Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1936 — Page 1
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L® PUNS It: COMPLETE ■CENTENNIAL IdesT” B ‘‘ One Os Kturt- <>» Centennial I Week ■ Mr all paiaules during the fcul have today by Will E. chairman "I parades ■Zd.--" ■' l |,; " w ,hH Mame K' h <u.iimz at the in■f mJ „|' Third and Fifth K'“ n nmthirn Decatur folKith on the especially K ThTd Street t<> AdamS. Kt Adams ’” First street ■ they will disband. K opening parade on Monday ■till start at ' o clock. The KJ.'salute will be tired at EL,, before parade time. ■ iodores salute fi.ed at ■T - o', lock w ill start the E '-nd officially proclaim the at ilie t'eiitennial celebra- ■. parade will be famed of ■n n ds the queen's float with Barn of honoi aboard, the float ■® s , a welcome to attend the Kntieti. and city officials and v. ••mn 'tees in special ■ pgjnlu parade on Wedneswill start at 8 o clock ■ ihr firing of a bomb. A group K or ;■ floats. 15 bands, numK jorelties. and other Inter K features will combine to giant h>toiical parade. ■pUfie tea’ll.e< of the celebra ■ft- visitors will see two ■toon that day. the first start■g i oclock in the afternoon. Kftg the livestock brought ■for the exhibits. The second ■it or. Friday. Legion day of ■w'sbration. will start at 8 ■land will again be a large featur na drum corps and ■ji with a large number of ■cm of in. ■ now working Kwlrurtion of the floats which ■be used in the parades. ■ o —— IB COUNTY HOMAN DIES ■s. X 0 a h Winteregg ■ Dies This Morning I Near Berne ■kX-ah W.nt.-t-gg. 67, lifelong ■»( nt Adams county, died at ■la. today at her home four ■twuthwest of Berne. Death ■Meed by cancer. ■ttki-xsed was born in French ■»? August ill. IS6B. a (laugh-1 ■KJaoi and Anna Stucky-Sch- ■ ft- mstr. tl Noah Winteregg Btyia.lß9::. ■bring ar- th. husband and ■hildren: Mrs. Ezra Wanner of ■»! township; Mrs. Edwin ■•El.jaii and Amos W mteregg. ■fße-ne Two brothers surviv■m Dan Schindler of Fort Henry Schindler of Los ■«. Cal.. One s>n and two bro- ■ *re deceased. ■tt* 1 servie-s will be held at ■*»at 1:31) p tn.. Sunday and ■ftlot'k at the West Missionary ■*-of which the deceased was [P 1 *- Burial in the M. K. E. ■>n »t Berne. Porter Buys | Service Station ■pl. Porter, local tire dealB* Purchased the Aschleman W* station and tourist restaur- ■* state road 27, one mile ■ * Decatur, The station is and will be a modstation and tire store. ■ srt’r has taken possession open for business. Ed ■J's will be the manager of ■Rhuii. b<? rter wi " con tinue to op12’ Porter Tire Co., at 341 lb * treet ' ant ’ a ’ Bo * he tn . “ l1 * East Maumee avenue 1 *»yne. J® I ' Hue of tires, tubes, auto ha ’teries, Texaco gas fc ’HI be carried. Soft / ca ndy, cigarettes, sand 11 coffee will be served. " () W C° u nty Couple aOth Anniversary laiu« Mrs ' Elmer E - Stout, of Os Geneva will cele>on\! 0 <ien w -dding anniverU [ day ' Open hous e at tinner wm° me and an anniver ‘ lh^f -ddXe mOratP,hP,r .
