Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1936 — Page 1

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Ln Sebastian Is InvaJed Today By I Rebellion Troops

K|s Reach Suburbs Os K n Sebastian; Loyal Koops Threaten To Kze ( it) B ? , irC - ■ BOMBARD FORT ■ „_.. 1!H.; IA United Press) fclnan. .-I.3in. S. P<. S ■ R ,. b „; •i.h'l’- rapidly .ncirc- ■ apparently doon ri, - v ' way into the suburbs K. Sebastian today. ■L ,n<l flames appeared to I, as tlte anarchists among unlist defenders set fire to L, Trincheppe. which they lustily fortified art a last Mt defen< e J, anarchists have planted H os gasolirm a.nd dynamite trough the city and have Lto destroy i’ father than Jit to fad "” 1 ' rt>l,el ,ian ‘ ls - L basque n omnalists. howr<ant'm save the city There jitternal dissension. A state L- has been de. hired and (riV3 : factions Kittled in the ] , wring ...messions Lbe rebels in return for a L’ to spare til. City from de- ' pm have so far failed, iwasiderabh exodus is in pro- ; L both eomimtanis and nonets crowding into boats - shoe haa-bor * famoiu- playground of ptney ami making across I key to France. Heavy Bombardment ■-rM by United Press) & . Sept > <U.R> The Aiea ■st Toledo, the great palace- ■« nn the bank of the Tague. ’ ■g-’ a >.:i:!>a-iim- nt so fright- ■ that it is difficult to believe ■ irfendrrH still hold out. ■go spent a day and a night ■thing the bombardment by' ■bt rifles, machine guns, ar■s'- airplane bombs and dyna■tnXTlXtTti ON PAGE SIX) .-o 1 SI ' Ml DRIVER I OCCIDENT Bl! ~ — 1 ■verleaf Creamery ■nick Driver Is Absolv■ed Os Death Blame ■k;' • ort> ->iu Greenville, i ■. Mthoritle- • slay indicated ■ lottr Mt-Il . 23. truc'k driv■kr tar ... ■ • Creameries. ■tl this i ;ty v. .uid tie absolved 1 ■? &::.<■ ... ■ i'.struck craeli ■ g-v-l. ■ Day mor■k took one life. Ju::.- • S..mereet. Ken■f »s- id'-ntit:-d art the crash . ■••nsive attempt ■Jin, wit- m l. north of Green■l.'sierdav im,ruing, when, ac- ■ * rep<>. ~f authorities, ■*k: >'.■ of lri.s auto, car■j into the ditch and wheeled dire-.tly into the the i: lind creamery. Greenville hosin -ntnutert after the ■M comp...n d nkull fracture a- lb.- cause of death, was given find aid >! .. injuries consistU®itK>r fa. u. and arm lacerato the reports. diff cuD . was encountered jffOllio countv autorities in eethe i: tun's identity folUte accident. A Kentucky ■? r - ver s >i. use bore the name ’ictini, as. well as a card the owner to be the Leli Cincinnati. Upon ■• Utecompany was unable to ■JJJJjjjname on their erar>\- p AG e six) ® ' — 0 1 m " Us Explosion Narrowly Averted u 1 ®‘ sl| t have been a, serious '"'ur- d Monday mornal>out 8:30 o’clock, when Jid cover of a tank car .Railroad near Colter's saw I tl» ? lown off accidentally. . w »>ng the tank, which is road tarvia, too much glut forc ’ >t * inl ° the tank, “0 estimated 100 pound 2° 15 °0 feet in the air. j.^ era ro( * B away Into a ■Jc ln J ar <i- No one was in■Gt hur!in S object and no j damage was done.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

