--8,-, entertain, feed and house. expected 100,000 visitors Thurs!j. a steady stream of Republin partisans from all parts of a countrv came to talk to the Midate who has been described I a "Kansas Coolidge.” The visiting Republicans were umistic. One. Rep. John 8. HolKer of Ohio, told the governor it he felt safe tn predict ing Reiblicans would sweep Ohio in wember Another. Col. Henry Alderson, Republican candille for governor of Virginia. ■. vid I Bt Governor Landon had an exKent chance of winning tha etnocraUc states of Virginia, orth Carolina and Florida. "Ohio is keenly alive to the iwsity of putting a stop to the wndthrift policy in Washington at b»3 emphasized the Demonic administration as the moat .(rovtvi'rn nv emr twoi o IANS LAID TO FEED VISITORS lans Are Launched To Feed Visitors During Centennial Representatives of restaurants churches and lodges told the fltinnial association officers MonI’night in as;.ee'.al meeting, they Mid he able to feed 1,500 persons today, August 2. the first day of ! city's birthday party. Who'esalers als; present, pledged lair efforts to furnish the eating hces with sufficient suppllee. Carl C. Pumphrey reported that * first two services Sunday will aw crowds estimated by the pas- « M totaling between 25 000 and WWO persons. it is believed that a portion of the wd lives in or near Decatur or Befriends in the community and F Mt expect to dine at local eat- ” establishments. However, a considerable number M be from points so distant that fM| The Centennial I 'CONTtWp;. ON P*OP HIX) -,.—. Railroad Brakeman Slightly Injured Knowlton, brakeman on the ' Plate railroad, whose home Ita Delphos, Ohio was knocked tomscious at 4:15 this morning 116 Wl from the top of a box ,r osar Tenth street. Physician was ca’led. who stat-' . t "*t M 3 injuries were not set'-' 3 ' but that he should be taken and relieved from further •v tor the day. WEATHER /•"“ tonight and Wednesday ’’mewhat warmer north WedMtdiy, ~ ' * LIST rooms , re sidents of Decaur, hav- j to rMTt'H, 3 whlch they desire ' “t during Centennial week. »lth u t 0 ! ' st their names J 2' 8 ' R ' D ' Myer8 ' No to Cfi S £r le win be 86,11 g, "JjSted rooms.

Monroe Speaker i i i i ! Dr. Paul Reese, young evango- 1 list from Ontario, Canada, will lie ’ the principal speaker at the Adams ! , County Holiness camp meeting all ’ week, including Sunday afternoon 1 and evening. The meeting-; are held at Monroe. FIRE DESTROYS AUTO, GARAGE Damage Os SI,OOO Is Caused By Fire Early This Morning i A tire, fought for more than an hour at 1:30 o'clock this morning, did approximately SI,OOO damage to the house and garage and a new automobile at the home of Mrs. Jesse Sutton on Sixth street. Crowds wei*e attracted to the tire, automobiles lining the streets for blocks. To awaken the neigh bors a man living near the home fired a gun several times in the air. The dry condition of the garage, where the blaze started, caused a tire that could l>« aaen ptuti -the. Homesteads project. City firemen answered the call and poured thousands of gallons of wa.er on the blaze which at one time spread to a corner of the house. The new automobile located in the garage was completely destroyed. This automobile has been purchased only a few weeks ago, when the to.Tner car owned by the family caught tire and was destroyed near Pleasant Mills. The flames, which leaped 30 feet in the air ignited the top of an electric light pole in the alley. Th-3 pole carried a primary 2.300 volt high tension wire. It was feared that the cross bars might fall off and drop the high voltage wire on the crowd watching the firemen fight the fire. Although there was considerable danger of the current grounding through the nozzle if the water should open a circuit between the wires and the ground, Arthur Baker, city electrician, pointed the hose at the top of the pole and extinguished the fire. It was believed that the fire was caused by a short in the automobile, although the car was parked and the ignition and lights turned off at 9:30 /clock. •; i The fire quickly spread to the garage which was gutted by the blaze. Only small damage was done to one corner of the house. CHECKS MAILED FOR TEACHERS Adams County Distribution From State Is $28,687 Indianapolis, July 21. — (U.R) ’ Checks for $4,297,600 to pay school teacher salaries from revenue of the gross income tax were mailed from the statehouse today. The distribution averaged $212.50 for each of the 20,334 teaching units in the state, Floyd I. McMurray, superintendent of public instruction. announced. A teaching unit is based on average daily attendance of 25 high school students or 35 grade school students for the school year. Today's distribution, added to $4,283,150 mailed last February, makes a total of $8,580,750 the gross income tax has paid towaid teacher salaries this year, McMurray said. Distribution by counties included: Adams, $28,687: Allen, $151,<25, Blackford. $19,975; Dekalb, $36,337; Huntington, $42,287; Jay, $31.025; Lake, ’320,662; LaPorte, $73,100;Noble. $31,237; Wabash. $35.j? 00; Wells. $27,837.