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Choir To Sing At Field Mass Pictured allrove is the Moreau seminary choir of Notre Dame university, which will sing the mass during the Catholic military field mass which will open the Decatur Centennial celebration Sunday morning ait 10:30. The choir is directed by the Rev. James W. Connerton. C. S. ('. The local appearance will be only the second time the choir has left the university campus. _
PLAN EXHIBIT AT CENTENNIAL Cloverleaf Creameries To Have Porter Exhibit I I ■■■lll ■ The Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc. of which W. A. Klepper is general manager, will sponsor a Gene Stratton Porter exhibit at the court house square during the Decatur Centennial. August 2-8. Mrs. J. A. Long of Geneva, a very close friend of the late Mrs. Porter. and Mrs. Charles A. Dugan of Decajur, a relative of Mrs. Porter, art* mTTee'ing the nJSFeMKT fb’r thS" exhibit, and with their assistance, this exhibit promises to be one of .the interesting features of the week. Articles that belonged to Mrs. Porter, and family heirlooms have been loaned by .Mrs. Ada StrattonWilson and Mrs. Florence Strat-ton-Compton. sisters of Mrs. Porter, These sisters are planning to . viisit Decatur next week to help with the exhibit. Among the exhibition articles is a Sunday bonnet, an 1865 fashion, worn by Mrs. Mark Stratton, mother of Mrs. Porter. Included with this group are many other interesting personal articles that belonged to Mis. Stratton, incltldi ing a woolen shawl, a, satin cane, j a summer cape, a lace cap. etc. A coverlet woven in 1837 ami a quilt of a quaint design made by Gene's mother, of pieces from dresses of Gene and her sistem , will be displayed. Wedding artii eles worn by Mary Ann a.nd Florence Stratton, sisters of Gene | comprise part of the display. An intercuting article on exhibition will be steel yards, a jlfvice (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) APPROVE PUNS FOR PROJECTS ——— PWA Approves Plans For Piping, Electrical Projects The federal emergency of public works, Indianapoy'.a. has approved ' the plans and specifications for the piping and electrical projects to he 1 • installed at the city light and power ’ plant. The PWA has requested the Decatur council to receive bids on the project on Tuesday, August 18. at ’ 11 A. M. Legal notice to bidders was ordered published by the PWA today and bido will be received on the above date. W C. Bevington, consulting engineer for the city, ca’led city officials this morning and informed i them of the PWA approval amt 1 asked that the bidq be received on ( August 18. The estimate for the piping and electrical connections is approxt-i mately $13,000- This is the last item , ion which the city has to receivei ! bids to complete the power plant i improvement. Thie entire .project will cost about $112,000 including an addition to the building installation of a 2,000 KWH turbine, condenser, exciter and switchboard panel. The city has already received $27,666.65 of the $49.800 grunt from 'the federal government.
Draft Resolutions On Wiecking Death Fortner Judge J. T. Merryman, president of the Adams county bar association, named Judge H. M. DeVoss. Nathan Nelson and Ed- ) mond A. Bosse to draft resolutions on the death of Fred A. Wiecking. judge of the Indiana appellate court, who died suddenly on an Indianapolis golf course late Tues- . day afternoon. I Funeral services will be held at , the First M. E. church in Bluffton Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Members of the bar associations of Wells and adjoining counties will meet at the Wells county circuit court room at 1 :,30 p. in. ■ O DEADLINE SET SATURDAY NOON Deadline Is Set For Some Os Centennial Exhibits i Persons having art'.clns to exhii bit during the Centennial celebra- ' tion in either the historical or hohJ hies and arts division of the Cen•itennial displays were requested by : the two committees today to bring • these to the Central school building , ; at once. i Arrangements have been made to . .place a majority of them in store' windows. These must be planned at 1 once and Installed Friday and Sat- ;, urday. ■; The deadline for entries will be Saturday mx>n. Quilts will be received at the I home of Mrs. W- E. Smith and Mrs. Fred Linn until Saturday evening. i Al' day Monday and Tuesday morning qquilts will be received by the I registeration clerk at the Central I school building. Three new cases were added to I ths qquilt division today. These are: ( I crochet rugs; crochet bed spreads and embroidered quilts. I The five quilt classes announced j previously are: oldest quilt <age must be given if possible), beat patch work, best quilting, best ap-i i plique. and coverlids (age must be I given if possible). I Ribbons will be given in these j .' eight quilt classes. Judging tor the other divisions ofj , the exhibits will be announced lat- • J erComplete information about the. ‘exhibits may be obtained by con- . tacting any of the members of the . committees or by phoning the Central building, number 30. o — “Duke” Stoops In City For Centennial • | Marmaduke McClellan "Duke'’i ■ Stoops of Petersburg, Ind., who does I . i not resent being cal'ed an oldtimer. ’ arrived in town this morning and ‘ 1 declared the home-coming of former I Decatur residents was on in full ■I swing. "Duke” arrived early so he could ~ greet other old timers who will ar‘rive for the Centennial celebration next week. He was named honorary chairman of the reception commit- i ! tee by Mayor A R. Holthouse, i Mr. Stoops plans to remain here for the entire week. He formerly was connected with the Dai'y Dem-1 ocrat and at. one time published ai paper at Petersburg. |
Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 30, 1936.