She Made History Ac Sjw Wl A I |K < A . 'Ya, * • Mrs. Beryl Markham, an English mother of a seven-year-old boy, has made history by the first solo eaM-west flight across the Atlantic. Regret was expressed that the intrepid flyer, after crossing the ocean, cracked up in Nova Scotia, prior to reaching New York. BOARD DELAYS BIDS’ ACTION Commissioners Delay Final Action On Proposed Bids The one bid for the remodeling of the north basement room in the county court house for occupation by the new welfare hoard was tentatively rejected today by the county commissioners because it was higher than the appropriation. Originally |B(K> was appropriated by the county council for the purpose. letter, after a revised engineer's report, an additional |<oo was asked. This was to be considered today by the county council, together with other special appropriations. As the one bid received for the remodeling was more than 11,500 the contract could not be let Whether to revise the specifications in order that the improvement could be included in the $1,500 apprqpria-i lion or whether an additional appro-1 priation would be asked had not i been determined by the commission- 1 ers at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Should a new appropriation be asked, it will be necessary to call a special session of the council. The commissioners had not awarded the contracts for the coal for county institutions or the ferti-; lizer for the county infirmary at 3 o’clock this afternoon. o TEACH SAFER FOR DRIVERS All School Bus Drivers Must Take Course In Safety All school bus drivers in the county w'ill be required to attend the safety school to be conducted by the state police Monday at 1:30 o’clock in Monroe, it was decided at the regular monthly meeting of the township trustees, held in County Superintendent Clifton E. Striker s office today. The school will be held above the Model Hatchery in Monroe. It is one of the number being held this year over the state as a part of the safety program. The class will last only one hour, which will give the drivers ample time to reach their schools before dismissal of classes. It was reported that all of the township budgets were approved by the township advisory board Sep tember 1. These will be presented t > the tax adjustment board as advertised. Matters in reference to taxes and budgets were discussed. Because of the inability of several of the trustees to find teachers with specified combinations of licenses the complete list of the teaching staffs of the niral schools (CONIINVED ON PAGE FIVE) I

SCHOOLS OPEN THIS MORNING FOR FALL TERM City And Rural Schools Are Opened For 19361937 Term With both the Decatur public and parochial schools, which opened this morning, showing a decrease. the total enrollment for the city was 80 students less than the enrollment for last year. The j total this year was 1,330. The enrollment last year was 1.410. The enrollment in the parochial Hchools this morning was 395, a decrease of 19 from last year’s figure of 414. The enrollment in the public schools this morning was 9.35. a decrease of 61 from last year’s 996. The enrollment in the public schools is as follows: North Ward: first. 28; second. 24; third, 26. fourth. 32; total 110. South Waj-d: first. 36; second, 29; third. 29; fourth. 34: total 128. West WaH: first, 22; second. [25; third. 26; fourth. 44; total 117. Central: fifth. 80; sixth. 50: 1 seventh. 62: eighth. 88; total 280. This is a decrease of 11 in the total grade enrollment in the ■wards and an increase of three in . Central. The enrollment in the high school is as follows: freshmen. I 80; sophomores. Ill; juniors. 58 and seniors, 51, majcing a total of , 300 students. The enrollment in the Catholic 1 school is as follows: first grade, 31; second. 39; third. 42; fourth. 38; fifth. 38; sixth. 38; seventh. 42 and eighth. 40, making a total of 308, in comparison to 315 for ' last year. The enrollment in the Decatur Catholic high school is as follows: freshmen. 22; sophomores. 25; I juniors. 25 and seniors. 15, making a, total of 87 in comparison to last year’s 99. Berne Lower —— The Berne schools also have a lower enrollment than last year. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ADAMS COUNTY COUNCIL MEETS Council Meets To Consider Special Appropriations The first matter on the docket of the Adams county council, in j session today, was the consideration of tlie special appropriations requested to complete the year in a, number of funds. These appropriations totaled $17,911. According to law. when more than SIO,OOO is appropriated the council must meet on at least two successive days. For this reason the appropriations will not be made until Wednesday. The amounts included in the requests for $17,911 are divided into two groups. A total of SI,BOO will be asked from the county general fund and $16,111 from the high-: way repair fund. The requested appropriations are: The following items are a-sked i for the county infirmary: electric current. $125: men and women’s clothing, $150; commercial fertilizer. $35; medical, curgical a.nd dental supplies, $75. and gasoline. ■ kerosene and oils. $l5O. The county surveyor is request-1 ing S2O for telephone and s4bo for surveyor and trustee mileage The county clerk asks sls for telephone and SIOO for books and ! stationery. County council salary amounting to $l3O will be requested. Fifty dollars will be asked for I the repair of equipment at the court house, and SSOO for the refinishing of the basement room for the new county welfare board (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Charlie Voglewede Undergoes Operation Charlie Voglewede, retired shoe merchant and well known bueinese man of this city, was resting easy today at the Adams county memorial hospital, following an emergency operation Sunday afternoon. Mr. Voglewede was operated on for removal of the a.ppend-!x. He took ill Saturday night and his condition was serious Sunday morning. Hi« condition was reported good this morning by attending physic-' . ians and every hope is extended for 1 i bis recovery. u ]