SEARING HEAT SHATTERED BY RAIN AND WIND Parts Os Southwest Damaged By Storm; Aid 16 States Kansas City, Mo„ July 21.—<U.R> —The searing heat slid away before a swift, cool wind and rains in the southwest today. As relief from the heat came, steadily mounting damage was counted In sections where the wind reached gale proportions. The wind that rose in the north and cut a path across the middle of the nation struck Dallas last night causing damage estimated at j $1,000,000. Thirty persons were injured. Rain followed the wind. The blast fanned Texas and Oklahoma. moving in after it had caused a plunging mercury in Missouri. Nebraksa. lowa, and Illinois. Weather authorities promised two days of cooler weather In; most sections. They were still cautious, but believed the long heat wave that resulted in 4,500 deaths was ended. Everywhere in the southwest the temperatures dropped from 15 to 25 degrees when the blustering wind struck. At Tulsa, Okla., where eight persons died in the intense heat a few hours before the storm, the mercury toppled 22 degrees in 14 minutes. The storm moved south, cutting readings well above 100 degrees to approximately 75 degrees within minutes. Farmers were jubilant. The wind blew away the grasshoppers. : The rains that fell over Missouri. Oklahoma, Illinois, Nebraska and parts of Kansas were not heavy except in scattered spots, but gave the heat-beseiged country a chance. A serious water shortage remained in many sections, however. The rains must pour from the sky to bring the surface, supply, mul. Nebraska feared municipal shortages. Kansas was in most serious condition. Comparative temperatures yesterday revealed effects of the pass,CON I’TNITF.n nx PAGE FIVE, DEATH CLAIMS GRACE EVERETT Well Known Decatur Woman Dies This Morning At Hospital Mrs. Grace M. Everett, 62, of 322 North Eleventh street, lifelong resident of Adams County, and widow of the late George W. Everett, died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 9:55 o’clock this morning f Rowing an extended illness. Death was due to complications. Mrs. Everett fell at her home on July 6 and suffered a fractured hip. She was removed to the local hospital where she had remained In a serious condition until her death this morning. Previous to her fall, she had been ailing for some time. Mrs. Everett was born in Adams ; county on January 30. 1874 a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent I). Bell. She was married twice. Her first marriage was to Elijah Llby, who preceded her in death 35 years ago. Later she was married to George W. Everett, who died February 2, 1931. Mr. Everett was an employe of the local post office for a num- , her of years .preceding his death. Mrs. Everett was a member of the Christian Union -church of Honduras. Surviving are two sons. Leonard L. Lil>y and William Chalmer Everett, both of Fort Wayne, a daughter Charlotte B. Everett, at home, and two step-daughters, Mrs. Helen Rider of Indianapolis and Miss Geraldine Everett, a teacher in the Marion schools. The following brothers and sisters also survive. Charles Bell ot Craigville; William J. J. Bell and Mrs. A. .1. Zerkel of Decatur; Mrs. Mary Par-, rish of Muncie; V. D. Bell of Allen county; O. G. Bell of Indianapolis; H. H. Bell of Cralgvi’le, and Mrs. I). P Mills of Decatur Funeral services will be held (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Announce Examination For Postoffice Jobs The U. S. civil services commis- . ion has announced an open competitive examination for the position of substitute clerk and substitute city carrier at the local poet office. For further information the t local office should be contacted. |

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 21, 1936.

Mystery Shrouds Co-ed’s Death - / \ / X * Slender clues found by police after the murder of blonde Helen Clevenger, 19-year-old New York university co-ed. 1< d to a search lor a Washington’ D. C., man. as the slayer. Shot to death in her hotel room ut Asheville. N. C„ Miss Clevenger as mutilated about the luce by her assajlant who apixirently killed the girl ak she pleaded for mercy while on her knees.