.THRUST ISSUES INTO CAMPAIGN ’ Seaway, Tidal Power ProI jects May Become i Campaign Issues By United Press I Two'bitterly controversial issues 1 —the St. Lawrence seaway and f the Passama.quoddy tidal power I project—were thrust forward tot dav into the 1936 presidential campaign. Attention swung to the issues when President Roosevelt revealed that he would discuss both pro---nosals when ho visits Canada tomorrow to confer with Lord ITweedsmuir, governor - general, and Premier Mackenzie King. Mr. Roosevelt indicated he still had not given un hope of eventual development of the suspended 1 Passamaquoddy development and that the possibility of Canadian cooperation in the project would, bo explored. The St. Lawrence seaway which , ■ Mr. Roosevelt still favors despite -'defeat by -the senate in 1935 of a . treaty providing for the seaway was expected to arouse political I issues just as controversial as J 'j center around Passamaquoddy. tj Po»siiblo development of anoth-! tier campaign issue as a result of I drought effects was indicated in ) j a statement by secretary of agri- “ I culture Henry Wallace that if the' t ■ corn crop falls short he may rec- j - ommend impoi • + sufficient to feed • livestock and prevent too sharp a . rise in corn and mea,’ prices. The advisability of importing . .agricultural products is expected to be a No. 1 campaign topic in . the farm areas of the middle west.| Oter politically interesting nows ■, . ——-- | '• ICONTINCEn ON PAGE THREE) 1 —- o MISCONDUCT OF ROTH CHARGED — Mary Astor, Ex-Husband Accuse Each Os Misconduct Ix>B Angeles, July 30. — (U.RX — Screen star Mary Astor and her I former husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, accused one another of misconduct today, naming names - and dates. It marked a new level; of bitterness in their effort over; the custody of their four-year-old | daughter. i While little Marilyn’s nurse test!- , fled in superior court last night ' that to her knwoledge four differi ent women had spent nights in Dr. I Thorpe's bedroom, his attorneys filed an affidavit with the court i that Miss Astor had been “enamj ored of a certain married man.” * The affidavit quoted from a diary in which. Dr. Thorpe alleges. Miss Astor recorded the high spots of her life for tip* future edification of her daughter. The quotation: ‘‘Feb. 8. 1935: I love George, and the least I can do is save him from a messy scandal. Maybe I am be- | ing foolishly gallant about It. and again, maybe I can do one nice i thing in my life.” Marilyn's nurse—Nellie Richardson. a bespectacled, trim little wo- ' I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)
Receives Word Os Ex-Resident’s Death Word was received here today by Mrs. Charles Hammond that her aunt, Mrs. Ella Mereness, aged 80, died July 16 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Hamm, in Las Vegas. Nevada. The deceased was a former resident of Decatur and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Cross. Three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. She is survived I>y fTie following children who are well known in Decatur and vicinity: Mrs. C. G. White, Long Beach. Cal.; Herbert Kellison, Los Angele's. Cal., and Mrs. Hamm.. ADMITS KILLING AND ROBBERIES Man Held At LaPorte Admits Slaying In Robbery Attempt La Porte. Ind . July 30—(VP) — I Confessions from Chester Arkuszenski. 24, :n a robbery-slaying here Tuesday night and three robberies; n Indianapaolis in which two perI sons were kidnaped were claimed j today by state police and local anthi orities. >\ Aukuszenski, arrested on a farm 1 four miles southeast of here, made a detailed statement of robbery acI tivities over the last two weeks, authorities said. He was arrested first as a suspect | in the slaying of Ognatz Pazuchoski. 67. local recluse, whose body was found yesterday in city park. Arkuszenski obtained $35 from ' the slain victim, according to a con- ' session police said he gave them. They also quoted him as admitt- ; ing robbery of Jesse's drug store on Madison avenue. Indianapolis. July 17, obtaining $250 ami kidnapping and robbing a taxi driver and another man a few nights later. The taxi driver. J. S. Newby, was robbed of $1.65 and left bound and gagged with adhesive ta.pe near the, Indianapolis motor speedway Willis Mi'es, Indianapolis, was robbed by the same group of men a short time later and left hound and gagged In a woods whi'e his woman companion was taken by the holdup men. Arkusgenski allegedly told the ities Vrkuszenski allegedly told authorities he and his companions took she woman to her home in Indianapo'is. Autholties declined to say whether the prisoner had given them names of his companions in the robberies. o Legion Auxiliary To Serve Meals Next Week The American Legion Auxiliary' will serve meals Sunday at the. Legion home, southwest corner of Madison and First streets. The following menu will be served: Choice of hot beef sandwich with gravy; | hot pork sandwich wTih gravy; hot ham sandwich: cold beef or cold ham; with French fried potatoes, s'iced tomatoes; choice of baked beans or cold slaw, coffee, price j 35 cents. Ice cret’i.:., cake, pie, < lemonade or pop. extra. Sand-; wiches and soft drinks will be served throughout the day and every evening during Centennial week.