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 8, 1936.

Pastor Returns ’IJL I The Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor , of the United Brethren church of this city, has been re-assigned to the local charge, the appointment having been announced at the close of the annual conference Sunday at Winona Lake. t Nil M .til hrdl tao fhrdl hhh REV. FRANKLIN RETURNED TO LOCAL CHARGE Rev. H. W. Franklin Returned To United Brethren Church The Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor of the United Brethren church of this city since 1937. has been re- • turned to th- local charge for another year. The appointment was made Sunday night, at the closing t session of the annual convention of the St. Joseph U. B. conference at Winona I-ake. , Rev. Franklin was first appoint- , ed to the Decatur charge in 1934 and the church has progressed excellently. both in number and finances, during his pastorate. The local pastor served four years at Fulton before coming to Decatur, and previous to the Fulton charge, was pastor at Albion for eight years. Rev. Franklin was re-elected head of the rural church commission of the St. Joseph conference, and was also re-elected a trustee ’ of the anti-saloon league. The assignments were announcied by Bishop H. H. Fout. of Indianapolis. Approximately 3.000 persons attended the Sunday mornig meeting, featured by an address , by the bishop. Changes were made in several charges in this vicinity. The Rev. A. F. Knepp was assigned to the Union Chape) U. B. church, northeast of Decatur. Rev. Knepp was transferred from Gary. (CONTINUED ON PAGF. FIVE) 1937 BUDGETS ARE CONSIDERED County Council Opens Consideration Os 1937 Budgets The Adams county council today began the consideration of budgets totaling $268,632.64 in the annual session to determine the budget which will be presented to the tax adjustment board on September 21. The proposed levy is 56 cents, an incrase of eight cents. The county budget is divided as follows: general fund, $106,561: county bonds. $9,950; highway fund. $107,250, and toals of township free gravel road bond funds, $44,871.64. No levy has been asked for the gravel road repair fund, this department being operated from the state gasoline tax. The estimate of the funds to be received from the state for this purpose is $95,- ! 800. The levies for the township free gravel road bond funds will vary in each township, according to the amounts still unpaid on these bonds. The total requested from the general fund levy is $128,225 compared to the $108,306 1936 budget. A part of the increase is due to the county welfare board, whfch this year has requested a budget of $96,705 for an eighteen months period from July 1, 1936 to December 31, 1937. The total proposed 1937 levy of 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