SATS MUSICIAN NOT INVOLVED Detective Chief Says Violinist Not Guilty Os Murder Asheville, N. C., July 21—LU.P.i — The sheriffil office today arrest- , ed a negro bell-hop and a hotel elevator operator and held them for questioning in connection with the rape and murder of Helen Clevenger, pretty 19 year old New York University student. Asheville, N. C., Ju’y 21 —(UP) — Fred Jones, chief of detectives of Ashville said flatly today that he ' .believe* Mark Wellner is ih no way connected with the rape and murder of pretty Helen Clevenger. Wollner. German-born concert, violinist, is one of three persons ■ i held for questioning in the baffling murder mystery. Jones, presenting one of three-law-enforcement agencies empowered to investigate the strange crime, said today that “I believe Wollner is entirely innocent. It looks to me like an inside job. "The man that did this job," he j went on, "must be placed in the hotel by an eye-witness. So far no witness has reported seeing Wollner within five blocks of the hotel on the night of the murder. “I still have an open mind in the ease but it seems obvious to me that the murderer must have known (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o WATER FLOODS UNION STATION Broken Water Main Causes Heavy Damage At Chicago Chicago, July 21. —(lI.R)—A broken water main sent'thousands of gallons of water pouring into Chicago's union railroad station today and officials estimated damage at more than SIOO,OOO. Train service was delayed and morning commuters were forced to! walk extra blocks to work. Telephones were thrown out of commission and most of the electric lights in the huge station were dark as the flooding waters covered electric substations and short circuited generators. Waler flowed through baggage rooms at a depth of seven feet and work- ! men said at least a day would be necessary to pump it out. Suburban passengers on both Burlington and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul trains were discharged several blocks from the station. The Burlington Zephyr train to Minneapolis was loaded at the 12th street station and passengers transported front the union station by bus. The fast Liberty Limited on the Pennsylvania line from the east I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

To Test Centennial ‘ Lights Wednesday Multi-colored bulbs, strung across downtown *treet*. which wil 1 light i the "Great White Way" of D.'catur. during Centennial week, are expected to be given their initial try-out Wednesday night, M. J. Mylott, citylight superintendent -tated last ! night. The center (piece of the brilliantly colored display, running on Sec!ond street from Marshal l to Adams' i streets, will be on the courthouse, where a red beacon, already burning. will top strings of bulbs in all directions. o J. 0. FRENCH DIES TODAY Well Known Educator Os Adams, Wells Counties Dies i James Douglas French, 72, well known educator of Wells and Adams counties, died at 4 o’clock this morning at his home, eight miles west and one mile south or Berne. . Death followed a long illness of : complications. Mr. French was born in Adams county on November 25, 1X63, a son of William and Sara Johns French. He was married 42 years ago to Sara Tricker, who preceded him in death in 1933. He received his A.B. degree from Valparaiso University. From IXS3 to 1890 he taught in the rural schools of Wells and Adams counties. He taught in the Marion, Illinois, high school from 1891 to 1892, after which he served as principal at the Linn Grove school from 1892 to 1894. He tauhgt in the Whiting high school. 1894 to 1898, and at the Nottingham township, Wells county school, 1898 to 1909. He was made principal of the Petroleum high school in 1909 and served until 1920 when he became principal of the Berne high school, in which capacity he served until 1925. He was county superintendent of the Wells county schools from 1925 to 1930. Surviving are three children, Fleming of Bluffton, Wells county, deputy sheriff: Mrs. Chris Egley at home, and Mrs. Winifred Walko of Little Falls, New Jersey. One ■ brother, Andrew French of Linn | Grove, also survives. Two sisters (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I ♦ ♦ BROADCAST I | Indianapolis. July 21—<U.R>— | Gov. Paul V. McNutt said to- j I day he will make a 30-minute | national hook-up radio broad- | cast at 8:30 p. in. GST tonight j under sponsorship of the Dein- | ocratic national committee disI cussing national campaign . issues. The address will deal par- | ticularly with some of the i sponsors of the Republican j nominees for president and | and vice president, the coverin nor eajd.