COL. KNOX TO BE NOTIFIED AS NOMINEE Ceremonies Will Be Held At Chicago Stadium Tonight Chicago. July 30.- <U.R> The Rej publican campaign to drive out the i new deal rumbled into high gear today when party workers from i every state invaded Chicago to let i Frank Knox know officially that he will be the vice-presidential candidate. The hullabaloo, the torchlight parades, the bands and the crowds provided an old-time prelude to the acceptance speech of the running mate of Gov. Alf M. Landon. Simultaneously, party strategists swung into action, a nation-wide political organization stretching into every county and every precinct and designed to draw to Republican ranks enough voters to wipe out the Roosevelt margin of victory—6.ooo.ooo votes —in 1932. i It will be, the Republican leaders reported, the most vigorous and far-reaching organization of many years, it will extend to the “grass roots" of the nation where 'the work of swaying voters by personal contact will be pressed steadily while the party's spokesmen are broadcasting on the main issues of the campaign. “It will be the work that you fellows are going to do when you go into every precinct, ringing door bells and talking to voters, that will be significant in this campaign." Knox told a group of party workers pledging their support. "The significance of the work of Republican service men is shown by the fact that it is extremely probable that a change in the vote of former soldiers will be the deciding element in this election." Under direction of national chairman John D. M. Hamilton, the campaign preparations at national headquarters now line up along a dozen fronts including: 1. Landon's first campaign tour. rtUHtiug late in August, to New York and Pennsylvania, including probable short stops en route. 2. A speaking tour in September by Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Talks With Man Who Planned Cemeteries Charles Voglewede of this city last week had an interesting conversation with John Uhl of Toledo. Ohio, who is the man who laid out the Decatur Maplewood and the St. Joseph's cemeteries. Mr. Uhl is Mr. Voglewede’s cousin. According to Mr. Uhl, he was requested by the first cemetery board of trustees to plot the lots and drives. He selected the low parts for drives, which he planned ■ in sweeping curves. The higher parts were to be used for lots, ac-1 cording to his plans. When Mr. Uhl submitted his plan it was rejected by the board which gave as its reason the idea that it should have been laid out in 1(1 foot squares. Mr. Uhl never visited the city again and did not know until he talked to Mr. Voglewede last week that his original plan was accepted. o DENIES GUILT AS MURDERER Story Os Attendant’s Murderer Doubted By Authorities Kendallville, Ind . July 30—(UP) —Authorities today investigated a Communication received from Clarence Thomas, 31, of Tri-Lakes repudiating his alleged confession of the slaying of a Churubusco filling station attendant and naming an accomplice as the actual killer. Glenn Tbrapp, prosecuting attorney for Noble and Whitley counties, received the letter from Thomas, who was condemned to die at Indiana state prison after pleading guilty to the crime. Thomas alleged a man whom he named as Joe Bonda committed the ! murder. He said he and Bonda went to the filling station July 3 to rob Harry Zumbrun, attendant, and that Bonda struck him with a hammer and then slashed his throat with a kitchen knife. The condemned man said his partner in crime fled. Thomas added he was captured when he returned to the scene of the murder to get the death weapons. Thomas’ original confession stat- ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX/. 1
2,000 Loyalists Reported Slain Rebel Force
Broadcasts Tonight ■ > w** rjfe Col. Fred Reppert. local auctioneer, will speak on the final Centennial broadcast over station WO WO at 7:30. OST, tonight. Music will be furnished by the American Legion city hand, with a vocal solo by Mrs. Henry Neireiter. AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM BEING INSTALLED HEBE Start Installation Os Amplifying System For Centennial Installation of the hng» amplifying system being built in Niblick field, to cajry the messages and music of the churches on Sunday, as well as voices and music of the pageant cast, to the thousands of persons expected to visit the grounds during the Centennial, xvas started this morning. Representatives of the ElectroAcoustic Products company, subsidiary of the Magnavox company, of Fort Wayne, producers and builders of the equipment, aided by Marcellus Miller, local electrician and radio expert, began {placing the four giant loudspeakers on poles far a.bove the eflage. Six microphones will be placed on the natural stage being built by the workmen for the cast of several hundred to catch the slightest voice and sound of the play. The Ibig speakers are eaid to produce such clear reproduction tones that persons several hundred feet away will be