POLICE ANSWER MANY CALLS No Serious Accidents Reported Over Labor Day Holiday Devoid of the usual number of I major traffic accidents, Ijtbor Day nevertheless afforded local police i with an added amount of official I calls to answer. In answering the calls, two ar-1 rests were made by city police over the week end. Byron Lehman, whose home is in Celina, Ohio, was to be arraigned in mayor's court at 4 o'clock this afternoon on a charge of speeding and reckless driving. The arrest was made Sunday morning at 2 o’clock when Lehman was enroute home. Police allege that he crossed the Intersec- . tion at Adams and Second streets ■ on the left side of the traffic light, i i The second arrest was made Saturday night, when local police lodgi ed a Mexican in jail after he al-1 I legedly struck a restaurant man.* The Mexican, whose only known i name is Pete, Btruok the waiter. - after accusing the cashier with short changing him. The fight occurred on Monroe street. He was apprehended several hours later on 1 Madison street. On Sunday night, police were called to the R. E. Stump residence, 654 Mercer avenue. A thiei enter- ' ed the home and escaped with four old $1 bills, kept by the family as ‘ souvenirs. Footprints around the i home led police to believe that , either a woman or young boy had committed the theft. Sunday evening at 5 o’clock, police were called to the Legion memorial park, when an autoist struck a dog. The driver of the car left . without reportig to authorities. Saturday night, they answered a 1 call on North Second street, when ■ the driver of a horse and wagon fell from his seat and the horse i ran away. ; night, they reported answerI ing a call that a local young girl : was driving her car on the sidewalk on the west side of Second • street. L I The only auto accident reported ■ -, occurred when Charles Kooch, of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ADAMS CIRCUIT I COURT OPENED September Term Os Circuit Court Is Opened Monday » The September term of the 1 Adams circuit court was opened Monday as required by law. The 1 session was short and little business was transacted because of ■ the holiday. Today Judge Huber M. DeVoss called the probate docket. Wed-j nesday the civil a.nd criminal dockets will be called. Some entries were made todav' in the civil and criminal dockets. The entries made in the probate docket today are: Estate of Jennie May Stevens: I final report filed. Notice ordered I returnable, October 7. Estate of William C. Reynolds: Final report filed. Notice was ; ordered returnable October 7. Estate of Elizabeth Werder: Proof of publication of notice of pppointment filed. Proof of publication and posting of notice of final settlement filed. Final report submitted, examined and approved. The administratrix was discharged. The estaje was clos-' ed. Estate of Elizabeth Morrison: An appearance was filed by Fruchte and Litterer for James Elbenson, defendant in the petition to sell real estate. The defendant was ruled to answer. Estate of Alice WaJters: Exceptions to the final report were filed by S- R- Black. Estate of Emeline Wolfe: The proof of notice of appointment was filed. The proof of publication and) posting of notice of final settlement was filed. The final report wan submitted, examined ' and approved. The executor was discharged. The estate was closed. Estate of Louisa Fuelling. The (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ( 0 Legion Auxiliary To Install Officers The American Legion auxiliary will meet at Legion Home Friday 1 evening at 7:45 o’c’ock for installa-' tion of officers. Unit Number 82 < of Fort Wayne will install the local officers. At the coclusion of the - business meeting the members ot the Legion will be the guests ot the auxiliary at a social function