Loyal Spanish Troops Start Offensive Designed To Crush Rebellion; Heavy Casualties

ANOTHER BLACK LEGION MURDER IS UNCOVERED Triggerman Says Legion Killed Negro Just For “Sport” Detroit, July 21 — (U.R) — The Black Legion wa.s credited with a second murder today, when Dayton Dean, triggermsin and star witness, confessed that a negro ■ world war veteran was taken out ] und shot to thrill six legion. members. The murdered man was Sila,s i Coleman, 42. who was shot on the j night of May 25. 1935, according' to Dean. Dean told police that Coleman; was shot because “Colonel” liar-! vey Davis, now held on a murder charge in connection with the cult ula.ving of Charles Poole. 32. WPA worker, wanted "to see how it! felt to shoot a negro." Dean named six men. including < himself, who participated in the I shooting party. Three men besides Dean, already are in custody i und charged with the murder of i Poole. They are: Davis, Ervin ■ .Lee, and John Baanierman. Two others are sought. They are: I James Roy Lorrance and Charles Rouse. Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea • of Wayne county announced that warrants charging kidnaping a,nd | ■ murder would be signed immediately in recorder's court. Both , crimes may be charged in the: warrant, despfte the fact; that the alleged murder occurred j in Livingston county, beiattse state , istatutes permit such a linking of ■ charges where a series of crimes | have been committed. Dean told McCrea that a party | of four Black Legion members I and their wives were spending a week-end at Rush Lake, when j they decided to kill the negro. Dean confessed “that it didn't rnajter who the negro was. just so he was colored." Coleman was then lured to a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Four Men Hurt In Indianapolis Fire Indianapolis, July 21. — <U.R) — r our men were burned, one seriously, at the Prest-O-Lite plant today when fumes from a tank of , inflammable acid were ignited by a blow torch. Elmer Downs, 30. Pittsboro, was i taken to Methodist hospital for' treatment of serious burns about the face and body. Others burned were Clyde Wist.! 27, Jamestown; Chester Tucker, 44, and Herman Schooley, 48. Equipment in the p’ant was damaged only slightly. INFORMATION BOOTH ERECTED Centennial Information Booth On Court House Square The first material evidence of ' Decatur’s Centennial was erected today on the northeast corner of the court house square. This Is the information booth. The booth will be opened Saturday when the souvenier (programs are put on sale. Wooden money will also be distributed at the booth. The booth is black and white, ; trimmed with orange. The material for the booth was purchased by the Centennial association. It was designed and constructed free of charge by Charles I Robenold, city fire chief and local contractor. John Deßolt and his force of men painted the l>ooth free of charge The Nu-Art decorating comparty will donate its services in lettering the booth. Advance information aibout the! Centennial may be obtained Saturday and during the next week. During the Centennial celebration the booth will be equipped with a telephone. West of the booth on the court! house yard will he Rod Cross first, | aid tent. |

ANNOUNCE LIST OF COMMITTEES Committees On Arts And Hobbies Are Listed Today Eleanor Pumphrey, acting general chairman of the arts and hobbies committees of the Decatur Centennial, today announced the committees for these exhibits. The arts and hobbies committees and the historical committees will begin accepting articles for exhibition. Saturday at the Central IbuildI mg. Twenty-four hour watchman i service will be provided. The committees are: Model airplanes: Mrs. Charles ! Is>se and Mrs. Dick Boch. Miscellaneous: Marcia Martin. Mrs. Cal E. Peterson. Mrs. Selma Elzey, and Eleanor Reppert. Fancy Work: Mrs. E. W. Busche. Dolls: Eleanor Pumiphrey. Art: Madge Hite. Representatives of the three committees in charge of the exhibits ' will be at the Central building each ■day before the Centennial celebra- ! tion. Receipts given for the articles must be presented for their return in order to prevent a loss. Fred Kolter, in charge of the store windows, asked that the I artiche be brought to the Central | building as early as possible in order that they may be properly ar- ' ranged. ENTERTAINMENT OF HOMECOMERS Headquarters For Homecomers At Christian Church Former residents visiting Decaj tur during the Centennial celebration will have a comfortable head-| quarters to discuss “the good aid. days.” it was announced by Carl C. Pumphrey, general Centennial chaii man, at the executive meeting | last night. The committee has arranged to have the Christian church on the I corner of Second and Jefferson [streets open during the week as headquarters for the "Homecomera.” The church is expected to have a busy day on Tuesday. August 4. which will be officially known as Homecomer’s Day. witli special entertainment planned for that day. Two orchestras have also con- ! sented to furnish musical entertain- ' ment. A registratiju desk will be placed !in the vestibule of the church, where all visitors will be asked to register. A chaperon will be in attendance at all times. The visitors will also be taken on a tourof the city, visiting places of interest, including the Homesteads. factory Bites and parks. W. A. Lower, chairman Os the transportation and traffic committee, reported at the meeting that the traffic situation during the week has been adequately solved. Mr. Lower received word that a lieutenant and three to five memliers of the state police force will arrive tn the city Friday night to handle crowds at the dress rehearsal of the pageant and will remain throughout the week. Sheriff Dallas Brown, the local police force, and a crew of deputies will also be on duty during the week. The committee is now considering a plan to operate a bus at regular intervals from outlying parking sections of the city to the ipageant grounds to accomodate the huge crowds expected. Former Decatur Man Laughs At Heat Wave J. J. “Pete" Helm, manager of the Robert Clay hotel, Miami. Florida, formerly of Decatur, evidently wore a big smile last week when he read ; about the heat wave in this section. ,f the country. While the temperature in Decatur leached 110 degrees above, it was only 90 in Miami. Mr. Helm sent a clipping and a carton from the Miami newspaper to friends here und expressed a big “Hee-Haw.” He I expects to come to Decatur for the, 1 Centennial and If he brings up the' . subject of Florida weather, the com- | mittee is likely to boil him in oil. I