able to understand clearly. Work on the amplifying system atop the courthouse for carrying programs and choral concerts during the entire week of the Centennial will begin tomorrow at the completion of work on the pageant, system. A total of 12 speakers, turned in various directions from a position immediately below the clock in the court house tower, will reproduce the programs originating in a downstairs room of the building. The programs over this system may be heard at a distance of two or three mile®, favwable conditions increasing the radius of the reception to even four and five miles. A total Os SII,OOO worth of equipment wa.s brought to this city by the company for use in both amplifying system’s, each being part of a separate unit. The one which will be used on ithe court house is all set identical with that used at the Chicago World's JCalr, and similar to that used atop the Lincoln tower in Fort Wayne for the broadcasting of Christmas programs last year. The large speakers which will be installed in the court house tow r er were carried up this morning in preparation for the work tomorrow. Each speaker weighs about fifty pounds, and has a large fan-shaped megaphone for throwing the sounds in all directions. The equipment for both places will be operated and managed by Mr. Miller during the time It is located here. 0 ... .. WEATHER Fair toniflht and Friday; continued cool tonight, warmer Friday-
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Machine Gun Ambush Takes Heavy Toll; Refuse Any Special Train To Aid Americans To Flee. , FORM WAR ZONE (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Developments today in the Spanish revolt: Perpignan, French - Spanish frontier —Two thousand loyalists reported killed in reibel machine gun ambush of columns moving to attack Zaragoza. | Perpignan —American and British authorities reported urgently seeking removal of citizens from 'Barcelona, fearing clash between government forces and left wing extremists bent on loot. Madrid — Government decrees I 1.200 mile war zone about Madrid in readiness for rebel attack. Toledo—Rebels still hold Alcazar, government admits. Zaragoza—Rebels organized for I long sieg“; townspeople fear ruin <rf historic city. Field Headquarters, Rebel Army —Rebels give up hope of reinforcements from south, prepare to i uttack Madrid. Heavy Casualties Perpignan. French - Spanish Frontier, July 30—(U.R) Frightful casualties, which may prove to exceed 2.000 killed, were reported today in a Spanish rebel, ambush of loyalists advancing to attack Zaragoza. The loyalists, in three columns one behind the other, totalling 6.000. reached a point 20 miles from Zaragoza after a four-day farced march, advicee from the front said. There Gen. Caballero, the rebel commandant, had placed a strong force in the mountains overhanging a narrow canyon. and studded the entire position with machine guns. At dawn, as the loyalist columns converged in the canyon and rested, the rebels opened a devastating fire. No Special Train Washington. July 30 —(U.R) —The Catalonian government today established rigid, supervision over all Barcelona banking facilities, giving strict orders with regard to how funds shall be paid out from the bank®. American Consul Lynn W. Franklin reported to the (state department today. Franklin’s dispatch was received after conflicting reports on the status of Barcelona banks and the action of the Catalonian government had been received. Earlier today ’the state department was advised from Madrid that the government would not provide a special train for evacuation. of Americans and other foreigners to seacoast ports. Franklin, reporting at 10 a. m., Spanish time, declared that “rumors that authorities at Barcelona have taken over foreign banks land confiscated their funds are untrue.” He went on. however, to describe the strict regulative (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ENFORCE SPEED LAW IN TOWNS Law Must Be Observed In Unincorporated Towns Indianapolis, July 30. —(U.R)' —An attorney general’s opinion which made speed laws applicable to unincorporated towns today gave the Indiana state police a new weapon in their fight to reduce an increasing traffic accident toll. Donald F. Stiver, state safety director, expressed confidence that enforcement of the speed laws in unincorporated towns would aid materially in reduction of the state's death toll which reached a new all-time high of 519 for the first six months of this year. Authority for state and local officers to arrest persons violating state speed laws in unincorporated towns was given in an opinion by Attorney General Philip Lutz, Jr... who held that speed limits of 20 iniles per hour for business districts and 30 miles per hour for residential sections of any city, town or village also were applicable to unincorporated towns. “I am of the opinion that there is not that relation between the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FXVEJ.