CROWD SETTING NEW RECORD AT INDIANA FAIR Labor Day Draws RecordBreaking Attendance Os 100,000 Indianapolis, Sept 8. — (U.pj — Cheered by u new all-time record attendance of approximately 100,000, the Indiana state fair today offered an outstanding program for Hoosier farmers—its guests for the day. The previous high mark of fair attendance was on Labor Day in 1929 when there were 86,429 paid admissions. Fair officials were jubilant over attendance figures for the first three days, each of which brought record-breaking crowds, and they I predicted a new all-time record for I total attendance at the exposition, j “The record attendance is evident that the Indiana fair lias bel <-ome the greatest agricultural exhibit of its kind in the United States," Lieut.-Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, commissioner of agriculture and head of the state fair board said. One of the features of the program for farmers today was the 1 heavy horse-pulling contest, in which teams weighing 3.000 pounds or more competed. A leading entry was the world championship team from the Statler farms at Piqua, Ohio. Winners of the Purdue university livestock judging contest also were to be announced, with trophies going to team champions and scholarships to individual winners. Judging of polled Shorthorn. Hol- ' stein and Aberdeen-Angus cattle. Cheviots and Southdown sheep and Poland China and Chester White hogs will be other features. John Stewart. 16, Greensburg high school senior, won the grand championship ot the beef steer competition, the most coveted award among the livestock exhibitors with a 1,050-pound Angus. r Up won the grand championship ' with the same animal in the 4-H club steer contest Saturday. John Milton Evans, 12, also of Greensburg, whose Glad for Me Shorthorn steer won the 4-H club , reserve championship, was awarded the reserve grand championship in open-class competition. It was the first time in the his--1 tory of the fair that two boys had (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — O Vera Cruz Girl Dies Sunday Night Helen Jeanette Meyer, 14. daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Josephine Meyer, died Sunday night at Vera Cruz of septicemia, which developed after a mastoid operation. Surviving ars the parents and three brothers. Haro'd. Kenneth and Donald, all at home. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1 p. m„ Wednesday and at the Berne Meunonite church at 2 o’clock. Burial in the Six Mile cemetery near Bluffton. DEATH CLAIMS CHRIS LIECHTY Linn Grove Man Is Found Dead On Porch This Morning Chris Liechty, aged 61. of Linn Grove, was found dead this morning at 6:30 o’clock on the front porch of his bachelor home in that town. Death was icaueed by angina pectoris. ■He had been working in his garden and had gone to the porch to rest. He had lived in and near Linn Grove for the past 20 yeans and had lived all of his lite in the county. He was born in Hartford township on March 6, 1875, the son ot John and Catherine Liechty. He was never married. The deceased was employed in stone quarrying in thin county for, many years, having retired only recently. Three brothers and three stejers survive. They are: Emil of Linn Grove; Amos of Illinois. William at home; Mns. Albert Luginbill and Mrs. John Reichenbach. Bluffton, Ohio; Catherine, at home. Flune'yal segviqps will »>e held Thursday afternoon at the home ot the brother Emil, in Linn Grove and burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery. The Rev. McKinley, pastor of the Linn Grove Christ-lan church will officiate. The body will be taken to the home this evening from the Bierie and Yager funeral parlors.

Nations Holiday |'Death Toll Nears 300; Autos Lead

New Spanish Chief IF V < jte Francisco Largo Caballero, above, a plasterer who rose to leadership ' of the Spanish workers, has 1 assumed the mantle of Premier of 1 war-torn Spain. He replaces Jose Giral, who resigned. Caballero 1 also took the portfolio of Minister ’ of War. ROOSEVELT TO DELIVER MAJOR TALK THURSDAY To Speak At Charlotte, 1 N. C.; Delivers Fire,j side Chat [i Washington. Sept. 8. — (U.R) — F President Roosevelt, satisfied with ) | reaction to his Inilxir day message 1 to the nation, completed the text today of a major address he will 1 deliver at Charlotte, N. C.. Thursday during a tour of Tennessee and ’ North Carolina. I Fresh from a visit to the droughtstricken ini<l west, Mr. Roosevelt ' will turn southward tonight. His journey is being labelled “non-po-litical" by White House attaches - but his Charlotte audience will be componed of thoueancte of Demo- ’ crats attending the so-called "green pastures" rally. The rally, it is understood, is designed to stimulate interest in the Roosevelt re-election campaign and will open officially when the president appears. Mr. Roosevelt will go first to Knoxville. Tenn., where a reception will be held for him tomorrow at 9 a. m. CST. He will leave Knoxville by motor and drive 140 miles over the winding roads ot the Great Smoky National Park to Asheville, N. C., where he p*ans to spend the night. On Thursday he will go. probably by automobile, to Charlotte. Immediately after his speech he will entrain' for Washington. Meanwhile, the president stimulated the employment drive by call--1 ing upon the federal employment service, which operates free agencies in virtually every city of industrial importance, to redouble its activities. In his Aabor day message, delivered in fireside chat style from the White House Sunday night, Mr. Roosevelt warned that those who deprive the working man of a livelihood foster class dissension which in other countries has resulted in "dictatorship. ’ He appealed to employers to cooperate (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Charles A. Wilt Is Badly Injured Charles A. Wilt. 22, of 1240 Fairfield avenue, Fort Wayne, who suffered dislocation of the cervical commonly termed a "broken neck,” in a dive in ehallow water at Lake James Sunday, is a eon of Mrs. Charles H. Wilt, formerly Miss Mae Rademacher of this city. The young man was visiting at the Biberstine cottage. He dived into 18 inches of water. He wae conscious when taken from the water, but wae paralyzed as a result of the injury. Wilt wae taken to the Univensity of Michigan hospital at Ann Arbor, le he survives the injury it will be necessary for him to remain at the hospital tor a long time. His neck will be placed iu a cagL