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. ■ Civil War Rages In Spain As Government Moves To Crush Revolt; No U. S. Citizens Killed. —,— HEAVY CASUALTIES Ry UnltetJ Press The socialistic Spanish government. using troops. volunteerworker mililia, artillery, airplane and warships, began a crushing offensive today against Fascistlike, riglut wing rebels who arc attempting to overthrow the regime. Bloodshed was general as civil war raged in almost every section. Casualties were estimator in thousands. Columns of federal forces branched ouit from the eapitol in a. determined effort to crush the revolt at every point. Town after town held by the rebels was reported to have fallen to the victorious government troops. Estimates of casualties wore necessarily incomplete, but reputable travelers at Geneva said from 2.0(H) to 3,000 persons hod been killed or wounded in Barcelona alone. The rebels were holding out in northern Africa. especially at Ceuta. Morocco. Twelve loyal warships were at Tangier. American citizens were being evacuated from danger points, including Malaga, by British warships. No Americans so far wore reported killed, although the United States consul at Vigo reported 30 persons were killed tinder the windows of the con- ■ sttlatc. Claude G. Bowers, United States i ambassador to Spain, reported to I Washington that Sa.n Sebastian. : favorite srnnmer resort of Spain. . which is frequented by foreigners, jis a 1 tnort isolated, with barricades i erected and bridges blown up. He reported isolated shooting in j streets and roads and that wire communications liave been cut. Report Advance (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Lisbon. Portugal. July 21—(U.R) Rebel armies are advancing against Maitrid from north .and south for the decisive -battle for (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o — Rev. Franklin To Deliver Address Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor of the United Brethren church in this city and chairman of the rural church commission in this district, will de'iver the principal address at the Hillsdale Rural Chautauqua tonight. Rev. Franklin will speak at eight o’clock. Hie subject will be, “The future of America”. A musical program by the Franklin Sißters, daughters of Rev. and Mrs. Franklin will be givein in connection with the evening program. The Chautauqua opened Sunday and continues through the next Sunday. The Hillsdale church is near Kokomo. Rev. C. S. Priest is pastor. —o PATTERSON TO TALK THURSDAY Dr. Patterson To Speak On Centennial Broadcast The third in a series of four weekly broadcasts by the Decatur Centennial association will be presented over radio station WOWO, Fort Wayne, Thursday night. This week’s 30-minute broadcast will start at 7:30 p. m. central standard time, instead of 8 o’clock as in the two (previous weeks. The change was necessitated because of Gov. Landon’s acceptance speech at « 8 o’clock. Dr. Fred Patterson, local dentist and general chairman of the historical pageant committee, will be the speaker ot the evening. Dr. Patterson will outline the pro- ! gram for the opening day, Sunday, August 2, and will give the highlights of the three religious services and the first presentation of the pageant. Vocal music will be presented by Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Miss Sara Jane Kauffman and Miss Helen Haubold. They will be accompanied at the ! piano by Miss Louise Haubold. who | will also play several of her own I original compositions.