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Traffic Accidents Lead In Labor Day Holiday, Deaths; Twenty Persons Reported Drowned. PLANE KILLS 10 By United Press At least 300 men, women and children ipaid with their lives for celebration of Labor Day, it appeared today. The death toll of the three-day holiday week-end. last of the summer. mounted to 276 in 34 states today. according to a United Press survey. Accidents in the early morning hourw and reports of tragedies in secluded districts were expected to swell the toll well past 300. Twenty of the thousands who crouded beaches and lake resortn seeking relief from "Indian Summer’’ heat drowned despite efforts of life-saving officials to end tha season with near-perfect records. At least a dozen died in airplane crashes. Murder, fire and carelessness added their toll. The greatest distruction — 225 lives— followed the hundreds ot thousands of motorists lured to the highways by fair weather. Officials posted holiday forces ot traffic officers along the streets and highways in anticipation ot crowded conditions. Despite their efforts, 1 automobiles smashed into each other head-on and from the side. They crashed -into trains and abutI ments and rolled into ditches. In Michigan more than a score died ’ I this way. In Porterville. Cal., tour persons were killed when their auto collided with a train. The greatest single tragedy wad the “thrill-ride” airplane crash near ■ Pittsburgh Saturday, in which 14 , persons died. “Freak” axcidentts swt?Ued the tragic toll. In Chicago Horace Adams, negro, was burned fatally 1 when a friend dropped a lighted ’ match into a pail of gasoline. In 1 Hayward Cal.. Jent Whetstone, 2, smothered to death in the sand ot his iplaybox. Walter Willison, 37, and Perry Ahrens. 10, drowned near Hunter- ! ton, Ind., when the boy became frightened , wrapped his arm« around Willison's neck as they entered deep water. Two sections of temporary bleach- . ers collapsed during a baseball game at Brooklyn. Wis., and seven of the 17 occupants were injured. Contributing to the heavy property damage was a SIOO,OOO waterfront blaze at Jacksonville, Fla. in Canada it was reported that five persons were killed in a collision between an automobile and d train near Scotstown. Quebec. o — WEATHER Fair tonight, becoming unsettled Wednesday; somewhat cooler north Wednesday. KIRKLAND TWP. TEACHING STAFF Trustee Announces Teaching Staff For Kirkland Schools Hibbard H. High, trustee, today announced the teaching staff ot Kirkland township. Several changes) have been made. Nelson Eaton, a graduate ot Indiana Central college, will coach the Kangaroos during the next school term. His home is in Peru. While playing high school basketball he attended two state tournaments a member of a competing team. Mr. Eaton will also teach scienca and mathematics. Wayne Dilling, who coached and taught commercial subjects last year, will remain as a teacher ot commercial subjects in the high school. Other members of the high school staff are: Hansel L. Foley, principal and social studies: Mrs. Marie Porter, Decatur, English and Latin; Miss Amy Schenck, St. Mary's township, part time, English, physical education, and Miss Violet Nordburg, Indianapolis, part time, music, art, home economics. This will he the first year for Mrs. Porter, Miss Schenck an’d Miss 1 .(WNrXNL’Ba PN A-AGi; WXM